The Straits Times, 6 January 2003

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    33 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAH I stahhslnil /S/') JYlOnClclV January 6, 2003 S4 Pages m five parts MITA(P) 094/0. 1/2002 +M Sinnapmr I'n nn Holding fmhluali >n Ov/ nNi
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    Lock icon Missing navy officers: Two bodies found on Bintan
    813 1  -  BERTHA HE N SON Sea Collision First Sergeant Heng Sock Ling's body washed up on the beach; the second body had yet to be identified last night NEWS KDIIOR THE FIST KACTMN WAS A KSOIVE TO MAIE SURE THAT WE POTTOS MOT.
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    Lock icon Stolen plane sparks 9-11 scare
    343 1 Tall buildings m Frankfurt were evacuated until pilot landed FRANKFURT The pilot of a stolen light aircraft who threatened to crash the plane into the tower of the European Central Bank yesterday landed at Frankfurt's airport after flying for more than an hour over Germany's
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      368 1 LKSS TAXKS; Recession causes government revenues to fall by $4.3 billion page ais I c':, object I B^^ PN^ J x >J (5 4m by V I SINGAPORE M r^W > P>^3 J^fl 3m) found yTW^ \J>fc^ m 50 m m M w^l wvai ws» deep water V 27km V
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      84 2 NEW YEAR BASH WASNT FUN ONK party-goer found his head hurting on NVw Years bay hut it wasn't from a hangover. Kric. an undergraduate from Perth, said he was bashed on the head by a mi unity officer at Singapore Expo's all-night party. His wound needed stitches m hospital.
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      64 2 TECH SCIENCE OFFICE PORNO-SURFING FOILED BUSINESSES worldwide are trying to boost the productivity of their office workers with the same sort of technology that parents use to keep their children away from undesirable websites. They install filtering software that stops employees from doing their online shopping, betting or pornographic surfing
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      76 2 BASHTS ROAD MUCH TRAVELLED WESTERN and Asian intelligence officials have identified Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, (>4, as the head of Jemaah Islamiah, which is connected to the Al-Qaeda terrorist network. Although they have offered no evidence yet, Bashir is known to have travelled widely during his years of
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      76 2 PHONE ALERT ON TRAMS? NOT many people who are m the same train carriage as someone committing an anti-social offence would dare activate the emergency button to alert a train officer as the SMRT has suggested they do writes Mr Gerard Ixxmg. I nstead, the SM RT should display
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      82 2 LIFE WAY ROUND U6LY SKY DISHES A SECOND pay-TV operator to rival Star Hub's cable service is on the cards. Bids for the licence are to be invited soon. This leaves many wondering if it could mean the appearance of satellite TV m homes here. But lots of satellite dishes
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      69 2 UNIONS, BOSSES SLAM GOVT HIKES INDONESIA'S labour unions have handed together t«» protest against the government's New Year price hikes m fuel, electricity and phone charges. And they ha' r the employers behind them This could mean that a mass nationwide strike will start later m the week Employers
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      106 2 Shuttlers' dream coining true F( )U X young girls came BBW years ajD from China, full of hopes and dreams They were hadminton players. l»ut untried and untested The last of the quartet arrived m 2<KM) They all had one burning amhition to Income citizens and win medals for
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      63 2 'More wives better' MOKE Muslim men m Malaysia arc keen to take additional wives even m women s M an- trying to get the courts to i -iirli polygamy m their country One politician. I fervent supporter of "the practice, has even said that medals should I* p*m to
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      Lock icon MONEY
      59 2 TAXMAN POORER BY 54.38 SINGAPORE'S state revenue fell by V.'i hilhon between January and September last year. The $m .7 billion it collected «vm IK per cent less than the $24 billion it had for operating revenue m the first nine months of 2001. But given the economic downturn,
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      82 2 THREE CHALLENGES FOR BUSH CRUCIAL policy challenges will he confronting US President ('forge W. Bush m the coming weeks On the home front, there is the prohlem of a lacklustre economy Ahmad, there are the twin threats of a defiant Iraq and a nuclear-ambitious North Korea. The month culminates
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      150 2 JAPAM'S TOP 6RADS UNCREATTVE' COMING from Japan's most prestigious university has not made them creative <>r given them problem-solving skills. This indictment of University ofTokyo graduates tomes from Japanese companies which recruit large numbers of these students each year. The companies responding to a sun <\ conducted by the
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      117 2 Daggers drawn at Peope's Park MC CHINATOWNS People s Park Centre is a husv hotchpotch of shops like travel agencies, foot-massage parlours and money i -lung, is her the years, it has also seen action on another front battle for control of its management council M< The long conflict
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      249 2 MAIN Pnmr 3-6 World 7 13 Kditonal 14 Commentary 14. 15 Fonnn 17, IS HOME Moiik 111 116 Education lIS Mil Tech Science 1112 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia Al-A5 China A2 S-EAsia.... A6. A7 Malaysia A9 Sports. AlO-Al2 Money Al4-AlB LIFE! The Buzz 1,2 Television. 1,6. 1,7 Bite Into It 1,8
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon S'pore prepared to sign agreement anytime, anywhere
      466 3  -  GINNIE TEO Pkdka Branca Dispute Republic says it will not quibble over location of deal with XL to take issue to The Hague, and it will consider any date •SWI M SWANK. SKN 1 MAUrSIA, SKM ANYWBE 1 THE NMU IT DOESM7 MAKE
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      50 3 REUTERS five-year-old boy m traditional Japanese costume works on Ins piece during a New Year calligraphy contest at Tdno'l Budokan Hah 1 yesterday. About 4,ooo caliigraphers, from kindergarten ch.ldren to the elderly, qualified from earlier rounds throughout Japan to enter the Kaki/ome, the year's first calligraphy contest.
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      Lock icon Ties tense, but KL 'does not want war'
      473 3  -  REM E AHMAD K'l m K.I \l i Mil i; CURRKNT ties k-tween Malaysia and Singapore are "tense" but Kuala I.umpur does not want differences over Pedra Branca to turn into a "physical conflict". Foreign Minister Syed Mamid Albar has said. Although
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      Lock icon Seoul goes all out to end N. Korean nuclear crisis
      400 4 It has got Russia to hdp persuade Pyongyang and is expected to table a compromise calling on concessions from US and the North *WE HAVE NO MTBmON OF SITTM6 DOWN MB niirmiif r IS stale Department rookennan Richard Boueher, on
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      Lock icon DISASTROUS DRIVE:
      83 4 ALBERT SIM missing shoe was the only casualty when a powerful BMW M 3 crashed through a fence on Claymore Hill at the back of the Royal Thai Embassy around noon yesterday. The woman driver, who escaped injury, was helped out of the car minus a shoe by
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      Lock icon President's India visit sets stage for cooperation
      389 4  -  NIRMAL GHOSH IM)I \< <>HHI M'«»M>» I NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Atal Rehah Vajpayee has told visiting President S R Nathan that New Delhi appreciates Singapore's role m facilitating closer ties between India and Sin gapore and the Asean region. He said
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      Lock icon Indonesian unions and bosses to team up for mass strikes
      567 6  - Indonesian unions and bosses to team up for mass strikes ROBERT GO In a rare show of solidarity, employers say they won't punish workers who join Jan 9 strike to protest recent price hikes Hu Mil SIIIMISI IMI S INDONESI hi hi \i JAKARTA Indonesia's businessmen and labour unions have
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      Lock icon Chinese New Year goodies: Expect to pay 10-20% more
      560 6  -  AMANDALU Demand from China is one reason for this years price rises WHAT YOUR REUNION DINNER CAN COST PRICKS of festive fin*, such as abalone and fish maw. will rise by 10 per cent to 2O per cent this Chinese New
      JALEHA HASHIM; WANG HUI FEN  -  560 words
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon BUSH'S CRITICAL CHALLENGES
      532 7 His handling of the immediate threats could have a decisive impact on his presidency and the 2004 poll campaign WASHINGTON President George W. Bush faces an array of policy challenges m the coming weeks that could prove pivotal for his presidency as well as the 2004 election
      Los Angeles Times; Reuters; LUDWIG ILIO; AFP  -  532 words
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      Lock icon Islanders found safe in wake of cyclone
      162 8 SYDNEY A rescue boat that landed at the cyclone-hit Polynesian island of Tikopia yesterday confirmed that there had been no deaths from the storm a week ago, Australian officials said. Despite fears of a massive death toll, all 1. :*()<) islanders were safe
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      472 8 Hamas wing and Islamic Jihad both claim responsibility for two blasts that rock a bus station and a pedestrian mall bent on disrupting elections JOMMALHI As ImmS fMtnMwtapjfctsaM toM Aft that 99 W^MH H0V^C Mlif§ ISCS9« S 9§Q€%iG9S 80S 80
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    • PEOPLE
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        167 8  -  Chua Chin Hon QUICK REPARTEES A HIT BKIJING He is not known tor his sens*- of humour, but visiting (rt'rnian Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder had students from the Shanghai long Ji L'niversitx m stitches with his quick repartees dunng a recent talk Asked for the secret to
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        96 8 GEPHARDT IN NEW PRESIDENTIAL BID WASHINGTON Fifteen years after his first presidential bid. Democrat Congressman Richard Gephardt on Saturday started a new quest for the White nMM with a vociferous blast at President George W. Bush's domestic and foreign policies. "On nearly every issue of importance to the country national
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        143 8 TAIFKI Taiwan's Mutation Minister Huang Jong-tsun was caught off guard recently when he was asked what was meant by the Knglish word "tomboy" during a Parliament session After a long pause and a little help from his aides, he came up with this answer: "It means tcixing
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        Lock icon WOMEN'S RIGHTS CAMPAIGNER DIES
        80 8 TOKYO Ms Yayon Matsui. a journalist and campaigner for the rights <>t \si;in women, dieo recently of liwr MM Ms M.itsm. hH. died on Dm 27 m a Tokyo hospital, said associate N'orma Field, professor of Japanese MMI at the I'nivcrsity «>f Chicago. She said Ms
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        58 8 Bob Hope and his wife Dolores hive donated I'SSI million SSI 75 million tor .i wvkonu* tCBtTB and auditorium «»t an air torcv hoy ring r nmnlrt named Mter the oomAm. Pat Cox, president of the EU Parliament, has started leal action after a pair of diamond cufflinks disappeared from
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      291 10 And in this corner of the ring... 11 1 IS evening boxing match to entertain IS soldiers m Kuwait could easily foreshadow tlu 1 showdown between America and Ira<j lleavilv-armed soldiers stand and watch the shigfest m a IS camp just 24 kin
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      803 10 With the US hoping for a credible force that can help oust Saddam, the tribes now face a loyalty test Influence on the rise since 1991 Gulf War MOSUL- The Baath Party, which came to power m 1968 with Mr Saddam Hussein as a
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      Lock icon US dispatch of ground troops widens its options
      771 11  -  LEON HADAR But despite the troop buildup, war m Iraq is not inevitable, say many analysts m Washington NEWS ANALYSIS in} n/h \;;-s nst i > o n /< r /j f 'AT SOME POUT, THE HUUHS AROUND wrlllUrllfl wKL MIMv TO
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      Lock icon UN inspectors open base in north Iraq
      239 11 SEARCH FOR BANNED WEAPONS Move is aimed at speeding up inspections BAGHDAD United Nations arms inspectors set up a new base m northern Iraq on Saturday to speed up the search for tJWged banned weapons a.s more American and British troops prepared to
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      Lock icon HISTORY UNDER WATER
      73 12 An ancient monument at the confluence ol the Moselle and the Rhine is submerged as the rivers, swollen after hea\y rains, overflow their banks m the historical town of Koblenz. Storms clumped up to 50 litres of rain per square metre m western and central German) on
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      Lock icon US facing health-care crisis over insurance
      351 12 US facing health-care crisis over insurance Doctors hurt by rising malpractice insurance costs are quitting or rejecting high-risk procedures WASHINGTON Americans are beginning to feel the effects of dou-ble-digit hikes m medical malpractice insurance premiums. Doctors are leaving states with the highest rates, refusing to perform high-risk procedures, retiring early
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      657 13 Obsolete systems are fetching good money, thanks to a growing collectors' market on the Net NEW YORK Yesterday's computers, so often dumped for the next new model, art- finally being treasured as historical artefacts. And techies, known more for their skills than sentiments, are
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      124 13 BERLIN Twenty German men will spend eight weeks motionless m hospital beds as part of an experiment starting next month to simulate the effects of a trip to Mars. Berlin's Free University will begin recruiting guinea pigs this week, it said. Those
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      325 13 PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD' MEXICO CITY This city is trying to crush the Bug. The old Volkswagen Beetle is the vehicle of choice for Mexico City's legions of taxi drivers. Somewhere upward of 70,000 of them scuttle ahout this capital's teeming streets,
      New York Times  -  325 words
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times
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        Lock icon Re-election tax cut
        588 14 UNITED States President George W. Bush is set to announce tomorrow a plan to cut taxes and stimulate the economy. He is expected to propose a package amounting to as much as US$6OO billion (551.05 trillion) over 10 years. The package will consist, m part, of expediting
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      2008 14  - How one cleric rose to embody Islamic militancy A LAN SIPRESS ELLEN NAKASHIMA Hu and in t- \snis(.i<>\ rosi Bashir the leader Bashir is rarely seen without a coterie of advisers, supporters and fellow clerics. They streamed to his bedside m a Jakarta police hospital, a here he teas held
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      Lock icon Don't expect another Great Depression
      806 15  -  ROB ERT A. LEVINE fe IMt'KN\rii)N\| 111 KM I) IKIHI \K KCONOMIC forecasts for the new year are uniformly gloomy: slow growth at best; perhaps renewed recession; maybe even dreaded deflation, a downward spiral of falling price levels spreading around the globe. Deflation increases the
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        Lock icon ARROYO'S ACT OF SELFLESS COURAGE
        107 15 THE run ii i i\i s IT TOOK great strength, courage and altruism for President Gloria Arroyo to arrive at the decision not to seek a new term. For most of her life, she had been working towards continuing the legacy of her father, former
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        Lock icon POLICE SLOW BUT STEADY
        72 15 M\l.MNI\ THE notorious Ml 6 gang, which had ricocheted away from several bullet-riddled encounters with Malaysian police for three years, has been blitzed. The police, whose alacrity m pursuit of violent felons was tested severely after each of the 16 high-profile cases of the gangs gun-toting
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        Lock icon ACCUSATIONS WILL WIDEN SOCIAL RIFTS
        90 15 ACCUSATIONS WILL WIDEN SOCIAL RIFTS IHMI.WI) THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra wants the nation to believe that its enemies are non-government organisations (NGOs) which have allied with groups of villagers m an ongoing struggle to pro-te«-t their livelihood and natural resources To simply accuse NGOs of leading the protests with
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        Lock icon KOIZUMI FAILS TO MEASURE UP
        84 15 j \i\\ JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi owes the nation an account of what went wrong and why. His structural reform initiative, which started with a bang last April, has produced few results. Opinion polls suggest that policy mistakes are responsible for the continuing economic
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        Lock icon HAVE A TIMETABLE AND STICK TO IT
        96 15 lIOM.M »N(. HONGKONG'S Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa will deliver his annual policy address on Wednesday. The public naturally expects him to outline how the government proposes to revive the flagging economy. We hope that when the government sets objectives, it will at
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      819 3 S7ii/) captains and other marine obscners painted two possible scenarios tm what could fiat :e happened on Friday night, when a Singapore Xavy vessel collided with a container ship. K.C.VUAYM ,/m/IHNADUAiAN n V oti Vessels did not see each other or when it's too late ONE
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      551 4  -  BEN NADARAJAN He says he was hit on head with torch by Singapore Expo security worker after pals were ordered out of YIP party area 'When I saw him grab a woman m an improper manner, as a man, I liad to do
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      372 4 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong, himself a bursary recipient m his student days, gave away more than $99,000 worth of bursaries and scholarships to bright but needy students yesterday. He had this advice for the more than 200 students at Tao
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      244 4  -  M. NIRMALA Si AN INDONESIAN scholar with a death sentence hanging over him and an outspoKen Malaysian woman who is a Muslim human rights advocate, will share their controversial views on Islam at a Singapore forum tomorrow. Mr Ulil AhsharAbdalla, regarded by some as the
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      57 6 PHOTOS HOW HWEE YOUNG T l I^" M n vc IC niaiiajj;emeni council 01 reopie s rarK Centre ended when a new committee was voted m at the boisterous annual general meeting on New Year's Eve. Wasting no time, the new management committee led by Mr Lo (back row, left)
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      1100 6 When a residents action group failed to remove a management committee chairman through COUfi action, then turned to the ballot to vote him out. K. C. VLMYAN reports OKMUD em WHAT SELLS UK MAY NOT DO SO M ORCHARD MAD.' Mr I im Fang
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        638 8 ASSESS ABILITIES AND INTERESTS MANY COURSE OPTIONS OPEN One student womkn whdher to follow her best friend to polytechnic, while another's father ponders what polytechnic suhjert his mm can take with 15 or 160-level points. In this weekly advice column,
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        257 9  - NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL DOES WELL IN SURVEY LIM HSIN HIN SCHOOL NOTES Hv DEANS from 45 business schiHils m the region have voted the executive MBA programme offered at the National University of Singapore (NUS) the best m Asia among business schools that have been set up by locals. They
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        238 9 MORE than 30 Malay pupils pitted their skills against each other last Saturday m a bid to represent community self-help group Mendaki m the 14tn Singapore Mathematics Olympiad for Primary Schools 200JJ. Only Primary 5 and (j pupils who had scored at least 85
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        240 9 PUB OFFICERS GO FOR CLASSES ON NEWATER THK production of No water will be part »>t a new course on water technology offered by NfM Ann Polvterhnu starting this month. Three hundred Public I'til- itus Board (PUB) employees an- eligible faff the part -t inn diploma course, which ha> MM
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          408 10 With the netv foats, 1 believe doing ivsran h there China) will he a very valuable experience. Shiu Yuen <abo«r> I AST year, 14-year-old Man Shiu Yuen read the Chinese classic Journey To The West, hut did not fully understand some of the
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          370 10 Initially. I was rather■worriedabout her missing her levels, hut I later realised the certificate is not that important if she has an impressive portfolio of research and essatfs.' Mm<L*iii Tan Njja I loon, on her daughter Jtngwri WHILE other parents worn about their child
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        35 11 STEPHANIE YEOW AN for the through-train programme which allows then to skip the ami A lewis, Secondary 2 students (from left) Arhshath Kaleni, 'lenient Tan and Joshua Hoe all hope to he selected.
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        393 11 7 like the challenge of sitting fora test I cant study for.' Clement Tan THREE Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) students currently m Secondary 2 have just one goal on their minds now to get into, their school's International Bac calaureate (IB) programme. The four-year programme,
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          158 12 MICHAEL Jackson's babydangling exploits have spawned new games m which the player has to catch babies m a basket as a cartoon version of the pop star hurls them from a rooftop. A version came out earlier where Jackson drops a cartoon baby that wails ana
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          110 12 TWO inventors at Indian Technologies m Moorestown, New Jersey, may have come up with a way to stop unauthorised users from making cellular phone calls. The inventors, Mr Clyde Musgrave and Mr James Cambier, nave patented a hand-held scanner that matches images of the
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          150 12 IF YOU are among the 999 per cent of Web surfers who are annoyed by pop-up and pop-un- der ads, maybe you should look for a new Web browser. Not only is Netscape Version 7.0 vastly improved over its predecessor, it also includes a
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          132 12 MR MICHAKI. Robertson, chief executive of software company Lindows, has revealed himself as the formerly anonymous donor of US$9OO,OOO (*****,000) m prize money m a contest to translate the Linux operating system to Microsoft's Xbox video game console. The revelation was made m a posting
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        730 12 Firms keeping close eye on staff Net use They use filtering software, like those used by parents, to ensure employees are working, not surfing '|f imi)O)1(lHt f() ll(WC lM'riOuiC UlOllltOntW. A A tHirt'llt itUltf 1. I (IISCOVIT tllCl V son or daughter is exploring Si>XH(l Uit, •**-•*«•<•« 11 ij m
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      407 1 Pbopi i Speaking Up For Islam Indonesian scholar with a death sentence hanging over him will speak at a forum. rtct:H4 X I l ITIOW Studying A Different Path Some students can now l(H)k forward to an alternative education syllabus pages hio. h i i nr Tki i i <>i.
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      158 2 At Stanstield s, hool ot Business we otter you KS^^^^^!^ the most choices of degree/diploma programmes trom nii^ V the prestigious University of London. V All University ot London examinations are set and marked by the University's Lead Colleges such as the world reputed London School of Economics tor the
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      1029 1  - 'Dark horse' set to take over reins of China economy GOH SU I NO I ASIANS WATCH l<; lilt M X \lls I IMI S lIIN HI HI Who are the newsmakers to watch m Asia m the new year? And what is the impact they are likely to make?
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      43 1 HANDS-ON BOSSES 7 wouldn't mind helping unload baggage if I have to and Pahamin would have no qualms cleaning the planes himself Mr Tom Fernanda, chief eKecutite officer of no-frill* Malayan airline Air Asia, where everybody, including partner Pahamin Rajab, lend* a hand
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        635 2  - Cadets vie to be first Chinese in space DAVID HSIEH 'Taikonauts' are deep m training, bolstered by Shenzhou IV test spacecraft's safe return to earth Hu I HI SIHMI 1 l\ll S < iu\ \iu hi v ■SUING Even as China's unmanned Shenzhou IV ".pacecraft returned to earth safely yesti/day,
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        68 2 BEIJING China's Shenzhou IV touched down successfully m Inner Mongolia m northern China at 7.16 pm yesterday, after nearly seven days m space. It is the fourth unmanned Chinese spacecraft to successfully complete its mission and is recorded as the final precursor to a manned space f light
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        333 2  -  LARRY TEO LONG CHINESE NEW YEAR BREAK I CHINA I I BRIEF I By IHI MH\lh M\ff I HIS \IU Mk WITH Chinese New Year less than a month away, cities everywhere are putting up decorations to usher m the Year of the Goat.
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        491 3  -  KWAN W ENG KIN Tokyo gra They work IT^I but lack By I \»'\N OKKKSI'dNDI I TOKYO Graduates of the University of Tokyo (UT), Japan's most prestigious college, are lacking when it comes to producing creative work. This is the opinion of Japanese employers
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        44 3 REUTERS MUDIL i AMILT! MrTamotsu Chimura of Obama, japan, looks at paper dolls modelled after his brother-in-law (left) and himself flanking a couple his son Yasushi and his son's wife Fnkie who were abducted by North Korea years ago, but have returned to Japan.
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          64 3 FIVE people died and 40 were wounded m a grenade attack by suspected Islamic guerillas at a crowded bus station m In-dian-controlled Kashmir yesterday, security officials said. Thirty-one civilians and four soldiers were wounded m the blast m the town of Kulgam,
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          68 3 THE Bangladeshi High Court has asked the inspector-gen-eral of prisons to submit a report on the condition of childrc languishing m jail judicial sources said yesterday. The order came after newspapers reported a survey by Bangladeshi group Odhikar (Rights) and Save the Children
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          84 3 HONGKONG Hospital Authority yesterday denied police reports that body parts from at least three people found at a landfill site were left there by hospital or university medical schools. Police said they believed the body parts did not belong to victims of a
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          69 3 AN AVAIANCHK buried at least a dozen cars under metres of snow and blocked I road m central Japan yesterday, police said. Two people were Delieved to be missing. Rescue crews have pulled U) unhurt people from their cars, but were digging for
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          57 3 FIVE people wen* killed m an explosion at a chemical factory m eastern China, a report said yesterday. The blast on Saturday on the outskirts of Tai/.hou city, m Zhejiang province, destroyed the factory and shattered windows m houses more than 100 m away, Chinese
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          63 3 CLOTHES WTTH EXCESS CHEMICAL BANNED THE Chinese authorities have banned the sale of clothing that contains excessive levels of formaldehyde, a bleaching agent that can be harmful to humans. The Sing Tao Daily said government officials and major stores m southern Guangzhou city have already taken steps to prevent garments
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        192 3 BKIJING A customer who went to a cinema to watch the hit Chinese film Hero is suing the picture house and a movie production company because it started four minutes late. Mr Zhang Yang, a lawyer, took action after being forced to
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        401 4  -  NIRM ALA GHOSH He is scheduled to visit several technology facilities m the cities of Bangalore, Hyderabad and Madras Hi, IM)l\< OKtUsi'ONDt \l NEW DELHI Singapore President S.R. Nathan will see for himself technological developments being made m India during his visits to three
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        404 4 China approves indirect nights for Taiwanese airline TAIPEI China has approved a Taiwanese airline's plan to provide indirect charter flights to Shanghai during the Chinese New Year periou, Taiwanese media reported yesterday. Far Eastern Air will be allowed to offer the indirect flights from Jan 26 to Feb 10, the
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        245 4 US to deliver advanced missiles to Taiwan TAIPEI TIM I'inted States has agreed to deh\ei advanced air-to-air mililcf to Taiwan m the spring after MM that Chi M had acquired similar Russian -built tccfcaotafly, it MM rejxirtcd ycsterd The Taiwanese air force would also t.tki- delivery ot related fire-control sott
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        220 4 NEW DELHI India's Cabinet has decided to place ultimate control of the country's nuclear forces m the hands of a political council chaired by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. It also decided that India would keep to its pledge of not using nuclear weapons to
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        441 5 Rebels demand a scaling down of army camps but the government insists they must disarm first NAKHON PATHOM (Thailand) Sri I^ankan government and Tamil Tiger rebel delegates will tackle thorny issues of security and rehabilitation m wfiat is expected to be the toughest
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        120 5 DHAKA A 70-year-old Bangladeshi man was jailed after he allegedly tried to marry a 14-year-old girl. Golam Mowla, who has eight children, was remanded m custody on Thursday by a magistrate's court m the south-eastern Noakhali district which turned down his appeal
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        423 6 It tackles issues of race, religion, identity ana human rights JAKARTA In a mainly Muslim nation dominated by Javanese culture, few Indonesians know much about the remote and mainly Christian province of Papua, beyond the stereotype of tribesmen living m the forest. Now Javanese
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        129 6 MAN 1 1 -A A lorn* .tssailant h.i> shot ,in«l killed a peace tie■otifllor tor a Muslim separatist group m the Philippines, the military said yesterday lioVO Islamic Liberation Front (MII.F) negotiator Kdu Abdulah. M, m shot outsultthe residence of senior MII.F adviser (rhad/ali
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        400 6 Security forces are monitoring the illegal trade of the weapons once used by the rebels, who recently signed a peace deal We do not have concrete data on the number of civilians possessing firearms ..the number is certainly big. An intelligent ofTu i
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        503 7 Witnesses blame pro-Indonesia militias for the attacks on two villages, one of the worst since the country became independent last May TERROR CAMPAIGN: 2,000 slain m 1999 NEARLY 2,000 civilians m East Timor were believed killed m 1999 and 250,000 forced to flee
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        21 7 AP mn? r nqum is nonourea again m Vientiane, a worker puts finishing touches to a statue of the 14th-century monarch.
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        203 7 Communist Laos honours ancient king HANOI For the first time since the ruling communist regime overthrew the monarchy m 1975, I<aos yesterday celebrated the founding of the 14th century kingdom of I.ane Xang, the forerunner of the modern nation. A procession of more than 1,000 people, led by four elephants,
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        171 7 JAKARTA The US Embassy m Jakarta has asked American nurse Joy I^e Sadler, who is m jail m Aceh, to stop her hunger strike for her health's sake, the Antara news agency has reported. Lawyer Rufridadi, her legal representative, said
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        185 8 Myanmar's river dolphins dwindling YANGON Dolphins m the Irrawaddv River have declined m number and may become an endangered species, according to a survey reported by the Myanmar Times. The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) found just :*7 dolphin's m a 550-km stretch of the river between Bhamo m
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        448 8 Organised crime groups from the region have shifted their operations to the country to escape crackdowns at home MANILA The Philippines is not just a market for pirated copyright products. It now houses clandestine operations which manufacture such products for
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          Lock icon THAI ARMY SENDING 120 MEN TO KABUL
          84 8 THAILAND will send I*o military personnel to Afghani stan to help repair the hea\il\ damaged Hagram air base outside Kabul, at Mie request Of the I'nited States, arim spokesman Somkhuan Saeng pattaranetr said yesterd.i\ Ninety engineers. Y2 medics and 1M special warfare offiCtffl
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          88 8 A TH\M ot Cambodian negotiators left for New York late on Saturday to resume talks with United Nations officials on creating a tribunal to tr> former Khmer Rouge leaders tor genocide and crimes against humanity. The meeting, which starts today, will he the
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          92 8 BITING westerly winds have left residents m northern Vietnam shivering from th«* earliest and longest spell of cold weather the country ha> laced m IK years Average temperatures m the north have dropped to around 1.1 deg C. plummetins to minus si\ m some parts
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          82 8 PHILIPPINE authorities have tightened security at the airport m the southern Philippine city of /.uiilh >.imu.i after an airline employee received a bomb threat, a report s.n<i yesterday. Additional security and poKh personnel were deployed m and around the airport after the threat was received
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          69 8 ONE OF TWO HISSING JET SKIERS FOUND SAFE ONE of two id skiers who went missing last Monday m Indonesia during an international competition was found s.dr m Kas» Nusa IVnggara, about yo km east of Hah The rescue team is nIiII searching for the other missing jet skier, but
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        269 8 MAKII.A Business leaders and lawmakers have cautioned the Philippine government against relegating security to the hacKhurner even as it concentrates on solving the country's economic woes, the Manila Times reported. President Gloria Arroyo said m her N« Years address that she would
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        327 9 Johor scrapping part of Waterfront City plan Existing development of commercial centre continues but construction of a condo and a hotel has been cancelled JOHOR BARU The Johor government has cancelled the yet-to-be-com-pleted portion of the RMti-billion (S$2.H-billion) JB Waterfront City (JBWC) project on a 28-ha site m the Johor
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        74 9 THE STAR ASIA NEWS NETWORK A mechanic by day and a limbo-rock performer by night. Ml Alfro Wong, 44, shows here there are lew differences between both activities as he gets under a car for an inspection. The supple man, who dons a black cat suit and
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        500 9 I 1 3 X It helps solve socialprobleiris KUAIA LUMPUR Malaysia's Muslim men seem increasingly keen on polygamy, just as women's groups are plotting how to curb husbands" rights to as many as four wives. One male politician is so enthusiastic about the practice that he wants
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        137 9 Woman beaten into coma by maid dies PENANG A »i7-vear-old woman duti yitwdaj morning, sewn days .ttt«-r being allegedly assaulted by her Indonesian maid Ms Mok I -in had been m coma since IVt ,U). She v as conscious lor harel\ two hours after being found with srrtou* MM and
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        307 10 LUMUT The Royal Malaysian Naw (RMN) will send personnel to France for training m preparation for the launch of Malaysia's submarine unit m four years' time. Deputy Defence Minister Mohamed Shafie Apdal said a training agreement was signed with the French navy
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        280 10 Teachers learning new skill fixing school computers GOPENG (Perak) Teachers will be trained to service and maintain computers and other tools to be used for teaching maths and science m English. Deputy Education Minister Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin said that although the equipment suppliers would initially provide technical assistance, teachers would
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        474 10 Parents say the move will undermine the secondary school's identity and they want the government to intervene MALACCA A secondary school's plans to introduce a rule requiring students to wear the btiju Jcurung or Malay dress on Fridays has drawn flak from
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        132 10 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said catnaps and moderate food helped him stay healthy. "It's made up of a lot of little things. If there's one, it is moderation m whatever I do. I don't overeat. I don't overstrain myself. No
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          67 10 THK Education Ministry will set up a telephone hotline, e-mail and website for p.tn riv who have queries on the teaching of science and mathematics m Knghsli All schools haw been given teaching and learning tools including notebook computers, I. CO projectors and inter
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          57 10 THK Malaysian Indian Congress party has directed Us youth wing to conduit an agpwriM nationwide campaign to convince more Indians to attend the next walk-in inter\u \\s for police constahlev Party president S S;»ni\ V'ellu said the number of Indians m the police force
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          41 10 THK Smuggling Prevention I 'nit sei/etl r »H tonnes of Siamese nee m two trailers co«ning from Thailand on Saturday The cargo, believed to be on its way to Taiping. was estimated to be worth Bernama
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          64 10 SAND dredged from th«- s«-.i near Pengerang was for dom«stu use and not for export to Singapore. Mentri Resar Abdul (ih. uu Othman yesterday The sand was tor the construction of the second phase of the wharf at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas
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          81 10 NATIVE children m Bakun. Sarawak, who were among 10,000 people relocated under the Sungai Asap resettlement scheme four years ago to make way for a R.M6-biTlion (552.7-nillion) hydroelectric dam protect, are achieving better results m public examinations now. Results of the upper primary
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        42 11 I'LL HAVE MY FUN, THANK YOU This is the best time, enjoy even/ moment of your life, even/ day and not regret aft erica rds. IwdM tennis tUr Marat Safin, defending himself against criticism that hi* party-bo* lifestyle is affecting his tennis
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        747 11  -  PEH SHING HUEI BADMINTON SBA confident Xiao, Liv Fan will get pink IC, may apply for Liv Znen too Bjl TWO of them have been m Singapore for more than five years, another for three. A fourth came m 2000. These are young, untested badminton players
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        202 11 TENNIS MADRAS Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan made a glorious start to the new tennis season by winning the US$4OO,OOO (*****,500) ATP Indian Open yesterday. The world No 16 defeated veteran and former world No 6 Karol Kucera of the Slovak Republic 6-3, 6-1 m 69
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        Lock icon Penalty goal ends Reds' blues of 10 winless games
        718 11 SOCCER MANCHESTER Liverpool put its recent poor League Form behind it to beat Premiership rival Manchester City l-O m the third round of the FA Cup at Maine Road yesterday. In another all-Premiership tie, Fulham outplayed Birmingham S-l to advance. But
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          Lock icon SOUTH KOREA WANTS COELHO AS COACH
          81 12 FORMER Portugal coach Humberto Coelho has been picked to take charge of South Korea. The Korea Football Association said it hoped he would sign a contract by the end of this month after it chose him ahead of rival candidate Bruno Metsu, who led
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          62 12 MANCHESTER Uniteds 4-1 FA Cup win over Portsmouth has been marred by a fresh injury to club captain Roy Keane. The Irish midfielder had to go off m the first haif with a hamstring injury-. He has only just returned to the first team
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          117 12 ARSENAL coach Arsene Wenger, whose French stars have to play m the Confederations Cup m June, has warned that the biggest Premiership sides may help form a breakaway European league if Fifa persists with summer tournaments which leave his players exhausted. He told the News
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          Lock icon PLAYERS DONATE $30,000 TO PERSES
          81 12 THE Singapore sepak takraw team, which won a bronze at last September's Asian Games, has donated $30,000 to the Singapore Sepak Takraw Federation (Perses). Norisham Adam. Eddie Abdul Kadir, Shamsalmon Sabtu and Mohamad Fami Mohamed made the donation out of the $125,000 they won for
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        377 12 Had I taken him out tonight, I probably would have been fired/ Wizards coach Doug ollins, who wants to keep Jordan* minute* to around 30 per game this Kuon PHOENIX The Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles leakers are two of the NBAs biggest surprises
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        641 12 Jordan rules again with 53min, 41pts B\SKFTBVIJ At 39, he shows he can still turn a see-saw game m Wizards' win over Pacers •W" nr ASHINGm I TON lv- termined to win no matT T ter how long he played. Michael Jordan put up some of his biggest numbers of
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        424 12 CRICKET SYDNEY Australia must bat out the entire last day to prevent suffering its first home Test defeat m four years to resurgent England m the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground today. Nasser Hussain's men, outclassed by Australia m the previous four Tests
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        324 12 AMERICAN FOOTBALL GREEN BAY (Wisconsin) It was cold. And it snowed. And the famous names, of course, were all there on the upper deck of I-imbeau Field: I^ombardi. Starr, Taylor and the rest. But the Atlanta Falcons snorted m disrespect and still wound up with
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        111 12 HORSE RACING HONEST gelding Mayo's Music upstaged several higher profile rivals at Krariji yesterday with a game all the way win m the $100,000 Class 1 event over 1400 m Mayo's Music, ndden by Terry Ong and trained by John Meagher, defeated Group winners
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        123 12 APPRENTICE Mammat Zaki enjoyed his biggest day m racing at Kranp yesterday when he landed his first winner on Helios and |ust over an hour and a half later scored his second success on outsider Niigata The 23 year old Malaysian began his apprenticeship m Perth, Western
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        121 12 AMERICAN fOOTBALI Wl:v ATHLETIC! ttmt Rartt Cr*u Cm*r. to ■miitli, figiil, Mm ••Ota I <v t* Z J I I«M t> j ;t<Ky> J BASKETBALL »3 CMCKET TMrt .< mc«M mtnamiftm Cm Itmm 'a,'*-* MU. fmm rt mm M Un Tml to 1 <*sw^ ;«c "vi V
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      Lock icon National team regular Yap quits
      422 13  -  MARC LIM BOWLING She will bowl with a club m Philippine* may Further her studies BOWLER Yap Seok Kirn has ended her international career. She submitted a letter of resignation to the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress last month, stating her intention of quitting the national
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      Lock icon S'pore wins to keep hopes alive
      296 13  -  G. Sivakkumaran RIX.BY A PENALTY m each half by Vaimiki Nair gave Singapore's national Un-der-19 team a ti-'A win over Sri I..inb m the U--19 Asian Rugby Football Union Championships m Hongkong yesterday. The win kept alive the Reds' hopes of qualifying for the
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        836 13 CHIAM TOON KOK AGE: 70 was called home to b« with tn« Lord on 5 January 2003, Itavlnq behind loved ones. Mother: Lim Seng Mm (Father: Chiam Heng Mm, deceased) Wife: Cheng Kiak Sin Brothers: Sisters: Chiam Toon Khoon Chiam Tew Jong Chiam Toon Chin Chiam Siew Eng Chiam Toon
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          Lock icon U.S. FARMERS 'WILL GAIN' FROM KOREA FTA
          67 15 FARMERS m the United States would be the biggest beneficiaries of a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, but the American textile industry could take a hit, a US government analyst said on Saturday. "Overall, the estimated effects are modest, but positive,
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          64 15 SOUTH Korea will require companies to provide details on loans to executives and to itemise bad-debt provisions m its latest corporate clampdown aimed at improving transparency and boosting investor confidence. The Financial Supervisory Service, starting from this quarter, will require greater disclosure on lending, the valuation
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          56 15 FORMER Merrill Lynch Co analyst Henry Blodget, who fuelled demand for Internet shares that later plunged, may be charged with fraud by* NASD formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers for public recommendations of stocks that he disparaged m e-mail messages to colleagues, people familiar
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          79 15 MONETARY policy m the United States is anchored to a goal of low inflation that nurtures economic growth and full employment, and not to exchange rates or the level of the stock market or other asset prices, said Fed- eral Reserve governor Kdward dramlich.
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          37 15 SMARTONE Telecommunications Holdings may buy a smaller rival and pay more dividends after BT Group sells out of Hongkong s No. :i mobile-phone company, SmarTone chief executive Douglas U said. Bloomberg News
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          86 15 THE International Monetary Fund's (IMFs) No. 2 official, Ms Anne Krueger, has said she is "not confident" the lender can reach an agreement with Argentina this month on aid to keep the country from falling further into default. An IMF team will travel to
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          83 15 MOBILE phone giant Vodafone Group saiu yesterday that it had no current intention to sell its 4.1 -per cent stake m its US joint venture Verizon Wireless. "We have made it clear we have no present intention of exercising that option," a spokesman said.
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        445 14 ABN Amro Bank NY 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 Commercial* Italiana SPA 7.25 Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro SPA 5
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        320 15 Zhu Rongji says keeping to current policy is m country's interests and will help safeguard economic growth and stability BEIJING Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has ruled out devaluing China's currency, saying Beijing's current policy is m the interests of the country. Italf press reported yesterday.
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        263 15 Beijing's forex reserves hit $500 b last year SECOND ONLY TO JAPAN In the first 11 nonths of last fear, China ha i trade surplus )f U5527.2 iiUion 9 up 33 jercent, iccordine to government BEIJING China's foreign exchange reserves surged r > per cent last year to USs2H(>\4 billion
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        358 16 Business survey index takes hit from fears over North Korean nuclear issue, global economic weakness and possible Iraqi war SBOUL South Korean firms expect trading conditions to get worse, a top business group said yesterday, as the North Korean nuclear issue and a
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        479 16 COMMENT FROM TOP POLITICIAN Top officials have put pressure on the central bank to adopt an inflation target setting a goal for prices to rise, and pumping money into the hanking system until it is met FUKUOKA Japan's next
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        183 16 KUAI.A LUMPUR Pronu't and If other ■focfcl with a market \.iliu- of RMhoo million Ss.i6H million) will be dropped from the Kuala Lumpur bourse as regu lators get tough with ailing firms. M.il.i\sia has been prodding debt-ridden companies to NMlw financial problems or
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        508 17  -  KELVIN WONG Prices on Day 1 of the half-hourly bidding system for big power users were 17% lower on average, compared to last year *L Smooth debut AFTER a year of frustrating delays that were mostly software-related, the Now Electricity Market has
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        385 17  -  BRYAN LEE Hu COMPANIES already grappling with a difficult economic environment may soon find themselves having to pay more for insurance. Four general insurers told The Straits Times that premiums look set to rise this year as market conditions remain tough. One of them, China
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        735 17  -  COLIN TAN TAKIXG STOCK ft w wiiw 1 ■> i 1 >nnt <»#■(' i 1 INVESTORS m Asia are likely to take their cue from the United States yet again this week m the absence of strong catalysts on this
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        446 17  - ELECTRONICS OUTSOURCING TREND WPG aims for $lb sales in 3 years AZHAR KHALID Hu DESPITE a slump m the global electronics industry, electronic components distributor WPG International remains confident of growing its sales revenue three times to hit the $1 billion mark m three years. The mainboard-listed company formerly known
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        307 17 ST Engg likely to record first profit drop in 1 6 years S I NGAPORK Technologies Bnginccriftg (ST Engg South-east Asia's largest dc fc— company, is expected la report its first profit decline m ril fMffl bt-iaiis" of lower earnings from its United States aerospace business Mat income last year
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        762 18  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL State collected $19.7 billion m first three quarters of last year; sharp drop was expected and may affect qovt funding ?X KOMIMK S OltlU st'OMH I EVEN the Government's purse is hurting. Its revenue plummeted by a huge $4.3 Hilfion m the first
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        698 14 ROUND-UP TOKYO stocks are expected to make a solid start to this year's trading today, taking a lead from a strong performance on Wall Street, but rising global tensions and a lack of buying incentives at home may keep a lid on gains. Markets
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        456 14 REVIEW m 1 1 n< h s HONGKONG Fears of war m Iraq and quiet trading MVf the New Year holidays saw a globally weak dollar tail to make much impression on Asian markets this week. JAPANESE YENj Japanese forex markets were closed
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      242 2 THE BUZZ WHAT'S ON is on Page 10 TOMORROW Life! goes places: Travel on Tuesday I I jr"^ I EXPRESSIONS I M^tgr* Ji INTERNATIONAL i^^J Let's get slim anci v. r y^^^^H beautiful now at *JO|LJBIM]hSiVH^I&R,W bMfillllii^V WHEKE WHEN iOBIIBIaB 832 -jimM^^MßOu^J l what 'j^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^fF Aw^lhlThh WHY r r' Pf%
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      192 6 NOMINATION FOR INSPIRING CHINESE TEACHERS AWARDS 2003 STARTS NOW! Particulars ol Teacher Nominee l-ach nomination has to he supported Hv a wntc upon the nominee s achkrvenK-nts m J(«(2 (maximum VK> uords m Knglish or Chinese). Viinc (Chinese) Sex hased on the nominees ahilitv to rekindle students interest m Chinese
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        858 20 TELEMARHCTCRS Women s Progr.imme\ Earn Si 5H S2K or more Works 6 hrs per day Start 'nmediateiy Career Opportunity Cat: M34-W2B PTICAL SHOP NCEDS Op tometrist Optician Sales Asst with/ w/o eiperience M sians welcome Walk m Bik 629 AM* Aye 4 «0i 1002 Tel 6458 3826/ Bt Batok Central
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        385 20 a HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE POSITIONS 'ndonesia Japanese Restns m Cast Central Zone nave vacancies for the 'o'lowmg posts 1) RECEPTIONIST CUM CUSTOMER SERVICES N 0 Good command of written spoken Eng Mandar.r 0 Computer '"terate 2) EXPERIENCED RESTN ASST MANAGER rt'th class 3 dri».nq i.cence Knowledge of store Mgmt inventory 3)
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        463 20 j^ IMPOSITIONS J**o*S9Coln Pionter M *rt» has vacancy: Mm 0' level 1 year relevant working e«per>ence Ability to speah Mandarin or Chinese dialects is preferred PC literate. Cheerful personality pleasant looking. Able to communicate handle customer s complain Interested tpphesnts pis writt m or until: 11 Pioneer Sector 1, Spore
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        868 21 Wfl ADMINISTRATIVE/ fffl AOMIHISTRATIVE/ j^JCLERICAL POSITIONS MjUcLERICAI POSITIONS H Established Company located at Tai Seng <■ I urgently requires I I Pre-requisites: I I Minimum GCE 'N' or 'O' level I Preferably 1 year experience I I Pleasant personality I I Bilingual m English and Mandarin I Basic computer knowledge
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        641 21 f CLASSIFIED JOBS a SECRETARY Vffl SECRETARY/ PERSONAL ASSISTANT MXU PCRSONAI ASSISTANT POSITIONS I POSITIONS JRCRETARY mmm I Requirements I Mm. CCE O' level, preferably with ■B PSC I Mm. S years' secretarial e»pe«tefKe I Able to start work immediatel\ I Transport provided from Woodlands \^m mrt I Please write
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        967 22 ycHvSSIFI JOB^l I TECHNICAL fffl TECHNICAL fffl TECHNICAL f POSITIONS U4J POSITIONS 1 Goodrich Established m 199S and a satellite of Goodrich Corporation, Aerostructures Group, RASA is a leader m servicing aircraft nacelle components. We invite candidates who are prepared for a challenging career to join us. a mi PAINTER
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        494 22 1 WAREHOUSING/ ifEl WAREHOUSING/ INVENTORY |jljPj INVENTORY POSITIONS I POSITIONS We require i ASSISTANT j B GCE If level above I H Prepare permits delivery orders I H and invoices I I Collect documents and cargoes I I Knowledge of air cargo forwarding Trao* I* Computer literate Interested apphiants please
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        620 23 f- 4 I OnnWah 155™™! r Able to raad and write simple English Willing to work long hour* whan requested i Strong and healthy M i- Interested applicants please call fitinai at 2 8R44 IMB Cat 107 for an interview appointment r 47 Kaki Bukrt Vtow. Kaki ■uUtTec^Mrki. Spore *****2
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        720 23 |TnM»«!SM» BUS^DRIVERS 1 Promotional prospects *«inm«*: 11MIlr WKy r Class 3/4/4A driving licence WAI K.IM ClWCllt V til L^ Minimum Secondary 2 education f¥/*aL*l\"ini wwww yu**. s.ngaporeans/PRs/Malaysians I LTTE WfYTi CIA/ if you are looking tor a career that not only otter Courteous personality IHI IIjIVVICiYV good immediate rewards but
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        656 23 I PART TIME/ I MgaUCJ TEMPORARY I hamper co rcouircs students iof tie post of Store i~ 3 mqua itngiMa' .2 3pm to "A Ne '9d OAT* ENTRY CLERKS '?Qu<red S3O $40/ day Mir 4 fy'% a 3d, PC unomnedge •> 62' Ai| U n>ed n 06 L.pc B'dg 'Od-^
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