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    9 1 weekendTODAY www.todayonline.com September 27 28 2003 MITA (P) 009/03/2003
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    GREAT JOB MYSTERY
    865 1  -  Teo Hwee Nak Static 4.5% unemployment rate may not reflect situation by hweenak@newstoday.com.sg WHEN the company that Mrs Carolyn Wong worked for decided to pull out of Asia last June, she embarked on a job hunt for two months before deciding that the market was just too
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon S'pore banks on Asia's wealth
      689 2  -  Val Chua GIC andTemasek bet on institute to boost growth of wealth management talent pool by val@newstoday.com.sg THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and Temasek Holdings have placed their bet on where they think the big money literally lies with wealth managers. To boost
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      Singapore defends its right to reclaim land
      235 2 SINGAPORE argued on Friday that reclamation work around Tuas and Pulau Tekong had not entered Malaysian waters. This point was made to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, which is looking at a stop-work application by Malaysia on
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      Lock icon Wrestling stars up close and personal
      66 2 Wee Teck Hian WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment Inc) stars Jonny "The Bull" Stambolio (wearing shades and bandana) autographs a fan's t-shirt while Chuck Palumboo looks on at a meet-and-greet-the-fans session in Burger King Liat Towers on Orchard Road. The two WWE wrestlers are in
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    • NEWS COMMENT/IVY SINGH-LIM
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        The lingo of success
        615 3 No more going round in circles as Singaporeans start to help one another AFTER living on a farm for nine months, I am convinced the saying "It is darkest before the dawn" is true. If you don't believe me, then go camp by the beach or
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        Lock icon SIA may seek fuel shortage damages
        254 3 -AFP SYDNEY As thousands of international passengers were delayed by jet fuel rationing at Sydney Airport on Friday, Singapore Airlines (SIA) says it may seek compensation over the forced flight disruptions. Australia's largest airport introduced fuel-rationing on Thursday. It said it could only supply
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      • Singapore Snippets
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          Drug trafficker hanged
          96 3 Convicted drug trafficker Vignes Mourthi was hanged at Changi Prison on Friday morning. The 23-year-old Malaysian was arrested two years ago when he sold more than 400g of heroin to an undercover narcotics officer. The case made headlines recently when his lawyer, Mr M Ravi, was rude
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          $2.6m savings for film industry
          46 3 Cinema operators will see a reduction in film and video licence fees on Wednesday. The $2.6 million savings for the local film and video industry is initiated by the Media Development Authority to help the sector tide over the economic downturn.
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      Finally, from the horse's mouth
      678 4  -  Jaime Koh No need to depend on 'donkey talk', says PAS leader to HARDtalk'sTim Sebastian by jaime@newstoday.com.sg HARDTALK really is just that. Awardwinning BBC presenter Tim Sebastian pulls no punches with his guests. Those who appear on the programme, it has been said, either have
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      Lock icon Japan may send troops to Iraq in Dec
      101 4 Reuters TOKYO Bowing to pressure from the United States, the Japanese government has decided to send troops to help rebuild Iraq by the end of the year, several months earlier than previously planned, Asahi Shimbun said on Friday. The report came as
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      Lock icon Said dead
      72 4 Reuters NEW YORK Edward Said, a leading voice of the Palestinian struggle, died on Thursday after battling leukemia. He was 87. Mr Said, a prolific author, wanted Israelis and Palestinians to live in an integrated democratic nation. "Over the past three decades he was the most eloquent spokesman
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      Lock icon Whales mutilated
      170 4 Reuters SYDNEY Australian environmental officials were investigating on Friday the mutilation of one of nine sperm whales washed up on a remote beach after the jaw of one of them was hacked off with a chainsaw and axe. The nine whales were beached on Thursday in a remote
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  • HUMOUR
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      Set up the buaya bandits!
      713 6  -  Neil Humphreys If you're an entrepreneur looking for a new company... by neil@newstoday.com.sg CERTAIN Singaporeans have nerves of steel and rocks for brains. Recently, a wild twometre long crocodile was spotted in Woodlands Town Garden and three daft, but extremely courageous, Singaporeans caught it with
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      Kayaking is easier with eyes closed
      788 19  -  Dave Barry by weekend@newstoday.com.sg I LOVE going to Sun Valley, Idaho, because I have friends there and because it has lots of nature. The problem is that my friends are never content to sit around with a cool beverage and look at nature from
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      All BSL3 labs not shut down indefinitely
      169 8 IN OUR report "Sorry with a qualifier" (Today, Sept 25) we had said that the NEA had shut down all BSL3 labs indefinitely. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) has clarified that the NEA has responded by stopping all BSL3 works in the EHI
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      Let's not be hasty
      268 8  -  Michael Loh If heads rolled at every breach, soon there will be no leaders left NOW that we have found the source of the latest Sars infection, one of the lessons we can learn is to relook at lab procedures to prevent this kind of accident
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      Teachers, don't prejudge students weak in English
      222 8  -  Simon Ng Yap Peng I REFER to your news comment "Stop the shortchanging" (Today, Sept 26) by Ms Ng Shing Yi. Ms Ng has rightly pointed out that our young and bright children should stop judging and short-changing themselves. The sociologist of NUS,
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon APP reaches compromise with creditors
      183 10 JAKARTA Singapore-based Asia Pulp Paper (APP) said on Friday that it has reached a compromise with creditors over a major sticking point in talks aimed at resolving its debts of US$l3.9 billion ($24 billion). APP and leading creditors signed a memorandum-of-under-standing which lays down a
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      Lock icon SingTel refutes Caas claim
      341 10  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SINGTEL has refuted claims by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Caas) that it would be too "complicated" to switch between operators providing wireless broadband services in the same location. Sing Tel, which claims twothirds of the wireless broadband (Wi-Fi) market,
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      Lock icon MAS' $7.5m research fund
      117 10 Bloomberg BROKERAGES and research analysts will soon be paid from a new $7.5 million fund set up to to increase research on hundreds of small listed companies. The Singapore Exchange will provide more details about the scheme on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said
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      Lock icon DBS Thai Danu 'on recovery track'
      188 11 Agencies DBS Thai Danu Bank will book a gross loan loss provision of 2.7 billion baht ($l2O million), in the third quarter and said it expects to be well on its way to recovery next year. "Our strategy is to crystallise the loss and
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    • MarketWATCH
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        ST Index — 1,627.54 -2.28
        4 11 ST Index 1,627.54 -2.28
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        Lock icon Singapore
        214 11 SHARES closed slightly lower on Friday as better-than-expect-ed local economic data failed to excite a market that took its cues from Wall Street The ST Index fell 2.28 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 1,627.54. In the broader market, decliners led gainers 206 to 161, while 228 stocks closed
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        SGX most active
        56 11 By volume Hongguo UniFiber Ipco Horizon Singpu Citiraya Full Apex Integra Interra Japan Asia Close 0.335 0.145 0.140 0.130 0.790 0.575 0.790 0.105 0.295 0.110 Change +0.005 +0.010 +0.005 +0.030 +0.020 +0.010 +0.005 +0.010 +1.5 +7.4 +3.7 +3.9 +3.6 +1.3 +5.0 +10.0 'OOO 60,473 46,522 46,401 39,641
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        SGX top rises
        79 11 Iy$ Close < Change OCBC 4.5%NCPS 100 103.000 +0.700 SIA 10.800 +0.200 ISH 500USS 3.460 +0.180 Bukit Sem 13.100 +0.100 KepCorp 5.250 +0.100 OCBC 11.500 +0.100 SIA 200 10.800 +0.100 WBLCorp W*****1 0.650 +0.095 WBLCorp 2.830 +0.090 001 3.260 +0.060 By percentage Close Change CSCW*****7 0.015 +200.0
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        SGX top falls
        79 11 By$ Close Change Venture 19.800 -0.400 SPH 18.300 -0.300 DBS 12.700 -0.200 SPH 100 18.300 -0.200 APB Breweries 6.100 -0.150 F&N 100 10.400 -0.100 GreatEast 10.300 -0.100 UOB 13.200 -0.100 JTCn5%*****310k 1.090 -0.090 Iselan(S) 3.280 -0.060 By percentage Close Changi KingWan W*****4 0.015 -25.1 Hiap Hoe Vicplas
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        World markets
        60 11 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Value 10,318.44 11,290.15 3,175.70 5,650.11 Change Pts 8.40 3.63 -4.50 -38.12 0.08% 0.03% -0.14% -0.67% Korea Comp KLCI 697.40 742.22 -16.12 -0.45 -2.26% -0.06% SET Index 580.87 +4.19 +0.73% Jakarta Comp 599.84 -3.868 -0.64% Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,313.85
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        Lock icon Commodities
        27 11 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 384.70 Silver uss/oz 5.125 Platinum uss/oz 711.00 Rubber centsAg 199.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,487 Brent crude uss/barrel 27.28 Information provided by 1
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 11 US$ 0.5778 UK£ 0.3488 Yen 64.78 HK$ 4.4796 RM 2.1943 Euro 0.5038 Rupiah 4,878 Baht 23.68 Peso 31.77 A$ 0.8508 Indian Rs 26.48 Won 664.3 C$ 0.7813 Yuan 4.768 NZ$ 0.9746 NTS 19.50
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      Lock icon Mustafa magic
      312 11 Channel News Asia Firm's 24-hour strategy pays rich dividends RETAILER Mohamed Mustafa Samsuddin, better known as Mustafa Centre, has bounced back after a 30-per cent drop in sales during the Sars outbreak. Sales are expected to hit the $300-mil-lion mark this year as its move to stay open
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      Lock icon S'pore, Chile, NZ FTA talks progress
      113 11 -AFP SINGAPORE, Chile and New Zealand completed the first round of negotiations for a three-way free trade agreement (FTA) on Friday. Preliminary discussions for the Pacific Three FTA were held on a range of issues, including trade in goods and services, rules of origin,
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      Lock icon US economy grew at 3.3% in Q2
      102 11 AFP WASHINGTON The US economy expanded 3.3 per cent in the second quarter, the government said on Friday in its final estimate of gross domestic product (GDP), upping its earlier estimate of 3.1 per cent growth. The pace was faster than expected by
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    • corporate briefs
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        SingTel gets a breather from IDA
        81 11 The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) said on Friday that the incumbent SingTel's Reference Interconnection Offer (RIO) will remain valid for another three years starting Monday. The RIO is a set of terms, prices and conditions approved by the IDA for telecom firms
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        Lock icon StarHub's 3G award next month
        52 11 Channel News Asia Star Hub will award a contract for its third-generation, or 3G, mobile phone network equipment by mid-October. Star Hub is lagging behind Sing Tel in the roll-out of 3G technology but has said it will spend up to $400 million to build
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        C&C raises stake in Astra
        36 11 Cycle Carriage raised its stake in PT Astra International, Indonesia's biggest car maker, to 35.7 per cent from 35.4 per cent paying 63.9 billion rupiah ($l3 million) for 14.24 million shares.
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        Temasek buys stake in Quintiles
        34 11 Temasek Holdings has bought a 16.4-per cent stake in Quintiles Transnational Corp, the world's biggest provider of research and marketing services for drugmakers, for US$9O million ($156 million). -Bloomberg
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        FHTK Holdings in the red
        60 11 FHTK Holdings reported a net loss of $7,282 million, or 0.59 cent per share, for the year ended June 30, compared to a profit of $91.5 million, or 8.4 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. But the comparison is deemed not meaningful because the
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      Lock icon Surprise 10.3% rise in output
      438 12 Strong performance in biomedicals puts GDP growth within Govt's 0-1% forecast range SINGAPORE'S manufacturing expanded for the first time in five months after a strong growth in the pharmaceuticals sector, raising hopes that the economy may have turned a corner. Industrial production rose 10.3 per
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      Lock icon NYSE board member to resign
      208 12 Reuters NEW YORK- Mr H Carl McCall said on Thursday he would resign from the New York Stock Exchange board in what may foreshadow a series of departures sparked by the ousting of CEO Richard Grasso over a US$l4O-million ($242-million) payout. In a letter to
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      Lock icon Dell out to undercut rivals in consumer electronics market
      165 12 Reuters NEW YORK Dell said on Thursday it would launch a music service and other consumer electronics products before the holidays, betting it could undercut its rivals and steal market share, as it has with personal computers. CEO Michael Dell said
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  • SAVYINVESTOR
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      STOCK PICKS – 'STRONG BUTS'
      324 13 STOCK PICKS 'STRONG BUTS' T v The recommendation is an aggregate ot the calls by up to 29 analysts following the stock. Not every stock is followed Ey aU the brokers. Compiled by Thomson Financial First Call DEFINITIONS: Forecast earnings-per-share (EPS): The portion of a company's profit allocated to each
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      Lock icon Optimism boosts global stock marts
      529 13 Bloomberg China loses as signs of US rebound lead 3Q rally STOCKS rose worldwide during the third quarter as signs of a US-led economic rebound spurred demand for shares of industrial product makers and raw material producers. "The trend is moving toward economically-sensitive stocks," said
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      Lock icon A revolving credit on your card could bankrupt you
      384 13  -  Lee Yew Meng 8 DBS by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg CREDIT card users who pay the minimum sum continually for a period of five years or more may be in for a rude shock. The bank that issues the card has the right to
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    • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ...
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        Lock icon SembCorp – Hold
        78 14 SembCorp Hold Kirn Eng Ong Asia WE are comfortable in upgrading SembCorp Industries to a HOLD.The stock trades at a 10 per cent discount to our RNAV target and we believe the current price to be a better reflection of SembCorp's intrinsic value. Due to a strong performance from divestments
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        SIA Engineering – Buy SATS – Buy
        45 14  - SIA Engineering Buy SATS Buy SIA Engineering and SATS, rather than parent company SIA, are still preferred plays due to load factors recovering to pre-Sars levels, reports UOB-Kay Hian, which has set target prices for SIA Engineering at $2.42 and SATS at $2.58.. Dow Jones
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        Lock icon Ellipsiz – Sell
        45 14 Ellipsiz Sell Netßesearch Asia ELLIPSIZ has apparently sold its Micro Fab wafer bumping line to Semiconductor Manufacturing International in return for shares. But the deal values the assets at just US$3.7B million ($6.54 million), far below the US$lB million figure circulating one month ago. SELL.
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        Lock icon SingPu Chemicals – Buy
        55 14 SingPu Chemicals Buy Netßesearch Asia WE are adding SingPu Chemicals to our recommended list after upgrading our price target of 72 cents to 98 cents. At 98 cents, SingPu will be trading at only eight times FY'O4 earnings. Another reason for the upgrade is a possible improvement in margins as
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        Lock icon Roly – Outperform
        79 14 Roly Outperform OCBC Investment Research ROLY'S first quarter results were within expectations. Revenue fell four per cent to U5536.7 million ($63.5 million) due to a I I per cent dip in sales from the home/lifestyle business in North America. We are maintaining our full-year profit forecast of US$7.5 million (after
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      Brighten your twilight years
      451 14  -  Herman Phua Plan for retirement when you are young by news@newstoday.com.sg AS BUSINESSES continue to "right-size", the target of layoffs are mainly older workers, who are finding it increasingly difficult to secure new employment. Indeed, being forced into early retirement has become a reality for some
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      An action plan for the retrenched
      138 14 THOSE who have been retrenched should take the following course of action, advised Mr Ho Toon Bah, the general manager of wealth management at Standard Chartered Bank. Manage your cash flow. Review your expenses and financial commitments, taking into consideration your cash flow situation.
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      A critical issue for women
      159 14 THE majority of adult women may be married but a high percentage die alone either unmarried, widowed or divorced, said Ms Anne Tay, vice-president of wealth management at OCBC Bank. This makes retirement planning for women a critical issue. While financial planning is generally not
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Just how prepared are we?
      1189 15  -  Asif Ansar With the tell-tale signs that the next Sept-11-like attack will come from the sea by asif@newstoday.com.sg AMID Farid Rizk was no ordinary stowaway. Authorities found the 43-year-old hiding in a cargo container on board a ship during a stopover in Italy. They found
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      Lock icon Rumsfeld's top ace
      328 16 Reuters French think-tank selling playing cards of 52 most dangerous American officials PARIS The Americans have their cards. Now the French do, too. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is the ace of spades and Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden a joker in a provocative pack of
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      Lock icon Tsunami warning after Japan quake
      226 16 Agencies HIROO (Japan) A massive earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Friday, injuring 311 people and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. Most of the injured were hurt by the falling furniture and home appliances, public
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      Lock icon Telemarketers' rights pit politicians against judges
      182 16 AFP WASHINGTON A rare sense of political unity captured Washington as politicians rushed to salvage a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) scheme that would shield consumers from unwanted commercial phone calls. Only eight of the 535 members of the US Congress voted against a measure
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      Lock icon Arnie's debating flair wins him party backing
      206 16 -AFP LOS ANGELES Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger won Republican endorsements for his bid to be California's next Governor, a day after emerging successful from his first debate. Crucial backing for the novice politician came less than two weeks ahead of the Oct 7
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      Lock icon 'Jl split into 3 factions'
      243 16 AFP JAKARTA The statements of a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader seem to confirm an earlier report that there is internal dissent in the regional terror network. Muhammad Nasir bin Abbas, a Malaysian detained in Indonesia, said on Friday that JI had split into three factions,
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      Know your renovation basics
      585 17  -  Cindy Tong And your contractors will have no choice but to provide good quality work by news@newstoday.com.sg IF you have always wondered what it takes to transform your plain and dull-looking home into a showroom flat look-alike, here is your chance. Hbay is conducting a Renovation
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  • NEWS/COMMENTARY
    • global roundup
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        Lock icon Brains behind Morocco blasts jailed
        66 18 AFP A court in Casablanca, Morocco, handed down long prison sentences to two Islamic fundamentalist Ereachers, said to be the rains behind an extremist cell that carried out suicide attacks in the city in May. Abdelwahab Rafiki and Hassan Kettani were sentenced to 30 and
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        Lock icon Church leader guilty of duct-tape murder
        73 18 Reuters A Kansas court convicted a church leader of firstdegree murder in the death of his adopted son who was wrapped in duct tape as a punishment that the family said was ordered by God. Neil Edgar Sr, who ran God's Creation Outreach Ministry
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        Lock icon China foiled two bomb plots on planes
        81 18 AFP Two attempts to set off bombs aboard Chinese Eassenger planes have een foiled this year, the China Daily reported on Friday, citing the country's Police Vice-Minister Tian Qiyu. He said both attempts were "foiled" but did not provide details. Officials have speculated
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      882 18  -  Matthew Lynn Billions spent but e-mail has not made a big difference to productivity by news@newstoday. com.sg THE British retail chain, Phones4U, can't claim to be much of an innovator at anything. With garish shops and shrieking advertisements pushing cut-price mobile phones, it is an imitative, mass-market
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      1365 20  -  Elisa Chia Will the quiet village nestled in the east lose its charm when the URA's grand plans roll out? IN HER 34 years at Changi Village, Mrs Adam A Ravoof has heard it one too many times: Her sleepy, laid-back area will soon be transformed into a
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        114 22 Enjoy the refreshing taste of two new flavours from MARIGOLD -the MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH Fuji Apple Aloe Vera and White Grape Aloe Vera. Made from aloe vera juice, these great tasting juices contain lots of chewy aloe vera pulps to give you that extra
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        111 22 Turn your house into a smart home with the JUNG Instabus EIB system. This is an intelligent system that lets you connect a number of electrical appliances and devices onto one network for easy control and management. You can control and regulate the lights, air-conditioners, radio and
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        94 22 The new Sony Plasma WEGA KE-42MR1E is a combination of design and performance excellence. Its unique "floating" design coupled with the sleek glass frame makes this television a perfect centrepiece for the modern home. The television incorporates the Media Reality Technology that offers superb, true-to-life picture from any
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      343 22  -  Yong Shu Chiang LIKE any budding writer, junior college relief teacher Jaswinder Kaur harboured hopes of being published. School work and freelance writing have stymied her attempts at writing a novel for the past two years, but Jaswinder's dream will soon be realised.
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        115 24 THOSE who enjoyed the whimsical Turn Left, Turn Right starring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung have a chance to take a piece of the movie home with you. Five limited-edition books about the love story are up for grabs. In between the pages (picture), you can find
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        233 24  -  Serene Foo THE Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble's last production was the controversial Bent, of Nazis persecuting homosexuals. By comparison, the re-staging of its gay play Beautiful Thing (from Oct 1 to 26 at The Attic) seems mild, despite being racier than the original. Written by British playwright
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        571 24  -  Yong Shu Chiang Ong won't be gagged by Medallion win ONG KENG SEN has long been generous with and brutally honest in his opinions. As one of Singapore's most influential dramatists, the artistic director of Theatre Works understands his responsibility as a role model and
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        573 26  -  Lee Ching Wern by in Los Angeles chingwern@newstoday.com.sg REMEMBER those sleepless nights you spent under the blanket when you thought a monster was lurking in the dark corner of your room? And the time when you had insisted that the lights be kept on throughout the
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        165 30  -  Yong Shu Chiang Serene Foo YSC YSC The Magdalene Sisters: An indictment of cruelty about an order of nuns who abused and profited from the labour of girls sent to them for supposed sins of the flesh. Honoured at the Venice film fest and slammed by the Vatican.- Swimming
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        248 30  -  joy Frances Jeanine Tan YSC SF DN -SF Camp: Teens grapple with identity and sex at a summer camp for aspiring singers and actors. It's Fame meets Dawsons Creek.And as the kids sing and dance so much, Camp manages to blend its realistic drama with musical-like fantasy- Freddy
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        516 33  -  Colin Yong The Audi A 4 Avant is one estate that will draw many stares by colin@newstoday.com.sg PUT a standard Audi A 4 four-door saloon next to one of the new Avant estates, start loading their boots with drink cans and, surprise, surprise, it is the saloon
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        151 33 LONG waits for car bodywork repairs are now a thing of the past for Toyota owners, as its local distributor, Borneo Motors, has introduced a production line-like repair system at its Leng Kee Road Body Care Centre (picture). It is the first time this system, called
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        412 34  -  Jeffrey Yang by eatout(s>newsto day. com. sg THE Carrefour International Wine Fair is on now until Oct s.The line-up of wines is exciting, covering the breadth of major wine-producing regions in the new and old worlds. Australian wine lovers will be glad to know that the big names
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        485 34  -  George Jacobs More youths seem to be catching on to vegetarianism by eatout@newstoday.com.sg Today and the Vegetarian Society (Singapore) bring you a weekly column featuring recipes and restaurants for the green generation. I HAVE a 16-year-old niece, Neva, who is trying to go vegetarian. When I was
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        359 34  -  Torching Li EVEN if Pradas, Guccis and Mont Blancs aren't in your usual shopping basket, you can now whet your appetite at the Paragon Shopping Centre with the Bread Talk Group's new restaurant venture: Din Tai Fung. Located in the basement
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        558 35  -  Katrina Karim Pho beguiles with traditional delights like spring rolls, beef noodles and more by eatout@newstoday.com.sg SLOWLY but surely, more and more Vietnamese restaurants are sprouting all over Singapore. For the last six months, Pho Temptation has been tempting locals and expats alike with traditional Vietnamese snacks
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      739 36  -  Nicholas Chan Island top or not here's a plan to store and more by news@newstoday.com.sg FOR many, the kitchen is the hub of household activities. It is a place to entertain, do homework, relax and enjoy moments of reprieve. Thus, it is important that a kitchen be
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      637 50 Agencies Lethal strike-force to take on Valencia's tight defence Primera Liga Valencia v Real Madrid Valencia's backline loses key man MADRID Valencia's mettle will be sternly tested when Real Madrid's goal-scoring machine rolls into the Mestalla Stadium on Saturday (Sunday morning, Singapore time). Valencia's formidable defence was last
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      256 50 ROME Serie A title hopeful Inter Milan faces its bogey team on Saturday when it visits Udinese at the Friuli Stadium. Inter lost both of its league meetings last season and is determined to erase the memory of a painful double defeat which put a
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      774 52  -  Lan De Cotta Monza win shows the German ace can hold off Montoya by ian@newstoday.com.sg BEFORE the last race in Monza, I stated that Juan Pablo Montoya would be crowned the Formula 1 world champion. For the new, mature 2003 brand had become a driver that no
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      451 53 Agencies Ranieri bans stars from discussing silverware LONDON }The message to the Blues' superstars fts clear: Don't the silverware. Claudio Ranieri has banned Premiership title talk from the Chelsea dressing room, despite growing signs his expensive new squad is set to mount a sustained challenge
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      201 53 LONDON Former Manchester United defender Denis Irwin has described Arsene Wenger's defence of his players following Sunday's Old Trafford brawl as "an insult to people's intelligence". The veteran full-back, who is now at Wolves, was involved in the infamous brawl between the clubs in 1990,
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      396 53 AFP English Premier League Leicester v Manchester United United's summer signings should feature LONDON Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United's defence of its Premiership title is set to move up a gear as this summer's new signings settle into the side. United travels to
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      119 54  -  Tan Wee Boon THEY say old habits diehard. And at the Jurong East Stadium last night, Sinchi was punished once again for its ultra-defensive play as Jurong FC won the NTUC Income S-League match 1-0. Sinchi reverted to its old format of playing 10 men in its own
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      1117 54  -  Stanley Ho Sim is confident that revamp will increase local football standards by stanley@newstoday.com.sg FIRST it was China's Sinchi FC. Next season Albirex Niigata of Japan will be the second foreign club challenging for the S-League championship. And according to chief operating officer David Sim,
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      486 54 Asia Cup Group B qualifier Kuwait v Singapore Lions missing experience AFTER a lacklustre performance against Singapore at the National Stadium in the opening match of the Asia Cup Group B qualifiers, Kuwait has been billed as a fallen
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      205 55 -AFP LONDON Malcolm Glazer (picture), owner of Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay, has increased his stake in English Premiership champion Manchester United. United revealed in a statement to the Stock Exchange that Glazer's stake in Manchester United pic had risen to 3.17 per cent,
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      365 55 AFP LONDON Arsenal received a much-needed boost on Friday when it emerged that financing for a new 60,000-seater stadium has finally been put in place after months of uncertainty. The news will come as a relief to manager Arsene Wenger after a traumatic week in which
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