Today, 13 April 2006

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    26 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Thursday April 13, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY share your free newspaper /A=diaCofzp MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Thursday April 13, 2006 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon In the face of youthful fire, a lesson in politics
    660 1  -  LEECHINGWERN chingwern@newstoday.com.sg NO TOPIC was out of bounds, no question was too impudent A man whose sharp intellect has silenced opponents for decades in Parliament a leader whose nononsense image has unnerved many over the decades sat across 10 young
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    Lock icon Bridge project dies unborn
    955 1  -  VINITARAMANI Malaysia cites legal problems, calls off talks on airspace and sand supply to Singapore vinita@newstoday.com.sg IN A move that caused ripples on both sides of the Causeway, Malaysia yesterday scrapped plans to build a half-bridge across the Johor Strait and put a halt to bilateral
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    Singaporean arrested in US over $4.8m arms deal
    726 1  -  ANSLEY NG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN businessman has been charged in the United States for trying to buy hundreds of machine guns, handguns, fighter jet missiles and radar equipment, allegedly to be exported to Indonesia through Singapore. Ibrahim Bin Amran, 46, and
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      34 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 12 voices 26 business 36 plus 46 citystyle 56 traveller 60 1v radio listings 68 classed 70 sports 73 we set you thinking ■EBB n HI
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    WHEN EVEN MICK JAGGER BOWS TO CHINA
    808 3  -  WILLIAM PESEKJR Rock's rebels won't take a stand-but guess who lacks confidence here FIRST its people, then the Internet, now the Rolling Stones. Is there anyone or anything China won't try to censor? China's 1.3 billion people may have little choice in bowing
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      IDA fines mTouche, issues warnings to telcos
      413 4  -  UNYANQIN Mobile operators must resolve billing disputes involving third-party content providers ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg THE telecommunications authority yesterday fined mobile content provider mTouche $150,000, for sending unsolicited SMSes to more than 300,000 mobile-phone users during the Chinese New Year period. The Infocomm Development Authority
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      Drop in corneal infections
      243 4  -  -CHEOWXINYI SINCE the Ministry of Health's advisory against the use of Bausch and Lomb's ReNu multipurpose solution, the number of fungal corneal infection cases in Singapore has dropped. Though there were 14 cases in January and February, the number of new cases last month fell to
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      Lock icon The questions, the answers and the politics
      1112 6  -  LEE U-WEN MM Lee speaks about staying in power, upgrading in lively dialogue session u-wen@newstoday.com.sg SIXTEEN years after he stepped down as Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew was asked: "Many say you are still pulling strings from behind. What do you
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      All IR bidders clear 1st hurdle
      517 8  -  UNYANQIN Now to look atthe business aspects of all the proposals, says Dr Balakrishnan ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg ALL four bidders for the Marina Bay integrated resort (IR) have passed their probity checks, and are now being assessed on the financial viability of their proposals, said
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      Eunice Tay likely to be new NKF CEO
      237 8  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine.yi n@newstoday.com.sg AFTER months of keeping mum, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will soon announce a new permanent chief executive officer to take over from Prof Goh Chee Leok. The incoming CEO is likely to be the National Neuroscience Institute's
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      Lock icon Deadline extended to April 18
      105 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Finance Ministry is giving three extra days to those signing up for the Progress Package using hard copy forms. The deadline for these submissions is now April 18 instead of April 15. The ministry said the extension will give Singaporeans more time
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      WP leaves Sembawane GRC battle to SDP
      307 10  -  JASMINE YIN Instead it will contest Nee Soon Central jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg A POSSIBLE three-cornered fight at Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) has been averted after the two Opposition parties eyeing the six-member ward met on Tuesday to iron things out The Workers' Party (WP)
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      Lock icon Changi Airport to beef up security
      266 10 -938 LIVE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA SECURITY at the Changi Airport will be beefed up with more security screening stations over the next few months and a second fence around it by 2008. Officials are also assessing to see if additional security checks may also be
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      CCK's Low Seow Chay to retire
      198 10  -  -TORCHING LI FOUR-term Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang Single-Member Constituency (SMC) Low Scow Chay yesterday announced his retirement from politics after the upcoming General Election (GE). In a statement yesterday, Prof Low said he received "the green light" from Prime Minister Lee
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      Lock icon Iran N-bomb in 16 days?
      512 12 —AGENCIES US warns after Tehran enriched uranium TEHRAN Iran, which is defying United Nations Security Council demands that it cease its nuclear programme, may be capable of making a nuclear bomb within 16 days if it goes ahead with plans to install thousands of centrifuges
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      Lock icon Thaksin to meet Western leaders?
      233 12 —AP BANGKOK Thailand's outgoing prime minister has reportedly requested meetings with several European leaders and United States President George W Bush, raising questions about his motives after he resigned to calm anti-government protests. The Nation newspaper reported yesterday that outgoing premier Thaksin Shinawatra met with
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon M'SIAN POLICE PROBING 4 SUSPECTS AFTER FINDING PIPE BOMBS
        80 12 -AFP Police in Johor are investigating four people who were detained in a raid that yielded two pipe bombs in the state. However, Johor's criminal investigation department chief, Mr Abdul Rahim Jaafar, said yesterday that police did not believe the four,
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        Lock icon DALAI LAMA, CHINA'S HU IN UNITED STATES AT SAME TIME
        100 12 -AFP The Dalai Lama will be in the United States when Chinese leader Hu Jintao makes his first trip to the White House this month. The Dalai Lama will arrive in San Francisco tomorrow to meet with Tibetan exiles and
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        Lock icon CHINA SEIZES OVER 40,000 FAKE CREDIT CARDS IN MASSIVE RAID
        73 12 -AP Police have broken up China's biggest credit card counterfeiting ring and seized 41,000 fake Mastercard, Visa and other cards, a state newspaper reported yesterday. Police in the southern business centre of Shenzhen arrested four people, including one from neighbouring
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        Lock icon PUTIN CONSIDERS SPACE HOLIDAY
        99 12 -AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin got an idea for really getting away from it all yesterday in space. The invitation came from the Russian commander of the International Space Station, Mr Pavel Vinogradov, in a live link-up with Mr Putin in the Kremlin. "We invite you
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      Lock icon US military secrets sold in Afghan bazaar
      318 14 -AFP Garbage collectors and cleaners reportedly stole data from army computers KABUL The United States military in Afghanistan said yesterday it was investigating the reported sale of military secrets, which had allegedly been smuggled out of its main base on stolen computer discs
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      Lock icon Doctors attacked by fire victims' kin
      211 14 -AFP LUCKNOW (India) Doctors went on strike in the north Indian town of Meerut yesterday after several doctors were beaten up by relatives of people who had died in a trade fair fire, officials said. Fighting erupted following reports that four human skulls had
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      Lock icon A DIFFERENT WELCOME
      744 16  -  MARIANNE KEARNEY Canberra does not treat all refugees alike IN JAKARTA FORMERLY close neighbours and friends, Australia and Indonesia have witnessed an exchange of obscene political cartoons of copulating dogs, which was sparked by Canberra's decision to grant asylum to 42 Papuan refugees fleeing what they claimed
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      Lock icon How laundry led to downfall of Mafia boss
      220 18 -AP PALERMO (Sicily) Italy's No 1 fugitive and reputed Mafia "boss of bosses" practically thumbed his nose at the authorities for more than 40 years. He counted on Sicilians' centuries-old mistrust of the state to help him stay on the run: Sleeping
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      Lock icon A poll result in dispute
      425 18 AFP Weeks of uncertainty ahead for Italy ROME Italy faces weeks of political and economic uncertainty, analysts said, after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi rejected a general election result which handed power to his cen-tre-left rival Romano Prodi. Mr Berlusconi has claimed a recount of thousands
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      Lock icon Howard faces grilling
      458 19 -AFP First Australian PM to appear before an inquiry panel in a quarter of a century SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister John Howard was yesterday summoned for questioning at an official inquiry into the payment of sanc-tions-busting bribes to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Mr Howard, who will be the
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      Lock icon Playboy office attacked
      131 19 -AFP JAKARTA Hundreds of Muslim hardliners yesterday attacked the offices of the newly-published Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine. About 300 protesters from the radical Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) rallied outside the building to demand that the local version of the magazine, which carries no nude photos, cease
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      Lock icon Young hotshots charged in insider trading scandal
      237 19 -AFP NEW YORK The authorities in the United States have charged a clutch of hotshot young traders connected to Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch over what they described as one of the biggest insider trading cases ever uncovered. The Securities and Exchange Commission
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      Lock icon Rice smuggling ring busted
      122 19 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian authorities have seized some 20,000 tonnes of rice worth RM2S million ($lO million) smuggled in from Thailand, Myanmar, Pakistan and Vietnam, a report said yesterday. The New Straits Times said that police were investigating a Malaysian politician, several companies and foreign
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      Lock icon Envoys on North Korea leave empty-handed
      239 20 -AFP TOKYO Envoys gave up hope yesterday of immediately bringing North Korea back to talks on its nuclear programme, going home empty-handed after coming together for a private initiative in Japan. North Korea, which last year declared it had nuclear weapons, has shunned the
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      Lock icon Army on alert after blast in Karachi
      500 20 -AGENCIES 57 dead; Sunni-Shia violence feared as riots spread to other Pakistani cities KARACHI Pakistan yesterday put the army on alert for the funeral of a Sunni Muslim leader who was among 57 people killed in the country's worst bombing in nearly two
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      Blair used queen's planes 'like taxis'
      399 22 $370,000 spent on high-flying PM's work and holidays LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been accused of using Queen Elizabeth ll's planes as a "personal taxi service" after it emerged that he used the royal fleet for a string of family holidays costing
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        Lock icon BUSKER HITS WRONG NOTE
        88 22 —AFP Dutch police have confiscated the saxophone of a busker who played so badly that his audience complained, the Dutch news agency ANP reported. The 43-year-old used to perform at the railway station at Leiden in the west of the country to the dismay of passengers.
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        SWISS HUNKS UNLEASHED
        111 22 Switzerland has launched a campaign featuring a cow-milking Mr Switzerland and other handsome men to lure women who will be bored by this June's football world cup in neighbouring Germany, reported Reuters. "Dear girls," starts the TV ad, to run in France, Germany and Switzerland. "Why not
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      Spice it up, HDB
      323 26  -  PETER HENGTECK WEE Demand today is for more innovative housing concepts Letter from I WELCOME the decision of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to build studios as well as one and two-room flats for they mark a conscious effort to move away from an inflexible
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      Why all S'poreans know is 'can or not'
      145 26  -  MOHDROSLEAHMAD Letter from IN HIS speech at the Singapore American School's 50th anniversary celebrations, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew called on Singaporeans to emulate the American spirit of self-help. In the past, Singaporeans have been also told to emulate the entrepreneurial spirit
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      SINGAPORESEEN
      82 26 THE HALF MODERN, HALF 1920s LOOK: Hougang resident Sylvia Wong sent in this picture of an HDB rubbish dump and electrical department behind Block 535. Although painting works on the premises were completed quite a while ago, contractors have apparently forgotten about the other half. CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS: Email
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      Yes, Chinese cars are cheap, but...
      197 26  -  ALEXCHNG Letter from I READ with interest the many reports in the international media about the impending worldwide exportation of cars engineered and manufactured by Chinese automotive companies. This should be good news as China-made cars are said to be very affordable. However, a
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      Overworked = unproductive?
      158 26  - Overworked unproductive? COLIN ONGTAUSHIEN Letter from I WOULD like to comment on the report, "Meet Asia's most overworked people" (April 12). It was highlighted that 72 per cent of employees (out of a given sample) in Singapore work 50 hours a week and thus face increased stress. I am interested
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      Fit for hire, but ...
      283 28  - Fit for hire, but SARAH-MARIE TEO RU CHEN History of epilepsy forces job-seeker to be rejected Letter from I AM a 17-year-old polytechnic student with a medical history of epilepsy. I had recently applied and was accepted for a parttime sales job with a premier clothing chain. We were working
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      Puzzling pace of upgrading works
      141 28  -  KOH JIAN HAUR Letter from THERE has been a lot of pre-election upgrading work around the Tampines area lately. We can see car parks, void decks and pavements being upgraded even though some of these works seem unnecessary. This is disrupting human traffic flow to
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      Brought up to be queue-jumpers
      258 28  -  GOHBOONYEONG Letter from I AGREE with letter writer Yeap Leng, "A child will act as he's been taught" (April 3). At bus terminals, we regularly see guardians encouraging small children to ignore the queue and rush to board buses to reserve their favourite seats. The
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      Quit work for son's sake
      463 31  -  DAVID POH This dad encourages at least one parent to devote time entirely to his or her child's growing years Letter from I REFER to S Murali's commentary, "When you coming home dad?" (April 11), and Audrey Lee's letter, "Most precious legacy of all" (April
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      Put up sign for deforestation at entrances of reservoir trail
      176 31  -  AHMAD ALIFLIM Letter from ON APRIL 9, I went to Macßitchie Reservoir Park for my morning jog. I started at the Lornie Trail entrance and planned to go round the reservoir clockwise. Along the way, I saw many families heading
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      sayagain
      33 31 Since women have Aware to protect their rights, perhaps men in the same situation should also consider forming their own association. Ang Hak Heng, on the letter "Consider dads' righttoo" (April 12).
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    • Don't fume, deal with male attention
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        Hello, it could be a compliment
        144 32  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from I AM more perplexed than amused to read Ms Grace Chua's letter, "No way to deter attention" (April 11). Unless it is a case of harassment, it is all right for the "uncle" or anyone else to greet
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        Best to ignore or confront pests
        213 32  -  MURALI SHARMA Letter from I AM sorry that Ms Grace Chua is being almost daily inconvenienced by the unwanted attentions of the man at the Chinese Garden MRT station. I would suggest she not take the man seriously. Perhaps he is lonely and wants
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      Personal data for tracking: Bausch & Lomb
      265 32  - Personal data for tracking: Bausch Lomb LEE CHUN GAN Letter from Commercial Manager, Visioncare Bausch Lomb (Singapore) WE REFER to Ms Quek Qiu Yi's letter, "Why NRIC details required for exchange of solution?" (April 7). We thank her for her feedback on the product exchange procedure. While we understand her
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      84 32  -  RICHARD LIM Letter from THE Shunfu estate's recently upgraded letterboxes, railings and utility meters have been defaced with stickers advertising service providers, especially locksmiths. After my complaint, the Town Council advised the culprits to remove their stickers. But a week later, they were replaced by new ones
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      228 34  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY A NIGHT OF GRIEF William Shakespeare wrote: "Grief fills the room of my absent child, lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words." Let me tell you about my mother. My parents
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      448 34  -  JEREMY LUA This couple found love in an unexpected placeSingapore's Night Safari news@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE is known for being a garden city, a cultural melting-pot and a modern cosmopolitan state but a city of romance? Probably not, most will say. After all, we have
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      902 35  -  YVONNE UM But schools would rather kids stay quiet and mug for grades Voices Commentary Editor IT SEEMS to be a dirty four-letter word to schools. Literally so, going by one parent's account of her son's experience. Tan Hui Cheng writes: "It baffled me one day
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      103 26 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES At a ceremony honouring Sir Winston A woman blew in like a gust 'I've come,' said she breathlessly 'For the unveiling of your bust!' She was well-endowed and ample Sir Winston stared in wonderment At last he smiled and said, 'Dear Ma'am I'd like to return the
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      339 27 Plaza Singapura celebrates Fashion Festival 2006 with a fashionable spread of trendy Spring/Summer treats. From accessories to apparel, make-up to makeovers, foot to headwear; it's truly a shopping experience fit for the catwalks. Fashion shows and lucky HHw Lv kyDra Gif wi Purchase RshiO lyShoWigNwl ii A Win $8,000 worth
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      502 36  -  CHRISTIE LOH MAS says it will consider letting overseas investors own strategic stakes in bourse christie@newstoday.com.sg IN THE wake of recent talk about a crossborder merger involving the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the financial sector regulator has hinted at its willingness to let foreign investors own
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      Lock icon Economy may slow later this year: Tharman
      197 36 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE'S economic growth may slow later this year, said Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, deputy chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). "Growth is quite robust, though there will be some slowdown this year or possibly next year" in line with global economic
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      Lock icon S'pore to build its first underground oil storage unit
      241 36 DOW JONES SINGAPORE will start work on its first underground petroleum storage facility later this year, Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said yesterday. The first phase of the construction of the caverns large underground openings in the rocks of
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      Lock icon Ho Bee to raise $110m
      341 38 BLOOMBERG Developer to sell 120 million new shares to repay loans and fund expansion HO BEE Investment, the best-performing stock on the Singapore property index in the past year, said that it planned to sell 120 million new shares to repay bank loans and raise
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      CORPORATEBRIEFS
      358 38 SembCorp Marine's PPL Shipyard secured a contract to build an oil rig worth between US$l32 million ($231 million) and US$l42 million from Norwegian company, Awilco Offshore. Rig construction is expected to start next month with delivery scheduled in the second quarter of 2008. Standard Chartered Bank announced the appointment
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      219 38 -DOW JONES SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday said its fiscal second quarter net profit fell 11.9 per cent as it had enjoyed a higher investment income in the year-ear-lier period. The media group said that net profit for the three months ended
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      Lock icon Centres of co-operation
      429 40  -  SHIBUITTYKUTTICKAL Spore can complement efforts to make Mumbai into a major financial hub shibu@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S reputation as a financial hub can complement India's efforts to develop the city of Mumbai as a major financial centre, according to the Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Mr Tharman, delivering the
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        63 40 SHARE prices closed lower, with blue chips suffering from concerns over rising oil prices and weakness on Wall Street overnight. "Blue chips are now appearing expensive in the absence of fresh catalysts and higher oil prices," said a local trader. The ST Index ended down 8.41 points, or 0.3
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 40 US$ 0.6199 UK£ 0.3544 Yen 73.324 HK$ 4.8100 RM 2.2743 Euro 0.5105 Rupiah 5574.8 Baht 23.571 Peso 31.692 A$ 0.8450 Indian Rs 27.795 Won 591.92 C$ 0.7086 Yuan 4.9626 NZ$ 1.0140 NT$ 20.113
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        38 40 ST Index 2,546.25 -8.41 -DOW JONES shares worth $1.34 billion shares were traded. Oil-market jitters hit Singapore Airlines, which is heavily dependent on fuel in its operations. The counter declined 20 cents, or 1.4 per cent, to $13.90.
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        55 40 Nikkei 225 *****.55 -255.50 -1.47 Hang Seng ASX *****.76 5183.70 -165.05 -49.00 -1.00 -0.95 Taiwan Wtd 6000.50 +51.33 +0.76 Korea Comp 1303.59 -2.49 -0.10 KLCI 941.00 -0.59 -0.06 SET Index 755.43 -1.97 -0.26 Jakarta Comp 1372.39 +12.26 +0.90 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2223.97 201.93 +6.59 -4.14 +0.30 -1.45
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        26 40 /SGX, Dow Jones, Bloomberg Information provided by Gold US$/oz 599.40 Silver US$/oz 12.60 Platinum US$/oz1,094.60 Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brent US$/barrel 349.75 1,040.50 69.75
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        SGX most active
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        774 42  -  VALERIE LAW Fundamentals in these economies have become better than those of some developed countries valerie@newstoday.com.sg INVESTORS can consider putting some money into so-called emerging markets because of their increasingly strong economic fundamentals, and to diversify their portfolios, said Mr Allan Conway, head of
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          TELECHOICE-BUY (34.5 cents)
          91 42 DBS Vickers says Tele Choice is a good yield play. It continues to remain profitable and looks set to have a better FYO6 after writing off almost $4 million in FYOS. Demand for mobile handsets should remain robust and the company should benefit from this growth in
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          SEMBCORP MARINE-BUY ($2.94)
          88 42 Lim and Tan Securities maintains a "Buy" on SembCorp Marine as the firm secured another jack up rig order valued at U*****.5 million ($267 mil- lion). There are indications that the contract for a semi-submersible that Semb Marine/Keppel Corp lost out to Dalian New Shipbuilding (DNS) last
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      Lock icon Rockeby inks MOU for production of bird flu kits
      215 44 DOW JONES SINGAPORE-based biomedical firm Rockeby Biomed has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pacific Biotech of Thailand that grants Rockeby the rights to manufacture the Thai company's bird flu detection kits outside Thailand. Australia-listed Rockeby said in a statement yesterday
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      Lock icon Nasdaq buys 15% stake in LSE for $1.3b
      469 44 BLOOMBERG Purchase may deter other suitors such as NYSE NASDAQ Stock Market has bought a 15-per-cent stake in the London Stock Exchange (LSE) for £447.5 million ($1.3 billion), less than two weeks after withdrawing its takeover offer for Europe's biggest equity market.
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      747 46  -  Zul Othman TODAY A little Joni, a sprinkle of Dusty and a vision to k serve only the music make for a breathtaking effort by this British electronic folk singer news@newstoday.com.sg PERHAPS best known as England's leading electronic folk singer, Beth Orton seems astonished
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      589 48  -  FELIX CHEONG Director sees film as emotional outlet plus@newstoday.com.sg IF IT'S possible for a director to be mistaken for a character in his films, Pen-ek Ratanaruang is it Languid, with an accent that floats effortlessly between Thai and American, the 44-year-old is as enigmatic as
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      Zouk celebrates 15th anniversary with three-night bash
      386 48  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@newstoday.com.sg IT IS hard to picture the Singapore clubbing scene without a certain 20,000-sq ft entertainment complex at Jiak Kirn Street, which opened its doors in 1991. The brainchild of founder Lincoln Cheng, Zouk has long set the standard for Singaporean clubbing,
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      248 50  -  -JEANINETAN I wish I'd come here sooner: Jeon SOUTH Korean actress Jeon Ji Hyun regrets waiting so long to visit Singapore. In a press conference yesterday to promote her new film Daisy, which opens here on April 27, the statuesque former model, 25, voiced surprise at the number of
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      Lock icon Tee time with Vivien
      358 50  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Check out the joys of going on golf trips, in new TV series Julia nar@newstoday.com.sg GOLFING is no longer just for men in tartan pants. Putting the emphasis on "escapes", Golfing Escapes which premieres tonight on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 takes golfers and
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      The brains don't do it
      415 51  -  AMELYNN LIONG Dating couple blame physical exhaustion forgetting booted out of Amazing Race a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg SELF-PROCLAIMED nerds Dave Spiker and Lori Willems needed more than just brains to rule the Amazing Race. Caught in gridlock and on the brink of exhaustion while on their way
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      Mogwai at Esplanade, Aug 1
      127 51  -  —ZULOTHMAN GOOD news for post-rock fans: Mogwai the five-piece Scottish outfit will play a one-night only concert at the Esplanade Theatre on Aug 1. While details are still being finalised, Mogwai's first visit to Singapore is a boon for postrock fans disappointed at acclaimed Icelandic
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      Russian show with a Singapore touch
      104 52  -  DAVID CHEW RUSSIA'S St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra will play two Singapore-made pieces in its concert on Saturday. The orchestra will feature two new works by Singaporean composer John Sharpley (picture), L'Enfant Sauvage (The Wild Child) a song-cycle for soprano and orchestra and Torn, an
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      535 52  -  AMELYNN LIONG Objection Overule, Concave Scream and Lunarin to turn up the volume at revamped Substation Garden, Timbre BAND PHOTO BY a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg PHOTOS BY HOMEGROWN punk band Objection Overule may have been out of the music scene for about six years but they are ready
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      THEATREREVIEW
      228 53  -  Ashraf Safdar by The Magic Fundoshi THERE is something distinctly Shakespearean about Wild Rice's production of this Kyogenstyle play by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie. Kyogen-tyj>e plays were meant as a comical counterpoint to the more solemn and classical Japanese Noh theatre. Using this template, British playwright Richie has
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      167 53  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL POP singer and Hollaback Girl Gwen Stefani may be taking time off to have a baby, but she'll be in Singapore in spirit when 10 groups vie for the honour of being the world's first Hollaback Crew this Saturday at the Singapore Indoor
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        179 54  -  Javier Sierra TANJUNLEI Art, intrigue, murder, history and religion are the ingredients in Javier Sierra's The Secret Supper, and what a dish it is. It is 1497, and Leonardo da Vinci is completing The LastSupper'm Milan. However, word has spread that the painting contains clues to a
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        Ugly
        278 54  -  -SHANTHIRAMAKRISHNAN Constance Briscoe Constance Briscoe's latest book is an honest look at the life of the author herself. The chronicle of a loveless and abused childhood. Ugly opens at the UK Social Services offices, where the 11-year-old Briscoe tries to check herself into a children's home. To her horror,
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        384 54  -  AMELYNN LIONG Entrepreneur shares lessons learned from bankruptcy a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg THERE probably aren't many bankrupts in success-driven Singapore who will gladly joke about their financial status. But former entrepreneurship poster girl Nanz Chong-Komo (picture) founder of the nowdefunct 0ne.99 Shop is no ordinary bankrupt. With her recently-launched
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        WHO'SREADINGWHAT
        94 55 Beatrice Chia, artistic director of the Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble, will stage Cabaret (the musical), from July 22 to 30. Cabaret stars Asian pop superstar Fei Xiang along with Emma Yong, Karen Tan and Dan Jenkins. Tickets from Sistic. I'm reading Peter Jelavich's Berlin Cabaret. It gives a cultural
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      Lock icon Mane attraction
      535 56  -  LEE HUI SHAN Professional hair stylists reveal this season's latest look huisha nl@newstoday.com.sg BOLD reds and violets, plus some very unconventional cuts all these were spotted last week atTrendspotting 2006: Geometric Colors meet Urban Outrage, a hair show presented by L'Oreal Professionnel and Redken sth Avenue. Behind the
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      Step out in style for both work and party
      254 57  -  -PEARLYNTHAM TAKE note: Here are the magic numbers this fashion season 9-5 and 5-9. These numerals represent the concept behind G2ooo's latest Spring-Summer 2006 collection, which is about dressing up from nine to five at work and then making a quick
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        CLEANSE AS YOU BRIGHTEN
        68 57 This rich but oil-free foaming mousse by -H2O+ does the basic job of getting rid of make-up and impurities from your skin thoroughly. Live yeast cell derivative is also used to help collagen production and stabilised Vitamin C to lower melanin production. Priced at $58.80,-H2o+ Waterwhite
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        BOHEMIAN BRONZE GODDESS
        92 57 Next month, feel like a part of an exotic bohemian bazaar with Elizabeth Arden's new limited edition bronzing makeup collection Bohemian Bronze. Infuse your skin with a healthy glow with the Sun Goddess Bronzing Powder that you can use on your decolletage and shoulders. Look out for
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        DEFY THE SIGNS OF HAIR AGEING
        85 57 Just as your skin experiences the signs of ageing, your hair is not spared. Think dull, frizzy and limp hair that has lost its shine and life. To help you achieve younger looking hair, the new Pantene Age Defying Hair Care range is formulated
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        GO GUCCI GREEN WITH ENVY
        105 57 Following the success of the original Envy fragrance, Gucci has launched its new Envy me 2 scent for the feminine woman who loves giving in to temptation as much as she loves being the source of it. Gucci fans will go green with envy at
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      Lock icon FUSION in FASHION
      325 58  -  LAUREENTOH Where inspirations East meet couture West-that's where you find Ranna Gill la ureent@newstoday.com.sg RANNA Gill insists that the ethnic flourishes in her outfits are not there to play into the hands of buyers from the West craving a touch of the exotic. "There is no dearth
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        THE POWERPUFF OF THREE
        101 58 If your kid is a fan of The Powerpuff Girls, she'll be delighted to strap on one of three fun, funky watches from Flik Flak's new Powerpuff Girls 2006 collection. Let her take her pick from pink, blue or purple each design features a different Powerpuff
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        PROJECT SUPER RICH REPAIR
        97 58 The new Super Rich Repair moisturiser from Dermalogica is said to be the brand's richest one yet, so it's perfect for soothing irritated, chronically-dry and flaky skin. This concentrated, heavyweight cream is able to help your skin fight extreme nold and dry conditions, nourishing it and
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        GIRL YOU ARE AWOMAN NOW
        137 58 The French say "ceil de poudre" when they refer to the lightest possible make-up which is what Nicolas Degennes had in mind when he created the Spring-Summer 2006 Givenchy Le Makeup collection, designed forthe delicate child-woman who loves the colours of nature and who, if
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        MASK DULL SKIN
        100 58 The latest addition to Vichy Laboratoires' Bi-White Advanced whitening range is the Bi-White Advanced Whitening Hydrating Mask. This contains Procystein to reduce the production of melanin by up to 24 per cent. There is also extra-active Vitamin C to stimulate the renewal of skin cells, enabling new
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      Get that fungus on your face!
      298 58  -  -PEARLYNTHAM YOU can have your mushrooms in many ways in a soup, in a stew or on toast But Dr Andrew Weil (picture) had greater plans for mushrooms than just cooking them. After all, one can expect much more from the Harvard-educated doctor and
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      185 57 The eyes are the windows to your soul. And they are also the first to show signs of ageing and fatigue with fine lines, wrinkles and dark circles, i Biotherm New White Detox C+ Extra Yeux helps to revitalise the delicate skin around your eyes by regulating the production of
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      429 59 Brought to you by Ljfl -7 ntuc bingaporc's very own ALL DRESSED UP ana ready to go ■I Give salads a delicious boost with mayonnaise, garlic mayonnaise or Thousand Island AMYVAN f ood@newstoday.com. sg W A THE same way that clothes maketh a man, dressings work magic on salads and
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      Lock icon NIGHT OUT IN HONG KONG
      691 60  -  ELAINE QUEK traveller@newstoday.com.sg WELCOME to Hong Kong, where you can eat, drink, shop and party without burning a big hole in your pocket I just did a short getaway (four days, three nights) and came back recommending clubs and restaurants to all my friends. For
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        NEW GENERAL MANAGER FORAIRFRANCE-KLM
        249 62 Mr Frans Leenaars (picture) has been appointed as Air France-KLM's general manager for Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. He will be based in a new joint city office in Singapore. Mr Leenaars was previously the general manager of KLM Singapore, Indonesia and South-west Pacific. His
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        FLY TO AUSTRALIA WITH TWO FREE STOPOVERS
        92 62 Tourism Australia and Qantas are offering special airfares with a value-add of two free stopovers to over 20 Australian cities. Travellers in Singapore can now fly to Australia from only $548 and enjoy onwards flights to two additional Australian destinations such as Alice
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        BA'S ONE-STOP TRAVEL PORTAL
        137 62 British Airways has launched its fully-integrated online booking services on www.ba.com a one-stop shop allowing customers to book their trip online and take advantage of special deals. The special offers include return flights at $998 and quality hotels for as low as $72 per person. To
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        Lock icon A EUROPEAN CRUISE – DISNEY STYLE
        152 62 A EUROPEAN CRUISE DISNEY STYLE -AP Mickey Mouse is going on a European vacation next year. The Disney Cruise Line will sail to Italy, France and Spain from May to August next year as part of a larger strategy to "chart new waters", company officials said. The Disney Magic will
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      507 62 -AP Is exotic Colombia safe enough for foreign tourists yet? BOGOTA When it comes to tough sells for a vacation, it doesn't get much tougher than Colombia. The South American country has a well-earned reputation for gun-toting guerrillas, cocaine kingpins and the world's highest kidnapping rate. But
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      MOUNTAINS MAGNIFICENT
      640 64  -  JANICE GOH From snow-clad peaks to gentle meadows India's Himalayas have them all ja nice@newstoday.com.sg WHETHER you are a restless traveller or an adventure seeker, the seductive lure of the magnificent Himalayas is hard to resist. In India, where more than a third of the Himalayas spans, verdant
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      Lock icon Unwind, the Kiwi way
      581 66 From sailing to wine and heritage trails, the 'world's best country' has plenty of adventures to offer NEW Zealand has been voted the best country in the world for the first time at the Conde Nast Traveller Awards 2005. It won the overall top prize and
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      THEFOURSEASONS
      43 66 New Zealand has four seasons: •Autumn (10°Cto 24° C from March to May) Winter (9°C to 20° C from June to August) Spring (12° C to 22° C from September to November) Summer (14° C to 28° C from December to February)
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      82 60 Exclusive offer to UOB Card members! 3D Hong Kong Disneyland from $698 JS^ B gjWJJ 2 nights stay at your choice of hotel in Disneyland 1 *IV —-^1 -1 day Park ticket (Peak/Regular) £2E?\ JHB'I A a^jll Da//y Departure FREE Special Edition Disney Lanyard per person (whilst stocks last) m_
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      700 61 An All-inclusive Experience Awaits: MmsStimS^ am W*if P jf* k [fM y mT S3§>'; ii K^%Jli^^S v^ HU a m 11 Up to 6 Meals Daily Deluxe Accommodation World Class Performances Fabulous Entertainment Fun Activities Recreation Facilities Exotic Destinations Pampering Service From o^± From^J I 2-Night Redang Cruise (wed) &>
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      153 62 (Land Only excludes airfare) 4D3N Cairns Getaway frs2sB 4D3N Cairns Adventure frss2B Includes: 3 nights accommodation, 4th night FREE! Includes 3 nights Cairns, daily breakfast, Choice of 1 Adventure Experience: Half day ATV Advenlure plus full day Tully River Rafting, or Skydiving, or full day cruise a An fly tour*
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      511 63 m 1 V /^K 0 vl m\ \M I »"^l 0 Hi Fsilr h "^^Bm~"J**~ r ~r "~7~* —£ar^«P^t:7T ~z~^''—^r~"it^'^ \Ai See the essence of Australia in Canberra, i ■||||y»'i r See yourself on the wild side at the National Zoo and Aquarium, Australia's only A one of the world's
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      86 64 HI Britain a"d FrJ"packages are sure to ""LONDON PARIS 7 DAYS 4 NIGHTS From $1918 LONDON PARIS NICE 8 DAYS 5 NIGHTS From $2,238 LONDON PARIS MANCHESTER 8 DAYS 5 NIGHTS From $2,238 IffiH f«rW British airways ffil^ailEurope [<WW To book,call any of the participating agents: Chan Brothers Travel Tel:
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      33 65 Pw MBr ''jam i **<*^^ ,> i Incredible India *ii J^ f^^B^r' J JESS www.incredibleindia.org contactus@incredibleindia.org Indiatourism, #01-01 United House, 20 Kramat Lane, Singapore *****3. Tel: (65) 6235 3800 Fax: (65) 6235 8677 Email: indtour.sing@pacific.net.sg
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      672 66 Sn 5D Tokyo Special n-$1,268 rp='W/7/^>n n n/c^nW fJVr^n W/7 Hakone Tour with Cruise, Owakudani Boiling Valley, //^V)//\V//r zl /Yf f^ Lake Kawaguchi, Mt. Fuji, Tokyo Tower, Asakusa ml^—i// V s —>/' —i \></t*-'J 11 \j —i/I—i1 —i Jl Kannon Temple, Imperial Palace, Ginza, Tokyo II Ifd'/AX IfyJj V Meal
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      37 67 Macau r Mission Hills aw .at a *X m aw .a Y^^Jk js~ f m A A A one stop travel guide for a 11... A* iF^H S^ B Kota Kinabalu 'HostsVAllaif WiTarVlvleri Tan Sponsored by rik)DV-/
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      51 68 SINCLE BRIGHT FEMALES V m m m m m E^zlltLllfzZli^i^lZ^ X^^P /SjL 1 "Imaybeafashjon rpnl P^Bll|lj£ESy^^ T JF' blind spot former II 1 Bachelorette Fiona Xie I DAYS W %B^*^ I J H^BffimWl k^Vyl Single might have made her firet million -ml^^K ~-»™H !_*^^i£lil3| Wf\l IX^ (butshe'lltakeartiymeoveradlme) H *^~~~T ll
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      469 70 HDB (SALE) PRIVATE APT §m VEHICLE §m VEHICLE Pasir Ris (RENT) DO9-10 FINANCE FINANCE Holland/Tanglin INSURANCE INSURANCE Exec Ar*BK3s 159m2,$ below value, NATHAN VILLE Nathan Rd, Choice 3rm "1 I. I SW view, English Deco, Spacious, Im- Condo, P/Fum, mins to shops/food court B|B maculate, Sch/Amenities. *****331 $2 IK Pis
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      155 70 PERSONAL M TRAVEL/TOURS NEEDS Handphone/ Tour packages accessories BUY/ SELL/ DEPOSIT or Used/ New/ POST NATAS PAIR Promotions And Faulty HP, Games Sets, MP3 players. Packages. Call Baba Travel at: *****542 Laptops, PDAs, Dig^Viewcams, LCD TVs, Computers etc. Call 9101 6789 TRAVEL/TOURS NEED CASH Sign up for Hand- M' SC
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      606 70 YWRrIMASeAKTOMV by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) H Concentrate on the things you can change. Vfl Concentrate on what you need to get done Collect or pay off an old debt and you will Wt^ before you decide to have some fun with
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      151 70 EMERGENCY LINES City Gas (to report gas supply 1800-752-1800 interruption, low pressure and leakage) Civil Defence 995 (Fire and Emergency Ambulance) Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Police 999 Police hotline 1800-255-0000 SPPowerGrid 1800-778-8888/ (to report power failure) 6778-8888 Traffic Police 6547-1818 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 HELPLINES —GENERAL Samaritans of Singapore 1800-221-4444 Society for
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      669 71 HOME NEEDS H HOME NEEDS H HOME NEEDS H HOME NEEDS H HOME NEEDS H HOME NEEDS H HOME NEEDS H HOME NEEDS Furniture/furnishing Furniture/furnishing Furniture/furnishing Furniture/furnishing Furniture/furnishing Furniture/furnishing Furniture/furnishing Furniture/furnishing MaS^Sooaco^'tenes \.*\*}j{l^l*]t I-1-1 fTJJ\ *^To\o\^Mlr H L^^J |JT Computer Chair \**jt*A"*J^M,, r^**,*, W fcl'lrfflfyEMft I Avaialableinßecl/Blue/Brown f.Y.VJ S/ o^^
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      230 72 WEATHERTODAY Amsterdam 8/11 C showers Los Angeles 13/25 C partly cloudy Auckland 12/20 C partly cloudy Manila 26/35 C fair OlflgapOre Bali 25/33 C cloudy Melbourne 13/25 C fair 25/33 C BS Begawan 25/32 C thunderstorm New Delhi 19/36 C hazy Bangkok 26/36 C thunderstorm New York 11/19 C showers
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      Lock icon WILL THE REAL WILLIAMS SISTERS PLEASE STAND UP?
      868 73  -  Rohit Brijnath We're still no closer to figuring out the dynamic duo after all these years THEY'VE withdrawn. They're not available. They're sorry they can't come. They've hurt a knee, and an elbow, and an abdominal muscle. They're harder to get an
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      Lock icon Stenson hoping to make amends in China
      246 73 -AFP BEIJING Sweden's emerging superstar Henrik Stenson is looking to make amends for his disappointing US Masters debut when he tees up at the US$l.B million ($2.9 million) Volvo China Open today. Stenson, ranked 13th in the world, failed to make the cut
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      Lock icon Cole wants out
      525 74 -AGENCIES Defender determined to leave Highbury, even if Arsenal triumph in Europe LONDON Arsene Wenger is confident his Arsenal team can achieve dual success this season by clinching fourth place in the English Premiership and winning the European Champions League. Not that any of this will make
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      Lock icon Chelsea head Footballer of Year nominees
      318 74 —AP LONDON Chelsea players dominated the nominations for the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year award. John Terry, last year's winner, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole were joined on the list by Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Arsenal's Thierry
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        RONALDO INJURY NOT A PROBLEM
        114 74 Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said that he was more relieved than worried by the injury suffered by striker Ronaldo ahead of their World Cup campaign. Ronaldo will be sidelined for up to three weeks after tearing a muscle in his right leg, after scoring
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        BECKS' CAPTAINCY NOT AN ISSUE
        120 74 The English Football Association (FA) have insisted that there was no link between the search for a new England sponsor and David Beckham's future as national skipper. The FA are seeking a new backer for the national team, but potential sponsors are reported to be
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        FIFA URGED TO FIGHT PROSTITUTION
        110 74 Fifa president Joseph Blatter has been urged by the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe to join the fight and condemn outright prostitution during the 2006 World Cup. Swiss socialist Ruth-Gaby VermotMangold, author of a report "the traffic of women on the eve of
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        HIDDINK RUSSIAN POST CONFIRMED
        96 74 Russian Football Union (RFU) boss Vitaly Mutko has officially confirmed that Dutch manager Guvs Hiddinkwill take over Russia's national squad after the end of the World Cup in Germany. Mutko added that the RFU and the 59--year-old Dutch guru would sign a twoyear contract tomorrow. Financial
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      Lock icon The real deal
      1002 75  -  LI ZAI SHI sports@newstoday.com.sg Gombak have uncovered a pair of gems in Nigerian duo FOR just about every S-League club, unearthing potential gems from Africa is a notoriously hit-or-miss affair. A hit is rewarded with the blossoming of a fine talent, full of uniquely African verve and
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      ONE-ON-ONE
      304 75 With Tampines Rovers defender SEAD MURATOVIC Haryatie, 20, Private Tutor: Are you attached? If not, what kind of girl do you like and would you consider a local girl? Muratovic: No, I'm not attached. Local girls? Why not? There are many pretty Singaporean girls around. I don't have any
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      116 73 2 TOTAL GOALS IN 2ND HALF 3 O or 1 Goal $3.10 2 Goals $2.30 3 Goals abv. $2.55 v Albirex vs Woodlands k (Sales close at 14 Apr, 7.55pm) S.League Gombak SAF FC Thu, 13/04/06 7.30pm *S.League Albirex Woodlands Fri, 14/04/06 7.00pm ELeagueChamp Cardiff Sheffield Utd Fri, 14/04/06 10.00pm
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      Cherie fires up S'pore
      299 76  -  -DARREN LAI SHE started the tournament rather tentatively, but Cherie Tan (picture) seems to have built up a head of steam in the ongoing 9th Asian Schools Tenpin Bowling Championships in Bangkok. After the first block of eight games in the girls' masters finals yesterday, the
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      Lock icon Pressure on Cuesports
      458 76  -  CUBBYLEONG NSA's honorary secretary assisting police probe, SSC will expedite audit cubby@newstoday.com.sg CONCERNED by a police report against a leading Cuesports Singapore official last month, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) has moved to speed up a detailed audit into the finances of the NSA by almost two
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      Lock icon Singapore sailors continue to shine in Colombia
      229 76  -  -DARREN LAI SINGAPORE remained on course to sweep the top honours at the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) South American Championships 2006 in Cartegena, Colombia, after the third round on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). After eight races in the 12-race competition, 15-year-olds
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      Lock icon Athletes root for sports institute
      523 77  -  CUBBYLEONG Sports fraternity feels it can only aid Singapore athletes' quest for success cubby@newstoday.com.sg PAST and present Singapore athletes are all buzzing with the prospect of seeing a top-notch sport institute in their backyard. When Today broke the news yesterday that the government is studying
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