Today, 3 November 2004

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    15 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Wednesday r November 3, 2004 I MICA (P) 103/07/2004
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    Will the next General Election be held as early as February?
    783 1 NEWS ANALYSIS Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg QUIETLY, a significant exercise by the Elections Department has been underway since mid-September: Hundreds of teachers and civil servants are being appointed and trained for election duty. The question is, which election, and
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    Lock icon Voting starts, finish unclear
    557 1 Reports from AP, AFP and CNN Bush scores early wins in two tiny hamlets, but experts still predict a tight race WASHINGTON America started voting in earnest late last night (Singapore time), after witnessing some frenzied last-minute campaigning by both candidates. "The world is watching," said
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      30 1 NEWS£yWWS ■Jeremy Lim A young life lost in vain?/3 Michael Lum Is he the guru of hard knocks?/! 9 lan Lee He won the Subaru Impreza WRX car/26 ■VyJCt #1
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      55 1 for? A Bulgarian showing off JKbj/f^miC*' I hand-painted f m Russian dolls '.^R W| -4Q 0. President I^H^ ,flK^ Bush and his I^L^Sft^Bfl Democratic W^ff^l&M rival John I j/JP Kerry. I ~Jl'\!B| America was '!JR*\ >^^^ I going to the 'BL^ My 1 polls at press I ~-jHfc"^oJ^ time last
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      Lock icon 35 staffers laid off, but take it in stride
      608 2  -  Lee U-Wen Today Exclusive SDC retrenchment exercise goes off smoothly u-wen@newstoday.com.sg BOXES of facial tissues were kept handy and a trained counsellor was on standby. However, the tears and emotional outbursts that were expected never came, much to the relief of
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      A young life 1ost ... in vain?
      844 3  - A young life 1ost in vain? Jeremy Lim UEyyS&ttllllll&IlL There is a message for all of us in the Huang Na tragedy IT WAS a tragic end for lively eight-year old Huang Na and her dream of becoming a doctor. Her body was found in a box which was abandoned
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      54 2 ST ANTHONY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 125 th Anniversary Dinner I7te ftnthonian family Reunion (Dinner Friday, 19 November 2004 7.00 pm Meritus Mandarin, 333 Orchard Road Mandarin Ballroom (6th level, south wing) For purchase of dinner tickets at $70 each, please contact the school at 6569 0822 or through email at saps@moe.edu.sg
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      Temasek – a toast to 3 great decades
      394 4  - Temasek a toast to 3 great decades Tay Tsen-Waye Going down memory lane; honouring many waye(g>newsto day, com. sg AGAINST the backdrop of the majestically-lit Istana last night, Singapore's founding fathers and captains of the industry gathered to celebrate Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings' 30th birthday. After three decades of
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      Lock icon S'pore to host Asia-Middle East summit?
      109 4 Bloomberg SINGAPORE will host an AsiaMiddle East summit next year to boost economic and political ties, the Financial Times said, citing unnamed Singapore officials and an aide to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. The summit will bring together leaders from about 50 nations in
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      South Thailand Muslims helped economically, socially: Thaksin
      364 4  -  Tor Ching Li IN THE wake of the third serious clash in Thailand's southern provinces last Monday, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stated yesterday his belief that his government in power since February 2001 "is the first in Thailand's history that has tried
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      THE WAY TO GOOD HEALTH AND SKIN
      382 6  -  Melody Tan HYBII BRAND'S Your partner in support of a healthy lifestyle news@newstoday.com.sg LEGEND has it that in order to preserve and enhance the youthful appearance of her skin, Cleopatra bathed in gallons of fresh milk. Queen Elizabeth I, on the other hand,
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      Lock icon Hindu temple to be torn down
      473 6  -  Wong Fei Wan feiwan@newstoday.com.sg LAST weekend, devotees thronged a Hindu temple to offer prayers in preparation for the annual firewalking festival on Monday. The gathering was poignant for the devotees because Sri Marathadi Muneeswarar, an unregistered temple, is slated for demolition. Seven months ago,
      SIEW YAW HOONG  -  473 words
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      Lock icon 'Lab on a chip' is on the way
      208 6 Channel News Asia IMAGINE putting your DNA on a silicon chip. Well, a Singapore company has not only done that, it also sealed a major deal to springboard the innovation onto the global medical research scene. The DNA chip a world's first
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      More educated women having abortions: Doctors
      459 8  -  Ng Shing Vi shingyi@newstoday.com.sg ONE group of women yesterday bore the brunt of accusations from a prominent gynaecological group in Singapore. Citing abortion statistics from the Ministry of Health, the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Singapore (OGSS) chided tertiary-educated married women for a three-fold
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      Lock icon Australia defends its right to back Bush in election
      194 10 AFP SYDNEY It may have been a diplomatic faux pas but Australia's government defended its open support for President George W Bush in the US election, saying it was inevitable that centre-right governments would back one another. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer
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      Lock icon All but the crystal ball ...
      335 10 All but the crystal ball Agencies Americans turn to superstitions to predict presidential winner WASHINGTON With last minute opinion polls showing no clear winner in yesterday's presidential election, Americans have been turning to more unusual forms of predictions to ascertain who will triumph in this closely fought contest If the
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        Lock icon US voters doubt system
        77 10 AFP Just 62 per cent of US registered voters trust that their ballots will be accurately counted in the presidential election, according to a poll by the University of Pennsylvania. "These findings are appalling," said Mr Adam Clymer, the survey's political director. "If there is one
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        Lock icon Making a point in Japan
        49 10 AFP British acupuncturist Edward Obaidey in Tokyo has promised to treat everyone who walks into his clinic for free today if President George W Bush loses the election. He came up with the offer after hearing about his patients' widespread anger at Mr Bush.
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        Lock icon Moore puts heat on Bush
        73 10 AFP Film-maker Michael Moore intends to be a nuisance to President Bush until the last minute, as his fiery anti-Bush documentary Fahrenheit 9/1 1 was made available to millions of US satellite television subscribers Monday on the eve of the US election. The film was
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      Lock icon EU divided over Myanmar
      514 12  -  Alastair Wanklvn AFP Today Exclusive Bloc leaders adopt wait and see approach towards sanctions news@newstoday.com.sg LONDON Two weeks after Myanmar's leadership arrested reform-minded Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, the European Union is considering no further sanctions until the new leadership shows its colours, according to an EU
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      Lock icon Home again ...
      45 12 Home again Indonesians who worked in Malaysia illegally arriving at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta yesterday. Thousands of them returned to their home country under Malaysia's amnesty programme which allowed them to leave the country without punishment during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan AP
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        First newspaper on disposable handkerchiefs
        95 12 Mr Lothar Vosseler (picture), 57, the unemployed half-brother of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, will help produce the world's first newspaper printed on disposable paper handkerchiefs, reported AFP. The paper's first edition will publish details of Mr Vosseler's early life when the two brothers shared a
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        Saddam's 'left leg' on sale
        79 12 leg' The left leg of the statue of Saddam Hussein pulled down by US troops in Baghdad is up for auction on German Internet site Azubo.de, reported Ananova.com. The website said two private British contractors had smuggled the 300-kilo leg out of Iraq to Bremen
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        Convert's consumer complaint
        62 12 complaint A recent convert to Christianity has complained to consumer protection officers because he could not find a church open on a Sunday in Focsani, Romania, Ananova.com reported. In a complaint to the consumer protection office, Iranian Abdul Mahmut wrote: "The Romanian Church is not doing its
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      Honeymoon for government over, says Abdullah
      169 12 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi asked his ministers to show results as the public would be less forgiving of any shortcomings now that his government has entered its second year. "I expect the comments directed at me and my government to
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      Lock icon China responds to unrest with blockade, blackout
      185 14 AFP ZHENGZHOU (China) Beijing yesterday met the deadly ethnic clashes between Hui Muslims and Han Chinese in central China with a military blockade and a news blackout as officials attempted to curb the unrest and cover it up. The clashes left at least
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      Lock icon Osama seeking new hideout?
      347 14 Agencies His convoy is reportedly spotted by Indian air force inTibet-Ladakh region DUBAI Osama bin Laden has vowed to wage a war of "attrition" against the United States until it is "bankrupt", even as reports said his convoy was spotted a few days ago in the
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        Lock icon UAE President dies
        51 14 AFP Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, 90, the President and founding father of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, one of the richest countries in the world, died late yesterday. The heir apparent is his eldest son and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al
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        Lock icon Buddhist chief killed
        62 14 AFP The Buddhist deputy chief of Mamong village was killed in Thailand's south yesterday in what was claimed as a revenge killing for the deaths of 78 Muslims last week. Police from Sukhirin district in Narathiwat said they found the body yesterday with "a leaflet in hand-writ-ten
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        Lock icon UK loosens casino laws
        72 14 AFP British legislators voted on Monday to loosen gambling laws in a move likely to fuel a boom in casino-building and betting across the country. Parliament voted for the government-sponsored Gamling Bill, despite backbenchers from the Labour Party joining the opposition to try to block the
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      Focus On TheFamily
      252 16  -  Dr James Dobson Tbiws DEVELOPING COMMON INTERESTS If you drew a circle around a list of your spouse's interests and another circle around your own, would those circles overlap? The more those circles overlap, the more areas of interest you share with your mate and the better
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      Generalists, not specialists, needed
      203 16  -  ROBERT TEH KOKHUA Letter from I REFER to your report, "The business of real estate" (Nov 1). I agree with the rationale behind the National University of Singapore's decision to marry the fields of real estate and business in a new master's degree. Specialisation in any
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      Isay Painful lessons from the death of Huang Na
      400 16 Prem Singh HUANG NA is not just the name of a little girl lost and, finally, found dead. She represents all impressionable young girls, be they our granddaughters, daughters, nieces or the children of friends. She sends a message of misplaced
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      Lock icon GURU OF HARD KNOCKS?
      777 19 MICHAEL LUM I late 40s, trainer I MICHAEL Lum's unconventional character was apparent the moment he introduced himself. Handing over a name card in the likeness of a United States $100 note with a caricature of his face on one side and a list of his
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      Never too young to bring light into the lives of the downtrodden
      377 19  -  KOH HAN YUN, 15 Letter from I REFER to the I Say column, "Little in their hands but hopes in their hearts" (Nov 1). Indeed, by comparing children of similar age groups across countries, such as Singapore and
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      151 17 Before we guide the lecturers, we guide the curriculum. o THE QUALITY OF PSB ACADEMY DIPLOMA IS TRIED AND TESTED. Staffed by experts in instructional design, the PSB Education Technology lecturers in the delivery of the curriculum. Which is part of the reason Unit designs and updates our curriculum, lecture
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      Lock icon Clear election result could lift US markets
      480 20 AFP Close and contentious presidential contest has left investors holding their breath NEW YORK Uncertainty over the US presidential election has been weighing on Wall Street in recent weeks and some analysts see a possible "relief rally" after the results come in assuming
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      Lock icon SingPost reports 22% rise in 02 profit
      245 20 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Post recorded a 22-per-cent rise in second-quarter profit, boosted by investment gains and an increase in the volume of international mail. Net profit rose to $29.5 million, or 1.55 cents a share, in the three months ended Sept 30, up from
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      Lock icon Temasek, Malaysia's CIMB in Reit venture
      116 22 Dow Jones KUALA LUMPUR Mapletree Capital Management, a fully-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, is forming a joint venture with Malaysian property group CIMB to develop real estate investment trusts (Reit). The joint venture marks the first concrete step by a company from Singapore one
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        ST Index— 1,995.38+16.59
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        Lock icon Singapore
        189 22 AFP SGX, Bloomberg SHARES closed higher yesterday in light trading as investors awaited the outcome of the tightly-contested US presidential election. Further declines in crude oil prices also bolstered market sentiment, traders said. The ST Index rose 1 6.59 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 1,995.38. In the broad
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        SGX most active
        56 22 )y volume :ung Choi [honghui El-Nels ihanghaiAsia fee Poh chartered beus linaAvOil toon (roadway Close 0.450 0.495 0.010 0.295 0.010 1.050 0.230 1.360 0.265 0.480 Change +0.010 -0.005 +0.005 +0.040 +0.015 -0.010 +0.005 +0.035 +2.3 -33.3 +1.7 +4.0 +7.0 -0.7 +1.9 +7.9 '000 26,524 21,406 17,212 16,029
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        SGX top rises
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        SGX top falls
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        World markets
        59 22 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Korea Comp 10,887.81 13,308.74 3,805.60 5,759.61 846.67 Pis +153.1 +214.49 +8.20 +103.44 +11.01 +1.43 +1.64 +0.22 +1.83 +1.32 KLCI 874.17 +10.13 +1.17 SET Index 631.99 +5.03 +0.80 lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 881.39 1,809.54 223.27 +17.80 -9.49
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        Commodities
        21 22 Gold uss/oi 426.70 Silver uss/oi 7.235 Platinum uss/oi 829.10 Rubber centsAg 213.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,465.00 Brent crude uss/barrel 46.62
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 22 US$ 0.6006 UK£ 0.3272 Yen 63.875 HK$ 4.6675 RM 2.2789 Euro 0.4719 Rupiah 5,454.5 Baht 24.631 Peso 33.784 A$ 0.8058 Indian Rs 27.265 Won 668.56 C$ 0.7345 Yuan 4.9635 NZ$ 0.8788 NTS 20.072
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      Lock icon Super Coffeemix in coffee venture with San Miguel
      146 24 -AFP MANILA Super Coffeemix Manufacturing is forming a joint venture with a unit of Philippines brewer San Miguel Corp to start a regional coffee business. The joint venture is to be known as San Miguel Super Coffeemix Co, San Miguel said in
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      S'pore firm to sell Luton asset
      404 24  -  Tay Tsen-Waye Scae aims to use proceeds to buy stakes in airports in the region waye@newstoday.com.sg PROCEEDS from Singapore Changi Airport Enterprise's (Scae) planned sale of a co-owned 28.6 per cent stake in the London Luton Airport, worth some £78 million ($238 million) will
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      Lock icon China's Southern Packaging to raise $9.8 million net in IPO
      151 24 Dow Jones CHINA'S Southern Packaging Group expects to raise about $9.8 million in net proceeds from its initial public offering in Singapore, the company said yesterday. Southern Packaging, which makes plastic packaging products, is offering investors 59 million shares at
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      Lock icon Khoo estate to hold on to StanChart stake
      224 25 Dow Jones Bank in talks to buy into Chinese lenders KUALA LUMPUR Standard Chartered officials said the estate of its late substantial shareholder, Singaporean tycoon Khoo Teck Puat, was unlikely to sell off the 13.39-per-cent stake he had held in the group
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