Today, 4 August 2006

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    28 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 Friday August 4, 2006 todayonline.com I /V\E£JU\COfIP TODAY share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 Friday August 4, 2006 todayonline.com I
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    Lock icon The cure that got out of hand
    781 1  -  TAN HUI LENG Moves to curb heroin treatment which became an addiction huileng@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS supposed to treat heroin addiction and, for that reason, was made widely available in Singapore clinics. Instead, Subutex has become the new drug problem and the Government is
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    Judge quits Chee case to ward off claims of bias
    594 1  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg IN AN unusual development, the judge presiding over the defamation suits against Opposition politician Chee Soon Juan and his sister disqualified himself from the case. This followed an application by Mr M Ravi, the lawyer for the
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  • hot news
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      THE FUTILITY OF FORCE
      687 2  -  RICHARD NORTON-TAYLOR Army officers have begun to accept that military power might never win a war again THE GUARDIAN ISRAEL is learning a lesson that the armies of other countries, including the United States, have already grasped. Military force can no longer guarantee victory, certainly not
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      Lock icon Myanmar might free Suu Kyi
      462 2 —AGENCIES BANGKOK Myanmar might free Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi but has not set any timeframe for her release, Thailand's foreign minister said yesterday after talks with top officials in the mil-itary-ruled country. Myanmar's leaders have frequently made similar comments concerning the pro-democracy leader
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  462 words
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      Lock icon Islamic outrage
      449 3 -AFP OIC countries demand ceasefire in Lebanon PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia) Muslim nations yesterday demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East and warned that boiling anger over the Israeli offensive in Lebanon could launch a new wave of terrorism. The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), which convened an
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      Lock icon Zoos wants to 'milk' elephant
      243 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA CHAWANG, the bull elephant at the Night Safari that gained notoriety for nearly goring its keeper to death in 2001, has been isolated once more for aggressive behaviour. But this time, it is because the 29-year-old elephant is in sexual heat, also known
      – CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  243 words
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      Lock icon Nipping dengue in the bud
      417 4  -  JOYCE CHEN First test kit to detect virus within 5 days launched joyce@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU have been wondering whether your fever and aches are symptoms of deadly dengue or just the common flu, chances are you would not be able to find out until many
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      Lock icon Life in jail for Tiwary?
      239 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA ARRIVING at the Sydney Supreme Court four hours late after a prison mix-up, convicted murderer Singaporean Ram Tiwary learnt that he could spend the rest of his life behind bars in Australia. Australian prosecutors have asked the Sydney Supreme Court to sentence the
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  239 words
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      FEER must comply with conditions: Govt
      341 4 THE Government has notified the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) that it will have to comply with conditions required of offshore newspapers under Section 23 (3) of the Newspapers and Printing Presses Act From Sep 11, FEER will have to appoint a legal representative
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon The Sands of time run well ahead
      744 6  -  VALCHUA —VALCHUA Construction starts next year but the IR is already busy with pre-sales DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR va l@newstoday.com.sg THE Marina Bay Sands will start construction early next year, and activities have been ramped up to pre-sell convention and retail space, said the
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      Johns Hopkins 'respects' A*Star's decision
      323 8 NEARLY two weeks after the cooling of their eight-year relationship was made public, Johns Hopkins University now says it had "no intention to impugn the reputation and standing of A* Star and Singapore", and that any such impression "is regretted". In an earlier news report,
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      A great place to take off
      544 8  -  LOHCHEEKONG Survey shows SIA is employer of choice for NTU, NUS fresh graduates cheekong@newstoday.com. sg SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has emerged as most fresh graduates' employer of choice, beating other big names such as Citibank, IBM and Microsoft Singapore, in a first-of-its-kind survey on the
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        SIA'S US FLIGHT PRICES UP
        107 8 Flying to North America on Singapore Airlines will be more expensive as the airline has increased its fuel surcharge again just three months after its last hike. Citing persistently high jet fuel prices, the airline is increasing its fuel surcharge on the long-haul flight by
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        Lock icon ART OF DALI AT SCOTTS RD
        77 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Wheelock Properties has been awarded the Urban Redevelopment Authority Arts Incentive. It is the first company to get the incentive since it was introduced last September to encourage more public art in the central area. The company is acquiring four sculptures worth
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        Lock icon NEW TECH FOR NEWATER
        112 8 938 LIVE To meet the rising demand for NEWater,the Public Utilities Board (PUB) is calling an open tender today to expand the production capacity of its Bedok plant. It plans to more than double this capacity by mid-2008. The PUB also announced that it would adopt
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      GPs step in to help the chronically ill
      436 10  -  SHERALYN TAY Sing Health scheme benefits patients, relieves load on specialists shera lyn@newstoday.com.sg EVEN as the Government plans a national scheme to allow general practitioners (GPs) to take on a more active role in looking after the chronically sick, a similar pilot
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      An SMS that can stall a car thief
      422 10  -  ZAFARANJUM zafa r@newstoday.com.sg IMAGINE these scenarios: Your car is exceeding the speed limit on a road without speed cameras but the traffic police immediately track you down. An offence is recorded and a hard copy of the report is sent to you
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      Next job for S'pore: Making its own Mice
      422 12  -  JASMINE YIN It will no longer be just a venue for outsiders jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg EXPANSION does not always mean looking beyond our shores. For the Mice (meetings, incentive travel, conventions and ex- hibitions) industry, the next lap of growth will land squarely on
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      Lock icon Police may reduce their role in licensing
      324 12 938 LIVE THE police may no longer be the agency issuing licences or regulating businesses that do not cause law and order problems. Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said yesterday he has asked the law enforcement agency to
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  • world news
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        Lock icon TAIWAN REJECTS VISIT BY SENIOR CHINESE OFFICIAL
        68 14 AFP Taiwanese Premier Su Tsengchang yesterday rejected a proposed landmark visit by a senior Chinese government official, citing what he called Beijing's hostility towards the island. China's Taiwan Affairs Office had said on its website on Wednesday that office director Chen Yunlin was
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        Lock icon UKRAINE LEADER TO RULE WITH THE MAN HE OUSTED
        105 14 BLOOMBERG Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko has agreed to form a government with the man he ousted almost two years ago in the Orange Revolution. Mr Yushchenko will nominate Regions of Ukraine party leader Viktor Yanukovych for the post of Prime Minister.
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        Lock icon ON SALE: A VIRTUAL PIANO
        82 14 -DPA A virtual piano aimed at satisfying pianists and organists who don't have the space or the money for the real thing will be put on the market later this year, a spokesman for the Japanese company that developed it said yesterday. The virtual piano
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      Lock icon Typhoon slams into south China
      315 14 -AFP BEIJING Typhoon Prapiroon slammed into southern China yesterday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. The typhoon which was upgraded from a tropical storm on Wednesday after killing six people in the Philippines made landfall near Yangjiang city in Guangdong province, China
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      Lock icon Israel resumes Beirut blitz
      426 14 AGENCIES Ground troops seek to seize buffer zone BEIRUT Israel yesterday resumed its air strikes in Lebanon, bombing more than 120 targets overnight including southern Beirut The Jewish state further widened its ground offensive in Lebanon, sending at least another 2,000 troops across the border. Witnesses
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka offers talks as battle for water intensifies
      217 14 -AFP COLOMBO Sri Lanka yesterday offered to talk to the rebel Tamil Tigers about their bitter water dispute as fighting that has already claimed around 156 lives threatened to spiral into all-out war. "The window is open," said government spokesman Keheliya
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      Lock icon Monitoring mobiles didn't wort
      454 16 -AFP 100% registration of SIM cards failed to prevent 100 attacks in Thai south BANGKOK Attempts by Thai authorities to thwart bombings in its restive south by registering mobile phones failed to prevent Tuesday's coordinated attacks by suspected Muslim separatists. The 100 bomb and arson attacks
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        POLICE LODGE REPORT AGAINST NEWS WEBSITE
        62 16 Kelantan police have lodged a report against news website Malaysiakini.com for allegedly defaming them in an article on the pepper spray attack on former premier Mahathir Mohamad last Friday. The article had claimed that the perpetrator of the attack was believed to be a
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        Lock icon AUSSIE TROOPS START PULLOUT FROM TIMOR
        64 16 AFP The Australian government said yesterday it had started reducing troop numbers in Timor Leste as security in the tiny nation was steadily improving, following the political unrest that broke out in May. Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said a ship and three helicopters had
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        Lock icon QUAKE SURVIVORS KILLED BY LANDSLIDES, FLOODS
        89 16 AFP Fifteen people who survived last year's earthquake in Pakistan died yesterday when monsoon rains triggered landslides and floods. A landslide buried several tents in the north-western village of Daddar, killing 10 people. They had been living on the edge of a mountain since
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        Lock icon VILLAGE GETS WATER AFTER BOY'S WELL DRAMA
        71 16 AFP A boy whose dramatic rescue from a well gripped India is being hailed a hero after media attention turned around the fortunes of his poor village. Haldaheri village in northern Haryana state, where the boy was rescued after spending more than two
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      Lock icon Bird flu strikes back?
      419 18 —AGENCIES Growing concern of disease spreading again in region amid fresh cases HANOI There was growing concern yesterday over the bird flu virus stalking the region as reports emerged from Thailand, which is battling its first bird flu outbreak this year, that at least two people
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        Lock icon 25 MILITANTS BUSTED
        47 18 —AFP At least 25 suspected Islamic militants were arrested after Bangladesh's crack security force raided their hideout in a forest north of the capital Dhaka, officials said. Bombmaking materials, fuses and wires were also found. The identity of the group was not immediately clear.
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        Lock icon INDIA TO BAN COKE, PEPSI?
        52 18 —AFP Indian MPs called for a ban on the sale of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, a day after a study said the American brands contained unacceptable levels of insecticides. "These companies are playing with the lives of millions and we can't ignore such warnings anymore," said
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      Lock icon 'N Korea working with Iran on missiles, setting up new bases targeting Japan'
      348 18 —AGENCIES. SEOUL North Korea has been collaborating with Iran to develop its long-range ballistic missiles, possibly using Chinese technology, and is building large bases to prepare for their deployment, a South Korean state-run think tank said. The
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      S Korean troops to make love ... for war
      238 18 S Korean troops to make love for war SEOUL South Korea's soldiers have been called up to perform a rather unique national service to create more soldiers by turning out more babies. The military has unveiled a new plan to make it easier for military couples to have and raise
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      MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
      813 20  -  EMANUELSHAHAF Bold, unconventional moves needed in the Middle East, but will the leaders oblige? IN JERUSALEM THREE weeks into the second Lebanon war, encouraged by the US to defeat Hezbollah, possibly dispose of Bashar Assad in Syria and at the same time smash Hamas in Palestine, Israel's government
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      Lock icon The question that stumped Prof Hawking
      466 21 —THE GUARDIAN In a world that is in chaos politically, socially and environmentally, how can the human race sustain another 100 years? The question posed by Prof Hawking (left) on the Internet. After 25,000 people Jvc their views, he gave his Ibly-anticipated answer: "I
      —THE GUARDIAN; AFP  -  466 words
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      Lock icon China, Taiwan to be united ... by nature
      174 21 China, Taiwan to be united by nature DPA TAIPEI While China and Taiwan's political unification is in doubt, a study showed yesterday that the island will eventually join the mainland because the movement of the Earth's crust is slowly pushing it toward China. The process is slow, however, and was
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    • this quirky world
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        Lock icon ELVIS BEAR RIPPED BY DOG
        83 22 -AP A guard dog went berserk and ripped apart a collection of rare teddy bears, including one once owned by Elvis Presley, during a rampage at a children's museum. The hundreds of bears at Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, England, were chewed up by the
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        PRAY CRIME RATES GO DOWN
        79 22 Police in Lincolnshire, England, are turning to prayer in their latest efforts to tackle crime. The Times of London reported. They have asked churchgoers to concentrate their prayers on crimes such as burglaries and violent attacks. The police believe that this will encourage local communities
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        Lock icon A REALLY ICE-COLD BEER
        73 22 -AFP A Greenland brewery has said it had started making beer with pure water from the Arctic ice. The ice, which has covered Greenland for millennia, gives the new beer a "very special taste", reminiscent of "chocolate, grilled nuts and roasted coffee beans", said the manufacturer,
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      Lock icon BEING FATHERLY IS NOT ENOUGH
      538 22  -  RENDIAKHMADWITULAR SBY's public persona needs some work straight talk news*views*analysis IN JAKARTA TO SOME, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has failed to capitalise on his fatherly charm and polished demeanour to boost his image in the mass media. It cannot be wholly attributed to
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      Eye for an eye, we go blind
      214 26  -  DANIEL KOHKAH SOON Letter from THE escalating conflict in the Middle East is sad and mad. The long-drawn and deeprooted antagonism between the Israelis and the Arabs, the Shiites and the Sunnis have contributed to the explosive situation where even King Solomon, in
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    • The help they need
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        Maids benefit from learning programmes at mosque
        357 26  -  Letter from CAROL HODGKISS I READ John Gee's News Comment "Give the maid a break" (Aug 3) with great interest On Sunday, my three daughters and I were honoured to attend the Mujahadah first anniversary celebrations at Mujahadin Mosque on Stirling Road. Last
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        So they won't suffer what I'm going through ...
        183 26  - So they won't suffer what I'm going through Letter from MELISSA G (Name changed for her protection) I'M VERY happy about the new contract for domestic workers, even though I won't benefit from it as my contract will end soon. I have never had a day off. It is really
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        Mandatory days off may be counterproductive
        196 26  -  CHUAKIMCHOO Letter from MY FRIEND operates a vegetables stall. She has a maid to take care of her four young children as she and her husband work seven days a week all year, with no rest except during the Chinese New Year. If the
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      246 28  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY BE THERE, DAD! I'm told that when I was just a small child maybe two years of age my family lived in a one-bedroom apartment. My little bed was located beside the bed of my parents. My father said it was common
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      Craving for a better fix
      322 28  -  LIM BOON HEE In dealing with Subutex abuse, authorities must be careful not to drive addicts underground Letter from THE Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) are concerned about the increasing cases of widespread Subutex abuse. Addicts inject Subutex combined with
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      Bank did not deliver what was promised
      323 28  -  TANGYOCKMIIN Letter from A FEW months ago, I opened POSB Kids' Accounts on behalf of my two daughters. Clause 6 of the Standard Terms Conditions states inter alia that Giro deductions from a POSB Kids' Account shall only be used for the payment
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      144 28  -  DAWN LOW Letter from Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications, SMRT Corporation Ltd I REFER to the letter, "The two major players must be seen cooperating, not pointing fingers" by Lim Boon Hee (July 26). When SMRT was first notified of the disruption to North East
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      241 28  -  NELSON QUAH Letter from I REFER to the report, "Same old fare, but healthier" (July 31). The Health Promotion Board (HPB) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) are to be commended for heading an initiative to persuade hawkers to replace regular cooking oil
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        It's old, but a perfect home with a seaview to retire in
        294 30  -  ROSE TAN Letter from I REFER to the ongoing debate about enbloc sales. Last Sunday, I finally found the perfect home for my retirement It has a superb seaview and was renovated for about $200,000 only two years
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        Don't let crass materialism win over sentimental value
        232 30  -  IVYSOH Letter from I THINK it is time for the Government to put an end to all en-bloc sales. I am an elderly homeowner who feels traumatised by the threat of an enbloc sale by those in my neighbourhood who can only
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        Look again atthe ethics, legality of collective sales
        167 30  -  DAI QIU-JIN Letter from I WISH those who intend to make money out of their properties well. But I call on them to do this without dragging others along as well. I believe the practice of residential enbloc sales is unique to
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        Home is where the heart, not the house, is
        139 30  -  YEOSUANWEI Letter from GIVEN that Singaporeans are pragmatic people, I find it strange that the recent letters by readers cite an emotional attachment to an inanimate structure, and indirectly argue for a waste of resources in their call for the minimum
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        Maximising land use for the good of the country
        191 30  -  TAN TOON WEI Letter from YES, residents who buy these houses, intend to make them their permanent abode to live through their golden years. En-bloc sales have inadvertently ruined their plans. Yes, after some time, residents will have gotten used to
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        Lower consent majority to 60%, penalise selfish few
        243 30  -  IRENE CHENG Letter from THE voting percentage in en-bloc sales should be lowered to 60 per cent to protect the modernisation and value of Singapore's real estate. The selfishness and narrowmindedness of residents who refuse to sell 20-year-old apartments, which are badly
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      sayagain
      56 32 I've always been a good customer, but I often receive very poor service. I don't even hear an appreciative thank you. I've heard one Caucasian tourist say to another: "Don't expect any exceptional experience here. You walk into the shop, buy and leave." Fred Loh, on the letter "The
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      Cabbies' welfare already served ...
      636 32  - Cabbies' welfare already served ROBIN NGKIANTIONG By taxi associations; no need for new co-op Letter from President, City Cab Operators' Association NAHTUABAH President, Comfort Taxi Operators' Association FOOCHIYONG President, Premier Taxi Operators' Association JOSEPH HO KOK KONG President, SMART Cab Operators' Association CHIA HOCK PENG President, SMRT Taxi Operators' Association
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      The fast and the furious on blades
      655 38  -  JENN LUI I I 001 BOON KEONG in the crowd In her 30s, Captain of Team Speed Virus boonkeong.ooi@newstoday.com.sg BY DAY she's the managing director of a makeup, beauty and grooming school but in the evenings and on weekends, Ms Jenn Lvi turns
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      203 28 enriching families m *****444 Focus the Family "ttt Singipre Limited www.family.org.sg Founder: Dr James DobsO n ROY RUGDEE THE ASTROLOGER formerly from 40 Bras Basah Rd is now back in Spore and is located at No.l Sophia Rd, #05-32, Peace Centre, Spore *****9 Tel: *****522 E-Mail: royrugdee@yahoo.com Healthy Participants Needed
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      64 32 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES MUSES The professor droned on and on Religion promises miracles About state punishment and law In stirring cries such as The students were all bored stiff 'Faith can move mountains!' And ready to make for the door. But Science already has. 'If they caned me,'he explained 'The
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      880 33 ■^Bv^H CLlh B jM BJ py/jB Bbm 1 BB^ I IB i s BB^ ■^B^^'tfl KL&' ■Bk^^l tf «X A fc^ RiV^^ PRNJHNG PLQZQ^ J»| bb^B^HP^bl BBBpl •fffc* Cfew I Celebrate Our Global City, Our Home Watch NDP LIVE Free Robert Timms dt BPP Lot 14 -27 Aug on 810
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      323 35 —Z NTUC Singapore's very own *s. Zero Sugar ZeroCarbs 100% Refreshment o I^U °DB .o o° I SpP'^H L ■fLiißiii'i f per bot I I^^lL^ y/^*' "leroca R II o <i ftc m |p» /V 1^ U.r. 1.03 i 1 o fioPSu It o FalrPrlce outlete: Ang Mo Kio-AMK(A) *****930
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      299 36 VI Fair Price NTU° V^M^\WVPORTED t jTacob! ftft^f* i •>■ r I Original/Cream Onion Also available in delicious Cream Onion flavour WSsff!7?!^£M FaliPrlce outlets: Ang Mo Kio-AMK(A] *****930 Bukit Batok East-BBES *****290 Bukit Batok MRT-BBMT *****260 Bukit Batok 154A-BBHD *****296 Bukit Ho Swee-BHS *****506 Boon Lay-BL *****398 Bukit Marah-BM *****325
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      298 37 —Z Singapore's very own <195 1 kik^^^P\^ Ift 1 T "^1 H€RSH€VS k k Kissobles Fair Price outlets: Ang Mo Kio-AMK(A) *****930 Bukit Batok East-BBES *****290 Bukit Batok MRT-BBMT *****260 Bukit Batok IS4A-BBHD *****296 Bukit Ho Swee-BHS *****506 Boon Lay-BL *****398 Bukit Merah-BM *****325 Bedok North-BN(A) *****036 Bedok North-BN(B) *****517
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      56 38 IHWi>t^Hct^^u^~ ~£*^F I mHI j I *I|J '1.-Vr-'-- TJieflek) Museum Opening hours: 10am-6pm (Closed on Mondays except school and public holidays) j^Sbom-ihwii 13 Science Centre Road Singapore *****1 13 >C 1 SINGAPORE Tel: (65) 6425-2500 Fax: (65) 6565-9533 SCIENCE CENTRE Free parking. 10 minutes walk from Jurong East MRT station.
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      89 39 n B I 1 1 "3? y ALAIN DELON V 4^\J V.^when you sf Give us your old shirts and pants and 1 *HH v^x well9ive you $25 your new piece! wm p SSSlllttl ig your °'c' s^irts anc'pants to c A'ain De'on mJk IB m counter at OG from
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      Lock icon Market unlikely to follow IMF view: Rato
      315 40 -DOW JONES TOKYO While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is of the opinion that the United States dollar is substantially overvalued, its managing director Rodrigo de Rato said yesterday that he did not think that financial markets would necessarily adjust to reflect that
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      Number porting won't hurt: Sing Tel
      793 40  -  CHRISTIE LOH Analysts mixed overtelco's Q1 results christie@newstoday.com.sg MOBILE phone behemoth Singapore Telecommunications is losing no sleep over next year's greater ease of number porting, which analysts expect to divide the industry into winners and losers. According to Mr Lee Hsien Yang, the outgoing
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        CORPORATEBRIEFS
        343 42 GES International's net profit for the fullyear ended June 30 was $58.2 million, or 7.87 cents a share, compared with $44.7 million, or restated 6.1 cents a share. Revenue rose 11 per cent to $692 million. Unisteel Technology's profit for the second quarter ended June 30 was $10.8 million,
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          ST Index — 2,457.09 +3.1
          4 42 ST Index 2,457.09 +3.1
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          Lock icon Singapore
          118 42 DOW JONES SHARE prices closed flat with scattered buying in blue chips allowing the benchmark index to inch upwards to a three-point gain. The ST Index closed up 3.1 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 2,457.09 points, as 972.1 million worth $956.9 million were traded. "The underlying tone of
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          Lock icon World markets
          60 42 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Mikkei 225 *****.37 +6.08 +0.04 Hang Seng *****.42 +15.67 +0.09 USX 4997.50 +66.00 +1.34 Faiwan Wtd 6462.32 -9.10 -0.14 <orea Comp 1292.05 -3.06 -0.24 <LCI 935.29 +1.22 +0.13 SET Index 703.10 +9.01 +1.30 Jakarta Comp 1379.71 -14.64 -1.05 Dhils Comp 2357.55 +49.18 +2.13
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          SGX most active
          53 42 :hina Sun 0.890 +0.015 +1.7 57,054 [HBEV 0.285 38,261 5TXPO 0.715 +0.060 +9.2 23,666 SingTel 2.570 UlediaRing 0.370 :hinaMilk 0.975 -0.020 -0.010 -0.010 -0.8 -2.6 -1.0 20,610 15,910 14,864 :apitaland 4.340 +0.200 +4.8 14,176 ]ac Andes 0.730 Gallant 0.530 +0.020 +0.005 +2.8 +1.0 12,678 12,597 KI*****MBL*****0 0.790
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          SGX top rises
          68 42 5IA 13.200 +0.500 5IA2OO 13.200 +0.400 :hinaFish 2.920 +0.210 :apitaland 4.340 +0.200 ISH500USS 11.600 +0.200 5TIETF100 24.900 +0.100 ipLand 6.500 +0.150 :apitalandDBeCW***** 0.295 +0.130 JembMar CSeCWOBI 013 0.720 +0.130 CapitalandD B60 828 0.295 +78.8 SIASGA eCW0B0918 0.095 +72.7 SIACA8CW*****5 0.090 +63.6 CapitalanMBL***** HyfluxDBS*****7 Jasper SIA CA eCW*****3
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          SGX top falls
          68 42 IMH 400US$ 18.600 -0.300 (spCorp 15.500 -0.300 m 13.000 -0.200 MritSem 16.600 -0.200 lardine CSC 10.500 -0.200 tag Asia 2kHK$ 15.000 -0.200 1SI*****MBL*****0 0.790 -0.130 :apitalandDB***** 0.500 -0.100 )BSBk6%NCPS10 107.100 -0.100 HKLand US$ 3.960 -0.100 BiosensoriVBLeCW***** 0.010 -60.0 N0LDB8CW*****3 0.025 -50.3 Capi1alaid(MW***** 0.020 -50.0 ClrateredDBS8CW***** 0.005 -50.0
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 42 US$ 0.6324 UK£ 0.3369 Yen 72.516 HK$ 4.9164 RM 2.3244 Euro 0.4945 Rupiah 5761.1 Baht 23.923 Peso 32.612 A$ 0.8282 Indian Rs 29.534 Won 608.52 C$ 0.7126 Yuan 5.0410 NZ$ 1.0169 NT$ 20.784
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          Commodities
          20 42 Gold US$/oz 658.80 Silver US$/oz 12.20 Platinum US$/oz 1,255.80 Rubber cents/kg 374.50 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,613.50 Brant US$/barrel 76.90
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        Lock icon CapitaLand earns $158m in Q2
        403 44 —AGENCIES One-time gain and overseas businesses boost performance CAPITALAND, South-east Asia's biggest property developer, said its second-quarter net profit rose 10 per cent, helped by a one-time gain and its overseas earnings. Its net profit for the three months ended June 30 rose to $158.2
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        Lock icon Minsheng key vote on Tuesday
        305 44 CHINA Minsheng Banking Corp shareholders will vote next Tuesday on the bank's plan to issue new A shares through a private placement, which would give the bank sufficient capital to fund its aggressive expansion strategy, analysts said. The chief item on the shareholders agenda in
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          IT IS OK TO BE A PART OF THIS FETISH
          204 44 THE J8 Foot Fetish is back at Junction 8 until Augl3. Ten finalists per category in the Design Your Own Shoes Contest will show off their creativity and compete to win the top prize on Aug 13 at spm. The
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          MCDONALD'S DECLARES FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH A "VEG OUT" DAY!
          153 44 YOU can "veg out" every first day of the month at any McDonald's restaurant. Purchase Fresh Sidekicks such as Corn Cup, Apple Dippers or Fresh Salad for $1 only, with no additional purchase necessary. "McDonald's 'Veg-out Day' initiative highlights
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        Lock icon INDIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE WOES
        701 45  -  ANDYMUKHERJEE news@newstoday.com.sg THE World Bank calls it India's "Build-Ne-glect-Rebuild" model. It's a malaise that plagues the delivery of transportation, electricity, water and most other services that the Indian government provides or, more appropriately, attempts to provide to its citizens. Typically, the charges that users pay for a
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        Lock icon Where the outlook is as strong as steel
        1166 46  -  LEECHINGWERN Demand for the metal puts its growth rate at a 20-year high chingwern@newstoday.com.sg WHILE one has been constantly in the news for not being able to get its name changed, the other has quietly been performing well. The sale of NATSTEEL
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        Lock icon NATSTEEL LTD AND NATSTEEL ASIA: CLEARING THE CONFUSION
        336 46 THE confusion over the two Nat Steels in Singapore today is a "distraction", but it has not affected Nat Steel Asia's business very much. Over the last two years, NATSTEEL Ltd, which no longer owns any steel businesses after it sold its
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        Lock icon China signals yuan can rise faster
        535 48 DOW JONES PBOC says adjustment can be helped by raising consumption and lowering national savings BEIJING China's central bank said it would improve the flexibility of the yuan to aid the country's structural adjustments, signalling a growing domestic consensus that a faster yuan appreciation
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        Lock icon China builds $8b nuclear plant in Anhui to reduce reliance on oil
        315 50 DOW JONES BEIJING An estimated 40 billion yuan ($7.9 billion) will be spent to build a nuclear power station in China's eastern inland province of Anhui as the country steps up its drive to reduce its dependence on
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        Lock icon $43b rail line to link Beijing and Shenznen
        393 50 —AFP Project completion targeted for 2010 BEIJING China is building a US$27-billion ($43 billion) train line from Beijing to the southern economic hub of Shenzhen and foreign investors will be invited to join the project, state press reported yesterday. The new 2,300-kilometre
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      872 43 Charity Auction El Sat 12 Au ff 3.30pm Centrestatfe Join popular hosts Dasmond Koh Mon 31 Jul Sun 13 Aug U^ jfl B and Lin Lingzhi in our charity f;! auction. Do your bid and gj^ -''^iRI HFn You can't pass up these *offers from BUM Equipment, help needy residents
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      160 44 Singapore Action Group Of Elders (SAGE) f^ Singapore Action Groups \of Elders l\l. Abigail Chay SAGE Charity Walk-Along cum Carnival presents > G.O.H: Mr Matthias Yao Chih (Mayor for South East District) A Date :13 August 2006(Sunday) in° me —1 Venue East Coast Park (Area C 4) JKSSM J:""8 Time
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      GIRLS GONE WULD!
      1304 52  -  —JEANINETAN Jeanine Tan Pictured drunk and supposedly overdosed, Hollywood's It-girls seem to be getting the short end of the stick... just because they are girls POOR Lindsay Lohan. Last week, the 20-year-old actress got a dressing down from James G Robinson, the head of Morgan Creek the
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      Slayer coming to Singapore
      196 54  -  -ZULOTHMAN JEFF Hanneman, Tom Araya, Kerry King and Dave Lombardo rabid heavy metal fans everywhere know them collectively as Californian heavy metal icons Slayer. The band, whose career have been dogged by charges of racism and devil worship, will perform in Singapore for the first time
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      145 56  - I SHED NO TEARS: Jay Lim I made the bold decision to I move away from ballads on I Wednesday's Singapore I Idol, but viewers obviously I didn't enjoy his rendition of I Robbie William's Supreme. The 27 year old music I instructor received the lowI est votes from viewers
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      Adam's Apples
      265 56 FILMREVIEW by Felix Cheong NEONAZISM, religious allegory and black comedy: Three things you can hardly expect to be bedfellows in the same film. But here they are in this Danish delight called Adam's Apples. Adam (Ulrich Thomsen) is a brutish hulk of a man, a neo-Nazi thug whose
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      Lock icon MORE TRIALS FOR MEL GIBSON
      116 56 -AP LOS ANGELES Mcl Gibson now faces a legal battle in addition to the one to restore his public image. Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Gibson with driving under the influence of alcohol, having an elevated blood-alcohol level and an open container of liquor in his
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      LAND LESSONS
      688 56  -  Felix Cheong Courtesy of Tinseltown LEARNING from the best That has always been Singapore's survival instinct And when it comes to managing land and property, there's no greater teacher than drum roll please Tinseltown. That's right. The fiction factory that rolls out blockbuster popcorn fare actually offers interesting
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        500 58  -  Neil Humphreys As a contemplative film, Sandier vehicle begs for a channel switch FILMREVIEW Fl by Click CHARLES Dickens relied on the ghosts of Past, Present and Future to convey the misdeeds of the selfish everyman; Adam Sandier uses a universal remote control. In Click, Michael
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        324 58  -  Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW I b. A LITTLE knowledge is a dangerous thing. And there's no finer demonstration of this adage than Sll, the latest home-grown film to hit the big screen. For a start, the story rides piggyback on the current trend of multiple narratives, revolving around three characters.
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        323 60  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW Fl by- Hard Candy EVEN without showing any real brutality or depravity, Hard Candy nevertheless makes one squirm. Ellen Page, who was 17 when the movie was made, is cast as 14-year-old Hayley Stark, a cute as a button, smart-talking
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        210 60  -  Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW 1 Fl by I BACK in the 1980s, British band Prefab Sprout sang that "some things hurt more than cars and girls". They probably had in mind a piece of road kill like The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift.
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      696 66 NYT DESPITE the bracing temperatures, the fields of HuisTen Bosch are awash with tulips. The air is still, but windmills spin merrily.Towheaded youths stroll along brick footpaths, and ducks quack as they bob about in pristine canals. As if on cue, the late winter
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      579 67 KRT FOR those who are in Shanghai on working trips, the Chinese city is ideal for short bursts of tourism between meetings and sales pitches. Here are some of the best bets for sneaking in some amazing sights a few hours at a time: THE BUND Shanghai's most
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      598 68 NEW YORK TIMES Woods calls fellow countryman a fighter, just before their first battle since the British Open GOLF Buick Open GRAND BLANC, Michigan Tiger Woods and Chris DiMarco have shared trophy stands and team rooms, their distinct approaches to swinging a golf club often
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      353 69 TOKYO Japanese fans and media yesterday roundly booed bad-boy boxer Koki Kameda following his victory in a World Boxing Association (WBA) championship bout, saying he did not deserve to win the fight The notoriously flamboyant 19-year-old was humbled to tears after judges awarded him the WBA
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      342 69 —AFP SWIMMING US Swimming Championships BRISBANE Australian Libby Lenton said the race was on to become the first woman under 53 seconds, following German Britta Steffen's world record in the 100 m freestyle at the European swimming championships. Steffen set a new world record
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      478 69 DPA Renault's Alonso says bring it on, Schumacher smells blood FORMULA 1 Hungarian Grand Prix BUDAPEST For the first time this season, Fernando Alonso and Renault are under tremendous pressure. As Michael Schumacher's Ferrari looms ever larger in Alonso's rear-view mirrors, outwardly at least, the embattled champions
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      315 70  -  DARREN LAI :WATERFEST SINGAPORE 2006 da rren@newstoday.com.sg LAST year, an estimated 15,000 people enjoyed the inaugural WaterFest Singapore 2005. This year, the organisers are hoping to double the number by offering much more competitions and activities. Said Daniel Metcalfe, the Singapore Sports
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      805 70  -  DARREN LAI It looks almost impossible to juggle her workload, but Teo gets on with it darren@newstoday.com.sg VALERIE Teo is a rare breed of Singapore athlete. Last month, she became a world youth champion in bowling. The thirdyear medical student at the National University of Singapore (NUS) is
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      252 71  -  —TANYOHINN MARDAN Mamat, Singapore's most successful golfer, has added another feather to his cap. Last night, he received the 2006 Achiever of the Year Award from Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan at The Ritz Carlton, Millenia Singapore. Mardan, 39, became the first Singaporean to win
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      73 71 WHEN Scott Wong hurled the discus 51m last week at the 30th Asean Schools Track and Field Championships in Chiangmai, Thailand, it looked as if he had broken James Wong's national junior record of 47.98 m set in 1987. But yesterday, the Ministry of Education's Co-Curricular Activities
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      517 71  -  CUBBYLEONG Former hockey giants India want to rediscover their glorious past cubby@newstoday.com.sg IT HAS been 26 years since India last tasted Olympic gold in hockey. From 1928 to 1956, India's men notched 24 successive wins and scored 178 goals at the Olympics and the record yielded
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      247 71  -  DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO6 Albirex Niigata 2 SAFFC 3 SAFFC skipper Mohd Noor Ali grabbed a dramatic winner with practically the last kick of the game, as the Warriors extended their lead at the top of the S-League table to eight points with a
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      583 72  -  CUBBYLEONG Tampines know anything less will kill off their championship hopes NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO6 Tampines v Woodlands cubby@newstoday.com.sg TAMPINES Rovers and Woodlands Wellington have been paired in the RHB Singapore Cup semi-finals, but their S-League clash tonight at the Jalan Besar Stadium is far from being
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      816 68 MEM! nim 3SH QQ NOTICES NOTICES Lost found Lost found PREJUDICE As you might have guessed, the Latin root of this word is shared with the word "judicial" It means a preconceived judgment or a bias. It is possible to be prejudiced against a person or a thing as well
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      923 79 THE BATA HERITAGE STORY By Jacqueline Tan SOCIABLY RESPONSIBLE FASHION n^^^r-j^^Lt^ There was once a poor boy. He was obsessed with shoes. But more importantly, he was obsessed with helping his country and his j? i ~JjM^ people. The place was Zlin, Czech Republic (former Czechoslovakia) and his name was
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