Today, 24 September 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Friday September 24, 2004 MITA (P) 103/07/2004
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Wooing the Islamic billion$
      898 1  -  Val Chua IT'S a phenomenon that has captured the imagination of the world's biggest financial institutions, with some US$l trillion ($1.7 trillion) of wealth worldwide waiting to be managed. It has also become a top priority for the new chief of Singapore's de facto central bank.
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      Lock icon US stocks mostly lower, oil higher
      124 1 -AFP NEW YORK US shares ended mostly lower yesterday as oil prices kept moving higher despite news that US strategic reserves may be tapped to ease supply concerns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 70.28 points to 10,038.90, the Nasdaq eked out a gain
      -AFP  -  124 words
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Views on rules for charities sought
      428 2  -  Tor Ching Li Items to be discussed include fund-raising efforts and pay structure JUST as the public has been increasingly generous in its donations to various charities or Institutions of Public Character (IPCs), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) is now calling upon IPCs to
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      Lock icon PAP CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN STYLE
      130 2 Tor Ching Li It was Boogie Whites at Zouk last night when 1,300 members of the People's Action Party {PAP) and its youth wing flooded the disco, in a joint celebration of the Young PAP's 18th anniversary and the PAP's 50th. To upbeat mambo
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      Lock icon Two new faces in Umno's top ranks
      317 2 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR New faces Mohd Isa Samad and Mohd Aii Rustam and incumbent Muhyiddin Yassin were yesterday elected to fill the three Umno vice-presiden-tial (VP) posts at the Umno 55th general assembly held at the Putra World Trade Centre here. Federal Territories
      — Agencies  -  317 words
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      The deputy sheriffs tough guy act
      639 3  -  NEWSssmmsoL But is Aussie PM indulging in election posturing, when talking about pre-emptive strikes on terrorist bases? Dr Khoo How San WHAT are we in South-east Asia to make of the deputy sheriff's latest shoot-from-the-lip tough talk that pre-emptive strikes on overseas terrorist bases
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      Elton, Taiwan media spar
      146 4 TAIPEI British pop star Elton John got involved in a shouting match with the Taiwanese media yesterday on his arrival for his first performance in Taiwan, media reports said. "We would love to get out of Taiwan if it's full of people like you," he shouted
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      Lock icon Megawati apologises
      340 4 Agencies In final address as leader, rues shortcomings JAKARTA In her final address to Parliament as president, Mrs Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday apologised for her government's shortcomings and unfinished business without conceding defeat in the country's first-ever direct presidential election. "There are a lot of things we still need
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Indon map to be redrawn
        50 4 AFP The map of Indonesia will soon have to be redrawn after Parliament created a 33rd province on the island of Sulawesi, officials said yesterday. The formation of the West Sulawesi province was passed by the House of People's Representatives on Wednesday, said a spokesman.
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        Lock icon S African broadcaster in probe
        59 4 AFP The state-run South African Broadcasting Corp was under investigation by a media commission yesterday for airing footage in its news programmes of the killing of a United States hostage in Iraq. The same footage was shown in the 1 Opm news on privately-owned eTV
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        Lock icon Dogs can detect bladder cancer
        65 4 AFP Dogs are being trained to detect bladder cancer by sniffing urine, using their sense of smell to identify a tiny, but characteristic, odour released by tumours, reported the British Medical Journal. British scientists trained six dogs over six months to differentiate between samples of
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Of Soviet swallows and 'craz/ Russians
      588 6  -  Derrick A Paulo Former diplomat and MP Conceicao tells all in memoirs to be launched today FROM Katong to the walls of the Kremlin, from elections to espionage, the landscapes of his life have changed dramatically over the years. Or as he puts it,
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      Lock icon Jackie's latest stunt Fending off fans
      49 6 TREVOR TAN Action star Jackie Chan, 50, greeting fans at the red carpet welcome for the premiere of his latest movie, New Police Story. The $25.5 million blockbuster, which opens today in Singapore, is distributed by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures and the Shaw Organisation.
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      2 more banks sue Asia Pacific Breweries
      222 6 TWO more banks have begun legal proceedings against Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd (APB) to recover money they lost as a result of fraud committed by former APB finance manager Chia Teck Leng. Yesterday, APB released a press statement confirming that it
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      Lock icon Trial starts for four commandos
      388 8 Channel NewsAsia Charges relate to NSman's death during training last Aug THE trial of the four commandos charged with causing the death of 19-year-old full-time NSman Hu Enhuai during training opened in the Subordinate Courts yesterday. Second Sergeant Hu died on Aug 21 last year
      – Channel NewsAsia  -  388 words
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      Lock icon LTA to up monthly quota of COEs from next month
      170 8 Channel NewsAsia THE number of certificates of entitlement (COEs) to be issued monthly is going up for all categories of vehicles except motorcycles. The monthly quotas for Categories A and E will be raised by 30 per cent from October
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      MOH plugs loopholes in elderly step-down care
      501 10  -  Tan Hui Leng More integrated approach needed, say aged care providers ADDRESSING some issues that have been plaguing the elderly step-down care scene, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is piloting an Aged Care Assessment Programme (Acap) to enhance the correct placement of patients
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      Fashion models take to the 'catwall'
      74 10  -  Ng Shing Vi Giving new meaning to nigh' fashion, Esprit will hold a fashion show on Oct 7 using the facade of the Raffles City complex as a vertical catwalk. Fifteen German models/athletes will sashay down the seven-storey 30m tall building, combining mountain-climbing skills
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        New centres give caregivers to elderly respite, 24/7
        156 10  -  Lee U-Wen The dependent elderly can now get professional care services round the clock, with the opening of two care centres by the Sree Narayana Mission Home aimed at easing the burden on caregivers. Yesterday, President S R Nathan officially opened its
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        Lock icon French president to visit Singapore next month
        80 10 Channel NewsAsia French President Jacques Chirac will pay a working visit to Singapore on Oct 6. This was disclosed after Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew met Mr Chirac for a private lunch at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday. After Singapore, Mr Chirac will
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      Lock icon Ban on M'sian eggs, poultry may end this month
      287 12 Channel NewsAsia, Newsßadio 93.8 THERE is no date yet for Singapore to lift the import ban on poultry and eggs from Malaysia. But Second Minister for National Development Lim Swee Say has not ruled out the possibility that it will happen
      – Channel NewsAsia, Newsßadio 93.8  -  287 words
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      From commando to wheelchair athlete
      638 12  -  Lee U-Wen Car crash cost S'porean his legs but didn't crush his spirit HE was one of the Singapore Armed Forces' elite, one of only 16 in his cohort to make it into the prestigious commando officer course. Skydiving, rappelling from helicopters, these were part
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      Focus ON The Family
      251 14  -  Dr James Dobson I Ateacher of 10-year-olds shared with me the results of a creative writing assignment she had given to her class. She asked the kids to complete a series of sentences that began with the phrase, "I wish..." The teacher expected them to write
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      Today reader says battle is over...
      126 14  -  Yim Yew Fei Now that SPH has share in this paper MR CLEMENT Mesenas' commentary on the survivability of Today (Sept 22) is based on the recognition by Singapore Press Holdings of the paper's editorial and profit potential. Although the ability of Today to
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      Today's independence, quality assured
      262 14 EDITOR'S REPLY: Your concern for the future of our newspaper is appreciated. The pessimism about its future independence needs to be addressed. Following the closure of Streats, the other free newspaper now circulating, SPH will own 40 per cent of Today's parent company, MediaCorp Press, while
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      MAS should make managers explain fund losses publicly
      123 14  -  Wong Chong Heng I REFER to the article, "Putting Back the Trust" (Sept 18-19). It is comparatively easy to gain the trust of investors so long as fund managers are capable of bringing in profits and reducing expenses. It is more difficult
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      Posthumous fine? Fine!
      397 14 TRANSPORT issues railroaded into the news again this week, with Monday's announcement by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the SMRT Corporation that they would, in short, not be implementing most of the platform safety measures suggested by numerous readers in these pages over the past two
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      Here's food for thought, AVA
      170 14  -  Lim Boon Hee I REFER to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority's (AVA) reply on the reasons behind the shortage of eggs (Sept 22). The AVA "actively seeks to diversify food sources to ensure a stable supply of safe food for Singapore". But, also according to
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon More foreign fund groups may leave
      410 16 Bloomberg S'pore market is too small, says financial expert MORE foreign fund managers are likely to follow AIG Global Investment Corp and Allianz Dresdner Asset Management in closing Singapore funds because the market is too small, UOB Asset Management's managing director Daniel Chan said
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      End of 'misleading' investment ads?
      324 16  -  Val Chua THOSE gimmick-filled advertisements which lure in retail buyers of investment products are being frowned upon by an industry body, as it moves to tighten the rules. The use of attention-grabbing headlines, such as the total returns over a multi-year horizon, may be misleading,
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      Lock icon Temasek's Mapletree to expand mall, plans reit
      148 18 Agencies MAPLETREE Investments, a property unit of Temasek Holdings, plans to list a $2-billion mall as a real estate investment trust (reit) by 2008, chief executive Hiew Yoon Khong said. Mapletree will also spend $280 million to expand the mall into Singapore's largest.
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      Lock icon Bankruptcies at record high
      292 18 Dow Jones Many still face financial hardship despite recovering economy THE number of bankrupts in Singapore rose to a record high last month despite a recovering economy, reflecting the financial difficulties faced by many Singaporeans amid job losses and pay cuts in recent years. According to
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    • marketWATCH
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        Singapore
        60 18 SHARES fell yesterday on concerns over rising oil prices that had lifted consumer prices in August. The consumer price index rose by 1.6 per cent last month from a year ago and by 0.1 per cent from July as higher oil prices pushed up transport costs. High oil prices
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        Lock icon ST 1ndex — 1,988.64 -4.911
        40 18 ST 1ndex 1,988.64 -4.911 Dow Jones The ST Index fell 4.91 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 1,988.64. On the broad market, decliners led advancers 1 89 to 1 34. Traded volume totalled 620.3 million shares valued at $608.3 million.
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        World markets
        57 18 Index Value Change Pts Nikkei 225 Closed Hang Seng 13,280.43 +8.20 +0.06 All Ordinaries 3,645.90 -6.70 -0.18 Taiwan Wtd 5,937.25 -32.93 -0.55 Korea Comp 829.68 -5.42 -0.65 KLCI 852.89 -3.41 -0.40 SET Index 648.80 -14.71 -2.22 Jakarta Comp 816.76 -1.46 -0.18 Phils Comp 1,742.56 +14.68 +0.85 Shenzhen B
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 18 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 409.90 Silver uss/oi 6.420 Platinum uss/oi 847.50 Information provided by Rubber cents/kg 215.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,517.50 Brent crude uss/borrel 44.73
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 US$ 0.5902 UK£ 0.3272 Yen 65.315 HK$ 4.6025 RM 2.2426 Euro 0.4792 Rupiah 5,385.2 Baht 24.449 Peso 33.271 A$ 0.8267 Indian Rs 27.103 Won 676.51 C$ 0.7566 Yuan 4.8851 NZ$ 0.8846 NTS 20.041
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        SGX most active
        56 18 fy volume Close Change '000 \dvHldg 0.320 Cosco Corp 0.990 laya Hldg 0.975 iuton 0.175 <epfapSGAeCW*****8 0.245 (1 Ventur 0.280 )io-Treat 0.855 ChuanHup 0.610 Wemtech 0.530 +0.035 +0.040 +0.010 +0.045 +0.005 +0.015 +0.010 +0.015 +3.7 +4.3 +6.1 +22.5 +1.8 +1.8 +1.7 +2.9 53,926 42,669 25,267 18,622 15,932
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        SGX top rises
        75 18 By$ KepCorp Close Changi 7.700 +0.251 SPC 3.160 +0.121 DBS 16.000 +0.101 luiiline C&C 8.050 +0.101 >hangAsia2kHKS 8.300 +0.101 ZhinaAvOM 1.650 +0.061 \pex-Pal 0.310 +0.05! Dayen jliraya 0.255 +0.05! 0.780 +0.051 Fortune Reil HKS 6.300 +0.051 iy percentage Close layen 0.255 Change +27.5 (epCorpSGAeCW*****8 0.245 +22.5 Ipex-Pal
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        SGX top falls
        80 18 By Close Changi XBC4.55SNCPS100 102.000 -0.401 F&N 13.900 -0.201 /enture 16.200 -0.201 ko HS 2.900 -0.121 BukilSem 13.200 -0.101 Creative 50 18.600 -0.101 ISH 500USS 6.550 -0.101 SIA 11.300 -0.101 m Breweries 7.450 -0.051 FIKLand USS 2.050 -0.051 By percentage L&M Close 0.005 Change -50.0 Yongnam W*****6
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      Lock icon Aug consumer prices up 1.6%, in line with forecasts
      195 22 Dow Jones SINGAPORE'S consumer prices rose 1.6 per cent last month from August last year, largely in line with economists' expectations and within the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) 1.5- to 2-per-cent forecast for the year. The consumer price index (CPI)
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      Lock icon Single-hulled tankers to be phased out
      328 22 Agencies S'pore set to remain top bunker port SINGAPORE will introduce a new licensing system for bunker vessels in January and phase out single-hulled ships in a bid to retain its position as the world's top port for marine fuel, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow
      – Agencies; AFP  -  328 words
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      Thumbs up for OCBC ATMs
      107 22 OCBC Bank has won the "Best Practice ATM Deployment Award" by the ATM Industry Association, the world's only international trade body for the ATM industry, at its annual awards. This is the first time that a bank in Asia has won this award. OCBC was
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      Lock icon China ready to make debut at G-7 talks in Washington next week
      264 24 Bloomberg CHINA will attend talks of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialised countries for the first time next week. This reflects the emerging importance of the world's biggest developing nation to the global economy, the US Treasury said.
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      Lock icon Helping poor is priority for Indian govt
      350 24 AFP HONG KONG India is committed to economic reform but improving the fortunes of its vast rural population and promoting agricultural development and infrastructure are priorities, the country's premier said in an interview published yesterday. India hopes to maintain a 7- to 8-per-cent
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      322 28  -  Tor Ching Li ENABLING parents to play "big brother" for their children may become big business for Mr Chui Wei Leong, who recently joined the ranks of technopreneurs. The 33-year-old electrical engineer quit his full-time managerial job in February to market his
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      Designing for new economy
      351 28  -  Tor Ching Li It's merging art, business, technology TWO far-sighted architects-turned-Singapore Polytechnic (SP) lecturers have seen the future and it is all about design. "Features, benefits and pricing are now obsolete," said Mr Liang Lit How, 37, manager of SP's Innovation Design and Enterprise in Action
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      90 29 Introducing the astonishingly stylish Proton GEN-2. There's only one thing to say when you've glimpsed the Proton GEN*2's striking exterior, inspired by the Lotus Design Studio creators of such renowned icons as the Espirt and the Elise. From its sleek, muscular shoulders to its uniquely configured rear lights, the GEN*2
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      621 32 -Dow Jones Rising consumer demand and global outsourcing will spur recovery, says First State Investments FIRST State Investments is optimistic about Asia's technology companies, saying growing demand from consumers in the region and new outsourcing opportunities will help this sector's shares reverse recent declines. Asian
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      Lock icon Gates is still the richest
      536 34 -AP Huge jump to 313 billionaires in annual rankings of Forbes magazine NEW YORK It looks like the US billionaire's club isn't quite as exclusive as it once was. There are now 313 billionaires in the United States, the largest number ever and a huge
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      Lock icon Singer 'had to be placed on list'
      224 34 AFP NEW YORK US Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday defended a US decision to deny entry to British singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, 57. "We have no charges against him," Mr Powell told reporters at the foreign press centre
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      222 34 AFP MIAMI Florida's Supreme Court yesterday allowed the husband of a brain-damaged woman to remove her feeding tube, over Florida Governor Jeb Bush's objections. Mrs Terri Schiavo, 40, has been hospitalised for 14 years in what some medical experts have called a vegetative state
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        Lock icon Hurricane Jeanne leaves 1,013 dead
        62 34 AFP The death toll in floods in Haiti has risen to 1,013, with 1,200 more missing and 918 wounded, a spokesman for the United Nations peacekeeping force has said. Most of the fatalities were in the northern city of Gonaives, where many streets remained underwater
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        Lock icon Senate confirms Goss as CIA head
        72 34 AFP The United States Senate has confirmed Mr Porter Goss, who led efforts in Congress to reform intelli-gence-gathering, as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for which he once worked as a spy. Senators voted 77-17 to overwhelmingly confirm the nominee who was
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        59 34 AFP The CBS television network in the United States has been slapped with a U*****,000 ($932,000) fine for broadcasting pop star Janet Jackson's breast to millions of people during the Super Bowl American football championship on Feb 1. The fine is the stiffest
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        Lock icon 2 new bird flu outbreaks in Kelantan
        51 34 AFP Two new bird flu outbreaks have been detected in Malaysia's Kelantan state, which remained under quarantine to check the spread of the disease, veterinary officials said yesterday. The HSNI strain of avian flu was detected in 1 1 chicken carcasses in two
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      Hope for parents in suicide letter
      350 38 Bullied victim's dad hopes her story will help others LONDON "Ugly and worthless" that was how a teenage British girl described herself in a letter before she died early this month from a drug overdose to escape the taunts of school bullies. Laura Rhodes,
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      Its not a small (Disney) world, after all
      57 38 From left: Canto pop star Jacky Cheung, Minnie Mouse, Mr Don Robinson, group managing director of Hong Kong Disneyland, and Mickey Mouse attending a ceremony marking the completion of the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, Hong Kong. The US$l.B billion ($3 billion)
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      Asian executives love flat-screen TVs
      150 38 HONG KONG Flat-screen televisions and digital cameras are the gadgets most coveted by Asian business executives, but 3G phones and MP3 players are near the bottom of their electronic shopping lists, according to a survey published yesterday. The executive lifestyle survey of 1,901 executives published
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      Lock icon S Korea sex crackdown
      361 40 -AFP 3,000 police raid red-light areas as tougher new law goes into effect SEOUL South Korea yesterday launched a crackdown on the sex industry as a new law targeting brothel owners, prostitutes and their clients went into force. Some 3,000 police raided red-light districts in Seoul
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      Lock icon Loan shark beaten up after threatening debtor's mum
      191 40 MELAKA A loan shark who threatened to harm an elderly woman over a debt dispute had the tables turned on him when her relatives gave him a beating instead. The 22-year-old money lender threatened the woman last Friday after her 19-year-old son
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      218 40 Agencies LONDON Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has reportedly decided not to release Iraqi scientist Rihab Taha, now in American custody in Baghdad. National Security Adviser Kassem Daoud yesterday told BBC Radio the decision was taken without any pressure from the United States.
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      168 40 BANGKOK More than 1,000 panicky education officials and teachers have sought transfers out of Thailand's restive south following the latest shooting of a teacher by suspected separatists, AFP reported yesterday. At least 200 teachers in Pattani, one of three provinces in the
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  • HUMOUR
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      1020 42  -  mr brown Much-maligned sales staff are not above blame but,customers need to go for training, too I WAS at the bank during lunch hour, queueing up to cancel my credit line because the yearly subscription was up; I didn't need any credit;
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      Lock icon I'm not just an action star
      608 44  -  Yong Shu Chiang Hollywood's fine, but Jackie wants more room to flex his acting muscles JACKIE Chan doesn't want to be known simply as a man of action anymore. In town to promote New Police Story, his first leading role in a Hong Kong
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      So happy together
      87 46 THE cast of Double Happiness which includes Jeff Wang (left) and Vivian Lai reunites for the sequel to the hit long-running drama series. The first 70 of 130 episodes aired earlier this year. The remaining 60 will air on Oct 5 at 7pm on MediaCorp TV Channel
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      Lock icon Thanks for the music ...
      242 46  - Thanks for the music David Chew Mamma Mia gets audience on its feet THE musical that has travelled to over 80 major cities around the world and been watched by more than 18 million people worldwide has reached our shores. And, judging from the response of the audience during the
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      BLUE AIN'T MISBEHAVING
      515 47  -  Elisa Chia Wi^and pleads hp^Tmty to -1^ AFTER cancelling two earlier concerts here the first one due to a go-carting accident involving a band member, the second because of last year's Sars scare UK quartet Blue is finally performing tonight at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Unlike other
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        Back and piping hot
        438 48 Jackie treats audiences to stunning, no-holds-barred action SEE Jackie run. See Jackie jump and kick. See Jackie balance himself on a runaway bus careening tnrough a busy Hong Kong street and smashing everything in its path. New Police Story is dubbed the film where action superstar
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        Lock icon Brando's ashes scattered
        141 48 AFP LOS ANGELES Hollywood legend Marlon Brando's ashes were scattered in California and Tahiti following a memorial service attended by stars such as Michael Jackson and Warren Beatty. The enigmatic double Oscar-winner spent time with Jackson who became one of his closest friends at Jackson's Neverland Ranch
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        Imagining Argentina
        159 48 FILM REVIEW by yong shu chiang THE authoritarian regime in Argentina in the 1970s is the backdrop of writerdirector Christopher Hampton's story of love, compassion, loss and survival. Antonio Banderas is the director of a children's theatre company who turns a blind eye to events in the hope
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        Irreverent look at religiosity
        364 50 I Saved! IF ONE were to watch only the first 20 minutes of Saved!, one might get the impression that it is targeting Christianity and religiosity in America. In a sense, that's a fair depiction of how segments of the mainstream public view the fervently religious,
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        Lock icon Was Britney's wedding a fake?
        215 50 AFP LOS ANGELES Pop star Britney Spears, who stunned fans with her secret wedding last weekend, faked the marriage amid a row over her pre-nuptial contract with her fiance, Us magazine said yesterday. The weekly claimed in its Oct 4 edition that it had obtained
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        In Imelda's shoes
        359 52 j Love her or hate her? Former first lady revealed IN REAL life, one develops certain idiosyncrasies that, when projected onto the big screen, may seem a little odd to the casual observer. Director Ramona S Diaz's look at Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the
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        Lock icon Miramax ready to back Michael Moore's next film
        211 52 -AFP LOS ANGELES Hollywood's Miramax studios is poised to throw its backing behind Michael Moore's next movie following the record success of his political screed, Fahrenheit 9/11 (picture), a report said on Wednesday. Entertainment industry paper Daily Variety reported that the maverick
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      465 57  -  Gurmeet Singh IF THE walls of your living room are beginning to look a bit jaded, it may be time for a splash of new colour through a paint job. For experts in the interior design business, the general rule with paint colours is: Light and
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      266 58 A BED is a bed. To the layman, a bed is just something comfortable you sleep on. But is your bed really offering you comfort and quality sleep? Not if you wake up every morning with a sore back. Choosing the right bed is something of an
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      255 58 PUT on your shopping shoes and get ready for some great furniture deals at Brighton. For three hours tomorrow, from 9pm to midnight, the showroom at Henderson Industrial Park has some great offers for home-owners. Brighton will be offering 20 per cent discounts on all
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      277 60 KEEP your beds and upholstery dust- and mite-free with MlTex a group of professionals who are trained in mattress sanitising. Most home-owners believe that regular vacuuming of mattresses is sufficient to remove dirt and mites from bed. This is only partially true;
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      675 64 Bonds' place in history is assured SAN FRANCISCO Barry Bonds will pass Babe Ruth's home run mark of 714 sometime soon. For sure. He will also blast his way past Hank Aaron's all-time record of 755. For sure. And every baseball fan will be watching, reported
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      553 64 AP, AFP Barry Bonds hit his 700 th home run last Friday and fol- lowed up with No 701 the next\ day. The total is third overall in major-league history 13 behind the most celebrated man to ever play the game. Babe Ruth, and 54 short
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      Lock icon Bring on England
      434 65 -AFP Windies' Sarwan confident of beating hosts, says Lara is fine SOUTHAMPTON West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan is confident that his team can end a long sequence of failures by winning the ICC Champions Trophy. The West Indies take on England at the Oval tomorrow, with Sarwan
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      Lock icon Japan want the rugby World Cup
      351 65 -AFP TOKYO Rugby minnows Japan are to bid against New Zealand and South Africa to stage the 2011 World Cup, and break the grip of the traditional powers on the prestigious tournament. Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) executive secretary Noboru Mashimo visited International Rugby
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      Lock icon Crisis-hit Jordan lose backing, vow fight to the death
      368 65 -AFP SHANGHAI Jordan team boss Eddie Jordan pledged yesterday to fight until he dropped to keep his team in Formula 1, but admitted the loss of subsidised Ford engines was a heavy blow. "I intend to be in Melbourne," he said,
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      Lock icon From boy to Man United legend
      1093 66 Agencies Giggs celebrated his 600th game with modesty, but he is one of the greatest players in EPL history MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson first spotted him in 1986 and he has never forgotten the image of the boy who ran with such speed, his feet
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      Lock icon United target Cudicini to solve keeping woes
      190 66 AFP LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has never shown much patience for underperforming goalkeepers. Now, he seems unwilling to wait for Tim Howard to recapture his lost form. Yesterday, the United boss was reported to be set to make a bid for
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      Lock icon Keane appears in court, denies assault
      140 67 -AFP I LONDON Manchester United captain Roy Keane denied assaulting a 16-year-old boy, when he appeared before a magistrates court in Manchester yesterday. He also denied causing criminal damage, and using threatening or abusive behaviour. The 33-year-old Irish international is alleged to have clashed
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        Poor start for Ryder Cup stars
        324 68 WOBURN, England Colin Montgomerie, who sank the winning Ryder Cup putt last weekend, returned to the European Tour with a bump yesterday with only a late flourish keeping him in contention on the first day of The Heritage tournament Montgomerie went to the 17th
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        Lock icon Mickelson pulls out of WGC
        174 68 -AP PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida US Masters champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from next week's American Express Championship in Ireland for personal reasons, the PGA Tour said yesterday. Mickelson, No. 4 in the world ranking, is the third player in the top 50 to pull out
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        Lock icon From villain to hero
        532 68 AFP Eto'o makes up for error with two goals in Barcelona romp MADRID African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o is a notoriously mercurial talent and he showed both facets of his playing skills in Barcelona's 4-1 win over Real Zaragoza this morning. A shocking back
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        Lock icon Blow for Reds
        131 68 AFP LIVERPOOL Liverpool's Premiership campaign suffered another injury setback yesterday when it was revealed that Spanish midfielder Antonio Nunez faces another six weeks out of action. Nunez, 25, has yet to start a match for the Merseysiders since arriving at Anfield as part of the deal which
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        Lock icon Butt gets three-match Euro ban
        253 68 AFP NEWCASTLE Newcastle midfielder Nicky Butt has been banned for three European matches following his sending off in the Magpies' Uefa Cup first round first leg clash with Israeli side Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin. The former Manchester United star was sent off when he grabbed Sakhnin
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      Lock icon Serena ready to reign again
      755 70  -  TANYO-HINN Former No 1 targets Grand Slams, top ranking in Beijing yohinn@newstoday.com.sg SERENA Williams can never be bigger than tennis, but that won't stop her from trying. The American appears to turn up at more fashion shows and movie premieres than she does tennis tournaments.
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      Lock icon Gatlin's looking unbeatable, Liu's still roaring, as Olympic medallists reign
      397 70 YOKOHAMA Olympic champion Justin Gatlin repeated his performance in Athens to win the men's 100m, finishing far ahead of fellow American Maurice Greene at a track and field meet here yesterday. The 22-year-old American, who marked the season's fastest time
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      Lock icon Poachers in the S-League
      673 71  -  STANLEY HO Illegal tapping of players seen as the best way to stay ahead of competition THE approach is discreet and the meetings are usually held at places far away from prying eyes. With the 2004 season coming to a close, some S-League clubs are already
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      COO leaves S'pore Sports Council, says strong team in place
      375 71  -  JOSE RAYMOND RICHARD Tan, the Singapore Sports Council's (SSC) first chief operating officer (COO), has resigned. Appointed in January 2002, 44-year-old Tan made the news earlier this year when he rejected an offer to take over from John Koh, who
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      Lock icon Tiger Skins leaves Singapore's shores
      201 71 Channel NewsAsia THE Tiger Skins golf tournament, which has attracted some big name golfers over the past two years, is not coming back this year. Current world No 1 Vijay Singh (right) was one of the big names who teed off in the inaugural skins
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      Thammanoon leads
      66 71 TAIPEI Thammanoon Srirot (right) of Thailand grabbed a two-shot first round lead in the US$3OO,OOO ($507,781) Taiwan Open golf tournament yesterday. Thammanoon's 2-under-par 70 was enough for him to lead local hero Hsieh Min-nan. Hsieh, who turned 64 last month and was the non-playing captain of Asia's victorious
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      202 67 NEC www.nec-online.com.sg NEC recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Go wireless with the Wider Super Shine View I I NEC gkigi^c ssjlh;-. NEC VERSA M 540 I74DW/I76DR Intel 8 Centrino™ Mobile Technology (with Intel* teiAim® M Processor 735 (I.7GHz, 400 MHz FSB, 2MB liCache), Intel 8 855GME Chipset, Inter 8 PRO/Wireless *****G
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      160 68 League Home Team Away Team J_^_™Z* S. League Bal Khalsa Albirex Fri, 24/9/04 7.00pm E Premier Middlesbrough Chelsea Sat, 25/9/04 7.45pm E Premier Newcastle West Bromwich Sat, 25/9/04 10.00pm E Premier Liverpool Norwich Sat, 25/9/04 10.00pm E Premier Tottenham Manchester Utd Sat, 25/9/04 10.00pm E Premier Manchester City Arsenal Sat,
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      216 69 jjrdnz wi SINGAPORE It's back again! The Singapore Sci-Fi Festival calls all sci-fi movie buffs out there! 24 -26 SEPTEMBER 2004 Picnic under the stars and immerse yourself in an alternate reality. Dress up in Orchard Green (Behind Orchard MRT Station) a sci-fi theme, get spotted by our Space Commander
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      39 70 10am Baseball Houston Astros v SF Giants, Ch23 6pm Tennis Davis Cup semi-finals, Spain v France, Ch22 10pm Golf The Heritage, Ch2l Tomorrow 4am Golf 84 Lumber Classic, Ch i&23 Bam Baseball St Louis Cardinals v Colorado Rockies, Ch23
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