The Straits Times, 30 December 2002

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    29 1 The Straits Times rAUltlC AREA NEWSPAPER Ob THE YEAR Lstahli.shcfl 1K45 TVlOHvlciy December 30, 2002 •68 Pages m five parts mita 094/03/2002 A Singapore Press Holdings publication O\J Cents
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    Lock icon North Korea may face isolation, warns US
    610 1 Washington, through allies m the region, will isolate it economically iff it does not abandon its nuclear arms programmes WASHINGTON The Bush administration has warned that it will intensify pressure on North Korea dramatically, using allies m the region and the United Nations
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    Lock icon HAT-TRICK FOR THAILAND
    75 1 Di-smn CHRISTIAN INTON It's celebrations for Thailand after it won the Tiger Cup soccer wwn iwdb« ior me iniru successive time last night. It outlasted host Indonesia 4-2 on penalty kicks m the final m Jakarta. The Thais had led 2-0 but, with a man sent off
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    Lock icon Iran puts an end to death by stoning
    308 1 Iran puts an end to death by stoning TEHERAN Iran's judiciary will no longer order executions by stoning and has told judges to issue alternative punishments for adultery, it was disclosed here yesterday. 'The head of the judiciary has sent a ruling to judges telling them not to order stonings,"
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      177 2 TANK FUELLED RESIDENTS' CONCERN SOME residents m Upper Thomson felt worried at the sight of a large diesel tank sitting m the front garden of a semi-detached house. Especially when trucks started rolling m twice a day to fill up from the tank. They complained to the authorities, saying
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      67 2 TECH SCIENCE NEW DEVICE FOR STROKE ALERT A PORTABLE test-kit which warns doctors that their patients might fall prey to a stroke or to Alzheimer's disease is being developed by researchers here. A university team is using the latest m fibre-optics to create bio-sensors that can pick up the smallest
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      110 2 STUNG BY BEES AND BOCK-PASSING AFTER she was chased and stung by a swarm of bees near Dover Close, Miss Margaret Chu ended up m hospital. She then tried, through a friend, to get the National Environment Agency to check if there was any beehive m the area where
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      57 2 2003: BOP TUI YOU DROP THERE will be no stopping the music when it comes to mass dance parties to ring m the New Year. And few are bigger than the bashes on tomorrow at Singapore Expo and Sentosa. The two all-nighters are each expected to draw gyrating crowds
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      114 2 Tourists going foßali again BALI is welcoming new crowds of foreign and domestic travellers. Its tourist figures are looking good, a big change from the severe fall m numbers after the Oct 12 bombings. Flights are booked solid and hotels big and small are reporting a surge m occupancy
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      107 2 Artificial storm over Pedra Branca PEDRA Branca island, claimed by the Malaysians as their own Pulau Batu Putih, can be reached easily by lx>at from a small fishing \illage near Kota Tinggi. A Malaysian newspaper team did that recently and stirred up a storm with their front-page report, "Pulau
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      53 2 CEO on kidnap list MALAYSIA'S notorious M-16 robbery gang, led by a Singaporean, was planning to move from robbery to the kidnap of business tycoons, according to the Federal Criminal Investigation Department chief. The gang had identified several kidnap targets, including a wealthy chief executive officer of a Chinese
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      64 2 NATSTEEL NEW VOCAL TWIST THE Nat Steel saga has taken a new turn. The 9« Holdings consortium, tight-lipped until now, has spoken up at last. With its offer for the steelmaker closing m four days, the consortium led by hotelier Ong Beng Seng has derided the proposals for Nat
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      79 2 WHAT MAKES A BOMBER TICK? ISRAEL has begun an intensive study into the minds and motivations of suicide bombers to find out what drives men and women to blow themselves up for a belief. The project, with its promise of mapping a psychological profile of suicide terrorists, is drawing
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      168 2 JUST SAY IT IN JAPANESE ENGLISH words like "bus", "radio" or "computer" have long become an accepted part of the Japanese language. But too many foreign words have crept into official papers and discussions. Civil servants have grown over-fond of using meaningless terms like "informed consent" or "opinion leader".
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      67 2 LAKERS GLAD FOR ANY NUGGET ANY victory is sweet for the Ix)s Angeles Lakers this season, even a win against one of the NBA's weakest teams. Thanks largely to Kobe Bryant and Shauuille O'Neal, the Lakers beat the struggling Denver Nuggets 112-93 on Saturday. And it was something to
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Pedra Branca: PM looks at the positive side
      667 3  -  CHANG AI -LIEN »1 sdfsdfdsf FOCUS OH: Threat from terrorists World economic Restructuring imihhi s economy on domestic front. Singaporeans should not let latest twist m bilateral ties distract them from security issues and economic challenges PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday
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      512 3  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA By MALAYSIA COR R K S PON I)K NT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will set a date to sign an agreement with Singapore to refer its claim to Pedra Branca to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar
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      Lock icon Sale of Indosat stake to S'pore firm 'above board'
      613 4  - Sale of Indosat stake to S'pore firm 'above board' DER WIN PEREIRA By INDONESIA CORRESPONDFNT Indonesian minister defends the deal and warns that more moves to shoot it down will hurt investor confidence NOVBIED 'Everything was done m a very transparent fashion. We did everything according to the book. State
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      Lock icon Thieves nabbed 2 days after snatching $23,500
      114 4 A SCHOOL teacher was standing at a road crossing with $23,500 m her handbag, when a man snatched her bag and escaped on a waiting motorcycle. But just two days later, two men were arrested by the police for the theft. The two
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      Lock icon Second wife of Ghafar Baba to face khalwat charge
      346 4 Second wife of Ghafar Baba to face khalwat charge KUALA LUMPUR The second wife of former deputy prime minister Ghafar Baba is to be charged m the Syariah Court later this week tor khalwat after she was allegedly found m the company of three Bosnian students at a Kuala Lumpur
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      Lock icon World condemns human clone birth with one voice
      499 5  -  CHANG AI-LIEN Bu SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT Denunciation cuts across religious and political divide SCIENTISTS and religious and political leaders the world over nave denounced the birth of the first human clone as immoral, brutal and unnatural. Baby Eve arrived via caesarean section on
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      158 5 THIS photo shows what a giant bust of late strongman Ferdinand Marcos looked Tike before and after it was damaged by a powerful bomb yesterday. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the act and there were no casualties m the blast, which occurred just
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      505 5 Inspectors have names of Iraqi scientists who were part of weapons programmes but interviews are turning into a struggle BAGHDAD Iraq has handed United Nations inspectors a list of more than 500 scientists once involved m its nowbanned weapons programmes, but signs
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      232 4 NOMINATION FOR INSPIRING CHINESE TEACHERS AWARDS 2003 STARTS NOW! Particulars of Teacher Nominee Each nomination has to be supported by a write-up on the nominees achievements m 2002 (maximum 500 words m English or Chinese*. ki.._. *~m-* -> o_ v based on the nominee's ability to rekindle students' interest m
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      529 7  -  ABRAHAM RABINOVICH ghfghfg fgh Bui FOR THE STRAITS TIM F.S Motivated to die Preliminary findings link motivation to the high level of support for terror acts by the general Palestinian population which views such acts as the best means available to counter Israeli military strength. Another important factor
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      478 8 Move to send ship to Indian Ocean demonstrates US resolve to take military action against Iraq soon WASHINGTON In what is being seen as another signal of the Bush administration preparing for conflict, the US Navy has activated one of its two 1,000-bed
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      356 8 Historic win for Kenyan opposition NAIROBI Opposition leader Mwai Kibaki swept to a historic win m Kenya's presidential and general elections he ended nearly 40 years of rule by President Daniel Arap Moi's Kanu party, the electoral commission said yesterday. With most of the ballots counted, the 71-year-old economist, who
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      191 7 I T Would i _^M^- H Pr.on.F. l >"^— Smmm.' i Br^ H^H^l_HHh_H __m_Ek _IHr^- _^_^_^_^_^_B Historic Kenya Poll Win K^| Al-Qaeda's Diamond Link W%i India Royal Family Feud Opposition leader Mvvai Kibaki's win m the __fflK Probe finds Liberian President got $1.7 «%K^- The brothers of Jaipur's Maharaja Bhawani
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  • WORLD 2002: SURPRISES
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      Lock icon The UNUSUAL and the UNEXPECTED
      67 9 The UNUSUAL and the UNEXPECTED Often the media hears and sees things well before they happen. But news gathering is nothing, if not unpredictable. Even the most astute of observers and analysts failed to see these events on the globalhorizon. These are the surprising and sometimes unusual events that shaped
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      203 9 E UROPE Rise and fall of the far-right ITHE popularity of far-right politics m Europe surprised few election observers. But uncertainty about globalisation and insecurity among Europeans led to some startling election results. On the back of strong anti-immigration policy, presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen made it all the way
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      139 9 U nited States Republicans sweep mid-term elections 2 THE pundits tipped it to be the tightest US election m years, with many believing the Democrats would maintain their dominance m the Senate, while the Republicans held the House of Representatives. As it happened, the Republicans swept this year's congressional mid-term
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      116 9 US, Italy Copycat 9/11 high-rise horror 3 FLORIDA teen Charles Bishop, 15, strongly supported the Sept 11 attacks on America. To show solidarity with Osama bin Laden, he stole a single-engine plane and crashed it into the 42-storey Bank of America Plaza m central Tampa, Florida. A iittery US was
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      97 9 M ALA YS I A National Service for 18-year-olds 4 FROM 2004, all 18-year-olds, including women, will put m six months of National Service to improve racial integration and discipline. The startling announcement from the Malaysian Cabinet m November, was born during the National Patriotism Congress. Analysts say any proposed
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      86 9 U nited States American Airlines loses a passenger 5 US AIRLINES have a poor record of keeping tabs on passengers' luggage but they went one step further when it was revealed m April that they actually lost a passenger. Alzheimer's patient Margie Dabney, 71, was with her husband late last
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      155 9 J apan-North Korea Koizumi's historic Pyongyang visit 6 JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi made history m September when he visited Pyongyang he was the first Japanese leader to make the trip. He announced he would restart negotiations to establish diplomatic ties and seek the return of 12 Japanese nationals kidnapped
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      128 9 U nited States Snipers terrorise Washington 7 AMERICA was focused on the war on terror overseas and the build-up to hostilities m Iraq when two snipers started their > three-week terror campaign m and around Washington. The deadly duo Persian Gulf War veteran John Allen Muhammad, 41, and John Lee
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      97 9 S outh Korea Activists flash red card at dog-eaters 8 A TRADITIONAL delicacy eaten by millions of Koreans over thousands of years threatened to overshadow Asia's first attempt at hosting the soccer World Cup even before the first whistle was blown. Animal-rights activists warned that the Korean habit of eating
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      137 9 U nited States FBI was warned of Sept 11 attacks 9 IN MAY, the United States administration admitted it had received warnings of the Sept 11 attacks and had passed on the information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. America's vast intelligence network had broken down. A congressional inquiry has
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      161 9 Commandos land on wrong beach Iy^X A FEW Spanish fisherm men m La Linea de la I I Concepcion are unlikely m to pose much of a threat V»^ to Britain and they were probably quite surprised when 45 elite British commandos invaded their beach. In February, a Royal
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  • WORLD
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        48 10 Quoteworthy 'Does anyone really think it is going to increase respect for law, to have policemen and policewomen m tlieircars Jxawking cola anil fries?' Cdtnmercial Alert, aii < )regon-based advocacy group, campaigning against a growing move by police m the United States to allow advertising on their squad cars
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        164 10 CHOICE OF HEIR DISPUTED JAIPUR (India) The Maharaja of Jaipur, the flamboyant owner of some of the most spectacular palaces m the Indian state of Rajasthan, has sparked a bitter family feud by naming his five-year-old grandson as heir to a US$64O million (Ssl.l billion)
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        Lock icon RUSSIAN CROWNED MISS EUROPE 2002
        71 10 BEIRUT Miss Russia, a 19-year-old student, has been crowned Miss Europe 2002 here. Miss Svetlana Koroleva was chosen yesterday from among 35 candidates across Europe. Wearing a red dress, the 1.77-m blonde, whose ambition m life is "to raise a family", said women should fight
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        107 10 NASHVILLE The 19--year-old son of incoming US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has been slightly injured m a plane crash. William Harrison Frist Jr, a freshman at Princeton University, was aboard a private plane that flipped over on Friday just before take-off. This happened
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        84 10 SATTAHIP (Thailand) Some of the more than 17,000 boy and girl scouts at the 20th World Scout Jamboree here have set out on a frenzied search for Harry Potter, or at least the actor who plays the little wizard. But has Daniel Radcliffe actually materialised
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        46 10 US Senator Joseph Lieberman, who was the running mate to Democrat Al Gore m the 20(M) presidential polls, has said he would probably seek the 2004 nomination. Russell Berrie, the master marketer of "impulse gifts" like coffee mugs and greeting cards, has died. He was 69.
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      381 10 Liberia and Burkina Faso harboured two terrorists who oversaw a $35-million diamond-buying spree, say investigators ANTWERP (Belgium) A year-long European investigation into Al-Qaeda financing has found evidence that two West African governments hosted senior terrorist operatives who oversaw a US$2O--million (Ss3s-million) dia-mond-buying spree.
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      116 10 Venezuela begins oil imports to beat strike CARACAS (Venezuela) Venezuela has begun importing oil m a bizarre role reversal for the world's fifth largest exporter of crude, whose government is struggling; to break a strike that has made usually abundant fuel scarce. Officials said Saturday's imports would help undermine the
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        574 12 STARHUB's entry into fixed-line telephone service is to be welcomed for a reason over and above consumer choice. This is the gathering pace of service monopolies being broken. Telephone users remember like it was only yesterday when they endured Telecom's outrageous charges for international calls. Cheap American call-back
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      361 12 By NEW STRAITS TIMES KDITOHIAI. SINGAPORE ought to behave with decorum and submit its claim to Pulau Batu Putih for adjudication by the International Court of Justice, as Malaysia had long decided to do, instead of sending naval vessels to the island. If, by this show
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      2311 12 Face to face with Mahathir SOWS HOT A ROM HOOD Soros stole money from the poor, took it all for himself and then gave a few cents to poor people. That's not a philanthropist. That's not even a Robin Hood.' Dr Mahathir NO ONI IS INDISPENSABLE 'I can't wait until
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      1063 13  - Call it melatah, a paroxysm of allegations MAFOOT SIMON By IT IS easy to get to Pedra Branca, which the Malaysians call Pulau Batu Putih and which they claim is theirs. Drive to Pengerang, a sleepy fishing village near Kota Tinggi, and charter a boat. There are plenty, catering to
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        9 13 Excerpts from Chinese-language publications translated by Ho Cheeng Cheeng
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        122 13 i\no\i:si INSECURITY and apprehension prevailed as Christians across Indonesia prepared for Christmas with a joint message by Catholics and Protestants beginning with "hurt feelings but at the same time hope for recovery". The hurt feelings are based on the recurring acts of violence which violate
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        Lock icon ERROR-PRONE POLICE IN NEED OF POLICING
        132 13 MALAYSIA IT IS a crying shame that Malaysia's teenno-cops can still commit technical oversights like the one that let loose a Rolex-fan criminal high on the police's wanted list. This is not the first time the police have been caught with their pants down.
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        117 13 Mil 111 M)lll SOUTH Korea's Presidentelect Roh Moo Hyun has formally commissioned his transition team to pave the way for him to take over power from the Kirn Dae Jung administration and chart a blueprint for the next five years. The team has to
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        Lock icon UNWISE MOVE TO CRITICISE LATE PATRON
        139 13 TAIWAN EVEN if former president Lee Teng-hui had criticised his political patron the late president Chiang Chingkuo out of concern for Taiwan's current situation, he should have done so subtly and m a low-key manner. While the late president might have recruited young native
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  • FORUM
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      203 14 can press buttonfor help in emergency MRT users TIES WITH Malaysia I REFER to "What next?" (ST, Dec 18) by Ms Agnes Sing Hui Huang. We share her concern over the incident where a man led his child to a corner of the 1 train to urinate and showed no
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      161 14 WE REFER to the letter, "Buses m poor shape", by Ms Jessica Leong Su-Yee (ST, Dec 18). We would like to assure Ms Leong that all our buses have a safety feature whereby all electrical circuits are protected by circuit breakers. These circuit breakers are
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      393 14 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has a lot of axes to grind with Singapore. He has hit out at Singapore at every turn accusing tne latter of always objecting to his initiatives at Asean forums, profiting from Malaysia's water by selling it
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      342 14 ON DEC 13, 1 was chased and stung by a swarm of bees at the road junction between Dover Close and Dover Crescent, while walking along the Commonwealth Avenue footpath towards Buona Vista MRT station. I was warded for seven hours at the National University
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      272 14 Recession help and medical perks for City Cab drivers 1 REFER to the letters, "Do more for cabbies", by Mr Leong Sze Hian, and "Forgo hire fee when drivers ill", by Mr Lee Kip Lee. We thank the writers for their concern over our drivers' welfare. In October last year,
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      132 14 I REFER to the letter, "My flat is next to a 'temple' (ST,Dec2s),byMrOoi Yung Chiun. Mr Ooi had spoken to the town council about the unauthorised use of that Housing Board flat as a temple, and the obstruction of the common corridor. Our officer
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      257 14 MAI AYSIA, as widely reported, has now turned her attention to assert her claim on Pedra Branca, an island administered by Singapore since the early 18O()s. Mainly because of historical reasons and sometimes because of expansionist ambitions, there will always be territorial disputes
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      163 14 Sea not ideal as catchment area I REFER to the letter, "Use sea as a catchment area" (ST, Dec 25), by Mr Vincent Scow. PUB works together with other agencies and authorities m developing its water-catchment areas. The catchment areas are generally developed based on shared usage of the land.
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      150 14 I REFER to the recent statement made by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Pedra Branca, m which he used the words, "short of going to war with Singapore..." This is a statement made by a leader of a nation who has always
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      217 14 THE small lighthouse island of Pedra Branca is the latest thorn m Singapore-Malaysia bilateral relations. It is clear that Malaysia's victory m contesting its stake m Sipadan and Ligitan islands has cloudea its view to the decision-making process of the International Court of
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      111 14 WE REFER to Mr NgYong Seng's letter, "Me and my doppelganger" (ST, Dec 23). We thank him for his support of this year's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. With regard to the query on the issue of the bib number, 1141, there was no error. The
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      624 14 THE MAJORITY OF US Will HOT UNDERSTAND THE WORD 'AUTISM' UNLESS WE HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND WHO SUFFERS FROM THE common. IMAGINE yourself inhibiting a world where you cannot comprehend what you see or hear effectively. Visualise needing specialised care for the rest
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        622 2  - Single-hull tankers raise no storm here GOH CHIN LIAN *L dsfdsfds Despite a global outcry over such vessels due to an oil spill incident, authorities here remain confident of their checks SINGAPORE, confident of its monitoring system, will not do what the European Union (EU) will do from next month:
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        151 2 FOR 11 years, Madam Mahaya Mansor, 77. has been lying m bed, paralysed from the waist down. She relies on her daughter, Madam Zainon Selamat, 47, to help her wash and dress. And once a week, a nurse from the Home Nursing Foundation will visit her
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        381 2 But most of the price increases were justified, says committee THE early days of a new government committee give a telling glimpse of the kind of suspected cheating Singaporeans encounter. In four months, the Committee Against Profiteering received about 20 complaints. However, on
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          88 2 PERMIT NEEDED FOR STRATEGIC GOODS TRADERS m strategic goods which include chemicals, viruses, flak jackets and even computer software will have to apply for a permit from Jan 1. The new rule is part of Singapore's effort to keep out of terrorists' hands any goods that they might find useful.
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          105 2 POLICE have rejected an application by former Workers Party chief J.B. Jeyaretnam to hold a protest march next month against the upcoming Goods and Services Tax hike. The veteran opposition politician was advised instead to register at the Speakers' Corner to express his views.
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          174 2 THE move to raise the standard of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners here is gaining momentum, with one college offering a master's degree next year. The Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine is expecting about 30 people to sign up for the three-year, full-time course.
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        129 5 Christmas is barely over, and many shoppers are still recoveringfrom the last-minute rush to pick up gifts for family and friends. But m some parts of Singapore, people are already getting a head start to usher m the Chinese New Year. HOW
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        610 5  -  LIANG HWEE TING Long-stayers To Go In Two Years *Ldsfdsfdsfdsf Mental hospital plans to transfer stable patients to homes or care centres so it can provide better care for acute ones PLAGUED with a costly problem, where nine out of 10 Class-C beds are
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        311 5 SOMEONE out there was almost $50,000 richer. But not any more. Friday was the last day to claim the top prize of $50,000 m an annual donation draw conducted by the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (Sana). The draw took place m July, but the person
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        333 5 A YEAR ago, Riehanah Ahmad would never have dreamt of going m front of an audience of 300 and acting. But last month, the shy 16--year-old performed on stage m two skits. A year-old programme run by Mendaki helped the teen overcome her fears
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      30 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1845 Monday February 30, 2003 1 Page m 1 part mita (p) xxx/xx/xxxx mDA Singapore Press Holdings publication U Cents
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      470 1 Economic downturn finally over Things are looking up for Spore, with more jobs, a win-win water deal with XL and life sciences venture paying off AFTER a year of bad news, the economy is finally on the mend. Government economists reported yesterday that Singapore's growth figure for the year would
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      34 1 No more wage freeze 7 am pleased to announce the en of the six-month extended wage freeze. Companies which have cut pay should restore the cuts as soon as possible. National Wages Council spokesman
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      177 1 THROUGH sheer hard work and quite a bit of luck, the Education Ministry has managed to locate all the 178 children dropped earlier from this year's roll for Primary 1 because they had been "uncontactable". It launched an islandwide manhunt for the
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      161 1 MANPOWER Ministry (MOM) officials and the Singapore police are baffled and delighted that a whole year has gone by without a single complaint of maid abuse. The Indonesian, Philippines and Sri Lankan embassies said when contacted that they had handled no fresh cases for so
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      133 1 RESEARCH into the life sciences has paid off, with a Singaporean clinching the Nobel Prize m Medicine for a breakthrough m developing a treatment that reverses kidney failure. This treatment works even on patients who have been on dialysis for many years. Mr Hu Mcc,
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      Lock icon Water deal with Malaysia sealed
      362 1 WITH a historic handshake and an explosion of photographers' flashes, Singapore and Malaysia yesterday marked a happy end to their protracted and often bitter water dispute. The key points agreed to by the two sides: Singapore will pay more for Malaysia's water, but will be
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        718 1  -  JANE LEE *ttsdfsdfdsfJ Some parents worry over their children not pronouncing their words properly WO much so they contemplate makingtheir kids undergo corrective operation. Associate Professor Linda Ganfrom the National Institute of Education allays such parental fears and gives tips on how to improve
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        626 2  -  CHANG AI -LIEN dsfsdfdsf SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT FIBERS HAVE LOTS OF POTENTIAL 'This ccmld prove useful not only m the liospital environment, but also has potential m otiwr industries to test for food safety, and even to sniff out anthrax and smallpox cases. DrChan Scientists are
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          196 2 STARHUB Mobile subscribers are now able to send short messages to, and receive them from, China Mobile users. This makes Star Hub the first local operator to end the almost two-month-long impasse between mobile users m China and Singapore. Short text messages sent and
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          221 2 SOME furniture manufacturers pound and scratch tables and chairs :o make them look time•avaged, while jeans nakers pre-fade their ienims to save customers :he bother. Now, musicians and •ecord producers are usng computer technology jo make songs captured n crystal-clear digital ludio sound as if they
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        620 3 Human cloning claim for Rael? Scientists are sceptical of Raelian sect's claim, which was announced m a highly unorthodox manner NEW YORK In the beginning, it was a news conference like any other. On Friday morning, a woman stepped up to a podium m a South Florida hotel meeting room
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      100 4 A POLICE chief tapes the muzzle of an officer's gun m Manila as part of a measure to prevent indiscriminate firing during New Year's Eve celebrations. Shooting m the air to ring m the New Year is a common practice m the Philippines but
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      517 4  -  KWAN WENG KIN By JAPAN C:OKRKSPONDF.NT Japan issues a list of foreran loan words and their Japanese equivalents as it seeks to stem invasion of its language TOKYO Japan has taken a tentative first step towards stemming the relentless invasion of its language
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        499 5  -  CHUA CHIN HON By TIIKSTHAITSTIMKS CHINA BUKKAU A new survey of women m cities finds they are unhappy with such 'prejudiced' portrayals by the state's mass media BEIJING Increasingly assertive and competitive, the modern Chinese woman wants the media to stop portraying
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        391 5 Chinese prisons offer unusual psychological help to convicts BEIJING China's prisons have a reputation for being harsh, no-nonsense places which dole out forced labour as part of jail sentences, but some have begun offering inmates some unusual psycho- logical help, state media said.
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        297 5 'Religious freedom is a universal value of any free society m the world.' Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou TAIPEI The popular Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou, who favours reunification with China, yesterday demanded Beijing halt its crackdown on the Falungong group. In remarks which are sure to
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        244 5  - Cheapest way to contact overseas LARRY TEO INTERNET CAFES gy* sdfsdfdsf THE STRAITS TIMES CHISA DESK I CHINA I I BRIEF I IF YOU need to contact someone overseas while m China, don't pick up the telephone. Head for the nearest Internet cafe instead. There are 100,000 licensed Internet cafes
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        237 5 Taiwanese politician held over vote-buying charge TAIPEI In a major anticorruption crackdown, the authorities yesterday detained a leading politician over allegations that he bought votes to get elected as council speaker m Taiwan's secondlargest city. After lengthy interrogations, independent politician Chu An-hsiung was detained together with his wife, Wu Teh-mei,
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        592 6  -  MARY KWANG Bu IN'CUANCZMOr It will also set up a research centre m the Guangzhou park to give regional businesses a leg-up ONE of Hongkong's top universities has expanded to Nansha m the mainland's Pearl River Delta region where it will boost research
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          74 6 BEIJING'S highest skyscraper will be built by 2007, a year before the city hosts the Olympics, after the project received government approval, state-run media said. The skyscraper will cost US$BOO million (Ssl.4 billion) and stand 300 m tall, according to the Beijing Star Daily.
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          81 6 CHINA'S rail network plans to develop more nigh-speed trains as it seeks to head off competition from air travel and an increase m car ownership, according to state media. Minister of Railways Fu Zhihua said the rail sector must bring on more of its own
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          79 6 CHINA'S scientists have built a 1.58-m robot which can play taiji, the traditional Chinese form of shadow boxing, state media said yesterday. The robot named "BHR-1" passed appraisal on Saturday as a major project for the Beijing University of Science and Engineering, the Xinhua news agency
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        308 6 Actress Zhao applies to join ruling party HONGKONG Chinese actress Vicki Zhao, who once caused an uproar over a photograph featuring her m a Japanese flag costume, has applied to join the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Zhao, who has indicated her wish to be a CCP member many times, confirmed
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        539 7  - Chinese counties discover gold mine in maids LARRY TEO By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINADESK Many want to emulate Wuwei county, which received $265 million from its women working as maids across China WUWEI was just a dirt-poor county m China's eastern Anhui province before it made a name as the
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        157 7 Taiwan's grads join army to avoid being jobless TAIPEI The bad economic times have prompted many fresh university graduates m Taiwan to join the military. The Defence Ministry has seen a 50 per cent increase m the number of applicants aspiring to be reserve officers this year. More than 23,000
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        449 7 AFTERMATH OF NUCLEAR PLANT SCANDAL TOKYO Japan could face an unprecedented blackout if nuclear plants, which suspended operations following an atomic cover-up scandal, remain closed next year, experts said. Fears of a power shortage have triggered a rare campaign to save energy. In a bid
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        281 7 BEIJING Champagne has yet to tickle the tastebuds of many Chinese but demand is soaring for red wine, which has become a favourite on restaurant tables for the country's wealthy elite. An explosion m local production, with sales multiplying fivefold m 10
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        233 7 Shanghai pentnouse fetches a record $7.5 m HONGKONG A luxurious threestorey penthouse m Shanghai, dubbed China's most expensive apartment, was sold to a local buyer for a record 35.5 million yuan (557.56 million). More than 10 potential buyers attended the auction held on Saturday, but only six of them bid
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        463 8 Confrontation with the US is inevitable, warns Pyongyang, as tension escalates over its decision to expel UN inspectors SEOUL North Korea warned yesterday that confrontation with the United States was inevitable as tensions escalated over its decision to expel United Nations
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        66 8 AFP This is it the end of the year brings a changing oi the guard as the zodiac Year of the Horse gives way to the Year of the Sheep. These Japanese, m a display of their penchant for the quirky, decided to commemorate the changeover
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        Lock icon Thousands of precious relics lost in Japan fire
        121 8 TOKYO Thousands of priceless artefacts, including what are believed to be the world's oldestknown lacauer relics, were lost m a fire m northern Japan. Some 80,000 artefacts many dating back to Japan's prehistoric Jomon Period had been stored m a wooden building
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        124 8 TOKYO North Korea secretly transported equipment for its nuclear arms programme from Pakistan m 1998 by hiding it m the coffin of the murdered wife of a North Korean diplomat to Islamabad, a report said yesterday. The equipment included a sample gas centrifuge used to enrich
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          68 8 GERMAN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived m China yesterday. He will inaugurate the world's first commercial magnetic levitation train, a project that uses German technology. Mr Schroeder met his Chinese counterpart, Mr Zhu Rongji, for talks that touched on Iraq and the brewing nuclear crisis
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          65 8 THE former head of the Bank of China branch m the city of Zhanjiang m south China's Guangdong province, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption, state media said yesterday. Fan Shaorun was found guilty by a court of stealing HK5650,000 (S$140,000) from the
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          68 8 ANOTHER 23 people have died m unusually cold weather m Bangladesh, taking the toll to nearly 100 m just over a week, press reports said yesterday. Temperatures fell yesterday to 8.6 deg C m the north-eastern tea-grow-ing area of Sylhet and 9.8 deg C m
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          57 8 A LATE-NIGHT restaurant fire m central China's Hubei province has killed six people and injured four. Media reports said yesterday that the blaze began on the first floor of the Huabin Tavern m Shishou town at about 3.30 am on Saturday. The six victims lived
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          47 8 NEPAL'S capital Kathmandu was virtually deserted yesterday as supporters of Maoist rebels launched a two-day strike, while 18 people were reported dead m clashes elsewhere. The strike was called to protest against King Gyanendra's dissolution of the elected government on Oct 4. AFP
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          49 8 THE Taiwan authorities said yesterday that they would push ahead with a ban on plastic bags and polystyrene and plastic tableware despite pressure from the industry. Mr Hau Lung-pin, head of the Environmental Protection Administration, called for public support of the ban. AFP
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        238 8 UN nuclear inspectors set to leave country VIENNA Warning of a dangerous escalation m the nuclear standoff with North Korea, the United Nations atomic energy agency said its inspectors would comply with the communist country's expulsion order and leave by New Year's Eve. Mr Mohamed El Baradei, direc-tor-general of the
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        354 8 Kashmir attacks by Islamic guerillas on the rise NEW DELHI India has charged that Pakistan has become a terrorist hub and that the Islamabad government is doing little to curb attacks by Islamic militants m India's part of disputed Kashmir. The
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          68 9 COMMUNIST guerillas seized seven rifles and two shotguns during a raid on a town hall m the southern Philippine island of Mindanao yesterday, police Seven members of the communist New People's Army (NPA) entered the town hall of Mati m Davao Oriental province before
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          51 9 INDONESIA promised yesterday to investigate a shooting m eastern Papua province that wounded the wife of a rights activist who has accused the military of killing two American teachers m August. Security Minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also asked that Saturday's shooting not be "politi- cised
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          64 9 THE Thai military said yesterday it had rounded up two batches of Myanmar dissidents based illegally along the border over the past week and deported them, realising fears voiced earlier by human rights groups. Army spokesman Somkhuan Saengpattaranate said that two groups of dissidents living illegally
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          59 9 DAYS of incessant rain triggered floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi island yesterday, killing three people and destroying 38 houses, Antara news agency reported. Two of the victims were buried by mud, while the third was swept away when a river burst its banks m
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          71 9 US SENATOR and onetime Vietnam prisoner of war John McCain held talks with senior officials m Hanoi over the weekend during a private visit with his family, state media said yesterday. Mr McCain, who ran for the Republican party nomination m the 2000 presidential elections,
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        46 9 THE NEW PAPER A gr °U? Sin a P° reans at the Bali airport, part of those who snapped up a special promotion package offered by Singapore Airlines. Even Europeans some from countries that had warned against trawl to the island are hack.
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        Lock icon Year-end swarm of tourists a shot in the arm for Bali
        577 9 WE ME ENJOYING 70 TO 80 PER CENT OCCUPANCY RATES, WHICH IS VERY GOOD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.' Ms Anastasia lijadi, public relations manager of Gran Melia hotel at Nusa Dua Occupancy rates at hotels shoot up while
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        304 9 Canadian Embassy warns of attacks in Indonesia JAKARTA Terrorists are planning imminent attacks on a range of targets including churches and hotels m four Indonesian cities, the Canadian Embassy has warned. "The embassy has received credible information that terrorists may be planning attacks m Jakarta, Manado, Balikpapan and Hat am
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        331 9 MANILA The Philippine government has put on hold the deployment of additional peace monitors m Indonesia's Aceh province. The move follows opposition by the separatist rebels to Manila's participation m the process, officials said. Some members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM),
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        208 9 JAKARTA The Indonesian police have released two Christian separatist leaders from the island of Maluku after their arrest warrants expired on Saturday, police said yesterday. Alex Manuputty, chairman of the Maluku Sovereignty Front, and co-defendant Samuel "Sammy" Waileruny, 45, were freed from their detention
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        207 9 ZAMBOANGA Muslim gunmen seized a Christian couple m southern Philippines and are threatening to kill them unless a ransom is paid, the military reported yesterday. Mr Dodong Dumaguit and his wife, Liezl, were snatched from their house late on Thursday m Sibuco town m Zamboanga
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        483 10 Tourism minister dismisses fears aired by preacher who is worried that mingling of the sexes will promote vice MALACCA Malaysia's Tourism Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir has dismissed a Muslim preacher's criticism that holding open houses during Hari Raya Aidiltitri was unlslamic. He said
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        210 10 SHAH ALAM Police m Selangor have said that the owners of the premises found being used for sex shows or as prostitution dens will be considered guilty of breaking the law together with the operators of these outlets. Selangor deputy police
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        345 10 SHAH ALAM Selangor will not ban drinking of alcohol although it intends to regulate the excessive advertising of alcoholic beverages, especially at family-oriented eating outlets, said a state executive councillor. "Selangor Mentri Besar Mohamed Khir Toyo has no intention of disallowing the sale of
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        132 10 Crimes involving teenagers 'on the rise' KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian police have expressed concern over the rising number of criminal cases involving teenagers throughout the country. Federal police CID deputy director Datuk Musa Hassan said 3O per cent of the 18,000 criminal cases reported this year involvea teenagers as perpetrators
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        305 10 I HAVE ONLY 10MOHTHS-.I AMTRYMGTO PUT IH THREE OR POOR YEARS OF WORK. Dr Mahathir (above) PUTRAJAYA With less than one year left before he steps down as Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad lamented that he has a short time and
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        Lock icon M-16 gang planned to turn to kidnapping
        502 11 Fall Of Notorious Robbers Following a break-up of the group, it had considered kidnapping as an option and even identified its targets, says CID chief KUALA LUMPUR The M--16 gang, allegedly masterminded by a Singaporean, was planning to move from robberies to kidnapping
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        Lock icon Wife of S'porean suspect insists he is innocent
        286 11 Wife of S 'porean suspect insists he is innocent KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian wife of the Singaporean mastermind behind the M-16 Gang has maintained that her husband was not involved m the armed gang responsible for several robberies. Ms Lav Suet Wan said her Singaporean husband, Elvis Ken Jiang Long,
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        203 11 JOHOR BARU Foreigners who buy properties m Johor will have to pay a RMIOO,OOO (5545,000) registration fee from next month, according to a state government statement. No reason was given. Registration fees for local buyers are also going up. The change was
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          36 11 MALAYSIA plans to amend the Antiauities Act 197<i to stop thefts of artefacts and its heritage. The Act would cover the protection of historical sites and iurisdiction over sunken ships. Bernama
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          37 11 SMALL cooperatives have been told to merge. Deputy I .and and Cooperative Development Minister Tan Kee Kwong said only cooperatives wtih large memberships could make viable economic yen- tures. Bernama
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          42 11 STATE governments are being advised to implement the low-cost housing policy for single mothers. Women and Family Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said single mums with incomes below RM6OO (*****) must get priority Bernama tor nousing.
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          37 11 THE Immigration Department will tighten conditions for replacing lost passports as gangs sell them for up to US$4O,OOO (5569,000) each. Exemptions would be given for circumstances beyond a passport holder's control. Bernama
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          47 11 FISHERMAN Mohamad Endut, 39, drowned after his boat was hit by tidal waves and capsized off the Kuala Ibai coast m Kuala Terengganu yesterday. The other fisherman m the boat, Mr Yusof Rani, 43, managed to hang on to the vessel. Bernama
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      8 12 The Straits Times sports Monday, Decemlx>r 30. 2002
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      Lock icon Cash drives China's quest for Olympic tennis gold
      527 12 TENNIS SYDNEY Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash will be the driving force behind China's attempt to unearth a tennis player capable of winning an Olympic medal. According to the Melbourne Age, the Australian will take m 50 of China's best young tennis
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      644 12 Shearer's winner after nervous finale SOCCER Three points to Newcastle despite a late rally by Tottenham NEWCASTLE Newcastle moved into fourth spot m the English Premiership, after edging out Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 m a thrilling match at St James' Park yesterday. Goals from Gary Speed and Alan Shearer put the
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      Lock icon Transfer frenzy expected next month
      457 12 LONDON The 20 runners are m the stalls and the time is ticking away until the starting gate is opened for the multimillion pound transfer window stakes. Wednesday signals the moment clubs across Europe and particularly m England's Premiership have been waiting for: the chance
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      Lock icon HOPES RISE IN MANCHESTER United can conquer Europe
      171 12 HOPES RISE IN MANCHESTER United can conquer Europe [MANCHESTER Manchester United old boy Steve Bruce believes his former club is capable of producing a repeat of its glorious 1999 Treble-winning year. The Birmingham manager, who watched his outclassed side escape with a loss at Old Trafford on Saturday, said the
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      168 12 MANCHESTER Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan has made qualification for Europe his New Year's resolution after watching his side beat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Not only was the victory was especially sweet for Keegan he was Fulham's manager three years ago before
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      Lock icon Milner draws praise on and off the pitch
      274 12 LEEDS Leeds boss Terry Venables called rising star James Milner as "a very special young man" after his wonder strike helped end his team's desperate Elland Road run. Milner, who became the Premier League's youngest goal scorer m Leeds' 2-1 win at
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      156 12 Denilson turns to lawyers for help BETIS Chastened Real Betis winger Denilson is seeking help desperately from his lawyers after he was hit with fc hefty four-match ban for his pre-Christmas red card. According to Teamtalk.com, the Brazilian international accumulated his lengthy suspension for a succession ot rule breaches against
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        Lock icon Thailand spot-on in Cup final
        461 13  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN SOCCER sfdsfdsfd I\ JAKARTA Thais retain Tiger Cup after beating Indonesia on penalties Like Thailand's coach Peter Withe had predicted, it was an electrifying atmosphere at the Senayan Stadium yesterday m the Tiger Cup soccer final. The result was to his liking as
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        Lock icon Geylang in new skipper hunt
        200 13  -  GERARD WONG Bt/< S-LEAGUE club Geylang United may have found a new coach-cum-team manager m Australian Scott O'Donnell but the Eagles have to start hunting for a new skipper. The club, which finished third this year, has failed to hold on to its inspirational midfielder
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        577 13 BASKETBALL DENVER A lopsided victory over one of the league's worst teams should not cause much excitement for a team that has won three straight championships. But the way this season has gone, the Los Angeles Lakers will take any victory it can get.
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        Lock icon Vaughn's century delays Australian victory
        378 13 Vaughn's century delays Australian victory CRICKET MELBOURNE England, bolstered by a brilliant Michael Vaughan century, bravely took the fourth Ashes cricket Test into a filth day, stalling Australia's expected charge to a fourth straight win m the series yesterday. Vaughan defied the Australian bowling attack for 277 minutes m scoring
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        170 13 Ladies Night the best yet HORSE RACING LADIES Night at Kranji racecourse is fast becoming one of THE social events of the month m Singapore. Last Friday evening (Dec 27) was the latest edition of this Singapore Turf Club innovation, which has already introduced thousands of Singapore women, of all
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        Lock icon Penang Racing Results Sunday December 29
        597 13 fUea 1 Ctasa S (3) 1400 m. 6 ATHENS OLYMPICS. I Sofhan 1. 2 Akashi, J Saimee 2. 11 Xfiwe. S H Lee 3 Margins 3/4 len. sht hd Time 1:26.1 Nos 6. 2,11 Win $248 Place $58, $16. $25 FCT $240 TCE $8,279
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        Lock icon Golfers beat up boy, 14
        119 13 LONGWOOD (Florida) Two golfers were arrested for allegedly beating up a 14-year-old boy who took one of their balls. Gary Mottola said he was cutting across the Wekiva Golf Club's sixth hole when he saw a golf ball m a sand trap and took it.
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        668 13 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL- NY Giants 10 Philadelphia 7 (OF). Oak land 24 Kansas City 0 BASKETBALL NM: Indiana 91 New Orleans 84. Orlando 101 Boston 95. Washington 84 Atlanta 76. Detroit 106 Minnesota 82 San Antonio 109 Ch'caqo 95. Dallas 107 New York 82. New Jersey 104
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        Lock icon Bored fans misbehave
        105 13 AUCKLAND Boredom was part of the reason for crowd misl>ehaviour at Thursday's one-day cricket match between India and NewZealand, according to Auckland police. The disturbance, which resulted m 41 arrests for disorderly conduct, saw bottles being thrown and racial taunts being exchanged by spectators, reported Ananova. Said
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          49 13 BRITISH tennis player Tim Henman has pullea out of next month's Australian Open after failing to recover from shoulder surgery. The news is a blow to organisers of the first Grand Slam of the year, which will also be given a miss by Pete Sampras.
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          42 13 SOUTH American football officials are expected to ask Fifa to reconsider cutting their 2006 World Cup allocation by half a place. Fifa had earlier decided that the fifth-placed team from South America will not play-off with another confederation.
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        213 14 S OCCER Grabovac and Lions disappoint 1HE HAS been the S-League's top scorer for the last four seasons and only the second person in the League's history to score more than 100 goals. Yet Croatian-born Singaporean Mirko Grabovac has found it impossible to score in his seven appearances in a
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        175 14 S OCCER Top two teams, top two flops 2 ONE was the defending champion. The other, a hot favourite to bag the 2002 edition of the World Cup. Yet both France and Argentina were among the earliest casualties in Asia's first World Cup Finals in June. France, the 1998 champion
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        207 14 No fame for Fergie, just pain 3 IT WAS supposed to be Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's year. The Scot wanted to retire in style by winning the Champions League final in Glasgow, his hometown. So he splurged almost £50 million (S$139 million) on Argentinian midfield magician Juan Sebastian
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        157 14 S-League sinks sadly to new low 4 THE 2002 S-League season was one of the low points of Singapore's sporting calendar. Firstly, it was the most one-sided season in the League's seven-year history: Singapore Armed Forces FC sewed up the title with five matches to spare and finished 20
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        208 14 No longer the man he used to be 5 HIS eyes were almost swollen shut. His nose battered and bleeding. There were deep cuts in his eyebrows and blood was streaming down his face. It was a pitiful sight Iron Mike Tyson lying on the canvas, motionless. Never has
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        79 14 TIGER CUP debacle No one really expected Singapore to win tfie Tiger Cup. But then again, no one expected the Lions to get hammered 0-4 by a largely Under-23 Malaysian team either. For Singapore soccer fans, that was definitely the years biggest surprise and disappointment. THE NEW PAPER A much
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        124 14 Making the wrong news this time 6 THEY were the only ones who returned with gold medals from the 1998 Asian Games and were expected to equal that two-gold feat at October's Busan Games. But Singapore's sailors managed just bronzes this time from 470 sailors Tan Wearn Haw and
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        201 14 Kampung game now a medal sport 7 REMEMBER the capteh? You know, that kampung game where you would kick some rubber discs secured to feathers? Well, it will be a medal sport at the South-east Asia Games in Vietnam. Shuttlecock kicking, as the Vietnamese call it, is the country's
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        240 14 From NBA champ to losing chump 8 IT STARTED from power forward Robert Horry's magical three-point shot right at the end of Game Four of the Western Conference Finals in the 2002 National Basketball Association play-offs. It ended with centre Shaquille OT^eal accusing his team-mates of not putting effort
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        138 14 Alarm bells begin to ring for Dong 9 WHEN Dong Enxin had to settle for a disappointing silver medal in the shot put at last year's South-east Asia Games, he promised better results this year. Yet, 2002 has been anything but a good vear for the China-born thrower who
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        167 14 No, it wasn't Kournikova /^V ANNA KOURNIKOVA m topless in adult magazine III Penthouse? Nah. it was If just Judith 1— \^f Soltesz-Benetton, daughter-in-law of fashion designer Luciano Benetton. Penthouse bragged in May this year that its June issue had topless pictures of the tennis star sunbathing on a
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        771 15 LINDA CHEN MONG HOCK CHINESE SCHOLAR NUS, BA (HON) MALAY, MA (HISTORY), DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 29 December 2002 leaving behind: Husband: Dr. (Prof). Tan Seng Huat, PPA(S), PPA(G) Relatives: Chen Mong Yu Wen Ping, Chen Meng Zhe Chen Jin Feng, Chen Mong Sing, Chen
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        508 16 MR TAY CHOON HYE Age: 72 was called home to the Lord on 27 Dec. 2002, leaving behind loved ones: "He who dwells m the shelter of the Most High will rest m the Shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 Father Mother Tay Wah Pow (Deceased) Wang Weng Soo Wives
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        Lock icon HK stocks in the red for third year
        716 17 ROUND-UP Overseas markets HONGKON Cx stocks will ring m the New Year with a whimper rather than a bang, with the benchmark share index expected to notch up its first three-year stretch of losses this week. With only two more trading sessions
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        234 17 TURNOVER (000) VALUF (000) M ln Sdq Total Main Sao Total Multilnd 10,389 10.389 14 438 -4 438 Mar.ufacturq 43.995 8 015 52.010 33 918 1600 35 518 Commerce 10.452 1.747 12.199 4.874 194 5 068 Tpt/Stor/Com 10,80.: 10.802 12 097 12 097 Finance 18.502 18.502 30.920
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        43 17 Chanqt Straits Times Iruien 1341.56 *10.13 BT 08/ OS -284.00 01.00 BTCADI -*****.00 ♦51.00 BT 10-day MA -***** 00 -28 00 UOBSesdaq 51.96 *014 UOB Blue Chip 456 50 »5.43 STI Futures 1345 0.00 MSCI Singapore 164.49 »1.44 SiMSCI Futures 164.40 »1.30
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        37 17 LfcMlc 59.955.000 Chart SemiCond 26c 38.400.000 SunlightCrp 10c 36.129.000 OMX Tech uS5c 33 444,000 Multi Vis MK7c 30.378 000 PacificCenturylOc 24.022.000 TT Int '5c 23.800.000 Leong Hin 20c 22.739 000 KimEnqOnq2sc 20.233.000 NewWave W0406H 20.020.000
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        415 17 Asian currencies rise in quiet trading REVIEW Currencies HONGKONG The worldwide weakness of the US dollar m foreign exchange markets generally lifted regional currencies m quiet pre-holiday trading as fears of war m Iraq and tensions with North Korea continued to affect the greenback. JAPANESE YEN: The yen rose steadily
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        438 17 ABNAmroßankNV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 AN2 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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        3860 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A«M Amro Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!" 0 593/ Star Europe Bd 1128/ Star Europe Bal 0 839/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0 662/ Star Asia Bond 1.292/ Star Asia Balanced 0797/ Star Global Technology Fund'" 0.162/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund!" 0 581/ Multi Strategy
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        445 18 Takenaka pledges to stick to plan to speed up disposal of bad debt despite possible bankruptcies and job losses TOKYO Japanese banks, burdened with more than US$42O billion (***** billion) m bad loans, may need a third bailout m four years as
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        Lock icon Banks pull out all stops to avert govt takeover
        535 18 TOKYO Japan's megabanks, faced with a real threat of nationalisation, are using all the tricks m the book to improve their balance sheets, analysts say. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said last week that it would merge with a smaller affiliate,
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        240 18 SEOUL Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), the main lender for Hynix Semiconductor, said 120 creditors will meet today to discuss additional debt restructuring and a share merger for the troubled South Korean chipmaker. The move comes even as US computer chipmaker Micron Technology accused
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        471 18 NUCLEAR PLANTS SUSPENDED TOKYO Fears of a power shortage are mounting m Japan as nuclear plants could remain closed next year after an atomic cover-up scandal triggered a rare campaign to save energy. In a bid to weather a winter peak m electricity use,
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        Lock icon United Airlines and four unions agree on pay cuts
        317 18 WHAT UNITED WANTS The airline is looking for US$l2 billion of wage-savings from its 83,000 employees over the next 5V2 years, or US$2.4 billion a year CHICAGO United Airlines, the second-larg-est US carrier, says it has reached wage-trimming agreements with four
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          Lock icon HEALTH FOOD FIRM GETS LISTING NOD
          111 20 HEALTH supplements distributor Global Active Group said it has received its letter of eligibility for a listing on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange. Global Active, the sole franchisee of the GNC line of retail outlets m Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, said it plans
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          Lock icon PENTON INCURS NET LOSS OF $11.8m
          62 20 PLASTIC injection mould-ing-tools maker Penton International has suffered a net loss of $11.8 million for the year ended April 30, 2002. This is a reversal from the net income of $1.45 million it made previously. The company's turnover dropped by 52 per cent to
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        Lock icon Asian bourses to shine in 2003
        421 20 Region looks set to outperform the rest of the world on the back of a US rebound and a rapidly expanding China economy HONGKONG Asian stock markets had another grim year m 2002, emulating global bourses amid the economic downturn, but the region is
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        Lock icon Some window-dressing expected but gains on S'pore market will be capped
        440 20  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK dfdsfdsf FACED with another holidayshortened trading week ahead, the Singapore bourse can expect a tepid 3 Vi days with perhaps some measure of win-dow-dressing action before the year fades out. Some dealers expect a few
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        451 20  - French builder clinches $138 m CityDev condo project VLADIMIR GUEVARRA dsfsdfdsf PROPERTY RKPORTKR THE Fullerton Hotel, the Ritz-Carlton and the Millenia Tower all of these developments are posh architectural showpieces but they have another thing m common. These landmark projects owe their quality workmanship to French construction firm Dragages Singapore.
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        209 19 Who will clinch NatSteel? 1THE script of this story could easily put author Ian Fleming to shame for it has more twists and turns than a 007 plot involving James Bona. Unfortunately, this thriller does not come with popcorn and candy. The first half of the story was dominated
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        145 19 FTP snatches Evergreen 2 HOW did a two-year-old fledgling port make Taiwan's biggest shipping line Evergreen Marine, well, jump ship? Why, Johor's Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) pulled off the coup by offering lower rates and other incentives. Though the exact details of the rates and incentives are not
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        150 19 Comfort gets into MRT driving seat 3 A BILLION-DOLLAR company. Singapore's pre-eminent taxi fleet by an overwhelming margin. A stake in the operation of Singapore's MRT. What more could you ask for? Well, that is what the merger of Comfort and DelGro, announced last month, will achieve. Comfort, already
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        179 19 US, S pore seal free trade deal 4 THOSE famous tourist T-shirts of Singapore proclaiming the ban on chewing gum may soon be, well, factually inaccurate. For chewing gum will be available in the country after a 10-year ban even if only for therapeutic purposes. This is just one
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        102 19 SIGN, SEAL and deliver Year 2oo2 was perhaps not the best of times to cut a deal The economy was m tatters and companies were looking to cut costs wherever they could. Deal-making against such a background? You must be kidding. Still the world's deal-makers pressed on, and LEE SU
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        129 19 Ernst Young acquires Andersen 5 WHAT a difference a year makes. In 2001, Arthur Andersen was among the Big Five accounting firms with 85,000 employees worldwide. Today, it is history. As criminal charges were levelled against the Enron auditor, its worldwide network started to splinter. Where Andersen had
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        173 19 HP and Compaq finally click as one 6 IT IS probably among the biggest-ever technology mergers. Yet, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard (HP) managed to just about tie the knot in March to form an entity with combined sales of a staggering $160 billion. Their path up the aisle was rocky,
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        207 19 Motor tycoon bags Pinetree 7 AT ONE time, its membership card changed hands at prices that could make one seek a personal loan. But when the club's owner himself used the club and its land as collateral to fund a highway project, he might not have envisaged what
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        149 19 Getting it Reit the second time 9 AS AN investment product, it was Reit out of the blue for Singaporeans. No wonder that it took CapitaLand a second effort before it succeeded in selling the country's first real estate investment trust (Reit). When it did succeed in July, it
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        115 19 Punters answer Mi's call for cash /^V TELCOS may have M become a dirty word III amon 8 investors I worldwide, but Ml made a M V„X splash with its initial public offer (IPO) earlier this month. Why, it succeeded in raising $790 million, making it Singapore's biggest
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        197 21 NEW YORK Stock investors m the United States have "a full plate of things to worry about" as the worst December since the 1930s ends and a new year begins. Mr Rafael Tamargo, head of equity research at Wilmington Trust, provided the description.
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      306 20 A Notice To All Nat Steel Shareholders From 98 Holdings Offer for Nat Steel 4 days to go. We would like to set out for you various facts about our Offer. 98 Holdings We are the largest shareholder m Nat Steel. As at 27th December, 2002 we own m aggregate
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        228 2 ACTOR Keanu Reeves has abandoned the Australian set of The Matrix sequels for quality time m Hawaii with his dying sister Kirn. His sister, a 35-year-old horse trainer, had battled leukaemia for 10 years. When the 38-year-old Reeves heard of her worsening medical condition, he
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        139 2 HONGKONG Imitation is truly the sincerest form of flattery, if you ask Hongkong boyband EO2. During the taping of a television show m Hongkong last Friday, the foursome dressed up as Taiwanese boyband F4, and cracked up the studio au- dience. EO2 member Eddie drew the most
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        266 2 NEW YORK Catherine ZetaJones says she was impressed by Chicago co-star Renee Zellweger's performance on a treadmill. Zeta- Jones says she hired a trainer to build up her stamina before singing and dancing m the film version of the Broadway hit Chicago. The musical leads the Golden
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        1373 4 Has Singapore art really arrived Singapore artistes have been offering a 'new voice' with their snows overseas this year. But does its own export 'brand' exist? SINGAPORE artistes are going global. Over the past year, musicians, dancers, actors and visual artistes have been leaving their footprints from Canada to Brazil
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        513 4 KOREA: Gwangju Biennale, March 29 June 29 Artists Matthew Ngui, Lim Tzay Cnuen and Plastique Kinetic Worms showcase installations at Korea's premiere art event. BRAZIL: Sao Paulo Biennale, March 23 June 2 Painter Hong Sek Chern exhibits two of her Chinese ink paintings, Structure I &11.
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        347 6 Movies I Not Stupid 1 Director Jack Neo's heartfelt critique of the Singapore education system is not as riotous as his last effort, Money No Enough, but still a well-thought out movie, accessible to all. Kandahar 2 From the opening image of prosthetic limbs being air-dropped onto a desert landscape,
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        156 6 hgkhghjhgf and his daughter's, all within 24 hours. Yummy King 7 Even if you disagreed with the votes cast by taxi-drivers, many laughed themselves silly at the yummy chemistry of comic hosts Adrian Pang and Michelle Chia m this Channel U food show. The Unbeatables 111 8 Though tacky,
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        213 6 Out Of Season Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man lAmid a sea of rap-metal and lazy R&B comes a voice of unnerving folk beauty and reason. Original Pirate Material The Streets 2 Birmingham homeboy Mike Skinner paints an ode to his Tiood m all its Technicolor grit. Cobblestone Runway Ron
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        263 6 Youth by J. M. Coetzee ICoetzee's luminous fictionalised biography of his salad days is characteristically introspective and deeply ironic. The Crimson Petal And The White by Michel Faber 2 Big, bawdy and bodacious, this rambunctious Victorian age romp offers ageless insights into the immutability of human nature. The Feast
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        298 7  -  SAMANTHA HUANG Writtfn b\ Women love this program, because it is the most effective "I ALWAYS have difficulties choosing clothes. Although I have a slim upper body, I have extra inches around my waist, tummy
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        212 8 WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush and J.Lo have something m common: Americans like them. A Gallup poll found the United States divided m the contest for "most admired" woman. Mrs Clinton, the former First Lady who now represents New York m the
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        426 9 Event organisers are set on celebrating the arrival of 2003 with the biggest dance parties. TOMMY WEE and MICHELLE HO list the biggest year-end bashes to go to ESPITE dampers such as the economic M gloom and lingering terrorist year-end party orga- confident that revellers here will
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        1254 9 BEACHY TO BHANGRA Your essential New Year's Eve party guide 3 THE NATIONS COUNTDOWN 2003 WHERE: Sentosa. Siloso Beach TIME: 7 pm 6 am ADMISSION: Pre-party tickets at $15 (includes party admission, island admission and first drink) Tickets at the door cost $19 without island admission. WOW: Celebrate the New
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        469 12 Rowling reads to dying girl hi //i\i. I I YIP-PEE, IT'S A BOY: Actress-turned-taiffli Veronica Yip gave birth to her third child, a fon, m the United States on Dec 20. The mother of two boys and a girl told Ming Pao DailyNews that she would stop at three. GABOR
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        853 2 In CLUB MEMBERSHIPS WM CLUB MEMBERSHIPS \J35?f Directly through o^^^, lm **ort Sato* OM* Transferable Freehold Membership Privileges also extend to family members Subscription fee is at RM173.55 per niont^^!iyiyipP~ Interested, please call our Membership Hotline at tel: 62 *****1 VAN 6749-0993/ 9777-3858 Wanted: Seletar Social SALE: Sentosa F/Corp. RTC,
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        597 3 F[jT| HOME FURNISHING DIRECT FACTORY PRICE: Kitchen cabinets, wardrobes, display cabinets, etc. 6312 2049/ *****034 REPLACE FORMICA. REPAIR antique furniture, cabinet dr, lock, varnish all jobs. 6275-3945 SHOWER SCREEN $280 any size up to 5 ft. Kitchen Bathrm Sliding Door $180 Call *****179 CUSTOM-MADE WARDROBE at $600 per rm ce>hnq
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        304 4 IHURCH REMOVAL SALE. Wed Ist lan 9am to 2pm. Lights, fans ither fittings, chairs, tables, cabnets other furnitu r e, musical TStruments including pianos. lectrical audio/ visual equipment, kitchen equipment includtg sink, fridge. Stationery, whieboards, books, toys, etc. Trinity (ethodist Church, 34 Serangoofr ■arden Way (Entrance via Licheld Rd). Ttt
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        951 6 2/92 PRESEA 1.6 auto. $25,800. 6/92 Presea 1.6 manual. 525.8K ;0/'92 Presea 1.6. beige. 525.8K l/'93 Presea 1.6. silver, $25,800. 3/93 Sunny 1.6 manual, 524.8K All $0 deposit driveaway. New COE 8/2011. New paint/ tax. Full leather upholstery. Mthly $500* x 7 yrs. No Gimmicks! Beach Rd, Plaza Hotel, «02-331.
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        241 8 bdrm. Low fir. P/furn. F/facilities $2,500 neg. 9383-2473 D.09 CHAR YONG Gdn./ Sophia Ct. 3+l. F/furn. Pool view. Orchard/ MRT. 52.5K up. *****330 HBAG D.lO HERMITAGE. 936 sq.ft. 2 bdrms. Large balcony. F/furn. Newton MRT. 9663-9213 agt 0.09 3-RM APT, cosy, furn, immed, near Centerpoint. Call 6333-4222 Kirn WALK-UP APT
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        758 8 ■HI 015-16 EAST COAST lf!f[| 015-16 EAST COAST 101 Halq Road. Singapore *****9 4 bedroom apartments Floor area per unit is approx. 178 sqm Surface car parking lots available 7.5 km from city centre at Raffles Place Interested parties please contact Peter Chua Karen Goh at 6213 2459 6213 2423
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        714 8 Vffl MIXED DISTS PTE APTS RENT ONLY $1500! NEW Sun Haven. Resort Livng Co r lo. 2*l. 1000 sq.ft. Rosalia Pk. $1000. P/furn. F/aircon. immed. 9455-3913 ERA JWI HOUSES FOR RENT 0.11 Elegant 2 storty bunqlw. 5* Large catio/ pool SI6.SK 0.11 Brand ntw stml-d. Spacious interior. s*l. Large common
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        503 9 MIRAGE TWR ptnthoui*. 1950 sqft. Panoramic view. 4+l. Fhcid. Single level. $1.7 M. HB *****332 D.lO SELLING SOONI Pinewood Gdn. F'hold. 1635 sqft. 3 bdrms. SUM up secured. Agt 9108-3299 D.lO RIDGEWOOD. ABOVE #15. 3+l rms. Impressive renovation. F'hold. View/ offer. *****888 THE TENERIFFE, CLUSTER home condo amenities. 3186 sq.ft.
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        492 9 D.17 KEW/ LIMAU vicinity 3-storey terr/ semi-d. 4/ 6 bdrms. 1700/ 2400 sqft. Renovated. Move-in. 99 yrs. $880 K. Agt *****888 a 017-18 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS PTEAPTS-SALE BRAND NEW LIGHTHOUSE condo. Within steps to Pasir Ris beach/ pk. 3000 sq.ft, 4+l bdrms roof top gdn jacuzzi great seaview! Luxurious living
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        581 9 RARE! PENTHOUSEI 215 sq.m. Design built. Immed MRT/ central. 5 T 124 sq.m. Corner 675 Mid fir. 5 yrs. Move m. 6565-1971 ROOF $1K INCENTIVE to agt/ referral. 5 T corner 769. Condo layout. 4rms. Airy. Pk/ S/pool/ MRT. $OK. 5 T 471/ 483. 9590-0792 PN 3 'A' TECK WHYE
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        513 10 Prime office space Near Tanjong Pagar MRT M£k x Area from 720 sf to LJ§R£ 1 5,209 sf (whole floor) §§3 h Fitted unit 720 sf, ftf L 8,000 sf 1 5,209 sf 4^sifi Ground floor spate Jflj HJ 12,000 sf subdivisble j|:^ Good frontage Enquiries please call: £^|^^^Ej 1
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        579 10 OPP SIM LIM Twr. 3C Mayo St. Renovated. Inclusive of aircon PUB, carpet. Cheap rental $200--$6OO. Call Mr Tan *****032 D.Ol AFRO-ASIA BUILDING. 380/ 544/ 752/ 1453 sq.ft. Immediate. Reasonable rent. Call 6222-5557/ 6222-5558 ALONG GEYLANG River Valley Rd. 1900/ 1000 sq.ft. Near amenities. Good location. Immed. All trades. Rent
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        767 10 E OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT AMOY/ ANN SIANC/ Bugis/ Stanley St. 500-2000 sq.ft. Fr $1.2 K. Renovated. Immed. *****393 SHENTON WAY UIC Bldg. Area fr 775 6000 sq.ft. With/ w/o sea view. $3 psf neg. Y&Y 9210-3244 ST. MICHAEL PLACE Fr 1350-1800 sq.ft. S2-52.50 p.s.f. Broadband. Furn. Free carpark. *****238
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        617 10 ANG MO KIO D/STOREY SHOPHOUSE BLOCK 446 Valued $800K-SBSOK with tenancy $4900 Asking only $770K 9270-2889 MRTIM THE Arcade shops »Ol 597/ 798 sq.tt. $2M/ 52.85 M. «02 580 sq.ft. $1.95 M Far East Plaza. 1044 sqft $1 68 M. Lucky Plaza 819 sq.ft. 52.38 M. Buy now! 980-99-888 HSR
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        603 17 H PART-TIME/ TEMPORARY POSITIONS ORD Personnel I 'A' level students GOOD NEWS 111 Hamper co urgently requires 1) Store Supervisors (S2K above) 2) Storekeepers 3) Hamper Packers 4) Cltrks Bilingual m Eng Mandarin For positions 2-4, salary $1100 and above Interview time: iOam-12 noon, 3-spm TODAY ONLY No 17A Neil
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