Today, 21 September 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY /AediaCorp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 Thursday September 21, 2006 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Thaksin in London for 'private' visit
      423 1 US calls for quick restoration of civilian rule in Thailand LONDON Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in London (picture) late yesterday (early today, Singapore time) for a "private" visit after the military coup in his homeland, amid deep uncertainty about the country's
      -AFP; 3 AP  -  423 words
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      Gifted kids to take 'integrated' path
      655 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com.sg IN TWO years' time, the much-debated Gifted Education Programme (GEP) will quietly fade away from secondary schools. In its place, the Ministry of Education (MOE) wants GEP students to join schools offering the six-year Integrated Programme (IP). This means that
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      Lock icon Stocks rally as Fed keeps rates steady
      167 1 —AFP NEW YORK- US stocks rallied yesterday, holding early gains after the Federal Reserve came through with a widely expected decision to hold interest rates steady, with falling oil prices lending further support to the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 73.33
      —AFP  -  167 words
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      31 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 14 voices 26 business 36 plus 50 crtystyle 60 traveller 62 tv radio listings 72 classad 73 sports 74 we set you thinking
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      19 1 ALONSO'S WONDER-GOAL SINKS NEWCASTLE 75 CITY, FULHAM, MIDDLESBROUGH SUFFER LEAGUE CUP MISERY traveller KYM NG IN LIVELY ANDALUSIA 63
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      Lock icon Tentative Thais greet sawadee-coup
      605 2  -  THAMCHENFYE Thais unfazed, some wary as tanks roll past doorsteps news@newstoday.com.sg CHIANG MAI Residents living in Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's hometown in Chiang Mai woke up to a surprise when they saw soldiers carrying guns and military tanks surrounding the premier's home, as news of
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      Tense response from holidaying S'poreans
      467 2  -  ANSLEY NG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPOREAN Lindan Seh was enjoying a two-hour massage in a Bangkok spa when she received a text message from a friend telling her that soldiers and tanks had taken over the city. Mdm Seh's Thai masseuse calmly confirmed the fact But
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      isay STRETCHING THE EIGHT-DAY SMILE
      618 3  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong® newstoday.com.sg THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings in Singapore are over. But can our four million smiles remain? As a cynical but patriotic Singaporean, I was filled with immense pride whenever one of the foreign delegates in town
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      214 3 When ujcis the last time v tjau drank premfUrn birds nest every day? Y With, the neu> Fu. Y&n sang Mini su>oMjdu> mMHUbQ i^ Trtcut "Bird's h/est> you can noui ha,ve mm WkWLT^I premium goodntss dcuUj. 'kt^rJUi^f^ XM Eu Yan Sang bottled Bird's Nest, Singapore's No.l* 38r i brings you
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  • singapore news
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      No answers for hubby in kidney donor's death
      388 4  -  TORCHING LI She died in operation to save him; medical report inconclusive chingli@newstoday.com.sg NEARLY 20 months on, the cause of Singapore's first kidney transplant fatality is still unclear. A coroner's inquiry slated for yesterday to determine culpability for Mdm Narindar Kaur's death
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon MORE COEs EVERY MONTH FROM NEXT MONTH
        147 4 -938UVE From next month, the Land Transport Authority will issue 13 per cent more Certificates of Entitlement each month. This works out to an additional 8,520 COEs for this quota year. LTA has completed a mid-quota year review for May this year to
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        Lock icon YEO LAUDS UN GLOBAL COUNTER-TERROR PLAN
        133 4 938 LIVE Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo, who spoke at the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday, called the launch of the UN global counter-terrorism strategy an important milestone, and thanked members for their support and cooperation in
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      S2006 was 'a success'
      417 6  -  CHRISTIE LOH Minister of State Lim Hwee Hua thanks all S'poreans for the'national effort' christie@newstoday.com.sg THANKS to the help of every Singaporean, the past week's mega financial summit has been a "success", said Minister of State Lim Hwee Hua, who led the local organising team for
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      Changing gears for VIPs
      296 6  -  -TORCHING LI DRIVEN by his passion for large-scale conventions, sales representative Andrew Ong didn't have to think twice about forgoing one week's commission-based earnings to be a chauffeur for International Monetary Fund and World Bank delegates. Since the weekend, the 28-year-old has been on call for
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      More reason to smile
      514 8  -  JASMINE YIN ***** delegates extend their stay here for business, leisure jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg YESTERDAY'S conclusion of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings did not spell the end of the road for *****, as some delegates have extended their stay in Singapore. Hotels such as
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      Lock icon Blue weekend for some local medical practitioners ...
      786 8  - Blue weekend for some local medical practitioners TAN HUI LENG SHERALYNTAY huileng@newstoday.com.sg THEY came, they saw, but the delegates of the concluded IMFWorld Bank meetings generally steered clear of the doctors if they could help it. Despite Singapore's reputation for quality medical care, there were no takers for the special
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      INVISIBLE WOMAN
      596 10  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Witness at the heart of Ngoi trial cannot be traced weekeat@newstoday.com.sg AT THE centre of a web of deceit, sex, money and an alleged "scam marriage" is elusive former nightclub singer Guo Juan a woman neither her ex-lover nor investigators can now locate. Ms Guo, a China
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon PRESIDENT TO BE PATRON FOR SIM UNIVERSITY
        69 10 938 LIVE PRESIDENT S R Nathan will be the Patron for SIM University, Singapore's only institution for working adults. In his first appearance as Patron, he will attend the university's inaugural convocation ceremony on Monday. Joining him will be the newly-appointed Chancellor, Professor
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        Lock icon COINS TO NOTES, FREE OF CHARGE
        80 10 938 LIVE THE Singapore Mint is offering the public the chance to convert coins to notes without paying a fee, at five community centres islandwide in the coming weeks. The CCs-Teck Ghee, Chong Pang, Bukit Batok, Tampines East and Marine Parade will take turns
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      Lock icon Stemming the dementia epidemic
      360 12  -  SHERALYN TAY Expect eight-fold increase in S'poreans afflicted by 2050 shera lyn@newstoday.com.sg SOME 187,000 Singaporeans an eightfold leap from current numbers will be afflicted by dementia in 2050. That is the dire projection made by UK-based Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) in its report on 15 Asia-Pacific
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      Lock icon Born prematurely, now on target
      377 12  -  SHERALYN TAY MDM Tan Aik Im never expected her 12-year-old son Xuan Zhong to pass his PSLE examinations. "All our friends were saying behind my back that he definitely would not advance to secondary school," she said. But last year, to her relief, Xuan Zhong,
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      Lock icon Thai king's man who toppled the Thaksin government
      282 14  -  -NG HUN WEI BANGKOK Thailand's coup leader, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, is known as a softspoken and pragmatic career military man handpicked as army chief by the very prime minister he has deposed. Premier Thaksin Shinawatra named Mr Sonthi just one year ago
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      Lock icon Asia condemns Thai coup
      386 14 -AGENCIES Unease, uncertainty in region as countries urge citizens to think twice before travelling UNITED NATIONS The military overthrow of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the declaration of martial law in the country triggered condemnation, unease and uncertainty in Asian nations. Governments across the AsiaPacific
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      120 14 EPA FAREWELL, CROC HUNTER: Ms Jerri Irwin, the wife of Australian environmentalist and TV personality Steve Irwin, attending a memorial service for her husband with daughter Bindi and son Bob. The service took place yesterday at Mr I rwin's Australia Zoo in Queensland. Mr Irwin, known as the "Crocodile Hunter"
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      Lock icon Abe gets nod to become Japan's PM
      429 17 AFP But newly-elected leader of current ruling party will have to address Tokyo's tense relations with neighbours TOKYO Outspoken conservative Shinzo Abe yesterday easily won his party's support to replace veteran Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and was set to embark on an agenda
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      Lock icon Pressured Myanmar reacts to UN decision
      249 17 -AFP YANGON Myanmar's ruling military will crush any unrest within the country following the United Nations decision to put the country on the Security Council's formal agenda, state-run media said yesterday. "After trying to put Myanmar on UN Security Council's agenda, internal and external
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      Lock icon Parts of Perth belong to Aborigines, Australian court rules
      290 19 -AFP SYDNEY A surprise Federal Court decision granting Aborigines native title to one of Australia's major cities, Perth, sent lawyers, homeowners and officials scurrying to assess the impact yesterday. The landmark judgement is the first time a large metropolitan area in
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      Lock icon Hungarian rioters, police clash again
      317 19 -AFP BUDAPEST Hungarian protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany clashed with riot police for a second night in downtown Budapest About 50 people were taken to hospital and 24 officers were injured as several hundred protesters lit fires and hurled stones at
      -AFP  -  317 words
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      Lock icon US is abusing UN power: Ahmadinejad
      345 21 AP Iranian leader, Bush launch separate verbal attacks at UN General Assembly UNITED NATIONS Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim at United States policies in Iraq and Lebanon on Tuesday, and accused Washington of abusing its power in the United Nations Security Council to
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      Lock icon UN-controlled nuke scheme proposed to avoid proliferation
      264 21 AFP VIENNA World powers said on Tuesday that making nuclear reactor fuel available through United Nations-controlled supply centres could keep nations from enriching uranium themselves and learning how to make atomic weapons, a main concern in the Iranian crisis. Russia, Germany and the
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon UN APPROVES M'SIAN TROOPS
        39 23 -AP The United Nations has approved the deployment of 360 Malaysian peacekeepers to war-ravaged Lebanon, Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday. Mr Abdullah made the announcement after talks with United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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        Lock icon HK UPHOLDS GAY SEX RULING
        88 23 AFP A Hong Kong court yesterday dismissed the government's appeal against a landmark ruling that allowed gay sex by men under 21. "I fail to see on any basis the justification of this age limit," Chief High Court Judge Geoffrey Ma said. "No evidence has
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        MYSTERY OBJECT NEAR ATLANTIS
        66 23 Nasa has delayed the homecoming of space shuttle Atlantis from the international space station, while engineers try to figure out if a mystery object spotted flying near the ship resulted from some unknown damage to the shuttle, reported Reuters. Atlantiswas supposed to land yesterday at the
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      Lock icon Aceh tsunami survivors clash with cops
      175 23 —AGENCIES BANDA ACEH Indonesia's tsunami reconstruction agency yesterday pledged to speed up aid to the homeless after police clashed with protesters at a blockade of its offices. Some 1,000 survivors laid siege to the headquarters of the Aceh Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency in the
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      Lock icon Pope stresses profound respect for Muslims
      308 23 -AFP VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI yesterday told thousands of pilgrims at the Vatican that worldwide Muslim anger over his speech in Germany last week was the result of an "unfortunate misunderstanding". The Pope's remarks during his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square
      -AFP  -  308 words
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      SHADY DEALS, RAUNCHY ASIDES
      816 24  -  EMANUELSHAHAF JERUSALEM The allegations against Israel's President and Premier are part of the Zeitgeist IN.... IN THE middle of a government crisis brought on by the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israel's heads of state and government, President Moshe Katzav and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert respectively,
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      TALKBACK ON RADIO
      51 26 So how well did Singapore handle the IMF-World Bank meetings everything from security to service and road closures? Tell us. Tune in to 938Live's Talkback from 8.15 am to 8.45 am tomorrow for a debate on issues raised by Today readers. Call ***** 938 to give your
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      serveusright I WALKED AN EXTRA MILE FOR MY SHOES
      576 26  -  LIANG DINGZI THE Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) chief executive Ong Ye Kung recounted an experience at a shoe store ("Shoe didn'tfit, but service did", Sept 14) as something he imagined could only happen in fairy tales. The staff went the
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      244 28  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... QUESTIONS PARENTS ASK We receive about 10,000 letters and phone calls every day here at Focus on the Family, and I want to devote the next two or three commentaries to a few of the many questions submitted by parents and grandparents.
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      Lock icon Till we fold ketupat again
      943 28  -  SUKRI KADOLA MY DAD and I used to share a warm packet of nasi padang over our favourite wildlife documentary. He indulged in mother's recipe of stir-fried lady's fingers or bitter gourd infused with the rich taste of sliced mackerel in assam sauce. I was
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    • Letter
      Don't write off all contract teachers
      282 30  -  CHENG YOKE WAH Letter from I HAVE tremendous respect for all teachers, especially those who are experienced and have dedicated their lives to the education service. Ms Ang Lai-Kuin's letter, "To Touch Lives, Open Doors" (Sept 20), is a fitting tribute. Nevertheless, I feel
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      Lure for foreign scholars
      205 30  -  LEONG SZE HIAN Letter from I REFER to the article "'World's fastest growing' public policy school" (Sept 20). It states that the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy has "85 per cent of the students on scholarships" and has "welcomed seven more scholars high fliers
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    • Letter
      Rivals, not partners
      147 30  -  HEONGSHIENCHEE Letter from I REFER to Yang Razali Kassim's News Comment, "Rivals, friends or partners?" (Sept 20). How can Singapore and Johor emulate Shenzhen and Hong Kong, when Singapore and Johor are two different countries with an acrimonious past? Moreover, it has been clearly stated that Malaysia's
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      Worried about Temasek funds
      100 30  -  UM BOON HEE Letter from I AM extremely worried about the billions Temasek has poured into Thailand with the army coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. In Thailand, the investment was viewed in some quarters as "unfriendly" and a "sell-out" of national assets to foreigners. Opposition
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      sayagain
      57 32 I suggest that SMRT come up with simple guidelines on evasive action to take when a person falls onto the track, and publicise them. This way, we'd know what action to take, and precious lives can be saved. John Yong Siew Hua, on the recent report of a woman
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    • Letter
      A picture can paint a thousand lies
      471 32  -  ANDREW PK YAP What's the way forward, when someone harms your image? Letter from I REFER to the report, "Don't label our girls 'easy', say angry convent schools", Sept 20). My daughter complained to me of the broadsheet "attacking" her school. She attends
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      Security at the expense of sales?
      279 34  -  LAI YEW CHAN Rethink all-or-nothing approach to road closures as businesses pay a price Letter from I REFER to the report "Taxi drought hits Marina area hotels" (Sept 15). I would attribute the taxi shortage at the Marina area hotels to the drastic reduction
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    • Letter
      Guidelines on ez-link rebates
      319 34  -  TAMMY TAN KATHRYN LAU Letter from Assistant Corporate Communications Manager Transit Link Pte Ltd and Director, Corporate Communications SBS Transit WE REFER to the reader's letter, "Where's the ez-link rebate?" (Sept 11). Please allow us to explain that the transfer rebate was introduced after the massive
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    • Letter
      The underside of overwork
      214 34  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from I READ with interest Liv I-Chun's letter, "Keep a healthy balance before work tips the scales" (Sept 19). Working long hours is a necessity, especially during peak seasons or when the company gets last-minute orders. But I doubt employees can
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    • Letter
      Sellers mark up, agents gain, buyers pay
      222 35  -  CHENG CHIN CHIN Letter from I REFER to the letter by Goh Kian Huat ("Dual commission not an unfair practice", Sept 18). Mr Goh attempts to make the case that the current practice of making both buyer and seller pay the agent's commission
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      sayagain
      113 35 I've heard of an employer, a millionaire living in a prestigious Ardmore Park condominium with five luxury cars, rationing his maids' consumption of fresh milk and bread. I was told that each of the two maids could consume only two slices of bread and a cup of milk each
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      Activists did have a voice
      406 35  -  ONG-CHEW PECK WAN In an editorial on Sept 13, the Wall Street Journal Asia (WSJA) criticised the Singapore Government's handling of the protests during the International Monetary Fund-World Bank meetings here. The Government's response to the WSJ A was published in its Sept 20 issue.
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      526 36  -  CHOW PENN NEE After coup in Thailand, it's early days yet for Spore firms there pennnee@newstoday.com.sg leader had undermined democracy. The coup took place while Mr Thaksin was in New York at the United Nation's General Assembly. The coup leaders put the country under martial law
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      276 36 -DOW JONES HONG KONG Jitters over the successful military coup in Thailand hurt Asian stock markets yesterday but the impact was muted and will likely be short-lived amid expectations the events could pave the way for a breakthrough in Thailand's longlasting political crisis. Asian
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      483 38  -  LEECHINGWERN Investment firm's exposure in the kingdom is not likely to have an adverse impact on its long-term credit rating: S&P chingwern@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE investment firm Temasek Holdings which has invested billions into Thai telecom giant Shin Corp is monitoring the situation in Thailand following the
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      229 38 BLOOMBERG AMERICAN International Group the world's largest insurance company by market value named former Citigroup president Robert Willumstad as chairman to replace Mr Frank Zarb. Mr Willumstad, 61, will take the post on Nov 1, the New York- based company said. Mr Zarb has
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      368 42  -  VALERIE LAW The Securities Investment Institute will also share resources globally and facilitate cross-training with ACCS va lerie@newstoday.com.sg UNITED-Kingdom-based Securities Investment Institute (SII) a qualifications body for the wholesale investment and securities industry has opened an office in Singapore. The body also announced an
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      188 42 DOW JONES BLOOMBERG Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) said yesterday that its joint venture with Air India had been shortlisted for one of two ground handling contracts at Bangalore's new international airport. A cargo handling contract at the airport had previously been given to the Sats-Air India joint venture
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      623 46 —AFP WTO chief Lamy tells negotiators not to lose sight of the big picture CAIRNS World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy yesterday accused trade negotiators of losing sight of the big picture and jeopardising global trade liberalisation talks. The WTO director-general said if the
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      359 47 -BLOOMBERG THAILAND'S currency fell and the country's credit ratings were put on review for a possible downgrade after the military seized control of Bangkok, ousting Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The baht had its biggest loss against the US
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        173 47 Dow Jones SHARES fell yesterday as investors took profit on recent gains after a military coup in Thailand late on Tuesday. The ST Index shed 6.82 points, or 0.3 per cent, to close at 2,531.42, after falling as low as 2,510.77 early in the session. In the broad market,
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      296 48 BLOOMBERG MICROSOFT Corp, outsold eight to one by Sony Corp in Japan's US$l.4 billion ($2.2 billion) video-game console market, is counting on a little magic to narrow the gap. Key for Microsoft will be the addition of role-playing software that
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      269 48 -BLOOMBERG Ericsson claims S Korean firm violated patents THE United States International Trade Commission (USITC) is investigating whether Samsung Electronics violated patents used in its mobile phones and other devices based on a complaint filed by Ericsson. Shares of Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung declined 0.7
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      990 50  -  Ross Wallace Creator of Prison Break insists he does have an ending to the series PAULScheuring knows a thing or two about breaking through walls. He ought to. As the creator of TV's Prison Break, he has overseen two seasons worth of stories about inmates planning a
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      568 53  -  JEANINETAN The death of his character on the hit show made actor lan Somerhalder into a movie star jeanine@newstoday.com.sg LAN Somerhalder is often asked about his time on season one of the hit TV series Lost, but if he's tired of it, he's not showing the signs.
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      124 53  -  -ZAFARANJUM THE Singapore edition of Movie Mag International, a magazine focusing on India's tinseltown, made its debut in the region this month. "The magazine caters to the Indian and Malay communities' interest in Bollywood," the publication's editor, Hussain Poonawalla, told Today recently. Though Bollywood movie
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      278 54  -  -DAVID CHEW THE globalised world, the information highway and the inevitable reinvention of traditions all that is ambitiously explored in Bhaskar Arts Academy's latest production People Get Connected. A multimedia dance production exploring the evolution of communication from the days of carrier
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        136 56 WRITER and artist Jason Wee (picture) edited Singapore's first volume of coming-out stories by gay Singaporeans, SQ2I: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century, which is available at major bookstores, and his installation work 7357(2006) is on display at City Hall as part of the inaugural Singapore Biennale. "I'm currently
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        358 58  -  David Chew Strong narrative, cast give voice to Ong Keng Sen's play on the displaced THEATREREVIEW by.... I Diaspora THE goings-on in auteur Ong Keng Sen's mind must be a wonder to behold. Take his latest outing, Diaspora, which began its four-night run at the Esplanade Concert
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        202 60  -  BERNADETTECHONG L'OREAL Paris plays matchmaker until Sunday at the "Find Your True Match" event at Parkway Parade's Basement Atrium from 10am to 10pm. This is held in conjunction with the launch of the True Match Super-Blendable Two-Way Powder Foundation. Apart from conducting a free foundation shade
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        400 66 IR^RhI hi JVM Travellers today know what's best for them when it comes to planning their overseas holiday trips. Ms Alicia Seah (picture), Vice-President, Leisure Travel of UOB Travel Planners, noted: "Discerning travellers look beyond price, and shop for exclusive travel deals based on content.
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        617 69 SYDNEY is a family playground there's so much to see that you won't know where to begin. Start off your Sydney adventure by taking advantage of the special Let's Go Sydney Family Land Package. Tailored for families, this package allows your first child to stay and tour free.
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      454 74 ■AFP Man Utd star not happy with his current form LONDON Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has admitted that he is frustrated by his recent poor form. Rooney, 20, was well below his best as United suffered a 1-0 home defeat against Arsenal on Sunday and was substituted
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      522 75 -AFP LONDON Premiership clubs Manchester City, Fulham and Middlesbrough were all sent crashing out of the English League Cup by lower league opposition in a dramatic second round yesterday. City boss Stuart Pearce will come under increasing pressure after his side were
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      240 76  -  JOSE RAYMOND TAMPINES Rovers chairman Teo Hock Seng will have to wait another year to realise his dream of seeing the Stags lift the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup. Tampines crashed out of the AFC Cup after being thrashed 4-0 by Al-Wihdat in Amman
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      399 77  -  JOSE RAYMOND RHB SINGAPORE CUP FIRST LEG, SEMI-FINAL Chonburi 2 Balestier 1 A 10-MAN Chonburi FC side put one foot in the RHB Singapore Cup final last night after defeating Balestier Khalsa 2-1 in the first leg semi-final at the Jurong East Stadium. A penalty
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      513 78  -  TANYO-HINN Spores first professional basketball outfit beat former champs 36ers in NBLopener NBL Singapore Slingers 98 Adelaide 36ers 91 yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Slingers made their longawaited debut in the 2006-2007 Philips Australian National Basketball League (NBL) Championship last night And the wait has been worthwhile. In their
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