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    28 1 /A=diaCorp TODAY share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Thursday May 4, 2006 todayonline.com I TODAY /A=diaCoflp share your free newspaper Thursday May 4, 2006 todayonline.com I MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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    Lock icon Not perfect, but not bad: PM
    847 1  -  DERRICK A PAULO Don't take Spores amenities for granted-or allow the Opposition to destabilise our system, says Mr Lee derrick@newstoday.com.sg IN 1988-89, a British doctor helped start a programme for the medical care of the elderly at the old Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Three
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    Four fresh faces primed for top office
    474 1  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg GROWING up in a three-room rental flat in Queenstown, he worked hard and earned a university scholarship, eventually rising to become first the Chief of Navy, then the chief executive of the Housing and Development Board. And soon, Rear-Admiral Lvi
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    No suing but Gomez stays
    723 2  -  LEECHINGWERN WP rules out taking PAP to court ...for now chingwern@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE the goading by People's Action Party (PAP) leaders, the Workers' Party (WP) will neither sack James Gomez nor sue the PAP Government, said WP chairman Sylvia Lim. Ruling party heavyweights have asked the
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    Lose Gomez and get back on track: FM Yeo to WP
    458 2  -  LEECHINGWERN chingwern@newstoday.com. sg WORKERS' Party (WP) candidate James Gomez should step down so that the People's Action Party (PAP) and WP teams at Aljunied GRC can bring the election debate back to the real issues, Foreign Affairs Minister George
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    Lock icon Wayang party with no solution: Dr Ng
    558 3  -  LOHCHEEKONG He and DPM Wong urge Singaporeans to go for the tried-and-tested formula cheekong@newstoday.com.sg MANPOWER Minister Ng Eng Hen (picture) has called the Workers' Party (WP) a "wayang" (theatre) party. Speaking at a People's Action Party (PAP) lunchtime rally yesterday, Dr Ng termed
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  • GE2006 ALL THE ACTION
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      STREAMING 'BEST SOCIAL LEVELLER'
      73 3 Singapore's education system had proven itself to become the "best social leveller" for society and one that allowed children from poorer families to become successful in life. This was said by Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday when he hit back at veteran Opposition leader Chiam See
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      GOOD HOKKIEN NOT ENOUGH: PAP MAN
      76 3 Nee Soon incumbent Ho Peng Kee spoke in Hokkien at a rally last night, keeping a promise he made to the residents five years ago when he faced Opposition rival Dr Poh Lee Guan of the Workers' Party who speaks the dialect fluently. But
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      OPPOSITION CANDIDATE TAKES LABOUR CHIEF TO TASK
      69 3 Singapore Democratic Alliance candidate Steve Chia yesterday criticised labour chief Lim Boon Heng's statement that he would not help workers going through Mr Chia for help in finding jobs. As Mr Lim was a Minister on public salary, and was not being paid
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      Lock icon GONE ARE JOO CHIAT'S SLEAZY DAYS
      74 3 PAP Is Joo Chiat still a haven for sleaze? Yes, said Workers' Party candidate Dr Tan Bin Seng on Monday. But yesterday incumbent Chan Soo Sen said his programmes for the area had already yielded results. With a moratorium or suspension of new licenses
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      JAVA SLAMS WP UPGRADING CLAIMS
      73 3 Issues regarding housing have been on the lips of residents in the East Coast GRC, said Prof S Jayakumar, the PAP incumbent. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law said his team has been paying attention to the renewal of the state since 1993,
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      WORKERS' VOICE LOUD AND CLEAR THROUGH TRIPARTISM, SAYS HALIMAH
      72 3 Tripartism-the strong relationship between workers, the NTUC and the Government has meant the voice of employees can be heard loud and clear within all policy-mak-ing bodies in Singapore. This was said by NTUC top official Madam Halimah Yacob, rebutting WP chairman
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      THE JAMES GOMEZ SAGA: WHAT IS THE REAL ISSUE?
      48 3 Readers speak up for and against the James Gomez controversy. Some want the WP to shed more light on the issue while others want the parties to focus on the big issues that concern Singapore's future. VOICES: PAGE 22
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  • CAMPAIGN RALLIES TODAY: 7PM TO 10PM
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    'Streaming keeps drop-out rates to 3%'
    381 4  -  LEE U-WEN Tharman defends policy against Opposition leader Chiam's criticism u-wen@newstoday.com.sg EDUCATION Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam (picture) has hit back at veteran Opposition leader Chiam See Tong's criticism of Singapore's school streaming system. During a Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) rally in Potong Pasir last Friday,
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    The Hokkien factor
    263 4  -  -TORCHING LI NEE SOON East incumbent Ho Peng Kee last night showed off his smattering of Hokkien, which he picked up after making a promise five years ago. The Senior Minister of State for Law and for Home Affairs, who is facing a second contest against Workers'
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    New faces, new ideas: SDA
    381 6  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg AT AN Opposition rally in Yio Chu Kang last night, Singapore Democratic Alliance's (SDA) Steve Chia agreed with labour chief Mr Lim Boon Heng's view that a fresh perspective could be found with new candidates. On Tuesday during a walkabout, Mr
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    ONE COUNTRY WITH TWO SYSTEMS: CHIAM
    151 6  -  ■LEONGWEEKEAT SDA chief and Potong Pasir incumbent Chiam See Tong has criticised the "double standards" practised by the Government. He said: "When their own chaps are involved, they help them freely. When we are involved, they restrict us." Posing a question to Senior Minister
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    Lock icon Prove your claims, says Low
    615 6  -  VALCHUA ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR va l@newstoday.com.sg ONE day after Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew called Workers' Party (WP) candidate James Gomez a "liar" and dared the WP to sue the Government if what he alleged is untrue, party chief Low Thia Khiang (picture) threw back
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    Lock icon Chee takes up brother's baton
    335 6  -  UNYANQIN WITH four members of their Sembawang GRC team tied up with the defamation lawsuit filed by the ruling party, it was up to Ms Chee Siok Chin and fellow candidate Monica Kumar to lead the charge at the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) rally in
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    Clean up Joo Chiat? Measures already in place: Chan Soo Sen
    416 8  -  CHEOWXINYI xinyic@newstoday.com.sg ON MONDAY, Workers' Party (WP) candidate Tan Bin Seng pledged to clean up Joo Chiat if he is elected to Parliament, lamenting the increase of prostitution-re-lated crime in the area. But People's Action Party (PAP) incumbent Chan
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    $100m carrot
    524 8  -  ANSLEYNG SM Goh unveils upgrading plans if PAP wins in Hougang a nsley@newstoday.com.sg JUST three days before voters in Hougang take to the polls, the People's Action Party (PAP) has thrown in a $100-mil-lion upgrading carrot, which it hopes can help them take back the fiercely contested ward.
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    Means testing only if feasible
    508 9  -  TAN HUI LENG Criteria of scheme not available as planning has not begun: Health Minister huileng@newstoday.com.sg MEANS testing for C-class hospital wards will not be implemented if it is not feasible, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan. A scheme which Mr Khaw has mentioned intermittently
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    Jaya to WP: Upgrading in 97% of East Coast
    566 9  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg WHILE the spotlight continues to shine on the battle for Aljunied, the East Coast contest is quietly taking on a life of its own. Sticking to the facts has been the approach of the People's Action Party
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    Lock icon A 'unique' relationship
    949 10  -  LOH CHEE KONG LEONGWEEKEAT Bond between Govt, trade unions gives workers representation at every level: Halimah cheekong@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S "unique" relationship between the labour unions and the Government is to the workers' advantage, said Madam Halimah Yacob, who has been involved in the labour movement since 1990. Rebutting
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      Share bird flu info before mutation turns deadly, Khaw tells reluctant countries
      414 12  -  LINYANQIN ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg COUNTRIES should do more to share information on bird flu before it mutates into a deadly pandemic, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan. Currently, the holding back of data by scientific agencies is prevalent, said
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      Lock icon Did lost ATM card lead to her death?
      727 12  -  TEOXUANWEI KALLANGI PARTS IflUI ERTRIAL Victim told lover that she wanted to view bank's CCTV xua nweit@newstoday.com.sg He added that Agere's human resource department conducted investigations into their relationship after a worker claimed he saw Leong kissing Ms Liv on her cheek
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Exorcism by sex
      78 14 -DPA KUALA LUMPUR A 41-year old Malaysian housewife has alleged that a bogus medium duped her into having sex with him 51 times over six months, saying it was the only way to get rid of the evil spirits within her, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. She
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      US move to appoint Asean envoy lauded
      542 14  -  VINITA RAMANI vinita@newstoday.com.sg A SENIOR United States senator has proposed appointing a US ambassador to the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), a move welcomed by analysts. Senator Richard Lugar introduced the legislation in Congress on Tuesday to boost ties with the region.
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      Lock icon USsl9om harassment lawsuit filed
      142 16 -AP NEW YORK A woman has filed a lawsuit accusing a high-ranking Toyota executive of sexually harassing her when she worked as his personal assistant. In a complaint filed in New York, Ms Sayaka Kobayashi, 42, said Toyota Motor North America's president and chief executive officer,
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      Lock icon Pirate attacks up, says report
      415 16 -AFP Incidents getting more violent, hostage-taking doubling, says group KUALA LUMPUR High-sea pirate attacks have risen in the first three months of this year, and incidents are becoming more violent with the rate of hostage-taking doubling, the International Maritime Bureau (1MB) said yesterday. The IMB
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      Lock icon Airbus crashes into Black Sea
      324 17 -AFP Jet goes down with over 100 on board, no survivors MOSCOW An Armenian passenger jet crashed into the Black Sea off Russia yesterday morning as it tried to land in bad weather at a nearby airport, killing all 113 people on board, officials said.
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      Lock icon Suharto health re-exam too costly
      163 17 -AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesia's attorney general may drop plans to re-examine former dictator Suharto's health to see if he is fit to stand trial for corruption because of the high cost of the examination, a local media report said yesterday. Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said
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      Lock icon Indian leader dies of gunshot injuries
      123 17 BLOOMBERG MUMBAI Mr Pramod Mahajan (picture), a senior leader of India's main opposition party, died in hospital yesterday, 12 days after he was shot by his brother. He was 56. Mr Mahajan, general-secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), died at Hinduja Hospital in
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      BREAKING FAITH WITH FREEDOM?
      687 18  -  Nazry Bahrawi Jakarta's religious decree will irk Muslims and non-Muslims DURING her diplomatic stopover in Jakarta recently, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice envisioned a heartening future for Indonesia. In a speech to the Indonesian Council on World Affairs, she said: "Freedom and democracy. Justice
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      Lock icon Just half as dangerous
      379 20 -AFP New US study lowers previous estimates of China's nuclear capability WASHINGTON China's nuclear arsenal is about half the size previously estimated by United States experts even as the Asian giant modernises its atomic forces in a secret fashion, a new study shows. China's nuclear stockpile
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon US VETOES CHEN'S VISIT
        102 20 -AFP Taiwan President Chen Shuibian, who was scheduled to leave for a trip to Latin America yesterday, has not received Washington's nod for his proposed stopovers in the United States. Local newspapers reported that the ministry had hoped that Mr Chen would be able to stop
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        87 20 Prince Henrik (picture) loves dogs as in dog meat. It "tastes like rabbit", he told lifestyle magazine Ud Se in an interview published yesterday. "Like dried baby goat. Or perhaps I know! like the veal of a baby suckling calf. only drier." The prince is the husband of Queen
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        Lock icon MAN BURNT TO DEATH
        76 20 —AFP A man was burnt to death in his car in the ongoing communal violence in the western Indian city of Vadodara, sparking off fresh riots and raising the toll in the clashes over the demolition of a mausoleum to six. "There were clashes overnight after
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  • Voices
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      Wanted: The truth from the Workers' Party
      185 22  -  CHEANGWAIYEW 65, managing director, Joo Chiat I WAS shocked to hear Mr Low Thia Khiang say that Mr James Gomez was not selected by the Workers' Party (WP) from the outset to be the minority candidate for the Ang Mo Kio GRC. If
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      The election is about S'pore, not James Gomez
      71 22  -  TAN HONG BOON 31, administrative assistant, Ang MoKioGRC THIS General Election is supposed to be about big issues that concern Singapore's future for the next five to 15 years. It mystifies me that this noble objective has come down to one issue
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      Answer questions first if you want to talk about accountability
      164 22  -  GARY SIM TECKKHER 31, writer, Ang MoKioGRC ANYONE who says that the Gomez saga should not be an issue for voters to take note of, ought to rethink his views. What is at stake here is the WP's integrity. If
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      Get past local issues, unveil globally-relevant plans
      162 22  -  CHIAHERNKENG 54, IT specialist, Aljunied GRC WHILE the Gomez saga has taken centrestage and dominated the media, the Opposition, on the other hand, has focused on how Government policies have supposedly contributed to things such as loss of jobs, collapse of property prices
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      If Gomez blames a 'busy schedule'now, imagine if he were to become an MP
      74 22  -  CHUAKIMCHOO 50s, bank administrator, Nee Soon Central MR GOMEZ claims that his oversight with the application form is due to his busy schedule before even having been voted in as an MR What, then, can he
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      Absent-minded? Yes. But surely Gomez is no crook...
      236 22  -  HOWARD LEE 30, marketing communications officer, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC I CANNOT figure out what Mr Gomez did so heinously wrong that can allow his integrity to be called into question. How many Singaporeans can honestly say they have never once berated a
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      Keep NTUC apolitical
      293 23  -  HASUNDASHAMSUDIN manager, in her 40s, voter in BukitTimah-Holland GRC LABOUR chief Mr Lim Boon Heng who is also chairman of the People's Action Party (PAP) and Minister without Portfolio is reported as saying to Chua Chua Kang residents: "If Mr Gan Kirn Yong is your MP and
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      sayagain
      62 23 I don't agree with Mr LowThia Khiang's comments on Bedok. I live here and I feel the Government has done all it can. Look at how beautifully Fengshan has been upgraded, with a multi-storey car park even. We just have to wait for our turn. Susie Wong, East Coast
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      Election rally peeves
      132 23  -  HENRYUMUSHUN KHOO LIH-HAN THE electorate deserves better treatment when it comes to election rallies. We have to stand on muddy fields which are full of mosquitoes and in total darkness except for areas near the stage and the spotlight tower. What would happen if, in that darkness,
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      isayGE2006 CAN OPPOSITION DO BETTER?
      419 24  -  LEE KHAIYANN 31, resident of Hong Kah GRC I'M OF the opinion that Singapore needs one or two more voices from alternative parties in Parliament But they must demonstrate the ability, balanced reasoning and character as Gabriel Sim wished for, in his letter, "ABCs of
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      OPPOSITION LIFE IS NOT EASY
      261 24  -  PEARLY YAP financial analyst, Jalan Besar GRC I THINK the arguments for having a credible Opposition are clear Singaporeans want checks and balances in our system, accountability and more transparency. What I find curious is the amount of coverage and letters from the public decrying
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      isayGE2006 PAP has contributed; what about SDP?
      143 26  -  ACE KINDRED CHEONG Photographer, 35 resident in West Coast GRC AFTER reading the article "PAP has not kept to its promises: SDP", I have to disagree with the Opposition party. The People's Action Party (PAP) is not perfect, nor is any government. Yet
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    • LITTLE THINGS CAN CHANGE PEOPLE'S MINDS
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        284 26  -  FRANCES ONG HOCK LIN Educator, 43, voter in a GRC IT WAS a Sunday afternoon. We were putting our children to bed and could hear that our neighbour's newborn had finally stopped crying and probably fallen asleep. We also knew that another elderly neighbour would be settling down
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        136 26  -  GARY SIM TECKKHER Writer,3l,voterinaGßC DURING one party's walkabout, I was surprised to hear a member of the grassroots team address my mother who answered the door with a broom in hand in Hokkien: "Towkay wu di boh?" (Is the boss home?) The most basic thing to do
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      60 26 GETTING A GRIP ON THE ISSUES Today photographer Wee TeckHian caught this rally-goer clinging to the barricade between the crowd and the stage. CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS: Email us an interesting picture you have taken in Singapore. Give your name, age, occupation, address and phone number and send a 300
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      250 28  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY WE'RE IN THIS BOAT TOGETHER If you're in a position to do so right now, let me askyou to engage in a little exercise. Take in a deep breath and hold it for a moment, then let it out. It might be
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      275 28  -  JERINANG Letter from I REFER to the letter from a former Residents' Committee (RC) volunteer Wong Kam Wah, "Remarks hurt sincere RC volunteers" (May 3). I feel that there is still a place for RCs in our society. My father
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      103 28  -  CAROL TAN Letter from FURTHER to Transit Link Pte Ltd's reply, "Full fares subsidise concessions", (May 3), I hope they can explain the grounds on which they provide concession grants to 17 to 19-year-old students? Why are secondary school students, who complete secondary education and
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      191 28  -  ONG HONG BEE Letter from I REFER to the Land Transport Authority's reply "LTA to meet Crime Library on options" (May 2) to Mr John Chan's letter "Why rob people of an option to locate missing loved ones?" (Apr 28). I hope that
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      322 30 Keppel Corp received two contracts from Transocean to upgrade two semi-submersible drilling rigs for a total of US$l4O million ($220 million). One rig will be delivered in May 2007 and the second in October 2007. Millennium Copthorne Hotels (M&C), a unit of City Developments, will invest £53.9 million ($156
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      476 30 BLOOMBERG Bank reaps the benefits of its overseas acquisitions UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore's second-largest lender, said its firstquarter profit rose 8.3 per cent after it increased lending here and invested in banks in Thailand and Indonesia. Net income rose to $439.4 million,
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      258 30 UOL Group and Low Keng Huat (LKH) have jointly won the tender to buy Duchess Court in Duchess Walk, UOL said in a regulatory filing with the Singapore Exchange yesterday. The two property developers will, through a joint venture company Ace
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      122 30 AGENCIES SEMBCORP Logistics (SembLog) shares were suspended from trading yesterday, likely a permanent move as Australia's Toll Holdings would be taking the company private after securing more than 90-per-cent acceptance of its takeover offer from shareholders at $1.80 per share. The takeover price,originally at $1.70, rose to
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      180 31 -DOW JONES CAPITALAND said yesterday that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bahrain Bay Development to develop a prime waterfront project in Bahrain. The Singapore developer's 4.6-hectare development in the Bahrain capital of Manama, which is expected to cost around $1 billion,
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      191 31 -AGENCIES SINGAPORE-based marine engineering company SembCorp Marine yesterday reported a 71.5-per-cent rise in first-quarter net profit due to strong sales of oil rigs. Net profit for the three months to March 31 was $40.8 million, or 2.81 cents per share, up from $23.8
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        58 31 DOW JONES SHARE prices soared to a record closing yesterday, led by Singapore's three banking groups, as overall market sentiment remained upbeat following a rebound on Wall Street overnight. The ST Index ended up 26.85 points, or 1 per cent, at 2,659.65. Gainers led losers 400 to 197 as
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        49 31 Nikkei 225 Hang Seng ASX *****.98 +158.94 +0.94 5273.50 +0.40 +0.01 Taiwan Wtd 7242.37 +42.77 +0.59 Korea Comp 1435.17 +0.27 +0.02 KLCI 950.23 -1.02 -0.11 SET Index 774.44 +6.18 +0.80 Jakarta Comp 1499.07 +23.17 +1.57 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2340.82 +35.18 +1.53 Mumbai Sensex *****.72 +91.94 +0.75
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        26 31 Gold US$/oz 667.40 Silvor US$/oz 14.21 Platinum US$/oz 1,185.40 Rubber cents/kg 351.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,436.50 Brant crude US$/barrel 74.65 Information provided by SGX, Bloomberg
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        36 31 US$ 0.6336 UK£ 0.3444 Yen 71.817 HK$ 4.9130 RM 2.2902 Euro 0.5023 Rupiah 5559.6 Baht 23.779 Peso 32.727 AS 0.8316 Indian Rs 28.405 Won 595.69 C$ 0.7009 Yuan 5.0778 NZ$ 0.9903 NT$ 20.135
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        528 32 BLOOMBERG Performance squeezed by price cuts in its MP3 players, inventory write-down, restructuring costs CREATIVE Technology, losing in its battle in the market for MP3 music players, posted its worst-ever quarterly loss on a drop in prices, an inventory write-down and costs deriving from
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        188 32 —AFP SOUTH-EAST Asia's largest telephone company Singapore Telecommunications (Sing Tel) said yesterday its mobile phone customer base in the Asia-Pacific region surpassed 85 million at the end of March, boosted by sharp growth in India and Indonesia. The figure marked a 31-per-cent
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        Raffles Medical Ql profit up 26.8%
        329 33  -  CHOW PENN NEE Healthcare group earns $2.9 m on record revenue of $30.9 m pennnee@newstoday.com.sg INTEGRATED healthcare services provider Raffles Medical Group enjoyed a 26.8-per-cent rise in first-quarter profit as its quarterly revenue surged 22.8 per cent to a record $30.91 million. The group
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        381 34 DOWJONES Greenback at lowest level here in nine years THE Singapore dollar rose on Wednesday to its highest level since November 1997, as traders took advantage of thin liquidity in Asia during a holiday in Japan to further dent the US dollar. Yesterday afternoon,
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        119 34 -AFP OIL prices continued higher in Asian trade yesterday as sustained concerns over Iran's controversial nuclear programme fuelled speculative interest, dealers said. Yesterday morning, New York's main contract, light sweet crude for June delivery was up 28 cents to U5574.89 a barrel from its
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          137 34 THEVgOV I3Cyber-Relax Series Massage Chair provides a sensory massage aimed at eliminating accumulated fatigue of the whole body, especially from the shoulders, legs and neck. The massage chair combines various massage techniques air, knead, tapping, stretch, shiatsu and the 3Dmode massage that resembles the movement of
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          MILKMAID LAUNCHES LOW FAT CONDENSED MILK
          81 34 DURING a redemption exercise last Friday, consumers exchanged a label of any condensed milk for a free can of Milkmaid Low Fat. Milkmaid's new Low Fat Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk contains 98 per cent less fat. Moreover, the Milkmaid Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk is
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        307 35 Jin Yin Ji and Chen Huihui benefit from Theresa's organic slimming juice. Jin Yin Ji slimmed down faster and lost more weight than younger celebrities. Everyone wanted to know how Jin Yin Ji lost so much weight in such a short time.
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      1244 36  -  David Chew IT USED to be that popu- I lar musicals were turned I into movies: Chicago, West I Side Story, The Phantom of I the Opera, the list is endless. But on Broadway and Lon- I don's West End, the reverse is I now true.
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      442 38  -  AMELYNN LIONG Eliminated couple showed they could win a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg petitors. While dating couple Monica Cayce and Joseph Meadows could not wait to get rid of strong competitors BJ Averell and Tyler Macniven, who were left penniless after the non-elimination leg, the elderly couple did not
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          47 40 -AGENCIES Paris Hilton has split up with boyfriend Stavros Niarchos. She began dating the Greek shipping heir last year, after breaking up with fiance Paris Latsis. Last month, Hilton, 25, had thrown Niarchos a surprise birthday party at which they were reportedly inseparable.-
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          71 40 Animal Planet is searching for the next great wildlife filmmaker. The four-part reality series Unearthed Will follow six contestants on an intensive training course as they learn the essential skills and realities of creating a natural history documentary from renowned wildlife film-makers Lyndal
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        512 40  -  ASHRAFSAFDAR Irate mother bear, killer whales inspire writer of wolf series ashraf@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS on a trip to the United States in 1997 that Michelle Paver, bestselling author of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series, first experienced mortal terror. The British author, who was in Singapore recently recently
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        330 41  -  Ashraf Safdar THEATREREVIEW Tl by. The Candlestiekmaker "SOMETIMES I wish I had done more ordinary things," says fictional Nobel Prize winner S Chandrasekhar at the end of The Candlestiekmaker. And it is with ordinary things that this play by Jacob Rajan, who dons four masks to
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        96 42 Vivien Tan is the co-host of MediaCorp TV Channel s's Golfing Escapes, which airs on Thursdays at 9pm. "I'm reading Malacca: Voices from the Street by Lim Huck Chin and Fernando Jorge, who are old family friends. The book gives a historical overview of Malacca and has wonderful little
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          117 42 Kaavya Viswanathan KAAVYA Viswanathan's debut novel is not highbrow literature, at least not the type you would expect from a 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate majoring in English literature. It is pure chick lit for the pre-teen crowd, a made-it-good story
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          321 42  -  Kate DiCamillo LOVE is at the heart of children's author Kate DiCamillo's latest book. A rabbit made out of china, Edward Tulane has clothes made of silk and is privy to family conversations at the dining table of his owner, Abilene Tulane. He is
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      312 43  -  PEARLYN THAM Keep wrinkles at bay with Garnier's Wrinkle Lift range pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg WHILE I may not be adventurous enough to drink a blend of ginger, cherries and blueberries, it's comforting to know that I can still aijoy their combined goodness in the new Gamier Wrinkle
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        85 43 Delight Mum's senses this Mother's Day with "Sensations Sublimes", an exclusive dual selection of room fragrances with light flowery and sensual spice notes. All you have to do is buy $98 worth of Kerastase home-use haircare products and you'll get the Spring Room Fragrance or the
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        82 43 Here's something to watch out for: The Sincere Haute Horlogerie boutique at The Shopping Gallery at the Hilton. Watch fans can expect an interactive watch bar counter, plush Europeanstyled furnishings and an exclusive selection of timepieces from prestigious brands such as A. Lange Sohne, Audemars Piquet, Corum,
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        60 43 The late Grace Kelly is the muse for Paul Joe's SpringSummer 2006 collection that mixes French Riviera chic with 60s glamour. Imagine summer coats with flower print dresses, jumpers with Bermuda shorts, ethnic embroidered dresses, crochet dresses and silk jumpsuits to take you princess style wherever you may
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        111 43 If you, like Dove, believe that you should take care of your body as much as you do your face, you will want to hop into the shower with Dove's new improved shower range. The varied range gives you a choice of different bath products, depending on
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      Almost good enough to eat
      253 43  -  JUST as we were feeling peckish in the newsroom one afternoon, a pretty box of cakes arrived to kill our hunger pangs. We polished off the cakes without realising why they were sent to us. It turned out that the good folk at Ralph Lauren
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      582 44  -  AMY VAN If you love spicy food, this simple-to-prepare hot and sour soup is a must-try food@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPOREANS love spicy food. But instead of taking the lazy way out by adding chilli sauce to everything on your plate, here's one easy recipe you can try out at home.
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        756 45 In hot water and loving it -AFP Taiwan's once-sleazy hot springs are turning into prime family destinations WITH a towel wrapped around his head, Jen Chen greets his friends as he slips into a pool of hot water and hums his favourite song. Like many men, visiting this hot spring
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        504 46  -  NAZIR KESHVANI traveller@newstoday.com.sg IN KERALA, less than a five-hour flight from Singapore, the ghosts of the past are still there, along with the spices that lured the ancient traders. In fact, spices are the very breath of life in Kerala. Kochi previously known as Cochin
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        508 48  -  LAUREENTOH SADDLE up and head for A'Famosa Resort in Malacca. A'Famosa boasts a slew of attractions within its 520-ha grounds, including its latest, the Cowboy Town, a throwback to the Wild West days. Rustic buildings, antiques, live bands and funfair outlets create a charming atmosphere while Native
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        567 49  -  ANNE CHALFANT ■KRT Chiang Mai offers an intoxicating array of silk, precious stones and silver NORTHERN Thailand is a land of handcrafted delights, from luxurious Thai silk to stunning hand-tooled silver goods. Jade, sapphires and rubies are also native here and can be relatively inexpensive
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        724 50  -  MELANIE LEE Sri Lanka's Nuwara Eliya is a scenic spot of tea estates, lush mountains and waterfalls WHILE Kandy and Colombo are popular Sri Lankan tourist destinations, it is Nuwara Eliya that the locals flock to in summer, because, as one Sri Lankan acquaintance remarked, "it is simply
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        641 51  -  JOY FRANCES In Danang,you'll getyour fill of ancient civilisations and beaches all in a few days traveller@newstoday.com.sg DANANG in central Vietnam has a bit of everything. Beaches, religious culture and ancient civilisation you will get a healthy dose of them all in just
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        291 52 Asia is oh-so attractive again -AP BANGKOK Asia's tourism industry has recovered significantly more than a year after the deadly tsunami, but wary travellers misinformed about issues from bird flu to terrorism are avoiding parts of the region, said a study released last week. About 43 per cent of survey
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          116 52 Stay in touch with what's happening around the world with Korean Air's new live global television service. Connexion by Boeing now provides real-time broadcasts from BBC, Euro News, Eurosport News and CNBC/MSNBC to passengers' laptops. To use it, passengers have to log on to the onboard
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          211 52 Air New Zealand customers now have limited use of mobile phones in-flight. Following an exemption by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority relating to the use of electronic devices in-flight, passengers will be able to use mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) to compose
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          62 52 The biggest Ikea store in Asia is now open for business in Beijing. The store includes 43,000 sq m of showrooms, a 700-seat restaurant, a 1,200-car underground garage and a grocery store that stocks Swedish food. Located beside the Fourth Ring Road in northeastern Beijing,
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        350 53  -  -LAUREENTOH Travel agents' grouping Natas honours Today at its first award ceremony Today newspaper was among those honoured at the first National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) award ceremony last week. The newspaper was named most supportive media (consumer) based on the criteria of accuracy
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        201 53 -AP SYDNEY Backpackers working their way around Australia will soon be allowed to stay in the same job for up to six months. Australia has deals with 19 countries allowing their nationals to visit and work on a one-year visa provided they do not work at
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      466 58 -AFP Defending champs to face Indons in mouth-watering clash BADMINTON Thomas Cup TOKYO World No 1 Lin Dan spearheaded China's quarter-final triumph at the Thomas Cup badminton championships here yesterday. Lin needed some time before getting used to the lights and the draught caused by the air
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      207 58  -  -TANYOHINN SINGAPORE'S maiden adventure in badminton's most prestigious women's team competition ended yesterday. In a quarter-final clash against defending champions and world No 1 China, Singapore were whitewashed 3-0 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Singapore No 1 Li Li lost the opening singles match 21-18,21-18
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      236 58  -  —TANYOHINN THE Singapore Bowling Federation yesterday confirmed that Henry Tan, a member of Singapore's sporting Hall of Fame, has been appointed as coach of the national team, alongside Meryvn Foo and William Woo. The three coaches' top priority now is the upcoming 39th
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      157 59  -  -DARREN LAI IT WAS the first time the two foreign teams in the S-League met And the bragging rights went to Albirex Niigata, after the Japanese outfit swamped S-League rookies Sporting Afrique 4-1 in front of 2,800-odd fans at their Jurong East Stadium. The Flamingos conceded two
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    302 60 -AFP LONDON England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said yesterday that striker Wayne Rooney had more than one break in his foot and would probably need a "miracle" to be fit for the World Cup. Eriksson added that he planned to
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