Today, 28 September 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    28 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp fresfsf share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 Thursday September 28, 2006 todayonline.com share your free newspaper TODAY /AediaCorp MICA (P) 192/07/2006 Thursday September 28, 2006 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
    • Article
      Lock icon Quiet opening for Bangkok's new airport
      431 1 -AFP BANGKOK The Thai capital's sleek new airport officially opened today with a predawn landing but the country's military leaders made little fuss about the launch of what will be South-east Asia's busiest aviation hub. The US$3-billion ($4.76-billion) Suvarnabhumi International Airport, 25km east of
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      Lock icon A worker's map to the future
      942 1  -  CLEMENT MESENAS >DAYEXCLUSIVE Next labour chief's tough solutions to hard problems EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@newstoday.com.sg IT'S still some months before Lim Swee Say (picture) takes over the baton from National Trades Union Congress chief Lim Boon Heng, but he's already got 500 union leaders together to
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  • hot news
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      CJ: First ask, why punish
      461 2  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg IT IS not every day that individuals who have served time in prison cross paths with the highest authority of the Singapore courts. But this was precisely the situation yesterday, when Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong turned up at the Yellow Ribbon
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      Lock icon US House passes controversial Bill on treatment of detainees
      233 3 —AFP WASHINGTON The US House of Representatives yesterday passed a controversial Bill concerning the treatment of detainees held in the US "war on terror", which has been denounced by human rights and constitutional law experts. The Bill, which President George W
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      FIRING UP THE POST-65ERS
      888 3  -  CHRISTIE LOH PM wants them to make noise but they're just finding their voice christie@newstoday.com.sg IT TAKES a while to warm up young Singaporeans even with the Prime Minister egging them on to jump up and take a shot in open dialogue. "This evening, I've been
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  • Singapore news
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      290 students, vendors hit by suspected poisoning
      218 4  -  -LOH CHEE KONG SOME 290 Ang Mo Kio Secondary School students are down with suspected food or water poisoning. According to a Lianhe Wanbao report, the students spread across Secondary 1 to Secondary 4 were all missing from classes yesterday, after they fell
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      Lock icon 'Bomb plot' and changing story
      628 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG Ex-civil servant accused of hoax was unhappy and planned to resign cheekong@newstoday,com.sg THE former civil servant accused of sending hoax emails to government feedback websites, warning of a suicide bomber plot was undergoing a rough patch at work and had planned to resign, the
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      Fury of a spurned lecturer
      441 6  -  LEONGWEEKEAT NTU don sent flurry of emails to ICA after learning of other men in his lover's life weekeat@newstoday.com.sg ALLEGEDLY cheated of money and spumed of his affections, Bryan Ngoi Kok Ann turned on his lover sending a string of emails to the authorities alleging
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      Lock icon 2 more in NKF saga charged
      249 6 -938 LIVE TWO men have been charged with bribing a buyer at the old National Kidney Foundation (NKF), with one pleading guilty yesterday. Both are from Hygeian Medical Supplies, a company that supplied surgical dressings and medical equipment to the charity. One of them
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      Lock icon Matilda hit with third charge
      261 6 -938 LIVE FORMER board member at the old National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Matilda Chua has been slapped with a third charge. This time, her dabbling in shares has landed her in hot soup under the Securities Industry Act. The 37-year-old is alleged to have sold
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      Kallang body parts killer's plea dismissed
      194 8  -  THE fate of ex-factory supervisor Leong Siew Chor who was sentenced to death after butchering his Chinaborn lover was all but sealed yesterday, after the Court of Appeal judges unanimously threw out his "incredulous" tale of a suicide pact gone wrong. Leong, 57, was
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      When the lens bites
      428 8  -  SHERALYN TAY Patients risk infections by buying contact lenses carelessly and over-wearing them shera lyn@newstoday.com.sg ABOUT 30 per cent of the 50 to 100 admissions for corneal ulcer treatment each year at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) are infections that arise from contact lens wear.
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      STB awards 2006 to be the 'most challenging yet'
      434 8  -  -SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA ALTHOUGH it has been just over a month since the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) invited the public to vote for the winners of the Tourism Awards 2006, it has already received about 31,000 nominations through various channels printed and online
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon ELECTRICITY RATES TO RISE FROM NEXT MONTH
        92 8 -938UVE Singaporeans will find themselves paying more for electricity from next month. The electricity tariff will be increased by an average of 2.3 per cent for the period from October to December this year. This translates to an increase of just under half
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        CHECK ON YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENT, FOR FREE
        102 8  -  For the first time, clients can verify the background of a property agent, thanks to an initiative from the Institute of Estate Agents (lEA). It has established a Central Registration Scheme (CRS), which allows clients to check if their agent is attached
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        Lock icon LARGEST SUBUTEX HAUL
        177 8 -938UVE In the largest Subutex haul since the drug was made illegal here, the Central Narcotics Bureau has seized 884 Subutex tablets from a local drug trafficker. The home of the 45-year-old man was raided by CNB in the middle of this month, which uncovered the Subutex
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        INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, INTERNATIONAL SPONSORSHIPS
        133 8  -  Singapore's third privately-funded school is not only getting many of its students from abroad, but also much of its sponsorship. St Joseph's Institution (International) has found 12 companies and individuals from the region to provide scholarships for students from their home countries. The list includes the
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      Lock icon TV NEWS WITH SUBTITLES
      94 10 -938UVE MediaCorp's television news bulletins will soon have subtitles as a boon to its hearing-impaired viewers. By the year's end, subtitles will be a part of the English, Chinese and Malay news bulletins. The service will be launched in two phases: On Channel s's English news
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      LTA to share tips with world
      239 10  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@newstoday.com.sg UNPOPULAR among drivers as it may be, the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system is something many governments want to learn from Singapore. To meet the demand for such knowledge, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has set up an academy to share
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      Selling S'pore beyond the iconic Merlion
      429 10  -  JASMINE YIN More original tourist merchandise next year jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg pay more attention to original design, lead them to upgrade marketing capabilities and instil a sense of ownership in the local retail sector," he said at the launch of the Singapore Retail Industry Conference. Tourists
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Abe eyes neighbourly talks
      404 12 -AFP Japan's new PM wants to hold summits with Beijing, Seoul, while still remaining quiet on shrine visits TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new government yesterday said it wanted to hold summits as soon as possible with China and South Korea to repair strained relations.
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      Lock icon Jakarta summons S'pore envoy over LKY comments
      208 12 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia has summoned Singapore's ambassador to Jakarta to explain remarks made by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew alleging discrimination against ethnic Chinese here, an official said yesterday. Acting foreign ministry spokesman Yuri Thamrin said Singaporean envoy Ashok Kumar Mirpuri "answered our
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      OIC urges Pope to apologise
      115 12 UNITED NATIONS The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) yesterday issued a statement urging Pope Benedict XVI to apologise for his comments linking Islam to violence, Reuters reported. The statement, approved by foreign ministers from the organisation's 56 Islamic nation members, asked the Vatican to
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      Dr M asked judge to quit
      123 12 PUTRAJAYA Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had asked top judge Salleh Abas to step down because it was the best move after disagreeing over a series of judgments. Lord Salleh, the country's top judge then, was controversially sacked in 1988 after being found
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      Lock icon NOT JUST ABOUT CORRUPTION
      805 14  -  MARIA SIOW Latest Chinese graft case may indicate power struggles within the communist party IF YOU think that the Chinese are jubilant over the recent sacking of a senior Chinese official for alleged corruption, think again. The prevailing Chinese sentiment over the case of Shanghai Communist
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      Lock icon PM will be named this weekend: Thai junta
      359 15 -AFP Popular retired general says he would consider the job BANGKOK Thailand's new ruling generals said yesterday they would name a new prime minister this weekend as they pressed ahead with plans to revamp the nation a week after seizing power in
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon DRUG LORDS FORFEIT BILLIONS, SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS' JAIL
        100 15 g the -AFP A federal judge in Miami on Tuesday sentenced the ex-kingpins of Colombia's now-defunct Cali drug cartel to 30 years of prison. Brothers Miguel, 62, and Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, 67, pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiring to import
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        Lock icon TALKS ON LEBANON TROOP PULLOUT INCONCLUSIVE: UN
        57 15 -AFP United Nations-hosted talks on Tuesday between Lebanese and Israeli army officers to agree on a schedule for Israel's full withdrawal from south Lebanon were inconclusive, a UN official said. Israel had initially said the Lebanon pullout, after a two-month occupation of border
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      Lock icon Hungarian PM seeks to justify lies
      165 15 AFP BUDAPEST Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany yesterday sought to justify his lying about the dire state of the economy in order to win re-election in April. Though he apologised for the exple-tive-laden comments, he said: "We thought the courage to do things was
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      Lock icon Seoul to boost defence budget
      127 16 -AFP SEOUL South Korea, facing up to the communist North's million-strong military, yesterday announced plans to buy "smart" bombs, torpedoes and extra jet fighters. The defence ministry said it will request a 9.7 per cent increase in its budget for next year, to 24.7 trillion
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      Lock icon COMEDY DEBUT FOR GEN MUSHARRAF
      174 16 AFP Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf appeared on top American comedy programme. Daily Show with Jon Stewart, to promote his new memoirs. In the Line of Fire. General Musharraf got through his 15 minutes of comedy fame on Tuesday without looking too uncomfortable. He was applauded
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      Lock icon Musharraf under fire for 'telling all'
      295 16 -AGENCIES Opponents charge Pakistan's military ruler reveals state secrets in memoir ISLAMABAD Opponents of Pakistan's military ruler President Pervez Musharraf yesterday accused him of divulging state secrets in his controversial new memoir. The general, who ousted elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless
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      Lock icon Tamil Tiger leader wants to talk peace
      274 17 -AFP COLOMBO The leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels told the Sri Lankan government that he is committed to resuming talks on ending decades of ethnic bloodshed, a minister said yesterday. The message from rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran could boost efforts by peacebroker
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      Lock icon Arch-rivals slam US at UN assembly
      283 17 AGENCIES UNITED NATIONS Foes of the Bush administration laid into the United States at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Syria called the US "war on terror" a failure, while North Korea called Washington a "high-handed" superpower. Myanmar also launched a veiled attack
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      Expatriates find China tough, but enticing: Study
      214 18 TORONTO Though one of the most alluring spots for expatriate executives to be recruited to, China is one tough country for these expatriates to attain success, reported Reuters, quoting a study released on Tuesday. Recruiters added that regions such as the nonGulf Middle
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      Lock icon Blair gets rousing Labour send-off
      390 18 -AFP Last speech as party leader a 'hard act to follow' LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair's last speech as Labour leader at the party's annual conference was given a resounding thumbs-up in the British press yesterday. The Daily Telegraph, a right-of-centre paper, said: "Mr
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      Lock icon Mud area a disaster zone: SBY
      172 18 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia's President has declared part of East Java, swamped by a mudspill, a disaster zone and ordered four affected villages be abandoned, a minister said yesterday. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has also ordered the Indonesian company PT Lapindo Brantas responsible for drilling
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      Lock icon Microsoft, Yahoo link message systems
      188 19 —AFP SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo and Microsoft announced that they would tear down the wall between their formerly exclusive instant messaging (IM) services and allow members to mingle from yesterday onwards. The union of Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger systems would create the world's largest
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  • Voices
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      TALKBACK ON RADIO
      70 20 WHEN teenagers turn rebellious and promiscuous, what part do schools, parents, their peers and today's technology, like the Internet, have to play in it? Are you a worker who paid the price when your company turned to outsourcing to cut costs? Tune into 938Live's Talkbackftom 8.15 am
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      isay DO YOU TRULY KNOW YOUR CHILD?
      678 20  -  SR GOPAL I FEEL sad when children go astray ("Secrets, lies and schools", Sept 26). It is understandable for an angry parent to want to find a scapegoat but counter-productive. Why be blame-oriented when we could be solution-oriented? The unfortunate truth is, many
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      254 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON E BY FAMILIES AROUND THE DINNER TABLE Today, I want to share the findings of an interesting study that was conducted by Dr Blake Bowden of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Center. He and his colleagues studied 527 teenagers to learn whatfamily and lifestyle
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      NO EXTRA MILE WITHOUT THE POWER
      537 22  -  LIANG DINGZI serve right Today reader Donald Thaver, in his comment on my story ("I walked an extra mile for my shoes", Sept 21), raised the issue of empowerment. Can you blame salespeople, who are constrained by the lack of empowerment to make decisions
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    • Letter
      Two to do work of 3 leads to long hours, burn out
      200 24  -  KWEKJOOCHUAN Letter from WHILE I applaud the Little Skool House for extending its operating hours from Bam to Bpm "or even later" to accommodate working parents ("Childcare services for OCBC staff", Sept 26), I shudder at the growing
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    • No guaranteed jobs for life
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        Change reward system; it's every worker for himself
        231 24  -  KHOO HONG KHENG Letter from I REFER to your News Comment, "Richer companies, poorer workers" (Sept 26). I belong to the group made redundant In the age of globalisation, companies' performances are benchmarked against their peers in the more developed countries that
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        Union protection in outsourcing trend
        79 24  -  SIEWNGUNGCHIA Letter from AS SINGAPORE moves from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy, more companies will use outsourcing to achieve flexible capacity. But as the writer noted, the option of outsourcing can often be abused. I was retrenched by a local multinational corporation that
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      Mosques in town can deliver Friday sermons in English
      267 24  -  MOHAMED FIRDAUS MARICAN Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Extending the Islam welcome" (Sept 27). I applaud the writer for the well thought-out idea. But a few issues might complicate its implementation in the long run. To make English the
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      Many subsidised courses for maids here
      477 26  -  SEAH SENG CHOON Letter from Spokesperson Foreign Domestic Worker Association for Skills Training (Fast) WE REFER to Mr Lav Weng Seong's letter, "Use maid levy to raise well-being of domestic workers" (Sept 20). The Foreign Domestic Worker Association for Skills Training (Fast) would like
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      Third party does exist
      463 28  -  DING HOCK HUI LIM WEE MIEN Strata Titles Boards the independent body for condo disputes Letter from Commissioner of Buildings Building and Construction Authority AND Registrar Strata Titles Boards WE REFER to Mr Patrick Sio's letters, "Third party needed in condo disputes" (Sept 2-3) and "Checks
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        MINIMUM SPENDING LIMIT LEGAL?
        76 30  -  PANGTECKKANG I refer to the letter and be all ears, too" by Glenn Thng Weijun in the ServeUsßight column (Sept 27). Is it legal for restaurants to impose minimum spending limits either for each customer or collectively per table? The le petitbreton at Upper Thomson also
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        ADDRESS PRINTED WRONGLY
        86 30  -  ISHWAR MAHTANI My address has been printed incorrectly in the latest edition of SingTel's telephone directory. I wonder how this could have happened, as Sing Tel has been faithfully sending its bills to me at my correct address. I also noticed that my brother's address was printed
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        NO CONSENT TO DISPLAY PHOTOS
        73 30  -  RAYMOND TAN YONGHENG I took up a graduation photo package with Picture Me Digital Technology last year. At the recent Nanyang Techonological University convocation, I learnt from friends that my photos were put up at their trade booth outside the auditorium. As this was done
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      Clearing the way to work
      296 31  -  LEO CHEN lAN Govt initiative to make Spore barrier-free will open up job opportunities for disabled Letter from President, Disabled People's Association WE, AT the Disabled People's Association, received the news of revised regulations for a more accessible environment with interest, and applaud the Government's
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      Consumers and food safety
      267 31  -  SHIHYONG Letter from GOH Assistant Director, Corporate Communications for Chief Executive Officer Agri-Food Veterinary Authority Ministry of National Development I REFER to the letter "Let public do AVA food tests as well" (Sept 23-24) by Mr Lim Boon Hee. The Agri-Food Veterinary Authority (AVA) agrees with
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      Three-toilet system may be useful in big arenas
      211 31  -  TANKOKTIM Letter from AT BIG conventions and functions, a long queue of women can be seen outside toilets during breaks. It may be a costly investment to provide more toilets for the ladies when such facilities may be underutilised in a lull
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      140 26 Wyeth Cultivate The Joy Of Reading Today •bi^y/Pixor 7W]^^--*J fc>T^ Reading is a vital part of life. The joy of reading can De cu' tlva+ec' from young and parents can help foster t~- their child's reading skills at different developmental ■££QUfl l stages to improve their language and cognitive skills.
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      191 26 Public Seminar Organised by SAGE GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY Date: Saturday, 30 September 2006 Venue: YWCA, Ballroom 9.00 am Registration SESSION ONE: CHAIRMAN: Mr Phua Kok Tee, CEO SAGE 9:45 am Music, Songs and Mental Health SAGE Choir 10:00 am Keeping Mentally Active in Old Age Mr Henry Lim, Past President, Gerontological
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      271 28 f^x^^ i H PhkPmIIHiI Jr WmWI V "flk P^ Mil r^^^Sv 1 1 I When you're this close to the moon, every moment is filled with I an alchemy unmatched anywhere else in Singapore. From the c- d r Singapore s Best iwr, ,Hi .i. charming interiors of our cable
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      254 29 The DRx Center has been newly refurbished to offer new amenities to enhance the DRx service hallmark. In the past 3 years, we have grown to become one of Singapore's most credible aesthetic centres a reputation built upon results-oriented programs developed by medical doctors from The DRx Clinic based on
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      386 30 Do you know that those born in the year of the Snake will experience volatility in their career in 2007? While those born in the year of the Dragon will have good career prospects with supportive colleagues to help them next year! The key to success to achieving your ambitions
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      372 32 New rules to prevent mergers that may be anti-competitive REGULATIONS aimed at preventing corporate mergers that might lead to a substantial lessening of competition will come into force on July 1, 2007, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry S Iswaran. "Firms can merge to create or
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      169 32 -DOW JONES TEMASEK Holdings yesterday played down market rumours that the firm planned to issue euro-denominated bonds, saying that its necessary funding was already in place. "We are always looking at various funding options," Temasek said in a statement "We have full flexibility on
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      108 32 CHANNEL NEWSASIA JANCO Aircraft Engines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of A-Sonic Aerospace, has won a seven-year contract to manage the aircraft maintenance of an airline operator in Malaysia. The contract with Fly Asian Xpress is valued at $139 million. Under the deal, Janco will provide
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      346 34 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Starting June, new standard to be a must for suppliers here SINGAPORE has become the first port in the world to introduce a national quality management standard for bunker suppliers. The Singapore Standard on Quality Management for Bunker Supply Chain or ***** was announced yesterday
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        4 34 ST Index 2,557.9 +31.9
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        57 34 SHARE prices rose more than expected to reach a four-month high with gains seen in the property, banking and technology sectors, following Wall Street's strong overnight performance. The ST Index rose 31.9 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 2,557.9. Gainers led losers 392 to 195 as 1.12 billion shares
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        55 34 Mikkei 225 *****.87 +390.42 +2.51 Hang Seng USX *****.51 +213.43 5093.20 +103.60 +1.23 +2.08 Faiwan Wtd 6946.27 +44.52 +0.65 <orea Comp 1360.03 +16.06 +1.19 <LCI 966.32 +0.66 +0.07 SET Index 693.03 +4.40 +0.64 Jakarta Comp 1523.05 +22.95 +1.53 Dhils Comp Shenzhen B 2556.71 +12.23 310.25 +0.74 +0.48 +0.24
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        26 34 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by ■old US$/oz .ilvar USS/oz 'lalinum US$/oz lubber cents/kg 'aim oil RM/tonne Irant crude US$/barrel 597.11 11.51 1,131.61 284.7! 1,501.0 61.41
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        73 34 Venture 12.900 +0.700 CMProp 100 HK$ CITYDEV 11.600 +0.600 10.000 +0.400 STIETF 1 00 26.050 +0.350 SIA 200 14.900 +0.300 Sp Land CMBCGeCW*****0 7.000 +0.300 1.690 +0.240 Creative 50 10.400 +0.200 Jardine CSC 12.400 +0.200 KepCoip 14.900 +0.200 JK Tech W*****4 0.055 +120.0 Sapphire 0.010 +100.0 .abroyMarMBL*****
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        36 34 USS 0.6292 UK£ 0.3322 Yen 73.695 HK$ 4.8994 RM 2.3162 Euro 0.4958 Rupiah 5807.8 Baht 23.602 Peso 31.653 A$ 0.8367 Indian Rs 28.806 Won 594.31 C$ 0.7011 Yuan 4.9775 NZ$ 0.9561 NT$ 20.726
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      128 36 -DOW JONES DEFENCE contractor Singapore Technologies Engineering said yesterday that its shipyard in the United States had secured two contracts worth a combined US$2l4 million ($340 million). It said in a statement that one contract, worth US$l99 million, would be to design and
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      491 36  -  LEECHINGWERN Move aims at ensuring quality of financial representatives As a consequence, representatives such as insurance agents and stockbrokers with bad track records have been able to stay under the radar while moving from company to company across the different sectors. Using a standard
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      442 38 —AFP Upward movement fades late in session as oil prices surge NEW YORK Wall Street's Dow Jones index flirted with an all-time high yesterday but came up short as the market digested a better-than-expected report on the US housing market. The benchmark Dow
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        171 40 BEDOK Reservoir is set to rock and roll with more heart-stopping extreme watersports action as the world's top riders battle it out for US$6O,OOO ($95,000) in cash. The competition, to be held on Sept 30 and Oct 1, is the highlight of Waterfest Singapore, Asia's
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        153 40 WITH Children's Day around the corner. agape Little Uni will hold an Open House Cum Children's Day Carnival on Saturday from 10am to 3pm at the NTU Alumni Club one-north park. Level 6 Multi Purpose Hall. Together with the NTU Alumni Club, agape Little
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        115 40 CUSTOMVUE Wavefront laser correction is a state-of-the-art treatment for low to modcrate myopia (short-sightedness). The latest implantable contact lenses are designed to provide better quality of vision for those suffering from high myopia. with no removal of any precious cornea. To find out
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      413 40 -AFP Women at the top scarce among world's 300 leading businesses PARIS Women may make up about half the world, but they fill less than 10 per cent of the seats on boards of directors and executive committees at the world's top businesses, a
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      60 34 f I\S' 1 AIIB v» 1 ■> T*%^f v"^L^ L^. 4! ?H o2 S^, \ib\ong i eorner p^a^s c $2oo' mint wdalP» ,NTUC. Nominate them now for the Lifelong Learner Awards 2006. To nominate, call 1800 222 1188, visit www.mediacorpradio.sg/LLA2OO6 or pick up a form at any National Library. SPRINC
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      494 39 They're going to Spain! i** s^ j/^k vi vi Thanks to (iP^ffi f? Produce cultivated through organic farming V A is free from chemicals, herbicides and Br V H pesticides. The seeds are guaranteed H H non-genetically modified and unadulterated^^ I M Xt H H by antibiotics or hormones. Organic
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      309 40 It your choice coincides M&S^Fw Vr^ KV^ w'*n *ne highest voted 9|^flVjvs^^H Jv^K m 9 Ib^^^^^^b^l lucicjf winners IbtJ^VS nMaMolnflA UkSiSmV^ walk away with a Ijj* M M JH J^b^^b^H $150 Marina Souare T shopping voucher RS b^^j^ PW| P worth of fe^^| KffS 91 iQS^ NESCAFE® Products! ■1 nfc^BT
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      1377 42  -  Zul Othman FOR a man often cited I as one of the most in-1 fluential producers in I the music business, I American electronic musician I Brian Transeau (better known I to fans as BT) seems pretty I blase about his success. Never mind the high-B profile
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      552 44  -  ZULOTHMAN New bar Hacienda aims to be the spot for those who want respite from the big clubs zul@newstoday.com.sg CLUB operator Michel Lv is relieved that his pet project is finally seeing the light of day. The colourful nightspot impresario, best known as the brain behind Centro
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      407 46  -  DAVID CHEW Original works priced from $300 to $1 million david. chew@newstoday.com. sg WITH 71 galleries participating and over $20 million worth of artwork available, this year's ARTSingapore promises to have something to fit anyone's budget, whether you have $300 to spend on art or $1 million. Said
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      257 46  -  ASHRAFSAFDAR ashraf@newstoday.com.sg HE'S a neologist someone with a talent for coining words and for his latest project, Jerry Aurum brought two familiar words, "female" and "photography", together to create "femalography". Aurum has since patented the word and it is both the title of his
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      363 47  -  GRACE YAP gra ce@newstoday.com.sg MOVIE veteran Cheng Pei Pei admits she has a hard time detaching herself from the characters she plays. Thank goodness then that when Today spoke with the Shanghai-born actress at a recent press conference to promote her MediaCorp TV Channel 5
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        306 48  -  LORRAINE LIM Decades-old play still relevant, says director audiences. "Nowadays, young people feel as if they are able to control their destiny," he said. "But life can be fickle and fate is unpredictable." TTP resident actor Alvin Wong felt too that while the play might seem
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        229 49  -  -SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA THE Singapore magazine industry is about to see a fresh addition to the ranks, an as-yet-unnamed bi-monthly that is being touted as "a cross between The Economist and GO". The former is arguably the world's most respected news magazine and the
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        130 49  -  LORRAINE LIM BOOKREVIEW Marisha Pessl Focusing on the life of Blue Van Meer and her relationship with her professor father. Special Topics in Calamity Physics details the year Blue spends hanging out with a group of über-cool students at St Gallways high school. Special Topics'is
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        453 50  -  LYNETTE KOH Socialites and actresses are homing in on this Indian fashion designer's traditional wear with a modern twist lynette@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE having only arrived from Bangkok at 4am for the launch of his Autumn/Winter 2006 collection at Indian fusion fashion store Mumbai Se, Tarun Tahiliani had already
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        317 50  -  PEARLYNTHAM YOUR face is sagging and the skin on your neck is losing its tautness. In fact, you feel that you're starting to look like Droopy the Dog. A noticeable reduction in skin elasticity, especially around the face and neck
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          91 50 Never mind what the cynics have to say about your leggings and your bubble skirts, it pays to be a fashion addict- an Esprit Fashion Addict, at least. Until this Saturday, if you spend a minimum of $100 nett in a single receipt at Esprit, you'll receive
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          NO SWEAT, STYLE'S EASY
          90 50 Too embarrassed to kick off your shoes after a long, humid day? Here's Geoxto your feet's rescue -the Italian footwear brand recently officially opened its latest store at Marina Square. Geox footwear is known for its patented ultra-light, waterproof and breathable rubber soles that keep feet
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          FALL FOR THESE BRAS
          115 50 Concrete proof that La Senza's designs are popular: The lingerie store is now a chain, with a total of four stores in Singapore. Its latest store is at Plaza Singapura, with two more slated to open at Paragon and Vivo City next month. This fall, slip
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          103 50 Come next month, the already-chic Stamford House will have a new cool tenant- Swirl. Currently operating online at www.ilovetoswirl.com, the one-year-old local brand will bring its signature line of tops with girly bows, romantic dresses and flirty skirts nearer to town. What's even more
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      279 45 JIL Selling^ s^a Association of Singapore Celebrating 30 years of Empowerment Opportunity r i Are you dealing with "credible" l^^£j Direct Selling companies? £J O Are they truly accountable? lAMT^ii^/ I Cis integrity an issue? Miffjg^ffgflJtliffl i. Does your direct selling company follow the Code of Conduct outlined by DSAS?
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      547 46 Pregnant Woman with Fruits by L Richard Winkler. This oil on canvas work measuring 90cm X 150 cm was recently sold for $35,000. The Kind of Children KUMON Wishes to Nurture At KUMON, we want to develop in We aspire to nurture children with children the abilities they need to
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    519 51  -  AMYVAN food@newstoday.com.sg SINCE olden times, sweetened rice puddings have been enjoyed by people of different cultures from Asia and the Middle East to Scandinavia. One of the most popular rice puddings is sutlac, a milky Turkish treat.This traditional dessert reputedly originated in royal kitchens during the Ottoman
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