The Straits Times, 26 January 2004

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    31 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 JVlOnday* January 26, 2004 •60 Pages in five parts mita (P) 033/03/2003 IMP A Singapore Press Holdings publication Ov/ Cents
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    Lock icon Thais to hold crisis talks on bird flu
    566 1 Bangkok global meet to draft measures for 7 affected Asian countries; Jakarta says it has no human infections so far BANGKOK In the face of a deadly outbreak of bird flu which has hit six other Asian nations, Thailand is preparing to
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    Lock icon FLU VIRUS MAY RESIST VACCINES
    277 1 NEW YORK New tests show the bird flu vims spreading in Asia appears resistant to one of two main classes of drugs used to fight influenza viruses and a vaccine could be more than six months away, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. Presently, human
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    Lock icon No $34,000 for lottery winner
    202 1 WESTBORO (Massachusetts) A convenience store clerk has been charged with larceny for allegedly snatching a winning US$2O,OOO (5534,000) lottery ticket from a customer's hend and giving her only US$lOO. Quik Mart clerk Antoine Y. Reiche, 34, is scheduled to appear in court today. University of
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    Lock icon Truck kills man after $96,000 win
    181 1 ELWOOD (Indiana) A man who won U5557,000 (5596,000) in an Indiana lottery game taped for television, died hours later after being hit by a pickup truck. The Hoosier Millionaire show featuring Mr Carl Atwood, 73, was broadcast Saturday night after his family said they
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    Lock icon Weekend visits raise comfort levels
    731 1  -  M.NIRMALA By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT SATURDAY saw Singapore's leaders attend a mega Chinese New Year party across the Causeway in Johor Baru. And yesterday, it was their turn to play host to 12 Malaysian colleagues who were here for a day of socialising: golf for some,
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      64 2 CLIFFORD PIER TO MOVE CLIFFORD Pier, that landing point for ship crews and those wanting to see the harbour from the sea, is moving from Collyer Quay to Marina South. A tender has already been called for the new pier, which will be one of four ferry terminals lying
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      84 2 LAMER ISSUES FOR EX-BUS CHIEF TRANSPORT entrepreneur Ng Ser Miang knew "zero about buses" when he was roped in to sort out the troubled Singapore Shuttle Bus company in 1976. He went on to build and lead Trans Island Bus Services (Tibs) for more than 20 years. These day,
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      74 2 COM ON UK CUTTMG EKE CASH-STRAPPED Cuba, long associated with cigars, rum and Che Guevara, is leading the way in the development of a new generation of anti-cancer therapies. Now, it has set its sights on breaking into the Western market The country of 11 million began investing heavily
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      78 2 DONT CHAN6E CPF RATES CONSIDERING the formidable challenge posed by saving for retirement and other financial goals amid structural unemployment, the Central Provident Fund Board should reassure people that it will not reduce or remove its current interest rates. It may also want to consider adding more index funds
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      83 2 IV SERIES REVEALS DMDES WHILE reality shows tend to teeter on pointlessness, the series Faking It on the Discovery Channel reveals the great cultural and social divide that exists, writes Tay Yek Keak. Here, someone like the captain of the US Beer Drinking Team in the Midwest may have
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      113 2 Muslims careful in college choices MUSLIM families are very careful these days when choosing an Islamic school abroad for their children, so they will not be taught the wrong brand of Islam. Hospital worker Khalid Shehad, 51, for instance, turned to the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore for advice
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      93 2 Customs men have lots to celebrate CUSTOMS officers cracked 58 smuggling cases and seized 71,000 DVDs, CDs and VCDs, 72,352 bottles of liquor and 211,689 cartons of cigarettes in the last nine months of last year efforts which they can celebrate today, International Customs Day. The discovery of a
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      70 2 Tl,l, T 1 Best bets in Indonesia BATAM and Purwakarta, near Jakarta, have been named Indonesia's most attractive investment destinations of last year for their culture, infrastructure, workforce and government support, after a nationwide survey. the poll, which took into account the views of more than 5,000 domestic and
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      80 2 CHINA'S FOOD PIE GROWS FOOD is helping Singapore-listed companies, such as Apex Pal, make a killing in China, where the sector has been growing 15 per cent annually since 1998, from US$33 billion (5556.7 billion) to an estimated US$6O.4 billion in 2002. According to market players, one factor that
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      89 2 REBEUJON BREWING IN SAUDI CITY SAKAKA, a tiny Saudi Arabian city in a remote province which is the historic power base of King Fahd's family, has become the setting for the beginning of a revolution against the oil-rich Middle Eastern country's ruling al-Saud family. The place has been the
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      122 2 JAPAN U OfFERING SCHOLARSHIPS ONE of Japan's most prestigious private colleges, Waseda University, is giving full scholarships to the top 1 per cent of applicants, to woo talented students from public universities where fees are lower. The scholarships cover full tuition for four years. Until now, these have been
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      83 2 HvflnHl w HEAI o^o HE IS no big name like Manchester United s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but that may soon change for Jan Gunnar Solli. The 1.83m-tall defensive midfielder, an amateur a year ago, has had trials with Italian giants AC Milan and English side Aston Villa. And the
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      613 3  -  LEE HUI CHIEH It is thinking of new ways to arrest low birth rate, says DPM Lee r adding that birth rate is one of top three priorities By 'I DON'T HUNK YOU CAN JUST DEPEND ON MONEY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO HAVE CHILDREN. HAVING
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      Lock icon Navy subs hitch a ride to Singapore
      152 3  -  David Boey THREE of the Navy's submarines should arrive here next month, riding piggy-back aboard the Dock Express, a semi-submersible cargo ship. The submarines were photographed last week (above) in the Swedish port of Karlskrona as the I6om-long Dock Express submerged its deck
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      Lock icon Spirit ailing, but Opportunity knocks
      463 3 PASADENA (California) Opportunity, the second of two United States probes sent to Mars, transmitted its first images of the surface of the Red Planet yesterday as Nasa scientists tried to resurrect crippled twin, Spirit, on the other side of the planet. Nasa said Opportunity had
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      Lock icon Town councils seek better returns on
      661 4  -  TAN HUI YEE They may pool their funds to get lower management fees, beat current return of 3%; extra money can go to maintenance *R Lowdown on sinking funds SINKING funds accumulated by the 16 torn councils are used for major works suck as
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      Lock icon 15 minutes in a gas chamber
      674 4  -  DAVID BOEY Army opens test facility to reporter for first time By DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT I HAVE never cried on the job but I did get a bit teaiy reporting on the smoke test facilities run by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) the first time
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      Lock icon A glimpse into the colourful past of the Red Lamp Pier
      169 5 CLIFFORD Pier, once a landing point for immigrants and other sea passengers, is also known as Red Lamp Pier: a lamp used to hang from the pier to guide seafarers. June 3, 1933: Officially opened by then governor Sir
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      Lock icon Clifford Pier moving to Marina South
      612 5  -  GOH CHIN LIAN Plan is to create a hub of ferry terminals; old building won't be bulldozed Bu CLIFFORD Pier, a 71-year-old landmark at Collyer Quay, is moving. A new two-storey pier will be built at Marina South to replace the landing point for
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Rebellion brewing in Saudi city
      790 6  - Rebellion brewing in Saudi city JOHN R. BRADLEY Assassinations in Sakaka, power base of a branch of the royal family, reflect nationwide anger against the monarchy By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SAKAKA (Saudi Arabia) The tiny city of Sakaka in the remote al-Jouf province that borders Iraq may seem an
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      Lock icon Veneer of unity cannot hide anger for ruling family
      240 6  -  John R. Bradley SAKAKA- The rebellion in al-Jouf shows in microcosm what is happening throughout Saudi Arabia. There is now a near-universal domestic resistance to the rule of the al-Saud family. For 70 years, it has claimed to have unified the
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      353 6 France goes Chinese PARIS France has ardently embraced all things Chinese as Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives for his first state visit here today. liie 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries is being commemorated with a national, government-sponsored Year of China campaign encompassing JHfe than 300 events
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      532 6 Bid to avoid humiliating defeat on tees increase LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a last-ditch effort yesterday to avert a stinging defeat on education reform ahead of a crunch week on Iraq that could define his future. The government rolled out
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      Lock icon Jobless living on dole now face crackdown
      502 7  -  TAMARA THIESSEN Jobs Reform In France To cut chronic unemployment, a French report proposes curbs on those not looking actively for work By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES PARIS The French government, in a bid to cut chronic unemployment, wants to crack down on
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      Lock icon Government sacks labour office chief
      222 7 In Germany BERLIN The German government is firing an architect of its job-mar-ket changes after a dispute over mismanagement, in a potential setback to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's bid to reform the economy. Economy Minister Wolfgang Clement said on Saturday the government aimed to find a
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        76 7 BILL TO OVERTURN IRAN BAN ON MPs IRAN'S reformist-domi-nated parliament approved a Bill yesterday, categorised as "triple-ur-gent", which .seeks to overturn the disqualification of thousands of liberal hopefuls in next month s parliamentary elections. It was the first time since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution that the parliament has approved such
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        48 7 A DELEGATION of United States congressmen arrived in Tripoli yesterday for talks with Libyan officials on one of the first visits to the country by US lawmakers in more than 30 years. The team is led by Republican Representative Curt Weldon. AFP
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        59 7 LESS than a third of Australians support retaining Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as head of state, according to an opinion poll published yesterday. The Sunday Telegraph said 30 per cent of 1,200 respondents believed the Queen should remain as head of state, while 64
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        48 7 AN AMERICAN man who took photos of two foster children wrapped in duct tape in their cribs has been sentenced to 12 to 30 months in prison in Pennsylvania. Neil Broe, 42, allegedly bound the children to keep them under control. AP
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      57 7 EPA A giant Schwarzwaelder Kirschtorte, or black forest cherry cake, that measures 7.47m wide and weighs 4.8 tonnes goes on display in Hoefen in the Black Forest region of Germany. Makers of this traditional cake claim it is the biggest in the world and hope it gains a
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      417 8 Arabs must condemn suicide attacks: Jordan DAVOS Jordan's Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher said yesterday that Arab states should take a strong stand against suicide bombings that have claimed hundreds of Israeli lives in the past three years of violence. The Arab world also needs to explain its peace proposals to
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      440 8 Critics still waiy of gentler America World Economic Forum The conciliatory tone struck by US delegation this time has not saved the superpower from harsh words DAVOS (Switzerland) Top US officials went into the world's largest talkfest here trying to show a kinder, gentler face but still ran up against
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        Lock icon Honorary knighthood for Bill Gates
        143 9 SERVICES TO ENTERPRISE LONDON Microsoft supremo Bill Gates is to receive an honorary British knighthood for services to global enterprise, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Mr Gates, 48, was recommended for the knighthood which is to be formally conveyed by Queen Elizabeth II by Chancellor of
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        109 9 HOUSTON Sections of a diary belonging to llan Ramon one of the seven astronauts killed when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart last year have been found in a Texas field. The pages, some of them fifted with holes, were found a few months ago
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        115 9 NOVELIST ALLOWED TO SUE DISNEY LOS ANGELES Gary Wolf, who claims The Walt Disney Company owes him millions 01 dollars in royalties from merchandising profits on a movie based on his novel, has had his lawsuit reinstated. The movie, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, grossed nearly US$25O million (***** million). The
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        76 9 PARIS Comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala has been ordered to appear before a court for making allegedly racially defamatory comments about Jews. He performed a sketch on television last month, wearing a ski mask, wig, hat and jacket to look like an orthodox Jew. He jokingly urged
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        26 9 Quoteworthy 7 wanted to make a record and I wanted to challenge, whether I won or not.' Dr Vl assouda Jalal, Afghanistan's first woman presidential candidate
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        64 9 Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, 88, was discharged from a military hospital on Saturday after being treated overnight. He had fractured his left shoulder at home. Mr Stephan Cowans, 33, of Boston, who was sentenced in 1998 to at least 35 years' jail for shooting a police officer, was freed
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      379 9 But the US Secretary of State insists the war in Iraq was based on credible intelligence and Baghdad's refusal to answer the UN's questions TBILISI (Georgia) US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who urged the United Nations to endorse a pre-emptive war to
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      92 6 A Kinder, Gentler US H^rJ 'Iraq may not have WMD r fef^ij Royal Honour fk^J US officials led by V-P Dick Cheney adopt aHK 'mS^^B n P° we W concedes Iraq may not have K| i^J. -Ur\ Microsoft founder Bill Gates is to receive an Lj J^ FJ conciliator)- tone
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      134 7 Technology that turns "what if" into "what is." Life is too short to spend worrying about the ones that got away. So Kyocera engineers are always seeking new ways to turn possibilities into reality. Our high-speed image processor for digital cameras is the latest example of Kyocera technology at work.
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon The absent Singaporean
        610 10 IT IS a perverse law. The world's population, which is about 6.33 billion now, is projected to grow to 7.8 billion by 2025. Most of the growth will take place in the developing world, that is, in many of those countries that are least equipped to support
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      1323 10  - Cuba ailing? Not its biomedic al industry TOM FAWTHROP By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES MENTION faraway Cuba and most people think of a Caribbean island best known for Havana cigars, rum and the revolutionary exploits of Che Guevara. They probably aon't associate it with cutting edge medical research. Yet Cuban
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      Lock icon Time to wake up to bioterror threat
      1167 10  -  LAUREN T.HICKOK Bu and REYNOLDS M. SAUERNO The biotech revolution has inadvertently increased the risk of bioterrorism. The result is a need to protect the dangerous biological materials in these emerging markets. ALBUQUERQUE (New Mexico) The anthrax attacks in the United States in
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      2600 11  -  ZHENG YONGNIAN LYE LIANG FOOK By and FOR THE STRAITS TIMES CHINESE leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao have taken many by surprise with their sterling performance in the past year. They impressed domestically with their efficient handling of the Sars
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        241 12 On Jan 12, 1 carelessly left my wallet in a toilet at Yio Chu Kang MRT station. When I realised it was missing, I went dejectedly to the neighbourhood police post to fill in a lost item report (rueing I had lost it in Singapore and not some
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        93 12 On Jan 13, 1 boarded Comfort taxi sha UO3 ui Mougang and directed the cabby to Wisma Atria in Orchard Road. As I was in a hurry, I told him I did not have enough cash to pay him but I wodd like to pay by
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        88 12 I was a passenger on SBS service 157 on Jan 7 from about 6.30am to 6.55am. May I commend the driver for the patience and tact he showed all passengers throughout the trip? He had the rather unenviable task of persuading passengers, particularly school children, to move
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        72 12 SHIRTY SERVICE NOT Tourism Board ever be looking for a role modef for service in the retail industry, it need search no further than Ms Mary Teo at the CYC outlet in Raffles Hotel. Her attentive approach and conscientious follow-up once my tailored shirts were ready for collection have resulted
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      Lock icon 'Mix and match' the way to go?
      549 12 THE BENEFITS OF COURSE SELECTION LIBERALISATION 6REATLY OUTWEIGH ITS COSTS. THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND TOO MANY SUBJECT COMBINATIONS. ■■H WHEN iirn Nobei Wm HbJ laureate HI .Jb economist m Milton Friedman wrote Free To Choose in 1980, he argued
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      238 12 Share public offerings: The man in the street should not be ignored DESPITE efforts by the Government to encourage the public to invest in shares of good companies, the recent SBI E2-Capital initial public offering (IPO) is a complete disappointment to ordinary people like me who have supported stock trading
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      Lock icon CPF members may be better off with guaranteed interest
      358 12 CPF members may be better off with guaranteed interest IN THE long term of the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme (CPFIS), I fear the guaranteed interest of 2.5 per cent on ordinary accounts and 4 per cent on special accounts maybe reduced or worse removed to force CPF members to
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      Lock icon Heeling OK if you follow the rules
      140 12 I REFER to the article, "On the heels of trouble" (ST, Jan 18). Heeling is the new, fun thing to hit town. I admit I have a pair of imitation shoes and had a great time in Melbourne with them. The question is
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      Lock icon Bright future under new leadership
      691 12 SUPPORT FOR NEW PM I REFER to the letter "Looking forward to new S'pore leader (ST, Jan 19) by Mr Ichige Shigeru. I wish to support what Mr Shigeru said in Bis letter, that "DPM Lee will be a good and responsible leader, and the
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      52 1 FAMILY BUSINESS 'A company should be like a family. You suffer together and you enjoy the fruits of your labour together. former Tibs boss Ng Ser Miang, 54, who is Singapore's Ambassador to Hungary and Norway, on the necessary, but painful, sale of Tibs Monday, January 26, 2004 The Straits
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      Lock icon Muslim parents now more vigilant
      750 1  -  HELMI YUSOF Picking An Overseas Islamic University They turn to mosques, Muis for advice following reports that terrorists have used some schools as breeding grounds BtL 7 wanted to be sure that Rozanna picked a school that taught both religious and secular subjects, so that
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    • IN SHORT
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        96 2 A LAWYER'S MercedesBenz was wrecked when a tree suddenly fell on it as he was driving along Scotts Road on Saturday. Mr Yee Kee Shian, 28, said the accident happened at 3.05pm as he was nearing the Environment Building at the junction of Cairnhill and Scotts roads.
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        89 2 A FUND-RAISING drive spearheaded by six religious groups and members of the Iranian community here has raised at least $250,000 for the victims of the recent earthquake in Iran. Yesterday, they held an island-wide collection in which more than 300 volunteers hit the streets with
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      330 2 EVERY time Singapore signs a free trade agreement (FTA), Singapore Customs' work grows. Each accord contains significant tariff concessions for goods that orginate from Singapore, and as the agency has to enforce the obligations they contain, it has to be on the lookout for rogue
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      668 3  -  HELMI YUSOF Top Malaysian delegation in Singapore Social visits are good for informal interactions, let both sides become more comfortable with each other: DPM Lee By 'THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HARD WORK...BUT CERTAINLY, THE CLIMATE AND VIBES ARE LOOKING MUCH MORE
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      245 4 Blood supply up, but still too low DESPITE a surge in the number of blood donors after an appeal appeared in The Straits Times, the blood bank is still low on supplies. The level of type A blood has increased from 66 units last week to 102, but it is
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      388 4 A CRYPTIC message scribbled in red lipstick on a staircase warned a disabled woman to stay away from her Geylang East Avenue 1 flat, as someone was out to kill her. It was discovered outside a flat where a wheelchair-bound woman
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      483 6  -  BEN NADARAJAN By THE taxi which took a plunge into a condominium swimming pool on Saturday night spent another night partially submerged. CityCab wanted to lift the taxi out yesterday morning, but was held back by the management and residents' committee of Kentish Lodge,
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        49 7 CHINESE: The language gap LOH JAHAN Mother tongue. A joy for some, a challenge for others and sheer torture for the rest. YVONNE KOH and LYNN LEE look at the divide that separates the can and can nots in class, and discover some teachers 9 tricks of the trade
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          251 7 THE Chinese language is part of the rich Chinese culture. As Chinese, we should be proud and feel privileged to be able to learn the language. Many people of other races are also fascinated by the language and are picking it up. Many feel
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          258 7 WHEN I first started learning Chinese as a second language, I took an active attitude. I wanted to know all about the new words I was learning. When the examinations came, I looked at all the new words I had learnt and tried to remember
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      75 8 EVERYONE knows the stereotypical teacher: the hard-driving one who shouts constantly, resorts to punishment at the drop of the hat and is as hard as nails. However, a closer look reveals otherwise: These teachers are the ones who care enough about the language and culture to spend hours
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      131 8 CHINESE teacher Joyce Quah gets her Secondary 1 and 2 students to draw their own comic strips to learn idioms. They come up with their own examples to illustrate the idioms they have learnt. Said Miss Quah, who teaches at St
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      1164 8 Voices from the classroom TEACHERS HOLD THE KEY 7 come from an English-speaking home, so it was a struggle at first, but I was lucky enough to have humorous and engaging teachers. Chong Chee Leone, 15, a Secondary 4 student from The
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      129 9 2 Festive way to learn culture RIVER Valley High School celebrates traditional Chinese festivals such as Chinese New Year and the Mid- Autumn Festival in a big way to bring the language and culture to life. For instance, all 400 or so Secondary 2 students in the school try their
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      106 9 3 The lesson is in a cuppa STUDENTS of all races at Xishan Primary School in Yishun have a taste of a traditional Chinese tea ceremony during an excursion planned by the head of mother tongue, Mrs Goh Kay Swee, who wants to heighten awareness of Chinese culture and traditions
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      525 9 TWICE a week, after school is done, 31 Secondary 1 students travel across Singapore to a school in Simei, sometimes for as long as an hour, to take Chinese lessons. They are among 275 youngsters who have opted to do the subject as
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      616 9 ASSOCIATE Professor Xu Jie of the National University of Singapore looked at five different Chinese language textbooks used by Secondary 3 students: Higher Chinese For Secondary Schools, Chinese Language For Secondary Schools (Express/Normal Academic/Normal Tecnnical) and Chinese Language B. He found they were easily distinguished by
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      962 10 It is possible to get children interested in Chinese from a young age, say two experts. They offer tips to parents on how they can help kindle their kids' love for language early Laying the right foundation tor litetime love affair THE critical years in a child's
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      924 10 THE computer is an important tool in learning the Chinese language, especially for English-speaking parents and their children. Going to websites and not just the ones that are related to exams helps a lot. Visiting the sites of Chinese pop idols, for example, is one way
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      60 1 POLmCAL TRIPLE JUMP 'It's a process of "hop, step and jump". Last years... election was the hop, this years... is the step and the next election. ..the jump. Opposition politician Ichiro Ozawa, whose party has been gaining in the polls, saying he was close to achieving his goal of real
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      1394 1  - What polls in region mean for S'PORE LEE KIM CHEW By ELECTIONS in the Year of the Monkey are tricky business. Optimistic fund managers think that electioneering in Asia over the coming months will be good for the region's stock markets. To win the popular vote, ruling parties everywhere will
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        598 2 Chinese keep tills ringing this New Year Despite the cold, city dwellers set business at department stores, cinemas, telecom, transport companies booming BEIJING Zhang Li, 22, is cruising Beijing's department stores, determined to part with the 300 yuan (Ss6o) red packet her grandparents have given her. "Normally, I'm very cautious
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        342 2 Taiwan's opposition calls for boycott of referendum TAIPEI Local governments controlled by Taiwan's opposition will urge voters to boycott a March 20 referendum, claiming President Chen Shui-bian has exceeded his power to call such a vote. Heads of the 14 local governments will convene a meeting today and issue a
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        73 2 AFP I These monkeys at the Forest Safari Park in Shenyang, China, were painted on Thursday to celebrate the Year of the Monkey but only after they were anaesthetised as they had refused to cooperate with zoo staff. The monkey is part of China's heritage,
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        181 2 BEIJING When the world's most populous nation decides to go out to eat, the results can be prodigious. The Chinese, whose culinary obsession is renowned worldwide, spent more than 600 billion yuan (Ssl2o billion) dining out last year, the state Xinhua news agency saidyesterday.
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        150 2 BEIJING Chinese teenagers are increasingly hooked on cyberspace games in which they can "tie the knot", go on virtual honeymoons and "have children" all at the click of a mouse. But parents have voiced fears Internet love games give children a premature interest in
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        357 2 BEIJING Chen Xitong, considered one of China's most powerful leaders until he was jailed in 1998 on corruption charges, has been quietly granted conditional release by President Hu Jintao, a writer who claims to be close to Chen said. A member of the
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          45 2 President Hu Jintao arrives in Paris today for a four-day trip. He will discuss China's economy, trade ties with Europe and reconstruction in Iraq with France's leaders and address the French National Assembly. He will then visit Egypt, Gabon and Algeria till Feb 4.
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          24 2 Transport Minister Lin Ling-san will fly to Kobe, Japan, on Friday to witness the roll-out of a nigh-speed bullet train built for Taiwan
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          58 2 Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will formally order the dispatch of main ground troops to Iraq, possibly today, after he meets his coalition partner Takenori Kanzaki. Japan and Mexico officials begin a week-long dialogue today on free trade. Deputy US Secretary of State Richard Armitage will visit Japanese leaders on
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          25 2 A US trade delegation will visit South Korea this week for a second round of talks over Seoul's ban on American beef imports.
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          84 2 India celebrates Republic Day today. Across the nation, the country will showcase its military might with pageants reflecting its achievements, culture and heritage. A three-day 6th Asian Security conference will start in New Delhi tomorrow to debate the United Nation's role in tackling global threats. India-Brazil deals will be
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          34 2 A hearing will begin in Karachi tomorrow on a petition asking that the government reveal the whereabouts of US journalist Daniel Pearl's killer. Reports say he has been moved from his death-row cell.
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          67 2 The trial of Muhammad Rais, the first Marriott bombing suspect, starts today at a Jakarta district court. Rais allegedly recruited the suicide bomber in the attack. The General Election Committee is due to release the final list of legislative candidates on Thursday after a two-week delay. New visa-on-arrival policies
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          42 2 The Supreme Court hears a petition today for a stay of the execution of two kidnappers, due to take place on Friday. Manila will host a meeting of 31 foreign ministers from East Asia and Latin America from Wednesday to Sunday.
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          55 2 Bangkok will host a meeting on Wednesday of health and agriculture officials from Asian countries fighting a bird flu outbreak. Some 372 skydivers aim to set a new Guinness record for the largest freefall formation from aneight of 7km over Nakorn Ratchasima, linking grips for at least three seconds,
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          13 2 Vientianne will hold an Asean tourism forum from Friday to Feb 7-
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          22 2 Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will visit President Tran Due Luong in Vietnam and Prime Minister Hun Sen in Cambodia today.
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      676 3  -  KWAN WENG KIN Waseda's move to offer full scholarships underlines the fierce competition among private colleges to attract top students By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT 'COMPANIES OBTAIN RATINGS TO RAISE FUNDS, BUT NOT IN THE CASE OF JAPANESE UMVERSTIIES. THEY SEEM TO BE USING RATINGS TO
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        51 3 MORE than 20 per cent of the 300 pig farms in Hong Kong have been hit by foot-and-mouth disease after it spread from pig farms in the New Territories, the Oriental Dairy News reported yesterday. But an Agriculture Department spokesman said there was no mass
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        61 3 ONE third of all residents in Beijing are putting their health at risk by overeating and underexercising, state media reported yesterday. Nearly 32 per cent of them suffer from coronary heart disease, hypertension and obesity, according to an official survey of 20 communities. Meanwhile, 47 per
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        54 3 CHINA JAILS MONEY POACHERS CHINA has marked the Year of the Monkey by handing down hefty jail sentences to a group of poachers dealing in rhesus monkeys, state media reported yesterday. Courts in Guizhou province pronounced 20 sentences ranging from jix to 14 years for crimes including poaching, killing and
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        49 3 A 40-YEAR-OLD truck driver and his female partner were arrested yesterday in western Japan for allegedly starving the man's 15-year-old boy for months until he fell into a coma. Osaka police said the boy weighed only 24kg when he was hosDitalised in November. AP
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      334 3 TOKYO Some 4,000 people yesterday staged a rally against sending Japanese troops to Iraq as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is set to give the final go-ahead for the dispatch of the core group of ground troops. Demonstrators flocked to Hibiya Park near Tokyo's
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      50 3 AFP Japan's toy giant Takara is launching a new educational gadget in March. The talking scanner "D-sound" can read special patterned codes printed on the globe and play recorded information about a country such as its name, population size and landmarks. A basic set costs 4,980 yen (S$80).
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      601 3 TOKYO'S DEPORTATION PLAN TOKYO Myanmar native Khin Maung Latt, 46, came to Japan as a student in 1988, later found a job and overstayed his visa. Like an estimated 250,000 other illegal residents, he is now subject to a government crackdown which
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      281 3 ISLAMABAD Investigations show that at least two top nuclear scientists gave unauthorised help to Iran's nuclear weapons programme, say senior Pakistani officials. One of the scientists is Abdul Qadeer Khan, considered the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb. They allegedly provided the help under
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        572 4 Giant poultry industry at risk Bird Flu In Thailand Thaksin warns that the outbreak could deal a crippling blow to the country's chicken exports worth $2.2b last year BANGKOK Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has acknowledged that the onset of the bird flu virus in Thailand could devastate the country's giant
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        642 4 'By denying the facts, the government was helping out the major operators, but in the end it's us small farmers who are suffering.' Chicken farmer Sirima Manapornsamrat, on the Thai government's alleged attempt to cover up the crisis SUPHAN BURI (Thailand) Angry and emotional
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        426 4  -  ROBERT GO By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Batam and Purwakarta, near Jakarta, have been named Indonesia's most attractive investment destinations in 2003 following a nationwide survey. Involving 44 cities and 156 regencies, the survey was carried out by KPPOD, the Monitoring Committee on
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        288 4 BANGKOK A policeman was shot dead as he fed his chickens in Thailand's largely Muslim south yesterday: The shooting came a day after two Buddhist monks were hacked to death while collecting food. Police said two men on a motorcycle killed the
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          67 4 IN A last-ditch effort to win a retrial, the lawyers of two men scheduled to be executed on Friday said they will present new evidence to the Supreme Court in the Philippines showing they were wrongly convicted of Kidnapping. The court agreed last
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          72 4 TENS of thousands of supporters of a Cambodian union leader gunned down last week marched through the capital's centre yesterday, carrying wreaths and wearing black and white headbands to bid farewell to their "hero worker". Mr Chea Vichea, president of Cambodia's Free Trade Union of
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          62 4 THREE people were killed and 10 wounded when dozens of gunmen attacked a village in the southern Philippines yesterday, the military said in Zamboanga. About 40 gunmen raided the village of Upper Tominobo outside the southern city of V Iligan, fired their guns
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          50 4 SHIPS and planes scoured the northern Philippine seas yesterday for dozens of fishermen missing after waves the size of two-storey buildings smashed their boats to pieces. One man drowned and at least 67 were missing while 48 fishermen were rescued, the coast guard said. Reuters
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          50 4 MYANMAR'S junta and ethnic Karen rebels called a halt to five decades of fighting in peace talks last week. TTie ceasefire is a rare prize for the junta, the most significant deal it has reached with Myanmar's restive ethnic minorities in 15 years. AFP
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          52 4 DETAINED GERMAN JOURNALIST FREED THE Indonesian army released a German freelance journalist who was detained for illegally entering war-torn Aceh province, a military spokesman said yesterday. German national Sacha Grabwo not Cradow Cascha as earlier reported by the military left Aceh on Saturday for Medan after spending the night in
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        579 5  - Abdullah to PAS Stop attacks on faith REME AHMAD Questioning the Islamic credentials of Umno members is the root cause of Malay disunity, the Prime Minister says By IN KUALA LUMPUR PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi wants Parti Islam SeMalaysia to stop attacking the Islamic credentials of Umno members labelled as
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        302 5 Kl^Ea LUMPUR Key Chinese parties say they won't link up with the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia if it beats Umno in the upcoming general election. PAS recently mooted the idea of forming an alliance with the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Gerakan, which are
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        325 5 11 seized vehicles at road transport dept torched SUNGAI PETANI (Kedah) Nine cars, one lorry and one van were torched at the office of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) here in an attempt to scare officers investigating offences connected to the impounded vehicles. At least 30 other vehicles in the
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        66 5 NEW STRAITS TIMES With a stranded bus in the background, these residents of Kuching, Sarawak, try their luck with a fishing net after flash floods hit the city on Saturday. A teenage schoolboy was killed and three people were missing after heavy rain flooded villages and triggered landslides
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        408 5 Abdullah calls on Malaysians to get more involved in fighting crime KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Cabinet will debate a proposal to flog child rapists in public before making a decision on the move suggested by the de facto Law Minister Rais Yatim.
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        315 5 IPOH A 54-year-old headmaster died of a heart attack after he was shown the severed right hand of his son who had been attacked by two men near their house in Ayer Tawar on the eve of Chinese New Year. Mr A. Balaraman
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          62 5 THE authorities have barred 6,035 Malaysian tax evaders from leaving the country and frozen their assets in a bid to recover nearly RM2SO million (Ssllo million) in unpaid taxes. The move is part of a crackdown on corporate leaders and other figures who owe hundreds of
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          64 5 TEACHERS in a tuition scheme for poor primary school pupils to be launched in March will earn extra income of at least RM2SO (S$110) per month. They will get RMIO for every pupil in a class of 25 that they teach to help them do
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          64 5 A TOTAL of 111 deaths have been reported since Malaysian police mounted an operation on Jan 15 to curb road accidents during the Chinese New Year holiday period. Since the operation began, 676 traffic accidents and six deaths were reported nationwide on Saturday,
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          36 5 FIREFIGHTERS in Malaysia will be trained to carry out multiple tasks to deal with any type of disaster, said Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Peter Chin. The Star Asia News Network
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          68 5 RIOT police clashed with supporters of former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim when they attempted to break up a rally in Perak, an official from the jailed politician's party said yesterday. In the incident which occurred late on Saturday, dozens of riot police barged into a
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          48 5 OFFICIALS of the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will meet in Kuala Lumpur for talks next month. The discussions will help determine whether lasting peace can be achieved in the southern Philippines. The Star ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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        369 6 LONDON Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hailed teenage forward David Bentley as a talent worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Dennis Bergkamp. The 19-year-old came off the bench to score with an exquisite chip as Arsenal booked their place in the
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        450 6 SOCCER LONDON All is not well in the Manchester United boardroom. The pair of Irish tycoons who own 25 per cent of the club have called for contract negotiations with manager Alex Ferguson to stop. The Guardian reported yesterday that John Magnier and
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        524 6 The last time both sides met in an FA Cup replay, Spurs won the lot MANCHESTER History repeated itself yesterday, as Manchester City and Tottenham drew 1-1 in the fourth round of their FA Cup tie the same scoreline as the 1981
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        397 6 Houllier hits out at Cheyrou's critics LIVERPOOL Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier slammed Bruno Cheyrou's detractors after two goals from his fellow-Frenchman saw the Reds secure a 2-1 FA Cup fourth-round win over Newcastle at Anfield. Cheyrou, who has now scored four goals in Liverpool's last five games, had been dubbed
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        683 6 ROME Portuguese playmaker Rui Costa ended a three-year goal drought as AC Milan thrashed bottomplaced Ancona 5-0 yesterday to close in on Serie A leaders AS Roma. Costa scored in the 70th minute to add to Andriy Shevchenko's 64th-minute goal from the
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        758 7  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN SOCCER Norway's Jan Gunnar Solli has high hopes of becoming a household name Bu HE ADMITS not knowing anything about Singapore, but Jan Gunnar Solli is coming here to showcase his talents as he chases a dream move to a major European club.
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        620 7 LONDON Striker Alan Smith will have to be sold by Leeds this week if the club are to avoid becoming the first Premiership club to go into administration. That will be the only option left to them if a new, desperate £20
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        659 7 Track: Good. Race 1 Class 4 (6) 1400m 6 GRAND EMPEROR, R Woodworth I. 9 Social Magic, App A Kumar 2. 12 Get A Win, KKLoh 3. Margins: 3/4 len x 3/4 len. Time: 1:24.3. Nos. 6, 9, 12. Win: $44. Place: $19,
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        555 7 BASKETBALL SALT LAKE CITY The Los Angeles Lakers began the slow rebuilding of their roster on Saturday night. Kobe Bryant played. He grimaced a lot, and leaned to his right a lot. But, through what he hopes to be the last strands of
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        587 7  -  JOHN BELL HORSE RACING Writtwißy [This is the first of a regular Monday j feature to review all the action from the Singapore Turf Club REALLY GOOD again showed himself to be a horse of great promise with a dominant win at Kranji on Friday. Although enjoying a
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        560 8 TENNIS Champ packs offParadornfor 25th straight Australian Open victory MELBOURNE Andre Agassi says he is ready to go to the next level in his pursuit of five Australian Open titles and his main rival, Andy Roddick, agrees that he is still the one to
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        214 8 LONDON Tennis may be far from Anna Kournikova's mind now that she is retired, but it appears she has trouble keeping an eye on her famous boyfriend Enrique Iglesias (right, with Kournikova). The Spanish singer son of Julio and himself a woman's man has
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        419 8 GOLF LA Q.UINTA (California) It is a flat-out sprint to the finish line at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, which so far has amounted to an exercise in golf course torture. But, with 72 holes down and 18 more to go, is there anything out
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          109 8 SINGAPORE golfer Mardan Mamat had to settle for fourth in the Thailand Open yesterday, after carding a five-under-par 67 in the final round. He was let down by his opening score of 71 at the Royal Thai Air Force Club course in Bangkok. Cards of
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          96 8 CHINA'S Pang Qing and Tong Jian won the free skate pairs programme in Hamilton, Canada, on Saturday to claim the overall pairs title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. China's Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao settled for second while Canada's Valerie Marcoux and Craig
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          107 8 FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Hasim Rahman, who has not won since knocking out Britain's Lennox Lewis nearly three years ago, is starting another comeback bid in less-than-stellar surroundings. The Washington Post reported on Saturday that the 31-year-old American will face 39-year-old American journeyman Al
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        1014 8 BASKETBALL MBA: Golden State 125 Portland 87. Washington 117 Indiana 96. Miami 85 New York 77, Cleveland 95 Philadelphia 87, New Orleans 98 San Antonio 96. LA Lakers 93 Utah 86. Seattle 102 LA Clippers 97. CRICKET Triangular series one-day match in Adelaide. Australia: India: 280-7 in
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      629 9 TEO KIM SOH Age: 95 passed away peacefully on 24-1-2004, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Ng Pai Lian. deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ng Gim Poh Ho Sey Eng Ng Gim Cheong Suy Constance Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ng Gim Choon, Daisy Tan William Ng Gim Sim, Jane Tjia Wilfred Ng Gim Kwong,
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        673 10 ROUND-UP Overseas markets THAI share prices are expected to fall in the week ahead after the outbreak of bird flu in the kingdom, but may rebound later in the week, dealers said last Friday. "We are already seeing trading volume slow down in
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        104 10 Sing (f- tom-igti S stuckx. Vaiw (Xllrultltrd wtirig Mimday's rjr/uirty* 1 nrj//-.s. TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Stlq Totl aWn Sea) Tatl Multilnd 26,685 26.685 40.417 40.417 Manufacturg 206,048 28,594 234.642 204.155 9.644 213.798 Commerce 92.456 6.678 99.134 52,124 1,840 53.964 Tpt/Stor/Com 69,842 238 70,080 142.760 265
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        139 10 Active counters with ru) foiumr today are nrjt included MAIN SDO TOTAL Up On Unctl Ob Dn Unch Up On Unci, Multilnd 10 7 1 0 0 0 10 7 i Manufacture 91 26 25 24 14 14 115 40 39 Commerce 38 11 16 7 5
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        39 10 Ctiami Straits Times Indei 1889.56 +24.12 BT 08/OS -72.00 +7.00 BTCADI -*****.00 +130.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -7.00 UOB Sesdeq 117.72 +0.89 UOB Blue Chip 681.48 +7.53 STI Futures 1888 +19 SIMSCI .230.57 +3.27 SiMSCI Futures 230.00 +1.90
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        34 10 Sp««dy-T«cti 5c 206.533,000 Celestial US6c 75.284.000 Rotary EnggiOc 65.456.000 Cosco Corp 20c 62,722,000 P*cificOnturyloc 62.187.000 Chart SemiCond 26c 61,560,000 Wee Port 0.5c 58,278,000 Hi-Psc 55,692,000 BMUtyChiiM HKI0 52.531.000 SBI E2-C«p 2c 46.246,000
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          771 10 MA AIA Growth Fd!i 1.139/1.199 Reownai Equty 1" 2356/2.48 Regional Fixed Income/* 1295/1.364 Brunei Growth Fund 0.886/0.933 SGD Money Market 0.977/1.029 Global Equity 0.644/0.678 Global Bond 1.103/1.162 US Equity Fd 0.576/0.607 European Equity 0.747/0.787 Global Technology!" 0582/0.613 Global Bakjnced/. 0.91/0.958 International HeaKhcart!" 0.934/0.984 Brunei Conservative Fund 1.044/1.099 Brunei
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        421 10 Wednesday. Jan 21 I ABN Amro Bank NV 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 T 5.5 Commercial Italiana SPA 7.25 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of America NA 5
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        445 10 Yen slides while Aussie rebounds REVIEW Currencies THE yen ended the week lower against the US dollar, despite a midweek rise, with investors poised for Japanese intervention to keep the local currency weak. Trading was thin in the region due to the Chinese New Year holidays, but among other currencies
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          77 11 BILUONAIRE financier George Soros criticised US President George W. Bush's foreign policy and said the administration's economic plan will cause a "boom in 2004 and bust in 2005". Mr Soros said the effect of policies that stimulated growth, including US$l.7 trillion (552.9 trillion) of tax
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          91 11 BA PLANS TO AXE 4,000 STAFF BRITISH Airways (BA) will send a letter to staff this week detailing a costcutting plan that will lead to about 4,000 redundancies, The Independent on Sunday reported. The paper said the letter from BA chief executive Rod Eddington would arrive on Thursday, after he
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          120 11 THE Bank of Italy, under fire for foiling to spot early warnings of trouble at rood giant Parmalat, said it had handed Rome's tax police documents on the sale of bonds in the now insolvent group. The shock revelation of Parmalat 's accounting shortfall which
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          133 11 CA LL TO STOP STOCK OPTIONS EXPENSING PROMINENT conservatives, who usually oppose government involvement in industry, called on federal regulators and lawmakers to stop the accounting profession from forcing companies to count stock options as expenses. That "would strike a devastating blow to the economy, denying companies particularly small businesses
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        306 11 WASHINGTON The longfrustrated wait for a boom in American jobs will force Federal Reserve policymakers to hold key short-term interest rates at a 1958 low, analysts said. Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan will lead a meeting of the Federal Open Market
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        501 11 French No. 2 druomaker is expected to make a hostile offer for the top firm, a move which Aventis is likely to rebuff PARIS France's secondlargest drugmaker, SanofiSynthelabo, was preparing to make a takeover Did for larger rival Aventis as early as this morning, trade union
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        503 11 Wie are fed up with these farm subsidies and hearing for 25 years that things will get better. Economic adviser Aluisio de Luna-Campos at Brazil's Embassy in Washington WASHINGTON An international court case in Geneva could force a resolution of the global battle over agricultural
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        314 11 US Senate Bill upsets Indian IT group BANGALORE India's software industry association has criticised a United States Senate Bill that imposes curbs on overseas outsourcing of government business, calling it an attack on free trade. "We are dismayed to learn about the Bill in the US Senate that restricts offshoring
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        901 12  -  LEE SU SHYAN pjßßfl| FOOD Western-style restaurants havt mushroomed in Chinese cities in the past two years MrtNy oeneTiiinQ rrom mat growing trend. The last of a By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE-LISTED companies operating in the restaurant and food services sector are making a
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        800 12  -  BRYAN LEE SINGTEL-STARHUB CABLING DISPUTE COMMENT By DISPUTES between corporations are probably as common as squabbles between siblings. And like family feuds, they can take a long time to resolve. So when a long-drawn cabling tussle between Singapore's two largest telcos came into the public
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          87 12 BROADWAY Industrial Group executive chairman Wong Sheung Sze sold 1.2 million shares at 24.8 cents apiece cutting his direct stake to 4.1 per cent from 5.15 per cent two Thursdays ago. A day later, he further reduced his direct stake to 3.86 per cent
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          83 12 TOPIAH King" Sam Goi bought more shares in computer peripherals and electronic component distributor Serial System at the start of last week. He bought 108,000 shares last Monday and 239,000 shares the day after from the open market raising his direct stake from
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          49 12 TAT Hong substantial shareholder Ng Chwee Cheng sold off 15 million shares in a single off-mar-ket transaction. This reduced his direct stake in Tat Hong from 7-2 per cent to 3.43 per cent. Tat Hong shares ended unchanged at 57 cents last week.
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        812 13 Although manufacturing investment commitments fell to an eight-year low of $7.5 billion last year, the total annual value added by new manufacturing and services investments has nearly doubled to $8. 6 billion over the last 1 0 years. Economics Correspondent AUDREY l IM finds out
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        257 13 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian equity bulls are pointing to a strong economy, early sure-foo-tedness by the new prime minister and robust consumer spending to justify a rosy outlook for the stock market. But few foreign investors seem to be buying their arguments, preferring the stellar
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        545 13  - STI mini-rally may run out of steam as Wall S t falters COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK H,j MARKETS CORRESrOSDF.ST INVESTORS hoping that the mini-rally in Singapore which began just before the Chinese New Year holidays will extend its run into the Year of the Monkey may be in for a
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        48 13 WEEK'S TOP RISES Ctnts Venture Corp2sc 2320 170.0 7.9 UOB 1420 90.0 6.8 KeppelCorpsoc 675 40.0 6.3 SIASOC 1120 40.0 17 Central Prop 3760 30.0 0.8 Creative T 25c 2040 30.0 15 OBSGrp 1580 30.0 1.9 OCBC 1270 30.0 2.4 SIA2OO 1120 30.0 2.8 CKyDevsoc 705 25.0 3.7
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        46 13 WEEK'S TOP RISES Onto LoMIc 1.5 50.0 0.5 CreativMast HK10c 33.5 314 8.0 WahShing HK2Oc 24 29.7 5.5 TeamsDhereWoB 9.5 26.7 2.0 lntßo«er2oc 915 245 18.0 CasaHldgslOc 18.5 19.4 3.0 Rotary EnqqlOc 69.5 17.8 10.5 Cathay Org 25c 20 17.6 3.0 Shining 15c K) 17.6 15
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        42 13 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Ctnts SPH 1950 30.0 15 JMHUS2SC4OO 940 25.6 16 Robinson 735 20.0 2.6 TACBHO2OO 284 15 J 3.1 BSembawang 1620 K).O 0.6 SPHKJO 1960 10.0 0.5 HawParCorp 468 6.0 1.3 CFM2OC 40 5.5 12.1 CerebosPac 20c 350 4.0 1.1
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        48 13 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Ctnts KohßrosWo4 1.5 40.0 1.0 Craft Print 15c 7 263 2.5 Benefun2ok HK1c 1.5 25.0 0.5 IHTHMgsIOc 7 22.2 2.0 SPCorpsc 8 15.8 1.5 BBR Hldqs 5c 15 12.5 0.5 Colorland HK4Oc 7 12.5 1.0 GMG Global 5c 3.5 12.5 0.9 CFM2OC 40 12.1 5.5
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        83 13 Investment commitments should be measured not just by new funds inflow, but also by the value aaded to them, the EDB says. GAINING SKILLS From doing basic assembly when it set up shop here in 1970, HP Singapore now acts as a worldwide manufacturing nub (left) for the
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          88 13 NEW PARTNER AT RAJAH TANN ANDRE YEAP: The Senior Counsel joined law firm Rajah Tann's corporate and litigation practice on Jan 2. Mr Yeap (above) has handled cases in the areas of banking, securities and shareholder disputes and is also experiencedin construction law. He was previously with Lee Lee and
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          57 13 MAXTEIN OH KOK THAI: He has been appointed as executive officer of Thai Village, the restaurant operator announced. Mr Oh, 38, who joined the mainboard-listed company in 1997 will oversee the group s restaurant operations in northern China. Prior to joining the company, he was
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          Lock icon ECONOMIST JOINS REED GROUP BOARD
          85 13 WAN MOHAMAD SANIx Sesdaq-listed Reed Group Holdings appointed Wan Mohamad Sani bin Wan Abdul Hamid as an independent director last Tuesday. Wan Mohamad Sani, 33, has also been appointed as a member of the company's audit, remuneration and nominating committees. He is currently an analyst
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          64 13 SODERSTROM RESIGNS AS M 1 DIRECTOR ROLF-KRISTIAN SODERSTROM: He resigned as director of mobile phone operator MobileOne (Ml) on Dec 31 last year, the company said. Mr Soderstrom has also relinquished his position as a member of the company's remuneration committee following his resignation. As replacement, the company said that
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          Lock icon ASIA DEKOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OUTTS FIRM
          103 13 GUOHUIs He resigned as an executive director of the comEany last Tuesday, main-oard-listed Asia Dekor announced. However, Mr Guo will continue to serve as deputy general manager of the group's joint venture in Shanghai. He will be responsible for the sales, trading and distribution
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        731 14  -  JOHN ZAROCOSTAS Concerns about global exchange rate volatility, caused by the weakening US dollar, dominate Davos summit By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES ITS NOW CHAR THAT MoE TAnhv EFFECT* secretary Don Evans reassures other the Davos meet GENEVA The soaring euro has set alarm bells ringing
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        782 14  -  Agrin Varsod Brought to you by Informatics Institute of Postgraduate Studies Strong Showing for Jobs in Services Sector on Back of Expected GDP Growth US-Singapore FTA and good economic indicators will spur hirings in financial and tech sectors, but recruiters will be choosier. Written Singaporeans can look forward
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        505 5 BRI HYUNDAI FOR SALE CST3 Results of January 2004 L^t J *1 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE H|H^^H Buy It. Sell It. Find It. COE price Quota Bids Cars (1 600CC and below) ft Taxi $24,001 2,616 Cars (1601cc and above) $22,002 VI6O 1,468 Goods vehicles and buses $5,502
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        503 5 B||l HYUNDAI FOR SALE Bffl TOYOTA FOR SALE HARRIER 2.4 G'5126,800 HARRIER 2.4 V $131, 800 Panaromic Sunroof Available ESTIMA2.4J' $11 6,800 CAMRY 2.4 JDM$f 09,800 WISH I.B 'XE' $91,800 RAV4I.BSDR 94,800 ODYSSEY 2.4 $114fi00 STREAM 1.7 91,800 UMSMMML Toyota js^^Mm SIENTA aWi^- Free accessofies Other models available 2002 COROLLA
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