The Straits Times, 27 January 2002

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    Lock icon Fateha breakup shows extremism not supported
    565 1  - Fateha breakup shows extremism not supported LAUREL TEO The resignation by seven members shows that Mr Zulfikar's views do not reflect those of Malay-Muslims here, say MPs Oil A WISE move and good news, said Malay MPs yesterday, on the decision by seven members of Fateha's working committee to divorce
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    Lock icon Cleric denies calling for jihad in S'pore
    628 1  -  DERWIN PEREIRA By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT TRIALS USING SPORE TARGETS Why sfiotild they want to attack targets m Singapore?... Tliey might have wanted to use such targets as a trial practice before going off to Afghanistan. Ttiey might have been manipulated by a third
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      266 1 CHINA BRIDI Is she entitled to half of hubby's assets when it's split sville? Sunday plus pages 2 and 3 jH^^^H^^^H First m Ready Cash. First m Instant Discount. gH^BHraMpf^ N W W th YOUr Cltibank Read V Credlt International Citicard Motorlrwi Petrol, car polish, car wash, tyre and battery
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      130 2 A SUCCESSFUL JOB HUNT AFTER almost ayear of fruitless job hunting. Kamarul Zaman Kahmathullah was willing to give government job-matching sen ices a shot. He had his doubts, but within days of signing up with the Northwest Community Development Council (CDC), he scored a job as a sales assistant
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      64 2 MYANMAR MUSLIMS ARRESTED MAI AYSIAN authorities wiil deport 28 Myanmar Muslims who tried to enter the country illegally, then sought asylum through the UN Hign Commission for Refugees. The group, who are members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, say they face persecution m their own country and want
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      76 2 ARABS MUST MOVE BEYOND BLAME THE decline of the once-mighty civilisation of Islam has led some m the Arab world to blame others for its dovynfall, writes historian Professor Bernard Lewis. First, the Mongols were cast as the villains, then the British and French imperialists, then the United
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      82 2 ALL THINGS CONSIDERED IN SPLIT SOME men think that women tend to get more than their fair share of assets m a divorce proceeding, especially m cases where the woman did not work, or earned much less than her ex-husband. But under Singapore law, the division of assets
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      88 2 Capriati wins Aussie Open AMERICAN Jennifer Capriati held onto her Australian Open title Yesterday when she defeated Martina Hingis m a tough match under searing conditions. Capriati, 25, said afterwards that she was struggling m the 35 deg C Melbourne weather. But she held up better than her Swiss
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      88 2 New Delhi to grow upwards THE new-look New Delhi will be predominantly high rise, and the rural villages that have been swallowed up by the city's ever-encroaching tide will be urbanised. This new master plan for the Indian capital and its 14 million residents will cover the next 20
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      70 2 Aerobatics pulled AEROBATICS displays will be missing from the Asian Aerospace airshow next month as organisers place the focus squarely on business. There will instead be more flypasts of individual aircraft, such as the new Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle and Korea's KT-1 trainer. "Aerobatics is good for the public
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      65 2 JAPANESE GO FOR GOLD GOLD is becoming the preferred investment choice tor the Japanese. The demand for gold rose .".4 percent m the final quarter of last year largely because ot the Sept 11 terrorist attacks and new government limits on bank-deposit insurance. The Japanese invested m more than
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      54 2 MENTAL ILLNESS ON THE RISE THE suicide ofMassachusetts Institute of Technology student Elizabeth shin m April 2000 has triggered a lawsuit against the university, and highlighted the rise m mental illness at top campuses. It has also stirred some debate on whether universities should take responsibility for their students
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      142 2 JAPANESE TAX ON LIVING ALONE A LOCAL government m Japan is considering a tax on one-room apartments to discourage the growing trend ot'singledom. The authorities say that the new tax would reduce the imbalance between singles and families living m Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Ctliyoda has also joined several other
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      70 2 ELITE SWIM CENTRE NEEDED AX ELITE training centre should be set up at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex for the exclusive use of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association. This, and the appointment of specialist stroke coaches, will help Singapore deliver world-class swimmers within five years. These were among key
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      160 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 7- IS Earf Asia 19-21 S-EAsia 23-2(S Malaysia 28,29 Weather 30 HOME Singapore News 31-41 Money 42-43 Review 44-47 Editorial 45 Sports 49-54 SUNDAY PLUS Cover Story P2,P3 Health P5 Food P6 TV Guide P12,P13 Cable Guide Pl 4 Your Stars Pl 5 Cinema P16.P17 Comics
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      Lock icon FAKE CROWS
      602 3  -  LEONG WENG KAM Warning of bogus books Novels falsely attributed to Wuya author Jiu Dan have surfaced m China; publisher says copies could find their way here Hu 'Burn and destroy them all because they are not written by Jiu Dan.' Jiu Dan, on the fakes which include
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      76 3 SPARKLING with fairy lights and prancing horses, Chinatown was all aglow last night, to usher m the coming Year Of the Horse. Street stalls, a carnival, nightly stage performances and vintage cars are among the events that are expected to be crowd-pullers this year. At
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      Lock icon Attack on Powell foiled, say Afghan police
      346 3 TERRORIST THREAT IN KABUL KABUL Afghan police and intelligence officials say they have foiled a series of terrorist plots, including one to attack American Secretary of State Colin Powell m Kabul. Newsweek magazine reKorted that Afghan officials ad seized a bus that "had
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      Lock icon 7.52m visitors to S'pore last year
      577 4  - 7.52 m visitors to S'pore last year KOH BOON PIN Second-highest tourist figures on record with most arrivals from Indonesia, but tourism takings are expected to fall Bu 'THE TOURISM INDUSTRY HAS BEEN VERY RESILIENT.' Highlights 0f 2002 MmUttl Chinese New Year light-up, Thaipusam FEBRUARY: MTV Asia Awards. o'Oth anniversaryof
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      Lock icon HSBC staff go on million-dollar charity drive
      327 4  - HSBC staff go on million-dollar charity drive WONG SHER MAINE Bu_ TO CELEBRATE HSBC's 125 th anniversary, all of the bank's 1,800 employees m Singapore are going on a yearlong fund-raising campaign to raise over a million dollars for the Community Chest. It begins today with a charity walk m
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      Lock icon S'pore can 'deal with terrorist threats'
      194 4 THE Sept 11 terrorist attacks and the recent arrest here of members of a terrorist organisation linked to the Al-Qaeda network are a timely reminder that Singapore can never take its security for granted, President S.R. Nathan said yesterday. "But we should also be
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      Lock icon Ex-Enron vice-chair found shot in the head
      593 6 [^^lix^J^^^A^TjJ Mr Cliff Baxter had opposed accounting practices that led to Enron's collapse; police say his death was a suicide 'CUFF BAXTER COMPLAINED MIGHTILY TO SKILLING AND ALL WHO WOULD LISTEN ABOUT THE INAPPROPRIATENESS OF OUR TRANSACTIONS WITH I lII Win. Enron wlmtle-blcmer
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      263 6 Results for the worldwide Fifa balloting for World Cup jfll R»r^H3&T>«MBl T W tickets are not out yet. But one enterprising travel agency V* mft Wri^M H ff general manager has stolen a march on everyone m ■M^^^^B B w fjH Singapore. Irene Tan's firm is already offering World Cup
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      Lock icon Mental Illbess Trouble
      498 7 A debate is raging over whether top US universities can handle students with mental problems after a family blames the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology for failing to stop their daughter from committing suicide CAMBRIDGE (Massachusetts) The growing problem of mental illness on top campuses such as
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      Lock icon ELIZABETH SHIN'S TRAGIC STORY – HER PARENTS WERE CLUELESS
      292 7 ELIZABETH SHIN'S TRAGIC STORY HER PARENTS WERE CLUELESS THE day before Elizabeth Shin, then 19, set herself on fire, her parents drove through a spring snowstorm to see her at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) m Cambridge. They brought her a TV and a VCR to cheer her up.
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      420 8 Parents fight as their children play Violence by parents at children's sports events is reaching alarming levels across the United States ON ONE OCCASION, PEPPER SPRAY HAD TO BE USED TO defuse the situation: Parent Tom Nn t ton, on a fight between parents he witnessed NEW YORK A tide
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      Lock icon Hockey father gets up to 10 years for another dad's death
      308 8 CAMBRIDGE (Massachusetts) The father who beat another man to death at their sons' ice hockey practice match has been sentenced to six to 10 years m prison after the dead man's 13-year-old boy urged the judge to "teach him
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      Lock icon Police suspect 'torso boy' to be witch victim
      330 8  - Police suspect 'torso boy' to be witch victim ALFRED LEE His body part was found floating on Thames By STKMTSTIMJ s KIROPK 81/RKAI LONDON Police believe that a five-year-old boy whose dismembered torso was found floating m the River Thames under London's famous Tower Bridge was the victim of an
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      119 8 WOOMERA (Australia) An asylum seeker at the Woomera Detention Centre climbed to the top of a razor wire fence and threw himself off yesterday as others armed with metal bars attempted to break out. The man suffered serious injuries to his head and
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        Lock icon Pahang prince towed Singaporean
        108 11  - Pahang prince towed Singaporean Brendan Pereira M\l \V S I A ROYAL TOWN GETS READY KUALA LUMPUR One of the most eligible bachelors m Malaysia is settling down. Tengku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ahmad Shah, a son of the Sultan of Pahang, will marry Singaporean Zulita Aishah Abdul Latiffin July, reported
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        142 11  - TOP AUDITOR IS WORTH $2.4 M Devi Asmarani INDONESIA INDONESIA'S AuditorGeneral Satria "Billy" Joedono was m the spotlight recently when it was revealed that the man reputed to be one of the country's "cleanest officials" was surprisingly worth US$l.3 million (552.4 million). The report published last week by the Commission
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        Lock icon BAD BOY KHAN IN TROUBLE AGAIN
        95 11  -  Nirmal Ghosh i i) i SALMAN Khan, the bad boy of Bollywood, ran into trouble again last week for threatening beauty queen and actress Aishwarya Rai over a parking problem. Rai's family filed a complaint and Khan was summoned by a court and given
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        126 11  -  Hau Boon Lai I' THEY are on opposite sides of the political fence but ruling party politician KoichigKato and opposition leader Naoto Kan have not let it stand m the way of their friendship. In some circles, the two are known as the five-second friends
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        132 11  -  Eward Tang I II A I I I) MIXING politics and stardom comes naturally to Mr Ekkapoj Panyatni, a popular singer and member of Parliament. The two-term legislator and member of the Thai opposition Democrat Party has been held up as role model for
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      439 11 Palestinian leader is accused of 'enhancing terror' and criticised for failing to punish officials linked to an arms-smuggling bid WASHINGTON US President George W. Bush said he was "very disappointed" with Mr Yasser Ararat and accused him of "enhancing terrorism" as his top
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      133 11 F-16s bomb key targets in Gaza and West Bank GAZA CITY Israeli F-16 warplanes bombed Palestinian positions m Gaza City and the West Bank eit> of fulkarem late on Friday night, m reprisal for a suicide bombing m Tel Aviv that injured 18. Warplanes pounded the Palestinian security compound m
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      97 12 AP AMERICAN Steve Kemp pays his last respects to his friend Thomas Demski, a disabled coalminer and construction worker who suffered from heart disease and diabetes and owned the world's largest American flag, according to the Guinness Book of World
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      496 12  - Delhi to lose rural look for high-rise buildings NIRMAL GHOSH New Master Plan But critics say the blueprint will not solve the city's many problems and will instead 'choke it to death' l\l)l OIUU SJ'ONDI I Pricier PROPERTY pricts are expected to clir.ib with the changes under the new master
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      262 12 TV news stations paying top dollar for personalities NEW YORK Television news channels desperate to stand out m a crowded market are now aggressively courting recognisable journalists with promises and salaries usually reserved for the likes of Tom Cruise and Meg Ryan. The anchor's seal is reserved increasingly for personalities
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      Lock icon Festivities muted as troops man the borders
      405 13 India's Republic Day India's annual showcase of military troops and hardware is scaled back because of tensions with Pakistan NEW DELHI India celebrated its annual Republic Day yesterday, but the event lacked the traditional show of military might as the country's troops, tanks
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      128 13 More Aussies are opting to live alone SYDNEY More Australians are rejecting family life and choosing to live alone, with single-person homes expected to make up a third of all households within 18 years, the Weekend Australian reported yesterday. In 90 years, the average size of a household will shrink
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      243 13 Scientists warn against prolonged use of phone LONDON British scientists have advised that children should go for text-messaging rather than spend long hours on the mobile phone to reduce possible effects of radiation. Scientists said children should keep their mobile
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      Lock icon Banking freeze sparks new riots in Argentina
      458 14 Banking freeze sparks new riots in Argentina President Duhalde met the first nationwide protest against his rule after he tightened the banking curbs imposed last month BUENOS AIRES Anger against a government banking freeze boiled over into fresh unrest yesterday as Argentinian President Eduardo Duhalde confronted the first nationwide protest
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      247 15 It's a 'bank holiday' for one protesting family BUENOS AIRES Miffed at a government freeze on savings accounts, an Argentinian man, his wife and two children have decided to take their summer holiday inside a British-owned bank. "This bank won't let me to go anywhere for my summer vacation, so
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      573 16 Karzai calls for deployment of foreign troops across country Appeal for peacekeeping to expand beyond Kabul is due to fear of feuding warlords undermining govt Sensitive position THE appeal for a bigger peacekeeping presence which one UN official said could number 30,000 troops puts the world body m a sensitive
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        Lock icon U.S. TESTS MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM
        62 16 A SEA-BASED missile defence system test was successfully carried out late on Friday at a test range m the Pacific, Pentagon officials said. The USS Lake Erie, a guided missile cruiser stationed several hundred kilometres offshore, tracked a target missile with an Aegis Spy-1 radar
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        Lock icon TWO DIE IN PARIS HOSTEL FIRE
        69 16 TWO DIE IN PARIS HOSTEL FIRE TWO people died and 27 were injured, four seriously, m a tire early yt-s--terday at a hostel for immigrant workers m a Paris suburb, firemen said. The 200 people living m the building m Colombes were evacuated amid scenes of panic, with some trying
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        60 16 THOUSANDS of American veterans exposed to Cancer-causing radiation during atomic tests decades ago will be eligible for compensation under new regulations adopted by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The rules add five types of cancer brain, bone, colon, lung and ovary to the 16 presumed
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        62 16 A JURY m Pittsburgh has decided that a man who stabbed and dismembered his wife should be sentenced to death. Connie Williams, 50, was convicted last Wednesday of first-de-gree murder and abuse of a corpse. He stabbed his wife, Frances, with a knife he
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        Lock icon 8 KILLED IN INDIA TRUCK CRASH
        67 16 EIGHT people, including two women, were killed and four injured yesterda\ when the truck they were travelling m flipped over m the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, the United News .>}' India reported. The truck, which was laden with coal, had been travelling
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      367 7 New Riots In Argentina Sffß^jj News In The Raw j^f AH pla V' No Work &hL#' Fresh riots empt m Argentina against nWLJk^^CT^f The local version of Internet naked news Filipino students skip classes to play a a banking freeze that has locked most by women stripped to their underwear
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      Lock icon Man angry over rent demand storms govt office
      272 17 HONGKONG A man frustrated by an alleged demand for unpaid rent of his house stormed the Housing Department office armed with a cleaver and acid, local media reported yesterday. The 42-year-old man, identified only by his surname Yip, surrendered to police only
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      463 17  - Tokyo officials trying to save families HAU BOON LAI ♦Tax on one-room flats for single dwellers Rent subsidies for those who want to move close to their parents By STRAITSTIMKS JAPAN BIREAI TOKYO Fearing that the family unit is breaking up m Japan, a local government has proposed a tax
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      148 17 ANCHORAGE (Alaska) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an incident in which a China Airlines plane took off in the wrong direction and on a taxiway instead of a runway. Mr Jim I^aBelle, who heads the NTSB's Alaska office, said the China
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      316 18 Jiang calls for efforts to safeguard clean and honest govt BEIJING The Communist Party of China (CPC) has agreed on a new drive against corruption m high places following a meeting of the party's top disciplinary body, state media said yesterday. President Jiang
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      50 18 REUTERS A plainclothes policeman detains a woman suspected of selling black-market tickets m front of her crying children at a Guangzhou train station on Friday. Police are on full alert as China braces itself for millions of people on the move over the Chinese New Year.
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      564 18  - China goes big on poet Li Bai's festivities MARY K WANG Concerts, dances and dramas next month will make the 1,300 th birth anniversary an event for masses By Hl\ \(()KK!SP()\|)I\ I Unclear WHILE tlw exact date of when Li Bat was born is unknown, what Is certain is the
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      470 19 The densely populated nation has less than four years to find a solution, a new study warns TOKYO: Least amount of time left If Japan continues to generate industrial waste at current rates, disposal sites will become full m about
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      153 19 IN CHINA NINGBO More Chinese cities are turning to "garbage power" power generated by burning trash as an alternative source of energy. A large garbage incineration power plant opened recently m the port city of Ningbo m east China's Zhejiang province. The 400-million-yuan (SS9O-million)
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      250 19 Four share $15m jackpot in second Taiwan lotto draw TAIPEI Four lucky winners hit the NT$3OO million (5515.7 million) jackpot m Taiwan's second lotto draw which saw more than 10 million lottery tickets sold m an islandwide gambling frenzy. The winners will share equally the unprecedented top prize of NT5299,997,940,
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      54 19 AFP The world's smallest chameleon, the rare Pygmy Leaf Chameleon, measures just 3 cm and weighs 3 g. So tiny is this Madagascar creature that it can rest contented on the finger of an employee from Tokyo's Sunshine International Aquarium with room to spare. It is now on
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      357 20 New test to boost English standards in HK The government says the current tests are not a true measure of proficiency m the language HONGKONG The government here will introduce a new Knglishlanguage proficiency test within three years m a bid to raise the standard of English m the territory,
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      50 20 AP Miss Eri Suzuki, 16, ties a wooden tablet to the altar at Yushima shrine m Tokyo yesterday after writing hei wish for her boyfriend's success m the university entrance examination. Students nationwide leave their wishes on tablets at nearby shrines before taking the difficult examination.
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      141 20 HONGKONG A teenager was assaulted brutally and allegedly raped while 10 other youths stood by and watched. The group even took photos of the attack m order to blackmail the victim, it was reported yesterday. The 14-year-old victim, herself under proba- tion tor robbery when
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      533 21  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG Featuring female newscasters m underwear, the Net channel claims to be an orthodox news operation Hi* SIUMIS MM! s I \l\\ BUREAI TAIPEI The Taiwanese version of Canada's Naked News, which features female Internet newscasters m their underwear, has thousands of Taiwanese
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      143 21 HONGKONG At least seven farmers m central China have committed suicide because they could not afford the fees and taxes demanded by local authorities, state media said m a rare report on the plight of impoverished farmers. The farmers m Hubei a major grain-producing
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        64 21 TAIWAN'S Vice-Presi-dent Annette Lv has volunteered to be the first Democratic Progressive Party member to take up Beijing's offer to visit China. In a meeting with US envoy Richard Bush, Ms Lv said she was pleased that Beijing had finally softened its stance
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        43 21 TWO men have been executed m China for killing 14 people m a bloody village vendetta, state media reported, while \6 members of a Mafia-style gang have been put to death after a public sen- tencing rally. AFP
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        57 21 [HE European Commission is to ban poultry meat, rabbit meat and frozen shrimps and Srawns from China on ealth grounds after an expert veterinary panel approved the measure. In a statement, the EU said its mission to China last November had found problems related to
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        53 21 A SUBSIDIARY of Japan's scandal-tainted Snow Brand Milk Products company, which has admitted re-labelling imported beef to receive domestic subsidies, said yesterday it was halting sales of 230 beef products. Snow Brand Food said it was suspending sales of sausages and other beef products for
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        40 21 PACED with a shrinking population of 18-year-olds, almost 70 per cent of" Japan's governmentfunded universities have agreed to merge or are considering it, according to figures released by the Education Ministry, the Asahi Shimbuji reported.
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      594 23  - Manila kids skip class to play Counter- Strike LUZ BACUIORO 'We have students who were previously m the top 10 but Who are nOW failillg...' —Principal Maria Corazonjose A computer game that simulates an anti-terror campaign has become so popular with Filipino school students that they are ignoring studies />''/
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      55 23 AP Waitresses stand in line before serving rijstafel at the Oasis restaurant in Jakarta. Rijstafel, meaning "rice table", was the favourite meal of the Dutch during their 350-year colonial occupation of the East Indies. It has virtually disappeared from restaurants in Indonesia and onlv a few in
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      144 23 Two gang members killed in failed kidnapping ZAMBOANGA (Philippines) The notorious Pentagon kidnap gang raided a plantation yesterday m an apparent attempt to kidnap a senior American manager. However, the gang was ambushed by police acting on a tip. Police Colonel Bartolome Baluyot said two junior commanders of" the Pentagon
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      37 24 The nieces of Cambodian lawmaker Vim Sokha hold candles at his state funeral. The member of the often harassed opposition died m a car crash just ahead of the country's first local elections. AP
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      428 24  -  BHAGYASIIREE GAREKAR By THE problem ol" piracy m the Malacca Strait is unlikely to be licked unless Indonesia succeeds m tackling the breakdown of law and order within its shores, according to a naval strategist. "Piracy can be seen as a symptom
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      476 24  -  DEVI ASM ARANI The flag-lowering ritual has been shelved since the 1998 reforms, and its return has raised some eyebrows Bu STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA Bl HKAI THE PRESIDENT LIKES THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT LETS THE PUBLIC INTO THE PALACE. SHE EVEN WANTS HER MINISTERS TO SIT
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      208 24  - Palace places restrictions on interviews Devi Asmarani By JAKARTA No more doorstep interviews with President Megawati Sukarnoputri and her deputy, journalists covering the presidential palace have oeen told. The presidential press office has come up with a series of restrictions for reporters who are used to the more relaxed atmosphere
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        69 26 NEW testimony m the US$3.B-mi!lion (SSa.f>-mil-lion) corruption case against Parliament Speaker Akbar Tandjung has further discredited his claim that he used state funds to buy food for the poor by a charity. Two witnesses testified to state prosecutors m Jakarta on Friday that the temporary warehouses
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        65 26 PHANUPONG Got' Khaisri, a four-year-old Aidsstricken Thai boy taken to the United States by a hu-man-smuggling ring, will be the first to benefit from special US immigration visas approved on Thursday. The visas allow people smuggled into the US and forced into prostitution,
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        36 26 SEPARATIST guerillas m the Indonesian province of Aceh said yesterday they would release seven high school students abducted two weeks ago on suspicion of spying for the security forces. AFP
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        53 26 ARROYO DISMISSES ESTRADA AS A THREAT DEPOSED president Joseph Estrada is no longer a political threat, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday as she assured the public that her administration was stable. Speaking m her weekly radio show, Mrs Arroyo said her detained predecessor was "not even a figurehead" for
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      533 26  -  EDWARD TANG The country aspires to become the Hollywood of Asia and aims to promote investments and tourism through films Bu THAILAND CORRESPONDENT Top stars first to gain from new rules Asian superstars Sammo Hung top left) and Jackie
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      43 26 THE NATION ASIA NEWS NETWORK Women practise various manoeuvres during a self-defence course organised by the Bangkok police department. The training, which teaches women to protect themselves from drug-influenced violence, is free and comes with an introduction to firearms.
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      212 26 BANGKOK Thailand has drawn up ambitious plans to attract 200 billion baht (SSH.3 billion) m foreign direct investment annually, which is expected to create 100,000 jobs a year. These targets are part of a new three-year investmentpromotion strategy that seeks to make
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      565 27  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA IN MALAYSIA Ex-lecturer had applied to join the Reserve Officers' Training Unit and would have been allowed into the weapons storeroom M OM\( OKKI SI'ONDF.VI KUAIA LUMPUR A suspected militant nabbed by the police here was a step away from gaining
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      252 27 KEPALA BATAS (Penang) Malaysia will strip off the permanent resident (PR) status of any individual found to be involved m militant or subversive activities prejudicial to national security. Sounding the warning, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said
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      301 27 IN THE PHILIPPINES HONOLULU The United States' military plans to combat terrorism m the Philippines are unclear and could fail, while direct involvement m Indonesia is not advisable, according to analysts at the East-West Center. "The goal of the American presence m the
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      324 28 Investors say the workers are essential to their production lines as Malaysians have better job opportunities elsewhere KUALA LUMPUR Taiwanese investors have expressed concern that a change m government policy on foreign labour m the wake of the recent rioting by Indonesian
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      168 28 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has served notice to Indonesia that it will not entertain any appeals by Jakarta to lift its temporary ban on hiring Indonesian workers. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia already has a surplus of foreign workers and
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      189 28 K L intends to deport 30,000 illegals in Sabah KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian authorities said yesterday they planned to deport 30,000 illegal immigrants, mainly Filipinos and Indonesians, from Sabah as part of a crackdown on foreign labour. Police and armed forces, along with immigration civil defence officers, will be involved m
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        50 28 KEDAH LECTURERS SIGN PLEDGE ABOUT 800 lecturers and staff of Universiti Utara Malaysia m Kedah signed the good-conduct pledge yesterday. The move follows the Education Ministry's directive to all university students and staff" to sign the pledge, said the university's vice-chancellor Datuk Dr Ahmad Fa\vzi Mohd Basri. New Straits Times
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        36 28 POWER supply has reached 99 per cent of f>eople m Peninsular Maaysia as against 70 per cent m Sabah and Sarawak, said Energy, Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Amar Leo Moggie. Bernama
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        36 28 THE Malaysian government needs to provide over one million places for higher studies by 2005 to increase opportunities for students from all streams, Education Minister Tan Sri Mum Mohamad said. Bernama
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        63 28 A GIFT shop owner m Pontian yesterday died of head injuries that he suffered during a robbery a <Ja\ earlier, Johor state police said. Mr Yong VVoon Sin. 69, was attacked when a man rushed into his shop and hit him on the head with
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        40 28 FOOD supply for the Chinese New Year next month was sufficient and that there would be no sudden price increase. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin assured yesterday. New Straits Times
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      349 29 The Muslims, including six children and 10 women, who forced their way m and tried to seek asylum will be deported KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have arrested a group of Myanmar Muslims at a United Nations compound m the capital where they
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      272 29 Anwar seen in public for first time in a year HOSPITAL VISIT KUALA LUMPUR Jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim was soon m public for the first time m nearly a year yesterda\ when he underwent dental treatment at a hospital m Kuala Lumpur. Wearing braces tor his neck and back, tin-
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      620 30 Singapore subsidises treated water sold to Johor No profits. Instead it subsidises RM1.90 for every 1,000 gallons sold to Johor, says Singapore Spore's offer UNDER a skeletal agreement, Singapore has offered to pay 45 sen per 1,000 gallons of raw water, up from the 3 sen per 1,000 gallons it
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      42 31 NOT SO TOUGH 'A// of them worry about their... loved ones. These boys may act tough... but sometimes they break down when they talk about their parents or girlfriends. Sgt Tracy Tan, one of the first women officers m an all-male prison
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      741 31  - Aerobatics display grounded this year KOH BOON PIN Asian Aerospace Show Flypasts of single aircraft will take centre stage for this year's airshow as organisers aim to put business first «v WHAT'S ON: Some highlights Feb 26 to March 1 (trade), March 2 to 3 (public) at the Changi Exhibition
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      580 32 The man, arrested m Manila last week, came here m October and surveyed US Embassy and other sites with help of Jemaah Islamiah ■WE HA VE TC BE VIGILANT... IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL UFE MAKE AN EXTRA EFFORT TO REACH OUT ACROSS RACIAL
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      516 32  -  KOH BOON PIN Bu THE Harbour Pavilion has been removed as a concert venue, but the management of Singapore Expo wants to fill that void by turning some of its halls into concert space. That is why it has just spent $2 million
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      181 32 Rock-climber returns with tips UNIVERSITY of California student Scott Nelson spent his teenage years rock-climbing m quarries when be lived m Singapore. And yesterday, be returned from the United States to share his tips with other rock-climbing enthusiasts. He spent half the day conducting a hands-on seminar on climbing techniques
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      616 33  -  AHMAD OSMAN l±l. NOTHING PERSONAL It's not a debate between us and Mr Zulfikiir He has taken very' extreme positions and we have to tackle them. Because if we do not address these issues and just leave them in some comer of the Internet, they
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      648 33 While they accept that it is an important issue, they also call on the community to move on to address more pressing concerns THE issue of female Muslim students wearing headscarves m national schools must be approached carefully, balancing community concerns
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      240 33 PM to discuss issues with young Malay/Muslims RACE relations and the relevance of ethnic self-help groups could be among the issues aired at a discussion this Saturday between Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and more than 300 young Malay/Muslims. Scheduled to take place at the Civil Service College, the event
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      486 34  - NIE aims to be among world's best by 2010 CHANG AI-LIEN It will get $48m over five years for research to help it become a leader m the teaching of languages, maths and science Hu 7n many areas m education, we are very close to being at the forefront. There
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      173 34 INSTEAD having to queue up to get hak kua customers can now buy it pre-packed off the shelf. These slices of barbecued marinated meat, usually sold fresh by weight, now come vacuum-packed. Bee Cheng Hiang Hup Chong Foodstuff, a leading hak kua manufacturer here, tried out
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      290 34 New 'kindness grants' for youths YOUNG people who want to help the needy, animals or even the environment here can now apply for a "kindness grant" to fund their project. They can get up to a few thousand dollars, depending on the project, from the National Youth Achievement Award Council.
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      150 34 Review of medical quota welcomed THE Women's Wing of the People's Action Party has welcomed a review of the quota for female medical students here. It released a statement yesterday a week after the Health Ministry said it would take a fresh look at both the quota and the bond
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      469 37  - Women take on male prison officers' roles PAULINE LEONG In new wave sweeping the prison service, women officers can now be m direct charge of male prisoners, to help ease the manpower crunch Hii SERGEANT Tracy Tan is single, but plays surrogate mother and father to the youths m the
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      319 39 PRICE CHANGES GOING UP HIGHER electricity, water and gas tariffs, as well as pricier accommodation, led to higher housing costs last year. And higher fees for private kindergartens, universities and polytechnics pushed the cost of education up 2.2 per cent. FOOD was a little cheaper
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      203 39 Road closures for Thaipusam procession POLICE will close several roads m the Serangoon and Tank Road areas from this evening until 2 am on Tuesday for the annual Thaipusam "kavadi" procession. About 2O,()O() Hindu devotees will walk the route from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple m Serangoon Road to Sri Thendayuthapani
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      433 39  - State counsel who is used to that winning feeling ELENA CHONG Lawyer Cheryl Chia takes top honours m the Postgraduate Practical Law Course, adding to the many academic prizes she has won Bu WHEN state counsel Cheryl Chia Mci Ann topped the last Postgraduate Practical Law Course (PLC). it was
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      2083 40 A JOB IN FOUR DAYS Jobless for 11 months, 21-year-old Kamarul Toman Rahmathullah finds work as a department-store salesman within four days of signing uf) with ajob-matching scheme run by a community development council. m*ktXSm follows him around on his job hunt. QUICK WORK Tmjumping anarolling about. I can't believe
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      174 40 AT THE CDCs and the Manpower Ministry, you can get brochures on training, skills upgrading and online job vacancies, or find job vacancies by looking through a stack of job listings or by asking the job-placement staff. There are also self-help resources including books that
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      768 41 MATCHING SCHEMES Assisting staff sometimes appear uninterested, they say 7 expected to see stajflooking through ray resume ana giving me feedback, and not just have me filling forms. Madam S. Sailin, 40, on her experience looking for work through a CDC JOB SEEKERS say
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      478 41  -  WONG SHER MAINE Executives at a course learn how to cope with job loss, how to talk to their families about it and gain their support Bu_ HE PUT on his work clothes, picked up his bag and left home, pretending to go to work
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  • MONEY
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      480 42 Gold for investment m Japan rose 54 per cent m the fourth quarter, and World Gold Council expects an increase this year LONDON Japanese investors' demand for gold rose 54 per cent m the fourth quarter as the Sept 11 attacks and new
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      177 42 TOKYO Japan will soon consider steps to tackle deflation, senior government official Yasuo Fukuda said yesterday. Mr Fukuda, who is the Chief Cabinet Secretary, said the Japanese economy was contracting due to deflation, and measures against this must be taken, Kvodo news agency
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      116 42 MINISTER for Trade and Industry George Yeo will visit Indonesia this week, during which he will deliver a speech on economic cooperation m Asean. BG (NS) Yeo was invited to Indonesia by Asean Secretary-General Rodolfo Severino, a ministry statement said. He will visit Jakarta and
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      483 42 Dow on 3-day streak, but tech stocks falter US dollar surges against euro, fuelled by upbeat outlook, but tech rally loses steam Looking up UP: Dow advances 44.01 points to 9,840.08. Up: S&P 500 rises 1.13 points to 1133.28. Down: Nasdaq Composite Index slips 4.88 points to 1937.70 'People are
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      186 42 THE Singapore Government said yesterday that it would extend insurance cover for war risk to Singapore Airlines (SIA) up to Oct 31 this year. Also covered are Silk Air. SIA Cargo, SlA's approved subsidiaries and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. The Ministry of Transport
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      1342 43 (her the past two months, Singapore's consumer watchdoe has persistently urged banks to slash draconian interest rates on credit-card debt. For various reasons, the banks have not budged. But consumers should gimp one fad quickly: Rolling mer credit card debt is a sure
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      408 43 STAGGERING credit card bills were the last straw for many of the more than 500 Hongkoneers aged 30 and below who filed For bankruptcy between August and November last year. Lawyer Thomas lse pointed to credit cards as
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      Lock icon ISLAMIC CIVILISATION WHAT WENT WRONG
      2961 44 ISLAMIC CIVILISATION WHAT WENT WRONG Islamic civilisation was once a world leader but has note fallen low by all standards of the modern world economic development, literacy, scientific achievement. Today's Arab governments blame a variety of out side forces, but underlying much of the Muslim world's troubles may be a
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      94 44 FOR ISLAMISTS OR FUNDAMENTALISTS The failures and sliortcomings of modern Islamic lands afflict those lands because they adopted alien notions and practices. They fell away from authentic Islam and thus lost theirfotiner greatness. FOR MODERNISTS OR REFORMERS The cause of this loss lies not
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      178 46 Quotes km m The only thing she lacks is Erap's womanising... she has even taken to eating with ncr hands m public. €fc Mr Teodoro Casino, secretary-genei:al of Philippine militant gix>up Bayan, expi*essing disappointment with President Gloria Arroyo My luck is holding. I'm nominated m a category where the competition
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        304 46 THERE is an oddity m the labour situation that needs looking into. Workers with rudimentary' skills, those m jobs fast disappearing, older ones and those who stopped school at primary level, all have a profusion of subsidised job training programmes available to them. The NTUC has just announced
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      906 46  -  TAN TARN HOW MY VIEW H>i WHAT a difference this time round. In 19K7, when the Internal Security Department (ISD) swooped on 22 people for alleged involvement m a Marxist conspiracy, the arrests were met with a fair bit of scepticism among some Singaporeans.
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      Lock icon Beyond the Ginza lies economic gloom
      908 46  -  KUWAN WENG KIN LETTER FROM TOKYO By TOKYO Practically even visitor from Singapore who came by m recent months and took a cursory look around the Japanese capital ended up feeling perplexed. They said they nad heard so much about the Japanese recession through
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      Lock icon Hatred for the West is defined in history
      906 45 Hatred for the West is defined in history Look to history to understand the hatred of Osama bin Laden for the United States and all it represents. It is not simply that the past offers clues to present-day conditions, but also that history has a special hold on the people
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      Lock icon Suffering from a surfeit of sleaze
      1390 47 Taiwan Sex Scandal A video purportedly showing a woman politician s sex romp with a married man has been the talk-of-the-town among Taiwanese. Taiwan correspondent GOH SUI NOI examines the public 's fascination with sleaze TAIPEI There is a Hokkien saying here, "pat ni
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      352 47  -  Goh Sui Noi TAIPEI -Thai much of the media attention was focused on cultural affairs director Chu Mei-feng allegedly the woman m the sex video rather than on the man. was to be expected. This is because she is a public figure while the man. identified as
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      114 47 HERE'S THE SCOOP OX THE MEDIA FREXZY <stOOPvfeekty fli-T'i WHEN Scoop magazine gave .1 free VCD (above) of the sex encounter to go with the account m print, the media frenzy began on tneChu Mei-feng sc\ scandal. Before this, the contents of the NXJD had been circulating on the Internet
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      20 47 the neyyfeper 27th January 2002 wives Thai man talks about his life with them and 22 kids under one roof
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      342 48 TEO ENG CHENG AGE: 87 passed away peacefully on 25 January 2002, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Ong Geok Hong, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Teo Cher Aik, Richard Wong Mcc Lin Teo Cher Chai, Francis Ong Goh Kuan Teo Cher Bin, David Wong Tok Kam, Karen Daughters: Sons-in-law: Teo Chai Neo
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      316 48 HUA LIN GEORGE Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday 26-1-2002. Sadly missed by: Beloved Wife: Mdm Liv Sen Sing Son: Louis Hua Da Nian Daughters: Sons-in-law: Teresa Hua Ly Nan Matthew Lai Bernadette Hua Yu Nan Anthony Tong Dorinda Hua Chic Nan Grandchildren: James
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      498 48 WEE AIK LENG Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 25 Jan 2002 f leaving behind loved ones. Wives: (Tan Pheck Hong, deceased) Tan Aun Yoke Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Wee Aik Koon (Teo Poh Lian, deceased) (Wee Aik Sun, deceased) Bebe Lim Sisters: Brothers-in-laws: (Wee Aik Chuan, deceased) (Lim Senq Gee, deceased)
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      292 49 IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF OUR FATHER RAJAMANIKAM ANTHONY Born: 13/6/1914 Departed: 27/1/T992 Ten Long Years Have Passed Away 0' One We Will Never Forget Peaceful Be Your Rest Dear father. Mats will t* held a 7 im tt the Church of tht Risen Christ, 91, Tm Payoh. and 9 5.30
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      247 49 BLEE THANG THAI Age: 68 away peacefully on 25 Jan 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Tarn Kam Too Sons: Daughter-in-law: Tarn Chee Mun, Wilfred Low Vim Fun, Sharon Tarn Chee Woo, Jeremy Tarn Chee Chuen, Anthony Chan Bee Chien, Joanelle Daughter: Son-in-law: Tarn Mci Leng Lim Bee Leong Grandsons:
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      Lock icon Underdogs? Tell that to the Patriots, Eagles
      846 49 AMERICAN FOOTBALL In a season of surprises, Rams and Steelers should watch out m Conference Finals ST LOUIS The Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots will win respect as well as berths m next week's Super Bowl with victories m the National
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      Lock icon Lakers end slide with sixth straight win over the Spurs
      459 49 BASKETBALL LOS ANGELES Losing two m a row seems to get the attention of the Los Angeles Lakers. For the fourth time this season, the two-time defending National Basketball Association champion avoided the first three-game losing streak of the Phil
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      176 49 Atlantic Division W L Pet GB New Jersey ....29 13 .690 Boston 25 17 .595 4 Orlando 23 21 .523 7 Philadelphia 21 21 .500 8 Washington 20 20 .500 8 New York 16 25 .390 12. Miami 14 27 .341 14 Central Division W L Pet GB
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      741 50  -  GERARD WONG SUIMMIX. Bu What Wood (below) saws Hire a national coaching director from abroad to set up a Singapore National Everts Programme and appoint national coaches for the different strokes. Create an Elite Training Centre at Toa Payoh Swimming Complex. Sasa must
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        1273 50  -  PHILIP ALLEN Lack of fear of unconventional can help him succeed at Olympics By FACTFILE: Roy Tay Age: 8 Height: 1 73 m Weight: 60kg Education: He completed Ins levels at Maris Stella High School a year alter his cohort, repeating Secondary
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        363 50 SINGAPORE'S young sailing hopefuls Roy I ay and On Dahui know they have t<> add weight to their challenge by mastering strong winds and by literally putting on weight if they are to succeed at the Beijing Olympics m 2008. The pair
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        376 50 With sailor Ro) T» inclusion, there is onh cue more name to feature m the Straits Times 50 series on the sportsmen ami sportswomen who, Timesport feels, will help Singapore Decome a top- lo sporting nation m \m..!>\ 2010 I- md out «In i tlu- final
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      1174 51  -  ROB HUGHES Bremner, Zola and Quinn are just some pros who perform charitable work ROB OX SUNDAY WHEN PARENTS THINK YOU CAN HELP, YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY. IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU DO FOR PUBLIC RECOGNITION. IN FACT, MORE TIMES THAN NOT, IT REMINDS YOU THAT
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      350 51 SPORTSPEOPLE NATIONAL swimmer Nicolette Teo has lefl for the United States to further botli her sporting and academic amnitions. The 15-year-old former Methodist Girls 1 School student left Singapore yesterday morning for California, where she will attend Mission Viejo High School. I
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      744 52 II WIN Her Australian fairy tale gets better as she wears Hingis out to keep title Making history, Jennifer Capriati (top) sta^-s another amazing comeback after saving four match points to defend her Australian Open title successfully, as Martina Hingis i right melts
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      Lock icon Pakistan wins via golden goal
      335 52 IKK KM KUAIjN. LUMPUR Kasbii Jaw ad scored a golden goal to help Pakistan beat Australia 4-.1 m the Six-Na-tion Men's Hockey final at the National Hocke\ Stadium m Bukit Jalil yesterday. After regulation play ended the match went into sudden-death extra-time and Kashif netted
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      317 52 MXI. BOURNE Martina Hingis has admitted that she has to rediscover her killer instinct if she is to win another Grand Slam tennis title. She lost her third straight Australian Open women's singles final to American defending champion Jennifer Capriati, who saved four match
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      774 52 BASKETBALL NBA: ndiana to Charlotte 81. Toronto 107 Minnesota 100 Detroit 107 Atlanta 90 Philadelphia 106 Boston 90 LA Lakers 94 San Antonio 91 CRICKET Trl-Nations strict one-day match In AUdatfr. New Zealand ?42 5 m SO overs .N Astle 95 L Vincent 55 G McGrath
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      Lock icon Safin hopes for new coming of age
      514 52 MELBOURNE Despite seemingly reaching tennis maturity' m the 2000 IS Open final. Marat Satin's 22nd birthday today max celebrate a renewed coming of age. Only Thomas Johansson, an unassuming Swede seeded loth. who is aiming to become the lowest-ranked player to win here,
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      398 52 \FRIC A\ VI lO\S I P S()((IR BAMAKO (Mali)- Defending champion Cameroon became the first side to reach the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup. while a late equaliser saved Algeria from being the first team to be eliminated mathematically after Friday's matches. African Footballer
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      Lock icon Throwing no longer a priority with Wong
      525 53  -  MARG LIM X I 1 1 1 I IK s South-east Asia's best discus thrower says he is 'not interested' m the Asian Games Bu 'If sheen a gradual process -first marriage, then my job, then )mj daughter's birth. These are more important
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      539 53 GOLF PERTH South African Retief Goosen played the round of his life here yesterday m a record-breaking performance during the third round of the issi.:3-million (552..39-mil-lion) Johnnie Walker Classic at I,ake Karrinvup. The reigning US Open champion obliterated the
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      320 53 SCOTTSDALE (Arizona) Ty Tryon played better but Duffy Waldorf has been fantastic, carding a second straight six-under 65 to hold one-stroke lead alter nearly two rounds of the Phoenix Open. Darkness halted play with 25 golfers >till on the course, including
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      677 53  -  PHILIP ALLEN SOCCER Bu United wants Keane for life LONDON Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has been offered £80,000 (*****,600) a week to keep him at Old Trafford for life. According to The Sun, the English Premiership champion wants to tie up a deal after
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      961 12 VFfl 001-08 ■Udl CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS SALE PARC RECENCY BRAND NEW APT./ FREEHOLD FOREIGNERS eligible 3*l (1367 1668 sqft Appro) TOP. SOON Call: 9817-2232 IVY LEE REALTY D.05 UNIQUE! PEPYS Hill Condo. 4*l*l 3000 sq ft F hold Direct pool view. F/?urn Serene bree/y. Valued SI.2M. *****068 HURRY! ASKING
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      686 12 Pfff 009-10 ORCHARD/ ■yiCj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND ;ffiP| HOUSES SALE Conserved Colonio. Bungalow Once m a lifetime aiiair awaits the keen buyer with an appreciation (or historical significant 22.300 sqft Country Minor, This bunglw set on a wooded cul-de-sac capturing nature s essence 18 000 sqft A Magnificent European style home
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      652 12 VJjf| DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ■yjCj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES SALE MORTGAGEE'S rv^ AUCTION LJtJ 25A SHELFORD RD. 3 storey split level townhse. 3261 sq ft F hold 6 rms. Auction on 31/1 View by appointment. 9237 1692 opim r^ HOUSE LJ 66 GENTLE DRIVE. Oft Newton. storey semi-d 2303 sq.ft Bngh' bree/y.
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      736 12 aDO 9 10 ORCHARD/ I TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I PTE APTS SALE I WILKIE REGENCY OPEN HOUSE 12 6pm SAT SUN 30 FREEHOLD 2 Bdrms Apt. 819 893 sqft Appro. Near Dhoby Ghaut MR!/ D.09 Rental Yield 4% 5% Approx Showflat: 10 Wilkic Terr 805-01 Tel: 9826-2232/ 323-2232 IVY LEE REALTY
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      351 14 CHEAP! ONLY 5503 J ttt. F/facilities/ mimmart Just C tease cheque book 1 95H-6571 RE/MAX AZALEA PARK CONDO OPE High fir/ pool v c F/aircor- Near SiA/ MRT/ PIE. *****118 L MELVILLE PK BLK 28. 3« E ned. *j es. Best 5559 Passion I CARISSA PK NEW mais. Superb c
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      376 14 NO.l CHUAN LINK 2-STOREY TERRACE WITH BASEMENT ATTIC N HOUSE 10am 6pm SAT/SUN i% 15% Only and: 1651 2290 soft Approi luiltup: 3250 3293 sqft i*l*H Family Roof Garden :all: 9828-1132 323-2232 IVY LEE REALTY ■Xi »R MRT/ LRT! D '9 2 storey interr 999 yrs. Near River•"uture gold--2100 sq.ft
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      662 16 Vffl HDBAPTS FOR SALE EiLkl (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) A/ways\ I 111 Ther *M* Below Valuation S2SK BELOW VALUE! 5 I 569 Houqanq Green. Corner. Just 5 yrs. Unblocked, windy, renovated, valued 5342 K. *****618 ERA i i i •m.VTX^i'l' SSK CASH ONLY!!! 5 Houqang blk 922. Move-in. Good location Must
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