Today, 2 October 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY Wednesday October 2, 2002 MITA (P) 063/11/2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      We have a story to tell
      675 1  -  Joy Frances JUST under two years back, shortly before this newspaper was launched, one of its investors pulled out Even before it took off, a major investment bank all but wrote it off. The investor and analyst probably had good reason to be sceptical.
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      Scribe barred
      324 1 Comfort's response to CEO pay report A LOCAL journalist, who reported recently that the Comfort Group Limited's (CGL) chief executive was among the highest paid bosses in Singapore, has been barred from reporting all functions of the group. Mr Christopher Tan, the Business Times' transport correspondent, had reported
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      Lock icon US stocks soar
      69 1 -AFP NEW YORK US stocks bounced off their lows with a stunning rally yesterday. The Dow Jones industrials surged 346.86 points (4.57 per cent) to 7,938.79 and the Nasdaq added 41.66 points (3.55 per cent) to 1,213.72. The surge was part of a broad rally a day
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      Old man has to go
      334 2  -  Lee Ching Wern THE 94-year-old man at the heart of a dispute centred on a $150 million piece of prime property has been ordered to leave the house he has lived in for 47 years. The High Court decided yesterday that Mr Kei Chin Hou
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      Lock icon Debate continues
      100 2 Channel NewsAsia THE stayers versus quitters issue received an airing in Parliament yesterday. The MP for Holland Bukit Panjang GRC, Mr Gan Kim Yong, said MPs ought to lead the way in strengthening the commitment among Singaporeans. Most highlighted the education system as an important push factor and
      — Channel NewsAsia  -  100 words
    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Dr M's fury
        339 3  -  Jaime Koh Anger after security check on DPM KUALA LUMPUR Is the new United States immigration policy a slap in the face for Malaysia? Or is it "anti-Muslim hysteria", as Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad put it? The Prime Minister yesterday lashed out at
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        Lock icon Accused cleric Abu Bakar to sue Time
        200 3 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accused by Singapore and Malaysia of involvement in regional terrorism, filed a complaint with police yesterday, alleging US-based Time magazine had defamed him. Lawyers for Mr Abu Bakar said after filing the complaint at the
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        Lock icon Breakthrough in lung cancer research
        181 3 AFP LONDON British scientists announced a breakthrough in lung cancer research yesterday, identifying a molecule that may be responsible for the spread of a deadly form of the disease that kills 10,000 people in Britain each year. Lung cancer leads the incidence of cancer in
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      Lock icon Though Singapore's score is high ...
      154 4 Though Singapore's score is high Channel News Asia DESPITE Singapore's relatively higher costs, it is well-placed to become a key financial services processing hub in Asia, said Acting Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Parliament yesterday. Cost is only one factor, he said. Mr Lee, who is also the Finance
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      MP has to wait
      416 4  -  Tor Ching Li For his wish on NUS medical quota THE score wasn't exactly played out according to MP Charles Chong's (picture) wishes, but it wasn't totally discordant either. On Monday, the chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Community Development and Sports told this newspaper
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      Court battle
      339 6  -  Jose Raymond Tamil group member sues over dismissal by jose@newstoday.com.sg A FORMER deputy general secretary of the Tamils Representative Council (TRC) is suing the selfhelp group for dismissing him from his post G Mathi Megan (picture), a taxi driver, is seeking an order to quash the decision to
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      Lock icon Rally posed no threat to public order: SDP lawyer
      268 6 -AFP LAWYER Ling How Doong, who is defending the Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) Mr Ghandi Ambalam, yesterday disputed prosecution assertions that an illegal rally he and SDP chief Dr Chee Soon Juan allegedly held on May Day outside the Istana threatened
      -AFP  -  268 words
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      New programme to fill health care jobs
      307 6 SHE is 51 and a former bank officer but Ms Tang Cheo Tee is set to acquire the skills to switch to a job in the health care industry, a new growth sector with a high demand for workers. "The industry employs over
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      133 2 CHECK OUT OUR KEY REPORTS AT www.channelnewsasia.com/today Tel: 6788 1122 Visit: today.income.com.sg Email: ps@income.com.sg NTUC Income policyholders can call us for a policy loan, us a call and we will credit the money to your bank account in 1 hour (terms and conditions apply). Loan agreement and cheque will be
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      39 2 MEETS INDIANA JONES Ask him about acting, ask him about his retirement plans, but whatever you do, DON'T ask him about his girlfriend Meet Harrison Ford, the iconic actor who hates being called a 'celebrity. UpFront PAGES 28 29
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      199 3 /jB t* Stow cjmds I i with MOff. P[^UNIVERSITY OF gIBRADFORD A member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), the School of Management is ranked amongst the top 100 business schools in the world by the 2000 2001 Financial Times survey. It has also received the prestigious EQUIS European
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      25 5 4 Singapore turns hT*B^" 2 October-3 November We're happy to announce our 1-month campaign of record-breaking promotional offers which starts today! Carrefour Utfc.-tU I**** iff
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      Not worthy?
      302 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming More letters on Page 10 I HAVE been following the developments of the recent survey showing that there are more women over 30 choosing to stay single and the detailed response by Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) president Tisa Ng in
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      Muted voice?
      262 10  -  Chia Ho Beng Consumers need independent advocate I READ Joy Frances' report, "Inside story" (Today, Sept 26) and am compelled to respond. The issue isn't about the conflict of personalities, miscommunication, change or who runs the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). Certainly, the former head of the consumer
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      No discrimination, bidding is simple
      395 10  -  Tan Eng Beng I REFER to "Deals, not crutches" (Today, Sept 24) by Mr Chia Hern Keng and Mr Eric Tan. The writers said that "the best thing the Government can do for budding entrepreneurs is to give them business and not handouts or crutches".
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      59 8 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax: 65-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg Empowering Singapore's Businesses. IWYOB I^^^M csm =38 asm \fjg ces |=3H <b9 Q^d fC H a H- H 1 I^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B
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      214 10 n l^t J I'M '\v STRATEGIC MARKEH7NG m* USQ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN KB QUEENSLAND ip >J''^^/9i Established in 196^ the university has up to dafe garnered in 42 successful Sgss£!s3r intakes. The University Distance Education Centre is the first distant learning SisSi^ :Si facility in the world to receive international
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Clamp on terror fund
      262 12 -AFP MAS regulations target local threats THE Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday unveiled regulations aimed at choking the flow of funds for terrorist groups. Under the regulations, financial institutions are barred from providing or collecting funds believed to be used to carry out terrorist activities. They
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      Property index rises
      230 12  -  Lee Yew Meng SINGAPORE'S residential property prices rose 0.3 per cent in the third quarter from that of the second quarter, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said yesterday. The rise was the first after eight consecutive quarters of decline. A URA statement said its index of prices
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        146 12 SHARES ended slightly higher, with the STI finishing 3.17 points up at 1355.47. Market breadth was fairly mixed, skewed towards the positive while 347 counters were unchanged. Volume was 216 million shares worth $209 million. Leading the actives list was Citiraya, which bounced off an intra-day low of 32.5
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        World markets
        55 12 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 9162.26 -221.03 -2.36 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 9072.21 2940.50 4162.77 -222.25 +12.20 -29.04 -2.39 +0.42 -0.69 Korea Comp SET Index Jakarta Comp 652.13 333.69 407.52 +5.71 +1.90 -11.79 +0.88 +0.57 -2.81 Phils Comp Shenzen B Mumbai 1115.78 144.57 2959.66 -13.56
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 USS 0.5630 UK£ 0.3596 Yen 68.545 HK$ 4.3917 RM 2.1390 Euro 0.5725 Rupiah 5076.1 Baht 24.362 Peso 29.475 A$ 1.0334 Indian Rs 27.382 Won 691.09 C$ 0.8887 Yuan 4.6603 NZ$ 1.1946 NTS 19.6498
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        Commodities
        21 12 Gold uss/oi 325.200 Silver uss/oi 4.621 Platinum uss/oi 564.500 Rubber cents/kg 153.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1358 Brent crude uss/barrel 29.225
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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
        57 12 By volume Oct 1 '000 Gtiroya 22,427 Chartered R 17,603 Links Is 12,424 NWlech 11,404 Chartered 9,239 By value Octl SIA 28,183,811 DBS 24,854,600 SPH 21,862,960 UOB 20,299,434 Sing Tel 9,472,738 '000 LeongHin 7,086 DatacrftUSS 6,806 Sing Tel 6,795 TT Int 5,596 UniFood 5,259 Chartered 9,150,789 CITYDEV
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        SGX top rises
        78 12 Octl Creative 50 Close Changi 11.400 +0.301 Venture 10.900 +0.301 JMH 400USS 5.900 +0.151 SIA Engg 2.100 +0.141 OCBC 9.700 +0.101 UOB 12.000 +0.101 Haw Par 4.060 +0.081 Isetan(S) NalSleel 2.150 +0.061 1.860 +0.061 F&N 7.750 +0.051 By percentage Octl Dragon USS Nylecl Adroit Close Change 0.045
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        75 12 Bloomberg By$ Octl ISS&P*****USS Close Change 82.000 -20.000 SPH 18.800 -0.200 Thai Prime200USS 4.080 -0.160 DBS 11.100 -0.100 KepCor SPH 100 4.240 -0.100 18.700 -0.100 GulTech W*****7 0.030 -0.070 APB Breweries Capilaland 4.740 -0.060 1.170 -0.050 By percentage Octl GulTechW*****7 Close Change 0.030 -70.000 Globa W*****6 0.010
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      Lock icon China: Investment haven
      216 14 SINGAPORE companies have invested close to 10,000 projects in China worth US$2O billion ($35.5 billion). China has also become Singapore's largest overseas investment destination, overtaking Malaysia since 1997 in cumulative terms. The information was given by Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo in a written reply to
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      Thumbs up
      309 14  -  Francis Kan Sias 'satisfied' with SCl's proposed sale SEMBCORP Industries' (SCI) proposed sale of Singapore Food Industries (SFI) got a thumbs up from Singapore's investors association yesterday. After meeting with SCl's management, Securities Investors Association Singapore (Sias) president David Gerald (picture) said it was satisfied that the company's
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      Lock icon CSM's rights issue undersubscribed?
      104 14 Channel NewsAsia CHARTERED Semiconductor's controversial US$633 million ($1.12 billion) rights issue is widely-expected to be undersubscribed, with underwriter Merrill Lynch left picking up the pieces. Analysts say Merrill could end up owning 18 per cent of Chartered's shares, which the merchant bank can then dispose of
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      Lock icon SingTel to merge National Computer Systems with Aeradio
      255 16 Bloomberg SINGTEL said it will combine two units, National Computer Systems and SingTel Aeradio, to cut the costs of expansion. Together, the units of Southeast Asia's largest phone company had sales of $600 million in the year ended March 31. The combined
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      Lock icon Cargo surge to China
      244 16 Channel NewsAsia. PSA bullish on Guangzhou port SINGAPORE-based port operator PSA Corp expects its cargo operations in China will grow by double-digits this year. It is already handling close to three million TEU containers through its ports in Dalian, Fuzhou and Guangzhou. In particular, the Guangzhou
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      Eyeing the Thai truck market
      156 16 TAN Chong International, the Hong Kongbased motor and property group, said yesterday that one of its units will pay US$35 million ($62.5 million) to buy shares in Nissan Diesel (Thailand) in a bid to boost truck sales. Tan Chong, a distributor of Nissan Motor Co
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      $26m losses on turnover of $6m
      60 16 INTERIM losses at listed IT systems provider Stratech Systems have ballooned six-fold to $26 million, despite turnover rising by half to $6 million. Stratech said the red ink was due to writing off nearly $16 million in development costs that have failed to yield
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      Best performers
      60 16 KEPPEL Corp and NatSteel shared the honour of being the best performing stocks in the third quarter. Their share prices were up 5.3 per cent for the quarter. According to Bloomberg News, the worst performing stocks were Chartered Semiconductor, down 68 per cent, Datacraft Asia, down 60 per
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      Enron's ex-CFO to surrender
      175 18 HOUSTON Enron's former chief financial officer Andrew Fastow plans to surrender in Houston today to FBI agents to face charges related to the energy trader's collapse, the New York Times reported. He created and ran partnerships for the bankrupt energy trader that were used to hide
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      Lock icon Japan's firms pessimistic
      162 18 Bloomberg TOKYO Large Japanese manufacturers remained pessimistic for a seventh quarter, suggesting they have little faith in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's promises to stimulate a recovery in the world's second-largest economy. The Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan index, the most widely-watched measure of confidence among large manufacturers,
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      4033 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries:Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com Date Name NAV/Eid Oiler Price Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) 9/30 Alerteen Se-American Opportunities 0.548 0.576 9/30 A lerc een Se -Asian High Yield Ft! 1.219 1.256 9/30 A >erc een Se -China Opportunities Fd 0.907 0.953 9/30 A lert een Se-Continental Europe
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      216 14 Date Saturday October 5, 2002 Time 2 to 4.30 pm (Registration starts at 1.15 pm) Venue Gleneagles Hospital Level 3, Lecture Theatre Registration Fee $10* per person (*Fee includes refreshments) Welcome Address and Introduction Introduction to Gleneagles The Good Grim Faces of Sleep Disorders Hospital New Century Sleep Lab ;>
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      216 19 We're celebrating our 30th anniversary by giving you 30 exciting prizes! Back in 1972, when Singapore was a young republic, DHL was to join us in the celebration! Get a chance to win one of 30 the first international air express company to set up operations amazing prizes in our
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Attack on pilgrims mars second round of Kashmir elections
      141 20 Agencies SRINAGAR Suspected Islamic militants disguised as security forces opened fire on a bus full of Hindu pilgrims travelling to a shrine in Indianadministered Kashmir yesterday. The incident took place as the third round of elections in the state was about
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      Lock icon 15 killed in air collision
      68 20 Agencies MUMBAI A practice for an air show in India's Goa state ended in tragedy yesterday as two navy transport planes collided in mid-air, killing 15 people. Twelve of the dead were aboard the Ilyushin 38 planes, which carried six people each. Three died when
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      Lock icon Water shortage in Java
      44 20 -AFP photo Villagers collecting water from a tanker in the Bojonegoro district of Central Java. Most of the densely-popu-lated island of Java, especially the ricebowl areas on its northern coast, is experiencing serious water shortage following a month of drought.
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      Lock icon Pressure on inspectors
      361 20 Agencies US wants Iraq visit put on hold VIENNA-The United States yesterday tried to exert pressure on United Nations weapons inspectors to put proposed visits to Iraq on hold as talks progressed between Iraqis and the inspectors. US Secretary of State Colin Powell said the inspectors should
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      Lock icon US bars organ traders
      112 24 -AFP WASHINGTON Those engaged in illegal organ transplants will be barred from entering the United States, according to legislation passed by the Congress yesterday. Exceptions will be made, however, if the Secretary of State, who has been given the power to implement the law, deems that
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      Lock icon Seiyu suffers meaty loss
      140 24 -AFP TOKYO The reputation of the Japanese people as being scrupulously honest took a dent yesterday when major supermarket chain Seiyu Ltd said customers had duped it into refunding three times the money it earned from selling mislabelled meat at two of its stores. Seiyu said
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      Lock icon EU caves in
      324 24 AFP. Immunity for US soldiers, diplomats BRUSSELS Faced with a US boycott, the European Union (EU) yesterday agreed to give American citizens immunity from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The US had threatened to stay away from the court in the past, arguing it could
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      Lock icon Swirling red in Shanghai
      21 24 Reuters photo Dragon dancers performing outside a Shanghai shopping mall to celebrate China's 53rd National Day yesterday.
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      Lock icon Victory for HIV-Aids patients
      206 24 Agencies BANGKOK Thai activists yesterday welcomed a court ruling to remove the exclusive rights of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co to sell an Aids drug in Thailand. The Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court ruled in favour of three Aids plaintiffs, saying the US firm will have
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      61 24 M Three dimensions for better communications planning. 3D is a unique research that helps discover your brands' most valuable consumers, their beliefs motivations and the best avenues to reach them. Insights from 3D help marketers communicate more effectively with their most lucrative audiences for driving future brand profit. Singapore The
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  • COMMENTARY
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      What will WAR be like?
      846 26 ■^w^gwg QMKI win IN the coming months, the American armed forces will be directed to do what the United Nations, Iran, the Kurds and opposition groups in Iraq have failed to do: Put an end to the odious regime of Saddam Hussein. Mr Saddam knows
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      163 26 U ,/Z jL&vc feAaf>&&A,y KytvetteA, nt the M Grfiivn -Prince. Hotel Friday 18 October 2002,19:00hrs to 22:00hrs at Grand Empress Ballroom, Level 3. v You are cordially invited to enjoy an evening cocktail, experience a glamorous fashion show by Moments In Life Bridal Boutique and see for yourself the Grand
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  • UPFRONT
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      What, me, a celebrity?
      1380 28  -  Elisa Chia in New York City IT'S a lazy Sunday afternoon, yet I couldn't feel more alive than ever. Really, it's hard not to be excited when Hollywood superstar Harrison Ford will soon appear before me. "Any minute now," purrs a publicist who's trying to calm
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  • YOUR MONEY
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      Saving the future
      577 30  -  Shazalina Salim Invest in bonds, equities and insurance to maximise your long-term funds A FTER years of working, the XAJast thing anyone wants upon retirement are worries about money. Retiring comfortably is not just a dream, but how do we go about achieving it? "Plan, implement, review,"
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      1064 32  -  David Ngiau Amazing Race co-creator talks about selective editing, travelling and 'Team Guido' THOUGH she didn't deny the rumour, Amazing Race co-creator Elise Doganieri used the future tense when talking about Singapore being a leg on her hit reality TV gameshow. "I hope that some day,
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      221 33 Reuters/Variety NEW DELHI Police are investigating a car accident involving Bollywood star Salman Khan, in which one man died and two others were seriously injured. A third man was treated and released, authorities said. The car Khan was in ran into five people sleeping on
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      174 33  -  PearlynTham WAKEBOARDING and water-skiing are ideal for people who are stuck in offices during the week. "These sea sports are good for refining your body system they also let you get fresh air and sunshine," Mr Thomas Lim, owner of Ponggol Sea Sports, told Today.
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      537 35 Reuters/Variety Music companies ordered to end price-fixing NEW YORK The world's five largest music companies and three largest music retailers will pay U*****.1 million ($254.2 million) to settle a CD price-fixing case launched by New York and Florida two years ago, New York State Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer said
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      141 35 LAST week's debut of MediaCorp TV Channel s's Restless attracted some 272,000 viewers. The figure is more than three times the viewership of Ally Mcßeal, the show that had occupied the time slot. Restless is a 13-part series produced by the Singapore Broadcasting Authority, MediaCorp
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      91 34 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES Reese Witherspoon attracted moviegoers like bees to honey this weekend with her new romantic comedy, Sweet Home Alabama, setting a record for a September opening at the North American box office. Despite mixed reviews from critics, Sweet grossed U5535.65 million ($60.77 million) for the
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      Lock icon Furious Indians blame ICC rules for Trophy wash-out
      228 39 Reuters NEW DELHI India's national media has criticised the ICC Champions Trophy rules after India and Sri Lanka had to share the title after two attempts at playing the final were thwarted by bad weather. The match, washed out on Sunday, had
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      295 39 -AFP BUSAN Asian football chief Peter Velappan said yesterday that satellite broadcasters should balance their coverage of European soccer with more Asian soccer programmes. Speaking from Busan, he said: "We have nothing against foreign football but there is a limit and we have reached it.
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      93 40 BUSAN Veteran Ali Daei helped defending champion Iran move towards the quarter-finals at the Asian Games yesterday with a 2-0 win over Lebanon, while North Korea thrashed Pakistan 5-0 and Kuwait beat Hong Kong 1-0. However, Afghanistan slumped to an 11-0 defeat against Qatar as its baptism of
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      Chinese strike back
      91 40 BUSAN China struck back at rival Japan with a vengeance on Chinese National Day, winning all five finals of the Asian Games swimming competition yesterday. While Qi Hui and Luo Xuejuang won expected gold medals in women's individual events (200m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke), Liu Yu (200m free)
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      Lock icon No joy for Jos in 'homeland'
      631 40  -  Kelvin Phang IT IS a little-known fact that 23 years ago, Singapore's swimming queen Joscelin Yeo (picture) was born in Seoul, South Korea. Last night in Busan, 432 kilometers from the capital, the US-based swimmer was supposed to celebrate her second Asian Games medal
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      414 40 AFP BUSAN North Korea won an emotional first gold medal at the Asian Games yesterday. But its celebrations were soured when police revealed they were investigating reports of a terror plot targeting the Stalinist state's delegation. Women's weightlifter Ri Song-Hui broke
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      584 41 ...but four clubs still have plenty to fight for A HUNDRED goals to the good and one defeat in 32 matches, SAFFC will be crowned the 2002 NTUC Income S-League champion by Dr Tony Tan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence on Friday. While the
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      386 41  -  Kelvin Phang FORMER national junior golfer Yang Lee Keong won his first 'major' a fortnight ago in Florida. Competing in one of five major events on the Junior Champions Tour (JCT), the 17-year-old won the Legends at Raptor Bay tournament convincingly. The former Beatty Secondary
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      66 41 INDIA'S Jaydeep Patwardhan shot a superb three-under-par 69 to take the lead after the first round of the Singapore Open Amateur Championship at the Tanah Merah Country Club yesterday. The two-handicapper leads the tournament by three shots over compatriot Dagan Verma. Kiwi Brad Shilton is in
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      BAS appoints new CEO
      82 41 THE Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS) appointed former Volleyball Association of Singapore (VAS)'s vicepresident Tang Swee Chay as its new Chief Executive Officer yesterday. Tang had previously held the position of HonorarySecretary General of VAS for four years, between 1998 and 2002. He will oversee BAS'
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        131 42 Reuters LONDON Charlton Athletic was knocked out of the English League Cup on penalties by third division Oxford United in the second round of the English League Cup this morning. Oxford, a team lying seventh in the third division, won 6-5 on penalties after the match remained scoreless
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        431 42 Agencies J wSkt MANCHESTER A moment of magic from the much maligned Juan Sebastian Veron highlighted Manchester United's 4-0 thrashing of Greek champion Olympiakos in the Champions League this morning. First-half goals from Ryan Giggs and Veron, who produced one of his best performances yet in a United
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        Lock icon Del Piero double sinks Newcastle
        207 42 Reuters TURIN Alessandro Del Piero scored both goals as Juventus severely dented Newcastle United's hopes of progress in the Champions League with a 2-0 win in Group E. Del Piero, Italy's all-time top scorer in Europe's premier club competition, has now struck 10 goals in
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        Lock icon Bayern faces early exit
        406 42 Reuters Champions League results Group E Juventus (Ita) 2 (Del Piero 65, 80) Newcastle (Eng) 0 Feyenoord (Ned) 0 Dynamo Kiev (Ukr) 0 Group F Manchester United (Eng) 4 (Giggs 19, 66, Veron 26, Soljskaer 76) Olympiakos (Gre) 0 Maccabi Haifa (Isr) 0 Bayer Leverkusen (Ger)
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      835 43 He's finally scoring in the Premiership, 50... Champions League Liverpool v Spartak Moscow Reds seek their first win against Basel, but I cleared that up with him straight after the final whistle by taking him to one side and telling him he was playing against
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      Lock icon Mwaruwari will be the secret weapon against the French Arsenal
      438 43 Agencies PARIS An all-French strike force of Thierry Henry and Sylvain Wiltord has been wreaking havoc in the English Premiership so far this season. It is the not-so-secret weapon that Arsenal will deploy against Auxerre in the Champions League today
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      63 39 TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE Available at Funan The IT Mall and Sim Lim Square every Saturday Sunday. While stocks last. InfoTech is a fortnightly technology magazine published by TODAY newspaper. /A=diaCorp 150,000 copies of InfoTech is distributed island-wide to SMEs, MNCs, homes and tertiary institutions. It is also distributed through Shell petrol
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      86 40 fBREITLING Win a Breitling Watch: Chrono Colt Quartz Answer a simple question stand to win a Breitling watch worth $2,900 or one of 5 sports hampers worth $150 Q. Name of one sport that Singapore is competing in at 14th Asian Games 2002 A. Name: I/C No.: Address: Contact No.:
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