Today, 11 May 2004

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    12 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday May 11,2004. MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Lock icon Sim and the monster card
    794 1  -  Tor Ching Li Creative ready to revolutionise graphics industry HOW many "rocket scientists" does it take to create the world's most powerful graphics card? Well, around 200, Creative Technology's CEO Sim Wong Hoo will tell you. Just two years after acquiring United Statesbased computer graphics
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    UOB likely to let Temesek offer lapse
    528 1  -  Val Chua THE shrewd United Overseas Bank (UOB) chairman and chief executive Wee Cho Yaw may yet have the last trump card in the ongoing takeover saga involving United Overseas Land (UOL), going by two rapid-fire developments last night. Following Temasek Holdings announcement
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      31 1 NEWSX^/lEWS Idol worship 1,412 sign up so far to join MeaiaCorp show/2 UWC dispute Principal, deputy resign in gratuity furore/4 Khoo How San Everyone pays dearly if Malacca Straits is hit/22
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      43 1 Widespread selling on interest-rate fears, record high oil prices. Singapore's STI plunges 52 points to year's lowest. Japan's Nikkei tumbles 4.8%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng falls 3.6% and South Korea's Kospi dives 5.7%. Textile-maker Jishan suffers worst IPO debut in Singapore this year.
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Hopefuls idolise show
      436 2  -  Ng Shing Vi 1,412 apply online to take part in Singapore Idol FOR a small population of 4.2 million, Singapore has an astounding number of Singapore Idol hopefuls. A whopping 1,412 people or three in 10,000 Singaporeans have applied online since applications for the reality-cum-talent-search show opened
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      Lock icon What caused the atrocities in Iraq?
      640 3  -  William Pfaff N EWSSSDUDSD^ Debauchery must have come down command chain PAEIS A question has to be answered about the torture of prisoners in Iraq that goes beyond the electoral consequences of this affair for United States President George W Bush. It has to
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      Lock icon Blair faces relentless questions over Iraq abuse
      413 4 Agencies British PM forced to apologise, govt scrutinised over abuse allegations LONDON As United States President George W Bush and his administration battled the storm over photos of American soldiers mistreating Iraqi prisoners, the noose was beginning to tighten around British Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Wiranto picks Gus Dur's brother
      114 4 Agencies JAKARTA Former Indonesian military chief General Wiranto will team up with an Islamic leader to contest the July 5 presidential election for his Golkar party. Mr Solahuddin Wahid, former president Abdurrahman Wahid's brother and deputy chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), which claims 40
      – Agencies  -  114 words
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      United World College heads quit
      201 4  -  Derrick A Paulo A DISPUTE that has been brewing at the United World College (UWC) since January led to the resignation of its head and deputy head of college yesterday. At least one other principal of a school in the college is also believed to
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      Lock icon Anwar causes uproar
      106 4 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim caused an uproar in court yesterday during his final bid for freedom by telling the judges he did not trust them. "I have no confidence in your lordships," Anwar told the three judges who were called
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      Lock icon Man jumps out of SIA plane at Changi
      81 4 Channel News Asia A SWISS passenger opened the emergency door of a Singapore Airlines aircraft about to take off for Zurich yesterday and jumped out He landed onto the tarmac unhurt Police said the passenger also punched a flight attendant, who tried
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Hope for the termiteafflicted homeowner
      474 6  -  Diana Neo NTUC Income may provide cover THEY cost homeowners damages amounting to millions every year. But while insurance companies here offer coverage for fire, flood, and earthquakes, household troublemakers in the form of subterranean termites is one thing most will not insure against That
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      Lock icon Nicoll contractors hire top lawyers
      178 6 Channel News Asia THE two main parties in charge of construction of the MRT Circle Line at Nicoll Highway have engaged top local lawyers. The Land Transport Authority has engaged senior counsel X Shanmugam. Main contractor, Nishimatsu-Lum Chang, has hired senior counsel Philip Jeyaretnam. Lawyers
      — Channel News Asia  -  178 words
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      Strife divides House of Israel
      546 8  -  Wong Fei Wan Dispute among residents over sale of $1.8 million home goes to court A FORMER member of the House of Israel has asked the High Court to let him sell the detached house that is still home to other members. The group was
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      Cloning Bill up for public feedback
      232 8  -  Tan Hui Leng THE Ministry of Health (MOH) has decided not to go ahead with the Regulation of Biomedical Research Bill after public feedback suggested the draft regulation was too broad and definitions not clear enough. Instead, it is tackling the issues one by
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      94 6 y^mw^ s&mk W^m\wmm TOR CHING LI SMRT gets a new look Yesterday was a happy day for SMRT Buses CEO Tan Hup Foi (left) and SMRT CEO Saw Phaik Hwa. It was the launch of SMRT's brand integration campaign, under which all companies under the SMRT Group will bear its
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      Torture rooms re-opened
      209 10  -  Davy Young Pak Nang Many questions surface, following Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal THE whole world, not just the Arab states, has expressed shock and revulsion at the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by United States military personnel. Last year, the US military claimed credit for the "heroic" rescue
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      Plans in place to deal with any emergency on Jurong Island
      244 10  -  Lt-Colonel N Subhas Ms Kelly Wee Mr Foong Chee Leong We refer to the letter, "Jurong Island Contingency Plans?" (Today, April 21). Mr Seah Cheng Hwee expressed concern over the availability of contingency plans to deal with any chemical
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      Can HSA clarify these terms?
      70 10  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming I REFER to your report, "Slimming pill craze" (Today, May 10). The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned against "more subtle deception" in statements such as "clinically proven", "guaranteed results" and so on. Does the HSA have the statutory authority to
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      Lock icon Asia's stock markets tumble
      555 11 Dow Jones Singapore's index closes below the 1,800 psychological level SINGAPORE share prices plunged to this year's lows yesterday as fears of rising interest rates in the United States and hig oil prices dragged down the market by the biggest percentage fall since the Iraq war
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        156 12 Dow Jones SHARES nosedived yesterday, undermined by persistently high oil prices and by fears of an imminent rise in US interest rates. The ST Index plummeted 51.94 points, or 2.8 per cent, to 1,791.78. The decline is the biggest oneday percentage loss since March 31 last year, when the
        – Dow Jones  -  156 words
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        ST Index: 1,791.78 -51.94
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        SGX most active
        54 12 By volume Jishan SingTel AsiaPharm Informatics PanpacMed Chartered FibreChem Bio-Treat NOL UOL Close 0.225 2.370 0.405 0.210 0.170 1.410 0.350 0.825 1.930 2.200 Change +0.020 -0.035 -0.035 -0.030 -0.045 -0.045 -0.100 +0.010 +0.9 -8.0 -14.3 -2.1 -11.4 -5.2 -4.9 +0.5 'OOO 61,489 48,142 26,008 25,181 21,856 19,367
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        SGX top rises
        76 12 By Close Change Noble 3.320 +0.120 STIDBSePW*****3 0.335 +0.065 AURIC 1.120 +0.060 IntRoller 0.960 +0.060 KPlas 0.205 +0.035 PISAPac 0.395 +0.025 SingLun 0.195 +0.020 SingTel 2.370 +0.020 Easycall 0.145 +0.015 Hitchins 0.095 +0.015 By percentage Close Change GulTechW*****7 0.040 +33.3 Hiap Hoe 0.020 +33.3 PSL 0.075 +25.0
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5869 UK£ 0.3272 Yen 66.005 HK$ 4.5348 RM 2.2093 Euro 0.4918 Rupiah 5,209.3 Baht 23.595 Peso 32.381 A$ 0.8391 Indian Rs 26.188 Won 687.95 C$ 0.8115 Yuan 4.8582 NZ$ 0.9491 NTS 19.553
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        Commodities
        21 12 Gold uss/oi 373.70 Silver uss/oi 5.58 Platinum uss/oi 770.00 Rubber centsAg 227.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,984.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 36.85
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        Lock icon World markets
        63 12 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by. Index Value C Pts Change Nikkei 225 10,884.70 -554.12 -4.84 Hang Seng Ordinaries taiwan Wtd Korea Comp 11,485.50 3,361.90 5,825.05 790.68 -425.26 -39.30 -215.21 -48.06 -3.57 -1.15 -3.56 -5.73 KLCI 813.44 -21.93 -2.63 SET Index 605.62 -31.18 -4.90 lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen
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        SGX top falls
        79 12 By$ F&N Close Change 13.200 -0.900 SPH 20.800 -0.600 DBS 13.800 -0.500 STIETF100 18.300 -0.410 APB Breweries 8.250 -0.400 CITYDEV 5.050 -0.400 JMH 400USS 10.500 -0.400 OCBC 12.000 -0.400 SIA 10.100 -0.400 SIA 200 10.200 -0.400 By percentage Close Ch Roly W*****8 0.040 Colorland 0.070 Falmac 0.060
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      Lock icon SembCorp Q1 profit up
      173 12 Dow Jones Utilities drive 11.5% rise in gains to $42.6 million GOVERNMENT-linked conglomerate SembCorp Industries yesterday reported an 11.5-per-cent rise in first-quarter net profit, driven by its mainstay utilities business. The 51-per-cent Government-owned group imports natural gas from Indonesia to power its 815-megawatt co-generation plant, competing
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      Govt-linked firms tops in governance
      213 15  -  Chan Chao Peh Sing Tel heads list; UOB, UOL also in top 10 SINGAPORE'S Government-linked companies (GLCs) have received the thumbs up in a corporate governance survey conducted by US-based Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Business Week. The survey ranked 1,785 non-US companies from Canada
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      Malaysia's Q1 surplus narrows
      64 15 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia posted a trade surplus of RM16.4 billion ($7.3 billion) for the Janu-ary-March quarter, down 18.8 per cent from RM20.2 billion in the same period last year, the Department of Statistics said yesterday. Total exports expanded by 14.2 per cent to RMIOS billion while
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      Lock icon SMRT eyes overseas growth
      200 15 Bloomberg SMRT Corp, the larger of Singapore's two urban rail operators, said it may work as a consultant and investor in the train systems of two unidentified Asian cities to boost its overseas sales. "They are two of the most populous cities in Asia," said chairman
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      Lock icon SlA's Q4 profit may have tripled
      261 16 Bloomberg Analysts expect it to report $330.6 m net earnings SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) may report that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit has more than tripled as demand for business and leisure travel increased while it cut costs. The airline probably had a net income of
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      365 16 Dow Jones Channel News Asia Dow Jones Channel News Asia Higher metal prices have sent the first quarter profit of electronic waste recycling firm, Citiraya Industries, soaring. Its first quarter net profit surged 14-fold to $3.2 million, thanks also to contribution from processing more highvalue materials. But revenue was
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      Lock icon Arroyo set to win amid fraud claims
      338 18 Reuters, AFP In spite of tight security, 21 die in election-related violence MANILA Ms Gloria Macapagal Arroyo looked likely to win six more years as president of the Philippines in national elections on Monday, two exit polls showed, after a tight race against
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      Lock icon Injured boy, 7, walks 2km to save dad
      161 18 Agencies SYDNEY A boy was hailed as a hero yesterday after he ignored broken ribs and a punctured lung to walk 2km through bushland to get help for his badly hurt father. Tyler Moon, 7, and his father David were both seriously
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        Australia blamed for endangering Timor Leste
        95 18 Timor Leste President Xanana Gusmao has warned that the existence of his impoverished young nation is under threat because of Australia's disputed claims over oil and gas deposits in the Timor Sea. In an ABC television programme, Mr Gusmao also accused Australia of defying
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        Lock icon Recount of Taiwan presidential polls begins
        70 18 AFP Taiwan began yesterday a recount of ballots cast in the disputed March 20 presidential elections, which President Chen Shuibian won by a razor-thin margin. All 16.5 million ballots printed for the polls will be re-examined under High Court supervision amid tight security. The
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      Lock icon Putin faces tough choices in Chechnya
      373 20 Agencies Power vacuum in aftermath of Kadyrov's death MOSCOW The slaying of Mr Akhmad Kadyrov, the Moscow-backed leader of Chechnya, has dealt a severe blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans for the rebellious province. Mr Kadyrov, the pillar of a future Chechnya in
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      Cambodians protest Angkor Wat claim
      182 20 PHNOM PENH Thailand has asked for boosted security at its mission in the Cambodian capital after a protest over a Thai woman's alleged claim that Angkor Wat belonged to her country, the ambassador said yesterday. Erroneous reports of a similar claim by a Thai actress
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      Lock icon Hung Parliament likely for India
      241 20 Reuters NEW DELHI Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's ruling coalition was likely to emerge as the largest bloc in Parliament, but may fall short of an absolute majority as India's closely-fought election entered its last phase yesterday. That means Mr Vajpayee may have to scramble
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        Thailand to restore mosque
        63 20 Thailand will spend 28 million baht ($1.2 million) to restore the Krue Se Mosque. It was damaged last month when security forces killed 32 suspected separatist rebels who had holed up inside the historic building. Thai Culture Minister Anurak Jureemas has warned that the four-centuries-old mosque
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        Lock icon Windfall for forgetful grandpa
        111 20 AFP A forgetful grandfather who mistakenly entered the same lottery draw three times came up a triple winner and has won nearly A 5500,000 ($595,000), thanks to what he called the "luckiest bungle" ever. The Sydney resident went overseas for his 60th birthday and put in
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        Lock icon China for animal welfare laws
        75 20 AFP Beijing is considering draft laws to protect "animal welfare", in what would be the first legislation of its kind, the Beijing Daily reported yesterday. The regulations would ban abuse against animals and contain requirements on how they should be treated, including how they are
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      716 24  -  Felix Cheong Rashjjbf bigi^l&lepics like.wcmmifnßfs our troubled times! HOLD the reins tight. Brace yourself for a mad gallop. This is the year of the period war movie, of emotions writ grand and large on the big screen. And it seems everybody who is anybody in Tinseltown
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      357 24 Yong Shu Chiang CARRIE Chong sulks and gripes about being bullied. "She makes me wash her undies and fetch her coffee," she said, trotting out a laundry list of complaints about fellow DJ and actress Jamie Yeo in character,
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        318 26  - Eye for two guys! Wendy Cheng Rachel Lee chooses Sivert then dumps him for Mark FOR the viewers of Eye For a Guy, last night might have been a bit of a shock. The chemistry between Rachel Lee and polytechnic lecturer Mark Zee had been so strong that most of
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        164 27  -  Pearlyn Tham IF YOU or someone close to you suffers from asthma, make time this Saturday to attend a public forum on asthma management Organised by the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS) in conjunction with World Asthma Day 2004, this public forum is one of the community
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      388 31 Shag, Kobe, Payton and Malone display Hall of Fame credentials NBA PLAYOFFS LA Lakers 105 San Antonio 81 (San Antonio lead series 2-1) LOS ANGELES Don't write them off just yet Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant revived the Los Angeles Lakers' title hopes by shutting down
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      537 32 -AFP GOLF LPGA Michelob Ultra Classic, final round WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia Another golf tournament, another victory for an Asian woman. South Korea's Pak Se Ri fired a six-under-par 65 here on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), rallying from four
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      487 33  -  TANYO-HINN Derek, Kelvin and Colleen hoping for happy ending to Cheers event yohinn@newstoday.com.sq AS A kid, Derek Wong tagged along with his father, the 1983 South-east Asia (SEA) Games gold medallist Wong Shoon Keat, to the Singapore Badminton Hall, where father would pass on the rudiments
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      371 33 Agencies BARCELONA Ferrari are poised to win every Formula 1 race this year and leave the opposition trailing in pursuit, according to their greatest rivals Williams-BMW and McLaren-Mercedes. After being thrashed again by German Michael Schumacher, the record six-time world champion,
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      229 33 JAKARTA Badminton bad boy Taufik Hidayat was threatened with police action yesterday, after an incident shortly before Indonesia's Thomas Cup match against China. Local media reported that the Asian champion punched a driver after a minor collision involving his sports car in the carpark of the Senayan
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      1154 34 Agencies Lacking Real's millions, coach has delivered with limited resources PRIMERA LIGA Sevilla 0 Valencia 2 MADRID Valencia coach Rafa Benitez, who guided his team to their second Spanish title in three years, cracked a rare smile after Valencia beat Sevilla to clinch the championship
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      164 34 AFP MADRID Valencia captain David Albelda took a swipe at rivals Real Madrid, when he said that it was hard work, not hard cash that secured them their second Spanish championship. "Money isn't everything in this life. We are just winners. This is a squad
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      447 35 Reuters Thaksin confirms plans to buy 30 per cent stake BANGKOK The deal involving one of the world's most famous football clubs is almost done. Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he is on the verge of taking a 30 per cent stake in English
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      375 35  -  TAN YO-HINN BETWEEN them, they won eight gold medals at last year's South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Vietnam. However, swimmer Joscelin Yeo and table tennis star Jing Junhong were not nominated for this year's Sportswoman of the Year award. The
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      203 35  -  Stanley Ho THE Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have lined up Kuala Lumpur as an alternative venue to host the 2004 Tiger Cup this December, after the Penang state government ruled themselves out of hosting the biennial football tournament. Malaysia were to co-host the
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      89 35 -AFP LONDON Leeds United confirmed yesterday that Eddie Gray had been relieved of his duties as manager of the relegated Premiership side. However, the Scot, who joined Leeds as a teenager before starring for their club as a player during their most successful era in the late
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      84 35 LONDON English Premiership side Leicester City said they could not confirm press reports that Spanish magistrates had dropped sexual assault charges against three of their players. The reports in British newspapers said that the charges against Paul Dickov, Frank Sinclair and Keith Gillespie, following incidents involving
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