Today, 1 December 2005, Afternoon Edition

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    23 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp fresfsf mica(P) 112/07/2005 incorporating IMTCiITS Thursday December 1, 2005 todayonline.com TODAY /AedjaCorp mica(P) 112/07/2005 incorporating kjITCiltS Thursday December 1, 2005 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon US arrests 44 over Asian passport and marriage scam
      165 1 -AFP LOS ANGELES The US authorities have arrested 44 people for allegedly charging Asian immigrants up to US$6O,OOO ($101,500) to set up elaborate sham marriages aimed at fraudulently winning US residency, officials said yesterday. The sophisticated scam set up marriages of
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      Lock icon Stocks lower, oil rebounds
      85 1 BLOOMBERG US stocks slumped for a third day as a report that the economy expanded more than forecast last quarter rekindled concern about higher interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 41.14 points to 10,847.02, the Standard Poor's 500 Index slipped 4.5 points to 1252.98
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      Inside the NKF books
      857 1  -  VAL CHUA AND JASMINE YIN Curious practices found as new board writes off $6.3m va l@newstoday.com.sg FOR the first time in its history, the beleaguered National Kidney Foundation (NKF) opened its books for public scrutiny yesterday. But while the numbers are strong the charity netted a
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      80 1 QißiG ft From now till 22 Dec 05, stylish gifts await when you do your holiday shopping at Guardian. For this week, simply spend $80* and you'll receive this lovely shawl with our best wishes! Turn to Page 26 for Guardian's Big Savings! Except medicinal products. Gilts are available while
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      Lock icon New board's focus on kidney patients
      597 2  -  JASMINE YIN Fundraising now only a vehicle, not a core activity jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg AS THE fallout from the investigations into the National Kidney Foundation accounts continue, the new board of the NKF has one simple plea to Singaporeans: Please do not forget the innocent patient
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      Curbing excesses
      471 3  -  JASMINE YIN As part of NKF's revamp, number of department heads cut from 48 to 24 jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg IMAGINE an organisation with 48 heads of department, and all of them reporting directly to just one person: The chief executive. That used to be the amazing organisational structure that the
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon Separate fact from fiction, says envoy
      498 4 CHANNELNEWSASIA High Commissioner in Australia clarifies the facts on Nguyen SINGAPORE'S High Commissioner in Australia, Mr Joseph Koh, said the outcry over the death penalty for drug trafficker Nguyen Tuong Van had made it difficult to separate fact from fiction. In an article published
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      Lock icon PM on 3-day trip to Germany
      185 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong is in Germany for a threeday introductory visit. It is his first trip to the country as Prime Minister. In the first leg of his visit in Berlin, Mr Lee will also be the first Asian leader
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      Sembawang set for $570 million facelift
      443 6  -  LEECHINGWERN Upgraded lifts, pedestrian malls, security systems, fitness corners in the offing chingwern@newstoday.com. sg THE Town Councils of East Coast and Tampines have announced their renewal packages, which are worth $500 million and $300 million, respectively. Yesterday, Sembawang Town Council announced its plans for
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      Lock icon They stray, then they suffer
      608 10  -  VINITARAMANI HIV-infected husbands also face the anger of the wives they betrayed vinita@newstoday.com.sg STEREOTYPES might have pegged it as a "gay disease", but what when HIV/Aids hits a marriage? And what when the husband, unfaithful but ailing, is left in the care of an angry
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      Bond over food – and health
      306 10 Bond over food and health IT WON'T be your usual date for 21-year-olds Tan Wee Chiat and Grace Yap this Sunday. Instead of going to the movies or a discotheque, the couple will be duelling with each other over a hot stove, taking part in an Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy
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      Lock icon Dads need a day off, too
      298 12  -  LOHCHEEKONG Poll shows men find it hard to juggle family and career cheekong@newstoday.com.sg IT USED to be the women who could not cope with the demands of juggling between their careers and parenting. But now, Singapore men are feeling the strain, too, according to
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      Lock icon MOM intensifies illegal worker raids
      122 12 938 LIVE OFFICERS from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) have rounded up 52 illegal foreign workers in separate raids at 13 coffee shops yesterday. All were working illegally at food stalls without valid work permits. Since January this year, MOM has stepped up its enforcement
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon ICE-CREAM FACTORY AT LOCAL POLY
        119 14 -938 LIVE Temasek Polytechnic (TP) has set up its own ice-cream factory, making it the first polytechnic to have such a facility. Called KoolWerkz, the factory is modelled on an industrial food kitchen and is located outside the school's premises. It allows students the opportunity
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        Lock icon SAVE UP ON CALLS AT CHANGI AIRPORT
        84 14 938 LIVE Travellers using Changi Airport will now be able to save up to 80 per cent off international call charges as airport authorities have introduced the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone services at Terminals 1 and 2. This budget call service
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        Lock icon DROP IN PETROL PRICES
        69 14 938 LIVE Pump prices dropped across all petrol companies yesterday. Leading the way. Shell announced a drop of 5 cents for its petrol and 3 cents for its diesel fuel. Caltex, SPC and Esso followed suit.ln a statement. Shell said the price dips are due to
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        Lock icon POLICE SEEK TWO THAI NATIONALS
        86 14 938 LIVE Police are looking for two men, believed to be Thai nationals, to help in investigations into the murder at Golden Mile Complex. The men were last seen wearing black round-neck T-shirts, blue jeans and sports shoes. One of them was wearing a black
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    • Article
      Lock icon Learning to eat their greens
      314 14 93BLIVE Kids taught to eat right at childcare centres PARENTS who send their kids to childcare centres now have one less worry at least where food is concerned. A new programme by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) is set to encourage healthy eating in childcare
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  • world news
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      Strike, before the spoilers move in
      490 16  -  SHARON VASOO Malaysia's man in Singapore on improving bilateral ties DEPUTY FOREIGN EDITOR sharon@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE should step up its pace in resolving outstanding bilateral issues with Malaysia, urged Malaysia's High Commissioner to Singapore yesterday. Mr N Parameswaran (picture) warned that if the issues are
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      China calls for action after citizen abused
      183 16 KUALA LUMPUR China broke its silence on the degrading treatment suffered by one of its citizens at a Malaysian police station by urging Kuala Lumpur to punish the perpetrators. On Tuesday, it also lodged a formal protest over the incident, in which a
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      Lock icon It's going to take a while...
      407 18 AGENCIES before US troops come home, says Bush ANNAPOLIS (Maryland)- President George W Bush, facing growing doubts about his war strategy, said yesterday that Iraqi troops are increasingly taking the lead in battle but that "this will take time and patience". In a speech,
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      Lock icon Indonesia's on verge of an Aids epidemic
      458 20 -AGENCIES Top UN expert calls for urgent response JAKARTA A top United Nations official, who is leading the fight against HIV/Aids, called for a quick "expanded response" on Indonesia, warning that the country was the "new frontline" of the epidemic. Speaking at the
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      Lock icon Security Council turns down US demand on Myanmar
      202 20 DPA NEW YORK The UN Security Council yesterday turned down a US demand for a debate on Myanmar, including reports that the country is seeking nuclear power, saying South-east Asian nations should be the first to judge the situation. Council president Andrey
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      Lock icon No deal on gas emission limits: US
      347 22 AGENCIES Britain's top scientist warns 'fundamentalism' hindering climate change efforts MONTREAL As the United States continued to oppose any talk of extending Kyoto-style limits on greenhouse gas emissions, angering activists at a UN climate change meeting, the top scientist in the United Kingdom
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      Lock icon Baby is first quake survivor to die with winter's onset
      198 22 -AGENCIES MUZAFFARABAD A three-month-old baby is the first South Asian quake survivor to die of the cold as thousands more face the onset of winter without shelter, The Independent reported. Waqar Mukhtar died hours after he was admitted to hospital
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      Lock icon Parents allegedly gave crying infant lethal doses of vodka
      156 22 -AP FORT LAUDERDALE (Florida) Authorities are searching for the parents of a three-month-old girl who died last year after her parents allegedly gave her lethal doses of vodka to stop her from crying, police said. Makeisha Dantus died in 2004 but
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      Lock icon US freezes assets of Abu Sayyaf leaders
      165 25 -AFP WASHINGTON The United States yesterday froze the assets of three senior members of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Group, an Islamist group operating in the Philippines. The Treasury Department declared frozen any assets the three militants may have under US jurisdiction and
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      Lock icon Oil-thirsty China turns to Philippines
      329 25 BLOOMBERG Energy giant eyes the Malampaya field near Palawan MANILA China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), after its failed attempt to buy United States-based Unocal Corp, is turning to the Philippines for help to quench China's thirst for oil. China's third-biggest oil producer may drill
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        STUDENTS BRING AIR GUITAR TO LIFE
        69 25 Finnish computer science students have devised a system which enables air guitarists to hear themselves "play", reported the New Scientist. The Virtual Air Guitar project, developed at the Helsinki University of Technology, adds genuine electric guitar sounds to the air guitar. Using a computer
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        THIS IS A %$"!!*^ £$ ££$$%...
        89 25 THIS IS A A robber almost bungled a hold-up when he wrapped up his face so tightly that his victim couldn't tell what he wanted, reported ananova.com. The man walked in to the news agents in Cologne, Germany, and mumbled something at cashier Michaela Sobor. But she couldn't understand a
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        Lock icon DO NOT TAKE THE PISS IN THIS TOWN
        82 25 -AP People caught urinating in public in the Wisconsin town of Fond Du Lac are made to write signed letters of apology that are published in the local newspaper. "My behaviour was both immature and disrespectful," said one man in a letter
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      Lock icon High heels and high status don't match
      232 28 AFP But study finds less hostility towards sexy secretaries WASHINGTON Female executives who wow co-workers with high heels, short skirts and sexy low-cut blouses risk harming their careers, according to a new American study. Research published in the December issue of Psychology of
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      Lock icon Gay activists slam Vatican ruling as defamatory
      231 28 -DPA ROME The reaffirmation of the Vatican opposition to homosexuals becoming priests has been slammed by gay activists. The long-awaited "Instruction" in preparation for years and widely leaked two months ago is the first major papal ruling since Pope Benedict XVI took charge
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      118 16 19 November 2005 2 January 2006 Escape Theme Park Wild Wild Wet This holiday season, Escape Theme Park's Aquaworld Show and Wild Wild Wet's Splash Gala bring you the ultimate aquatic spectacle. Featuring fearless dives from 30-feet and 60-feet platforms, synchronised water acrobatics and gripping underwater escapes, these two shows
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      194 28 USHER INTO THE YEAR OF DOG The year of dog begins from 29 January 2006; this will bring another cycle of fate in environmental FengShui and personal fate. This talk will discuss the fate of the 12 zodiacs in year of Dog, the auspicious sector, the steps for preparations for
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      Transparency begins at home
      372 30  -  SEE LEONG KIT How does HDB derive flat prices? What are the costs? Letter from THE commentary "Transparency and those Redhill flats" (Nov 29) rightly questioned why the recently-balloted Redhill HDB flats are almost double in price compared to similar new flats elsewhere, with a fourroom
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      Let's see what raised fares have bought us
      126 30  -  DAVID SOH POH HUAT Letter from WHEN bus fares were increased, a lot of promises were made by operators towards improving service. How long before we see improvements in such areas as bus infrequency; buses not following their schedules; overcrowding; slow buses;
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      EYE IN THE SKY
      174 30 heautv in nature nhntn contest Agricultural landscape near Cognac, Char ente, France (N4s°42'Wo°in an aerial pho tograph by renowned French photographer, Yann Arthus Bertrand, is one of 119 works on display at the Earth from Above exhibition. The three-month-long free outdoor exhibition, along the pedestrian stretch
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      'Gifts' are relative
      431 32  -  DRANNECHONGSUYAN Rename GEP to TEP: Talent Enhancement Programme Letter from I REFER to the article, "What's another word for elitist?" (Nov 29) in which the writer wondered whether the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) in schools might be breeding an elitist mentality among those selected. First and foremost,
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      765 33  -  YVONNE LIM In a cocoon of their own, are GEPers really that different from mainstreamers? VOICES COMMENTARY EDITOR SO WHO'S the victim of stereotyping here? And who's the real snob? An article on Gifted Education Programme students (right) sparked off a twoweek
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      330 34  -  CHENG SHOONG TAT Concern over rental rebates and weak MCST enforcement Letter from and management. One key reason is that most private-sec-tor industrial landlords take a short-term view, strata-title their properties and sell them off unit by unit In the absence of strong dominant
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      177 34  -  COL BENEDICT LIM Letter from Director Public Affairs, Mindef I REFER to the letters by Mr Wilson Wong, Mr James Chi, Mr Benjamin Gan, Ms Trina Tan Ker Wei and Mr Raphael Leong published under the headline, "Dodging National Service confusing signals" (Nov 30). We are
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      153 34  -  HAN LIANG YUAN Letter from Director, Corporate Communications Land Transport Authority S SATISH APPOO Head, Environmental Health Department National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letter from Mr David Kwok, "Dumpsters are potential mosquitobreeding sites" (Nov 22). The National Environment Agency (NEA) will take enforcement
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      452 38  -  YVONNEGOH Thosefood labels aren't telling us the whole story Letter from I AM glad to read Mr Richard Seah's commentary on trans fat, "Food with a health warning" (Nov 30). Indeed the movement has moved across the world but seems to have passed us by.
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      94 38 CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS: Email us an interesting picture you have taken in Singapore and it can appear on this page. Give yourfull name, age, occupation, address and phone number and send a 300 dpi, <3M jpg file to: seen@newstoday.com.sg. Include a 50-word caption to describe yourself and your picture.
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      230 40  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY r»r»i COUNT TO 10 WHEN ANGRY We've often heard the old suggestion that we should count to ten when we get angry. Is there any validity to this advice? Actually when angry feelings do come over us, it can indeed be very
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      348 40  -  JUSTIN TAN, General Incentives and training will help disabled people get jobs in open market Letter from, Manager, Bizlink Centre Singapore Ltd I REFER to the article, "Training Minds clients to take commercial jobs" (Nov 28), in which I was quoted. I feel clarifications are in order as
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      191 40  -  JESSICA HO, Letter from Centre coordinator, WiCare Support Group I REFER to the letter from Ellen Cheng, "Not soldiering on a10ne..." (Nov 21). We are a support group that reaches out to widows and their children by providing a platform for encouragement and friendship.
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        4 42 ST Index 2,300.25 -2.63
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        127 42 Dow Jones BLUE chips closed slightly lower as last-minute profit taking reversed earlier gains on the ST Index (STI). The STI closed down 2.63 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 2,300.25, extending its 0.25-per-cent fall in the previous session. In the broad market, gainers led decliners 307 to 180,
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        60 42 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 *****.15 -55.55 -0.37 Hang Seng ASX *****.14 4634.80 -91.62 -4.20 -0.61 -0.09 Taiwan Wtd 6203.47 +63.96 +1.04 Korea Comp 1297.44 +18.06 +1.41 KLCI 896.13 -2.50 -0.28 SET Index 667.75 -2.15 -0.32 Jakarta Comp 1096.64 +14.36 +1.33 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2099.74
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        55 42 Wee Poh 0.005 SingTel 2.510 UTAC 0.700 GlobalVoice 0.190 Chartered 1.240 GlobalTest 0.255 STATSChP 1.110 K1 Ventur 0.335 SingTelDBeCW*****7 0.065 UniFiber 0.360 -0.005 +0.050 +0.030 -0.005 +0.050 +0.010 +0.030 +0.015 +0.020 +0.005 -50.0 +2.0 +4.5 -2.6 +4.2 +4.1 +2.8 +4.7 +44.4 +1.4 72,885 58,686 44,529 27,361 21,452
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        66 42 SingamasC2kHK$ 4.400 +0.475 Nasdaq100DB*****6 0.970 +0.310 Venture 13.700 +0.300 El-Nets SingTelMBL*****5 STATSChPMBL*****0 0.010 +100.0 0.100 +100.0 0.035 +75.0 Creative 50 13.900 +0.200 DBS Bk6%NCPS10 107.600 +0.200 SingTelCAeCW*****6 Goldtron 0.260 +52.9 0.015 +50.0 SpLand 5.350 +0.150 DBS 16.400 +0.100 Jardine CSC 10.400 +0.100 OCBCBk4.5°oNCPSI00 103.600 +0.100 STXP0MBL*****8 SingTelDBeCW*****6
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        67 42 JMH 400US$ 15.700 -0.500 STATSChPMBL*****2 0.010 -50.0 F8N 17.300 -0.400 Wee Poll 0.005 -50.0 JSH 500US$ 9.650 HSI*****DB*****0 0.695 KepLand 3.800 -0.200 -0.195 -0.120 SingTelMBLePW*****1 0.110 HyfaMBLeCW*****8 0.095 HSI*****SGA*****6 0.210 -42.1 -40.6 -31.1 Goodpack 1.770 KepCorp 11.700 SIA 11.700 -0.100 -0.100 -0.100 SingelBNPePW***** 0.090 HSI*****DBeCW*****0 0.695 Abterra
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        35 42 JS$ JK£ 'en m iuro lupiah 3aht 0.5908 0.3439 70.713 4.5813 2.2331 0.5016 5931.9 24.357 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 31.8b/ 0.8007 27.119 612.39 0.6906 4.7736 0.8434 19.804
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        17 42 iold US$/oz iilvar US$/oz 'latinum US$, 17.20 8.31 Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne 1399.01 54.3! 'oz
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      317 42  -  CHRISTIE LOH MediaCorp to start trial by the middle of next year christie@newstoday.com.sg TOP-of-the-range digital television shows will enter some living rooms by the middle of next year, Dr Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts, announced yesterday. The trial of high-definition (HD)
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      103 42 -DOW JONES THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) said it would like WBL Corp to come to "an amicable solution" on its stake in Wearnes International (WIL) after news last week thatWßL's holding in the company was above 90 per cent. Under SGX rules, listed companies must
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        Lock icon Hainan franchisee sues Informatics
        335 45 DOW JONES INFORMATICS Holdings' franchisee in Hainan, China, is suing the loss-making Singapore training school operator for $240,000 plus costs and damages, adding to the pressure on the beleaguered company. According to a writ of summons seen yesterday by Dow Jones Newswires, Singapore companies KS Consultants
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        $68b worth of opportunities in direct selling
        240 45  -  ■JANECHIAPOCO ASIA is the biggest market for direct selling in the world, with sales estimated at US$4O.2 billion ($6B billion) last year, according to the Direct Selling Association of Singapore (DSAS). In contrast, the market in North America stands at U5534.25 billion. Singapore
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        CORPORATEBRIEFS
        237 45 Mr Oei Hong Leong's Chip Lian Investments has made a mandatory conditional cash offer for all the shares it does not already own in International Capital Investment, formerly known as Jurong Engineering (JEL) at $2.62 each. In June, JEL said it agreed to sell its business to Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy
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        DBS sells Shenton Way HQ buildings for $690m
        197 46 DBS Bank is selling the two Shenton Way office buildings housing its headquarters to funds managed by United States-based investment bank Goldman Sachs for $690 million, the lender announced late last night The sale of DBS Tower 1 and Tower 2 will
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        227 46  -  VALERIE LAW Listed firms should tap region for directors: MAS valerie@newstoday.com.sg WITH Singapore facing a shortage of qualified company directors, listed firms can source for such talent from the region, said Mr Heng Swee Keat, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Alternatively,
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          WIN A NEW BEETLE AT WATSONS
          77 46 THE Watsons Christmas Surprises Radio RoadShow with VesSS.5 will take place on Dec 17 with DJs Liyi and Pei Fen at Watsons Ngee Ann City. Also, stand a chance to win a Volkswagen New Beetle 1.6A with every $50 spent at Watsons till Christmas
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          THE CLARKS CLEARANCE EVENT
          63 46 THE Clarks Festive Warehouse Clearance event happens this weekend with savings of up to 70 per cent. Leather shoes and sandals for men, ladies and kids, priced from $15 upwards, will be on sale at Safra Tampines from 10am to 6pm A free shuttle bus service
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          A SUPER SQUEEZE TO $10,000
          86 46 SINGAPORE'S first SuperSqueeze Challenge, jointly organised by SsangYong Motors and Power98FM, took place last weekend outside the SingTel hello! Orchard store. More than 20 teams vied for the grand prize of $10,000 and a Samsung handphone for every member of the winning team. The team
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        Lock icon Petra named one of Singapore's top brands
        315 48  -  CHOW PENN NEE SOURCE I E SINGAPORE On top of its house names, new entrant to honours list also sells to international confectionery giants pennnee@newstoday.com.sg A MAKER of cocoa products has emerged as the lone new entrant in an annual rank- ing of
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        Lock icon Prosperity Reit to raise $419m in IPO
        184 50 -AGENCIES Cheung Kong to inject 7 properties into trust HONG KONG Prosperity Reit, the real estate investment trust (Reit) owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Holdings, aims to raise HK$l.92 billion ($419 million) in its initial public offering (IPO) to
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        521 51 India's Q2 GDP up 8 -BLOOMBERG Banking, farm sectors spur growth as Sensex hits record high before retreating INDIA'S economy grew more than expected in the fiscal second quarter as financial services expanded at the fastest pace in almost six years and monsoon rains increased harvests for the country's 600
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      306 48 I 81- I" 'fßKi^^^E-^ P^E^ "J"'s Celebrate The Festivities at The Fullerton Hotel. to make your festive celebrations even merrier this year, we've put together a number of packages specially crafted for you. which one will you choose? Movie Mania Time For Two Festive Delight Spend the festivities relaxing by
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      136 48 SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT RMIT University won the coveted Governor of Victoria Export Award for Education for the sth time in 2004, reinforcing RMIT's standing as a leading university that provides a quality education. Admission is open for 'A' level and diploma holders. Business I diploma holders may be granted
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      148 51 PUBLIC FORUM PROGRAMME I 2.00pm Introduction LOOK Prof. Walter TL Tan Medical Director, Raffles Hospital raQUIOUS I 2.10pm Healthy Skin, Healthy You jLj e Ca9CAII DrWong Soon Tee I lIIS OcaSOn Consultant Dermatologist With A I 24°Pm Rapid Weight Reduction Without Surgery Will I rt DrPeterMYGoh PoctlUO Consultant General Laparoscopic
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      878 52  -  David Chew A bad accident, blindness and a robbery: Nothing can stop local artist Chng ARTIST Chng Seok Tin has put on 22 solo exhibitions and participated in more than 80 group exhibitions. Her works command anything from $300 for a print to $20,000 for a sculpture, and
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      165 54 PRINTMAKING may involve an artist making paper, producing twodimensional etchings or creating three-dimensional paper sculptures and textures. At Print Out, Chng, who is the president of the Singapore Printmaking Society, will mentor and create new work with young artist Nur Am. About 20 members of the society will also
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      410 55  -  EUSACHIA Chef Stroobant exhibits culinary skills in 10-part cooking show elisa@newstoday.com.sg IF THERE was an award for the most creative Singapore cuisine, chef Emmanuel Stroobant thinks Hainanese chicken rice would win hands down. "We, Europeans, never manage to get juicy chicken breast," said Stroobant "The
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      Capturing Malay hearts
      284 55  -  -ZULOTHMAN SINGAPOREAN production outfit Upside Down Concepts has inked a deal with Indonesian counterpart Dialogue to produce shows for Malay-speaking audiences in the region. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, the two companies announced their first joint venture a 13-episode dramedy entitled Alya. Shot on high-definition video,
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      MediaCorp TV wins gold awards
      114 55 MEDIACORP TV scored a golden hat-trick at the Promax BDA Asia 2005 awards show yesterday evening. The event, in its 13th year, recognises creative excellence in on-air promotions and advertising to get programmes or brands noticed in Asian television. Making an impression worth a gold
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        LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE THIS NEW YEAR
        126 56 Singapore will bring in 2006 with a touch of the arts this new year's eve. An arts-focused New Year's Eve countdown is all set to take place at I the Esplanade and Marina I BaY: The Marina Bay Count down 2005 will be
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        459 56  -  ZULOTHMAN Queen tribute musical is ready to rock zul@newstoday.com.sg BRITISH rockers Queen are a legendary band. Notoriously flamboyant, they were also a versatile and talented outfit whose showmanship and camp stage theatrics has shaped rock music today. Their songs have made it to the soundtracks of
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        372 57 -AFP Pop icon George Michael set towed long-term lover LONDON British pop icon George Michael (picture) confirmed he plans to "wed" longterm partner Kenny Goss soon after a law that gives new legal rights to same-sex couples comes into force next month. The former Wham! singer said
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        151 57 -AFP LOS ANGELES Hollywood superstar Jim Carrey will play the founder of the Ripley's Believe It Or Not chronicle of oddities in a new movie to be directed by Tim Burton. Carrey, 43, the star of last year's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
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        233 57 —AFP LOS ANGELES Sharon Stone (picture) has written her first single. The Basic Instinct actress has co-written a star-studded charity single, aimed at helping victims of deadly Hurricane Katrina, which is now on sale in the United States. The song, Come Together
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          LAST DANCE FOR SUNDANCE
          52 58 MediaCorp Raintree Pictures's co-production One Last Dance is in competition at the Sundance Film Festival in January. It is the first time a Singapore film will enjoy a US premiere. One Last Dance is a Chinese triad noir thriller which stars Harvey Keitel, Francis Ng and
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          A CHRISTMAS OPERA
          57 58 The Singapore Lyric Opera presents a concert-version of Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors a heart-warm-ing opera of a crippled shep- herd boy, his widowed mother and their encounter with the Three Kings on their way to Bethlehem. It is on tomorrow at 8pm at
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          ARTISTIC PLUCKINGS
          50 58 Enjoy a chat with artist Dana Lam and friends while plucking taugeh (bean sprouts) at the Substation Gallery. The interactive sessions tomorrow to Sunday, from 11am to 9pm are inspired by artist Amanda Heng's experience of watching her mother joining groups of women in HDB flats with chores.
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          43 58 Korean maestro Djong Victorin Yu leads the Singapore Symphonic Orchestra in a showcase of Chopin's piano concertos with Korean pianist Jinho Kim as soloist. The performance is on Saturday at 7.30pm at the Esplanade Concert Hall. Tickets from Sistic.
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          61 58 Babes Conde and the PsalmiDeo Chorale will perform on Saturday and Sunday in a concert Seasons in Song: An Evening of Filipino Music and Favourite Carols. Part of the proceeds from the concert will go to the BT Budding Artists Fund that aims to provide arts
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          59 58 Radio-deejays Leelian Chua (Love 97.2FM) and GarrickWong (Dongli 88.3FM) star in First Date Last Match, a romantic comedy about a music teacher who tries to find her prince charming at a cafe. Written and directed by Lim Hai Yen, it runs from Saturday to Dec 15
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        176 58 COMEDIC actor Adrian Pang is performing at the Esplanade in a Twist of Fate until Sunday and took time out from deciding whodunit to take part in who's reading what. "I'm currently reading Choke by Chuck Palahniuk. "From the warped mind of the guy who wrote Fight Club emerges
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        203 59  -  ELIZA TEOH I At First Sight Nicholas Sparks NICHOLAS Sparks' new novel has all the trappings of a chological/supernatural thriller. The main character Jeremy Marshwho first appeared in Sparks' True Believer is a writer who debunks myths and exposes charlatans. Then, there is the mystery of the ghostly lights
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      502 60  -  AMY VAN food@newstoday.com.sg THE seafood casserole is a hearty recipe you'll be proud to put on the festive table this Christmas. I baked the casserole in the oven. But if you want the top crust to brown faster, you can place it under the grill. Serve the
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        716 62  -  JANICE GOH Ancient caves, historic sights enthrall visitors to this city ja nice@newstoday.com.sg ANCIENT caves that take you back in time. Impressive architectural edifices. There's certainly much more to Mumbai than Bollywood, home to the stars, as two Singaporeans discovered during their recent trips to the Indian city
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        424 63 DPA A cruise on Chapman's Peak Drive in South Africa offers stunning views CAPE TOWN Chapman's Peak Drive in South Africa's Cape province is one of the world's most dramatic coastal routes and driving along in an open-top classic car is a motorist's dream come true. A
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        184 63 PACKAGE DEALS FOR PENANG ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL Jazz lovers are in for a treat. The second Penang Island Jazz Festival will be held this weekend at The Bayview Beach Resort Penang Gardens, Batu Ferringhi. The event showcases artistes from Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, the United States and Malaysia. The
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        670 64  -  FRANCES CARTER Discover the wonders of this mystical Laotian city traveller@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU'RE finding it hard to visualise your next holiday, picture this: You wake up in an air-conditioned room, plush with silkweave drapery. Through the balcony windows, the tinkle of temple bells and chants
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        884 70  -  Rohit Brijnath -AFP RIGHT at year's end almost the calendar about to be binned and seasons begun anew, were we reminded of that old fable of the fractions that separate triumph from heartbreak. For a whole year athletes attempt to distil their lives into a
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          182 72 -AFP LONDON West Ham have confirmed they have contacted Roy Keane's advisors in a bid to lure the former Manchester United captain to London. Several clubs have expressed interest in the 34-year-old Republic of Ireland international since he left Old Trafford two weeks
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          403 72 Goals by Gerrard, Garcia lift Reds to fourth spot on table ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Sunderland 0 Liverpool 2 SUNDERLAND, England Liverpool's problems in the striker department appeared to grow deeper by the day, although it failed to stop the European champions from making it five Premiership wins in
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          181 73 BLOOMBERG LONDON Ronaldinho could become the second footballer to win FIFA's World Player Of The Year award in successive seasons after being named on this year's threeman shortlist alongside Frank Lampard and Samuel Eto'o. The 25-year-old Barcelona forward (picture) this week beat Lampard into second
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          455 73  -  LEONG WEE KEAT Sport regains Merit status and now shoots for golds in Manila and beyond weekeat@newstoday.com.sg BODYBUILDING'S honour roll reads 168 gold, 78 silver and 66 bronze medals, the haul coming from the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and SEA Games. Azman Abdullah was also crowned world
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        475 74  -  Jose Raymond Wong joins Joscelin as seven-time winners in same event in successive Games THROUGHOUT his career, James Wong rarely let his emotions get the better of him. The last time he cried openly was when he clinched his first discus gold medal at the
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        347 74  -  TANYO-HINN in Pasay City, Manila yohinn@newstoday.com.sg AT THE last SEA Games in Vietnam in 2003, Singapore swept six of the seven gold medals on offer in table tennis. And the favourites for the 23rd edition of the Games have got off
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        561 75  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Thaksin questions hosts' sportsmanship in many events AFTER the fourth day of competition, hosts Philippines led the 23rd SEA Games medal standings with XX gold medals yesterday. With the SEA Games flame extinguished on Dec 5, the host nation are certainly on for their
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        502 75  -  DARREN LAI da rren@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S bowlers once again failed to muster any metal yesterday on the lanes at the Pearl Bowling Center in Manila, as hosts Philippines and Indonesia continued to dominate the top podium on the second day of SEA Games bowling action. After
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      1194 76  -  Cubby Leong After first day plunder, swim queen Yeo follows up with one gold IT WAS always going to be difficult for the swimmers to replicate Singapore's four gold, three silver and two bronze medal performance from the opening day. Even so, the one gold, two silver
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      193 76  -  -LEONGWEEKEAT BOTH James Wong and Joscelin Yeo have won seven consecutive titles in the SEA Games Wong in the men's discus and Yeo in the 100 m freestyle. While wushu exponent Goh Qiu Bin is nowhere near the allconquering run, the 22-year-old
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