Today, 3 October 2006

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    13 1 TODAY share your free newspaper Tuesday October 3, 2006 todayonline.com />A=diaCorp MICA(P) 192/07/2006
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    Lock icon Maids get 'bank guarantee'
    839 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG MOM moves to ensure maids get their dues, prevent abuse cheekong@media corp.com.sg A NOTORIOUS Singapore stereotype the maid suffering abuse in silence or getting her salary deducted without good reason may soon have to be revised. Starting next month, the Ministry of Manpower
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    MM Lee writes to Abdullah about those dialogue remarks
    827 1 (LAST WEEK, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sought to find out why Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had made certain remarks recently about the state of ethnic Chinese in Malaysia. Yesterday, Mr Lee wrote back to Mr Abdullah, explaining both
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      45 1 I r^^^^W L^Bi*^H I I I I I I I K^M I SUDOKUplus PAGE 38 RED,WHITEAND OURTRUE COLOURS What is Singapore's national identity? 3 WEKNOWAFATLOT ABOUTTRANSFATS A reader highlights this 'toxic substance' 18 GETTING IN ON THE PICTURE Local firm's mobile picture-sharing concept 33 STL
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      30 1 T^?SSh N™E^ AJ^ 1™M P M h M h l NGTS TJ? E 40 I^poresportsontockTI The PSI hitthe years highest level I Some habits could lead to incontinence I I
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      Lock icon With proof, Pakistan will help
      172 2 —AFP ISLAMABAD Pakistan's foreign ministry has pledged to take action if rival India produced any evidence to show that Pakistan's spy agency was involved in the Mumbai train bombings in July. It denied claims by Mumbai police that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and the
      —AFP  -  172 words
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      Lock icon In denial on gambling
      662 2  -  JASMINE YIN Many S'poreans think betting close to home is a 'leisure activity' jasmine@media corp.com.sg BLEW $20 on 4-D or Toto? Picked up some Singapore Sweep tickets or lost $100 over a weekend mahjong session with relatives? One in every two persons here is convinced that
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      RED, WHITE AND OUR TRUE COLOURS
      882 3  -  NG BOON YIAN Questions about Singapore's national identity will ring louder WHAT is the Singapore idea? What do Singaporeans stand for? Do we have shared ideals? And just what are they? Big questions like these and intense navelgazing on the issue of Singapore's national
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      102 2 KssifmTiliiitHl LAS I Introduction and opening address Freely Time Squeeze Theory Fundamental, Technical and Gapping Analyses Portfolio Management for the modern investor Case studies of successful investing Witness graduates' testimonies f -a^l Dr- Clemen Chiang FCIM, FCMI, FMCA, FPMA, FMFM V j- MFP Master Financial Professional C 5 M i
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      14 2 RAMADAN FAST TIMES today: tomorrow: break of fast start of fast 6.57PM 5.25 AM
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      See you in court, says Case
      749 4  -  ANSLEYNG First suit by consumer watchdog is against holiday resale company ansley@mediacorp.com.sg IT WOULD waste no time in putting pressure on its clients to sign the deal and hand the money over but it was tardy when it came to responding to complaints. For
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      Lock icon Citibank sues ex-manager who joined rival UBS
      415 6 DOW JONES Claims that he copied confidential information before leaving CITIBANK has sued a former Singapore branch manager, alleging he sent attachments containing confidential information to his personal email address before joining the private banking operations of investment bank ÜBS, The Financial Times
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      Lock icon Smoke on the water
      199 6 —AFP LAND and forest fires in Indonesian Sumatra enveloped Singapore for the second day running yesterday, pushing the pollution index to its highest level this year. The Pollutants Standards Index (PSI) which measures the level of the air pollutants over a 24-hour period as at 4pm
      —AFP; KOH MUI FONG  -  199 words
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        Lock icon MAN FOUND DEAD
        90 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE body of a man was found floating in the Singapore River, near UOB Plaza, yesterday morning. The man, believed to be Indian and in his 20s, had no identification on him. Police said he had no visible injuries. The man was wearing a black
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        Lock icon NEW LAW DEGREE AT NUS
        92 6 -938UVE THE National University of Singapore will launch a new concurrent degree in law and public policy next year. The degree combines the strengths of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and the Faculty of Law. It aims to attract law students who
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      Neo's emails 'logical', say ex-colleagues
      386 8  -  LEONGWEEKEAT SO, DID someone close to former civil servant Neo Khoon Sing send out hoax emails on his behalf? That was the crux of the ongoing trial of the former senior manager at the National Environment Agency (NEA), as three of his ex-colleagues took to
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      Lock icon Tie-ups to offer 37 advanced electives
      450 8 938 LIVE Initiative gives more students chance to pursue subjects that are close to their heart OVER 40 secondary schools will be tying up with polytechnics here to offer Advanced Elective Modules (AEMs) from this month. This means more chances for students to develop
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      Lock icon Awareness of problem gambling high
      212 8 93BLIVE SOME 80 per cent of Singaporeans are aware of the signs of problem gambling. More than 70 per cent say they would set a limit to the amount they spent on gambling. And only 10 per cent say they have experienced financial, emotional, health
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      Lock icon Ex-love rival calls Ngoi a victim
      321 10  -  ANSLEYNG NTUDON ansley@mediacorp.com.sg ALTHOUGH they were former love rivals, oil broker Augustine Yee said he "sympathised" with university lecturer Bryan Ngoi Kok Ann, whom he described as a "victim" of the woman they had both dated. Taking the stand at the trial of Ngoi
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      Lock icon A job that gives comfort to infirm
      601 10  -  SHERALYN TAY Singapore's first home care service plugs the gaps sheralyn@media corp.com.sg AS A bellhop, Mr Han How Lee used to attend to jetsetters, engaging them in pleasant conversation, attending to their requests and to their comfort. Now a caregiver with Comfort Keepers
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      76 10 lls it the right time to own or invest in a property? Find out at TODAY property seminar. Venue: Icon Sales and Design Centre (Opposite Tanjong Pagar MRT station behind Amara Hotel) Time: 2pm spm Date: 14 October 2006, Saturday Registration fee is $10 (inclusive of tea reception and a
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      Lock icon Philippines braces for another storm
      377 12 —AFP I Due in 24 hours, it is a 2nd blow for residents recovering from last week's typhoon MANILA The Philippines braced itself for another storm just days after Typhoon Xangsane killed at least 76 in the country and another 11 in Vietnam. Packing maximum
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      Lock icon More residents to be displaced by dam
      261 12 -AFP BEIJING China has announced it will relocate about 300,000 more people than planned to make way for the Three Gorges Dam, a multi-billion project that will become the world's biggest hydropower generator when it is completed in 2008 China had expected to
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        Lock icon CHEN'S WIFE CLEARED OF CHARGES
        65 12 —AFP Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's wife Wu Shu-chen was cleared yesterday of the allegation that she received department store vouchers in exchange for lobbying favours. A Taipei Prosecutors' Office spokesman told reporters that there was "a lack of evidence". Ms Wu allegedly received Sogo Department
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        Lock icon RAINBOW WARRIOR CASE WILL NOT BE REOPENED: NZ PM
        110 12 —AFP New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark yesterday ruled out reopening the Rainbow Warrior bombing case after Mr Gerard Royal, brother of French presidential hopeful Segolene Royal, was named as one of the saboteurs. "Were New Zealand now to endeavour to
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        Lock icon BRAZIL'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN GOES INTO EXTRA TIME
        111 12 -AFP Brazil's two top vote-getters readied for another month of campaigning yesterday after the President failed to secure re-elec-tion in the first round amid damaging claims of dirty tricks by his aides. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led the election, but fell
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        Lock icon LEBANESE ARMY AT ISRAELI BORDER
        75 12 -AFP Lebanon deployed its army on its southern border with Israel for the first time in almost 40 years yesterday. Its army commander. Brigadier General Michel Sleiman, called on his troops to reassert control in the area by stopping attacks and arms smuggling. The army
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      Lock icon Thai central bank chief to join Cabinet
      292 14 -AFP Meanwhile, former deputy PM quits Thaksin's party as part of en masse resignation BANGKOK Thailand's political landscape was further altered yesterday, just one day after its junta, which seized power in a coup on Sept 19, appointed retired General Surayud Chulanontas premier.
      -AFP; AFP  -  292 words
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      Lock icon Russia imposes blockade as 'spies' freed
      174 14 AGENCIES MOSCOW Russia announced yesterday it will impose a transport blockade on Georgia and suspend postal links with the former Soviet republic, despite Georgia's attempts to defuse tensions by releasing the four Russian army officers central to an escalating espionage dispute. All road, rail,
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      Lock icon 'We didn't expect to win a Nobel so soon
      172 14 -AFP STOCKHOLM Two American scientists, Andrew Fire and Craig Mello, have won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discovering how malfunctioning genes are shut down, a breakthrough that could lead to new therapies for diseases. Their discovery, called RNA interference, was published
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      Lock icon Mending fences, the Abe way
      302 15 AGENCIES Japanese PM won't budge on issues linked to war history TOKYO Japan's new premier Shinzo Abe said yesterday he hoped to go on a fence-mending tour of China and South Korea but refused to give ground on emotionally charged disputes over war history. Japanese
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      Lock icon Documentary claims Pope involved in abuse cover-up
      252 15 -AFP I I LONDON A British documentary aired on Sunday claimed that Pope Benedict XVI was implicated in the systematic coverup of child sex abuse allegations against Catholic priests. Before becoming pope, then-cardinal Joseph Ratzinger enforced doctrinal orthodoxy, including a "secret Vatican decree
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      Lock icon Trounced at polls, Hungarian PM refuses to resign
      223 15 -AFP BUDAPEST Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany called yesterday for a parliamentary vote of confidence as he fended off mounting calls to resign, following weekend local elections largely won by the conservative opposition. Mr Gyurcsany on Sunday rejected calls from the opposition
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      Lock icon FBI probes Republican over suggestive emails to teen
      334 16 —AFP WASHINGTON In perhaps the biggest scandal in the United States Congress in years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said they have begun a probe into whether Republican congressman Mark Foley violated any federal laws when he sent sexually-sug-gestive emails
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      Lock icon White House denies Denial
      385 16 -AFP Watergate reporter's book states Bush hid truth about Iraq war WASHINGTON An explosive new book by star journalist Bob Woodward alleging United States President George W Bush hid the truth of the deteriorating Iraq situation has rocked the White House just five weeks before key
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      Lock icon UK parties blog to get votes
      242 16 -AFP LONDON The governing Labour Party of Britain is at it, as are the opposition Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Political blogs, podcasts and online videos are taking off in Britain as politicians look to widen the net for new and importantly, younger voters. The
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      Lock icon Rice's trip not just about Israel, Palestine
      406 17 —AFP WASHINGTON United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left on a Middle East tour on Sunday, with the looming nuclear crisis with Iran likely to overshadow timid efforts to rekindle the IsraeliPalestinian peace process, analysts say. Dr Rice arrived yesterday in Saudi
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      Lock icon Hamas vs Fatah: A fiery rivalry
      395 17 —AFP Govt stops work after West Bank HQ set afire RAMALLAH (West Bank) The Hamas-led Palestinian government announced that work would come to a halt in all ministries yesterday after its headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah was stormed by protesters the
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      397 14 Will the property market scale greater heights? Is it the right time to own or invest in a property? Find out at TODAY property seminar. Property rc boimd? H Venue: ICOfi S3IGS 3nd DSSJQII CSfitrG cit V Development's KwekLengJoo predicts surge to 1996 record (Opposite Tanjong Pagar MRT station behind
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      311 17 THIRD EDITION We take learning beyond books. At PSB Academy's School of Business, you are encouraged to apply fresh and original thinking in solving problems. Our partnerships with renowned universities provide you with more than just qualifications, they also equip you with relevant skills to succeed at the workplace. And
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      Lock icon isay WE KNOW FAT LOT ABOUT TRANS FATS
      787 18  -  RICHARD SEAH NEW York City is the latest to propose a phasing out of and eventual ban on artificial trans fats, which are now known by scientists to be extremely harmful to health. But here in Singapore, we seem to be less
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      SBS Transit, SMRT should compete for East-West bus routes
      251 18  -  COLIN TAN WEIJIAN CURRENTLY, the most efficient mode of transport between the extreme eastern and western parts of Singapore is by train. However, the journey is very timeconsuming with many stops in between. For example, travelling from Pasir Ris/Tampines to Jurong
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      Flexible work practices benefit companies and workers
      301 19  -  LIU I-CHUN LATELY there has been much discussion about talent shortage. I am of the view that a wider availability of flexible work arrangements not just for a select group of people (usually working mothers), but for anyone who is keen due to
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      Bulky luggage should not block bus seats, aisles
      300 19  -  TANLAYYAN Letter from ON SEPT 23 at about I.lopm, I boarded bus Service No 36 along Marine Parade Road. The front half of the bus was very crowded but there were unoccupied seats at the rear. I realised the aisle at the
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      SHORTTAKE
      70 20  -  WONGTECKTIAN WAITING FOR LIFTS Before the general election, residents of Block 103 on Clementi Street 14 received a letter from the authorities informing us of the lift upgrading programme (LUP). But after the election, there has been no further update on the programme. Many of us are looking forward
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      Perspectives askew, on teachers and kids
      283 20  -  JOSEPH KHOO Letter from THE letter, "Secrets, lies and schools" (Sept 26), caught my attention. It is alarming that we adults (parents, teachers and the Government) seem oblivious to some of the problems we have caused. For one, we stop teachers from disciplining our
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      Pet shops must give out right information
      203 20  -  DANNYCHUA Letter from I REFER to the article, "AVA to grade pet shops soon as part of plans to raise standard" (Oct 2). This is an excellent move. Over the past 11 months, I have found three lost dogs a Siberian Husky and
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      Stop indiscriminate home breeding
      198 20  -  CHRISTINA KWAN I APPLAUD the AVA for taking the initiative to grade pet shops in a move similar to that for food stalls. It will also be a good idea if the authority could take a step further to boycott and ban the home breeding of
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      272 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON GET EM MOVING We were talking last time about the importance of teaching specific skills to primary school children that can be beneficial during the storms of adolescence. But this raises a point of controversy. Some parents just don't feel that they have
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      An 'A' for subject-based banding
      325 22  -  CHIAKOKHWEE Move to fine-tune primary education system will maximise potential of every child Letter from I APPLAUD Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam for his efforts to fine-tune the current primary education system through subject-based banding ("No streaming, no stigma", Sept 29). This will maximise the potential
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      Shortcircuited in our efforts to save electricity, we still pay more
      309 22  -  AGNES MEURZEC Letter from I AM renting a three-bedroom semidetached house in the East Coast and I support the feedback given by Lim Boon Hee and Mumtaz A Wahab ("Feeling powerless Sept 29) My two girls and I, plus
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      Lock icon A lesson in love, in absentia
      847 24  -  TAN TIEN ONN Even an early, sad separation did not destroy the bond between this father and son TAN TEE PING 78, father FRIDAY, Bam. I was in a conference call in my office in China when I got a call from my wife
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      Hey, being a full-time mum is not 'that's all'
      480 25  -  SHARON HONG-FREDERICK Job is so multi-tasked, more demanding than any other Letter from READING Ms Tabitha Wang's column, Budget Tai Tai ("What free time? I'm a tai tai", Sept 29) gave me a sense of satisfaction, even though I'm not paid
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      Even holding lit cigarette in lifts is against the law
      175 25  -  CHEANG MEI LING S SATISH APPOO Public Relations Manager Sembawang Town Council Letter from Head Environmental Health Department National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letter by Angie Choo, "Resolve the problem of smoking in HDB lifts" (Aug 2), and
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      479 26 -DOW JONES Gains in luxury segment begin to filter to broader market as economic growth gains momentum PRIVATE home prices in Singapore rose by the fastest pace since the sector began recovering in the second quarter of 2004, as gains in luxury apartments began
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      132 26 Dow Jones Tele Choice International, a unit of Singapore Technologies Telemedia, said yesterday it received approval to provide telecommunications services in Malaysia. Tele Choice's Malaysian subsidiary, N-Wave Telecoms, will offer long-distance call and international calling card services in Malaysia. The approval followed N-Wave's recent purchase of the long-distance call
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        106 26 Agancies SHARE prices surged yesterday, boosted by institutional buying of property and banking stocks, dealers said. The ST Index was up 31.20 points, or 1.2 per cent, at 2,600.06. In the broad market, advancers outnumbered decliners 340 to 240, with traded volume amounting to 1.06 billion shares worth $1.02
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        60 26 Dow Jones SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by and Nikkei 225 16,254.29 +126.71 +0.79 HK Hang Seng Australia ASX200 Closed 5,178.80 +24.70 +0.48 Korea Comp Thailand SET 1,374.22 +2.81 683.84 -2.26 +0.20 -0.33 Jakarta Comp 1,528.91 -5.71 -0.37 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2,542.69 -14.02 Closed -0.55 Mumbai Sensex Closed
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        36 26 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6308 0.3363 74.535 4.9101 2.3254 0.4963 5,801.3 23.703 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 31.524 0.8457 28.973 597.41 0.7051 4.9814 0.9637 20.878
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      309 28 BLOOMBERG Move will give carrier ability to cover entire region: CEO TIGER Airways, the discount carrier partly owned by Singapore Airlines, plans to set up as many as five regional bases over the next two to three years as part of
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      223 28 -DOW JONES OFFICE rents in Singapore have posted their highest quarterly increase in more than a decade, property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle said yesterday. For the three months ended Sept 30, average rents of Prime Grade A office space in the 2,000-to-5,000 square foot (180-to-450 square metre)
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      559 29 -BLOOMBERG First delivery expected in December, six months behind initial schedule SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA), scheduled to be the first carrier to operate the A3BO, said it was waiting for details from European manufacturer Airbus on further delays expected for the aircraft. "We have heard
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      206 29 -AGENCIES SIA said yesterday it had signed an agreementto buy 20 Boeing 787-9 jets with options for another 20 of the planes. The agreement confirmed plans that SlAannounced in June, when the carrier said it had signed a letter of
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      234 30 -AGENCIES SINGAPORE'S DBS Group Holdings said yesterday it planned to sell its 24.7-per-cent stake in Capital OK, a Thai consumer finance company, to joint venture partner Shin Corp for 665 million baht ($2B million). Following the sale, Shin will
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      397 30 Christopher Chong, Kwok Kah Kie stop legal action TODAY BUSINESS DESK news@newstoday.com.sg THE imbroglio over who actually constitute the board of directors of Sesdaq-listed Integra2ooo appears to have been resolved after key investor Christopher Chong Meng Tak withdrew legal proceedings to validate an extraordinary general
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        447 31  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Launched in Singapore last month, Mumm is set to make a heady impression janec@media corp.com.sg GH MUMM Champagne's entrance into the Singapore market has been anything but mum. Launched last month under leading French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard in Singapore,
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        225 31 THE eighth Singapore Advertising Hall of Fame Awards attracted 199 entries, a 17-per-cent increase in the number of entries submitted compared to last year. According to the Institute of Advertising Singapore (lAS), organiser of the awards, the Online Campaign of the Year
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      665 32  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA India's largest private sector bank is acquiring some star power as part of its aggressive expansion plan shobha@media corp.com.sg THE celebrity brand ambassador may not be a new phenomenon but the celebrity brand ambassador who sells his "product" with an intensity beyond the predictability
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      243 32 TIGER Beer has earned Britain's coveted Coolßrand stamp for the third consecutive year. Coolßrands is an independently-run project that provides insight into brands that are perceived to be 'cool' in Europe. "This accolade reaffirms Tiger's status as one of the world's most recognisable
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      168 32 PUMP YOURSELF UP FOR THIS EXPO The Sports Fitness Expo (SFE) 2006 kicks off on Nov 24 at Suntec Singapore. Attendance figures for the three-day event are expected to surpass previous numbers by 31.5 per cent, to reach 50,000. First launched in 2004, this year's expo will include an
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        203 33 ACCESS CUSTOMER DATA ANYTIME Sage Software Asia has launched the new ACT! by Sage contact and customer manager software. The product family comprises ACT! by Sage 2007 (9.0), ACT! by Sage Premium for Workgroups 2007 (9.0) and ACT! by Sage Premium for Web 2007 (9.0). ACT! supports on-line and
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        381 33  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Spore firm's mobile picture-sharing concept is most cost-effective hedirman@media corp.com.sg I LOCAL start-up MicroApI pli is aiming to take advantage of the untapped mobile picture-sharing market by offering users an easier and cheaper way to share content using their mobile phones. Founded in
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      351 34  -  Nancy Tan In a fix over IT matters? Bugged by software glitches? Send your questions to infotech@newstoday.com.sg CANNOT RESTART RPC.EXE Q: My PC keeps displaying the message: "RPC.EXE has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program.'' I disabled the Remote Procedure
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      262 34 I A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) centre has been launched to help promote RFID technology and increase its adoption rates here. RFID is a method of using radio waves to identify people or objects by storing information on a microchip. The National RFID Centre, currently
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      696 34  -  HEDIRMANSUPIAN NUS-developed new media is stirring up the real world hedirman@media corp.com.sg IMAGINE playing a game with your I pet dog, cat or even hamster. Out of this world? Not quite. Singapore's Mixed Reality Lab at the National University of Singapore (NUS) is pushing
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        444 35  -  LEE BOON HUAT Manage information overload with smart tools infotech@newstoday.com.sg IN MANY companies, exI ecutives and managers are suffering from a severe case of TMI too much information. TMI is hazardous to health and, if ignored, can trigger a meltdown of your business. So, what's the solution?
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        136 35 INTERMEC CN3 INDUSTRIAL PDA PHONE WANT a Windows Mobile smartphone that's rugged enough to withstand drops on concrete and be left out in the rain? Well, Intermec's CN3 Industrial PDA phone is probably the smallest and toughest smartphone that's powered by Windows Mobile 5.0. The phone is dust- and
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      332 29 't can be hard making sense of the investment world. But look A l! closely and opportunities become clear. Take smaller companies: S^k j they're under-researched, growing from a low base and often inexpensive. So if you've got your eye on the region, consider A V^w^^^n *N«^ \,Vr°.t, <?£ Pf"L
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      167 35 Computer games have evolved from Head down to the .-i celebryears of y%V£ss%££l%& Singapore Expo Hall 3 ■.yOE-ocoMM games. Gamers now can pit themselves X rnm ti n l c Drtnhar fc^ against opponents from around the »om 11 TO 13 UCTODer i nn ot i O ll n lS
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      1256 36  -  Jeanine Tan in Bangkok jeanine@mediacorp.com.sg EVERYONE knows the Nicolas Cage hangdog look. You know, the way those sad eyes of his make him seem mournful in so many of his movie roles. In person, he looks no different. Perhaps it's the fixed impression movies fans have of the
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      291 37 Call him the actor who never stops working: Nicolas Cage's schedule is packed with projects, each one bearing little or no resemblance to the last. JEANINE TAN runs down the list. GHOST RIDER (US release slated for February next year) An adaptation of the Marvel comic book. Cage plays
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      351 38  - MADE TO ORDER IN THE GLOBAL KITCHEN EUSACHIA elisa@media corp.com.sg CELEBRITY chefs Guy and Michael Rubino are going international literally. Unlike the first two seasons of their reality TV show Made To Order which was shot in the United States, the third instalment premiering tonight on Discovery Travel Living sees
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      137 38  - The Captain The Kid Zul Othman by CDREVIEW Elton John SIR Elton John has been trying to re-establish himself as a credible musician of late. No longer the purveyor of syrupy pianoled ballads, John's recent musical output suggests there is more to the man than justtantrums and tiaras. Having reignited
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      135 38 JUDGING by the album cover, gone is the geek charm that earned American Idols most famous runner-up a legion of Claymates. Instead, Clay Aiken now sports a look apparently inspired by has-been heart- throb Edward Furlong. If only he'd given his tired strategy of cobbling together
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      132 38 ORIGINALLY released in 1985, The Cure's sixth studio album was arguably the UK outfit's breakthrough smash. While previous amums naa made them cult heroes with disenfranchised teens. The Head On The Door made them worldwide pop stars. Helped by the addition of drummer Boris Williams
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      532 39  -  EUSACHIA She no longer tops the charts, and that's fine with HK singer Sandy Lam elisa@mediacorp.com.sg NEVER mind that she's no longer a chart-topper. By her own admission, Sandy Lam, who turned 40 in April, is now much happier and more at peace with herself than
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        842 40  -  JOANNEYAP joanne@media corp.com.sg lead to incontinence YOUR bladder is full and you make a beeline for the restroom, but before you get there, your clothes are soiled. Urinary incontinence is a condition that leads to an involuntary leakage of urine. It affects more women than it does
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      257 41 MOVING ON Learning to cope with the changes cancer brings into your life and how to face the challenges ahead? A cancer survivor shares her story on how she moved on from her illness and reprioritised her life after her brush with the disease. Date: Oct 5 Time: Ipm
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      749 42  -  SERENE HUANG Pneumococcal symptoms may not be very alarming, but disease is a child-killer serene@media corp.com.sg UNKNOWN to many parents in Singapore is a disease that kills more than a million children worldwide each year. Seven years ago, that ignorance cost Mr Heng Soo
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      592 42  -  JANICE GOH janice@media corp. com. sg ELDERLY adults lacking Vitamin D have a higher risk of falling down more, compared with those who have sufficient levels of the vitamin, a recent study suggested. Falls, which frequently occur among the elderly, are a
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      963 44  -  SERENE HUANG Three exercises to keep you fit serene@media corp.com.sg NEWFANGLED exercises are always invented or re-invented such is the demand for unusual, exciting activities by a largely sedentary modern population. We take the escalators and elevators. We sit all day long in front of a computer.
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      118 38 I i°°f a free parenting guide by TODAY. SmallTalk is a handy parenting guide with i jsm nll A editorial sections such as Talk, Eat, Learn, J| #C^»» r Care, Play, Plan, Connect and Shop. mC SmallTalk discusses issues and I concerns that parents and to-be J parents might face.
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      739 49 —AP Dominating Woods extends his winning streak, then decides to take a break GOLF WGC American Express C'ship CHANDLER'S CROSS, England Good news for the rest of golf: Tiger Woods is going on holiday. A streak that began 10 weeks ago on the sun-baked links of Hoylake
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      540 52 —AFP Italian boss labels Torres a cheat over sending off fiasco PRIMERAUGA Real Madrid 1 Atletico Madrid 1 MADRID The cheers in the Santiago Bernabeu that greeted Real Madrid's 5-1 Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev in midweek turned to jeers on Sunday (yesterday morning,
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