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  • 847 1  -  Elisia Yeo Today Exclusive Gays write to church, seek conciliation by elisia@newstoday.com.sg YESTERDAY afternoon copies of an unusual letter were hand-deliv-ered to the heads of the Catholic, Anglican and Methodist churches three of the main Christian denominations here. Although just one page long, the letter marked an important
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  • 503 1  -  -Kim-KynaTan AsifAnsar CONSIDER Saddam Hussein's most lethal "biological weapons" annihilated. The deposed Iraqi despot's two sons, one his propaganda and paramilitary tsar and the other his heir apparent, were slain in a dramatic six-hour shoot-out with US troops in the northern Iraqi city of
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 510 2  -  Derrick A Paulo by derrick@newstoday.com.sg LETTERS between two governments might tell the facts, but how they interact and behave completes the picture. When the ambassadors of Singapore and Malaysia to each other's country, one past and one present, addressed the Singapore Press Club yesterday, it was a
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    • 886 2 News Comment/ Teng Qian Xi English, not as a father language but as a playmate THERE are some things you don't inherit from your parents. My mother can speak Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and English. My father can speak Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, English, and once used to
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    • 65 3 Today photo by From left: MediaCorp Group CEO Ernest Wong, Minister for the Environment Lim Swee Say, writerdirector Jack Neo, actresses Megan Tay and Sharon Au at the premiere of Homerun, produced by MediaCorp Studios and Raintree Pictures. The film is Mr Neo's first since
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    • 415 4  -  -TanHuiLeng AS Raffles Hospital's consultant neurosurgeon Dr Keith Goh (picture) faced the press yesterday to announce the success of the operation to separate the four-month old South Korean twins, one could only wonder what was going through his mind. Only
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    • 178 4 Agencies YANGON Myanmar said it has released 91 members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party who were detained with her following a clash with progovernment supporters in late May, foreign diplomats said yesterday. According to a government letter sent to embassies on Tuesday, the
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    • 628 4  -  Lee Ching Wern Problems if there are not enough jobs: SM by chingwern@newstoday. com. sg WITH structural unemployment plaguing Singapore, living to a ripe old age has become a bit of a conundrum. Job creation has slowed. Some 400,000 workers here do not have qualifications beyond lower
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  • HOME NEWS
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      531 6  -  Tor Ching Li ENV says owners cannot eat with their animals by chingli@newstoday.com.sg WITH the lack of pet-friendly eateries in Singapore, it's no wonder Sparky's gone roaming overseas. And now SIT Cafe, operating in the East Coast as a pet cafe since April, is being hounded by the
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    • 506 7  -  Jasmine Yin by, iasmineyin@newstoday.com.Sß IN ANY sporting achievement attention is often lavished on the athletes. Hence, it was natural that a lot of media coverage was given to the Singapore team that won eight gold, 13 silver and 15 bronze medals at the 2003 Special Olympics
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    • 213 7 1 Pamela Pang SINGAPOREANS are not shying away from joining the nursing profession, despite the fears that abounded when Sars struck. The July intake figures for the Diploma in Nursing course at Nanyang Polytechnic stand at about 850 an increase of 150 over last year's
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    • 103 7 Channel News Asia DID her dedication to her work cause the death of a teacher at the Ang Mo Kio MRT Station in January this year? A coroner's inquiry has ruled Ms Neo Shiea Chee's death as a case of misadventure. The coroner's report said
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  • IN THE NEWS
    • 48 7 THE Government will set up a statutory board in the next few months to enhance the bridge between industry manpower needs and workers' training. Called the Workforce Development Agency, it will work with industries to improve the efficiency and productivity of workers.
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    • 58 7 SENTOSA Leisure Group and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) have joined hands to run the Tourism Academy on Sentosa. The academy is expected to be completed by 2005 and will be the campus for second-year TP students pursuing a diploma in Hospitality and Tourism. It hopes to enrol
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    • 54 7 MUMS-TO-BE can now opt for a non-inva-sive procedure in the early stages of pregnancy to test for birth defects at the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. Called the First Trimester Pregnancy Screen, the $300 procedure involves a high-resolution ultrasound scan carried out between the 11 th and
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  • LETTERS
    • 519 8 Unfair to question reliability of Dr Gunaratna's work I REFER to your report, "Terror expert becomes target" (Today, July 21). I read the report in The Age to which your reporter refers. While I am not familiar with the details of Al Qaeda (I specialise
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 196 10 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's national railway company, Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), is expanding its network to include a rail connection to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Johor and to connect PTP to Hat Yai and Bangkok. The Malay Mail quoted KTM's general manager
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    • Market Watch
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      • 52 10 By volume July 23 Ipco AGVA Intend AsiaFoodP L&M UniFiber DMXTech Chartered MultiVis CMTel Close 0.160 0.250 0.285 0.270 0.015 0.135 0.465 1.060 0.330 0.155 Change -0.010 +0.015 +0.005 -0.010 -0.010 -0.010 -5.9 +5.6 +1.9 -2.1 -0.9 -2.9 '000 178,61: 109,33' 67,766 48,063 46,592 36,416 31,657 25,284
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      • 78 10 By$ July 23 Close Changi /enture 17.600 +0.301 DBS 11.700 +0.201 Seaview 6.100 +0.201 KepCorp 5.150 +0.151 UOB 13.400 +0.101 ElecUSS 2.130 +0.051 S'pura Fin 1.300 +0.051 StamfordTyre W*****0 0.615 +0.051 Ham Lee 0.400 +0.04 By percentage July 23 Close Changi El-Nets 0.020 +33.: :huanSHW*****0 0.030 +20.1
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      • 77 10 By$ July 23 F&N Close Changi 9.500 -0.201 OUE 7.200 -0.201 SIA 10.600 -0.101 SPH 18.800 -0.101 SPH 100 18.900 -0.101 SingamasC2kHKS 3.150 -0.07. SATSvcs 1.800 -0.061 Iranspac 1.730 -0.061 4PB Breweries 6.050 -0.051 By percentage July 23 Hiap Hoe Close Change 0.020 -20.0 NelwrkW*****1 0.020 -20.0
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      • 101 10 AFP SINGAPORE shares finished 0.41 per cent higher yesterday, led by gains on Wall Street, dealers said. The Straits Times Index rose 6.31 points to 1,556.82 and the All-Singapore Equities index ended 0.88 points higher at 419.17. Volume traded totalled 1.17 billion shares worth $516.08 million, compared to 995.68
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      • 61 10 Index Value .hange Pts Nikkei 225 9615.34 +129.37 +1.36 Hang Seng KLCI Sydney All Ords faiwan Weighted 9900.56 712.87 3068.10 5287.89 -108.15 +0.01 +19.60 +26.88 -1.08 0.00 +0.64 +0.51 Korea Composite Hiai SET Index 695.74 480.44 -3.96 -8.14 -0.57 -1.67 lakarta Composite Philippines Comp Shenzhen B 512.62 1298.59
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      • 22 10 Gold uss/oz 350.50 Silver uss/oi 4.84 Platinum uss/oz 691.50 Rubber cents/kg 179 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 288 Brent crude uss/barrel 27.53
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      • 34 10 SGX BLOOMBURG JK£ fen 1K$ <M iuro (upiah 0.57 0.36 68 4.44 2.16 0.50 4,888 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ 30.7: 0.8; 2. 67: 0.8 4.7 0.9 1
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    • Article, Illustration
      258 13  -  Chan Chao Peh Two join high-speed Internet access alliance by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg THE Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) a grouping of Asia-Pacific telcos providing highspeed wireless Internet access has extended its reach beyond the region by signing up two new members. British Telecom (BT) and T-Mobile (both in America and
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    • 86 13 Francis Kan INVESTORS tired of paying fees for loss-making unit trusts can now subscribe to Singapore's first no-expense fund, which was launched by the boutique manager, APS Asset Management, yesterday. The APS Alpha Fund does not charge annual management fees and third-party expenses. Nor are
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    • 87 13 AFX-Asia THE number of Sing Net broadband Internet subscribers rose 100 per cent year-on-year to more than 158,000 as of the end of June. "The increase has been driven mainly by greater awareness of the benefits of broadband and ADSL technology as well as compelling price plans," Sing
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    • 202 14 Agencies S&P downgrade after AET purchase MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp's (MISC) local currency credit rating was cut by Standard Poor's (S&P) on concerns about its finances after it bought a tanker unit On Tuesday, MISC, which is one of the world's top three shippers of liquefied natural
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    • Corporate Briefs
      • 24 14 AFX-Asia said its net profit fell 59.9 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter to June to $5,744 million from $14,318 million.
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      • 35 14 TRANSPORTATION Bloomberg secondquarter profit almost tripled, helped by earnings from the sale of the Brown's Hotel in London. Profit for the three months ended June rose to $34.5 million from $12.5 million a year ago.
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      • 49 14 AFX-Asia sold another 345,000 Pacific Internet shares through the open market at US$9.5O ($16.70) each, raising U553.27 million. SembCorp will book a net gain of $4.49 million from the sale, the second since last week, which reduced its stake to 30.9 per cent from 33.56 per cent.
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      • 32 14 is proposing a share split of its ordinary shares of 25 cents par value each. Every two shares will be sub-divided into five new ordinary shares of 10 cents each.
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      • 38 14 Bloomberg posted a second quarter profit from a previous-year loss. The net income for the three months ended June was 310 million rupees ($ll.B million) compared with a loss of 676.2 million rupees a year earlier.
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    • 4236 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Lipper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 80 16 -AFP photo Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Michael Ramirez had a visit from the US Secret Service after this cartoon, a parody of a famous Vietnam War photo, appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Sunday. The Secret Service reportedly objected to the image of a
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    • 227 16 Agencies Pyongyang to declare nuclear capability unless US enters talks TOKYO North Korea, in contrast to other governments that are said to hide their weapons of mass destruction, seemingly can't wait to show theirs off. The Stalinist state wants talks with the United States on weapons and
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    • AROUND THE WORLD
      • 36 16 -AFP Firemen put out a fire at the top of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday that forced the evacuation of 3,000 people. No one was hurt. The cause was an apparent short circuit.
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      • 32 16 Reuters Hong Kong plans to reopen public talks in September on an anti-subversion law that led to a political crisis. The government said it will not scrap the Bill.
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  • COMMENTARY
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      1005 18  -  Sunny Goh AMmWSit: Little sense in the recent stream of anti-China reports by sunny _goh@pacific.net.sg READ from the Australian newspaper, Sydney Morning Herald, that China had toyed with the idea of invading North Korea to end the peninsula crisis? Don't believe it Read from a Cambodian newspaper, Moneakseka
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    • 122 18 /A~diaCorp TENDER NO. POl/2003/01 Term Contract for Cleaning and Grass Cutting to Properties of MediaCorp at Caldecott Broadcast Centre SITE SHOWROUND: Date: 28 Jul 2003 Time: 10.30 am Meeting Place: Radio Gate, Caldecott Broadcast Centre Tender documents shall be issued to those local companies who are BCA Registered Card Holders
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    • 276 19 Jk IN FORM ATICS usg university of southern s?GROUP D QUEENSLAND s|s?*S^ Awarded 'Australian University of the year 2000-2001' by the Good Universities Guide and 'Best University University oi Southern Queensland for Distance Education. Doctorate of Business Administration iCode: TD2407-SQI Master of Professional Accounting iCode: TD2407-SQ2 Master of Professional Engineering
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  • WATZUP?
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      574 20  -  Janice Lee Kiwi teen lives up to title of her album, Pure THE voice of Hayley Westenra (picture) will bring to mind visions of angels singing, for it is as pure as the title of her debut album proclaims. A star in her home country of New Zealand,
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    • FOOD FORUM
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        18 22 Pure distilled water Oxygenated spring water- Natural spring water Pure drinking water Reverse osmosis water
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      • 577 22  -  Katrina Karim Calcium and the others can benefit you by eatout@newstodav.com.sg THERE is a wide variety of goods on our supermarket shelves. Today and NTUC Fair Price supermarkets bring you a consumer column that will help you read the labels, assess the products and make the
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      • 92 22 Method: 1. Fry chicken pieces with vegetables and bay leaves. 2. Cover with 1 0 cups of distilled water. Bring slowly to boil. Add a pinch of salt and some ground black pepper. 3. Simmer for another two hours. 4. Add noodles or pasta. 5. Taste and
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      • IN THE CELLAR
        • 428 22  -  Soon Fee Moi Laforet Bourgogne Pinot Noir Country of Origin: France Region: Burgundy District: Burgundy AOC Grapes: 1 00% Pinot Noir Vintage: 2000 Alcohol content: 12.5% by volume Price: $25.85 (including GST) Buy from: NTUC Fair Price Thomson Plaza WHAT are the chances of finding a cheap and
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    • CATS & DOGS
      • 442 23  -  JC Belle An active dog is o fit dog so, let the fun begin by news@newstoday.com.sg HAVE you noticed how excited your dog gets when you are preparing to take her out for a walk? Taking your dog out for a brisk walk or a run
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      • 115 23 ARE you thinking of switching your dog to new ALPO® dog food? Whenever a change in diet is made, it should be done gradually.This helps avoid the digestive upsets and food refusals which can occur if a diet is changed too quickly. The best
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      • 494 25 On television a surprise SHE thought it was to be an ordinary acceptance speech but it became a turning point in her life. Diyana Halik's sweetheart of two years, Aaron Aziz (aka Suria's Tom Cruise), was on stage to receive one of his awards at Pesta Perdana he won the
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      • 418 26  -  Jeanine Tan by i eanine@newstoday.com. sg Say goodbye to the old Tanya Chua (picture). And welcome a brand new Tanya who spots a feminine image, speaks in fluent Mandarin and is with a new record company. During the press conference to promote her new Mandarin album, Strangers,
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      • Article, Illustration
        436 27  -  Cathleen Tung by cathleen.tung@newstoday.com.sg CUSTOM-BLENDED make-up and fragrances are popular with those who crave unique and personalised elements in their personal care products. Now, you can go one step further and have custom-blended skincare products formulated to your needs. MTM (short for Made-to-Measure) Skincare Centre, established in Hong
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      • 620 28 While women worry about losing their figures, some worry about losing their hair JOYCE (not her real name) has everything a woman can dream of. Just 26 years old, she has a great career as a financial consultant, a loving husband, and is the proud mother
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    • IN CINEMAS
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        267 30 HE did it more than 10 years ago in a period drama on television and he shed tears for it But, Hong Kong actor Andy Lav (picture) is shaving his head bald again to appear convincing as a monk in a new movie entitled da zhi lao
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      • 254 30  -  Yong Shu Chiang IMAGINE partying late, watching a pre-dawn movie and having breakfast before heading home. In light of the Government's moves to make Singapore a 24-hour city, Cathay Cineplexes has a plan to refurbish the Cineleisure building. Come November, the fourth level will feature a new box-office
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      • Article, Illustration
        232 32 -Agencies Jolie signs on to play Colin Farrell's mum LOS ANGELES Angelina Jolie, who appears on our cinema screens from today (from tomorrow in North America) as the titular buxom 36DD action heroine of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, has just signed on to play
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    • TRAVELLER
      • 487 34  -  Justine Moss Star Cruises' flight/coach/cruise packages offer luxurious resort and sea holidays by traveller@newstoday.com.sg STAR Cruises, the leading cruise line in the AsiaPacific, is offering attractive options for holiday makers who would like to experience the best of both worlds on land and at sea.
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      • 115 36 THAT small change in your pocket may result in a big change for a child. This is the hope behind Swiss International Air Lines' SOS-Kinderdorfer (Children's Village) campaign. The campaign is aimed at collecting small change from passengers during a flight aboard Swiss or having them
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      • 141 36 TWO top hotels have teamed up with an online travel service to expand their Internet presence and serve clients better. Expedia Asia Pacific will work with Raffles International Limited and Banyan Tree Resorts to "increase room night productivity and provide incremental demand for their hotels",
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      • Article, Illustration
        773 36  -  Elaine Quek Today gets on the set of Summer Scent \o get a feel of the latest heart-wrenching soap opera by traveller@newstoday.com.sg FANS of South Korean drama series Autumn in My Heart and Winter Sonata can look forward to Summer Scent, the third of four seasonal soap operas
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