The New Paper, 25 November 1998

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  • 20 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1998 MITA (P) 151/04/98 60 CENTS Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg
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    • 51 1 IffMH SM on W 3 Anwar, ver P o °l I MB f!|fJ /%n Malaysia |4° s f s §1 B/SlVlvil s—l U /Page 7 I -> 1 /Page 58 I MITA(P) 151/04/98 60 CENTS A 4U uU m. I-M- II I http://newpaper.asial.com.3g Another quality publlcat.on of Singapore PreSS Holdings
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  • PARLIAMENT TODAY
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      908 2 It was one of the most eagerly-awaited speeches in recent times. And when it was delivered in Parliament last night, it did not disappoint In fact, it contained a pleasant surprise. The Governments cost-cutting package is $500,000 bigger than was recommended, said Deputy Prime Minister BrigadierGeneral Lee Hsien
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    • 225 2 INCOME TAX 10 per cent cut for corporate income (for income earned in 1998, excluding Singapore dividends). Cost savings: $450 million. PROPERTY TAX 55 per cent rebate on commercial and industrial properties extended for another year). No tax on land under development. Cost savings: $680
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 511 3 GIRL KILLED IN THOMSON ROAD ACCIDENT: A 14-year-old girl was among three people killed early yesterday when a Mercedes slammed into the back of a stationary bus at Thomson Road. The girl's mother told DANNYLIM that she had tried to stop her daughter from
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    • 220 3 MR Wong Sin Pan, 20, was at the wheel of the white Mercedes E2OO when it crashed into a bus on Thomson Road, outside the SLF Building. The full-time national serviceman did not have a driving licence, said the police. The driver of the service 186
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 552 4  -  HOURS AFTER ALLEGED GANG-RAPES- By, Jason Tan THIS was one of the surprises revealed by the victim's best friend who has held centre-stage for the past two days of this sensational rape trial. Tne lunch took place after the two friends, Ann and May
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    • 189 4 SHE kept the court waiting for 45 minutes yesterday. And when May finally showed up at 10.15 am, heavy make-up and all, her reason was: "I woke up late." The lanky divorcee was dressed in a white translucent blouse. Her short silver skirt revealed well-toned legs. After seven
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    • 403 4 THESE were some of the exchanges between May and Ahmad Mahamood's lawyer, Mr Sahul Hameed On why she took Ann to ANA Hotel "I did not expect to go to a hotel and have sex when I arranged to meet my 'part-time lover*. I
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    • 61 4 Saari Kator, 30, a despatch rider. He faces two charges of rape, two charges of helping with rape and three charges of criminal intimidation. Shahrom Sabar, 27, a courier clerk. He faces one charge of rape and two charges of helping with rape. Ahmad Mahamood, 27, unemployed. He faces
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    • 54 4 THOSE guilty of rape can be jailed up to 20 years and fined or caned. Those guilty of criminal intimidation can be jailed up to two years or fined or both. For threatening to kill or cause grievous hurt, one can be jailed up to seven years or more,-or
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 174 5 m STI INDEX RISES 14 PER CENT IN 5 DAYS YESTERDAY, the prices of shares in most Asian markets went up, in reaction to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's record high on Monday. The stock markets in Singapore, Hongkong, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and Manila rose by 2
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      83 5 OUR photo and caption for the report, "Victim of the downturn" (TNP, Aug 12), may have given an erroneous impression that the owner of SCPB3R was selling his Rolls-Royce because of financial difficulties. We only intended to use the photograph of his Rolls-Royce to illustrate a point that there
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    • News Break
      • 54 5 ACCIDENT TWENTY-FIVE Singaporeans on holiday in South Korea were hurt when their tour bus crashed through a highway railing, flipped over and down a slope. Sixteen are still in hospital, two in intensive care. The driver, a Korean, was killed instantly. The accident happened 31 km south of
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      • 56 5 I EDUCATION A NEW institute will be set up at the National University of Singapore. The Logistics Institute, a tie-up between NUS and the Georgia Institute of Technology, will do research, industry consulting, education and training. It will offer executive education programmes, from next year. The following year,
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      • 63 5 CIGARETES CIGARETTES now cost 10 to 20 cents more a pack. The tobacco industry says that it is because the raw materials cost more. A large pack of 20 sticks costs about $5.80 now, up from $5.60 a week ago. The price increase comes about two months after
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      • 60 5 B TOTO 1 MONDAY'S record Toto jackpot of $5.6 million has been won, by one person. The payout is the biggest in Toto's 30-year history. "But we don't know if anyone has claimed the $5.6 m prize," said a Singapore Pools spokesman. The winning ticket was purchased from
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    • 56 5 South China Morning Post More gloom on the way, says finance chief New Straits Times: Chinese guilds back economic measures Berita Harian Malaysia: Megat surrendered letter BBC news: Three companies have announced a multi-billion dollar tie-up to challenge industry giant Microsoft in the booming market of electronic
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    • 269 6 Pmus Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew spoke on the Anwar case, and the political situation in Malaysia in an interview with BBC ON MALAYSIA We are (Malaysia's) closest neighbour... if we're not concerned, then we must be ignorant and foolish... we have to be concerned... but
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    • 64 6 EDUCATION I SINGAPORE students outshine youngsters worldwide in maths tests. The National Institute of Education found this in comparing maths test results of a study conducted in 1994. Asians scored an average of 75 marks out of 103. Pupils in the West scored an average of 60.
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    • 57 6 H BEEF Hj BRITISH beef has been cleared for export more than two years after sales abroad were banned over "mad-cow disease". But while the European Union farm ministers have given the all-clear, the first exports are not expected to leave Britain's shores until March, because of
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    • 59 6 BOOKS I MOVE aside, Borders. Japanese chain Kinokuniya's new outlet will be Singapore's biggest book store. The new store one of the biggest in Asia will take up 40,000 sq ft at Takashimaya Shopping Centre in Ngee Ann City, far outstripping Borders' 31,000 sq ft at Wheelock Place.
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    • 66 6 PORTS SINGAPORE has a right to promote its port, but Malaysian businessmen should use Malysian ports. So said Malaysian Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik. He said the quarrel over ports had cooled, but said Malaysia must promote its own ports as a matter of urgency,
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    • 51 6 The Straits Times: Govt decides on $10.5b cut The Business Times: Businesses get surprise 10% tax rebate Lianhe Zaobao: $10.5b cost-cutting package to make S'pore more competitive Berita Harian: 10% CPF cut for 2 years RCS morning news: The Govt endorses the cost-cutting recommendations with one important
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    • 27 6 The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 73.12 points to close at 9,301.15 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 770 million shares.
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    • 124 7 ALL you need are: 1. A Smart ATM card (one with a micro chip) which you can get from local banks, and comes with a special PIN for these cash transfers. 2. A phone socket. You can't use your mobile phone with this device. Connect the card
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  • HEALTHTODAY
    • 508 9 BONE is alive. Bone is living, changing tissue, storing nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and manganese. You can think of it like a bank, with deposits and withdrawals going on constantly. It's vital to build up your "bone bank" in your
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    • 94 9 ACCORDING to Singapore's Osteoporosis Society, osteoporosis could have cased about 600 fractures in 1962. By 1997, the figure had risen to 1,000. Why the rise? Weil, reasons include longer lifespans, genetic factors, diet and exercise habits. Here are some of the other factors that could place
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    • 285 10 I am 32 and Q childless. I have had three abortions. I became pregnant in September against my doctor's advice. This October, I had another abortion because my gynaecologist told me my foetus had no heartbeat. The following are my queries: 1) I
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    • 129 10 MILK is a good source of calcium, with one cup providing 250 mg of calcium. But what about those who dislike milk? Where can they get their calcium? Here are some alternatives: Fish Three Chinese dessert spoons of ikan bilis has
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    • 577 11  -  By Jill Lim HE is an eminent scientist, a Nobel prize winner, no less. But he is also eminently approachable. Meet Professor Robert Huber, 61, from Germany, who turned up to meet the press in track shoes. Actually, striped shirt, grey jeans and track shoes. There was
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    • 225 11 SO what lays the foundation of Nobel Prize winning research? To hear Prof Robert Huber, it isn't as tough as it sounds. As a father of four, he says he used to make it a point not to work very late, usually leaving the lab by 7 or 8
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  • 120 14 Anwar on trial IT was government minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayob who passed the letter containing the allegations against Anwar Ibrahim to the police in August last year. Outgoing Special Branch deputy director Datuk Amir Junus said he had heard this from Inspector-General of Police Tan
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  • 345 14  -  By Brian Miller IT was in August last year that Anwar Ibrahim had three late-night meetings with the Special Branch director and his deputy. It was also about this time that a damaging letter, written by Ms Ummi Hafilda Ali and which contained a
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  • 119 14 MALAYSIA'S Inspector-General of Police was the person who first alerted Datuk Amir Junus about the letter written by Ms Ummi Hafilda Ali. The IGP, Tan Sri Rahim Noor, informed him about the letter circulating in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 8, 1997 four days before he was summoned to
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  • 141 15 Day 12 ANWAR'S lawyer, Mr Christopher Fernando, questioning prosecution witness ASP Mazlan Mansor, who was present when Ms Ummi Hafilda Ali and Mr Azizan Abu Bakar were arrested. The witness had earlier responded to at least two questions with "I can't remember". FERNANDO: Was Azizan handcuffed?
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  • 288 15  -  By Brian Miller THE one-week break does not appear to have done Anwar Ibrahim much good. He looked just as gaunt and skinny as when his trial was adjourned on Nov 13. And, if he thought being back in court would mean more "freedom"
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 508 17  -  by Yvonne Lim A NAKED man eats dog food on national TV. Watching him are millions of Japanese fans. This is Nasubi the latest screen sensation in Japan. He's the nude star of a programme more bizarre than the Truman Show, the hit Jim Carrey
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    • 331 18 Yesterday, about 400 Indonesian students camped in the Attorney-General's building in Jakarta demanding an inquiry into former President Suharto's wealth. Many students brought placards and posters (right) calling for Mr Suharto to be brought to trial Reuters. THE operation was swift and under the cover of darkness. Indonesian marines raided
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      25 19 Troops move in at in largely peaceful operation HEAR ME OUT: A student with a placard saying "Bring Suharto to trial". Picture/ Afp
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    • OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
      • 73 19 AFP. IT was a second day of questioning for former President Suharto's youngest son. Mr Hutomo 'Tommy" Mandala Putra reported to the Attorney-General's office yesterday morning. He was questioned for two hours in connection with a land scam. In that deal between Mr Hutomo's company and another, the
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      • 70 19 THE Indonesian military will jail 163 of its soldiers for 21 days as a disciplinary measure. They had used excessive force during violent clashes with demonstrators on Nov 13, Abri said. If found guilty of the charges, the soldiers can even be court martialled, reports said.
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      • 76 19 ABRI chief General Wiranto has defended the action of his troops. He said his soldiers were forced to fire at unarmed protesters during the Nov 13 incident where 14 people died. "Reluctantly, to defend themselves, the security forces had to fire rubber bullets in order
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 134 21 Reuters. IT'S a deal that brings three companies together to take on Bill Gates. Internet service giant America Online Inc will buy Netscape Communications Corp, pioneer of popular Internet software, for US$4.2 billion ($6.7 billion). The deal involves Sun Microsystems Inc, a company that came
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    • 240 22  -  RODMAN LEAVES WIFE AFTER 10 DAYS BY Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY PUBLICITY-HUNGRY Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman has done it again. He has called off his marriage after just 10 days. Imagine just 10 days of "wedded bliss" to former Baywatch star Carmen
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  • Showtime
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      355 23  -  By Yong Siew Fern A DAY after the TVB Awards in Hongkong last week, actress Carol Cheng was standing in a corner of the makeup room backstage. She was apparently sorting out some matters. She sensed this reporter approaching and, obviously not very pleased, signalled with her hands to
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    • 341 24  -  By Yong Siew Fern ITS the end of the musical, The Legend, recently staged in Hongkong. It's supposedly the end of the life of Deng Xiaojun, a character based on the late Taiwanese singer, Teresa Teng, whose life story this musical tries to portray. A single lonely
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    • 374 25  -  By Chan Seet Fun THE catchy tune Lemon Tree made a big sensation here about two years ago and brought a relatively unknown German band, Fool's Garden, into the limelight. But its frontman, singer/songwriter Peter Freudenthaler, told The New Paper that the band would
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    • 105 25 THE picnic crowd seemed to know only one of their songs Lemon Tree the catchy ditty which topped the charts here, two years ago. But that didn't stop five-man German group Fool's Garden from giving the 500 or so people who turned up for their free concert at
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    • 79 25 I SIICWM^^BIj^W L nov^lh^KßH Find out from The Business Times, Lianhe Zaobao and The Straits Times about: The annual ranking of Singapore's New market categories and how top 50 privately held companies companies can position themselves A look at previous winners Catching the millennium bug. who have since listed on
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  • eyetech
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      471 27  -  Start taking sharp and creative shots with an SLR camera its flexibility far exceeds a compact camera By. Jessica Leow TAKE baby steps. That's the best way to make the leap from an idiot-proof compact camera to a manual one. If you are bored with your point-and-shoot camera, you're
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    • 243 28 SLR. Three letters that spell "Sharp Like Razor" for photographers, novice and pros alike. Single-lens reflex cameras work by having a viewfinder that shows the picture formed by the camera's lens, making it easier to focus the lens and aim the camera. By comparison, simple cameras
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    • 124 28 IN some cameras, two different sets of lenses are used one to viev the image, and one to throw it onto the film. With this kind of camera, focus and aperture have to be set by measurement rather than by eye. The SLR camera
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  • 547 30  -  Etcetera WITH CHENG PUAY KOON Sometimes, i find it really difficult to make decisions. I keep saying 111 sit myself in a quiet corner for a while to think it all through. And decide quickly. But that never seems to happen. Because the more
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