Today, 22 September 2005, Afternoon Edition

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      33 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 14 voices 26 quality standards 33 business 44 plus 52 tv/radio listings 68 classad 69 sports 72 we set you thinking Quality and Standards Matter
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      Lock icon Plane lands safely
      91 1 AFP LOS ANGELES A US airliner with 145 passengers and crew made a safe emergency landing in Los Angeles late yesterday (this morning Singapore time) although its nose wheels were locked out of alignment The JetBlue Airways Airbus flew low over Long Beach airport to allow officials
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      Lock icon Stocks hit by hurricane fears, Fed jitters
      143 1 -AFP NEW YORK US stocks skidded to a third consecutive losing session yesterday amid fears of a fresh economic jolt from Hurricane Rita and the prospect of higher interest rates after the Federal Reserve's rate hike. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 103.49
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      Lock icon Fear of birds grips Jakarta
      607 1 Bird flu epidemic looms, says Indonesia's health minister as'war supplies'flow in JAKARTA She was just five and, like so many other Indonesian children, played on a farm with chickens. Then, the chickens started to die and Riska Adianti developed pneumonia. Now the little girl is
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      Lock icon Rita turns into a mega-storm
      809 2 ■AFP Mass exodus begins, crew abandon oil platforms HOUSTON Hurricane Rita turned into a Category 5, 265km/h mega-storm yesterday as it hurtled across the Gulf of Mexico, forcing crew to abandon oil platforms and hundreds of thousands of people to flee the Texas coast. Still
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      Siloso waters a trap for unwary teens
      355 2  -  ANSLEYNG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg A BUDDHIST monk stood on Siloso beach yesterday afternoon, chanting prayers. Barely 24 hours earlier, a few yards from where the monk was praying, 17-year-old Steven Sim Jian Feng had disappeared under the water while swimming with a group of
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      MORE STRESS IN A 'SMALLER' WORLD?
      707 3  -  Vincent Chia An integrated world quickens pace of life. The key to adjusting is focus LAST week, eßay, the world's largest online auction website, announced its acquisition of Skype, a peer-to-peer Internet telephony software company, for US$l.3 billion (s2.lBbillion) in cash, USsl.3billion in stock
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      Lock icon 10-year plan to stub out cigarettes
      618 4 938 LIVE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA Asian cancer centres sign landmark agreement to work towards tobacco ban THE cigarette could go the way of chewing gum in Singapore if the Government seriously considers a recent agreement signed by the National Cancer Centres of nine Asian countries.
      — 938 LIVE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA; ■J AFP .  -  618 words
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      456 6  -  LOHCHEEKONG Tourism figures see a 20% boost, but minister warns of increasing global competition cheekong@newstoday.com.sg FIRST, the good news: In the first half of the year, 4.2 million visitors chalked up tourism receipts of about $5 billion, an increase of almost 20 per cent compared to last
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        BLOGGER CASE ADJOURNED
        101 6 The lawyers for the first two bloggers charged with posting racist comments online now have more time to prepare as the case has been adjourned to next Tuesday. Benjamin Koh Song Huat, 27, faces three charges under the Sedition Act for making disparaging comments about Muslims and
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        Lock icon MORE COES AVAILABLE
        110 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Land Transport Authority will issue 12,168 more Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) in the next six months, as more cars than projected have been de-registered this year. This means an average of 13,000 COEs a month until March next year with Category A cars and
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        Lock icon DENGUE CASES DOWN
        80 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The number of confirmed dengue cases has dipped slightly between 3pm on Tuesday and 3pm yesterday. A total of 131 cases were recorded down from Tuesday's 156. This figure does not include a 32-year-old Singaporean woman who was admitted to a Hong Kong hospital last
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        Lock icon FACELIFT FOR NEWTON FOOD CENTRE
        77 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Newton Food Centre will undergo an upgrading programme from October and will re-open in June next year. The National Environment Agency said the al fresco dining areas would be a prominent feature of the new design. The tropical heat will also be taken
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        Lock icon NTU IMMERSION IN EUROPE
        86 6 938 LIVE Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has expanded its Global Immersion Programme to include universities in Europe. It has tied up with several leading institutions including the University of Technology of Troyes in France and University of St Gallen in Switzerland. Students will get to spend
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      Lock icon MediaCorp's TV Holdings to be profitable as Ch U losses are reduced
      389 8  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA shobha@newstoday.com.sg MEDIACORP TV Holdings expects to be profitable by the end of the current financial year, reversing losses stemming from the merger of Channel U into the group. The group, which operates the company's studios and
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      Acne drug safe for consumption: HSA
      660 8  -  LOH CHEE KONG Serious side effects from isotretinoin use 'not common' cheekong@newstoday.com. sg DESPITE recent overseas reports linking Roaccutane, an acne drug commonly prescribed around the world, to suicides and severe depression, a Health Sciences Authority (HSA) spokesperson said it is safe for consumption,
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      The mushrooming effect
      573 10  -  LEECHINGWERN Govt to fund employees for franchise management course at Ngee Ann Poly chingwern@newstoday.com.sg IN ORDER to help Singapore establish itself as the region's franchising hub, the Government yesterday announced the launch of a scheme to support companies in the training of their employees in franchise management
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      Lock icon Sydney murders: Witness asked about his fingerprints on bottle
      451 10  -  JAIME KOH IN SYDNEY THE defence turned its attention to prosecution witness Chaw Bak You yesterday, as the trial of double murder suspect Ram Tiwary continued in a Sydney court Defence lawyers took issue with the different versions of Mr Chaw's
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      Jumping on the blogwagon
      657 12  -  DERRICK A PAULO Hoping to connect better with the public, government agencies are looking to start their own web logs, or blogs derrick@newstoday.com.sg THERE have been online mutterings of late that the Government has its eye on blogs. This is true but not just in the
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      Lock icon SAVH to fix lapses before it can collect donations
      400 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE THE Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) will not be allowed to collect tax-exempt donations from the public until it corrects its corporate governance and financial management lapses, said Dr Vivian Balakrishnan yesterday. The Commissioner of
      – CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE  -  400 words
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      Two siblings knocked down in accidents three days apart
      265 12  -  —VINITARAMANI ON SATURDAY, a motorcycle hit 55-year-old Ravidas Menon, leaving him with a fractured femur. Three days later, while his sister Sarojam, 53, was en route to a temple to pray for his recovery, she was knocked down by a taxi,
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      Lock icon Mob kills 2 Thai soldiers
      338 14 -AFP Navy officers hacked to death with machetes after being taken hostage by villagers TANYONG LIMO (Thailand) Two Thai soldiers were hacked to death with machetes and sticks yesterday, after an 18-hour hostage ordeal that pitted 2,000 Muslim villagers against the national military in the
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      Lock icon UN panel demands access to Tibet's Panchen Lama
      226 14 —AFP GENEVA The UN committee for the rights of the child has demanded independent access to Tibet's young Panchen Lama who has been under house arrest by China for the past decade, the United Nations said yesterday. During the examination of a
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      Lock icon US schoolgirls 'tried to poison classmates'
      265 14 —AFP SAN FRANCISCO Two US schoolgirls tried to kill a pair of 12-year-old classmates in the Pacific state of Oregon by slipping rat poison into their lunch milk, a prosecutor said yesterday. Charges of conspiracy and attempted murder have been filed against the girls,
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      Lock icon Fresh N Korean bragging casts doubts on nuclear deal
      231 14 ■AFP SEOUL North Korea said yesterday that it was ready to aim a retaliatory blow at the United States to thwart any US plan to launch a nuclear strike. The North's fresh demand threw into doubt a hard-won deal at six-party
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        WALL-SCALING BOYFRIEND MISTAKEN FOR BURGLAR
        66 16 A suspected cat burglar, who was arrested in Holland, turned out to be after nothing but love. He was caught red-handed by police while scaling the wall of a house. But it turned out he was the boyfriend of a girl living in the house.
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        Lock icon COUPLE FINED FOR KISSING AFTER WEDDING
        58 16 ■AFP An Israeli couple who kissed after Indian priests solemnised their wedding at a holy site in India's western desert state of Rajasthan were fined 1,000 rupees ($38) for "committing an act of indecency". The priests, who lodged the complaint, were upset that the
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      Lock icon German blame game begins
      590 16 AGENCIES Agencies Did Merkel fail due to dull demeanour or because she wasn't a man from the West? BERLIN Sunday's German election clearly left opposition party leader Angela Merkel (picture) shaken. Her Christian Democrats (CDU) party had expected to welcome Germany to a new era of
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      Lock icon Iraq police force infiltrated by insurgents and terrorists: official
      321 18 AGENCIES LONDON Insurgents have infiltrated Iraq's police force and the interim government does not have a clear idea how severe the problem is. Iraq's national security adviser, Mr Muwaffaq Rubaie, told BBC Television: "Our Iraqi security forces in general, police in
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      Lock icon Iran, Israel go ballistic at UN
      723 18 AFP -AFP High drama at world body over covert nuclear programmes UNITED NATIONS As pressure mounted on Iran to eschew its increasingly belligerent posture on the question of its nuclear ambitions, Tehran remained unyielding and its delegate crossed swords with Israel at the UN
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      Lock icon Enter USA's new strategic partner...
      574 22  -  SIMON TISDALL THE GUARDIAN Beijing may hold the key to Washington's Iranian impasse IN LONDON news@newstoday.com.sg NORTH Korea's unexpected pledge to abandon its nuclear weapons appears to be the result of a highly-unusual diplomatic pincer movement by the United States and China. The manoeuvre has
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      Lock icon Racism issues emerge Down Under
      292 24 DPA Minister asked to resign after racial comment against Aboriginal official SYDNEY New South Wales planning minister Frank Sartor was urged to resign yesterday after telling an Aboriginal official to "bring your black ***** in here". He later apologised, saying the comment was made in
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      Police vests withdrawn over 'insulting' slip-up
      190 24 SYDNEY Australian police working in Aboriginal communities have withdrawn new uniforms after they appeared to poke fun at many Aborigines' problems with alcohol. New South Wales police ordered 50 green vests for Aboriginal Community Liaison Officers known as ACLOs. But the vests arrived bearing
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      Lock icon Sex toy to be shown to jurors
      206 24 -AP BRISTOW (Oklahoma) Jurors hearing the case against a 58-year-old former judge accused of exposing himself in his county courtroom will be allowed to see the sex toy at the centre of the state's allegations, a judge ruled. They can also hear testimony
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      Lock icon Copyright offence by Google?
      188 24 -AP WASHINGTON An organisation of more than 8,000 authors accused Google Inc of "massive copyright infringement", saying the powerful Internet search engine cannot put its books in the public domain for commercial use without permission. "The authors' works are contained in certain public and university libraries
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      Why this prejudice?
      305 26  -  VALERIE CHEONG SOKEYAN S'poreans shouldn't deny domestic helpers basic rights Letter from I AM very concerned about Singaporean employers' perceptions of our foreign domestic helpers. Firstly, I never did like the term "maid" or "servant" because it smacks of servility. Secondly, Singaporean employers generally feel that their
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      Mozzies given no tickets to ride
      191 26  -  DAWN LOW, Letter from Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications, SMRT Corporation Ltd WE REFER to the letters, "Monitor public places, too" by Aven Yeo and "Mozzies take the bus" by Fanny Fan Mci Ying (Sept 9). SMRT takes a serious view of the dengue
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      Celebration leaves park in a mess
      94 28  -  TAN YNG SHIANG Letter from LAST weekend's Mid-Autumn Festival celebration left piles of rubbish and huge burn marks in public places. The way the festival was celebrated equates to a free night out destroying public properties. The park I visited was vandalised badly (picture).
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      Handicapped by the inconsiderate
      354 28  -  PAUL ARMSTRONG Vehicles without authorised labels are often found parked in the lots for the disabled Letter from I REFER to the letter by Khoo Lin-Han on parking lots for the handicapped (Sept 17-18). The only car park in Suntec City that I have used the
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      'Reserve the best for ourselves' mentality is surprising
      206 29  -  JACK KOH Letter from I REFER to the article, "Best seats were empty" (Sept 21). It is not surprising that the best should always be reserved for VIPs. How else should we treat YIPs? However, I feel that the best seats should
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      EZ-Link deal is hard to stomach
      486 29  -  RICKY LEE Its top-up promotion is riddled with problems and no free sandwich in sight Letter from I HAVE been inconvenienced and possibly short-changed by EZ-Link's "Auto top-up with Visa card" promotion, which is on until Nov 30. According to the EZ-Link website, if
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      239 30  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... NATURE OR NURTURE For many decades, behavioural scientists have been arguing over whether environment or genetics plays a bigger role in shaping the human personality. In the early part of the 20th century, child developmentalists were convinced that babies were born devoid
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      isay IF COOKS COULD KILL...
      670 30  -  Jeremy Lim newsifflnewstoaay.com.sg MY FATHER told me the other day that the latest medical study recommended a greater fat intake for those who did not wish to grow old. He said that because I was shaking my head while watching him eat an oyster omelette.
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      Who keeps an eye on private playgroups?
      177 32  -  GONG RONG GUANG Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Childcare centres watched closely" (Sept 20), by Mr Lee Kirn Hua, director of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports' (MCYS) Family Services. I agree with Mr Lee that the MCYS does
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      Teachers' take on ADHD kids
      372 32  -  CHIAKOKHWEE Some tips for parents and teachers on how to handle such children Letter from Educational Therapist, Centre for Exceptional Children I HAVE been following with interest the letters and exchanges among writers in Today concerning their children who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit
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      Dengue: Redesign pole holders
      137 32  -  YIP PAX CHIANG Letter from I APPRECIATE the Government's initiative to review the structural changes of infrastructure as part of its battle against the breeding of mosquitoes in HDB estates. I have one simple suggestion for the design of bamboopole holders in homes, which are incubators
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      456 33 Singapore is one of the few countries in the world pushing for national standards for the services sector SPRING Singapore (Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board), as the national authority of standards, has been actively identifying and developing standards for the services sector. "With services making
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      643 34 International standardisation is critical in facilitating flow of Singapore-made goods and services worldwide SPRING Singapore is the national standards body in Singapore and it actively participates in international standardisation activities. Singapore is currently involved in 35 committees in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the
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      Business as usual for IT service providers
      464 34 More organisations are now engaging service providers to help recover information technology systems and related critical data for their businesses.This is especially important as they face increasing threats of business disruptions caused by disasters, such as terrorism and diseases Companies pay thousands of
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      489 36 MS RITA Soh never imagined that her work would one day lead to an award. The director at RDC Architects is an active participant in the Singapore Standardisation Programme looking at ways to improve the building and construction industry and increase efficiency. Ms Soh has been
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      325 36 AN ELECTRICAL engineer with the Housing Development Board (HDB), Mr Lim Ah Hee's job scope ranges from maintaining electrical installations at HDB estates to developing and reviewing national standards for electrical systems and installations. Mr Lim is a senior engineer with the building and technology department at
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      363 36 FOR the past six years, Mr Kang Meng Chow has been a strong proponent for the development and adoption of security standards for the Information Technology (IT) industry. He was the chairman of several committees that were responsible for developing IT security standards. He has also
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      541 40 NOT all wooden pallets were created equal. And because of that, millions of dollars were wasted each year. Pallets, or wooden platforms that are used for the transportation of goods on forklifts, previously came in 16 sizes, recalled MrTan Jin Soon, executive director of GSI
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      373 40 IN THE early L *****, when m one thought of electronic products, Sony or Philips inevitably came to mind. Back then, there were only 16 international brands of electronic products. Today, there are 42, many of which are local brands such as Akira, Enzer
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      The maths of manufacturing
      366 41 THE Institution of Engineering, Singapore (lES) has been an active participant in the Singapore Standardisation Programme. Over the years, members of lES have contributed to the development and revision of standards and technical references for construction and engineering. Associate Professor Foo Say Wei, president of lES,
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      218 41 SPRING Singapore's mission is to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises for a vibrant Singapore economy. It works to nurture a pro-business environment that encourages enterprise formation and growth; facilitate the growth of industries; enhance productivity and innovation, and capabilities of enterprises; and help increase access to
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      554 42 They're spearheading development of financial planning standards AN INTERNATIONAL standard for personal financial planning is in the works. Normally associated with the standardisation of processes, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is spearheading the development of the standard. In 2000, it formed a technical committee,
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      474 42 HOW can you be sure that the food that you buy from the supermarket is fresh? Spring Singapore (Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board) has been working closely with the industry and other government agencies, especially the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), to
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      419 35 Singapore .JJ^ A M SPRING Salutes your Leadership in Standardisation SPRING Singapore deeply appreciates the time and effort put in by the 1,200 professionals, academics and representatives from industry associations and government agencies who have served on more than 100 standards committees and working groups, your commitment and invaluable contributions
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      128 39 V Bk pv>-t By making sure that the household appliances and accessories we use at home have the SAFETY Mark, we do our part to protect our home and family. These products that carry the SAFETY Mark have passed the safety standards set by SPRING Singapore, the safety authority. Such
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      152 40 M 3 A jJIIIMfIII I H .^fl HhSL. gjf im■ 11 n /m ■n■«p I H Jl H^H^lf ~^MESMiA■ mba■ i I V |J\|TED S celebrates World Standards Day 2005 United PREMAS Limited implements a A leading total asset manager. United PREMAS comprehensive Quality Management Programme is committed to delivering
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      152 43 SPRANG iffiitt I*^1 *^"1" I FOR THE ta|l ACCURACY LABEL J Singapore wwwwmoo^sg 00 Verified: Sept 05 |H Buy smart. Always look for the SPRING Accuracy Label. SPRING oversees the Weights and Measures Programme in Singapore, ensuring that consumers get a fair deal when making purchases that have to be
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      Tiger to fly to Kolkata
      382 44  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA CEO Davis says carrier will offer lowest fares for S'pore-lndia route shobha@newstoday.com.sg TIGER Airways 49 per cent owned by Singapore Airlines has been given rights by the Singapore authorities to operate three flights a week to Kolkata, the second budget carrier from the
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      313 44 HYFLUX chief executive Olivia Lum Ooi Lin and investment firm 2G Capital sold a total of 27 million shares in the water treatment specialistats3.4s each, Dow Jones Newswires reported an unnamed source familiar with the transaction as saying yesterday. The $3.45 price is
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        78 44 SHARES ended lower yesterday after the US Federal Reserve raised its federal funds target rate by 0.25 per cent to 3.75 per cent on Tuesday. The ST Index fell 8.77 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 2,298.65. In the broad market, losers led gainers 280 to 236, with traded
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        56 44 Nikkei 225 13,196.57 +48.00 +0.37 Hang Seng All Ordinaries 15,223.62 4,501.80 -18.24 -25.40 -0.12 -0.56 Taiwan Wtd 6,067.34 -38.01 -0.62 Korea Comp 1,196.67 +5.74 +0.48 KLCI 922.57 +0.54 +0.06 SET Index 721.16 -2.00 -0.28 Jakarta Comp 1,044.05 -11.53 -1.09 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,959.15 228.51 +25.64 -3.95 +1.33
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        26 44 Bloomberg SGX.BIooi Information provided by Sold US$/oz iilvar US$/oz 'latinum US$/oz lubber cents/kg 'aim oil RM/tonne Irant crude USS/barrel 471.31 7.39! 928.41 291.01 1/406.51 65.01
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        52 44 GlobalVoice 0.110 +0.010 +10.0 105,975 PrimeReit 1.030 Wee Poll 0.010 SinSoonH 0.235 K1 Ventur 0.350 Penguin W*****0 0.010 SingTel 2.430 CapitalandDBeCW***** 0.325 Popular 0.440 ACCS 0.160 -0.020 +0.015 +0.035 -0.050 +0.005 +0.015 +0.010 -1.9 +6.0 +11.1 -2.0 +1.6 +3.5 +6.7 61,434 53,239 40,024 37,179 35,722 33,293 20,100
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        67 44 Native 50 13.500 +0.200 lntegrW*****7 0.030 +200.0 1SI*****DBeCW*****9 3.060 +0.100 CharteredBBeCW*****0 0.145 +61.1 1SI*****SGAeCW*****9 1.030 +0.150 NobleGipSGAeCW*****5 0.090 +50.0 MPacific 0.600 +0.110 MitSem 19.200 +0.100 SwingMediaW*****3 0.015 +50.0 NobleGipMBLeCW*****7 0.000 +45.5 )BSBk6%NCPS10 109.500 +0.100 SuntecReilDBeCW***** 0.035 +40.0 )BSBBeBC*****3 15.400 +0.100 MveMBLeCW*****2 0.020 +33.3 :ortune Reit HK$ 6.100
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        35 44 JS$ JK£ 'en m iuro lupiah 3aht 0.5853 0.3293 66.265 4.6205 2.2435 0.4875 6,079.1 24.432 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 33.bll 0.7722 26.115 612.21 0.6951 4.8511 0.8499 19.692
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      Lock icon Asean stock index launched to boost investment in South-east Asia
      248 46 —AP AN ASEAN stock index for equity markets was launched yesterday by five exchanges to make investment in South-east Asia more attractive by ranking and tracking publicly listed companies in the region. Exchanges in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the
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      469 46  -  CHOW PENN NEE Catherine Ong to set up her own PR firm pennnee@newstoday.com.sg BARELY two and a half years into the job, Ms Catherine Ong, the head of corporate communications at DBS Group Holdings, has confirmed that she is leaving the bank at the end
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      278 47 ACCORD Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) suffered a loss of $7.1 million, or 0.7 cent per share, for its fiscal first half 2005 ended June 30, compared to a restated profit of $719,000, or 0.08 cent per share, in the year-ago period. ACCS attributed the
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      181 47 CHANNEL NEWSASIA DOW JONES The US$l75-billion ($2.94-billion) worth of 10-year notes issued by Temasek Holdings earlierthis month start trading on the Singapore Exchange today. The notes will be traded in lot sizes of US$2OO,OOO each. Brilliant Manufacturing is selling four properties in Joo Seng Road, Übi Road, Gul Lane
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      259 47  -  -DOWJONES Maybank and Citibank up interest rates for time deposits MAYBANK and Citibank have raised their time deposit rates once again, in a move that will put upward pressure on the cost of funds here. In a statement yesterday, Maybank Singapore said that it was offering
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        214 48 DOW JONES GES International (88 cents) BUY Deutsche Bank keeps A "Buy" on GES and raises the target price to $1.04 from 90 cents as it says that the earnings are likely to grow at 15-per-cent annual rate over the next three years. The return on equity is
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          GO MAXIMALIST AT NEW OM SHOWROOM
          162 48 AFTER years of cool, bland minimalism, OM celebrates the return of excess, exuberance and colours. Its latest outlet at Liang Court Shopping Centre rides on this new wave of maximalism to offer shoppers some glitz and glamour for their homes. The 12,000-sq-ft outlet is
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          ENTREPRENEURSHIPTO BE HONOURED
          165 48 SPIRIT of Enterprise (SOE), a non-profit organisation that aims to build a new outlook on the entrepreneurial spirit through its programmes and activities, will hold its annual award ceremony tomorrow at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. President S R Nathan will be the Guest-of-Honour. And for the first
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          GREAT WINS FOR CHOCOLATE LOVERS
          116 48 CADBURY is running its TimeOut 200g on-pack promotion till Oct 28, which gives chocolate lovers two chances to win prizes worth up to $10,000. The TimeOut 200g promotional pack is differentiated with a yellow strip running across it that highlights the contest to consumers. A
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          A CELEBRATION OF PASTA AND MORE AT PIZZA HUT IN SEPTEMBER
          118 48 THIS month. Pizza Hut expands its menu choices to offer a wider variety of appetisers, entrees and even desserts. A healthy start is a range of salads using premium greens, sweet cherry tomatoes and nachos chips. There are toppings
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        Reits setting more popular across Asia
        728 48  -  DOW JONES More investors look to the relatively low-risk investments REAL estate investment trusts (Reits) are spreading across many markets in Asia and are quickly gaining acceptance as an alternative asset class for conservative investors looking for higher returns. Several factors are responsible for
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        769 49  -  VALERIE LAW They help make the interconnected world a safer place va lerie@newstoday.com.sg INTERNATIONAL standards play a strategic role in addressing challenges in global competition, trade, health, and security threats, said Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang at the opening ceremony of
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        339 49  -  ■VALERIE LAW SINGAPOREANS can soon enjoy higher quality pork with the launch of the Technical Reference (TR) on Cold Chain Management of Chilled Pork, announced yesterday at the opening ceremony of the International Organization for Standardization's annual general assembly. The standard
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        610 50 -AFP US central bank sees impact of Hurricane Katrina on economy as temporary WASHINGTON The United States Federal Reserve on Tuesday lifted its federal funds target rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.75 per cent, signalling confidence in the American economy despite
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        Lock icon PC sales in Asia-Pacific region forecast to grow 15 per cent in 2005: IDC
        228 50 —AFP PERSONAL computers sales in the AsiaPacific region excluding Japan are tipped to rise by almost 15 per cent to 40 million units this year, led by strong demand for notebooks as prices tumble, an industry
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        Lock icon Indonesia to spend $ 15b on fuel subsidies
        201 50 Indonesia to spend 15b on fuel subsidies -AFP JAKARTA The Indonesian government and legislators have agreed to limit the country's fuel subsidy spending to 89.2 trillion rupiah ($l5 billion) for this year, lawmakers said yesterday. The move will maintain the budget deficit at 0.9 per cent of gross domestic product
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      235 50 B Asia Teaching Tour i His Eminence The sth Dagri Dorje Chang I *^P and be inspired! Brief Biography of Rinpoche Venn c: JNtjee Amm Auditorium ItQCk Born Ai Tibet in 1956 N^ ge Aml Cultural. Centre, Le^ef 2 Recognized at the age of 1 by His Teccbew Bulking, y
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      38 51 -^Nl^ ILL oS^ti^^k. v~:t~*"* ij?.^o<^& EvTete^^^l Lucosfilm Ud. 4TM. S2OO4TCF ROBOTS ™»6 200S TCF „M. aii Ri a hi. R.»™d. Organised by: Gold Sponsor: For schedule of screenings, please log on to: pg. sg P| Sir- JmjJi— J
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      1084 52  -  David Chew IF LAST Tuesday's Patron of the Arts Award ceremony organised by the National Arts Council (NAC) was any indication, arts groups in Singapore have cause for concern. The total contribution of corporate sponsorship to the arts in 2004 was $29.5 million the lowest figure since
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      201 54  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA IN A refreshing departure from predictable Bollywood fare, a well-known theatre group from India is staging a dazzling new play, Zen Katha (The Story of Zen) at the Victoria Theatre next Thursday. The play, written by leading Indian playwright Pratap Sharma,
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      420 54 J D Fortune goes from being homeless to winning talent show Rock StanlNXS LOS ANGELES Canadian J D Fortune (picture) is the chosen one. His hopes for fame and fortune as the lead singer for INKS were realised on Rock Star.TNXS, which was shown yesterday. The Toronto musician
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      288 54  -  FRANCIS KAN plus point fra ncis@newstoday.com.sg AFTER the equivalent of a 10-week job interview, INKS is complete again. Stepping into the shoes of Michael Hutchence is a Canadian with the somewhat cheesy name of J D Fortune. For a die-hard INKS fan like myself, there was only
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      149 54  -  RAHUL VENKIT LISTEN up, music fans: After regaling audiences in Britain and* Australia, India's master composer! A R Rahman (picture) is all set X to mesmerise Singapore. The 38-year-old maestro who has lent his genius to more than 50 Bollywood and Tamil movies, as
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      340 55  -  JOYCE LIN MediaCorp actor joins other beefcakes for food feast show joyce@newstoday.com.sg MEDIACORP actor Tay Ping Hui (picture) certainly knows how to enjoy the finer things in life. In Table For Three, which airs tonight on MediaCorp TV Channel 5, he takes host Tan Kheng Hua to
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      Simon says fat is fine
      253 55  -  -JOYCE LIN JUNITA Simon (picture) disappeared from the public eye after she married Dr Amal Dass, but she made her return to the limelight recently well, sort of. Simon, still one of Singapore's better-known models, goes from catwalk to judging panel in Villa Wellness, MediaCorp
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        296 56  -  JASON TAN Dog Catcherlooks at grim world of greyhound racing GREYHOUND racing is still a popular sport in Britain, Australia and America. It's popular with gamblers and can make for a fun night out for the family. But the sport can be a death sentence for many
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        BOOKREVIEW
        146 56  -  DAVID CHEW I Frottage Yong Shu Hoong Frottage is a technique of creating a design by using pencil or charcoal to rub over paper placed against a surface, and that's exactly what Singapore poetYong Shu Hoong has done to document his memories of Australia. This book of rich poetry
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        70 56 X'HO (picture), pop critic/DJ for MediaCorp Radio Lush 99.5FM, gets extreme. "I've been reading Extreme Metal by Joel Mclver. It's a small encyclopaedia on extreme metal." "Having been distracted by other kinds of music, I realise that extreme metal is almost the last bastion of the current
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        Ain't no sunshine with these
        120 57  -  PEARLYNTHAM THIS season, Ray-Ban launches its Sun Collection 2005 a range of sporty and fashionable designs made from lightweight acetate and finished in lustrous metal so your eyes look and feel good at the same time. The collection includes the Sidestreet line (above), which targets
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        Sealed with a twist
        232 57  -  PEARLYN THAM New treatment keeps hair smooth and shiny with two sealing methods pea rlyn@newstoday.com.sg THE next time you visit your hair salon for a colouring job, a new colouring technique to try is the Nuancelle Ceracare Colour Gloss Treatment. Said to be the No 1
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        Think out of the fox
        296 60  -  PEARLYN THAM Fox's new collection features street and sports styles for women and vintage gear for men pea rlyn@newstoday.com.sg OUR perennial tropical climate has one saving grace even when it comes to the Fall-Winter season, we can still dress foxy and not be buried under
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        Boost moisture levels
        165 60 THANKS to Elizabeth Arden and the tabletop water dispenser that it sent over, my colleague has been getting more than his quota of eight glasses of water daily. Likewise, Elizabeth Arden's new Perpetual Moisture 24 Cream and Lotion gives your skin the moisture it needs throughout the
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          89 60 Mainboard-listed Lifeßrandz is bringing in nail salon chain Dashing Diva from New York to our shores next month. The chain currently has more than 200 outlets worldwide and its first nail spa and boutique here will be at Suntec City. Expect a wide selectii of more than
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          96 60 It's a little early to plan your festive wardrobe but since Scholl's [festive design classic wooden k. Pescura sandals will be limited editions kwhen they reach in November, it won't hurt to keep them in mind. You can hoose from five :olours with five festive irints
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          115 60 Perhaps taking its cue from fusion cuisine, even make-up has gone the fusion route, in the case of Givenchy's Autumn-Winter 2005 collection. The brand's colour designer Nicolas Degennes introduces a fusion of contrasts, so imagine powdery pastel shades with a metallic effect and innocent pink juxtaposed against
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        322 72 AP GAINESVILLE, Virginia All signs point toward Michelle Wie turning professional in time for the Samsung World Championship next month, which begins just a couple of days after her 16th birthday. The tournament will be her final US LPGA Tour event of the
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        320 72 AFP TEHRAN Brazil, Argentina or Holland are the teams best placed to scoop the World Cup in Germany next year, Iran's Croatian coach Branko Ivankovic said yesterday. But he also sees the Iranian team, among the first to qualify for a slot in Germany, as
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          398 73 -AFP Manchester City latest highflier to be ambushed by minnows Doncaster LEAGUE CUP Doncaster 3 Manchester City 0 (after 1-1 extra time) LONDON Manchester City became the latest Premiership side to be ambushed by minnows when modest Doncaster knocked Stuart Pearce's men out of the League
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          432 73 -AFP PRIMERA LIGA Villareal 1 Celta Vigo 2 MADRID Celta Vigo went back to the top of the Spanish First Division after a 2-1 win at Villarreal while goalkeeping errors meant Barcelona had to be satisfied with a 2-2 draw at home
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          316 73 -AFP SERIEA Udinese 0 Juventus 1 ROME -Juventus coach Fabio Capello admitted his team were lucky to escape from Udinese with all three points as the titleholders kept their 100 per cent Serie A record yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). Patrick Vieira's 37th minute
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        513 74  - Troubled Sinchi to pull out ERIC DING China-based club want out, S-League hope they will stay H*]i7lVJ=»:fmifclk'J:| sports@newstoday.com.sg SINCHI Football Club, the first foreign team in the S-League, are on the brink of pulling out of the competition next season. Speaking from Beijing yesterday, vicechairman Wang Jinhui said: "We informed
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        304 74  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg IF THEY were looking for redemption in the second round, then Singapore's golfers were destined to be disappointed. A poor first day was followed by an even worse second, in the Nomura Cup yesterday. After a 217
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        378 75 Dumped again, they have only S-League title to play for AFC CUP 2ND LEG QUARTERFINAL Tampines 0 Al-Faisaly 1 ONLY a month ago, they were heading for a potential treble the S-League title, the Singapore Cup and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup. Now, Tampines Rovers are just
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        238 75 -AFP ANKARA Turkey has been temporarily suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for violating doping test rules, in what is the latest in a series of scandals to hit one of the country's most successful sports. Turkish Weightlifting Federation chief Hasan Akkus said yesterday
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        297 75  -  Tan Yo-Hinn youCOnnotbeserious yohinn@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE are Asian netball champions and they will represent the continent in next year's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Asia's flag-bearers have also qualified for the 2007 World Championship in Fiji. So it is strange that the only recognition for the
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      989 76  -  Rohit Brijnath WAYNE Rooney it is written once swore at a referee a hundred times in a match. That's more than once a minute of a regulation football match, suggesting either a wide vocabulary or astonishing verbal stamina. Or perhaps he did it all at
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