The Straits Times, 5 January 2004

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    32 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 M Onday January 5, 2004 •76 Pages m five parts mita (P) 033/0.3/2003 JT A Smm)or(. Pn.ss lloldini,s pMc(lthm 60 Cb
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    Lock icon Pension fund option for CPF money
    641 1  - Pension fund option for CPF money TAN TARN HOW *L Just two or three funds to keep costs low Each fund to have packages with varying risk levels CENTRAL Provident Fund members will be able to put their money jnto low-cost, pri-vately-run pension funds as early as next year, to
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    Lock icon Attack on army depot, schools, checkpoints
    408 1  -  NIRMAL GHOSH TERROR IN THAILAND Four soldiers killed, 18 schools torched m coordinated assaults By THE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, WE ARE INVESTIGATING/ Thai army colonel Somkuan Saengpattaranetr on the attacks THAILAND CORRKSPONPKNT BANGKOK As many as 100 armed men launched a string
    Reuter  -  408 words
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      12 1 8 '*****i"*****7 The Straits Times interactive: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sq is available from 6 am.
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      88 2 GOVT TO STUDY SUBSIDY PROPOSAL THE Government is considering the merits of pegging the amount of subsidies for health care to a person's ability to pay rather than to the class of hospital ward and treatment. "It is a valid proposal that we have to study," said Deputy Prime
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      168 2 TACKLING THEFT FROM VEHICLES NEW parking coupons will bear the advice "Look, Lock, Leave" on them. This is one of two new initiatives by the National Crime Prevention Council to cut down on the number of thefts from vehicles here. The other is a giant mural that will be
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      68 2 WHEN WILL CUSSES GET SMALLER? THE issue of class size has been brought up many times, but is usually met with the response that changes will take time. However, there has been little change m the student-teacher ratio. And with teachers given more duties now, says reader Darius Chen
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      83 2 MONK PLANS ICY STUNT THE Venerable Shi Ming Vi will stand chest-deep m a plastic container filled with I,OOOkg of ice cubes to help raise funds for the Ren Ci Hospital, of which he is the chief executive officer. He will risk frostbite and hypothermia to stand as long
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      102 2 Petrol stations selling groceries 24/7 MIDNIGHT shopping for groceries is now possible at five petrol stations all on the east coast with a sixth due to open soon m MacPherson. These stores, which are open around the clock, are the result of a tie-up between supermarket chain NTUC Fair
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      102 2 Time to race ahead, says DPM Lee THE downturn may be over but so are the days of high growth. "Last time, we could expect... growth rates of 6 to 7 per cent ever)' year with ease. ..as long as you worked hard. But it won't be like that
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      63 2 Sing Tel, Keppel score SINGTEL and Keppel Corp have the best corporate management m Singapore, according to the prestigious Euromoney magazine. Both are government-linked companies. They also scored when it came to enhancing long-term shareholder value. Across all the rankings and categories, only two non -governmentlinked companies were mentioned
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      85 2 A WHITE KNIGHT'S TALE A BUSINESSMAN who ran into trouble with the Securities Industry Council is back m the limelight as a white knight. And the damsel m distress that Mr Eddie Chng is rescuing is ailing garment company Heshe. Mr Chng, who ran into trouble over his company
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      69 2 GHASTLY SEA OF BODY PARIS THE Red Sea looked like a carpet of mashed up body parts where the chartered Egyptian Boeing 737 carrying mostly French tourists crashed over the weekend. Sharks are attempting to eat the bodies and the smell of the rotting flesh is so bad it
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      130 2 KOIZUMI FACES TOUGH YEAR JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is looking at a tough year ahead of him. Two are likely to impact heavily on the country's upcoming Upper House elections the North Korea nuclear crisis and stability m Iraq. But most Japanese are more concerned with the state
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      65 2 MAN U WIN AFTER SHAKY START Premier League leaders Manchester United recovered from a shaky start to beat Aston Villa 2-1 m the third round of the FA Cup at Villa Park last night. Gareth Barry gave the hosts a first-half lead but Paul Scholes scored twice m five
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      433 2 MAIN Prime 3-6 World 8-13 Editorial 14 Commentary 14,15 Forum 16 HOME Home Hl-H8 Education H9-Hl2 ASLA/SPOKTS/ MONEY Asia Agenda AI.A2 China A3 Asia A4, A5 SEA/Malaysia...A6 Sports A7,AB Money... AlO-Al4 LIFE! The Buzz L 2 Cover L 4 Arts L 6 Television L 7 Straight Talk L 8 Comics
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      Lock icon S'pore lays out plans to beat airline terrorists
      631 3 It will expand air marshal network, work towards missile shield and persuade regional govts to share cost with airlines SINGAPORE yesterday outlined its strategy to protect its skies and airport from terrorists, m the most comprehensive statement yet from the man m
      TIEN CHUNG PING; AFP  -  631 words
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      Lock icon Egypt crash: Charter firm was banned
      361 3 BERN The Egyptian charter company which owned the plane that crashed into the Red Sea, leaving 148 people dead, had been banned from flying to Switzerland for more than a year because of technical problems. A spokesman for the Swiss Federal Office for Civil
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      572 4  -  SUE-ANN CHIA Government to examine linking help to ability to pay, after feedback group suggests directing aid to the most needy Bui CANT PUT EVERYTHING ON HOLD I 'Elections are a long way off. If you want everything to wait until after the elections,
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      Lock icon New foreign maids to be told their rights
      542 4  -  TAN TARN HOW THERESA TAN Employers also warned to expect tough treatment for abuse By and! NEW foreign maids will soon be required to attend a course informing them of their rights and what to do if their employers make demands that
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      Lock icon Malay heart attack victims most at risk
      531 6  -  CHANG AI-LIEN They are more likely to die as a result, but among Singapore's ethnic groups, Indians most likely to have heart attacks By A MALAY who has a heart attack is more likely to die of it than people from other ethnic
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      Lock icon US mission lands safely on Mars, beams images back to Earth
      444 6 US mission lands safely on Mars, beams images back to Earth PASADENA (California) After seven months of space travel, a Mars explorer vehicle survived "six minutes of hell" plunging to the Red Planet s rocky surface and began beaming back remarkable images as it started a search for signs of
      Reuter; AP; EPA; NASA  -  444 words
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  • WORLD
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      653 8 SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt) A carpet of body parts covered the waters of the Red Sea where the chartered Egyptian Boeing 737 carrying mostly French tourists plummeted on Saturday. "It was like someone had put people and their luggage together m a grinder," said Mr Sherif Kazim, a
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      Lock icon US begins taking fingerprints ana photos of visitors
      723 10 US-Visit Programme Move is part of $650 m effort to pick out possible terrorists among the 24 million travellers expected this year US-VISIT: How it works THE US government aims to fingerprint and photograph some 24 million foreign visitors expected to arrive
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      395 10 DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE New foreign aid scheme likely to get under way this year WASHINGTON A revolution m US foreign aid that rewards countries for how they govern is finally ready to get under way almost two years after first promised by President George
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      Lock icon Want better ties? End hostility, Iran tells US
      436 11 Rejoinder To Bush Iranian minister accuses the American government of always trying to 'weaken and overthrow the Islamic Republic' TEHERAN The United States must abandon efforts to undermine Iran's clerical establishment if it wants to see an improvement m ties between the
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      72 11 AP Newborn girl Moalla Kurbani brings much-needed cheer to those on tne tront lines ot emergency services m the earthquake-ravaged Iranian city of Bam. Mr Patrick Kadilak, a paediatric nurse from Boston now attached to the American field hospital, takes time out from his other duties to
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      Lock icon Don't change Islam-based schooling, Saudis warn
      330 11 Don't change Islam-based schooling, Saudis warn RIYADH Some 150 Saudis, including judges, university professors and a cleric with links to Muslim militants, have signed a document warning the kingdom against changing its Islam-based school curriculum. The warning, which was obtained by Reuters on Saturday, was signed on Jan 1, a
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      657 12 President took action after receiving letter from lovest ruck man who was cheated by a Russian woman on the Net SYDNEY Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the arrest of two alleged marriage agency fraudsters after a Sydney man wrote to him,
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        175 12 Brockovich takes on Beverly Hills LAWSUIT OVER TOXIC FUMES BEVERLY HILLS (California) Ms Erin Brockovich the gutsy investigator made famous by a Julia Roberts movie has not hung up her boots yet. She has filed a lawsuit against Beverly Hills, its school district and several oil and gas companies, claiming
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        78 12 DETROIT Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick committed something of a cardinal sin m the Motor City on Friday by blaming cars and trucks for Detroit residents' bulging waistlines. "It's probably something^ to do with the culture, he told Journalists when asked about a report that Detroit
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        106 12 SYDNEY Television's "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin angrily rejected any comparison between himself and disgraced pop star Michael Jackson, after provoking outrage by hand-feeding a crocodile while holding his infant son, Australia's Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday. "I would never, ever put him m any danger,
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        97 12 MAN WANTS KILL HILLARY FOR THRILL CAMDEN (New Jersey) A convicted bank robber who told a prison psychologist he wanted to "spice up" his life by shooting a famous person has admitted threatening to kill US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Edward Falvey, 51, pleaded guilty to a charge of threatening
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        54 12 Peru's Labour Minister Jesus Alvarado resigned on Saturday, becoming the fourth m two months to quit President Alejandro Toledo's Cabinet over nepotism allegations. Fidel Castro gathered with Cuba's political elite on Saturday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the revolution that brought him to power, declaring they have written "an
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        40 12 Quoteworthy *You Americans can put a man on the moon, why can't you give me a job with a salary right now?' Major-General David Petraeus, commander of the US 101 st Airborne Division m Mosul, on what the Iraqis want
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      110 13 Blair drops in on troops BASRA British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Washington's closest ally m the war to overthrow Saddam Hussein, made a surprise visit to occupied Iraq yesterday to praise the 10,000 British troops serving m the country. Speaking m the southern city of Basra, Mr Blair told his
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      374 13 Approved after weeks of heated debate, the landmark Constitution will pave the way for the first democratic polls later this year KABUL Afghanistan's constitutional convention agreed on a historic new charter yesterday, overcoming weeks of division and mistrust to hammer out a compromise
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        583 14 BRITAIN'S success m combating a computer annoyance called spam gives hope to users m Singapore and elsewhere m the world who are plain fed up with the unsolicited e-mail. The relief to choked British computer mailboxes came m the wake of new laws aimed at countering
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      Lock icon A new year, a new spring -and some spring-cleaning
      2177 14  -  CHUA LEE HOONG By 1 FEATURES EDITOR GOING INTO 2004, THE JOBS IMPERATIVE WILL BE THE MOST POWERFUL AND OVERARCHING OF ALL IMPERATIVES DRIVING SINGAPORE. EXPECT POLICIES AND ACTIONS BOTH POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TO DOVETAIL IN THAT DIRECTION. AS SINGAPOREANS go
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      Lock icon Politics: Malaysia's young don't really care
      1594 15  -  JOCELINE TAN Hu THE STAR Making a difference m other ways Young people's aversion to party politics does not mean there are none among the young who aspires to make a difference to society. There are many socially-conscious people m their 20s and 30
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Class sizes here still too large
      342 16 Improve Student-Teacher Ratio T T T HlLEgood 7m facilities should be implemented m W most, if not all T T schools m Singapore, I believe many students, parents and teachers would prefer to have a smaller student-to-teacher ratio. About 30 years ago, when my
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      477 16 I REFER to the report, "Varsities' top brains draw foreign postgrads" (ST, Dec 25). t As a Singaporean research student m a local university, it is heartening to learn of the improving standard of research here. Nothing excites a student more than
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      331 16 LIFE can be hard for hearing-impaired students, as I found out when I got to know one of them who is studying at a local polytechnic through my girlfriend. Recently, he was chatting with her over the Internet when we were both surprised
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      344 16 MY PARENTS FELT THAT SINCE RUPA WAS LIVING AWAY FROM HER FAMILY, WE SHOULD TRY OUR BEST TO MAKE HER FEEI AT HOME. AFTER reading lots of stories m the newspapers about employers abusing their maids, the maid who works for my
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      8 1 "Monday, January 5, 2004 The Straits Times home
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      49 1 GIVE DRIVERS NEWS THEY CAN USE 'Instead of telling us there's a jam m Jurong because Jurong seems to be always jammed it should try to give us alternative routes. Graphic artist Darren Goh, 34, on the LTA's decision to no longer give destination distances on its electronic signboards
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        95 2 A FOURTH-storey flat m Pasir Ris Drive 12 was burgled and about $50,000 worth of jewellery taken last Friday afternoon. At about 12.30pm, the woman who lived there went with her maid to fetch her daughter from school. When they returned at 1.35pm, they found the
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      387 3 Hospital fees, birtn rate also under the spotlight MALAYSIA'S decision to build a bridge to replace its side of the Causeway and a more recent call by a Johor politician for a rethink of that multi-bil-lion-ringgit project are the subject of two questions at today's
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      344 4 Firecrackers maybe allowed at other events FIRECRACKERS are adding colour to this Chinese New Year and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hinted yesterday that they may be allowed for other suitable occasions if it is safe and there are appropriate safety precautions. However, Singaporeans must also bear m mind
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      1224 5  -  LYNN LEE Jm 5, 1968: Bonny is born m Malaysia. Madam Soh quits her job as a housekeeper a year later and returns to Singapore. Dec 19, 1997: Silk Air Ml 185 crashes near Palembang m Indonesia on the day Madam Soh
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      284 6 TWO men, believed to be Malaysian nationals, were netted by the Police Coast Guard last night, allegedly trying to swim their way from Singapore. As improvised flotation devices, the men had tied two 1.5 litre plastic bottles to each arm. They also shared a large
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      387 6  - Shipyard safer than roads: Boon Heng HO KA WEI Lim Boon Henq urges workers to change perception of danger m shipyards and take jobs there By WHEN a girl just out of school told her mother she was about to join a shipyard, the mum actually broke down and cried.
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      376 8  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN Essential items priced 'the same as at its other stores' By MIDNIGHT shopping for groceries at the petrol station is now a reality m five neighbourhoods, as NTUC Fair Price expands into selling round-the-clock. A sixth Fair Price petrol
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      283 8 SEX people four no older than 20 years old died m motorcycle accidents during the first three days of the new year. The latest addition to this grim statistic is a 19-year-old who received his driving licence barely three months ago. On Saturday at
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      494 8  - Notice anything about these highway signs DAVID BOEY They've been switched off for some time, though they come on to warn of road hazards §n T/i^ messages are quite standard and repetitive. I didn't really pay attention to them because if I drove faster, wouldn't I arrive m a shorter
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        353 9 Breeze through the first three months m JC with these tips: Be ready for long days Be prepared to stay behind after school hours to work on skits and paint banners during orientation week. Call your parents to tell them you will be home fate
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        287 11 U^ 4Li Monthly magazine for children aged nine to 12 has articles on travel, adventure and national issues, among others, as well as games QUEST, a monthly magazine that aims to teach children aboutgeneral knowledge and current aflairs m a simple but engaging
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          197 12 CHINESE daily Lianhe Zaobao and two groups of Chinese teachers are trying to address a long-time complaint of students that the way the Chinese language is taught m schools is boring. The Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union and Singapore Middle School Chinese Teachers'
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          141 12 THE Singapore Children's Society is sending the hat round to schools this month to raise $40,000 to help 3,000 children aged between two and 16. The money collected will be given to needy households as a Chinese New Year present. The festival
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          133 12 STUDENTS at Jurong Junior College welcomed the new year with their schoolmates last Wednesday at the first such party organised by the school. About 1,000 youngsters turned up for the six-hour celebration, which started at the school and continued at a funfair at
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          123 12 INDIAN students who need help with their schoolwork can get tuition for free or at a partial subsidy at 52 centres. The Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda), the Chinese Development Assistance Council and Yayasan Mendaki are offering this to Indian students m primary and secondary
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        497 12 the EXPERT is iii HAVE a nine-year-old daughter who aoesn V like to reaa or speak English. I have boughther story books and magazines, ana have even stibscribed to newspapers. I have tried various ways, includingforcing her and offering to reward her. But I have
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      16 1 Monday, January 5, 2004 The Straits Times asia •Monday, January 5, 2004 The Straits Times money
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      41 1 EXONERATED AT LAST It took more than 2,000 years to clear him of vandalism. Archaeologist Li Yufang on the discovery of the first Chinese emperor's Efang Palace, which proves that Xiang Yh, a warlord, did not burn it to the ground
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      1786 1  -  GOH SUI NOI HI ASIAN AGENDA: COMPETING IN CHINA By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU Lost opportunities due to slow decision-making Ventures treated as 'trophies, not rice bowl' BEIJING Singaporean businessman Chong Huai Seng was shocked to learn last year that the Chinese
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        299 2 BEIJING There are still opportunities aplenty m China, Singapore businessmen say. "The single biggest mistake a businessman can make is not to come to China at all," declared Mr Chong Chin Hin, CEO of Shang-hai-based Jurong International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jurong Consultant Group
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          53 2 A Chinese delegation led by special envoy Ning Fukui will meet Russian officials m Moscow today and tomorrow to discuss the second round of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programme. Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is on a goodwill mission to four African countries Sudan, Djibouti, Comoros and
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          13 2 Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa delivers his annual policy speech on Wednesday.
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          41 2 Kaohsiung city council will hold a by-election today to elect a Speaker following the ouster of Chu An-hsiung, who was jailed m the island's worst election bribery scandal. The government will explain tomorrow President Chen Shui-bian's referendum bid m March.
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          63 2 Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi leaves today for a five-day visit to Iran and the United Arab Emirates to explain Tokyo's decision to send troops to Iraq and assist Teheran m its reconstruction m Bam. Economic and Trade Minister Shoichi Nakagawa will be m Washington on Wednesday and Thursday to
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          29 2 Pyongyang may permit a US delegation to visit its main nuclear complex from tomorrow to Saturday, marking the first time outsiders would inspect North Korea's Yongbyon complex.
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          28 2 New Delhi hosts a three-day meet for non-resident Indians from Friday. Indian Airlines will start regular operations to Pakistan from Friday with a twice weekly Delhi-Lahore flight
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          16 2 The 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit m Islamabad continues today and tomorrow.
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          44 2 The General Election Committee will complete its screening of legislative candidates and announce the names of those eligible to contest today. Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayudha will talk to the press tomorrow. Interior Minister Hari Sabarno will officially declare 24 new regencies on Wednesday.
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          50 2 President Gloria Arroyo and her running mate Senator Noli de Castro will file their certificates of candidacy for the presidential polls today. The government's truce with the communist rebels ends tomorrow. Military officers accused of leading the July 27 mutiny will be arraigned m a criminal court on Thursday.
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          17 2 Bangkok hosts a four-day ministerial meeting of the Asean Plus Three on transnational crime from Wednesday.
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          32 2 Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi will inaugurate a tourism event m Malacca on Friday to encourage tourists from China, and will sign cultural exchange agreements with Beijing's Deputy Cultural Minister Meng Xiaosi.
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        535 3 Guangzhou's Sars Suspect The viral genetic sequences are similar but this finding does not indicate that the patient has Sars ByMARYKWANC HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT TESTS carried out by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) show that virus samples taken from a suspected Sars
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        216 3 Taiwan teams head West to ease concerns REFERENDUM PUN TAIPEI Taiwan is to send teams of officials to the United States, Japan and Europe m a bid to ease concern over President Chen Shui-bian's referendum plan, the Liberty Times reported yesterday. The move came as Taiwan's top representative to Washington,
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        49 3 A relative mourns the death of a loved one during the funerals for the Chongqing gas accident victims at the weekend. Investigators have blamed the natural-gas blowout on Dec 23, which killed 233 people m the south-western Chinese municipality, on negligence m drilling operations. EPA
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      719 4  -  KWAN WENG KIN Not only does Koizumi have to tackle North Korean and Iraqi issues, he also has to push through reforms to boost the sluggish economy By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO When Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was asked what he hoped to see
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      545 5 South Asian Summit Hopes for better ties are high, with much-anticipated meeting between Vajpayee and Musharraf expected today ISLAMABAD Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee held his first direct talks with his Pakistani counterpart yesterday since the two countries nearly went to war two
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      45 5 AFP An elderly Chinese man, who boasts that the freezing water is too warm, stretches out on the ice at a frozen lake at Yanqing, outside Beijing. The Chinese believe that taking a cold dip every day helps to strengthen the immune system.
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        92 5 AFP SOUTH Korean prosecutors said yesterday that 48 people have been charged with bribery and other irregularities m a corruption probe involving the local subsidiary of US technology giant IBM. It is the biggest corporate corruption case involving any foreign company or subsidiary
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        66 5 CHINA'S stock market watchdog, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, has seized control of the nations fifth-largest brokerage suspected of mismanagement and irregularities, the Beijing Youth Daily reported. The closure of China Southern Securities m Shenzhen is the latest action taken m an ongoing crackdown on
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        71 5 AP MEMBERS of the US and Chinese congresses will take part m an inter-parliamentary exchange under an agreement announced m Hawaii to boost bilateral relations. Each group is to pay the other group an official visit once every two years. The first visit has
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        73 5 AFTER more than five years of operations, money-losing cruise tours from South Korea to the North's scenic Mount Kumgang will cease on Jan 10, reported JoongAngllbo. Cruise operator Hyundai Asan, a subsidiary of conglomerate Hyundai Group, will continue to operate an overland tour
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      317 5 SHANGHAI A telephone system has been set up m this city which will automatically nog the telephone lines of illegal advertisers. The machine will make call after call to the numbers of these people who put up posters m public areas. Set
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      265 5 TAIPEI While a love for tobacco and betel nut has led to more cases of oral cancer among Taiwanese men, the shift to a preponderantly Western diet has been found to be the chief cause of breast and cervical cancer among the women. "In the
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        489 6  -  LESLIE LAU Their fear that the 'Vision' programme may lead to abolishment of their school system is dismissed by the government By InKIAI.AI IMPI'M CHINESE-LANGUAGE educationists are resisting moves to sign up for the Malaysian government's "Vision" school programme. One Chinese school
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        319 6 PHILIPPINE TRAGEDY PARANG (Philippines) Ten people were killed at a basketball game m the southern Philippines yesterday when a homemade bomb tore through a crowded sports hall, police said, with blame quickly falling on a local political feud. The target of the
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          48 6 INDONESIA'S military said yesterday that one of the 11 people killed m the bombing of a New Year's Eve concert m Aceh province was a separatist rebel. A military spokesman said the man died when the bomb he was handling exploded prematurely. AFP
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          37 6 MYANMAR'S military ruler, Senior General Than Shwe, yesterday called on the country s ethnic groups to support the junta's road map to democracy as the country commemorated its 56th independence day. AFP
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          42 6 A COURT m Indonesia has upheld the death sentence against militant Mukhlas, also known as Ali Ghufron, who was convicted of playing a key role m the 2002 bombings on Bali, a judge said yesterday. Reuters
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          69 6 CHANGES m immigration law will take place m Indonesia next month to allow tourists from 21 countries to obtain visas on arrival, a report said on Saturday. The regulation will take effect on Feb 1 and enable tourists to buy visas at airports m Jakarta,
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          59 6 THEY didn't just rob and run away. Instead, a group of robbers m Petaling Jaya successfully "ran and robbed" several 7-Eleven outlets m the (Gang Valley. The gang comprised five to seven men. However, their enterprising venture came to a halt when police arrested
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        302 6 Nothing wrong with ads on fares: Air Asia KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's budget airline Air Asia is to continue with advertisements for cheap fares despite a claim that they are misleading, a press report said yesterday. Chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said there was "nothing wrong" with the ads which have
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        261 6 National Service will be apolitical, says minister KUALA LUMPUR Defence Minister Mohamad Najib Tun Razak stressed that the National Service programme would not indoctrinate participants m any political ideology, rejecting comments made by the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS). National Service will be apolitical, he said. "National Service is conceived
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        498 7 SOCCER LONDON The shouting match has started even before the auction has begun. Manchester United and Chelsea are both eyeing the same players, Cristian Chivu and Arjen Robben, during the month-long transfer window. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich said he was confident of signing Romania captain Chivu
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        45 7 FIND ME A RUSSIAN SUGAR-DADDY If you know any more Russian billionaires, could you pass my numbers on to them?' Leeds United chairman Trevor Birch, who has just three weeks to lure another sugar-daddy to save the debt-ridden Elland Road club from going into administration
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        456 7 Two-goal blitz silences Villa as United come back from 0-1 down BIRMINGHAM A quick double strike by Paul Scholes saw Manchester United come from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1 m an FA Cup third-round tie yesterday. United boss Alex Ferguson had left top scorer
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        403 7 YEOVIL (England) The television cameras and an unusually large number of journalists were there m anticipation of an upset. But a defiant Gerard Houllier's Liverpool survived a lacklustre first half to beat Third Division Yeovil 2-0 m the third round of the FA Cup at
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        301 7  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN SAILING liy GRISELDA Khng (left), 12, the youngest member of Singapore's the five-member team, won the top honours at the Asian Optimist Championships m Mumbai, India, on Saturday. The CHIJ (Toa Payoh) pupil took the girls' title after finishing third m the
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      460 8 SOCCER Four stitches for England captain, winner for Spaniard MADRID Real Madrid overcame the loss of injured David Beckham and flu-struck Zinedine Zidane to open up a five-point gap at the top of the Spanish Pnmera Liga on Saturday. Spanish international Raul Gonzalez scored the only
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        81 8 DERRICK Coleman and Eric Snow both scored 20 points as the Philadelphia 76ers stunned the San Antonio Spurs 83-77 m a National Basketball Association match and ended their 13-game winning streak on Saturday. Coleman added 11 rebounds to his season-high points total as the Sixers
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        93 8 BRAZILIAN footballer Rivaldo denied on Saturday that he had agreed to move to Saudi team Al-Ittihad on a US$3-million (Sss.l-million) contract to play for just five months. This is not true. Rivaldo has more or less decided to stay m Brazil," said
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        97 8 FORMER Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez celebrated his return to Olympique Marseille by saving twice and scoring the decisive kick m a French Cup penalty shoot-out victory over Strasbourg on Saturday. Barthez's new side were deadlocked at 1-1 after extra time
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      336 8 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL playoffs, AFC wildcard: Tennessee 20 Balimore 17. NFC wMcar* Carolina 29 Dallas 10. ATHLETICS lAAF Cross-country Series. Newcastle. England Men (8.61 m): 1 Sileshi Sihene (Eth) 26min Issec 2 Eliud Kipchoge (Ken) 26:21 3 Paul Tergat (Ken) 26:41. Wmmm (6.3 km): 1 Tirunesh Dibaba (Eth) 21min
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        487 8 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." -Psalm 23:6 ONG CHEO SENG Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday 4 January 2004. Dearly missed and always remembered by
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        45 8 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of KARUPPAN KANDAN Departed 5 JAN 2002 Gone from our lives one so dear. But m our hearts forever near. Always remembered by wife and loved ones. SING SUEH FERN Departed: 5/1/98 Always rtmtmbtrtd by: Dad, Mum A Loved Ones.
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        49 9 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to Mr Kuah Kok Kirn, our Chairman CEO on the demise of his beloved wife LIM KAH TEE passed away peacefully on 4 January 2004 Ihe Board, Management and Staff of MTQ Corporation Limited MTQ Engineering Pte Ltd MTQ Subsea Technology Pte Ltd
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        250 9 "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes m me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes m me will never die". John 11:25-26 LEO JEE WAN, MARY A«e:s3 called home to be with the Lord on 4 January 2004. Dearly missed and always
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        214 9 SANTHA RAMAN NAIR ApifM pasted away peacefully on 4 January 2004, leaving Dehlnd loved ones. Hufband: Krishnan Nair Son: Daughter-in-law: K. Rajendra Kishen Sukhjit Kaur Daughter: Son-in-law: K. Renitha S. Elangcovan Grandchildren: R. Manuj Nair. Tania Tarani and brother, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Cortege leaving Blk
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        150 9 "I am the resurrection, and the life: He that believeth m Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth m Me shall never d c." John 11:25-26 The family of the late TAN TEE CHYE (2 June 1920 26 December 2003) wish to express
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        204 9 One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell m the house of the LORDglfi all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him m his temple. (Psalm 27:4) LIM KAH TEE Age: 61
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        52 9 rBTH ANNIVERSARY Sj In Ewer Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Departed on 5/1/1996 There's a sjd but sweet remembrance. There is I memory fond and true; And a token of affection, mother. And a heartache still for you. Dearly missed by Sons, Daughters-in-law, Daughters, Sons-in-law g Brothers, Grandchildren and Loved
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        40 9 F3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of DR JOSEPH LEONG HON KOON Gone home to be with the Lord on 5 January 2001 Your memory, example A. love lives on m us everyday L Always cherished by family loved ones j
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    • MONEY
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        708 10 ROUND-UP Overseas markets THE bull market ran strong on Wall Street through the end of last year, and many analysts say the rally is not over despite a slight trip m the first session of this year. In the week to last Friday, cut
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        108 10 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Mlln Sdq Total M«tn Sdq ToUl Multilnd '9.221 19.221 28.631 28 631 Manufacturg 467.486 81.232 548,718 331.977 22 100 354 077 Commerce 123.724 5.782 129.506 63.903 2.213 66 116 Tpt/Stor/Com 96,685 695 97,380 140,706 555 *****1 finance 21.611 21.611 125.029 125 029 Construction
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        132 10 MAIN SCO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Multilnd 17 00 000 17 00 Manufacturq 130 7 a 39 5 10 169 12 18 Commerce 47 4 9 13 2 3 60 6 12 Tpt/Stor/Com 29 1 0 2 0 0 31 1
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        45 10 Chang* Straits Times Inctvx 1791.35 *2b 83 BT 08/ OS 730.00 »425 00 BT CADI -*****.00 ♦282.00 BT 10-day MA -...-*****.00 *73.00 UOB Scsdaq 113.14 *2.92 UOB Blue Chip 651.67 »tl 97 STI Futures 1791 +17 MSCI Singapore 219.72 »3.60 SiMSCI Futures 219.80 »2.20
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        38 10 Mi-P 5c 208.540.000 Wm Poh 0.5 c 186,643,000 Asia Env 5c 160.662.000 BtautyChina HKIO 131,747,000 Chart StmiCond 26c 117.973,000 KXO Digital 4.5 c 102.181,000 LantroVis2c 96.972.000 UOB DBS »CW*****0 54.169.000 Beyonics 10c 49,479,000 Datacraft 10c 46.846.0C0
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        3959 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS AM tar* tarn -ft (S'part) Star Europe EgrfT* 0.748/ Star Europe Boat 1.267/ Star Europe M 1.057/ Star Asian Tiger Cgtv 0.885/ Star Asia Bond Un/ Star Asia Balanced 0.926/ Star Global Technology FwtT" 0.235/ Star Blw France JafMFwC" 0.712/ Mußj Strategy Fd 1.002/ Star
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        427 10 Friday, Jan 2 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 Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena S.P.A 5.6 Commerciale Italiana SPA 7.25 Bangkok Bank
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        428 10 REVIEW Currencies DESPITE end-of-year holidays shortening the trading week, major AsiaPacific currencies made fresh gains on the ailing US dollar. JAPANESE YEN: The yen gained ground last week against the dollar as the greenback remained under pressure on concerns over the United States
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        799 11 He also argues that slashing interest rates was justified as risks of deflation over the oast few years were higher than risks of inflation WASHINGTON Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan defended himself against criticism of his tenure, saying that policymakers would have damaged
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        427 11 PARMA/MILAN United States and Italian justice authorities have launched a joint inquiry into food group Parmalat's operations on US financial markets, judicial sources said last Saturday as a multi-bil-lion-euro fraud probe grew. The transatlantic move m what is already one of Europe's
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        275 11 Bank of America may face SEC action NEW YORK Bank of America's securities arm last Friday said it may face civil action from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to trading activities at the unit's San Francisco office. Bank of America Securities said it received a "Wells
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        254 11 MILAN Mr Calisto Tanzi, the founder of Parmalat who is under arrest for a multi-billion-euro scandal, has agreed to hand over his shares m the Italian food firm to its newly appointed administrator, one of his lawywrs said on Saturday. "He has put at the
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        720 12 Broad shift m customer base signals more reliance on China than on the West; Beijing's support promising for growth HONG KONG When Sars spread here last spring, employees at Lee Fung China Ware, a large store that sells porcelain, did not see a single
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        91 12 NEW Year celebrations were a cheery affair m Hong Kong, where the economy has witnessed a significant recovery after shrinking rapidly during the Sars outbreak. A survey found Hong Kong residents to be more optimistic about the economy than people m 59 countries and territories.
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          150 12 ROBERT HOLLAND! Appointed a director of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) from Jan 1. Mr Holland, 63, is a New York-based business consultant and corporate director. He was the president and chief executive (CEO) of United States ice-cream maker Ben Jerry's. Most recently, he
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          109 12 EASTGATE BOARD MEMBER BECOMES MD LEOW SIEW BENCt Appointed managing director (MD) of Eastgate Technology with effect from Jan 1. Since March 1991, Mr Leow has been serving on the board m a non-executive capacity. Mr Goh Hun Keng will step down as managing director but will continue to head
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          68 12 VICTOR CHOW YEW WAI: Appointed managing director (MD) of Sesdaq-listed Semitech Electronics from Jan 2. Mr Chow, 54, was previously an independent director but will now fill the newly created post of MD. He will assist president and chief executive officer of Semitech Lawrence
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          40 12 EDDIE EOO < lI I k KIN GEORGE THIA PENG HEOKz Mr Foo and Mr Thia (above), both non-indepen-dent and non-executive directors, resigned from the board of the mainboardlisted Singatronics with effect from Dec 29 last year.
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        Lock icon Temasek-linked companies come out tops
        605 13  -  LEE SU SHY AN Corporate Management Rankings Two TLCs set standard m Singapore amid Euromoney's survey of Asian companies Three beyond TLC stable Venture, F&N and Hyflux earn glowing mentions By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT 'Investors suspect companies are paying no more than Up service (to corporate
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        295 13 LEGG Mason, a Baltimorebased money management and brokerage firm that has been looking to expand outside the United States, bought the Singapore business of Rothschild Asset Management, which oversees about US$l billion (551.71 billion). The terms of the acquisition were not announced, though the
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        734 13  -  AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK Bui MARKKTS CORHt:SPOM)t:\T RENEWED investor confidence after last week's cheerful start to th< new year and a moderate injectior of institutional funds into the market will set the stage for the loca bourse to trend higher this week
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        63 13 WEEK'S TOP RISES Ctiti liMic 1.5 50.0 0.5 UOB DBS eCWO4I2W 31.5 43.2 9.5 El-Nets k 3.5 40.0 1.0 ASTIWG4O62I 30.5 32.6 7.5 Apollo 65 26.2 13.5 Kings Safetywear 34.5 25.5 7.0 Asia Defcor HKl5c 5 25.0 1.7 B*erTech2oc 15 25.0 3.0 KLW Hkkjs W*****6 7.5 25.0 1.5 Rotol K)c
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        58 13 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cwrts Creative T 25c..™ 1840 110.0 6.4 BSemtoawang 1650 100.0 6.5 FMt 1310 70.0 5.6 SPM 1910 70.0 3.8 UOB 1340 70.0 5.5 SPHWO 1910 60.0 3.2 OCBC 1220 40.0 3.4 SIA2OO 1160 40.0 3.6 Keppe) Corp 50c 630 35.0 5.9 SIA 50c 1150 30.0 2.7 JMHUS2SC4OO
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        62 13 WEEKS TOP FALLS Cents OCBC4.S%NCPS ***** X).O 0.1 Sea View 890 10.0 1.1 GreenWorkJ2oc 31.5 6.5 17.1 CSAHWgs2Oc 119 6.0 4.8 HNegara 270 6.0 2.2 Austonk 17 5.5 24.4 Amtek W0506W 117 3.0 2.5 Fuji offset2oc 33 3.0 8.3 See Hup Seng WO5 14 3.0 17.6 Cathay Orq 25c 16.5
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        67 13 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Wee Poh 0.5 c 1.5 50.0 1.5 BenefunZOk HKlc 1.5 25.0 0.5 C5CW*****7 1.5 25.0 0.5 Austonk 17 24.4 5.5 KohßrosWo4 2 20.0 0.5 See Hup Seng W05 14 17.6 3.0 GreenWorkJ2oc 31.5 17.1 6 5 IRE Corp k 3 M.3 0.5 NewWave W*****1 3 14.3
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        730 14  - It's not been a smooth ride for Heshe white knight LEONG CHAN TEIK Life After Serial Ousting Bu FOR the past three years, Mr Eddie Chng has kept a low profile following a well-publi-cised upheaval m the company he had co-founded, Serial System. He resigned as its chief executive (CEO)
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      411 1 Asia PMs Of India, Pakistan Meet Talks pave way for Vajpayee, Musharraf to meet today, page as Asia Cancer Rate Up In Taiwan Betel nuts, tobacco and Western food to blame. pace as S o i tii k ast Asia Bombing At Sports Hall Ten killed at basketball game m
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      113 3 The Straits Times What's The Scoop: National /Global News •Time: 8.30 am, noon &6pni STSports Sports News Time: 6.30 am, noon midnight How to receive it: Stop 1 Go to "Create Message" under SMS function Stop 2 Key m one of the following listed codes for your preferred news: STNews
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      207 6 I I UniCampus Full Time Programmes sw*te Diploma m Pre-School Education (Teaching Leadership) WLtißSk*^ •Commencing m March 2004 (Part/Full Time) f^Nl^ Diploma m Hospitality Management ff^ Bw^ Bachelor of Business Administration l^l^^fl liiy y^^ -Awarded by Wollongong University W| Rated as the number one university m Australia for the fourth
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      224 7 League Home Team Away Team Sales Period Draw No. 1 872/2004 Italian League Roma Milan Group I Prix* E Premier Aston Villa Portsmouth tl fQQ AAA I /000/VW Italian League Jtus Perugia Mo n 5/1/O 4 to Italian League Inter Lecce Tue, 6/1/04 Group 2 Prize Spanish Cup Atletico Madrid
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      999 8 HORSE RACING Written By JOHN BELL Sapphire Racing Trust to be launched EXCITING news for potential new horse The four trainers bring a wealth of contact Manager STCRM, Larry Foley, owners m Singapore as STC Racing knowledge to the trust and are looking to express their interest and be placed
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      30 8 SPORT ON TV MOTOI IACINC: Dakar Rally, Day 4 highlights (Ch24, 7pm). SOCCEI: FA Cup, Round 3 highlights (Ch22, 9.30pm). TENNIS: Tata Open, Rd of 32 (Live, Ch24, 7.30pii 10pm).
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      1253 12 SVS«M item Essentials of Stock Index Seize the initiative! jm»t4 2004 rii \m\ WmWmM WWW II Futures (SiMSCI) Be a Successful Franchisee m first 0456 Wl WmWSMmU ■SiSE=S| p^^ «he ri9h s,oc k o^ 9oa < y The Coiporot. Development SECOND 1693 H^l^Hfl tHHHH^^I not an easy task for many
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      91 14 B|L.\ &^h^^^^ *i' FINA N C I Global Expansion US-based brokerage Legg Mason buys Spore business of Rothschild page a 1 3 w) 1 1 T \tT v t jB Hox(; Konc Lasting Rebound HK recovery likely to last as long as China's economy continues to boom. PAGEAI2 United States
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      574 3  -  ELISABETH GWEE The Venerable Shi MingYi will stand m lfiOOkpofice cubes at the Ren Ci Charity Show WHILE most of Singapore was asleep at 3am yesterday, Venerable Shi Ming Vi stood at the centre of Suntec City's Fountain of Wealth, chest-deep m a
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      542 3  -  ONG SOR FERN The Return Of The King was the most-watched movie here last year FILM CORRESPONDENT THE RETURN OF THE KING ruled 2003's box office. Although the last instalment of The Lord Of The Rings opened m cinemas here only on Dec 18,
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      149 3 IN SINGAPORE 1. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King 2. Finding Nemo 3. X-Men 2 4. The Matrix Reloaded 5. Shanghai Knights 6. Bruce Almighty 7. The Matrix Revolutions 8. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 9. Terminator 3: Rise Of
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      490 6  -  SHERWIN LOH Wee Hong Ling is doing her PhD m Geography. But she's more excited about having her artworks displayed at the Singapore Permanent Mission to the UN m New York ALL MY LIFE, GEOGRAPHY WAS SOMETHING THAT CHOSE ME, BUT
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      507 12  -  SUZANNE SNG His movie is called Naked Ambition and m it he is surrounded by 50 nude women, but Louis Koo sees it all as just hard work By THEY WERE WALKING AROUND WmiOUT CLOTHS ON, EVEN WHEN THEY WERE JUST EATING. I ASKED, "DO
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      746 2 WHAT'S ON is on Page 10 TOMORROW Life! goes places: Travel on Tuesday A. S*~P\ X. I B eau( y E x P ress Session Equals t f IXI ■r en Common -Type Sessions >^ y/ j .^HB^R^ i I^^. I I A .S 113 Jf| j LOSE SKG WITH
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