The Straits Times, 25 December 2003

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    31 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 1 hUXSClciy* December 25, 2003 •78 Pages m five parts mita (P) 033/03/2003 •AW~A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon Mad-cow blow to US beef industry
    934 1 Mad-cow blow to US beef industry Japan, South Korea, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore suspend beef imports from America after its first suspected case SINGAPORE: Slaps six-year ban ALL imports of beef from the United States have E>een suspended. But those already here will not be removed from sale as the
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    Lock icon Celebrating a holy birth
    94 1 Long time ago m Bethlehem, so the holy Bible says, Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day. AND to mark this day, Father Phillip Miscamble and altar boy Justin Cheong prepare a Nativity scene set up m many churches round Singapore. There are
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      158 1 SAFER GENERIC DRUGS; New rule will ensure they have the same potency as branded ones page 3 ■S A' Bb Design: MJffE M DIZON Photos^RANCIS ONG and REUTERS r Prime Minister Goh CtlOk TOM) wishes all Christians a Merry Christmas. Tlie StrdltS TlmeS wishes its Christian readers a Merry Christmas.
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      134 2 ARREST, 19 YEARS AFTER SHOOTOUT HE ONCE topped the most-wanted list and, after almost two decades, police have finally caught up with the man they were hunting for allegedly shooting at policemen m Shenton Way. Malaysian police told their Singaporean counterparts that Khor Kok Soon was staying at a
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      83 2 50-YEAR-OLD WORM RING TRUE IT MAY be half a centuryj|nce a young American former navy offlflk put his thoughts about his recent enemy Japan on paper, but his insights remain as fresh and relevant today. While he values the Japanese toughness, pliancy and ability to adapt, he also has
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      86 2 SIA RUNWAY MISHAP WORRYING THE recent accident m Auckland which left a Singapore Airlines plane's tail damaged, carries disturbing echoes of the SQOO6 tragedy m Taipei, writes Mr William Wee. It was just fortunate that the plane was robust enough to withstand the damage and take off. And once
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      67 2 COSMETICS CULTS WORK MAGIC THEY are typically on sale at just one counter each and do not use hard-sell techniques or advertising campaigns, but a growing number ofsmall cosmetics brands are picking up a cult following. Customers, who enjoy the air of exclusivity, are gained through word of mouth,
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      127 2 Enacting laws to fight obesity WITH almost a third of American adults and one m six children now classified as obese, legislators nationwide are proposing new laws to help the country slim down. Opponents say that the law should stay out of the larder, and not try and dictate
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      105 2 Green light for driver to decide A PILOT scheme at three junctions, where drivers can decide to turn right even if the green arrow is not showing, has been given the go-ahead to expand. The green light was given to extend the project to another three junctions after it
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      73 2 SjDore IT blueprint for Japan MANY countries around the world have admired Singapore's dynamic information technology blueprint, which it uses to boost its competitive advantage. A number of them have even emulated the Republic's approach, but none have been as impressed as Japan. The country's prestigious Waseda University established
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      72 2 TEST OF S'POREANS' MONEYSENSE AFTER recently being given help m becoming financially savvy, Singaporeans are going to be quizzed to find out how much they nave learnt Money Sense, a major governmentindustry effort led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, was launched m October. And next year the Government
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      80 2 RUSSIA FEARS FIOOD Of lUEGAIS THERE are stringent quotas on the number of foreigners allowed to work m Russia's underpopulated Far East, but these cannot do anything to end the huge demand for cheap labour that keeps illegals pouring m. And border officials can do little to stem the
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      146 2 WOMEN-ONLY RAPE COURTS NEW Delhi has India's highest incidence of crime against women. Last year, 300 rape cases were reported, but women's rights activists suggest this may be only a fraction of the true number of attacks, as social stigma prevents many victims from coming forward. Male judges have
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      65 2 6UNNERS DUG IN AT THE TOP UNLESS they fall victim to complacency or festive hangovers, Arsenal are expected to massacre bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers when the English Premiership's hectic holiday programme kicks off tomorrow. This means the Gunners practically have three points m the bag, giving them a crucial advantage
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      121 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 8-21 Editorial 22 Commentary 22,23 Forum 24 HOME Home Hl-H5 Tech or Science HB,HIO ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia A1,A4,A5 China A2,A3 S-E Asia A6 Malaysia A7 Sports AB-AlO Money... Al2-Al6 LIFE! Comics L 4 Cover story L 5 Fashion L 6 Cinema guide LB-LlO What's On Lll
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      Lock icon Police seize 10 cars hidden in warehouse
      218 3  -  TANYA FONG By' A WAREHOUSE m Bukit Timah which was used to hide 10 Malaysian-regis-tered cars was raided on Tuesday by the police. The police raided the warehouse at 4 Toh Tuck Link after they were tipped off about a car-jacking syndicate by
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      Lock icon Generic drugs will be safer, thanks to new testing rule
      610 3  -  SALMA KHALIK Patients who want to save money with cheaper generic drugs can do so knowing that they will have the same potency By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT What's BE? I DRUGS ire bioequi valent if they ire absorbed at about the
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      Lock icon Roaming leopards spark fear in Mumbai
      307 3 NEW DELHI Leopards are striking fear m some parts of Mumbai, India's business capital, apparently roaming m busy residential areas and attacking humans. Over the past year, 12 people, mostly children, have been killed m about 22 attacks near the sprawling national park m
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      Lock icon This wall will tell on you
      451 4  -  NATALIE SOH NTU will build a climbing wall that is fitted with sensors to assess climbers and help prevent unnecessary injuries *L EVERY other rock climber injures his fingers, and some are strained so badly that they need surgery. But help may be at
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      Lock icon Lawyer s death: Police make checks
      343 4  -  K.C.VIJAYAN m SINGAPORE police are looking into the death of lawyer Kumaravellu Niraiselvan, who is believed to have committed suicide m India last month after disappearing with about $400,000 belonging to his clients. A police spokesman would only say that they were "trying to
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      Lock icon Teen gets life term for sniper killing
      332 4 Teen gets life term for sniper killing CHESAPEAKE (Virginia) Teenager Lee Boyd Malvo has been spared the death penalty for his part m one of the string of sniper killings that terrorised Washington DC last year. Instead, Malvo, 18, will have to spend the rest of his life m prison.
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      Lock icon Turkey, Bahrain face high terror risk
      546 6 Other countries identified by US as prime targets during the holiday season include Saudi Arabia. Yemen and Kenya IT IS BEING DETECTED THAT THE PREPARATIONS FOR A LARGE-SCALE THIRD WAVE OF ATTACKS TO FOLLOW UP THE SUICIDE BOMBINGS HAVE BEEN liUni LL I LI/.
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      Lock icon Pakistan nuclear experts may have helped Iran
      444 6 Pakistan nuclear experts may have helped Iran Rogue scientists may have shared know-how with Teheran, admits Islamabad ISLAMABAD Pakistan has said that rogue nuclear scientists driven Dy "personal ambition and greed" may have spread sensitive technology to Iran its most explicit acknowledgment of the fact after months of denials. The
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      484 8 America's WEIGHTY WOES With a third of adults overweight, lawmakers want to change eating habits but critics say laws must not dictate what people eat NEW YORK Fighting to shed a few kilograms and control that waistline? For the soaring number of Americans who are becoming dangerously overweight, states and
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      129 8 THE number of obese adults m the United States has doubled m 20 years to nearly 59 million people, or almost a third of all American adults. Nearly nine million, or 15 per cent, of youths aged six to 19 are obese. This is triple the number m
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      102 8 SOME states such as California are banning junk food from vending machines. New York City has banned hard candy, doughnuts, soda and salty chips from such machines. Schools m Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi are promoting physical education. Schools are asked to take students' BMI body-mass index, a ratio
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      880 10  -  ROGER MITTON A nonentity only a year ago, the Democratic candidate is now a household name, thanks to his outrageously provocative campaign By U.S. CORRESPONDENT ASDFASDFASDFASDFSADF WASHINGTON It is safe to say that a year ago, not one American m 1,000 had
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      423 10  -  Roger Mitton IT IS accepted m Washington that President George W. Bush sits m the White House because of the electoral cunning of his key political adviser Karl Rove. The wizard of votes managed to secure an upset victory for Mr Bush despite the fact that
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      Lock icon Militants in Saudi Arabia turn to domestic targets
      405 14 Alleged shooting of a senior Interior Ministry official marks switch m focus from foreign crusaders' to 'tyrants' at home Rnf-^PH- Militant Islamic groups have shifted their focus from foreign to domestic targets m Saudi Arabia, officials and diplomats m the kingdom say.
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      Lock icon Israel raids refugee camp after 2 soldiers die in ambush
      333 14 Israel raids refugee camp after 2 soldiers die in ambush RAFAH (Gaza Strip) Israeli troops and tanks swept through a refugee camp, killing eight Palestinians hours after two Israeli soldiers died m a grenade attack m the loodiest day of violence m months. A ninth Palestinian died later after being
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        Lock icon BUS BLAST KILLS 4 IN COLOMBIA
        52 14 AN EXPLOSION killed at least four people and injured more than 30 others on a bus m Colombia. The national police chief said it was an accident and not a terrorist attack as earlier thought. It appeared that explosives were being transported on the
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        72 14 A BARRAGE of explosions interspersed with loud automatic fire echoed across Baghdad early yesterday as a plane circled overhead m what the United States military said could be part of an ongoing operation. It was the most intense military action m the capital m weeks. There
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        55 14 AN INTERNATIONAL team of nuclear specialists backed by armed se- curity units swooped into a shuttered Bulgarian reactor and recovered about 17kg of highly enriched uranium m a secretive operation intended to forestall nuclear terrorism, US officials said. The uranium was nearly enough to make a
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        52 14 MEXICAN police busted a drug ring last weekend, dealing a blow to the supply of cocaine and marijuana crossing the continent, the US Attor-ney-General's Office said on Tuesday. Police broke up a network moving drugs from Colombia, Venezuela and Jamaica to the United States and
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        50 14 GOVERNOR Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency m central California on Tuesday as aftershocks from an earthquake which killed two people and left a trail of destruction rocked the region. Monday's tremor, which measured 6.5 on the Richter scale, injured more than 50 people. AFP
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      471 17 Mad-Cow Disease In Washington State Several countries have suspended their imports and others may follow suit; stock prices fall for restaurant chains WASHINGTON The discovery of the first suspected case of mad-cow disease m the United States could deal a heavy blow to the
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      Lock icon FACT: No cure for disease
      224 17 What is mad-cow disease? "Mad-cow disease" or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as BSE, is a brain-wasting disease that affects the central nervous systems of adult cattle and is fatal. What causes mad-cow disease? The suspected agent is the prion, an infectious protein with altered shape
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      163 17 Disease still baffles scientists WASHINGTON -The human form tf mad-cow disease still mystifies scientists because it is not caused by a virus, bacteria or other microbes, does not alert the immune system and cm jump from species to species. It is a lethal infection that eats up the brain, producing
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        Lock icon Comedian calls it quits despite pleas
        182 21 Comedian calls it quits despite pleas SCHROEDER AMONG ADMIRERS BERLIN Germany's king of late night television, Mr Harald Schmidt, is living proof that Germans can be funny. But the country's top comedian has pulled the plug on his popular late-night television show, ignoring pleas from Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and thousands
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        70 21 CHICAGO A former US governor, feted globally for his groundbreaking work on the death penalty, has pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges. Former Illinois governor George Ryan denied 18 counts of racketeering conspiracy, fraud and official misconduct m connection with an alleged corruption scandal spanning
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        118 21 NEW YORK US publisher Simon and Schuster has withdrawn rights for the Chinese version of Mrs Hillary Clinton's memoir Living History, after the Chinese publisher refused to restore censored passages. The move followed three months of negotiations over a first translation by Yilin Press
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        73 21 MOSCOW Russia's richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, must stay behind bars until March 25, after the presidential election. A Moscow court has granted a prosecution request to prolong the pretrial custody of the Kremlin hopeful and former Yukos oil boss, his lawyers said on Tuesday.
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        66 21 Muhamed Sadrbey, 47, the former Bosnian ambassador to the UN, is fighting extradition from the US to his home country, where he is wanted for allegedly stealing more than US$2.4 million (Ss4.l million). Chilean judge Juan Guzman Tapia has asked that former president Augusto Pinochet's immunity be stripped so that
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        52 21 Quoteworthy We do not use service members as guinea pigs.' V S assistant secretary of defence for health affairs William W'inkenwerder vouching for the safety of the anthrax vaccine that the army made mandatory for its troops. A Judge has ordered an end to the inoculation without the consent of
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      488 21 Russia in dilemma over influx of illegal workers It fears that its underpopulated Far East will be overrun by the thousands of Asian illegals who meet the huge demand for cheap labour VLADIVOSTOK Russia is struggling to keep illegal workers from flooding into its underpopulated Far East while border officials
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      210 24 One tap on the bolt and this lock opens RECENTLY,* salesman armed, with a toothbrush waht around to households using Duro locks, promoting HisT own line of door locks. At my uncle's place, he demon- S| strated to our astOnishmettk how easily a Duro Lock B could be opened with
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      277 24 IT WAS very disturbing to read the reports, '"SIA pilots to blame" and "It was seconds away from disaster" (ST, Dec 16 and 17), about the Singapore Airlines pilots' mistake m the Auckland incident where they keyed m the take-off
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      209 24 WE REFER to Mr Wong Bheet Huan's letter, "Check windows m private apartments too" (ST, Dec 19). Mr Wong suggested that the Building an<i Construction Authority (BCA) should review the design regulations for windows. A technical committee comprising architects, engineers and specialists m
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      175 24 Safe to eat tuna, mercury content within permissible level I REFER to the letter, "Query on eating tuna" (ST, Dec 18), by Mr Song Bee Heng. The Agri-Food Veterinary Authority (AVA) is responsible for ensuring food safety m Singapore. Mr Song may be pleased to know that AVA has an
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      203 3 A MAN arrested on Monday after more than ISbyears on the run was cffßged m court yesterdirwith firing a gun at Migpolicemen. (Ehor Kok Soon, 50, tNpcharged with using a firm, an offence punWnanle by death. spokesman Tan Sopb Aik said officers ft. had been
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        139 3 ANOTHER MOTORIST ROBBED IN JOHOR Pwas robbed at t in the Johor Skudai, just five ore the robbery shooting of Sinprrean Kelvin Tan Kok QBb m Johor Baru. lb both cases, the afnnnals drove off m the rinlm's car. The 36-year-old runs I plastics factory m Johor 3am and was
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        97 3 A 19-YEAR-OLD Pizza Hut employee died on Tuesday after losing control of his delivery scooter. Mr Muhamad Fairoz Mohamad Tahir was riding along Woodlands Street 82 at about 5.40pm when his bike mounted a kerb and hit a tree. He died of severe head
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      514 6  -  YVONNE KOH Rise m numbers means NUS and NTU can pick and choose from applicants wanting to work with well-known academics here By THE presence of top academics such as famous South-east Asian historian Anthony Reid is drawing more research students from around the
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      328 6 NTU to host world's largest debating meet THE Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is to host the largest-ever debating tournament for universities this month. With 304 teams taking part m the 24th World Universities Debating Championships, the competition will break the record previously held by Athens, Greece, which hosted 292 teams
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      531 7  - $1 7 m may buy you a house in Sentosa VLADIMIR GUEVARRA TAN HUI YEE Ho Bee's terrace homes could cost at least that sum and will be completed m 15 months; each plot will be twice the size of those on mainland By and IF YOLTVE got at least
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      315 12 Study suggests nicotine patches let people reap the substance's memory-enhancing benefits without exposure to harmful cigarette smoke FOR many years, doctors have been trying to harness the memory-en-hancing powers of nicotine without exposing people to the carcinogenic chemicals m cigarette smoke. A nicotine patch
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      8 1 The Straits Times asia Thursday, December 25, 2003
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      40 1 A TIME FOR GIVING 'This is a time of compassion, charity and sharing. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, appealing to her people to give generously to fond-raisers for the survivor* of recent lanaslide* and floods who are facing a bleak Christmas
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      Lock icon Japanese studying S'pore's IT strategy in varsity
      713 1  - Japanese studying S 'pore's IT strategy in varsity FELIX SOH Institute devoted to learning about Republic's use of IT 0B Keyj^pects IMflMsittll, hare are the key Mtnts of Singapore's ißorodttion technology ♦%orld-class infrastructure: mk forth** providing broad-btii* access that connects every home and office. Educating the entire population m IT:
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon IMMEDIATE-DEATH SENTENCE
        57 2 m usFt^onths after winning a two-year reprieve, crime boss Liv Yong is brought back to the'dhhfeje Supreme Peoples Court and sentenced to die immediately for killing rivals with the felp of a Shenyang mayor and other officials, whom he bribed. A former deputy mayor v)^ %ecuted this month
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        Lock icon Sales of antibiotics to be regulated
        113 2 BEIJING China will ban over-the-counter sales of antibiotics to curb abuse that has ruined the health of millions over the years, state media said yesterday. The measure will take effect on July 1, the official Xinhua news agency reported. It comes noneLtoo soon one
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        Lock icon Spy arrests: Taiwan dismisses new report
        511 2 China media report arrest of 24 Taiwanese and 19 Chinese, but Chen administration calls it a smokescreen designed to hurt it at the polls BEIJING China's state-run media yesterday confirmed that a Taiwanese spy ring had been smashed while the Chen administration scrambled to
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        Lock icon Reports factual, says HK daily
        121 2 HONG KONG The editor of Hong Kong's Ming Pao Daily News has personally denied that his newspaper had a political axe to grind m running reports on a Taiwanese spy ring having been broken up m China recently. Refuting the Taiwanese government's accusations that the
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        Lock icon Business management tips from Mao Zedong
        578 3 China celebrates the 110 th anniversary of his birth with articles and seminars that mines his writings for, ironically, management tips SHANGHAI He dismissed capitalists as "running dogs", banned private property and sent millions to prison for snowing an interest m making money. But
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        Lock icon Don't hide Aids, Chinese officials warned
        160 3 BEIJING China yesterday warned against any Aids cov-er-up, a day alter telling health workers they will be punished if they fail to report new Sars cases. The official China Daily highlighted a meeting between VicePtemier Wu Vi with Aids pa- tients m Henan province,
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      Lock icon LUCKY START
      42 4 AFP Employees at the Matsuzakaya department store m Tokyo preparing tor the customary New Year's sale on Jan 2. The shop will prepare 2,200 ofthese lucky bags, each containing goods worth 40,000 yen (*****) but selling for only 10,000 yen.
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      Lock icon Cold War movie spurs soul-searching
      604 4 South Koreas Bungled Assassination Bid' Taboo broken with film about how 31 misfits trained to kill North Korean president staged mutiny SEOUL They were bootblacks, hobos, acrobats 31 ex-cohvicts and ruffians plucked out of prison or off the streets and offered one^Jast chance for redemption:
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    • ASIA FILE
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        Lock icon NEW U.S. ENVOY FOR PYONGYANG TALKS
        65 4 THE US State Department has named Mr Joseph DeTrani as its new special envoy for negotiations with North Korea, five days after his arrival m Beijing on his first official visit. Mr DeTrani is also the US representative to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development
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        Lock icon MORE BIRD FLU CASES IN S. KOREA
        51 4 DESPITE massive culling of chickens and ducks, a highly contagious bird flu continues to spread m South Korea with new cases confirmed and more suspected cases yesterday. More than 700,000 birds have been culled and another 600,000 are earmarked for slaughter, officials said.
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        Lock icon CRACKDOWN ON NET GAMES PIRACY
        43 4 CHINA will tighten the enforcement of laws against Internet games piracy from next month, tne official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Losses to legitimate game producers are running at US$4.4 million (557.5 million) annually, China Daily reported. AFP
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        Lock icon HK POLICE SEIZE CACHE OF WEAPONS
        53 4 HONG KONG police have seized their largest haul of weapons and ammunition m 20 years after smashing a crime syndicate blamed for a spate of armed robberies. More than 800 rounds of ammunition, an AK-47 rifle, grenades and a range of guns were part
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        Lock icon SHANGHAI TAXI FLEET TO INCLUDE MERCS
        56 4 SHANGHAI TAXI FLEET TO INCLUDE MERCS A SHANGHAI taxi company will field 50 Mercedes among its fleet of 8,100 Santana sedans as of next month. Shanghai Dazhong Taxi said fares for the Mercedes would be the same as for other taxis 10 yuan (Ss2) for the first 3km and two
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        Lock icon FRENCH JOURNALISTS OUT ON BAIL
        72 4 A COURT m Pakistan has ordered the release on bail of two French journalists jailed on charges of travelling to an area near the Afghan border without official permission. Reporter Marc Epstein and photographer JeanPaul Guilloteau, both of whom work for the French L'Express magazine,
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      Lock icon New Bill gives Indian MPs freebies
      217 5 New Bill gives Indian MPs freebies NEW DELHI Indian MPs have approved a Bill giving themselves free air trips for official reasons, 150,000 free local telephone calls every year for each member and roaming facilities on their mobile phones. Lawmakers had earlier been encouraged to travel by train. Under the
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      Lock icon COLD COMFORT
      46 5 REUTERS Students performing the ancient technique of using an extremely flexible rubber tube during a competition m the northern Indian city of Chandigarh on Tuesday. Many Indians believe that Rubber Neti is good for colds, coughs and asthma as it clears the nasal passages.
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      Lock icon India may leave rape cases to women judges
      251 5 India may leave rape cases to women judges incw wrlhi me inuian government is contemplating special courts to dead with cases of rape that will be prosecuted ana judged by women to ensure speedier justice. New Delhi has the highest rate of crimes against women m India witn more than
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      Lock icon Kumaratunga tightens grip on power
      313 5 As feud with PM worsens, the Sri Lankan President shifts key portfolios to the Defence Ministry which she oversees cess with Tamil Tiger rebels COLOMBO Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has tightened her grip on power by shifting several institutions from the Interior Ministry to
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon STAYING AFLOAT
        76 6 AP Toys crafted by 77-year-old Nguyen Van Nham used to sell out the day he made them. But now, his handiwork like these brightly-paintecMhps made out of condensed milk cans that can steam through water fuelled by a wick and kerosene can no longer compete with cheap imports
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        Lock icon Jakarta minister takes heat for haj bungle
        481 6  - Jakarta minister takes heat for haj bungle ROBERT GO Indonesians have criticised Religious Affairs Minister for his 'poor' handling of haj pilgrimage By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Indonesia's Religious Affairs Minister Said Agil Al Munawar is under fire after the government admitted errors and cancelled bookings for 30,000
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        Lock icon Motorcyclist freed from python's grip
        104 6 BANGKOK A Thai man remained unconscious m hospital yesterday after being nearly asphyxiated by a 4m python that he had been transporting on a motorbike for release m a national park, police said. Emergency workers called to a roadside on Tuesday were shocked to discover
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        Lock icon We didn't ask to be rescued, say climbers
        280 6 WELLINGTON (New Zealand) Nine Indonesian climbers plucked this week from the slopes of New Zealand's highest mountain by a police helicopter complained that they had not wanted to be rescued, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. The university group of climbers, aged 21
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Billboards are big on Malaysian roads
        535 7  -  LESLIE LAU Advertisers are forking out millions of dollars for colossal billboards, which are seen as the most effective way of grabbing attention ?y IN KUALA LUMPUR AS JAMES Kumar gets into his car to drive to work every morning, the first thing he
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          Lock icon MOVE TO SPEED UP PACE OF JUSTICE
          73 7 CHIEF Justice Tan Sri Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim will tour the country to make sure that courts speed up the clearing of cases filed more than three years ago. He hopes to reduce the number of old cases as soon as possible
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          Lock icon PM HEADS ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE
          72 7 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi now heads the Cabinet committee on road safety m line with the Cabinet's decision to emphasise the government s seriousness m dealing with road accidents. "The Cabinet has decided that the Prime Minister himself should be the chairman of
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          Lock icon COUNCE MAN FACES MURDER CHARGE
          49 7 A SHAH Alain city council engineer has been charged with the murder of 22-year-old account executive Noritta Samsudin, capping a three-week-long high-profile police investigation. Hanif Basree Abdul Rahman, 36, was arrested three days after the murder on Dec 5. The Star Asia News Network
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          Lock icon PAS: CHINESE, TAMU VARSITIES OK
          87 7 PARTI Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) will allow the setting up of universities using Chinese and Tamil as the languages of instruction if it conies to power. Its president, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, said it would also allow the existing nationaltype primary and secondary schools to
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          Lock icon SABAH FLOODING SETS WORSE
          46 7 THE flood situation m Sabah's east coast has worsened, with monsoon rains continuing. Kinabatangan assistant district officer Iman Aii said 500 more people were evacuated overnight, bringing the total to 1,500 at relief centres since last week. Asia News Network The Star
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        Lock icon Abdullah asks muftis to give clear views on thorny issues
        333 7 Abdullah asks muftis to give clear views on thorny issues PUTRAJAYA Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has asked Muslim religious leaders to issue clear views immediately on divisive issues to avoid confusion among their followers. "There are times when the muftis also have to give their views if there are
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    • The Straits Times sports
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        538 8  -  JEFFREY LOW SOCCER v Ofthetctothre^d^ clubs, they loo\j n most likely to finish with full six points^ By SOCCER CORRESPONDENT NO prizes for guessing who would be virtually assured of three points when the hectic holiday programme of the English Premiership kicks off tomorrow Arsenal, of
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        Lock icon TEAM NEWS
        269 8 PRFMiFRfiHIP ARSENAL f WOLVERHAMPTON: Arsenal are still the Premiership's only unbeaten side but the imperious march has been slowed by three draws m their last four games. Ashley Cole sits out game two of a three-match ban, with promising 18-year-old Gael Clichy set to fill m again. Wolves'
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        34 8 THE BOTTOMUNE 'He was wrong not to go, he knows that. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, admitting that Rio Ferdinand made a mistake m not turning up for his drugs test on Sept 23
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        Lock icon Rio's ban could have been two years
        411 8 LONDON The English Football Association had wanted Rio Ferdinand to be banned for two years for missing his drugs test. The Daily Telegraph revealed that Mark Gay, who presented the prosecution case for the FA, argued that it was such a serious offence
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      • 2003 IN REVIEW
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          Lock icon Year Tiger tamed by gang of nobodys
          686 9 Champ was rattled while Annika made 2003's top golf headlines NEW YORK Woods may have won the Player of the Year award for the fifth consecutive year, but 2003 proved to be the year of the nobodys. And nobody was more of a
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        • SPORTS FILE
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            Lock icon LEEDS NEED NOT SELL VIDUKA, SMITH
            55 9 NEW Leeds United football club chairman Trevor Birch told disgruntled shareholders on Tuesday that the club does not have to sell any players during next month's transfer window. Strikers Mark Viduka and Alan Smith have been linked with moves away from the beleaguered club
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            Lock icon NEW SPURS SHARES TO BUY NEW PLAYERS
            54 9 TOTTENHAM Hotspur hope to raise £15 million (Ss26 million) through a share offer m order to buy new players, the football club said on Tuesday. The offer, underwritten by majority shareholders ENIC, is through an issue of 60,000 convertible, redeemable preference shares at
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            Lock icon HEWITT AND CLIJSTERS SET TO WED
            68 9 TENNIS stars Lleyton Hewitt and Kirn Clijsters are set to marry after Hewitt proposed during a romantic cruise m Sydney Harbour. "It was a special evening together m one of the most beautiful cities m the worm," Hewitt, 22, told Sydney's Daily Telegraph newspaper
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        Lock icon SCORES AND STATISTICS
        123 9 I BA«KtTBALL w* Cleveland 97 New Orleans 86. Atlanta 93 Boston 88. Miami 79 Washington 11. New Jersey 85 Chicago 78 U niwsota 98 Ne« York 92, Milwaukee 83 Detroit 78. Indiana 79 Houston 71. San Antonio m la Clippers 90 Porttnd 97 Dallas 88, Sacramento IM
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        Lock icon Cycling must step on pedals
        633 10  -  MARC LIM CYCLING National duelists must be as Ybbo dedicated jC^, the late JamA.^ Mohammed on-m B__ HE WAS arguably Singapore's greatest cyclist. A South-east Asia Games gold medallist and a champion m the Japanese circuit, Jamil Mohammed was the poster boy of Singapore cycling
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      898 11 Ifm&n S With Deepest Sympathy k Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late YASUMITSU KITADA PRESIDENT Best Denki, japan Age: 62 Departed on 23rd December 2003 From The Management Staff Of Best Denki (Singapore) Pte Ltd The last prayer for the late Mr. Yasumitsu Kitada will be held
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    • MONEY
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        63 12 IXC 24 CHANCE HONGKONG: Hang S»nq *****.70 06.19 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 777.37 -0.26 CHINA: Sh«nlh«n B 2 76 48 0.77 AUSTRALIA: Sydnay All Ord 3271.00 *9.40 JAPAN: Nikkei *****.27 -1.24 Thailand: SET Indti .723.39 *4.92 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp Ciostd PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp CloMd SOOTH KOREA: Seoul Cotnp 792.55
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        111 12 MAIN SOO TOTAL Up On Uncti Up Pn Unch Up Pn Unch Multi md 537 000 537 Manufacturq 55 12 38 6 0 12 61 20 SO Comnwe* 15 9 17 3 3 1 is 12 18 Tpt/Stor/Com 12 5 10 0 1 0 12 6 10
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        41 12 ASDFASDFSD￈ￅ Chang* Straits Tinws ind«i 1725.99 *5.07 BT 08/ OS _..-77.00 ♦187.00 BT CADI -*****.00 *68.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -8.00 UOB s*sd«q ..105.29 «0.32 UOBBIu»ChlD 621.97 *3.21 STI Futures 1730 *15 MSCI Singapore 211.35 +0.63 SiMSCi Futures 212.00 *2.20
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        Lock icon TOP ACTIVES
        35 12 UnlFood HK2Sc 8.156.000 Beauty China HKIO 6,424,000 LantroVls2c 5,319,000 Chart SemlCond 26c 5.001.000 HI-PSc 4,708,000 Asia Env Sc 4.232.000 TACBtIO2OO 4473.600 CreettvMast HKIOc 3,719,000 CHiraya 2.5 c 3.621.000 KXD Digital 4.5 c 2.975,000
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        Lock icon SECURITIES TRDG TURNOVER
        100 12 TURNOVER COOO) value cooo) Main Sd« To<i M»4n S<t« Tti Multilnd 3.323 3.323 3.615 3,615 MinuftCturg 61.581 9.961 71.542 48.571 2.886 51.457 Commtfci 16,058 376 16,434 6.825 106 8,930 Tpt/Stor/Com 15.922 203 16.125 29.834 170 30,004 Finance 4,865 4,865 23.392 23.392 Construction 5,328 1.325 6.653 1,174 214
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        Lock icon SGX SECURITIES TRDG: MAIN BOARD
        4685 12 ASDFASDFSD￈ￅ 52-Wt TK |()j fMOflpM HMt Vol O.v Cri Mat MCap *a» Lot Cata Cm-li,. Vraart tato »*r 000 Ha* U» Dr. »/t jjat t i:,n,, 13.5 4.5 1000 Acma 5c -0.5 540 9.5 9.5 74.2 WW AlllancaTa€».J\.^ r t jusp 9.5 32.5 6 1002
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        205 12 STOCK ■mCULXGCMO NOTES at** Stratts Timtf Intfei Stocks AH share* quoted have a par value ot Si end ere traded m lots or 1.0«»0 N *^gTaa^»aiea»ta«l«Me)aeial arj ,„,>»s eacti unlets Oth»r*tit -DOdfM tl-fJWMafld Currency traded SS ur«ss otherwrse specvlked c«l smmmtntmt rt conditional trda P/t ratio MtWoctt l—t
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        Lock icon Probe unravels Parmalat's $19b web of deception
        833 13 Probe unravels Parmalat' s $19b web of deception Milking the situation THE seeds for Parmalat's downfall appears to have been sown at the end of the 1980s, when the firm was preparing to sell shares to the public for the first time, people close to the investigation said. Mr Calisto
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        Lock icon HONG KONG: Hang Seng Index
        42 13 Yesterdays close: 12,456.7 (Up 36.19 points) Hong Kong stocks ended M^rtMdofQrfetmasbut vOC HOOQ JwflO (nOMIHQS) fed 0f» preM*talinf efttr It was named 4^- m _^99_^_m_—mb am.- tws- bb—m, Vw* j~*n *w\lWm9t~\ ***** Tvl Uif c*y. Ve*mewasthinatHKsB.2 Reuters
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        144 13 Dec 24 ctaaaaasy oat Cetaaawy Oaaa Bar* Of China HK 14.65 -0.10 HM 'Metric 30.70 0.10 Bank Of East Asia 24.05 0.10 MBWC Mteja 121.00 0.50 Cathay Pacific 1435 -0.10 H Whempoa 56.25 0.7S Cheung Kong 61.00 0.25 Johnson Eia. -t 9.95 0.05 CT Kong Intra 1730 -0.25
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        120 13 FfaTWNjR CaYTMCT Nwtt Retttt (9ifn. Dtc24) Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar ***** 1.2680 Canadian dollar ***** ***** Euro 2.1060 2.13K) NZ dollar 1.0900 1.T140 Stoning pound 2.9950 3.0290 US dollar 1.6980 L7170 Singapore dollars to TOO units of foreign currency Chinese renminbi 20.40 20.80
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        Lock icon KUALA LUMPUR: Composite Index
        53 13 Yesterday's close: 777.63 (Up 2.33 points) ♦Malaysian shares barely budged m holiday-thinned trade, but local funds were seen nibWinq on select blue chips like top lender Maybank and Maxis Cofrenunkations. About 283 million shares worth RM4IB million were traded. Advancers led decflners by 491 to 209.
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        123 13 cm Ctaa-tay Claaa Cawpewy Cliai AMMB Holdings 2.95 -0.01 Malayan Banking 950 0.05 BAmer Tobacco 43.00 035 Malaysia Airports 154 0.02 Berlaya Sports 3.92 unch Malaysia Mining 2.13 -0.06 Commerce Asset 4.00 unch MAS 4.56 0.10 Digi.com 338 unch Nestle Malaysia 21.K) -0.90 Gamuda 6-25 unch Petrones Degar
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        Lock icon CRUDE & PRODUCT PRICES
        60 13 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES cn*»/»ri»ic« www ctfnf Prtw (US» ML CreaWPraHwrt M— M>« CMmi r*c» <u»» wee Brant Blend Ftfc «ttO 29.11-29.16 M,n«s J»n -0.90 30.75-30.85 WT«»«*lnt«rm Ftt> *034 32J5-32 39 N«pMIMCIFJap -72S 313.75-321.50 Oubairatah Jan -0.98 27J!0-27^5 NapMlM -1.50 34.10-34.20 TaflißlMd Jan -0.90 31.75-31.85 CST-ISO HSFO -2.00 156.00-156.50 Timing of
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        543 13 Dec 23 I OfCN HIGH LOW Sf TT VOL OP/INT Kwjoootuui rvnmu M«O4 98.760 90.770 98.760 96.765 734 ***** JurO4 96.535 96.545 98.530 98.540 800 1624a S«pO4 9&20S 9fc2K> 96.199 ***** 562 ***** D«cO4 97.785 97.805 97.785 97.795 1053 ***** M«rOs 97J90 97.399 97.365 97J99 49S 7814
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        Lock icon No severance pay for Vivendi CEO
        367 13 Firm will also pay $86m fine to settle civil fraud allegations PARIS Mr Jean-Marie Messier, whose buying spree drove Vivendi Universal to the brink of bankruptcy, will forsake a US$25-million (Ss43-million) severance package, and Vivendi will pay a US$5O-million (SsB6-mil-lion) fine to settle civil
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        157 13 Dec 24 *************** Cttaaaary Caaaa Ceeaaany Cteee Annul GuJlng 0 B 431 0.05 Lhnon Pherm 6.7T unch Balling Or Elec B 7.53 0.05 Luthal TtXt B 5.95 0.14 Bengang Steel B 3.7S 0.03 ShdongCh Papers 6.96 0.19 Ch int Marine 14 48 0.19 Shjznuengßeeshl 2.75 -0.05 Chine M Shekou
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        Lock icon SHENZHEN: B-sharelndex
        53 13 SHENZHEN: B-share lndex Yeste^dce: J! 276.48 (Up 3.77 points) 9 A fresh buying spree emerged among stocks m the booming car industry, helping China's shares to a higher close and sustaining a rally which has already tasted five The Shenzhen B-slwre Index gained 1.38 per cent on trade of HK5482.03
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        Lock icon SYDNEY: Ail-Ordinaries Index
        42 13 Australian share prices closed firmer m a quiet, shortened session ahead of the Christinas holidays with solid gams m the banks, dealers said. Volume was 558 mUHon shares worth AS9O2 million. Gainers outpaced losers by 554 to 427. AFP
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        136 13 Dec 24 C— pwiy Cl— OtntH Airways 3.28 uneh Rio Tinto 36.83 0.10 Spoft TllKomi 1.52 -0.01 St Gcorqt B«nk 19.72 0.04 SunCorp-M«tW*y 12.44 0.01 TUtcom Corp HZ 4.67 0.08 T.utr. Corp 4.76 -0.02 W»sf»rm»rs 2595 voch WtstflcW Ainoc 1.87 -0.01 W.stfi»ld Htdq 13 85 -0.02 W*stn*M Trust 334
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        Lock icon BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
        532 13 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: Dec 24, 2003 S2-m T* lmi vai Day LmtOmta MHH L— C— ClW»tny %tH -000 H*»» L— Bwr* c 37 2 J6M ASTIWO4O62I 23 uncti 10 23 23 223 26 43 03 J6tT Acm«Wo4lll6 1 03 1 142 40 3*02 Amtak W*****0 120 9.5 0.5
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        Lock icon TOKYO: Nikkei 225 Stock Average
        56 13 Yesterdays dose: 10,371.27 Down 1.24 points) Tokyo stocks ended flat as investors oircneo xosmnoya vai. and other beef related shares after the United States reported its first case of mad cow disease. Turnover Mto 7T7 M Ntton yen from 770 Wflton yen on Oectiners outnumbered
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        126 13 Dec 24 CwM"y q— Canon Inc 4900 *o DtnsoCorp 2160 0 Cast Japan Ran SJOOOO 0 Fanuc Ltd 6150 -SO Fuji Photo Fikn 3500 40 FiaHttu 607 4 Hitachi 634 -1 Honda Motor 4640 -30 >to VoUde 3340 SO Kansai Electric T9Ol -6 Kae 2140 -30 Kyoctra Corp 7140
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        Lock icon US firms quiet as tech jobs go abroad
        496 14 Firms are shifting more work to low-cost centres like China and India but they are doing so quietly, for fear of criticism 'Nobody has ctorne up with amaytospin tflw positive lt^HV3Afn companies fim* to cut costs and keeping qoiet about it NEW
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        Lock icon Nasdaq denies talk of merger with NYSE
        384 14 Nasdaq denies talk of merger with NYSE 'The unverified story based on rumours and speculation regarding a Nasdaq and NYSE merger. is incorrect and has no basis m fact. Nbmlw) spokesman Silvia Da vi But some firm* on Wall Street (above) thi nk combining market places would save costs NEW
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        Lock icon Micron posts first profit in three years
        412 14 SOARING CHIP SALES SAN FRANCISCO Micron Technology, the world's second-biggest maker of computer memory chips, posted its first quarterly profit m three years as sales surged by 62 per cent. First-quarter net income was US$l.l million (551.89 million), or brefck-even on a per-share
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          Lock icon CHINA TO MEET RETAIL SALES FORECAST
          133 14 CHINA'S retail sales growth will reach a government target of 9 per cent this year despite the Sars outbreak that emptied shops and hotels earlier this year, the China Daily newspaper said yesterday. "Given the growing trend m recent months and robust spending m
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        408 14 BEIJING Bank of China, the nations second-largest lender by assets, will receive a US$2O-bil-lion (5534.3-billion) bailout from the government as soon as next week to help it write off bad loans before a first-time share sale m 2005, said a senior executive at
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        450 15  -  AZHAR KHALID Report says it wants cross-border links with Philippine Stock Exchange; that has not gone down well with brokers there a THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is reportedly keen to acquire a 30-per-cent stake m the recently-listed Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) but on
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        591 15  -  LEE SU SHYAN Bjr We don't need the external funding, unlike a lot of people who go for an IPO/ Mr Wong, who adds that die company is aiming for 100 outlets m China by 2008, up from 10 now
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        516 16  -  IGNATIUS LOW CREDIT CARD WAR DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR Recent top attractions DBS Black Card and UOB Visa Mini have 33,000 and 60,000 cards issued respectively. AGGRESSIVE advertising, street roadshows, free gifts and lucky draws have combined to give United Overseas Bank (UOB)
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      128 14 WASHINGTON Rock band Deep Purple has recorded a track to commemorate the death of Indian-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla during the Columbia space shuttle disaster last February. Chawla carried three Deep Purple CDs into space, and woke up every morning to the sounds of their hit, Space
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        312 7 HDI9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE UPP PAYA LEBAR. Few units f'hold. D/storey inter terr. 1600/ iBoosqft, 3+l. Renovated. Price neg. Don't miss. *****609 C&H $700/ SeOOK CORNER terr f'hold. 1500-3400 sq.ft. 4100 sq.ft Semi-D SI.4M. Ai Tong/ St Nicholas/ Rosyth sch. 9536-8900 DW ShOW ERA House a cai 1 1
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        337 7 D 019-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS -SALE RIO VISTA. UPPER S'goon View. 1249 sqft. 3+l bdrms. Face pool/ greenery. Near amenities/ central. Call *****669 PW $430K ONLY! CHARLTON corner F'hold. 900 sqft. GOOd investment! Near Hougang Ctr Kovan MRT. Open view. ***** 200 OT KENSINGTON PK. ALMOST sold. 3 rms.
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        398 7 GLENDALE PARK. F'HOLD. 3+l. High fir. Faces greenery. Like new! No noon sun. Selling below value. Call Bryan 9101-4848 PN $550K UP! 4/3+ l bdrms. Regent Grove/ Hazel Park 810 up. 1300+ sq.ft. unblocked pool/ greenery view. Mint cond. 9455-1206 ■jgflj Good ERA Buy aiai i s t a 1
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        452 7 UH HOB APTS FOR SALE m (ANG MO KIO) aTifc 8* era room tai t start aaaWT BLK 633, 3 'NG' Ang Mo Kio Aye 6. Mid floor, wen kept. View to offer. Near MRT/ amenities. Call Sammy *****715 ERA EXEC APT. 613. High floor. 4 bdrms. Spacious. 147 sq.m.
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        874 7 W>\iWA "UB AKlbl-UKbALt BUjI (ANG MO KIO) •••9855-4523 II Neg! Neg! 3'NG' 128/ 523/ 220 (SISSK)/ 534/ 302 Inn. MRT/ Central MPH HDB APTS FOR SALE MHjKDOII/C|«ICHEE) ALL BEDOK RES. Exec Mais Blk 114. High floor. Designer's showroom/ 4 S' Blk 132. High floor All Bedok S. 5-rm Pt Blk
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        916 7 mnrm hdb apts for sale lyyj fljjfig 5 T PT Blk. 183 803. Sell below HDB value. Near MRT/ school/ Junction 8. Hurry! *****266 Agt BHDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) i 4 'A' 130 211 298 318 high fir mrt 4 'A' ll4 recess high fir park view 4
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        926 7 afl av*J aa Bill HOB APTS FOR SALE ill (BTMERAH/O'STOWN/ J TELOK BLANGAH) 4 T 8LK.103. Henderson. High fir. unblocked. Superb view. Total privacy. Unique. Almost sold! Chinese not eligible. *****830 HOT SHOT!! 3-RM Tanglin Halt 41. Upgraded with utility rm. Movein. Near mkt/MRT.*****599 ERA ONLY S33BK! 5T Blk 39
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        892 7 Rfjl HOB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG) m flV t «*y MERRY CHRISTMAS Cheerful Homes Comer Houses 464 4 A' View from the summit. 618 5 A' Zen style. 134 sqm, 3*l. 634 Exec Apt. Greenery view. 610 Exec Apt. Designer decor. Viewing this weekend! Call 9455-1206/ 9652*6147 5
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        703 8 ASDFASDFSD Bill HOB APTS FOR SALE ill (CLEMENTI/ B WESTCOAST) 4 'I' CORNER, lift level. Blk 10. j MRT/ Holland Village/ supermkt/ pool. Samuel *****223 Re/max. www.realestateonline.com.sg 4 'NG' Clementi Blk 350. Door to door. Low fir. Simple renovation 3'NG' Blk 427. Mins to amenities, mkt. sch. 9061-3445/ 7 PN
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        499 8 BHDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) 888 Below ERA Valuation aiai iststi m EXEC APT 578 Hougang. Below HDB value! Designer decor 810 3'i'NG' 126 Hougang, corner $0 4'S' 234 S'goon MRT. *****442 Associate l_l 9£L-*4r Excellence i^^^BEJaßkJ MAIS 446 CORNER. SIOOK decor. Exec Apt 833. Mid
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        814 8 Bjfl HDB APTS FOR SALE L|J (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ I YIO CHU KANG) 3-RM CORNER 642 Hougang. High fir. Rare. Unblocked. 5T Corner 946. High floor. 9007-5980 MCR 4 'A' HOUGANG Blk 928. High fir. Unblocked. N.S facing. Near amenities. Tel: 6451-3143 Roof 4 'A' CORNER 445/ 660 Hougang high fir
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        756 8 H HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) 4 'NG' 483 Jurong W. Mid fir. Lift level. Renovated. Near sch., ame- nities/ MRT. Malay owner. Price neg. Must view! *****458 C&H 4 'S' BLK 417 Jurong W, high fir, lift level, move m. 5 yrs renovation. Unblock. 2nd owner. Mins to sch/
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        916 8 BSf HDB APTS FOR SALE J (MARINE PARADE) 3/4/5-RM BLK 4/ 65/ 58/ 30 (corner)/ 54/ 29/ 44/ 77/ 71. High (Ir. Sea view. 9066 5445 PN WTt- HDB APTS FOR SALE |m (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) AT HDB VALUEI 4'A' Blk 746. Ren- ovated. Move m cond. Lift level. Next
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        910 8 Bl HDB APTS FOR SALE J (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) EDWIN LEE 9008-3088 DW TAMPINES SPECIALIST Exec Condo Plnevale Last S4BOKI 3+l, pool view. F/facilities Exec Mais 942. Last $390K! Exec Mais 893A. Nice decor! Exec Mels 124/ 14T/ 889/ 86TA Exec Apt 738/ 739. Last offer 5395K, fantastic decor urgent Exec
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        1048 8 Bl HDB APTS FOR SALE J (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 5-RM CORNER. No cash! HDB valuation bik 843 Tampines. Mid fir, renovated, well kept. 9512 0819 Bl HDB APTS FOR SALE J (TOA PAYOH/ q POTONG PASIR) BERNARD VALUERS GROUP TOA PAYOH LISTING 3T Upgraded c (1 Room) Blk 27 Ground fir
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        828 8 H HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) £SL BUY/ ED RENT ™NEED HELP? I work 24 hrs ■MB to solve your vjl problems on ffl^ buying selling houses ELAINE KOH 9222-8999 DTZ 3 'A7 'NG' 160/ 203. Near MRT 4 'A' Corner 541. Marble Vista Pt. 4 'A' Corner 681D/682D MRT
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        1006 8 E HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) I BEST I*' l PRlCE|ffi 5 T CORNER 557/ 770 Woodlands. Asking S26OK up. High fir. windy, homogenous tiles, stylish kitchen. Why Wait? 9858-9861 5 'I' BLK 608 Woodlands Ring Rd. Mid fir. well kept, near 888 Plaza. Exec Apt Blk 647 mid fir.
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        824 8 Djl HOB ARTS FOR SALE 5 T BLK 848 All races. 4 bdrms. Good layout. 100% move-in. 5 mins to MRT. sch. Near mkt/ eateries. $0 cash. 9101-4848 PN 5 T 240 Yishun. 121 sq.m. Dr to dr. Privacy. Move m. MRT/ Northpoint/ Chong Pang mkt. View to offer. neg
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