Today, 31 October 2005, Afternoon Edition

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    23 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp fresfsf incorporating iMTCJITS mica(P) 112/07/2005 Monday October 31, 2005 todayonline.com TODAY /A=diaCor.p incorporating tMT6<ItS MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Monday October 31, 2005 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
    • Article
      Lock icon Bush, Cheney 'should apologise'
      442 1 -AP Senate leader also calls for Rove's resignation over leak of CIA agent's name WASHINGTON The Senate Democratic leader said yesterday that President George W Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney should apologise for the actions of their aides in the CIA leak case and that presidential
      -AP  -  442 words
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      Lock icon Spy 'received threats after cover was blown'
      319 1 -AFP WASHINGTON CIA agent Valerie Plame (picture) was shocked when she learned her cover as a spy had been blown and has received threats since the unmasking, her husband former Ambassador Joe Wilson said in an interview on television yesterday. "There have been
      -AFP; AP  -  319 words
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      Lock icon Husband abuse: When it's men who need shelter from violence
      968 1  -  TERRANCEANG news@newstoday.com.sg MY mother once said: "I always taught my daughter that she should leave any man who raised his hand to strike her. But I never realised that I would have to teach my sons that lesson and I
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      Lock icon Catching China's second wave of development
      633 2  -  TORCHING LI IN DALIAN Act fast for first-mover's advantage in north-east Chinese cities: PM Lee torchingli@newstoday.com.sg ANY Singaporean businessman worth his salt should get acquainted with the following acronyms ASAP: TBNA, SEDA, DLSP and WTBD. For the uninitiated, that's Tianjin Binhai New Area, Shenyang
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      Lock icon Hurricane Beta changes direction, causes floods
      198 2 -AP MANAGUA Hurricane Beta roared ashore along Nicaragua's remote Caribbean coastline yesterday, ripping off roofs, toppling trees, provoking floods, and causing four rivers to overflow in Honduras before weakening to a tropical storm. Beta hit land near the remote town of Sandy Bay Sirpi,
      -AP; AFP  -  198 words
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      70 2 MIGRATE TO AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCEMENT: If you have a close relative residing in Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra or Darwin, current legislation DOES NOT require you to live in the same state as your relative, pass the points test or reside for 2 years in Australia to obtain your permanent residency visa
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  • singapore news
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      Will Singapore break the fastest texter record again this year?
      194 4  -  DAWNQUEK FASTEST fingers are in demand again. Sing Tel is looking for the fastest mobile texter to participate in its second annual Sing Tel SMS Shootout Contest And if Singapore is twice lucky, a new world record could be set
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      Restaurants free to allow guide dogs in
      630 4  -  VINITARAMANI No need to apply for licence, says NEA, in liberalisation move vinita@newstoday.com.sg IN A further easing of rules to make Singapore a friendlier place for the visually handicapped who rely on guide dogs, restaurant owners will soon be able to allow guide
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      Lock icon Last hope for abandoned pets
      472 4  -  —VINITARAMANI IGNORANCE and cruelty are keeping animal welfare organisations busy in Singapore. That is why Noah's Ark Cares, an offshoot of animal welfare organisation Noah's Ark Natural Animal Sanctuary (Nanas), got down to business and registered itself as a charity here four months ago. Readers
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      Local mindsets must change
      522 6  -  VALERIE LAW Foreigners willing to work weekends get hired more valerie@newstoday.com.sg WHILE the Government is willing to reduce the number of foreign workers if Singaporeans show themselves to be less picky about jobs, the signs of the latter happening aren't good. Take the reluctance of local
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      'Lucky 5' offers as TODAY marks 5 years in the news
      185 6  -  —VINITARAMANI FIVE could be your new lucky number. As Today celebrates its fifth anniversary next month, each week for the next five weeks will see five lucky readers capitalising on some great $5 deals. This week, there are five
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    • SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
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        GAS PRICE TO GO UP NEXT MONTH
        67 6 Gas tariffs will increase by 0.93 cents per unit-or 6 per cent-with effect from Nov 1, because the price of feedstock used to produce town gas has risen sharply, by 16.5 per cent. Domestic gas users can expect to see an average 81-cent
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        ELEVEN NEW DENGUE FEVER CASES
        29 6 Eleven dengue cases were reported in the 24-hour period up to 3pm yesterday. The daily average for the last seven days was 47 cases.
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        Lock icon WOMAN DIES IN WEEKEND CRASH
        105 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A woman in her early 20s died when the car she was in collided with another car and a van on Saturday. She was travelling along Upper Paya Lebar Road towards Bartley Road around 5.55pm when it is believed the driver lost control
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        Lock icon BREAST CANCER
        66 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Some 100 cars decked with pink ribbons, balloons and even soft toys took to the streets yesterday for the Pink Ribbon Treasure Hunt race, organised by the Breast Cancer Foundation to mark the close of this year's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Mrs Goh Chok Tong flagged
        – CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  66 words
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Derailed train toll in Andhra Pradesh now 110
      152 8 -AFP HYDERABAD (India) Another 10 bodies have been recovered from a train which derailed and toppled into swirling floodwaters in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, bringing the death toll to 110, an official said yesterday. Army personnel and navy divers
      -AFP  -  152 words
    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon TAIWAN'S DPP BOOTS OUT CHEN
        69 8 —AFP Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party said yesterday it was expelling former presidential aide Chen Che-nan who is embroiled in a corruption scandal that has tarnished the party's image. Mr Chen, former deputy secretary-general to President Chen Shui-bian, is being investigated by prosecutors over an
        —AFP  -  69 words
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        Lock icon UK ARMY'S FRIEND-GET-FRIEND BID
        61 8 AFP Britain's defence ministry will pay £500 ($1,499) to soldiers who persuade friends to sign up amid a recruitment crisis partly triggered by the Iraq war, reported The Sunday Telegraph. More than 6,000 members of the Territorial Army of part-time reservists have quit in the past
        — AFP  -  61 words
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        Lock icon SURPRISE 13TH BABY AFTER 13-YR GAP
        44 8 AFP A 55-year-old teacher from Berlin has given birth to her 13th child, a daughter, she told the German paper Bild. "The last baby wasn't planned," said divorcee Annegret Raunigk, whose other children are aged 13 to 34.
        — AFP  -  44 words
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      Lock icon Kashmir border's historic opening
      582 8  -  —AGENCIES Despite Delhi blasts, border opens after 56 years NEW DELHI A day after the deadly bombings that killed 61 people in India, Islamabad and New Delhi agreed yesterday to an unprecedented opening of their border in disputed Kashmir to help victims of the devastating earthquake.
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      Lock icon Koizumi's big hint
      314 10 —AFP Reshuffle could show who his successor will be TOKYO -Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is set to reshuffle his cabinet today after indicating he would appoint strong candidates to succeed him as key ministers. The premier said he is also carrying out a top personnel shakeup
      —AFP  -  314 words
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      Lock icon MILITARY TO BE GIVEN LEGAL BASIS
      133 10 -AFP Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed yesterday to give Japan's military a firm legal basis by revising the pacifist post-war constitution. Mr Koizumi said. "I will do my best to improve an environment at home and overseas in which the SelfDefence Forces can fulfil
      -AFP  -  133 words
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      Lock icon Myanmar to resume democracy talks
      179 10 —AFP YANGON Myanmar's military rulers have decided to resume the next session of constitutional talks on their self-declared "road map" to democracy in December, state media said on yesterday. "The National Convention will resume on Dec 5, 2005, in Nyaunghnapin camp in Hnawby township", convention
      —AFP  -  179 words
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      Lock icon Thais to return home after Hari Raya
      172 10 DPA KUALA LUMPUR The 131 Thai Muslims who fled their homes in southern Thailand might return after the Hari Raya festival on Thursday, news reports said. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the his government was still in the middle of arranging
      — DPA  -  172 words
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda agents in Gaza Strip: Israel
      176 11 —AFP JERUSALEM Agents of the Al Qaeda network have infiltrated the Gaza Strip from Egypt's Sinai peninsula, a senior Israeli military official charged yesterday. Brigadier General Danny Arditi, head of Israel's anti-terror unit, told army radio that in the days following the Israeli
      —AFP  -  176 words
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      Lock icon Dubai's dying seas
      375 11 -DPA Marine life the environmental price of posh man-made islands DUBAI A luxury resort being built off the coast of Dubai is threatening to become an environmental disaster, according to officials in the United Arab Emirates. Officials from the emirate of Sharjah told local newspaper Gulf News
      -DPA  -  375 words
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      Lock icon Iran won't back down on nuclear plan
      225 11 —AFP TEHRAN Iran will not return to a full freeze of its disputed nuclear fuel activities and Western demands for such confidence building measures are unacceptable, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday. In a speech to members of the hardline Basij militia, he also
      —AFP  -  225 words
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      Lock icon Bali dusts its charms, lays the welcome mat
      1076 12  -  LOHCHEEKONG Island paradise goes all-out to woo tourists back even as security challenges persist cheekong@newstoday.com.sg ON Oct 1, Singaporean Rohaizad Puteh was on the first day of his new job at the Hard Rock Hotel in Bali. The industry veteran and newly
      _0H CHEE KONG  -  1,076 words
    • this quirky world
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        HEAD JAILER? HE'S THE ONE IN STRIPES
        126 12 A prisoner escaped from a small jail in Brazil after a policeman left him in charge while he popped out for lunch. The other inmates of the prison in MaraCanau said the policeman regularly left the prison in the hands of the prisoner,
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        Lock icon SANTA'S BUTT OK, BUT NOT BAD ELF
        144 12 -AP A constitutional battle is brewing in the US state of Connecticut over a beer that state officials are trying to ban because it might entice minors to drink. The label on the British import. Seriously Bad Elf, shows a mean-looking elf with
        -AP  -  144 words
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        Lock icon NO SURFING THE TSUNAMIS, PLEASE
        113 12 REUTERS An exclusive beach enclave in Los Angeles has raised eyebrows by passing out tsunami safety brochures that warn residents, in capital letters, never to try surfing one. The pamphlets, part of an emergency preparedness campaign, inform residents of Malibu that tsunamis often follow large
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        Lock icon HERSHEY'S IN UDDERLY BIZARRE SUIT
        123 12 —AP The double meaning may be clever, but The Hershey Co, maker of Milk Duds candy, is trying to stop a California firm from using a sound-alike name for a line of clothing designed to make breast-feeding easier. Hershey said in a complaint to the
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      Lock icon Firms in Asia brace for bird flu
      745 13 —AFP Many have contingency plans; pandemic could cost AsiaPacific economies USs2sob SINGAPORE Just two years after the Sars outbreak sent Asian economies into intensive care, companies across the region are bracing themselves for the vastly more malignant bird flu threat The Severe Acute
      —AFP; AFP  -  745 words
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      Lock icon 'Gender jihad' called against chauvinist Quran reading
      213 14 —AFP BARCELONA The first international conference on Islamic feminism, held in Barcelona, denounced on Saturday what it termed as "male chauvinist" interpretations of the Quran. "Islam can liberate women and change their status," the conference's final statement read. It also called for a
      —AFP  -  213 words
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      Lock icon The long shadow of Dr M
      383 14 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR Two years after taking power, Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is still struggling to establish himself as leader and edge aside veteran premier Mahathir Mohamad, who has not faded quietly into retirement Despite a landslide election victory last year, Mr
      —AFP; AFP  -  383 words
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      Lock icon Trains look to planes for security
      202 14 —AFP LONDON Britain plans to introduce airport-style security checks using body scanners and X-ray machines at mainline railway stations in the wake of the London bombings, a newspaper reported yesterday. Passengers will have to pass through security scanners while their baggage will be put
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      119 8 LEE KUAN YEW yisL6chr PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES B DR CHARLES VEST Ifl PRESIDENT EMERITUS, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY W imM i Public Lecture 1 Topic GLOBALIZATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE EMERGING META UNIVERSITY Date Friday, 4 November 2005 Time 6.00 pm Venue: University Cultural Centre Theatre, National University of
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  • Voices
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      Sounding out the quacks
      309 15  -  YIAP KIM HONG Regulate ear 'doctors' to weed out substandard practitioners Letter from President of Society for Audiology Professionals (Singapore) WE REFER to the letter by Robert Bacsafra, "Say that again, 'doc'" (Oct 28). We sympathise with the writer's uncle over his unfortunate encounter. This is
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      Bag request hits snag
      140 15  -  LAUCHEENIEN Letter from I WAS shopping at Mustafa Shopping Centre. When I mentioned that I did not need a plastic bag, the salesperson apologetically said that not only did he have to give me one, he also had to secure it with a plastic strap. If
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      How relevant is the PSLE to school entry?
      642 16  -  CHARIS MUN Return weightage to exam results for a fairer, meritbased admissions system Letter from I REFER to the letter from Ms Lim Huay Chih of the Ministry of Education ("Merit remains the main basis of school admission", Oct 21) in response
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      No proof of link between cats and bird flu
      243 16  -  DAWN KUA Letter from Director of Operations Cat Welfare Society WE REFER to your article "Bird flu puzzle in Indonesia" (Oct 28). We are concerned that your article may give your readers the mistaken impression that cats are spreading the disease.
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      4D betting at AXS stations?
      183 16  -  LOW KIM SONG Letter from I'M SURE I am not the first to be frustrated at having missed winning the lottery simply because there was no time to place a bet I missed such a win recently, when my regular 4D number came up. Singapore
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      High cost to S'pore of 10-year vehicle life
      126 18  -  ERROLGOODENOUGH Letter from JACK Koh Chin Guan said it all for me in his letter, "We're fools to scrap our cars!" (Oct 27). The original intent of the COE with the 10-year vehicle lifespan was to limit vehicle ownership. Since then, the
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      Crack down on violators of traffic rules
      183 18  -  LEONG LIP WEE Letter from WHY can't I make a traffic violation report at the Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC)? Why wasn't the police officer at Toa Payoh NPC able to process my complaint? Is a motorist riding on a pedestrian walkway in front
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      Lock icon Gold medal mum
      1178 18  -  WONG LIANG MING coffee with 42, National Taekwondo Coach SHE is one of Singapore's gutsiest, gold-medal-winning sportswomen and the national taekwondo coach. Wong Liang Ming is also mum to 15year-old Today columnist JEREMYLIMand as readers of his columns will know, her fighting spirit has been an inspiration
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      240 22  -  JAMES DOBSON BYDR THE ADVERSITY PRINCIPLE There is, in the world of nature, a phenomenon known as the "Adversity Principle" which means that difficulties and hard times can actually be more beneficial to plants and animals than continual easy living. As strange as it seems, habitual
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      Take steps to stop maids' illegal entry
      243 22  -  CHIATECKJOO Fingerprint workers to prevent their return under false names Letter from I REFER to the letter from Ho See Ling, "Take a good look at your maid" (Oct 26). Last year, I employed an Indonesian maid from one agency's supposedly premium batch
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      A day off is fine, but not for moonlighting
      233 22  -  AMY ELLS Letter from THERE has been discussion about granting mandatory days off for foreign maids. It has come to my notice that a lot of foreign maids are not "resting" on their days off; in fact, many are moonlighting. They
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      Lock icon Govt to urge IR operators to train S'poreans for jobs
      376 22  -  MUHD ROSTAM UMAR Letter from Director, Communications Singapore Tourism Board I REFER to Mr Melvin Lee Tiong Choon's letter of Oct 10 and thank him for his feedback. Mr Lee had expressed concern that when the Integrated Resorts (IRs) are
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      isay 'COCO' IDEA NOT NUTTY
      611 24  -  RICHARD SEAH IF you love laksa, nasi lemak and all food with that rich, lemak (fatty) taste of coconut milk, here's great news: Coconut milk and the coconut oil within is actually very healthy, according to research. It boosts immunity, kills bacteria and viruses, protects
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      Don't run buses with ads that obscure windows at night
      159 24  -  CORRY SUTANDI Letter from I agree with Sam Ang ("Can passengers 'see' through ads on buses", Oct 27) that bus ads are obstructing passengers' view, especially at night. One evening, at about 7.30pm, I boarded a single-deck bus decorated with
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      Older workers not so picky
      330 25  -  MIKE SEBASTIAN They'll take jobs foreigners now doing Letter from I REFER to the report, "Don't be picky if you want less foreign talent" (Oct 28). The Government has pledged to cut the number of foreign workers here "provided enough Singaporeans answer the call and
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    • Letter
      Less friction if smoking areas are better planned for
      187 25  -  CHENJUNYI Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Keep smoking zones at a good distance" (Oct 26), to which the National Environment Agency replied on Oct 29. In consideration of smokers and those who do not wish to be exposed to
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      In retirees, a pool of part-time employees
      180 25  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from I REFER to your report, "Raising retirement age may backfire" (Oct 29). I agree with the NTUC's deputy sec-retary-general, Mr Lim Swee Say, that forcing companies to continue employing older workers through legislation would not work. Given
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      555 25 SIEMENS Celebrate the festive season with great deals from Siemens 14Oct-06N0v2005 far- 1 Siemens > Analogue cordless phone > Caller ID* on call waiting JBft^rj^A > Illuminated display m > 16 ringer melodies ft > Redial function (last 10 numbers) a > Phone book for 10 entries wk Gigaset lr~
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      425 26 Transaction should offer the property trust a 5% return SUNTEC Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit), the property trust that owns Singapore's biggest shopping mall, is buying the Chijmes entertainment centre for $128 million from Chijmes Investment (CIPL), a 50-per-cent-owned associate company of Low Keng Huat
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      176 26 —AP RIMINI (Italy) Oil companies should use profits to increase their refining capacity and help ease pressure on oil prices, an Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) official said yesterday. "This is a chance for them to invest," said
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        175 26 AGENCIES The ST Index (STI) dropped 2.1 per cent over the week last week, completing a three-week, 4.9-per-cent decline. At the close of trading on Friday, the STI fell 46.95, or 2.09 per cent, at 2,192.41, from 2,239.36 in the previous week. Dealers expect trading interest to remain thin
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        35 26 JS$ JK£ 'en m iuro lupiah 3aht 0.5916 0.3335 M.436 4.5876 2.2333 0.4902 5940.1 24.139 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 32.531 0.7897 26.673 617.29 0.69E6 4.7829 0.8411 19.881
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        26 26 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by ■old US$/oz iilver US$/oz latinum US$/oz lubber cents/kg 'aim oil RM/tonne Irant crude USS/barrel 4/b.U 7.» 941.81 284.2! 1431.01 59.41
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        92 28 STAGECOACH Group, a United Kingdom-based rail and bus operator, plans to sell its New Zealand business, the Sunday Times reported, without saying where it had obtained the information. Singapore's ComfortDelGro Corp is a potential buyer, it reported. The sale of the division, which
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          142 28 SINGAPOREANS experienced a taste of traditional German festivities at the Erdinger Oktoberfest at China Square Central on Oct 21 to 23. More than 2,000 people turned up to celebrate the world's most popular beer festival, enjoying the best of German beer, food and music.
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          146 28 SINGTEL customers are now the first here to catch the latest music video by popular local artiste Stefanie Sun on their 3G mobile phones. This is the first time in Singapore that a music video has been released on mobile phones
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          189 28 CUSTOMERS of Nescafe Gold can enjoy the Coffee Heaven spa experience at only $58 by producing the "Instant Win" sticker found on Nescafe Gold IOOg and 200g bottles. Nescafe and FIL developed Coffee Heaven a unique spa experience using the intensely
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        647 28 -AFP IMF says bulk of US treasury securities held by foreign private investors WASHINGTON Asian central banks are among the top holders of United States Treasury securities but the widely held view that they are effectively financing the massive US current account deficit
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        218 28 HAVING performed additional investigations on the financial statements of El-Nets for the financial year ended June 30, its auditors are now satisfied with certain transactions that were highlighted in an audit report dated Oct 14, the IT services firm said. The audit report by Deloitte
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        448 29 F&B group to open 1,000-seatfood atrium FOOD and beverage (F&B) chain Bread Talk Group will open a 27,000 sq-ftfood atrium in the fourth quarter next year at Vivo City, Singapore's largest mall at the Harbour Front precinct The food atrium will be wholly-owned by the
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        245 29 AGENCIES TIGER Airways became the first low-cost carrier to link the Philippines and Macau when it began a "pan-re-gional" service between the two destinations yesterday. The airline flies daily between Manila's Clark Field, a former United States air base located 80km north of the capital,
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        176 30 -BLOOMBERG THE sale of the Australian government's A526.9-billion ($34-billion) stake in Telstra Corp, the nation's largest telephone company, will go ahead on time if Telstra wins favourable regulatory rulings, chairman Donald McGauchie said. Telstra needs "the right regulatory decisions" to meet the government's sale plan,
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        429 30 -BLOOMBERG Exports, mostly to US, to rise by 20%, outpacing imports CHINA'S trade surplus will probably widen to US$9O billion ($152 billion) this year from US$32 billion last year because of surging exports from the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, clothes and
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        515 32  -  LEE U-WEN i 1 the business of learning jiillnnqqll Using DISC, a profiling tool, know which qualities you must possess for your dream job u-wen@newstoday.com.sg AT THE start of the year, 14-year-old How May Chin had not even thought about what she wanted
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        667 33  -  JOHN BITTLESTOIM With good management and self-motivation, you too can be a leader SUCCEED with bittleston@btinternet.com Leaders and Followers: Part 1 WHAT have Horatio Lord Nelson, the 200 th anniversary of the victory of the Battle of Trafalgar and your management got to do with
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      131 26 (JEjgS GE Money Now you can get a $8,000 loan to renovate your home for just $10 a day. All you need is a minimum income of $1,600 per month. Loans up to 4 times your monthly income. To apply, visit any of these post offices Ang Mo Kio Central,
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      329 29 A DISTRIBUTOR AND MANUFACTURER Brill,J TCnf.TC',!l 0F med|cal diagnostic imaging |mH||||| equipment to over 6,000 healthcare establishments in the pre ■aiumyjMiHjJQ mma ISttMH mcdl c n l See life more clearly B«IHfeSS LANDWIND MEDICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore on 5 January 2005) (Company Registration Number *****0217N) Invitation in respect
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      96 30 ''i ii fi h !^H 7 7 7 7 'Ti This November, gun for our sizzAng celebrations and cool treats. Join us at Escape Theme Park's sth Anniversary party, as every paying customer enjoys FREE ENTRY to Wild Wild Wet. Now mix it up with the hottest rides and coolest
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      153 33 SOWASEEDADAY... I The greatest tragedy is indifference.' Red Cross slogan Look for pain or suffering in your own town or neighbourhood. Suffering is always nearby. Don't assume that the suffering are well taken care of by others. Consider what you can do to alleviate or moderate their pain. We each
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      240 33 Seize the opportunity to meet our professors. NUSS, Suntec City Guild House Bth November Between 6.30pm 9.30pm I m m. Dr. Karin Sixl Daniell V Manager, Student Affairs Assistant Professor Universitas 21 Global Redefining education and learning. Universitas 21 Global is the world's premier online graduate school that is fully
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      1127 34  -  Elisa Chia TODAYEXCLUSIVE elisa@newstoday.com.sg Lost star Monaghan reveals that more characters will be killed off in hit drama LOST creator J J Abrams wasn't joking when he told Today in an exclusive interview that a main character would not survive the entire course of the hit television
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        121 35 It's confirmed. Rambo is back in business. Sylvester Stallone, 59, will reprise his role as gun-toting John Rambo in the upcoming Rambo IV, said Ben Nedivi of Millennium Films, which is producing the project with Emmett/Furla Films. The 59-year-old Stallone also intends to bring
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        171 35 The Live B series of 10 free concerts in July were not meant to be fund-rais-ers, but they have generated a surplus of more than US$l2 million. The money will be put toward relief projects in Africa. Organisers say the shows cost in
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        159 35 The "flying" Ford Anglia used in the Harry Potter films has been stolen from studios in Cornwall. Police said the rusting Ford Anglia, registration 7990 TD, went missing from the South West Film Studios in St Agnes on Wednesday night. The car, which could
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        AFTER LATIN, MEL GIBSON GOES MAYAN IN MEXICO
        134 35 Actor Mcl Gibson, who turned a Latin script on the crucifixion of Christ into box-office gold last year, is in Mexico to shoot his latest film: An action movie shot entirely in an ancient Mayan tongue. The star-turned-independent director was in the
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      476 36  -  ELI SA CHI A Eliminated street-smart contestant happy to see first female Apprentice elisa@newstoday.com.sg AFTER having two male winners, the Trump Organisation will soon welcome its first female apprentice. In the fourth final episode of The Apprentice 3 shown last night on MediaCorp TV Channel
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      515 37  -  DAVID CHEW Weeping fans breakdown on DJ s return to Singapore david. chew@newstoday.com. sg WHEELCHAIR-BOUND Doris Lim is 75 years old but nothing was going to stop her from greeting her idol yesterday. Dragging along her three adult daughters, Lim joined at least 600 other fans at
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        343 38  -  JOYCE LIN Gurmit Singh, celebrities lead teams on treasure hunt plus@newstoday.com.sg The Amazing Race format moves to Singapore's Little India tonight, Raaga Melaa, the Deepavali variety special. Celebrities Gurmit Singh, Aaron Aziz, Nadya Hutagalung and Melody Chen will race around Serangoon in a scavenger
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        DEEPAVALIDELIGHTS
        119 39 MediaCorp TV 12's Vasantham Central will devote unprecedented coverage to the Indian festival with blockbuster movies, dramas and kids' shows. TONIGHT (DEEPAVALI EVE) 10pm: Monsoon Wedding (picture). Major international Bollywood hit, directed by Mira Nair, makes its premiere tonight on Vasantham screen. 1.30 am: Adutha Veettu Pen. A golden
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        560 40  -  EVELINE GAN eveline@newstoday.com.sg WHILE most restaurateurs suss out accessible locations for their restaurants, Wild Rocket's owner Willin Low prefers an ulu (out-of-the-way) spot. Wild Rocket, opened two weeks ago, is tucked away in the quiet enclave of Mount Emily Park and is
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        545 41  -  YVONNE LIM The palate gets an unusual, pleasant surprise when dishes like laksa and ayam buah keluakare accompanied by wines such as shiraz and pinotage yvonne@newstoday.com.sg THERE are two types of wine drinkers: Those who insist there is no wine that can
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      22 36 CITYGA GASTARIFFS Gas tariffs will be increased by 0.93 cents per unit with effect from 1 November 2005 Co. Reg. No. *****6090N
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      52 41 48 Cantonese Cuisine Dinner Buffet Adults fror ffi*j%^mH"'"ffH?ffi T"BP pn^T |pßi'iin T4 pP erso n s Ample /X^v ll£. )'j^ iii I*3? covered /W^>\ W v^"t W j i 1 sffi fm&s\ Harbour City H&taumnt /...V friendly X^SfJv; 460 Alexandra Road I [AV i(Kk/lTli I building. #03-01 PSA Building. Singapore
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      526 44 YOURH TODAY by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) H The more you have to multitask, the more you A change will do you good. Emotional matwill thrive today. You will find new ways to in- [BtfW ters may surface, but if you talk
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      216 44 WEATHERTODAY Amsterdam 13/19 C cloudy London 12/18 C rainy c Auckland 11/19 C slight rain Los Angeles 13/30 C partly cloudy OlllgapOre Bali 25/30 C rainy Manila 25/31 C thunderstorm 24/32 C BSBegawan 24/31 C thunderstorm Melbourne 12/22 C showers Bangkok 24/33 C thunderstorm New Delhi 15/31 C hazy anowers
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      674 45 -AFP Improved contenders in the way of defending champs WASHINGTON Reigning champion San Antonio will seek a fourth crown in eight years while a host of improved rivals take aim at the Spurs when the National Basketball Association's 60th season begins tomorrow {Wednesday morning, Singapore time).
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      238 45 —AFP BRISBANE Brian Lara heads into this week's opening cricket Test with Australia in the midst of an alarming batting slump. The West Indies superstar, just 316 runs away from becoming Test cricket's all-time leading run-scorer, wasted another opportunity to rediscover his
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      251 46 -AFP NEW DELHI Asian Tour leader Thaworn Wiratchant overcame a spirited challenge from local pro Gaurav Ghei to win the US$3OO,OOO ($500,000) Indian Open golf tournament yesterday. The Thai star, untouchable at the top of the leaderboard since the second round, carded a
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      538 46 —AFP TENNIS Paris Masters PARIS World No 3 Andy Roddick has the task of rescuing the sinking 2,082,500-euro ($4.3 million) Paris Masters from oblivion yesterday after five of the world's top six players hobbled out of the tournament Tournament organisers were left in despair when world No 1
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      404 46 —AFP NEW YORK Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong poked fun at French critics and their accusations of doping on Saturday (yesterday, Singapore time), playing the controversy for laughs while hosting Saturday Night Live. The 34-year-old American cyclist retired after capturing
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      458 47 —AFP Florence club within 5 points of leaders Juventus after come-from-behind win over Cagliari SERIEA Fiorentina 2 Cagliari 1 ROME Fiorentina moved to within five points of Serie A leaders Juventus after fighting back from a goal down to beat Cagliari 2-1 yesterday (this
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      302 47 -AFP LALIGA Osasuna 2 Espanyol 0 MADRID Osasuna kept their leadership of the Spanish First Division with a 2-0 win over Espanyol yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) but champions Barcelona are breathing down their necks after a thumping 5-0 win over Real Sociedad.
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