Today, 1 December 2006, Afternoon Edition

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  • 28 1 TODAY /A=djaCorp share your free newspaper Friday December 1, 2006 todayonline.com MICA (P) 314/10/2006 TODAY /V\=D)J\COR.P share your free newspaper Friday December 1, 2006 todayonline.com MICA (P) 314/10/2006
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
    • 809 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE economists and lawmakers routinely speak of the plight of the "bottom 30 per cent", another large, silent and sometimesstruggling group could now see help coming its way. Earning too much to qualify for schemes designed to help the poor, but
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    • 88 1 T0DAY^*O REPORT Your FREE copy inside HFairPrice Singapore's very own FOR THE BEST i OFFERS, J v n//w 7P centrespreadiJ 0k STOP AIDS m^m Be aware, show you care In commemoration of World AIDS Day, let's extend the spirit of love, care and concern AM i^k for people with HIV/AIDS.
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  • hot news
    • 530 2  -  LINYANQIN Govt fees won't change for a year; GST to be absorbed for education, healthcare yanqinl@media corp.com.sg THE Government will continue to absorb the Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied on education and subsidised healthcare services after the GST goes up from 5 to 7 per
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    • 357 3  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@mediacorp.com.sg SHOULD the upcoming increase in Goods and Services Tax (GST) be staggered or dished out all at once? From a corporate perspective, the 2-percentage-point hike to 7 per cent should take place in stages, said Ms Mary Yeo,
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    • 337 3  -  259,000 subscribers affected by 7-hour network downtime LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp.com.sg FOR some seven hours yesterday, SingTel's 3G network across the island was disrupted affecting some 259,000 subscribers who were asked to switch to its other networks temporarily. SingTel's two-year-old, $220-million 3G
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    • 493 4 Broadband access rolls out today, and it is free for an extra year FROM today, Internet users can enjoy free wireless access at selected public areas for a start an early Christmas present from the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) that comes one month ahead of
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    • 596 5  -  SHERALYNTAY Stigma makes it hard for patients to spread awareness about Aids sheralyn@media corp.com.sg PADDY Chew, Singapore's first and only publicly identified Aids victim, once said he had given a face to the dreaded disease. But after his death in 1999, there has been no other face
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    • 440 5 —AFP BANGKOK Local and international Aids activists yesterday praised Thailand's militarybacked government's decision to break the patent on pharmaceutical giant Merck's high-priced HIV/Aids drug, Efavirenz. The Thai public health ministry had earlier announced that compulsory licensing would take effect immediately and will allow access to the
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    • 20 4 "AIDS is a harsh reality. Pretending that it will never happen to us is simply self-denial." Samuel Choo, 24, student
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    • 229 4 Be aware, show you care Date 3 December 2006 Venue/Time Far East Plaza, 2pm 6pm Eastpoint Mall, 3pm 6pm I Make a pledge to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and show your support for HIV/AIDS patients. I Join us for Red Ribbon activities to commemorate World AIDS Day. I 1.
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    • 28 4 "Every parent should equip themselves with knowledge of HIV/AIDS in order to openly communicate with their children on this topic." Cheryl Goh, 30s, a mother of two sons
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    • 54 4 I Lucky Draw 3 December 2006 j STOP AIDS i Be aware, show you care Complete this coupon and drop it in the Lucky Draw Boxes at Far East Plaza and Eastpoint Mall on 3 December 2006*. i Name: i IC Number: Address: Contact: (H) i if. Email Address I
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    • 109 5 Do you have burning questions on HIV/AIDS but feel awkward to ask? Can a person get HIV/AIDS through kissing? How long can the virus survive outside the human body? What is the risk of getting HIV/AIDS through oral sex? What is the treatment for HIV/AIDS? Now is the best time
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    • 18 5 MALAYSIA INDONESIA THAILAND CHINA 2 YEARS AGO 54,914 110,000 570,000 89,067 TODAY 69,000 170,000 580,000 650,000 SOURCE UNAIDS
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  • Singapore news
    • 625 6  -  TORCHING LI Despite one-day sell-outs, there is no cause for concern about property bubble: Mah chingli@media corp.com.sg DESPITE sell-out property launches such as The Grand Duchess at St Patrick's and The Ford@Holland Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan says the property market
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    • 601 8  -  LEE U-WEN Home away from home for 220 Singapore expats as first club opens IN DOHA,QATAR u-wen@media corp.com.sg ENJOYING local fare such as laksa may be commonplace for Singaporeans, but for Mr Rizal Samat, the piping-hot noodles in front of him was a taste of
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      • 107 8 938UVE An HDB flat owner was fined $7,000 this week for a casement window that fell late last year. On inspection, the Building and Construction Authority found all windows in the flat fitted with aluminium rivets instead of the required stainless steel rivets. The owner, who
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      • 118 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA There were 81 motorcycle deaths in the first 10 months of this year, slightly up from the 78 cases in the same period last year. The police are concerned about the high number and advise motorists to observe traffic rules and safety. The latest
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    • 375 10  -  ANSLEY NG ansley@media corp.com.sg EVEN if a resort for the ultra-rich were to be built on six of Singapore's southern isles, the popular Chinese temple on Kusu island and a marine institute on St John's island are likely to stay for
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    • 382 10  -  DERRICK A PAULO Former Prudential chief to head NTUC insurance co-op derrick@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER a five-year hiatus from the industry, a former insurance boss will be returning to take over one of the biggest names in the business. Mr Tan Suee Chieh, 46 (picture), is replacing NTUC
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    • 278 12 938 LIVE THE Spastic Children's Association of Singapore (SCAS) has issued a warning that a group of people have been carrying out bogus fundraising activities in its name. SCAS said that it was informed by two members of the public that the
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    • 453 12  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Community Service Order scheme now has wider scope, 128 partner agencies weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN the Community Service Order (CSO) was launched 10 years ago as a condition of probation for juvenile offenders, probationers were made to perform work such as cleaning and cooking for the
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    • 344 14  -  -UNYANQIN DONORS concerned that their donations to the Kidney Dialysis Foundation (KDF) will be used for research instead of subsidising dialysis can be assured that their contributions will still go towards helping the needy. Responding to reactions following an announcement of the foundation's plans
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    • 458 14  -  ANSLEYNG New association to help curb rogue education agents ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THE welcome mat that Singapore has laid out for foreign students has spawned a lucrative industry on the side that of education agents. However, the budding industry has both established agents and those out to
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      • 99 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore will host more than 1,600 participants, including tourism government officials, travel industry professionals and international media, at the Asean Tourism Forum next year. The forum, which will run from Jan 26 to Feb 3 at Suntec Singapore, is the largest tourism showcase for
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      • 109 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA From today, visitors to Singapore can apply to extend their short-term social visit passes online. This means they no longer need to go to the ICA Building. With the new service, called e-Xtend, applicants can log on to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
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    • 346 16  -  LOH CHEE KONG Playwright's different take on GE2006 cheekong@media corp.com.sg THE guest list read like a Who's Who of the Opposition and activist circles, including the likes of veteran MPs Low Thia Kiang and Chiam See Tong. But this was no political pow-wow to plot the
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  • world news
    • 584 18 Aids is taking a terrible toll despite what's being done right; it's inexcusable when things are done wrong THE simplest thing to understand on World Aids Day today is a single grim statistic: In the 25 years since the first reported cases of Aids, 25 million people
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    • 153 18 —AFP ISTANBUL- Pope BenedictXVI capped his fence-mending visit to Turkey with a stunning conciliatory gesture, turning towards Mecca and assuming the attitude of Muslim prayer in Istanbul's Blue Mosque. He stood with Istanbul Mufti Mustafa Cagrici after he guided the pontiff to turn in the
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    • 426 19 —AFP Japan revives defence ministrywithoneofthe world's biggest military budgets of $63.8 billion TOKYO Japan's lower house of parliament yesterday passed a Bill to create a Cabinet-level defence ministry for the first time since World War 11. Since its defeat, Japan has had a "Defence Agency" with
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    • Article, Illustration
      86 19 FOREIGN AFFAIRS PHOTO COURTESY OFTHE MINISTRY OF ALL SMILES FOR THE FUTURE: Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar, greeting Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, said the Eminent Persons' Group (EPG) on the Asean Charter has concluded its work and will present its report to Asean leaders at the upcoming summit in
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    • 549 20 —AFP US govt unveils new citizenship test that focuses on values rather than trivia WASHINGTON The United States government yesterday unveiled a new citizenship test that focuses more on American values and principles than on historical trivia. The test, which will be tried out
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    • 366 20 —AFP LONDON Britain's Finance Minister Gordon Brown's second son, four-month-old James Fraser, has been diagnosed with the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. A spokesman said Mr Brown and his wife Sarah were told their son may have the condition shortly after his birth, and tests
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    • 363 22 BBC investigative report finds fresh cases of abuse and exploitation by peackeepers in Haiti, Liberia LONDON United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti and Liberia subjected children to rape and prostitution, said a new investigative report by the BBC. Some soldiers had demanded sex
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    • 693 27 —AFP -AGENCIES 'MEASURED'WITHDRAWAL FOR US TROOPS? The influential independent Iraq Study Group will call on President George W Bush to order a measured withdrawal of United States forces from Iraq, The New York Times (NYT) said yesterday amid mounting frustration at violence in the country.
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    • 866 28  -  EMANUELSHAHAF Iraq is virtually in civil war, Lebanon and Palestine are close behind IN JERUSALEM KING Abdullah of Jordan warned this week that the Middle East is on the verge of three civil wars one in Iraq, one in Lebanon and one in Palestine. The
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    • 329 30 —AFP MOSCOW Doctors treating former Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar (picture) believe that he may have been poisoned, his spokesman said yesterday. The announcement fuelled speculation that the case might be linked to the unsolved deaths of
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    • 484 30 —AFP Traces of radioactivity found in 12 other locations in UK after former spy's death LONDON In the latest chapter of the saga involving poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, British authorities yesterday revealed that 12 more locations in Britain were found to be contaminated with the
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  • Voices
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    • 787 40  - I'M NOT LOSING MY MIND OR MY STANDARDS Tabitha Wang I've given up working full-time-but my brain hasn't! How hard is that to understand? LIVING a tai-tai life can get expensive, even on a budget. To keep me in the style I've been accustomed to, I have to freelance when
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    • 245 42  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY I BALANCE IN A MAN'S LIFE The circus performer who walks the tightrope understands that there is one skill needed more than any other, and it is balance. I remember watching the women's marathon atthe Summer Olympics in 1984. One competitor still
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    • 684 42 i coffee with ELLEN GAUNSKY 64, president of Families and Work Institute How does one achieve work-life harmony? Can companies do more? With more Singaporeans, particularly mothers, searching for that Holy Grail, TAN HUI LENG (huileng@mediacorp.com.sg) speaks to Ellen Galinsky, president of the US research centre
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    • 241 44  -  MOSES TAN Letter from I LIKE the Coffee With interview with architect William Lim, "Thinking out of the box" (Nov 27). The whole approach to the issue of encouraging creativity has been very clinical, so much so that we are now asking ourselves what
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    • 440 44  -  MURALI SHARMA G-20 violence in Melbourne vindicates 'orderly protest'way Letter from WHEN the G-20 meetings ended on Nov 19, parts of beautiful, cultured Melbourne were not a pretty sight Rioters had nearly managed to derail the proceedings with violence. The 1,800 violent protesters created chaos and battled
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    • SHORTTAKES
      • 104 48  -  WONGHOONGHOOI: I refer to Ms Melissa Leong's letter in "Let dialect bridge the generation gap" (Nov 30). Like many others, she sees the Speak Mandarin Campaign as responsible for the decline of dialect and consequent deculturisation. Mandarin offers a bigger portal to cultural renewal and retention
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      • 83 48  -  UM POH SENG: I feel strongly about organisations that fail to reply to published letters concerning them, particularly letters seeking clarification. When I see no response, I wonder if the organisation failed to read the letter. It puts them in a bad light. The purpose of replies
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      • 72 48  -  MARGARET MARY CHAN MUITHYE: I refer to Denis Distant's lament about the MRT ("Look into MRT late-night trains that stop short", Nov 28). Once I hopped onto the train planning to go to Newton. I was about to snooze but was jolted awake when it was announced that
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      • 91 48  -  DAVID SOHPOHHUAT: To improve the service at our poly- clinics, one way is to give priority to the elderly, say, those 70 years and older. Recently, my 87-year-old dad had to wait about three hours before he could see a doctor. Another way it to have a
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    • 415 48  -  JEFFERYANG Low priority given to security results in losses for companies Letter from Catchalie Consultancy I REFER to the News Comment, "That secure feeling" (Nov 29). I have been in the security line in the public sector for 27 years and in the private sector for the
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    • 368 51  -  LEONG SZE HIAN Looking at rollover balance per cardholder gives clearer picture Letter from I REFER to the report, "Spore is region's fifth-largest credit card user" (Nov 30). Bankruptcy petitions have dropped to a six-year low, but signs indicate that insolvency rates may
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    • 213 51  -  NARAYANANARAYANA Letter from WILLIAM Pesek in his commentary, "Guess who may have the last laugh on Asia?" (Nov 23), continues to flog the misconception that "US$2 a day" which may be "the cost of a Starbucks latte" in his own
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    • 894 52  -  LEECHINGWERN Li Ka-shing's offer rejected as too low for a 'golden goose'with potential chingwern@media corp.com.sg HONG Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's bid to buy his son's stake in Hong Kong telco PCCW was shot down yesterday after minority shareholders voted down the proposed deal
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      • 585 54  -  CHOW PENN NEE Rise in property prices helps lower indebtedness here pennnee@media corp.com.sg RECENT uplifts in property prices have given home owners some breathing space and an increase in household assets. The negative equity for private homes in Singapore has fallen to 4.7
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      • 209 54 CHANNEL NEWS ASIA A new set of equity indices for the Singapore market is in the pipeline. Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed yesterday, the Singapore Exchange (SGX), Singapore Press Holdings and the FTSE Group will work together to create a comprehensive suite of equity indices for Singapore. This
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      • 217 55 TOTAL trade between Singapore and the United States increased to US$3O.4 billion ($47 billion) in the third quarter of this year, a rise of 15.2 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the US Department of Commerce.
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      • 450 55  -  CHOW PENN NEE Minority stakeholders say board refuses to utilise tax credit balance that's worth up to $305 million in dividends pennnee@media corp.com.sg INDEPENDENT directors, which have seen their role come under scrutiny in recent weeks, are under the spotlight again. The latest company
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      • 153 56 BLOOMBERG SENTOSA integrated resort (IR) contender Kerzner International said it would fund its $5.28-billion proposal through debt and equity if it wins the site by year-end. It would fund two-thirds of the proposed Singapore development with debt, and the remaining amount through
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      • 323 56 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE-listed Total Access Communication, Thailand's second-biggest mobilephone operator, expects to list its shares on the Thai bourse by the end of the first quarter of next year. "We hope we can make it by that time," Mr Sigve Brekke, chief executive officer of Total
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      • 410 57 —AGENCIES PROFESSIONAL fund managers have edged out veteran property developers for a hotel site in Bencoolen Street. LaSalle Lao Singapore a fund by LaSalle Investment Management tendered the highest bid of $73 million for the 0.36-hectare site, beating seven
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      • marketbuzz
        • 155 57 WITH postcards and e-cards from more than 750 outlets islandwide until Jan 5 and via the Internet, the Singapore Tourism Board's Project Postcard 2006 is set to be the biggest rally call yet for residents in Singapore to become its tourism ambassadors. Those residing in Singapore can
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        • 143 57 THIS Sunday, there will be an offering of local bands, hip hop dances, gigs and games at Far East Plaza from 2pm to 6pm and Eastpoint Mall from 3pm to 6pm. The first 50 persons to present today's issue of Today will receive
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      • 134 58 SINGAPORE-listed LMA International has filed a patent-in-fringement damages claim against a unit of Copenhagenlisted rival Ambu for 3.1 million euro ($6.3 million). The maker of laryngeal masks said that the damages claim was filed against Ambu (Deutschland) on Tuesday in the
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        • 147 58 DOW JONES THE ST Index (STI) tracked overnight gains on Wall Street to end higher yesterday, and traders expect a short-term correction, with the uptrend likely to last through to the year's end. The STI finished up 12.17 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 2,838.53, after hitting an all-time
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        • 36 58 US$ 0.6474 UK£ 0.3326 Yen 75.365 HK$ 5.0343 RM 2.3486 Euro 0.4922 Rupiah 5932.1 Baht 23.343 Peso 32.181 A$ 0.8267 Indian Rs 28.934 Won 602.51 C$ 0.7369 Yuan 5.0703 NZ$ 0.9537 NT$ 21.040
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        • 33 58 SGX, .1 vy II tj I vy v I v< vj v Bloomberg OM uss/oz 641.80 Star uss/oz 13.76 Plata uss/oz 1,152.40 RubbW cents/kg 249.00 PalioißM/t0nn1,848.50 BiKcmdi iisk/i,:,ii,:| 59.46 Information provided by:
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      • 269 60 BLOOMBERG YOSHIAKI Murakami, the fund manager whose clients included Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui, pleaded not guilty of insider trading during a hostile takeover attempt. "I am certain I am innocent," Murakami, 47, said at the beginning of his trial at
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      • 351 60 BLOOMBERG NOL, 15 others to raise rates to Europe Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), AP Moeller Maersk and 14 other shipping lines plan to raise their rates for moving cargo to Europe from Asia to cover some of their higher fuel and transportation costs. The
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      • 99 60 BLOOMBERG INDIA'S economic growth unexpectedly accelerated to 9.2 per cent in the last quarter. The expansion of Asia's fourth-largest economy in the three months to Sept 30 was driven by government and consumer spending. Growth in the previous quarter was 8.9 per cent The growth spurt
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    • 567 62 I"YOURH cTODAy by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) H You've got a chance to set the record straight, You'll be drawn to people who are charisget ahead or convince someone of some- WTtf^ matic, adventuresome and always on the go. thing. Love, romance,
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    • 694 65 Montargis banks on China link for tourist —AP This small French town was once home to key Chinese revolutionaries LONG before he reshaped world history by setting communist China on a capitalist course, Deng Xiaoping made shoes as a teenage worker at a rubber plant in Montargis in picturesque provincial
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    • 465 66 -AFP Coach Arnold says continent's top side will face a battle to claim the crown SYDNEY Interim coach Graham Arnold said yesterday the task for Australia in next year's Asian Cup has got tougher, after the Socceroos were named Asian Team of the Year. Australia won
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      221 66 —AFP KARACHI Mohammad Yousuf broke two world records yesterday, including the most runs in a calendar year, in Pakistan's third Test against the West Indies. The stylish right-hander's century in Pakistan's second innings in the third Test against the West Indies took him past West Indian Viv Richards'
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    • 750 67  -  CUBBY LEONG Internationals and Asian team confirmed as skippers talk up chances GOLF Lexus Cup cubby@mediacorp.com.sg THE battle lines have been drawn. Yesterday, organisers of the U*****,000 ($1.6 million) Lexus Cup announced the 24-player field for the tournament, which will feature defending champions Team International against Team Asia
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    • 566 67  -  DARREN LAI darren@mediacorp.com.sg HE WAS widely regarded as one of the best referees at the 18th World Cup finals in Germany, despite Fifa's decision not to include him in the elite list of 12 for the quar-ter-final onwards. So there was little surprise
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    • 630 68  -  DARREN LAI MCYS will consider mediating between two parties if impasse remains unresolved darren@mediacorp.com.sg IN AN emotional plea, Zhang Guirong and Dv Xianhui on Wednesday (see graphic) asked the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) or the Singapore Sports Council
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    • 502 68  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ m.sazali@media corp. com. sg ELEVEN years ago, M Rameshon set the bar for marathon runners in Singapore. In the 1995 SEA Games in Chiang Mai, he struck gold in the marathon and in the process set a national record of 2
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    • 588 70 -AFP Skipper Ponting will wait till last minute to decide if pace spearhead will play today ASHES, 2ND TEST Australia v England ADELAIDE Pace spearhead Glenn McGrath is in doubt for the second Ashes Test against England after picking up a heel injury in Australia's opening victory,
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    • 348 70 —AFP PARIS Paris is bracing itself for a possible backlash, as the fall-out from last week's killing of a Paris St Germain supporter continues. Last Thursday, off-duty policeman Antoine Granomort, who is black, protected a Jewish fan from a mob of Parisian supporters after PSG's
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    • 269 70 -AFP FOOTBALL Uefa Cup PARIS Reigning Uefa Cup champions Sevilla turned on the style on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), sweeping Grasshopper aside 4-0 in Zurich to guarantee their place in the next round. Brazilian midfielder Daniel Alves (picture) conjured up a double in either half,
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    • 763 72 -AGENCIES Mourinho taunts leaders, Sheva struggles, Crespo fires Blues a broadside ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Bolton 0 Chelsea 1 LONDON Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho yesterday warned Manchester United that his side are primed to step up the pressure on the Premiership leaders and take over at the
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    • 341 72 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Fulham 2 Arsenal 1 LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was left fuming at the officials after his side crashed to 2--1 defeat at Fulham on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), a result which leaves their title hopes in tatters. Wenger was unhappy
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    • 200 72 LUJMDUJN Mew West Ham owner Eggert Magnusson (picture) has met with senior figures involved in the 2012 Olympics to discuss the possibility of the Hammers playing in the London Olympic Stadium. After taking control at Upton Park, Magnusson has outlined his plan to transform the club into
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    • 512 73 —AFP English club lucky to escape with a draw after woeful display against German side UEFA CUP Eintracht Frankfurt 0 Newcastle United 0 FRANKFURT (Germany) Injury-plagued Newcastle United secured the point they needed to go into the last 32 of the Uefa Cup
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    • 213 73 -AFP NANCY (France) Rampaging Dutch fans forced an early stoppage to the Uefa Cup tie between hosts Nancy and Feyenoord after the French side had romped to a 3-0 lead. The match was stopped by Norwegian referee Espen Berntsen after 79 minutes when
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    • 501 74 -AFP Cambodia have a chance to end a 36-year medal drought DOHA-The pride of a nation rests heavily on the shoulders of Chov Sotheara. The 23-year-old wrestler is one of three athletes carrying Cambodian hopes of a first Asian Games medal in more than three decades.
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    • 167 74 -AFP DOHA Defending champions South Korea have a mountain to climb after losing 4-2 to arch-rivals Taiwan in the Asian Games baseball round robin yesterday. With L A Dodgers pitcher Kuo Hong Chi and his club team-mate, shortstop Hu Chin Lung, among its ranks Taiwan proved
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    • 296 74 -AFP ASIAN GAMES Badminton DOHA World champion Lin Dan's Asian Games campaign almost suffered an embarrassing start here yesterday when the Chinese star's driver delayed him by 20 minutes because he had gone off for coffee. The incident clearly upset the player as he struggled
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    • 433 75 -AFP Featuring big guns, Japan are determined to push the Chinese hard in the pool 15TH ASIAN GAMES Swimming DOHA China and Japan will swap the first shots in their battle for supremacy in Asian Games swimming on the opening day of competition here tomorrow.
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    • 398 75 -AFP DOHA Young or old, age won't be a barrier to Asian Games dreams when the 15th edition of the multi-sport event officially opens today. At the 1998 Games in Bangkok, China's Li Meisu shrugged off her 39 years and doctors' advice she
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    • 324 76 —AFP DOHA Qatar's build-up to the US$3 billion ($4.6 billion) 15th Asian Games was overshadowed yesterday when their million-dol-lar man, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, pulled out Just 24 hours before the 15th Games was due to officially open, the 23-year-old Kenyan-born 3,000 m steeplechase world
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    • 414 76  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Women paddlers set up semi-final clash against defending champions North Korea ASIAN GAMES Table Tennis SINGAPORE has secured its first medal of the 15th Asian Games here in Doha, ahead of tonight's opening ceremony. At the Al-Arabi Sports Hall yester- day, Singapore's women's
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    • 374 76  -  TANYO-HINNINDOHA yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg ALMOST immediately I noticed the huge banners put up for the 15th Asian Games by the proud hosts at the airport "The Games of Your Life", I was promised, minutes later I was stunned to find my luggage missing. The last
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    • 526 77  -  Jose Raymond Bodybuilders avoid potential disaster as Singapore citizens in Doha come to the rescue THE Singapore community here in Doha have come to the rescue of the Republic's bodybuilders. Yesterday, chef de mission Annabel Pennefather revealed that several Singaporeans living in Doha have agreed to open
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    • 298 77 —AFP DOHA Host Qatar is putting on its best front for the Asian Games, but thousands of foreign workers who built the facilities for the two-week extravaganza have less cause to celebrate. The government of the tiny gas-rich Gulf state has been commended by a
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    • 122 77 Local action m=diacorp r~j on Channel 5 LT) Catch Team Singapore athletes in action at the 15th /^f~ Asian Games in Doha (Dec 1--15) on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 starting on Friday, Dec 1. Dec 1: Opening Ceremony (LIVE) at 12mn Dec 2: Asian Games LIVE from Doha at 11pm
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      1206 81 Even with albums released within two weeks of each other, Singapore Idols Hady andTaufik aren't feeling the heat of competition. In fact, Singapore's soul princes don't mind sharing the limelight, says Neo Chai Chin (chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg) CALL it the power, or curse, of two. Singapore Idols Hady Mirza
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      941 94  -  Eveline Gan This Christmas, (eveline@mediacorp.com.sg) tells you where^ you can spice things up with tear-inducing, fiery hot makan treats. A SEASON TO BE CRABBY THESE days, chilli crabs-which can easily be found in eateries ranging from neighbourhood coffee shop z/?;c/?arstalls to upmarket restaurants -are a dime a
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      995 98  -  PEARLYNTHAM Who wouldn't enjoy giving or even better receiving a luxurious beauty gift set this Christmas, asks (pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg)? EYE LOVE THIS GIFT IDEA SOMETHING'S sparkling and it's notjust the Orchard Road festive light-up. Give the eye make-up fan among your friends the gift of sparkling eyes with
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      923 102 BECKY LO (becky@mediacorp.com.sg) points yoi to the direction of the best deals in town. After all, why spend all that money on shopping and not get the accompanying perks? continued on page ze COMPASS POINT Toy workshop Be enchanted by this world-class collection of rare toys from countries
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      1694 112  -  ROSS WALLACE WITH three films he scripted Flags of Our Fathers, Casino Royale and The Last Kiss —now out in Singapore cinemas and another. Letters from Iwo Jima, on the way, Paul Haggis may well be Hollywood's most prolific writer-director. ROSS WALLACE takes a look at other Haggis projects
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    • 559 114  -  ELISACHIA DON WONG Catch the Hong Kong singer in concert while his musical direction is still clear elisa@media corp.com.sg EASON Chan is often compared to fellow Hong Kong vocal powerhouse Jacky Cheung. Not that he minds. "I take that as a compliment, of course.
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    • 181 114 -THE GUARDIAN LONDON The judges for what was formerly the Whitbread Prize have marked its shift to sponsorship by the Costa coffee chain by shifting their taste to thriller. Two of the four books picked for the novels shortlist, which was released on Wednesday, for
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      140 114 NOVEL William Boyd, Restless Neil Griffiths, Saving Caravaggio MarkHaddon, A Spot of Bother David Mitchell, Black Swan Green FIRST NOVEL Michael Cox, The Meaning of Night Marilyn Heward Mills, Cloth Girl Stef Penney, The Tenderness of Wolves James Scudamore, The Amnesia Clinic BIOGRAPHY John Stubbs, Donne: A Reformed Soul
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      • 91 116 Even with his horror-comedy Men in l/l//7/fe still in pre-production, Singapore director Kelvin Tong is already set to helm his next film. At the recently concluded Asian Media Festival, it was announced that Tong will direct Number One Rule, a co-production among Tong's Boku Films,
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      • 61 116 Dick Lee was commissioned to compose the theme song for this year's Asian Games, which begin today in Doha. Together with music producer Iskandar Ismail, the pair have composed the music to one segment of the opening event. The event will be telecast live to
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      • 64 116 Every weekend this month, the National Museum will screen a variety of children's films as part of its Young Cinema festival. Feature films and animation from Argentina, Finland, Hungary, India, Morocco, South Korea and Singapore will be shown. Also, watch out for special screenings at
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      479 116  -  JEANINETAN Director of 3 Needles Thorn Fitzgerald found more than what he was looking for jeanine@mediacorp.com.sg BEFORE indie actress Chloe Sevigny came on board 3 Needles, director Thorn Fitzgerald had little idea of just how controversial the actress was. 3 Needles, which opens in Singapore today also World
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      • 225 118 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THANKS to a new collaborative effort between Singapore and Japan, Asian independent directors now have an opportunity to create highquality documentaries for Asian broadcasters. The two media groups signed a deal on Wednesday to hold an international pitching event for Asian directors from
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      • 562 118  -  Ross Wallace War photo sparks exploration of heroism and its manipulation FILMREVIEW by.... I Flags of Our Fathers IT'S one of the most iconic images in the history of photography. Six soldiers, faceless and anonymous and therefore standing in for all US service members, hoist
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      • 349 120 Bounty of talking-animal movies takes the joy out of watching this one FILMREVIEW by Jeanine Tan I Open Season ENOUGH already, of animated films with talking an- imals. There has been a recent spate of such movies and they are starting to look the same,
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      • 173 120  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by.... EXCEPT for fans of Frank Gehry, this documentary on the world renown architect is too single-minded in its focus to have much appeal. Gehry is a maverick whose works fuse the stereotypically straitlaced nature of architecture with the freewheeling sensibilities of art
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        314 122  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by.... THE Last Kiss is the male equivalent of the chick flick. It follows the ethos of modern manhood, that it's okay to show vulnerability, and attempts to delve into some rather pertinent if not often talked about problems that men face. It's all
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        235 123  -  Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW by I HOW do you tell when an actor is due for retirement? When he's put out to pasture upon a midnight clear to graze on inane fodder like Deck the Halls. And it's a year-end bonus when you get two of them, Matthew
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      • 335 122  -  Jeanine Tan Three plots in different parts of the world dilute the power of the message FILMREVIEW by i 3 Needles THREE stories over three continents about an issue that affects us all Aids. That's the ambitious idea behind the intriguing, if rather plodding, 3 Needles, an
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    • 295 124  -  Felix Cheong Told simply, tale of 3 Mexican youths in LA a poignant one FILMREVIEW by.... Quinceanera QUINCEANERA is the name of a Mexican ceremony marking a girl's 15th birthday. It's also the title of an indie production that may be cheaply shot but doesn't shortchange
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