The Straits Times, 26 May 2003

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    31 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1545 ijSlOnQciy May 26, 2003 70 Pages m five parts mita (P) 033/03/2003 mm A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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    Lock icon Govt will stimulate economy if need be
    469 1  -  LEE HUI CHIEH This quarter's performance will be make-or-break, says DPM Tan, to see if recovery holds up under impact of Sars By HOPEFUUY. THE IMPACT OF SARS Nil DISSIPATE, RECOVERY Nil CONTINUE, TUN NENRIBEAURKHT.' DPM Tan DEPUTY Prime Minister Tony Tan indicated
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    Lock icon Instead of womb, baby develops in mum's liver
    407 1 JOHANNESBURG A healthy baby girl has been born after developing m her mother's liver, instead of m the womb. The BBC said the baby is only the fourth to survive such a pregnancy. There have been just 14 documented cases of a
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    Lock icon SIA pilots refuse to budge on wage cut
    446 1  -  AHMAD OSMAN Bu PILOTS m Singapore Airlines are digging m and refusing to accept cost-cutting measures to Keep the airline viable, despite urgings from the top, including from Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. SlA's wage-cut proposals are unacceptable, Air Line Pilots Association
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      129 1 HOSPITAL HIK£: Medical fees here set to rise but Sars chief says increase will not be a big one page 3 «^^K^_ mmwmmmmm^mmmmmmmmm Gloomy faces at B Wfs^^^ jj *AajD?[ *JL mm^ lillllfllllilillllli I 1 1 *_J 1 \2VlllflC CTBMBO I ■I iJ C/ 1^ TTVO krtD .^i^^^^^^^^S*^ I L-iJ
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      70 2 CONVENT GIRLS GET'LOVE LETTERS' BOYS from Montfort Secondary spent two months writing letters to convent schoolgirls, even asking them for their thoughts about love. But it was all for a serious purpose. It was a supervised project to improve the Chinese of the Secondary 3 boys. They e-mailed the
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      Lock icon BEGGING WEBSITE, FOR A JOKE
      92 2 ALL he wanted for his 28th birthday was a $6,000 laptop computer. So, just for a laugh, spa manager Daniel Lim set up a website asking for donations towards his birthday present. The surprise was, he managed to raise $1,100 towards an Apple Powerbook. A
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      89 2 JAKARTA'S 'DREAM ON' VISA POLICY INDONESIA came out with a surprise policy on its entry visa. It now costs up to US$5O to get the visa, and its validity has been cut from 60 to 30 days. The free visa-on-arrival facility is now only for citizens of nations with
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      86 2 RESTRICT BANKRUPTS MORE SINGAPORE'S penalties and restrictions on a bankrupt's personal freedom are inadequate, writes Miss Ng Eharn. Bankrupts are not supposed to leave the country without official permission. But many jet m and out quite often. And it is no deterrent for a bankrupt to know that it
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      68 2 LIF E! WHEN SALLY MEETS STORE HONG KONG diva Sally Yeh, 41, was the epitome of the Dancing Queen, as she shimmied her way through the Abba number at her sellout concert here. Mature performers like her still have "lots of energy", she told an adoring audience of 9,000. Sharing
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      105 2 Malay MPs aim to cut jobless queue MALAY MPs want to see their community move forward m a rapidly changing economy. And top of their agenda is a reduction m unemployment among Malays. It is clear to them, from their weekly meet-the-people sessions, that job lay-offs have hit the
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      87 2 BEFORE there was Billy Crystal, there was Bob Hope. And as he turns 100 this week, Life! gives you 100 facts about him. Known for his witty one-liners, he once said: "England was the scene of my greatest performance I was born there." In 1940, he
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      80 2 Beckham 'not for Italy' DAVID Beckham is excellent For English football but he is not good enough to play for the top Italian clubs, says AC Milan skipper Paolo Maldini. Maldini, whose side will face Juventus m the Champions League final at OldTrafford on Wednesday, was quoted m a
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      62 2 UNIT TRUSTS CHALK OP GAMS LED by strong performance m shares, unit trusts have maae a turnaround posting overall gains of 3.8 per cent and chalking up $760 million m profits since April 1. These figures come from a report by wealth management firm dollarDex, which covers 437 unit
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      88 2 DESTABILISE IRAN, SAYS PENTAGON AMERICAN defence officials are pressing for action to bring about a popular uprising m Iran and the overthrow or the government. Washington has cut off contacts with Iran. It is said to be alarmed by intelligence reports of Al-Qaeda operatives m Iran having played a
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      247 2 GOOD TIE TO INVEST IN JAPAN JAPAN may be m a recession, but now is a good time for investors to go m, say analysts. Real-estate prices and office rents have plunged m recent years, for one thing, because of the glut m private and commercial properties. And Japan's
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      409 2 War on Sars 3 Prime 4,6 World 7-12 Editorial 14 Commentary 14,15 Forum 16.18 HOME War on Sars HI,H2 Home H3-H5 Education H6,H7 Tech Science H8 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia Al-A5 War on Sars A2,A3 S-E Asia A6 Malaysia A7 Sports AB-AlO Money... Al2-Al6 LIFE! The Buzz L 2 Arts L
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  • WAR on SARS
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      Lock icon On or off WHO list, S'pore will remain alert
      327 3 On or off WHO list, S 'pore will remain alert Risk remains, so be vigilant, says Sars combat team leader WHETHER or not Singapore gets off the World Health Organisation's watch list of Sarsaffected countries makes no difference to the Republic's Sars combat team chief Khaw Boon Wan. "The game
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      Lock icon CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE OLD KIND
      43 3 REUTERS Couples cuddle m front of a fountain at a Shanghai park. More people are starting to enjoy public places again as the epidemic stabilises, but authorities have cautioned residents not to lower their guard against Sars.
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      Lock icon Medical fees to rise because of Sars
      625 3  -  WENDY TAN Part of cost of infection controls has to be passed on v says Sars chief. But hike won't be big and the poor need not worry Bu e can t kid ourselves. Someone has to pay UVIfl and there should be
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      399 4 Next in US sights: Iran ♦White House cuts ties with Teheran ♦Pentagon advocates toppling regime WASHINGTON The Bush administration has cut its nascent contacts with Iran and looks set to try to destabilise the government m Teheran. Washington is said to be alarmed by intelligence suggesting Al-Qaeda members m Iran
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      Lock icon On video: Mum putting kid in washing machine
      186 4 POMONA (California) A two-year-old girl was rescued on Saturday from a locked, running washer at a coin laundry, and her mother arrested after a surveillance tape allegedly showed her putting the child into the machine, police said. An officer smashed the window
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      175 4 EVERST CONQUERORS THE OLDEST High school headmaster Yuichiro Miura, 70, became the oldest person to scale Mount Everest when he reached the 8,850 m summit last Thursday. The previous record was held by another Japanese man Mr Tomiyasu Ishikawa, who climbed to the peak two years ago at the age
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      705 6  -  LEONG CHAN TE IK ftL He walked away with $100 m after investing just $80,000 TALK about striking gold. Mr Denis Low pumped m $80,000 to help start a company and wnen he finally exited, he pocketed more than $100 million. It was no overnight windfall. He waited
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      Lock icon Aceh unable to cope as bodies pile up
      570 6  -  ROBERT GO By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU BANDA ACEH The bodies of two men lay on wooden tables m the morgue at Banda Aceh's main hospital. Both were unwashed and bloodied. One showed severe rigor mortis, with limbs at 90-degree angles
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon GREAT WALL OF LONDON
      190 7 LONDON -Many of London's most popular tourist landmarks are to be surrounded by concrete after a CIA,-MIS summit called for special protection zones, amid fears that Al-Qaeda terrorists are intent on staging a "spectacular" attack m Britain. Scotland Yard has also armed its elite undercover squads
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      Lock icon Alarm over loss of 11,700 passports
      572 7  -  ALFRED LEE Britain fears the missing passports, which include those of several countries, could fall into the hands of terrorists By THESTRAITSTIMKS EUROPE BUBEAU LONDON A surprise disclosure by the British government that 11,700 passports have gone missing m the post, m the past
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      Lock icon Anti-terror focus shirts to schools and mosques
      591 8  -  ASAD LATIF NEWS ANALYSIS Bj THE battle against terrorism and extremism m the Arab world has to begin at the beginning m schools ana continue m mosques. This feeling, which has gained momentum m the cradle of Islam, was reinforced by the recent
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      Lock icon Sharon's Cabinet approves US-backed peace plan
      383 8 Sharon's Cabinet approves US-backed peace plan It passes plan by a vote of 12-7 with four abstentions. But the Palestinians object to any move to alter the 'road map' JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has won Cabinet approval for a US-backed "road map" that includes a historic call for
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      35 8 Iraqis trying to identify a relative on Saturday after a new mass grave was found near Baghdad. The skull was found with a blindfold tied to it, suggesting the person was executed. REUTERS
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      Lock icon Passport theory baseless, says French mission
      123 8 WASHINGTON US press reports that Iraqi officials may have fled the country using French passports are baseless, the French Embassy here said late on Saturday. The Washington Times report quoted anonymous US officials as saying they were investigating whether passports found m Iraq by
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      Lock icon Iraqi civil servants get first wages in weeks
      214 8 BAGHDAD As Iraq's US administrators began paying wages to state employees for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein, British officials m Basra announced the replacement of an Iraqi city council with technocrats. The payments to Iraq's civil workers, the
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      Lock icon Former Baath officials hunted down and killed
      285 8 BAGHDAD The Shi'ite Muslim cleric sat cross-legged on the floor. With chilling calm, he explained the criteria how to decide which of Saddam Hussein\ Baath Party officials are permitted to live, and which of them will die. Only officials attempting to return to
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        149 9 Rudy ties the knot with Judith CEREMONY ON MANSION LAWN NEW YORK Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his longtime companion Judith Nathan tied the knot on Saturday night m a 15-minute ceremony before 400 guests gathered on the lawn outside Grade Mansion. The couple recited traditional wedding vows
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        95 9 PRINCE WILLIAM TURNS PEACEMAKER LONDON Prince William has turned peacemaker. He plans to get both the Royal Family and the Spencers together for the first time since their public rift at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, six years ago. The Telegraph of London said both families will attend
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        Lock icon NEW YORK TIMES WRITER SUSPENDED
        120 9 NEW YORK Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Rick Bragg was reportedly suspended by Trie New •York Times for two weeks as the newspaper published an editors' note about his handling of a feature story on Florida oystermen. The Times said a reader had questioned whether Mr Bragg
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        117 9 SANTIAGO Philosophy student, Sandy, 21, took her virginity off the auction block after a sympathetic woman lent her the tuition money about US$2,BOO (554,800). Ms Sandy expressed relief at being able to withdraw the offer which she had put on the Internet last week. "I would
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      Lock icon Beleaguered Australian governor-general quits
      561 9 Hollingworth says allegations of rape and of bis protection of a paedophile priest m the 1990s could undermine his office CANBERRA The British Queen's representative m Australia submitted his resignation yesterday after intense public pressure to quit following two sex scandals from his clergyman past. Governor-General
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      Lock icon Iran slaps ban on skimpy garments
      171 9 Iran slaps ban on skimpy garments TEHERAN Iran's morals police have banned the manufacture and sale of the increasingly slinky variations of women s coats the obligatory garment that has m recent years become shorter, lighter and distinctly figure-hugging. According to the president of a Teheran trade union that controls
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      572 12 It will be months before Democrats settle on a candidate, but the election could be close. The strength of our grassroots effort will determine the outcome. I need help from friends now.' President Bush, m an appeal to Republican faithful after he launched his re-election campaign
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      Lock icon Democrats slam post-war efforts
      309 12 'THE WHOLE IRAQ WAR AND NOW POST-WAR HAS HAD THE EFFECT OF TAMNG ATTENTION, LEADERSHIP AND RESOURCES AWAY FROM THE WAR ON TERROR.' Democratic presidential hopeful Bob Graham WASHINGTON Criticism of anti-terrorism measures and the faltering Iraqi reconstruction effort is growing, particularly among Democrats as an
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      Lock icon Americans rush to cast Sept 11 memories in stone
      414 12  - Americans rush to cast Sept 1 1 memories in stone WEE LI-EN By SEPT 11 is becoming one of the most widely memorialised events m US history with hundreds of public memorials being erected and many others being planned. But this behaviour m the American public is unusual and rarely
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      80 12 MAJOR memorials planned for Sept 11 sites: Lower Manhattan: A competition to choose a design for a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center began last month. The Pentagon: A memorial designed by New York architects Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman is due
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      125 12 LONDON The government is initiating a major inquiry into the safety of widely prescribed anti-depressant drugs, including Seroxat and Prozac, following a spate of suicides and reports of severe withdrawal reactions. The Observer of London said the decision follows reports of suicides among patients taking
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      Lock icon Algeria quake toll tops 2,000 mark
      195 12 ALGIERS The death toll m last week's Algerian earthquake has risen to more than 2,000, as more bodies are pulled from collapsed houses. But hopes of finding any more survivors from Wednesday's earthquake were fading. Government figures showed yesterday at least 2,047 people had
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      80 9 Madonna will help buy a new headquarters m London for the Kabbalah sect, which believes m ancient Hebrew philosophy. Retired General Ef rain Rios Montt, blamed for massacres of Maya Indians during his 1982-83 rule, said m Guatemala City that he plans to run for president m Noyember. Quoteworthy They
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon UN back inaction
        600 14 WITH the lifting of the United Nations' 13-year-old sanctions on Iraq, another nail a very large one has been driven into the legacy of a man called Saddam Hussein. It was his invasion of Kuwait that led the country into one of its most punishing eras. The
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      Lock icon Jakarta's new visa rule shoots itself in the foot
      807 14  -  WILLIAM FURNEY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN A local paper recently, an official from Indonesia's Immigration Directorate penned a piece m defence of Jakarta's newly-imposed visa restrictions, an article so full of holes it quickly capsized before the eyes of
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      Lock icon Why the US must back Megawati
      752 14  -  TOM PLATE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES She may not be the second coming of Margaret Thatcher m the steel-nerves department, hut she's no dish-rag diplomat when it comes to quashing terrorism and separatism. LOS ANGELES What's the country with the largest population that
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      Lock icon New car, hut is it really yours with 10-year loan?
      831 15  - New car, hut is it really yours with 1 0-year loan CHRISTOPHER TAN by SENIOR CORRESPONDENT While the freer market has made it easier for more people to own new cars (rising COE prices testify to this), lenders seem to be back-trackingfrom their initial strategy to capitalise on it. Hong
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        105 15 TIME TO UP NUMBER OF VARSITY PLACES THE Australian government announced m its recent Budget that all foreign students m the country would have to pay extra charges amounting to an estimated A51,500 (551,695) per academic year m additional tuition fees and other expenses. With education m Australia becoming
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        114 15 SPRUCE UP KARACHI POWER SYSTEM ANGRY protests broke out m Karacni recently against the recurring power failures that had been taking place m recent weeks. Clearly, the fault rests with the poor maintenance of the city's electrical power system that is unable to withstand any sharp rise m demand.
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        113 15 DONT GIVE UP ONREFORMASI FOR the majority of Indonesians, life has not become better five years after the fall of President Suharto, which ushered m what the nation calls reformasi, or the reform era. Millions more people are out of work today and millions more have fallen into poverty.
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        122 15 TOKYO MUST PREPARE FOR SARS OUTBREAK THE revelation that a Sarsinfected doctor from Taiwan had travelled to Japan has made it clear that an outbreak of the deadly virus could erupt m this country at any time. Besides urging Sarsstricken countries and regions to abide by a World Health
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        118 15 TAINAN, DONT USE SARS TO JOIN W.H.O. TAIWAN'S blatant attempt to make use of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) outbreak on the island to seek membership m the World Health Organisation (WHO) is most disgusting. As long as Taipei is willing to accept the "one China" principle,
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      176 18 Culling cats will lead to rat problem MAY I know the logic behind the aggressive culling of stray cats over the past few days? There has been no proof that the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome is linked to cats. Besides, there will be a rat problem once
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      318 18 I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS WORKING AS A STAFF NURSE IN TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL. MOST OF THOSE WHO COME INTO CONTACT WITH HER TRY TO AVOID HER WHEN, IRONICALLY, SHE IS ONE OF THOSE WHOM THE MEDIA PRESENTS AS HEROES. IF SINGAPOREANS seem
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      407 18 WE WERE pleased to read Mr Michael Chuang Fui Ming's letter, "Publicise Sars song (ST, May 23), requesting the lyrics of our tribute song to health-care workers, Through Yo\ir Eyes (Heroes and Angels), and his suggestion that it be considered as
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      401 18 I REFER to Mr Low Song Kirn's letter, "No funeral just a quick cremation for pneumonia-stricken mum" (ST, May 21). Like the writer, my family and I had planned that our father should die with dignity. This was made possible by Mount Alvernia Hospital. Its
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      100 18 I refer to the article, "Irresponsible 11 fined tor spitting" (ST, May 21). My neighbour who lives m the unit above mine has a habit of spitting from his window. Cigarettes have also been thrown from that window and they sometimes land m
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      100 18 lama foreign student currently studying m Singapore and this is my first year here. However, I was very disappointed by the new orders issued by the Ministry of Education on May 16 as I had been looking forward to the June holidays. Why do foreign
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      111 18 I would like to the compliment authorities on the transparency with which they nave handled the Sars outbreak. Singapore could have been declared Sars-free by the World Health Organisation if not for the latest case here. Singapore could have easily withheld the information and been taken
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      101 18 I would like to take this opportunity to suggest that we change our way of using candles on birthday cakes. All birthday cakes should be sold in boxes with transparent covers. Then, instead of putting the candles on the cake, they can be placed
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        63 16 Well done. thank you ON MAY 18, 1 was at Plaza Singapura when I had to breastfeed my two-month-old son. I was unable to find any suitable place to do so except the toilet However, I tried the Giordano outlet and asked if I could use a fitting room there
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        69 16 LAST Monday, I was waiting for a bus at Old Iim Chu Kang Road when a Yellow-Top cab (SHB 694S) pulled up. I was pleasantly surprised when the driver offered to give me a lift to Choa Chu Kang MRT Station, saying he was leaving the area and did not
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        89 16 LAST month, I was at the National University Hospital when I struggled up from my wheelchair to walk to a taxi stand with my walker-aid. A woman saw me and asked where I wanted to go. She led me back to the wheelchair and told me to wait for her.
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        44 16 I REFER to Ms Melissa Chee's letter m the Bouquets column (ST, May 20) about dining at die Metro-Y Restaurant. We have passed her compliments to Mr Tony Woon and he is very encouraged by it GRACE CHAN Senior Manager Metropolitan YMC A Singapore
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        48 16 I REFER to Ms Sin Wen Yee's letter (ST, May 14) thanking Station Inspector Ali from the Bukit Panjang Neighbourhood Police Centre for helping her when her car stalled. We will continue to work hard to provide excellent service. PHILLIP MAH Assistant Director Media Relations Singapore Police Force
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      177 1 (This ourage Fund WHERE TO DONATE There are 777 donation boxes at various public hospitals, polyclinics and other locations. For a full list of places where the boxes are. Ijoo, on to www.nhg.com.sg HOW I TO DONATE By cheque: mk crossed cheque made out to |JL"The Courage Fund" should be
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      6 1 TheStraitsTimes home Monday, May 26, 2003
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      253 1  -  KELVIN WONG This used to be the most dangerous place to buy vegetables, but with all the safety measures, it is now the safest place.' Vegetable trader Law Song Nam 52 IT WAS a case of good and bad news for the traders at the Pasir Paniang Wholesale
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      45 1 LURE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX Ifd give the boys an incentive to write. I don't think they'd be very interested m writing to another guy. Montfort principal Simen Lourds, on the school's idea for improving students' Chinese getting the boys to write letters to girls
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      133 1 Wholesale market reopens doors early to casual buyers... but many may not know about it The traders will not be sitting on their hands waiting for business to return, though. They swung into action yesterday with a series of plans to bring the customers back, such
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      226 1  -  Henry Heng There has been little improvement today. We will have to wait and see how customers respond m future.' Fruit trader business for the retailers here." He said the weekend feed-er-bus service will probably kick m m a montn's time, once the association receives approval from
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        556 2  - Vanishing business trick-ling back for magicians CAMILLA CELTAM By MAGICIANS have found that no illusion, trick or sleight of hand can prevent the dismal impact that Sars has had on their business. Massive cancellations of performances at birthday parties, corporate events and shopping malls have brought business to almost a
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        603 2  - 3 firms here see orders for fever scanners fly in ALEXIS HOOI Home-grown ST Engineering expects to sell up to $20 million worth of thermal imaging system this year By SALES of scanners that zero m on anyone with a fever are making three companies very happy, as schools, businesses
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        534 2  -  TAN TARN HOW 4 I By THESE JUS HMD IMS, NT HARDSHIP HAS BROUGHT HOME THE IMPORTANCE TO TAW DRIVERS OF REGULARLY SAVING FOR RARITIES. SARS HAS HIT TAXI DRIVERS ASA GROUP. ROT ANY SINGLE TAXI DRIVER CAN BE SUDDENLY HIT BY ILLNESS
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        707 3  -  JANE LEE In a novel experiment. Montfort students better their language by corresponding via e-mail with St Joseph's Convent girls By SETTING CAUTIOUS 7 took a very long time to think about what to write, sometimes more than an hour. We were
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        378 3 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) has defended the findings of a readership survey of Streats, its free newspaper, against an attack by rival tabloid Today. The survey "was conducted according to professional research standards", said SPH m a statement which explained m detail how the sample was
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        527 4  -  AHMAD OSMAN school or no formal education Minister wants 12 Malay MPs and other leaders to tackle problem of structural unemployment affecting the community Bu CURBING unemployment among Malays since the onset of the Asian financial crisis tops the agenda of Malay MPs
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        139 4 Not one to shy away from speaking his mind on Malay/ Muslim issues, Mr Alami, seen here m a picture taken m 1999, has often spoken up on issues ranging from compulsory education to the future role of Islamic religious schools. Persuasive 'He doesn't impose his
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        1238 4 Three years ago, as chairman of the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), Mohammad Alami Musa proposed setting up an alternative body of community leaders independent of Muis, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore Next month, he steps down from the
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        160 5 Should Ghangi Village be transformed? A minor revamp is m order, but the feel of the place should be kept 3770 No, leave it as it is. The place has an old-style charm *e\APf* WKmmmWmWkmmWmmmmm «I*l7o Revamp it entirely. The place is m need of an upgrade
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        384 5  -  VLADIMIR G UEV ARRA Bh versity of Singapore, will stay here. Mr Jayapaul's job is, primarily, to establish contacts, gather information and pitch potential construction jobs to Singapore contractors, who are now looking at India as a possible business destination. Over the past few years,
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        492 5  -  ARLINA ARSHAD Spa manager has raised $1,100 so far. m his 'quirky experiment' to ask for donations on the Net for his birthday gift Bu FOR a laugh, spa manager Daniel Lim set up an Internet site asking for donations towards his
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          114 5 BURGLARS struck at two maisonettes m the same block m Bedok on Friday, escaping with a total of about $24,000 m jewellery and cash. The corridor-window latches of both flats, m Block 160, Bedok South Road, had been tampered with. The owner of the
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          125 5 A TAXI driver followed a passenger who had not paid his $17 fare, but ended up being robbed instead. He had driven the man, who had spiky hair and a silver stud beneath his lower lip, from West Coast Drive to Block 118 m Yishun. His
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        429 6  -  By YANNI TAN WHEN 12-year-old Liang Zhen Xiao plays table tennis, he does not have to pick the balls up after every game. His robot does it for him. Zhen Xiao and four other pupils from Rulang Primary presented the machine at the Singapore
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        673 6  - Students take to Aussie exam that tests ability JANE NG Half of Singapore's students take part m the competition, which teachers here approve of because it encourages children to come up with their own solutions, rather than regurgitate ones which they have already learnt ?K THE QUESTIONS ARE A FAR
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        922 7 SEND US YOUR QUESTION IF YOU havp a problem with your child's education, tell us and we will ask the experts. Mail your question, marked "Ask the expert", to the ST Education Desk, 1000, Toa Payoh North Podium, 2nd storey, Singapore *****4,
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          226 7 TRAINEE chef Brian Tan started cooking while he was m primary school, when he usea to help his mother m the kitchen. Now, the 22-year-old is hoping that what he picked up then will help him win a medal at the 37th World Skills
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          147 7 ENTREPRENEURS interested m setting up an education centre here can pick up the tricks of the trade at a workshop that begins on Thursday. The three-day Be An Educator Run Your Own Business workshop is organised by the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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          172 7 TO RAISE funds for its needy pupils, the Ramakrishna Mission Sarada Kindergarten will hold a food and fun fair on June 1 at its compound at 179, Bartley Road from 9am to 6pm. Various non-profit organisations will be running the stalls. They
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          193 7 PARTICIPANTS at workshop sessions last week had lessons while walking along the beach. They were told about the ecology of the coastline and the effects of marine pollution. They also took pictures of the various seashore plants and animals m the morning sessions.
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        500 8 They do it by exploiting security holes m existing software or covertly installing e-mail forwarding software m computers NEW YORK A school might seem an unlikely place to find an Internet spammer. But late last year, technicians at America Online (AOL) were able
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          220 8 wyjnuin last weeK launched a slew of products which spelt out its determination to capture a big part of the digital photo market, from taking pictures to scanning and printing them: The i47OD: Perfect for those with PC-phobia. You can print directly from any type
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          80 8 GOOD things come m small packages, as the saying goes. Packing Intel Centrino technology, Fujitsu's Lifebook 5010 weighs m at only 17 kg. Powered by an Intel Pentium M 900 MHz processor supported by SpeedStep technology, the machine features a 10.6-inch display, Dolby sound
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          185 8 NOKIA has launched its newest phone, the 6108, which is aimed at Chinese language users m the region. This, according to Mr Tyler McGee, vice-presi-dent of sales, will help users send messages more efficiently. Short message service is hugely popular m China, with some 15
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          138 8 HOTMAIL users m Singapore can get up to 10 MB of space which means plenty of room for storing e-mail, photos and files, including attachments up to 3 MB. MSN Extra Storage also provides 30 MB of MSN Groups storage space, enabling customers to create
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          66 8 WANT an introduction into the world of digital photography but don't want to part with too much cash? Olympus may have a solution with its Camedia C-150, launched recently. The idiot-proof twomegapixel camera has many features to make digital photography easy for beginners, from autofocus settings,
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      155 2 SOCIAL^SERVICE C^^ZwARD We invite nominations for the President's Social Service Award (PSSA) 2003. Conferred by the office of the President of the Republic of Singapore, the PSSA honours and recognises outstanding voluntary contributions to the social service sector. .Award Categories Individual Informal Group Formal Group Non-Profit or Public Sector Organisation
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      365 2 IN SINGAPORE Inhospital Total with Sars Under home wards 206 quarantine 4 (lneta<efpr****ltSars Km**mt* (no new cases) patient who died of 4Z In intensive care other canes) 5 Suspected case Discharged on Sars, 165 Uotehome Quarantine Dead MsdwatfaitlMtO 1800-333--31 510 9999 ■t J fcjy 1 1 mThe lamest university of
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      141 1 11 Asia Security Breach Indian soldier takes colleagues hostage at airport. page as Malaysia Cabinet Changes? Mahathir may reshuffle Cabinet due to MCA moves. fagea7 Mala y s i a Vulnerable Singapore Republic's size makes it tough to defend, saysNajib. r age 47 sports StartsonAB How to reach the Foreign
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      30 1 IDEALISM IN ACTION 'This is how things work m Malaysia. The rich help the poor. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, asking developers m Penang to help build houses for the poor
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      544 1  - Japan pushes hard for foreign investors KWAN WENG KIN By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT ♦Commercial and tax rules will be reviewed ♦One-stop investment centre set up ♦5 areas picked as models for local govts to follow TOKYO Japan may still be m the throes of recession, but it seems there is no
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      36 1 Caught in the crossfire AN ELDERLY woman sitting outside the Al-Azhar mosque after a bomb attack by an unidentified group m Lhoßseumawe, Aceh, yesterday, one week into a government effort to hunt down separatist rebels. AFP
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        1052 2  - Sars exposes flaws in China's health system GOH SUI NOI Despite vibrant economic growth. China's rural millions are left out m the cold when it comes to affordable medical treatment By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING The Sars outbreak has put the spotlight on the serious deficiencies m China's
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          123 2 HK goes all out to woo tourists HONG KONG -Hong Kong is keen to sign up a host of celebrities including former US president Bill Clinton and Latin pop sensation Ricky Martin to spearhead a HKsl-billion (Ss22o million) campaign m its recovery from the Sars outbreak. Amid continuing signs that
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          63 2 KUALA LUMPUR About 200 Malaysian navy personnel are being quarantined on their ship after a crew member died with symptoms of Sars. The crew of the KD Lekiu will remain aboard their vessel at Lumut naval base, pending a post-mortem to verify whether their colleague
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          79 2 BEIJING North-west China's Xinjiang region is on a frantic search for train passengers who travelled last week from Shanghai to Urumqi with the area's only suspected Sars case, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Twenty-eight passengers have already been tracked down, but 10 still remained unaccounted for.
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          Lock icon Cambodian cleared of virus
          62 2 PHNOM PENH World Health Organisation and Cambodian officials have confirmed that a suspected Sars patient does not have the respiratory disease, the government said yesterday. The unidentified patient, a 16-year-old student who returned on May 16 after three months m southern China's Guangdong province, was released
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          69 2 ISLAMABAD The Asian Development Bank will donate an undisclosed amount of money to help Pakistan protect itself from the Sars virus, by installing thermal scanners at airports and hospitals.and acquiring other medical equipment, a senior health official said. No cases have been reported m Pakistan, but
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        225 2 Toronto puts 500 people under quarantine TORONTO About 500 people have been placed m quarantine as the city braces itself for a new Sars outbreak, less than two weeks after it was taken off the World Health Organisation (WHO) list of affected areas. Officials m the Canadian city were investigating
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        Lock icon Taipei turns down Beijing's offer of medical supplies
        408 2  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG By THE STRAITS TIMES TAIWAN BUREAU TAIPEI Taiwan yesterday spurned China's offer of medical protective gear, slamming the move as a token gesture after Beijing blocked the island's bid to join the World Health Organisation (WHO) last week. China could
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        707 3  -  TABAO LONG Prompt action, transparency and good coordination between the government and WHO helped it to control Sars Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMES 'The success... in controlling the disease... can be attributed to a range of factors, but the most important were the government's quick
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        112 3 WASHINGTON The United States has dropped its Sars-related travel warning on Vietnam and is allowing its diplomats and their families who left the country because of the outbreak to return. The warning was issued on April 24, alone with a so-called "authorised departure" programme
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      1174 4  -  CHING CHEONG By EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT Hu will be the first Chinese leader to attend the talks, underlining significant changes m the global political landscape HONG KONG Chinese leader Hu Jintao is scheduled to go on his first overseas trip as state president
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      Lock icon Beijing launches thind navigation satellite
      199 4 Beijing launches thind navigation satellite BEIJING China launched a third navigation satellite yesterday, a step that could help m the modernisation of its transport, telecommunications and weapons systems. The Beidou satellite was launched on a Long March 3-A carrier rocket, which blasted off at 12:34 am on Saturday from the
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      745 4  - Despite tough talk, 'US won't attack N. Korea' ROGER MTTTON STRESS ON DIPLOMACY By UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT N. Korea insists on talks with US BEIJING China yesterday called for dialogue to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis, reacting to a statement by Pyongyang insisting on a bilateral meeting with the
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      67 5 'Drama' on the high seas PIRATES and hijackers beware. Japan is ready to make life aifficult for anyone who commits a crime m its territorial waters. In a show of what it can do, "suspicious" sailors on a ship m Tokyo Bay were overwhelmed by armed members of the Japanese
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      Lock icon S. Korea's fast progress pushing couples to divorce
      513 5  -  CAROLINE GLUCK With one divorce to every two marriages, it is second only to the US m break-ups as cohabitation gains wider acceptance By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES TV: Reality show on divorce popular LOVE and War, a weekly television show based
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      299 5 MUMBAI The authorities said yesterday they would review security arrangements at Mumbai's international airport after a paramilitary soldier killed his commanding officer and took six fellow soldiers hostage for seven hours before surrendering. Armed with a rifle, the 22-year-old soldier, Raj Namdeo,
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      89 5 3 die in Net-linked suicides TOKYO Three people were found dead m an apartment m western Japan m what appeared to be the latest m a series of group suicides linked to the Internet, police said yesterday. Fifteen people have died so far this year m group suicides m which
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      277 5 MULTAN Pakistan's influential Islamic alliance* threatened yesterday to send a million demonstrators into the streets if General Pervez Musharraf continued to hold the dual office of president and army chief. "The Mutahidda Mailis-i-Amal (MMA) will be forced to organise a million-strong march against the present military-controlled government
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        58 5 SIX people were wounded when Indian troops shelled border villages m the north-eastern Neelum Valley of the Pakistani administered zone of Kashmir, officials said yesterday. Over the past two weeks, seven people have been killed m the Neelum valley, which straddles the Line of Control
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        45 5 A PASSENGER train derailed m the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh yesterday, killing one person and injuring two, railway officials said. The train was moving out of a station near Guntakal, 400 km south of state capital Hyderabad. AP
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        Lock icon EX-NAVAL OFFICER JAILED FOR SPYING
        43 5 A RETIRED Taiwan naval officer has been sentenced by China to 15 years m jail for espionage. Lv Yi-chun, 48, was convicted last Thursday of serving as a Taiwanese agent collecting information on the mainland, reports said. AFP
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        67 5 CHINESE investigators have blamed negligent managers for a coal mine explosion m south-west China as the death toll from the accident rose to 24, the official Xinhua news agency said. They found that last week's blast at Jizuo coal mine m Yunnan was caused
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        39 5 A JAPAN Airlines passenger jet en route to Hong Kong returned to Kansai International Airport m western Japan yesterday after reporting that an engine sensor had failed, officials said. There were no injuries. AP
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        Lock icon Military denies Aceh civilians are targets
        466 6  -  ROBERT CO Top officer says troops have been told to Brotect people and they will be punished they cause civilian casualties By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU We cannot have zero incidents. We are definitely not shooting at civilians on purpose, but accidents can
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        120 6 Separatists 'threat to regional stability' SYDNEY -Australia said yesterday South-east Asia would be destabilised disastrously If separatist rebels m Indonesia's Aceh province succeeded m breaking away and the region's biggest country disintegrated. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Australia strongly supported Indonesia's defence of its territorial integrity by opposing Aceh separatists.
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        107 6 BATAM- The Indonesian military has stepped up security m the province of Riau m anticipation of Acehnese rebels infiltrating the province. The Indonesian navy has sent about 6,000 marines and a number of warships to protect Batam from infiltration. According to Antara,
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        482 6  -  LUZ BAGUIORO By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Checks on the lifestyle of Cabinet ministers and other government officials ordered by President Gloria Arroyo m January led to the indictment of the first culprits last week. Formal charges were filed against four officials of the
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        280 6 BANGKOK Child rights activists have condemned plans for a children's beauty contest that features a "sexy body" category and a swimsuit parade for competitors as young as three years. But organisers, as well as parents who have entered their kids, maintain that the pageant scheduled for
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          Lock icon MANILA BOMBING SUSPECT NABBED
          52 6 PHILIPPINE security officials yesterday arrested a man believed to be a ranking Moro Islamic Liberation Front leader behind a Manila bomb attack that left 22 people dead m December 2000. The Filipino, believed to be Muklis Yunos, was arrested near the southern city of Cagayan de
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          34 6 THAILAND will next year host a world leaders' summit on Aids m a bid to boost international cooperation m dealing with the disease, the government said yesterday. AFP
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          Lock icon SUU KYI SEES NEW TROUBLE BY JUNTA
          59 6 MYANMAR'S democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi was expecting another "dis- turbance" by a pro-jun-ta group after arriving m the city of Mandalay today, her party spokesman said yesterday. The Nobel Peace laureate is currently on a month-long political sojourn. She and her
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          43 6 A PASSENGER vessel carrying nearly 200 people sank after colliding with a larger ferry yesterday m the choppy waters of Manila Bay. At least 95 had been rescued, and search operations were undpr way for the rest. AP
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          30 6 THIRTY-NINE people were injured when lightning struck a house m Vietnam's Lang Son province while they were watching a local soap oDera, police said. AFP
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        Lock icon Singapore vulnerable to attack: Najib
        666 7  -  HEME AHMAD Small islands are difficult to defend, he says, but admits Singapore's military capabilities are better than Malaysia's By IN KUALA LUMPUR 'In war doctrine, point defence is very difficult to carry out as the place is small and limited... So, Singapore...has limitations from
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        372 7 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that he will consider reshuffling his Cabinet following a dramatic leadership change m Malaysia's largest Chinese party. He said he needed to analyse the possibility of a reshuffle before announcing any decision. His comments came two days after
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        48 7 REUTERS Malaysian dancers gave a performance in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday for the launch of Colours of Malaysia, a month-long cultural event staged as part of an initiative to breathe life back into the nation's tourism industry, struggling to recover from Sars and terrorism scares.
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          51 7 NEW graduates should lower their expectations when searching for jobs or risk remaining unemployed, said Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn. He said a tight labour market coupled with high expectations of employers nad created a very competitive market for job seekers. New Straits
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          50 7 MALAYSIA hopes the Southeast Asian Anti-Terrorism Centre, proposed by the US, will be operational by yearend, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday. He said the Foreign Ministry's South-east Asian Division secretary, Datuk Zainal Abidin Zin, had been appointed to head the centre. Bernama
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          Lock icon BID TO CURB GET-RICH SCHEMES ON INTERNET
          34 7 THE government has proposed to introduce an Elec- tronic Transaction Act which will bar Malaysians from participating m foreign-based get-rich-quick schemes on the Internet. New Straits Times
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          70 7 MALAYSIA'S High Commissioner to Singapore, Datuk Hamidon Ali, is bidding farewell to Singapore after a 2 2 -year stint, marked by diplomatic rows from both sides of the Causeway. Datuk Hamidon, 53, who has served the Malaysian diplomatic mission m Singapore since January 2001,
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          32 7 SULTAN Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei left Penang for home yesterday after a three-day working visit to the state which included talks with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Bernama
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        225 7 NIBONG TEBAL Penang police got a rude shock when they found that a road accident victim trapped behind the steering wheel of his car was naked. They were baffled as to why the victim, identified as a 43-year-old resident of Petaling Jaya m Selangor,
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        39 8 LEARNING THE GOOD AND THE BAD He has picked up the language very fast, both the good and the bad words. Home United footballer Fahmie Abdullah on Thai team-mate Sutee Suksomkit, who is learning English from coaeli Steve Darby
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        460 8 Becks not good enough for Serie A r says Maldini SOCCER dfhgfhj FA deny Beckham deal LONDON The English Football Association have denied claims they guaranteed the appearance of skipper David Beckham m their recent international football friendly against South Africa. England manager SvenGoran Eriksson and the FA have consistently
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        384 8 PSG CLAIMS UNITED HAVE REQUESTED MEETING OVER PLAYER LONDON Brazilian striker Ronaldinho has fuelled rumours he is on his way to Manchester United, after admitting it would be a "tremendous honour" to move to Old Trafford. The unsettled Brazilian's club, Paris St Germain, have already claimed United
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        556 8 United star would be better off playing in Spain, says Milan captain MILAN David Beckham is not good enough to play for the top Italian clubs. The England skipper is better off playing m Spain where the type of football is more suited to him, said AC Milan legend Paolo
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        Lock icon Shh, Sutee's picking up English fast
        528 8  -  MARC LIM By WHEN it comes to football, Home United striker Sutee Suksomkit is not one to shy away from work. The Thai international is usually one of the first to arrive for training sessions and the last to leave. He even volunteers for
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        Lock icon Tonge to come face to face with his idol Ince
        282 9 SOCCER CARDIFF Sheffield United midfielder Michael Tonge may still look up to Paul Ince but he is hoping to be looking down on the Wolves star after the First Division play-off final m at the Millennium Stadium here today. Tonge
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        257 9  -  Peh Shing Huei LIFE at the Colonial is not the same without Annika Sorenstam. It is better. With half of the 623 media members gone, my life here has been far less stressful. I no longer have to stand m lunch lines, sometimes 30--metre long,
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        Lock icon Perry takes 8-stroke lead into final day
        593 9  -  PEH SHING HUEI GOLF IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS His 17-under total of 193 is lowest 54-hole score m history of Colonial TWICE a day, the city of Fort Worth nicknamed Cowtown attracts tourists by parading cattle through East Exchange Avenue. The cattle are
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        Lock icon Champions in for a hot time
        662 10 TENNIS 'Forgetting my victory is the scenario that Ym trying to build m my head. I think of Roland Garros as if I only have one match to play. Defending champion Albert Costa on his game plan this year Serena and Costa not m
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        Lock icon Schlager wins men's singles crown
        368 10 Schlager wins men's singles crown TABLE TENNIS PARIS Austria's Werner Schlager won the men's singles title at the table tennis world championships here yesterday to record Europe's first success m the blue-rib-and event since Sweden's JanOve Waldner won m 1997The 30-year-old sixth seed defeated Korea's 6lst seed Joo Se Hyuk
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        Lock icon Nets sweep into Finals in style
        388 10 BASKETBALL NEW JERSEY The only real scare the New Jersey Nets felt over the last two weeks happened with 6min 59sec left yesterday morning (Singapore time). Jason Kidd grabbed a rebound and landed on Ben Wallace's foot. Kidd grabbed his right ankle. The entire
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        1527 10 ATHLETICS fnlanlaam, Classic In Eugene, Oregon (USA unless stated), Men's 100 m: 1 Kirn Collins IKit) 10 00 2 Darrel Brown iTnj 10 08 3 Bernard Williams 10.10 110 m hurtles: 1 Larry Wade 13 24 2 Dudley Oorival IHail 13 43 3 Ron Bramlett 1348 400
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          Lock icon RANGERS CLINCH 50TH SCOTTISH TITLE
          113 10 RANGERS won their 50th Scottish Premier League soccer title yesterday when they beat Dunfermline 6-1 on the final day of the season to pip their great rivals Celtic on goal difference. Celtic, which won 4-0 at Kilmarnock, suffered their second major disappointment m five days
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          Lock icon RONALDO DOUBLE GIVES REAL WIN
          68 10 A CLASSY double from Brazilian striker Ronaldo helped Real Madrid return to the top of the Spanish Primera Liga soccer table. Real's 2-1 win over Valencia gave them a two-point cushion over Real Sociedad. Deportivo La Coruna lost 0-3 at Celta Vigo. Deportivo, which led
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          Lock icon CHILE SECURES FIRST WORLD TEAM CUP
          84 10 CHILE clinched their first World Team Cup tennis title on Saturday, after Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu combined to beat Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek m the deciding doubles for a 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic. Gonzalez gave Chile the lead with a
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        1304 11 CHUA KAH SENG Age: 84 pasted away peacefully on 24 May 03, leaving behind loved ones. Beloved Wife: Tan Chew Boon Sons: Daughter-in-law: Francis Chua Thiam Heng Daphne Poh Hwee Been Daughters: Sons-in-law: Alice Chua Kirn Suan Jimmy Yeo Siak How Chua Siew Lian Francis Chok Se Ho Grandsons: Granddaughters:
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          Lock icon Limited upside expected for HK
          158 12 HONG Kong stocks are expected to rise early this week after the World Health Organisation lifted its Sars- related alert against travel to the territory last week but the upside will be limited, given that it will be a while before the economy rebounds. Cathay
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          79 12 THE Indonesian stock market is expected to rise this week amid positive sentiment owing to the stronger rupiah and a rebound m regional markets, an analyst said. "The outlook for next week is good. Apart from a rebound m regional markets, the stronger rupiah will positively affect debt-ridden sec-ond-liner
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          85 12 THE Stock Exchange of Thai- land (SET) Composite Index is expected to break through 400 points this week for the first time since last July, analysts said. "We think the SET Index will test a new high and break through 400 points because we see positive factors emerging, such
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          100 12 WALL Street shares retreated last week, but analysts said the move may be a healthy consolidation that could allow the market to extend the rally that began m mid-March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.89 per cent to 8,601.38 m the week to Friday, and the broad-market
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          47 12 MALAYSIAN stock prices are expected to continue climbing this week after rising on the back of the government's un- veiling of the long-awaited stimulus package, analysts said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 14.62 points last week to close on Fnday at 650.88.
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          99 12 JAPANESE stocks are seen rising this week as worries about the financial system ease for now and investors focus on a stream of solid profits from most firms as the earnings season draws to a close with major banks reporting results this week. But gains are likely to be
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          56 12 INVESTORS m London will be turning their attention to annual results from telecom heavyweight Vodafone this week, though US economic data will remain the real driver for the market, analysts said. The FTSE 100 Index of leading shares fell 69.2 points or 1.71 per cent last week to close
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          54 12 GAINS on the Australian share market are expected to be muted this week as investors assess the dramatic rise m the Australian dollar on exports, brokers said. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index ended the week up 46.4 points or 1.57 per cent at 2.9977, while the All-Ordi-naries Index rose
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        124 12 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Up On Unch Multilnd 11 70 000 1170 Manufacture 70 33 27 18 15 11 66 46 38 Commerce 31 12 14 9 3 4 40 15 18 Tpt/Stor/Com 22 5 5 0 0 1 22 5 6
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        105 12 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Miin Sdq Totil M»ln Sdq Tet»l Multilnd 125,413 V 5.413 83,912 63 912 Manufacture 187,929 31,292 219.221 150,864 3.428 154,292 Commerce 35,400 1.941 37,341 14,239 333 14 572 Tpt/Stor/Com 64,568 155 64,723 91,245 23 91.268 finance 29,345 29,345 86,479 86.479 Construction 97,307 7,882
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        35 12 UniFiber 10c 312,922,000 NewWave 5c 196,685,000 Chart SemiCona 26c 139,298,000 BIL Intl US2Oc 118,745,000 HorizonEduc 5c 106,502,000 Leong Hin 20c 94,336,000 SinqPost 5c 91,556,000 Goldtron 5c 81,233,000 Pacif icCenturylOc 76.554,000 Datacraft 10c 68,979,000
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        43 12 Change Chtngc Straits Times Index 1316.14 +12.44 BT 08/ OS 171.00 -13.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +172.00 BT 10-day MA _-*****.00 +17.00 UOB Sesoac 63.64 +0.93 UOB Blue Chip 494.66 +9.04 STI Futures 1320 +15 MSCI Singapore 162.48 +1.70 SiMSCI Futures 162.00 +1.70
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        3573 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Aon Amro Asset Mgt (S pore) Star Europe Eqty!" 0.613/ StarEuropeßd 1.301/ Star Europe Bal 0.938/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.617/ Star Asa Bond 1.377/ Star Asia Balanced 0.789/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.177/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fundi" 0 545/ Murti Strategy Fd 1/ Star Asa
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        433 12 dfhgfj 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 Commerciale Italiana SPA 7.25 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of
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        Lock icon US$ gains some ground against yen
        403 12 REVIEW Currencies HONG KONG Some major Asian currencies weakened against the US dollar, with the Japanese authorities repeating their warning of dollar-buying intervention. JAPANESE YEN: The yen faced selling pressure against the dollar last week as Tokyo warned again of dollar-buying intervention against the
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          Lock icon APP COMES UP WITH NEW PLANS FOR DEBT
          82 13 ASIA Pulp Paper (APP) and creditors failed to agree m their latest talks but the firm put forward new proposals on restructuring its Indonesian debts of US$6.6 billion (5511.4 billion), an Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) official said on Saturday. Ibra spokesman
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          Lock icon U.S. TREASURY YIELDS AT 45-YEAR LOW
          95 13 UNITED States 10-year 1 1 iasuries surged last week, sending yields to their lowest since 1958 as Federal Reserve officials signalled they may buy longer-maturity debt to spur the economy and stem a slowdown m inflation. Demand for Treasuries rose after investors took remarks
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          Lock icon MIZUHO TO REPORT RECORD LOSS TODAY
          81 13 MIZUHO Financial Group has said it will report a record loss for a Japanese company today, accounting for more than half of the US$32 billion (5555.4 billion) of red ink the nations four-largest banks had m the last business year. For Mizuho and its
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        474 13 His promise to narrow Budget gap comes after lawmakers clear $572 b m tax cuts which could cause national debt to swell CRAWFORD (Texas) US President George W. Bush pledged to work with Congress to trim the federal Budget deficit after Congress
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        Lock icon US$ loses ground tor 7th week
        419 13 PERCEIVED LACK OF GOVT SUPPORT 'Ourjaws dropped to the floor when we arrived. Traders wont stop until they see the dollar at US$l.2O per euro. Mr Woolfolk, predicting continued strength for the euro, with a US$l.2O target NEW YORK The US dollar had its
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        Lock icon Vodafone set to sell Japanese arm
        124 13 Vodafone set to sell Japanese arm TOKYO Vodafone Group, the world's biggest mobile phone company, is close to an agreement to sell the fixedline arm of its Japan Telecom unit to Ripplewood Holdings. Nikkei English News earlier reported that Vodafone was m final talks to sell the business for 260
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        796 14  -  AZHAR KHALID Volume triples over the past fortnight, but dealers are sceptical and caution that the improved performance may not last B^ OLD SYSTEM: Odd-lot market Worked on an "all-or-none" basis where exact quantities had to be matched so a trade could be done. An
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          23 14 MR RICHARD Vargo, 44: left as head, group wealth management, at OCBC Bank. He joined OCBC m May 2000.
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          41 14 MR LIM Hua Mm, (right) 57: appointed chairman and non-execu-tive director of listed International Factors, majority*-owned by Temasek Holdings. It offers short- and long-term financing. He has also been chairman at Phillip Securities for 24 years.
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          Lock icon TT INTERNATIONAL GETS NEW CFO
          40 14 MR TEOH Eong Kow, 45: appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of listed TT International, which trades m electrical and electronics products. He is serving out his notice as group general manager at UOB Kay Hian.
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          33 14 MR NIRAJ Athavle, 34: appointed vice-presi-dent of Corporate Coverage Group of Deutsche Bank m Singapore. He will help firms manage foreign exchange and interest rate risks, among other things.
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          Lock icon Raffles appoints new senior VP
          43 14 MR TAN Choon Kwang (right): appointed senior vice-president, corporate development, Raffles International. His last position was general manager of Merchant Court Hotel m Sydney, which is owned by Raffles International, the hotel management arm of listed Raffles Holdings.
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      923 10 Bl OFFICE SPACE j FOR RENT OPP. JLN BESAR. (Sim Leong Rd) S2K/ Balestier $850. Suits office/ showrm. Approx. 1100 sq.ft. Nice. Immed. 9455-^OB2 PN AT BUGIS MRT. The Beneoolen. New office. Free workstation/ PUB/ carpark. Pool/ gym. Only $1880. Immed. *****644 C2l TAN BOON LIAT Bldg 1600 sq.ft. F/furn
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      762 10 Bl OFFICE SPACE J FOR RENT READY OFFICE NEW Bldg. 1400 sqft. Convenient. Partition, aircon, carpet. $2K. *****023 PH 2010 TAMPINES ST 21. Office space. Furn. Aircon. 160-250 sqft. *****846 (10-7pm) no agt HB CENTRE. NEW Bldg. 1184 -=qft. Renovated with partitions/ carpet. Call: 9487-6968 Owner THE PLAZA. 500-2000 sq.ft.
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      652 16 Ijffjl SALES POSITIONS Rfjl SALES POSITIONS Weareamarket leader m the field of specialty maintenance products with headquarters m the United States. At our manufacturing based m Jurong, we now seek dedicated Salsa Personnel' to become part of our growth. Successful applicants would be offered Basic Salary Transport Allowances H Escalating
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      491 16 Ijffl SALES POSITIONS Established Art Gallery/ Picture Framing m Toa Payoh Central looking for' RETAIL SALES EXECS Knowledge m art not necessary but retail sales experience, some colour sense preferred Must be energetic lively Willing to work on weekends 5 1 days week Salary: $1400-***** (basic with commission) Femals working
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