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Title Section23 2005-03-23 1 TODAY /AediaCofip incorporating utrCiitS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Wednesday March 23,2005 todayonline.com /AejdjjxCorp incorporating ulX6£ltS Wednesday March 23,2005 todayonline.com I TODAY MICA (P) 103/07/200423 words
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Article, Illustration704 2005-03-23 1 Derrick A Paulo - Derrick A Paulo But Government is uncertain of its social impact: PM derrick@newstoday.com.sg WITH less than four weeks to go for its decision on whether Singapore is to have a casino, the signs are that the Government is leaning towards a "yes". In anBLOOMBERG - 704 words
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Article, Illustration535 2005-03-23 1 -AFP UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Kofi Annan threw down the gauntlet to world leaders on Monday, pressing them to adopt the most wide-ranging reforms since the United Nations (UN) was founded 60 years ago. Mr Annan called for an expanded Security Council, fixed-AFP; AFP - 535 words
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Article, Illustration463 2005-03-23 2 Clement Mesenas - Clement Mesenas Foreign and Commentary Editor clement@newstoday.com.sg A DISPUTE between Singapore and Indonesia over a shipload of compost took an ugly turn yesterday when a group of noisy Indonesian demonstrators attacked the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta. The group of 20 men scribbled graffiti on the front wall,AFP - 463 words
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NEWS comment
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Article, Illustration663 2005-03-23 3 John Bittleston - John Bittleston That phrase could embrace nation's world-class attributes and strategic position WHETHER you attended the Business Conference, the Singapore Season Evening or the Singapore Dance Theatre performances, you would have been equally proud of Singapore's ability to be world class on each occasion. Well thought-out content,663 words
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Article, Illustration201 2005-03-23 3 -AP BEMIDJI (Minnesota) A high school student went on a shooting rampage on an Indian reservation, killing his grandparents at their home and then seven people at his school, grinning and waving as he fired, authorities and witnesses said. The suspect apparently killed himself after-AP; AP - 201 words
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Singapore news
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Article, Illustration498 2005-03-23 4 Shobha Tsering Bhalla - Shobha Tsering Bhalla Another Indian airline, Air Sahara, also set to follow Today Exclusive shobha@newsto day, com. sg IN A big boost to Singapore's growing status as the region's premier air hub, two of India's leading airlines Jet Airways and Air Sahara willAFP - 498 words
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262 2005-03-23 4 — Ansley Ng - Ansley Ng THE Media Development Authority (MDA) has denied reports that it is considering giving a proposed gay concert the green light In an email to Today, MDA spokeswoman Koh June May said: "We are not in the midst of holding any negotiations or262 words
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360 2005-03-23 6 – Patricia Yap - Patricia Yap NEEDY cancer patients who do not qualify for treatment subsidies from McdiFund can get financial aid from an alternative source come April 1. This will be when the Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) launches "The Singapore Cancer Society Fund", a $10-million programme to360 words
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Article, Illustration421 2005-03-23 6 Tor Ching Li - Tor Ching Li chingli@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS one man's vision and a country's mission for the past 20 years. On World Water Day yesterday, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew saw his plan for a freshwater lake in the city come a step closer to fruition atDON WONG - 421 words
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161 2005-03-23 6 HOW much time do Singaporeans spend commuting for work and study? Where do they go for their holidays? What are their reasons for changing homes? The Government hopes to get answers for these questions and more from a general household survey of Singapore families,161 words
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283 2005-03-23 8 — Jasmine Yin - Jasmine Yin BY NEXT month, there will be more marriage solemnisers to meet a growing demand for wedding ceremonies held outside of the Registry of Marriages (ROM), according to Acting Minister for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), Dr Vivian283 words
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Article, Illustration339 2005-03-23 8 Clarence Lim - Clarence Lim Anonymous commuter drops it at interchange news@newstoday.com.se TO THE person who found Timothy O'Dwyer's saxophone you're wanted. The musician, who left his sax on a bus on March 11, has been reunited with his beloved "Lady Face". An anonymous commuter dropped339 words
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109 2005-03-23 8 Channel News Asia THE National Library Board (NLB) wants to make libraries in Singapore the next most-frequented place for Singaporeans, after their workplace and home. So from April 1, it is extending and standardising the operating hours for all its regional and community– Channel News Asia - 109 words
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world news
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337 2005-03-23 10 Agencies Wants the country's junta to carry out democratic reform first KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will press for Myanmar to be refused the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) next year unless it carries out democratic reforms, local media said yesterday.Agencies - 337 words
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GLOBAL roundup
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Article64 2005-03-23 10 About 50 Malaysian groups are campaigning for the government to put a stop to what they call "state snooping" into people's private lives, the BBC reported. Malacca chief minister Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam has angered liberals by encouraging members of a local youth movement to64 words
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Article42 2005-03-23 10 AFP A man in China killed nine relatives, including his wife and parents-in-law, before surrendering to police, the Beijing Times said. The only family member spared in He Xiangyue's killing spree was his four-year-old daughter, the paper reported.– AFP - 42 words
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Article156 2005-03-23 10 -AFP MANILA An Indonesian terror suspect linked to last month's simultaneous bombings, which killed eight people in Manila and two other cities, has been arrested in the southern Philippines, the military said yesterday. The man, allegedly a member of the regional Al Qaedalinked terror network-AFP - 156 words
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217 2005-03-23 12 -AFP LONDON Britain is seeking to delay a planned move by the European Union to lift its embargo on arms sales to China, the Financial Times reported. Citing unnamed diplomats as sources yesterday, it stated London was seeking support from-AFP - 217 words
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Article, Illustration417 2005-03-23 12 Agencies But India's drug law could be costly SHANGHAI-The Chinese province of Yunnan will require annual Aids tests for those working in hotels, nightclubs and other entertainment outlets, a local official and the government's Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Meanwhile, a proposed patent law in– Agencies; AP - 417 words
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142 2005-03-23 12 -AFP BEIJING North Korean Premier Pak Pong-Ju told Chinese leaders yesterday his country had not given up on nuclear crisis talks and was ready to resume negotiations when conditions were favourable, a Chinese official said. "The North Korea side-AFP - 142 words
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Article, Illustration305 2005-03-23 14 Agencies As one Palestinian town celebrates, another is distraught JERUSALEM There was elation and dismay in the Palestinian territories yesterday. Palestinians reacted with dismay to Israel's announcement that it would build 3,500 more housing units in and near the West Bank's largest Jewish settlement,Agencies; AP - 305 words
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125 2005-03-23 14 -AFP DUBAI In two statements posted on the Internet yesterday, a shadowy Islamist group which has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing near a British school in Qatar vowed to carry out attacks against oil installations, churches and western military bases in the-AFP - 125 words
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Article, Illustration119 2005-03-23 14 -AFP CHENNAI (India) Veteran film star Gemini Ganesan (picture) died at his home in the city of Chennai in southern India early yesterday after a prolonged illness, his family said. The 84-year-old Tamil-lan-guage star had a film career that spanned five decades and 200 movies.-AFP - 119 words
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Article251 2005-03-23 16 Dr James Dobson 0 - Dr James Dobson 0 Tbifly's by j SOLO SOARING We can learn a valuable lesson from the glider pilots who soar through the skies. From my office in Colorado Springs, I enjoy watching Air Force Academy pilots in their training. Theirflight patterns take them right over251 words
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Letter, Illustration254 2005-03-23 16 JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG - JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Currently, different groups are fixing it arbitrarily I Letter from. RECENTLY, I was at the Tanjong Pagar Malayan Railway station booking a ticket to Kuala Lumpur by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), when the staff asked if I was254 words
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176 2005-03-23 16 HO SEIN YEAN - HO SEIN YEAN I Letter from Deputy Director (Rental Housing) Housing Administration Dept Housing Development Board I REFER to the article and letters published in Today concerning unwed mother Jane's request to rent an HDB flat Our public housing policies support the promotion of176 words
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Article, Illustration100 2005-03-23 18 IMMORTALS GROUNDED Even deities first have humble beginnings at the hands of mere man. Left out in the hot sun to tan, one sometimes wonder what would these higher beings think if they were to come across their effigies being so casually mistreated. Photograph was taken by reader Allen100 words
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267 2005-03-23 18 [JIMMY LI BOON CHUANG - [JIMMY LI BOON CHUANG Place for flesh and drug trade to grow I Letter from I WOULD like to suggest a simple but effective way to curb the rapid influx of China girls who come to Singapore to engage in vice activities. Hordes of women267 words
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Letter404 2005-03-23 20 NG LEONG KENG - NG LEONG KENG Letter from I Deputy director (policy planning), Properties Land Department, Housing Development Board I REFER to the letter, "Not fair to give public funds to shopkeepers to quit" (Mar 14). The Restructuring Programme for Shops (RPS) is targeted at specific areas, especially older404 words
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Letter, Illustration141 2005-03-23 22 ANG KIAN SENG - ANG KIAN SENG Readers' take on Today's Page 1 report on March 16 Letter from SHOULD there not be checks and balances in our judicial system to ensure that what the defence lawyers claim that the police advise, induce and promise does not happen?MARCH 16 - 141 words
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606 2005-03-23 22 LIONEL DE SOUZA - LIONEL DE SOUZA I Letter from! I AM a retired police investigator and I would like to join in the debate on whether it is unconstitutional to deprive an accused person of his right of access to a legal counsel of his606 words
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Article, Illustration494 2005-03-23 24 Valeric Law - Valeric Law SMB managers on the rewards of reaching markets and tapping sources ahead of the competition valerie@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Mr Chew Thye Chuan (left) first mooted the idea of distributing bottled drinking water in Singapore in the mid-80s, all he received were jeers \and incredulous responses.PICTURES BY SNG LI WEI - 494 words
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Article, Illustration363 2005-03-23 24 Being a first mover often involves selling your idea to your critics, as Field Catering and Supplies' Mr Chew Thye Chuan found out. To engage reluctant retailers to sell his bottled water in the mid-80s, Mr Chew offered consignment goods unsold goods that could be returned to363 words
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Article305 2005-03-23 26 Govt to revise rules that hinder offering services compliant to religious tenets PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong is planning legal changes to make it easier for finance companies to offer Islamic banking services. The Government will revise rules that hinder the offering of products compliant305 words
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184 2005-03-23 26 ONE of China Aviation Oil's (CAO) creditors SK Energy Asia (SKEA) said its petition to put the troubled jet fuel supplier under judicial management would not cause the latter to be liquidated. It put to rest such rumours in a184 words
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Article, Illustration139 2005-03-23 26 Arjuna Chandramohan - Arjuna Chandramohan NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) veteran Lua Cheng Eng has been appointed as chairman and non-executive director of Sembcorp Marine. He had previously been chairman of Sembcorp Marine from January 1992 to May 1999, when it was known as Jurong Shipyard. Mr Lua replaces Mr139 words
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Article347 2005-03-23 28 Valeric Law - Valeric Law valerie@newstoday.com.sg IT EDUCATION provider Informatics Holdings plans to raise up to $30 million in a l-for-4 rights issue. In a statement yesterday, Informatics said that it is offering between 98 million and 120 million new shares at 25 cents each, with one free warrant for347 words
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Article36 2005-03-23 28 US$ 0.6131 UK£ 0.3232 Yen 64.485 HK$ 4.7814 RM 2.3296 Euro 0.466 Rupiah 5762.8 Baht 23.650 Peso 33.213 A$ 0.7807 Indian Rs 26.808 Won 618.89 C$ 0.7426 Yuan 5.074 NZ$ 0.833 NTS 19.18536 words
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Article21 2005-03-23 28 Gold ussAi 431.80 Silver uss/oz 7.13 Platinum uss/oz 865.00 Rubber centsAg 216.50 Palm oil RM/t.nn. 1433.50 Brent crude uss/borrei 56.0121 words
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Article83 2005-03-23 28 SGX, Bloomberg SHARE prices closed marginally lower as investors took profit ahead of a decision by the US Federal Reserve on interest rates. The ST Index ended down 1.11 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 2,176.41. Losers outnumbered gainers 313 to 125 as 629.2 million shares worth $630 millionSGX,; , Bloomberg - 83 words
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Article, Illustration54 2005-03-23 28 ST Index 2,176.41 -1.11 In Singapore, property stocks fell because a rise in US interest rates may push up Singapore's mortgage rates. Interest rates here track developments in the United States. Though concerns for higher US interest rates weighed on market sentiment, bank stocks benefited from the prospect of interest— Dow Jones - 54 words
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Article76 2005-03-23 28 By$ By percentage DBS Bk6%NCPS 10 108.400 +0.600 Creative CAeCW*****6 0.010 +100.0 JOB 14.400 +0.300 DBS 15.200 +0.200 Delong W*****8 0.065 +62.5 Roly W*****8 0.060 +50.0 lardine C&C 12.100 +0.200 Jackslnt 0.080 +45.5 >hangAsia2kHKS 11.200 +0.200 MAE Engg 0.035 +40.0 /enture 14.200 +0.200 AdvSys 0.150 +25.0 HL76 words
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Article79 2005-03-23 28 By$ By percentage ISH500USS 9.700 -0.300 SeeHSW*****0 0.005 -50.1 KepCorp 11.000 -0.300 Ihai Prime200USS 5.150 -0.250 Wee Poh 0.005 Goldlron 0.010 -50.1 -33.: F&N 15.500 -0.200 Noble GrpDBeCW*****2 0.160 -28.' Singpu 0.615 -0.145 1AC200USS 3.000 -0.120 Venture DB eCW*****3 0.160 NobleGrpSGAeCW*****7 0.140 -28.' -26.: CITYDEVW*****0 4.180 -0.10079 words
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Article56 2005-03-23 28 JnfFfber .MA vccs >unpower toble Grp .&M JTAC lldin chartered 'hina Sun Close 0.460 0.865 0.360 0.285 1.540 0.005 0.615 0.825 1.070 0.370 Change -0.015 -0.050 -0.020 -0.015 -0.090 -0.015 -0.050 -0.030 -0.010 -3.2 -5.5 -5.3 -5.0 -5.5 -2.4 -5.7 -2.7 -2.6 '000 47,166 37,446 28,433 22,24956 words
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Article55 2005-03-23 28 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.97 Change -37.84 -0.32 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd *****.47 4233.80 6018.79 -57.88 -32.60 -40.17 -0.42 -0.76 -0.66 Korea Comp KLCI 980.41 878.63 +1.14 -6.99 +0.12 -0.79 SET Index lakarta Comp 699.53 1152.60 -5.50 +1.04 -0.78 +0.09 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1999.15 261.86 -34.6355 words
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Article, Illustration259 2005-03-23 31 -Dow Jones Proceeds to be for expansion BUDGET carrier Valuair is aiming a public listing in two years as it seeks more funds for expansion, its chief executive Sim Kay Wee, said. "We hope to go for an initial public offer around 2007/2008 when we-Dow Jones; BLOOMBERG - 259 words
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205 2005-03-23 31 CHINA Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development, the joint-venture developer of the Suzhou Industrial Park in China, plans to go public in China, Singapore, or both markets in early 2006, Suzhou Mayor Van Li said yesterday. The company has not appointed a bank for the205 words
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139 2005-03-23 31 Dow Jones BIOSENSORS International is expected to lodge its preliminary prospectus soon as the Singapore medical device maker seeks to raise roughly $150 million in an initial public offering (IPO), said sources. The planned IPO follows quickly on the footsteps of LMA International, which makesDow Jones - 139 words
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126 2005-03-23 31 -AFP WASHINGTON Time Warner agreed to pay US$3OO million ($489 million) to settle charges that its America Online (AOL) division fraudulently overstated ad revenues and Internet subscribers from 2000 to 2002. The US$3OO-million penalty will be distributed to "harmed investors" of the company, said-AFP - 126 words
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Article, Illustration311 2005-03-23 44 -AFP WELLINGTON New Zealand's Stephen Fleming has joined an exclusive club of world cricket captains scalped by Australia. India's Sachin Tendulkar, England's Alec Stewart and Nasser Hussain, West Indies' Jimmy Adams and Pakistan's Wasim Akram and Inzamam-ul-Haq have already been claimed-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 311 words
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Article, Illustration82 2005-03-23 44 -AP BANGALORE Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, 32, married Indian business executive Madhimalar Ramamurthy, 24, at a ceremony in the south Indian coastal city of Madras on Monday. The marriage had been arranged by the couple's parents last year. Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga and cricketers Sanath-AP; AP - 82 words
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Article, Illustration217 2005-03-23 45 -AFP PARIS Jailed South Korean lOC member Kirn Un-Yong (picture) wants to appear in person before Olympic officials in Singapore in July, when they decide whether or not to expel him from their organisation. Kirn, 74, is currently serving time in South-AFP - 217 words
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