Today, 30 November 2005, Afternoon Edition

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    22 1 TODAY Frew incorporating iMTCSItS MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Wednesday November 30, 2005 todayonline.com TODAY /A=diaCorp incorporating >MT6£itS Wednesday November 30, 2005 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon US calls for UN action on Suu Kyi's detention
      339 1 —BLOOMBERG Security Council urged to press Myanmar to reverse decision THE United States has asked the United Nations Security Council to press Myanmar's military government to reverse its decision on extending the detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu (picture) and
      —BLOOMBERG; AP  -  339 words
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      Lock icon Shares mixed, oil closes lower
      132 1 —AGENCIES NEW YORK US stocks ended mixed yesterday after an early rally fizzled out, with investors consolidating recent gains despite a stronger-than-expected set of economic reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average handed back early gains and dipped 2.56 points to close at 10,888.16, the Nasdaq
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      30 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 16 voices 26 business 34 growth 40 plus 42 tv radio listings 50 classad 51 sports 53 we set you thinking __\\l
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      'Orchard fever' spreading
      421 2 Another Somerset site on Govt's reserve list VALCHUA va l@newstoday.com.sg AS PROPERTY developers eye a slice of the revitalised Orchard Road area, the Government is whetting their appetite by offering another Somerset site for bidding next year. The 99-year leasehold site, one of eight new locations under
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      Lock icon US failing to block terrorism funding, says govt report
      290 2 BLOOMBERG US President George W Bush's administration has not developed a plan to help two dozen countries with cells of Islamic radicals counter schemes for financing terrorism, according to a government report The Treasury and State departments are fighting over which
      — BLOOMBERG  -  290 words
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      FOOD WITH A HEALTH WARNING
      865 3 But has Singapore woken up to the danger? RICHARD SEAH A BIG, fat movement is sweeping across the world and it has major implications for the food industry. Yet Singapore seems largely oblivious to it This is a movement to eliminate and, in some cases,
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      Lock icon Political fate of Hong Kong should be decided by its people: Rice
      291 3 —AFP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks yesterday with Hong Kong's veteran democrat Martin Lee and stressed that people in the former British colony should be allowed to determine its political fate. "The Secretary emphasised
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      Lock icon Nguyen: Australia reconciles
      589 6 —AFP No more legal challenges, says foreign minister SYDNEY Australia ruled out further legal challenges to the execution of convicted drug-runner Nguyen Tuong Van in Singapore. The 25-year-old is scheduled to be hanged on Friday for trafficking 396gm of heroin into Singapore three years ago as he
      —AFP; AFP  -  589 words
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      Terror raising ugly head underwater
      233 6  -  CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Al Qaeda is developing underwater demolition expertise, terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna told a maritime security conference in Singapore yesterday. The majority of terrorist attacks have been land-based and maritime attacks are usually an extension of their land operations, said Dr Gunaratna, who
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      Lock icon Blow the whistle
      457 4  -  ANSLEY NG Nicoll lessons prompt new feedback channel for worksite lapses a nsley@newstoday.com.sg FOLLOWING the Nicoll Highway collapse in April last year that killed four, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is clamping down on careless staff and contractors by encouraging whistle blowers to come forward to report
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      Cause of carpark deaths found
      343 4  -  -ANSLEYNGANDLOH CHEE KONG THE couple found dead in a car parked at a multi-storey carpark died of cardiorespiratory failure, the police said yesterday. But the authorities are still investigating what exactly caused this condition, said Assistant Superintendent Victor Keong, who confirmed no visible injuries were
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      Lock icon Wish upon an orange star
      479 8  -  TORCHING LI On its first birthday, Jetstar Asia hopes to break even in a year chingli@newstoday.com.sg BUDGET carrier Jetstar Asia turns one on Dec 13 with considerable baggage to its name such as losses from high fuel prices and a merger with former rival Valuair
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      All-time low for credit card fraud
      386 10  -  LEECHINGWERN Incidence of cheating dips by 38% despite more billings chingwern@newstoday.com. sg WHILE credit card transaction volumes in Singapore have grown significantly over the past few years, the number of fraud cases have fallen by 38 per cent to a historic low. According to
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      S'pore, US renew pledge to fight pandemic diseases
      200 10  -  CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE and the United States have renewed their joint commitment to prevent and respond to pandemic influenza and other emerging diseases in South-east Asia. The document provides for the operation of the Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention (Redi) Centre, and follows
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        Lock icon CREDIT CARD CHEAT FOUND GUILTY
        126 10 938 LIVE A 20-year-old woman who lived the high life on stolen credit cards with her boyfriend has been convicted of conspiracy to cheat. Clarissa Lim shopped at designer stores and ate at exclusive restaurants with Loo Chee Hoong for one-and-a-half years before she was
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        Lock icon BAGS THAT CAN FEED YOUR PLANT
        128 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The bags that you use to carry your groceries home from the supermarket can soon be used to fertilise your plants. That's because Singapore has managed to create biodegradable bags that can also be broken down into compost. The eco-friendly bags made
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        Lock icon AWARD FOR BOSSES
        73 10 938 LIVE The search is now on for employers who adopt effective worklife strategies to benefit their workers. Companies deemed to have committed themselves to helping their staff balance work and personal commitments will be given a Work Life Excellence award. This biennial honour, formerly known as
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      Video Call on BroadBand, so easy to use
      585 13 SINGTELVideo Call on Broadßand is a single, easy-to-use and collaborative service. To use this service, subscribers have to install a special client software on their PC. This will allow them to make video calls from the PC to a 3G mobile phone,
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      $1.5m boost for the 'soul'
      376 14  -  DERRICK A PAULO NTU humanities school scores M'sian patron derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE "soul" of the Nanyang Technological University has just been enriched in the financial sense of the word. The university has received a $1.5-million donation for its School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), one
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  • world news
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      Lock icon SBY lifts ban on Sidney Jones
      223 16 -AFP JAKARTA President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday ordered the lifting of a one-year-ban on American terrorism researcher and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) expert Sidney Jones just a day after a minister said she had an "attitude" problem. "The reasoning is that the reason for the
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      Lock icon Tragic bottom line in chase for profits
      494 16 -AFP In China, safety suffers as industry expands at top speed BEIJING China's industrial production is expanding at breakneck pace, but experts warn that safety standards are not keeping up, with this week's coal mine disaster highlighting the tragic consequences. With the fastest
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      Lock icon Not enough Aids doctors in Asia
      454 17 -AFP The region also does not have enough drugs to meet the current needs of patients KUALA LUMPUR As the world prepares to observe World Aids Day tomorrow, the drive to provide adequate treatment in Asia has been hampered by the people or lack
      -AFP; AFP  -  454 words
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      Lock icon PLIGHT OF MYANMAR AIDS PATIENTS
      262 17 -AFP When Mr Kyaw Kyaw found out he had HIV/Aids five years ago, he and everyone he knew assumed that he was a dead man. But the 33-year-old former seaman teamed up with three other people with HIV/Aids to spend their lives helping others in
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      Undercover expats out to trap child sex predators
      232 18 PHUKET While most customers ogled at the teenage girls dancing on a bar in the backstreets of Phuket's Bangla district, three European expatriates kept an eye on one patron who was chatting to a young street vendor selling chewing gum. She looked
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      Cash is king in disaster relief
      401 18  -  VENESSALEE Unwanted supplies can cause confusion venessa@newstoday.com.sg CASH is king when it comes to disaster relief because poor-ly-planned relief shipments will only hamper operations. In a report released ahead of the first anniversary of the Dec 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Asia, the
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      Lock icon Your next missed call could be deadly
      322 20 -AFP Thailand warns returning missed calls could set off bombs BANGKOK A Thai minister has issued a strong warning to the people in the Muslimmajority south that returning missed calls on their cell phones could unintentionally trigger bombs set by Islamic militants. The
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      Lock icon A1 Qaeda opens shop in South-east Asia?
      211 20 -AP JAKARTA A militant group calling itself Al Qaeda's South-east Asian Division has threatened to attack regional governments, and lauds two notorious terrorist leaders as "tigers of Islam". In a website posting seen yesterday, the previously unknown group warned Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon PARROT BLOWS ADULTEROUS AFFAIR
        98 20 -AP Ms Petra Ficker has filed for divorce after learning from the family's pet parrot that her husband was having an affair. The parrot, Hugo, had long since mastered mimicking Mr Frank Ficker, so when Mrs Ficker heard the bird calling out the name Uta, she
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        CLEANERS SUCK NEARLY $1 MILLION
        93 20 Two cleaning ladies are being investigated for using industrial vacuum cleaners to suck cash out of casino slot machines, reported ananova.com. The women allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of pounds in cash out of slot machines in a Slovenian casino. The police have now been
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      Lock icon No kissing in Rajasthan ...
      390 22 No kissing in Rajasthan Officials issue guidelines for foreign tourists NEW DELHI India's northwestern state of Rajasthan has issued a strict set of guidelines to tourists recently in a bid to ensure that they respect local culture. The guidelines come after a number of unfortunate cultural faux pas, including an
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      Lock icon Canadian govt toppled in vote
      509 25 -AFP Opposition ousts government with no confidence motion OTTAWA The Canadian opposition united to oust Prime Minister Paul Martin's scandal-tainted minority government and set off a frosty election campaign that will last through the Christmas holiday. Mr Martin's Liberal Party lost a censure vote by
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      Lock icon Bangladesh hit with 1st suicide bombings
      228 25 -AFP I CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh) Eight people were killed and 23 badly hurt yesterday in what police said were Bangladesh's first suicide bombings and the latest in a string of attacks by Islamic extremists. The government and police accused the hardline Jamayetul Mujahideen, which wants
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        Are elitist views to blame or too few chances to mix?
        209 26  -  WONG LAI PING Letter from I REFER to your front page report, "What's another word for elitist?" (Nov 29) about the Gifted Education Programme (GEP). The report's main point is that GEP students have elitist attitudes, keeping to their
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        Ignore stereotypes, GEP students a diverse group
        209 26  -  BEATRICE LIU SHIYING Letter from I disagree that "GEPers" are socially inept As a former GEP student, I agree with Gwyneth Teo and Michael Wee that, while in secondary school, such students tend to befriend only fellow GEPers. But I think it is
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      261 28  -  JAMES DOBSON BYDR LOVE IS A ROSE One of the great myths about romantic love is that if a couple is genuinely in love, that condition is permanent and will last a lifetime. Love, even genuine love, is a fragile commodity. Like more than one popular
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    • Dodging National Service – confusing signals
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        Looking at price tags, post-Melvyn Tan
        244 28  -  WILSON WONG Letter from THE Singapore Judiciary has set a precedent in determining the degree of punishment it will mete out for draft dodgers. I do not think the punishment meted out to future draft dodgers will vary very much as, to a large
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        Being successful musician abroad atones for offence?
        171 28  -  JAMES CHI Letter from A $5,000 penalty is far too light a punishment for evading National Service and I do not understand how being a successful musician abroad could even partially atone for the severity of the offence. Even worse, I know of
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        Find a balance between forgiveness and fairness
        145 28  -  BENJAMIN GAN Letter from IN HIS strident call for punishment for world-renowned pianist Melvyn Tan, Boon Chin Aun ("The pianist who hit all the wrong notes", Nov 29) has opened up a Pandora's box. Many of these draft dodgers have left their parents
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        Loyalty to the nation cannot be compromised
        189 29  -  TRINA TANKER WEI Letter from AFTER observing all the comments that have been made over Melvyn Tan, I have to apologise to my younger brother for all those times I chided him for dreading National Service. I had told him that it is
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        Avoiding NS to further one's career is deplorable
        187 29  -  RAPHAEL LEONG Letter from I AM very concerned about the recent discussions in the media on fines for failure to enlist. I find the reason, in one of the articles, given by one person for failing to serve rather self-serving. While we
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        Is it safe to purchase movie tickets online?
        196 29  -  SERENE YAP Letter from LAST Wednesday, I booked tickets online for a movie at Golden Village. After I entered my credit card details and submitted my order, I was to confirm the booking on the next page. However, perhaps due to high
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      Bad toilet habits die hard
      178 30  -  NELSON QUAH Cleanliness still rare despite campaigns Letter from WE ARE all familiar with filthy public toilets here, such as at some shopping centres and neighbourhood coffeeshops. The "clean public toilets" education programme and the "toilet flushing" campaign have not yield- Ed results as many
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      116 30  -  DAWN LOW Letter from Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications SMRT Corporation Ltd I REFER to the letter, "Bus stop invasion" by A G Lee (Nov 19-20). Bicycle lots are provided at most SMRT stations, for example those located in residential areas, to better serve commuters.
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      594 31  -  DRLOOCHOONYONG DEAR parliamentarians of Australia, Many of you are concerned with the impending execution of Nguyen Tuong Van. You have also appealed to our Government to spare him. Many Singaporeans understand your concern and compassion for him and his family. I
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      491 31 I BL MONASH University "One of Australia's biggest and boldest Universities" (The Good Universities Guide 2003) cricos Provider Number oooosc Times Higher Education Supplement 2005 World Rankings: Ranked 33rd in the World Ranked 3rd in Australia for arts and humanities Ranked 17th worldwide for Social Sciences (Education) mmT^^M Ear|y Childhood
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    693 32  -  MR MIYAGI Mr Miyagi There are much better ways of getting your blogs noticed -try being interesting! news@newstoday.com.sg WITH more than 60 million blogs in the world, what are your blog's chances of getting noticed? And can you improve these chances? Even with
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      371 34  -  CHRISTIE LOH Move comes after MAS narrows definition of'independent' director christie@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is reviewing its boardroom practices after the central bank yesterday narrowed the definition of 'independence' within the listed bourse operator and regulator. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said in a
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      89 34 JY Pillay SGX chairman Hsieh Fu Hua SGX CEO Chew Choon Seng Singapore Airlines CEO Ho lian Yee Pacific Asset Mgt executive director Lee Hsien Yang Sing Tel group CEO and president Loh Boon Chye Deutsche Bk, head of global markets, Asia Low Check Kian Newsmith
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        117 34 DOW JONES SHARES closed lower yesterday in light trading. Sentiment was undermined by worries over rising interest rates, with the three-month Singapore dollar interbank offered rate rising to a near sixyear high last week. The ST Index closed down 5.66 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 2,302.88. In the
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        36 34 US$ 0.5911 UK£ 0.3429 Yen 70.425 HK$ 4.5849 RM 2.2347 Euro 0.5005 Rupiah 5,935.9 Baht 24.359 Peso 31.896 A$ 0.7987 Indian Rs 27.139 Won 612.88 CS 0.6914 Yuan 4.7778 NZ$ 0.8405 NT$ 19.818
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        56 34 Nikkei 225 14,927.70 -59.24 -0.40 Hang Seng Australia ASX 15,028.76 4,639.00 -71.24 -26.30 -0.47 -0.56 Taiwan Wtd 6,139.51 -64.33 -1.04 Korea Comp KLCI 1,279.38 898.63 -14.36 -1.51 -1.11 -0.17 SET Index 669.90 +3.21 +0.48 Jakarta Comp 1,082.27 +1.21 +0.11 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2,107.36 193.99 +1.26 -2.42 +0.06
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        27 34 Information jrovided b> Dow Jones Bloomberg SGX, Gold US$/oz 502.00 Silver US$/oz 8.39 Platinum US$/oz 1,000.00 Rubber cents/kg 277.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1/409.50 Brent US$/barrel 54.30
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        67 34 KepLandSGAeCW*****3 1.190 +0.160 BBSBk6%NCPS10 107.400 +0.100 SIA 11.800 +0.100 SIA200 11.700 +0.100 Venture 13.400 +0.100 SingamasC2kHK$ 3.925 +0.075 Hi-P 1.670 +0.070 APB 8.950 +0.050 Olam 1.480 +0.050 OlamCAeCW***** 0.290 +0.050 VibroPwr W*****2 0.010 +100.0 ChinaEntSp 0.015 +50.0 SingTelMBLeCW*****5 0.050 +42.9 Hartford R 0.180 +33.3 Hitchins 0.060 +33.3
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      451 35  -  CHOW PENN NEE Alleged offences involve misstatement of accounts, deception pennnee@newstoday.com.sg MORE than a year after the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) launched an investigation into Informatics Holdings for overstating its profits, the former top guns of the education services company were charged yesterday for their
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      109 35 Brilliant Manufacturing's full-year net profit narrowed by 40.4 per cent to $15.3 million, or 3.27 cents a share, from $25.6 million, or 5.53 cents per share, for the year ended Sept 30. Revenue fell to $172.7 million from $186.0 million. Contract electronics manufacturer Ventura Corp said it bought a
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        427 36  -  VALCHUA Corporate fraud numbers are down, but it's still biting hard va l@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE several recent high-profile cases, incidences of corporate fraud have actually halved over the past two years, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The survey which polled 75 Singapore companies in various industries
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        127 36 Of the 75 companies surveyed: Local firms suffered an average cost of fraud of about US$4 million ($6.8 million), higher than the global average of US$l.7 million Of those who reported economic crime, 58 per cent were subjected to asset misappropriation. One-third suffered from false pretences and one-third from
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        324 37 BLOOMBERG SINGTEL may return as much as 70 per cent more cash to shareholders this fiscal year because of a strong balance sheet, a US brokerage said in a report Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia expects Sing Tel to return capital of
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        188 37  -  CHOW PENN NEE THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has scored well in an annual review with the financial sector here. The authority's second External Perception Survey (EPS) drew responses from financial institutions that deal with MAS departments such as Economic Policy, Banking Supervision
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        232 37 FOLLOWING up on the success of its esaver account is Standard Chartered Bank's esaver Kids! a savings account for children that earns a promotional interest rate of 1.88 per cent per annum until Dec 31, after which the normal interest rate of 1.28 per
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        162 38 DOWJONES NEW DELHI India's Bharti TeleVentures chairman said yesterday that there were no plans to sell further stakes to Sing Tel or UK-based Vodafone Group. "There is no question of diluting further stake," Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal told reporters on the sidelines
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        306 38 -BLOOMBERG Dubai port operator now world's 4th-biggest DP WORLD, a port company owned by the Dubai government, agreed to buy Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co (P&O) for £3.33 billion ($9.7 billion) to strengthen its operations in Asia and Europe and expand into the United
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        626 39  -  NARAYANANARAYANA This will lead to competitive pricing and address conflict-of-interest issues arising from the bourse's dual role EARLIER this month, my four-year old refrigerator conked out The agents advised that the five-year guarantee covered only the compressor. The warranty for the other parts had expired,
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        350 40 -DOW JONES They'll be able to opt for funding through securitisation from early nextyear A PROJECT that aims to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) get funding through securitisation is expected to launch its first deal in the first quarter of next year, Mr Lee
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      1354 42  -  David Chew david.chew@newstoday.com.sg gem Singapore's Gentle Rebel, the Renaissance Manarchitect extraordinaire William Lim has many titles PEOPLE'S Park Complex is packed on weekends. Singaporeans look for cheap holiday packages while tourists sample the food and soak in the enchanting vibes of Chinatown. Holland's top architect Rem Koolhaas
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      320 43 1932: Born in Hong Kong. Studied there until the end of World War II 1951: After a foundational year at the Hong Kong University, starts second year at London's Architectural Association 1960: Started own firm with Lim Chong Keat and Chen Voon Fee, the Malayan Architects Co-Partnership (MAC) after
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      285 44  -  -Arlenny Ahmad and Zach Adnan. Last week, we introduced the two trainers from California Fitness responsible for transforming Ultimate Makeover Challenge participants Suzanne Khoo and Han Shair Ling from drab to fab. Now, meet the trainers of the remaining two participants ARLENNY AHMAD
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      310 45  -  DAVID CHEW Wild Rice updates its third fairytale in recent years for Christmas david. chew@newstoday.com. sg WHAT if Sleeping Beauty was from a kampong in Temasek, and had fallen asleep in 1905? Would she be shocked to wake up a century later in 2005, to find herself in
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      280 45 -AGENCIES NEW YORK It's official: Simon Cowell will return as a judge for American Idol's fifth season. "Simon is 100 percent onboard American Idol this season," a representative for US network Fox was reported as saying. "He has already participated in
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      145 45 —AGENCIES LONDON Sir Paul McCartney says he will never perform in China after watching a secretly-taped film of animals being abused and killed for their fur. The former Beatle also said he would boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics after viewing the
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      541 46  -  LIM KUAN CHIANG IN BANGKOK kuanchia ng@newstoday.com. sg Bangkok chic meets Singapore cool in new nightspot THINK the brutally-competitive local nightlife scene could do with another trendy bar where international deejays spin the latest grooves and knowledgeable, goodlooking wait-staff serve a wide array of gen-erously-poured
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      573 47  -  EUSACHIA Darren Bousman makes his directorial debut in Saw 11, and fans just love it elisa@newstoday.com.sg CALL it a desperate attempt that paid off. Like most aspiring film-makers, Darren Lynn Bousman started off as a humble production assistant But three years on, he was sick of
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      214 47 AGENCIES LOS ANGELES A man has sued the producers and sponsors of the cable reality show, Project Runway, charging that the Emmy-nominated series is based on a script of his that was rejected two years ago. Joel Lamontagne, who filed the lawsuit in the Los Angeles
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      160 47 —AFP LOS ANGELES The hit US television spy drama series Alias, which made Jennifer Garner (picture) famous even before she married superstar Ben Affleck, will end its five season run in May next year, the American ABC television network announced. "Right out of the box, Alias attracted
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        443 48  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS Boy wizard Harrytakesupthe box-office goblet and runs with it Deputy Plus Editor neil@newstoday.com.sg HARRY Potter is single-handedly rescuing the North American box office. The boy wizard raced past the US$2OO-million ($338-million) mark in just 10 days with his Goblet of Fire, much faster than his
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          129 48 SINGAPOREAN film Pert/; won four awards at the 11th Lyon Asian Film Festival held in the French city. Perth, which is directed by Los Angeles-based Singaporean filmmaker Djinn Ong (picture), won top honours in two categories: The Press Award for Best Film and the Public Award
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          104 48 In a tie-up with the film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, the National Library is organising a Jane Austen workshop on Saturday. Conducted by Susan Schulkin of the British Council, the workshop discusses the life and times of novelist
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      197 48 TOP TEN brousht to y°u by MGolden Village^ In North America (Nov 25-27) In Singapore (Nov 25-27) RANKING MOVIE WEEKEND CUMULATIVE WEEKS IN WEEKS IN GROSSAJSS GROSS/USS CINEMAS RANKING MOVIE CINEMAS II (1) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 54.90 m 201.08 m 2 1 (1) Harry Potter and
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        Lock icon Stadium honour for Best?
        432 53 -AFP Plans afoot for Northern Ireland to salute their son BELFAST Northern Ireland sports minister David Hanson has said it is possible a proposed new stadium in Belfast could be named after the late George Best. The Belfast-born Manchester United and Northern Ireland football great died
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        207 53 -AFP HONG KONG Scotland's Colin Montgomerie (picture) yesterday accused the media of becoming obsessed with his hunt for an elusive first Major win. "It doesn't affect me either way. It seems to affect the media more than me," Montgomerie said ahead of this week's
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        300 53 -AFP LONDON —Alex Ferguson is anticipating an emotional tribute to George Best at Old Trafford today {tomorrow morning, Singapore time) when Manchester United play their first home game since the death of one of their greatest players. The League Cup tie against West Brom would
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          Lock icon Double century mark beckons
          386 54 Lampard bent on achieving 'impossible' dream of 200 consecutive match appearances LONDON —Frank Lampard has set his sights on extending his record of consecutive Premiership appearances to 200 matches, a mark he believes will be "impossible" to overhaul. The 27-year-old Chelsea midfielder has played in 160
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          195 54 BLOOMBERG LONDON Martina Hingis, who won five Grand Slams before retiring with injuries at the age of 22, said she's returning to the women's Professional Tennis Tour next year. Hingis, now 25, said she was "never happy" that she was forced to step
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          AC Milan closer to last 8
          130 54 ROME AC Milan beat Division Two Brescia 3-1 in the first leg of their Italian Cup last 16 tie at the San Siro yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). Portuguese midfielder Rui Costa opened the scoring before Alberto Gilardino extended Milan's lead with a header.
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          Lock icon Giant-killers Doncaster upset Villa
          411 54 —AFP ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP Doncaster 3 Aston Villa 0 LONDON Doncaster Rovers claimed their second Premiership scalp of the season when they beat Aston Villa at Belle Vue to move into the League Cup quar-ter-finals with a 3-0 win yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) that added
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        Lock icon It's just the beginning
        469 55 —AP European Player of the Year Ronaldinho warns that he can only get better PARIS Ronaldinho has bad news for defenders around the world he thinks he can get better. Ronaldinho won the Golden Ball award as European Player of the Year yesterday, and he says
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        Lock icon Becks wants Keane, Vieira to join him
        280 55 —AGENCIES MADRID David Beckham has thrown his weight behind Real Madrid's reported interest in signing Roy Keane. And Thierry Henry would be equally welcome at Madrid, says Beckham. As Celtic ponder their next move with regards to Keane, Marca, the Spanish sports daily,
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        Lock icon IT'S DOWN TO TWO
        712 56  -  Lee U-Wen Saudi captain Al Jaber missing, so AFC apply the rules and strike him off awards list in Kuala Lumpur u-wen@newstoday.com.sg MUCH of the gloss had already been lost after the likes of Park Ji Sung, Lee Young Pyo, Hidetoshi Nakata, Shunsuke Nakamura and Ali
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        Lock icon England's charge halted
        290 56 —AFP CRICKET TEST Pakistan v England LAHORE, Pakistan Offspinner Shoaib Malik (picture) and paceman Rana Naved-ul-Hasan shared five wickets yesterday as England squandered an early advantage with some poor sweep shots on the opening day of the final Test. England were well-placed at 101 without loss, before
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        Lock icon Bowling blanks
        447 57  -  DARREN LAI Poor start for Singapore on the lanes as Indonesia and hosts sparkle da rren@newstoday.com.sg THE return of bowling to the SEA Games was one of the reasons chef-de-mission Oon Jin Teik set a target of at least 35 gold medals for Team Singapore. With 10 golds
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        Malaysia shatter Filipino dreams
        296 57 BACOLOD Two goals from the boot of Surendren Rasiah ended Filipino dreams of a medal in the men's football as Malaysia came from behind to win a semi-final spot at the South East Asian Games. The hosts were leading the tie 2-1 and on course for
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          VIP TREATMENT? NAHI
          60 57 ACCOMPANIED by an 11-man security entourage, SNOC president Teo Chee Hean (picture) arrived at the Trace College Aquatic Swimming Complex with much fanfare. But instead of sitting at the VIP section, the Minister of Defence chose to be with the travelling Singapore cheer leading contingent, much to
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          SWIMMING DRAWS LOCALS
          55 57 SWIMMING'S status as one of the SEA Games' most glamourous sports was reaffirmed once more. Over 2,000 local fans queued up for up to two hours hoping for a place in the stands to support their Filipino team. The buzz at the Trace College venue certainly awoke
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          SEA GAMES TICKETS ... AND A COFFIN AS WELL
          70 57 SEA GAMES TICKETS AND A COFFIN AS WELL AN SMS circulating in Bacolod City has raised eyebrows among residents. The SMS was sent out by the Rolling Hills Chapel to the public promising embalmment services and a coffin if they purchased SEA Games tickets. But Brian Pentevella, the CEO of
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          FILIPINO ATHLETICS CHIEF COLLAPSES, BACK ON TRACK
          102 57 EARLY IN the 23rd SEA Games athletics competition on Monday, Philippines track and field chief Go Teng Kok collapsed on the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex oval track. Go did not run the 10,000 meters but people who rushed to help him swore he
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        Lock icon Now for a big 2006
        434 58  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Dv and Zhang set their sights on Melbourne, then Doha in Pasay City, Manila yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THEIR eyes may have been fixed on the medal rostrum, but Dv Xianhui and Zhang Guirong's thoughts were very much fixed on bigger goals. The China-born Singapore pair
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        Lock icon S'pore quartet get bronze, eventually
        408 58  -  Jose Raymond in Bacolotl City jose@newstoday.com.sg ERZAMANIQ Fawzy was in tears and had to be consoled by a journalist Anchor runner U X Shyam laid on the track clutching his right hamstring, while Mohd Shameer Ayub just stared blankly at the Scoreboard. After clinching a
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        Lock icon After 26 years, gold, at last
        559 59  -  LEONG WEE KEAT With women's team success, Spore gymnastics' rise from ashes is complete weekeat@newstoday.com.sg THE last time Singapore gymnasts struck gold at the SEA Games was in 1979 when Yip Kwan Tai triumphed on the balance beam in Jakarta. Since then, our gymnasts
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        Poor conditions, but Singapore remain on course
        455 59  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg THE seas have been a source of rich harvest for Singapore Sailing at the SEA Games. In the last 12 years, 40 gold medals bear testimony to their success. And Singapore remain on course to continue the plunder in the 23rd
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      Lock icon GOLDS GALORE
      602 60  -  Cubby Leong Yeo bags two out of Singapore's four to move closer to Chan's all-time mark in Los Banos cubby@newstoday.com.sg OPENING night, seven events, four golds. It was a great start for Singapore's swimming team at Trace College Aquatic Swimming Complex here in Los Banos yesterday, as Joscelin
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      Lock icon Tao Li steals some of Joscelin's limelight
      374 60  -  CUBBY LEONG IN LOS BANOS cubby@newstoday.com.sg JOSCELIN Yeo may have been the toast of the Singapore swimming team yesterday, but 15-year-old Tao Li announced her arrival on the SEA Games stage with a storming win in the women's 200 m backstroke. Smashing May
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      One win from gold
      170 60  -  —TAN YO HINN SINGAPORE is just one win away from successfully defending its SEA Games women's team crown in badminton. In last night's semi-final at the Philsports Multi-Sport Complex in Pasig City, the women overcame Indonesia 3-2 in a nail-biter to book a place in the
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      Lock icon SHOOTING STARS
      620 61  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Despite delayed final, Choo and Lee keep their cool for a 1-2 finish in Muntinlupa City yohinn@newstoday.com.sc ONE was making his debut. The other, his 10th appearance at the SEA Games. But debutant Choo Choon Seng showed no sign of nerves as he edged out Games
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      TEAM SINGAPORE RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
      691 61 RESULTS (Singaporeans unless otherwise stated) Athletics Women's discus finals: Dv Xianhui 49.48 m (gold), Zhang Guirong 48.62 m (bronze), 4xloom finals: Singapore 40.59s (bronze); Men's 400 m: MuhdFirdaus Juhari 49.785; Men's shot put finals: James Wong 12.66 m (bronze) Badminton Women's team event: Singapore 3
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      2005 SEA GAMES MEDAL TALLY
      60 61 I Philippines Vietnam Thailand Malaysia Indonesia Singapore Myanmar Brunei Laos Cambodia Timor Leste 38 20 17 17 10 10 6 0 0 0 0 21 20 25 13 16 10 8 2 1 0 0 25 29 30 17 24 16 8 2 3 1
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