The Straits Times, 2 December 2002

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    32 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1845 MonCuiy December 2, 2002 78 Pages in five parts mita (p) 094/03/2002 Ml A Singapore Press Holdings publication O \J Cents
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    Lock icon GST hike: Little hope for delay
    633 1 GST hike: Little hope for delay Decision on Thursday, and DPM Lee says hike is essential, but Government is expected to soften blow for the people THE Government will announce its decision on the GST hike in Parliament on Thursday. But don't hold out hope that the increase from 3
    LEE CHEE CHEW; THOMAS WHITE; TAN SUAN ANN  -  633 words
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    Lock icon More attacks 'likely' in East Africa
    462 1 US WARNINGS OF TERRORISM WASHINGTON The United States has said it has received information that terrorist attacks similar to the Kenya strikes last week could be repeated elsewhere in Africa, citing in particular Djibouti and Yemen. In separate statements, the State Department on Saturday
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    Lock icon Taiwan pets stolen for Chinese market
    226 1 Taiwan pets stolen for Chinese market TAIPEI Pet dogs and cats are being stolen in Taiwan and smuggled into China, as pet ownership becomes the latest trend among China's newly rich, a Taiwanese newspaper reported yesterday. Everything from pock-et-sized chihuahuas to German shepherds is being smuggled across to China, where
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      163 2 JOBLESS STILL BEING CHOOSY ORGANISERS of a recent recruitment fair were beside themselves when they received more then 3,000 applications for 300 jobs in the hotel industry. Six weeks on, that huge level of interest has translated into less than 100 positions being filled. The 25 recruiting hotels are
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      80 2 AL-QAEDA COULD USE PIRATES THE Bali attack on Oct 12 was Al-Qaeda's declaration of war on the global economy and a precursor to future attacks on economic lifelines, namely commercial shipping lanes, says terrorism expert David Clariage. The Malacca Straits and the Port of Singapore are prime targets. He
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      80 2 NO EFFORT MADE TO PRESERVE TREE THE illegal felling of the only remaining Chengal Pasir tree in Singapore has triggered public outrage. Lee Toh Ming, one of four readers whose letters on the issue are published today, says the 150-year-old tree was in no danger of falling and had
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      50 2 SINGAPOREAN ANCHORS ABROAD SHAKUNTALA Sanitharan, 30, is the latest in a line of Singaporean broadcast journalists to nab positions abroad as news anchors on regional and international networks. Based in Hongkong, she will present Star News Focus Asia on Star World (StarHub Ch 18) from next month. LIFE! L4
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      91 2 Red Devils defeat Liverpool MANCHESTER United's 2-1 win against Liverpool yesterday had manager Alex Ferguson declaring that his club is back to its best. Diego Forlan capitalised on Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek's blunder in the 64th minute to score Manchester's first goal, then scored again three minutes later. Sami
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      102 2 Food and coffee war heats up CONSUMER spending might be down, but that is not stopping new food and coffee outlets from appearing all over the place. Bonvests Holdings opened five Burger King restaurants, seven Starbucks outlets and eight Orange Julius branches across Singapore this year. The company intends
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      54 2 Competition arrives INTERNATIONAL retail giants now have more than 300 large supermarkets and superstores in China's major cities and provincial capitals, giving domestic chain stores a run for their money. The sudden onslaught of competition is forcing the country's state-run chain stores to either lift their game, or be
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      77 2 NEW UNIT TRUST SERVICE LEADING online unit trust distributor Fundsupermart has a new service that prompts its customers automatically when they should be making a switch to another unit trust. The service involves the firm setting up five different "model portfolios" constructed according to risk profiles. Customers who sign
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      286 2 U.S. SETS UP GULF COMMAND POST THE United States is establishing a command centre in the Gulf state of Qatar, which could be used as a forward-based headquarters in the event of a war against Iraq. The deployment of state-of-the-art hardware and 1,000 US militarypersonnel, including top war planners,
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      409 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 7-11 Editorial 12 Commentary 12,13 Forum 14 HOME Home Hl-116 Education 117HlO Tech Science Hll ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia Al China A2, A3 East Asia A4,A6 S-EAsia A7.AB Malaysia A9 Sports AlO-Al3 Money... Al4-AlB LIFE! The Buzz L2 Life! News L3 Arts L7 Television L4,L5,L9 Cinema guide
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Aussie act against terror remark riles neighbours
      572 3 John Howard: Australia is prepared to act against terrorists in neighbouring countries. Indonesia: Australia can't 'willy-nilly flout international ♦Malaysia: We will not allow any foreign military action in the country. ♦The Philippines: Comments 'unwise' and are against peacekeeping doctrine. Nobody does anything like
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      Lock icon US plans new military operation in Philippines
      408 3 WASHINGTON The United States and the Philippines may soon start a new military training operation aimed at combating Muslim extremists in the southern Philippines. It would involve 300 to 400 American troops, including many on jungle combat patrols. The proposed exercise, which could
      New York Times  -  408 words
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      Lock icon Singapore researchers Droducing bio-attacK test kit
      558 4  - Singapore researchers Droducing bio-attacK test kit CHANG AI-LIEN Cheap portable kits could save soldiers lives, as they will be able to check whether they are victims of poisoning By RESEARCHERS here are de- veloping cheap kits which soldiers can whip out of their i pockets to test for nerve gas
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      Lock icon From offence to defence
      120 4 BEFORE he defected to the United States 10 years ago, Dr Kanatjan Alibekov (left) was the top scientist in the Soviet Union's bio-warfare programme, which had invented the world's most powerful anthrax. With his name Americanised to Ken Alibek, the 52-year-old is now executive director of
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      Lock icon Doomsday cult detective
      109 4 WHEN the sarin gas attack on a Tokyo subway during morning rush hour killed 12 people and made thousands of others sick in March 1995, i' was Professor Anthony Tu (left) wno helped the Japanese authorities link the attack with the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, which had
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      Lock icon Five projects to create a safer world
      197 4 APART from the portable screening kit which detects if people .have been exposed to nerve agents, four other DSO projects will be presented at the 3rd Singapore International Symposium on Protection Against Toxic Substances: Small, reusable air samplers worn underneath protective clothing, that
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      Lock icon 'Execution' in popular Hongkong teahouse
      293 4 'Execution' in popular Hongkong teahouse HONGKONG A gunman shot to death a wealthy businessman in a famous Hongkong teahouse, in what police yesterday described as an exe-cution-style killing. "We think this is a very unusual case. The murder was premeditated. The killer had a clear target and his execution was
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      Lock icon Crowds turnout for Baba 'wedding'
      295 6  - Crowds turnout for Baba 'wedding' STEVE DAWS O N By, THE POMP and finery of an authentic 12-day Peranakan wedding celebration made a comeback here yesterday after almost 60 years. As the climax to the 15th Baba Convention, an abridged version of a traditional wedding was re-en-acted for more than
      HOW HWEE YOUNG  -  295 words
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      Lock icon New faces join PAP leadership at party conference
      288 6 THE People's Action Party yesterday injected new blood into its leadership ranks, by bringing three political officeholders onto its central executive committee (CEC). Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Acting Minister for Community Development and Sports, was elected by the cadre membership yesterday. Two others,
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      Lock icon Iraqis were expecting UN 'surprise' inspections
      451 6 UN admits head of a suspected weapons site was warned of a visit, adding fuel to claims the inspection regime is too soft BAGHDAD Serious doubts have been raised over the surprise nature of United Nations arms inspections in Iraq, after a UN spokesman
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      Lock icon Anguish and anger in Kenya
      575 7 Anguish and anger in Kenya Bewildered relatives of victims come to grips with terrorism in their midst, struggling even to afford the autopsies MUSAMARINI (Kenya) The whole village came to mourn. Relatives wailed and women nursing babies sat in the dark shade on paprika-red earth. Men shovelled the soil into
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      Lock icon Israelis demolish homes of militants
      109 8 JERUSALEM Israeli troops pulled out of a Gaza Strip town yesterday after killing a Palestinian gunman and demolishing the homes of three Islamic militants. On Saturday, Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles backed by two Apache helicopters moved into the town of Beit Lahiya, firing machine
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      Lock icon Dead boy is now poster child of Mid-East conflict
      341 8 Palestinians use old footage of father cradling son shot by Israeli forces in 2000 to galvanise the community BOURREJ REFUGEE CAMP (Gaza Strip) A 12-year-old boy shot dead in a firelight between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in 2000 has now
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      120 8 Or Sept 30, 2000, Mohammed al Dura and his father were caught in crossfire between Israeli and Palestinian gunmen. The father, Jamal al Dura, tried to shield his son from the bullets, shouting for help. Both were hit -the father survived but the boy died. Jamal, who divorced Mohammed's
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      Lock icon Netanyahu now faces Sharon's loyalty test
      398 8 Netanyahu now faces Sharon's loyalty test TEL AVIV Fresh trom a victorious leadership race, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has apparently put his rival Benjamin Netanyahu on "probation" to test whether he can serve loyally in his Cabinet. The officials told the Jerusalem Post that although Mr Sharon had publicly promised
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        50 8 TWELVE people were killed and 56 were missing yesterday after a ship smuggling more than 100 African citizens to Europe sank off the Libyan coast in bad weather. The stricken fishing trawler went down off Tripoli. The Libyan coastguard managed to save 52 people. AFP
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        Lock icon PAIR JAILED FOR SNIPER KILLING
        67 8 AN ITALIAN appeals court has convicted two teaching assistants in the bizarre sniper killing of a Rome law student as she strolled on campus In 1997, 22-year-old Marta Russo was struck in the head by a bullet apparently fired at random. The gunman, Giovanni Scatton,
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        Lock icon MOSQUE LEADER UNDER PROBE
        53 8 A MOSQUE leader, 31, suspected of providing accommodation in France to "shoe bomber" Richard Reid was formally placed under investigation for criminal association with a terrorist enterprise on Saturday. Kamel Lakhram is believed to be linked to networks that ferried militants to training camps in Afghanistan
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        Lock icon RECORD ASYLUM SEEKERS IN BRITAIN
        50 8 THE number of asylum seekers entering Britain this year is set to top 100,000 after a record numbers of applicants arrived in the third quarter of this year, The Times reported. Home Office figures show 22,560 applied for asylum in tne three months to September.
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        38 8 FRENCH troops flew foreign nationals from a rebel-held city in western Ivory Coast on Saturday after a day of fighting gunbattles with shadowy insurgents to secure an airport for the evacua- tion AP
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        Lock icon It's wedding bells, again, for Giuliani
        162 9 THIRD-TIME GROOM NEW YORK Sept 11 hero and former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani is set to walk down the aisle for the third time, at 58. He has popped the question, asking his girlfriend of more than two years, Ms Judith Nathan, 47,
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        Lock icon SENATOR SPARKS MEMORABILIA MANIA
        89 9 COLUMBIA (South Carolina) Collectors are getting nostalgic as Mr Strom Thurmond, the oldest and longest-serv-ing US senator, prepares to retire next month. A bazaar of Thurmondmania is on sale on the Internet from calendars to matchbooks to postcards all bearing Mr Thurmond's likeness or signature. The
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        114 9 LONG BEACH (California) Actor Kevin Kline calls the film industry a circus. To succeed as an actor, you need to play along with the circus part, he says, but that opens the way to exploring the art form of acting. The star of the hit
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        89 9 HONGKONG Government leaders and movie stars appear on public service television commercials here, urging retail workers to improve their service attitudes to beat the spending slump. Joining in the campaign was Mr Yeung Wai Hong, the publisher of Next Magazine, who last week told a
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        73 9 Actor Robert De Niro will show his new comedy Analyze That to 1,500 troops at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. He will also meet troops involved in the war on terror in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Edward Bankhead, 119, one of the oldest men in the US, has died
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      Lock icon Britain plans to ban firemen from striking
      304 9 Other reforms are expected as the government vows not to give in to strike action by firefighters LONDON The British government is planning to introduce sweeping reforms to the fire service to ban the nation's 55,000 firefighters from striking. A White Paper is
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      Lock icon Bombmakers working overtime in holiday season
      245 10 McALESTER (Oklahoma) It is a season for holidays but workers at a United States government primary bombmaking facility are forgoing their annual two-week Christmas break to produce more than 100 types of explosives used by the military. As tension between the US and Iraq
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      Lock icon US sets up command centre in Qatar
      445 10 The deployment of war planners and hardware for an exercise marks a new step in the Gulf military build-up WASHINGTON The United States has deployed a state-of-the-art command centre in the Gulf state of Qatar that could be used to direct large-scale military
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      Lock icon Iraq war likely to cost US at least $176b
      260 10 WASHINGTON Congressional staff and Washington think-tanks estimate that it would cost the US between US$lOO billion (Ssl76 billion) and US$2OO billion to invade Iraq and occupy the country. If the fighting is protracted, and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein blows up his
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      Lock icon 47 killed as fire sweeps through Caracas nigntclub
      166 10 CARACAS Forty-seven people were killed, most of them suffocated by smoke, when a fire swept through a packed nightclub in downtown Caracas early yesterday, the city's fire chief said. It was one of the deadliest fires in Venezuela's recent history. The blaze,
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      Lock icon US using parallel legal system for terrorist suspects
      426 11 US citizens and non-citizens alike can be jailed, interrogated and tried without the legal protections of the ordinary system WASHINGTON The Bush administration is developing a parallel legal system in which terrorism suspects US citizens and non-citizens alike can be investigated, jailed,
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      Lock icon Britain may put armed police aboard aircraft
      232 11 Britain may put armed police aboard aircraft LONDON Britain is considering plans to put undercover armed police on passenger flights to prevent terrorists from hijacking planes. The proposals for sky marshals on major airlines comes amid heightened fears of terror attacks. 'The idea of sky marshals is one of the
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      47 9 Quoteworthy 'If you come from a very poor family, everybody around you is poor. It's the ota cliche, he's a young boy, he's got to buy his mother a house. I bought everybody a bloody house. Veteran actor Michael Caine on why poverty remains his greatest fear
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        580 12 TAMIL Tiger rebel leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran has dropped a demand for independence from Sri Lanka and said that he is prepared to accept regional autonomy for his people. He wants a political framework which offers substantial regional autonomy and self-govern-ment to the Tamil people on the basis
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      Lock icon Baby, we really need you badly
      862 12  -  PAUL JANSEN B£ DR RICHARD Jackson is no shirker. The major developed countries may be failing miserably to meet the minimum births required to keep their populations going, but he has nothing to be ashamed about. The 47-year-old American and his wife Perrine have
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      781 12  - Dump Asean baggage and re-evaluate Aussie ties LIM SAY BOON ih, LUC RUM THE recent angry exchanges between Asean and Australia sound like a broken record and reflect historical baggage that has already been overtaken by fast-moving events. While there has been rapid growth in trade and investment flows between
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        79 13 N. KOREA MUST HEED CALL FOR CHANGE NORTH Korea has recently been puzzling South Korea and the international community with a reckless and incoherent attitude. Instead of engaging in brinkmanship in an attempt to play South Korea against the United States, it should comply with international demands to
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        106 13 KNEE-JEM DENIM. WON'T CURB TERROR IT IS disturbing to see reports about suspected terrorists entering Thailand. However, the blanket denial from the government that there are no terrorist activities is just as bad. As international terrorism is an entirely different ball game, the government has to understand that oldstyle
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        83 13 police station was not suicide but the result of an accidental shot fired by an interrogating officer. Consideration must be given to protect the rights of those under custody. Unless Japan can reduce human rights violations at home, it is unqualified to reproach the reckless acts of other nations.
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        83 13 GOOD EXPERIENCE OF FRUGAL LIVING THE group of Taiwanese undergraduates who took up a challenge last week to live on a budget of less than NTSS4OO (Ss2o) a week should benefit from the experience. Other than realising the value of leading a frugal lifestyle, they could also experience how
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        104 13 PUNISH THE WAYWARD STUDENTS MALAYSIAN students who break the law must not go unpunished. But when they break the law overseas, any punishment they receive pales in comparison with the shame they bring to the nation. A strong message needs to be sent out to these students overseas that
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        9 13 Excerpts from Chinese-language puDiications translated by Ho Cheeng Cheeng
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      Lock icon Taking the fight against terrorism to the high seas
      1047 13  -  GRAHAM GERARD ONG THE International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) meeting on maritime security that opens in London today could not have been more timely. There is increasing evidence that Al-Qaeda's terrorist network has taken sail through their attempts on ports and ships
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      636 5  -  CENETTE KOH Parents of these pupils say they also do not pile homework on them. Their secret? Encourage curiosity and independence DON'T MAKE STUDYING BORING 7 encourage him to read up on things he is curious about because it will make
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        81 5 A 51-YEAR-OLD man allegedly scalded his wife and son when he threw a kettle of boiling water on the floor of his Commonwealth Crescent flat late at night on Aug 17. The water splashed out, causing the 42-year-old housewife and the boy, four,
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        69 5 THE general manager of a Singapore shipping agency was charged in court on Saturday for importing undeclared goods. In Way Chung, 45, is accused of not paying more than $1,100 in Goods and Services Tax for eight steel pipes worth about $38,000. The pipes
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      198 5 A 70-YEAR-OLD man was killed when he was hit by an MRT train near Marsiling station late on Saturday night. Mr Tan Ngak Yam, a Malaysian, was walking along the MRT tracks when he was hit by a northbound train about 500 m
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        324 7 THE scholar's career path does not necessarily lead to academia. Take David Duchovny, who was sidetracked by the acting bug and never completed his literature dissertation at Yale. In fact, he would fib about the extent of his schooling. "For the
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        668 11 Powder, vapour, germs all deadly Biological and chemical agents like nerve gas sarin or Anthrax powder are now in the hands of terrorists. CHANG AHJEN looks at how they work and hotv they have been used. NERVE AGENTS NERVE gases such as sarin and VX affect the nervous system, causing
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        298 11 Massive Pentagon database more sci-fi than science SAN DIEGO Deep within the Defence Department, government scientists are hard at work trying to build a massive database of personal information about everyone in the US including details on everything from credit-card transactions to medical records and travel reservations in an attempt
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        410 11  -  STEVE DAWSON NEW PHONE BATTERY TO COMBAT RADIATION A SINGAPORE company is about to launch a battery for mobile phones that it says is a breakthrough in the field of mobile phone radiation-protection techpology. The battery, which uses the patented EMF Biochip, is designed to disarm the effect
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        510 11 PARIS In an age that scoffs at superstition, there will occur this week a sight guaranteed to tingle the spine of the most hardened sceptic: a total solar eclipse. In a celestial show that reaches into the soul to inspire dread
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        751 2  -  CHING CHEONG NEWS ANALYSIS B« EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT With the Chinese President announcing that he still calls the shots, his successor may well be in for a difficult time HONGKONG Discord among China's new leadership surfaced immediately following the partial transfer of
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        309 2  -  ONG WHEE HWEE THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA DKSk THE expansion of China's apex of power from seven to nine could lead to intense factional rivalry once President Jiang Zemin retires completely from the political scene, said a China expert. The unusual
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        270 2 Putin and Jiang will seek to reaffirm ties BEIJING When Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Jiang Zemin meet today, they are likely to seek mutual reassurances over the strength of their relations as both sides cosy up to Washington. The visit also aims to boost the now modest
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        369 3 Hard-won social gains also 'in jeopardy' BEIJING China brought its rapidly spiralling Aids crisis into the spotlight yesterday on World Aids Day as experts warned an epidemic of the disease could jeopardise the country's economic growth. 'The biggest thing is for everyone to
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          61 4 TAIPEI SENDS CHINA DISSIDENT TO U.S. TAIWAN has sent a Chinese dissident who escaped from his homeland by swimming to a Taiwanese island to the United States, in a move aimed at preventing tensions with China, officials said yesterday. Taiwan officials had feared they would upset China if they had
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          52 4 JAPANESE Princess Aiko celebrated her first birthday yesterday while a survey showed 70 per cent of Japanese support the idea of a woman ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne. Aiko's parents, Crown Prince Naruhito, 42, and Crown Princess Masako, 38, thanked people for their interest in their only
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        391 4  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG By THE STRAITS TIMES TAIWAN BUREAU TAIPEI The family of the woman who died in labour at a hospital where an inexperienced nurse mistakenly injected seven newborns with anesthetics has decided not to sue the hospital after
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        323 4 SEOUL South Korean activists yesterday attacked the White House computer server with electronic mail bombs to protest against the acquittal of two US soldiers accused of killing two girls in a road accident. Meanwhile, four people were arrested breaking into a US army
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        255 4 SEOUL South Korea's intelligence agency offered lawmakers unlimited access to its facilities to disprove allegations of illegal wiretapping. The National Intelligence Service said on Saturday that government auditors and communication experts as well as private wiretapping experts can participate in the
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        616 6  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Many of India's domesticated elephants are developing problems due to rough treatment from unprofessional owners By INDIA CORRESPONDENT Danger threat 7 cannot honestly say I think these elephants are happy. I would even say most of them would be dangerous. British adventurer and
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        371 6 DHAKA At least 30 women and children were killed and hundreds injured in a stampede when thousands of poor people scrambled for charity clothes being handed out in a northern Bangladesh town yesterday, police said. "We have found the bodies of
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        412 6 OSLO Peace talks starting today between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebel negotiators are expected to focus on maintaining a fragile ceasefire and taking concrete political steps to end the 19-year conflict that has taken more than 65,000 lives,
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        918 7 INDONESIA'S SHADOW ECONOMY INDONESIA PART I OF AJWO-PART SERIES Indonesia's underground economy, or what some call the "informal sector', is growing again as millions of Indonesians are finding it harder to secure formal jobs and earn a living after the late-90s economic crisis. ROBERT 60 of The Straits Times Indonesia
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          Lock icon CRUSHED LEG FOR THIEF HIDING UNDER LORRY
          68 8 A CAR thief allegedly fleeing from police in Thailand suffered serious injuries when a lorry under which he was hiding drove over him. The man had been trying to evade police when the 10--wheel lorry crushed his leg. Wirot Phothanom, 32, was one
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          Lock icon RESIDENTS TO PRESS FOR OIL DEPOT CLOSURE
          63 8 RESIDENTS of the Pandacan suburb near Manila resolved to hold mass actions to press for the immediate closure of an oil depot in the district. About 20 people, including officials of about nine Pandacan barangays, civic and nongovernment organisations and religious groups reached
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          Lock icon ARROYO TO SEEK MORE AID FROM JAPAN
          86 8 PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo is to seek increased aid from Japan, the Philippines' top provider of official development assistance, on a state visit to Tokyo, officials said yesterday. Mrs Arroyo and her husband, Mr Jose Miguel Arroyo, leave today for a three-day state visit
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          Lock icon GRENADE ATTACK ON AMERICAN-OWNED FARM
          60 8 SUSPECTED members of a Philippine kidnap gang damaged company property when they attacked a US-owned agricultural plantation on Mindanao island, the military said yesterday. The local authorities detained four people over last Thursday's grenade attack on the Dole Philippines Inc property in the pineapple plantation
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          Lock icon PHILIPPINE COPS HELD FOR ABDUCTING COUPLE
          62 8 THE Philippine authorities have arrested three policemen for abducting a Japanese man and his Filipino wife, both of whom were rescued unharmed, a police report said yesterday. The armed police suspects stopped Mr Akihiro Mamiya and his wife Liza Cabatic over an unspecified traffic
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        Lock icon Philippines may sign anti-terror accord with Australia
        459 8 Philippines may sign anti-terror accord with Australia Indication of a thaw in ties following earlier move by Canberra to close its Manila embassy over terrorist threats MANILA Australia and the Philippines are considering an anti-terrorism accord, Foreign Secretary Bias Ople said yesterday a sign that ties between the two may
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        Lock icon It's sun, sand, surf— and security—in Phuket
        390 8 It's sun, sand, surf and security in Phuket TERROR FEAR HITS THAILAND TOURISM Island resort scrambles to reassure holidaymakers PHUKET Afraid of being tarred by terrorism's brush of fear, Thailand's premier island resort of Phuket has boosted security and reassured holidaymakers as it scrambles to avoid losing hundreds of millions
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        Lock icon Peaceful protest marks Papua's failed bia for independence
        328 8 \J UclblltJU. ON Dec 1,1961, the region, or the western half of New Guinea island, declared its independence from Dutch rule. However, hopes for self-rule were cjuasneQ wnen Indonesian troops invaded. Ever since it was formally annexed in 1969, the undeveloped territory
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        Lock icon Managers attack fleeing workers
        185 8 BINH DUONG (Vietnam) Twenty foreign-born managers chased and attacked their Vietnamese workers after they walked off the job complaining of low pay and harsh working conditions. On Saturday, the general director of Taiwan-in-vested company Doanh Due apologised to his Vietnamese staff involved in Wednesdays seven-hour riot.
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        Lock icon For sale: China students' babies
        484 9  -  LESLIE LAU The big demand for babies among infertile couples has fuelled a lucrative but illegal adoption racket in Malaysia By IX KUALA LUMPUR THE Malaysian authorities are investigating an illegal baby adoption syndicate that involves female Chinese nationals studying here. Investigations into how widespread
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        Lock icon Family members in bid to regain Kg Glam Palace
        285 9 JOHOR BARU Descendants of Sultan Hussein Mohammad Shah, the 19th century ruler of Johor and Singapore, have launched another Did to regain the rights over their ancestral home Kampung Glam Palace. The palace, built by the British for Sultan Hussein in
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        Lock icon Piracy on the rise in festive season
        137 9 Piracy on the rise in festive season PENANG Previously armed with machetes, pirates are now toting guns to terrorise fishermen and traders in small boats, according to authorities. There have been three ...attacks on two fishing boats and a barter trade boat in the past few days," said Federal Marine
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          Lock icon LANDSLIDE FIRST TEST FOR RESCUERS
          46 9 LANDSLIDE FIRST TEST FOR RESCUERS THE landslide which destroyed former defence forces chief Ismail Omar's bungalow was the first real test for the Special Malaysian Disaster Relief and Rescue Team (Smart). The tragedy tested Smart's capability in locating and rescuing victims trapped under collapsed buildings. Bernama
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          Lock icon MIC MAY POSTPONE PARTY ELECTIONS
          32 9 THE Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) may follow Umno's move to defer party elections scheduled for next year to concentrate on preparations for the next ereneral election. Bernama
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          Lock icon PROTEST AGAINST FOREIGN MUSIC ACTS
          59 9 ABOUT 2,000 local musicians from all over Malaysia are to meet on Dec 17 to protest against allowing foreign musicians to perform in the entertainment scene at the expense of local artistes. It has been alleged that some agents are using Malaysia as a dumping
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          Lock icon HOME BUYERS CAN GET MONEY BACK
          43 9 HOME BUYERS can now terminate their sales and purchase agreements and get refunds from developers under an amended law which takes effect today, said Housing and Local Government Minister One Ka Tine. The Star Asia News Network
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          Lock icon THREE HELD FOR ACTING AS COPS
          43 9 THREE HELD FOR ACTING AS COPS THREE men, including a high-ranking army officer's son, have been arrested for allegedly impersonating senior police officers to solicit money from relatives of drug suspects by claiming thev could set them free. The Star Asia News Network
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        Lock icon Advisories keeping tourists away
        271 9 Advisories keeping tourists away BALI AFTERMATH KUALA LUMPUR There was not much Malaysia could do to counter foreign travel advisories warning of terror risks in Malaysia except lodge protests, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said, blaming such advisories for a sharp drop in tourist arrivals. "I am very disappointed as
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        Lock icon KL to clamp down on loan sharks
        149 9 KL to clamp down on loan sharks PETALING JAYA Following the suicide of three victims harassed by loan sharks, the government plans to impose tighter rules against unscrupulous moneylenders who are taking advantage of confusion over the law governing such activities. "We have to discuss this thoroughly before it gets
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        Lock icon Lost Boy Forlan gets the last laugh
        769 10  -  JEFFREY LOW THE BIG MATCH: LIVERPOOL 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 SOCCER The oft-mocked striker scores twice to give United a 2-1 win over Liverpool By SOCCER CORRESPONDENT BELIEVE it not, the most unlikely character to snatch all the glory in last night's epic
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        Lock icon We are back to our best, says Ferguson
        411 10 LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes that his club is back to its best, following the Red Devils' precious and hard-fought 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield yesterday. "That was Manchester United back to our best," the Scot declared after watching
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        Lock icon Don't blame Dudek: ex-stars
        429 10  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN BEN NADARAJAN By and TWO Liverpool alumni who are in Singapore and watched their team lose 1-2 to Manchester United last night, said Jerzy Dudek's blunder in the 64th minute was the match's turning point. David Johnson, who scored 78 goals for the Reds
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        Lock icon Safin's victory takes Cup final to dramatic decider
        476 11 TENNIS PARIS Russia's Marat Safin levelled the Davis Cup final at 2-2 here yesterday after beating France's Sebastien Grosjean 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (13-11) in 3hr 05min in the opening reverse singles to set up a dramatic finale. In an unexpected twist, Yevgeny
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        Lock icon Bad boys make good for Newcastle
        399 11 SOCCER Bellamy and Shearer bag late goals to give team 2-1 win over Everton NEWCASTLE (England) Alan Shearer and Craig Bellamy put their Champions League misery behind tnem by grabbing a goal each in the last five minutes as Newcastle United denied Everton the
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        173 11 P I D 1 F I Rs Arsenal 16 II 2 3 36 17 35 Liverpool 16 9 4 3 27 15 31 Chelsea 16 8 6 2 28 13 30 Manchester United 16 8 5 3 25 17 29 Everton 16 9 2 5 19 17 29 Newcastle
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        Lock icon An injury-time winner shoots Lazio to the top
        309 11 ROME Cash-strapped Lazio rose to the top of Seria A in Italy yesterday after coming back from being two goals down to win 3-2 at Piacenza. Lazio has 27 points from 12 matches, one more than AC Milan which holds onto second
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        Lock icon Storming To Group 1 Glory
        209 11 HORSE RACING POWER-packed sprinter Storm Racer is bound for Group 1 glory following his tough win over Prinz Oskar at Kranji last Friday night. The massive Racer's Edge gelding took his Singapore record to four wins and two seconds from seven outings when he overpowered
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        582 11 R«e 1 -Class 5 (8) 1400m 4 GOLDEN TITLE. App M Shihrul 1 II True Prince. I lima* 2. 9 Cheers Cheers R Urn 3 Marmns 6 lenxnose Time 126 9 Nos 4 11 9 Wms4s Place $13 $14 FCT $45 TCE $797 Winner
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        Lock icon Everybody's a winner on first day
        590 12 GOLF But Mickelson leads in the money stakes against Woods and two others Skins won Phil Mickelson: Two skins (hole No 8), US$lOO,OOO (*****,000) Tiger Woods: Three skins (two on No 5, one on No 6), U5575,000 Mark O'Meara: Three skins (No 3), U5575,000
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        Lock icon Aussies grab eighth straight Ashes series
        594 12 CRICKET Defiant in the face of defeat, England captain Nasser Hussain (right) makes a half-century before falling for 61 after tea on day three of the third Ashes Test yesterday. Here, he hits the ball past Australian fieldsman Ricky Ponting (centre) while wicket-keeper Adam
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        Lock icon Malone scores 35,000, but has to sweat for it
        384 12 BASKETBALL SAN ANTONIO Karl Malone needed seven points to reach 35,000 for his career, and on a normal night, he might have achieved that number before he even broke a sweat. But the San Antonio Spurs clamped down on Malone, holding
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        Lock icon Jordanian speed traps the Lions
        562 13  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN SOCCER Singapore s lack of pace, defensive mistakes lead to 1-3 loss despite taking lead *L SINGAPORE lost a second consecutive game in its United Arab Emirates tour but national coach Jan Poulsen is not losing sleep over the results. Yesterday, the Lions
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        Lock icon Viduka will quit – if Aussie coach does not have full say
        330 13 Viduka will quit if Aussie coach does not have full say MELBOURNE Striker Mark Viduka will quit the Australia team if coach Frank Farina pays too much attention to selection advice from the manager of his team-mate Harry Kewell, he was quoted as saying yesterday. Viduka and Kewell, who are
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        93 13 OLGA THERESA COMES NEE MILES (Wife of the late Charles Frank Comes) passed away peacefully on Sat 30 Nov 2002 leaving behind loved ones. Loving Daughter Son-in-law: Suellen Gomes-Mcglashan John Mcglashan Sister: Brother-in-law: Joyce Ulric D'Rozario Brother: Aubrey Miles and nephews, nieces and relatives. Darling Olga is resting at Blk
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        74 13 The family of the late JOSEPHINE LEOW called home to be with the Lord on 27.10.2002 vishes to express heartfelt thanks t< ill relatives, friends, colleagues, formei students, Doctors Nurses of Ward 7: SGH, the Asslsl Hospice, the SAC Principal, staff and students of St. Joseph'! Convent, the prayer groups
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        27 13 IN MEMORIAM A.N. JENARDHANAN (P.P.A.) 16/12/1932 to 2/12/2000 Fondly remembered by Wife: Mdm P.C. Krishnaveni Son: Vinod Jenardhanan Dauqhter: Cnitra Jenardhanan And other family members, relatives friend?.
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        40 13 In Loving Memory oi Sarah Tan Lam Hionq Departed on 2.12.87 No pen can write No tongue can tell My sad bitter loss But God above has helped so well to bear my heavy cross Always remembered by loved ones
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        125 13 "The Lord is my Shephard. I shall not want. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 PEGGY CHEOK KIM NEO AGE: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 01
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        23 13 IST ANNIVERSARY In Everloving Memory Of TAN MUI KIANG (SOCKHIANG) Departed 2 Dec 2001 Sadly Missed by i Husband, Children All Loved Ones-/
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        26 13 wu 3rd ra Anniversary In Lovina Memory of SAROJINI Departtd: 2/12/1999 Dearly missed and always remembered by Husband: K Govindan Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law and Grandchildren.
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        54 13 KALIMUTHU S/0 ARUMUOAN Agt: 63 passed away peacefully on 1-12-02, and remembered by: Mm Veery Kaiimuthu Sitter: Muniyamah Sons: Manimaran Murugasan Daughter: Paravathi Daughtan-in-law: Maritis Santhi Granddaughters: m Thilagavathi M Nirmalah M Vijayalectchmi Friends and Relatives Cert*9« l»a vt i on 2/12/02 at 3.30pm for Mount Voniofi C r# nut
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        44 13 AL-FATIHAH HAJI M.K. SHAUL HAMEED Age: 90 (formerly from 493 Upp«r Bukit TtRMh M) pasted away piiw fully en 1 DKimbtr 2002 and bur.td on the timi day. May Allah bless his soui. Blk 189, BukK Batok West Ave 6, 812-21 Tel: *****796 A
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        31 13 WILLIAMS DOROTHY passed away peacefully on 30 Nov 02. Leaving behind her loved ones and best friends. Body lying at Blk 223 Scrangoon Ave 4, 903-199. For funeral details contact *****803.
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        Lock icon Japan stocks may hang on to gains
        664 14 ROUND-UP Overseas markets SHARE prices in Japan may this week hold on to their recent gains if an upbeat outlook for the United States economy continues to fuel a rally on Wall Street, analysts said. The reason stocks rose last week "was not
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        98 14 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) M»ln Sdq Totil M«lw Sdq Tet»l Multilnd 19.319 19.319 31,988 ***** Manufacturg 332.937 35,548 368,485 362,857 16.466 379 323 Commerce 19,684 4,682 24,366 7,015 1116 8130 Tpt/Stor/Com 21,362 21,362 28.448 28 448 Finance 17,319 17,319 76,199 ***** Construction 11,177 1,477 12,654 4,631 117
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        133 14 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 2 12 4 000 2 12 4 Manufacturing 43 52 27 12 12 19 55 64 46 Commerce 24 17 15 9 2 2 33 19 17 Tpt/Stor/Comms 5 15 7 000 5 15
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        41 14 Cheng* Straits Times Index 1391.53 -12.51 BT 08/OS 15.00 -213.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -84.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +2.00 UOB Sesdaq 55.50 -0.40 UOB Blue Chip 493.67 -5.96 STI Futures 1391 -16.0 MSCI Singapore 172.00 -1.95 SiMSCI Futures 171.70 -3.20
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        37 14 MECHANICS STILL HOLDING OUT Chart SemiCond 26c 509,171,000 Datacraft 10c 65,983,000 TR Networks 69,436,000 Europtron 10c 61,669,000 TPV USIC 57,602,000 SingTel 15c 55,025,000 ST Assembly 25c 54,792,000 PacificCenturyiOc 52,047,000 Citiraya 2.5c 50,905,000 Norelco 5c 40,233,000
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        432 14 ABNAmroBankNV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Banking Corp 6 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Banca Intesa Banca Commerciale Italiana SPA 7.25 Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro SPA 5 Bangkok Bank 6
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        401 14 Asian units lose ground against US$ REVIEW Currencies HONGKONG Asian currencies fell against the US dollar over the week as the greenback strengthened on positive economic data. JAPANESE YEN: The yen fell against the dollar after rising on purchases by overseas players in the first half of the week. However,
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        3305 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS LEGEND: All prices are indicative except for Ex Ringgct Assets; Broadly Diversified; I Narrowly Focused S Lower Risk; Low to Medium Risk; ft Medium to High Risk; Higher Risk; 0 open-ended; Before subdivision o< units; After subdivision of units; SP after stock split; N A- Non Dealing
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        Lock icon United Airlines' cabin crew endorse pay cuts
        364 15 Mechanics are the only group refusing to share in the airline's pay cuts WASHINGTON The future of cash-strapped United Airlines appeared a little brighter after flight attendants agreed to a substantial pay cut on Saturday and company officials planned to meet the carrier's
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        Lock icon Pitt-less SEC struggling to find its feet
        448 15 Pitt-less SEC struggling to find its feet The exit of chief Harvey Pitt comes as budget and staffing woes erode the agency's ability to protect investors WASHINGTON The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), still reeling from the recent resignation of chairman Harvey Pitt and other top officials, is plagued by
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        Lock icon US firm to settle asbestos-linked claims for $1.5b
        261 15 NEW YORK Bubble Wrap maker Sealed Air has agreed to resolve all asbestos-related claims for about US$B53 million (551.51 billion), raising hopes that the wave of asbestos suits which has crippled many of the biggest names in United States manufacturing may be
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          Lock icon SEOUL'S TRADE SURPLUS SOARS 52%
          51 15 RECORD exports helped boost South Korea's trade surplus by 52 per cent from a year ago to US$l.24 billion (552.19 billion) last month. Customs-cleared exports surged 24.1 per cent year-on-year to an all-time high of US$l5.3 billion, the Commerce, Industry and Energy Ministry said yesterday.
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          68 15 MASSACHUSETTS appealed last Friday against the settlement in the Microsoft antitrust case, splitting from a group of nine states that had been seeking tougher sanctions against the software giant. Seven of those nine states will now help enforce the court-ordered remedies, but Massachusetts continues to believe
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          Lock icon WORK TO BEGIN ON BIGGEST CHIP PLANT
          73 15 CONSTRUCTION on the world's largest memory chip plant is scheduled to begin today. The plant, a joint venture of Taiwan's Nanya Technology and German semiconductor giant Infineon, is located in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, close to Nanya's current production facility. It should be making
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          35 15 CHINA will allow overseas investors to establish Sinoforeign joint ventures, cooperative businesses and wholly foreign-owned firms in the country's construction sector, Dow Jones Newswires reDorted vesterdav. citing state media. AFP
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          Lock icon HSfiC TO FREEZE SAURIES OF HK STAFF
          54 15 HSBC Holdings, Europe's No.l bank by market value, will freeze the pay of its 13,800 Hongkong workers for a fourth year in five to curb costs. The bank, which controls two of the city's biggest lenders, has not ruled out job cuts, said
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        Lock icon S'pore second favourite spot for investors
        408 16 Who's hot The latest quarterly survey by Reuters and Hongkong funds magazine, Benchmark, shows a record 30% of respondents choosing Singapore as their top investment destination, up from 10% three months ago. The Philippines was again the least liked Asian market. Record 30% of
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        Lock icon SIA 'under pressure to find ally in Aussie market'
        520 16 PROPOSED QANTAS-AIR NZ TIE-UP SYDNEY Singapore Airlines (SIA) risks being frozen out of the lucrative Australian aviation market if it fails to react swiftly to the planned tie-up between Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand (Air NZ), analysts have warned. They
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        Lock icon China opens up $885b domestic share markets
        274 16 China opens up $885b domestic share markets SHANGHAI China yesterday launched a long-awaited scheme to allow some foreign institutional investors to buy stocks in its US$5OO billion (*****.5 billion) domestic A-share markets. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) posted application forms on its website allowing overseas funds, brokerages, banks, insurers
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        Lock icon Richard Li on the prowl for investment targets
        168 16 Richard Li on the prowl for investment targets HONGKONG PCCW chief Richard Li is hunting for investments that will generate US$5OO million (55 884.5 million) in annual sales by 2007, boosting profit at Hongkong's biggest phone company when cost-savings and property revenue taper off. The telco's top management has narrowed
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        Lock icon Citibank's debit card nets 30,000 new clients
        499 17  -  EDNA KOH Within 3 months, it has also captured about half of the 510,000 Visa debit and Visa Electron card market in Singapore Hu FINANCE CORRESPONDENT THEY may not be huge money spinners like credit cards. But debit cards have come as a
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        Lock icon MAKING INROADS
        41 17 MAKING INROADS It offsets the fact that we are notpartoftJie bed ATM network here...We see this primarily as a service to the customer, with a view to building our franchise and deepeningthe relationship.' Citibanks Mr Glickert, on the debit card move
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        Lock icon Fundsupermart service to help clients manage their portfolios
        341 17 UNIT TRUST INVESTMENT MANY retail investors buy a portfolio of unit trusts and keep it for the long term sometimes unaware that markets have changed and fund managers have fallen out of favour. That is why leading online unit trust distributor Fundsupermart
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        Lock icon Telcos and GLCs expected to hog the limelight
        476 17  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK Hi/i MARKETS CORRESPONDENT IF THE Singapore market was looking West, in the hope of getting some idea of where to head this week, then Wall Street's close last Friday has provided scant direction. With only half a day's
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        69 17 Cents VentureCorp2sc 1520 HO.O 7.8 Creative T 25c 1460 70.0 5.0 BSembawanq 1060 40.0 3.9 Chart SemiCond 26c 114 19.0 20.0 DatacraftiOc 74 H.5 9.6 ST Assembly 25c 153 10.0 7.0 JMHUS2SC4OO 600 8.8 0.8 AmtekWoso6lo 79.5 8.5 12.0 Amtek Engg 20c 113 8.0 7.6 Noble
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        63 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents GoldtronNCCPSsc.. 4 166.7 2.5 PakaraTechsc 8.5 41.7 2.5 New Toyo W*****7 4.5 28.6 1.0 Boustead W*****2 10.5 23.5 2.0 Surface MTHK2OC... 39 21.9 7.0 Chart SemiCond 26c 114 20.0 19.0 Twinwoodsc 6 20.0 1.0 KyoshaHKsoc 13 18.2 2.0 Willas-ArrayHK2oc. 16.5 17.9 2.5 Broadway 20c 10.5 16.7
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        57 17 WEEK TOP FALLS Cents EWSportic 6 29.4 Z.5 Transit 15c 8 27.3 3.0 MAEEngq 5.5 26.7 2.0 AcmaWo4Hl6 1.5 25.0 0.5 Lion TeckC 50c 9 25.0 3.0 oculus7.sc 6.5 23.5 2.0 PM Data 10c 5.5 21.4 1.5 Stratechsc 7.5 21.1 2.0 GRP2OC 8 20.0 2.0 L&Msoc.._ 2.5 16.7 0.5 Mediastreamsc
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        541 18  - US stock investments by Singaporeans fall 13% COLIN TAN The third-quarter drop to $38.9 billion follows a 31% surge in the second quarter, US Treasury Dept figures show By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT SINGAPOREAN transactions in United States corporate stocks declined almost 13 per cent to US$22 billion (5538.9 billion) in the
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        Lock icon Wal-Mart chalks up record sales for a single day
        233 18 Wal-Mart chalks up record sales for a single day CHICAGO Wal-Mart Stores, the world's biggest retailer, on Saturday reported record one-day sales for the day after Thanksgiving and one poll found sales at all retailers are up more than 12 per cent over last year's. Wal-Mart said it racked up
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      13 1 Lite! THE STRAITS TIMES Monday, December 2, 2002 CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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        292 2 THE BUZZ WHAT'S ON is on Page 10 r TOMORROW life! goes places: Travel on Tuesday AW AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 90% PASS RATE FOR ALL DEGREE PROGRAMMES! Y^^^^ All EBB BlMTTiivß^ff^uurjJffiTß Get recognised with a degree from the prestigious University of Wales Thames lets you earn a degree from
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        494 3  -  CLARISSA OON Bi/< SEOUL MATES: Singaporean film-maker Royston Tan (in black jacket), who directed 15, received a warm welcome at the Pusan International Film Festival. WITH Korean films winning fans here, Korean audiences returned the compliment to Singapore films at the recentlyconcluded
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        501 3  - Aircon for him? No way, says Jose SUHAILA SULAIMAN Spanish tenor Jose Carreras will insist the airconditioner be turned off during his concert because it affects his voice. So, if you're going, dress lightly Bt^l HALF-WAY through yesterday's press conference for Spanish tenor Jose Carreras, the airconditioning went off. Within
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        556 6  -  SHAHIDA ARIFF At his first photography lesson, Tri Huu Luu's IT 7 7 r» 1 pictures turned out to be unusable. But he went on to win awards and wants to spread the message of peace through his work *L PORTRAITS OF PEACE! Vietnamese photographer Tri
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        445 7  -  WONG AH YOKE *L BEIJING OPERA ENCOMIUM A Beijing Opera Gala Commemorating Beijing Opera Diva Madam Phan Wait Hong's 90th Birthday Chinese Opera Institute Victoria Theatre Last Friday SINGAPORE has few living national treasures, but Madam Phan Wait Hong certainly counts as one of
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        339 7  - Advertising Teature Woman turns model after 1 month of slimming program LIZA HAN French therapy reduce inches off stubborn areas tummy, hips and thighs Written by "I USED to have excessive inches on my tummy, waist, hips and thighs, even though my BMI suggested that I've an ideal weight" confessed
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        222 7 r Encyclopaedia Britannica 1 n^rr^y* —the print version has made its resurgence. i I Britannica is back by popular demand. More are using this reference for schoolwork and research. An excellent resource for teachers, professionals and specialist in their own fields. Now updated with latest events. It's far more easier
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        419 8  -  SUHAILA SULAIMAN THEATRE LOVEBITES II Dramaplus Arts' 3.14 Company Ulu Pandan Community Club Last Thursday *L DRAMAPLUS ARTS' latest offering, Lovebites 11, is the type of play you should consider attending only if you have wasted all options at the cinema, declared a strike against
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        420 9 DAYTON, Ohio Ida Kehl's death at age 90 in her home was originally thought to be caused by heart disease. Then, a relative saw a television show in which an elderly person was killed with a muscle relaxant. At the family's request,
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        110 9 I WANT TO START m^ To crack open some money-making deals, come along to The Straits Times Classified "Money-Making Ideas' 9 exhibition and seminar, H and /ook through the feature in The Straits Times Classified on the same day. SEMINAR: Thursday, 5 December 2002 2.QQ nm l Aiiilhiniiim (Level 3)
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        181 12 GOD'S WRATH: South Korean singer-song-writer Park Jin Young is suing F4's record label for 200 million won (*****,000) for plagiarising his song on the foursome's hit album Meteor Rain. He said Sony Music Taiwan reproduced a 1999 song he wrote for K-pop boyband, god, without his knowledge. NO HARD FEELINGS:
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        700 5 Bfjfl BMW FOR SALE 3/89 BMW 3161 manual. COE 1/09. Loan available. Al cond. Asking $*****. *****222 11/91 BMW 3201A. COE 8/2011. Silver. Loan available. Al cond. Asking $*****. *****222 4/01 BMW 5201A 2.2L. 1 owner. OMV $4h545. Showroom cond. Call *****222 '94 BMW 316i auto. 10 yrs COE. Ask
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        347 6 Rfl MITSUBISHI 11/ 99 GALANT 1.8 GDi. 1 owner. Paper value $64K. Hi-fi/ S/rims. Tax new. 570.8K. *****004 12/ 2000 GALANT 2.0 GDi Expensive Hi-fi/ S/rims. Tax new. Beautiful cond. 579.8K. 6467-2004 GET REWARDED FOR buying a new Mitsubishi. For 2-days only! Call 9267-5282 8/'9B LANCER 1.3 manual. 2 owners.
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        899 7 EJI NISSAN FOR SALE 1 OWNER. '92 Sunny I.4EX. COE 2007 near. 2 units, warranty. Sell 520.5K. Deposit $1.5K. Mthly $500+. Tel: *****433 AM '91 SUNNY 1.4. 1.6. C0E 5/06. Tax 03/'O3. 3 units. Smooth engine. Sell $17. 000. $491 x 36 mths. Deposit $1500. 6252-4002 Lisa BUY USED CAR
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        760 8 tDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT THE OUAYSIDE 1367/ 1335 sqft. High fir. River/ city view. P/furn. $5000 per mth 0.n.0. Avail mid Jan '03. Call Mahes 6534-2100 ST THOMAS WALK. 3 bdrms. 1345 sqft. Walk-up apt. Quiet. 5 mins walk to Orchard/ Somerset MRT. Immed. Call Vivian *****726 D.lO BALMORAL
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        1062 11 Rfl OFFICE SPACE ITfl OFFICE SPACE ITfl OFFICE SPACE I^J FOR RENT |^U FOR RENT |^J FOR RENT International Business Park Changi Business Park Close to Jurong East MRT 1 0-min drive to airport and station and bus interchange close to PIE ECP The Strategy NEW The Signature new 120sqm
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        907 11 Rf| OFFICE SPACE D.ll OFFICES/ SHOP at Hotel Roy- al Bldg, outside CBD, near MRT. 200-333 sq.ft. Immed. Attractive rental. Pg Lee: 9213-8249 MACPHERSON MAIN RD. Near MRT/ Bus stop. Office 3400 sq.ft. Showroom 2100 sq.ft. Immediate. Owner 6281-3888 OFFICE SPACE AT Circular Road next to Boat Quay 2,200 sq.ft.
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        768 11 E OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT INT'L PLAZA. URGENT!! 473/ 667/ 936/ 1500/ 2357/ 3200 sq.ft. Nicely renovated. 6221-0123 TRS 400 TO 4661 sq.ft. MacPherson/ Aljunied/ Kallang Pudding Rd. *****096 Owner INT'L PLAZA. 436/ 1453 sq.ft. i High floor. Tanjong Pagar MRT. Immed. neg. 9604-3239 agt PANTECH 196 #02-30 office/ warehse.
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        932 11 WTfl SHOP SPACE SUM FOR RENT j THE VILLAGE CENTRE shop space j for lease at corner of South Bouna Vista Road Pasir Pan- jang Rd. 280 495 sq.ft. Rental neg. Call Owner *****688 i BALESTIER MAIN RD. New. 1600 j sq.ft. $3601. Aquarium, lighting, j I provision, furniture, beauty,
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        690 11 ■Sfll SHOP SPACE UU FOR SALE SELL BFLOW VALUE! Lucky Plaza. 600 sq.ft. F'hold with water supply. To Offer: 9522-1828 TOP D.07 S69BK NET. F'hold. 2 storey restored. 700/ 1400 sqft. Outside CBD/ Bugis MRT. *****994. |jn SHOP SPACE FRANCISING CO URGENTLY requires HDB shop. Near central /MRT/ good location.
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