Today, 6 September 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper Wednesday September 6, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 192/07/2006
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Japanese princess has baby boy
      549 1 -AFP Long-awaited male heir ends country's succession crisis for the time being TOKYO —Japan's Princess Kiko this morning gave birth to the royal family's first boy in more than 40 years, ending for now a succession crisis and silencing calls to let a woman sit
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      31 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 12 voices 22 business 32 growth 40 plus 42 tv radio listings 48 classad 49 sports 51 we set you thinking 8 "*****6"*****9"
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  • hot news
    • Article
      Lock icon Intel to cut 10,500 jobs to lower costs
      446 2 BLOOMBERG INTEL Corp, the world's largest semiconductor maker, will cut 10,500 jobs as part of a plan by Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini to reduce costs by US$3 billion ($4.7 billion) annually starting in 2008. Intel will have 92,000 employees by the
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      Lock icon The logic that will unify Asean
      570 2  -  LEE CHING WERN Integration a must to compete with China, India, says MM chingwern@newstoday.com. sg FACED with the reality of a rising China and emerging India, countries in the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) have no choice but to push for economic integration.
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    • Article
      Citigroup to tap MM Lee's experience
      205 2  -  CHRISTIE LOH MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has agreed to be "special advisor" to Citigroup, the New York-based financial services giant said yesterday. Under this newly-created position, Mr Lee will counsel the company's senior management and board on international developments that have an impact
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      Lock icon NOT UNDER ONE ROOF
      1085 3  -  IRFAN HUSAIN 'Unified Islamic conspiracy'just a lie to gloss over local conflicts, problems AS TERRORISM continues to dominate the international agenda in one form or another, it might be useful to examine its different strains. Ever since 911 turned the world on its head, it has
      AFP  -  1,085 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US stocks up, oil closes lower
      129 3 BLOOMBERG US stocks climbed for a second day as oil touched a three-month low and a Federal Reserve official said inflation is under control. St Louis Fed Bank President William Poole, in an interview, said the economy is on an "even keel" and the
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  • Singapore news
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      Shops open, where are the crowds?
      749 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG Tenants say Dhoby Xchange is a 'dead town', petition for more publicity, promotions cheekong@newstoday.com.sg BUSINESSMAN Vincent Tan's shoe shop at Dhoby Xchange is eight times as large as his outlet at Bugis Junction. And yet, it sells just 250 pairs of shoes a
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      Taxi driver dies while replacing punctured tyre
      161 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG A 63-YEAR-OLD taxi driver collapsed and died yesterday while changing his vehicle's punctured tyre. Mr Oh Beng Leng was ferrying a passenger along the Pasir Panjang flyover, in the direction of the East Coast Parkway, at about 7.20 am when he had
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      Thanks, now about that workload ...
      629 6  - Thanks, now about that workload DERRICK A PAULO Teachers are happy with higher salaries, enhanced gratuity and other perks, but feel they have too much on their plate derrick@newstoday.com.sg ANNUAL gratuities: Up by 20 to 30 per cent Starting salaries for some teachers: Up by 5 to 8 per cent.
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon UNATTENDED BAG AT CITY HALL STATION
        96 6 -CHANNEL NEWSASIA Police cordoned off a section of the City Hall MRT station for over an hour yesterday afternoon when an unattended briefcase was found. The brown briefcase, left unattended on top of a donation box, was opened by the police who say there
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        Lock icon PETROL PRICES DOWN
        91 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Singapore Petroleum Company has reduced pump prices for all three grades of petrol by 6 cents. The company says the adjustments across its net- work of 39 service stations, effective 7pm yesterday, reflect current market conditions. Premium 98 unleaded petrol has been reduced to
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      Lock icon A CULTURE OF CHARITY
      656 8  -  JASMINE YIN Tycoon Lee Ka-shing: Philanthropy must be a way of life for Asians jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg AMERICA has Warren Buffett and Bill Gates to champion giving and Asia has Mr Li Kashing. Yesterday, the Hongkong tycoon, Asia's richest man, made his call to Asians to adopt a
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      Lock icon An album to share the stories of Singaporeans
      248 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A PHOTO album project is underway to get Singaporeans to share their family stories through photographs. Called "A Singapore Album", it is an intimate look into the lives of Singaporeans. Said project organiser Goh Eck Kheng: "I think this project
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon GREATER ONLINE SECURITY WITH NEW CYBER-WATCH CENTRE
        127 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Government agencies can expect greater online security when the new Cyber-Watch Centre (CWC) is ready next March to provide real-time responses to cyber-threats. Set up by the Infocomm Development Authority, the centre will monitor the security of the Government's infocomm systems
        — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  127 words
      • Article
        Lock icon BOY DIES OF INJURIES FIVE DAYS AFTER ROAD ACCIDENT
        100 8 -938UVE A 14-year-old boy has died of serious injuries, five days after a car knocked him down. Tan Kwang Zheng was pronounced dead at the National University Hospital at 2.30 am yesterday. He was recovering from leukemia following a bone marrow
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      Lock icon A step towards independence
      368 10  -  JASMINE YIN Internship programme hopes to set disabled on their feet jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg EMPLOYERS jittery about hiring a disabled person can first offer him an internship programme. This would give them the flexibility to either keep the trainee or fire him depending on his performance during the
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    • Article
      Don't gild gambling, casino operators
      265 10  -  CHOW PENN NEE JUST like the health warnings on cigarette packs, cautioning patrons on the risks of gambling should be on the cards for responsible casino operators. That's the view of clinical psychologist Dr Gracemary Leung, who called on casino operators to be responsible in
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Annan's visit bears fruit
      321 12 —AGENCIES UN chief appoints mediator for Israeli soldiers'release; expects blockade to be lifted ALEXANDRIA (Egypt) Israel should lift its blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, United Nations (UN) chief Kofi Annan said yesterday as he stepped up efforts to release Israeli prisoners and shore up a
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      Lock icon Croc hunter pulled barb out, collapsed
      247 12 —AGENCIES SYDNEY In the last moments of his life, Mr Steve Irwin (picture) pulled the deadly 20cm-long stingray barb, which ultimately killed him, from his chest, The Australian reported Mr Irwin's friend as having said. The 44-year-old Australian "Crocodile Hunter" died on Monday after
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  247 words
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      Lock icon Ching Cheong court details revealed
      224 12 —AP SHANGHAI Taiwanese spies asked Ching Cheong, The Straits Times' Hong Kong-based correspondent, sentenced to five years jail in China on espionage charges, for photos of Chinese navy ships. Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper, which claimed to have obtained documents from the trial reported that
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      Lock icon Indonesia confident of Security Council bid
      358 14 —AGENCIES S Korea opts out of race, focuses on Secretary-General post JAKARTA Indonesia is poised to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council next month, a move that would bolster UN opposition to Israel's actions in the Middle East and lengthen the
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      Lock icon Militant gets 8 years for 2005 Bali blasts
      120 14 -AFP BALI The first Indonesian militant tried for his involvement in the suicide bombings in Bali last year was sentenced to eight years' jail yesterday. Abdul Aziz, 30, was convicted by the Denpasar District Court of sheltering the alleged mastermind of the
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      Lock icon Jordan's deadly gunman acted alone
      190 14 -AFP AMMAN An investigation into a deadly gun attack on Western holidaymakers in Amman has found that the assailant acted alone and had no support from "terrorist" groups, Jordanian officials said yesterday. Government spokesman Nasser Jawdeh said the "criminal act" was carried out by Nabil
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      Lock icon Lord of the prison
      722 16  -  AMY CHEW IN JAKARTA Convicted Bali bomber gets all he wants in jaileven Internet and phone access to recruit followers news@newstoday.com.sg SOURCES say convicted Bali bomber Imam Samudra, 36, is lording it over the prison. Bolstered by his reputation as a holy warrior who trained in
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      Lock icon Early parole for Suharto's son
      326 17 —AP Indonesian law and good behaviour work in favour of Tommy JAKARTA Just four years into a 15-year prison sentence for ordering the murder of a judge, Tommy Suharto the rich 43-year-old son of former Indonesian dictator Suharto is due to be released on parole
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    • Article
      Lock icon Imelda Marcos for mayor?
      274 17 -AP MANILA Imelda Marcos, the flamboyant widow of a Philippine dictator who fascinated the world with her huge shoe collection, may make a political comeback and run for mayor of Manila in next year's local elections, her daughter said on Monday. Although Ms Marcos, 77, has
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    • this quirky world
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        Lock icon IRAQI DRIVING BLIND IN BRITAIN
        143 17 -AFP An Iraqi man, who lost the use of his eyes in an Iraqi bomb blast, was convicted of dangerous driving in a British court on Monday after taking a car for an 800 m spin, which saw the car reach speeds up to 56km
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        Lock icon RUN OVER BY TRAIN, NZ WOMAN SURVIVES
        128 17 -AP A young New Zealand woman run over by a freight train engine and three wagons as she lay between the rail lines is "incredibly lucky" to be alive, a rail spokeswoman said yesterday. The freight train was travelling at about 20km an
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon TERROR SUSPECTS WONT BE TRIED BEFORE 2008
        91 18 AP Eight men alleged to have plotted to bomb airliners flying from London to the United States will not be tried before 2008 as British officials continue sifting through evidence from across the globe, prosecutors said. While lawyers say such delays are common,
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        Lock icon FAMILY OF FOUR KILLED BY SACKED EMPLOYEES
        78 18 AFP A family of four in Mumbai have been killed at home in an alleged revenge attack by sacked laundry workers. Reports said the five-year old son was hanged from a fan while his three-year-old sister was drowned in a bucket. Their parents
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        GRANDSON SEEKS TO EXHUME MUSSOLINI
        68 18 Mr Guido Mussolini is seeking legal permission to exhume the body of his grandfather Benito Mussolini to find out how the World War II Italian dictator died, Reuters reported. A partisan fighter, generally believed to be Colonel Valerio, killed and shot Mussolini towards the end
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        Lock icon PANASONIC RECALLS NOTEBOOK BATTERIES
        59 18 —ap Matsushita Electric Industrial Co said yesterday it has begun recalling 6,000 lithium-ion batteries used in Panasonic-brand notebook computers on concerns they might overheat. Although the firm declined to specify the maker of the batteries, they are not made by Sony Corp, whose laptop computer batteries
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      Lock icon If Chen stays, Taiwan's 'doomed'
      359 18 -AFP Don't let President serve a full term, urges main rival TAIPEI Taiwan is "doomed" if President Chen Shui-bian is allowed to ride out corruption charges and serve a full term, his chief opponent Shih Mingteh said ahead of a mass protest to oust the
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      Lock icon Ma wins defamation suit against Taiwanese ruling party
      203 18 -AP TAIPEI Taiwan's High Court yesterday ruled the governing party should apologise to opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou and compensate him for NT$l million ($47,800), for insinuating in a 2003 TV commercial that he sided with the Chinese Communist Party. Mr Ma, who
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      Lock icon The Blair witch-hunt
      393 20 As many as 50 MPs demand that British PM step down LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair came under increasing pressure to say when he plans to step down yesterday as yet another poll showed the Labour party losing ground to the opposition Conservatives. British media reported
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    • Article
      Abu Hamza wanted to buy Islamic school to build terrorist cell
      227 20 LONDON The high profile anti-ter-rorism raid in Britain has thrown up some shocking revelations. The Times of London reported that extremist Muslim cleric Abu Hamza wanted to buy the Islamic school, at the centre of an anti-terrorist search, in
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      Pinocchio, friends convert to Islam
      132 20 LONDON Characters in 100 classic stories such has Pinocchio, Tom Sawyer and other characters have been converted to Islam in the Turkey's new school curriculum. Insults, swearwords and rude rhymes have also been taken out, The Telegraph reported. "Give me some bread, for Allah's sake,"
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      227 14 I There's never been a better time to pursue a career in the accounting profession. Market Admissions Criteria: Information Session: demand is especially upbeat today and career opportunities for accounting graduates Completed a recognised Bachelor degree 16 September 2006 (Saturday) are many and varied. Working experience of at least two
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  • Voices
    • A broader teachers' horizon
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        Glad they can pursue dreams without quitting
        464 22  -  KELLY KOH BEN-UN Letter from I READ the announced changes to the lot of teachers with great interest ("Sabbatical with pay for 'sir'", Sept 5). It caused me to reflect on my decision to resign from the teaching service three years ago after
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        Give up private tuition and focus on teaching
        181 22  -  COLIN ONG TAU SHIEN Letter from I AM very encouraged by the Education Ministry's decision to pump $250 million over the next three years in the teaching profession. This will indeed go a long way in attracting the best people to the
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      260 24  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY Rll I BILL AND FRANK HAVENS One of the most powerful stories in the history of the Olympic games involved a canoeing specialist named Bill Havens. I'm told he was sure to win a gold medal in the 1924 Olympic games in
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      A SHOW OF ABILITY
      1171 24  -  JERRY SIAH A concert by the disabled shows that talent isn't limited by special needs coffee with I 34, Spaces Community honorary executive director WHEN his 24-year-old sister died of nose cancer some 13 years ago, Mr Jerry Siah could have wallowed in grief and bemoaned
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    • Letter
      Medisave fee was levied from the start
      235 26  -  KAREN TAN Letter from DIRECTOR, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MR LEONG Sze Hian asked "Why charge admin fee for Medisave use?" (Aug 30). As with all billing, credit card or banking transactions, it costs money to process each Medisave transaction. The Central
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    • Owners and MCs need to stop sparring
      • Letter
        Don't blame only MCs, MAs – owners are responsible, too
        372 26  - Don't blame only MCs, MAs owners are responsible, too ANDREW UOE Letter from I FEEL that Mr Tan Keng Ann's letter "Owners right to take en bloc process in hand" (Aug 30) was unfair to management councils (MCs) and managing agents (MAs). Firstly, the management corporation is tasked to look
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      • Letter
        Discrepancies in by-laws, which favour the MCs
        205 26  -  TEOYEWCHEOK Letter from I APPLAUD Patrick Sio's suggestion, "Third party needed in condo disputes" (Sep 2) for an impartial authority who can hear out the disputes between condominium owners/developers or owners/owner-residents. In our condo, there are discrepancies in the by-laws, and there are
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      Croc hunter will always be cherished
      131 27  -  ACE KINDRED CHEONG Letter from I AM shocked and saddened to read that Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter was killed by a stingray. As an animal lover, I enjoy his TV shows. Sometime ago, I had the opportunity to meet Steve when he was
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      Come blog and chat with us, ministers
      125 27  -  KHOO LIH-HAN Letter from I AM delighted to see that Foreign Minister George Yeo has taken the initiative to blog, posting on a Young PAP member's website, www.ephraim.blogspot.com. I believe many Singaporeans, like me, are curious to know more about the life of
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      OD interest not right
      298 27  -  ROY CHAN Consumers should not be made to pay for limitations of centralised chequing Letter from I WISH to highlight a strange policy by some local banks on the imposition of over-draft interest charged for current accounts. I drafted a cheque to pay a bill, but
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      isay EXCUSE ME, YOU'RE PUTTING US IN DANGER
      647 30  -  Jeremy Lim FLYING? Leave me out. I have been terrified of air travel since I watched a plane crash on the news many years ago. My parents offered to take me on overseas holidays many times but I turned them down because
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        LAST STOP: TANAH MERAH
        71 30  -  UM POH SENG: The Mass Rapid Transit map can be improved by depicting the green line serving stations Tanah Merah, Expo and Changi Airport in a different colour, to show that passengers from Changi Airport have to alight at Tanah Merah to travel to other stations.
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        SQUEEZED BACK-TO-BAG
        58 30  -  TAN CHENG KOK: I agree with the writer of "Draw the line on hogs who won't move to the back of the bus" (Sept 4). But even when passengers move to the rear, the aisle space allows only a single line of standing passengers, as most carry backpacks
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        92 30  -  EUGENEHENG I refer to the letter, "No smooth sailing" (Sept 4). I fear we have given the perfect excuse to build another Electronic Road Pricing gantry just before the exit to the Pan Island Expressway (PIE); we would then be charged double just to go
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      Lock icon Singapore ahead of Shanghai
      476 32 -BLOOMBERG SGX starts trading in A-share futures before China SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) yesterday began trading the world's first index futures based on stocks listed in mainland China, ahead of the planned introduction of such derivatives in Shanghai. Futures contracts for Sept 28 settlement closed at 5,134
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      165 32  -  -VALERIE LAW INDUSTRIAL landlord Ascendas yesterday said that Mr Lew Syn Pau resumed his duties as the chairman of the board of Ascendas with effect from Sept 1, after having taken a leave of absence since Oct 14 last year. The 51-year-old Mr Lew had
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        443 34 BLOOMBERG But a financial crisis similar to the one of 1997 is unlikely THE increase in Asian government debt since the 1997 financial crisis is a concern because some nations' credit ratings still have not recovered, Standard Poor's (S&P) said. "Weaker sovereign credit
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        131 34 Technics Oil Gas entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with an unnamed Indonesian partner to lease gas compressor units to firms in the oil and gas industry. The joint venture will be 51-per-cent-owned by Technics'wholly owned Indonesia unit. Technics Offshore Jaya. Meanwhile, Technics Oil subsidiary. Technics
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        232 34  -  —CHRISTIE LOH QUARTERLY financial reporting will stay as the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has decided to accept all the recommendations by the Council for Corporate Disclosure and Governance (CCDG). Therefore, all listed companies with market capitalisation above $75 million will continue posting their results
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        Lock icon Renault appoints sole distributor here
        83 34 CHANNEL NEWSASIA WEARNES Automotive has been appointed the exclusive importer and distributor for Renault vehicles in Singapore. Besides Renault passenger and light commercial vehicle sales, Wearnes Automotive will also be providing after sales service for Renault vehicles in Singapore. The appointment increases the range of
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        461 36 BLOOMBERG Says investment in oil producerwill cushion earnings if rig demand falls KEPPEL Corp, the world's largest oil rig maker, plans to keep its $1.1-billion stake in oil producer Singapore Petroleum Corp. (SPC) because it may bolster earnings should demand for oil exploration and
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        245 36 Bloomberg OIL companies are so desperate for new supplies that they are taking five-year leases on drilling rigs that will not even be built until 2009, said Keppel Corp's chairman Lim Chee Onn. "Demand is still relatively strong for the next few years,"
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        238 36 -DOW JONES BRITISH casino group Stanley Leisure said yesterday it had received a takeover approach from an unidentified party, just days after merger talks with rival London Clubs International were trumped by an offer from US gaming giant Harrah's Entertainment The board is evaluating the
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        466 38 -BLOOMBERG It wants to sell road pavers, diggers and refrigerated trailers in the world's fastest-growing economy SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), which makes bombs and rifles, said it planned to sell hydraulic diggers and road-paving machines to China to tap into the construction boom
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          4 38 ST Index 2,519.7 -0.7
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          58 38 Mikkei 225 16,385.96 +27.89 +0.17 -IK Hang Seng Australia ASX200 17,438.80 5,150.60 -75.08 +21.40 -0.43 +0.42 <orea Comp fhailand SET 1,361.24 701.10 +2.18 -2.43 +0.16 -0.35 Jakarta Comp 1,468.24 -1.32 -0.09 Dhils Comp Shenzhen B 2,392.56 295.18 +21.46 +2.24 +0.91 +0.76 Vlumbai Sensex 11,904.60 -9.61 -0.08 Malaysia KLCI
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          54 38 Synear GlobalVoice THBEV ChinaMilk Gen Int China Sun Noble Grp Bio-Treat SingTel Wilmar 0.955 -0.010 -1.0 30,651 0.140 +0.010 +7.7 25,331 0.290 21,446 1.010 +0.020 +2.0 20,477 0.365 +0.015 +4.3 19,469 0.025 +0.005 +0.6 10,139 1.140 +0.020 +1.0 11,699 0.705 +0.015 +1.9 11,216 2.490 -0.010 -0.4 11,012
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          66 38 Jaidina CSC 12.100 +0.300 SIMSCI2008CW***** 1.040 +0.210 DBS6%NCPS10 100.200 +0.200 WBLCoip 4.000 +0.120 SATSvcs 2.240 +0.110 SHETF100 25.760 +0.110 BukitSem 10.600 +0.100 KepCoip 15.200 +0.100 0CBC45%NCPS100 101.100 +0.100 SpLaid 7.300 +0.100 Digiland 0.010 +100.0 SIA8CW*****9 0.010 +100.0 PSL 0.025 +66.7 QTYDEV8CW*****2 0.015 +50.0 Jade 0.015 +50.0 SingTel
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          68 38 Shan Asia 2kHK$ 15.000 HSI*****8CW*****7 1.240 HSI***** ePW0B0928 0.090 «000eCW*****0 0.740 JMH400US$ 17.600 ISH500US$ 10.000 13.900 HSI*****eCW*****8 0.495 5PC8CW*****2 0.195 HSI*****eCW0B1129 0.070 -0.300 -0.130 -0.110 -0.105 -0.100 -0.100 -0.100 -0.090 -0.090 -0.005 HSU 6400 8PW*****8 0.090 SIMSCI28D 9PW*****2 0.015 KepLaideCW*****5 0.020 SPC8CW*****2 0.195 U0BgPW*****4 0.025 Compact 0.015
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          137 38 Agencies SHARES ended mixed yesterday in the absence of fresh themes. US markets were closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday, depriving the local market of a lead. TheST Index fell 0.7 point, or 0.03 per cent, to 2,519.7. In the broad market, gainers led losers 293 to
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          36 38 uss OiraffT UK£ 0.3361 Yen 73.924 HK$ 4.9603 RM 2.3234 Euro 0.4976 Rupiah 5,792.1 Baht 23.824 Peso 32.133 A$ 0.8291 Indian Rs 29.524 Won 610.22 C$ 0.7093 Yuan 5.0703 NZ$ 0.9867 NT$ 20.903
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          25 38 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Ml uss/oz 639.50 Sinr uss/oz 13.33 Plat™ 1,273.50 Rubtar cents/kg 304.25 P*ii 1,561.50 Bnrtagdi usS/bami 68.17 Information provided by and
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        241 39 -AGENCIES JAKARTA Bank Indonesia (BI) cut its key policy rate, called the BI rate, by 0.5 per cent to 11.25 per cent yesterday amid easing inflationary pressures and improved macro-economic conditions. "After taking into account improved macro-economic stability, BI confidence
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        Lock icon Tanoto tops Indonesia's rich list
        384 39 DOW JONES Owner of RGM estimated to be worth $4.4b MR SUKANTO Tanoto, the owner of Indonesia's RGM International, is the country's richest man with a net worth of US$2.B billion ($4.4 billion), according to Forbes Asia magazine. He was followed by cigarette mogul Putera
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        671 40  -  CHRISTIE LOH Spore mobile-tainmentfirm says rules here too restrictive christie@newstoday.com.sg A HOMEGROWN distributor of mobile content will list on London's start-up exchange before the end of this year to raise up to £4 million ($l2 million). "The (Singapore capital) market is not appreciative of
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        256 41  -  ZAFARANJUM zaf ar@newstoday.com.sg ALL traders will have to file their Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns electronically by September 2008. "From January 2007, businesses will move towards the compulsory GST e-Filing system in phases, starting with the larger businesses," a spokesperson
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        237 41 Applications open for equity funding A NEW scheme will see the Economic Development Board (EDB) and a group of business angel investors committing $20 million to invest in promising companies that are less than five years old. Under the scheme, a group of
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        163 41 DOW JONES SINGAPORE-listed Synear Food Holdings has been named the exclusive supplier of frozen dumplings to the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the company said in a statement yesterday. Synear will provide funds and frozen food products to the Olympic Games, and in
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      255 37 INTEGRATING aSiS u3I6S 3110 IflfliKvllliy k-,, One o£ t&e *7ofi 50 TKtwfatwf (foim tot t&e wonid I Tuesday, 10* October 2006 9.00 am 5.00pm k^SZ* J^M Marina Mandarin '^^A Many companies manage sales and marketing activities m m separately to pursue responsiveness and flexibility, hence W decreasing sales force productivity
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      1560 42  -  Elisa Chia ALL JEAN DANKER WANTS IS EQUALITY OF THE SEXES ON AIR AND FOR LISTENERS TO STOP CALLING HER A SWEETIE-PIE J' EAN Danker still can't fathom why listeners tolerate more catty comments from male DJs than from their female counterparts. This from a veteran jock who's
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      562 45  -  JEANINETAN Joakim finds Idol experience rewarding, but is peeved with attacks on his family jeanine@newstoday.com.sg JOAKIM Gomez is the kind of guy who is grateful for the little things. He's happy that, despite all the sarcastic comments from Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim, he got at
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        564 46  -  ROSS WALLACE DEPUTY PLUS EDITOR ross@newstoday.com.sg CALL it a creature feature that tickles the funny bone or Monster Horror Theatre of the Absurd. However you label the latest blockbuster from South Korea, there's no denying that the film lives up to its name. Known simply as Monster
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        THE ABCHITECTURE OF INTIMACY
        471 47 This is the first in a weekly series of articles on the works in the inaugural Singapore Biennale, which runs until Nov 12. One venue will be featured each week along with comments by an experienced curator. This week, June Yap, deputy director and curator of
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        Lock icon Sylvester leaves Hype for 'personal reasons'
        144 47 SYLVESTER Sim's (picture) tumultuous career path in entertainment has taken another sharp turn. One-and-a-half years into his three-year contract, the Singapore Idol 2004 runner-up has parted ways with Artiste Networks, the artiste management arm of Hype Records. "There were a lot of distractions that
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      145 46 TOP TEN In Singapore (August 31 -September 3) RANKING MOVIE WEEKS IN CINEMAS 1 The Devil Wears Prada 1 I 2 Monster House 1 3 (1) Snakes on a Plane (NCI6) 2 4 Barnyard H 5 Frostbite (Swedish) (NCI6) 1 6 (5) Lovewrecked 2 7 (2) Theßreak-Up 3 8 (3)
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