Today, 27 September 2005

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    23 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp fresfsf incorporating uITCJIIS MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Tuesday September 27, 2005 todayonline.com TODAY /AedjaCorp incorporating EMTctilS MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Tuesday September 27, 2005 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon All eyes on The Boss
    653 1  -  TAN HUI LENG Will employers pay for workers' health care or pass the buck? huileng@newstoday.com.sg how are we going to govern that?" There have been cases in the past where workers have alleged that their employers paid them less than the amount was declared on
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    Lock icon Alonso high with the ultimate prize
    961 1  -  lANDECOTTA TODAYEX ian@newstoday.com.sg FERNANDO Alonso (picture) looked as if he was going to turn the season into a stroll after the first five races. He stormed to three wins, one second place and a third and Spain hailed its latest sporting god. On Sunday,
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      Lock icon Left-handed risk of cancer
      471 2 —AGENCIES Study on breast cancer throws up startling statistic LONDON Lefthanded women are more than twice as likely as right-han-ders to suffer from breast cancer before reaching menopause, Dutch scientists said. More than a million women are diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide each year. Threequarters of
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      Lock icon ONE STEP FOR LTA, 54 STEPS FOR MUM
      729 3  -  Jeremy Lim I CANNOT help noticing the proliferation of Government-formed committees to look into important areas for the development and improvement of Singapore. These include the high-powered committee headed by Second Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim to promote good
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      IR proposals delayed yet again but 'plans are on track
      412 4  -  ANSLEY NG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg WHAT'S been an open secret has been made official. Delaying proposal requests for a second time, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said yesterday it would not release a request for proposals (RFP) for the Marina Bay
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      A billion-dollar Turn?
      487 4  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA Prime Orchard site could spark bidding war among developers shobha@newstoday.com.sg ONE of the most eagerly anticipated land tenders for this year has just been launched. Yesterday, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) put up for sale by public tender the huge land parcel at Orchard Turn whose
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      CPF plan 'best decision in board's history'
      577 6  -  DERRICK A PAULO Analysts react with cautious optimism to changes to privatelymanaged scheme derrick@newstoday.com.sg BY HIS own admission, financial planner Leong Sze Hian can be critical of the Central Provident Fund system. He has written to the newspapers several times to inquire about
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        Lock icon PUMP PRICES DOWN
        88 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Shell and Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) have reduced their pump prices. Shell lowered its prices from noon yesterday followed by SPC one-and-a-half hours later. Shell Formulas 98, 95 and 92 and Shell Diesel were cut by 3 cents per litre. Shell V-power now costs 2
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        Lock icon 30 NEW DENGUE CASES REPORTED
        45 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A total of 30 new dengue cases were reported between 3pm on Sunday and 3pm on Monday, compared to Sunday's figure of 17. The number of suspected and confirmed cases admitted to hospitals fell from 57 to 49.
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        Lock icon ORPHANS FIND HOME
        90 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Sixty orphans in tsunami-hit Meulaboh town now have a place to call home, thanks to a Mercy Relief orphanage project unveiled over the weekend. The Muhammadiyah boys and girls orphanage was funded by the Singapore Red Cross Tidal Waves Asia Fund and cost $500,000. Work
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        STORE IN ANTI-ATOMIC AGREEMENT
        42 6 Singapore has joined more than 100 countries in being a signatory to the Additional Protocol to the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement. It underscores Singapore's commitment to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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      Do more than yum cha in Chinatown
      614 8  -  TORCHING LI Latest URA conservation guidelines permit pubs, bars in historical districts chingli@newstoday.com. sg PUB crawls along Tanjong Pagar can soon extend to neighbouring Chinatown, as the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday announced a relaxation in business guidelines in the historical district At
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      For disabled, an industry solution
      492 10  -  JASMINE YIN Firms urged to put technology to work in helping this group jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg WHEN you have a major networking event that brings 10,000 business representatives from Singapore and overseas together, it's unrealistic to expect a voluntary welfare organisation (VWO) to be on the list
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      Singapore's bone marrow programme hopes to attract more corporate donors
      417 10  -  DAWNQUEK THE odds of finding a compatible bone marrow donor within a family are small enough the chances are just one in four. It is even harder the odds are only one in 20,000 to find an unrelated donor match
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      Lock icon Asean hails plan for extradition pact
      245 12 —AFP Proposed by Malaysia, it may be adopted by nextyear: XL KUALA LUMPUR South-east Asian nations have welcomed a Malaysian proposal for a regional extradition treaty that will help address terrorism and transnational crime. Malaysia floated the proposal at a meeting of the Association
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        Lock icon DENGUE KILLS PREGNANT WOMAN
        35 12 —AFP A 26-year-old Malaysian woman pregnant with twins has died after contracting dengue fever, pushing the nationwide death toll from the disease this year to 70. Her seven-month fetuses also died.
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        ALERT IN US AS DOG FLU SPREADS
        55 12 Pet owners in America are on the alert for dog flu which has been spreading from greyhound tracks to kennels and grooming parlours. The virus has mutated from a strain of influenza that cripples horses and has killed racing greyhounds in seven states,
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        Lock icon ARROYO AIDE SUFFERS STROKE DURING GRILLING IN SENATE
        75 12 —AFP Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's national security adviser has to undergo heart surgery after suffering a stroke while being grilled at a public hearing in the Senate. Mr Norberto Gonzales suffered a stroke as he testified at a Senate public hearing in
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        Lock icon TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM FUND
        32 12 —AFP Thailand and United Nations officials signed an agreement yesterday to create a US$lO-million ($16.8-million) regional trust fund to manage tsunami warning systems, the UN's regional body said.
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        Lock icon THIRD IAEA TERM FOR EL BARADEI
        46 12 —AFP Mr Mohamed El Baradei was formally appointed on Monday to a third term as International Atomic Energy Agency chief, remaining at his post despite initial opposition from the United States. Mr El Baradei has headed the agency since 1997.
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      Lock icon Next UN chief from Asia?
      289 12 -AGENCIES UNITED NATIONS The race to fill the shoes of United Nations Secretary-Gen-eral Kofi Annan is gaining pace amid growing consensus that an Asian should take over when Mr Annan stands down by year end. Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai and Sri Lanka's former-UN
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      Lock icon 62 Thai Muslim rebels surrender
      134 12 -AFP NARATHIWAT Dozens of Muslim suspected separatist militants and their sympathisers based in Thailand's restive southern provinces surrendered yesterday to the Thai authorities. All 62 of the men are from Narathiwat, one of three provinces which have received most of the attacks that have claimed
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        HOLY EUCHARIST IN PUBS?
        55 14 The Church of England and Methodist churches are going all out to stem the decline in church attendance and many are holding services in public places such as pubs, cafes and skateboarding parks, reported The Times of London. Some pastors and clergymen are donning jeans and
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        Lock icon HOMECOMING QUEEN, 71
        41 14 —AP A 71-year-old woman has been crowned the homecoming queen at the Northeastern State University in Oklahoma. Muriel Saunders beat all the other finalists who were in their 20s. She was surprised that "the kids" voted for her
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        WHAT'S IN A NAME? $170,000
        55 14 An online poker site wasn't bluffing when it offered US$lOO,OOO ($170,000) to have its name stamped on a community. Poker Share.com is offering the money if the western Kentucky hamlet of Sharer which has no city council, no grocery store and no post office changes
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      Lock icon Counting the losses from Rita
      628 14 -AGENCIES Up to 90% of homes destroyed in some towns,though evacuation saved many lives PERRY (Louisiana) As waters receded one day after Hurricane Rita struck the US Gulf Coast, the damage became apparent In some Louisiana towns, up to 90 per cent homes were destroyed,
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      Lock icon Despite tense China talks, HK democrats press on
      245 14 AFP GUANGZHOU Hong Kong's prodemocracy lawmakers sought more talks with Beijing after a historic first meeting with a senior Communist Party official ended in acrimony. They said tense opening talks with Mr Zhang Dejiang, party chief of Guangdong, should be just the
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      Lock icon Sharon, Qurei face leadership challenges
      217 14 —AGENCIES JERUSALEM Both Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei were facing challenges to their leadership yesterday. The fallout of the violence in Gaza, just two weeks after Israeli troops left the territory, was threatening to engulf Mr Sharon who was
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      Lock icon Great Firewall of China to keep out 'unhealthy news'
      192 15 -AFP BEIJING China's propaganda minders have tightened the rules on domestic Internet sites in an effort to curb "unhealthy news stories" on the Web, state press reported yesterday. The move is the latest in China's efforts to police the Internet and
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      Bird flu: Indonesia has to do much more
      768 17  -  FABIOSCARPELLO Whatthe country needs is international help... and fast news*views*analysis news@newstoday.com.sg IT HAS been a week since Jakarta declared that the country was facing an extraordinary bird flu outbreak, but as the disease claimed the sixth victim in the country yesterday, the
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      119 12 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Bachelor of Science (Sports Science) fcj^^^ Awarded by Edith Cowan University Bachelor of Business Administration Awarded by Macquarie University POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Master of Business Administration Awarded by University of Strathclyde Our Partners: Master of Science in Marketing Awarded by University of Strathclyde irm\\ Master of Science in Operational
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      210 12 E2 Management Research Analysis 6-8 Oct '05 The Research Process Questionnaire Survey Design Administration Conducting Interviews Focus Group Discussions Fieldwork management and Control Data Processing and Reporting •Analysis and Report Writing E3 Business Process Reengineering Improvement 10-12 Nov'os E4 Development Implementation of Strategic Business Plans 1-3 Dec '05 M 1
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      118 14 -Aaa DM I This weekend, give your kids an unforgettable Children's Day. Wild Wild Wet and Escape Theme Park celebrate Children's Day with free admission for each child accompanied by a paying adult.* So make a date with us and give your child the biggest adventure that's simply unforgettable! But
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      Death for killer drivers ?
      548 18  - Death for killer drivers CHAN CHIN KEONG Reckless road users who flout laws and cause injuries should be jailed for life and caned Letter from way stop signs work in Canada because people there are socially responsible! They are aware of the consequences if an accident occur because of their
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      Cyclists flout rules too
      100 18  -  KHOO LIH-HAN Letter from There is a "No riding" sign on a wall at a Kallang pedestrian underpass to stop cyclists riding in the underpass. (See picture) Yet there are still many cyclists who ignore the sign. I had a close encounter with one cyclist who
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      CLARIFICATION
      55 18 WITH reference to the report "Banyan Tree branches out to Bali, Barbados" (Sept 24-25), the Banyan Tree Group would like to clarify that it owns the majority shareholding in Banyan Tree Phuket, Banyan Tree Maldives, Banyan Tree Bangkok and Banyan Tree Ringha; and the minority shareholding in Banyan Tree
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      Varsities should look into needs of disabled students
      211 20  -  JANICE NG CHEN KIAT Letter from I WAS a normal (academic) stream student. With two big exams the N and the 0 level lined up within two years, our lives were pressured and hectic. That's why I am happy to learn that
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      Homeschooling ADD children?
      365 20  -  RICHARD H Parents must be absolutely committed and ready to make financial, personal sacrifices Letter from I READ "No place for boy who is not different enough" (Sept 20) with empathy. We have two boys who have multiple conditions that make normal schooling a great challenge. Besides
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      Annuity conundrum if I die early
      170 21  -  LIM BOON HEE Letter from IF ONE uses all the minimum sum in one's CPF account to buy a life annuity, some questions must be highlighted. Suppose one uses $90,000 to buy a life annuity from an approved insurer at the age of 55
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      Medisave pill for the pain?
      322 21  -  JASMINE SOHHUITSAN Chronic pain sufferers need help too Letter from I REFER to the report that says the Ministry of Health (MOH) is considering allowing patients to tap Medisave for chronic illness care of diseases such as diabetes and asthma at Gov-ernment-run outpatient clinics and
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      Stocking up on bird flu drug
      159 21  -  JOHN LUCAS Letter from THE avian influenza (bird flu) has been discovered in 10 countries Laos, Thailand, China, Pakistan, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan and Indonesia and because the HSNI virus loves to mutate, the World Health Organization is concerned that it increases
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      232 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... HEREDITY AND PERSONALITIES OF CHILDREN For parents whose children have caused them great pain through rebellion and misbehaviour, recentyears would have been a nightmare of conflict and disappointment for them. Parents in that situation today have been much too quickto blame themselves
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      Children to pay for the sins of parents?
      320 22  -  SEE LEONG KIT Social ills must not be swept under the carpet but met head on with soul-searching Letter from i YOUR timely article, "Bored and lonely, little ones call for help" (Sept 26), stated that 5,000 children called the Tinklefriend helpline
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      Money not enough, so retirees still work
      200 22  -  NELSON QUAH Letter from I REFER to Mr Liang Dingzi's news comment, "The switch from workhorse to happy retiree" (Sept 26). It is the dream of the younger generation here to retire young and rich. Their attitude towards work is one that provides
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        World markets
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        SGX most active
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        158 24 DOW JONES SHARE prices rose yesterday, buoyed by falling oil prices after the US oil industry escaped major damage from Hurricane Rita, traders said. The ST index closed up 24.54 points, or 1.1 per cent, at 2,317.58. Gainers led losers 333 to 182 while 983.8 million shares worth $877.7
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        36 24 USS 0.5935 UK£ 0.3343 Yen 66.776 HK$ 4.6052 RM 2.2367 Euro 0493 Rupiah 6067.3 Baht ***** Peso 33.386 A$ 0.7839 Indian Rs 26.061 Won 615.47 CS 0.6945 Yuan 4.8022 NZ$ 0.8627 NT$ 19.690
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        26 24 Gold uss/oz 465.00 Sihw uss/oz 7.27 PhSnui uss/oz 913.00 Mbir cents/kg 1437 Film lil RM/tonne 257.50 Hint mto iisK/kiimi 62.39 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by....
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      Lock icon Manufacturing pillar needs R & D
      379 24  - Manufacturing pillar needs R D CHRISTIELOH New national award for firms that leverage research christi e@newstoday.com.sg TO SPUR manufacturers here to ride the wave of research and development (R&D), the Government has introduced an award to recognise such companies that create value. Known as the National Award for Manufacturing Excellence,
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      CORPORATEBRIEFS
      136 24 Singapore Technologies Engineering's US unit, VT Miltope, was selected by Airbus to provide wireless communications on its super-jumbo A3BO aircraft. VT Miltope's telephony servers were also selected for the Onboard Mobile Phone System on all Airbus planes. The defence contractor did not say how much the deal was worth.
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      South-east Asia's largest private asset manager formed
      185 24  -  CHOW PENN NEE OCBC Asset Management (OAM), which has more than 50 retail unit trusts under its care, and Straits Lion Asset Management, the investment arm of Great Eastern Holdings (GE), completed their merger yesterday to form one of Singapore's largest fund managers.
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        358 26 -DOW JONES Strong numbers bode well for third quarter GDP growth SINGAPORE'S industrial output grew at a faster-than-expected pace in August, as pharmaceutical and transport engineering output surged, offsetting another weak performance from electronics. According to government figures released yesterday, industrial output expanded 11.8
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          THINGS ARE HOT AT KFC
          146 26 SINGAPOREANS, who have a penchant for all things spicy, will be glad to know that the KFC Hot Devil Drumlets are back again to fire up their palates! Hot Devil Drumlets created waves when these were introduced in 1999, and continued to excite the taste
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          KIDS LEARN VIRTUES OF BREAKFAST
          237 26 NESTLE Singapore is celebrating Children's Day with 40,000 primary school students now until Oct 3 with a Healthy Living School Tour. During the tour. Kids Central hosts Mervyn and Evelyn, together with Nestle mascots such as Mr Maggi Mashee, Mr Milo, Koko, Captain Stars and
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        211 26 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia said yesterday it would build three plants to produce biodiesel from palm oil, as part of efforts to reduce its dependency on petroleum as oil prices continue to soar. "Palm biodiesel is set to become a viable alternative to petroleum
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        182 26 -AFP SHANGHAI China's booming economy is expected to grow 9.2 per cent this year and 8.7 per cent in the first half next year, according to forecasts made by researchers at the People's Bank of China, the official Shanghai Securities News said. The
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        467 29 BLOOMBERG China may name HSBC, Citigroup as the currency's market makers: Source THE People's Bank of China may name banks including HSBC Holdings, Citigroup and Bank of China as market makers in the yuan a step toward a freely traded currency, bankers familiar with the
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        Lock icon Hurricane Rita may cost insurers a fraction of Katrina
        179 29 BLOOMBERG HURRICANE Rita sparing Houston and Galveston, Texas the brunt of its strength may cost insurers less than some of last year's Florida storms and a fraction of their estimated losses on Katrina. Insurers may have to pay anywhere between US$2.5
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        621 30  -  VALERIE LAW Bad investing behaviour could deprive you of profits valeri e@newstoday.com.sg DUE to the complexity and uncertainty of financial markets, many investors tend to resort to certain bad investing habits. "When investors face something complex and uncertain, it brings out a variety of bad behaviour,"
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        Why invest in global emerging markets ?
        528 31 Why invest in global emerging markets Foreign reserves as a percentage of GDP in these economies are at record highs and foreign debts have declined sharply Mr Rupert Rucker, product manager for the Schroder Emerging Markets Fund, shared his investment outlook for the emerging market in a recent interview withfinatiQ
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        Web search spike for the iPod Nano
        189 32  -  —SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA SINGAPOREANS searching for "ipod nano" on the Internet made the search term spike by 388 per cent during the week ending Sept 17, according to a survey by Hitwise, the world's leading online competitive intelligence service. The launch of Apple's iPod Nano
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        iTunes phone rings up big stars
        473 32  -  CHRISTIE LOH Local and global music names endorse Motorola's ROKR E1 christi e@newstoday.com.sg IN A marketing blitz unlike any it has staged, Motorola has roped in renowned music celebrities to sell its ROKR El, the world's first mobile phone with Apple's iTunes. The handset
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        New moon rising
        509 33  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Goh Joo Hin's New Moon range of health supplements is taking the lion's share of the market here shobha@newstoday.com.sg AMID stiff competition in the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) health-supplements market here, a leading manufacturer of health foods is not relying only on traditional images of
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        Teamwork sells for FedEx
        174 33  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA SEXY models and I expensive graphics I may not always be the best way to commuI nicate important corI porate messages to consumers. Not for FedEx, the world's largest express exportation company, anyway. Teamwork and the small man are what get Fed Ex's message across,
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          THE HEIGHT OF LUXE
          127 33 You could call it a cut above. Passengers experiencing the world's most luxurious in-flight service will now have the added luxury of going to bed in exclusively-designed Givenchy sleeping suits. Singapore Airlines passengers travelling first class can now nod off looking immaculate in designer suits featuring
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          CFO CONFERENCE UNDERWAY
          96 33 The 12th Asia Pacific CFO Roundtable themed "South and South-east Asia in focus: Driving a globalising Asia", hosted by Economist Conferences and CFO Asia, opened yesterday at The Oriental hotel. The two-day event, to be attended by CFOs and senior finance executives from across Asia, features over
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        Adasia offers insight into winning in the region
        366 33  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA ADASIA 2005, the region's most important advertising event is returning here in November after a 25-year absence. Close to 1,500 delegates are expected at the three day congress from Nov 20 to 23, including some of the biggest names in the
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        To succeed overseas, get customer-centric
        488 34  -  VALERIE LAW To go global, local firms must forge stronger Internet links with consumers valeri e@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPOREAN companies have the potential to become global technology players thanks to the presence of a robust infrastructure and the availability of staff expertise. But to become top-notch players
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        Lock icon NetSuite offers on-demand software for SMEs in Asia
        358 34 ELAINE NG SILICON Valley's Net Suite aspires to become the SAP of the mid-mar-ket segment The provider of integrated online customer relationship management (CRM) /enterprise resource planning (ERP)/e-commerce software set up shop in Singapore recently. The Singapore office will serve as its
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        Lock icon Better logistics is about humans, not just hardware
        351 34  -  —SEAHSIEWHUA MOST companies have a logistics network. Unfortunately, many focus on technology at the expense of managing human behaviour an aspect that leaves them vulnerable from within. Dr John Gattorna, a supply chain expert, feels that although many organisations are on the
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        Greasing the supply chain
        383 35  -  ELAINE NG That's the goal of Cisco's new demand-driven solution elaine.ng@newstoday.com.sg SUPPLIERS in the manufacturing process often face delays and duplications in the product life cycle, as it is difficult to access the same information when the parties involved are dispersed geographically. Cisco Systems aims to
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          RED HAT LINUX TRAINING
          67 35 Red Hat has partnered with Nanyang Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic to kick off its Red Hat Academy programme here. Based on Red Hat's operating system and open source technologies. Red Hat Academy is a training programme on the use of Linux for students in tertiary institutions.
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          NEW VERSION OF ASE 15
          64 35 Sybase Inc has announced the latest version of its enterprise-class relational database management system, the Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15. Key features include ondisk encryption, smart partitions and patented query processing technology, as well as enhanced support for unstructured data management. The Small Business Edition
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          COGNOS 8 BI OFFERS FULL FUNCTIONALITY
          67 35 Cognos 8 Business Intelligence (Bl) is said to be the industry's first product that provides the complete range of Bl functionality on a single, proven Web Services-based architecture. Features include dimensional reporting, comparative analysis, business event management and process integration, and integrated performance management.
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      424 26 .S India's most preferred airline, Jet Airways, offers the most luxurious I■ tm M\im J i I connection between Singapore and Mumbai. As India's multi-award Jet Airways flies daily between Win an all-expense paid trip to rs^^r 280**—^—-- M"TJSr~ Mumbai with Jet Airways! o^™-*.-^^---™.™.^*-, 7 >/ I <TDYMB>space<Answer> 16 exclusive
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      27 29 WHY INVEST IN GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS? Foreign reserves as a percentage of GDP in these economies are at record highs and foreign debts have declined sharply 31
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      154 32 The industry survey that tracks the ■■FTFfSrn^'lS commercials everyone Is talking about. Here are the top 1O TVCs for Jun Jul 2005. HHiHH|HpH|H f Recall MJt^JJfllifflM ~T~ Mitsubishi Electric StarMEX Easy Clean Air-Conditioner ftn ll^MiHfflffllM Chuo Senko Advertising Chuo Senko Advertising MRflß?f9ffreWM 2 Visa International Monkeys Rn BCTfBWffBffB BBDO Singapore/OMD
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      171 35 Win with the complete range of storage innovations Seagate's Momentus range of mobile storage solutions gives you greater choices than ever before. A Itl fi x** 1 A p^^© fS^ I At Seagate, we understand your needs. That's why we have designed the Momentus range of notebook hard drives. With
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      Lock icon MAKE MUSIC NOT WAR
      983 36  -  tflllT] nfflfl After civil strife and tsunami, Sri Lanka relies on Womad to draw tourists, backtothe island** AFTER almost twoß decades of civil war, Sri Lanka was battered I by the tsunami on Dec 26 last year. Once again, the country had I made international headlines
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        Faith Hill
        78 36  -  Zul Ottoman by.... Fireflies THIS album. Faith Hill's sixth, made it to the No 1 spot on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Country Albums charts in its first week of release. A scary thought, considering Fireflies is peppered with twangy banjo, fiddle, slide guitar or mandolin riffs
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        Hard-Fi
        82 36 Stars of CCTV IMAGINE a rock version of The Streets coming out of Ali G's hometown of Staines and you have Hard-Fi. However, there is nothing comical about this quartet, who draw on the social alienation they experience living in a small town to fashion keenly-observed songs, such as
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        The Rasmus
        79 36 Hide from the Sun MORE pseudo Goth-rock from Finnish rockers The Rasmus. But don't let the black clothes and eyeliner fool you-they're actually more Roxette than Sisters of Mercy. Their latest album doesn't differ too much from the blueprint laid on 2003's Dead Letters: Decent pop-rock tunes booming
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        Lock icon MY FAVOURITE ALBUM
        84 36 This week, we ask Singapore poet Cyril Wong for the record he feels is the best ever made. CYRIL WONG ON KATE BUSH'S HOUNDS OF LOVE: THE Bjork of her time but musically more adventurous and imaginative Kate Bush expresses words and melodies like no other human
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      Sea change to club scene
      354 38  -  JEANINETAN Star Cruises wants partiers to groove on the high seas jea nine@newstoday.com.sg BOAT parties, popular among clubbers in Europe during the summer months, are now available to Singaporean clubbers in a big way. For the first time, Star Cruises will organise a special series
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        181 38 Actors Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher (picture) were married on Saturday, capping their celebrated two-year-long older woman-younger man relationship. Representatives for Kutcher, 27, and Moore, 42, could not be reached for comment, but both Us Weekly and People magazines said the deed took place in
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        WATCH JAPAN'S FINEST
        53 38 The annual Japanese Film Festival is here again. The festival opens tomorrow with the premiere of director Ichikawa Jun's Tony Takitani, based on a short story by famed novelist Haruki Murakami. The festival closes on Oct 9. Tickets at $10 are available at screening venues. Visit www.sfs.org.sg
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        DESIGN A RADIO JINGLE
        69 38 As part of the celebrations marking 70 years of Singapore radio, MediaCorp Radio is organising a "create a jingle" contest. The theme is Radio Turns 70 A Sound Celebration. The winner will walk away with $5,000 cash and have his or her jingle played on radio
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        CELEBS A PHONE CLICK AWAY
        73 38 Fly Entertainment celebrities including Aaron Aziz and Irene Ang have hooked up with 12wap Celebrity Fan Club, touted as the first mobile lifestyle service that can be accessed both via mobile phone (WAP) and computer (WEB). With 12wap Celebrity Fan Club, fans can access the
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      167 38  -  JOYCE LIN BARELY a month after winning the Project SuperStar title, Tan Wei Lian (picture) has taken a step further into the celebrity circuit He has signed his first product endorsement The 24-year-old visually-im-paired singer received a handsome five-figure sum and one year's worth of skincare
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      Killing happy families
      547 39  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS The Sopranos returns to mockthe immorality of US society again Deputy Plus Editor neil@newstoday.com.sg WHEN The Sopranos creator David Chase originally pitched his idea to HBO, there was scepticism: What was so original about making a TV show about the mafia? Following in the footsteps
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      182 40 Mfbee. —B^^^-^^Br BB' Wtr Wl 1. What sort of hair problems are you facing? I 2. How often do you use haircare products? f What do you use? 3. Yun Nam is my preferred choice because F ml I/ Name H Address m I wj Tel (H) (O) i fc'j
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      Oh my! Candida!
      556 41  -  REETA RAMAN Pregnant women are more prone to vaginal infection reeta@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU are pregnant, it is likely that you will be more prone to contracting vulvovaginal candidiasis or WC. According to Dr Ann Tan, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist of Women and Fetal Centre at the
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      Lock icon The Da Vinci diet takes on Atkins
      398 42 -AP A BAKER who lost half his business to the low-carbohydrate craze has written a book based on the mathematical principles of the Golden Ratio, a formula used by famous Italian Renaissance artist, painter and inventor Leonardo Da Vinci and made popular in
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      Broccoli's just ideal
      245 42  -  BRENDACHEW It's an anti-carcinogen and also rich in nutritional goodness brenda@newstoday.com.sg BOTH broccoli and cauliflower have anti-carcino-genic properties. These vegetables contain compounds that can stop enzymes from activating cancer-causing agents in the body. Besides this property, the compounds also increase the activity of another enzyme that disables
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      When office work is a pain ...
      416 43  - When office work is a pain REETA RAMAN SGH survey shows 7 in 10 employees have aches in at least one part of the body reeta@newstoday.com.sg LIKE many other desk-bound office workers, Kate Wong experiences constant neck and shoulder aches from sitting long hours in front of computer screen. The
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        TIPS TO ALLEVIATE ACHES
        100 43 Mr Patrick Ker, head of occupational therapy and chief of the ergonomics services at SGH, shares the following tips on how to alleviate your neck, back and shoulder aches: There should be sufficient knee clearance and legroom underneath your work surface. Make sure there is adequate
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        HOW TO PREVENT BACK AND NECK PAINS
        30 43 Stretch often while at work and exercise regularly. Proper ergonomics in the office can also go a long way in alleviating your aches.
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      735 44 SWEATY PALMS SWEATING is perfectly normal. It's one way the body maintains its temperature. But sometimes this nifty system goes awry. When some people are under stress, the sweat starts flowing, usually on the palms, soles, face, and armpits. Some find themselves drenched in perspiration from just
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      CELEBRITY HEALTHWATCH
      249 44 Busy? Exercise is just lifestyle adjustment MEDIACORP artiste Ix Shen (picture) attributes his toned and deliriously buff body to exercise and more exercise. The 34-year-old is so addicted to exercising that he falls ill if his regular workout routine is disrupted. The fitness fanatic talks to EVELINE GAN.
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      ASK THE DOC
      703 45 My daughter will be five years old next month and weighs only 14kg. She is 98cm tall. Both my husband and I are not tall or plump so chances are my daughter will be petite. But what worries me is that even though she eats a lot,
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        LAUNCH OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
        61 45 To kick off breast cancer awareness month this October, an exhibition will be held on Friday. A team of clinicians from Tan Tock Seng Hospital will also be present at the exhibition to conduct talks on breast care. Date: Sept 30 Time: 10am to
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        98 45 The Health Promotion Board is organising a hike in Hong Kong to raise funds for cancer research. Those who want to quit smoking, those who have quit as well as supporters of the smoke-free cause are encouraged to take part. For details: Call 6213 7819, log on to
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      641 52  -  Leonard Thomas Discipline errant athletes and let Kunst get on with it THIRTY-SEVEN years ago, Canasabai Kunalan clocked 10.38 seconds in the 100 m heats in Mexico City. His time in the 1968 Olympic Games stood as the national record for 33 years, until U
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        307 50 —AFP NEW DELHI Indian cricket plunged deeper into turmoil yesterday as players and officials lined up to take sides in the damaging rift between coach Greg Chappell and captain Sourav Ganguly. A worried Indian cricket chief Ranbir Singh Mahendra tried to impose a gag order amid fears
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