Today, 29 August 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp fresfsf share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 Tuesday August 29, 2006 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon DNA does not match, prosecutors drop charges against suspect
      261 1 —AFP BOULDER (Colorado) Prosecutors dropped charges yesterday (early today Singapore time) against John Mark Karr (picture), who triggered a media frenzy by confessing to killing six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, leaving the decade-old case cold once more. Less than two weeks
      —AFP; AP  -  261 words
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      A shot in the arm for diabetics
      808 1  -  SHERALYN TAY New scheme makes payment easier and could create database to learn from sheralyn@newstoday.com.sg IN JUST over a month from now, diabetics will be able to dip into their Medisave fund to the tune of $300 a year for outpatient treatment The
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Programmed for suicide
      483 2 —THE GUARDIAN Man-made compound that triggers cell death could lead to better cancer treatments LONDON Scientists have found a way to trick cancer cells into committing suicide. The new synthetic compound, which removes a molecular safety catch that activates a natural executioner in the body's cells, could
      —THE GUARDIAN  -  483 words
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      Lock icon Stocks chalk up gains, oil price falls
      203 2 BLOOMBERG US stocks had their biggest gains in almost two weeks as falling energy prices and rising sales at Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, provided encouragement that the American consumer will keep the economy growing. Oil and natural gas tumbled as Tropical
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      WHEN DEREGULATION ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH
      756 3  -  SIEWKUMHONG Eight years on, woes of cabbies, passengers point to a need to review system WHEN the news broke that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) was planning a comprehensive review of Singapore's bus and rail systems, one reaction would have been: "About time." Another might
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      Lock icon Parents missing in the mix
      625 4  -  JASMINE YIN Nearly 80% happy with childcare centre activities but only 3 in 10 get involved jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg WHILE most view childcare centres as a key ally in their child's development, only a handful of parents have taken part in the activities organised by the centres
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      Lock icon My kidnapper was not my master, I mourn for him: Freed Austrian girl
      405 4 -AFP VIENNA The Austrian teenager who escaped last week after eight years in an underground dungeon said yesterday she had accepted her abductor as "part of her life" and did not feel her captivity had cheated her
      -AFP  -  405 words
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon Falungong members back in court
      399 6 —ANSLEYNG TWO Falungong members accused of protesting and staging a hunger strike outside the Chinese Embassy in July returned to court yesterday to face nuisance charges. At 5.30pm, Ng Chye Huay, 42, and Erh Boon Tiong, 49, stood up in the dock to answer to
      —ANSLEYNG; 301 BOON KEONG  -  399 words
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      Healthy demand for 2-room flats
      283 6  -  TORCHING LI 42 applications for the first 100 converted Jurong West flats response good, say property agents chingli@newstoday.com.sg I expect the flats will be taken up easily and will be oversubscribed." An industry observer noted that the relatively smaller number of applications tallied for the
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      Lock icon Checks on private sewers
      302 8 938 LIVE THE Public Utilities Board (PUB) will be carrying out free checks on the condition of private sewers to prevent leaks in the used water network from contaminating Singapore's water supply. Over the next year, the PUB will check on developments in the Rochor Canal
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon MORE NET TV CHOICES AS 2 NEW PLAYERS PLUG IN
        97 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE Singaporeans can expect more entertainment choices with the entry of two media players. The Media Development Authority (MDA) has awarded a five-year video-on-demand licence to Australian broadband TV service operator Reeltime Media, which will offer movies,
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        Lock icon 80% OF SUBUTEX ADDICTS OPT FOR REHAB
        76 8 938 LIVE More than 3,000 Subutex addicts signed up for the Government's Subutex Voluntary Rehabilitation Programme by the Sunday deadline a take-up rate of about 80 per cent. From yes- terday, only those enrolled in the programme would have access to the drug.
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        Lock icon GLOBAL JOB NETWORK FOR MALAYS
        101 8 938 LIVE Singapore's Malay MPs are setting up an international network to help and encourage local Malays to find work overseas. The project was announced by Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim on Sunday at a dialogue session with Malay grassroots leaders. Dr Yaacob said
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      Lock icon Outram Secondary to offer biz studies
      337 8  -  ZAFARANJUM -938UVE BUSINESS studies is usually a subject associated with universities and polytechnics. But Outram Secondary School is soon about to join their ranks. The school will start offering business as an O-level subject for students taking the exam in 2008. Outram's principal Madam
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  • world news
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      Dr M feels like a 'pariah' in Umno
      300 10 Ex-M'sian PM says he is not allowed to meet party members KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who is locked in a bitter dispute with the government, has complained he is now a "pariah" in the ruling party he dominated
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      Lock icon KHAIRY URGED TO EXPLAIN REMARKS
      136 10 AGENCIES Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has urged Umno Youth deputy head Khairy Jamaluddin to explain his recent comments which drew the ire of the youth wing of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA). Mr Khairy, who is the son-in-law of Mr Abdullah, had said that
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      Lock icon Pakistan rocked by riots for 2nd day
      160 10 —AGENCIES QUETTA (Pakistan) Rioters in Pakistan went on the rampage for a second day yesterday, ransacking buildings to protest the killing of a tribal leader in a military assault The latest unrest came after a call for a general strike in Baluchistan province
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        TEHRAN WOMEN 'BADLY VEILED'
        84 10 Iranian police have handed warnings to some 64,000 "badly veiled" women in Tehran during a month-long crackdown on un-lslamic dressing, police said. "Over the past month, 63,963 Tehrani women have received warnings and some have made a written pledge (to dress properly)," a police spokesman said.
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        Lock icon THE WORLD'S SMALLEST PERSON?
        59 10 AFP. A 14-year-old Nepali boy who is only 50cm tall has been put forward for a Guinness world record as the world's smallest person, his family and supporters said yesterday. Young Khagendra Thapa Magar weighs only 4.5 kg and will be taken on tour around Nepal
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        Lock icon BIRD FLU VACCINE SAFE?
        59 12 AP A Chinese-developed vaccine against the H5N1 strain of bird flu in humans has been found safe in its first round of tests, the Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Scientists said the vaccine "proved initially safe and effective" in the tests. It didn't give any details
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        Lock icon BIRDS BACK FROM NEAR EXTINCTION
        88 12 —AGENCIES Some 16 species of birds that were on the brink of extinction in the mid-1990s have been saved by conservation efforts, according to the first global audit of threatened species. Among the birds were the Norfolk Island green parrot and the Mauritius parakeet that
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        Lock icon IRAN TO HOST HOLOCAUST CONFERENCE
        59 12 -AFP Iran is to hold an international conference on the Holocaust in December that will allow historians to present "hidden aspects" of the slaughter of Jews under Nazi Germany, media reports said. The two-day conference will touch on issues including the "reasons for anti-Semitism in
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      Lock icon M'sia to back Venezuela in UN bid
      167 12 -AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia plans to support Venezuela in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, President Hugo Chavez said as he started a fourday visit of the country on Sunday. Mr Chavez said he received a note from
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      Lock icon Blast kills 3 in Turkey
      284 12 —AFP Twenty people injured in the latest in series of explosions ISTANBUL An explosion ripped through Turkey's southern resort of Antalya yesterday, killing at least three people and wounding 20 others in a blast that ignited a blaze and shattered glass across the Mediterranean town's
      —AFP; AFP  -  284 words
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      Lock icon The kiss that felled a Bollywood star
      148 13 —AP NEW DELHI That must have been some kiss. Bollywood sex symbol Mallika Sherawat (picture), who holds the record for the most on-screen kisses in an Indian movie, passed out while shooting a kissing scene in her new movie, director Saket Choudhary said
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      Lock icon Fake bomb found near Thaksin house
      446 13 —AGENCIES Hoax an attempt to destabilise the country, say police BANGKOK A fake bomb was found yesterday near Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's home, days after police foiled an alleged assassination bid on the embattled caretaker premier. Police LieutenantColonel Prathan Jamduang said a car
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        Lock icon MASSIVE DRUG HAUL IN NEW DELHI
        70 13 DPA In one of the biggest ever illegal drug hauls in Indian capital New Delhi, police seized 4,400 kg of a barbiturate-type sedative, m and rax, worth about US$43 million ($6B million) on Sunday, officials said yesterday. The haul was made after the arrest
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        Lock icon 48 DEAD AS WATER TANK COLLAPSES
        60 13 —AFP At least 48 people were killed and 30 injured on Sunday when a water-tank collapsed during a village fair in India's north- em Rajasthan state, officials said. The roof of the ground-level tank collapsed under the weight of more than 200 people who
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        Lock icon DOZENS FEARED DEAD IN MUDSLIDE
        57 13 —AGENCIES Dozens ot people were teared dead in Nepal after mudslides washed away two villages in a remote region and heavy rains submerged several more. The mudslides, caused by heavy monsoon rains, hit the villages on Sunday, but details were scarce because the area is
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      Lock icon Storm Ernesto downgraded, but could regain hurricane strength
      165 14 -AFP MIAMI Tropical Storm Ernesto bore down on Cuba yesterday, prompting the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. In Florida, where Ernesto was expected to make landfall later in the week, Governor Jeb Bush, brother of the United States President, ordered
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      Lock icon Newsmen forced at gunpoint to convert to Islam
      394 14  -  THE GUARDIAN GAZA CITY Two journalists from the American Fox News channel were freed unharmed in Gaza on Sunday after being forced at gunpoint to convert to Islam at the end of a two-week kidnapping ordeal. Hours before their release, the two
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      404 13 Ik joij The longer you maintain your savings, the higher your interest. rooT^Twc^Tn^^ 4 000/ Standard Chartered 22Aug-30Sept06 1.88% p.a. Singapore Marathoi Note 2: Effective interest rate from 22 Aug to 31 Dec 06 is 2% p.a. After 31 Dec 06, interest rates will be 1.88% p.a. for deposit amounts
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  • Voices
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      isay UNDERDOG TO TOP DOG, THANKS TO THEM
      875 16  -  HO KONG LOON I HAVE been asked this question often enough. Why would I want to be a teacher when I could have been successful in law, advertising or even entertainment? Well-meaning colleagues often ribbed me, contending that my proficiency in the
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      When neighbours and friends turn enemies ...
      515 17  - When neighbours and friends turn enemies CHIU LI YU En bloc sales process stirs up so much misunderstanding Letter from DESPITE the recent cooldown of the collective sales fever, if we were to look around, we would find that there are still countless estates clamouring to gather that sacred 80
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      sayagain
      73 17  -  Tan Gim Seng Most people understand the need for more foreigners in the country, but if s not convincing if citizenship is given based on talent only. Will they be committed and loyal to the country when the need arises? Are they of good character that will help build
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      274 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY THE NEED FOR MENTORS You know, many young people have only a vague notion of what they want to do with their lives, and almost no information about how to get themselves ready for what is to come. They may understand the
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      Should buyers pay agents who don't represent them?
      158 18  -  CHIAM MOI LENG Letter from I ONE way for buyers to source for a resale flat is through the classified pages of newspapers. They will then contact the agents representing the sellers. Currently, buyers who ultimately agree to buy the house are
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      Lock icon Angel on EARTH
      974 18  -  LE LV HAYSLIP She was raped, tortured during the Vietnam War and now devotes her life to the less fortunate coffee with I 57, Author and peace ambassador DURING the Vietnam War, she was mercilessly tortured, raped and nearly killed by the Viet Cong. More than 50
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      All that's needed is a lighter touch and some sensitivity
      243 19  -  CATHERINE TEOYU WEI Letter from I AGREE with Wayne Soon in his NewsComment, "Blurring lines for a clearer picture" (Aug 28). It would be perfect if the mainstream and alternative media could work together, capitalising on each other's appeal. But
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      Green, but off-limits?
      254 21  -  LANDYENG Make neighbourhood fields accessible to all residents Letter from THE IMF/World Bank delegates descend on us in a few weeks. Singapore's image for many from abroad is a powerful one: The Garden City now with all smiles! Additionally, Today's National Day survey showed that those who
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      Lock icon Building designs that make no sense
      130 21  -  LIMSOONHENG Letter from PHOTO COURTESY OF MAY I suggest that Today runs an occasional column for members of the public to critique irrational design in public places and buildings, with the aim that these may contribute to better designs in the future? To begin
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      Lock icon India spurns Temasek, GIC bid to buy 20% of ICICI
      329 22 BLOOMBERG INDIA'S central bank blocked Singapore's two investment arms from doubling their combined stake in ICICI Bank, the nation's most valuable lender. Temasek Holdings and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) had sought to buy a 10-per-cent stake each
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      CORPORATEBRIEFS
      291 22 The fight for control over lntegra2ooo remains unresolved after a new challenge emerged yesterday from key shareholder Christopher Chong Meng Tak. The former chief executive of HSBC Securities controls some 17.2 million shares or more than 10 per cent of the Sesdaq-listed shell company. He has sent a special
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      marketbuzz
      44 22 1,000 THIRSTY QUENCHED IN AN HOUR RESPONSEwas overwhelming as people queued up at Raffles Place Park to exchange a redemption coupon for a free bottle of Allswell's new Chrysanthemum drink last Friday. In an hour, 1,000 bottles of the drink were snapped up.
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      Lock icon Parkway to get 49% of Khazanah unit as M'sia investment firm eyes Pantai takeover
      204 22 DOW JONES KHAZANAH Nasional, Malaysia's stateowned investment company, said yesterday that it would make a takeover offer for Pantai Holdings after acquiring a 6.6-per-cent stake in the healthcare company. As part of the transaction, Singapore's Parkway
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      114 22 —DOW JONES SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) said yesterday that it would proceed with the launch of a futures contract based on China's A shares index despite a legal challenge in China. "We are sticking to our guns and rolling that product out," said SGX spokesman
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        4 22 ST Index 2,427.1 -26.2
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        141 22 -DOW JONES SGX, I Bloomberg SHARE prices ended lower following declines in regional markets. The ST Index ended down 26.2 points, or 1.1 percent, at 2,427.1. Volume was light with 745.9 million shares worth $735.8 million traded. "Weak regional bourses, led by Japan and Taipei dampened sentiment," said a
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        55 22 Nikkei 225 *****.59 -176.07 -1.10 Hang Seng ASX *****.29 5024.20 -33.16 +0.60 -0.20 +0.01 Taiwan Wtd 6444.76 -01.46 -1.25 Korea Comp 1327.09 -1.46 -0.11 KLCI 950.96 +0.44 +0.05 SET Index 602.07 -7.06 -1.02 Jakarta Comp 1410.00 +1.07 +0.00 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2290.50 291.65 +24.05 +5.36 +1.06 +1.07
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        50 22 Magnus 0.150 41,755 AdvSys 0.020 +0.005 +33.3 32,900 SingTel 2.470 +0.010 +0.4 26,632 Longcheer 0.990 -0.060 -5.7 25,953 KspTST 1.500 -0.030 -1.9 15,001 Interra Rgs 0.415 14,413 AddvalTech 0.065 +0.005 +0.3 14,336 Synear 0.000 -0.025 -2.0 12,666 Wilmar 1.240 -0.010 -0.0 10,564 DBSMBL*****2 0.120 -0.015 -11.1 10,341
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        21 22 Gold US$/oz 630.80 Silver US$/oz 12.55 Platinum US$/oz 1,233.00 Rubber cents/kg 338.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,593.00 Brent crude USS/barrel 72.75
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        36 22 US$ 0.6328 UK£ 0.3353 Yen 74.209 HK$ 4.9222 RM 2.3285 Euro 0.4962 Rupiah 5778.6 Baht 23.852 Peso 32.555 A$ 0.8355 Indian Rs 29.462 Won 608.68 C$ 0.7018 Yuan 5.0470 NZ$ 0.9938 NT$ 20.809
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      522 24 BLOOMBERG Industrial production grows 19.6% on strong performance in drugs and electronics SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output grew faster than expected last month as a pick-up in demand for computer chips and drugs boosted production for firms such as Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Pfizer. Industrial production, which accounts
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      277 24 CHRISTIE LOH THE grand plan of Indonesian energy mogul Kris Wiluan took shape yesterday, as he showed just why he has been buying into Singapore's oil and gas companies in the past 12 months. Three Singapore firms partly owned by Mr Wiluan
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      694 25  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Canon captures consumers' interest through beauty, design shobha@newstoday.com.sg CANON is one of those technology companies that seem to believe in the old adage from the academic world: "Publish or perish". In the imaging industry it is known to be one of the most prolific publishers
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      268 26  -  —JANECHIAPOCO IT IS off to the Middle East for communications group Batey as it starts work on a campaign for an upscale residential and resort development in Qatar The Pearl Qatar. Batey said a strong record in brand building, travel, and tourism marketing helped
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      528 26  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Fresh approach highlights Spores youthful dynamism shobha@newstoday.com.sg IN A refreshing series of bold and provocative advertisements, the Economic Development Board (EDB) has just launched a global ad campaign that bucks the trend of typically dry and predictable ads from most government agencies. Targeted
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      524 27  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Faster access, tighter security essential if Singapore is to be a technology hub hedirman@newstoday.com.sg I AS SINGAPORE pre- pares to become a technology hub for multinational corporations, the need for safe and speedy access to enterprise information and applications over the Internet is
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      283 28 ABOUT BLANK Q: Whenever I launch Internet Explorer (IE), "about blank" will appear on the address even when I set it to another website. How can I solve this problem? Ellen A: An inability to set or change your IE homepage may indicate a virus, corrupted IE homepage registry
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      523 28 -AP by offering free programs for email and scheduling targeted at enterprises NEW YORK-Gmail I is headed for the office officially. From yesterday, Google offered Google Apps for Your Domain, a free package of programs for businesses, universities and other organisations. Workers will be
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      184 28 COMEX 2006 Singapore Expo, fl Hall 4, Booth 4709 V 31 August to 3 September 2006^M Ist 50 visitors to our booth will get a free gift from us. 1^ •a****"^^^ Bring along this AD STORE EVERYTHING SHARE EVERYTHING Net Disk™ your movies, music and work files today! If you
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      672 29  -  LEONARD SIM Rootkits are hard to detect and remove once in the system infotech@newstoday.com.sg I YOU might have come I across the term "rootkit" recently on Internet security news alerts. What is it and should you be concerned? Rootkit was originally used
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      430 30 You can do your bit to give our guests a warm welcome. Singapore-style NEXT month, all eyes will be on Singapore as 16,000 delegates from around the world congregate for the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World
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      313 30  -  REETA RAMAN WHEN Singapore 2006 kicks off, Japanese national Hiromi Yuda will be doing her part by introducing Singapore to the delegates who visit her restaurant. So earnest is she to extend her hospitality to them, Ms Yuda, a restaurant manager with Tonkichi's Suntec City outlet, has
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      291 31  -  LYNETTEKOH Those who wish to view the exhibits of the upcoming Singapore Biennale will find themselves heading for more unique venues such as an HDB flat, Tanglin Camp, as well as religious sites such as the Maghain Aboth Synagogue and Sultan Mosque. Eugene Tan, 33, who will
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      328 31  -  LYNETTE KOH When Singapore 2006 kicks off next month, do notbe surprised if you see delegates traipsing around your housing estate. According to Mr Sun Kok Sheng, commercial manager of Tradewinds Tours Travel, approximately 2,000 delegates are expected to sign up for the 40 tour programmes planned by the
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      634 32 —AP iPY SERIES COMES OUT TOPS AT EMMYS. WHILE FRONT-RUNNER REVS ANATOMY LEFT EMPTY-HANDED LOS ANGELES The groundbreaking action series 24, which turns one dangerous day into a season, capped its good fortune on Sunday by winning three Emmys, including for best drama series and best actor for
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      168 32 Drama Series: 24 Comedy Series: The Office Miniseries: Elizabeth I Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Made-for-TV Movie: The Girl in the Cafe Reality-Competition Programme: The Amazing Race BEST ACTORS Drama Series: Kiefer Sutherland, 24 Comedy Series: Tony Shalhoub, Monk Miniseries or Movie:
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        304 34  -  JEANINETAN TalkingCock.comiour\der questions the Singapore dream in latest movie jea nme@newstoday.com.sg COLIN Goh's new film Singapore Dreaming raises a question that is relevant to every Singaporean: Where do we get our aspirations from? After earning a standing ovation during its premiere at the Singapore International
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        250 34  -  EUSACHIA TAIWANESE "pretty boy" actor Mike He is used to accolades. Along with other drool-worthy stars such as Takeshi Kaneshiro, his name is a fixture in Chinese-language newspaper and Internet polls. He came up tops once again in a recent online
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          179 35  -  Zul Othman by Idlewind THE reason why so much hip-hop continues to grate on the consciousness is that many of the genre's so-called artistes insist on cranking out the same derivative piffle that made stars out of gravel-voiced thugs such as 50 Cent and Ja Rule. Thank God, then,
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          107 35 Bleeding Heart Graffiti ALTHOUGH her pedigree is impressive (she was the lead singer for memorable grunge also-rans Veruca Salt), Nina Gordon hasn't managed to trade on her many accolades to morph into a successful commercial artist. What's more, her second solo album Bleeding Heart Graffiti, while a stirring
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          210 35 Paris NOT since Marilyn Monroe has anyone parlayed a career as a bimbo into big bucks the way Paris Hilton has. Hilton has already chalked up stints as a model, actress, author and accidental porn star. Now the self-professed iconic blonde has come up with a debut album
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        167 35  -  BURHANUDIN BUANG This week, we ask Burhanudin Buang, assistant programme director of MediaCorp Radio Ria 89.7FM and the host ofßia's weekly rock programme Vicious Volume that airs every Sunday 9pm to name his all-time favourite disc. ON BURN MY EYES BY MACHINE HEAD: This is undoubtedly one
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      769 36  -  JANICE GOH It's not New Age hogwash, a study shows meditation is good for your heart janice@newstoday.com.sg MEDITATION, the practice of closing your eyes and focusing on your breathing as you go into a state of deep rest, is gaining ground as a relaxation technique
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      190 36 COMMON CHILDHOOD ENT PROBLEMS Dr Kenny Peter Pang, a consultant ENT/sleep surgeon and director of Sleep Surgery Service, Department of Otolaryngology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, will discuss common ear, nose and throat problems in children. Date: Sept 2 Time: 2pm to 3pm Venue: Yew Tee Community Club (Blk 20,
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      321 37 KRT MENOPAUSE, literally the permanent "pause" in menstrual periods that happens somewhere close to the age of 50, is known in polite circles as "the change". Bodies change, bones change, moods change mostly due to the decline in the hormone oestrogen. Some women sail through the changes. Others
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      542 38  - When eating salt is good JANICE GOH Study shows potassiumenriched salt may reduce risk of heart disease ja nice@newstoday.com.sg EATING potassium-enriched salt in place of regular salt may help the elderly reduce their risk of suffering from cardiovascular disease (CVD), a recent study suggests. Researchers said the effect was "likely
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      915 39 I'm 35 years old. Recently, I've noticed red spots like rashes at my bra line (in between my breasts). I tried applying medicated powder but there was no improvement When I tried antiseptic lotion, there was some improvement, but on the second application, the rash-like spots seem
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      135 40 IS IT BAD TO USE EYE DROPS EVERY TIME MY EYES ARE IRRITATED? IS THERE A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF DROPS I CAN USE IN A DAY? If you experience occasional irritation, you most probably have dry eyes. This problem is usually relieved with artificial tear
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      501 40 KRT US geneticists look into family history for cleft lips and palates CLEFT lips made the news in this part of the world when Hong Kong singer Faye Wong and actor Li Yapeng's baby daughter underwent surgery in the United States recently. Now, Washington
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      411 37 Menopause: MaWng the transition naturally, It may be a natural step in the process of ageing. Yet for f, ome> tne Physical and emotional changes don't feel all B that natural. I What's happening to me? UoV f CosVes, icoVcxbi&ftv, sQj&eo 4'\&Vo<bcxvtce« l I Vi<e4«ess, mi^ViV suecxVs. cxvwi woo 4
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      491 38 of \^joman\~]ooA 2 to 3 September 2006 Forum 1: Spring Summer (in English Malay) REGISTRATION FORM I Conrad Centennial Singapore Saturday, 2 September 2006,10 am to spm OGSS Public Forum 2006 -Seasons of Womanhood I £1 n nor norcrm nor frmim In the "Spring" of a woman's life, she confronts
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      578 43 YOURH TODAY by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) H Question anyone trying to get you to con- HI^H You may want to change your direction or tribute to something that isn't your main p<^ set up interviews, send out resumes or defocus. You
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      647 44 —AP GOLF Bridgestone Invitational AKRON, Ohio For three straight holes in a playoff, Tiger Woods could only stand to the side of the green and watch someone else control his fate on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) at the Bridgestone Invitational. Then, given a chance to win,
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      216 44 —AFP ISTANBUL Ferrari team chief Jean Todt has angrily rejected claims made by Bernie Ecclestone that Michael Schumacher will retire at the end of this year. Todt, sporting director of Ferrari, said that Ecclestone knew nothing about Schumacher or his decision-making. In the wake of
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      696 45 —AGENCIES Keane's either going to be a ray of light, or make Sunderland's Quinn look like a fool LONDON When Niall Quinn assumed control of Sunderland over the summer, he promised supporters a "magic carpet ride". What the Stadium of Light faithful have now is a mystery tour.
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