Today, 21 September 2004

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    14 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday September 21, 2004 mita (P) 103/07/2004 I
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    Lock icon SBY on course for a landslide victory
    546 1 But it won't be smooth sailing for ex-general if he wins Indonesian presidential election JAKARTA Indonesia yesterday voted emphatically for change in a peaceful election that, according to the latest surveys, was expected to give former General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono a landslide victory.
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    Businesswoman in China car crash
    234 1  -  Lee Ching Wern and Tor Ching Li PROMINENT businesswoman Diana Young (picture) was involved in a serious car crash yesterday evening in Xi-an, China. At her home last night, worried family members and friends gathered as her husband Eugene prepared to fly to China. The
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      177 1 /A=diaCorp class tuesday wednesd ayfridaysalii rday I SHARE YOUR FREE NEWSPAPER I Make every day count. This September, just spend 7 days in a row and get 8x the Rewards points*, guaranteed. On top of great deals at over 500 outlets in Singapore, you'll enjoy exclusive dining privileges* at: Baker's
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      37 1 NEWSX^/lEWS ■Jeremy Lim How to handle bullies/3 No barriers Safety steps adequate, says ITA, SMRT/i William Pfaff A humiliating US pullout fromlraq?/28 CAMACHO QUITSjpM took on Madrid's l^. A superstars r^^*^fnß and lost i PAGE 38 W
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      Spending wisely on IVF
      558 2  -  Tan Hui Leng MOH breaks down costs, success rates of centres offering in-vitro fertilisation AT face value, it seems that KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) gives couples who need help conceiving the best value for their in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) dollar. With each treatment cycle priced
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      'Yes'to Upper Boon Keng upgrading
      133 2  -  Tan Hui Leng SOME 550 households at Upper Boon Keng Road will go through the Main Upgrading Programme (MUP) after 93.5 per cent of eligible voters said "yes". Voting began last Thursday and closed last night, a month after a similar vote at Paya Lebar
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      How to handle bullies
      640 3  -  Jeremy Lim |\IEWS£2!£!££SL Perhaps, it's time for schools to offer a course in 'life management' "IF you don't want to do anything, don't blame me if I do something nasty." That was what I said to my parents after telling them about my problems with bullies
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      Abdullah's greatest challenge
      313 6 To lead the Malay majority with fairness and meet minorities' expectations KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has revealed that his greatest challenge as Malaysia's leader is that of balancing his duty to lead the Malay majority population to greater heights and meeting the expectations of
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      Lock icon Love reigns in post-war Iraq
      58 6 Newly-weds Taher Rasul, 31, and his bride Rukayah Hazem, 18, arrive at the Al Mansour Hotel in Baghdad. After the US-led invasion, many Iraqis cannot afford a honeymoon, but marriages have risen by 60 to 70 per cent and divorce rates are falling despite the
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      Respect the yellow line
      592 6  -  Derrick A Paulo NO METAL railings. No half-height barriers. No pushing back the yellow line. No slowing the train down as it arrives at the station. Responsibility for safety is a personal matter, the Land Transport Authority and the SMRT Corporation said yesterday after deciding not
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon Lawyer assailant told to find another representative
        60 6 Channel NewsAsia Gilbert Louis, the man who punched and abused his former wife's lawyer in a judge's chambers, was yesterday given another month to find a lawyer to represent him in his appeal. Louis was originally sentenced to six years in jail, but
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        Lock icon Cracked windscreen forces SIA flight to make a detour
        50 6 Newsßadio 93.8 A Singapore Airlines flight from New York to Singapore made an unscheduled stop in London. Flight SQ2I had left New York on Thursday, but the pilot diverted the plane after the windscreen cracked while flying over the Baltic Sea.
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        Lock icon Another Jakarta blast victim flown here for surgery
        54 6 Channel NewsAsia Another Jakarta bomb blast victim was flown to Singapore on Sunday to have one of his legs amputated and shrapnel removed from his head. Mr Wahyudianto, a member of the Jakarta Police Mobile Brigade, was flown here with his wife
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        Lock icon Parliament to meet today
        80 6 Newsßadio 93.8 Several MPs have tabled questions on the new education initiatives for today's Parliament sitting at 1.30pm. MP for West Coast GRC Ho Geok Choo wanted to know why the plan to nurture bicultural elites was confined to two schools, while Nominated MP Chandra Mohan
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        Lock icon Fast food giant loses appeal
        53 6 Newsßadio 93.8 McDonald's has lost its appeal against a local food manufacturer, which named its products MacTea, MacChocolate and MacNoodles. McDonald's had claimed Future Enterprises infringed its trademark, but Chief Justice Yong Pung How agreed with the Singapore company's argument that its products were visually
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        Wong Kan Seng to visit NY
        42 6 The Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Wong Kan Seng, will be in New York until Thursday. He will visit the New York Police Department, the Combating Terrorism Centre in Westpoint and the Office of Emergency Management.
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        Lock icon AVA buys surplus birds
        67 6 Channel NewsAsia Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) officials yesterday bought 75 surplus chickens and ducks on Pulau Übin to ensure that families did not have more than 1 0 birds each a quota set to minimise the chances of bird flu virus infection. The birds, bought
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      377 5 SbarHub M Business Terms and Conditions: Terms defined or construed in the Prospectus dated 17 September 2004 bear the same meaning and construction in this advertisement. Potential investors are advised to refer to the Prospectus for information on the Offering. Any investment decision potential investors may make should be based
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      662 7 Star Hub W Mobile CableTV Star Hub Ltd omme (Incorporated with limited liability in the Republic of Singapore on 7 May 1998) IDD (Singapore Company Registration No. *****2208 C) Business Offering (the "Offering") by the Vendors (as defined in the prospectus dated 17 September 2004 (the "Prospectus")) in respect of
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Channel NewsAsia host Lisa Ang is pregnant
      182 8  -  Jeanine Tan JOINING the celebrity mom-to-be brigade is Channel NewsAsia host Lisa Ang. Lisa, who hosts the weekend lifestyle programme Hi Life, is three months pregnant. She only found out last week when she went to the gynaecologist "I was travelling so much
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      SIA to cut 70 finance jobs
      267 8  -  Jose Raymond SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) yesterday said it would cut 70 jobs in its finance division by the end of the year. This is in addition to the unspecified number of IT jobs the airlines said it would be paring as it moves to
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      Lock icon More tuning in to English radio
      84 8 Newsßadio 93.8 MORE people are listening to Eng-lish-language radio stations here, according to the latest Nielsen Media Research survey, with about 43 per cent of the population tuning in up two per cent from last year. MediaCorp Radio's Gold 90 FM station had its
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      Hospitality takes class and training
      466 10  -  Ted Chen Various schools offer programmes to meet needs AS SINGAPORE transforms itself into a service industry, the hospitality industry here is taking the next step by putting a greater emphasis on training. There are several privately-run hospitality schools already here, the most popular being
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      111 9 Fares are valid for sale from 21 st 23 rt September 2004. Travel must be completed by 30 th November 2004. Fares shown are per person and exclude taxes and other surcharge. All tickets must be issued by 27 th September 2004. SGDIOO.OO will be levied for any change of
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      Focus On TheFamily
      278 12  -  Dr James Dobson m DONT QUIT EARLY Have you ever thought about how long it takes to raise a human being and get him or her ready for independent living? Hamsters are ready to go on their own in three weeks! Little kittens need just two months;
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      Calling for a disabled-friendly, integrated transport system
      526 12 'Heartware' needed along with hardware, software of accessible system IT WAS encouraging to hear Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reiterating the Government's support for disabled children on Saturday, with the Ministry of Education planning to spend $220 million over the next four years
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon StarHub will focus on Singapore, says CEO
      276 14 Bloomberg Shares may start trading on Oct 13, according to prospectus STARHUB, which has started marketing its initial public share sale, said it will focus on opportunities in Singapore and has no plans to expand in the region. "We are focused like a
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      Lock icon A-Sonic's takeover bid of Skywest is now unconditional
      156 14 Bloomberg A-SONIC Aerospace, a Singa-pore-based aircraft equipment and engineering supplier, said its takeover bid for Australian regional low-cost airline, Skywest, was unconditional after an investment firm acquired more than 50 per cent A-Sonic, which is investing in Skywest via Singapore-regis-tered investment company
      — Bloomberg  -  156 words
    • MarketWATCH
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        World markets
        54 14 ndex Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries laiwanWtd *****.49 *****.33 3628.70 5864.54 -56.87 -3.60 -2.90 +46.15 -0.51 -0.03 -0.08 +0.79 Korea Comp 856.87 +8.76 +1.03 KLCI 865.34 +5.68 +0.66 SET Index Jakarta Comp 668.29 814.62 -0.44 +1.56 -0.07 +0.19 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1702.21 251.24
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        SGX most active
        57 14 By volume Close SPH DB eCW*****8 0.345 SPH 4.800 UTAC 0.625 4CCS 0.670 ComfortDelGro 1.360 Chartered 1.030 liongWoon 0.390 Interra 0.140 Cosco Corp 0.925 ChinaAvOil 1.590 Change +0.045 +0.020 -0.015 +0.005 +0.050 -0.030 +0.005 +0.005 '000 +15.0 29,434 +0.4 23,81C -2.3 20,205 +0.8 17,235 +3.8 15,337 -2.8
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        SGX top rises
        83 14 By$ Fhai Prime200USS 11.000 +0.501 ISH500USS 6.500 +0.201 lurEng 2.540 +0.151 Fortune Reil HKS 6.300 +0.101 DUE 7.550 +0.101 iPH DBS eCW*****5 0.625 +0.07. \?i Breweries 7.500 +0.051 :omforlDelGro 1.360 +0.051 ihang Asia 2kHK$ 8.200 +0.051 iPH DB eCW*****8 0.345 +0.04. By percentage El Nets 0.015 +50.0
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        SGX top falls
        74 14 By$ DBS 16.100 -0.300 OOB 13.500 -0J00 0CBC4.55SNCPS100 102.600 -0500 SIA 11.300 -0500 Venture 16.500 -0500 KepCorp 7.300 -0.150 CITYDEV 6.600 -0.100 DBSBk6%NCPS10 108.400 -0.100 Hi-P 1.790 -0.100 lardine C&C 7.800 -0.100 By percentage PNE Iml W*****8 0.020 -42.9 FJBenW*****6 0.020 -33.3 fcPoh 0.010 -33.3 SC 0.025
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        ST Index – 1,988.11 -15.45
        4 14 ST Index 1,988.11 -15.45
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        Lock icon Singapore
        64 14 Dow Jones SHARE prices ended slightly lower as oil prices moved higher. Trade was generally thin as investors were cautious ahead of today's US Federal Reserve meeting. The ST Index ended down 15.45 points, or 0.8 per cent, to close at 1,988.11, after trading between 1,987.84 and 2,007.15 through
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 US$ 0.5917 UK£ 0.33 Yen 64.975 HK$ 4.6146 RM 2.2484 Euro 0.4855 Rupiah 5346.4 Baht 24.428 Peso 33.258 A$ 0.8479 Indian Rs 27.143 Won 678.39 C$ 0.7676 Yuan 4.897 NZ$ 0.896 NTS 20.039
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        Lock icon Commodities
        27 14 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 405.900 Silver uss/oi 6.250 Platinum uss/.i 839.000 Rubber centsAg 236.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 544.5 Brent crude uss/iorrei 42.05 Information provided by
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      'Not a sexy stock'
      333 16  -  Jaime Koh China-based cigarette packager launches IPO DESCRIBING a stock as "not sexy" is hardly the way one would expect a company chairman to promote his company, especially one about to launch its initial public offering (IPO). "It's not a sexy stock we're talking about here,
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      Temasek Holdings hits back
      305 17  -  Tay Tsen-Waye Claims Economist report gives wrong impression of company TEMASEK Holdings has responded to an article in The Economist, accusing it of painting a "distorted picture" of the Singapore investment company. In a letter addressed to the The Economist editor, Mr Bill Emmot, Temasek's corporate
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      198 17 China's Zhongguo Jilong expects to raise about $27.5 million in net proceeds from its initial public offering (IPO). The food and beverage firm is offering 1 34.7 million new shares at 22.5 cents each when it launches its IPO today. Zhongguo Jilong is offering 5 million shares to the
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      Lock icon Chartered may see loss in Q4: Analyst
      264 19 Bloomberg CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing, which in the first quarter turned profitable after three years of losses, may lose money in the fourth quarter on declining sales, a Goldman Sachs Group analyst said. The world's third-largest maker of made-to-order chips may lose US$2O.l million
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      Lock icon Steel hits construction of oil terminal
      155 19 Dow Jones OIL AND chemicals storage operator Vopak Terminals has held back construction of a planned $625-million terminal in Singapore by four months to December, after delays in acquiring steel for its construction. "The problem (was) the availability of steel, it's as simple as
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      Temasek eyeing China Power stake
      357 19 HONG KONG Temasek Holdings will buy a stake in the initial public offering (IPO) of China Power International Development, which is planned for next month in Hong Kong, according to Dow Jones. China Power has set a price range for its listing that could raise
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  • INFOTECH
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      Great IT ideas start here
      557 21  -  Francis Chin Innovative programmes define Ngee Ann Poly's school for IT innovators IP TELEPHONY, grid I computing, Web services and bio-informatics are some of the latest technology "buzz" subjects taught at Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of Infocomm Technology (ICT). The school, which produces more than
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      Lock icon Pssst! Get a load of this Microsoft source code
      253 21 -AP SEATTLE Microsoft Corp is I expanding a programme to give government organisations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals that make such source code available freely. Microsoft will offer more than 60 governments
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        Lock icon Govt's e-services world No 2
        103 22 AP A university study has found that Taiwan and Singapore lead the United States and Canada in providing government services online. The Brown University survey, in its fourth year, measures the online performance of governments in 1 98 countries. Professor Darrell West and a team
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        Unlimited Wi-Fi surfina for free
        89 22 H w V ■VI Funan The IT Mall has launched a free service offering unlimited broadband WiFi hotspot services to shoppers. Regardless of which Internet service provider they subscribe to, shoppers go wireless surfing with their Wi-Fi devices within the mall for as long as
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        Looking for gatekeeper security?
        61 22 Tandberg has added a gatekeeper to its Internet Protocol offering, completing an end-to-end solution that includes a gateway, multipoint control units, video system endpoints and management software. As a rack-mount appliance, the Tandberg Gatekeeper provides reliability and security. The scalable gatekeeper is built on MXP technology
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        The first enterprise-class firewall
        35 22 Stonesoft has announced that its StoneGate Firewall VPN will be available on IBM eServer OpenPower systems early next year, making it the first enterprise-class firewall and VPN available for OpenPower servers.
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      Lock icon World's first 8GB NAND chip
      296 22 -AFP Samsung claims a few breakthroughs I SEOUL South Korea's Samsung Electronics has claimed breakthroughs in key technologies that promise greater data storage and faster processing. The world's leading semiconductor maker said it has developed the first 60-nanome-ter BGB NAND Flash memory chip used for
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      Cheaper software? Don't count on it
      568 24  -  John Lui Commentary I ON A recent trip to Bangkok, I I bought a pair of jeans. Smart people pay the "Bangkok price" which is like the Singapore price, but with the decimal point moved a few places to the left So, there I
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      HELP DESK
      380 24 Blue screen of death after virus infection Q: My notebook (Windows ME) was infected with the W32.Netsky.P virus. I downloaded the removal tool FxNetsky.exe from the Symantec website, disabled System-Restore, disconnected from the Internet and ran the tool. To my surprise, no files were infected. I proceeded to
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        A Flash in the pan?
        622 26  -  Tracy Dean Flash can be used to visually enhance a website, but it can also be overused if restraint is lacking I SURFING the World Wide Web, you I come across all types of content presented in many ways, such as text, hyperlinks, graphics and
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        48 27 AFP Prime Minister John Howard yesterday unveiled a Asl 00-million ($llB million) plan to use "flying squads" of Australian police to preempt terrorist strikes in neighbouring countries. Some officers would be based overseas, includina a team in Indonesia, he said.
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        50 27 AFP India will seek the help of private consultants McKinsey, the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, or Tata Consultancy Services, to determine how many of its population are HIV-positive. Activists charge that its official estimate of 5.1 million is too low.
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        47 27 Malaysian police have discovered that foreign prostitutes in Seremban are offering a "pay later scheme", the New Straits Times reported. Officers who arrested the prostitutes at two hotels last week found 22 "555" notebooks with details of clients and the money they owed.
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      301 27 Huge deficit worries international creditors as key officials quit MANILA A string of resignations by Philippines President Gloria Arroyo's top advisers has made international creditors jittery about the government's ability to introduce tough reforms to reduce a massive budget deficit that could torpedo the economy.
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      736 28  -  William Pfaff Whoever wins may have to take responsibility for 'losing' Iraq PARIS The American election campaign debate over what to do in Iraq matches one version of fantasy against another. Republicans and Democrats have a story to tell glossing over their disquiet about how matters stand
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      Lock icon Sweet farewell for Frasier, Sex
      422 29 AFP Emmys honour departing series, but ignore Friends LOS ANGELES Mob hit The Sopranos strong-armed its way to success at the annual Emmy awards on Sunday, while Sex and the City heroine Sarah Jessica Parker finally hooked up with a long-awaited best comedy actress statuette.
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      Best of 2004 TV
      168 29 Drama Series: The Sopranos, HBO Comedy Series: Arrested Development, FOX Miniseries: Angels in America, HBO Reality Show: The Amazing Race, CBS Actor, Drama Series: James Spader, The Practice, ABC Actress, Drama Series: Allison Janney, The West Wing, NBC Actor, Comedy Series: Kelsey Grammer, Frasier, NBC Actress,
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      Esplanade's bill of financial health made public
      325 29  -  David Chew EVERYONE treats the Esplanade Co Ltd as a business entity when, in reality, it's more of a community project than anything else. Balance sheets, profits and losses don't really come into the picture when you talk about an arts centre, said
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        MAID in Singapore
        371 30  -  Yong Shu Chiang Local director eyes region with horror flick KELVIN Tong had special requirements when he went house hunting recently. He needed an old-fash-ioned shophouse, a derelict dwelling that hadn't been renovated for ages and that had a spooky ambience and eerie acoustics. What he found
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        Our digital equipment, your short film
        149 30  -  -Jeanine Tan AS LONG as you want to make a film, we'll loan you the equipment to make it, promised the organisers of a digital-video festival, Canon Singapore and the Digital Media Hub (DMH). Individuals can borrow digital camcorders for a week, which, according
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        Heart can fail if blood supply cut by 30%
        528 31  -  Lynn Seah Previously it was thought to be 80-90%, says cardiologist MOST people know that clogged arteries lead to heart attacks and so, conventional wisdom has it that the more cholesterol-laden your arteries are, the more vulnerable you will be to
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        A healthy lifestyle pays, even when young
        216 31  -  Surekha A Yadav IF YOUR child is obese as a teenager, even if he or she grows up slim, the risks of developing a heart condition later in life are higher, found a study published in the British Medical Journal. Dr Lim Shun
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        Public forum on asthma, allergies in kids
        132 31  -  Pearlyn Tham IS YOUR child suffering from asthma or any form of allergy? Find out more about the medicines and treatments available at the "Asthma Allergies in Children" public symposium on Oct2. Organised by the National University Hospital Children's Medical Institute "I CAN!"
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        It's a BIG deal
        380 32  -  Re eta Raman Commitment helped Wee Kee shed 27kg in a year OHE ran, swam and walked her weight Oaway, shedding a hefty 27kg in slightly under a year. Yet, 28-year-old First Sergeant Lim Wee Kee is modest about having lost so much weight. "I saw
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        169 32  -  Pearlyn Tham IF YOU are expecting your first child or experiencing difficulties in your pregnancy, have your antenatal concerns answered at the "Pregnancy A Gift of Love" public forum. This forum is organised by Mount Alvernia Hospital and will be held on Oct 2
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      293 37  -  Tan Yo-Hinn SINGAPORE are one of the leading netball teams in Asia, ranked No 3 on the continent. But according to Molly Rhone, president of the International Federation of Netball Associations (Ifna), the next step for the Republic is to play more international matches
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      Lock icon Big stars, big money
      496 37  -  TAN YO-HINN Top shuttlers expected as S'pore Open secures new sponsor BADMINTON Aviva Open Singapore THREE months ago, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) inked a five-year partnership worth $4.2 million with leading badminton equipment and apparel brand Yonex-Sunrise. It was the biggest deal in the SBA's
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      Top-class competition improves mental strength
      283 37  -  DAN PEK SINGAPORE'S best chance of winning an Olympic medal for the first time in 44 years came to nothing in Athens last month. The Republic's top paddler Li Jiawei cracked under pressure after making it into the last four of the women's table tennis
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      Lock icon Party time, Tampines style
      584 38  -  STANLEY HO As Stags celebrate historic title, Mah dreams of a Double NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Tampines 5 Woodlands 1 AMID the colourful swirl of confetti and the noise of a traditional dragon dance and firecrackers, Tampines Rovers were officially crowned champions of the 2004 NTUC Income-Yeo's
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      Geylang's O'Donell hopes for a stirring atmosphere
      422 38  -  STANLEY HO AFC CUP, QUARTER-FINAL Geylang v Perak (2-1 after Ist leg) GEYLANG United are hoping that local football fans will come out in force at the Bedok Stadium tonight (7.30pm), when the S-League side take on former Malaysian league champions Perak, in
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      Lock icon One of the greatest of all time, legendary manager Clough dies
      200 39 -AFP LONDON Legendary manager Brian Clough, who led Nottingham Forest to two European Cup titles, died yesterday. He was 69. Clough, a great motivator and tactician who led Forest to two European Cup wins in 1979 and 1980, was
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      Lock icon Camacho admits defeat
      616 39 Agencies Unable to control the galacticos, Real Madrid coach quits in a huff MADRID Nothing ever lasts long for Real Madrid manager Jose Antonio Camacho. Just three games into the season, the man with the famously sweaty armpits and the soothing presence of a rhino has quit
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      506 39 Arr Arsenal 6 5 1 0 21 7 16 Chelsea 6 4 2 0 6 1 14 Everton 6 4 1 1 8 6 13 Bolton 6 3 2 1 11 8 11 Tottenham 6 2 4 0 4 2 10 Middlesbrough 6 3 1 2 11 10
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      Lock icon Europe complete US humiliation
      667 40 Agencies Montgomerie and Co unite to secure their biggest victory in the tournament's history GOLF, RYDER CUP United States 9 1/2 Europe 18 1/2 MICHIGAN With the Ryder Cup won, Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood raced to their boisterous fans and unfurled the European Union flag,
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      425 40 FRIDAY MORNING FOURBALLS Knowing Tiger Woods and Phij Mickelson would be paired together in the first match, European captain Bernhard Langer sent out Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington and was rewarded with a 2&1 victory. It also dealt the US an early
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      296 40 -AFP MICHIGAN When he sank the decisive putt, he dropped his putter, raised his arms and struggled in vain to hold back the tears. Colin Montgomerie wrote the perfect fairytale conclusion to the greatest European victory in Ryder Cup history on Sunday
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