Today, 4 August 2005, Afternoon Edition

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      30 1 NEWS£\yiEWS Made in S'pore 'China-men' who need to brand/3 ■Jeremy Lim Helping others is what makes us human/32 Pillow talk Love language: Know it and speak it/36 L^ Walk Wie's
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      40 1 W^k /?4lLt3 junta topples MAURITANIA'S >€lt */%HF- AUTOCRATIC *~i" 3 PRESIDENT P#>' c «Jitei! *irvii hot news 2 fjj CRASH JETLINER'S I BLACK BOXES FOUND k *y BABY MAULED TO DEATH BY ROTTWEILER Magpies crash out of Europe/67 WORLD 20
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      Lock icon SingTel's fiscal first-quarter profit up 14 per cent
      290 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Telecommunications Ltd, South-east Asia's largest phone company, had a 14 per cent rise in fiscal first-quarter profit as it attracted more mobile phone users in India and Indonesia. Net income climbed to $796 million for the three months ended June
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      Presidential polls on Aug 27
      664 1 But analysts are unsure if there will be a contest Tor Ching Li chingli@newstoday.com.sg A DATE has been set for the choosing of Singapore's third elected President But the question remains whether Singaporeans will actually get to vote. The writ of election issued by Prime
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      Lock icon Stocks mixed, oil retreats
      122 1 AFP NEW YORK US stocks ended mixed yesterday with blue chips benefiting from a retreat in oil prices but the tech-heavy Nasdaq slipping marginally from a four-year high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 13.85 points higher at 10,697.59. However, the Nasdaq Composite Index, having hit
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      Lock icon Convince Muslims war is not against them: PM
      560 2 Channel News Asia In US interview, he also speaks on ties with Taiwan and nepotism TO MAKE it easier for moderate Muslims to stand up and condemn the extremists, the United States has to be able to convince the Muslim world that
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      Lock icon Judge, lawyers visit crime scene
      387 2  -  Ansley Ng JUSTICE V X Rajah, accompanied by the prosecution and defence teams in the trial of former flight attendant Constance Chee, visited the scene where four-year-old Neo Sindee died on Oct 7 last year. Yesterday morning, Justice Rajah inspected the shelter at the ground
      WEE TECK HIAN  -  387 words
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      Lock icon Junta seizes power from Mauritania's autocratic President
      345 2 AP NOUAKCHOTT (Mauritania) A military junta toppled Mauritania's autocratic President in an apparently bloodless coup yesterday, naming the longtime chief of this oil-rich desert nation's national police force as the country's new leader. The military's overthrow of President Maaoya Sid'Ahmed Ould Taya prompted
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        'China-men' who need to brand
        698 3  -  Joseph Tay IT WILL be some time before the Government's goal of turning Singapore into a powerhouse of global brands is achieved. Despite efforts to convert him, the Singapore businessman remains more fired up about cutting costs than about building his brand. The "China-man" mentality
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      Sylvester posts $60,000 to bail his mother out of jail
      261 4  -  Loh Chee Kong A WARRANT of arrest was briefly issued against the mother of Singapore Idol runner-up Sylvester Sim yesterday morning. Madam Avigline Lim Poh Leng, 45, had failed to turn up in court to face 43 charges of cheating
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      Lock icon Sorry for black eye, Anwar
      461 4 -AP M'sian police chief publicly apologises for beating former DPM KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's former police chief yesterday publicly apologised to the country's former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for beating him while he was in custody in 1998 leaving him with a black eye that
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      Lock icon First cloned dog takes a bow-wow
      136 4 AFP South Korean scientists have carried out the world's first successful cloning of a dog (picture, right), creating a duplicate of a three-year-old Afghan hound by using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep. The copycat canine has been named Snuppy for Seoul
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      'High risk' to insure directors?
      475 4  -  Christie Loh THEY'RE perched at the top of the corporate ladder and they're "high risk" people to insurance companies, at least With shareholders getting more assertive in the wake of a slew of corporate scandals, Singapore directors and senior executives have become a riskier bunch
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      Securing a better future
      525 6  -  Lee U-Wen Revamp of security industry sees higher pay, certifications u-wen@newstoday.com.sg IT IS a profession often shunned by Singaporeans due to its irregular working hours, poor wages and lack of training opportunities. But the stigma surrounding careers as security officers may soon be a thing of
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      Lock icon Free dental checks throughout August
      112 6 938 Live MORE than 200 clinics islandwide and the National University Hospital will offer free dental checkups during Oral Health Month, which began yesterday. It is the second year the Singapore Dental Association (SDA) has offered the free service. More than 70,000 people benefited from
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      Lock icon Harun Ghani laid to rest
      312 8  -  Derrick A Paulo IF, BY ALL accounts, former MP Harun Abdul Ghani had brought a keen vigour to his public war on drugs in the Malay community, then he bore a quiet dignity in his personal battle against lung cancer. At his burial yesterday, former
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      Lock icon S'pore, South Korea to sign FTA
      163 8 AFP THE trade ministers of Singapore and South Korea will sign a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Seoul today. Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang will make a two-day official visit to South Korea, where he will sign the Korea-Singa-pore Free Trade Agreement with
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      Lock icon No gold mines here
      743 8  -  Jasmine Yin NGOs are not the place to make money: Thailand's 'Mr Condom' jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg HE IS A social revolutionary who opposed paying top dollar for talent in the social service sector. But at the same time, he advocates for non-profit organisations to establish profitable social enterprises
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      Lock icon How Cantonese opera calmed Kelvin...
      515 10  -  Dawn Quek Drawn by the swordplay, hyperactive 13-year-old learns self-control da wn@newsto day, com. sg THIRTEEN-year-old Kelvin Keung can't focus on a task for more than 15 minutes without getting restless. And all the more so during his Chinese lessons in school. But for Kelvin,
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      Singaporeans want to know what's in their food
      191 10 SINGAPORE consumers are concerned about the amount of fat in their food and do check the fat content before buying products. They also seem to know the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats. This puts Singapore third on the list of "the
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      Lock icon Arroyo likely to survive impeachment move
      181 14 Agencies MANILA A campaign to oust President Gloria Arroyo is unlikely to succeed after opposition leaders fell short of the required numbers to push for her impeachment, a senior politician said yesterday. House of Representatives Speaker Jose de Venecia said audiotapes which purport to
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        Lock icon Nudist buried, fully clothed
        62 14 AP Even in death, Mr Robert Norton's nakedness is a no-no. The 82-year-old spent four decades in and out of court fighting repeated arrests for gardening and wandering his yard in the nude. He said he wanted to be buried without any clothes, but his family
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        Lock icon Australia's highest toilet
        104 14 The Guardian Mount Kosciuszko in the Snowy Mountains of Australia will soon boast some- thing few others can: a state-of-the-art 100. A toilet resembling a hobbit hole is to be built on the freezing rooftop of Australia, 2,108 m above sea level. According to the National Parks
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      Lock icon Thaksin's playing musical chairs
      492 14 Agencies Thai media, analysts blast his Cabinet reshuffle BANGKOK "An exercise in musical chairs". "Old wine in new packaging". "Same old faces won't save nation." These were some of the brickbats that Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra faced from the media and analysts, commenting on his
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      Lock icon India to lead tsunami warning system
      198 14 AFP PERTH India was yesterday selected to take the lead in implementing a tsunami early warning system for Indian Ocean countries after the devastating December waves that killed more than 200,000 people. The international warning system, expected to be in place by July next
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      Lock icon Alleged mastermind to be deported to Britain
      408 16 Agencies Religious hate crime soars to 600% in London LONDON Zambia agreed yesterday to deport the alleged mastermind behind the July 7 London bombings, Briton Haroon Aswat, who was arrested in Lusaka two weeks ago. While this marks a triumph for the investigations
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      Lock icon Officials want Arabs to be searched on NY subways
      398 16 Agencies NEW YORK Arabs should be targeted for searches on city subways, New York elected officials said. They contended that the police department has been wasting time with random checks in its effort to prevent a terrorist attack in the transit
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      Lock icon A blog is born every second
      207 16 The Guardian LONDON A new blog is born every second, and with the London bombings, more personal blogs have been created, according to blog tracking site Technorati. Mr Dave Sifry, who heads Technorati a specialist search engine for blogs said 80,000 new weblogs are
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      Lock icon Americans worldwide warned
      124 16 Agencies The United States renewed its warning for Americans worldwide to be on guard against terrorist attacks by Al Qaeda and other extremist groups. The Department of State said that they had received information which suggests that Al Qaeda and affiliated organisations continue to plan terrorist attacks
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      Lock icon Brain-dead, she gives birth to healthy girl
      286 18 AP RICHMOND (Virginia) A brain-dead woman who had been kept on life support for nearly three months to give her foetus more time to develop, gave birth to a baby girl, the woman's brother-in-law said. There were no complications during delivery and the
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      Lock icon Famed 'fighter7 turns shy on first day at UN
      351 18 Famed 'fighter 7 turns shy on first day at UN AP New US ambassador lets Annan hog limelight UNITED NATIONS He is known as the "fighter" on Capitol Hill but during his first day on the job as the United States ambassador to the United Nations, Mr John Bolton was
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      Lock icon Saudis pledge allegiance to new king
      130 18 AFP RIYADH Saudi clerics, tribal chiefs and officials converged on a government palace in Riyadh yesterday to pledge allegiance to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz (picture), the new monarch of the wealthy oil powerhouse. One day after world leaders joined ordinary Saudi citizens in
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      Lock icon President's plea masks Iran's N-ambitions
      186 20 TEHRAN Even as Iran's new President, Mr Mahmood Ahmadinejad (picture), appealed for the end of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in the world, an international report revealed that Iran is 10 years away from building nuclear arms. "I plead for the suppression of all weapons
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      Lock icon Moderate drinkers make better thinkers
      229 20 AFP SYDNEY Moderate drinkers make better thinkers than those who tipple too much or not at all, a new study has found. Verbal and memory skills, and the speed of thought processes were all faster and better in people who drank moderately, compared to heavy
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      Lock icon Crash jetliner's black boxes found
      321 20 -AFP TORONTO Investigators have found black box flight recorders from the wreckage of the Air France jet which crashed in Toronto and they are in "good" condition, officials said yesterday. The state of the recorders "looks pretty good" and information should be easy to recover,
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      Lock icon Baby mauled to death by Rottweiler
      66 20 AFP LOS ANGELES A 16-month-old girl was ripped from her mother's arms and mauled to death by a vicious Rottweiler dog on a suburban Los Angeles street, the authorities said yesterday. The woman was watering a garden while holding little Cassandra Garcia in her
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        Lock icon Astronaut removes dangerous shuttle parts
        86 21 -AFP Astronaut Stephen Robinson yesterday carried out a risky operation to clear two fibres hanging from the Discovery shuttle, which could cause it to overheat when it returns to Earth, as what happened in the case of the Columbia disaster. Perched on the end of
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        Lock icon Taiwan braces for typhoon
        63 21 AFP Taiwan s weather bureau urged residents to prepare for Typhoon Matsa which it said could hit by Thursday, bringing strong winds and heavy rains, and triggering landslides. Residents in low-lying areas were urged to guard against floods, while those in mountainous regions were told to
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        Lock icon Prisoner claims he was bribed to plant drugs on Corby
        82 21 AFP Lawyers for Australian beautician Schapelle Corby who has been sentenced to 20 years' jail for smuggling drugs into Bali have sought permission from the Indonesian appeals court to question via video link an Australian prisoner, who claims he planted
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        Lock icon Nabbed with 450 passports
        69 21 AFP A British man of Algerian origin was arrested yesterday at Bangkok's international airport for trying to smuggle more than 450 forged European passports out of Thailand. Mahieddine Daikh, 35, was nabbed as he tried to board a China Airlines flight bound for Amsterdam with the
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        Lock icon Malaysia to patrol Thai border
        53 21 AFP Malaysia is to form a patrol regiment to guard its northern border with Thailand to prevent encroachment, smuggling and other illegal activities in the region, according to Bernama news agency. More than 840 people have been killed in the past 1 9 months at
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        Fake cancer clinic busted
        74 21 Two Canadians have been charged with running a fake cancer clinic that allegedly collected more than Csl2 million(sl6.4 million). The clinic offered dubious treatments to more than 800 patients. At least 37 Canadians were treated at the clinic at Tijuana, Mexico. The clinic promised to reduce
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      Lock icon 'Iron Lady' Thatcher a better premier than Blair, survey shows
      153 23 LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair has been easily beaten into second place by "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher, in a ranking of post-war premiers, reported The Times newspaper. The Populus Network survey of opinion-makers found that four out of five of
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      Terror cells in Australia
      468 23 Expert: 60 suspects on the prowl SYDNEY Up to 60 Islamic militants are operating in terror cells in Australia and an attack is inevitable, a former intelligence officer has warned. "The threat is real. It's a matter of when will this happen," former Australian Security Intelligence
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      It's a daily UK scene: Children taken to hospital, drunk
      237 24 LONDON Alcohol and junk food sales have soared, as revealed in a damning report on Britain's diet, reported The Times. Alcohol sales have grown by almost 10 per cent in a year, increasing fears of a growing culture of binge
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      Lock icon Fooling the mind to fight flab
      343 24 Subjects 'brainwashed' to eat better LONDON Proving, it seems, that fighting flab really is a question of mind over matter, psychologists in America have "brainwashed" a number of volunteers into losing their taste for certain fattening foods by implanting unpleasant childhood memories about them,
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        44 24 AFP American adolescents are becoming more and more preoccupied with their bodies due to media images of sculpted physiques, and a growing number are taking supplements and even steroids to improve their bodies, according to a new survey of 10,000 youth.
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        Lock icon Chinese switch to grape
        53 24 AP In China, alcohol long meant beer or Chinese wine, which is made from grain rather than grapes. Spreading pros- perity, however, is changing Chinese drinking habits. Consumption of Europeanstyle grape wines has surged in China, by as much as 20 per cent a year, according
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        Lock icon Man dies after Petronas replica falls on him
        39 24 AFP A man was killed and another injured when a 2.5 m steel replica of Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers the world's second tallest building fell on them in Kelantan, Bernama reported.
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      230 28  -  Dr James Dobson TbiMTs by MOTHERS AND SONS What can a mother do when she feels confused and frustrated about raising a son? Many women these days express a sense of anxiety about dealing with their own sons. Whether she's single or married, there's a feeling
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      1026 28 WAS it a question of race bias, gender discrimination, having the wrong degree, bad luck or just poor strategy? The 25 readers who weighed in on Leena Sathiya's inability to secure a job despite sending out 4,300 applications over 13 months, all had theories of
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        286 31  -  VINCENT LAI WAI YIN I Letter from 1 I READ with great interest Siew Kum Hong's commentary, "Turning point for Spore civil society or a one-off?" (Aug 3). I feel Singaporeans need to mature further to better engage the Government at the appropriate
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        248 31  -  ROBERT TEH KOKHUA Letter from SIEW Kum Hong raised a pertinent and timely question: Whether the recent reaction of the public to the NKF episode is a sign of a maturing civil society. The corollary is: Have Singaporeans reached a level of maturity to act responsibly
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      703 32  -  Jeremy Lim MY heart bled when I met two bubbly boys recently. One was ten years old and the other was three years younger. I was saddened because I felt that life had dealt them a cruel blow. Being young and innocent, they
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      171 32  -  [TIMOTHY TANG NAM YEN I Letter from I CONGRATULATE the National Library Board on its new library building (picture). However, such beauty and serenity is disrupted by library users. On visits there, I have found their behaviour distracting. People drag their feet noisily
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      209 36  -  RITA SELAMAT Letter from RECENTLY, I chanced upon the annual cost-of-living survey by ECA International which ranked Singapore as Asia's ninth most expensive city. Among other things, the cost of living has risen about 7 per cent since last year. While the increase
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      1008 36 How often a couple have sex is a measure of the health of their marriage I ARTHUR LING HAVING spent years helping couples develop their relationships, Mr Arthur Ling can recognise all the ingredients that make up good or "problem" marriages. Nowadays, the deputy
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      496 39  -  GOH SHIH YONGI The AVA may also revise penalties I Letter from Assistant Director Corporate Communications for Chief Executive Officer Agri-Food Veterinary Authority Ministry of National Development I REFER to the article, "Turtle soup? Banned species in pet shops" (July 23-24), and the letter, "The authorities
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      210 39  -  LIM BOON HEE I Letter from WHEN I read about the efforts to further restrict smokers' space and the costly practical hurdles involved in implementing separate ventilation air systems ("Smoking out the remaining heavens", Aug 3), I laughed at the absurdity of
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        4 40 ST Index— 2,365.19 11.94
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        85 40 SHARES fell yesterday as investors took profit after seven consecutive sessions of gains. The ST Index closed down 1 1.94 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 2,365.19. In the broad market, losers beat gainers 297 to 235. Traded volume amounted to 1.27 billion shares valued at $1.45 billion. Singapore's
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        60 40 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI Pis 11,981.80 +41.60 +0.35 15,118.50 -18.58 -0.12 4,325.90 -17.50 -0.40 6,455.57 +112.03 +1.77 1,117.11 -1.72 -0.15 952.59 +11.26 +1.20 SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 687.94 +4.78 +0.70 1,192.20 +2.87
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        26 40 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Gold us$/oi Silver us$/oi Platinum us$/oi Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brent crude us$/borrel 439.40 7.285 910.50 290.25 1,366 60.95
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        58 40 By volume Close Change 'OOO GlobalVoice 0.100 Bio-Treat 0.795 MapletreeLog 0.945 +0.020 +0.040 +2.6 +4.4 57,722 50,062 38,771 Delong 0.135 SembMareCW*****6 0.580 Capitaland eCW***** 0.490 UTAC 0.705 STX PanOcean 0.935 SembMar 2.850 SingTel 2.820 +0.005 +0.135 +0.040 +0.005 +0.020 +0.100 -0.010 +3.8 +30.3 +8.9 +0.7 +2.2 +3.6
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        84 40 By$ Close Change CoscoCorp eCW*****9 Jardine C&C 1.360 +0.240 13.400 +0.200 KepCorp OCBC4.55SNCPS100 12.700 +0.200 103.000 +0.200 SembCorpeCW***** 0.900 +0.190 SembMareCW*****6 0.580 +0.135 CoscoCorp eCW*****4 0.840 +0.125 SembCorpeCW***** 0.935 +0.120 Creative 50 13.300 +0.100 JSH 500USS 11.400 +0.100 By percentage Close Change Creative eCW*****1 0.010 +100.0 Yongnam
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        79 40 By$ Hyflux eCW*****5 DBS Close Change 2.640 -0.210 16.600 -0.200 CITYDEVW*****0 6.500 -0.150 Hyflux HSI***** eCW*****9 3.660 -0.140 2.710 -0.120 CITYDEV 9.000 -0.100 F&N 16.600 -0.100 HKLand USS 3.300 -0.100 JMH 400USS 18.400 -0.100 OUE 9.500 -0.100 By percentage Close Change HSI***** ePW*****9 0.080 -36.0 Azeus 0.110
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        36 40 US$ 0.6059 UK£ 0.3404 Yen 67.425 HK$ 4.7095 RM 2.2705 Euro 0.4923 Rupiah 5,916.8 Baht 25.011 Peso 33.988 A$ 0.7894 Indian Rs 26.335 Won 614.64 C$ 0.7348 Yuan 4.9111 NZ$ 0.8788 NTS 19.295
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      531 40 Move comes after Ho Ching warned against clever financial engineering by property trust managers IN a surprise move yesterday, the manager of Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust said it would review the trust's recent proposed acquisitions, and that it would waive its front-end
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      165 40 Dow Jones OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) will raise its benchmark mortgage rate for private residential property by 0.25 per cent effective Aug 31, it said in a letter to customers. The bank's Value Home Rate will rise to 6.05 per cent from 5.80
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          87 42 GHAZAL Maestro Jagjit Singh is one of the most talented artistes of India. The versatile Singh will fill thrill fans with his meaningful and melodious songs. He is currently on the Asia-Pacific leg of his World Tour and will perform, with his team
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          108 42 CITIZEN'S Eco-Drive range of light-pow-ered watches contain a silicon solar cell each that converts light into electrical energy. Even a thin shaft of light is enough to power these watches, ensuring that EcoDrive batteries will never need to be charged. To launch the eco-friendly timepieces,
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          168 42 SPRING Singapore has launched three revised standards for building services to help improve safety. The standards are SS CP 10: Code of Practice for installation and servicing of electrical fire alarm systems, SS CP 48: Code of Practice for water services, and SS CP 52:
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          119 42 mothercare 20 and still expanding FROM a single store at Centrepoint, mothercare Singapore has come a long way since its inception in 1984. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the chain's six stores here have implemented an ingenious new shopping concept: Highlevel zonal graphics that demarcate the departments within each outlet allowing
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          34 42 PIZZA hut has unveiled its Cheesy Lava 3 Stuffed Crust Pizza. It's loaded with mozzarella, parmesan and cheddar. The pizza is available in regular and large pizzas.
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        388 42  -  Chow Perm Nee Public relations, advertising wages rising: Survey pennnee@newstoday.com.sg PROFESSIONALS in the creative, public relations and advertising fields have reason to rejoice, as a survey shows that over 80 per cent of employers in the sector in Singapore intend to raise salaries over the
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        175 42 Bloomberg STARHUB posted a net profit of $52.7 million, or 2.46 cents a share, in the second quarter ended June 30, compared with a net loss of $10.4 million, or 0.49 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. Sales gained 16 per
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        203 42 SembCorp Logistics' second-quarter profit fell 42 per cent missing out on earnings from a firm that it sold last year. Profit fell to $14.8 million, or 1.7 cents a share, for the quarter ended June 30, from a restated $25.5 million, or 3 cents a share, in the corresponding
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        254 43 Opens Jakarta priority banking centre, 4 more by Oct DBS Bank has launched a priority banking service in Jakarta aimed at the mass affluent customers with at least 500 million rupiah ($84,000) in assets. Its subsidiary Bank DBS Indonesia (DBSI) will offer services such
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        270 43 Bloomberg TEMASEK Holdings, which has more than US$54 billion ($B9 billion) of assets, is reducing its holdings in Singapore companies including SMRT Corp and boosting its investments in countries such as China and India. The investment company said yesterday that it was selling
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        179 43 AFP FRANKFURT Adidas-Salomon, the German maker of sportswear and equipment, launched a 3.1-billion-euro ($6.3-billion) bid to buy US rival Reebok in an attempt to close the distance on its arch-enemy and world leader, Nike. Adidas-Salomon, soon to change its name to Adidas after selling
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        120 44 AFP JOHANNESBURG South Africa, the world's top gold producer, is facing its worst strike in 18 years with unions threatening to launch the work stoppage at all gold mines as early as next week, officials said yesterday. The powerful National
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        574 44 Agencies China may turn to some anti-US countries to satisfy its energy needs AN OUTCRY by United States lawmakers that forced CNOOC, the third-largest Chinese oil company, to drop its bid for Unocal Corp may encourage China to do more deals in countries such as
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        262 44 Bloomberg INDONESIA may raise over 2 trillion rupiah ($339 million) from the sale of its remaining 10.5-per-cent stake in Bank Danamon, the nation's fifth-biggest lender, Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar said. The sale comes seven years after the government took over the lender at
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      160 46 Q I W^i v/%&\ A Joint Community Service S| *-^^fl|liMl-l^Nfc/^^ Prp/ecf By: HEAPH GIVE YOUR TEETH A TREAT, VISIT YOUR DENTIST! During the month of August, free dental check-ups* will be available at participating dental clinics. This community service aims to educate Singaporeans on the value of regular dental check-ups
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      973 48  -  Clement Mesenas Kenny G's been making music with Barbra Streisand and betting with Tiger Woods JAZZ purists may scoff at his brand of music. But Kenny G, superstar saxo- I phonist and the pied piper of muzak, I couldn't care less. I "I don't
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      694 49  -  Zul Othman Legendary Malay rock band have no problems playing 'cock rock' zul@newstoday.com.sg AWIE might be a rock icon in South-east Asia, but he's no diva. The lead singer of Malaysian rock band Wings, who have been performing for over 20 years, has no qualms tailoring
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      67 50 Popular local singer J J Lin as photographed by Lance Lee with added graphic design by David Lee. The photograph is part of the ongoing exhibition titled Supernova 40 years of Music, which highlights the faces and voices that shaped the Singapore soundscape.
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      420 50 AFP Fed up film buffs win lawsuit against Sony over fake reviews LOS ANGELES Moviegoers took on one of the world's biggest movie studios and won. An American judge has finalised the settlement of a lawsuit brought by moviegoers who accused Hollywood's Sony studios of using a
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        82 51 AFP An Italian actress claimed she was beaten up by supermodel Naomi Campbell in a suite at a five-star hotel in Rome. Ms Yvonne Scio said yesterday she had a bloodied lip, cuts and bruises, and needed hospital treatment after being kicked and
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        66 51 AFP Hollywood heart-throbs Johnny Depp and John Travolta will reportedly join Mary Poppins actress Julie Andrews to help launch Disneyland's new theme park in Hong Kong next month. Andrews is the official ambassador to Hong Kong Disneyland. The gates of the US$3.2 billion
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      101 52 Who's reading what IVAN Heng (picture) is directing Dim Sum Dollies Singapore's Most Wanted!, which is running at the Esplanade from tomorrow toAug 14. "I recently picked up two plays, one of which was Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People. "I am also reading Lonely Planet Vietnam and Mark
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      443 52  -  David Chew A 'mental shift' is the key to happiness, says bestselling author david.chew@newstoday.com.sg HE ADDRESSES corporations such as McDonalds, Wal-Mart and Motorola. His books are touted as "runaway bestsellers" and published in 33 different languages in 60 countries. He has sold over 4 million copies of
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      474 53  -  Venessa Lee The underwater world exists, says author Gibbins .M. fcj fcj i^L^ venessa@newstoday.com.sg ATLANTIS has often been thought of as the preserve of the daft theorist The mythological sunken city (sometimes continent) has long been fodder for conspiracy theories about a superior and (of course) alien civilisation.
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        197 54  -  Pearlyn Tham Helena Rubinstein's new make-up range is made with tsarinas in mind p earlyn@newstoday. com. sg IF THE Russian tsarina who was reported to be in love with Rasputin was still around, she would have fallen head over heels in love with Helena Rubinstein's new make-up collection
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        447 54 In this column series, Dr Theresa Chew, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Expressions International, answers TODAY readers' beauty, spa and wellness questions. She is also the president of the Spa Wellness Association (Singapore). Expressions International is a leading beauty, spa, wellness and slimming services
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        140 54  -  Pearlyn Tham REDKEN sure knows how to court the lads. Its Redken For Men haircare collection, including the new Get Relaxed Smoothing Shampoo and Retaliate AntiDandruff Shampoo, is packaged in nofrills pewter-coloured bottles which bring to mind bodybuilding supplements. But these two new products build
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          75 54 Watch maestro Franck Muller looks to the Mediterranean this season with his new Resort Collection, replicating the successful combination of creativity and technical skill witnessed in the brand's sell-out Colour Dreams Collection of 2004. Muller's penchant for coloured dials is once again evident and the models come
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          90 54 Men, get your retail therapy at The Heeren where "guy goods" such as the latest gadgets, computer games, DVDs and even clothes and skincare can be found. To reward the men for shopping here, you can choose one of two gifts when you spend at
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        375 56 Clarks a step in the hip direction f* LARKS has often been perceived in this of the world as a brand that appeals to "aunties". Keen to impress the young and trendy in South-east Asia, the company has introduced a range of stylish shoes. Karman Tse (karman@newstoday.com.sg) takes a look
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        643 57  -  Amy Van High in vitamins A and C, fibre and potassium, the Sierra sweet plum is a fruit to look out for on your next visit to NTUC Fair Price food@newstoday.com. S2 PLUMS belong to the same family as apricots, cherries, peaches and nectarines. They grow in a
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      823 58  - Bustling Jakarta a city full of treats Zul Othman It has a constant buzz, but also exudes calmness zul@newstoday.com.sg THERE'S more to Jakarta than overcrowding and perennial traffic jams. To experience the beauty of the Indonesian capital, a visit to the waterfront district of Ancol is a must. Located north
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      345 58 BRACE yourself for a reality travel challenge that will be held right here in Singapore. The OAG Travel Planner Challenge, which is open to people from 18 countries across Asia, is offering more than $165,000 worth of prizes. The challenge is aimed at testing participants'
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      New K-tourist site
      188 61 FANS of the Korean drama serial, All In, can now visit the All In House (picture) in Seopjikoji on Jeju Island. A collaboration between the All In production company and SBS Production, the All In House was built when the original set used for the filming was
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        85 61 Travel on Swiss Business Class to one of more than 30 European cities at a special price of $4,075. Destinations include Brussels, Geneva, London and Milan. The offer is only available for online bookings at www.swiss.com until Aug 22 and valid for travel
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        77 61 Fly to US or Canada from just 1,498 British Airways' Super Saver Fares allows passengers to fly to destinations in the United States and Canada from just $1,498. The fares are available all year round and valid for travel from Aug 1 5 this year to 30 June next year.
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      791 62  -  Elaine Quek 'Nightspot' takes on entirely new meaning in Italy's Renaissance region traveller@newstoday.com.sg DAVID stands more than five metres tall and was carved out of a single block of stone. Face-to-face with the real thing (there are replicas aplenty, I saw my first in Las Vegas'
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      292 61 I Happiness begins in I Bangkok W' Just two hours away! Ayutthaya Chiang Mai Hatyai 3D/4D 3D/4D 3D/4D jgj fe from from from $258/$278 $228/$248 $238/$258 Hua Hin Kanchanaburi Phuket 3D/4D 3D/4D 3D/4D from from from %JHk fiL W $318/$348 $288/$298 $228/$248 Pattaya E 3D/4D m fc^ from W $218/$238
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      78 62 iQJin an B"day trip fo encnan/ina jfuscana <*„ For pampering your cat with Fancy Feasf, we'd like you to have a Wk M ft M taste of the good life with an $8,000 trip to Tuscany and Rome! |§|l Wh B Go on a guided tour of the basilicas or
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      1143 63 M=djaCorp m MEDIACoRPm M=djj-\Corp CHANNEL Jgf CHANNEL (Q I AcicK sur i a I A *^f central I 2.30PM Hello Jacky II o™ni«™». 6.00 AM Animal Kidding 4.00 Reality of Love 1 j 9.00 AM Bear In The Big Blue House j 3.00PM Music Clips Trailers j 6.30 Prime Time
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      143 64 %S0 O INCOME STLE^GUE www.sleague.com tammnes Hovers FC I Tampines v Woodlands Tampines Stadium Saturday 7.30pm Prediction: Tampines 2 Woodlands 1 Likely scorers: Mirko Grabovac (Tampines), Masrezwan Masturi (Woodlands) Suspensions: Mustafic Fahrudin (Tampines), Azmi Mahamud and Essa Basile (Woodlands) Doubtful: Ibrahim Noh and Satria Mad (Tampines) Last 5 games: Tampines:
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        527 65  -  CUBBYLEONG Malaysian big guns will not feature in SEA Games, much to coach Cornish's delight cubby@newstoday.com.sg NATIONAL squash coach Michael Cornish feels the pullout of Malaysia's top players from the SEA Games (Nov 27Dec 5) could be just the boost Singapore needs to revive its fortunes
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        99 65  -  NEWLY-CROWNED Asean Football Federation Club champions Tampines Rovers will face three-time winners Home United in the 2005 RHB Singapore Cup semifinals, after the draw was made yesterday. Vorawan Chitavanich's S-League champions, who have already qualified for the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation Cup, are gunning for an
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        410 66 Agencies England enjoying being written off by critics ahead of second Test CRICKET The Ashes LONDON Kevin Pietersen insisted yesterday that England are under less pressure heading into the second Test against Australia, despite their crushing defeat in the Lord's opener. England crashed to a
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        226 66 AFP MIAMI The Miami Heat acquired three-time All-Star forward Antoine Walker (right) from the Boston Celtics in a five-team, 13-player deal yesterday. Walker was the centerpiece of the largest trade in NBA history. The previous biggest trade in league history
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          463 67 AFP PARIS English Premiership giants Manchester United and reigning European champions Liverpool face tricky assignments against eastern Europe opponents if they are to make the Champions League group stages. Hungarian side Debrecen crushed Hajduk Split 5-0 in Croatia in their second qualifying round,
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          416 67 LIVERPOOL Liverpool's planning for the new season suffered a setback yesterday when their £7 million ($20.6 million) striker Peter Crouch was ruled out for up to three weeks because of a hamstring strain. The 24-year-old picked up the injury during
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