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    12 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Friday May 28, 2004« mita(P) 002/11/2002
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    Lock icon Pak Lah & his soft revolution
    762 1  - Pak Lah his soft revolution Derrick A Paulo M'sian PM wants GLCs to be run professionally FOR a soft-spoken person, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has an uncanny knack of sending signals that reverberate among his countrymen. Soon after he took over from Dr Mahathir Mohamad in November, Pak
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  • HOT NEWS
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      City in a garden
      627 2  -  Lee Ching Wern Govt announces big land sale for CBD extension AS the island-wide office vacancy rate hits a 10-year peak of almost 18 per cent, the Government has announced its biggest land sale in a decade. A massive 3.55-hectare plot of land earmarked for the
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        Thailand's white elephant?
        707 3  -  Andy Mukheriee Can buying into Liverpool solveThaksin's woes by uniting the nation's Muslims and Buddhists? PUT a maverick leader in a corner and he will respond by doing something spectacular. When the bird flu outbreak stalled exports of Thailand's poultry earlier this year, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
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      Lock icon Is the US govt crying 'wolf?
      495 4 Agencies Politics and eye on polls likely behind its latest 'terrorist attack' high alert WASHINGTON Usually an official warning of a terrorist attack makes people jittery and puts authorities on high alert But the United States government's latest alert of a potentially massive Al
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      Lock icon Think-tank row in Indon intensifies
      119 4 Agencies JAKARTA Indonesia's intelligence chief yesterday added fuel to a row over the threat of expulsion of the chief an international think-tank. "If her actions are unpleasant... and disadvantage our people, why should we extend her stay in our country?" said Mr Hendropriyono. He was
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Watch a movie on a mobile phone
      410 6  -  Francis Chin MediaCorpTechnologies makes digital TV possible francis.chin@newstoday.com.sg WATCH a movie on your television set with images so clear, you think you're in a cinema. If you can't figure out the plot, call up the synopsis on your screen. And if you get
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      Great S'pore Sale targets young shoppers
      285 8  -  Reeta Raman THIS year's Great Singapore Sale (GSS) opens today. It has been rebranded to attract younger shoppers. Retailers have identified this group as the ones who will buy, buy and buy. Said president of Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) Jannie Tay: "We have realised
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      Bio-IT knowledge hub goes online
      368 8  -  Tay Tsen-Waye A portal for scientists, teachers and students to spawn ideas TOO many cooks spoil the broth? Not when the chefs are scientists, teachers and students and the ingredients, a fusion of biology and information technology or bioinformatics. With the launch of a bio-IT
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      149 7 REGISTERED FASHION DESIGN (Backed by GIA/HRD International Certificates Quality Guarantee FIORE™ synonymous with beautifully handcrafted designer solitaires found only at Lee Hwa Jewellery. It is now available in a complete collection of rings, earrings and pendants. All our diamonds are quality assured by independent and internationally recognised GIA/HRD Certification Institutes.
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      PAIN OF SPAM
      446 10 From the Letters Editor's Desk HOW does a man stop his heart from racing when he gets an SMS from a female that reads: "Hi, I'm Vivian. Wondering if you're free to chat I'm lonely and need some company." Naturally, reader Jeff Billington's heart raced and so
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      Make shopping fun and cheap to pull in the tourist dollars
      240 10  -  Jeffrey Law I CANNOT agree more with the commentary by Mr Prithpal Singh, "Destination Vibrant S'pore" (Today, May 25). Many campaigns have been launched to attract more tourists to Singapore, but they often end up short of the desired
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      Temasek offer for UOL benefits all small shareholders
      187 10  -  Tan Sat Siong LET me as a miniscule shareholder of United Overseas Land (UOL) share a couple of thoughts on the recent corporate developments at this company. First, I am surprised and bemused that UOL has decided only now to appoint financial
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      777 11 Q DBS ASSET MANAGEMENT I I I You've noticed something different about Malaysia during your last trip across the Causeway. You're right. The pulse and energy level or the Malaysian economy is different. The country has new, strong leadership. GDP and exports are growing. Stocks are under-owned and under-recognised. Valuations
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Pawn gold at the Bedok post office
      141 12 Channel NewsAsia IT looks like SingPost cannot wait to get into the pawnshop business. It has launched its SpeedCash pawnbroking service in Bedok one month ahead of schedule. There are 85 pawnshops island-wide and with SingPost aiming for a slice of the $1.2-billion
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    • Market WATCH
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        ST Index: 1,778.55 +1.85
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        Lock icon Singapore
        98 12 Dow Jones SHARE prices closed virtually flat. The ST Index closed up 1.85 points or 0.1 0 per cent at 1,778.55. Decliners outnumbered advancers 159 to 152, while 389.1 million shares were traded. United Overseas Land was among the active stocks, rising 3 cents or 1.3 per cent to
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        SGX most active
        57 12 By volume FibreChem Interra Cosco Corp Teledata Goldtron NOL AsiaPharm UOL ChinaAvOil Ellipsiz Close 0.410 0.195 0.790 0.075 0.015 2.120 0.435 2.280 1.570 0.425 Change +0.025 -0.005 +0.020 +0.005 +0.050 +0.005 +0.030 +0.050 -0.010 +6.5 -2.5 +2.6 +7.1 +2.4 +1.2 +1.3 +3.3 -2.3 'OOO 29,289 18,498 15,275
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        SGX top rises
        76 12 By$ Close Change OCBC 4.5%NCPS *****3.400 +0.600 Creative 50 17.400 +0.300 Venture 17.900 +0.300 F&N 13.700 +0.200 JMH400USS 10.300 +0.200 SIA200 10.500 +0.200 Thai Prime200USS 9.300 +0.200 IDT 2.220 +0.170 APB Breweries 8.400 +0.150 Sincere 1.770 +0.120 By percentage Close Change Roly W*****8 250 0.055 +83.3 Inno-Pac
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5838 UK£ 0.3218 Yen 65.345 HK$ 4.5505 RM 2.2183 Euro 0.4822 Rupiah 5397.4 Baht 23.797 Peso 32.67 A$ 0.8253 Indian Rs 26-5 Won 687.43 C$ 0.8002 Yuan 4.8317 NZ$ 0.9399 NTS 19.591
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        Commodities
        21 12 Gold uss/oz 391.400 Silver uss/oi 6.135 Platinum uss/oz 841.000 Rubber centsAg 256 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1533 Brent crude uss/barrel 37.08
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        World markets
        59 12 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.03 Change +13.94 +0.12 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.90 3444.50 6033.05 +291.34 +19.30 +5.78 +2.49 +0.56 +0.10 Korea Comp KLCI 802.46 811.74 +18.40 +12.49 +2.35 +1.56 SET Index Jakarta Comp 630.72 728.31 +21.12 +10.30 +3.46 +1.44 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1499.12 261.87
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        Lock icon SGXtOD falls
        82 12 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by By Close Change CMShekou 100 HK$ 6.300 -2.400 Innovalu 0.725 -0.705 GP Bat 3.540 -0.140 DBS 13.800 -0.100 Robinson 5.750 -0.100 CIH 2.630 -0.070 HKLandUSS 1.560 -0.070 AURIC 1.060 -0.060 JardineC&C 6.600 -0.050 CSA 1.080 -0.040 By percentage Close Change Innovalu 0.725 -49.3
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      Lock icon ST Telemedia eyes India
      326 14  -  Chan Chao Peh It teams up with Telekom Malaysia to bid for Idea Cellular SINGAPORE'S ST Telemedia has teamed up with Telekom Malaysia to bid for a key stake in Indian mobile phone company, Idea Cellular. If the bid succeeds, it will bring ST Telemedia into
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      GeneMedix reports $4.3-million pre-tax loss
      124 14 SINGAPORE-listed GeneMedix reported a pre-tax loss of £1.4 million ($4.3 million), or 0.5 penny a share, for the three months to Feb 29, compared to a loss of £1.1 million in the year-earlier period. The UK-based bio-pharmaceuti- cal company said it had continued to exercise
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      Lock icon Bank capital requirement to be reduced soon
      352 16  -  Chan Chao Peh Capital worth only 10% of risk-weighted assets will be enough chaopeh@newstoday.com.se THE capital-adequacy requirement (CAR) for local banks will soon be eased, allowing them to compete more effectively in a rapidly changing financial landscape. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      179 16 Eu Yan Sang International's net profit rose 11 per cent in the quarter ended March 31 to $3.93 million, or 1.38 cents a share, from $3.53 million or 1.24 cents a share a year ago. Revenue rose 1 9 per cent to $37.2 million. Multivision Intelligent Surveillance said its
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      Lock icon US Q1 GDP goes up 4.4%
      115 16 Dow Jones WASHINGTON The US economy surpassed an earlier estimate for growth, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising during the January-to-March quarter at a 4.4-per-cent annual rate, the Commerce Department said yesterday. In all of last year, the economy grew 3.1 per cent It
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      Lock icon No AirAsia sale to Temasek before IPO
      231 18 Bloomberg CEO also says carrier has no plans for fuel surcharge MALAYSIAN budget carrier AirAsia does not plan to sell a stake in the company to Temasek Holdings before its planned initial public offering, chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said yesterday. Earlier this
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      Lock icon China's effect on global growth minimal
      322 18 AFP TOKYO The International Monetary Fund (IMF) downplayed the possible negative impact of a Chinese economic slowdown and a spike in oil prices on global growth. It is still too early to predict if an expected credit tightening designed to avoid a boom-and-bust cycle
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      Lock icon Quality DAIRY
      514 21  -  Wan HuiYuen Cold Storage believes in good quality and variety IF YOU'RE looking for specialty and imported air-flown dairy products, chances are, you'll find it at Cold Storage. Dips, soups and yoghurts from House of Winston, Gippsland organic yoghurt, Cadbury chocolate shake, Margaret River yoghurt and cheeses, and
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      DAIRYCARE
      183 21 BUYING AND STORING TIPS: Buy dairy products that are properly displayed in the chillers (below 4 degrees C). Buy only the required amount of dairy products that you can consume as they have a limited shelf life. Dairy products should be consumed within the used-by date. Purchase chilled and
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Japan's a good bet
      428 22 Despite recent decline, bourse looks attractive in the long-term THE Japanese stock market has declined sharply in recent weeks and spooked investors. Should they be really concerned or is the pullback an opportunity to buy more? Mr Wee Ban Yew, OCBC Asset Management's fund manager for
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2599 22 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Enquiries: I Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon The sultan who could have become president
      486 26  -  Asif Ansar Sultan Hamengku Buwono quit race for Indonesia's top job as a matter of principle asif@newstoday.com.sg HE IS seen as the sultan who could one day become the president of Indonesia. And this year, the Sultan of Jogjakarta came close to realising
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      Lock icon Indian govt unveils policy blueprint
      185 26 Reuters NEW DELHI India's new government vowed to maintain economic reforms and pursue peace with Pakistan in a policy roadmap unveiled yesterday after the ruling coalition ironed out differences with leftist allies. The policy blueprint for the next five years, called the Common Minimum Programme,
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      Lock icon Olive branch for US in Iraq
      316 31 Agencies Sadr's truce offer seen heralding end to costly fight with extremists BAGHDAD The United States yesterday found some possible respite from its troubles in Iraq after rebel cleric Moqtada Al Sadr offered a truce to US forces surrounding him in the holy city
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon UK arrests Osama supporter wanted in US
        60 31 Reuters British police arrested Muslim cleric Abu Hamza Al Masri yesterday in a raid sparked by an extradition warrant from the United States. The US request for the cleric, who has urged "holy war" and admires Osama bin Laden, came as UK prosecutors
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        Lock icon Al Qaeda behind double car-bomb attack: Pakistan
        56 31 -AFP The Pakistan government yesterday said Al Qaeda may have had a hand in the deadly double carbomb attack in Karachi on Wednesday. Two bombs exploded outside the Pakistan American Cultural Center and some 100 metres from the US Consul General's residence, killing
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        Lock icon Caribbean landslide, flood death toll hits 900
        53 31 Agencies The death toll from floods and landslides in Haiti and the Domin can Republic has risen to at least 900. Rescuers were digging through mud-soaked homes searching for survivors while authorities said nearly 30,000 people had been evacuated from their homes in
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon End seen to 21-year civil war in Sudan
        73 32 AFP The Sudan government and the main rebel group in the country signed accords on Wednesday to end 21 years of civil war that have killed two million people. The accords between Khartoum and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army on power-sharing and
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        Lock icon Australia plans ban on gay marriage
        58 32 Reuters Same-sex marriages in Australia will be outlawed and gay couples blocked from adopting children from overseas under laws proposed by the government yesterday. Prime Minister John Howard said his government would seek an amendment to the Marriage Act to define a marriage as
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        Lock icon HK free speech activists vow to fight on
        61 32 Reuters Nearly 300 academics in Hong Kong took out a full-page advertisement in the Chinese-language Apple Daily yesterday, saying freedom of speech was under threat ana vowing they would not be silenced. The ad came after three radio chat show hosts critical
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      315 42  -  Serene Foo FILM REVIEW The Day After Tomorrow QPECIAL-EFFECTS Oextravaganzas tend to be no more than eye candy. Technological marvels alone do not a good ++++H movie make. Thankfully, the director of The Day After Tomorrow, Roland Emmerich understands that yes, he's the same guy who gave
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      240 46  -  yong shu chiang An annoying high-school teen flick FILM REVIEW by TEEN movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen tries too hard to live up to its title character, a teen New Yorker transplanted to less glamourous New Jersey. Mary, with Broadway aspirations (hence preferring the more dramatic
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      143 46  -  Wendy Cheng MEDIACORP artiste Ng Hui will soon be joining lithe Ivy Lee on the bus in those Mary Chia slimming ads, that is. "We decided to have someone new, because people are saying that Ivy has always been thin!" joked Wendy Ho, managing
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      788 50  -  Pearlyn Tham Text: pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg WHEN a colleague was invited to a retro-themed party recently, he had to scout around for an Afro wig. If he had known about L'oreal Professionnel's new Majilift Retro Browns Collection, he would have had an easier time letting retro go to his
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      53 52 Besides your hair colour, you can also relive the '60s with the right outfit and accessories. We show you how retro can also look modern. Pink hook-ancT eye cardigan $189 from Woods Woods, pleated skirt $79 j| from Top shop. Retro plastic necklace $13 and earrings $9 from
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      13 54  -  Reeta Raman Text: reeta@newstoday. com. sg Photos: Wee Teck Hian
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      647 56  -  Reeta Raman Text: (reeta@newstoday.com.sg) Photos: Trevor Tan Vintage and retro-inspired furniture do not only belong on a '60s film set or in an eccentric granny's home. Reeta Raman susses out three home decor retailers who will put you in the mood for Mod. LORGAN'S Stepping into this store
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      708 58  -  Jasmine Oei Text:. jasmine. oei@newstoday. com. sg Photos: Trevor Tan, David Yeo and Wee Teck Hian Groovy, baby! Check out American diner Billy Bombers EAT, drink and enjoy Americana at Billy Bombers. The chain of restaurants is modelled after a typical '50s American diner and serves food reminiscent
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      229 76 AFP TENNIS French Open PARIS Top seed Roger Federer reached the third round of the French Open men's singles last night, defeating Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6). The Wimbledon and Australian Open champion will next take on the winner of the tie between
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