Today, 18 September 2004

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    12 1 weekendTODAY September 18 -19 2004 mita(p) 105/07/2004 we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon LOCAL MEDIA'S NEW MIX
    1224 1  -  Val Chua MediaCorp and SPH ink deal to consolidate mass TV and newspapers AFTER four years of costly experiments and aggressive moves, media competition in Singapore has taken on a new meaning. MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday inked deals that will see the rivals
    WEE TECK HIAN  -  1,224 words
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    Lock icon Howe Liang's weight of frustration
    904 1  -  Jose Raymond THE MAN who lifted Singapore to its only Olympic glory is in need of a lift himself. Tan Howe Liang, 71, is about to lose his "home" of 22 years a dingy equipment storeroom located inside the National Stadium's gymnasium, where he works.
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    DETAILS OF THE DEAL:
    214 1 TV •MediaCorp and SPH will form a 80-20 joint venture, MediaCorp TV Holdings. This will house MediaCorp TV's channels 5, 8, and TV Mobile; SPH Media Works' channels U and i; and MediaCorp Studios. •Channel i's commercial viability to be reviewed. •SPH will pay $10 million
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  • NEWS
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      MediaCorp eyes Asian market
      155 2 MEDIACORP intends to produce better content and expand its television business in the Asian region, possibly in partnership with Singapore Press Holdings, group CEO Ernest Wong said yesterday. "With value-destroying competition out of the way, MediaCorp and SPH as partners can work together selectively to penetrate
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      MICA: LOCAL PLAYERS WELCOME IN MEDIA MARKET
      73 2 THE media giants' deal has the inprinciple approval of the authorities, who will give their final blessings after scrutiny of the formal consolidation application. Ms X Bhavani of the Ministry for Information, Communication and the Arts yesterday said: "The Government would like to
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      Today to push ahead as quality, free newspaper
      272 2  -  Tor Ching Li Today will incorporate the Streats name when the deal is legally completed, MediaCorp Press CEO and Editor-in-chief Mr Mano Sabnani said yesterday. "But nothing else will change for Today." By buying a 40 per cent stake in MediaCorp Press,
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      Teen comedy Saved! by Mature 18 rating
      165 4  -  Yong Shu Chiang A TEEN comedy set in an American Christian high school will be released for commercial screening one week after it was due to open. Starring Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin, Saved! had initially been passed without cuts with an NCI6
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      Youth to clean up Chek Jawa
      102 4 MORE than 50 young volunteers will help clean up Chek Jawa on Pulau Übin this Saturday. The project, by the Singapore International Foundation's Youth Expedition Project Alumni (Yepa), is part of the annual International Coastal Cleanup Singapore (ICCS) campaign. The Blue Water Volunteers, a
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      Lock icon Teachers with hearts of gold
      460 4  -  Lee U-Wen Spores caring educators honoured FIFTY cents. It may not mean much to many these days, but it buys 10-year-old Shermaine Quek a bowl of her favourite soup noodle at recess. The pocket money the Fuhua Primary student receives everyday is thanks to Mrs
      LEE U-WEN  -  460 words
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      255 5 AUTHORIZED DEALERS: Ang Mo Kio Central M.S. Colour Service 6457 6380. Causeway Point Posh Photo (Metro Dept Store) 6893 9363. Standard Photo 6893 2267. Centrepoint Max Photo 6733 3848. Far East Plaza Ngen Seng 6734 9342. Holland Village Parisilk 6466 6155. Junction 8 Standard Photo 6353 5071. Lucky Plaza Aik
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  • HUMOUR/NEWS
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      Lock icon Has another man been in your house?
      748 6  -  Neil Humphreys Eggs, ice-cream and a clean bathroom are the telltale signs RECENTLY, I discovered a stranger in my house. Walking into the kitchen, I found him scrubbing the bathroom's floor tiles, which was a tremendous shock as my wife and I never
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      Award for Indian entrepreneurs
      235 6  -  Surekha A Yadav A NEW award will recognise outstanding entrepreneurs in the Indian business community. The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), together with main sponsor DBS Bank, launched the SICCI-DBS Indian Entrepreneur Awards 2004 yesterday. Applications open today for all ethnic Indians who
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon Aussie official in maritime security talks
        53 6 It Channel NewsAsio The head of Australia's Taskforce on Offshore Maritime Security, Mr Robert Tonkin, was here to discuss maritime security issues with Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Ronnie Tay, and Peter Ho, the chairman of Singapore's Maritime Security Taskforce and Permanent Secretary for
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        SMRT S'pore-JB bus service from Sunday
        35 6 SMRT will launch its first bus service from Singapore to Johor Bahru via the Causeway on Sunday. Service 950 will ply from Woodlands Regional Interchange to Kotaraya II Terminal.
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        S'pore, Brunei hold air defence exercise
        56 6 The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Royal Brunei Air Force (RB Air Force) are conducting a bilateral air defence exercise, codenamea "Ex Airguard". The exercise was opened by Air Force Chief Major-General Lim Kirn Choon and RB Air Force Commander Col
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  • LETTERS
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      Unaddressed drawbacks cost CPFIS members better returns
      186 8  -  Bin Hee Heng THE Central Provident Fund Board's letter, "The bright side of fund closures" (Sept 17), states that the closure of some funds in which CPF members invest "presents opportunities for unit-holders to switch to more cost-efficient funds or to cut their
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      Lock icon Unjust exclusiveness
      241 8  -  Ben Ong Seng Wee Club's refusal to admit domestic helpers an embarrassment WE ARE members of a club affiliated with the Tanglin Club. Recently, we had guests from Australia and decided to take them to the Tanglin Club for a meal. My sister has an 18-month-old daughter so,
      YEN YOK  -  241 words
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      Many pitfalls to state-funded pensions for elderly
      256 8  -  Greg Scow I REFER to your report, "No statebased pension for Spore: MOM" (Sept 15). It is vitally important to help our elderly population, who have contributed so much to Singapore's economic development We should explore policy options other than state-funded pension benefits,
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      Some misperceptions about ortho-k in need of correction
      330 8  -  Dr Stan Isaacs I REFER to your report, "Ortho-K, is it okay or not?" (Sept 15). We would like to set the record straight on several issues. First, ortho-k (Orthokeratology, Corneal Molding or Corneal Refractive Therapy) lenses do not exert pressure to
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  • HOW TO GROW YOUR MONEY
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      Putting back the trust
      716 9 Unit trusts may have been misunderstood as an asset class THE sudden closure of some 18 unit trusts in the last three weeks, coupled with the volatility of the returns in recent years have understandably disillusioned many investors. But should you withdraw all your investments from
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      BEYOND STOCKS
      130 9 UNIT TRUSTS don't just invest in stocks of companies but other instruments as well. Here is a primer: Bond funds Underlying assets can range from traditional government bonds to speculativegrade high-yield bonds, which invest in companies that are rated below investment-grade. Money market funds Invest in high-yielding money
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      TRUE OR FALSE ?
      126 9 TRUE OR FALSE Send your answers together with your name, l/C number and telephone number to us at Wealth_Mgmt@ocbc.com.sg by Wednesday. Please remember to indicate "TODAY Quiz" in the subject line. A lucky winner will win $30 worth of Takashimaya shopping vouchers. The answer to last week's quiz is: True,
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      Ask OCBC.
      289 9 Ql am 53 years old and will be able to withdraw my CPF in about two years' time. I expect to accumulate a lump sum of about $500,000 in both my Ordinary and Special Accounts by then. What will be my available options and what are the investment
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      PROMOTIONS
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon August non-oil exports surge 29%
      368 10 Dow Jones Pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals drive growth SINGAPORE'S key exports rose a better-than-expected 29 per cent to $11.47 billion last month from August last year, boosted by a sharp increase in shipments of pharmaceutical and petrochemical products, International Enterprise Singapore said on Friday. Seasonally-adjusted, non-oil
      – Dow Jones; WEE TECK HIAN  -  368 words
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
      87 10 Dow Jones Singapore Technologies Engineering's US operations, comprising VT Halter Marine, VT Miltope and ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering, sustained only "minor damage" from Hurricane Ivan, which hit parts of southern US on Thursday, the company said. Fraser Neave (F&N) has raised its stake in the United Kingdom's Fairbriar to
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    • MarketWATCH
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        ST Index — 2,003.56 +6.44
        4 10 ST Index 2,003.56 +6.44
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        Singapore
        248 10 SHARES closed mixed on Friday after reversing an early dip, with the ST Index rising on gains in Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) after it announced plans to merge some of its operations with Media Corp. The ST Index ended up 6.44 points, or 0.3 per cent, to close at
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        SGX most active
        64 10 )y volume Close Iosco Corp 0.925 »P H DB eCW*****8 0.300 i P H 4.780 :hinaAvOil 1.590 AMI 0.350 UrOcean 0.315 J1AC 0.640 kiaPharm 0.635 Horizon 0.150 iastTech 0.325 Change +0.020 +0.140 +0.360 +0.060 +0.005 +0.010 +0.015 +0.005 +0.010 +0.020 +2.2 +87.5 +8.1 +3.9 +1.4 +3.3 +2.4
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        SGX top rises
        87 10 By Close Change OBS Bk 6% NCPS10 108.500 +0.500 iPH 4.780 +0.360 lardineC&C 7.900 +0.200 KepCorp 7.450 +0.150 > P H DB eCW*****8 0.300 +0.140 >PHDBSeCW*****5 0.550 +0.125 ZITYDEV 6.700 +0.100 jealive50 19.000 +0.100 Fortune Reil HKS 6.200 +0.100 iy percentage Close Change (LWW*****6 0.055 +120.0 .&M
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        SGX top falls
        87 10 iy Close IBS 16.400 Change -0.200 )UE 7.450 -0.150 VPB Breweries 7.450 -0.100 :&N 14.200 -0.100 3CBC 4.5%NCPS 100 102.800 -0.100 ilA 11.500 -0.100 ilA 200 11.500 -0.100 fenlure 16.700 -0.100 i P H DB ePW*****8 0.105 -0.070 JOI 3.460 -0.060 By percentage S P H DB
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        World markets
        59 10 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries Eaiwan Wtd Korea Comp Value 11,082.49 13,224.93 3,643.90 5,818.39 848.11 Change Pis -56.87 +15.09 +7.30 -72.66 -7.27 -0.51 +0.11 +0.20 -1.23 -0.85 KLCI 859.66 +1.87 +0.22 SET Index 668.73 +6.34 +0.96 lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Wumbai Sensex 814.62 1,681.35 242.66
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 10 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 406.50 Silver uss/oi 6.30 Platinum uss/oi 840.50 Information provided by Rubber centsAg 214.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,557.00 Brent crude uss/barrel 41.12
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        Your S$1 buys
        34 10 UK£ 0.3292 Yen 64.936 HK$ 4.6131 RM 2.2465 Euro 0.4843 Rupiah Baht 5,342.6 24.428 Peso 33.233 A$ 0.8449 Indian Rs 27.147 Won 677.74 C$ 0.7627 Yuan 4.8931 NZ$ 0.8943 NTS 20.025
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      Lock icon Watchdog bites Citibank
      475 12 -AFP Japan's financial services regulator shuts down bank's private banking operations TOKYO Japan's financial watchdog on Friday ordered Citibank's private banking division for high net worth clients to shut for amassing profits illegally and for misleading customers and inspectors. Four branches, one in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district
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      S'pore Exchange to pay more profit as dividend
      264 12 SINGAPORE EXCHANGE (SGX), which runs Singapore's equities and derivatives markets, aims to pay more than half its annual profit as dividend. "We have this policy of paying at least 50 per cent of our profit as dividends," SGX chief executive Hsieh Fu
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      SGX names 3 new directors
      98 12 SGX has appointed three new directors to its board. They are Sing Tel CEO Lee Hsien Yang, Hyflux CEO Olivia Lum Ooi Lin and Nomura International senior adviser Robert Owen. SGX also announced plans to move away from its employee share option scheme to a
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      Lock icon Malaysian budget airline Air Asia may raise up to $445 million via IPO in November
      298 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ambitious budget carrier Air Asia is expected to raise as much as RMI billion ($445 million) in its initial public offering (IPO) due in November, industry sources said on Friday. "It
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      Lock icon StarHub share sale to net $554 million
      339 12 Bloomberg STARHUB, Singapore's secondlargest telecommunications company, said it might raise gross proceeds of about $554 million from its planned initial public offering (IPO). The telco is offering 481.8 million shares, or 22.8 per cent of its share capital, at a maximum price of
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      KOVAN MELODY
      519 14 a hit with homebuyers Developer releases more units as 90% of initial 230 units released were snapped up during weekend launch which drew 8,000 visitors CROWDS gathered at the much-antici-pated launch of Kovan Melody last week, with as many as 8,000 eager prospective buyers jostling to view the
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    • PROPERTY
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        Lock icon Making money in holidays
        628 16  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Ted Chen Timeshare concept catches the imagination of Singaporeans THE much-maligned "timeshare" concept is catching on. Today, 30,000 Singaporeans own timeshare homes, according to Resort Condominium International (RCI), the world's leading vacation ownership exchange. "Timeshare", the system of purchasing just the amount of
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        hot property
        107 16 Asking price: $2.6 million Big families welcome FOR large extended three-generation families looking to bunk together, this pair of 999-year leasehold semidetached houses are on sale for a combined price of $2.6 million. Located off Dedap Road, each house has two-and-a-half storeys with four bedrooms, four bathrooms and
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        SOHO units go on sale
        126 17 PROPERTY GIANT Far East Organization is launching 48 units from the second tower of its Small Office Home Office (SOHO) at Central commercial development on Saturday. Each unit of the 227-unit development ranges from 600sqft to 870sqft and will sell for at least $630,000. Unit
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        ROOM with a VIEW
        135 17 SELDOM does an almost freehold landed property of this size come at this price. This 999-year leasehold semi-detached house is going for only $1.3 million. Situated off Chartwell Drive, the single-storey home boasts a land area of 3,2o2sqft and a built-up area of I,6oosqft. Marketed by
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    • GADGET
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        5x Power to the people
        533 22  -  Ariel Tarn Canon adds 5 models to its Power Shot digital camera family CANON has added five members to its Power Shot family of digital cameras to please a wider range of users from the amateur hobbyist to the no-nonsense professional. The cameras are equipped
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        Ralllisport2 brings you close to rallying nirvana
        317 22  -  Dawn Ong Game Review NAVIGATING that Roadster through our congested urban landscape must have bred many fantasies about hitting the gas on a dirt road, in open country. I was stunned at how close Rallisport Challenge 2 brought me to rallying nirvana the
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      • SHOPPIN GUIDE
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          NEC versa M540 notebook
          123 22 Powered by Intel Centrino Mobile Technology this notebook is designed for performance, mobility and wireless connectivity. Featuring the ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 Graphics with 64M8 dedicated video 1 memory, the 2.9 kg laptop is ideal for editing 3D graphics and computing multimedia applications. With its 15.4-inch
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          iRiver N10 MP3 player
          132 22 Wear this digital audio player around your neck like a fashion accessory. This device is light (22g) and stylish, with an OLED display that bears up to four lines of text. When not in use, it goes to screensaver mode automatically, displaying one of five user-selected
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          GP PowerBank Rapid 2
          111 22 For speedy power, get this GP Batteries product. The 1 1 1.5g device charges two pieces of GP 21 00 series (AA size) or 850mAh (AAA) Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries in about 2 hours. The lightweight charger is designed with intelligent safety controls, including
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          InFocus ScreenPlay 5000
          120 22 You don't have to spend tens of thousands on a large-screen TV to get larger-than-life images. Thi: product offers you life-sized high-definition images up to 11-feet wide for just $3,399. Its native 720p 16:9 format matches movie and high-definition aspect ratios while 1,1 00 video-optimised lumens and
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        A mirror, a TV and a screen
        334 24  -  Ariel Tarn are all in the MiraVision MirrorTV IT'S a mirror... and a television and an information display. Philips Electronics has outdone itself this time with its multitasking MiraVision MirrorTV a TFT high-definition LCD display integrated into a mirror. The eye-catching display uses
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        Epson's latest all-in-one device is a worthy deal
        275 24 THE Stylus CX4500 is Epson's latest all-in-one device for those who want to print, copy and scan documents and digital photos directly without using a PC. It prints up to 15 pages per minute in colour, with an image quality of 600x1,200
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    • CAR
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        Behold the new Mercedes models
        334 34  -  IColin Yong These stylish 'Sports Tourers' will bring the German marque into uncharted market territory TV TERCEDES-BENZ already has one IV-Lof the widest model line-ups of any car manufacturer but it is set to further expand its reach. Although the new Vision R (picture, left)
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        HERE'S THE 2005 ALL-STAR LINE-UP
        603 34 WITH the Paris Motor Show taking place next week, European car manufacturers are gearing up to showcase their latest models and many have already released pre-launch photographs. Not to be left out, Nissan now Japan's most profitable car maker has announced that it will introduce
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        More twists and turns
        558 35  -  Sheldon Trollope Forget Fl, the real drama is found at the World Rally Championship WE NOW live in an age when perfection is slowly but surely squeezing the life out of sports. In the English Premier League, Arsenal is continuing its unbeaten streak from last year.
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        SOLBERG IS THE COMPLETE WORLD RALLY CHAMP
        329 35  -  Sheldon Trollope TO BE world champion WRC or otherwise it is not enough to just be fast A driver made of the right stuff also needs to act the part. Two-time Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen may have been peerless in his
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Suicide bombers kill 10 in Iraq
      414 18 As US strikes aimed at Zarqawi leave about 60 militants dead in Fallujah BAGHDAD Violence continued unabated in Iraq as two suicide car bombers struck central Baghdad within an hour of each other on Friday, killing at least 10 people, while United States' air
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      Lock icon Beslan school siege: Chechen rebels claim responsibility
      199 18 Agencies MOSCOW Russia's public enemy No 1 Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev has purportedly claimed responsibility for the Beslan school hostage-taking that ended with the deaths of over 330 people two weeks ago. Rebels commanded by Basayev have "carried out a series of
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      'Bomb' carried into British parliament
      178 18 LONDON In yet another embarrassing security breach in Britain, an undercover journalist has reportedly managed to smuggle a fake bomb kit into the British parliament, three weeks after he started working as a waiter in one of its restaurants using false references. Mr Anthony France,
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      Lock icon US drops ultimatum on Iran's possible nuke plan
      236 18 -AFP VIENNA The United States bowed to European pressure in dropping an ultimatum on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons programme, diplomats said on Friday at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA). After tough and prolonged talks, Washington agreed to drop
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      Lock icon China's high suicide rate blamed on schizophrenia
      144 18 -AFP PARIS More than four million people in China have schizophrenia, a major factor in the country's phenomenal rate of suicide, according to a study published in the British weekly medical journal The Lancet on Saturday. Some 4.25 million Chinese are estimated to
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Student gets 3 life terms for killing parents, sister
        67 18 AFP A Filipino-born student found guilty of stabbing his parents and sister to death in Australia received three life sentences for the crimes on Friday. The Sydney court heard that Sef Gonzales, 24, resented his parents' strict discipline and their disapproval
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        Teacher beaten for allegedly cutting students' ears
        58 18 A teacher in Bangladesh's Bogra district was beaten by angry parents early this week after he allegedly cut the ears of 17 students with scissors for failing to learn religious verses, the BBC reported. Abdul Mazid Sardar, who has been sacked, is being
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        Lock icon Indon cops nab suspected explosives supplier
        64 18 -AFP Indonesian police on Friday said they had arrested a man suspected of transporting explosives to fugitive Malaysian bomber Dr Azahari Husin, a suspect in last week's bomb attack on the Australian embassy. A total of eight terror suspects have been arrested across Java
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        Bird-flu hit Kelantan faces foot-and-mouth disease
        53 18 The north-east Malaysian state of Kelantan, currently hit by an outbreak of bird flu, now faces the spread of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle in Pasir Putih district. A state veterinary official told The New Straits Times that 174 cows in six villages had so
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  • REFLECTIONS
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      singaporeseen
      549 20 A world traveller fascinated by Singapore HE handed in his resignation to pursue a dream and it was with the support and blessings of his former employer. Here's the story of how Portuguese photographer Tiago, 26, set out to fulfill his dream of taking pictures and travelling around the
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      Voting with electrons
      463 20  -  Dave Barry SOON the American voter will enter the sanctit of the voting booth and cast his ballot for the president Or, not A ballot can go back in time and participate in the election of 1848, or wind up in a distant galaxy, helping to elect
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      58 20 Ql5) 2/ 4/ '5 attentive /5 attentive inattentive inattentive fig.l fig.2 The probability that pupils will pay attention in a History class is 2/5. When Mrs Tan teaches the facts with a skit, the probability is increased to 4/5. What is the difference a great teacher makes? If you have
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      526 26 -AP But only if the awards show were held in the spring, when it could boost profile of programmes in danger of being axed EACH year, January and February bring an escalating rush of redcarpet excitement with the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Oscars.
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        636 27 Mercedes-Benz has a long and glorious history of producing some of the world's most powerful, luxurious and technologically advanced cars, but did you know that the Stuttgart carmaker's experience in building winning race cars stretches back to a time before Formula One even existed?
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        174 27 Sir Stirling Moss the champion's champion One of the greatest drives in history was accomplished by Sir Stirling Moss, who won the 1955 Mille Miglia (Italian for 'thousand mile') race at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. His time of 10 hours, seven minutes and 48 seconds remains unbeaten
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      272 28  -  -Jeanine Tan Thursday's show was a heady mix of nail-biting and jubilation THEIR fates have been decided meet the 12 finalists of Singapore Idol. Qualifying for the top 12 positions hasn't been easy. The expressions on the contestants' faces just before the results were announced on Thursday's
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      288 28 AS I watched the results unfold on Thursday's episode of Singapore Idol, I was brimming with anticipation on who would make it to the final group. My vote was for Maia, not because she was the best singer of the night but simply because she was
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      289 30  -  Yong Shu Chiang Film portrays former Philippines First Lady vividly DIRECTOR Ramona S Diaz is in town to attend the premiere of her controversial documentary, Imelda. The biographical film about former Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos, which won a Grand Jury Prize and best cinematography
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      302 30  - It's not just about winning Surekha A Yadav WITH over 25 celebrities coming together in a seamless show of tricks and illusions, it was easy to take for granted the hard work and training behind the scenes. Last Sunday's President's Star Charity show (which will be telecast aeain on Saturday
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        281 31  - My terrifying date with a cold, slimy Romeo Eveline Gan I WAS feeling a little weak in the knees when I met Romeo somewhere in a cosy corner of the Four Season's Hotel on Friday. Not that he was some dashing hunk. Romeo, you see, is a two-metre long Burmese
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      207 38 A mother'to'be need not compromise her fashion sense during her period of pregnancy. WITH the Government's new procreation policies, what better time could it be for mothers-to-be to have, well, a better time? Just because pregnancy might alter a woman's figure drastically, it does
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      377 41 AFP Woods and Mickelson flounder as US struggle BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan Hal Sutton's Dream Team of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson had a nightmare start to the Ryder Cup when they crashed 2 and 1 to Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington yesterday. It started a near
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      307 41 LONDON Jaguar are pulling their team out of Formula 1 at the end of this season, reported BBC Sport Online on Friday. The company made the announcement on Friday as part of a major shake-up by parent company Ford. Jaguar chairman Joe
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      777 42 Different paths ONE GOAL -AP De La Hoya and Hopkins put everything on the line in clash of the titans LAS VEGAS Oscar De La Hoya won an Olympic gold medal, made millions early and carved out an empire that includes his own promotion company. Bernard Hopkins spent time in
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      387 42  -  Dan Pek JUST like last year's event, the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2004 will see business companies compete for prizes. Held on Dec 5, with the start point at the Esplanade, various companies will battle it out in the Corporate Distance Challenge. Selected staff
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      192 42  -  Stanley Ho TO help Singapore groom promising athletes, Manulife (Singapore) have established a scholarship scheme at the Singapore Sports School, for the academic year beginning January 2005. The Manulife Scholarship Scheme will see four recipients receive $48,000 for a four-year tenure. "Our sponsorship dollars will help
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      444 43  -  TAN YO-HINN TORRENTIAL rain dogged the first three days of the 57th Volkswagen Singapore Open Amateur Championship, but in the final round on Friday, the heavens relented as the sun came out Leading by five strokes going into the
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      131 43  -  Tan Yo-Hinn THERE are now three more individual awards to recognise the efforts of coaches here in Singapore. On Friday, the new awards the high performance coaching award (senior competitions) and two development coaching awards for clubs and national sports associations were presented at the third Coach
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      131 43  -  Tan Yo-Hinn He won three gold medals at the 2002 Asian Games, but such huge triumphs dried up for Remy Ong ever since. Until Thursday, when he bagged the men's open title in the US$l5O,OOO ($254,000) sth Qatar International Open Championship, in Doha. Ong beat England's
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      493 44 AFP Below-par Spanish giants must silence critics MADRID Humiliation does not sit well with Real Madrid. The odd defeat is acceptable and the odd trophy-less season is tolerated, barely. But when a campaign ends with no silverware and another begins with a spectacular defeat in Real's
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      335 44 AFP ROME Lazio coach Domenico Caso has told his players they will only win the backing of their demanding supporters if they fight for the right to wear the club's sky blue shirt "The fans will be won over by sweat," said
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      412 45 Rio Ferdinand's failure to take a drugs test sparked a crisis that at one point threatened England's participation in Euro 2004. It landed him an eight-month ban which j will end on Monday. This is how the events unfolded. Sep 23: UK Sport's drug-testing team arrive at
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      326 45 AFP LONDON Self-doubt has been in short supply around Highbury this season, but Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is convinced his highflying team are capable of unearthing just enough to stop Arsenal's record-breaking unbeaten Premiership run on Saturday. Bolton, currently sitting in third
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