Today, 23 August 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY Friday August 23, 2002 < MITA(P) 063/11/2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Spiral of woes
      474 1  -  Francis Kan Beleaguered Datacraft under CAD probe by franci s@n ews today.com.sg ONCE hailed as the "Cisco of Asia", Datacraft Asia has, in the past year, suffered a stunning fall from grace. Its list of woes from surprise profit warnings to the biggest one-day loss of market
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      Lock icon Good news from rising A$
      64 1 Bloomberg THE Australian dollar is a gauge of prospects for the world economy, many investors say. Right now, it's pointing higher. The currency rebounded from a four-month low earlier this month, propelled by expectations that the US won't fall back into recession, and it may
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      Lock icon IMF pessimism
      41 1 -AFP FRANKFURT The IMF has lowered its 2003 world GDP growth outlook to 3.7 per cent, from 4.0 per cent, but maintained its 2,8 per cent forecast for 2002, the German newspaper Handelsblatt reported today, citing an IMF report.
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      Lock icon Up again
      55 1 Reuters NEW YORK Stocks shrugged off bad news in recent weeks and pushed the Dow up by 96.41 points, or 1.08 per cent, to 9,053.64, piercing the 9,000-mark for the first time since early July. The Nasdaq Composite gained 13.70 points, or 0.97 per cent, to 1,422.95 its
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      256 1 jA-djaCorp I Singaporean W^M bum in America HHH She gave up a regular job to live out a dream fcVI.RW kVwIWI only to be shocked. KppqpiS aaaaaaWaaaaal CREATEUR D'AUTOMOBILES RENAULT LAQUNA /I V Introducing the Renault Laguna n ~:jk Rarely is a car as generous in its safety equipment Thp
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      10 1 Look out for The Great Singapore Surf supplement today JEI
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Cheapest car loan
      422 2  -  Lee Yew Meng by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg FIRST, it was the home loan war. Now, by firing the first salvo, ABN AMRO could be starting yet another loan war this time, on the roads. The bank which has scored a number of firsts since obtaining its QFB licence two
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      Here's how to beat the competition...
      252 2  -  Lee Ching Wern SINGAPORE'S electronics sector has been hit hard by the downturn, and with competition from countries like China, the industry has to work hard and smart. "New competitors are making things tougher, but we still possess significant strengths in electronics, which we
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      VIP Brunei visitors
      73 2 A HIGH-level delegation from Brunei, led by Pehin Dato Awang Haji Isa, the special adviser to the Sultan of Brunei and the Minister of Home Affairs, spent yesterday meeting Singapore's Ministers as part of a series of annual exchanges. They attended a dinner hosted by Foreign Affairs
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      Man arrested for cheque box break-ins
      230 2  -  Joy Frances A 26-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection to the spate of cheque deposit box break-ins along Shenton Way. The unemployed man was ambushed and arrested at his Bedok home early yesterday morning. Police are seeking the assistance of a 21-year-old witness,
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      A blessing or an insult?
      307 3 Kidnap marks Abu Sayyaf return MANILA Despite an earlier optimistic declaration by Philippine President Gloria Arroyo that the Abu Sayyaf rebels have been dealt with, the latest abduction by the rebels proved otherwise. The abduction of eight Filipinos on Wednesday has demonstrated the futility of
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      Lock icon Space without arms...
      81 3 Reuters SHANGHAI China and Russia urged the international community to ban weapons in space, even as Washington presses ahead with plans to build an anti-missile shield. The appeal was made in a communique signed by Premier Zhu Rongji and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kasyanov in Shanghai. Nuclear
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      Smog mask time
      206 3 JAKARTA Hundreds of schools closed and residents donned smog masks as air pollution from forest and brush fires soared way above danger levels in at least one Indonesian region yesterday. "Measurements taken this morning show the air pollution index reached 1,076, way above the 300 mark, which
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      Brains for hire
      351 4  -  Toh Boon Ngee Over 100 research scientists available by boonngee@newstoday.com.i3g TOP researchers at institutes here are now available for hire. In a move to improve the technology of local enterprises, seven institutes are expected to second over 100 of their research scientists and engineers (RSEs) to local
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      Lock icon Mother of abandoned boy collapses in court
      190 4 Channel News Asia THE mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old son outside a Johor Baru police station last week collapsed when she appeared in the Subordinate Courts yesterday. Eyu Shuet Mvi, 40, was unable to walk properly into the holding area and had
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      It's a learning disorder, not laziness
      275 4  -  Toh Boon Ngee AT the Students Care Service (SCS), parents who find that their children are suffering from learning disorders tend to heave a sigh of relief. They realise that their children have real problems and were not being lazy or under-performing. They stop
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      436 4 Congratulations to all I Sing Tel Mobile I Rewarding Relationship I Draw Winners I Name NRIC I LimTeckHoe *****890J I Name NRIC/BRN I Mohamad Yusoff Bin Zainal *****157F I Tan Boon Kuang *****858 C I Citibank N.A RFDOSS6C I Name NRIC Name NRIL7BRN Abdul Rahman Bin Tubi SOW2WB Tan Gut*
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Want to make it in Shanghai? Jaywalk, cut queues, be heard ...
      525 6  - Want to make it in Shanghai? Jaywalk, cut queues, be heard Tan Hui Leng by huileng@newstod ay. com. sg TWENTY-two-yearold Ong Li Wei had her first taste of Shanghainese culture as soon as she reached the city's Hongqiao International Airport in May. "After I landed and joined the taxi queue,
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      S'poreans sign up as cleaners
      261 6  -  —Joy Frances A THOUSAND Singaporeans are signing up each day to work as cleaners in the Singapore Environment Council's (SEC) latest project. A total of 26,000 people, almost half from commercial organisations, have committed to Clean Up the World 2002 a campaign started by an
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      Tortoises end Singapore sojourn, fly back home
      251 6 SOME 1,830 star tortoises took a Singapore Airlines flight home to India last night. They are the survivors of some 2,437 tortoises a protected species which cannot be sold or exported without a permit from the Indian government smuggled in from Chennai between
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      New chairman
      89 6 THE National Volunteer Centre win have a new chairman from Sept 1. Mr Willie Cheng, 49, country managing director of Accenture, will take over Mr Gerard Ee's post and will serve a two-year term. At Accenture, Mr Cheng works with clients across many industries and has worked in
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      Lock icon Cycle, park and ride
      462 11  -  Rosalyn Lim by by ro s alyn@ newstoday.com.ag AS part of the SMRT's vision to be a world-class public transport provider, seamless travelling is promoted with bicycle stands provided outside its stations, to bring convenience to passengers who do not live within walking distance of them.
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      Why did those CEOs quit?
      222 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming I REFER to the latest news on Singapore Exchange chief executive Thomas Kloet's resignation ("CEO jinx, again", Today, Aug 21), and the article by Chan Chao Peh and Toh Boon Ngee ("Sun sets on CEOs", Weekend Today, Aug 17-18). In the
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      We should not condemn those who leave ...
      201 12  - We should not condemn those who leave Tan Chi Wet FROM recent articles regarding Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's National Day Rally speech, it seems that some Singaporeans have misunderstood what he said when he referred to the "quitters" and "stayers". There is nothing wrong in Singaporeans seeking better prospects
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      A woo team
      183 12  -  Lim Boon Hee That's what's required to attract business LET me suggest some ways Singapore can compete with our "lower-cost" neighbours. While negotiating for shipping business, for instance, PSA Corp can conduct an in-depth study of the other businesses its clients may have. It can then team
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      A vision
      387 14  -  Francis Kan that tripped SGX's Kloet by franci s@n ews today.com.sg WHEN Mr Tom Kloet (picture) took over the reins of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) three years ago, he had visions of an exchange offering sophisticated derivatives to retain investors and a link- up with regional bourses. However,
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        107 14 TRADING remained buoyant as investors continued their buying activities after Wall Street's firm closing overnight. Dealers said many investors believed stock prices had bottomed out as compared to a month ago, when accounting scandals and fears of a "double-dip" recession in the US were prevalent. The benchmark ST Index
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        World markets
        56 14 Index Value Change Pte Nikkei 225 9B14.02 +171.41 +1.7B Hong Seng All Ordinaries Taiwau Wtd *****.00 3143.00 4956.49 +21.74 +29.20 +6B.70 +.21 +.94 +1.41 Korea (omp SET Index 745.75 368.32 +.63 3.90 +.09 1.05 Jakarta Comp 454.35 -2.88 -.63 Pliils Comp Sbenzen B V nlnti 1098.50 246.92 3080.70
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 JS$ JKE fen 1K$ rjl iuro tupiah 0.57OO ***** 67.790 4.4454 2.1657 0.5835 5041.0 Peso A$ Indian h Won C$ Yuan m 29.701 1.0521 27.65' 680.3! 0.887, 4.7161 1.2281 )ohl 24.094 NT$ 19.40
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        Commodities
        21 14 Sold us$/oi 309.300 iilver its$/« 4.420 'Irtrinum uss/m 542.500 Rubber mniVkg 152.00 Polm Oil HM/lonra 1517 Brent crude us$/hmrel 26.83
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        \ Straits Times Index — 18-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
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        SGX top rises
        75 14 3y$ Aug 22 Close Change 3CBC 11.100 +0200 ilA 12.200 +0.200 jPHIOO 20.000 +0.200 iPH 20.000 +0.200 niETFlOOIOPV 15.675 +0.116 DB5Bk6MNCPS10 104.000 +0.100 JiAMIDS lOUSS 89.600 +0.100 KepCor 4.540 +0.100 JBS 12.600 +0.100 SreotEosl 9.200 +0.100 By percentage Aug 22 Close Change GMG USS 0.020 +33.333 lot
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        Lock icon SGX top falls.
        81 14 Bloomberg By$ Aug 22 Close Change Itioi Ptime200USS 4.000 -0.54O .■v.™- mm 7.100 -0.1M MelroMldg 0.460 0.100 DatatrftUSS 1.040 -0.090 By percentage Aug 22 Close Change Beneftm 2M 0.010 -33.333 Patiprj-rV.edWQ4aia90.025 -28.571 HongFolt 0.160 -20.000 Nucleus 0.135 -18.182 Sing inv f 1.260 4090 OelGro 500 1.800 -0.070
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      A dash of Flash
      378 16  -  Val Chua Maybank's new debit card by va 1@ n c wstod ay. co m. sg DETERMINED to make a splash in the youth market, Maybank has gone all out to revamp the staid image of plainvanilla ATM cards with luminous glow-in-the-dark designs believed to be
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      SingTel's Indian call
      286 18  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaapeh@tiewstoday.com.sg SINGTEL, the third-largest international data-traffic carrier out of India, is hoping for a bigger share of the telco pie as rules are relaxed in the restricted market. In the past, foreign telecom companies could tie-up with Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd only the
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      Shortening the learning curve
      95 18 AN UMBRELLA grouping for Singapore companies doing business in China was yesterday launched in Beijing by Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo. It will be called the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SingCham). BG Yeo, who is leading a nine-day business mission to Beijing, Shanghai
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      More apartments for Casablanca
      166 20 THE Far East Organization will launch for booking a tower comprising 62 poolview units of the Casablanca in Woodlands this weekend. This follows strong sales since its official launch last month. To date, 196 of 220 leasehold condo units have been sold, giving the project a
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      Lock icon Nasdaq wrong
      496 21  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg It is quitting Japan, and Asia, too hastily by TOKYO The 21st century has barely begun but already there are reminders it may not be Asia's after all. That is the message from US-based Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's decision to call it quits in
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      176 16 SENIOR CITIZEN AWARDS 2002 Know of a senior citizen who continues to be active and engaged in society? Want to honour your grandparent who has been a role model to you? HESITATE NO MORE!! Nominate him or her now, and stand to win attractive prizes!! In conjunction with Senior Citizens
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Suu Kyi condemns arrests
      219 22 BANGKOK Thailand yesterday denied that a round-up of Myanmar activists living near the Thai border was to curry favour with Yangon, as criticism mounted over the arrests. Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi led the protest, telling the Chiang Mai-based magazine, Irrawaddy, that people should
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      Lock icon US pushes peace bid
      185 22 -AFP SARASALAI (Sri Lanka) US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage's visit to Sri Lanka yesterday signals US resolve for a peaceful settlement to the peninsula's drawn-out Tamil separatist war. Mr Armitage is the highest-ranking US official to visit the remote village of Jaffna in the
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      Lock icon Gas explosion kills 8
      121 22 Agencies MOSCOW A gas explosion in a hostel in western Siberia yesterday killed at least eight people just days after a similar explosion in Moscow. Around 10 people, including five children, were in the two-storey hostel in the KhantyMansiisk region, some 2,250 km east of Moscow,
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      Lock icon Rocky issue
      213 24 -AFP RATHER than giving us a warning or distort- A 9— ing the truth of what truly happened, he should bear responsibility for what is hap- g pening to his people. M Malaysian Foreign Minister' Datuk Sen Syed Hamid Albar, continuing yesterday the war of words over criticisms
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      Lock icon 100 and filming
      60 24 German film-maker Leni Riefenstahl, who was lauded for her art and condemned for her Nazi links, turned 100 yesterday. She was Adolf Hitler's favourite director. Shown here in a picture taken last month, she has released a documentary on marine life in the Indian Ocean based on
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      Lock icon 18 months too far...
      164 24 Reuters Chretien rapped for 'over-staying 7 CALGARY (Alberta) Even as Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced his retirement on Wednesday, he was not spared opposition criticism on the long period of power jockeying that will occur until his departure. Mr Stephen Harper, leader of the right-wing
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      195 26 Canberra makes it legal after a landmark vote CANBERRA The Australian capital city became the first place in the country to make abortion legal after a landmark vote to decriminalise the act was passed yesterday. In a close vote of nine to eight, criminal penalties against women who
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      86 26 -AFP TOKYO Sex crimes involving teenagers linked to Internet dating services are on the rise, with the popularity of Internetenabled mobile phones in Japan. Teenage girls accounted for more than 70 per cent of the victims, with the total figure standing at 793 for the first half of
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  • COMMENTARY
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      810 28  -  Roger Mitton Today's woman has a 'love him, leave him' attitude SEX. It fascinates and obsesses all of us. There is no way of escaping it. The other day, in the newspaper, there was a review of Dr Tatiana Sex Advice to All Creation. Author Olivia Judson
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  • UPFRONT
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      550 30  -  Toh Boon Ngee And how to push a brand to them through 'glocalisation' by boonngee@newsto day. c om.sg ENGLISH is their language, music their passion and the Web their medium. They are always connected, crave authentic experiences, hold a mistrust for celebrity endorsers or
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      162 30 TS^igall PRESENTS SINGAPORE HIT AWARDS 2002 Come join your favourite artistes |A _pp^g for a night of fun and glamour! Jl\ r^ Venue Suntec City Convention Hall 602 /4*~Vi QIMfiAPORF Date 1 September 2002 (Sunday) ff\ U ""HJ™ vnjj Time :7.00pm I I I I Due to overwhelming support, our
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      125 31 Mr- '^mmUjSvmmWv^M Experience Singapore's j mtKr m* 1 st Brand ¥mi ival 38 leading brands on display Venue Suntec City Exhibition Hall 402, Level 4 mKKLWH Date :23- 25 August 2002 (Fri Sun) Time Fri Sat 11 am 9pm Sun 11 am 6:3opm Singapore Promising Brand Winners Bee Cheng Hiang
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Paper, glass, soul
      363 32  -  Janice Lee Get set for the Contemporary Asian Art Fair in October EXPERIENCES such as trauma and shock create "artistic constipation", reckons artist Teo Eng Seng. But once the floodgates of emotion are released on canvas, the artist will feel a sense of calm, he added. And
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      228 32 NOMINATIONS are open for this year's senior citizen awards. Those aged 60 and above can be nominated in two categories. The Grandparent of the Year award honours grandparents who play a vital role in the character development of their grandchildren, while the Active Senior Citizen of the
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      166 32 PARTICIPATE Ist Anniversary Celebration of the Philippine Bayanihan Society Top Filipino singer Chad Borja will perform a repertoire ofTagalog songs and jazz numbers. A seminar on breast-cancer prevention, detection and cure will also be held, together with the launch of a health-aware-ness campaign. Philippine Ambassador Ernesto Llamas will inaugurate the
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  • educations TODAY
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      It's never too late to learn
      492 33  -  Chan Sect Fun by IT is never too late, or too early, to go back to school. "You cannot keep waiting until you are 'more ready' to do it because there is no single 'good time' to do it," said Ms Kassandra Lim (picture),
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      Make finding the right school a painless exercise
      481 34  -  Chan Sect Fun by CHOOSING the right school and the right course can be tricky. Industry players agree that it is a combination of evaluating your strengths, your goafs and whether the programme meets your requirements. Said MsVeris Chong, a marketing executive
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      THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
      172 35 Be aware that studying while you hold down a fulltime job demands discipline and good time management Evaluate the course/programme. What is the university's standing in its home country? How successful is the programme in its country of origin! Make sure that the university is accredited. If
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      Do your homework and check the costs
      366 36 EMBARKING on your studies will stretch your intellectual limits. But it may put a strain on your pocket as well. Hence, planning is key. Students should find out about loans, grants and instalment schemes and calculate the total amount required to complete the
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      443 37  -  Chan Sect Fun by THE common goal is to boost your employability and groom yourself for greater responsibility. And the good news is that there is more than one way of getting there. Law courses, for instance, have gained popularity, said Ms Ananthi Durairaj, executive director
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  • TRAVELLER
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      Lock icon At home on vacation
      654 38 Traveller Today Apartments, hotels in Brisbane and the Gold Coast are warm to say the least SPA retreats, million-dollar views, golf courses and children's clubs are some of the attractions you can enjoy when you holiday in Brisbane and at its vacation playground on the Gold
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      Central Coast, where's that?
      804 40  -  Pauline DLoh in New South Wales Discover a leisurely stretch of beautiful coastal towns MY first impression of the Central Coast was from a train returning to Sydney from Newcastle. Postcard scenery flashed by kilometre after kilometre and it had me hanging out the window, literally.
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    • CENTRAL COAST'S BEST KEPT SECRETS
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        CROWNE PLAZA TERRIGAL
        175 41 Setting up base Stately pine trees make music when the sea breeze rustles through them, while brilliant summer sunshine makes every balcony a tanning deck. The Crowne Plaza Terrigal is luxury by the sea and its 30s style architecture is reminiscent of a more gracious age when
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        GLENWORTH VALLEY HORSE RIDING
        94 41 Getting out, having fun Ride through spectacular rainforest trails and lush green valleys. Everyone can try this because they promise to find a horse to match your riding skills. Each rider receives individual instruction before leaving the yards. Guided rides will take you through 2,500 acres
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        AUSTRALIAN REPTILE FARM
        87 41 Discover the magic of the Australian bush and native animals at the famous Australian Reptile Park and Wildlife Sanctuary. Take a photo with cuddly koalas or gigantic pythons, watch platypus, wombats, dingoes and Tasmanian devils being fed. See how snakes are milked of their venom at reptile
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        PELICAN FEEDING
        57 41 FAMILY MATTERS... The daily Pelican Feeding in Memorial Park at The Entrance is one of the Central Coast's most sought-after tourist attractions. The birds arrive daily for the afternoon feeding by the rangers. Pelicans are among the largest of Australian birds. Venue: Memorial Park, Marine Parade, The Entrance,
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        YARRAMALONG MACADAMIA NUT FARM
        124 41 The plantation is in the beautiful Yarramalong Valley and caters to individuals and organised tours. This is the largest macadamia nut plantation (1,000 trees) this far south of their normal habitat, which is northern NSW and Queensland. Yarramalong Macadamia Nut Farm is at 1253, Yarramalong Road,
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      Lock icon Sibu's sea gypsy
      891 42  -  Jaime Koh Dive resort is managed by a widow with two children by j aime @newstoday. com. sg I ALWAYS wondered how Linda would look like. I had heard of her while on a dive trip to Pulau Sibu and was fascinated that an ang moh lady
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      Unforgettable Osaka
      757 43  -  Jeffrey Tan Friendly people and top-rate attractions charm a first-time visitor by j eff@ne wsto day, c o tn.sg THE first time I visited Osaka, I decided to do it alone, against the advice of well-meaning friends and relatives. They said I would be completely lost, especially since
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Hugh Grant: A Barbie Boy
      133 45 THE great thing about fame, for Hugh Grant (picture), is haw it's a magnet for superficial women. And that's just the way he likes it, reports World Entertainment News Network. "Stars attract a kind of superficial woman," he said recently, "And I like superficial women,"
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      Alfred Hitchcock is still the master
      228 45 A POLL by Movieline magazine to find the "Most Stylish Moment in the Movies" has a scene from 45 years ago at the top of the list. The James Stewart-Kim Novak love scene on the beach in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1957) was voted No
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      Lots of smoke, but no mirrors
      907 46  -  Yong Shu Chiang Banderas charms with his candour ANTONIO Banderas knows exactly how to make a roomful of jetlagged journalists relax. "Does anyone mind if I smoke?" he asks politely. "Anyone allergic, no?" Unlike most interview sessions, this one has a party atmosphere, perhaps
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      152 50 Reuters YOKOHAMA Australian swimmer lan Thorpe has warned against expecting him to set more world records at the Pan Pacific championships. The 19-year-old, who won six gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, blamed a punishing schedule for setting rather more modest
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      Lock icon Aussies show the way?
      213 50 -AFP SYDNEY Australia announced yesterday that it will send a fullstrength cricket team to the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka. The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) and the Australian Cricketers Association said that both parties will sign a participating nations agreement. But ACB chief executive
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      Lock icon Vietnam fires Letard
      110 50 Reuters HANOI Vietnam has fired its French under--23 team coach Christian Letard after defeats to India and Singapore in the LG Cup international tournament in Ho Chi Minh City last month. The under-23 team will represent the country at next year's South-east Asian Games, which Vietnam will
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      Lock icon Ronald storms on
      535 52  -  Stanley Ho by sta nley® n ewsto day.com.sg STRATEGIC play and a controversial line call against his opponent saw Singapore's Ronald Susilo progressing into the last eight of the Yonex-Sunrise Singapore Open last night. A day after scalping reigning world champion Hendrawan, Ronald produced another great display
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      Lock icon Scolari says goodbye to Brazil
      123 52 -AFP FORTALEZA Brazil's World Cup-win-ning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari left his job with a flourish, inspired by the words from a samba song after the 1-0 defeat to Paraguay on Wednesday. Scolari told his players and the foot-ball-mad nation, "let yourselves be carried along by
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      Lock icon Troubled Park shines, Cobras dump Dolphins
      347 52  -  Ray Chen by ray@newstoday.com.sg IN A pulsating match that could easily have gone either way, Korea's Park Tae Won (picture) put behind his personal problems to lead his Jurong FC side to a hard-fought 3-2 win over Sengkang Marine in front of 2,714 fans
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      Bring on Korea
      437 53  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg TONIGHT, the players in the Singapore Combined Schools team face the biggest moment in their fledgling football careers. The Cubs face the might of South Korea in the semi-finals of the 30th Asian Schools Football Championship at Yishun Stadium (at spm). Despite facing
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      Lock icon What's wrong with United s scoring machine?
      553 54 Reuters Beckham and Co are not delivering the goods in front of goal English Premier League Chelsea v Manchester United LONDON Unthinkable as it may seem, Manchester United has been struggling in front of goal in recent weeks. But Alex Ferguson has warned
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        633 55 Reuters Ranieri admits: LONDON Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has made the surprise admission that his side is unprepared for the visit of Manchester United in the English premier league tomorrow morning {Singapore time). "It's not a good time to be playing United...they are at
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        Lock icon Hasselbaink keen on Barca
        192 55 Reuters LONDON Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink may be ready to leave Chelsea after admitting he would "like to form part" of Louis van Gaal's new Barcelona team. The Dutch striker was today quoted in Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo as saying he wants to play Champions League
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      326 58  -  Justyn Olby by AUGUST 30 will see the start of the Infocomm Literacy Month. Kicked off by the Great Singapore Surf, the month of activities celebrates the achievements of the National IT Literacy Programme (NITLP) since it was launched a year ago. It is also
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      You're never too old to ...
      560 58  - You're never too old to Justyn Olby IT'S never too late and you are never too old to learn new skills, especially where computers are concerned. That's what four graduates of the National IT Literacy Programme (NITLP) found out. They share their experience with Mdm Jorah Binte Ahmad, 35, said
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      Get some of those e's
      403 59  -  Justyn Olby by IT used to be the five C's. Now, it's the four e's. The Internet has opened up possibilities in all sorts of areas to make our lives easier, quicker and cheaper and the four c's are the tip of the iceberg. The
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      235 59 HERE are some places you can visit to start your e-lifestyle journey: www.nitlp.com.sg (National IT Literacy Programme) Get started here, lots of tips to help you surf the Net. www. ecelebrations. gov.sg [e-C el eb rations) Lots of information about e-lifestyle here. www. ecitizen.gov. sg [The
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      Surf in Singapore
      282 59 REMEMBER how the Beach Boys song went "Everybody's going surfing..."? These days, surfing to your favourite tune doesn't have to mean grabbing a board and heading for the beach. The huge, rolling wave of the Internet is out there waiting for anyone and everyone to get online
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      Registration and enquiries:
      115 59  -  Justyn Olby Registration for the Great Singapore Surf is open. Interested trainees can contact one of these 10 co-organisers and authorised training centres to purchase training coupons for use at the Great Singapore Surf: •ACP Computer Training Consultancy Pte Ltd (Tel: 6758 8758) •Altron School of Computing
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      Surf faster, play harder
      603 62  -  Justyn Olby With the ADSL system, Sing Net users enjoy dedicated access and localised content by IN the pioneering days of Internet access in Singapore, modems could just about cope with the text-based content. Then, browsers came along and graphic content opened up new horizons, and
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      The e-Ambassadors
      565 64 NANYANG Polytechnic (NYP) is to play host to the Great Singapore Surf (GSS) on August 30. The GSS kicks off a month of activities during the Infocomm Literacy Month and is initiated by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) to promote infocomm literacy among Singaporeans. It is
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      Where to hone your skills
      350 64 THESE days, it is almost impossible to find a job without some IT skills. But for those who want to make a career in IT, the universities, polytechnics and private institutions offer a plethora of courses. Here are some offered by NYP: Diploma in Information
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      Travel at your own price
      733 66 At Priceline, you decide how much you want to pay for your holiday EVERYONE likes to go on holiday, to get away from it all and find some solace under a coconut palm on some sun-kissed beach or taste new experiences in new places. The
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      Got the skills, get the machine
      389 67  -  Justyn Olby by YOU'VE signed up for one of the courses to acquire IT skills and would like to start using your new skills. You'd like to buy a computer, but how do you go about it? Before you rusn down to Sim Lim
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      A dose of the healthy Net
      383 68  -  Justyn Olby by THESE days, the Internet is reaching into every facet of our lives and healthcare is no exception. While a shop in a mall may have limited shelf space to display its wares, an Internet store has no such restrictions. One such
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