Today, 4 October 2006

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    14 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper Wednesday October 4, 2006 todayonline.com I MICA(P) 192/07/2006
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    Lock icon Man who would be Kofi
    754 1  -  NG HUN WEI Misleadingly-mild S Korean poised to take UN's top job SEOUL A soft-spoken South Korean foreign minister, who seems incapable of making enemies, appears to have won the race to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN). Mr Ban Ki-Moon was
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    Sporting Afrique player offered $8,000 bribe
    512 1  -  JOSE RAYMOND EXCLUSIVE jose@media corp.com.sg THE spectre of match fixing in Singapore football has reared its ugly head once again. Details of the disturbing event emerged last night, as Sporting Afrique chairman Collin Chee confirmed with this newspaper that his club's key midfielder, Jacques
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      30 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 12 voices 18 business 28 growth 32 plus 34 1v radio listings 40 classad 41 sports 43 we set you thinking mm\
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  • hot news
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      Whither Harrah's Sentosa dream?
      767 2  -  VALCHUA Takeover attempt in US may put its IR bid in jeopardy DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR val@mediacorp.com.sg A HIGH-PROFILE takeover bid for Harrah's Entertainment in America has injected an unexpected dose of uncertainty to its Sentosa dreams. Just a day after two private equity firms made a
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      LEAVE NO ROOM FOR DOUBT
      1012 3  -  THOMAS KOSHY Video-recording of suspects' statements could ensure that they've been made voluntarily A MAN is accused of raping his married lover. During police questioning, he signs a confession to the crime. But months later, when produced in court for trial, he claims to be
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      176 3 Low fares for Mid-Autumn! »f f I I i f, U B 1 WiT/l W'wJ I 9 m BJggrS Srl'llS BSrrS Book by W October and travel by W-^mJJ-k- BwS""il SjiJiMl BSprrS 31 October 2006. KillyiU! K^3| Biiiiß 7"o 600/ c, visitjetstar.com or Bjflß iE^J visit 20 selected Sing Post
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon Left in the lurch, wife divorces Rasif
      470 4  -  CHRISTIE LOH She is trying to pick up the pieces after lawyer fled with $10 million of clients' money christie@media corp.com.sg THE wife of disgraced lawyer David Rasif has severed ties with him. According to legal documents, Ms Joyce Fong Foong Chao, 43,
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      Australian fishing trip ends in tragedy
      329 4  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg A WEEKEND fishing trip off the coast of Western Australia for four Singaporeans ended with one man dead, two rescued and missing fourth still the subject of a desperate search in rough weather. Rescue efforts continue today for the 40-year-old, who was
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      Lock icon AVA plans another bird flu exercise
      148 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is conducting an exercise today to test its readiness in case of a bird flu outbreak. For the first time, it is involving external cullers from poultry slaughterhouses, and cleaning and construction companies. The AVA held
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  148 words
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      Lock icon Opening up arbitration
      293 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Lawyers' travel entry eased to help Spore develop as global hub COMMITTED to doing more to support the growth of the international arbitration industry, Singapore will ease travel entry for foreign arbitrators and set up an integrated arbitration complex by 2008. Addressing a major conference
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      Elbows stuck in wringer
      229 6  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp.com.sg IN A freak accident, a laundry roller mangled a worker's elbows in a laundry shop at an industrial park yesterday. According to eyewitnesses, the skin on both of the man's elbows was torn and his bones were exposed after his limbs
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      St Michael's to be beefed up as SJI Junior next year
      271 6  -  DERRICK A PAULO FROM next year, pupils keen to join the St Joseph's Institution (SJI) family can do so from as young as six years old. The secondary school is extending its reach to primary school by renaming St
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon RICH SINGAPOREANS ARE ASIA'S TOP SHOPPERS
        146 6 938 LIVE Wealthy Singaporeans are the region's top shoppers, even as their average monthly income of U555,355 ($8,475) stays almost unchanged from last year's. Market research firm Synovate's newly-released findings on its survey on the affluent top-20-per-cent income earners in 11 Asian markets found
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        Lock icon SLIGHTLY LESS SMOG YESTERDAY
        55 6 938 LIVE Yesterday's air quality improved slightly with the Pollutants Standard Index at a moderate 62 as of 4pm. The 24-hourly average reading is a drop from Monday's 73, the year's record. The National Environment Agency said the haze here is likely to continue over the
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      Lock icon Yeah, we can dance if we want to
      507 8  -  MIRAKASHINATH Post-65 MPs are hip enough to hop, as they'll show at their debut at next year's Chingay mira@mediacorpnews.com.sg IT MAY have been pouring outside but it was anything but cold inside the OBoxx Studio People's Association. Grooving to the catchy remix
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      Lock icon Undergrad may finish course in jail
      260 8 938 LIVE TALKS are underway between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Singapore Prison Service to allow an arrested undergraduate to continue his education. Third-year arts and social sciences student So Weng Kei, 27, was arrested for burglary in July. All hope
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      Lock icon More accessible risk management fund
      195 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA TO ENCOURAGE more small and medi-um-sized enterprises to practise safe working habits, the Manpower Ministry is refining the criteria for its Risk Management Assistance Fund so more of them can qualify. The $5-million fund was set up in April this year to help
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  195 words
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      Credit cards matter most
      363 10  -  LEONG WEE KEAT Epidemics ranksecond and terrorism fourth in survey on S'poreans' security concerns weekeat@media corp.com.sg WHEN it comes to security concerns, terrorism is off Singaporeans' immediate radar screen. According to a benchmark survey released yesterday, personal security specifically identity theft and credit card fraud is
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      Lock icon Health records storage the next big thing: Professor
      372 10  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp. com. sg IT'S not just massive amounts of information on the Internet that needs sorting but also personal medical records. As storage media becomes increasingly dynamic, the storage of one's own health records is the next big
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      171 7 fhp QirnilflritlP^ Talk to any business, ask the right questions and you will realise that two clearly different firms may just Udll Ufc? UllUdllliy. share similar plans and ambitions. Both may want to expand their businesses outside Singapore.This usually involves venturing into unknown territories, where an expert's knowledge and guidance
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      72 10 [Is it the right time to own or invest in a property? Find out at TODAY property seminar. Venue: Icon Sales and Design Centre (Opposite Tanjong Pagar MRT station behind Amara Hotel) Time: 2pm spm Date: 14 October 2006, Saturday Registration fee is $10 (inclusive of tea reception and a
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      Lock icon N Korea: Nuke tests possible
      543 12 —AFP International response calls for restraint, warns of'negative impact' LONDON World leaders reacted with alarm yesterday at news that North Korea plans to carry out a nuclear test, warning it could have serious consequences for the impoverished hermit nation. "A missile test launch would be
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      Lock icon Russia links US, Nato to spy row
      266 12 —AFP MOSCOW Russia said yesterday it had "no intention" of lifting the sanctions it has imposed against its neighbour Georgia, and linked the United States and Nato to the spy scandal that has erupted between the two ex-Soviet states. On Monday, Russia announced
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      M'sian PM notes MM's reply
      187 12 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday noted the reply from Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew over his comments on the treatment of the ethnic Chinese minority, but repeated his stand that they were "uncalled for". Mr Lee had sent an explanation to
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        Lock icon HAZY CONDITIONS CAUSE JET TO SKID OFF RUNWAY
        83 12 A jet carrying 110 people skidded off a runway into a swamp in Indonesia's eastern Kalimantan province yesterday in thick haze, but no one was injured, an airport official said. The Mandala Airlines Boeing 737-200 skidded upon landing at the airport in
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        Lock icon CHINA MAY INTRODUCE MORE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
        79 12 —AFP China's congress has upped the pressure to introduce more public holidays despite criticism that the current system of forcing the nation's massive workforce to go on leave at the same time is flawed. The China Daily reported yesterday. The Cabinet is considering whether
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        Lock icon AUSSIE PM SIGNALS ASYLUM CLAMPDOWN ON PAPUANS
        77 12 —AFP Australian Prime Minister John Howard warned of a clampdown on asylum seekers yesterday after reports of an impending exodus from the troubled Indonesian province of Papua. Mr Howard, whose government was plunged into a diplomatic crisis with Indonesia earlier this year when
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        Lock icon NUMBER OF VICTIMS OF TYPHOON XANGSANE INCREASE
        68 12 —AFP The death toll from Typhoon Xangsane in the Philippines and Vietnam yesterday neared 250 with dozens more still missing, as officials warned flash floods and landslides could still claim more lives. The International Red Cross yesterday launched an appeal for 5.7 million
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        Lock icon AMERICAN DUO WIN NOBEL PHYSICS PRIZE
        164 12 —AFP American scientists John C Mather and George F Smoot (picture) have won the 2006 Nobel Physics Prize for their work on the Big Bang theory on the origin of the universe. Under the Big Bang theory, the cosmos was formed from a cataclysmic
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      Lock icon Iran's enrichment answer
      441 13 —AFP Nuclear issue can be solved if France leads consortium: Tehran PARIS Tehran has proposed that France create a consortium to produce enriched uranium on Iranian soil, as a way out of the impasse with the West over its nuclear programme, the deputy director of Iran's Atomic
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      Lock icon SBY wants to share Peace prize
      237 13 —AP JAKARTA Indonesia's President yesterday said he would be honoured to accept this year's Nobel Peace Prize for helping to end a bloody war in Aceh province but said it would be better if all parties involved in the deal were awarded. Experts and
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      Lock icon Thaksin resigns from own party
      404 14 —AGENCIES Decision will keep Thai RakThai alive says party leader BANGKOK- Thailand's ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra resigned yesterday as leader of his party, threatening its survival amid intensifying graft investigations by the new mili-tary-backed government. "I must resign because of the new environment," Mr Thaksin
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      PM LEE CONGRATULATES THAILAND'S NEW PRIME MINISTER
      117 14 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sent a congratulatory letter to new Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont. The letter said: "Please accept my congratulations on your appointment as Thailand's Prime Minister. "You shoulder a heavy burden to ensure the drafting of the Constitution
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      Lock icon Amish tragedy
      368 15 -AFP Police puzzled over schoolgirl killings NICKEL MINES (Pennsylvania) Police yesterday probed the mystery motive which made an American truck driver snap and kill five Amish schoolgirls execution-style. Investigators in Pennsylvania were sifting through rambling suicide notes and interviewing friends and family of Charles Roberts, 32, who worked
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      Lock icon Fatah threatens Hamas chiefs
      146 15 DPA I RAMALLAH Militant members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party yesterday threatened to kill senior leaders of the governing Hamas movement, raising tensions in an inter-Palestinian conflict that has left 11 people dead over the last two days. The clashes came amid rising anger
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      Lock icon Russia warns US against missile defence deployment
      196 15 —AFP MOSCOW Russia warned the United States yesterday against basing elements of a planned missile defence system in Poland, saying this would undermine strategic stability and require a "corresponding" response from Moscow, Interfax news agency said. "This could have a negative impact on
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      Lock icon New plan to end bloodshed
      438 16 —AFP Iraqi political rivals agree to PM's proposal aimed at curbing violence BAGHDAD Prime Minister Nun Al Maliki held talks with Iraq's political leaders yesterday after the divided nation's factions signed up to a plan to stem spiralling sectarian violence killing 100 people a day.
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        Lock icon BUSH TO VISIT INDONESIA NEXT MONTH?
        86 16 —AFP Officials from Indonesia and the United States are preparing for a possible visit by President George W Bush to Indonesia next month, a foreign ministry spokesman said yesterday. Foreign ministry spokesman Desra Percaya said that a visit by Mr Bush to the world's
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        KNIFE-WIELDING DOWNING STREET INTRUDER CHARGED
        70 16 Byung Lin Lee, 32, who was armed with a large kitchen knife was charged with two offences after he scaled a I.Bm fence into the grounds of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Downing Street residence, officials said, according to the BBC. But there was no
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        Lock icon Top Republican was 'duped'
        142 16 —AFP WASHINGTON A United States Republican leader on Monday said he had been "duped" by a lawmaker whose explicit emails to teenage male aides have embarrassed the party just weeks before crucial national elections. Hoping to fend off accusations that Republican leaders knew for some time
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      117 13 i^^^B T,mn T.nlr n,- nun I TUNG LOK RESTAURANTS: Tung Lok Restaurant, The Paramount Restaurant, LingZhi Vegetarian Restaurant (Liat Towers Far East Square), I jt SS SB? I*s K^^i ml £p *«•Jt fl m Noble House, Kippo.Uo Beijing (Plaza Singapura&Velocity@Novena Square), Club Chinois, Tung Lok Seafood (East Coast Upper Jurong
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      468 14 ]gSS!!g COME MEET US I SUNTEC CONVENTION CENTRE tffP^B I BellerbysCol ege mt^^^^k. I W WM MM I m A m I H BiiaHan- I. i-1 -t 'London: Taylors College has been preparing September 2004 Foundation Program results; Students for university success for 75* MUFY students retEived an offer from
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      282 16 Will the property market scale greater heights? Is it the right time to own or invest in a property? Find out at TODAY property seminar. Property re bound? Venue: ICOII SaleS and DeSiQn CentrC Cit»Development's KwekLengJoopredictssurgetol996record (Opposite Tanjong Pagar MRT station behind Amara Hotel) SSSKSS* Time 2pm spm ™Lr™iT?iri™ X
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      isay A LOAN IN WHOSE INTEREST?
      766 18  -  SEOWCHEEBIN I BOUGHT an apartment in 2003. A bank offered me two home loan packages one based on the progressive payment scheme and the other based on a deferred payment scheme. I chose the latter, which had a variable interest rate based on the
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      Bring back the good, old fats ...
      327 18  - Bring back the good, old fats P MATHAVAN Letter from I REFER to Richard Seah's contribution, "We know a fat lot about trans fats" (Oct 3). The most importantfinding to have come out of the research on trans fats in the last couple of decades is this: There are NO
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      What about convenience of checking, getting pay?
      296 20  -  JOSEPH WONG Letter from I REFER to the report, "Maids get 'bank guarantee'" (Oct 3). While it is technically a good suggestion to have maids open a bank account and have their pay credited directly into it, there are issues to grapple with
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      Service charge too much on $280 wage
      141 20  -  EVELYN GOH Letter from THE bank will take a service charge for balances below $1,000. In that sense, yes, it is a "guarantee" for the bank (as per your headline) to charge a service fee, and a "guarantee" that the maid will have
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      Loopholes that can't be accounted for
      246 20  -  MURALI SHARMA Letter from THAT the maids' and foreign workers' salaries can be banked is a progressive step toward protecting these workers and making their stay in Singapore more secure. But banking the worker's salary only proves that the sum was deposited into an
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      Pin Yellow Ribbon on civil service first
      458 21  -  M LUKSHUMAYEH Govt agencies must lead the way in hiring ex-offenders Letter from IT IS encouraging to note that our leaders, such as President S R Nathan, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Ho
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    • Letter
      $80 bills are possible
      164 21  -  RASHID OSMAN Letter from I REFER to the letter by Lim Boon Hee, "Are $80-$ lOO utility bills possible for 4-, sroom homes" (Sept 29). I am the owner of a five-room flat in the west, and I can confirm that it is possible for a
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        WAS SALE AT A PROFIT?
        84 21  -  DENIS DISTANT: I REFER to the report, "DBS sells stake in Thai finance firm to Shin for $28m" (Oct3). In view of Shin Corp being very much in the news recently, it would be of interest if DBS would indicate whether the sale was at
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        BUS PASSES FOR ALL
        64 21  -  LASHAHULHAMEED: I AM thrilled at the introduction of adult season passes for unlimited rides by SBS Transit. How about the areas served only by SMRT buses, for example, Choa Chu Kang? Many commuters like me who use both SBS and SMRT buses are left out. It
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      263 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY THE NO-KNOCK POLICY We've been talking these lastfew days about those youngsters who need a little help in coping with peer pressure and rejection. These are the boys and girls who are just a little different, physically or emotionally, which places them
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      serveusright SHOW'S OVER, BACK TO BEING US
      547 22  -  JOCELYN KHOO GIVEN that we were so praised by delegates at the recent International Monetary Fund-World Bank meetings for our smiles and good service, I was expecting at least a level of cordial service when I took my Japanese friend around last week.
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    • Stop the buck here
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        Ban financial transactions for online gambling
        297 26  -  ANDREW PK YAP Letter from SINGAPORE should impose further restrictions on online gambling as the United States has just done. On Saturday, the US Senate passed legislation to outlaw money transfers for online betting purposes. All it needs now is President George W Bush's
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      • Letter
        Problem gamblers are casino's boon
        160 26  -  DANNYCHUA Letter from I REFER to the report, "In denial on gambling" (Oct 3). I can understand why many Singaporeans think betting close to home is a "leisure activity". As long as they know their limits, they can punt for fun and dream of getting
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      Men who accommodate get blamed
      141 26  -  WONG HOONG HOOI Letter from MS RACHEL Chan ("The kitchen belongs to both spouses", Sept 30) wrote that it is a reflection of male chauvinism to conclude that because most divorces were filed by women, they are to be blamed for the breakdown of the
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      386 28 DOW JONES CHEMOIL Energy's US$374-million ($591.9-million) initial public offering (IPO), which was set to be Singapore's secondlargest share sale this year, has been withdrawn, the company said in a statement. Chemoil, a United States-based marine fuel supplier that is half-owned by Itochu Corp, was offering 439.5 million
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        206 28 SATURDAYS in October become extra special on Sentosa's Siloso Beach, where Jazz By The Beach will be held at the Cool Deck, between 6pm and 10pm. It's an unbeatable combination gorgeous sunset, cool sea breeze and live jazz grooves. Running since 2004, the series
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        131 28 VISIT Marina Square between Oct 6 and 29 and you could walk away with a whole lot of ideas on how to liven up your home. The mall's home furnishings, accessories and interior decor shops have come together to offer you a one-stop solution for
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        THE SMILE THAT CHEERS
        138 28 NESCAFE Gold, Singapore's first coffee brand to be awarded the Healthier Choice status by the Health Promotion Board (HPB), has made two marks in the Singapore Book of Records. The records were for the longest string of photos and for the largest number of cups dispensed
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      375 28  -  -VALERIE LAW THE Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (Jade) a joint venture company between the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced yesterday that it would be launching palm oil futures before the year ends. This follows the trading debut of
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      170 28  -  —VALERIE LAW SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector expanded for a sixth straight month in September, according to a key index released yesterday. The Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) an indicator of the local manufacturing sector's strength dipped from 52.3 points in August to 51.7 points last month due to
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      227 29 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Manpower Ministry wants to encourage small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to practice safe working habits, and is refining the criteria of its Risk Management Assistance Fund so that more firms can qualify for it The $5-million fund was set
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        4 29 ST Index 2,593.3 -6.8
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        49 29 Mikkei 225 *****.09 -12.20 -0.00 Hang Seng USX *****.53 5104.30 +63.40 +5.50 +0.36 +0.11 Faiwan Wtd 6956.00 -4.07 -0.06 <orea Comp <LCI 967.56 -2.11 -0.22 SET Index 601.04 -2.00 -0.29 Jakarta Comp 1537.71 +0.00 +0.50 Dhils Comp Shenzhen B 2522.50 -20.19 -0.79 Vlumbai Sensex *****.39 -00.03 -0.71
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        51 29 CEnerSave 0.200 +0.020 +11.1 61,272 Equation 0.210 -0.005 -2.3 37,025 ChipEngS 0.275 +0.025 +10.0 35,370 Chartered 1.150 -0.050 -4.2 30,275 Wilmar 1.100 +0.030 +2.0 29,245 FJBenW*****6 0.110 +0.005 +4.0 26,270 GlobalVoice 0.120 23,432 CMBMBL*****8B 1.270 +0.395 +45.1 22,640 SingPost 0.995 -0.015 -1.5 19,944 Rowsley 0.000 +0.015 +23.1
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        73 29 ShangAsia2kHK$ 17.400 +0.500 CMB MBL*****0B 1.270 +0.395 CMBCG*****0 2.120 +0.340 Jardine CSC 11.900 +0.300 CMBBNP*****2 0.790 +0.255 CMBCA*****2 0.955 +0.250 CMBRB*****0 0.600 +0.245 CMBDB*****6A500 2.040 +0.230 HPL 2.330 +0.200 JSH500US$ 11.600 +0.200 Autron WD***** 0.010 +100.0 U0BDBS*****2 0.150 +76.5 CMBRB*****0 0.600 +56.3 OCBCBk JP*****5 0.215 +53.6 CMB
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        136 29 -AGENCIES THE ST Indexfell 6.8 points, or 0.3 per cent to 2,593.3 —its first decline after six straight days of gains. Technology shares pulled the Singapore market lower. However, interest in China shares limited the decline, with the Prime Partners China Index, a recently launched index of 25 Singapore-listed
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        36 29 US$ 0.6313 UK£ 0.3345 Yen 74.269 HK$ 4.9189 RM 2.3292 Euro 0.4956 Rupiah 5811.9 Baht 23.731 Peso 31.549 A$ 0.8430 Indian Rs 29.022 Won 598.48 C$ 0.7041 Yuan 4.9900 NZ$ 0.9574 NT$ 20.914
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        29 29 Ul I I IU LI SGX, I hum [Jiuviuei, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 603.30 SiWUSS/oz 11.64 Fhtiiiß uss/oz 1,159.20 RlbbH cents/kg 291.75 PllnioißM/tonnt^34so Brent aidiiiss/t,,,:! 61.85 Information provided by
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      505 30 DOW JONES FJ Benjamin extends its franchise deal with San Francisco fashion retailer SAN Francisco fashion retailer Gap Inc and Singapore retailer FJ Benjamin Holdings said yesterday they had extended their Asian franchise agreement to Indonesia, with 20 Gap and Banana Republic stories planned for
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      143 30 DOW JONES RESEARCH In Motion (RIM) yesterday opened its first customer centre in Asia to provide product and technical assistance to the growing number of Blackßerry users in the region. The centre in Singapore will initially employ 60 people, with the number
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      356 31 —AFP Takes on rival HD-DVD format led by Toshiba MAKUHARI Japan's Sony Corp, reeling from a string of production problems, yesterday kicked off its bid for industry dominance in high-definition DVDs with a planned December launch of its Blu-ray machine. The Blu-ray
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      228 31 —AGENCIES TOKYO Finance Minister Koji Omi said yesterday that the Japanese economy had finally beaten deflation, breaking from the government's previously-stated view that mild price falls continued. "Looking at the economy in general, we can declare an end to deflation," said Mr Omi, who
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      996 32  -  LEECHINGWERN Infocomm Asia Holdings to host, distribute and provide service centres for gamers in eight Asean countries chingwern® mediacorp.com.sg ARMED with more than US$lO million ($l6 million) in funding and two hot new game titles in its pocket, online gaming operator Infocomm Asia
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      246 32 I recently terminated my business. Do I still need to have my company's financial statements audited? Under the Companies Act, dormant companies and exempt private companies with annual revenue below the prescribed threshold (currently set at $5 million) are not required to have their accounts audited for the financial
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      1145 34  -  Jeanine Tan Golden Village managing director Kenneth Tan believes the company's Cineplex at Vivo City will be a moviegoer's heaven SOMEHOW the word "big" doesn't seem quite enough to describe the new Golden Village cineplex at Vivo City. Try "massive" or perhaps even "gargantuan". At 90,000 sq ft
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      264 35 THE spanking new GV Vivo City, which opens its doors to the public on Saturday, has 15 cinema halls. Located on the second floor of Vivo City, the 90,000-sq-ft cineplex occupies two storeys of the mall. Among its halls are the huge GVMax, an impressive 602-seat facility with a
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      648 36  -  ZULOTHMAN Girl next door? Notfor long, says You, Me andDupree star Kate Hudson IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA zul@media corp.com.sg IT DOESN'T come as much of a surprise to learn that Kate Hudson is every bit as chirpy in person as she is on screen. Not that
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      344 37  -  GRACEYAP grace@media corp.com.sg IF SINGAPOREANS lack imagination, you wouldn't know it from watching It's Showtime. The finale of the MediaCorp TV Channel 8 variety programme aired on Sunday, with top prizes of $20,000 each going to Chung Cheng High School (Main) in
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        389 38  -  David Chew This is the latest instalment in a weekly series on the works in the inaugural Singapore Biennale, which runs until Nov 12. This week, Utterly Art gallery managing partner and art critic Dr Pwee Keng Hock leads our guided tour of two works that rethink
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      510 43 —AP Miami star slams NBAs decision to introduce new ball MIAMI Thirteen-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star centre Shaquille O'Neal is no fan of the new balls to be used by the NBA this season, and isn't afraid to say so. "I think the new ball is terrible,"
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      228 43 —AFP SYDNEY Australian sprinter Peter Norman (right, in a 1968 picture), who stood on the victory podium during the symbolic American "black power salute" at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, died yesterday aged 64. Norman, who was the silver medallist in the 200 metres event splitting American
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      540 44 —AFP England expect Flintoff to perform heroics again CRICKET Champions Trophy NEW DELHI Andrew Flintoff is expected to bat, bowl, field, lead and win matches for England, whose key players have been in and out of hospital doors since winning the Ashes last year. No all-rounder in the
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      363 44 —AFP LONDON Olympic gold medallist Alexander Popov has told Australian swimming star lan Thorpe he must not let his talent go to waste. Thorpe has not competed at an international event since the 2004 Olympics, fuelling speculation that he has lost his enthusiasm for the
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      568 45 —AFP Agents under microscope as bungs probe intensifies LONDON Football agents could be forced to reveal details of their bank accounts by the Premier League's inquiry into allegations of corruption in football. Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Stevens, who is leading the inquiry, said his team
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      293 45 —AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Watford3Fulham3 WATFORD Adrian Boothroyd must be wondering what more his Watford side need to do to earn their first Premiership win of the season. The Premiership newboys led 2-0 with 20 minutes remaining, before ending up sharing the spoils with Fulham in
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      275 44 I'M r 1 c 511 v_J_ —j —-_i —I *-i v y —,_i_i International Club Games Training Centre is the only provider of casino job skills training in Singapore. The certification program provides casino games dealing skills to prepare students for Croupier positions in the casino. The comprehensive curriculum is
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      173 45 iAMC AUSTRALIAN MARITIME COLLEGE I 11 1 BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (Maritime and Logistics Management) t— Jft BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE (Maritime Technology Management) The degree programmes prepare students for a career in the dynamic and internationally focused maritime industry. DSOM GRADUATES CAN GAIN UP TO 9 UNITS EXEMPTION. MASTER OF
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      365 46 -AFP FOOTBALL Uefa Cup PARIS Tottenham and Newcastle were handed no favours when they were drawn in potentially tough groups for the Uefa Cup's next round. Holders Sevilla were meanwhile given a boost in their bid to defend last season's Uefa Cup crown. The on-form
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      75 46 Group A: Auxerre, Rangers, Partizan Belgrade, Livorno, Maccabi Haifa Group B: Bayer Leverkusen, Bruges, Besiktas, Dynamo Bucarest, Tottenham Group C: Sevilla, Alkmaar, Slovan Liberec, Grasshoppers, Sporting Braga Group D: Parma, Lens, Heerenveen, Osasuna, Odense Group E: Feyenoord, Basel, Wisla Krakow, Blackburn Rovers, Nancy Group F: Ajax, Sparta
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