Today, 29 August 2002

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    8 1 TODAY Thursday Aum* 29,2002. MITA (P) 063/1 1/2001
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    Market leader cuts loan rates
    268 1  -  Lee Yew Meng THE Big Boys have made their move. After smaller banks had thrown the challenge by drastically slashing home loan rates, DBS launched two new mortgage packages yesterday. The magic figure is 1.5 per cent for the first year. This applies to both
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    Lock icon Just half a story
    491 1  -  Ng Boon Yian Tan Hui Leng Numbers hide intentions of those who leave by b oony ia n @news to ri ay. co m. s g IF the recent debate created the impression that more Singaporeans are deserting the Republic at the first sign of trouble,
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  • HOT NEWS
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      GLCs here to stay
      458 2  -  Lee Ching Wern But divestment to continue, says DPM Lee by d i i ngwe rn@n ews to d ay. com.sg THAT GLCs have been indispensable in contributing to Singapore's progress is an undisputable fact. But that was in the past. The question today is: What
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      To be fair to all examinees...
      111 2  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim WITH more national exam candidates requesting "special arrangements" such as extra time, it's not a clear-cut matter deciding who merits consideration or how much is fair. Between 2000 and 2001, such requests shot up 39 per cent to 650, reported Education
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      HDB space still empty
      93 2  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim IT has appointed five marketing agents to lease out its former Bukit Merah premises. Yet, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) has not been able to find tenants since moving out in June MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, Dr Wong Weng Chiew, figured
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      Snub No 2 for Kim
      263 3 Power vacuum as South Korea looks for a Premier SEOUL The office of the South Korean Prime Minister remained vacant yesterday after Parliament vetoed President Kirn Dae Jung's second nominee for the position. In a 151-to-112 vote, Mr Chang Dae Whan, a 50-year-old former newspaper
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      Aussie mining company to sack 600 Indon workers
      278 3 JAKARTA Six hundred coal mine workers in Indonesia look set to lose their rice bowls as their Australian employer seeks a court order for their dismissal. The workforce has incurred the wrath of the Australian engineering firm as they have repeatedly turned
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      Untitled
      116 3 Perhaps the authorities concerned can just suspend the fj licences of these errant drivers. W There is no need to threaten to kill them In the first place, the Minister should use his brain to think and understand the situation better before making any suggestion. Selangor and Federal Territory Radio
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      JB hit by slowdown
      89 3 JOHOR BARU The cause for lower tourist arrivals in Johor in the first half of the year has been attributed to the slowdown in the Singapore economy. State Tourism and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said the average of 800,000 tourists who arrived
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      Lock icon Extradition pact?
      83 3 AFP JAKARTA Indonesia will accede to Singapore's request for the transfer of suspected terrorists if an extradition pact is in place. Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said the Indonesian authorities "warmly welcomes" the republic's call to extradite members of the Jemaah Islamiyah (Jl) group. However, Indonesian laws
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Sing Tel: Under-utilised payphones may have to go
      232 5  -  Hannah Teok SINGTEL is looking into whether it should continue to operate the 19,000 low usage payphones it has throughout the island. Rising maintenance costs and falling revenues have prompted the review. Local call revenue has fallen 48 per cent since three
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      Former staff and boss in legal wrangle
      360 5  -  Joy Frances by j oyC^l iiewstoday.cnm.sg TWO former employees of a Web design company here are suing ei-Nets and their former boss for unlawful termination and defamation. Mr Yeo Nai Meng was ei-Nets' executive officer and managing director of a subsidiary company that
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      Second language woes?
      310 7  -  Tan Hui Leng Research of the brain shows all is not lost for those lacking language skills by hu il c ng@ newstoday. com.sg STRUGGLING to learn a second language like Mandarin and wondering if you have the brain power to master such a skill? Take heart,
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      Collapsed corridor: JTC offers relief
      182 7 JTC Corporation QTC) has put together a $1.4-million relief package for tenants who have been affected by Tuesday's collapse of an external corridor on a JTC building in Toa Payoh North. The collapsed sixth floor corridor had triggered a domino effect, causing the corridors on
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      Lock icon Volunteers get a corporate boost
      159 7 Channel News Asia FOR the first time, the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) has roped in corporate support for a new project to train volunteers in disaster relief missions. The Humanitarian-relief, Operational-readi-ness, and Public Education, or HOPE project, was launched yesterday, with a focus on basic
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      Lock icon Forces within
      475 8  -  Nadeson Pillay Hotels pick trainers from within their ranks by ne ws@newsto day.c om.sg SOMERSET'S Bar manager Prateek Kumar spends at least eight hours every month training his staff and 159 others from Raffles The Plaza and Swissotel The Stamford. The two hotels, owned by Raffles International, have
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  • LETTERS
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      Hold your tongue... at your own peril
      177 9  -  Michael Lok Yik Ming I REFER to Mr Cyrus Daruwala's letter, "Oh, stop complaining!" (Today, Aug 27), and Mr Yong Yit Kuen's reply, "Who's griping?" (Today, Aug 28). What may seem to be griping is, to a large extent, participation and engagement by
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      It took Singaporeans decades of work
      220 9  -  Safarudin Yusoff f THANK Mr Cyrus Daruwala for describing Singapore as a safe and clean haven, where expats congregate and call Singapore home ("Oh, stop complaining!" TODAY, Aug 27). Mr Daruwala, who is a director of a company, may not find daily living as
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      So, are our buildings safe?
      155 9  -  Lim Boon Hee WHEN something as serious as the collapse of a building corridor happens, everyone rushes to disclaim and deflect responsibility ("Down go the corridors one by one", Today, Aug 28). JTC chief executive officer Chong Lit Cheong refused to speculate on the cause
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      Yes, I was happy overseas
      82 10  -  Halimah Jamil I REFER to the letter "Grass may be brown on the other side" from Ms Shirley Rodrigues {TODAY, Aug 28). I lived in Bali for about five years and then in Australia for another year. Life for us in both countries was beautiful
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      A waste off life
      293 10  -  Ananda Perera How do we stop teenage abortions? I REFER to the story, "Teach them well" (Today, Aug 27). There seems to be a decline of moral values in our society today. While psychologists and counsellors tote up figures to arrive at conclusions on various issues,
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      Indeed, Mr Porter's right
      155 10  -  Kathleen Kwan I REFER to Ms Lee Ching Wern's article, "Blame it on Mr Porter" (Today, Aug 28). Although the Members of Parliament are split regarding Mr Michael Porter's advice, the purpose and meaning of gov-ernment-linked companies (GLCs) must first be understood in a historical and
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Another injection
      302 12  -  Sol E Solomon $40m to boost Media Works by so 1 omo n@newsto day. c om.sg SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) plans to inject up to $40 million more to finance the operations of its broadcasting arm, SPH Media Works. The first $15 million will come from a shareholders'
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      Lock icon Chartered to raise funds for fab plant
      85 12 Reuters CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing will need to raise money in the next six to nine months to boost financial ratios and fund its latest wafer fabrication plant, analysts said. On Tuesday, shares of the world's third-largest contract microchip manufac- turer sank more than
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        130 12 IT was another quiet session of trading yesterday. The STI slid 4.58 points to 1,504.90. For every stock that rose, two fell while 331 counters were unchanged. Volume was 287 million shares worth $279 million. Technology stocks led the losses with Venture and Creative easing 30 cents each to
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        World markets
        52 12 Index Value Change Pts S Nikkei 225 Hong Seng 411 Ordinaries toman Wtd 9766.73 *****.25 3090.40 4789.63 -140.57 -55,27 -20,50 -89.22 1.42 -.54 -.66 ■1.83 Kored Comp SET Index 724,05 365.13 -.12 -5.01 -.02 -1.35 Jakarta Comp Phils Camp iheni'ji: 3 442.97 1109.11 245.02 -9.10 +10.20 -.27 -2.01
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 IKE fen tK$ M 0.5724 0.3726 47.587 4.4639 2.1748 Peso A$ Indian i: Won Cf 29.720 1.0356 27.749 685.34 0.8925 :uro tupiah laht 0.5828 5087 8 24.151 Vunr NZ$ NT$ 4.7366 1.2134 19.526
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        Commodities
        20 12 nldusvcz 312.400 iilveriM/oi 4.515 'latiraira uss/h 569.000 Rubber cmiiAg 157.00 Fob Oil (M/lonne 1517 Brent crude sis VLmrrel 26.83
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 12 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 12 By volume Aug 28 UtilOYC Links Is STEngg DrjiacrffUSS Chartered '000 46,825 29,949 14,101 14,018 8,096 SembCorp Trr Gokll'ji Wonl WonlUSS TTInt '000 6,800 6,757 6,602 6,172 5,790 By value Aug 28 Gtirayu STEngg Charioted OOB Venture 27,787,B79 24,061,626 19,241,020 18,462,360 16,856,792 SPH DnlocrflUSS SIA DBS Links
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        SGX top rises
        77 12 Jy$ tog 28 (lose Change iPHlOO 19,900 +0.400 IPH 19.900 +0.300 ;hongAsio2kHKS 5,000 +0,125 JBSBk IS HCPS*****.100 +0.100 M 4,480 +0,100 )BS 12.200 +0.100 )CBC 11,100 +0.100 )elGro500 1.930 +0.060 Iitye2krlK$ 0.550 +0.050 By percentage Aug 28 Close Change Koh Bros W0410O6 O.O40 +33.333 4rmstranoW*****0 0.020 +33.333
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        81 12 Bloomberg sy$ tog 28 Ibni Prime20OU5$ (lose Change 4.200 -0.6B0 /ertlore 13.100 0.300 jeoiivs 50 14,900 -0,300 iM 1I.SO0 -0.200 3UE 6.650 -0150 jreolEost 9.400 -0.150 JOB 13.300 -0.100 M200 11.600 -0,100 Ihortered 2.360 -0.070 iT Engg 1,700 0.070 9y percentage Hug 28 Close Charge iotol 0.050
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      Lock icon Building China
      694 14 Bloomberg Ningbo district urges Singapore to set up more industrial parks SINGAPORE, its manufacturing industry increasingly challenged by cheaper labour in other countries, is considering a Chinese government offer to develop two industrial parks in China's Ningbo port district. The party secretary of Ningbo city, Mr Huang King
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      492 14 Bloomberg HL ASIA'S PROFIT TURNAROUND: Hong Leong Asia, the industrial arm of Hong Leong Group, has reported a net profit of $16.9 million for the six month ended June 30. This reversed a net loss of $2.4 million in the same period last year. The jump comes after
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      Lock icon Negative outlook. So what?
      362 15 Reuters Little impact on Sing Tel shares despite downgrade by a second agency SINGTEL shares were little changed yesterday after ratings agency Standard Poor's cut the firm's outlook to negative. This followed a similar move by Moody's Investors Service in June. The shares ended at $1.48
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      Maps to help locate your child
      235 15 THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has awarded Location-Based Services (LBS) Map Content Provision Licences to three consortia, based on their experience, expertise and commitment. They are Starvision Information Technology, Where soft Geo commerce and V 3 Teletech. "We hope to pave the way for
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      S'pore eyes data storage capital status
      248 15  -  Sol E Solomon THE data storage industry is an important component of Singapore's electronics sector, with an output of $14 billion last year and contributing $1.7 billion or 13 per cent of the total value-added of the sector. Although only 21,000 people were employed
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      Robust growth
      333 17  -  Vasu Menon CPF investments in unit trusts up 8.5 per cent in second quarter by SECOND quarter data, just released by the CPF Board, showed CPF investments in unit trusts making significant percentage gains compared with other asset classes such as stocks and insurance. Of the $23 billion
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      Lock icon S Korea's industrial output up
      186 17 -AFP SEOUL South Korea's industrial output grew 8.9 per cent in July from that of a year earlier, boosted by the semiconductor, telecoms equipment and petrochemical industries. Output was stronger in July as manufacturers increased production, which was postponed in June due to the World
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      Lock icon Singapore: Gateway for Israel tech
      96 17 Channel News Asia ISRAEL has Singapore on its radar screen using the Republic as a launching pad for its technology ventures to the rest of the Asia-Pacific. To that end, a hub for advanced technologies has been set up in Singapore to help companies expand
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      Lock icon Deutsche Post eyes Asian expansion
      116 17 Bloomberg HAMBURG Deutsche Post AG, the German postal service that controls DHL International, may expand in Asia with acquisitions worth at least 100 million euros ($l7l million), Die Welt reported. Deutsche Post chief executive Klaus Zumwinkel may make an announcement on Sept 26 outlining the
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      Lock icon S&P 500 companies' dividends bring cheer to investors
      470 18 Bloomberg NEW YORK The Standard Poor's 500 Index has offered little solace to investors this year, except when it comes to dividend payments. The number of companies in the index that increased dividends rose 31 per cent last month, compared with that
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Leaders call for calm
      404 19 amid public anger against Malaysia in the Philippines and Indonesia KUALA LUMPUR Despite public anger in the Philippines and Indonesia over Malaysia's treatment of illegal immigrants, leaders in both countries yesterday tried to back away from further confrontation over the issue. Indonesia's Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda,
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      Lock icon Victory for Bhopal victims
      210 19 Agencies BHOPAL A former chairman of United States-based Union Carbide will face culpable homicide charges over the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, rejecting the Indian government's attempt to dilute the charges to negligence. The ruling after a two-day hearing by chief magistrate Rameshwar Khote represents a victory
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      'No mercy for kidnap gangs'
      212 19 ZAMBOANGA The Philippine military yesterday launched an offensive against two groups of Muslim kidnappers holding four Filipinas and three Indonesian sailors as hostages. Philippine armed forces chief General Roy Cimatu ordered an assault "with no mercy" on the gang led by Mom Sahiron, the nephew
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      Lock icon Stiff penalty
      99 19 AFP JAKARTA Those who set fires to clear land in Central Kalimantan will face jail terms, threatened the Indonesian province's governor. A provincial spokesman said yesterday that Governor Asmawi Agani has issued a circular warning offenders may face up to three years in jail. Although land clearing by
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      Lock icon North, South Korea bridge divide
      169 20 Reuters SEOUL For the first time in two years, North and South Korea yesterday discussed the issue of economic cooperation in detail, focusing on how to reconnect the railway across the divided peninsula. South Korean delegation spokesman Cho Myoung Gyon said: "We stressed to the
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      S'pore ranks fifth in world's least corrupt
      416 20 BERLIN Politicians are not practising what they preach about fighting corruption to break the vicious circle of poverty and graft. Instead, they place their own gains before public welfare and their country's economic development. "The political elite and their cronies continue to take
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      Lock icon Nothing doing
      371 21 Agencies Asia won't back US strikes on Iraq TOKYO Despite insisting the United States would have global support for a strike against Iraq, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has received an un enthusiastic response from Asia. Mr Armitage, speaking yesterday at the end of a five-nation
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      Lock icon Nuns in Aussie sex scandal
      247 21 Agencies SYDNEY Catholic nuns in Australia have come under the public eye for the first time over sexual abuse by its clergy. The nun order belonging to The Poor Sisters of Nazareth has come under fire for its alleged payment of hush money to victims
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      Lock icon Iranian women and divorce
      109 21 -AFP TEHERAN Women in Iran have been granted the right to initiate divorce proceedings without the approval of their husbands and be awarded alimony by the courts. The new Bill, set out by Iran's reformist-controlled Parliament, will set legal conditions for men to file for divorce,
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      Lock icon Back to the basilica
      93 22 Agencies SAINT-DENIS (France) Around 400 illegal immigrants have reoccupied a famous basilica north of Paris demanding that their situation be legalised "without conditions". The group, which had taken over the Basilica of Saint Denis on Aug 17, went back to the monument yesterday after a meeting
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      Lock icon Cleaner gases, fewer suicides
      99 22 AFP CHICAGO A *****-era law that imposed stricter emission standards on vehicles to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases also cut vehicle-related suicides nearly by half in the 21 years that followed. A study by researchers at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia,
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      911 jitters
      311 22 Pakistan braces for terrorist attack KARACHI As the first anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks draws near, Pakistan is bracing itself for a possible terrorist attack. Major-General Salahuddin, who is in charge of Pakistan's paramilitary Rangers, said that the force had "credible information" about the possible attacks as
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  • COMMENTARY
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      850 23  -  Richard Seah Let's help those entrepreneurs with this spirit flourish by rich s@ tie wsto day. c o m. sg THE curry puff entrepreneur has finally emerged. I saw three of them somewhere in town recently but I am not revealing where. They had a box
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  • UPFRONT
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      699 24 Demand for Thai 'catalogue 7 wives -Reuters but such marriages can turn sour BANGKOK English dentist Ken Moylan visited Thailand looking for a wife. It took two hours to find her. "The first day I went out with Wan, she came back to my hotel and hung all my clothes
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      276 24 AFP WASHINGTON Young children raised with cats and dogs are at much less risk of developing common pet allergies, says a US study. "We started looking at our data to see if exposure to dogs and cats increases the risk and the data didn't look the way it
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      249 25 Irresistible bargains and cool goodies for the technophile COMEX 2002 is celebrating its 10th anniversary with free gifts, exclusive offers and great prizes. Held at Suntec City, this computer and IT exhibition will showcase a comprehensive range of products from leading vendors. Among the 150 exhibitors
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      162 26 Trek Thumb Drive Touch MEMORY and storage specialist Memory World is highlighting the Trek Thumb Drive Touch at Comex 2002 a mobile storage device that uses biometric fingerprint recognition technology instead of passwords to authenticate users. When the unit is plugged in using the self-contained USB
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      134 26 Microtek ArtixScan DI 2010 THE ArtixScan DI 2010 (picture) from Microtek Lab is a 20ppm document scanner with 48-bit colour depth and optical resolution of 600 dpi. Microtek's high-speed ADF technology enables scanning of up to lOppm and monochrome/greyscale capture of up to 20ppm. The scanner
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      272 28 Fuji FinePix F6Ol Zoom FUJI Photo Film's FinePix F6Ol Zoom (picture) captures pictures, records digital home movies and audio and has user-friendly features in a compact body. Using Fujifilm's Super CCD, the camera, which has 3.1 million effective pixels, delivers colour at resolutions up to
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      Purple BenQ
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      Printers for all seasons
      223 28 HP PHOTOSMART 130 THE HP Photosmart 130 photo printer (picture) offers consumers a compact, on-the-go solution for producing photo-quality, 4x6-inch prints. It features Compact Flash, Secure Digital, Smart Media, MultiMedia and Sony Memory Stick memory card slots so that no PC is required. This colour inkjet
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      Create home movies with camcorders from Canon
      367 29 Canon MV5i/MVSiMC Camcorders CANON'S MV5i and MVSiMC camcorders allow you to create simple video without switching on the PC. They come with a plethora of digital effects to spice up your video. You can choose from eight digital faders (flip, tide, puzzle, beam,
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      Monitor this
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  • HEALTH
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      455 30  -  Alice Leong What a healthy workplace means and are we doing enough? by fe a tures@ne wstoday. com.sg A HEALTHY worker is a happy worker. A happy worker is a productive worker. Does this equation sound simplistic? While it is true that healthy workers churn out better
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      No more 'could you repeat that, please'
      155 30 DO you often ask others to repeat themselves because you have trouble understanding them? Do you have difficulty understanding people in a group or in the presence of background noise? Do you have difficulty hearing TV programmes, the telephone ring or a caller
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      Enriching and wholesome
      719 31  -  Katrina Karim The many charms of good ol' tofu SIMPLE as it may seem, we must thank tofu for making favourite dishes such as yong tau fu, miso soup, nasi padang, tauhu goreng and hotplate zhi cha enriching and wholesome meals. Imagine yong tau fu without cubes
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      123 31 0 $^J MU WK-MMmmmiA^ Ingredients 1 tube egg tofu 100g minced pork 1 water chestnut, finely chopped For Pork Marinade 1/2 tsp light soya sauce a pinch of salt *Vs tsp starch 1 tsp sesame oil pepper to taste Method 1. Mix minced pork with pork marinade. Add water chestnut
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  • CITYSTYLE
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      The 'housewife' businesswoman
      901 32  -  Pearlyn Tham Top local designer Celia Loe talks about her domesticated lifestyle and new fashion collection by pearlyn@ne wsto day. co m. sg AFTER 30 years in the local fashion industry, Celia Loe insists that "I'm just like any other housewife". This may sound odd, coming from
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      70th year joy at Tangs
      405 33  -  Pearlyn Tham TANGS, the grand dame of Singapore's retail scene, is celebrating its 70th anniversary tomorrow. From tomorrow to Sept 29, Tangs will put on sale value-for-money merchandise. Join in the birthday celebrations from 7pm tomorrow. Treat yourself to traditional candy and other goodies from
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      Thinner or fuller? Choose and create the type of lips you want
      448 33  -  Toh King Vu, THE lipstick is the most basic item in make-up pouches. Not every woman knows how to apply eye shadow, which requires the skill of layering, blending and shaping, but most women know how to apply
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Lock icon Celebrity food hunt
      431 34  -  Yee Wei Zhen Ivy and Qianyi go on an island-wide hunt for delicacies by weizh c ii C' 4: n ewstnday. com.sg MEDIACORP Channel 8 is tickling Singaporeans' taste buds with Foodie's Choice. First-time hosts Ivy Lee and Liv Qianyi (picture), will go on an islandwide hunt
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      Lock icon Singing for S'pore
      87 34 Channel News Asia Today photo by SONGS written in Singapore received a loud response on Saturday night as 15 contestants sang their hearts out at the Sing Singapore competition. This year's theme was Lift Your Voices, Lift Your Hearts. The Singing Spores won the top prize in
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      When a minister, MPs, footballers and stars meet
      375 34 SENIOR Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs, Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, will be gearing up for some action on Sunday as he swaps office wear for light, sporting attire. Assoc Prof Ho and seven other Members of Parliament will
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  • TIMEOUT
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      HAPPENINGS
      76 35 VISUAL ARTS Our Colourful World A Solo Art Exhibition Featuring paintings by Dr Richard C M Lee. Dr Lee was trained in the art of traditional Chinese painting.Through persistent experimentation, he has developed a distinctive style characterised by vibrant colours and bold dynamic strokes which capture and express his
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      She's Bold
      628 35  -  Serene Foo That's Beatrice Chia at work by serene@news to day.com. sg HERE'S one woman who is not afraid of being labelled an R(A) queen. When Beatrice Chia made her directorial debut with the play, Shopping and F***king, friends in the entertainment industry thought it was too risque
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Who's the star?
      365 36  -  Janice Lee It's the computer spiders in Eight Legged Freaks AS THE posters make clear, the real stars of Eight Legged Freaks, which opens tomorrow, are the computer-generated creepy crawlies. Just don't tell that to lead actor David Arquette. Compositing supervisor Abra Grupp and Paolo Mpscatelli, a
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      It's not about Hugh
      597 38  -  Neil Humphreys A witty, intelligent movie about a boy FILM REVIEW About a Boy (Opens today) CONSIDERING the fascination this movie has attracted for its leading man, it might have been more apt to call it "About Hugh Grant". This film, according to reports, will allow
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      One more time!
      630 40  -  Yong Shu Chiang For kids, that is; once will be enough for grown-ups FILM REVIEW Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (Opens today) IT'S a childish impulse to want more if you've enjoyed something the first time around. Any parent who's gone to the amusement
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      552 42 AFP Primera Liga no longer just a two-horse race MADRID The Times They Are A-Changin' in Spain where pundits believe the traditional dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona has been buried forever as a new season kicks off this weekend. Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna have
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      216 42 AFP INDIANAPOLIS Defending champion Yugoslavia will be out to beat the United States at their own game and on its home court when the 14th World Basketball Championships begin today. The Yugoslavs are the most successful team in the tournament's history, with
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      379 42 MUNICH John Daly flew into Golf Club Munchen Nord-Eichenried on board the BMW private jet this week aiming to become the first player in the 14-year history of the BMW International Open to successfully defend the title. Twelve months ago Daly entered the
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      Lock icon Stars at Davidoff Cup
      166 42 Asian PGA Tour JOHOR BARU Leading players from Asia, Europe and Africa will compete in the Davidoff Nations Cup at the majestic Palm Resort Golf and Country Club in October for the honour of representing their countries in the World Cup. The Davidoff Nations Cup, a
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      Lock icon No. 1 Hewitt reignites fine row, and says ATP is lying
      359 43 Reuters NEW YORK Lleyton Hewitt vigorously stoked his row with the organisers of professional men's tennis yesterday by branding the ATP liars. "The ATP people were lying," said the world number one when asked of his feud with the
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      Lock icon Safin survives
      609 43 Agencies Russian outlasts injured Kiefer to win thrilling five-setter NEW YORK The wheelchairs were there, if needed, resting side-by-side in the corridor leading from the court to the locker room. For four and a half muggy hours yesterday at this US Open, Marat Safin and Nicolas Kiefer traded
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      Lock icon Capriati saves best shots for Williams family after win
      393 43 Reuters NEW YORK Third seed Jennifer Capriati began her US Open campaign with a 6-0, 6-0 rout of fellow American Bethanie Mattek yesterday but saved her best shots for Venus and Serena Williams and their father Richard at the postmatch news
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      332 44  -  Stanley Ho by s tan ley ©newstod ay. com.sg SHOULD he stay, or should he go? This is the decision that Tanjong Pagar United coach Tohari Paijan has to make in the next couple of days. The 45-year-old, whose coaching ability is coveted by the
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      Lock icon A new queen emerges
      588 44  -  Kelvin Phang At the MAP Awards..^ by ke 1 vin@ ne wstoday. com.sg PADDLER Li Jiawei might have been the biggest winner at last night's Multi-Million Dollar Award and Appreciation dinner at the Indoor Stadium. But it was another golden girl who stole the limelight. For
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      Lock icon Finally, he plays
      594 45  -  S. Murali The Becks of England emerges Champions League Man United 5 FC Zalaegerzeg 0 Red Devils overpower Hungarians Comment by mura li@ncwstoday. com. sg IS IT just me or did a very different David Beckham (picture) step onto the pitch yesterday morning against FC Zalaegerzeg? Though
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