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Article, Illustration712 2006-10-27 1 NG HUN WEI Hard-pressed to nail former Thai PM, coup leader Sonthi admits there's no evidence BANGKOK More than a month after he ousted Mr Thaksin Shinawatra citing widespread corruption, Thailand's coup leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin (picture) has rattled friends and foes alike withNG HUN WEI; AFP - 712 words
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201 2006-10-27 1 —AFP BERLIN The scandal over German soldiers desecrating the dead in Afghanistan grew yesterday as more photographs emerged of troops playing with skulls. A television channel showed pictures of a soldier deployed in Afghanistan kissing a human skull and of another posing—AFP - 201 words
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Miscellaneous29 2006-10-27 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 14 voices 26 business 38 plus 48 tv radio listings 59 classad 60 sports 62 we set you thinking 8 "*****6"*****9"29 words
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789 2006-10-27 2 SIEWKUMHONG - SIEWKUMHONG Investing in transport system to make it more convenient, comfortable will reap greater rewards than operator profits IN SINGAPORE, public transportation and driving are perennial hot potatoes. That's why Transport Minister Raymond Lim's recent speech is so important, elaborating as it did789 words
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232 2006-10-27 3 -AGENCIES NEW YORK US stocks extended a weeklong rally, pushing the Standard Poor's 500 Index towards its best month since 2003, as lower oil prices improved the outlook for companies most sensitive to consumer spending. The S&P 500 added 6.86 points to-AGENCIES - 232 words
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Article413 2006-10-27 3 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN u-wen@media corp.com.sg POORER Singaporeans should not be excluded from society, as this will bring about unhappiness and cause social tension. But while it's a given fact that income gaps are widening due to globalisation, more needs to be done to ensure the413 words
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Miscellaneous8 2006-10-27 3 EARLIER REPORT: FED LEAVES RATE UNCHANGED PAGE 468 words
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singapore news
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181 2006-10-27 4 EFFORTS are underway to reduce Singapore's school dropout rate over the next five years. A new Government-led committee will study how to lower the rate from the current 3 per cent to 1.5 per cent a goal announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in181 words
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SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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Article109 2006-10-27 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore has rolled out a motorised, foldable wheelchair that is a third lighter and 20 per cent cheaperthan current ones in the market. Named Vivace, which means fast and lively in Italian, it is designed locally, weighs 80kg and costs $2,500. Orders have already— CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 109 words
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Article79 2006-10-27 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Housing and Development Board is launching a new Build-to-Order exercise in Geylang Serai to build 447 units of standard 4-room flats. The flats, expected to be completed in 2010, range in floor area from 93 to 95 square metres, and will cost– CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 79 words
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Article, Illustration299 2006-10-27 4 Preparatory training programme launched to help them improve fitness NATIONAL Servicemen who have problems passing their annual Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) can now seek extra training. The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has launched a voluntary IPPT Preparatory Training programme for such299 words
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276 2006-10-27 4 JASMINE YIN - JASMINE YIN jasmine@mediacorp.com.sg IN GUANGDONG SINGAPORE and Guangdong complement each other and both should take advantage of this and build closer ties. While Guangdong has built a strong manufacturing base, it lacks high-tech, highskill industries. And this is where Singapore can play a role in276 words
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Article, Illustration551 2006-10-27 6 ANSLEYNG - Day 2, delays too ANSLEYNG Chee's trial held up again as prosecution's witness was in court without permission ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THE trial of Opposition figure Chee Soon Juan and two others were marred again by delays on the second day. Yesterday, the hearing was disrupted when Chee asked for the judge'sTODAY FILE PHOTO - 551 words
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321 2006-10-27 6 ■ANSLEYNG THE grandfather who punched Yio Chu Kang Member of Parliament Seng Han Thong was acquitted after a district court compounded his offence yesterday. During a meet-the-people session in July, former taxi driver Koo Tong Huat, 74, sought Mr Seng's help about a revoked■ANSLEYNG - 321 words
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Article, Illustration375 2006-10-27 8 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN NTUC's new trust fund to benefit 600 kids from lower-income families u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg A NEW fund has been launched to enable children from lower-income families to enjoy pre-school education at NTUC Childcare. Called the NTUC Childcare Bright Horizons Trust Fund, the initiative will go towards helpingLEE U-WEN - 375 words
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218 2006-10-27 8 938 LIVE LABOUR chief Lim Boon Heng plans to work on issues related to the elderly after he steps down as NTUC Secretary-General at the end of the year. "When I retire from NTUC, I would switch my focus to issues938 LIVE - 218 words
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Article397 2006-10-27 8 — LEE U WEN - LEE U WEN SINGAPORE'S labour chief Lim Boon Heng has condemned the actions of bogus recruitment agents who have been accused of duping Malaysians to work in Singapore with false promises. Earlier this week, it was reported in the Malaysian media that the victims all397 words
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Article128 2006-10-27 8 938 LIVE FEWER multinationals plan to increase their Singapore staff numbers in the fourth quarter, with employment intentions easing from a five-year high in the third quarter. Human resources firm Hudson said 52 per cent of respondents expect to increase staff numbers in the fourth938 LIVE - 128 words
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Article, Illustration363 2006-10-27 10 SHOBHATSERING BHALLA - SHOBHATSERING BHALLA shobha@media corp.com.sg FOLLOWING a courtship by the mayor of Yokohama, a Singapore school will be heading to Japan. Mayor Hiroshi Nakada was so eager to have the four-year-old Global Indian International School (GIIS) in his city that363 words
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342 2006-10-27 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Denied insurance, their families worry about their welfare THE Movement for the Intellectually Disabled (Minds) is planning to set up a trust fund for families of the intellectually disabled. Minds is the first such group to embark on such a venture, after– CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 342 words
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271 2006-10-27 10 ASHRAFSAFDAR COME next year, Republic Polytechnic (RP) could add another feather to its green cap with a new diploma programme in Environmental Technology, which is to include modules on "climate control" and "water treatment". The course, once approved by the MinistryASHRAFSAFDAR - 271 words
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Article414 2006-10-27 12 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN One-stop counselling centre aims to help couples before and after marriage yanqinl@media corp.com.sg ONE thing struck Ms Anita Fam when she was reviewing Family Court procedures on handling divorces: By the time couples filed for divorce, marriage counselling directed by the court already comes414 words
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233 2006-10-27 12 -938 LIVE FROM January, diesel-driven vehicles will have to go through more stringent smoke tests during mandatory periodic inspections. This will mean higher inspection fees for dieseldriven vehicles that have not been maintained well. Vehicle inspection centres have indicated fees will increase to $17-938 LIVE - 233 words
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502 2006-10-27 12 DERRICK A PAULO - DERRICK A PAULO derrick@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS Singapore's largest security company and was a statutory board as recently as last year. Many in the industry had expected Cisco Security to get an "A" in the first comprehensive grading exercise of all 272 security guard502 words
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world news
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Article, Illustration443 2006-10-27 14 -AP Itwill ban entry to N Korean officials under UN travel restrictions SEOUL South Korea said yesterday it will ban the entry of North Korean officials who fall under a United Nations' travel restriction Seoul's first concrete move to enforce sanctions imposed after the North's nuclear-AP; AFP - 443 words
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289 2006-10-27 14 -AP COPENHAGEN A Danish court yesterday dismissed a lawsuit filed by seven Muslim organisations against the newspaper that first published a dozen cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that triggered massive protest in the Islamic world earlier this year. The City Court in Aarhus-AP - 289 words
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276 2006-10-27 14 —AGENCIES JOHOR BARU The Sultan of Johor said he is very saddened by the on-going feud between Dr Mahathir Mohammad and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and feels that it should be stopped as it will only damage the—AGENCIES - 276 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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71 2006-10-27 14 -AP New budget carrier Oasis Hong Kong Airlines said yesterday it has secured approval to fly over Russian airspace. Authorities there had blocked its inaugural flight to London, scheduled on Wednesday, and some 300 passengers were sent home or to hotels-AP - 71 words
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68 2006-10-27 14 -AP China is planning to build a US$7.5 billion nuclear power plant in a central province, Xinhua reported yesterday. The latest plant is planned for Yueyang, in Hunan province, but no construction date has been set. China's government plans to build dozens of nuclear-AP - 68 words
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73 2006-10-27 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Thirty per cent of children across Asia are subjected to ongoing violence, according to a new United Nations study. The report found that violence against children cuts across cultures, income levels and education levels. This means three out of every ten Asian— CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 73 words
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Article, Illustration333 2006-10-27 16 -AFP WASHINGTON Hollywood star Michael J Fox (picture) is finding out just how ugly United States politics can get, facing claims that he exaggerated his condition of Parkinson's disease to puff up Democrat candidates in mid-term elections. The Back to-AFP; AFP - 333 words
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Article, Illustration433 2006-10-27 16 -AGENCIES SYDNEY Australia's most senior Islamic cleric yesterday sparked uproar in Australia after describing scantily-clad women as "uncovered meat" inviting sexual attacks. Sheik Taj Aldin Al Hilali, who made the remarks last month in a Ramadan sermon to 500 worshippers, had criticised women who "sway-AGENCIES; AFP - 433 words
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Article, Illustration486 2006-10-27 18 AFP Proposed resolution not what we agreed on: Foreign Minister MOSCOW Key Western powers have unveiled proposed United Nations sanctions that would target Iran's controversial nuclear and missile programmes, but Russia has rejected the draft UN resolution. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saidAFP - 486 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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73 2006-10-27 18 AFP Five South Koreans have been arrested on suspicion of spying for North Korea, prosecutors said yesterday. The five, all former student radicals, are accused of having contacts with an unidentified North Korean agent in China in March, said a seniorAFP - 73 words
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72 2006-10-27 18 AFP Thousands of students at Jiangxi Clothing Vocational Institute rioted this week amid a dispute over their diplomas. They smashed windows and set fire to classrooms but officials said yesterday the students had calmed down. Reports said the nearly 18,000 students were angryAFP - 72 words
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75 2006-10-27 18 -AP South-east Asian leaders may agree to an anti-terrorism convention when they meet in the Philippines in December, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday. The landmark pact would call on the 10-country Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) to forge a stronger front-AP - 75 words
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Article, Illustration797 2006-10-27 20 ZAFARANJUM - ZAFARANJUM In a multicultural world, it's time to think beyond the veil news*views*analysis zafar@media corp.com.sg RECENTLY, British MP Jack Straw urged Muslim women to discard their veils. He argued that wearing the niqab the piece of cloth that some Muslim women wear to cover theAFP I. - 797 words
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this quirky world
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Article77 2006-10-27 22 Fire fighters in a Vancouver suburb have been ordered to wear only boxer-style underwear following allegations of sexual harassment within the department, Reuters reported. To help the "integration of the sexes in the workplace", Richmond, British Columbia, will spend U5514,200 ($22,000) to buy six pairs of77 words
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Article63 2006-10-27 22 Nursemaids professionally trained in breast massage are in high demand in Shanghai amid a baby boom. The Shanghai Daily reported. The massage reportedly helps prevent stiffness in a mother's breasts and stimulates milk secretion. Each session costs US$25 ($39) to US$75. A growing acceptance of63 words
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Article78 2006-10-27 22 A man in China was charged with attempted murder after the hitman he hired tipped off the targets. The Shanghai Daily reported. Hu Shizhuang, 57, wanted sole ownership of family property and had hired his friend to kill his wife and daughter. But the hitman warned78 words
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Article, Illustration458 2006-10-27 22 Chilean authorities alerted and plan to freeze assets of the former dictator SANTIAGO Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet allegedly has at least US$lBO million ($282 million) worth of gold stashed at HSBC's regional bank in Hong Kong, the authorities have discovered, according to local media reports.AFF - 458 words
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298 2006-10-27 22 -AFP PARIS Hooded youths hijacked and burnt two buses in separate suburbs of Paris overnight, officials said yesterday, amid fears of a repeat of the urban riots that shook France exactly one year ago. The Paris region transport service said a dozen men,-AFP - 298 words
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241 2006-10-27 24 -THE GUARDIAN LONDON Africa's political leaders are being offered a US$5 million ($7.8 million) prize and a stipend for life if they do not plunder the national coffers or rig elections. Mr Nelson Mandela, Mr Tony Blair and Mr Bill Clinton are backing-THE GUARDIAN - 241 words
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Article434 2006-10-27 24 -AFP Chirac's visit to Hu yields billions in agreements BEIJING The leaders of France and China yesterday oversaw the signing of multi-billion-dollar business deals at talks that touched on nuclear crises in North Korea and Iran and an European Union arms embargo on Beijing.-AFP - 434 words
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Miscellaneous7 2006-10-27 16 ISLAMIC FEMINISM HAS MANY FACES PAGE 207 words
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Letter336 2006-10-27 26 TOHKOKSENG - Passwords: A pain in the TOHKOKSENG Bank security measures just aren't practical Letter from special character (for example, or A). To improve security, the password expires every 30 days and cannot be reused for 10 generations, which means the user is forced to remember a new combination every month. Do336 words
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144 2006-10-27 26 YVONNE TAN - YVONNE TAN I was at Tiong Bahru hawker centre a few Saturdays ago with my family. At one point, the fire alarm sounded for a few minutes, with two intervals in between. I looked around and it was business as usual for everyone.144 words
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92 2006-10-27 26 ISHWAR MAHTANI - ISHWAR MAHTANI Recently, at a food court, I purchased food from a nasipadang sta\\. The price list stated that for two meat dishes and one vegetable portion, one would have to pay $4.50. But the stallholder asked me to pay $6.1 questioned her92 words
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Bait and the untold cost
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492 2006-10-27 28 PATRICK SIO - PATRICK SIO Letter from I THANK the Association of Banks in Singapore for clarifying the mystery surrounding the banks' treatment of variable rate package housing loans ("Why not a single Board Rate for loans", Oct 25). While I understand the legal492 words
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121 2006-10-27 28 HENRY TAN - HENRY TAN Letter from WHY cannot banks use a single floating board rate (BR), but attach differing premiums/discounts that are dependent on credit risk? For example, Bank A can quote a customer BR 1.5 per cent while the property is under121 words
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Letter195 2006-10-27 28 GURMIT SINGH KULLAR - GURMIT SINGH KULLAR Letter from I AM disappointed that MediaCorp has gone ahead with plans to screen the new season of Survivor: Cook Islands. The ethnic group format has raised eyebrows in the United States, with members of the New York City council even asking195 words
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Article181 2006-10-27 28 MEDIACORP'S RESPONSE: SELENA HO Vice-president, Network Programming Promotions 5 Media Corp TV WE THANK Mr Gurmit for sharing his concerns on the latest series of Survivor. MediaCorp TV Channel 5 handles racial issues with utmost seriousness and has been closely monitoring the development of the series since181 words
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Article231 2006-10-27 30 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... THE TERRIBLE TWOS Do the "terrible twos" really have to be so terrible? Just ask any 2-year-old. The answer will most assuredly be "NO". If there is one word that characterises the period between fifteen and twenty-four months of age, it is231 words
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Marry an older woman?
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Letter, Illustration335 2006-10-27 30 JANNE LIN - JANNE LIN Letter from I READ with interest Frances Ong Hock Lin's I Say comment, "Her Winter, His Spring"(Oct 25). The article brought back memories of a recent incident. I was woken up on the train by another commuter335 words
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151 2006-10-27 30 NELSON QUAH - NELSON QUAH Letter from WHILE society frowns on women marrying younger men, it is ironic that it gives its approval to men in their 60s marrying women in their 20s who can be their daughters. Some old-fashioned parents would discourage their son151 words
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98 2006-10-27 30 HENRY KOH - HENRY KOH Letter from MS ONG was obviously writing to sing the praises of such marriages as she is in the same boat, married to someone younger. She cites a few such couples who are Western few98 words
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Article, Illustration759 2006-10-27 32 Tabitha Wang - Tabitha Wang Despite family-friendly policies, not all bosses are supportive of working mums EVER since I quit working six months ago, I've been fending off the same question: "Why?" "To concentrate on starting a family," is my usual answer. "But surely you canYENYOK - 759 words
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Letter, Illustration195 2006-10-27 32 HWANG BIH Yl; ALEX GORDON - HWANG BIH Yl ALEX GORDON Letter from I REFER to Tim Yeo's letter "Dumpwee's notes not as satisfying since he left Singapore" (Oct 20). I have enjoyed Neil Humphreys' articles on the local scene and am happy to say I look forward to every issue195 words
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353 2006-10-27 32 NELSON QUAH; LEE HWEE LING - NELSON QUAH LEE HWEE LING Letter from I AGREE strongly with Mr Liang Dingzi in his News Comment, "No points for this loyalty programme" (Oct 23). Some people stay in a company for long not out of loyalty, but because they are353 words
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244 2006-10-27 36 SUGANYAREDDY - SUGANYAREDDY Letter from I REFER to the article written by Vasanthan Govindasamy, "Inhibitions learnt, good old days gone" (Oct24). I agree that the good old days are gone. I really miss my childhood days when neighbours were not strangers but244 words
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Letter, Illustration1375 2006-10-27 36 YVONNE LIM - YVONNE LIM You want your kid to grow up right-but who will you trust to do the job? VOICES COMMENTARY EDITOR MAID, childcare centre or you pick the wrong two caregivers and, as the doomsayers would have it, your kid could turn out to be a1,375 words
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181 2006-10-27 37 SOHCHINHENG - SOHCHINHENG Letter from Director, Policy and Planning Division Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board WE REFER to the letter, "Channel more CPF savings into Medisave, earlier" (Oct 23), in which Mr Ngia Soon Chai suggested shifting more CPF contributions from the Special to181 words
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178 2006-10-27 38 CHRISTIE LOH MAINBOARD-listed China Food Industries has lodged a complaint with the Commercial Affairs Department regarding accounting fraud, the pig farm operator said yesterday. The move follows a special audit by Ernst and Young, which revealed last week that employees at two ChinaCHRISTIE LOH - 178 words
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161 2006-10-27 38 — CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH TERRORISM, energy and aviation are some of the niche risks that insurers here should deepen their underwriting capacity of, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) exhorted yesterday. As the region is experiencing a dearth of such expertise, "MAS will explore ideas to161 words
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Article408 2006-10-27 38 China and Singapore have held the first round of talks in Beijing on the ChinaSingapora Free Trade Agreement covering the negotiating mechanism and the scope of the deal. Singapore is China's sixth largest foreign investor. Bilateral trade totalled $67.1 billion last year. Surrtec Reft plans to raise as much408 words
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Article131 2006-10-27 40 – CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH CHIP-tester United Test and Assembly Centre (Utac) said yesterday that its net profit rose 63 per cent in its fiscal third quarter ended Sept 30 from the year-ago period to US$l7.l million ($26.9 million). This followed a near-dou-bling in revenue to US$l62 million131 words
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251 2006-10-27 40 -AGENCIES THE initial public offering (IPO) of coal miner Straits Asia Resources on the Singapore Exchange will raise up to $265 million, according to its prospectus released yesterday. The company, a unit of Perthbased Straits Resources, is selling 320 million-AGENCIES - 251 words
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Article174 2006-10-27 40 Dow Jones SUSTAINED momentum in global equities lifted shares to a fourth consecutive record close yesterday, but high-flying blue chips could come under pressure in coming sessions, market players said. The ST Index closed up 27.03 points, or 1 per cent, at 2,741.69 points. In the broad market, gainers— Dow Jones - 174 words
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Article25 2006-10-27 40 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 593.80 Silw 12.00 PMinß uss/oz 1,089.00 RlbblF cents/kg 295.00 Pltali HM/tonne 1,535.00 BnntDidmss/i,,,,,:! 61.60 Information provided by... andSGX,; Dow Jones; Bloomberg - 25 words
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Article377 2006-10-27 42 —AFP Growth driven by semi-conductors, oil rigs and ship-building SINGAPORE'S factory output beat forecasts to expand 7.6 per cent last month from September a year earlier, with the production of semi-conductors and the building of oil rigs and ships driving growth, the Economic Development Board (EDB)—AFP - 377 words
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326 2006-10-27 44 -VALERIE LAW - -VALERIE LAW INDEPENDENT research analysis firm AQ Research has ranked ABN Amro as the No 1 research house in Asia, excluding Japan in its RQ Asia 300 report for the 12 months up to August. The second and third-placed research houses326 words
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Article, Illustration413 2006-10-27 44 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Wee Poh enters watch trade with new name pennnee@media corp.com.sg SESDAQ-listed Wee Poh Holdings, a manufacturer and distributor of watches, is counting on the burgeoning middle class in China to drive its growth, the company said in a media briefing yesterday. Wee Poh, renamedTIME WATCH | - 413 words
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339 2006-10-27 46 -BLOOMBERG STATS ChipPac, South-east Asia's largest provider of chip-testing and packaging services, reported its fourth-straight quarterly profit and forecast record earnings in the current three months on strong computer and electronics demand. The net income for its third quarter ended Sept-BLOOMBERG - 339 words
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Article438 2006-10-27 46 DOW JONES Says economy likely to grow at moderate pace WASHINGTON The United States Federal Reserve, on Wednesday, left the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent for a third-straight meeting amid signs of slower growth but kept the door open for higher rates if— DOW JONES - 438 words
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Article, Illustration1096 2006-10-27 49 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan The success of Japanese thriller Death Note and other manga-based films marks the arrival of Japanese comics in the movie-making big league MANY Singaporeans grew up knowing Spider-Man, Superman and Batman, but Hellboy, Daredevil and Ghost Rider? The latter three may not be as well known1,096 words
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Article, Illustration606 2006-10-27 50 ROSS WALLACE - ROSS WALLACE US journalist Lisa Ling looks at the violence and the young killers that define Americas Deadliest Gang Deputy Plus Editor ross@media corp.com.sg SHE'S been a news correspondent in some of the world's most war-torn regions from Afghanistan and Iraq to Chechnya, Algeria606 words
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Article, Illustration267 2006-10-27 50 THE next phase in male evolution has arrived. With its sights set squarely on the "black collar" worker the sleeker, smarter and better alpha male the Singapore edition of the hit British men's glossy Arena hits newsstands today. The first international men's fashion and267 words
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Article, Illustration82 2006-10-27 50 CHANNEL News Asia presenter Diana Ser and TV-heart-throb-turned-banker James Lye became proud parents yesterday. Diana gave birth by Caesarean section at 7.56 am at Thomson Medical Centre. Baby Jake, whose Chinese name is Jing Feng, is the couple's first child. "He's82 words
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Article, Illustration174 2006-10-27 52 Patriarchal control from the grave MAHESH Dattani (picture) calls himself "gender blind". Yet, his conversations bristle with sensitivity and depth. He sees himself as a theatre practitioner despite film acting and directing experience. Clearly, Dattani who is here for the staging of his play Mad About Money, a mid-dle-class Gujerati174 words
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Article, Illustration385 2006-10-27 52 JULIANA JUNE RASUL - JULIANA JUNE RASUL Ousted Amazing Race couple awkward and formal after relationship strained by show plus@newstoday.com.sg DID The Amazing Race ruin a perfectly good relationship? That may well have been the case for Peter Harsch and Sarah Reinertsen. Over the phone from Maine and385 words
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Article, Illustration307 2006-10-27 54 Felix Cheong - Felix Cheong Guardian weighed down by cliches FILMREVIEW by I The Guardian DON'T be fooled by the casting of has-been Kevin Costner and never-quite-A-list Ashton Kutcher. The Guardian (no relation to the British newspaper) is really a story-coated recruitment ad for the US Coast Guard. Costner307 words
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Article, Illustration320 2006-10-27 54 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by. OH MY, the topic of sex has never been funnier. At least not since The 40-Year-Old Virgin. The amusing title aside, The Oh in Ohio is a quirky little gem of an indie movie about one Cleveland, Ohio woman's quest to achieve320 words
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Article, Illustration339 2006-10-27 56 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan PLUS MOVIES ft You simply cannot miss this movie cry good A fine way to spend an evening Good Decent, no-frills entertainment Average Could end up disappointed Awful Do not waste your money Audiences will be moved by Al Gore's339 words
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Article, Illustration215 2006-10-27 56 Felix Cheong - Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW by I WHEN the busts are up, the bustup starts. That's about as blatant as it gets in the latest video game-to-movie crossover do I hear skin flick? DOA: Dead or Alive. Story? What story? Oh, if you insist on keeping abreast of215 words
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Article, Illustration277 2006-10-27 57 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by. A PRIME example of what makes The Sinking of Japan such a disaster of a disaster movie is the moment when submarine pilot Onodera Toshio (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi) is just about to leave on a heroic mission. His rescue worker girlfriend Abe Reiko277 words
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Article46 2006-10-27 57 — FELIX CHEONG - FELIX CHEONG The story revolves around police moles who have tunnelled underground into the mob. But Operation Undercover starring Eric Tsang and Shawn Yue doesn't lift any stone that Infernal Affairs (2002) and Election (2005) haven't already unturned. File this under "triad and tested".46 words
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Article46 2006-10-27 57 — JEANINETAN - JEANINETAN Directed by Oxide Pang, this psychological thriller depicts a heartbroken woman's journey from break up to rebound. But her depression complicates the relationship. While there are formulaic scares, you'll be surprised by some of the neat twists in the second half of the show.46 words
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Article, Illustration289 2006-10-27 58 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan Film slams exploitation of WWII volunteer soldiers FILMREVIEW by, Days of Glory THIS French combat film scores as a sobering lesson in history more than as a war movie. Days of Glory (Indigenes) highlights the neglected story of men from former French colonies who volunteered their289 words
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Miscellaneous772 2006-10-27 60 YOURHOROSCOPeIuDAY by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) BJC| Don't let jobs that are unfinished get to you. Someone will be out to stop you from doing 111 The only thing you can do is to go at your |"*^l what you want to772 words
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Miscellaneous157 2006-10-27 60 EMERGENCY LINES City Gas (to report gas supply 1800-752-1800 interruption, low pressure and leakage) Civil Defence (Fire Emergency Ambulance) 995 Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Police 99J) Police hotline 1800-255-0000 SPPowerGrid 1800-778-8888/ (to report power failure) 6778-8888 Traffic Police 6547-1818 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 HELPLINES —GENERAL Samaritans of Singapore 1800-221-4444 Society for The157 words
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Article, Illustration487 2006-10-27 62 —AFP Aussies blast decision to host Olympic swim finals in the day BEIJING The swimming and most of the gymnastics finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be held in the morning, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday, in a win for US television audiences.—AFP; AFP - 487 words
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Article474 2006-10-27 63 -AFP Blair hails former player's donation to charity of $4.85 million from his testimonial fund NEWCASTLE British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid handsome tribute to Alan Shearer here yesterday as the former England and Newcastle striker handed over the proceeds of his testimonial fund to charity.-AFP - 474 words
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Article61 2006-10-27 63 -AFP LONDON Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has vowed never to bite another opponent following the controversy surrounding his "nibble" of West Ham's Javier Mascherano last weekend. Defoe insisted the incident, described as a "nibble" by Tottenham manager Martin Jol, was a one-off. "That definitely won't happen again.-AFP - 61 words
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Article72 2006-10-27 63 -AFP PARIS Serbian defender Nikola Mijailovic was banned for five matches in all Uefa events yesterday after its governing body found him guilty of racist abuse against Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy. The black South African striker squared up to Mijailovic at the end of Blackburn's 2-1 Uefa Cup-AFP - 72 words
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Article, Illustration670 2006-10-27 63 -AGENCIES After Sunday's nightmare at Old Trafford, Benitez and Gerrard aim high again CARLING CUP, 3RD ROUND Liverpool 4 Reading 3 LIVERPOOL Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez feels his side will have to be at their best to overcome Birmingham City in the fourth round of the-AGENCIES; AP - 670 words
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Article, Illustration301 2006-10-27 64 -AFP LONDON —The agent of former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has denied he is set to become the new boss of West Ham, following the news he met with two people involved with Kia Joorabchian's potential takeover of the club, the Guardian newspaper reported-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 301 words
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Article, Illustration142 2006-10-27 64 LONDON Goalkeeper Stephane Porato (picture) is hoping he did enough during his trial period with Chelsea to win a lucrative one-year contract with the Premiership champions. The 33-year-old recently spent a few days training with Jose Mourinho's charges as the Portuguese tactician looks to bolster his goalkeeping optionsGETTY IMAGES - 142 words
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Article, Illustration640 2006-10-27 64 -AGENCIES Bolton's doggedness a mirror image of their redoubtable English manager LONDON On Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), Bolton Wanderers were bundled out of the Carling Cup by English Premiership stragglers Charlton. In any other season it could have resulted in rumblings of discontent cropping up at the-AGENCIES; GE^Y IMAGES - 640 words
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Article, Illustration495 2006-10-27 65 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN MCYS' Teo will raise issues affecting sportsmen and women in Parliament yohinn@media corp.com.sg GETTING time off from work or National Service to train and compete, funding issues and the relationship between athlete and National Sports Association (NSA) are common concerns of sportsmenTODAY FILE PHOTO - 495 words
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Article, Illustration85 2006-10-27 65 TREVOR TAN Presidents Ft Nathan,the patron in chief for Special Olympics Singapore, receives a painting by Special Olympics swimmer Benson Tan (front left). The president presented a plaque of appreciation to ESPN STARSports and Special Olympics in a ceremony at the Istana yesterday for championingTREVOR TAN - 85 words
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Article, Illustration142 2006-10-27 65 DARREN LAI To ignite interest in Singapore's heritage, the National Heritage Board, the National Library and the Media Development Authority have launched Explore Singapore!, which features 40 activities throughout the island. One venue is the Sports Museum at the west entrance of the National Stadium.DARREN LAI - 142 words
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Article117 2006-10-27 65 THE Singapore Slingers slumped to their third home defeat and sixth of their maiden season in the 2006 Australian National Basketball League (NBL), when they went down 102-98 to a high-flying Cairns Taipans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium last night The Slingers win-loss record now stands117 words
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Article, Illustration1121 2006-10-27 68 DARREN LAI - DARREN LAI Only a coaching crisis led to Bok's appointment, but what a move it was darren@mediacorp.com.sg TEAM manager Kok Wai Leong calls it the defining moment of the season. As he contemplated a fifth S-League title for SAFFC yesterday, after the club had clinched the championshipTREVORTAN; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 1,121 words
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Article, Illustration919 2006-10-27 69 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN Singapore Sailing chief Low confident the squad can bring home a sackful of medals yohinn@media corp.com.sg "This helps build confidence and increases their comfort level." Training is conducted in the Games format of fleets of six to seven boats, compared to the usual 30001 BOON KEONG - 919 words
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Article, Illustration215 2006-10-27 69 ■AFP TOKYO The shortage of accommodation will be so severe at the Asian Games in Qatar that the Japanese delegation are considering taking along air beds to share rooms. The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) said yesterday they have filed a protest with the organisers of■AFP; GE^Y IMAGES - 215 words
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