Today, 4 May 2005, Afternoon Edition

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    23 1 TODAY /\AediaCorp incorporating utT6£itS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Wednesday May 4,2005 todayonline.com TODAY Mediacorp press incorporating iMTC&tS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Wednesday May 4,2005 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Roman's Army vanquished
      557 1 -AFP Liverpool revive European glory days ♦witrfkensaPona* victory over Chelsea LIVERPOOL Liverpool qualified for the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years following a 1-0 win against English champions Chelsea at Anfield in their semi-final second leg match this morning. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL, 2ND
      -AFP; AP  -  557 words
    • Article
      S'pore Post profit down
      60 1 SINGAPORE Post Ltd, which has a monopoly on delivering the nation's postcards and letters, said fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 7.1 per cent from a year ago. Profit fell to $26.8 million for the three months ended March 31 from $28.9 million a year earlier, the company
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      Lock icon US stocks mixed after Fed hike
      153 1 -AFP NEW YORK US stocks ended mixed in choppy trading yesterday as Wall Street studied the implications of the statement accompanying the Federal Reserve Board's latest quarter percentage point interest rate hike to 3 per cent. In an unusual development, the Fed issued a
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      Lock icon They came to say goodbye, all of them
      1057 1  -  Derrick A Paulo I SM Goh Chok Tong derrick@newstoday.com.sg I THE people of Singapore travelled yesterday to the Istana to pay their last respects to the late former President Wee Kirn Wee. They came, the young and the old. They came, people
      I – SM Goh Chok Tong; SNG LI WEI  -  1,057 words
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      23 1 NEWS£\yiEWS Prithpal Singh Don't throw money at technology foolishly/4 ■Jianwei Wang President Chen Shui-bian: Taiwan's Nixon?/16 GROIA/lH Chicken tonic for the entrepreneurial soul/44
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      19 1 WANTED: OSAMA'S HEAD KUWAITI WOMEN STILL CANNOT VOTE WORLD 22 JACKSON 'HEAVILY IN DEBT 7 GLOBAL ROUNDUP WORLD 23
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      93 2 m Now Everyone Can Fly from Singapore bangkok 3 daily flights 0 Visit the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Reclining Buddha Cruise along Chao Phraya River at night is one of the best scenic river cruise in the world 9 Shop until you drop at fantastic shopping centers
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Indonesian jailed for hiding hotel blast fugitives
      327 3 -AFP JAKARTA An Indonesian court jailed a Muslim extremist for three years yesterday for his role in hiding two fugitive Malaysian militants wanted for the Bali bombings and a deadly attack on a Jakarta hotel. Ismail alias Edi, 29, was guilty of withholding
      -AFP  -  327 words
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      Lock icon Polio case detected in Indonesia
      504 6 -AFP Virus may have spread from Nigeria via Saudi Arabia through Haj pilgrims JAKARTA The World Health Organization said yesterday that a case of the crippling polio virus had been detected in Indonesia the world's fourth most populous country indicating that an outbreak rooted in
      -AFP; AFP  -  504 words
    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        DPM Tan, Yaacob in Egypt, Turkey to boost ties with Muslims
        126 6 Deputy Prime and Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence Tony Tan will join Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim on a visit to Egypt and Turkey today. The trip is part of continuing efforts by the Islamic Religious Affairs
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        Kalla on 3-day Singapore visit
        69 6 Indonesian Vice-President jusuf Kalla is in Singapore for a three-day official visit starting today at the invitation of Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. During the visit, Mr Kalla will call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and hold meetings with Mr Goh and Minister Mentor
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        Lock icon No of hand, foot and mouth disease cases more than doubles
        138 6 Channel News Asia The number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease has more than doubled in the first four months of this year. As of April 25, a total of 5,420 cases were reported, compared to 2,435
        — Channel News Asia  -  138 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Trial begins for taxi driver who allegedly hacked wife to death
        137 6 Newsßadio 93.8 The trial of a taxi driver who allegedly used a chopper to hack his wife to death opened at the High Court today. G Krishnasamy Naidu is accused of murdering his wife Chitrabathy Narayanasamy, a production operator
        – Newsßadio 93.8  -  137 words
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        Lock icon Maid abuser's jail term doubled
        86 6 Newsßadio 93.8 A housewife who abused her maid had her one-month jail sentence doubled by Chief Justice Yong Pung How yesterday. Tan Kiat Hoon filed an appeal after she was convicted of ill-treating her 20-year-old maid last May. The court heard that Tan abused her
        – Newsßadio 93.8  -  86 words
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  • Singapore news
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        Throwing good money after high-tech
        1048 4  -  Prithpal Singh Technology and funds need not always provide the best approach to solving Spores problems TECHNOLOGY is meant to help reduce costs, make life better, easier and make us all efficient But this truism needs one big caveat Only if it is applied properly.
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      Taming the pet industry
      800 8  -  Patricia Yap Online petition started in hopes of keeping checks on pet shops patricia@newstoday.com.sg LAST year alone, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) received 717 complaints of animal abuse. Although this figure is about 12 per cent lower than the previous year,
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      Lock icon Politics, religion must be kept separate: Balakrishnan
      156 8 Newsßadio 93.8 POLITICS and religion must be kept separate to best guarantee religious freedom in Singapore. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, said keeping these two issues separate would ensure religious harmony in Singapore. He was speaking at a
      — Newsßadio 93.8  -  156 words
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      Lock icon 85 top employees to receive model worker awards
      177 10 Newsßadio 93.8 EIGHTY-FIVE workers from the electronics and engineering industries have been singled out as this year's model employees. They will receive the Model Workers Award, which honours employees who have contributed significantly to their companies and industry, this Saturday from Deputy
      – Newsßadio 93.8  -  177 words
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      Lock icon Healthcare choices 'stay'
      345 10 Newsßadio 93.8 Minister Khaw assures S'poreans means testing will remain fair HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan has given his assurance that Singaporeans would not be denied their freedom of choice where means testing in healthcare is concerned. He made this point during Newsßadio's Talkback session yesterday morning.
      — Newsßadio 93.8  -  345 words
    • Article
      Lien resigns from UOB board
      142 10  -  Chow Perm Nee UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) announced yesterday that Mrs Margaret Lien Wen Hsien wife of the late Mr Lien Ying Chow who founded Overseas Union Bank (OUB) had resigned as an independent director. Mr Michael Lien Jown Learn, the grandson of the late
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      Lock icon Forget fossils, future is in fuel cells
      916 12  -  Sheralyn Tay Commercial use is decades away but progress is being made sheralyn@newsto day, com. sg ITS development is in an embryonic stage and even energy analysts are still trying to figure it out So when Singapore's investment company Temasek Holdings together with
      SNG LI WEI  -  916 words
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Thai police get grip on militants
      310 14 Authorities say ringleaders sighted in 60 villages in the country's south BANGKOK Thai authorities have identified the modus operandi of militants operating in southern Thailand and spotted many ringleaders in some 60 villages in the restive South, reported The Nation. The latest report by
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      UK to check spices for illegal dyes
      174 14 LONDON All imports of spices including chilli powder, paprika, cayenne pepper and turmeric are to be subjected to rigorous new tests after concerns arose that they may contain illegal dyes linked to cancer, The Times reported. It said hundreds more products would be
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      Lock icon Cabinet sworn in
      54 14 -AFP BAGHDAD Members of Iraq's new Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari, were sworn in yesterday after months of haggling over the government's make-up. The crucial oil and defence ministries still had not been attributed when the Cabinet list was read out The Cabinet comprises 28
      -AFP  -  54 words
    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon Captain Beany versus Tony Blair
        76 14 -AFP A man who calls himself Captain Beany hopes to topple Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair in the upcoming election. Clad in a cape and orange costume, he says he wants to run because he has smelled enough "hot air" from mainstream politicians. His manifesto
        -AFP  -  76 words
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        Lock icon Thieves steal from the dead
        61 14 -AFP Jewels worth about 1 0,000 euros ($21,119) were stolen from the desecrated grave of a woman in Turin, in north-west Italy, who had been buried for 15 years. The woman's coffin was found open and her burial shroud cut away. The thieves took the
        -AFP  -  61 words
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        Punished for calling police 'pigs'
        81 14 A 22-year-old New Zealand man who called police officers 'pigs' has been ordered to spend a day at a pig farm and write an essay about the difference between pigs and police officers. The man was charged with using offensive language after he hurled abuse
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      Lock icon Germany gripped by another cannibal trial
      175 14 -AFP BERLIN A German man who may have killed his gay lover with a screwdriver, then dismembered him and kept some of his organs in the fridge to eat, went on trial in Berlin yesterday. Ralf M, 41, is charged with the murder of
      -AFP; AFP  -  175 words
    • NEWS COMMENT
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        Lock icon President Chen Shui-bian could be Taiwan's Nixon
        934 16  -  Jianwei Wang Like former US President, he could normalise relations with China WITH the visit of Kuomintang leader Lien Chan to China, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is facing a political crisis. Apparently, the fallout of China's antisecession law has not completely reversed an
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      Lock icon Panda diplomacy takes centre stage
      264 17 Agencies SHANGHAI Beijing announced yesterday that it was giving a pair of giant pandas to the people of Taiwan, plus concessions on fruit imports and tourism, in a mix of symbolic and concrete gestures as Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan capped a groundbreaking visit to
      – Agencies  -  264 words
    • GLOBALroundup
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        Iran turns to M'sia for Net help
        54 17 Iran has invited 65 Malaysian companies to help boost its Internet infrastructure. The country introduced broadband Internet access to the public only three months ago and now wants to lay the groundwork for wider high-speed Web access so that it can embrace e-com-merce,
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        Lock icon Vietnam tests bird flu vaccine
        62 17 -AFP Vietnam will allow a French animal health company to test a bird flu vaccine on 600,000 chickens in Ho Chi Minh City. If successful, poultry in other parts of the country will also be treated. Health experts warn that there could be another outbreak
        -AFP  -  62 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Flamingos in zoo crushed
        51 17 AP Two thirds of the flamingo population at the Malacca Zoo were killed when strong winds snapped off large branches of a tree over the weekend. Fourteen birds were crushed by the fallen branches and it took zoo officials more than two hours to clear the
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      Lock icon Asia is world's most dangerous region for journalists
      254 17 -AFP PARIS Press freedoms in Asia's dictatorships and democracies suffered last year, with the Philippines and Bangladesh among the world's most dangerous countries for journalists, a watchdog group Reporters Sans Frontieres said in a report marking world press freedom day. It noted
      -AFP  -  254 words
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      Lock icon J.Lo for President, 'thafd be very cool'
      176 17 -AFP BERLIN After conquering Hollywood and the pop charts, Latina superstar Jennifer Lopez says she is ready to wrestle American President George W Bush out of the White House. "I'm a total powerhouse. If you ask me, I'd like to become the first
      -AFP  -  176 words
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      Lock icon Low voter turnout may hurt UK's Blair
      511 18 Agencies -AFP LONDON Even if the polls are pointing to a third term for British Prime Minister Tony Blair after Thursday's election, a feared low turnout could throw a spanner in the works, say pundits. Only 59.4 per cent of the electorate bothered
      — Agencies; -AFP  -  511 words
    • Article
      New washer to get lazy males in the spin
      101 18 LONDON A Spanish designer has come up with what could be the perfect solution for the woman who feels frustrated that she has to do all the house chores. It is a washing machine called "Your Turn", which will not let
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      Lock icon THE FUN STARTS here
      384 19  -  Elisa Yang Shopping at Carrefour is enjoyable and rewarding for the whole family. The Kitano family tells you why news@newstoday.com. sg THE children whooped in delight when they stepped into the outdoor products department at Carrefour. Nine-year-old Chermin, who had been pestering her parents to buy
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    • Article
      Lock icon Wanted: Osama's head
      328 22 -AFP Former agent discloses order from spy chiefs WASHINGTON US spy chiefs ordered agents to deliver Osama bin Laden's severed head in a box of dry ice and hoist heads of other Al Qaeda leaders on pikes, a retired field officer has disclosed. As America reeled in
      -AFP  -  328 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Kuwaiti women still cannot vote this time
      206 22 -AFP KUWAIT CITY Kuwait's all-male Parliament yesterday failed to approve a Bill that would have allowed women to vote and stand for election in time for the coming municipal polls, its Speaker said. "The voting has been deferred to the next session in
      -AFP  -  206 words
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      Lock icon ET thrives in China
      268 22 -AFP BEIJING Mr Meng Zhaoguo, a rural worker from north-east China's Wuchang city, says he was 29 years old when he broke his marital vows for the first and only time with a female extraterrestrial (ET). "She was three metres tall and had six fingers, but
      -AFP; AFP  -  268 words
    • GLOBAL roundup
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        Lock icon Anthrax vaccinations to resume
        63 23 AFP The US military will resume vaccinations for troops against anthrax as early as this week but the once-manda-tory shots will be voluntary, officials said in Washington. The programme was halted in October by a court order but it last month agreed to allow voluntary vaccinations
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        Lock icon Child-sex accused takes stand
        72 23 AFP One of France's largest trials, in which 66 men and women are accused of widespread child-sex abuse, entered a critical phase yesterday when one of the main defendants took the stand. A 35-year-old man, identified as Franck and charged with raping 15 of the 45
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      • Article
        Lock icon India's 1971 war hero dies
        74 23 AP Retired General Jagjit Singh Aurora, hailed as the hero of India's 1 971 war with Pakistan that split the nation and gave birth to independent Bangladesh, died yesterday of old age, a government statement said in New Delhi. He was 89. Gen Aurora commanded
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    • Article
      Lock icon Jackson heavily in debt, court told
      246 23 -AFP SANTA MARIA A financial investigator at Michael Jackson's child-sex trial yesterday painted an image of the pop icon as an out-of-control spendaholic mired in crippling debt Forensic accountant Ross o'Bryan testified that Jackson's finances had deteriorated into a full-blown cash crisis by February
      -AFP  -  246 words
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  • voices
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      Focus On The Family
      224 24  -  Dr James Dobson TbiMY's by, WHEN PARENTS DISAGREE What typically happens when mothers and fathers disagree on how to raise and, especially, how to discipline the children? Well, that's a very common pattern in family relations and it's an unhealthy one. Here's the familiar scenario. Dad
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      isay AIRING RACISM ISSUE WILL HELP SOCIETY MATURE
      645 24  -  Ong Hock Lin IN HIS defence of Chua Cheng Zhan ("Slamming irrational views chokes freedom of speech", April 30), Shaun Lee Wei Han brought up two interesting issues. First, should a person not be allowed to speak, think or write, as he
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      ARE S'POREANS RACISTS?
      864 24  -  Yvonne Lim, Voices Editor SCHOLAR Chua Cheng Zhan's by-now infamous remarks, made in his private online blog and leaked to the world by another person, incited a storm of condemnation from Singaporeans, who demanded that such blatant racism from a potential civil servant no less be exorcised.
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    • Letter
      Medisave for A-class wards not ruled out
      234 26  -  KAREN TAN But resources prioritised towards basic medical services that include Medifund for the needy Letter from( Director, Corpomteuommunicatjon^^^^^ Ministry of Health IN "THOSE opting for A-class wards are not the Government's problem" (April 27), Mr Leong Sze Hian argued that "healthcare policies
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    • Letter
      10,000 warning notices issued to potential killer litter offenders
      292 26  -  FOO SAY CHIANG Letter from CEO/Secretar^BsffioasHowrrtounci^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ On behalf of all the 14 PAP town councils WE REFER to Mr Philip Ang Keng Hong's letter, "View 'killer litter' in quake's perspective" (April 21). The Town Councils view the issue of potential killer
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    • In Memoriam: Tributes to People's President
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        Extraordinary, ordinary man
        183 28  -  IMURALI KUMARASHARMA I Letter from I DID not know President Wee Kirn Wee nor did I ever meet him, but it seems as if I did. He was the kind of person who was part of your life even if your paths never crossed. Now, it feels
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        Nice guy who finished first
        141 28  -  RAYMOND CHIA Letter from PRESIDENT Wee's life is a testament that good guys finish first Never did he betray the person that he was in any situation. The greatest lesson I learned about Dr Wee is that he was not only the President, he was
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        Lifelong learner, man of people
        307 28  -  ANANDA PEREIRA Letter from I WAS deeply saddened by the death of a great human being. I had the privilege of working closely with President Wee Kirn Wee when he was chairman of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) from 1984 to 1985. I was the
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        When comes such another?
        280 29  -  RICHARD GOMEZ Letter from "HIS life was gentle and the elements so mixed in him that nature might stand up and say this was a man, when comes such another?" Shakespeare's description of Brutus fits the late President aptly. Dr Wee's greatness lay in the fact
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        Build heartland 'care-parks' to honour President Wee
        250 29  -  VIVIEN TAN My Vision for Singapore Letter from YOUNG mothers or those considering having children are at a loss when asking themselves where to place their newborns when the caregiver needs a break on "Who will care for my baby when I return
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    • Proposed fare hikes unfair?
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        All for hike — provided it's justified with better service
        222 32  - All for hike provided it's justified with better service CHONGFOOSIN Letter from MANY consumers and Case are not too thrilled by SMRT's request to the Public Transport Council (PTC) to revise fares on its train and bus operations. Most of us have already concluded that it is unreasonable and unjustified.
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        Only shareholders benefit when corporate profits rise
        239 32  -  ALAN 00N Letter from IT IS understandable that SMRT is running a business and maximising profit is one of its top priorities. Shareholders want more dividends and the CEO gets more in bonuses if he increases their profit margins every year. My father
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        SMRT's so profitable it can afford to keep fares low
        251 32  -  BINHEEHENG Letter from IT SEEMS outrageous for a public transportation company like SMRT to apply for a fare increase when its Return on Equity (ROE) a com-monly-accepted method of valuation on the attractiveness of its investment appeal of 24.5 per
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        68 32 11 sayagainP I feel we should abolish the term "public transport" and use "private transport" instead. A public transport system should be for the sole purpose of providing a decent and affordable ride for commuters. When a "public transport" company that made a profit of millions wishes to further increase
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        115 33 This bed in a park in Bukit Batok evoked strong sentiments in TODAY reader Wong Hock Weng, who is now wishing for a bed positioned just like this, on which he can relax and do nothing besides savouring the scenery, listening to the birds and
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      436 33  -  or7irui Zoo can teach and entertain without risking human life or animal welfare 8ouyiry THE Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) would like to thank Yuen Xiang Hao and James Chua for their letters, "Call 'inflated'" and "Sentiments spot on" (April 30), respectively. Indeed, there
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      148 33  -  SAMANTHA TEO Letter from I REFER to your news report "Ready to retire" (April 29). The struggling shop tenant's comment about the $60,000 payable to those who opt to exit their business as a "small sum" speaks volumes of the crutch mentality of such businessman. They
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        51 34 Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.98 3986.30 5818.22 Pts -14.99 -25.00 +0.15 -0.11 -0.62 0.00 Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 913.82 892.03 669.72 1033.50 1865.11 6216.77 -4.60 +13.07 +10.84 +6.98 +10.48 +21.62 -0.50 +1.49 +1.65 +0.68 +0.57
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        37 34 US$ 0.6109 UK£ 0.3225 Yen 64.186 HK$ 4.7634 RM 2.3216 Euro 0.4749 Rupiah 5819.3 Baht 24.144 Peso 33.049 A$ 0.7835 Indian Rs 26.622 Won 611.86 C$ 0.7659 Yuan 5.0565 NZ$ 0.8363 NTS 19.106 BOTIfVa^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^BM
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        21 34 Gold uss/oz 430.30 Silver uss/oz 6.87 Platinum uss/oi 870.00 Rubber centsAg 218.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1434.00 Brent crude uss/barrel 51.00
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        96 34 Dow Jones SHARE prices closed higher in a quiet session, helped by Wall Street's second consecutive day of gains. A surprise dividend increase by SMRT Corp and Venture Corp's strong outlook for the second half also helped buoy market sentiment The ST Index added 1 1.92 points, or 0.6
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        62 34 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by UniFiber UTAC Sing Tel ACCS CG Tech Delong L&M FibreChem Celestial China Sun Close 0.240 0.590 2.590 0.230 0.295 0.120 0.005 0.570 0.420 0.375 Change -0.015 +0.020 +0.030 -0.010 +0.020 -0.010 +0.040 +0.015 +0.020 -5.9 +3.5 +1.2 -4.2 +7.3 -7.7 +7.5 +3.7
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        SGX top rises
        81 34 By Close Change Venture 14.400 +0.500 KepCorp 11.100 +0.400 DBS 14.600 +0.300 SingamasC 2kHKS 7.250 +0.150 HSI*****SGAeCW*****0 1.920 +0.110 F&N 15.600 +0.100 OCBC 13.500 +0.100 DairyFarm 900 USS 2.790 +0.090 HKLandSGAeCW*****7 0.520 +0.090 Venture DB eCW*****9 0.360 +0.075 By percentage El-Nets Close Change 0.010 +100.0 VenlureDBSeCW*****2 0.090
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        78 34 By$ Close APB Breweries 8.300 Change -0.250 Venture SGAePW*****7 0.270 -0.130 SNFCorp 0.210 BukilSem 13.400 CITYDEV 6.800 -0.120 -0.100 -0.100 Fortune ReilHKS 6.250 JMH 400USS 17.900 -0.100 -0.100 UE 1.700 OCBCMBLeCW*****4 0.290 -0.100 -0.075 STI2100DBePW*****9 1.050 -0.070 By percentage FuYuCAeCW*****5 STI DB ePW*****0 Close Change 0.005 -75.0
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      Ergo buys Metro's Ngee Ann stake
      148 34 A CONSORTIUM led by Ergo Versicherungsgruppe has acquired Metro Holdings' stake in Ngee Ann City, the German insurer said yesterday. This involves the acquisition of junior bonds and preference shares in Orchard Square Capital Assets Ltd, or Oscal, held by Sun Capital Assets, a
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      414 34  -  Val Chua val@newstoday.com.sg IN A surprising move, local companies Hotel Properties (HPL) and Metro Holdings withdrew their joint bid for Singapore's integrated resort (IR) and casino, prematurely leaving a race dominated by foreigners. In a joint statement to the Singapore Exchange, both
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        456 36 Dow Jones First phase to cost $287 m, will specialise in memory and logic chips SINGAPORE'S United Test Assembly Center (Utac) and China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) announced yesterday they would jointly build a chip testing and assembly facility in China. The first phase
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        210 36 Dow Jones SEMBCORP Logistics (SembLog) reported yesterday that its net profit fell 8 per cent in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, due to lost income after the company sold its stake in Kuehne Nagel. Last October, SembLog, South-east
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        UOB banks on the ladies
        314 38  -  Chow Perm Nee Lender offers interest-earning current account with insurance pennnee@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS the first to successfully target affluent, working women when it launched the UOB Mastercard Lady's Card in 1989, with perks tailored specifically to the fairer sex. Following the success of that targeted
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        Lock icon SingTel mobile users up 37%
        167 38 Dow Jones SINGAPORE Telecommunications' (Sing Tel) mobile phone subscribers across Asia-Pacific rose 37 per cent year-on-year as of March 31. Sing Tel had 65 million mobile customers in six Asian countries as of March 31, up from 47 million a year ago, it said in
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        Lock icon Greatronic requests trading halt
        84 38 Dow Jones GREATRONIC asked the Singapore Exchange yesterday to suspend the trading of its shares after the electronics company applied for a judicial manager in a move to seek protection from creditors. The problems at Greatronic first emerged in February, when the firm's audit commit- tee
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        447 40 Dow Jones More expect business here to improve over next six months SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector is more optimistic about business conditions in the next six months because of a pickup in electronics and strong growth in chemicals, the Economic Development Board (EDB) said. "Overall, a weighted 22 per
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        Lock icon Govt to award $4.7b in contracts
        75 40 Channel News Asia THE Government will award contracts estimated at about $4.7 billion for financial year 2005. Of this, $2.2 billion will go to IT contracts, $2.1 billion for building and construction projects and $400 million for goods and services purchases. Businesses can get
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        420 42  -  Valeric Law Banks on rising demand for surveillance products valerie@newstoday.com.sg YAAN Security Technology will be tapping on the growing global demand for closedcircuit television (CCTV) and other surveillance systems by raising its production capacity from five assembly lines to up to 10,
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        Lock icon Keppel wins $491m order for two rigs
        197 42 Bloomberg KEPPEL Corp, Singapore's biggest offshore marine engineering company, said its wholly-owned subsidiary won a US$3OO--million ($491 million) order to build two oil rigs as record high crude prices prompt explorers to look for more untapped reserves. Keppel Fels expects to deliver the
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        514 44  -  Valeric Law Rides on its reputation in abalone business to succeed in new line valerie@newstoday.com.sg WHILE most family-owned businesses tend to shun outsiders, Mr Goh Kai Kui has no qualms about letting professionals hold senior positions in his family's food company,
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        316 44 THE search is on again for Singapore's Phoenixes individuals who have risen from the reality or brink of failure to achieve business success. Their stories should tell of courage in meeting business challenges, resilience in staying the course, and confidence in
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      208 36 *f* Jk A TODAY"! Zciiuoi Hoikkiy Supplnm-uii the town red this June holidays with Fun-tastic Holiday- a TODAY School Holiday Supplement featuring all the latest happenings and activities that would be of great interest to students and parents alike. TODAY enriches the minds of over half a million* readers everyday.
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      202 38 O ■V^TVV greeting -ds H iwp^ i<f a Mom-^e"r^^7;j;;ir:r v' I "in J^?'?fQ*\ s f /^a Cl n vir sincerity g^pM In conjunction with the coming Mother's Day celebrations, OGAWA will deliver your Mother's Day well- ~v^ r —>«.■ /t& J wishes on an exclusive greeting card along with a
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      199 43 A Million 4 Thanks, \k**H#w J 1 \«i?du.^ Sfaweto wiy angeCmotfier k\^^^^^^\\^K Abraham Lincoln P-":.C--<J-.; This Mother's Day, send Mum a gift to show how much you truly appreciate her... v* V ~y J* A rmdi $65 (w/gsts6B.2s) Q&mmer SiuUjes MJ&hjJwf t fe/U* i^777\T\\ m/ Hands off the housework with
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      282 46  -  Afer Idayu Suparto VIEWERS can look forward to new programming on MediaCorp TVI2 Suria come May 14. "Suria is an integral part of the Malay community. Suria has done well to define its role and define itself as a household name," the senior programming director of
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      601 46  -  Rahul Venkit Bollywood's Schwarzenegger shows his sensitive side SUNIEL Shetty wasn't just an angry young man when he started out in Bollywood. He was one of the strongest, most wellbuilt, angry young men. But beneath the bulging biceps and six-packs is a kind and gentle family man.
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      Opera: Coming to a CC near you
      518 48  -  David Chew The Singapore Lyric Opera's aiming for the masses david.chew@newstoday.com.sg WITH its upcoming production Madama Butterfly, the Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO) is aiming higher than just getting the masses flocking to operatic performances it's trying to find a common ground on which
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      Idol rumours or bleak reality?
      325 48 LOS ANGELES As with the best reality shows, Fox's American Idol, in its fourth season, has a knack for holding viewer interest by being unpredictable. But could the highly-lucrative programme be veering into crisis? Is Idol idolatry in danger? Take Corey Clark's claim of having
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      A blaze of glory for Ecnad
      196 48  -  DAVID CHEW DANCE REVIEW by Ecnad's Fireball LAST Friday, local dance company Ecnad celebrated its 9th birthday at the Arts House with Fireball. And there were plenty of people there celebrating with them. Fireball kicked off with outdoor activities that included some six different
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        Lock icon Hitchhiking to the top
        184 50 -AFP LOS ANGELES The sci-fi comedy The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy soared to the top of the North American box office over the weekend. It took along for the ride an estimated US$2l.7 million ($35.8 million), preliminary figures showed. The film opens in Singapore on
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        Lock icon It's not Uniquely Singapore to queue ...
        224 50 It's not Uniquely Singapore to queue -AP NEW YORK Fans across the world are awaiting the release of Star Wars: Episode 111 Revenge of the Sith with bated breath. Fans have been outside the Ziegfeld Theatre since Saturday just to get into the premiere after midnight on May 19. Devotees
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        291 60 Agencies LONDON Following a phenomenal campaign, Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard (picture) will undergo an operation on his foot as soon as the season is over. Lampard, whose two goals at Bolton ensured the Premiership title for Chelsea on Saturday, has a
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