Today, 12 January 2006

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  • 18 1 Today share your free newspaper 12/07/2005 1 (P) MICA todayonline.com 2006 12, January Thursday AFTERNOONEDITION 8 *****6 *****9
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  • 689 1  -  Hospitals, doctors cite a rise in number of babies delivered since record low of 2004 JASMINE YIN jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg WHEN the last series of statistics on Singapore’s birth rate came out in September, there seemed to be little to smile about. Announcing a rate of 1.24 children
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  • 1323 1  -  ELISA CHIA elisa@newstoday.com.sg GOOD things come in twos. There will be two new faces when viewers tune in to the second season of Singapore Idol One on the judging panel and one onstage. In a press conference yesterday, MediaCorp TV Channel 5, which produces
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  • 269 1 (2nd edition) Tehran may face sanctions for resuming N-related research BLOOMBERG CRUDE oil traded near a three-month high amid concern Iran’s decision to resume research on uranium reprocessing may result in sanctions being imposed on the second-biggest oil supplier in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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  • 187 1 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG US stocks resumed their 2006 rally as gains among technology companies helped the market overcome a disappointing earnings report from DuPont. Stocks slid initially after DuPont, the third-largest US maker of chemicals, said earnings per share dropped to US 10 cents (S’pore 16 cents) in
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  • 1302 1 (2nd edition)  -  ELISA CHIA elisa@newstoday.com.sg GOOD things come in twos. There will be two new faces when viewers tune in to the second season of Singapore Idol One on the judging panel and one onstage. In a press conference yesterday, MediaCorp TV Channel 5, which produces
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    • 190 1 (2nd edition) INSIDE hotnews singaporenews world news voices business plus 2 4 14 26 38 46 62 63 65 we set you thinking tv classad sports GEORGESOROS His beliefs and vision for a global open society 2 MANOSABNANI On multi-million dollar deals and takeover talks 3 ISAY A reader writes about her
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    • 21 1 (2nd edition) WARCRIMESACCUSED TOFACETRIBUNAL 22 22DIEAFTERBEING THROWNFROMTRUCK 22 BUSHATTACKERSENTENCED TOLIFEINPRISON BRANGELINA’SPREGNANT 14 ROVERS,DEVILSSHAREHONOURS 69 22 IRAN MAY BE REFERRED TO U.N. PAGE 14
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  • hot news
    • 719 2  -  Billionaire Soros calls for open societies that are tolerant of differing views CLEMENT MESENAS EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@newstoday.com. sg WITHIN the plush comfort of the Raffles City convention centre, billionaire George Soros held court yesterday to an audience of 1,600 academics, government officials, businessmen and undergrads, enthralling
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    • 273 2  -  ANSLEYNG AND JASMINE YIN ansley@newstoday.com.sg A SEASONED Singaporean skydiver plunged to his death on Tuesday after both his parachutes failed to open during a jump in western Australia. Mr Mike Tien, 31, who has made 270 jumps, was parachuting with Skydive Express, one of the
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    • 719 2 (2nd edition)  -  Billionaire Soros calls for open societies that are tolerant of differing views CLEMENT MESENAS EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@newstoday.com. sg WITHIN the plush comfort of the Raffles City convention centre, billionaire George Soros held court yesterday to an audience of 1,600 academics, government officials, businessmen and undergrads, enthralling
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    • 273 2 (2nd edition)  -  ANSLEYNG AND JASMINE YIN ansley@newstoday.com.sg A SEASONED Singaporean skydiver plunged to his death on Tuesday after both his parachutes failed to open during a jump in western Australia. Mr Mike Tien, 31, who has made 270 jumps, was parachuting with Skydive Express, one of the
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    • 172 2 (2nd edition) THE Indian Human Resource Development Ministry has turned down a request from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) to open a campus in Singapore, saying the prestigious IIMs should meet domestic demand first before making overseas forays, according the Press Trust of India. IIM-B had
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    • 1062 3  -  Current hot moves include PSA International’s approach to P&O, SingTel’s interest in AIS and OCBC’s foothold in Ningbo newscomment we set you thinking Mano Sabnani Editor-in-Chief/CEO mano@newstoday.com.sg IT APPEARS that while most people were having a quiet break over the past four days amid the cool, wet
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    • 1062 3 (2nd edition)  -  Current hot moves include PSA International’s approach to P&O, SingTel’s interest in AIS and OCBC’s foothold in Ningbo newscomment we set you thinking Mano Sabnani Editor-in-Chief/CEO mano@newstoday.com.sg IT APPEARS that while most people were having a quiet break over the past four days amid the cool, wet
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    • 8 3 What’syourview?Emailusat news@newstoday.com.sg RELATED REPORTS PAGES 38 AND 41
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  • singapore news
    • 587 4  - Community chest for patients Group suggests setting up a integrated medical services fund as ‘safety net’ for poor LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com. sg NO matter what illness you’re stricken with or which hospital you’re currently warded at, the ability to pay your medical bills should be the least of your worries.
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    • 210 4 AGENCIES JOHOR BARU Safety concerns are not the only reason why the number of Singaporeans travelling to Johor dipped last year, Johor state Tourism Committee chairman Freddie Long said. The traffic congestion on the Causeway and the Second Link, and the
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    • 427 6  -  Property analysts expect great interest in Kampong Glam shophouse auction LOHCHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com.sg THERE is likely to be a high level of interest in 11 Kampong Glam shophouses put up yesterday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for public auction according to market watchers. The previous
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    • 188 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A MORE attractive subscription plan, which includes lower monthly subscription fees and free incoming calls, is the main reason why Singaporeans would want to switch service providers. This is among the findings of a survey by market researcher ACNielsen on users’
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    • 439 6 BLOGGERS who stream the latest hits to their websites will not be able to do this for free any longer. Non-revenue websites that stream music other than radios and broadcast stations now have to pay fees ranging from $1,000 for fewer than 10 songs,
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    • 456 6 (2nd edition)  -  Property analysts expect great interest in Kampong Glam shophouse auction LOHCHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com.sg THERE is likely to be a high level of interest in 11 Kampong Glam shophouses put up yesterday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for public auction according to market watchers. The previous
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    • 146 6 (2nd edition) ONE month after it withdrew from bidding for Singapore’s first casino on Marina Bay, Australian gaming giant Tabcorp said yesterday it has also pulled out of the bidding for the second project in Sentosa. The reason? Rising costs, the expected return and the
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    • 439 6 (2nd edition) BLOGGERS who stream the latest hits to their websites will not be able to do this for free any longer. Non-revenue websites that stream music other than radios and broadcast stations now have to pay fees ranging from $1,000 for fewer than 10 songs,
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    • 506 8  -  Service, culinary-related programmes launched to meet expected tourist demand created by IRs DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Singapore’s two integrated resorts (IRs) open their doors in 2009, 6,000 diploma-level jobs for executives and technicians, as well as for clerical, sales and services staff, will
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    • SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
      • 74 8 938 LIVE A Chinese national was nabbed at Changi Airport for smuggling in close to 900 cigarettes. The 48-year-old man had tried to hide the cigarettes in two mooncake containers. When discovered, he claimed the cigarettes were for personal consumption. He was fined $2,500.
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      • 79 8 938 LIVE A 19-year-old Malaysian cleaner was found dead at block 65 Teban Gardens Road yesterday morning. The man was found lying face down in a pool of blood, clad in a yellow T-shirt and blue cargo pants, with stab wounds to his
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    • 270 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA HEAVY rains have caused part of a slope next to the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School to collapse yesterday. Although experts have ruled out a landslide, they said slope failures of such magnitude are rare in Singapore.
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    • 247 10 —TEOXUANWEI SINGAPORE will be the next port of call for 10 yachts that are competing in a 10-month around-the-world sailing race. After setting off from Liverpool in the United Kingdom in September last year, the teams in the Clipper Round-the-World Yacht Race have sailed 25,000km to
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    • 712 10  -  Polio victim tries in vain for disabled parking VINITA RAMAN I vinita@newstoday.com.sg HE HAS flat feet, an immovable right ankle and his right calf muscle has wasted away due to polio. Is he a disabled person? As far as the courts are concerned, regardless of illness,
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    • 470 12  -  Bookto inform citizens how country is run, encourage participation LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com. sg ALTHOUGH Singaporeans have long been labelled as apathetic when it comes to politics, many surprisingly want more say in national issues. But it’s lack of knowledge about the political system
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    • 315 12  -  ANSLEYNG THE ill-fitting blue uniforms and fakelooking epaulets of watchmen could soon be replaced with stylish, light-brown, wrin-kle-free shirts, black pants and comfortable Hush Puppies leather shoes. At least, that is the hope of the Union of Security Employees (USE), which developed the new
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  • world news
    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
      • 83 14 AFP A Norwegian Christian magazine on Tuesday published a set of controversial caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, following months of uproar in the Muslim world over a Danish newspaper’s decision to print the same cartoons. Repeating a move by conservative Danish paper Jyllands-Posten last September,
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      • 84 14 Thailand and China will be releasing an anti-HIV antiviral medicinal supplement for people with HIV/ Aids after more than six years of joint research and investment worth over 80 million baht ($3.28 million). The Nation newspaper said the new concoction has been registered as
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      • 50 14 AP Malaysia has banned a local-ly-produced herbal medicine after it was found to contain chemicals used in the antiimpotency drug Viagra. The Orgacare Unik Plus 1 herbal drug was blacklisted as it could be harmful to heart patients, said Health Minister Chua Soi Lek.
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    • 139 14 AFP LOS ANGELES Screen stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are anexpecting a baby, People magazine reported yesterday. “Yes, I’m pregnant,” she reportedly told an aid worker on Monday in the Dominican Republic, where she is filming The Good Shepherd with Matt Damon. Representatives of both
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    • 156 14 Council. AFP BERLIN The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain will gather in Berlin today to determine how to move forward in the escalating crisis over Iran’s nuclear programme, Germany’s chief diplomat, Mr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, said. He said the purpose of the meeting
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    • 502 14 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR Malaysia plans to clarify the laws governing religious conversion to prevent any confusion among its citizens, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said. It was important that the laws under the Federal Constitution regarding such issues be clear, he stressed, to
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    • 177 14 AGENCIES JERUSALEM Israeli doctors treating Prime Minister Ariel Sharon are looking for signs he may recover consciousness, as leaders of his Kadima party consider whether to keep Mr Sharon in the top spot on their election slate. Mr Sharon’s life is no longer in immediate
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    • 356 16 AP Nutrition researcher Eric Poehlman, formerly of the University of Vermont College of Medicine, pleaded guilty last year to fraud in obtaining a US$542,000 ($885,000) federal grant. Prosecutors said he made up research between 1992 and 2000 to win millions of dollars in
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    • 431 16 South Korea strips disgraced scientist of national title, top university apologises —AGENCIES SEOUL —South Korea’s top university yesterday apologised for the scandal over disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk’s (picture) faked stem cell research, calling it a blemish on the country that embraced him as a
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    • 436 18 Govt preparation efforts spurred with spike in global tally of human infections AGENCIES BEIJING --Bird flu cases in Turkey, China and Indonesia may have pushed the global tally of human infections from the disease to more than 150, spurring government efforts to prepare for
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    • 326 18 AP VAN (Turkey) Sumeyya Mamuk’s backyard chickens were her beloved pets. The eight-year-old who was among the latest patients in Turkey to be infected with bird flu had fed her chickens, petted them and took care of them. When they
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    • 329 19 Private sector urged to take lead in finding solutions AGENCIES SYDNEY Some of the world’s worst polluting nations launched a controversial conference with international business chiefs yesterday to seek high-tech solutions to global warming. Ministers from the United States, China, India, Japan, South Korea and
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    • 276 19 AGENC I ES JOHOR BARU The freak weather phenomenon that is affecting several parts of the world has caused severe flooding in Johor, Malaysia, and a record blizzard in central Japan. Officials said that conditions have worsened over the past week in Johor
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    • 706 20  -  Why is Sri Lanka’s president ‘hardline’ when he is simply fighting Tamil Tiger terrorists? news•views•analysis straighttalk KALINGA SENEVIRATNE news@newstoday.com.sg The writer is a Sri Lanka-born journalist, TV producer and media analyst currently based in Singapore. SINCE the election of Sri Lanka’s President
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
      • 106 20 AFP A study by the University of Colorado at Boulder in the United States has found that people who wake up after eight hours of sound sleep have more trouble thinking than after being deprived of sleep for more than
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      • 71 20 AP India’s top doctors’ association has dismissed a report in a leading British medical journal that said millions of female foetuses in India have been aborted in the past 20 years due to a preference for boy babies. Dr Narendra Saini, a spokesman
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      • 66 20 AP Stony Brook University in New York has said that it had received a donation of 2,626 Chinese cookbooks reputedly the largest such collection in the world. The collection, valued at $654,500, totals more than 7,000 items, including magazines and slides. It was donated
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      • 76 20 AP Some of the finest libraries in the United States, including those in Harvard University and Brown University, have books bound in human skin. In the past, some collectors of such books were doctors with access to skin from amputated
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    • 157 22 AFP SANTO DOMINGO Twenty-four Haitians died after apparently being thrown from a truck carrying 50 illegal immigrants into the Dominican Republic, a national emergency official said yesterday. “We have identified the bodies. One woman and 23 men all Haitians were killed,” he said.
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    • 179 22 —AFP TBILISI A Georgian accused of attempting to kill US President George W Bush by lobbing a hand grenade towards him at an outdoor rally in the former Soviet republic of Georgia last May was sentenced to life in prison yesterday. The defendant,
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    • 386 22 Argentina to send Bosnian Serb for trial on war crimes charges in The Hague AFP BUENOS AIRES Argentina will send accused Bosnian Serb war criminal Milan Lukic to the UN tribunal in The Hague for trial, a judge in Buenos Aires ruled on Tuesday. Judge Jorge
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    • 83 22 AFP PRAIA Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing arrived yesterday in Cape Verde on the first leg of a six-nation Africa tour expected to focus on feeding the Asian giant’s growing energy needs and balancing US influence. In keeping with a tradition of showing solidarity with
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    • 363 22 (2nd edition) AP NEW YORK A civil liberties group sued the city of New York, challenging restrictions on people’s right to photograph public places after an award-winning film-maker from India was blocked from videotaping near a Manhattan building. The New York Civil
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    • 442 22 (2nd edition) US president warns Democratic critics to mind theirtongue on Iraq ahead of polls —AP WASHINGTON President George W Bush warned Democratic critics of his Iraq policy to watch what they say or risk giving “comfort to our adversaries” and suffering at the ballot box in
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  • Voices
    • 432 26 Budget trips equal budget facilities Lack of aerobridges will impact the aged, disabled Letter from SEAH LEONG KHAI I AGREE with Steve Ngo in his letter, “Terminal name cheapens image” (Jan 11), that the name “Budget Terminal” chosen by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) for the low cost
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    • 216 26 Letter from YVONNE WONG I WAS disappointed with the response from some Singaporeans on Exercise Northstar V. Constructive criticism is excellent in improving our system to react to unexpected attacks, but the apathy of some people is alarming. One of the most damaging effects
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    • 447 28 New vacation schedules mean that teachers will have to sacrifice time with their own kids Letter from DR PAULIN TAY STRAUGHAN I REFER to the report on “O-level results in Jan, year-end holidays to be pushed back” (10 Jan). In tandem with the earlier release of
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    • 253 28  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON DISCIPLINING A ONE-YEAR-OLD Let's talk about how to discipline a one-year-old child who may begin to test the limits of authority at that age. My daughter, for example, challenged her mother for the first time when she was just nine months old.
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    • 357 28 Letter from MIKASAMPOVAARA I RECENTLY decided to get a mole on my scalp removed at a clinic on Orchard Road. At the initial consultation, I was informed by the private practitioner that the mole would have to be removed by a simple surgical procedure
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    • 156 32 Letter from SIMON NG YAP PENG IT IS heartening to be assured by the Johor Police Chief that Singaporeans travelling there will be well protected, both in terms of our personal safety and our cars. Perhaps the Singapore Tourism Board could join hands with
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    • 572 32 Noise-maker says my wife stalked him Letter from TAN ENG KEE I FULLY understand the suffering of and could empathise with Damien Tan Wei Keong (“Make My Neighbour Can It” on Jan 6) and Shirley Soh (“Thick-skinned Neighbour Woes” on Jan 7). Besides suffering the effects of
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    • 636 34 Let the minority of residents opt in to receive flyers instead Letter from PHILLIP ANG KENG HONG EVERY day without fail, residents of HDB estates are greeted by flyers strewn all over the void deck near their mailboxes. This has also been a headache for Town
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    • 924 36  -  ANGELINEKOH Angeline Koh is a reader of Today. She contributed this article after reading our story on lupus which affects an estimated 4,000 Singaporeans. The disease causes patients to produce antibodies that attack healthy tissues instead of fighting bacteria.
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    • 111 26 we set you thinking todayonline.com Opinions.Thoughts. Concerns.Whatmovesyou? Whatirksyou?Tellus. Write,emailorfaxusaletter withyourfullname,contact numberandaddress. we want your voice NEIGHBOURSFROMHELL 32 BRITISH AIRWAYS Travel more. Spend less. Keep two New Year's resolutions at once Terms and Conditions: *Book now, offer ends 2 February 2006. Payment must be made within 5 days of booking but
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    • 232 34 m 4 raGe^oaaloljog}^ j jYnW mm 0 54( The Outstanding Youth in Education Award recognises young teachers who are actively involved in youth development and play a role in moulding the future of our nation. These role models are educators who personify youthful idealism, energy, enthusiasm and contribute in developing
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      • 712 38  -  PSA makes $10b move on UK firm in an attempt to become the world’s No 1 port operator LEE CHINGWERN chingwern@newstoday.com.sg CAN Singapore win the battle to become the world’s largest port operator? Following news that PSA International is in talks to buy the 168-year-old UK
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      • 192 38 Dow Jones Singapore firms yesterday sealed deals worth $260 million with their peers in Qingdao, Shandong province, said IE Singapore. The contracts include Great Eastern Providence’s$170-million plan to build a storage facility for chemicals and oils, and SembCorpUtilities’ water treatment project with the Qingdao Economic Development Zone City
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    • 238 40 —BLOOMBERG THE president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), who has overseen a surge in growth that has tripled the value of Thai stocks in less than five years, may resign after the Singapore Exchange snatched the listing of Thai
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    • 455 40 S’pore firm looking to expand in US and Europe through acquisitions and joint ventures BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering, South-east Asia’s biggest aircraft maintenance company, may acquire the 33-per-cent stake in SAS Group’s unit that it does not own, as it expands
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    • 470 41 Company spokeswoman says talk of stake divestment by PM‘s family just a rumour BLOOMBERG THAILAND’S Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declined to comment on a media report that his family would sell its corporate holdings to Asian phone companies including Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and Singapore
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    • 136 41  -  out.—CHOWPENNNEE CITIBANK will launch its Dividend Platinum card today. The credit card offers cardholders cashbacks of up to 5 per cent on purchases of petrol and groceries, among others. The success of its Dividend card that was launched in Nov 2004 and now has over 40,000
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    • 535 42  -  SingTel unit pays $37 million for remaining 74 per cent of Australian company CHRISTIE LOH christie@newstoday.com.sg SINGTEL’S wholly-owned Australian unit Optus has bought over full control of Virgin Mobile Australia from flamboyant British tycoon Richard Branson. While the move could help Optus boost its languid market
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      • 198 42 EVER wondered what it’s like to walk in the shoes of a celeb? Well, now you can find out, quite literally. Popular showbiz magazine 8 DAYS is running a charity auction where you can bid to buy shoes of eight top stars:
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      • 94 42 THIS Lunar New Year, celebrate good health and wealth with Eu Yan Sang. Enjoy 20 per cent off (for VIP members) or 15 per cent off (for others) on Eu Yan Sang’s Superior Raw Ginseng, Superior Raw Bird’s Nest, Bottled Bird’s Nest Premium Range
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      • 95 42 NTUC Income is celebrating its 36th Anniversary and you could stand a chance to win $36,000 every quarter. Another 36 people stand a chance to win $1,000 each. Buy any life insurance, Incomeshield, motor insurance, home insurance or
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      477 42 Dow Jones Singapore THE benchmark ST Index (STI) ended lower as investors locked in profits after 10 consecutive sessions of gains by the index. “The market is due for a breather after rising the past few days,” a trader with a local stockbroking house said. The STI ended
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    • 423 44 BLOOMBERG APPLE Computer’s first-quarter revenue reached US$5.7 billion ($9.3 billion), more than the company expected, as iPod shipments tripled and computer purchases topped 1 million. The company’s retail stores posted sales of more than US$1 billion for the first time, chief executive officer Steve Jobs said
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    • 284 44 SHOBHATSERING BHALLA THE bull run in last year’s collective residential sales market seems all set to continue into 2006 with the launch of the 91,361-square-foot freehold Braddell Park site near the Serangoon MRT station. Buoyed by the recent collective sale
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    • 423 44 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG APPLE Computer’s first-quarter revenue reached US$5.7 billion ($9.3 billion), more than the company expected, as iPod shipments tripled and computer purchases topped 1 million. The company’s retail stores posted sales of more than US$1 billion for the first time, chief executive officer Steve Jobs said
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    • 284 44 (2nd edition) SHOBHATSERING BHALLA THE bull run in last year’s collective residential sales market seems all set to continue into 2006 with the launch of the 91,361-square-foot freehold Braddell Park site near the Serangoon MRT station. Buoyed by the recent collective sale
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    • 227 45 BLOOMBERG NEW rules set by Malaysia’s central bank last month will help the nation’s lenders pare the RM46 billion ($20 billion) of bad loans on their books and spur new lending, said PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Bank Negara Malaysia’s new guidelines make it
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    • 350 45 2005’s record figure irks US, Europe, Japan BLOOMBERG CHINA’S trade surplus tripled to a record US$102 billion ($167 billion) last year as exports jumped, increasing tensions with the United States and European Union (EU) over the nation’s currency policy. The gap, which helped make China the
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    • 230 45 (2nd edition)  -  —CHRIST I ELOH AS A slew of controversies continue to dog Airocean Group, one of the logistics firm’s substantial shareholders, A-Sonic Aerospace, has boosted its stake to 10.17 per cent from 8.34 per cent. This is the second time that A-Sonic has
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    • 350 45 (2nd edition) 2005’s record figure irks US, Europe, Japan BLOOMBERG CHINA’S trade surplus tripled to a record US$102 billion ($167 billion) last year as exports jumped, increasing tensions with the United States and European Union (EU) over the nation’s currency policy. The gap, which helped make China the
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    • 174 40 The Master of Science Programmes in Economics Finance Applied Economicss Programme Features Information Session Date/Time: 21 January ’06 (Sat), 10am Venue: Networked Seminar Room 5.1, Level 5 Singapore Management University School of Economics Social Sciences 90 Stamford Road Singapore *****3 The programmes are designed to equip graduates with indepth knowledge
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      275 47  -  AMELYNN LIONG DAN’S the new man. As PLUS had predicted on Tuesday, radio DJ Daniel Ong will be Gurmit Singh’s co-host on season two of Singapore Idol. Although the 31-year-old’s selection for the coveted cohosting spot did not come as a complete surprise he had proven his
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    • 304 48  -  JEANINETAN NOT only is the low-budget Taiwanese horror flick The Heirloom a surprise box-office hit in its home country, it apparently went down well among the denizens of the supernatural world, too. Supporting actor Tender Huang reportedly had two little girl ghosts following him
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    • 682 48  -  Onscreen snogs made her name, but that’s not all this Hollywood hottie is about ELISA CHIAin LOS ANGELES elisa@newstoday.com.sg AT AGE 11, she famously kissed Brad Pitt. Now 23, Kirsten Dunst is still smooching some of Hollywood’s most gorgeous leading men both on screen and
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    • 385 48 AGENCIES BRITNEY Spears topped Mr Blackwell’s 46th annual “Worst Dressed” list for wearing clothes that he said made her look like an “over-the-hill Lolita”. “When it comes to Couture Chaos, this Tacky Terror should take a bow looks like an over-the-hill Lolita,” Mr Blackwell said in a
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    • IN ADDITION...
      • 112 49 AP The Newlyweds home of divorcing Hollywood couple Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey is being bought by Malcolm in the Middle teen actor Justin Berfield. Simpson’s publicist announced on Monday that the Calabasas, California home was for sale. The
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      • 127 49 AFP Rock groups will play the music of hard rock legends AC/DC for 15 hours non-stop on a Helsinki stage for charity, organisers of the event said yesterday. Leningrad Cowboys, Ismo Alanko as well as Freud, Marx, Engels and Jung, among other
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      • 104 49 GUARDIAN Preview DVDs of Steven Spielberg’s Munich that were sent to the members of the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (Bafta) were found to be unplayable on machines used in the United Kingdom. As a result, the majority of Bafta’s 5,000
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      • 104 49 Bringing together a collection of famous names from the ’80s and ’90s, the new Suria programme Akustic! aims to cross musical boundaries. It will merge the strikingly different styles of various artists. The main draw of the show is the chance to watch
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    • in cinemas
      • 290 50 AGENCIES DAVID Bowie, rockers Cream, blues pioneer Robert Johnson and the late comedian Richard Pryor are among the recording artists who will receive lifetime achievement honours at next month’s Grammy Awards. The awards, whose recipients are chosen by the Recording Academy’s National Trustees committee, recognise
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        580 50  -  Trendsetting club champions homegrown, specialist music ZULOTHMAN zul@newstoday.com.sg WHILE Boat Quay may be known for its many indistinguishable dance joints and watering holes, one club Home is bucking the trend by providing an alternative for clued-in night revellers. Since its launch in May last year, the 2,300
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      • 219 52 Tell-all author may have fabricated identity NEW YORK The gossip mill in United States literary circles has gone into overdrive over an alleged hoax by a best-selling cult author and former truck-stop prostitute. The writer, JT LeRoy, has been targeted by investigative journalists casting doubts
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          212 52  -  Tor Ching Li Antechrista is a dark, disturbing novella that resonates with an air of French desolation. Narrated in the first person, the book’s premise is simple, resulting in a story as plain as its protagonist Blanche, an only child who has just started university in Brussels. A solitary
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        • 288 52  -  Karman Tse After living in New York for five years, author Lauren Henderson was convinced that American dating was way too complicated for her European self or for anyone who is in love, for that matter. Dating nowadays, she claims on the opening page of
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    • 269 53 AFP San Francisco by a couple named Laura Albert, 40, and Geoffrey Knoop, 39. Albert and Knoop were credited with allowing LeRoy to channel his harsh experiences into three works of semi-autobio-graphical fiction that swiftly garnered a substantial cult following and have been published in 20 countries. LeRoy
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    • 181 53 AGENCIES MIKE Nichols, director of Primary Colors and The Birdcage, is in talks to direct Tom Hanks in Charlie Wilson’s War, a CIA drama based on a book by a former producer of 60 Minutes, the United States news programme. The project centres on
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    • 137 53 DJ Chua Lee Lian (picture) can be heard on MediaCorp Radio Love 97.2FM on weekdays from 8pm to 11pm. She also has a regular singing gig at Music Dreamer Live! Cafe. I’m currently reading a biography of Audrey Hepburn written in Chinese. It is translated from Pamela
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        • 87 54 Dazzle your other half with Triumph’s Dangerous Curves collection. Sparkle in the diamond studded String-Me-Up G-string and matching bra. Alternatively, you can spice things up with the glamorous Sexy-On-Its-Own corset and bandeau bra (picture). Give your lingerie extra oomph with diamante accessories or letterings that come
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        • 88 54 While new mothers have reason to celebrate, most are also embarrassed about the weight they gained during their pregnancy. International model Qi Qi is no exception. Thanks to ExtrimX, the model has regained her svelte figure and pre-pregnancy weight of 59kg. From the makers
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        • 103 54 Fans of Kiehl’s musk products will be delighted with the additions to its Original Musk collection. The Original Musk Bath and Shower Liquid Body Cleanser promises to leave skin soft and sensually fragranced. Follow up with the Original Musk Body Lotion, a luxu- rious moisturiser that
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      • 252 54  -  What is traditional medicine can now be found in spa products PEARLYN THAM pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg YOU’LL usually find ingredients such as dang gui, winter melon seeds and black sesame seeds in the cooking pot. But Yin Yang Spa Products, part of the
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      • 286 54  - A magnesium infusion the quick way PEARLYN THAM DID you know that you can easily lose magnesium in your skin if you are stressed or change your eating habits? Celevenus dermatologists have come up with a way to compensate this loss supply it externally, on the skin’s surface. The formula
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    • 465 55  -  Whip up an abalone dish to usher in a prosperous Chinese New Year AMYVAN food@newstoday.com.sg ABALONE is prized for its delicate flavour and firm texture. To the Chinese, abalone also known as bao yu is a symbol of wealth and prosperity.This auspicious delicacy is usually enjoyed on
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      • 733 56  -  From island hopping and rock climbing to chilling out in a spa, you can do it all in Krabi SHAVONEYEO shavone@newstoday.com.sg IT MAY be an idyllic island where life is laid-back, but boredom is the last thing that you will feel on the Thai island
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      • 123 58 It may be below freezing point in Harbin but hordes of tourists, both local and foreign, are expected to flock to this northeastern Chinese city for the 22nd Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. Harbin,oneofChina’scoldestcit i es, plays host to the famous ice festival
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      • QUICK TOURS
        • 149 58 Here’s a chance for you to check out the new offerings by Air New Zealand’s B777-200ER. To mark the launch of the B777’s new services on Feb 17, the airline will hold a pre-launch party from Monday to Wednesday at Suntec City, Level
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        • 104 58 To mark Australia Day on Jan 26, Qantas is offering bargains of up to 40 per cent off published airfares. Return economy fares to Carins, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne are available from $498. Fares to Perth start from $348. The special
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        • 155 58 Japanese carrier ANA will celebrate 20 years of international flights on March 3. To mark the occasion, ANA is offering some special treats, such as the introduction of new menus. In March, First Class passengers will enjoy whole grilled sea bream and
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        • 91 58 SriLankan Airlines has launched a mobile phone service that allows its passengers to check real-time flight details. Anyone with a GPRSenabled mobile phone can obtain information of the airline’s flights by accessing gprs.srilankan.aero. The system, connected to the SriLankan Flight Operations Control
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      • 478 59 Austria braces for Mozart fans on his 250th anniversary —AP SALZBURG (Austria) Here’s a bit of trivia for Mozart fans: He lived 13,097 days and spent 3,720 of them more than 10 of his almost 36 years travelling to more than 200 European cities. Now his
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      • 729 60  -  Discoverthe splendour of this picturesque Indian hill station FLORENCE EE traveller@newstoday.com.sg MENTION India and the image of clear stream waters that dance through lush meadows seldom come to mind. But that is exactly what Manali offers the unsuspecting visitor. My travelling companion and I had just visited
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        239 62 STORM STORIES: BOSCASTLE FLOOD National Geographic (Ch 11), 11.30pm Aug 16, 2004, was a normal summer day in the Cornish village of Boscastle. The seaside town was full of tourists cars and humming with activity. Then the rain came. A shower was expected but the heavy thunderstorms that
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    • 91 49 SUDOKUplus HOWTOPLAY: The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. What are your views on Sudoku Plus? Email us at plus@newstoday.com.sg YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: 8 3 7 2 7 9 8 2 5 4 7
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  • Page 50 Miscellaneous
    • 491 50 TAIWAN’S NO.l HORROR MOVIE r Twenty years ago, the entire Yang clan were hanged to their deaths at the exact same hour, place and height. To this day, the case remains unsolved. Do you dare to find out what happened? ft f |b II U www.festivefilms.com/theheirloom iFTIi T the curse
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    • 37 53 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATION BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHIRLEY MACLAINE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF "LA CONFIDENTIAL" AND THE WRITER OF "ERIN BROCKOVICH' CAMERON TONI SHIRLEY DIAZ COLLETTE MACLAINE In Her SHOES FRIENDS. RIVALS. SISTERS. ZM m SOME SEXUAL REFERENCES
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    • 190 65 AFP OKLAHOMA T Boone Pickens (picture), a 77-year-old billionaire oil tycoon, has donated a record US$165 million ($270 million) to Oklahoma State University’s athletic department, the school announced yesterday. The largest single donation to a US college sports programme will help finance construction of a
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    • 236 68 MUNICH Franz Beckenbauer has hit back at a consumer group over claims that some of the venues for this summer’s World Cup have serious safety problems. Stiftung Warentest reported that four stadiums were “substantially” unsafe, while eight were “clearly” unsafe. But speaking to BBC
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      • 69 68 WORLD No 2 Kim Clijsters dropped out of the Sydney International yesterday citing injury, dealing a blow to her Australian Open hopes. The US Open champion, tipped as an early favourite for the season’s first Grand Slam starting next Monday, complained of sharp pains in her
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      • 101 68 ROGER Federer suffered a rare defeat as he warmed up for the Australian Open at the Kooyong Classic yesterday, as American Andy Roddick beat Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-2. Germany Tommy Haas broke in the third set to down the world No 1 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the elite
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      • 167 68 NEW YORK Donald Trump (picture) will sponsor a US$1 million ($1.63 million) golf showdown next May in the Grenadines, a 100-player event open to both men and women who are not members of the most elite global golf tours. Trump announced the Trump Million Dollar Invitational
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    • 261 69 AFTERNOON EDITION AFP LIVERPOOL, England Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is poised to boost his defensive ranks once again with the capture of Denmark international Danny Agger. Benitez has already added Dutchman Jan Kromkamp from Spanish higflyers Villareal to his squad during the January transfer
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    • 608 69 Manchester United overcome nervous start to hold Blackburn to a draw night.—AFP CARLING CUP SEMIFINAL, 1ST LEG Blackburn 1 Manchester Utd 1 BLACKBURN, England Manchester United are firm favourites to reach the League Cup final after overcoming a nervous start to hold Blackburn Rovers to a
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    • 216 69 AFP ITALIAN CUP AC Milan 4 Brescia 3 ROME --AC Milan comfortably sealed a place in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup after beating Second Division Brescia 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller away yesterday (last night, Singapore time). Portugal veteran Rui Costa scored twice
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    • 200 69 AFP LONDON Four English Premiership clubs are chasing the signature of former Blackburn forward Matt Jansen (picture) after he was released by the northeast club. Bolton, Everton, Manchester City and high-flying Wigan are all said to be interested in signing the former Crystal Palace striker.
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    • 237 69 AGENCIES MADRID Spanish giants Real Madrid have reportedly decided on Arsenal star Ashley Cole as their number one choice to replace 32-year-old Roberto Carlos. The ageing Brazilian international will leave the Bernabeu in the summer after admitting he is keen to return to his home
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    • 412 69 —AFP LONDON England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has defended the packed Premiership programme over the festive period, saying it would ensure his squad a vital extra week of preparation ahead of the summer’s World Cup finals. The hectic end-of-year schedule brought howls of protest from club
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