Today, 4 July 2006

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    26 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Tuesday July 4, 2006 todayonline.com /A=DJj-\CofiP share your free newspaper TODAY MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Tuesday July 4, 2006 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Travel in Comfort to get costlier
    859 1  -  TORCHING LI Citing rising fuel prices, ComfortDelGro announces fare increase from July 10 chingli@newstoday.com. sg COMMUTERS will have to pay more to travel in a Comfort taxi starting next week, with other taxi operators likely to follow suit soon, say analysts. But the fare
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    Lock icon Shalit standoff to climax in 6am deadline
    461 1 GAZA CITY The most high-profile hostage saga in recent memory could be entering its final lap, with no happy ending in sight for Corporal Gilad Shalit. Militants holding the teenage soldier have set a deadline, which expires today, for Israel to meet their
    —AGENCIES  -  461 words
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      37 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 8 voices 14 business 22 wealth 26 impact 28 infotech 30 plus 32 healthtoday 36 1v radio listings 40 classad 41 sports 43 we set you thinking H S
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon No licence to massage
      318 2  -  LEE U-WEN 37 parlours caught, police enforcement checks to be stepped up u-wen@newstoday.com.sg JUST a week after stricter rules governing massage parlours were announced, the police have sprung into action to clamp down on establishments flouting the new laws. In a three-day, island-wide operation that began
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      REDEFINING THE SINGAPORE DREAM
      687 3  -  VINCENT CHIA During this season of dreams, World Cup or otherwise, it is fitting to revisit our own THE 2006 World Cup is reaching its climax as the month of soccer fever runs its course. Soccer is the No.l sport globally. According to McKinsey Quarterly, soccer
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      396 3 ADIV/II 1/ AD I AM^ A<;iA PAriFir National University of Ireland, Dublin I University College Dublin AKM I KAPLAN; k^MAraiickiTiMCTmixi: Master of Science >»^ IVIArMALIbIVIbIN I IINO IMUIt With specialisations in Finance, Management, Marketing and Human Resource Management Top 100 Business School (Financial Times 2006) One of the first elite
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      Growth up, workers moving
      376 4  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S workers are on the move, with staff turnover for companies across the board rising for the third consecutive year last year. According to a new survey conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, the average attrition rate for employees last year was 7.2
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      Lock icon Claims filed against 4 ex-NKF directors
      422 4  -  May be liable to chip in for damages and legal costs LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg THE lawyer acting for former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chairman Richard Yong and treasurer Loo Say San has filed for claims against the four other former directors. Yesterday,
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      New lures to catch sophisticated Mice
      306 4  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine.yin® INDUSTRY players should re-invent their offerings as Singapore seeks to woo more Mice (meetings, incentive travel, conventions and exhibitions) travellers, according to a top Singapore Tourism Board (STB) official. STB's assistant chief executive (business travel and Mice) Aloysius Arlando said such
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      Lock icon From fallouts to start-ups
      575 6  -  JASMINE YIN A financial management course for foreign workers is changing lives jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS a course that nearly led to a fallout with her friends and family, but domestic worker Ruby Lastrella does not regret it. The youngest of eight children, Ms Lastrella, 38, used
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        Lock icon MINISTRY ACTS TO REDUCE FORKUFT ACCIDENTS
        122 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Inspectors from the Manpower Ministry's Occupational Safety and Health Division will increase checks on forklift operations from next Monday. Last month alone, said the ministry, there were three fatal accidents involving the use of forklifts, compared to four for the whole of
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        Lock icon S'PORE-NZ NAVAL EXERCISE IN DAVENPORT
        55 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Republic of Singapore Navy is engaged in a sea and shore exercise with the Royal New Zealand Navy. Exercise Lion Zeal, which ends on Friday, is based in Devonport Naval Base. The first phase of the exercise is conducted onshore while the
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        Lock icon UNFORTUNATE TURN FOR DRIVING LESSON
        72 6 -938UVE A driving lesson took an unfortunate turn on Sunday afternoon when a motorcycle crashed into the car of the learner driver. The accident happened on Übi Avenue 1. Police said the motorcyclist, heading in the opposite direction, lost control suddenly and veered into the
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      148 4 MDIS and The Canadian Institute of English jointly present the Advanced Certificate inTESOL Methodology Programme An intensive, interactive workshop in Applied Neuroscience and Applied Linguistics filled with practical methodology. Learn how the latest explosive research on the brain applies toTESOL education. Discover 25 of the most brain-compatible, practical TESOL strategies
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      117 5 DISCOVER TWO OF THE WORLD'S MOST FABULOUS DESTINATIONS. HFrom 19 July, fly with Singapore Airlines to Milan, the fashion capital of the world, and Barcelona, the city A made from dreams. Step into Barcelona's enchanting wonderland of art and architecture or Milan's world- \jfc renowned fashion culture. Whichever destination you
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      89 7 Using illegal software in your office is a CRIME. With the Ss2o,ooo* reward offered, anyone can report against you, including your employees. Over 750 employees have already called the Business Software Alliance to report their companies. YOUR COMPANY could be NEXT. Do what is right for your business. Do what
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Send holy warriors to Israel, says Bashir
      186 8 —AP JAKARTA Militant cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who is said to be a key leader of the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) extremist group, called on Indonesia to send Islamic holy warriors to Israel to punish it for unleashing airstrikes in Palestinian territories.
      —AP  -  186 words
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      Lock icon Is Umno cracking?
      464 8 -AGENCIES Even the mediator gets slammed as row between Mahathir and Abdullah makes ruling party touchy KUALA LUMPUR A bid to mend strained ties between Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad has left members of the ruling party divided, a report said
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        Lock icon BRITS GIVE US THE THUMBS DOWN
        86 8 —AFP People in Britain view the United States as a vulgar, crime-ridden society obsessed with money and led by an incompetent president whose Iraq policy is failing, according to a poll by The Daily Telegraph. The YouGov poll found that 77 per cent of
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        Lock icon NASA'S OUT OF THIS WORLD GIFT TO THE US
        95 8 —AFP Nasa hopes the skies finally clear up today for a glorious American Independence Day lift-off of the Discovery shuttle that will fly seven astronauts on a key mission for United States space ambitions. Storms scuttled two weekend launch attempts, forcing
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        NO MORE SLEEPING ON THE JOB
        78 8 No more nodding off at work thanks to the new Japanese "nap alarm", which is fixed to the ear and buzzes the moment the wearer's head nods forward, reported The Daily Telegraph. The ticklish sensation wakes the wearer and gets rid of the sleepiness.
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      Lock icon Survey vessels create waves in sea of dispute
      373 9 —AGENCIES Tensions rise in Japan and S Korea, China territorial tiff SEOUL Tensions spiked yesterday between Tokyo and Seoul and Beijing after Japan's two neighbours sent out ships to carry out surveys in territories disputed by the three countries. South Korea dispatched
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon OZAWA ON CHINA MISSION
        91 9 AFP The leader of Japan's main opposition party, Mr Ichiro Ozawa, left for China yesterday on a mission to help improve bilateral relations strained by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's controversial visits to the Yasukuni war shrine. Mr Ozawa, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, was
        — AFP  -  91 words
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        Lock icon SOUTH KOREA CABINET SHAKE-UP
        72 9 —AP President Ron Moo-hyun yesterday named new ministers of finance and education in a minor shake-up of his Cabinet. Mr Ron named Mr Kwon O-kyu, an economic policy aid, to head the Ministry of Finance and Economy, replacing Mr Han Duck-soo, who submitted his resignation last
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        Lock icon DEADLINE FOR EU TRUCE MONITORS IN SRI LANKA
        74 9 —AFP Truce monitors in Sri Lanka from European Union member states Denmark, Finland and Sweden must leave the country by Sept 1, the leader of the Tamil Tigers' political wing, SP Thamilselvan, said yesterday. Some 37 out of 57 Scandinavian monitors from
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      Lock icon PM, SM send condolences to widow of former Japanese Premier Hashimoto
      170 9 CHANNEL NEWSASIA PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong have sent condolences to the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. In his letter to Mrs Kumiko Hashimoto, Mr Lee said he was saddened
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      Lock icon Timor Leste back in business
      354 10 -AGENCIES Former minister takes charge for now, ponders allowing Alkatiri prosecution THE man widely tipped to be named this week as Timor Leste's new premier, Mr Jose Ramos-Horta, took charge of a meeting of ministers yesterday to plot the tiny nation's route from crisis, answering
      -AGENCIES; AFP  -  354 words
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      Lock icon Tve still got plenty left for loved ones'
      303 12 -AP I OMAHA Investor Warren Buffett (picture) wowed the world last week with his plan to give away stocks in his company worth nearly US$37 billion ($58.6 billion) to charity. Now it has been revealed that he still has enough to give
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      Lock icon Charities turning out new British multi-millionaires
      434 12 —THE GUARDIAN Firms offering services provided by state are now multi-million dollar enterprises: Researcher LONDON The British government is creating a new generation of multi-millionaires and turning charities into multi-million-dollar businesses by contracting out services provided by the state, said a report commissioned by
      —THE GUARDIAN  -  434 words
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      Lock icon He's fighting fit – but grappling with his age
      423 13 He's fighting fit but grappling with his age US President Bush turns 60 this week PRESIDENT George W Bush may be a fitness fanatic leading a superpower nation, but one thing the American president cannot control is age. Though his doctors have described him as a man who is in
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      Lock icon Sprightly Sultan celebrates birthday with a walk
      204 13 -AP BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah turns 60 this month, but he's not letting age slow him down. The ruler of one of the world's last absolute monarchies launched festivities for his July 15 birthday by participating in a walkathon on
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      104 9 ll LONGINES On April 21, a little milestone was achieved when Longines opened its first, most up to date flagship store in Singapore. To celebrate this little joyous occasion, we are inviting our Longines International Ambassador, Hong Kong artiste Mr Aaron Kwok, to grace our official opening at Marina Square
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      37 13 ■fly t" j iHt jHf m t S r (V It takes a big chicken to make a f^B P Bacon Swiss Crispy Chicken Sandwich. It's gonna get messy. Marina Square Robinson Towers Suntec City Plaza Singagpura
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      Lock icon isay OPEN THE GATES TO FREEDOM YOURSELF
      699 14  -  SIM KAH CHOON HENRY, a man whose life briefly crossed mine some 18 years ago, once told me it was heaven behind the cold grey walls of Changi Prison. He was employed by me as a lorry driver and I always thought that
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      More staff, less waiting time in future
      225 14  -  STEVEN SOBAK Letter from Chief Operating Officer XX Women Children's Hospital WE REFER to Mr Daniel Ng Yong Kwang's letter, "Waiting for far too long" (June 28). We apologise for Mr Ng's experience at our children's pharmacy. Please allow us to explain what
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      Search nightmare at Perth airport
      696 15  -  SERENE HO Did innocuous household residue lead to hubby's positive test for explosives? Letter from MY FAMILY and I had an unpleasant experience at the Perth airport on June 22 when we were departing for Singapore. My husband was stopped by an immigration officer as
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      Cashcard top-up options being explored
      171 15  -  NANCYTAN Letter from Vice-President, CashCard and Financial Transaction Processing Network for Electronic Transfers, Singapore (Nets) I REFER to Mr Abdul Islam's letter "Revive home top-ups for new Cash Card" (June 30) and thank him for his feedback. We understand the disappointment that Mr Islam experienced
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      Bank clearing not up to speed with technology
      421 16  -  LEE VOW JINN Banks will need to change this if the iN2015 vision is to be realised Letter from I REFER to your article, "A digital dream for Singapore" (June 21). The recently published iN2015 on Financial Services reaffirmed the industry's commitment
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        MORE THAN AIR AND CURTAINS NEEDED TO KEEP SMOKE AWAY
        110 16  -  MURAUKUMARASHARMA While there is now to be no smoking in indoor areas of eateries, it appears that smoking will be allowed in designated portions of outdoor areas. This is of doubtful value. How do you prevent smoke at one table
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        A $49,999 LOOPHOLE IN THE LAW?
        96 16  -  DANNYCHUA While the Law Society wants a second signatory for amounts of over $50,000, a dishonest lawyer could write a cheque just below this limit to get around this requirement. Rather, the society should look at the Central Depository model where investors' shares are
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        BE BRAVE FOR YOUR BELIEFS
        114 16  -  ANGTOKWOON Charles Tan Teck Wee's concern about the secrecy of the vote in his letter "Ballot boxes reopening: Details, please" (June 30) alarms me. Has this concern been parroted once too often such that it now becomes a compulsive mantra to be chanted whenever there
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      238 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY YOU DONT TRUST ME If there's a magic bullet that children, especially teenagers, use ontheirfolks, a perfect phrase that melts the toughest resolve of a parent within seconds, it's these four words: You don'ttrustme! I've been the victim of that phrase myself.
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      SINGAPORESEEN
      95 18 FEARLESS? Reader Paul Lee Thjam Seng who snapped this picture writes: "I call her Superwoman as she can cycle with one hand, carry a full load of food after a trip to the market and answer the phone with her right hand. Quite amazing... but think about it, being
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    • Letter
      Use cycling tracks properly
      193 18  -  ABDUL LATIFF KALTHOM Letter from Deputy Director, Parks (East) National Parks Board WE REFER to the letter "Clueless cyclists and pedestrians at East Coast Park cause accidents" (June 29). We are sorry to learn of the writer's experience and hope this will not deter the writer
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      Lock icon Hands on the pulse of the reading public
      702 20 They each review up to 300 books a month to decide which ones are worth getting Next to its books, the National Library Board's most valuable assets are its librarians. They see to the needs of the reading public, from simple book
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      213 16 TO S Hll T^ A T T T Embark Into The Design For Tomorrow Education Group t EDB will earmark 5$ 1 DllllOfl to develop the digital media industry over the next 10 years, j \^mr J»h\ expected to be worth $616.1 million J^aa^v^ Wf mßuVk AMBr 4k by 2008
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      133 18 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES Speedy Gonzales and his virgin bride Are getting ready for it Says she timidly, 'Will it hurt?' 'Tell me,' says Speedy, 'did it?' MUSES The debate about Singapore English Has gone on these many years Its mutilations of English grammar Have driven the purists to tears. They
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      Lock icon Private home prices enjoy largest gain since 2004
      486 22 DOW JONES SINGAPORE private home prices rose at a faster pace in the three months to June, led by continued gains in the luxury segment of the market. Flash estimates issued yesterday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed that private home
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      Lock icon Cambridge relaunches IPO
      182 22 -DOW JONES CAMBRIDGE Industrial Trust, a Singapore investor in industrial properties, has relaunched the initial public offering (IPO) that it shelved last month amid weak market conditions, according to an information sheet for the IPO seen by Dow Jones. The real estate investment trust, or Reit, is
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      S'pore hosts Apec forum
      166 22  -  INDUSTRY bigwigs and policymakers from more than 10 countries will be in town on Thursday and Friday to talk about beefing up the security of the global supply chain. This first-such symposium by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) a group of 21 economies that account for
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      CORPORATEBRIEFS
      252 23 Singapore Telecommunications yesterday announced that it launched a satellite-based broadband network to the resort islands in the Maldives. Sing Tel has partnered Focus Info Com, a leading Internet service provider in the Maldives, to support its Raajje Online, an "always-on" broadband Internet service. The partnership allows Focus Info Com
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      PacNet shares: Sell or hold? Acceptance of Mediaßing's offer should depend on time horizon: ISP's board
      385 23  -  VALERIE LAW valeri e@newstoday.com.sg SHAREHOLDERS with a short-term outlook in Singapore-based, Nasdaqlisted Pacific Internet (PacNet) are advised to accept the revised US$9.5O-a-share ($l5) bid by Internet telephony firm Mediaßing, while medium to long-term shareholders
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Big firms in Japan to speed up investment spending
        307 24 BLOOMBERG Latest BOJ Tankan survey strengthens case for credit tightening as soon as next week JAPAN'S largest companies plan to increase investment at the fastest pace in 16 years, strengthening the central bank's case for raising interest rates as soon as
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          ST Index— 2,438.26 +2.90
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          World markets
          58 24 Nikkei 225 15,571.62 +66.44 +0.43 HK Hang Seng 16,326.66 +59.04 +0.36 Australia ASX200 5,092.20 +10.30 +0.36 Korea Comp 1,294.61 -0.54 -0.04 Thailand SET 603.90 +5.05 +0.06 Jakarta Comp 1,327.76 +17.49 +1.33 Phils Comp 2,194.04 +16.05 +0.74 Shenzhen B 299.69 +4.59 +1.56 Mumbai Sensex 10,695.26 +06.01 +0.01 Malaysia KLCI
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          SGX most active
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          SGX top rises
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          SGX top falls
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          Lock icon Singapore
          161 24 Dow Jones SHARES ended flat yesterday in light trading in the absence of fresh factors. The ST Index ended up 2.9 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 2,438.26 points. In the broad market, gainers and losers tied at 260 each, while traded volume amounted to 769.8 million shares worth
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 24 uss 0.6308 UK£ 0.3422 Yen 72.441 HK$ 4.9014 RM 2.3107 Euro 0.4931 Rupiah 5,773.4 Baht 24.024 Peso 33.455 A$ 0.8493 Indian Rs 29.067 Won 599.83 C$ 0.7024 Yuan 5.0511 NZ$ 1.0396 NT$ 20.383
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          26 24 SGX, Dow Jones and Bloomberg Mi uss/oz 616.20 Star uss/oz 11.09 PtatMm uss/0z1^41.70 RUHW cents/kg 440.50 Flkli RM/tonne 1,417.00 Bn«cni* nss/i,:,ii,:i 73.92 Information provided by
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        314 25  -  CHRISTIE LOH IF THE Singapore Government's current review of quarterly financial reporting were put to a public vote, the status quo will likely be maintained. Out of 26 respondents to a six-week public consultation, 19 supported quarterly reporting because it
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        325 25 BLOOMBERG AIRBUS' parent company named Mr Louis Gallois, a veteran of the French aerospace industry, to replace embattled co-chief executive officer Noel Forgeard and restore the company's credibility with customers and investors. Mr Christian Streiff, a former executive at French glassmaker Cie de Saint
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          642 26 301 BOON KEONG Teach your children the importance of money management and living within one's means A RECENT article in the newspapers generated much surprise when it reported that some parents continued to pay the mobile phone bills and car loans
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          347 28  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Mobile kiosk allows computer company to reach more consumers ja nec@newstoday.com.sg SINCE its founding in 1984, computer company Dell has never had a stand-alone store, relying instead on its direct sales business model. More than 20 years later, the company still sees no need for
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          197 28  -  JANECHIAPOCO THE recent Singapore International Jewellery Show 2006 (SIJS) attracted 140 exhibitors, 60 per cent of whom were local. This marked a 20 per cent increase in the number of exhibitors who attended the event from June 29 to July 2. The show drew 11,000
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          188 28  -  -JANECHIAPOCO THE Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS) led a delegation of local public relations practitioners to Beijing from June 22 to 26 to forge closer ties and learn from China's business landscape. A delegation composed of PR practitioners from Singapore Exchange,
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          148 29 LAND LUBBERS' SWEET TREATS FROM PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN M&M has globally partnered with the sequel to the blockbuster. Pirates of the Caribbean, by releasing a new white chocolate flavour, coined M&M's Pirate Pearls. The product comes with unique packaging and print designs on individual M&M's to reflect the
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          330 29  -  —JANECHIAPOCO THE Bth annual Singapore International Advertising Congress concluded with the Effie Singapore Awards last Friday. Asia Pacific Breweries garnered four awards, Heineken campaigns received a Silver and two Bronze awards, while its Baron's Warning campaign took a silver award. Advertising agencies Bates Singapore
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          1051 29  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA Homegrown ads are gaining a foothold in the international arena shobha@newstoday.com.sg FOR a small country such as Singapore to have three local advertising mavens selected as judges for the 53rd Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2006 is somewhat akin to having three home teams
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          569 30  -  LEE U-WEN IN SEOUL With wireless mobile broadband, staying in the loop is a breeze u-wen@newstoday.com.sg I IMAGINE being able to watch i live football games, make a conference call to a friend overseas or surf the Internet at breakneck speeds all at the same time
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          105 30 INFOCUS WORK BIG 1N24/1N26 DIGITAL PROJECTOR InFocus has launched its Work Big line of digital projectors designed for small businesses. Incorporating the latest Texas Instruments Digital Light Processing chip, the projectors are able to produce clear and sharp images. The 1N24 is an SVGA resolution projector while the 1N26
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          302 30  -  TERRY LAU man Norton Save Restore I Norton's recently reI leased Save Restore software is both successor and competitor to its more mainstream (and better known) Ghost software the latest incarnation being version 10, released only six months ago. Unlike Ghost, which only backs up partitions, Save Restore
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          279 30 MIXING RAMs OF DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES I have a PC2IOO Kingston 512M8 266 MHz in the first slot and a PC2IOO Hyunix 128MB 266 MHz in the second slot of my motherboard. As my gigabyte motherboard is able to hold a maximum of 400 MHz speed, can I add a
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            111 31 Information management and storage company EMC Corp has announced that it is acquiring information security solutions provider RSA Security. EMC will pay US$2B per share in cash in exchange for each share of RSA and the assumption of outstanding options, for an aggregate
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            FRAUD AND CRIMEWARE PROTECTION FROM SYMANTEC
            113 31 Symantec has unveiled Norton Confidential, the first solution that offers consumers fraud site and crimeware protection for their personal information at the point of greatest risk during a transaction, log-in or other submission of confidential data to an online site. Norton Confidential scans the
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          461 31  -  ELAINE NG IT giant to deliver e-health solutions via grid model infotech@newstoday.com.sg I DID you know that you 1 could stockpile medication legally without your doctor knowing? This is one of the many problems that occurs as a result of the lack of a proper electronic
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      183 31 I'VE GOT ROOM TO SPARE EVEN THOUGH I LIVE OUT OF MY SUITCASE Because when I hit the road, I take all my photos, videos and music with me. Some might say I have my whole world in the palm of my hand. KB/ Ih a fr^^sy a Isgs^P NhK
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      1416 32  -  JeanineTan SINGAPORE Idol hopeful Nurul Maideen had something to get off her chest yesterday. She didn't want to talk about it at first, but after some egging on "It's time to clear the air," said her minder she finally relented. Her large eyes filled with indignation, she told
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      965 34  -  EDRICSNG Or why Italy will be crowned World Cup champions 2006 edric@newstoday.com.sg ITALY will win the World Cup. For they have the angels on their side. I know this because I saw these angels myself. I ate their food, I slept in their beds, I watched football on
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        114 34 Muse For some, English rock trio Muse are nothing but Radiohead clonespurveyors of epic rock that rages as much as it swoons. Of course, it's an unfair comparison: While Radiohead continues to befuddle even the most devoted fans with their increasingly eccentric take on rock. Muse
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        126 34 Fatboy Slim Big beat may have been derided as one of dance music's cheesier periods, but that hasn't stopped former Housemartin Norman Cook from raking in a truckload of cash as the genre's leading prankster, Fatboy Slim. This 18-track compilation (with a bonus DVD of his best
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        138 34 Nick Lachey Nick Lachey first came to prominence as a member of failed boyband 98 Degrees but, of course, he is now best known as the ditzy pop minx Jessica Simpson's former significant other. What's Left of Me is Lachey's attempt to remind the public that
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      MY FAVOURITE ALBUM
      108 35  -  This week, we ask local band Electrico guitarist Daniel Sassoon (picture) what's currently rocking his stereo system. DANIEL SASSOON ON YOU AM IS CONVICTS: Aussie band You Am I's penchant for nofrills, straight-up guitar rock matched by witty wordplay, clever lyrics and sweet tantalising riffs and hooks
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        DYLAN FINDS SOULMATE IN KEYS?
        164 35  -  As he readies the release of his next album on Aug 28, singing legend Bob Dylan, 65, appears to have found inspiration in an unlikely source: Alicia Keys. The first verse of Modern Times, the opening song on his new record, includes the lyrics: "I
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        143 35 -AP Keira Knightley admits she was sceptical about appearing in a movie that shared a name with a Disney amusement part ride. "I thought: 'Wait a minute, you're doing a pirate movie something that hasn't worked in about 50 years and it's based on an
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        76 35 The short films of award-winning director Miranda July will be presented at the Substation tomorrow and Thursday. July's first feature film Me and You and Everyone We Knowwon four awards at the Cannes Film Festival. The four short videos include The Amateurist, a look
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        52 36 Ever found yourself wondering if you were going blind? Well, you are certainly not alone. Find out how you can protect your vision to prevent permanent blindness. Date: Saturday Time: 2pm to 3pm Venue: Yew Tee Community Club, Conference Room, Level 5 Registration/Enquiries: Free. Call
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        KNOW MORE ABOUT GLAUCOMA
        52 36 Having problems with your eyes? Find out more about glaucoma through this public forum. There are both English and Mandarin sessions. Date: Saturday Time: 10am to 11am (English session); 11am to noon (Mandarin session) Venue: Alexandra Hospital, Auditorium Registration/Enquiries: $2 per person. Call 6379 3741 or
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        58 36 Lines and ageing spots ravaging your face? Find out from a skin specialist what can be done to reduce these signs and what could be some of the causes behind them. Date: Thursday Time: Ipm to 2pm Venue: National University Hospital, Health Education Hub, Main Building
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        61 36 Right after work, fitness instructors will help you work out your stress with fun exercises such as Body Balance and Dance-a-mania. All the routines have been specially choreographed to incorporate movements such as pilates, t'ai chi, dance and aerobics. Date: Every Thursday until Dec 28 Time: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
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        380 36  -  REETA RAMAN Called prosopagnosia, the socially-crippling condition may be acquired or genetic reeta@newstoday.com.sg EVERYONE sometimes has trouble recognising faces. In fact, it is even more common to have trouble remembering other people's names. But some people have it worse. They have what is known as face
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        551 37  -  —JANICE GOH Vitamins in fruit pieces are comparable to the whole fruit, says study A STUDY has found that cut and chilled fruits retain much of their nutrients for more than a week despite looking less fresh. This dispels common perceptions that processed and
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        393 37  - No sweat there are solutions -REETA RAMAN IT COULD be a typically humid day, but Wee Chor Yong would have to contend with extraordinarily sweaty palms. As the day progresses, his condition would get worse. Up until last year, Chor Yong had to contend with this condition. It all started
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        481 37 YOUR first reaction may be one of denial when you realise that you are losing your hair. Yet denial, coupled with months and years of inaction and fretting, will not solve the condition. In a new threepart series on hair loss, Dr
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        111 38 CAN WEARING BRAS TO SLEETF"REVENT BREASTS FROM SAGGING? There is no evidence that the wearing of bras to sleep will prevent sagging. In the supine position (lying on the back, face upwards), there is less pull on the ligaments because of gravity. It would be quite logical
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        601 38 My 89-year-old mother has recovered from an operation for a bleeding duodenum. Since then, she has been showing signs of depression. She was prescribed faverin, and has been taking half a tablet every night. That seems to have somewhat helped her to cope with depression. But she
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        729 39  - How hip fractures claim lives indirectly REETA RAMAN Patients can benefit from effective measures to treat this 'silent killer' reeta@newstoday.com.sg THE world could be facing an epidemic of hip fractures over the next few decades as more of people's bones weaken from osteoporosis as they age. So conclude researchers who
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      297 43 -AFP 1.30AM ATEST Swede beats Hurst in 18-hole playoff to win US Women's Open NEWPORT (Rhode Island) Swedish superstar Annika Sorenstam easily defeated Pat Hurst in a playoff on Monday to capture her 10th major win and third career US Women's Open title. Sorenstam dominated American
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      423 43 -AGENCIES TENNIS Wimbledon LONDON Li Na became the first Chinese woman to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament when she beat the Czech Republic's Nicole Vaidisova yesterday in the fourth round of Wimbledon. The Chinese No 1,
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      770 44 -AP FORMULA 1 US Grand Prix INDIANAPOLIS Michael Schumacher remains the king of the US Grand Prix, no matter the size of the field. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion became the first driver in any series to win five races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
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      260 45 —AFP MUNICH The masterful Zinedine Zidane and a resurgent France aim to make it unlucky No 13 for Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari in the World Cup semi-final tomorrow (Thursday morning, Singapore time). Zidane, the 34-year-old sorcerer supreme, has rediscovered his best,
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      660 45 -THE GUARDIAN Brazilians turn against Parreira and his flops FRANKFURT Carlos Alberto Parreira had said he was happy for Brazil not to play beautifully if they still won. Brazilians were unanimous yesterday in criticising his team for doing neither and going out of a World Cup at
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        635 47 -THE GUARDIAN England stars slam Ronaldo, but Portugal star insists Rooney wishes him well BADEN-BADEN Steven Gerrard described him as "bang out of order", Frank Lampard questioned his understanding of sportsmanship and Alan Shearer suggested Wayne Rooney would "stick one on him", but Cristiano Ronaldo was in no
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      994 48 -AGENCIES BADEN-BADEN^ V Through David i I Beckham's tears, his team-mates see an opportunity. v After the Real ■l> Madrid midfielder's mff* 1 sudden and unexpected announcement that he is to stand down as England captain, there will now be colleagues queuing up to take the
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      222 48 —AFP LONDON He failed to take England to the World Cup semi-finals, but the country might not have seen the last of him just yet Sven-Goran Eriksson has not ruled out the possibility of managing a Premiership club, according to his agentyesterday.
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      378 49 Tomorrow, 3am Live on Channel 5 8 27 Azzurri have great record over their hosts Argentina let the hosts off the hook in their quarter-final after taking a well-deserved lead in the second-half, and the Germans duly punished them in the penalty shoot-out. Will the Azzurri, not
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      571 49  -  JOSE RAYMOND There's no pessimism in Dortmund, German fans ready to celebrate postcards from germany with jose@newstoday.com.sg IGNORE the fact that the Germans have failed to defeat the Italians in the past 10 years. Sidestep the glaring statistic that the host nation have never beaten Italy in
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        282 50 —AGENCIES DORTMUND Four years ago in South Korea, he leapt on to the international stage with five headers as Germany reached the World Cup Final. This time around, Miroslav Klose has nabbed five and is again the competition's unexpected leading scorer. But while Klose's goals
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        208 50 AGENCIES DORTMUND Like Oliver Kahn four years ago, another goalkeeper has proved to be the unlikely hero in Germany's run to the World Cup semi-finals. Against the Argentines in the quarter-finals, Jens Lehmann sin-gle-handedly kept his country in the World Cup. He saved two
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      828 50 Germans confident old rivals'winning streak will end in Dortmund Germany v Italy IL Lj reach our target" Form, confidence and a vocal home support are certainly on the side of the Germans, but history isn't. Klinsmann speaks of a giant step; in truth, his side need
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        297 51 —AGENCIES DORTMUND Gennaro Gattuso isn't one of Italy's flashy strikers or renowned defenders. He's just an uncompromising midfielder who does the team's dirty work. One of three Italian players on a yellow card, Gattuso insisted he won't shirk a tackle against
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        242 51 THE GUARDIAN DORTMUND After Italy beat Ukraine to reach the semi-fi-nals, Andriy Shevchenko singled out one opponent for special praise: Gianluigi Buffon. "Gigi proved once again he's the best goalkeeper in the world," Shevchenko said, after Buffon's decisive saves at 1-0 aided Italy's progress. "When you
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      1161 52  -  LEONARD THOMAS German momentum takes on an inspired Italian outfit, and a Shootout beckons SEMI-FINALS (j) Germany v Italy j^fesjUfL^ A COUPLE of hours after the main event, on the media shuttle back to the main train station in Berlin last Friday, the streets were lined
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      291 52 —AFP TOKYO Asia's most famous footballer has called it a day. Japanese midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata announced his retirement from professional football yesterday, according to his website. "I will never go out onto the pitch again as a professional football player, but I will never
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