Today, 15 September 2005, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
    • Article
      Warning: Do not try this at home
      695 1  -  TAN HUI LENG Desperate times demand offbeat solutions as world watches S'pore vs mosquito huileng@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS a solution fraught with risk. Instead of the usual method of denying the Aedes mosquito a place to breed, Dr Ng Swee Ching wrote to this
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      Lock icon Oil price rise hits stocks
      208 1 -AFP NEW YORK US stocks stumbled yesterday as a fresh spike in crude oil prices took the spotlight from a mixed set of economic reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average failed to sustain an early rally and fell 52.54 points to close at 10,544.90, the
      -AFP  -  208 words
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      Lock icon Another first contact
      173 1 -AFP UNITED NATIONS Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf shook hands yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon when they ran into each other at the UN summit two weeks after their countries' first official contact Mr Musharraf, who is due to address the American Jewish Congress here on
      -AFP  -  173 words
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      Lock icon IAEA calls to give Iran one last chance but US says 'no'
      140 1 —AFP VIENNA UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed El Baradei has urged the United States to give Iran one last chance to halt suspected weapons-related nuclear activities but Washington is insisting on immediate United Nations Security Council action, a
      —AFP  -  140 words
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Operation mozzie wipe-out
      557 2  -  LEE U-WEN Search and destroy team being deployed u-wen@newstoday.com.sg THE battle has become more intense and a search-and-destroy mission will take place at four dengue hot spots this weekend. The Ministry of Health has also assembled a panel of seven local and foreign doctors to advise the
      LEE U-WEN  -  557 words
    • Article, Illustration
      S'PORE ON A STRONGER BEDROCK?
      679 3  -  AS ANY student of economics knows, land, labour and capital are necessary for any industrial project to take off and for any economy to tick. Many developing countries have abundant land and labour, but lack capital to finance their social development and infrastructure projects. In
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    • Article
      Lock icon Hong Kong Disneyland to get a second theme park
      322 4 DPA HONG KONG Disney chairman George Mitchell has promised a second Hong Kong theme park, just one day after the opening of the first US$3.5 billion ($5.8 billion) theme park, news reports said yesterday. Mr Mitchell, in a speech to businessmen,
      — DPA  -  322 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Outside help as charity sorts out its troubles
      476 4  -  JASMINE YIN CHANNEL NEWSASIA ANOTHER charity is in trouble over its financial management and the way it is run. The Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) is being investigated by the Commissioner of Charities for corporate governance issues as well as
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  476 words
    • Article
      Lock icon 150 killed in Iraq, Zarqawi declares war on shias
      221 6 -AFP BAGHDAD About 150 people were killed in a devastating series of suicide car bombings and shootings in Iraq yesterday as Al Qaeda frontman Abu Musab Al Zarqawi declared all-out war on Iraq's Shia majority. Rebels claiming to be from Zarqawi's
      -AFP  -  221 words
    • Article
      Appeal for calm on eve of maid's case
      533 6  -  CLEMENT MESENAS ANDANSLEYNG Officials keeping fingers crossed as Philippine media turns on the heat clement@newstoday.com.sg MAJOR Philippine television networks have set up camp in Singapore gearing up for the drama when Filipino maid Guen Garlejo Aguilar, accused of murdering and chopping up
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    • Article
      Orchard Turn site draws 'realistic' bid of $600m
      314 6 THE race to build Orchard Road's tallest building has begun, with an unnamed developer triggering the bidding process, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announced yesterday. Less than six months after URA asked for applications, someone has entered a bid of more than
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon SM HONOURED
        58 6 938LIVE Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Australia's University of New South Wales, the highest honour it awards. Mr Goh will accept the degree during his three-day working visit that began yesterday. He will also meet Australian Deputy Prime Minister
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        Lock icon DIVIDER TO KEEP MOTORCYCLISTS IN CHECK
        76 6 938LIVE A new road divider will be constructed on the Singapore side of the Causeway at Woodlands to segregate motorcycles and cars. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and the Land Transport Authority say an increasing number of motorcyclists are violating lane discipline, jumping queue
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        Lock icon CENTRE SET UP FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED
        82 6 JASMINE YIN Mainstream school teachers can learn how to interact with physically disabled students at a new learning and development centre set up by the Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD), made possible by a $250,000 contribution from StarHub. Programmes include speech and drama,
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon Of NKF, STB and JBJ
      796 8  -  DERRICK A PAULO Philip Jeyaretnam believes Singapore has reached a point where change is possible derrick@newstoday.com.sg MR PHILIP Antony Jeyaretnam (picture) has new hats to wear. When the entire board of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) resigned following revelations of its chief executive officer's pay
      DERRICKA PAULO  -  796 words
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      Lock icon Lanterns of Hope to light the way for children with autism
      210 8  -  -JASMINE YIN AT FIRST glance, they may look like regular lanterns. But to the 32 autistic students from Pathlight School, who had spent two weeks painting and decorating the lanterns, the creations represent a painstaking labour of love and
      WEETECK HIAN  -  210 words
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      Lock icon Paramedics 'frightened' by accused
      345 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SYDNEY MURDER DAY 3 SYDNEY The paramedics called to the scene of the crime were so spooked by the behaviour of alleged murderer Ram Tiwary that they locked themselves in their ambulance until the police arrived. This was stated by one of the paramedics
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  345 words
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      Lock icon Quick and easy nail art manicures
      209 10  -  DAWN QUEK THOSE who have paced about impatiently while their partners get their nails manicured will definitely give E-Manicure the thumbs-up. The company uses a machine that can do digital art on nails and it will provide the fastest onestop manicure service in Singapore.
      DAWN QUEK  -  209 words
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      Staying alive
      330 10  -  LEE U-WEN Captive breeding boosts number of endangered species u-wen@newstoday.com.sg LOOK closely at the picture. Cute, aren't they? But they are no ordinary monkeys. These are called Douc Langurs, a type of primate hailing from the forests of Vietnam and Laos and one which is in real danger
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  • world news
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      Lock icon NZ fight gets dirty
      727 12 —AGENCIES Shady leaflets, sexual harassment charges become weapons of choice WELLINGTON Prime Minister Helen Clark's Labour Party is making a last-ditch effort to stay in power in New Zealand even as the opposition National Party surged ahead in opinion polls just a few days ahead of
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      Lock icon Merkel in attack mode as Schroeder makes gains
      412 12 —AGENCIES BERLIN German opposition challenger Angela Merkel lashed out at Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder yesterday as she sought to stem a surge in support for his Social Democrats ahead of Sunday's general election. She huddled with her closest advisers yesterday in a bid
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  412 words
    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon JAPAN, N KOREA HOLD TALKS
        104 12 —AFP Japan and North Korea met yesterday on the sidelines of six-nation talks about the Stalinist state's nuclear weapons programme, in a move which Tokyo saw as a new relaxed approach from Pyongyang. Mr Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's chief delegate to the talks, sat face-to-face with
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        Lock icon DEATH SENTENCE FOR ONE MORE INDONESIAN IN EMBASSY CASE
        108 12 —AFP Indonesia yesterday handed down its second death sentence in as many days for another Islamic militant convicted of terrorism in last year's suicide bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta. Achmad Hasan, 33, had been charged with helping to plan
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        FOREIGN-SOUNDING NAMES BANNED
        100 12 The south-western Chinese city of Kunming is forcing developers to change the names of properties deemed too foreign-sounding, saying they debase traditional culture, the China Da/7yquoted officials as saying yesterday. At least nine developments in Kunming have changed their names since officials began implementing new guidelines last
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      Lock icon Poor nations the losers in UN reforms
      577 15 THE GUARDIAN A bland document ready for approval of leaders at the 2005 World Summit UNITED NATIONS Diplomats finally reached a deal on a watered-down document to reform the United Nations and tackle poverty just hours before leaders arrived for the start of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Alimony rights to be reviewed?
      135 15 —AP KUALA LUMPUR A proposed amendment to Malaysia's Islamic law would allow courts to require a man who wants to marry an additional wife to pay alimony to earlier wives even if they continue living with him, news reports said yesterday. The proposal also would
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      Lock icon Branson plans refinery
      459 16 —AFP Rising jet fuel prices prompt Virgin boss to find his own solution NEW YORK Maverick British entrepreneur Richard Branson is so furious about high gas prices that he wants to build his own oil refinery, Reuters reported. Like the rest of the airline industry, his Virgin
      —AFP; AFF  -  459 words
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      Lock icon Palace in the sky for India's rich, with servant's cabins
      206 16 —AP NEW DELHI At a time when budget airlines are proliferating, an Indian royal has bucked the trend in his plans for a luxury domestic airline that will even have a separate cabin for servants. Mr Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wodeyar
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      Lock icon Bush takes the rap for Katrina
      347 20 -AFP US leader says he's personally responsible for botched federal response WASHINGTON As the official death toll from Hurricane Katrina rose above 600, President George W Bush took personal responsibility for the first time on Tuesday for the government's widely-criticised response to the disaster
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      Lock icon Nursing home owners charged with homicide over drownings
      403 20 -AFP BATON ROUGE (Louisiana) The owners of a New Orleans nursing home where 34 people drowned in Hurricane Katrina floodwaters have been charged with homicide in their deaths, authorities said. The owners of St Rita's nursing home in St Bernard Parish surrendered
      -AFP  -  403 words
    • Article
      They left us to die in hospital: Nurse
      414 20 NEW ORLEANS A nurse at a New Orleans hospital accused his management yesterday of abandoning staff and patients during Hurricane Katrina, as an investigation was opened into the discovery of 45 corpses on the premises, reported The Times of London. The man,
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    • this quirky world
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        Lock icon THIEVES WRONG-FOOTED BY ODD SOCKS
        78 22 AP Certain thieves will be hopping mad when they realise their latest heist netted them nothing more than U5565,694 ($110,172) worth of odd socks. The 25,000 pairs of non-matching socks were stolen from a truck park in Ipswich, southern England. The socks were to be
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        Lock icon DIY ENOUGH AND YOU GET TO GO TO A BROTHEL AS WELL
        135 22 AP A Polish Do-lt-Yourself and hardware shop has offered an hour in a brothel to customers who spend more than 10,000 zlotys ($5,270) on construction material, the company said. "It's a case, if you like, of different strokes
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      Lock icon Moderate, Muslim, and proud of it
      581 22  -  VINITARAMANI vinita@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Ms Shabana Azmi was growing up in northern India, being a Muslim to her meant speaking Urdu, eating biriyani and celebrating Eid (Hart Raya Puasa), which marks the end of the fasting month, Ramadan. The acclaimed actress, who is the daughter
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      216 17 THEY TRIED GARNIER LIGHT AND SAW UP TO 2 TONES FAIRER SKIN. TRY IT FOR YOURSELF! New Gamier Light Whiten Protect Moisturiser SPF 15 Over 400 people in Singapore with dull and uneven skin tone put the new Gamier Light Moisturiser to the test. 85% of them had tried other
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      27 24 in Family Law Debt Recovery I Probate Accident Claims Wills Tenancy Criminal Law I Corporate Matters Conveyancing We hear. We feel. We understand. We solve your problems.
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  • Letter
    Where there's a will, there's water
    115 24  -  S RAMAMIRTHAM Letter from I REFER to the report, "Lets drink to that" (Sept 14). Congratulations to Sing Spring and the Singapore Government for turning on the fourth national tap in record time. Over the years, the Singapore Government has, through the leadership of
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  • Voices
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      Issues of law on Internet use and bloggers letting off steam
      145 24  -  TEO KUEH LIANG Don't get carried away Letter from I REFER to mr miyagi's column," 'What's sedition' debate goes on line", and Khoo LihHan's letter "Make public aware of Blogging Law" (Sept 14). The basic difference between a diary
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      A warning should be enough
      111 24  -  CHRISTOPHER LOW Letter from WHY is a charge of sedition being used to silence bloggers/forum writers instead of a warning letter? While racism is an ugly thing, one must consider the likelihood of comments on a niche forum, like a pet forum with a limited
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      Lock icon isay SEEING STARS IN OUR OWN SKY
      644 24  -  Jeremy Lim I MET Jackie Chan twice the first time, at Orchard Cineleisure and the second, at the National Library. Both times, I found him to be simply charming. The mega movie star was in Singapore last year for the premiere of the
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      Durian has borne fruit
      263 26  -  YANUNG LIU It has made world-famous acts, free performances accessible to Singaporeans Letter from THE Esplanade may be costly, but it is not merely an icon and definitely not a mistake. It is a costly venture for a reason: To kick-start the arts scene in Singapore.
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        NIGHTMARES THAT I STILL REMEMBER
        90 26  -  MICHAEL CHUAKHENGHWEE: I agree with Paul Robson's letter "The horror of movie trailers" (Sept 14) on horror movie trailers being shown before category-G movies. When I was around seven, my dad took me to watch Jaws and Alien. The horror scenes in both these movies
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      • Article
        ANG TECK BEE SCHOLARSHIPS IN HONOUR OF OLYMPIC JUDOKA?
        88 26  -  KHOO LIH-HAN: I am saddened bythe passing of former Singapore Olympic judoka Ang Teck Bee. Singapore has lost a loyal citizen with a no-nonsense approach to life and sports. Could the Singapore Sports Council set up a sports fund in his
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      Innovation is fun, not daunting
      343 26  -  TAN KIN LI AN Letter from I REFER to Joseph Tay's commentary, "Why innovation is hard and scary" (Sept 12), in which he said uncertainty and fear of failure prevent us from taking risks. I wish to present a different view that innovation is easy
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      Some fuel for thought
      314 28  -  NOELMAHESAN Use ethanol fuel in cars instead of non-renewable source-based propane Letter from I WAS amazed and amused to read the letter, "Ban driving once a week" (Sept 14). Firstly, the stereotypical view that aggressive drivers drive highly modified cars is wrong. Look around and you'll
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    • Letter
      If expats can weather it...
      170 28  -  BRANDON TAN Letter from I REFER to Michael Chua Kheng Hwee's letter, "Spore climate not suitable for riding to work" (Sept 14). It is true that our climate does not allow us to enjoy clear blue skies every day. But it is not the weather
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    • Letter
      Book now, change rivets in Oct?
      110 28  -  SUENWAIKEAT Letter from WITH the deadline of replacing our window rivets approaching in three weeks, getting a contractor who is available is proving to be a pain. I started calling up the 600 odd recommended window contractors listed on the HDB's website nearly three
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      255 30  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY INTIMACY IN MARRIAGE Imagine, if you will, two rowboats drifting together on a choppy lake. A man sits in one of them, and a woman rides in the other. They have every intention of crossing the lake together, side by side, because
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      Lock icon Why are petrol prices not falling?
      261 30  -  UM WEI PENG Crude oil prices have fallen, but pump prices remain high I NOTICE that whenever the price of crude oil goes up, local petrol stations are quick to raise the pump prices. The last round of price increase was on Aug 30,
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      HDB transaction not affected
      253 30  -  LAUCHAYYEAN Letter from Quality Service Manager/Ag Director (Corporate Development) Housing and Development Board I REFER to the letter, "A big turn-off Grading system for depts to raise service standards?", by Mr Krishnamoorthy Ramesh (Sept 1). Mr Krishnamoorthy said that when he called at an HDB branch
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      Don't blame mall for kids at women's event
      279 30  -  LEEYUELIN Letter from I REFER to the letter from Mr Michael Loh, "Kids shouldn't have been there" (Sept 9), complaining about the all-women event held at Century Square on Sunday. He had noticed young children at the event (which featured entertainment such
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      Event was sexist and anti-male
      106 30  -  WONGHOONGHOOI Letter from THE letter, "Kids shouldn't have been there" (Sept 12), missed the real issue in the all-women adult entertainment event staged at Century Square. It is not so much the flaunting of the notion of free sex to impressionable young minds, but the
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      537 32  -  MICHAEL KOH, A place for greenery in plans for one of the world's great shopping streets Letter from Director (Urban Planning and Design), Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) I REFER to the letter "Orchard Road Green: Think before turning it into concrete jungle" by Mr
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      398 32  -  LILY TAN Letter from I READ "My little achiever" written by Ms Choo Kay Ying (Sept 7). I understand how she feels because I also have a son with disabilities. It is tough work for him and for myself. He is eight years old, has Attention
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      476 34  -  CHRISTIE LOH Kris Wiluan acquires 20.4% of the Singapore company christie@newstoday.com.sg FOR the second time in three weeks, an Indonesian tycoon has secured a controlling stake in a small listed company here. Mr Kris Taenar Wiluan, president of oil and gas conglomerate Citramas,
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      Lock icon Nat Steel will not make acquisitions
      224 34 -DOW JONES NATSTEEL has decided not to proceed with the acquisitions that it was evaluating and may return more cash to shareholders. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange, Nat Steel's board of directors said that it had directed management to consider other growth
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        Lock icon Luxury home prices rise 4.1% in Q3 from Q2: JLL
        375 36 DOW JONES Purchases by foreigners drove gains, momentum seen continuing LUXURY home prices in Singapore rose at a faster clip in the July-to-September period from the previous quarter, but prices of private residential apartments at the middle to lower end
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        281 36 Booming global trade has led port operator PSA International to move 1 8.4 per cent more containers in the first eight months this year compared to the same period a year ago. Total throughput from its operations worldwide hit 25.85 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). Volumes in Singapore grew
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        Temasek boosts 10-year bond sale by 75% to $2.9 billion on strong demand
        281 37 TEMASEK Holdings is increasing the size of the global sale of its 10-year bonds by 75 per cent to US$l.75 billion ($2.9 billion) because of strong demand for the first top-rated global bond from Asia outside Japan,
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          4 37 ST Index 2,313.35 +3.00
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          131 37 DOW JONES SHARES closed marginally higher yesterday on bargain hunting after Tuesday's fall, traders said. The ST Index rose 3 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 2,313.35, after dropping 14.76 points on Tuesday. In the broad market, advancers led decliners 249 to 197, while traded volume totalled 1.04 billion
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          64 37 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Information provided by and Mikkei 225 12,834.25 -67.70 -0.52 Hang Seng 15,086.62 +16.06 +0.11 Ml Ordinaries 4,473.60 +17.30 +0.39 Faiwan Wtd 6,148.70 -20.38 -0.33 (orea Comp 1,170.77 +12.65 +1.09 <LCI 914.74 -0.98 -0.11 SET Index 717.77 +7.46 +1.05 Jakarta Comp 1,058.62 -27.11 -2.50 Dhils
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          SGX most active
          53 37 GlobalVoice 0.095 +0.005 +5.6 04,204 MediaRing 0.290 Econ 0.010 GlobalTest 0.260 +0.015 -0.005 +0.005 +5.5 -33.3 +2.0 55,691 55,420 47,736 IPCCorp 0.295 Autron 0.150 Reyoung 0.345 +0.045 -0.055 -0.005 +10.0 -26.0 -1.4 32,112 27,643 27,539 Biosensors 1.130 CapitalanSGAeCW***** 0.460 SembKim 0.520 +0.040 +0.040 +0.015 +3.7 +9.5 +3.0
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          67 37 Venture 15.300 +0.300 LiangHuat 0.010 +100.0 SPC 5.750 +0.250 El-Nets 0.015 +50.0 SPCCA8CW*****0 2.070 +0.210 Hua Kok 0.020 +33.3 SPC SGA 8CW*****B 0.070 +0.115 Joinn 0.020 +33.3 GreatEast 15.200 +0.100 DatacrftMBL8CW*****0 0.050 +25.0 0CBCCap3.93%Pref10 100.000 +0.100 SIA200 11.900 +0.100 CharteredMBLeCW***** 0.055 +22.2 1st Software 0.030 +20.0 Ezra
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          29 37 JK£ 'en m iuro iupiah u.saaa 0.3270 65.765 4.6235 2.2458 0.4856 5,959.5 resu A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ 0.773 26.18 611.0 0.703 4.821 0.843
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          21 37 Sold US$/oz 451.50 I Rubber cents/kg 286.00 iilver US$/oz 'latinum US$/oz 7.02 914.80 Palm oil RM/tonne Brent US$/barrel 1,373.50 61.90
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          BALL WATCH EXHIBITION IS ON
          93 38 BALL Watch Company presents the first Ball Watch exhibition in Singapore at the main atrium of Paragon Shopping Centre till Sunday from 11 am to 9pm. It will chronicle the rich history of Ball Watch, showcasing Ball's patented mechanisms and technology as well as displaying
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          CANON DV-FEST PACKS MORE THIS YEAR
          155 38 AMONG the new programmes that Canon will introduce at this year's Canon DV Fest is "The Front 2 Back Project" featuring professional actors who become celebrity directors to produce short films for screening during the festival's award ceremony in December. Kicking off the programme
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          MASSAGE YOUR ACHES AWAY
          137 38 VGO said that its Vl2 Cyber-Relax massage chair is the first such product with shoulder massager. The chair's intelligent feature, the 3-D point Navi Scan System, accurately targets essential acupressure points specific to the user's condition for a more effective sensory treatment. With 509 massage sensations,
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          SCOTCH TAPE BRINGS IN THE CROWD
          97 38 AT THE Scotch 75th Anniversary Birthday Redemption last Thursday, 1,000 Today readers received a roll of Scotch Magic Tape each at Raffles Place (outside OUB Centre), as part of the anniversary celebrations. Scotch Magic Tape is the original matte finish tape by the 3M
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          A VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE FOR GIGI
          63 38 THE Daisy and Fruit Tree Fresh Bewitched event was held last Saturday at Cathay Cineleisure. The event oozed with exciting and funfilled games for the lucky 20 participants vying for the grand prize a Volkswagen Beetle. The car was presented by Mr Lye Jit Hui,
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        Lock icon Java powers business growth
        409 38  -  ELAINE NG Sun Microsystems celebrates 10 years of programming language elaine. ng@newstoday.com. sg EVER noticed the "steaming coffee cup" logo on your computer screens? What the logo has come to mean to the technology and business world was the hot topic that attracted about 3,000 attendees
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        High oil prices unsustainable
        270 38  -  CHOW PENN NEE CURRENT high oil prices cannot be sustained in the long run, said the head of oil giant Royal Dutch Shell. "At this moment, most people in the oil industry, including Shell, look at projects at lower oil prices than they are today because
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        Lock icon Double-digit profit growth a 'challenge'
        631 40 BLOOMBERG Sing Tel boss discusses growing competitive and regulatory pressure on firm SINGTEL, South-east Asia's biggest telephone company, said meeting its target of double-digit profit growth this year may be difficult because of increased competition overseas. "The industry is subject to many more competitive and
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        Lock icon A forum that's a standards setter
        1349 42  -  VALCHUA —VALCHUA Security standardisation will be at the forefront when ISO meets here next week va l@newstoday.com.sg WHEN 400 delegates from around the world come to town next week, they will be discussing ways to standardise security processes to tackle urgent threats such as
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        282 43 BLOOMBERG THE Indonesian government may raise fuel prices by 50 per cent next month as soaring subsidies threaten plans to cut the nation's budget deficit, National Development Planning Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said. "I think the minimum is going to be
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        Lock icon IT giants fight over rare talent
        441 43 —AGENCIES Ex-Microsoft exec cleared to work for Google SAN FRANCISCO A judge on Tuesday cleared a former senior executive of US software titan Microsoft to set up a China research centre for US Internet search giant Google but set limits on what he could
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      893 44  -  Jeanine Tan Former supermodel Waris Dirie is now the face of the fight against female genital mutilation Wl*Ullllll* lUII jeanine@newstoday.com.sg WHEN she was one of the few African supermodels, Waris Dirie was a major face in the fashion world. She was the face of cosmetic brands
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      514 45  -  JEANINETAN AS you're reading this, Sharon Au is busy packing for her four-year stint in Japan, where she will pursue a degree in international relations at Tokyo's Keio University under a MediaCorp scholarship. The 30-year-old, who is a regular face on MediaCorp TV Channel 8
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        358 46  -  WONG FEI WAN Director Lav gets hellraiser Nicholas Tse teary-eyed for A Chinese Tall Story IN HONG KONG feiwa n@newstoday.com.sg SINCE bursting onto the Hong Kong showbiz scene, bad boy Nicholas Tse has had his fair share of scandals, including relationships with Faye Wong and Cecelia Cheung,
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        247 46 IT'S going to be a movie experience unlike any other when the Padang is turned into a huge movie venue tonight. This year's Nokia Starlight Cinema, Asia's largest outdoor cinema festival, will be held at the Padang for the first time. In previous years,
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        Lock icon Howard's back on TV
        178 46  -  ■JEANINETAN YOU last saw him heartbroken, having been dumped by MTV Asia VJ Denise Keller on reality TV show Eye for a Guy 2. But the next time you see Howard Shan Lo on your screen, it will be under happier cir- cumstances. Jl Sources say
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        It's the baby beat now for British DJ Patrick Forge
        321 46  -  —ZULOTHMAN IT'S not often you hear club DJs those poster boys for hedonism expounding on the joys of fatherhood. British DJ Patrick Forge, however, is an exception. "I became a father just 11 months ago," the 44-year-old declared proudly from
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        Your essential guide to the Man Booker Prize
        445 47 IT'S that time of the year again: The annual Man Booker prize winner will be announced on Oct 10. But what's the buzz about, really? Lorraine him fills you in. What is the Man Booker Prize? With a cash prize of £50,000
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        WHO'S READING WHAT
        169 47 Dr N Varaprasad (right), chief executive of the National Library Board: "As usual, I have a number of books in different stages of being read. Two of the books are There's No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Travelled and The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from
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        One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed
        197 48  -  Melissa P. JeanineTan THE book that caused a sensation in Europe because it was based on the erotic diary entries of a 15-year-old Italian schoolgirl is, at its core, really just a simple story about a girl's search for love. She allows
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        Don't Eat This Book
        170 48  -  Morgan Spurlock Cheng Puay Koon ALTHOUGH not quite an appetite-buster as Ruth Ozeki's My Year of Meats, Spurlock's Don't Eat this Book drums in that same message. Eat healthy. With one difference. Spurlock's story is not fiction even ii it almost reads that way. Taking on
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        For real women
        435 50  -  PEARLYN THAM Bring out your natural glow with Shiseido's new Maquillage range pea rlyn@newstoday.com.sg WHEN the folk at Shiseido invited me for a makeover, I protested. I was worried that I would have to return to work with my face so painted I would resemble a Chinese
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      Lock icon PURPLE colour of the season
      562 52  -  AMYVAN food@newstoday.com.sg THERE are scores of potato varieties ranging from the russet and red-skinned to the blue and purple potato. The purple potato is an all-purpose spud which can be prepared in many ways. Similar in taste and texture to the regular russet, the purple
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          AWAIR'S NEW ROUTES
          152 54 AIRASIA'S Indonesia operations, Awair, has spread its wings to Kuala Lumpur, its first international route. It is also offering two new domestic routes to Surabaya and Batam from Jakarta. The no-frills airline will fly to Kuala Lumpur from Sept 23, to Surabaya on Sept 9 and to
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          DOWN UNDER AT CITILINK MALL
          120 54 THOSE who have been using the Citilink underground mall for the past few days can be forgiven for thinking that they have been "transported" to Australia. Since Sept 5, the wall at the entrance of the underground mall has been covered with scenic tourist sights
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          SIA TO SERVE MOONCAKES
          66 54 SINGAPORE Airlines is taking the MidAutumn festivities to the skies this month. From Sept 16 to 18, SIA passengers flying to Bangkok, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai and Shenzhen will be offered mooncake treats on board. Passengers can savour mooncake slices with lotus paste flavoured
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          88 54 DEAL OFTHE WEEK *FLIGHTS "HOTELS 3 Day/2 Night Bangkok package from $178 *Terms and conditions apply ZUJI makes travelling easier by offering customers access to 400 airlines, 60,000 hotels and more than 50 car hire companies. Every week, it will offer flight and hotel deals to the top 10
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        Lock icon Admiral Nelson gets a neighbour at Trafalgar Square
        218 56 —AFP LONDON The famous statue of Admiral Nelson in London's Trafalgar Square will get a neighbour alongside its long-standing collection of generals on horseback: A naked, pregnant, disabled artist. Alison Lapper Pregnant a 3.5-metre tall marble sculpture by British artist Marc Quinn
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        United we are rewarded
        334 56  -  EVELINE GAN ANA's new mileage system allows you and your family to combine your points eveline@newstoday.com.sg TRAVELLERS who don't fly frequently may find it difficult to gather enough of points (miles) to redeem rewards. But with All Nippon Airways' (ANA) new mileage pooling system, you can
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        Lock icon Bring a hotel into your home
        552 58 -AP Now you can buy everything from hotel beds to detergent as souvenirs HONOLULU Like that curved shower rod in your hotel bathroom? The embroidered pillow on the bed? The martini glasses you saw at the bar? These days, you don't have to leave
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      266 45 rase*** a* **3^p^***=&:p w "*^^g^r —^y m Thailand is the land of endless happiness. From the moment you arrive in Bangkok, 9 I I A you're surrounded by an enthralling energy of sight and sound. Shop till you drop I M^^^ I I^^^ .^^t. M^^k. .^P^.l $W or eat to
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      1009 68  -  Rohit Brijnath ONLY the rustle of laces being tied, the testing strum of thumb on gut, invade the locker room. No word is spoken. The American, said Jim Courier this year, "never really worried about intimidating except on court" The affable Swiss is his
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        356 62 —AFP BEIJING Seve Ballesteros will captain an elite European team that will take on Asia in a new team golf tournament, which organisers hope will trigger Ryder Cup-style rivalry between the two continents. The Royal Trophy, to be played in Thailand, has been sanctioned by the
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        155 62 —AFP SYDNEY Australian police yesterday said a threat to sell letters penned by cricketer Glenn McGrath's mother via the Internet may be immoral, but did not appear illegal. Police launched an investigation after receiving a complaint from McGrath's management. The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that a
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        440 63 AFP Compatriot Thongchai's absence means Order of Merit leadership could change GOLF Taiwan Open TAIPEI Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant is bidding to regain top spot on the Asian Tour Order of Merit with a first-place finish at the US$3OO,OOO ($503,000) Taiwan Open, which starts here today.
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        123 63 AFP MIAMI BEACH, Florida Miami Heat's giant All-Star centre Shaquille O'Neal (above) put his police training to good use when he helped nab a suspect who allegedly assaulted a gay couple. O'Neal, who is working towards a career as a sheriff once his basketball playing days are
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        550 63 THE last two months have been somewhat surreal for S-League fan Megan Wong. Seldom a patron of soft drinks "Earl Grey is more my cup of tea," claims the Woodlands Wellington supporter- Megan found herself consuming countless bottles of H-TWO-0
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        351 64 —AFP PERTH Australian cricket team members yesterday rallied behind under-fire captain Ricky Ponting after Test bowling great Dennis Lillee demanded a new skipper. Aussie wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist said it was "probably a bold statement" for Lillee to say Ponting should make way for Shane Warne
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        558 64  -  CUBBYLEONG SSRA's Hill ropes in Zainal, coach Cornish's Singapore future in doubt cubby@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Squash Rackets Association will find out this afternoon if their appeal to the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) for the team to compete in the Manila Sea Games in November is successful. But
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        264 64  -  -LEONGWEEKEAT COME next month, Singaporeans will have numerous fun activities to cool off amid the sweltering heat The inaugural WaterFest Singapore 2005, an initiative of the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), will be held from October 8-23 and the public will be able to enjoy a
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        458 65 Veteran Aide sees red as classy Lebanese side spank Darby's men AFC CUP, QUARTERFINAL, IST LEG Home United 0 Al-Nejmeh 3 HOME United's hopes of carrying Singapore's flag into the final of the AFC Cup were left hanging by a thread last night, after they suffered a crushing
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        382 65  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg FOUR Singapore SEA Games hopefuls will head off for Japan tomorrow to compete in the 22nd Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship (Sept 20-23). To be held at the Narita Golf Club in Tokyo, Singapore will battle it out with 18
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        189 65  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg WHEN one mentions great horse racing events, the the Kentucky Derby, the Grand National and the Melbourne Cup spring to mind. Now, the Singapore Turf Club wants the Singapore Airlines International Cup (SAIC) and Singapore Gold Cup races to join the
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        128 65  -  CUBBYLEONG THE West Adelaide Bearcats posted their third consecutive win in the Singapore Women's Basketball Invitation 2005 last night, after thumping tournament hosts Singapore 77-47, at the Singapore Basketball Centre. Aussie forwards Kate Jenner and Brigid Bowley were the star performers. Jenner chalked up 14 points while Bowley
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          459 66 -AFP Fiery striker sent off as Man United suffer dull draw VILLARREAL Wayne Rooney was sent off, with England coach Sven Goran Eriksson watching from the stands, as Villarreal held Manchester United to a 0-0 draw in their Champions League Group D opener here this morning
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          255 66 -AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP B Arsenal 2 Thun 1 LONDON Dutch veteran Dennis Bergkamp scored in injury time to help Arsenal beat plucky Swiss minnows Thun 2-1 in the Champions League Group B opener here at Highbury this morning (Singapore time). Bergkamp, who came on in place
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            142 66 BRUGES —Secondhalf goals from Pavel Nedved and David Trezeguet (right) his 100th for the club -handed Juventus a 2-1 win over FC Bruges in their Champions League group A encounter this morning (Singapore time). Bruges began the match hesitantly and it took some great goalkeeping from
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            139 66 BREMEN Spanish champions Barcelona started their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win over Werder Bremen at the Weserstadion to live up to their billing as Group C favourites. Portuguese international Deco scored the opener after 13 minutes, although a kind deflection helped wrong foot Bremen goalkeeper Andreas
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            134 66 UDINE Vincenzo laquinta scored a hat-trick as Udinese began their first ever Champions League campaign with an impressive 3-0 home victory against Group C rivals Panathinaikos. The tall, recently-capped Italy international was a constant thorn in the side of the Greek visitors and he punished them
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        495 67 AP Despite another loss, Luxemburgo rejects notion club is in a crisis LYON Real Madrid coach Wanderlei Luxemburgo insisted the team had no reason to panic in the face of a dismal start to the season, which continued with a 3-0 Champions League defeat to Lyon on
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        216 67 ■AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GRPE ACMilan3Fenerbahce 1 MILAN Twinkle-toed midfielder Kaka scored a goal Diego Maradona would have been proud of, as AC Milan began their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win over Group E rivals Fenerbahce on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). With the score tied at
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