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    Lock icon Trees gone, Java is swamped by waters
    552 1 Indonesia pays for deforestation with landslides, floods, death JAKARTA —At first glance it appears that yet another cruel quirk of nature has cost more than 250 Indonesians their lives over three days of endless rains, floods and landslides. In the latest tragedy, a
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    Of old loyalties and fresh promises in Potong Pasir
    686 1  -  ing elections,” he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BYTEOXUANWEI,CHEOWXINYIANDLINYANQIN BYTEOXUANWEI,CHEOWXINYIANDLINYANQIN LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg LAST month, Ms Janice Lim received an earnest letter from her Member of Parliament, reminding her of the burden the Potong Pasir resident carried. Mentioning that the next General Election
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    18 1(2edition) TODAY 12/07/2005 1 (P) MICA AFTERNOONEDITION Thursday January 5, 2006 todayonline.com 8 *****6 *****9 newspaper free your share
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    Lock icon Sharon suffers massive stroke
    347 1(2edition) AFP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was undergoing an emergency operation to drain blood from his brain this morning after suffering a massive stroke, doctors said. Mr Sharon was rushed to hospital last night, hours before he was due to undergo a procedure to repair
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    Lock icon US stocks extend rally, oil price rebounds
    150 1(2edition) BLOOMBERG THE New Year’s rally continued for a second day as the Standard Poor’s 500 Index closed at its highest since June 2001. The market’s rise reflected anticipation that the Federal Reserve is about to end its series of interest-rate increases, supporting sustained
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    Of old loyalties and fresh promises in Potong Pasir
    680 1(2edition)  -  ing elections,” he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BYTEOXUANWEI,CHEOWXINYIANDLINYANQIN BYTEOXUANWEI,CHEOWXINYIANDLINYANQIN LOHCHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg LAST month, Ms Janice Lim received an earnest letter from her Member of Parliament, reminding her of the burden the Potong Pasir resident carried. Mentioning that the next General
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      87 1(2edition) THEPAININBLOOM 32 traveller ONJEWEL’STRAILINSKOREA 40 SPURSINCHARGE 48 INSIDE hotnews singaporenews world news voices business plus citystyle traveller tv &radiolistings classad sports 2 8 10 16 24 32 38 40 44 45 47 we set you thinking DUBAIRULERDIES Sheikh Maktoum suffers suspected heart attack 2 FAREDEALFORCABBIES We complain so much, yet
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      97 2 n Start the New Year with a bang! Da Nang Hat Yai Krabi Padang Phuket from one way Bangkok Chiang Mai Darwin Hanoi aa Ho Chi Minh City Macau Manila (Clark) 98 Preferred Card VISA Book from 5-10 Jan 06. ah it takes. Fly from 15 Jan 28 Feb 06.
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      96 2 (2nd edition)\u000d\u000a2 Start the New Year with a bang! Da Nang Hat Yai Krabi Padang Phuket from one way Bangkok Chiang Mai Darwin Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Macau Manila (Clark) from $< 98 Preferred Card VISA Book from 5-10 Jan 06. ah it takes. Fly from 15 Jan 28 Feb 06.
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      Lock icon Architect of modern Dubai dies at Gold Coast resort
      609 2 (2nd edition)\u000d\u000a2  -  Younger brother is the emirate’s new leader CLEMENT MESENAS Editor-at-Large clement@newstoday.com.sg SHEIKH Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai since 1990 as well as vice-president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), died yesterday in Australia’s Gold
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      Lock icon Dubai ruler dies during visit to luxury Gold Coast resort
      610 2  -  Younger brother is the emirate’s new leader CLEMENT MESENAS Editor-at-Large clement@newstoday.com.sg SHEIKH Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai since 1990 as well as vice-president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), died yesterday in Australia’s
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      Driving into a dead end
      382 4 Imported cars ‘collecting dust’ at Malaysian ports due to snag in new automotive policy KUALA LUMPUR About 10,000 imported cars with an estimated value of RM1 billion ($436 million) are lying idle in several ports in the country all because of an Approved Permit (AP)
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    • SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
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        Lock icon GO WEST, LIFE IS FASTER THERE
        75 4 938Live Speed limits for 65 stretches of road in the western part of Singapore have been revised upwards. The new limits will take effect this Friday. The stretches of road are in Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong, Tuas, Upper Bukit Timah and West
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        Lock icon INDONESIA PASSES ON PASSABE
        115 4 Channel NewsAsia A Singapore-made documentary, Passabe, has been banned in Indonesia. The film is about a remote village in Timor, home to the worst massacres following an independence vote in 1999. Shot over a year, it captures the lives of those affected four years on and
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        SHOWING ‘EM WHAT WE’VE GOT
        45 4  -  Serene Chua Fifteen Singapore-based technology companies have headed to the world’s largest consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. Led by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, they will be displaying their innovations at the International CES 2006, from today to Jan 8.
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        Lock icon THAI DRUG TRAFFICKER JAILED
        55 4 Channel NewsAsia A Thai woman is the first member of a foreign drug syndicate busted last month to be jailed. Arriwan Muangsawat, 24, pleaded guilty to trafficking 2.59g of Ice and was sentenced to five years in jail. She was among 14 men and women, all
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        Lock icon FESTIVITIES WITH A BANG
        78 4 938Live Chinatown lights up this Saturday with the largest number of stalls ever 500. There will also be fireworks displays this Saturday and on the eve of the Lunar New Year. Returning for the 20th year is the Singapore River Hongbao at the Esplanade Park, with
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        Lock icon MEGA SOFTWARE AT A MICRO PRICE
        70 4 vpost.com.sg—938Live Microsoft has launched its global student exclusive programme in Singapore, which offers students the chance to buy Microsoft Office software at more than 80 per cent off. Students in primary or secondary school or junior college need only pay $129 for the Microsoft
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      Lock icon Crazy Horse club hit by blackout
      170 4  -  TORCHING LI BARELY a month into operations, topless revue-cum-lightshow Crazy Horse Paris (picture) at Clarke Quay experienced its first mid-show blackout on Tuesday night. Patrons sat in semi-darkness for about 20 minutes as technical crew tried to fix the power failure which was sparked
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      Ban on caviar from wild sturgeon
      267 6  -  LIN YANQIN CAVIAR, the prized fish eggs lavished by restaurant goers, may be in short supply in the months ahead, as an international ban on the export of products from wild sturgeon takes effect. The ban imposed by a United Nations agency on Tuesday
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      Lock icon Education’s winners
      381 6  -  160 medals given out to teachers LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg WHEN she was a child, Mrs Elaine Quek-Lim harboured dreams of working as either a doctor or a nurse. As a teenager, she chose to do an engineering course at a polytechnic instead. Yesterday, the 33-year-old received a prestigious
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      Ban on caviar from wild sturgeon
      267 6 (2nd edition)  -  LIN YANQIN CAVIAR, the prized fish eggs lavished by restaurant goers, may be in short supply in the months ahead, as an international ban on the export of products from wild sturgeon takes effect. The ban imposed by a United Nations agency on Tuesday
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      Lock icon Education’s winners
      386 6 (2nd edition)  -  160 medals given out to teachers LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg WHEN she was a child, Mrs Elaine Quek-Lim harboured dreams of working as either a doctor or a nurse. As a teenager, she chose to do an engineering course at a polytechnic instead. Yesterday, the 33-year-old received a prestigious
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      Lock icon Trees gone, Java is swamped by waters
      258 6 (2nd edition)  -  AGENCIES JAKARTA At first glance it appears that yet another cruel quirk of nature has cost more than 250 Indonesians their lives over three days of endless rains, floods and landslides. In the latest tragedy, a torrent of mud and rock slammed into
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    AN ETHICS EXAM FOR THE BOSS
    715 3  -  Tools to test moral reasoning in managers exist; why not equip local companies? newscomment we set you thinking GANESH PILLAI The writer is a co-founder and writer at Oaktree Research, a web of knowledge on business and finance (www.oaktree-research.com). INTEREST in corporate governance has
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      133 4 Check Out the Winners of the Singapore Youth Award Entrepreneurship See page 17 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,
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      194 6 (2nd edition) AT YOUR SERVICE Home Removal Albert Mover Reliable home and office removal services at reasonable rates. Free box. 9048 3411 IT Products Services ComputerAxis Services $20 $60 on site charges for all computer problems, repair services. 8133 2885 Tuition Tuitionworkz (24hrs) School teachers, graduates, experienced tutors to teach all levels
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      Lock icon Turning insiders into informers
      474 8 Watchdog prods charities to adopt whistle-blower policy CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE watchdog of charities in the social service sector wants every charity, big or small, to have a whistle-blower policy. On Monday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had urged Singaporeans to help keep watch on charities and
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      Watch out: Money-cheats on the prowl
      193 8  -  —LOHCHEEKONG BE ALERT when you are approached by individuals who want to change money, the police warned after 20 reports of similar cases were reported here in the last five weeks. According to the police, swindlers operating in an identical manner are on the
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      Lock icon Lobbyist turns star witness
      390 10 Abramoff’s guilty plea rattles Congressmen, could hurt Bush’s Republican Party AGENCIES WASHINGTON A top Republican lobbyist has owned up to multi-million dollar fraud and to swaying lawmakers with lavish gifts, in a plea deal which will lift the lid from one of the most explosive Washington
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      Lock icon Convert to Islam promoted after death
      255 10 AP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has posthumously promoted an ethnic Indian soldier, a born-Hindu whose Islamic burial whipped up a storm of protest by minority groups last month in a debate over religious rights. Mr Moorthy Maniam, who died on Dec 20 last
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      Lock icon Koizumi blames China, S Korea
      168 10 AFP TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday hit back at criticism from Asian neighbours over his controversial visits to a Tokyo war shrine. “Because of this one issue, China and South Korea must not shut down efforts to hold summit-level talks nor close channels
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      Lock icon Relatives dealt a stunning blow
      280 10 AGENCIES TALLMANSVILLE (West Virginia) In a cruel twist, anxious relatives who were told that all 12 coal miners had survived in a coal mining accident in West Virginia, were dealt a heavy blow. The information was a miscommunication and in fact, only one man in
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        Lock icon SAUDI KING OFFERS TO RENOVATE INDIA’S LARGEST MOSQUE
        59 12 AFP Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, who plans to visit India this month, has offered to renovate the nation’s largest mosque, the Jama Masjid,The Times of Indiareported. But India’s security agencies fear an influx of Saudi money could be used to promote sectarian-
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        Lock icon DOCTOR, 42, POSED ONLINE AS A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL
        58 12 AFP British doctor Thomas Dent, 42, posed for two years as a 13-year-old girl on the Net to exchange photographs and sexually explicit messages. The married Dent called himself “Katie Beckinsale” to fool 26 youngsters. Dent has since resigned as a senior
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        Lock icon MICROSOFT RUSHING TO BEAT POTENTIAL HACKERS
        47 12 AFP Microsoft is rushing to fix a flaw that has left its Windows operating platform vulnerable to hackers. A remedy software “patch”is being tested and Microsoft plans to simultaneously release it worldwide in 23 languages on Jan 10, the company said.
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      Lock icon Cambodian PM copying Myanmar: Rights group
      290 12 AGENC I ES PHNOM PENH Prime Minister Hun Sen is following in the footsteps of Myanmar’s military regime by throwing his opponents into jail, a New York-based human rights group said yesterday. The group was reacting to the arrests of two top human rights
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      Lock icon Sharon’s family allegedly took bribe of nearly $5m
      289 12 (2nd edition) AFP JERUSALEM Israeli police have evidence that allegedly shows that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s (picture) family received a bribe of US$3 million ($4.95 million) from an Austrian billionaire, reported Channel 10 television. According to the report, Mr Sharon’s family received the money
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        Lock icon SAUDI KING OFFERS TO RENOVATE INDIA’S LARGEST MOSQUE
        59 12 (2nd edition) AFP Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, who plans to visit India this month, has offered to renovate the nation’s largest mosque, the Jama Masjid,The Times of Indiareported. But India’s security agencies fear an influx of Saudi money could be used to promote sectarian-
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        Lock icon DOCTOR, 42, POSED ONLINE AS A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL
        58 12 (2nd edition) AFP British doctor Thomas Dent, 42, posed for two years as a 13-year-old girl on the Net to exchange photographs and sexually explicit messages. The married Dent called himself “Katie Beckinsale” to fool 26 youngsters. Dent has since resigned as a senior
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        Lock icon MICROSOFT RUSHING TO BEAT POTENTIAL HACKERS
        47 12 (2nd edition) AFP Microsoft is rushing to fix a flaw that has left its Windows operating platform vulnerable to hackers. A remedy software “patch”is being tested and Microsoft plans to simultaneously release it worldwide in 23 languages on Jan 10, the company said.
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      Lock icon Cambodian PM copying Myanmar: Rights group
      290 12 (2nd edition) AGENC I ES PHNOM PENH Prime Minister Hun Sen is following in the footsteps of Myanmar’s military regime by throwing his opponents into jail, a New York-based human rights group said yesterday. The group was reacting to the arrests of two top human rights
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      Lock icon Iran shops for nuke technology in Europe
      282 13 Pakistan, Syria also seeking chemicals, know-howto develop rocket programmes AFP LONDON Iran has been scouring Europe for nuclear bomb technology, The Guardian newspaper said yesterday, citing a report by Western intelligence agencies. Iranian scientists are hunting for parts for a new ballistic missile
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      Lock icon Help rebuild Iraq, US asks other nations
      215 13 AFP WASHINGTON The White House called on other countries to contribute to the rebuilding of Iraq, without confirming or denying reports that it had no plans to fund new reconstruction initiatives. “The international community has important responsibilities to meet, as well. We have
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      Lock icon Tragic end to a drama in real life
      372 14 AFP NEW DELHI The death this week of a 26-year-old woman from a poor village has ended a Bolly-wood-style melodrama that had soapopera obsessed Indians sitting on the edge of their seats. It is the tale of a wife torn between two
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      Lock icon Russia, Ukraine resolve gas dispute
      478 14 But, stung by Moscow’s stance, EU seeks ways to diversify energy supplies AGENCIES VIENNA Russia and Ukraine have settled their dispute over gas supplies, but European nations are seeking to make themselves less reliant on their eastern neighbour for energy. Gazprom announced at a press
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      Want to remain happy? Keep on working hard
      220 14 LONDON A bit of hard work is apparently the key to happiness, according to the latest study. Researchers from Gothenburg University in Sweden have been studying published data on what makes people happy. They believe that working to achieve a goal, rather
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        THIS BAKERY HAS GONE TO THE DOGS
        80 14 An enterprising American chef has combined Parisians’ two real passions pets and fine dining to produce the perfect Parisian patisserie: a bakery devoted to dogs. Mon Bon Chien makes 200 to 300 biscuits daily which come in various flavours including bacon biscuits in
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        Lock icon LICE DESTROYED NAPOLEAN’S ARMY
        87 14 AFP The history books say that after reaching Moscow in 1812, Napoleon's army was laid low by the Russian winter and then finished off by hunger, battle wounds and low morale as it straggled back to France. But scientists now say that the army was actually
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        Lock icon THE SPY AGENCY THAT ‘DISSIPATES’ DARKNESS
        78 14 AFP Brazil’s new spymaster, Mr Marcio Paulo Buzanelli, has written a hymn for the country’s national intelligence agency in a bid to boost morale. The agency, ABIN, plans to open new offices in Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay and Venezuela and is also ditching its previous
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      104 14 9 SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT How do you progress I from being a Line Trainer I to a Training Consultant I and beyond 9 I Start with the Advanced Certificate in Training and Development (ACTA) This programme lays the foundation for career-based training and upgrading pathways for potential or existing
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      isay CABBIES NEED A FARE DEAL, TOO
      546 16  -  ANDREW NGMUNKEONG I AM a taxi driver writing on behalf of my colleagues on the road. The recent fracas over taxi driver service and bad attitudes towards airport passengers prompted me to do some homework on taxi fares in major cities. I believe
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      Lock icon ENTREPRENEURSHIP
      697 17 In this third of a five-part series on the Singapore Youth Award (SYA), the highest national youth accolade, Eveline Gan speaks to Charles Wong, Wong Toon King and Douglas Foo, three winners of the SYA who have carved out a business to call their own ADVERTORIAL any regrets. That
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      SINGAPORE YOUTH AWARD
      69 17 Entrepreneurship Roll of Honour Individual 2004 Mr Charles Wong 2004 Mr Kenny Yap, PBM (Medal of Commendation) 2003 Mr Douglas Foo 2002 Mr KentTey Eng Ann 2001 Mr Wong Toon King 2000 Ms Lim Kwee Enn 1999 Mr Leslie Loh Boon Fah 1998 Mr Kenny Yap, PBM
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      Lock icon Can the outcry
      312 18 A ban on foam spray won’t deter perverts, say readers Letter from LIZA ASRI I READ with amusement that some people are calling for the Government to ban foam spray at street parties due to unpleasant incidences (“Foaming with fury”, Jan 4). I sympathise with the girls
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      Report vandals at public parks
      185 18 Letter from KALTHOM ABDUL LATIFF Deputy director, parks (East) National Parks Board WE REFER to the letter, “Soiled by petty theft” (Dec 29) and thank Mr Murali Sharma for his feedback. Telok Kurau Park at that time was upgraded as part of Kembangan/Telok Kurau Estate’s
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      Legislation in the absence of sense
      199 18 Letter from LAI YEW CHAN I REFER to Izzy’s commentary, “No law against common sense” (Dec 29). The writer has credited Singaporeans with the potential for common sense but has overrated us on maturity. Do we truly believe our society would be better off
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      Won over by RHB Bank’s customer-first attitude
      204 20 Letter from HASLINDASHAMSUDIN I WOULD like to commend RHB Bank (“Putting their best phone forward”, Jan 3). I hope more organisations not just banks, but government bodies as well would follow RHB Bank’s move to do away with automated phone systems and allow
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      Service please, Town Council
      320 20 Courtesy lacking Letter from ADRIAN TOH YONG CHEANG I REFER to Lim Wei Yi’s letter, “Quit the spamming, town council” (Jan 4), which mentioned that nothing was heard from the Town Council on the outcome of feedback given. This situation is not uncommon and not limited
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      Lock icon Park to mark the distance
      243 20 Letter from KATHLOM ABDUL LATIFF Deputy Director, Parks (East) National Parks Board WE REFER to the letters, “Where are the milestones?” and “What about traffic snarls?” (Dec 30), and thank Mr Lim and Mr Liew for their feedback. The distance markers at East Coast Park
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      266 22  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON MANNERS AND COURTESIES Let's talk today about teaching some fundamental principles of courtesy and manners to our children. It's an interesting topic, given the coarsening of society and the rudeness that has become so common today. That in itself is good reason
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      163 22 Letter from LIM BOON HEE WHAT exactly is “creative accounting”? Does this practice contribute to corporate scandals such as Citiraya, Accord Customer Care Solutions, the old National Kidney Foundation, Airocean and China Aviation Oil? Creatively manipulating figures and stretching the definition a little to
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      119 17 NOMINATE NOW! THE SINGAPORE YOUTH AWARD EXCELLENCE WITH A HEART Know someone who is deserving of the Singapore Youth Award? He or she must excel in any of these fields: 1) Arts Culture 2) Community Youth Services 3) Entrepreneurship 4) Science Technology 5) Sports Adventure He or she must also
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      198 24 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE’S stocks rose for a seventh day, lifting the benchmark ST Index to the highest close in almost six years. The ST Index climbed 14.77 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 2,384.14 at yesterday’s close, adding to a six-day, 2-per-cent advance. The index
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      433 24 $750m Jurong Island facility to store 2.3 million cubic metres of oil products BLOOMBERG HIN Leong Trading, a private Singapore oil trader, will spend $750 million to build an oil storage terminal by next year as demand for fuel increases in Asia. The company will
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      425 24 Dow Jones Singapore Singapore SHARE prices closed higher, spurred by positive local news and Wall Street’s rally overnight. The ST Index ended up 14.77 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 2,384.14. Gainers led losers 416 to 191 as 1.25 billion shares worth $1.21 billion were traded. Property shares
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        519 26  -  Chinese maker of vanes for power generators launches initial public offering in S’pore VALERIE LAW valerie@newstoday.com.sg SHANGHAI Turbo Enterprises is in an industry exempted from power rationing in a country that faces frequent power shutdowns, whether scheduled or unintentional. This privilege is granted to none other
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        123 26 DOW JONES CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, which almost collapsed in late 2004 after incurring around US$550 million ($909 million) in oil trading losses, said yesterday the shares it offered to creditors had been oversubscribed. The share offer, which closed on Dec 28, was
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        262 26  -  CHOW PENN NEE THE trial dates for the former chief executive of Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) and two others implicated in the mobile phone repair company’s scandal have been tentatively set for May and July. Victor Tan Hor Peow, 34, the one-time youngest
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        463 28 Chinese territory’s position as world’s freest economy secure, but EU countries snapping at Republic’s heels DOW JONES HONG Kong and Singapore have once again been ranked as the world’s freest economies by the Heritage Foundation, a United States think tank, but they face a growing
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        181 28 DOW JONES SEMBCORP Marine said yesterday that its unit, Sembawang Shipyard, had secured a $88-million contract from Norway’s Bergesen Worldwide Offshore. The contract involves converting the ultra-large crude oil carrier, BW Bergesen, into a floating, production, storage and offtake vessel that will operate
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        115 28 DOW JONES SOME members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) will propose that the group cut its daily crude oil output by one million barrels at a meeting in Vienna at the end of this month, an Indonesian official said yesterday.
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        116 28 BLOOMBERG FLEXTRONICS International, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, said Mr Michael McNamara took over on Tuesday as its chief executive officer. Mr McNamara was previously chief operating officer of Singapore-based Flextronics. Mr Michael Marks, who was CEO for more than 10 years,
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        377 30 An end to US rate hikes Minutes of meeting indicate that US Fed will soon stop raising interest rates AFP WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve’s long-running campaign of rate hikes is approaching its end, minutes of the US central bank’s December meeting indicated on Tuesday. The minutes noted that at the
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        267 30 BLOOMBERG GOLD prices may extend gains for a sixth year this year as hedge funds buy the precious metal to diversify from stocks, bonds and currencies. The price of bullion may rise 18 per cent to average US$525 ($867)
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      206 26 HONG KONG, SINGAPORE RATED TOPS AGAIN PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT 28 We are thankful for the support of our customers who have made SWISSOATS A111 one of the top selling brand for its category. However, due to the sharp increase in the manufacturing costs, the price of SWISSOATS A111 will be adjusted
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      56 26 2006 DISCOVER h0N G KONG YEAS HONG KONG. LIVE IT. LOVE IT! 2006 Discover Hong Kong Year Fair Venue: Plaza Singapura, Atrium Date: 7 8 January 2006, 10am 10pm Enjoy: Attractive Hong Kong packages Free souvenir with purchase (While stocks last) Hong Kong crafts Caricature, Feng Shui, Chinese puzzle and
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      1043 32  -  Just 28, Orlando Bloom’s wise-beyond-his-years appearance may have won him his dream role in Elizabethtown Elisa Chia in Los Angeles elisa@newstoday.com.sg elisa@newstoday.com.sg GONE is the lithe young man with the smiling eyes. Orlando Bloom now epitomises characters who have known suffering and pain and
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      130 32 Kingdom of Heaven (2005): This Crusades-era epic was the first test of Bloom’s mettle as a leading man. Troy (2004): As the spoiled Paris, Bloom wooed Helen to Troy, setting off the Trojan War. Ned Kelly (2004): Playing the sidekick to fellow heartthrob Heath Ledger, Bloom made
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      97 34  -  ZULOTHMAN THEIR debut album The Rising Tied was only released last November but it has drawn attention for its high-profile guests Common, Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah and Jay-Z among them. Now, Fort Minor, a hip-hop project fronted by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, will be
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      207 34  -  —ASHRAFSAFDAR “EVERYONE’S always playing the same type of music,” said Maestro Tsung Yeh, musical director of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) yesterday. Speaking at a press conference to launch the SCO’s 2006 season, Tsung, 55, called for bright young composers to step to the
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      232 34  -  ASHRAF SAFDAR ashraf@newstoday.com.sg THE Amazing Race’s 29-year old Charla Faddoul plans to give up reality TV in favour of good old-fashioned scripted television. Charla shot to fame as the only little person on The Amazing Race and impressed not just audiences but fellow contestants with her
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      412 35 Phoenix retraces music legend’s steps with prison show AP FOLSOM (California) Joaquin Phoenix, whose portrayal of country singer Johnny Cash in Walk the Line has made him an early Oscar front-runner, returned to the scene of one of the musician’s famous concerts Folsom State Prison. Cash’s
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          262 36  -  Jeffrey Archer —Tan Jun-Lei THEY say disaster comes in threes, but for Anna Petrescu, it comes in the form of an avalanche. Fired by her boss Bryce Fenston for refusing to par- ticipate in his scheme to fleece an English client of a valuable Van Gogh painting, she
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          195 36  -  Guy Oliver —TanYo-H i nn THE 2006 FIFA World Cup, barely six months away, is the perfect excuse to read up on the hard facts of each of FIFA’s 207 member nations. And hard facts aplenty you’ll find in the FIFA Almanack of World
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        380 36 DPA TORN between Will Self and Peter Carey? Can’t wait for the next David Mitchell or DBC Pierre? As the book mountains roll from truck to store shelf, here is a guide to the novels and other literary treats to watch out for this year. Last
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        123 37 Haresh Sharma (picture), Co-Artistic Director of the Singapore Fringe Festival and Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage: I find myself attracted to Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung. As a playwright, I am always looking at human relations and the complexities of the choices we make.
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        372 37 Ali Smith beats out stiff competition to clinch Whitbread award AFP LONDON The first full-length novel by Scottish author Ali Smith (picture) yesterday overtook books by better-known writers such as Salman Rushdie and Nick Hornby to clinch this year’s Whitbread Novel Award. Smith, 43, the only female writer
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        211 38  -  Go back in time with this vintage-looking range of Katharine Hamnett watches PEARLYN THAM pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg YOU probably did this as a child secretly dipped into your mother’s treasure chest and tried on her jewellery and watches. London fashion designer Katharine Hamnett’s new Ladies’ Octagonal watch range under the
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        196 38  -  PEARLYN THAM YOU know how important it is to start the new year on the right foot and just as important is doing so in the right shoes. What could be more luxurious and comfortable than a pair of handcrafted shoes? Dexter shoes are
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          111 38 Fans of H2O+ will have reason to celebrate the brand is introducing two new products for the new year. For starters, cleanse your face with the Urban Defence Facial Cleansing Milk. This gentle facial cleanser is ideal for delicate skin and is made from a special
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          107 38 Harvested for food and its medicinal values in ancient China, soy has always been a highly nutritious and multi-bene-ficial ingredient. Using a unique technology, Neutrogena has extracted the highest-quality protein strain in soy beans and used this active ingredient, known as Essential Soy, in its new
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          93 38 A common grouse among Singaporean women is limp, fine and flat hair that is difficult to style. Want thick, voluminous and glossy hair? Try the new Volumactive range from Kérastase. This is formulated with Complexe Ampli-ciment technology to restructure hair fibres for more strength and
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        749 40  -  History, fiction meet at the first drama theme park in S Korea TAN JUN-LEI junlei@newstoday.com.sg JUST as Asia’s fascination with Winter Sonata and everything associated with the Korean hit drama is winding down, along comes a hanbok-clad female physician to renew the region’s interest in all things
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        299 42 AP E-TICKETS ON ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES Royal Brunei Airlines now offers e-tickets for travel to selected destinations such as Australia, London and Dubai. After confirming a booking, a copy of the itinerary and receipt of payment is emailed to customers on request. The passenger presents his passport and
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        616 42  -  Spot and snap other landmarks from high on above LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg THE cosmopolitan city of London has long been a favourite holiday destination for Singaporeans. No surprise, given the smorgasbord of restaurants, round-the-clock entertainment and a world-class shopping belt that has something to suit the
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      494 39  -  AMYVAN food@newstoday.com.sg CLAMS belong to the same mollusc family as oysters, scallops and mussels.They have a mild, briny tang and a slightly chewy texture which varies according to size and variety. Clams can be prepared using different methods such as steaming, stir-frying and baking.They can also
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        112 44 HBO (Ch 60), 9pm Matt Damon is back as expert assassin, Jason Bourne, in the sequel to the boxoffice smash, The Bourne Identity. Bourne is dragged back into the shadowy world of international espionage when he becomes the main suspect in a CIA sting gone wrong. Relentlessly
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        104 44 National Geographic (Ch 11), 11pm Research carried out by two Nasa scientists has revealed that one of the world’s largest blocks of ice the Greenland ice cap is melting. This is going to have worrying consequences for the world’s weather. An ocean current, the
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      228 34 How Can I Give My Child A Brighter Future? Like many parents, I am concerned for my child’s wellbeing and education. I hope he will enjoy learning and read widely, acquire knowledge to excel in his studies and grow up to be someone with the courage to pursue his goals.
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        265 47 —AP SYDNEY Ricky Ponting scored a century in his 100th test and Adam Gilchrist inspired a rearguard revival yesterday as South Africa failed again to fully capitalise on an Australian batting collapse. Ponting (120) notched his 27th Test hundred, including a 130-run stand with Mike
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        123 47 AP GOLD COAST Martina Hingis is two-for-two in her tennis comeback when she won her second successive match since returning to competitive tennis after a three-year absence. The Swiss beat seventh seed Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2 at the Australian women’s hardcourt
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        243 48 MourinhoManiche partnership renewed AFP LONDON Jose Mourinho renewed his partnership with Portuguese international Maniche yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) when he completed the loan signing of the 28-year-old midfielder from Dynamo Moscow. It will be the third time that Maniche has played for Mourinho in his career after previous spells
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        262 48 Mido, Keane add to City woes AFP MANCHESTER, England Tottenham sealed a miserable festive period for a toothless Manchester City here yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) with a 2-0 win, thanks to goals from their confident striking duo of Ahmed Mido and Robbie Keane. The result left
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        162 48 AFP LONDON European Champions Liverpool are to unveil their new signing, Dutchman Jan Kromkamp, tomorrow (today, Singapore time) after he safely came through the club’s medical tests. The 24-year-old is heading for Merseyside as part of a swap deal which has taken full-back Josemi to Villarreal,
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        261 48 (2nd edition) THE GUARDIAN LONDON Graeme Souness’ grip on the manager’s job at Newcastle United, which seemed to have been maintained by Lee Clark’s injury-time equaliser against Middlesbrough at St James’ Park on Monday, may be forcibly relinquished before Newcastle host Mansfield Town in
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        414 50  -  LEONGWEE KEAT WHEN Singapore Sports School’s swimming head coach Peter Churchill first met Ho Shu Yong two years ago, he saw a demoralised swimmer. Shu Yong, then 13, had left the Vietnam South-east Asia (SEA) Games with her confidence in tatters. Although she favours
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        588 51  -  SPORTS MAILBAG Letter from STAN LEY HO Corporate Affairs Manager, Football Association of Singapore I REFER to the articles “Danish treat not so tasty” and “For the sake of football fans, bring in a top class team” by Jose Raymond (Today, Jan 3,
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