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    Lock icon The search to honour a President
    751 1  -  Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg IT HAS been said that one of the most admirable attributes of the late President Dr Wee Kirn Wee was the way he remembered those whom he met, even if for a brief time. Now as the nation mourns his
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    Star Hub's No 2 in mobile wars
    747 1  -  Val Chua Estimated figures show 'upstart' telco leads M 1 by almost 37,000 subscribers val@newstoday.com.sg FOR the first time since Star Hub burst into the local telco scene in 2000, the "upstart" has overtaken its rival Mobile One (Ml) for the No 2
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    STARHUB: AHEAD OF M1 IN THE MOBILE RACE
    38 1 TOTAL MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS (IDA figures) SINGTEL STARHUB Ml SUBSCRIBERS SUBSCRIBERS SUBSCRIBERS 3,860,600 1,540,000 1,160,000 1,162,000 (39.9%) (30.1%) 3,990,700 1,570,000* 1,228,700* 1,192,000 (39.3%) (29.9%) Figure rounded off by SingTel Estimated figurt
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      31 1 NEWSX\YIEWS Suresh Kumar Enticing the Indian tourist/4 William Pesek Greenspan or Buffett? Asia mulls who's right/38 Rohit Brijnath On life after sport/67 jft II |56taveller^ :yi JE Ji JW TECHNO TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Blair banks on economy
      482 2 Agencies LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair and his political partner Gordon Brown yesterday urged voters to back the Labour Party, saying that voting in a Tory government would risk jeopardising Britain's economy. Britons will vote today in an election that seems likely to hand Mr Blair
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      Lock icon Indonesia confirms second case of polio
      215 2 Agencies JAKARTA Indonesia confirmed a second case of polio yesterday but health authorities said they were confident of preventing a major outbreak. The case occurred in the same village in West Java province as that of an 18-month-old boy whose infection was announced on
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      Lock icon NKF patients pay last respects to Dr Wee Kim Wee
      304 3  -  Sng Li Wei IF THERE'S one thing Job Loci remembers about meeting Dr Wee Kirn Wee two years ago, it was how a man of such stature could relate to ordinary people like him. "He leaned forward and listened very
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        Tapping into the Indian tourist...
        706 4  -  Suresh Kumar Cricket fixtures, Bollywood could help Singapore attract more foreign-bound Indian vacationers AMIGO is the clever parrot that regales all who come to watch the All Star Bird Show at the Jurong Bird Park. Amigo comes in as the final act and talks and
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      563 2 Amber *A^V^ National Theatre Company of China t^ 2 J^* This music theatre spectacle features Golden Horse C i\ {J Award-winning actor Liv Ye and well-known actress Yuan Wt^B ]i 1 I ,_J/ Quan in a modem fable of a woman's pursuit of love in a lto^^ world of fake
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  • Singapore news
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      Low cost, not low comfort
      642 6  -  Tor Ching Li Upcoming budget-airline terminal will be 'fun and comfortable' chingli@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S upcoming budget-air-line terminal will cost less for airlines and passengers to use, but will still provide a good level of comfort in terms of amenities. Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong gave this
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      Lock icon Latin America should take advantage of Asia's growth
      295 6 Channel News Asia FOREIGN Minister George Yeo has urged Latin-American countries to do more to build ties with Asia. Addressing political and business leaders in Washington, he noted there was a time when inviting a senior Singaporean official as a keynote speaker
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      Lock icon More children admitted with mental illness
      557 8  -  Patricia Yap Numbers have doubled in 5 years patricia@newstoday.com.sg IN THE last five years, the number of new young patients admitted to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) has doubled. According to statistics from IMH, 134 children aged 18 and below were admitted to
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        SM Goh meets Indonesian VP
        87 8 Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong met Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla in a half-hour "warm and friendly meeting" yesterday afternoon, a statement from his press secretary said. Mr Goh and Mr Kalla, who is visiting Singapore at Mr Goh's invitation, exchanged views on Indonesia's economic development.
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        Lock icon Murder victim was 'sociable'
        123 8 Newsßadio 93.8 A former factory supervisor has described Madam Chitrabathy Narayanasamy, whose husband allegedly hacked her to death, as good looking and sociable. Mr Yee Wai Lin added he had heard rumours that she was close to a colleague called "Java". Taking the stand at the
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        Lock icon Jailed for stealing to fund gambling
        102 8 Newsßadio 93.8 A former personal assistant to the CEO or ING Asia private bank was given a jail term of 33 months yesterday for cheating the bank to fund her gambling habit. Kristine Goh was convicted of stealing over $72,000 from the bank and
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      A dozen Icons appointed for Speak Good English Movement
      420 10  -  Jessy Chua CONVERSATIONS with taxi drivers are something that most Singaporeans can relate to. But beware. The next time you speak to your taxi driver, she could well turn around and ask you to stop using "lah" to punctuate your sentences.
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      Lock icon Two Falungong women released
      305 10  -  Ansley Ng Families, worried about their health after prison hunger strike, pay fines ansley@newstoday.com.sg TWO female members of the Falungong religious group who went on hunger strikes in prison to protest their conviction have been released after their families paid their fines. Madam Ng Chye Huay,
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      158 7 Li: 6 It' chengdufNew) Valuair turns ONE this month! To commemorate this special occasion, we're giving Xiamen(N ew y OU amazing 1-for-1 deals. Purchase your ticket by 11 May 2005 and you can bring your HonsKon8 friend for free.Travel must be completed by 31 July 2005. So hurry, don't miss
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      54 10 from Singapore return O thO Q Q r m oq>y OO Europe AIR FRANCE AIR FRANCE KLM Book online at www.airfrance.com/sg, contact your travel agent or your Air France call center at 6415 5111 Fare shown for departure until June 15, 2005, booked by May 31, 2005. Subject to availabilities.
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  • world news
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      Thai army guilty of rights violations: Panel
      366 12 Troops slammed for causing 85 deaths atTak Bai rally last year BANGKOK Thai security forces violated the rights of protesters when it broke up a demonstration in Tak Bai last year. This led to least 85 deaths, the independent National Human Rights Commission
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      Student visa racket in M'sia
      186 12 KUALA LUMPUR The authorities in Malaysia have stumbled upon a new visa racket with the "disappearance" of 531 students from a college in Ampang. The case has led the country's Immigration Department to begin an investigation into foreigners who use student visas to enter the
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon Toilet-training for cats
        105 12 -AFP An Australian woman has built a device which teaches felines to use the toilet. Ms Jo Lapidge of Sydney said her 'Litter-Kwitter' system consists of three plastic trays which can be fitted inside a toilet bowl. The largest tray is used as a normal kitty litter.
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      Indonesian newspaper apologises to M'sian DPM over report
      206 14 JAKARTA Indonesian newspaper Kompas yesterday apologised to Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak over a report it had carried about an incident involving navy ships from the two countries in the Sulawesi Sea. According to the Bernama news agency, the daily also
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      Lock icon Islamic studies to stay: Najib
      331 14 -AP M'sian govt rejects idea to scrap religious studies from state schools KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has rejected a Cabinet minister's suggestion that religion be kept out of state-run schools as a way of attracting students of all races instead of catering only to
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda's No 3 man captured
      134 14 -AFP ISLAMABAD Abu Faraj Farj Al Libbi, allegedly No 3 in the Al Qaeda network and a close associate of Osama bin Laden has been captured in Pakistan, the country's Information Minister said yesterday. "I can confirm that we have arrested Abu Faraj Al
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      Bloodbath greets new Cabinet
      328 16 Suicide bomber kills 50 one day after Iraq government is sworn in BAGHDAD A day after the government of Prime Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari was sworn in, a suicide bomber blew himself up near a group of police recruits in the Kurdish city of Arbil in
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      Lock icon Jackson is a sociopath?
      207 16 Agencies LOS ANGELES A police officer at the Michael Jackson (picture) trial has challenged the evidence given last week by the pop star's former wife, Debbie Rowe, while an accountant who investigated Jackson's finances said he found the singer had debts of US$2B5 million ($466 million).
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      Lock icon Snake surprise for breakfast
      125 18 -AFP LONDON A five-year-old boy got a nasty surprise when a 60cm snake slithered out of his breakfast cereal box on Monday. Jordan Willett, from Dawley in England's West Midlands, discovered the non-venomous corn snake in his box of Golden Puffs. His mother Theresa Willett, 23,
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      Lock icon Bring Osama's head in a box, CIA told agents
      425 18 -AFP Operatives told to put other Al Qaeda chiefs' heads on pikes in 911 aftermath WASHINGTON United States spy chiefs ordered agents to deliver Osama bin Laden's severed head in a box of dry ice and hoist the heads of other
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      Lock icon Myanmar 'may back away from Asean chairmanship'
      161 18 -AP BANGKOK Military-ruled Myanmar under pressure from the United States and other Western nations for its repression of democracy may back away from the chairmanship of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon said yesterday. The US and
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      118 19 A MOMENT OF TRANQUILITY. A gift for Mother. Jf /fit It's her day on 8 May. And RISIS celebrates her loving patience and constant love with exquisite Angsana and Pipal accessories from the Xylem collection. Inspired by Nature's pleasing curves and flow, their elegance captures a moment of tranquility and
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    Focus On The Family
    272 20  -  Dr James Dobson i Tbnws byl HOMEWORK FOR KIDS: GOOD OR BAD? Here's a question submitted by a parent: How do you feel about homework given during the primary school years? Do you think it's a good idea, and if so, how much is best? Having
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      Up close with PM Lee Hsien Loong
      49 20 LAUNCHED last month, Channel News Asia's "Up Close" series gave insights into what make Ministers tick. In tonight's final episode at Bpm, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks to a small group of Singaporeans on issues that are close to his heart
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    • The homeland of our vision
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        COMMUNITY SPIRIT
        124 20  -  Choo Tat Nian: I WOULD like to have a Singapore where everyone takes care of their environment We would not need to rely on professional cleaners and sweepers. Each household would have a family member participating in weekend block-cleaning exercises. I would like to have endless opportunities for
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        TRUE ACCEPTANCE
        151 20  -  Jolene Lim: I WOULD like to see Singapore as a land where opportunities are equal for all. The recent media attention on single motherhood shocked me. I had lived overseas the past decade, in a society where people are not judged for what they are, but accepted for
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        SERVANT LEADERS
        68 20  -  Desmond Lin Yong Sheng: I SALUTE a peer who, during his schooldays, devoted his free time to help out at an old folks' home with patients undergoing physiotherapy. His efforts were never recorded in his testimonial, but it is this servant leadership that I feel makes for a
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        AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
        160 20  -  Tan Van Ren: HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan's initiatives are commendable, but I think more can be done to lower medical costs so low that Singaporeans will cheer and talk about in coffeeshops, buses and offices. Roy Samson: MY SISTER has been wheelchair-bound since she developed multiple sclerosis.
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        FAMILY AND PETS
        160 20  -  Carmen Tang: I WANT a job that allows me to leave at 4pm to do my marketing and cook a warm, nutritious dinner for my husband and children. I miss the days when I could go home and sit around the table with my family and enjoy
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        ECONOMIC SURVIVAL
        184 20  -  Lian Chin Way: IN THE past, we had the advantages of a better-educated, bilingual and experienced workforce, to position ourselves as the bridge to China for western companies. As China is becoming more open, we will soon lose this edge. Sooner or later, most MNCs will choose to
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    • Letter
      Leave lifts for needy
      180 22  -  IRENE CHEONG Letter from! I AM most grateful for and appreciative of the lifts installed in every MRT station to help parents like us with children in strollers or people in wheelchairs. But I am, at the same time, upset that a lot of people are
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      Inconsideration is the handicap
      430 22  -  JUDY ANNE WEE Able-bodied must be mindful of the needs of those with disabilities I Letter from President, Handicaps Welfare Association WE REFER to the spate of letters published recently with regard to the ramp barriers at Chinatown Complex, and, in particular to the letter by
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    • Letter
      Don't limit racial harmony to just one day
      227 22  -  HASUNDA SHAMSUDIN Letter from YEARS ago, for my Master of Arts dissertation, I did research on the Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools which are predominantly Chinese. I asked parents whose children studied at a SAP school if they were concerned that their
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      Foreign carriers welcome to vie for Singapore skies
      396 25  -  LIM BEE KHIM Republic's liberal air transport regime sees more than 70 foreign airlines flying here I Letter from Deputy director/Corporate communications for Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport MR PRITHPAL Singh's commentary ("Now to ensure the success of the IRs", April 28)
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    • Letter
      Warranty can't be extended to new flats already tendered out
      366 25  -  tayboonsunl Letter from Senior public relations officer for Ag director Corporate development Housing Development Board I REFER to Ms Janica Chan's letter, "Why does extended HDB warranty only benefit flats built from this year?" (April 22) and Mr Quek Hwa
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      Allow dictionary in English exams
      287 27  -  IRWIN KANG KHIM SIEM Fixation with spelling cramps creativity I Letter from THE use of monolingual dictionaries has been allowed in Mother Tongue examinations for many years. Isn't it time that we allow the use of English dictionaries for English papers also? One of the
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    • Motor Insurance
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        Who pays for high accident repair costs?
        481 27  -  Tan Kin Lian ASK MR TAIM Case Study A motorist met an accident and sent the car to an assessment center (IDAC). Our quality workshop quoted the repair at $1,735. The motorist refused to accept our repair. Hesentthecarto his workshop. The workshop sent
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        Waiver of NCD penalty
        86 27 You are a careful driver but unfortunately have been involved in a minor accident. Your insurance will pay for you but nowyou have to worry about losingyour hard earned 50% No Claim Discount. Fret No More. NTUC Income announces: From 1 July 2005, we will not
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        Cash settlement for minor accidents
        101 27 From 16 May 2005, if NTUC Income hasto repairyour accident vehicle, we will offer you the following: On-the-Spot "Cash" Settlement* Choice of your workshop. If it's cheaper, you keep the difference Flexibility. You can change your mind within 7 days and ask us to repair
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        Lower insurance premiums
        84 27 NTUC Income offers attractive insurance for your new car. Typical premiums for popular 1.6 L models: Motorist age 35 No-claim discount: 50% Occupation office based Loyalty rebate 5% Applicable for first and second year of car registration Call 6788 1111 for a quotation. If you call us
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      Library continually seeks out ways to improve itself
      467 29  -  JASNA DHANSUKHLAL But it also factors in staff welfare, costs I Letter from Manager, Corporate communications National Library Board (NLB) WE THANK Mr Nelson Quah for his comments and suggestions on improving the services at our libraries ("For a better National Library",
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      60 22 '"Discover SouthEast Asia2oos s TOURISM FAIR jim ASEAN Asia's Perfect 10 Paradise 6 8 MAY 2005 OPENS TOMMOROW Level 3, Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre Friday Saturday Sunday 10.00 am 9.00 pm Daily FREE ADMISSION Organised by: lfclML EXHIBITION ORGANISERS Suite 8-11-11 Menara Mutiara Bangsar Jin Liku ***** Kuala
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      Lock icon UOB makes $406m in Q1
      340 30 Dow Jones Bank's earnings were roughly in line with analysts' expectations UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has reported a 14-per-cent rise in its first-quarter net profit, helped by the inclusion of earnings from its Thai subsidiary, Bank of Asia, and a discontinuation of goodwill amortisation. Singapore's
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      Manufacturing contracts for Ist time in almost 2 years
      140 30  -  Chow Perm Nee AFTER 22 months of continuous expansion, the manufacturing sector contracted for the first time last month, due to lower new orders and declining levels of production output. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) which factors in inventory, new orders
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        Singapore
        58 30 SHARE prices closed higher, lifted by mild gains on Wall Street overnight after the US Federal Reserve termed long-term inflation expectations as "contained". The ST Index put on 12.21 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 2,149.38. Gainers outnumbered losers 240 to 1 85, while 497.6 million shares valued at
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        World markets
        55 30 Index Value C Pis Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.05 3947.10 5803.68 +51.07 -39.20 -14.54 +0.37 -0.98 -0.25 Korea Comp 929.35 +15.53 +1.70 KLCI 903.07 +11.04 +1.24 SET Index 675.03 +5.31 +0.79 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1049.57 1866.17 +16.07 +1.06 +1.56 +0.06
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 30 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 430.10 Silver uss/oi 6.93 Platinum uss/oi 869.50 Rubber cents/kg 1,436 Palm Oil RM/tonne 218.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 50.57 Information provided by
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        Lock icon STI-2,149.38 +12.21
        40 30 Dow Jones blue chips that reported positive news. Datacraft Asia rose 2.2 per cent to 95 US cents, likely buoyed by news that it is forming a systems integration partnership with Sun Microsystems for the Asia South region.
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        36 30 US$ 0.6098 UK£ 0.3223 Yen 64.083 HK$ 4.7492 RM 2.3174 Euro 0.4738 Rupiah 5811.9 Baht 24.106 Peso 33.075 A$ 0.7877 Indian Rs 26-583 Won 611.37 C$ 0.7636 Yuan 5.0474 NZ$ 0.8395 NTS 19.072
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        SGX most active
        58 30 By volume 4CCS UniFiber TACMBLeCW*****7 Cosco Corp DatacrftUSS Delong Capitaland FuYu TAC 200USS UTAC Close 0.215 0.240 0.295 1.790 0.950 0.125 2.510 0.545 2.940 0.585 Change -0.015 +0.055 +0.060 +0.020 +0.005 -0.030 +0.035 +0.190 -0.005 -6.5 +22.9 +3.5 +2.2 +4.2 -1.2 +6.9 +6.9 -0.8 'OOO 27,593 26,082
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        SGX top rises
        80 30 By$ Close Change Juiiline C&C 12.700 +0.500 JMH 400USS 18.200 +0.300 APB Breweries 8.500 +0.200 KepCorp TAC 200USS 11.300 +0.200 2.940 +0.190 JSH 500USS 9.950 +0.150 NOL 3.540 +0.120 NOL DB eCW*****1 1.240 +0.110 Creative 50 14.100 +0.100 GrealEasI 14.200 +0.100 By percentage Close Change FuYuCAeCW*****5 0.015
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        SGX top falls
        83 30 By Close Change HSI*****SGAePW*****0 0.280 -0.135 Venture DBePW*****3 0.205 -0.125 DBS 14.500 -0.100 DBS Bk6% NCPS10 107.100 -0.100 Sing Tel DBeCW*****0 0.190 Elec USS 2.560 -0.095 -0.080 HKLand SGA eCW*****7 0.450 -0.070 Venture MBLePW*****8 0.205 -0.055 CapilalanSGAeCW***** 0.760 SingamasC 2kHKS 7.200 -0.050 -0.050 fy percentage Close Change
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        Lock icon Corporate governance is key
        359 32 AFP Investors here seeing good standards as incentive for investment: Survey CORPORATE governance issues are becoming key considerations for investors in deciding which Singapore companies to put their money in following recent business scandals, according to a survey published yesterday. Institutional investors still put a premium
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        Lock icon Hi-P International's profit rises to $20.7 million in first quarter
        290 32 Dow Jones CHINA-based Hi-P International said that its first-quarter net profit rose 28 per cent, thanks to increased orders from major customers. The Singapore-listed manufacturer, which has consumer electronics and telecommunications operations, said that net profit for the period ended
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        Lock icon Sing Post's Q4 profit down 7%
        365 34 Dow Jones Higher tax expenses drag quarterly results, but full-year performance up SINGAPORE Post reported yesterday its net profit for its fiscal fourth quarter fell 7.1 per cent from the same period a year ago to $26.8 million, or 1.41 cents per share, due
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        Lock icon Temasek, JP Morgan in India venture
        242 34 Bloomberg TEMASEK Holdings and US banking giant JP Morgan Chase will jointly invest US$7.5 million ($12.3 million) in a unit of India's Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, marking the Singapore investment company's latest foray into India. Maxwell Mauritius, a wholly-owned unit of Temasek, and One Equity
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        Lock icon Asean+3 expand forex swap agreements
        236 34 Dow Jones ISTANBUL South-east Asian countries plus Japan, China and South Korea will agree to at least double an existing U5539.5-billion (US$64.B billion) network of currency swap agreements between the nations, a spokeswoman for Indonesia's central bank said yesterday. Finance ministers from the Association of
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        Regulatory muscle
        362 35  -  Christie Loh Singapore's casinos unlikely to spawn money laundering: HSBC chairman christie@newstoday.com.sg TIGHT regulation will likely deter criminal syndicates from laundering money through Singapore's casinos, said Mr David Eldon, the outgoing chairman of HSBC's AsiaPacific operations. "The (gaming) industry has built up a dreadful reputation. But as people
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        Spring, IE Singapore launch $50m fund
        241 35  -  Valeric Law SINGAPORE-based industry associations may receive between $1 million and $2 million in funding for each project they propose under a $50-million fund launched by Spring and International Enterprise Singapore yesterday. Called the Local Enterprise and Association Development (LEAD) programme, the fund will
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        Lock icon Spy cameras found in office of KEB's CEO
        275 35 -AFP SEOUL An executive of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), South Korea's fifth largest lender, has been suspended for installing secret cameras in the office of the bank's American chief executive, banking sources said yesterday. Surveillance cameras were found last month when the
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          A new concept from G2OOO at Raffles City
          157 36 G2OOO introduces a new store concept with the reopening of its outlet in Raffles City Shopping Centre today. Occupying more than 2,2005q ft at Units #02-32/33 on the second level, the spanking new store features both ladies and men career wear. The
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          Let the force be with you at Burger King
          134 36 BURGER King has teamed with Lucasfilm in conjunction with Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Until June 24, Burger King exclusively offers six limited-edition interactive toys Darth Vader, droids R2D2 and C3PO, Chewbacca, the Millennium Falcon and Yoda with
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          Beautiful mums take to the catwalk
          106 36 JOIN in the fun at the finals of the The Most Beautiful Millenia Mum Contest 2005. The top 1 6 contestants will take to the Millenia Walk catwalk on Saturday at 3pm in pursuit of the Top 3, Most Glamorous Mum and Most Photogenic
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          Take it off for free shampoo, conditioner
          73 36 BE among the first 1,000 people to present your Head Shoulders' "Take it off" sticker at Raffles Place MRT station from noon to 2pm tomorrow and receive a complimentary set of Head Shoulders shampoo and condi- tioner worth $14.90. Stickers are available at
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        Lock icon Fed effects eighth straight rate hike
        341 36 AFP Expects longer-term inflation to be 'well-contained' WASHINGTON Federal Reserve policymakers tightened US borrowing costs on Tuesday to nip inflation in the bud, despite signs of a slowdown in the world's biggest economy. As expected, the US central bank's Federal Open Market Committee lifted
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        Lock icon Malaysia's exports hit monthly record
        188 36 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's exports rose 16 per cent from a year earlier to hit an all-time monthly record of RM46.67 billion ($20.1 billion) in March. Imports for the month rose 8.7 per cent to RM36.29 billion to reach a record trade surplus of RM10.38
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        Lock icon Greenspan or Buffett? Asia mulls who's right
        644 38  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg Investors seek clues to direction of the US dollar news@newstoday.com.sg EVEN though his bet against the United States dollar cost him US$3lO million ($5OB million) in the first quarter alone, billionaire investor Warren Buffett is sticking with it Meanwhile,
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      1380 33 for' .^#9^^^ the school hoUdaysS^^J^^ mm STAR WARS mania hits fever pitch during the Creative SENSATIONAL PREMIUM BUNDLES. extravaganza Shaw House roadshow (6 May 29 May)' ™'s roadshow only! 9 S Buy any Creative MuVo Micro N2OO WIN FREE "STAR WARS Episode III: Feel the Force along Orchard Road J
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      161 36 Mum deserves the King of Fruits A Durian Cake! _v%3C h Cisf^ Treat mum like a Queen this Mother's Day with nothing less than the King of Fruits! Thank mum for her unconditional jT^^»» l°ve with Goodwood Park Hotel's renowned Durian Cake created by our award'*winning pastry chef. A mouth'
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      507 37 I Capture you or your child on video and both of Urn you could be in Jack Neo's Wk next movie. L Be part of the moment. You've seen him on TV and you've I seen his movies. But this time, I^M I he wants to see you. Show Jack
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      282 38 This is a highly prized premier program lu&jkjil lyl C 3 LI N x ICjiii one of the best in Southeast Asia. [■■■■■■I Christian books gifts centre pteitd Learn how you can be a strategist in f"""1 °<~" Tal: 6235 4662 Fax: 6235 3830 Email: marketing@mountzion.com.sg Management where you will
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      218 39 iBUSINESS fl Heng Shwu Jiun, Grace Tan Ai Ling, H Woo Yam Yam (from left to right) W^ A Winner, International L'Oreal Marketing Award, Paris, 2003 v^^^i I i J^-*^ Wm Winner, L'Oreal Marketing Award, i ml JrS^ KMMHIIi 11 1 1111 Singapore, 2003 i V^BBSB^^ Product Executives, L'Oreal Ir
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      HEAVEN-LY KING
      800 40  -  Ross Wallace in Tokyo Reluctant star Orlando Bloom hits the Hollywood A-list with first marquee role IF ORLANDO Bloom had any lingering doubts that his supporting roles in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Troy might not have earned him fullfledged star status, chances are they evaporated
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      Lock icon How trim is my belly
      348 44  -  Nur Idayu Suparto Losing weight is the perfect Mother's Day gift for May Phua idayu@newstoday.com.sg MOTHER'S Day is around the comer, but actress May Phua has already received the perfect present the loss of the weight she gained during pregnancy The first-time mother who gave
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      Who's reading what
      196 46 Local actress Selena Tan (picture) is performing with Hossan Leong in the stand-up comedy, It Takes Two, which opened last night at Victoria Theatre and has extended its run until May 14. "I'm actually reading Comedy Writing Secrets by Melvin Helitzer and that's the truth! But a
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        Film-makers, it's time to take heart
        301 48  -  Jeanine Tan The Canon DV Fest is going to the HDB heartlands YEARS ago, when it was not the recognised talent agency that it is today, Fly Entertainment received a $17,000 cheque from Canon Singapore. This was when, as Fly Entertainment founder Irene Ang
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        Even the US has eye for this guy
        160 48  -  Jeanine Tan HE MAY be the puniest competitor and a magazine even called him "gnome-like", but 28-year-old Howard Shan Lo of reality TV show Eye For A Guy 2 is going places. Not only has he proven to be one of bachelorette
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        Lock icon Will tell-all show ruin Idol?
        156 50 -AP FORMER American Idol contestant Corey Clark, who was dropped from the show in 2003 for failing to reveal a past arrest, told ABC News "Primetime Live" that Paula Abdul helped him with advice and money. Dancer-singer Abdul, 42, has fought back, her lawyer sending
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          40 years in art
          73 50 Local artists Tay Bee Aye and Yeo Shih Yun are holding an exhibition, Now and Then, reflecting the transformation of Singapore's landscape in the past four decades, at instic, 271 C New Bridge Road. The exhibition runs until May 25. Viewing hours are from Tuesdays to
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          Happy in Singapore
          79 50 Happy, a Dramabox production, will explore the turmoils one faces in the search for love and happiness. Adapted from Oscar Wilde's love letters, The Happy Prince and Salome, it features theatre veterans Li Xie and Danny Yeo and music by Eric Ng and Xiao Han. Happy runs
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          Letters of love
          68 50 Intimate Letters celebrates a time when such letters were the main means of building a close relationship. Choreographer Elysa Wendi collaborates with visual and installation artists Joyce Ng, Claire Lim and Tay Bee Aye to trace the evolution of a long-lost love letter. The performance will run
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        Lock icon Grape expectations
        274 51  -  Amy Van Eat them on their own, with salads, or cook them. Grapes are versatile as they are nutritious food@newstoday.com.sg GRAPES are one of the oldest cultivated fruits in the world and they grow best in temperate climates, particularly in Mediterranean regions. Unlike many other fruits, grapes do
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        USEFUL TIPS
        177 51 1. Grapes are harvested only when fully ripe so they should be ready to eat when you buy them. 2. To ensure that grapes are sweet, look for green grapes with a yellow hint or straw colour. Avoid those that are too green. 3. To judge the freshness
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        HERBED CHICKEN WITH GRAPE SAUCE
        195 51 Ingredients Serves 3 to 4 500g chicken breast, boneless and skinless 2 tsp Herbs de Provence 2 tbsp butter 1 red onion, sliced 125 ml white wine 125 ml chicken stock 125 ml cream 250g Thompson green seedless grapes, stem removed, washed and drained 2
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        This Raoul to service women
        258 52  -  Pearlyn Tham Men's clothing brand launches range for shirt lovers pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg WOMEN won't have any more excuses to borrow or steal their guys' Raoul shirts. That's because the people behind Raoul FJ Benjamin have heeded "continuous requests from women to develop a brand for them"
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        Be charmed by ELLE magazine this month
        160 52  -  Pearlyn Tham IF you haven't got your hands on the May issue of ELLE Singapore, make sure you do so before copies of the magazine run out. With every purchase of May's ELLE, you will receive a free charm bracelet that is so
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        Omega style in sea and on land
        250 52  -  Pearlyn Tham TRUE-blue water babies now have another timepiece to take with them into the deep seas Omega's new Seamaster Planet Ocean Diver Watch. The original Omega Seamaster 300 m model was launched in 1957, together with the Railmaster and the Speedmaster. Its
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          Go gentle on your skin
          90 52 Olay has launched a gentle version or its popular Olay Total Effects+. Ideal for sensitive skin, the new Olay Total Effects+ Gentle Formula is free of oil, colour and fragrance, and doesn't clog pores. Like the original formula, this fights the seven signs of ageing
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          Outsmart the sun
          88 52 You can't fool Mother Nature but you can outsmart the sun. Protect your face from UVA and UVB rays with Origins' Outsmart Daily SPF2S Naturally Protective Sunscreen. This oil-free sunscreen contains vitamin C to increase your skin's resistance to oxidative damage while seaweed extract fights dehydration. Outsmart
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          Tea off with Elizabeth Arden
          83 52 Drinking green tea works wonders for your health so extend its goodness to your skin with Elizabeth Arden's green tea skincare range. Try the Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Purifying 3-in-l Cleanser/Toner Exfoliant ($4O). While gentle microbeads get rid of dull skin, botanical extracts soothe the
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        Beauty revamped
        596 54  -  Pearlyn Tham Beauty pioneer Helena Rubinstein's brand gets a design makeover pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg EVEN before "entrepreneur" became a buzzword, Helena Rubinstein was already one more than 100 years ago. Born on Christmas Day, the Poland native left for Australia when she was 20. It was there that she used
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        Helena Rubinstein's significant moments
        193 54 1939: Helena Rubinstein invents the first waterproof mascara. 1977: Silk Fashion, the first foundation made with real silk fibres, is launched. 1995: Force C, pure vitamin Cinfused skincare, is created. 1999: Helena Rubinstein answers ageing woes with Power A, the first anti-wrinkle treatment to release 100
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        Lock icon Tour for the technophile
        740 56  -  Leona W Miao Take off forTaipei for Asia's biggest IT show, great sightseeing and smelly tofu IF YOU'RE a technophile who simply can't wait for the latest computer technology to come onto the market, then Taiwan's Computex Exhibition is the answer for you. Asia's largest computer
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        Cash in on the Oz extras
        221 58 T 7TSIT Sydney and its scenic V surroundings any way you want whether that means exploring the city in the comfort of a tour group or on your own and at your own pace. And as MediaCorp TV stars Joanne Peh and Qi Yuwu
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        HUNTER VALLEY GARDENS
        54 58 This 25-hectare garden offers sensational sights, colours and fragrances, as well as life-sized figures of nursery rhyme characters. You can also take part in a two-hour wine course at Hunter Resort Wine School, where you will be taken on a tour of a vineyard and learn about
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        A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS TREAT
        62 58 j Enjoy traditional Devonshire tea, com- f prising freshly-baked scones, home- tf made jam and a pot of specialty tea or y coffee, at the White Horse Inn in the quaint region of Southern Highlands. You will also receive an exclusive gift set comprising lavender perfume,
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        3-IN-1 PASS
        59 58 This pass allows you to visit the Sydney Aquarium, Sydney Tower and enjoy a day of unlimited rides on the Monorail. The aquarium is home to more than 11,500 Australian marine animals while the Sydney Tower not only affords visitors the city's best views but also gives them
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        ADVENTURE RIDES
        74 58 At the Scenic World theme park in the Blue Mountains, you can enjoy stunning views of the mountains and valleys via three modes of transport Flyway, a cable car that glides from the top of the cliff to the floor of the valley; Skyway, a horizontal cable car
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        SEAFOOD DINING VOUCHER
        49 58 Here's a chance to dine at Nick's Bar Grill, renowned for its fresh seafood and alfresco setting as well as for its waterfront vistas. The voucher (one per person) entitles you to a platter comprising grilled baby octopus, rock oysters, grilled king prawns and garden salad.
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        PORT STEPHENS ADVENTURE
        24 58 ehtrhyrtyesatetas in'imMUMllil Bill ■HIMIIIiII ii Wl» I 'II iIHHIIIIC PHOTOS: 8 DAYS. COPYRIGHT 2005 MEDIACORP PUBLISHING PTE LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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        One night in kL offers cool shopping, lively nightspots and great eats
        501 58  -  Wen Ng WHEN I suggested to my friends that we tour Kuala Lumpur by night, they were not too keen to do so. They felt that there was not much to do since all the shopping malls would
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        Lock icon Take a cruise with good oP Garfield
        206 60 From pyjamas to eating contests, have fun with the Cat during holidays HANG out with your all-time favourite cat and dog duo, Garfield and Odie, onboard the SuperStar Virgo during the coming school holidays. Star Cruises has lined up a range of activities
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        travelwatch
        60 60 Li^oJo-lB Zuji makes travelling easier by offering customers access to 400 airlines, 33,000 hotels and more than 50 car hire companies. Every week, it will offer flight and hotel deals to the top 10 destinations. To book, please visit www.zuji.com.sg or SMS the I word today to 8100 1234
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        Dine below the Indian Ocean, enjoy panoramic views
        201 60 MALDIVES The world's first all-glass undersea restaurant is now open for business at the Hilton Maldives Resort Spa. Ithaa (pronounced eet-ha) is located 5m below the waves of the Indian Ocean and surrounded by a vibrant coral reef. Encased in clear acrylic,
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      238 45 ■sll W Y*^Emn\nm 1 I The New Unique Tridosha Clay Massage Launch Treatment Trial The new and unique Tridosha Clay Massage uses Ayurvedic Healing Clay (which Be among the first 30 callers to make an appointment to try out this ground-breaking combines the finest sun-dried ultra fine Argiletz Clay) to
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      408 46 DVD REVIEW BY MERVIN TAY WHEN the producers repeatedly juxtapose Malaysian singer Fish Leong's performance with shots of the audience singing along, you know they are proud of how popular her W songs have become. Indeed, the Taipei leg of her concert, staged in October last year, takes stock of
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