Today, 20 April 2006

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    26 1 TODAY /A=dij^Corp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Thursday April 20, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /A=DIJ\COKiP share your free newspaper Thursday April 20, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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    Lock icon The mountains are bleeding
    706 1  -  RAHUL PATHAK Subcontinent quakes as Nepal stands on the brink of civil war NIGHT EDITOR ra hul@newstoday.com.sg FIVE years back a palace massacre saw nine royals, including Nepal's King Birendra, shot dead by Crown Prince Dipendra, who then turned the gun on himself. Now, under a
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    With Durai charged, how far does the legal gag order extend?
    624 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg IT WAS a scandal that caught the attention of a nation last year. And aware of the public displeasure over the troubles that plagued the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), several Opposition parties had made
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      27 1 CRUISING lISTTO BIZARROLAND g, p^EBALJALLURE THE WIZARD OF CATALUNYA We worry for Tom and Katie's newborn kid I Anewresortfortheyoung and the restless Milan fall under Ronaldinho's spell
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  • hot news
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      S'porean shot dead in KL
      436 2  -  ANSLEYNG Debt collector found on a park bench with wounds in the chest and back a nsley@newstoday.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN debt collector was shot dead at a playground in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The body of Mr Tan Ser Hwee, 39, was discovered by joggers in a
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    • Article
      GETTING INTO THE 'VILLAGE' MINDSET
      737 3  -  LIANG DINGZI Are Singaporeans mentally ready for life of retirement outside their families and in a commune of their peers? IT'S A harsh reality we must grapple with as the population ages: Where do we put our old folk? Because land in Singapore is expensive,
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      Lock icon Latest Budget a success
      632 4  -  LEE U-WEN Survey shows most are happy with financial measures u-wen@newstoday.com.sg WITH the generous $2.6 billion worth of Progress Package goodies on the plate, it is not surprising that most Singaporeans have given the thumbs-up to the latest Budget unveiled by the Prime Minister. As shown
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      Lock icon Overseas voting rules gazetted
      386 4 WITH the Election Writ widely anticipated to be issued today, a flurry of election-related announcements were gazetted late yesterday. Among these were rules and regulations on how overseas voting, which will take place for the first time in Singapore's history this coming election, will be conducted.
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      Lock icon Fancy some love from 'Hugging Saint'?
      360 5  -  CHEOWXINYI xinyic@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS an unusual sight. A queue of 8,000 Singaporeans, including toddlers and wheelchair-bound elderly, snaked past a huge hall in Teochew Building yesterday, clutching a "ticket token", which entitled them to a coveted prize at the end of the line. There
      WEETECK HIAN  -  360 words
    • Article
      Asthma next on Medisave list?
      460 5  -  TAN HUI LENG While the time frame is not known, doctors say it could be added at the next review huileng@newstoday.com. sg SUFFERERS of diabetes, hypertension, lipid disorders and strokes can now use Medisave to pay for their outpatient treatments. Should asthma be next? Doctors
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      Lock icon White House spokesman resigns
      147 5 -AGENCIES WASHINGTON White House spokesman Scott McClellan resigned yesterday. President George W Bush said he accepted the resignation and thanked him for "a job well done". Appearing with Mr Bush on the White House South Lawn, Mr McClellan who has parried especially fiercely with reporters on
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon Please mind the age gap
      651 6  -  TORCHING LI Dialogue between MM and youth showed a divide but achieved a purpose: Analysts chingli@newstoday.com.sg THE topics were not new but the platform for discussion certainly was a televised face-off between 10 third-generation Singaporeans and their nation's founding father, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew,
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      Lock icon 'Losers' as Nominated MPs?
      249 6 -UNYANQIN VOTERS need not fear voting the People's Action Party MPs or even a minister out in the upcoming General Election, the Singapore Democratic Alliance has said in a statement issued to the press yesterday. Even if the PAP loses a GRC to an Opposition, the
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      Lock icon The wind in its sales
      637 8  -  LINYANQIN Hints of marine industry revival as marina fees, boat-buying up ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg SIGNS suggest that the boating industry in Singapore could be in for a renaissance, thanks to the drive to transform Sentosa Cove into a marina hub. Just ask the folks at the
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      Lock icon ITE dishes out culinary courses
      257 8 —TEOXUANWEI HE COOKED his first dish when he was just nine, created his own unique dishes like "wasabe chicken with sweet Sichuan pepper and brandy sauce" and has worked as a part-time chef at Italian and French restaurants. But Noah Lee, 18, decided he needed
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      Lock icon JC to look into project work woes
      229 8 -■eoxuanwei THE St Andrew's Junior College (SAJC) student who setup an online petition asking for a "thorough review" of the way his school carries out project work lessons has backed down, saying it was "part of a misunderstanding". Second-year science student Malcolm Koh
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      Lock icon In defence of Abdullah
      502 10 AGENCIES M'sian leaders say Dr M should not interfere with administration's decisions KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian leaders yesterday came out in support of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's decision to scrap the idea of building a bridge to replace the 81-year-old Causeway. At the same time, they said
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      Lock icon Will Thais elect Chamber of Husbands and Wives?
      238 10 AFP BANGKOK Thais cast ballots yesterday to elect a new Senate with the country still mired in political crisis after snap lower-house polls earlier this month led Premier Thaksin Shinawatra to step aside. Violence marred the election as attacks by militants in
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      Lock icon Lion dance and a war lesson
      430 12 -AGENCIES Sun Tzu's treatise on war for beleaguered Bush; Hu gets celebrity welcome SEATTLE Chinese President Hu Jintao received a celebrity welcome in Seattle on Tuesday at the start of his first official United States visit and he pledged to step up protection of
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      Lock icon Anwar to return to politics full time
      243 12 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday he would return to political life full-time from next month. Mr Anwar has been a thorn in the government's side since 2004 when a sodomy conviction against him was overturned, regularly lobbing
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      Lock icon Way to Myanmar through China, India: Asean chief
      488 13  -  Ong Keng Yong demands -AGENCIES 'concrete steps' from military junta ÜBUD (Bali) The Association of SouthEast Asian Countries (Asean) should work with China and India to persuade armyruled Myanmar to reform since the regional powerhouses have stronger economic leverage, bloc chief Ong
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        Lock icon MILITANT SAYS HE WAS TORTURED INTO IMPLICATING JI CHIEF BASHIR
        53 13 -AP Indonesian militant Amrozi Nurhasyim who is awaiting execution for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings testified yesterday that he was tortured into implicating alleged Southeast Asian terror chief Abu Bakar Bashir in the attacks. But the police have
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        Lock icon M'SIA TO CLOSE ALL OPEN LANDFILLS
        66 13 -AP Malaysia is considering closing all 155 open landfills in the country, after emissions from two dumpsites polluted major sources of drinking water in its largest city, said Environment Minister Azmi Khalid, who called them "third world facilities. Authorities were forced to cut water
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        DISCLAIMER SOUGHT IN DA VINCI CODE MOVIE
        93 13 Spain's conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei said yesterday that it had written to SonyColumbia films asking it to include a disclaimer in its film The Da Vinci Code, stressing the work is fiction, since it blurs the line between historical fact and
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        Lock icon TERROR RAIDS NET 11 IN FRANCE, ITALY
        83 13 -AFP Anti-terrorism police arrested 11 people yesterday in coordinated raids in France and Italy, as part of a probe into the financing of Islamic extremist groups, official sources told AFP. Five suspects were arrested by French police near the Mediterranean port city of
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      Lock icon All options are on the table to stop Iran, says Bush
      267 14 AGENCIES MOSCOW World powers headed yesterday into a second day of talks in Moscow as they sought a common strategy on Iran's nuclear ambitions, one day after United States President George W Bush said "all options are on the
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      Lock icon China accused of harvesting organs
      277 14 -AGENCIES They are taken unethically from executed convicts, say UK transplant surgeons LONDON A group of top British surgeons has accused China of harvesting the bodies of executed convicts for transplant organs, which are then sold to the highest bidder. The British Transplantation Society yesterday
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      Lock icon Soldier returns after 60 years
      114 14 -AFP TOKYO A Japanese soldier from World War II who had been declared dead but resurfaced in Ukraine returned home yesterday after 60 years. Mr Ishinosuke Uwano (picture), 83, served in the Imperial Army on Russia's Sakhalin island in the war and lost contact with
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      Lock icon THIRST FOR OIL SHAKES UP GLOBAL ALLIANCES
      771 16  -  GAVIN CHUAHEARNYUIT China-India energy politics a reality check for Asean CHINA and India have, in recent months, gone on globetrotting energy shopping sprees, making "tectonic" shifts in diplomacies and in the world energy balance. The British and Australian Prime Ministers recently admitted that
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        HEN IN MAJOR COCK UP
        88 18 A British hen has ruffled some feathers in Saltford by acting like a cock. After months of doing what she does best, that is laying eggs and attracting the attentions of a rooster, the hen has started crowing at sunrise and acting aggressive, reported The
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        Lock icon EMERGENCY OVER BORING CALL
        72 18 -AFP A boring phone conversation prompted an emergency alert when a 42-year-old German man nodded off while talking to his girlfriend, the authorities said. She became alarmed when he stopped speaking. Then she called the police. A police car, a fire brigade and an ambulance showed
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        Lock icon SOUP POWER FOR FIGO & CO
        88 18 SOUP POWER FOR FIGO CO —AFP Football stars Luis Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of Portugal's national team will be served healthy doses of chicken soup during the World Cup in Germany to ward off homesickness, the squad's chef said. "We are going to give them a good chicken
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      Lock icon Uproar over Merkel photos
      316 18 -AGENCIES British tabloids show picture of German leader's buttocks LONDON The German government is up in arms and a tit-for-tat tabloid war has erupted after Britain's The Sun on Sunday published a picture showing Chancellor Angela Merkel's briefly exposed buttocks. The photo showing the 51-year-old German
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      Lock icon Internet freeing Asians but...
      226 18 —AFP MANILA Internet media and journals known as "blogs" offer Asians ways of getting around press restrictions under authoritarian governments, proponents said yesterday. However, Asian governments will still try to crack down on new media, and advances in technology may actually help them monitor the messages
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      Home retirement?
      205 20  -  MOHDROSLEAHMAD A local retirement village helps cut hassle, saves time and keeps family ties alive Letter from WHILE I am just 36 years old, I felt disturbed upon reading the article "Retirement village in pipeline" (April 18) about the possible construction of such homes in Johor, Batam or
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      Cars must meet global standards
      282 20  -  LYNN ONG Letter from Deputy manager. Media Relations, Lands Transport Authority I REFER to Mr Alex Chng's letter "Yes, Chinese cars are cheap but..." (April 13). The Land Transport Authority (LTA) requires every new make and model of vehicles to be type-approved to ensure that
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      Dyslexic student's plea for understanding
      272 22  -  JONATHAN LIM WEN ZHI Letter from I AM a prospective university undergraduate and I suffered from childhood dyslexia during my years as a student I had difficulties processing information especially in my daily work with reading, writing, spelling and even in interacting with others. Not
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    • Short-sightedness of apolitical S'poreans
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        Even bread and butter issues begin with politics
        212 22  -  LAI YEW CHAN Letter from I REFER to Ms Teo Hwee Nak's commentary "Is political tea too bitter a brew?" (April 18). The answer to the question is simply this: An apathetic electorate deserves reluctant candidacy. A number of Singaporeans I spoke
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        Educators should push for critical thinking during GEs
        202 22  -  WAYNE SOON Letter from I THINK Dr Gillian Koh of the Institute of Policy Studies was right to point to the "political socialisation of Singaporeans" as one reason for the reluctance to engage in national politics. Young Singaporeans especially seem to be
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      Alternative trails, signs were provided
      196 22  -  SHARON CHAN Letter from Assistant Director Central Nature Reserve National Parks Board WE REFER to the letter "Put up sign for deforestation at entrances of reservoir trail"( April 13). The writer is referring to the Sime Track which is currently closed due to slope stabilisation
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        WHY LEAVE THE GIRLS WITH THEIR MONSTER MUMS?
        86 24  -  COLIN LOW: Justice has been served on the monster dad who raped his daughters repeatedly. What about some of his wives the women who abetted the rape of their own daughters? I am shocked to read that three of the five victims
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        YOUR ADVERT COULD BE MY BURGLAR-BEACON
        85 24  -  SU KIM TECK: I refer to the letter "Boycott those ads!" (April 13). I wrote in several months ago about the same problem I face with my letterbox, doorbell and front door: Locksmiths' stickers have been stuck onto them; property brochures are amassed in
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        EXERCISE EQUIPMENT NOT FIT TO BE USED
        83 24  -  COLIN ONG TAU SHIEN: I have noticed that many of the exercise apparatus in our parks are in a dilapated state through wear-and-tear, while much of the equipment has not been updated for years. Can the National Parks Board allow companies to supply
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        WELCOME TO (YAWN) SINGAPORE
        95 24  -  YAPNGIMCHOON: I refer to the commentary "No Plane Sailing For Changi" (April 17), in which Liang Dingzi rightly pointed out that one of the key aspects of an outstanding airport is its splendid architecture, such as in the Incheon and Chep Lap Kok airports. From what
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    • Letter
      Roads given the rub of the green
      360 24  -  SIMON LONGMAN LYNN ONG LTA projects planned to minimise felling of trees Letter from Director, Streetscape National Parks Board and Deputy Manager, Media Relations Land Transport Authority WE REFER to the letters "Chill out, do what comes naturally" (March 25-26) and "Apparently, size
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      FOCUS ON THE
      218 26  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY IN SEARCH OF HEROES Today's kids live in a world without heroes. And that may be because we've taught them that genuine heroes don't really exist. According to Mr Peter H Gobbon,the headmaster of a top school in New York, the tradition of
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      isay FORUM MEANT TO PROVOKE
      744 26  -  LEECHINGWERN chingwern@newstoday.com.sg A FEW days ago, my father was having dinner at a coffeeshop near our home when he overheard this conversation between two middle-aged uncles about me. "You got watch the Lee Kuan Yew programme on TV or not? That girl say PAP hao
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      sayagain
      52 27 The Govt could split PAP MPs into camps for Parliamentary debates imposing on them the national duty to speak their minds, much like how school debating teams are made to deliver their best. -Chia Hern Keng suggesting internal check mechanisms, in response to Lim Soon Heng's letter, "Political insurance?"
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      GMAT just one of many assessment tools
      256 27 Letter from PROFESSOR TAN CHIN TIONG Provost, Singapore Management University WE REFER to the letter, "How relevant is GMAT?" by Steve X Ngo (April 17). The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a widely-used assessment tool to help business schools determine the aptitude
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      School that did parents' job
      114 27 ACCOLADE Letter from CHAN Al LAY I FELT very proud of my daughter and her friends from Nanyang Girls High School when I read Jeremy Lim's column, "Don't wait to say 'Good job'" (April 18). I further congratulate the school and its basketball coach for
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      215 27 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES Whispered the hopeful fella 'Well, whisky and sofa?' Said she in reply sardonic 'No! Only gin and platonic!' MUSES Two souls yet unbodied Awaited the divine decision Based on a toss of dice To seal their fate with precision An angel threw the dice Both watched in
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      544 28  -  CHRISTIE LOH Phillip Securities will facilitate trade via e-platform Poems christie@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S long-awaited private equity exchange will kick off this quarter with one company trading, said Mr Loh Hoon Sun, managing director of Phillip Securities licensed to run the fundraising platform for unlisted
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      290 28 -BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE'S ST Index (STI) rose to an intraday record yesterday, amid signs that economic growth will be sustained and as earnings outlooks improve for companies here. The STI jumped 26.59 points to close at 2,585.84, beating the previous record high of 2,582.94 set
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      90 28 HALFWAY through a controversial takeover bid for an Indonesian pulp mill, Mr Kishore Dass has quit as chief executive officer and executive director of United Fiber System (Unifiber). The paper pulp producer said yesterday that the resignation was for "personal reasons". Since last year, Unifiber's attempt
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      415 29 BLOOMBERG Japan's Millea to pay $680 m for Spore insurer SINGAPORE insurer Asia General Holdings has found a buyer in Millea Holdings, Japan's biggest insurer, which will pay about 50 billion yen ($6Bl million) in its biggest overseas takeover. The acquisition comes three months after
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      141 29 -AFP OIL prices hovered around US$7l a barrel in Asian trade yesterday after hitting record highs overnight on rising fears of a US military strike against Iran over its nuclear programme and tighter US petroleum supplies, dealers said. At 2.25pm, New York's main contract of light
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        253 30  -  VALERIE LAW valeri e@newstoday.com.sg AFTER reviewing the new listing applications submitted by corporate finance firm Stirling Coleman Capital in the past two years, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday said that the due diligence by the listing manager was insufficient in some instances. "The
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        212 30 BRIGHT World Precision Machinery, a manufacturer of stamping machines and related components, has launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 105 million shares at 36 cents each. Of those shares, 5 million will be offered to the public and the rest by way of placement The
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        262 30 CHRISTIE LOH DRAWN by India's economic growth potential, Capita Land is investing in an India retail property fund as well as a joint venture to manage shopping malls in key cities. The Singapore-listed company said yesterday that it would pump US$75 million ($119.8
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        367 31 -DOW JONES THE Singapore dollar hit a near eight-year high against its United States counterpart yesterday on hopes that US interest rate increases will soon end. The US dollar was quoted at 551.5983 yesterday afternoon,
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          56 31 Nikkei 225 17,350.12 +117.26 +0.68 HK Hang Seng 16,830.44 +192.91 +1.16 Australia ASX200 5,283.90 +35.30 +0.67 Korea Comp 1,437.84 +10.84 +0.76 Thailand SET Closed Jakarta Comp 1,453.23 +35.85 +2.53 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2,223.73 -1.99 -0.09 293.60 +3.38 +1.16 Mumbai Sensex 11,895.98 +74.41 +0.63 Malaysia KLCI 945.97 +5.40
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          176 31 Dow Jones SHARES surged to a fresh six-year high for the second consecutive day yesterday, led by banking issues and buoyed by a strong showing on Wall Street overnight. The ST Index ended up 26.59 points, or 1 per cent, at 2,585.84. In the broader market, gainers led losers
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          36 31 US$ O.BZbB UK£ 0.3504 Yen 73.201 HK$ 4.8568 RM 2.2944 Euro 0.5061 Rupiah 5,590.8 Baht 23.618 Peso 32.114 A$ 0.8422 Indian Rs 28.247 Won 592.15 C$ 0.7131 Yuan 5.0199 NZ$ 0.9859 NT$ 20.294
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          24 31 by SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg an uss/oz 627.60 Sihrar uss/oz 14.04 Fttum 1,124.00 Mill cents/kg 347.25 »ii RWtonne 1/t24.00 BMtmfcll»lll::l 72.29 Information provided
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        156 32 Bloomberg SNP Corp has reported a net profit of $10.1 million, or 8.65 cents per share, for the three months ended March 31, compared with a net loss of $1.5 million, or 1.33 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Sales rose 17.2 per centto $89.9 million. Mobile One
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        486 32  - 170m bounty from IMF-World Bank meeting LEECHINGWERN Sept 13-20 event to attract 16,000 delegates chingwern@newstoday.com. sg THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings to be held here in September will generate at least $170 million in economic spinoffs for Singapore in the form of contracts, business opportunities, tourism
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        718 33  -  ADRIAN TAN Sell-side analysts working within a flawed business model as clients reluctant to pay for analysis news@newstoday.com.sg JOURNALISTS sometimes get into a self-righteous mode, criticising broking house analysts, also known as sell-side analysts, for getting their stock calls wrong and for conflicts of
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      1213 34  -  Jeanine Tan Couch jumping, crusading for Scientology and now a baby girl named Suri for Hollywood's strangest coupling KATIE Holmes gave birth to Tom Cruise's baby yesterday and no, it wasn't an alien, as some people had halfjokingly speculated. Cruise, 43, the Hollywood über-star and Scientology poster
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      349 35 WHAT'SINA NAME? WELL, if you're a Dave or a Jennifer, there's the "distinction" of sharing that handle with perhaps millions of others in the Western world. However, if you're a Suri the name that Cruise and Holmes have picked for their newborn daughter there's the honour of having a name
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      458 36  -  JUSTIN CHEONG The nutty Englishman hosts a new series on Discovery Travel Living justin@newstoday.com.sg "BACKPACKING is for losers, that's what I always say," said lan Wright in jest "I've changed." As the host of YIP Weekends with lan Wright a new series airing on
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      253 36  -  -AMELYNNUONG BACKPACKERS, learn from The Amazing Race's Lake and Michelle Garner get a good map. The parents blamed their elimination in last week's episode on not being able to find their way. "We had problems getting to the pit stop, the Fortress of Rion (Rio,
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      240 36  -  ASHRAFSAFDAR SHANE Dundas and David Collins are raconteurs like no other. Once in an improvised scene, Dundas played a broken robot whose revival entailed Collins pulling his imaginary willy like the ripcord of a boat. The duo, known as the Umbilical Brothers, are in town for Speedmouse,
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      571 38  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS Getting naked didn't pay off for Firewall actress Madsen in BEVERLY HILLS plus@newstoday.com.sg VIRGINIA Madsen was one of America's hottest young actresses in the mid-Bos. Roles in Dune and Electric Dreams (both 1984) suggested the sultry, blonde star was destined for Hollywood's A-list Then she took
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      179 38 Lorraine Lim BOOKREVIEW Naomi Alderman NAOMI Alderman's book Disobedience offers an insider's view of the world of British Orthodox Judaism. Ronit is an independent New Yorker with lesbian leanings. When her father, an esteemed rabbi from whom she has been estranged, passes away, she must return to the small
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      340 39  -  ZUL OTHMAN Senegalese trio Daara J go back to their roots with a concert at Attica zul@newstoday.com.sg THEY may have initially been dismissed as a novelty act, but Senegalese hip-hop trio Daara J certainly did strike a chord with music fans around the world. "As
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      126 39 Check out the following films tonight at the ongoing Singapore International Film Festival. Tickets are priced at $8.40 and are available at Ticket Charge. Call 6296 2929. FLOOD IN BAATH COUNTRY/ SELVES AND OTHERS 7pm, National Museum The first documentary exposes the Baath party propaganda, while the second follows
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      105 39 Belinda Lee, co-host of talent quest Superßand, which airs Mondays at 7.30pm on MediaCorp TV Channel U I'm the type of person who can be reading five books at one time and one book that I've read is a self-help book called How to Succeed at Being Yourself by
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        423 40  -  PEARLYN THAM Thai label Playhound gets creative with paper on clothes pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg IMAGINE this: Two racing cars crashing into each other, resulting in a burst of fire and smoke, mangled metal and exploding rubber tyres. What do you see? A motor accident, as most of
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        211 40  -  PEARLYNTHAM THIS month, SK Jewellery turns two but the birthday presents go to you. You'll get to enjoy discounts of up to 50 per cent on its collections storewide If you love the blues, you may take to "Flora", a trilogy aquamarine pendant thai is
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        76 40 MediaCorp artiste Pierre Png's face became firmer and slimmer after using Nugeno Face Lifting Cream. To experience this for yourself, head down to the Nugeno Mega Face Lift Challenge at Bishan Junction 8 Level 2 Atrium on Saturday from 3pm to
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        190 40  -  PEARLYNTHAM IF YOU have any colouring skills left over from your childhood, now is a good time to put them to the test as Adidas reintroduces its classic collection of customisable adicolor footwear (from $189 $629). Originally launched in 1983, adicolor was a line of all-white
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        473 41  -  AMY VAN Nothing beats starting the day with a delicious and nutritious breakfast food@newstoday.com.sg IFYOU'RE lactose intolerant, or on a low-fat diet, the Fair Price High-Cal Milk will make an excellent dairy product for you. Besides a low lactose and fat content, the fresh
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        586 42  -  AMANDA KOH Cambodian capital's charm makes it a unique destination traveller@newstoday.com.sg A CITY drenched in Old World charm, Phnom Penh paints a picture of an eclectic mix of pretty French colonial architecture, quaint shophouses and modern buildings lining broad boulevards and congested streets. Along the roads of
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        744 43  -  CHOW PENN NEE NewContiki resort promises lots of fun for those between 18 and 35 years old pennnee@newstoday.com.sg HOLIDAYS shared with tantrumthrowing kids and their screaming parents can leave you more ruffled than rested. So imagine my pleasant surprise when I found out that I was staying
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        324 44 -AGENCIES Bosnian town abuzz over hill resembling ancient wonder RESTAURANTS serving meals on triangular plates. Shopkeepers hawking T-shirts saying "I have a pyramid in my backyard". Pyramid-mania has taken hold of Visoko a small Bosnian town as residents seek to cash in on claims by an
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        269 44 WANDER AMONG AUSSIE FLOWERS Here's a chance to take a picture of yourself against a backdrop of bright orange tulips at a local bus stop. In promoting Canberra's famous Floriade flower festival (September-October), selected bus stops will feature interactive poster panels decorated with colourful bulbs. Many of the panels
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      382 48 -AGENCIES Spanish club target Gerrard as replacement for Zidane MADRID Real Madrid have confirmed that Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard is on their shortlist of transfer targets for next season. Gerrard, 25, almost left Anfield for Chelsea last summer and the summer before that before
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        83 50 TWO-TIME World Footballer of the Year Ronaldinho believes Brazil can live up to their billing as World Cup favourites and defend the trophy at the finals in Germany. "I think that it will be Brazil's World Cup," said the Barcelona midfielder. "I don't think about standing out or
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        59 50 HOST nation Germany should make a quar-ter-final spot the minimum target at this summer's World Cup, German icon Franz Beckenbauer said. "We are certainly no worse than the 1994 and 1998 teams when we crashed out at the quarter-finals," he said. "We can expect to
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        75 50 FIFA want to clamp down on racism at the World Cup finals, with points being deducted from guilty nations. Rules to be introduced in Germany will mean perpetrators facing the immediate loss of three points. "The regulations will be applied for this World Cup," Fifa president
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        68 50 THE adidas +Teamgeist Berlin, the match ball especially produced for the final game in Berlin on July 9, was officially unveiled by the president of the organising committee, Franz Beckenbauer, at the Brandenburger Gate in Berlin yesterday. The design of the match ball is similarto the
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      217 50 1. During a brief spell at Marseille from 1988 to 1989, Cantona threw away his jersey after being substituted in a friendly against Torpedo Moscow. He was banned for a month. 2. Having likened then-French national coach Henri Michel to "excrement" in 1988, Cantona was
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      575 51  -  CUBBY LEONG Banned by China, now teenager Biying cannot swim in competitions in Singapore cubby@newstoday.com.sg SHE is considered one of China's rising stars. But last December, Deng Biying declined the chance to join the country's 120--member preliminary squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, insisting she needed
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      112 51 -BLOOMBERG CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh Jason Gillespie (right) became the first nightwatchman to score a double century, helping lift Australia to 581-4 declared on day four of the second cricket Test against Bangladesh, who advanced to 195-4 to trail by 189 runs. Gillespie, a fast bowler who averaged 15
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