Today, 13 January 2006

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    Lock icon A little windfall for low-wage workers
    879 1  -  Ministerial report recommends a one-off bonus and more housing and employment help TORCHING LI chingli@newstoday.com.sg WORKERS who take home less than $1,200 a month could soon find some ready cash and housing help coming their way. As part of a package that may total
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    Debate on openness not closed – yet
    494 1  - Debate on openness not closed yet DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg ANOTHER day, another forum and the same question: Is Singapore really an open society? Speaking at the Singapore Perspectives conference organised by the Institute of Policy Studies, author Catherine Lim and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Iseas) political scientist Ho
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    UNDER THE WEATHER:
    24 1 People walking in the rain before this billboard in the central business district know exactly what the words on it mean.
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    19 1 (2nd edition) TODAY 12/07/2005 1 (P) MICA newspaper free your share todayonline.com 2006 13, January Friday AFTERNOON EDITION 8 *****6 *****9
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    A little windfall for low-wage workers
    877 1 (2nd edition)  -  Ministerial report recommends a one-off bonus and more housing and employment help TORCHING LI chingli@newstoday.com.sg WORKERS who take home less than $1,200 a month could soon find some ready cash and housing help coming their way. As part of a package that may total
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    Lock icon Bird flu virus mutating: Scientists
    289 1 (2nd edition) AFP LONDON One of two viruses taken from two fatal cases of bird flu in Turkey showed similar mutations to previous flu viruses in Hong Kong and Vietnam in recent years, British scientists announced yesterday. The British government-funded Medical Research Council (MRC) and the World
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    Lock icon All 3 US indices give up gains
    115 1 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG US stocks yesterday notched their biggest losses of the new year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Standard Poor’s 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index all closed lower. The Dow index slid 81.08 points to 10,962.36, falling below the 11,000point level
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    Lock icon UNDER THE WEATHER:
    26 1 (2nd edition) People walking in the rain before this billboard in the central business district know exactly what the words on it mean. TREVOR TAN
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  • hot news
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      Not all proposals make it
      347 2  -  Some would have hurt S’pore’s competitiveness, says Govt committee TORCHING LI chingli@newstoday.com.sg grassroots leaders, low-wage workers and the general public over 19 feedback sessions and communication platforms. From this, a list of 36 proposals was compiled, half of which the committee agreed to and included
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      A SMALL DOWNSIDE BUT MANY PLUSES
      738 3  -  Fear of scurrilous allegations shouldn’t stop whistleblowing law newscomment we set you thinking SIEWKUM HONG The writer is a lawyer commenting in his personal capacity. ON MONDAY, this newspaper published a commentary by Mr Charles Tan (“It’s not easy to whistle in the dark”)
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      11 3 What’syourview?Emailusat n ews@n e wsto d ay. c o m .sg
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  • singapore news
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      Law Soc gives death penalty a fair airing
      655 4  -  Eight-man team will compare systems in the UK, Australia, India ANSLEYNG ansley@newstoday.com.sg SHOULD kidnappers be punished with death? Should the amount of heroin that warrants the death penalty be raised? A high-powered committee, charged by the Law Society to review the death
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      Law Soc gives death penalty a fair airing
      655 4 (2nd edition)  -  Eight-man team will compare systems in the UK, Australia, India ANSLEYNG ansley@newstoday.com.sg SHOULD kidnappers be punished with death? Should the amount of heroin that warrants the death penalty be raised? A high-powered committee, charged by the Law Society to review the death
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      Lock icon Singapore courts regional use of its laws
      168 6 AP SINGAPORE will promote the use of its laws in international business transactions, saying its legal system was transparent and that the country would remain neutral in dispute resolutions. “Singapore law has great potential to become a preferred governing law in the region,”
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      Go forth and multiply
      780 6  -  Forget about S’pore market if you want to succeed: Ho Kwon Ping tells SMEs LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com.sg STARTING a business? Here’s a tried-and-tested formula: Set up shop in Singapore, expand the business here and, when you’ve saturated the local market, expand your business overseas. Many
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      Lock icon Casino giant plays it close to the chest
      678 10  -  Marina Bay IR front-runner MGM Mirage is not yet ready to reveal its strategy VALCHUA val@newstoday.com.sg DON'T ask MGM Mirage which Michelin Star chef it’s going to bring in, whether its Cirque du Soleil’s show Ka will dazzle spectators here, or how
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      Creative fatigue sets in
      486 12  -  Singapore businesses lag behind in innovation survey LOHCHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com.sg BASED on the findings of a survey conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and the Monitor Group, Singapore companies are lagging behind in terms of innovation environment compared to those in the United States,
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      Confidentiality assured in medical study
      349 12  -  JASMINEYIN A MAJOR medical study, aimed at finding causative factors for diseases among Singaporeans, has reassured its potential participants that it would safeguard their confidentiality. The multi-ethnic study, done by the Singapore Consortium of Cohort Studies (SCCS), aims to recruit 12,000 people over the next
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      Lock icon Local avian flu test kit endorsed by WHO
      285 12  -  SERENECHUA AS THE world prepares for an avian flu outbreak, a test kit produced by home-grown medical diagnostic company, Veredus Laboratories, has been given an endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO). Its Avian Flu H5N1 Kit which made headlines six months
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      Lock icon Singapore’s under the weather
      985 14  -  Some businesses slow down to a trickle, more wet weather forecasted LEEU-WEN AND LIN YANQIN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg IT HAS rained cats and dogs over the last fortnight, and the advice being dished out by the authorities is simple: Don’t leave home without that umbrella. While the 1,930.7mm
      PHOTOS BY DON WONG, TREVOR TAN AND ERNEST CHUA  -  985 words
    • SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
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        Lock icon MAKING A MOVIE? HERE’S SOME MONEY
        107 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singaporeans aspiring to create their own productions will be able to get help from a new US$6 million ($9.6 million) fund. The fund is set up jointly by the Economic Development Board and Sony Pictures Television unit SPE Networks Asia. The deal
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        Lock icon RARE SPECIES OFF TO PORTUGAL ZOO TO BREED
        105 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Singapore Zoo is sending one of its marine mammals to Portugal the first to go on an exchange programme. Bruno the manatee is one of five Caribbean manatees at the zoo. In the heavy rain yesterday, eight men coaxed,
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      Fire? No, do the dishes first
      324 16  -  Restaurant workers allege supervisors held them backto clear up before evacuating CHEOWXINYI xinyic@newstoday.com.sg FIRE alarms were jangling and smoke filled the air as hundreds of people were evacuated all except employees of Imperial Treasure (Teochew Cuisine) Restaurant in Ngee Ann City, who were ordered
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      Have your first child before the age of 30, say experts
      280 16  -  CHEOWXINYI INCREASING birth rates are a positive sign, but it is still too early for optimism unless Singaporean couples start having kids at a younger age. That is the message that gynaecologists and volunteers wanted to put across yesterday
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      Lock icon Stem cell scientist claims to be victim of a conspiracy
      229 18 AFP SEOUL ---South Korea’s discredited cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-Suk yesterday admitted his research into stem cells had been faked but claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy the latest twist in his stunning fall from grace. The 52-year-old Hwang
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      Lock icon Malaysia to review family Bill
      429 18 Legislation would have helped Muslim men take many wives AFP KUALA LUMPUR The government agreed to review the Islamic Family Law Bill after it triggered a public outcry last month when it forced the Bill through the upper house, over the protests of women senators
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      Lock icon Hamas drops its call for the destruction of Israel
      218 18 THEGUARD I AN LONDON Hamas has dropped its call for the destruction of Israel from its manifesto for the Palestinian parliamentary election, which will be held in a fortnight. The move brings the group closer to the mainstream Palestinian position of
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      Lock icon FREED–THE MAN WHO TRIED TO KILL THE POPE:
      43 18 FREED–THEMANWHOTRIEDTOKILLTHEPOPE:MrMehmetAliAgca, FREED–THEMANWHOTRIEDTOKILLTHEPOPE:MrMehmetAliAgca, theTurkish gunmanwhoshotPopeJohnPaulIIin1981,holdsupaold issueofTimemagaz i ne,giventoh i mbyareporter,afterbeingreleased frompr i son i n I stanbul,Turkey,yesterday.MrAgca,48,servedmorethan 25yearsbehindbars,f i rst in Italy fortheattackonthepontiff,thenin Turkeyforthes l ayingofaTurkishjournalistin1979.PopeJohnPaul I I whod i ed l astyear,v i sitedMrAgcainprisonandforgavehim. AP
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      Lock icon EXTREME WEATHER: THE NEW NORMAL?
      767 20 The next 10 years could be just as bad as last year news•views•analysis straighttalk WITHREPORTSFROMIPS THE NEW year has already seen an unusual cold snap in India, severe flooding in Malaysia and record snowfall in Japan, and such freak weather conditions have claimed lives in
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      Lock icon 200 haj pilgrims trampled to death
      501 22 Second tragedy in two weeks hits pilgrimage in rush to ‘stone devil’ AGENCIES JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) At least 200 people were killed and over 1,000 injured yesterday in a stampede at the procession symbolising the stoning of the devil during the annual haj pilgrimage,
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      Cherry-picking blocks $1b tsunami aid
      243 22 LONDON The tendency of aid agencies to “cherry-pick” easier locations has led many of them to stay away from “intractable” issues affecting tens of thousands of people left homeless by the tsunami disaster on Dec 26, 2004, London’s Telegraph newspaper reported. And as they lived
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      Lock icon 345 haj pilgrims trampled to death
      429 22 (2nd edition) Second tragedy in two weeks hits pilgrimage in rush to ‘stone devil’ world.—AFP MINA (Saudi Arabia) At least 345 Muslim pilgrims were trampled to death and almost 300 injured yesterday as they tripped over luggage in a scramble to hurl pebbles at symbols of
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      Cherry-picking blocks $1b tsunami aid
      243 22 (2nd edition) LONDON The tendency of aid agencies to “cherry-pick” easier locations has led many of them to stay away from “intractable” issues affecting tens of thousands of people left homeless by the tsunami disaster on Dec 26, 2004, London’s Telegraph newspaper reported. And as they lived
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      Lock icon 345 haj pilgrims trampled to death
      429 22 (3rd edition) Second tragedy in two weeks hits pilgrimage in rush to ‘stone devil’ world.—AFP MINA (Saudi Arabia) At least 345 Muslim pilgrims were trampled to death and almost 300 injured yesterday as they tripped over luggage in a scramble to hurl pebbles at symbols of
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      Lock icon Clinton helps cut cost of Aids tests, drugs
      267 22 (3rd edition) AFP NEW YORK Former US President Bill Clinton announced yesterday that his foundation had negotiated major price discounts on Aids tests and drugs with nine companies from five countries, including India and China. The deal reduces by 30 per cent or more
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      A Nigerian Taliban?
      421 24 Homegrown Islamic militants regrouping and plotting a comeback MAIDUGURI (Nigeria) Defeated by a bloody military crackdown, Nigeria’s home-grown Islamic insurgency has dispersed amid the dusty back streets of the country’s teeming northern cities and is plotting a comeback. Small numbers of militants inspired by the example set
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        Lock icon STARBUCKS BOMBER NABBED
        55 24 AFP San Francisco police have arrested Ronald Schouten, 44, in connection with a homemade bomb left in the toilet of a Starbucks coffee shop. Police said they defused the improvised explosive. They added that it was an isolated incident and that the global coffeehouse chain had not
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        Lock icon WEBSITE SHUT FOR SHOWING COLIN FARRELL’S SEX VIDEO
        67 24 AFP Badboy movie star Colin Farrell has forced the shutdown of a website after it offered viewers a peek at his homemade sex video in violation of a court order banning its release. A spokesman confirmed that the website had been shut
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      Cleric’s manual of attacks
      233 24 LONDON Islamic cleric Abu Hamza kept a terrorism “manual” which was dedicated to Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and suggested a list of high-pro-file international targets, including the Big Ben, Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower, a London court was told. Other targets suggested
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      Lock icon German cannibal back in the dock
      332 26 Sterner conviction sought against ‘dangerous defendant’ –AFP FRANKFURT Self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes is facing a new trial as German prosecutors seek a life sentence for the man who killed and ate an ap-parently-willing victim. Meiwes was to return to the dock yesterday after a
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      298 28 They’re firms; indemnify school kids instead Letter from CLARA NG AS I sign the indemnity form for the fourth time to allow my son to participate in some outdoor adventure programme, I can’t help but wonder why parents are required to indemnify the organiser
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      212 28 Letter from HUANG PENGXIE I WAS dumbfounded by Steve K Ngo’s letter “Terminal Name Cheapens Image” (Jan 11). Naming the terminal for what it represents is like naming a neighbourhood school “Toa Payoh Average School” or “Redhill Mediocre School”. Surely we could be
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        99 30  -  NELSON QUAH Recently I was walking along a block of flats near Bukit Gombak MRT station at about 12.30pm when I noticed a group of foreign workers having a siesta in the void deck. They slept on the cement floor with sheets of newspaper as
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        84 30  -  HAN LIANG YUAN Director, Corporate Communications Land Transport Authority I refer to Mr David Kwok Ng Kan’s letter about the zebra crossing at the junction of Peck Seah Street and Tras Street (Jan 7). I am pleased to inform him that in view of the nearby construction
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      172 30 Letter from YVONNE WONG I REFER to your article, “Babies on the rebound?” (Jan 12). The small increase in the birthrate could be because of mothers who were born in 1976, the Year of the Dragon, as I was. As we hit the 30-year
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      689 32  -  Letter from TIMOTHY SEBASTIAN Director, A*Star Graduate Academy WE REFER to the letter by Mr Leong Sze Hian, “Overreaching for the stars” (Jan 6), and the comment by Dr Huang Shoou Chyuan, “Play a game of risk, scholars” (Jan 10). Contrary to
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      248 34  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON CHILDISH IRRESPONSIBILITY VS WILFUL DEFIANCE I want to talk to parents about the important distinction between childish irresponsibility and willful defiance. Suppose little Chris is acting silly in the living room and he falls onto a table, breaking some expensive china cups.
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      451 34 Are we swayed by stunts Stunts in charity shows necessary or gimmicky? Last weekend’s Ren Ci Charity Show and the preceding controversy when one artiste spoke out against such stunts, drew sharply contrasting views from readers. Their selfless acts help restore one’s faith in charity Letter from LOW QIAN LING
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      979 38  -  It may rain, it may even pour, but it’s not all gloom and doom, Mr Soros FRIDAY WITH mr brown mr news@newstoday.com.sg mr brown is the accidental author of a popular website that has been documenting the dysfunctional side of Singapore life since
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      205 39 Letter from BORIS CHAN I REFER to the letter, “We care for our cabbies” (Jan 11) by Ms Tammy Tan of ComfortDelGro. It appears Comfort is selling diesel to its drivers at “market rate subsidy”. In a parliamentary session on July 19 last
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      152 40 DOW JONES MANILA The Philippines’ Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is determining penalties against Tiger Airways for servicing the Singapore-Macau-Clark route without a permit. The Singapore budget carrier will face a fine each day it operates the route until it submits a final application for its
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      436 40  -  Surge in derivatives and securities clearing revenue boosts gains VALERIE LAW valerie@newstoday.com. sg THE Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) efforts to become the region’s leading derivatives hub is starting to bear fruit, both in terms of trading volume, as well as profits. Yesterday, SGX announced a
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        303 42 Quarterly performance well below year-ago period due to absence of one-time gain DOW JONES SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) reported yesterday a net profit of $98.5 million, or 6 cents per share, for its fiscal first quarter ended Nov 30, sharply lower than
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        515 42 —DowJones S i ngapore SHARES fell yesterday as investors took profit to lock in recent gains. The ST Index ended the session down 11.27 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 2,407.38. In the broader market, decliners led gainers 382 to 202, while traded volume totalled 1.3 billion shares
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        298 44  -  New Sin Soon Huat expects turnover to ‘substantially increase’ in second half CHRISTIE LOH christie@newstoday.com.sg AFTER growing its fiscal first-half net profit by 46 per cent to $5.1 million, main-board-listed Sin Soon Huat expects the next six months to be even rosier. Mr Kris
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        143 44  -  CHOW PENN NEE SINGAPORE has retained its position as the world’s busiest port in terms of vessels arriving here, as measured by shipping tonnage. Shipping tonnage reached a record of 1.15 billion gross tonnes last year, representing a 10.5-per-cent increase over 2004’s 1.04 billion gross tonnes,
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        226 44 Wearnes International shares will be suspended from trading next Monday as less than 10 per cent of the stock is in public hands. The Singapore Exchange said that its talks with Wearnes and its parent, WBL Corp, over the insufficient free float yielded no solution. United Fiber System
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        713 46  -  Computer firm proves that branded specialty outlet is key to success in designoriented high-tech sales analysis•gossip•opinion takingstock JOHN C DVORAK The writer is an eminent IT columnist. He was presented with the American Business Editors Association’s national gold award for best online columns
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        223 48 Thailand’s central bank may stem gains in the currency BLOOMBERG THAILAND’S central bank may take action to stem the baht’s strength as overseas investors’ stock purchases and exporters’ dollar sales are increasing demand for the currency, said Governor Pridiyathorn Devakula. “The central bank is closely watching
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        122 48 DOW JONES THE Singapore dollar rose again to a near 10-month high yesterday, as market participants sold the US dollar on concerns over major US economic data due out later in the day. After opening near its intraday high of S$1.6298, the US dollar fell
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        209 49 —TODAY BUSINESS DESK THE market was rife with news late last night that Deutsche Bank was placing out 121 million shares in semi-conductor tester and assembler Stats ChipPAC on behalf of an institutional client that industry sources speculated to be fund management
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        308 49  -  VALERIE LAW valerie@newstoday.com.sg SHAREHOLDERS who have been waiting for months to grill China Aviation Oil Singapore’s (CAO) management will finally be able to do so early next month. That is when the troubled jet fuel supplier will hold its much-delayed annual general meeting (AGM)
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        210 49 (2nd edition) —TODAY BUSINESS DESK THE market was rife with news late last night that Deutsche Bank was placing out 121 million shares in semi-conductor tester and assembler Stats ChipPAC on behalf of an institutional client that industry sources speculated to be fund management
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        308 49 (2nd edition)  -  VALERIE LAW valerie@newstoday.com.sg SHAREHOLDERS who have been waiting for months to grill China Aviation Oil Singapore’s (CAO) management will finally be able to do so early next month. That is when the troubled jet fuel supplier will hold its much-delayed annual general meeting (AGM)
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      523 50 YOURHOROSCOPETODAYby Eugenia Last Horoscope(personelneed) ARIES (March 21 April 19) You will have trouble getting down to business --too many things on the go and difficulty deciding where to start. Tackle one thing at a time. A good attitude and less frantic behaviour will help considerably. TAURUS (April 20 May 20)
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      Lock icon Roddick calls for time out
      555 53 Australian Open littered with injury pullouts, US star wants less tennis AP MELBOURNE Andy Roddick says the tennis calendar never seems to end and points to a list of injuries that keeps growing. He suspects it’s time to take action. He wants players to form
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      332 53 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Two companies that have endorsement contracts with skier Bode Miller, Bretton Wood ski resort in New Hampshire and Italian pasta maker Barilla Holding SpA, said they are sticking with the World Cup champion in the wake of remarks he made about drinking
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      Lock icon Federer, Davenport head seedings list
      252 53 AFP MELBOURNE World No 1s Roger Federer and Lindsay Davenport were announced yesterday as the top seeds for the Australian Open, which begins on Monday. Organisers said the year’s opening Grand Slam tournament contained 14 former world No 1s in the men’s and women’s draws,
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      Lock icon Trail Blazers cool red-hot Bryant
      338 54 AP NBA LA Lakers 103 Portland 113 PORTLAND Before the Trail Blazers had to face Kobe Bryant and his four-game streak of 45 or more points, Portland coach Nate McMillan drew a heart to inspire his team. “He just said you’ve got to play with
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      534 54 Fast bowler’s reborn, but visitors not all consumed by the Rawalpindi Express AFP CRICKET Pakistan v India LAHORE Rejuvenated pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar holds the key to either team’s success, as arch-ri-vals India and Pakistan begin their third Test series in two years
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      216 54 —AFP ST LOUIS Michelle Kwan (picture) petitioned United States Figure Skating yesterday to be placed on the women’s team for the Turin winter Olympics. Kwan’s move was expected as the nine-time American national champion had missed this week’s national championships here with a groin injury.
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      Lock icon Michelle, star of the ball
      559 55 But more and more questions crop up about teen’s continued quest on the PGA Tour AFP GOLF Sony Open HONOLULU Michelle Wie will make her first PGA Tour start since turning pro when she tees off in today’s first round of the Sony Open. The
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      344 55 AGENCIES JEREZ, Spain McLaren’s Spanish test driver Pedro de la Rosa was quickest in out-of-season testing here on Wednesday, putting in a day-best of 1min 16.509sec after 86 laps of the circuit to relegate former world champion Michael Schumacher of Ferrari to second in 1:17.970. Schumacher
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      285 56  -  Darren Lai darren@newstoday.com.sg HIS biggest claim to fame is probably having played for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell. Starring for Western Australian Premier League side Sorrento, defender Steve McDonald impressed Motherwell manager Terry Butcher enough for the former England captain to offer
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      500 56 Current situation ensures Red Devils boss is no longer taking league cup lightly AGENCIES CARLING CUP SEMI-FINAL, 1ST LEG Blackburn 1 Man United 1 LONDON After the humiliation of seeing his young players held to a goalless draw by the part-timers of Burton Albion on Sunday in the
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      358 56 AGENCIES MADRID Claudio Ranieri (picture), the former Chelsea head coach, believes that it is “unfortunate” that his former club were matched up against Barcelona in the first knockout round of the Champions League next month. Ranieri believes the Spanish side are
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      61 58 WITH raw talent the first commodity needed to mould a champion, spotting young athletes with potential is crucial. To encourage development, to cajole and inspire the young hearts and minds, to support and sometimes even criticise, TODAY i s eager to do its part. Here we begin ourweeklyfeature
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      735 58  -  Youngster has potential to become nation’s first Malay swimmer, and possibly even more CUBBYLEONG cubby@newstoday.com. sg THE Singapore football team has been conspicuous by the lack of Chinese players over the last 20 years or so. While Malays dominate the football field, in the pool it
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      410 58  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg IN OCTOBER last year, Today reported that Singapore would bid to host the 10th FINA World Swimming Championship (short course) in 2010. The $800 million Sports Hub and its new indoor aquatic centre with a seating capacity of 6,000 was touted as
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      289 60 LONDON Luton boss Mike Newell told BBC Sport yesterday that transfer bungs were rife in football and he said he will name those parties who have offered him money. Newell insisted “a lot of people involved with the agents and doing the
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      163 60 AFP LIVERPOOL European champions Liverpool yesterday completed the signing of Denmark international defender Dan Agger on a four-and-a-half year deal. Agger became Rafael Benitez’ second major signing of the transfer window after Jan Kromkamp’s arrival last week. Liverpool are believed to have agreed a fee of around
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      264 60 (2nd edition) Sun Yingjie, 5000m bronze medallist of 2003 World Championships, suspended for doping until October next year AFTERNOON EDITION —AFP BEIJING China’s top woman distance runner Sun Yingjie was banned for two years yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). The suspension was served on her after
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      394 60 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG LONDON The British Masters golf tournament will move to the Belfry after the European Tour signed a three-year sponsorship accord with the course’s new owner. Quinn Direct Insurance will raise the prize money for May’s event by £100,000 ($287,000) to £1.8 million, the Tour
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      305 60 (2nd edition) AFP SPANISH CUP Real Madrid 4 Athletic Bilbao 0 MADRID Brazilian Robinho (picture) grabbed two goals as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0 yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) to reach the Spanish Cup quarter-finals on a 5-0 aggregate. Real join Barcelona, Valencia, Deportivo
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      142 54 League P H O N E YO U R B ETS c a l l 678 6 6 6 8 8 Home Team Away Team Match KickOff (Singapore date/time) E League Champ Wolverhampton Luton Sat, 14/01/06 3.45am E League Champ Italian League Sat, 14/01/06 1 1 .00pm Ipswich Sheffield Utd
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      109 55 SINGAPORE'S BEST-SELUNG MEN’S.M^jj All™ Including hot Geishas and one sizzling Firecracker! Jakarta Orgies? Naked clubbing? Be] Victoria's Secrei Hot Swedish actress reveals Brutal? Yes! Boxing is for girls It's Valentine's! Our minx slips into something small saucy we'iajn hr Whereto rumba in Sabah, unique place&forValen OUT' NOW! DON'T MISS OUR
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      28 60 SPORTONTV TODAY 7.30am Golf Sony Open, Ch23 9am NBA Detroit Pistons v San Antonio Spurs, Ch24 1 2.45pm Cricket India Tour of Pakistan, 1st Test, day 1, Ch95
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      Born in the year of the dogs, MediaCorp artiste Pan Ling Ling is set to have a barking good time this Chinese New Year. See story next page.
      994 1  -  LAUREENTOH laureent@ newstoday.com.sg Pan Lingling is in a flurry of decorating plans, rattling off some must-dos to spruce up her house for
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      1090 6  -  Three dogs prove why they are indeed man’s best friend EVELINE GAN eveline@newstoday.com.sg Kendra the pathfinder Kendra is a trailblazer. At just two-and-a-half years old, the Labrador is going places most canines would only venture in their doggie dreams from the airport to shopping malls. Currently
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      951 8  -  Every dog will have its day when these people are around JANICE GOH janice@ newstoday.com.sg Shelter supervisor When chased by a dog, do you turn your back to it and race towards the nearest tree for shelter? No. According to V Mohan, who has been working with
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      563 10  -  Who said doggie biscuits are just for your pooch? These treats are the perfect companion for the season CHRISTOPHER TAN food newstoday.com. sg Chinese NewYear is, traditionally, time to have lots of family and extended family underfoot. It’s also a wonderful occasion to make the most of
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      188 12 Dog-inspired products to make you howl with delight this festive season GOSPOTTY!:Carrythis101DalmatiansSwitchbagandyouwillbe suretostandoutfromthepack.The removable bagstrapdoublesasa be l t. $89persetfromManzana. D is for DOG You can t bringyourdogtoschool but yourteacherswon’thaveproblems with these. Pencil case $9.90 and notebook $3.90 from SimplyToys. A NOSE FOR STYLE: Adda little doggie pizzazz to
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      782 14  -  Here’s how to have a doggone good time at home this festive season the LAUREENTOH laureent@newstoday.com.sg Movies DOG DAY AFTERNOON (NC16) If robbing a bank to fund a sex-change operation, only to find that there is little money in the till sounds like a
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      254 16 Head out with the family to catch these exciting events THE ART OF STAR WARS Get up close with your favourite StarWars characters at this exhibition, where you will find out more about the making of the highly popular movie series. Date: Until April 3 Time: 10am
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      49 1 (2nd edition) TODAY•Friday January Born in the year of the dog, MediaCorp artiste is set to have a barking good time Pan Lingling this Chinese New Year. See story next page. a chinese new year supplement Inside:Working dogs 6 People who work with pooches 8 Doggy biscuits just for you 10
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      135 4 ABUNDANT TREASURES REVEALED. Auspices of good fortune beckon at Man Fu Yuan Chinese Restaurant, where our Deluxe Claypot Treasures r J hints of the bountiful year ahead. Catch a glimpse of what is in store, and share in the Lunar New Year’s offerings. Come partake in our treasure trove of
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      213 7 FANN WONG MedlaC Ofp Artiste Anofnet sattsfled New Moon customer W Fill your New Year with New Moon Goodness New Moon Super Premium Gift Set Limited edition (500 Sets) Jewellery Box Abalone (Mexico Australia New Zealand) No.1 in Singapore Source: AC Nielsen 1999 to 2005 1 A BAt, WINNER STAR
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      962 9 So, you’ve got yourself a little pooch. Your maternal (or paternal) instincts are roused, and before long you’re referring to yourself as “Mommy” (or “Daddy”), and treating Oreo as if he were your very own firstborn. They don’t call it puppy love for nothing. Most dog owners would understand. That
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      248 16 Charge your taxi fare to MasterCard and win Audio Visual products worth $50,000! From now till end March 2006, simply charge your taxi fare to MasterCard and stand a chance to win a 42" Plasma TV every month! In addition, we will be presenting a grand prize of a complete
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      434 21  -  with JEANINETAN jeanine@newstoday.com.sg UMA Thurman wielded a katana with polish in Kill Bill; now she transforms that killer grace into singing and dancing, Broadwaymusical style. PLUS looks at her new movie and the latest industry news. UMA, MEET ULLA In the upcoming The Producers, an adaptation of
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      753 22 There’s too much to do even with the museums closed outofoffice explore with attitude FORMER MediaCorp Radio Gold 90FMDJ Steven Shalowitz is on a round-the-world journey after leaving Singapore. This week, the Chicago resident finds himself in Bilbao, Spain. I BELIEVE I was the first
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      311 23  -  The upcoming West Side Story is a bittersweet tale for all DAVID CHEW david. chew@newstoday.com. sg ONE of the most romantic musicals of all time, West Side Story is a timeless tale loosely based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in which the love of a couple from
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      310 23  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL julianar@newstoday.com.sg IS WISTERIA Lane ready for more drama? When the first season of Desperate Housewives wrapped up last year, it was a bona fide hit with audiences who were hooked on the show’s generous servings of sex and suspense. Each episode was more outrageous
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        395 24  -  Film breaks stereotypes to address real issues FILM REVIEW by Felix Cheong In Her Shoes FOR the first 15 minutes of In Her Shoes, audiences may think they’re watching a big-screen sit- com, perhaps an updated version of Laverne and Shirley. Like that 1970s hit series,
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        437 24  -  by Neil Humphreys Football Hooligans MOVIES about football hooligans have always attracted a curious audience. But then, so did public executions 200 years ago. Such movies always purport to be tales of camaraderie, championing the unbreakable spirit of a band of brothers: Working-class men fighting against a system
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        281 25  -  by Jeanine Tan Le Grand Voyage YOU would think the film’s title refers to the 4,800km road trip from France to Mecca and the bonding that takes place between a Moroccan father and his French Moroccan son. But there is minimal “mutual self-discovery” here. The father (Mohamed Majd)
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        168 25  -  by JeanineTan Th e Ghost of Mae Nak THIS Thai film follows the trend of long-haired female spirits floating around in white gowns. In Thai folklore, Mae Nak is a vengeful ghost who kills an entire village when they try to separate her from her husband, who doesn’t
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        217 26  -  by Jeanine Tan Dreamer:InspiredbyaTrueStory THIS child-friendly flick is yet another movie centred on a warm relationship between human and animal. Eleven-year-old Dakota Fanning who outshines co-stars, veterans Kurt Russell and Kris Kristofferson stars as the precocious Cale, who grew up in the presence of horses because of her
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        397 26  -  It worked on stage but Proof fails as a film FILMREVIEW by Felix Cheong Proof THERE’S a reason why plays are written for the stage and scripts for the screen. One exists in the reality of the moment, the other in the illusion of time and place.
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      92 21 SUDOKUplus HOWTO PLAY: 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: 6 4 9 3 9 3 1 7 1 4
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      294 24 TAIWAN’S NO.1 HORROR MOVIE 1 m r i i o “The macabre custom of ancestors raising a ‘child ghost’ to bring prosperity gives The Heirloom a refreshing twist.” SPH-The Straits Times Life! THE m HEIRLOOM fS FT* T THE CURSE HAS BEGUN 0 I VISA/MASTER CREDIT CARDS TEL: 6738 0555
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      150 28 A Overflowing EUSPRING At one with Nature, Wellspring seeks out the companions of Spring to celebrate its arrival. Joyously cavorting with butterflies nestled amongst peach blossoms, the handsome and intelligent Setter exudes energy and exuberance. The freshness of the Season and the air of renewal so well captured in Wellspring
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