Today, 19 May 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    27 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp fresfsf share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Friday May 19, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY ftIEDIACORP share your free newspaper Friday May 19, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
    • Article
      Lock icon US stocks lower as rally falters, oil closes higher
      268 1 AFP NEW YORK US shares ended sharply lower yesterday as early gains faltered following a heavy sell-off in the prior session sparked by interest-rate worries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which saw its biggest single-day point drop in three years in
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    • Article
      Justice with softer touch, wider angle
      674 1  -  ANSLEYNG New Community Court offers more options to mentally-ill and young offenders a nsley@newstoday.com.sg IN THE first initiative he has unveiled since taking charge of Singapore's judiciary, Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong sought to inject more choices and perspective into the justice system. Moving
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Storm kills 16 in China
      281 2 AGENCIES Typhoon Chanchu destroys homes and causes landslides BEIJING Sixteen people were killed as Typhoon Chanchu slammed into southern China yesterday and forced the evacuation of more than one million residents, caused landslides and destroyed homes. The victims including two children were killed when their
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      Lock icon Apple accuses Creative Labs of infringing music player patents
      360 2 BLOOMBERG APPLE Computer, maker of the iPod music player, has sued smaller rival Creative Technology, raising the stakes in the legal dispute over competing devices. Apple claims Creative Labs, the US division of Creative Technology, infringes four patents for the display
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      Lock icon MARKET TURMOIL SHORT-TERM?
      1083 3  -  Mano Sabnani ■AFP Uptrend should resume when stability returns Editor-in-Chief/CEO mano@newstoday.com.sg SCARY, one could say of the current turmoil in the Singapore and regional share markets and the daily sharp movements in prices on big volumes. How should one read the situation and what does it portend?
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  • singapore news
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      Lew and the ripple effect
      569 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG Case could impact MNC operations here: Defence cheekong@newstoday.com. sg companies in Singapore with foreign units. Lew, 52, and businessman Wong Sheung Sze, 56, the executive chairman of Broadway Industrial Group, were charged last October after Wong allegedly authorised a Broadway subsidiary, Compart Asia Pacific
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    • Article
      Talk before you sue your doctor: Courts
      434 4  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@newstoday.com.sg THOSE complaining of medical negligence no longer have to drag a doctor or a hospital through the court to get their attention. Instead, the Subordinate Courts will provide a chance for the medical practitioners and patients to discuss issues
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    • Article
      She killed friend over loanshark debt
      689 6  -  TEOXUANWEI INABODYPARTSCASE Fight over $2,000 loan led to death of maid xuanweit@newstoday.com.sg SHE was a "highly reliable" friend one could "really confide in and share all her deepest thoughts and concerns with". This was how Guen Garlejo Aguilar described Mrs Jane Parangan La Puebla
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      880¢ Bangkok on Tiger Airways
      65 6 TO CELEBRATE bagging the title of Singapore's top low cost carrier earlier this month, Tiger Airways is offering air tickets to Bangkok and Phuket at 88 cents. The promotional fare (taxes excluded) is valid for travel from Singapore to Bangkok or Phuket and vice versa.
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      Of babies, green stools, sleep and myths
      307 8  -  CHEOWXINYI WHEN babies have green stools, does that mean they were frightened? It may sound like a far-fetched theory, but according to a survey of young working mothers, three in 10 still believe in this common myth. Six in 10 also think that
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      Lock icon LTA to seal off all bus stops' drains
      146 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA BUS stops will no longer be built with drains on their roofs. This, after it was found that the drains can be breeding grounds for mosquitoes. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will also be sealing the drains on all 623
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      Welcome to Spores luxury terminal ...
      495 8  - Welcome to Spores luxury terminal UNYANQIN Changi Airport's $10 million members-only facility is all set to open in August yanqinl@newstoday.com.sg NO waiting in line to check-in, a limousine to whisk you straight from the airport to your waiting plane, private rest areas, a five-star lounge and business centre with conference
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      Lock icon Helping hand for scientists, public
      303 10 938 LIVE Genetic modification work to meet global bio-safety rules YOUR daily glass of soya bean milk that is higher in protein than ever, and that glowing zebra fish that could soon be a hit in your aquarium, are both the result of research in
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      Putting a Shine on young talents
      254 10  -  LINYANQIN ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg AFTER drawing more than 100,000 young people last year, Shine a month-long festival to showcase youth talents and initiatives is back. The series of events planned include the Milk Run, which will raise money to help misguided and disadvantaged youths, and
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      Lock icon Direct admissions for 4 more schools
      226 10 938 LIVE STUDENTS entering Secondary 1 next year can now choose from four more schools under the Direct School Admission exercise. The four schools that have been given the green light to admit students based on their niche programmes, which range from robotics enterprise
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    • Article
      Awareness is key to preventing cervical cancer
      221 12  -  -CHEOWXINYI ABOUT 85 women in Singapore die from cervical cancer every year. This figure is far too high, considering the fact that this disease is highly curable with early detection and treatment And the promotion of its awareness is the basis for the
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      Haj with a Spore touch
      671 12  -  UNYANQIN Local tour agents to expand overseas as local pie shrinks ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg THERE are half a million Muslims in Singapore, but only 2,550 of them went on the haj last year. From a peak of more than 5,000 pilgrims in 1992, the number of
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Largest cluster of bird flu deaths 'alarming'
      351 14 AGENCIES Jakarta appeals for international aid following latest fatalities JAKARTA With five new deaths and one infection confirmed this week alone, Indonesia's President has appealed to the international community to help the country in its fight against the bird flu virus. The latest
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      Lock icon Nepal's king loses control of the army
      274 14 -AFP KATHMANDU Nepal's Parliament voted unanimously yesterday for drastic curbs on the powers of King Gyanendra, taking away his control of the army and declaring his divine authority at an end. "The proclamation reflects the spirit of the people's aspirations," said Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Tee time at Merapi
      456 16 -AFP Despite eruption threat, golfers and gawkers return; villagers desert safe camps MOUNT MERAPI (Indonesia) Golfers and leisure seekers are returning to the lush green base of Mount Merapi, joining volcano watchers eager for a glimpse of action despite the ongoing eruption threat. Meanwhile, thousands of
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      Lock icon Samy Vellu to sue Tamil newspapers
      163 16 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Works Minister Samy Vellu (picture) is suing two Tamil newspapers over front-page reports that quoted him as saying former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had done nothing for Malaysian Indians. The president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) told The Star. "Newspapers
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    • GLORALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT SLAMS HANDLING OF GANG RIOTS
        62 20 —/>fp Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised local authorities for refusing federal assistance in cracking down on deadly gang violence. Over 150 people have died since the Capital First Command gang went on a rampage last Friday after several hundred of
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        Lock icon CONTROVERSIAL FRENCH IMMIGRATION BILL GETS THE NOD
        94 20 AFP The French National Assembly on Wednesday approved a controversial new immigration law which is intended to tilt the system in favour of qualified foreign workers. Drawn up by Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy who says he wants France to "choose" rather "undergo" the
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        Lock icon US GOVERNMENT SUES UNIVERSAL PICTURES FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
        91 20 THE GUARDIAN Universal Pictures has become the subject of the first racial discrimination case to be brought against a major Hollywood studio by the United States government a case that prosecutors hope will reveal the injustices in an industry they say is
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      Aussie wheat exporter admits bribing Iraq
      412 20 Admission follows inquiry into UN oil-for-food programme SYDNEY An inquiry into Iraqi sanctions-busting by Australia's national wheat exporter took a dramatic turn yesterday with the company admitting it paid former-leader Saddam Hussein's regime for contracts. The former Australian Wheat Board, now known as AWB,
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      Lock icon Will Bush's $110.3b tax cuts benefit only the rich?
      255 22 AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President George W Bush on Wednesday signed legislation extending US$7O billion ($110.3 billion) in tax cuts he says are needed to stimulate the US economy. Critics, however, say the tax cuts will help only the wealthy while
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      Lock icon Stop printing pictures of women: King
      315 22 Saudi newspapers told this could lead young men astray LONDON Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has told the country's newspapers to stop publishing pictures of women for fear that the images could lead young men astray, the Independent reported. The apparent ban surprised some observers
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      Lock icon US draws up new plan to end N Korean nuke crisis
      354 24 -AFP WASHINGTON The United States is said to be preparing to promote a new plan by President George W Bush's administration to end a four-year standoff with Pyongyang, but even before the proposal is laid out formally, South Korea
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      Lock icon Tone it down, says UN chief
      451 24 —AGENCIES Annan calls for better diplomacy on Iran and N Korea TOKYO In an all-out appeal, United Nation's Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the international community to tone down the rhetoric on Iran to prevent tensions from escalating further. He also pressed for better
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      177 22 One is good. Two is better. fl Osteoporosis is a condition where your bones become weak and fl brittle. To prevent osteoporosis, H J^F\ eat a diet rich in calcium. Milk Is an excellent source of calcium but drinking one glass a day is not AwAW enough. Studies suggest that
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  • Voices
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      A super dilemma
      882 26  -  mr brown The new Superman movie must be banned at any cost! AS a parent of three, I am increasingly concerned about the spate of movies coming our way that may influence our kids. Take for instance this upcoming movie, which is fiction masquerading as fact, about
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    • A split-second decision
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        Why firing a warning shot can jeopardise lives
        269 28  -  AUDREY ANG Letter from, Assistant Director (Media Relations) Singapore Police Force I REFER to Ms Lee Zhi Zhi's letter "Should the first shot be a blank or fired skywards?" (May 17) about the recent shooting incident at a hawker centre in Boon
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        Why not arm police officers with stun guns?
        154 28  -  MOHAMAD NOOR ABDULLAH Letter from IN A situation in which a person has a gun, there is very little time for the police to aim and shoot the suspect Having a blank as the first bullet and having to squeeze the trigger
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      Fines paid, yet he is presented with a warrant of arrest
      159 28  -  RAFIDAH KARIM Letter from RECENTLY, my husband received a warrant of arrest. Shocked, he went down to the Police Cantonment Complex to enquire as he had no outstanding charges against him. At the counter, he was informed that the
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      254 30  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY DSAFOSD TWO KINDS OF KIDS Have you noticed there are two kinds of kids in the world? Yes, there are boys and girls, but what I am talking about are compliant children and strong-willed children. Compliant kids are the ones who sleep
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    • Just what the doctor ordered?
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        Cancelling MC requirement may worsen absenteeism
        144 30  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from WHILE it may appear logical, Dr Lee Yung Seng's suggestion ("Doing away with the MC hassle", May 17) may give rise to an abuse of trust. Allowing employees to take seven days of medical leave without any MC
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        Do away with MC but monitor students' absences
        151 30  -  RYUTANRUOYU Letter from I FULLY support Dr Lee Yung Seng's stand. Schools also require students to produce a medical certificate when they are absent from school. But some of us do not visit the doctor when we have minor illnesses such as
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        Colleagues bear the burden when workers abuse medical leave
        87 30  -  SUSAN GOH Letter from SOME of my colleagues abuse the medical leave entitlement when they have used up all their annual paid leave days. All they need is to tell the doctor they have a splitting headache or a stomach ache.
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        Proposal would help some, especially pregnant women
        67 30  -  KAREN ONG Letter from DURING my pregnancy, I suffered from terrible bouts of morning sickness. Yet I had to endure commuting from Yishu to Simei to get to work. Doing away with the MC requirement would really help a lot As mature adults
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    • Testing one's limit?
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        Peg standard of exam questions to national level
        247 33  -  HASUNDASHAMSUDIN Letter from I AGREE with Ho Kong Loon's observations in "Encourage them, don't browbeat the weak" (May 17). As a parent, it is frustrating to learn after a test or an exam that a child could not answer a question correctly
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        Give more time to finish test; extra marks if deadline met
        147 33  -  G JAGATHISAN Letter from IT PAINS me to look at the convoluted maths questions set for young minds these days. It seems to show a basic assumption that these students want to be scientists when they grow up. The
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      Lock icon Put only recyclables into recycling bins
      244 33  -  ONG SENG ENG Letter from Head, Resource Conservation Department, National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letter by Francis Vim, "Such a wasted effort" (May 16). It is a pity that some members of the public treat recycling bins like refuse bins and throw
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      Programme also targets GEP students
      123 33  -  BENJAMIN LUI Letter from Principal, St Joseph's Institution WE THANK you for your coverage of SJI International and the Josephian Programme (JP) ("SJI International to open in January", May 15). We would just like to highlight that the talent programme in the JP is not
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      50 cents includes manpower cost
      176 34  -  DR EVAN SIM Letter from Head, Clementi Polyclinic I REFER to Mr Wong Mong Guan's letter, "Fifty cents is still five times too much for test report" (May 16). We would like to clarify that Mr Wong was seen at Clementi Polyclinic and requested for
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      The preferred reward: Restore the CPF cut
      370 34  -  KAMALADEWI Less CPF contribution means more taxable income, less to pay off housing loan Letter from I REFER to the article "Forget CPF cut, there are other rewards" (May 18). I disagree with the suggestion that as workers prefer their rewards in the
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      No wage increase for some workers
      182 34  -  YAK CHIN HUA Letter from THE May 18 reports paint a rosy picture for employees working only in companies where the monthly variable component (MVC) or flexible wage system has been implemented. According to the NTUC, there are some 27 per cent of unionised
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      A meaningful final journey
      325 36  -  CHUAKIMCHOO Presence of loved ones is the best send-off for parents Letter from I REFER to Frances Ong's interesting commentary, "Making the last leg of life golden" (May 18). Yes, death is a taboo subject that many people fear and refuse to accept While my parents
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      Survival of fittest not for nation
      148 36  -  LAI YEW CHAN Letter from I REFER to the report "Gates more than a do-gooder: FM Yeo" (May 17). Undeniably, Microsoft's system is the epitome of corporate success. But linking it to running a country is stretching it a bit. I recall reading a
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      Flea market idea worth a look
      133 36  -  ENG SOH SENG Letter from I Deputy Director (Car Parks) for Director (Housing Administration) Housing Development Board I REFER to the letter, "Setup flea markets in empty parking lots?" by Mr Colin Ong Tau Shien. We thank Mr Ong for sharing his suggestion with
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      16 36 MARKETS TUMBL£ ONUS RATE FEARS Future price movements depend on guidance from Federal Reserve: Analysts 42
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      75 36 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES MUSES The giddy dame followed him all evening The loud activist, the demagogue Laughed she/I'm footloose, I tell you!' n Singapore has no place He looked at her and said,"Well, Ma'am The rabble-rouser with raised fist The rest can stand tightening too!' s a pimple on the
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      727 42  -  CHRISTIE LOH Future price movements depend on guidance from Federal Reserve: Analysts christie@newstoday.com.sg MARKETS worldwide suffered a bloodbath as fresh data showed that inflation in the United States was creeping beyond expectations, raising the spectre of higher interest rates in the world's largest economy.
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      74 42 Today, different accounts of Jesus, Judas anu Mary Magdalene abound. But of the many versions, what is fact, and what is fiction? V Based on thorough research, this 760-page book examines the evidences, and gives us a solid and trustworthy answer. However, it is incomplete without
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        Lock icon SIA Cargo launches service to Tianjin
        91 44 —AFP SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) said yesterday its cargo subsidiary would launch a twice-weekly freighter service to the Chinese city of Tianjin starting this Sunday. The new freighter service will depart every Sunday and Thursday from Singapore to Nanjing and proceed to Tianjin before heading
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        535 44 Chip tester says demand for consumer electronics such as iPods driving its growth STATS ChipPac, South-east Asia's largest chip tester, has forecast a profit in the second quarter and for its sales to rise, helped by demand for consumer electronics such as Apple Computer's
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          109 44 Bloomberg SHARES fell yesterday, with the local market benchmark registering its second-biggest one-day decline this year after US inflation data released on Wednesday heightened speculation that interest rates will keep climbing in the world's largest economy. The ST Index lost 46.51 points, or 1.8 per cent, to close at
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          66 44 SGX, Dow Jones and Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 16,087.18 -220.49 -1.35 HK Hang Seng 16,266.52 -349.03 -2.10 Australia ASX 5,119.30 -98.20 -1.88 Korea Comp 1,365.15 -36.32 -2.59 Thailand SET 748.30 -14.06 -1.84 Jakarta Comp 1,400.84 -61.31 -4.19 Phils Comp 2,378.74 -84.83 -3.44 Shenzhen B 313.25 -1.46
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          20 44 ■old US$/oz iilvar US$/oz 'latinum US$, 687.60 13.10 1,319.00 Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brant USS/barrel 1,427.0 68.5! 'oz
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        417 46 -AFP Market relatively steady despite overhang fears and regional selloff SHANGHAI China ended a yearlong ban on initial public offerings (IPO) yesterday, with the resumption of official share sales effective immediately. "The new IPO management measures were approved," the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said in
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        Tiger attacks the competition
        207 46  -  TORCHING LI TIGER Airways is objecting to a tie-up between its rival low-cost carriers Jetstar Asia and Valuair and Australian carrier Qantas Airways, deeming the move as anti-competitive. Tiger Airways, owned by Singapore Airlines, yesterday said it was invited by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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        104 46 DOWJONES KEPPEL Corp, the world's largest builder of oil rigs, said yesterday it had secured a $415-million contract to build an ultra-deepwater drilling rig for Denmark's AP Moller Maersk. The order for the semi-sub-mersible rig brings contracts secured by the firm so far in
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        136 46 -AGENCIES MITTAL Steel Co, the world's biggest steel maker, submitted an unsolicited 20-billion-euro ($40.4 billion) bid to shareholders of Arcelor yesterday, after getting regulator clearance to do so. The offer is now open to Arcelor investors in Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Mittal
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        239 50 -BLOOMBERG QANTAS Airways, Australia's biggest airline, will eliminate 1,000 management and administration jobs by the end of the year as part of a costcutting drive to counter record fuel prices. "We have decided to reduce management, support and administration positions
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        527 50 BLOOMBERG Bank of China prints 3m IPO application forms in anticipation of strong demand HONG Kong resident Sindy Wong says she plans to apply for HK$3 million ($607,000) of Bank of China shares, betting almost three times her annual salary on the world's biggest initial public
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      1525 52  -  JeanineTan If past movie controversies are any indication, the furore over The Da Vinci Code movie will peter out into nothing in the end WHEN the controversial Martin Scorsese film The Last Temptation of Christ opened in cinemas back in 1988, protests against it ranged from
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      652 54  - It's just a movie or is it? Felix Cheong Real events are just as fantastic, just take a look at the news A STRANGE thing happened to Poseidon on its way to the big screen. The US$l4O-million ($220 million) remake of the disaster movie, The Poseidon Adventure (1972), which is
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      536 55  -  BERNADETTE CHONG I bernadette@newstoday.com.sg I I TAKING inspiration from acclaimed French I photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand's Earth I from Above exhibition in Singapore last I October, Gamier and Today organised a I photographic competition based on the theme I "Beauty in Nature". I Gamier, as the main supporter
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      Local film-makers confident at Cannes
      595 56  -  AMELYNN LIONG First-time directors among 9 S'poreans with films at prestigious French festival a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg A NEW wave of homegrown directors has emerged and they are fast hitting international shores. At this year's Cannes Film's Festival, which opened yesterday, nine Singapore directors will have their
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        534 58  - One night in Singapore ZUL OTHMAN Thai band Futon featuring former Suede drummer Gilbert play at Bar None on Sunday zul@newstoday.com.sg IT'S a curious decision but after spending 14 years banging the drums for Britpop mainstays Suede, Simon Gilbert decided to ditch the pop game by packing his bags for
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        198 58 -AP NEW YORK Tears streamed from American Idol judge Paula Abdul's eyes when the result was announced. The audience stood and clapped, paying their respects. In a close vote, Abdul's favourite finalist, Elliott Yamin (picture, left) an Idol underdog and blue-eyed soul singer was bounced off the
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        293 60  -  AMELYNN LIONG Hop on the 'cool' coach to explore the city's museums a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg IT'S not every day that Singaporeans get to feel like tourists in their homeland. Now they can with the National Heritage Board's launch of the first Museum Hoppin' tours. Organised as part of efforts
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        223 60  -  —ASHRAFSAFDAR RUMOUR has it that when Tennessee Williams watched productions of his Broadway smash The Glass Menagerie he would erupt in fits of laughter. Not that the play is particularly funny. It focuses on a deluded mother efforts to find a place for her awkward,
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        241 62  -  Jeanine Tan r by FILMREVIEW TIGER Blade is a Thai action film that is high on camp, low TTTT on common sense and so unselfconsciously cheesy that audiences are advised to leave their brains at the door and go along for the ride. The film borrows liberally from
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        433 63  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW F by The Da Vinci Code RELIGIOUS organisations need not have worried The Da Vinci Code is not very convincing as a religious film. When adapted for the big screen, the supposedly blasphemous allegations in Dan Brown's book come out like far-out
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      207 69 KRT Tourists in Naples will receive cheap watches as part of an anti-crime drive TOURISTS checking into hotels in Naples, Italy, this summer will receive an unusual gift: A Swatch-like watch to wear while touring the city. The unusual gift is part of an innovative
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      632 70  -  Cubby Leong Spore restrict favourites, Khan hopes his boys learn from their mistakes ASIAN GAMES MEN'S QUALIFIERS Bangladesh 1 Singapore 0 IT HAS been a trying week for the Singapore men's hockey team, but at least the side ended their campaign in the Asian Games qualifiers here
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      631 72  -  LI ZAI SHI End of ban in sight, striker out to convince he's ready to return to the national fold NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2006 Young Lions v Woodlands Wellington sports@newstoday.com.sg HIS time in the international wilderness will come to an end in July and Itimi
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      599 72  -  DARREN LAI da rren@newstoday.com.sg ONE week after a German football official was quoted in a wire report making disparaging remarks about the S-League and Singapore's top referee, Shamsul Maidin, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) received an apology from their German counterpart, DeutscherFussball-Bund (DFB).
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      575 74 Kerlon, The Seal', rated the heir to Ronaldinho, as United boss also hints at midfield target LONDON Manchester United are close to agreeing a £6 million ($17.9 million) deal with Cruzeiro for Kerlon Moura Souza, the highly rated Brazilian midfield player who has been dubbed "the
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      441 74  -  DARREN LAI da rren@newstoday.com.sg LAST year, Hwa Chong Institute's proud tradition as the game's powerhouses took a beating when they were trounced 55-33 by upstarts Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) in the National Inter-School 'A' Division Netball Championships final. Revenge must
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        288 76 —AFP ROME Determined Dinara Safina (picture) slammed the door on any chance for Kirn Clijsters to return next week to world No 1, dumping the second seed out of the Rome Masters 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) yesterday. The Russian 16th seed had lost six previous matches with
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        712 76 —AFP Croatian makes second remarkable comeback in 2 days HAMBURG Mario Ancic (picture), whose win clinched the Davis Cup for Croatia, made his second remarkable comeback in two days to reach the quarter-finals of the Masters Series here yesterday. Ancic was a set
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        107 77 MEDIACORP will air four key matches in the upcoming World Cup. In an agreement with Star Hub, who acquired the local telecast rights of all 64 World Cup matches, the opening match between hosts Germany and Costa Rica on June 9 {June 10, Saturday
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        94 77 SVEN-GORAN Eriksson has insisted speculation about a return to Benfica will not affect his ambition to help England win the World Cup. Eriksson's contract with the English FA ends as soon as the World Cup is over and he has been given permission to talk to
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        109 77 EVERY four years when the World Cup comes around, India put aside their obsession with cricket to follow the football spectacle like the rest of the universe. Television viewership in India for past World Cups has been known to surpass that of football powerhouses like
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        93 77 VETERAN Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo (picture) says he is heading into the World Cup drained after a demanding season at Inter Milan, but he believes he willfully recover before the tournament gets underway in Germany on June 9 Figo, 33, the Fifa World Player of
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