The New Paper, 11 December 2001

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  • 7 1 the new paper TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2001
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    • 42 1 HHH| Liverpool same disease David Lim, S 'pore Everest team <3QG 4 7 Ph p rv m J m Singapore Press Holdings Tel: 1800-7 33 44 55 1 flj i|| Website: newpaper.asia I .com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg MfTA(P) 104/03/2001 60 CENTS 8 "*****1%*****
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  • NEWS
    • 432 2 THIS is not your typical Arabian Nights tale. But the ingredients are all there a princess, mystery, intrigue and more. The police in Britain are investigating the curious case of the "kidnapping" of Sheikha Shamsa, daughter of the
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    • 61 2 ONLY two months ago, Princess Meriam Al-Khalifa Johnson, of Bahrain's royal family, also made the headlines. It turned out that her fairytale elopement and marriage had turned sour, and that she was leaving the US to return home. In 1999, she had fled Bahrain in disguise when her
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    • 209 2 SPINAL cord injuries had left the five marmosets with almost no mobility. But medical researchers at Keio University in Tokyo had a solution. TTiey transplanted stem cells into the injured spinal cords, and within a few weeks, the monkeys were moving around, reported
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  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      835 4 That's what an eight-year-old boy wrote on his PC after speaking to a man over the phone. KELVIN HA reports Man says he is a doctor from the Ministry of Health doing a medical check-up He asks the boy's lOyear-old sister over the phone to take off her
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    • 100 5 IT was an oversight on our part, said Sing Tel about not tracing the call that day. "We have apologised to the family and they have accepted our apologies," said a spokesman for the telco. Sing Tel has also waived call tracing charges for the
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    • 148 5 WHEN The New Paper visited their home on Friday, the children did not appear, to the untrained eye, to be unduly disturbed by the incidents. But child psychiatrist, Dr Brian Yeo, believes that "the worst is yet to come" for both Mandy and her brother,
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    • 65 5 HOW could a 10-year-old-girl be duped by a phone call? Mr Alfred Tan, executive director of the Singapore Children's Society, said eight- to 10-year-olds may appear to be mature in areas which they are exposed to. "But in areas which they have not been exposed to,
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    • 63 5 THE police advise young children not to give out their phone numbers indiscriminately. Police spokesman Tan Soon Aik also said young children should put down the phone when they get nuisance calls. They should inform their parents immediately. He also advised parents to educate their children on
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 270 6 SOON you will be able to say just that, when headed to the river district. From June, you will be able to park your car near Kim Seng Road. You can then hop onto a bumboat from Jiak Kim Street to your office. The wait for
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    • 84 6 A BATTLE plan is in place to bring down crow numbers to just 10,000. There are about 98,000 crows now in Singapore and a study suggests that the target can be reached in 10 years. The crows are under attack even though they do not carry serious
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    • 60 6 SINGAPORE'S Keppel Land is on a building spree in China. It broke ground yesterday on its US$lOO million ($183.4 m) 1,100-unit residential project in central Shanghai and has also announced plans for a new residential development in south-western China. It will build "resort homes" on a new
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    • 58 6 CERTIFICATE of Entitlement (COE) prices were up in almost all categories in the closed bidding for December. COEs for vehicles of 1600 cc and under shot up to exactly $30,000, while COEs for larger cars inched up to $31,950. Open-category COEs closed at $31,878. COEs for motorcycles were
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    • 79 6 A PRIVATE tutor pleaded guilty to molesting two six-year-old students in his Woodlands flat. Mark Astill, 37, molested the girls eight times between August last year and March this year. The British permanent resident, and father of two, asked one girl to sit on his lap to
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    • 73 6 FORTY residents of Tampines Court, a HUDC estate, have signed a petition asking for a delay in the privatisation of the estate. They are concerned that they cannot cough up $25,000 to pay for the privatisation costs and are requesting for a postponement until the economy recovers.
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    • 73 6 PLANNING to buy some chocolates for the festive season? Don't just look at the label and the price tag. Check the expiry dates too. The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) says its checks reveal that several brands on the shelves of supermarkets here did not have an
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    • 49 7 Tdfay, no walls can separate humanitarian or human-rights crises of the worldfrom national-security crises in another. with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too oflmends with a calamity for entire nations. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan who received the centenary Nobel Peace Prize yesterday
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  • 219 7 STOCKS fell in the US yesterday, as investors fretted that Wall Street had rallied too far and cashed in gains ahead of the US Federal Reserve's last meeting of the year. Trading lacked conviction as people looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's meeting today (early tomorrow morning, Singapore time).
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  • 255 7 OH THE RACK THE US has said that checking for weapons of mass destruction in North Korea is a priority. And that has stoked fears in Seoul that dialogue with Pyongyang could be a casualty of this next phase, reported
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  • 69 7 TIm Straits Tims: US, Afghans tighten noose on Taliban Tl»e Bttsteess Times: Home prices seen holding at present levels Ljaahe Zaobao: Osama must be handed over to US if he is caught alive, says US Vice President Berita Hariaai: Israel rejects Palestinian 'ceasefire' offer Nwltadjo 93£FM: The US
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  • 58 7 International Herald Tribune: No letup in effort to trap Osama Asfam WaM Street Jowl. WTO membership propels economic change in China Htm Strait* Hmc Lawyers can advertise BBC mwk Anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan say they have taken most of a Tora Bora mountain where 2000 AJ-Qaeda fighters, probably
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 420 8  -  By Kelvin Ha HOW'S this to whet your appetite? This stall at Newton Food Centre won't accept orders for fewer than three chicken wings. And it's not the only one. So much so one reader, Louisa Tan-Kang, wrote in to complain about her recent
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    • 199 8 IN March, The New Paper reported the case of a roti prata stall at the Adam Road Food Centre. It had stopped selling single pratas. A notice, displayed prominently below the name of the Ajmeer Stall, said the minimum order was two plain
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    • 94 10 NATIONAL open houses began last year when the Malaysian government designated six public holidays to be celebrated by all Malaysians, regardless of race or religion, explained Datuk Abdul Kadir. They are Hari Raya Puasa, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Deepavali, and the harvest festivals of Hari Gawai in Sarawak
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    • 603 11  -  TO:The people of Singapore *Wsm -s*• FROM: The people of Malaysia j! i$ Is. v-j** By Eugene Wee IT'S a tradition for Singapore ministers and others to accept official Hari Raya invitations from Malaysia. This year, however, the invitation is for
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    • 436 12  -  By, Azhar Ghani DEMAND for regional holidays is up. Still, not as much as travel agents would like. SA (UIC) Tours' senior business development manager Alicia Seah even called it "a clear shift in holiday destinations". She said: "After Sept 11, those who hadn't
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 393 14 Here's how you can help your mum and dad in this time of recession —get a job. SHEELA NARAYANAN reports HE has a flashy Nokia 8250 and a sharp dress sense. But Mohammad Madhir Mustaffa's phone is not a gift from generous parents.
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    • 163 14 Types of Jobs you can consider: Data entry, receptionist, clerk, packer Working hours are usually the company's office hours. Promoter, telemarketer, exhibition staff and road show staff: Working hours depend on the assignment. You may not work regular office hours. Both office and promotion work pay between
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    • 136 14 Part-time work A part-timer works for a fixed number of hours a day, or a specified number of days per week. For example, from 9am to lpm, five days a week. Temporary work A short-term job. Temporary workers ("temps'*) work for a few days or a few
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 98 16 IN The New Paper on Dec 8, readers were asked to name the blonde singer in the R&B babe trio Destiny's Child. Fans of Destiny's Child will know that the blonde beauty is none other than the group's lead singer Beyonce Knowles (right). Five
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    • 145 16 IN our Hey section on Dec 7, we asked readers to name the veterinarian who acted in Every Dog Has His Date. The correct answer to that question was Lawrence Ng. Out of 969 calls we received, 881 readers got that right! Ten winners, however, were picked to
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    • 320 17  -  Report and picture/ Low Ching Ling SINGAPORE holds a special place in this Irishman's heart. This was where he first fell in love with eating fish. Years ago, he had come to Singapore on a business trip. Said Mr lan McDonnell (right), 30:
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    • 122 17 THE Seeds scheme was announced by Dr Tony Tan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence at the Techventure Asia 2001 on Sept 18. The Economic Development Board (EDB) is scheduled to present offer letters to 10 applicants at a presentation ceremony this morning. It
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  • 365 18 AllliKfiCl THE three-and-a-half year old had just returned to the 31st floor condominium after a shopping outing with his mother and five siblings in Kuala Lumpur. He went to his room and accidently locked himself in. The youngest son of Perlis Menteri
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  • WORLD
    • 346 20 But hadn't Taliban banned photography of at! living things? EVEN the world's most wanted man keeps happy photos to remember his family by. Pictures of a doe-eyed beauty believed to be Osama bin Laden's second wife and the couple's four children have been discovered in a
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    • 161 21 AFP. FRENCH skydiver Michel Fournier is planning a record-breaking jump. The 57-year-old plans to jump 40km in a spacesuit from a specially designed balloon in a bid to become the first man to break the sound barrier in free-fall. At a speed of up to
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    • 470 22 Rush hour drama 1 on HK MTR train PUNTERS were buying tickets for today's HK$3O million-plus ($7.05 m) Mark Six draw while the security guard was keeping a close eye on the van outside the betting centre at Castle Peak Road, Hongkong. Suddenly, four
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    • 196 23 NO-ONE claims that Mr Brian K Jones isn't a loving, caring father. But a court in Buffalo, US, says he is too fat a father to care for his three foster sons. As a result of the ruling, the three boys aged 15,10 and nine
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      728 24 World famous plastic surgeon Dr Woffles Wu may not divulge his celebrity client list. But he's willing to tell WENDY TEO all about his smooth skin and the secret behind it DR Woffles Wu (right) doesn't frown because he cannot. His forehead muscles have lost all movement because
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    • 212 24 IT may be synonymous with plastic surgery now, but why is he called Woffles? Woffles, it turns out, is the affectionate nickname given to him by his mother after a rabbit in Enid Blyton's well-loved book, The Magic Faraway Tree. Growing up in London,
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    • 234 24 Dr Wu may not reveal names but he has many interesting stories to tell. A plump, dark-skinned man in his 30s wanted desperately to look like a favourite Hollywood idol. He was even willing to dye his hair blond. Dr Wu said: 1
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      467 25 HE might be mobbed by the papparazzi if he so much as strolled the streets in Hongkong. But here in Singapore, 23-year-old singer Victor Chen hardly caused a stir. Not even his striking resemblance to his famous elder sister, Kelly, drew any glances. Strolling down Scotts Road on
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    • 122 26 SWEETDB-PIB MIhTmI has been refusing to answer calls from Jay Chou after the media went wild with reports of their supposed rendezvous in Japan last week. Shaking his head, Jay told Taiwanese reporters that he frit sad about the way things had turned out. He said:
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    • 96 26 NOW that their relationship is an open secret, hosts Huang Tze Jiao and Bomrto Titng are no longer hiding it In fact, the couple has been spotted wearing matching Bulgari rings. While Bowie has been too shy to talk about it, her boyfriend Huang was more
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    • 357 27 LOTS of women swoon over J-pop star Naohito Fujiki. Maybe it's his brooding good looks, or his sexy voice. Or the way the corners of his eyes crinkle when he smiles. Readers of Junon magazine voted the gentlemanly hunk as their ideal lover. The
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    • 62 28 J-POP singer Shizuka Kudo is back with a sexy new image. After a year's .break during which she married Takuya Kimura and had a baby girl she made headlines recently by performing in a backless, body-hugging dress, flaunting her svelte figure. About 350 fans turned up to celebrate
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    • 110 28 WANT to see J-pop couple Ayumi Hamasaki (right) and Tomoya Nagaae (left) on TV togetherf Then don't miss the NHK Red White Singing Festival telecast live on New Year's Day (SCV Ch 43). Both will be attending the prestigious event, and word has it they will
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    • 312 29 PRIME-TIME TV COME Ramadan (the Muslim fasting month), my mum busies herselif preparing special dishes such as fried macaroni with seafood, and chicken with mouth-watering ingredients, to break our fast. She will also be busy doing up the home to give it a fresh look for
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    • 295 38 CRISIS AT NOU CAMP Reuters BARCELONA coach Carles Rexach has said his team must regain its self-confidence if it is to challenge for the Spanish League title. "It is clear that we can't carry on like this if we want to win
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    • 483 38 WORLD GOLF 2001 FINAL RANKINGS TIGER Woods ended a slightly disappointing season by his own extraordinary standards with a huge lead at the top of the world golf rankings. Although Woods's year could not compare with his all-conquering exploits of 2000, he still won six tournaments, including
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    • 639 39 MICHAEL Owen may be in the hottest form of his life. But Liverpool fans, it seems, are still fully behind their former idol, Robbie Fowler. In the wake of Fowler's shocking transfer to Leeds, Owen has suddenly found himself the target of sly sneering
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    • 586 40 LIVERPOOL'S AILING DEFENDER VIRUS VICTIM MARK US BABBEL: Wire Services. LIVERPOOL defender Markus Babbel has revealed his agony. Yesterday he spoke in detail about the bizarre symptoms of the energy-sapping Guillain-Barre syndrome that has prevented him from playing since August. He said
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    • 333 40 IT is a frightening and disabling disease which strikes suddenly, sometimes with devastating effect. According to BBC Online, the key symptom is the rapid onset of muscle weakness and, often, paralysis of the legs, arms and even the muscles which control breathing. This means that, in some
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    • 512 41 DAVID Beckham yesterday denied that he had any rift with manager Alex Ferguson on the question of being benched. The Manchester United midfielder said the manager was right to leave him on the subs' bench for Saturday's home defeat to West Ham and
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    • 432 42 While Sir Alex Ferguson rotates his strikers at Old Trafford, Arsenal hit-man Thierry Henry has played at least some part in every Gunners'game in the Premiership this season. And somehow, he has scored an amazing 15 league goals for his club, one every 72
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    • 287 45 LEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINALS: BLACKBURN ROVERS v ARSENAL BLACKBURN coach Tony Parkes has said that he cannot afford to rest any of his stars for tonight's League Cup quarter-final against Arsenal because the stakes are too high. The Gunners are expected to rotate their vast squad
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    • 272 45 TOTTENHAM v BOLTON GLENN Hoddle wants his Tottenham players to recreate the magic against Bolton tonight that has sparked a Spurs revival this season. Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Charlton was a setback for Tottenham's quest for higher reaches of the Premiership ladder, but manager Hoddle will
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    • 514 46 WORLD CUP 2002: GROUP C Reuters. BRAZIL coach Luiz Felipe Scolari warned against the dangers of over-confidence yesterday following the wave of jubilation which has greeted his team's supposedly easy World Cup draw. "Nobody wins with the microphone," said the man known as Big Phil. "We are optimistic
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    • 242 46 ZINEDINE Zidane could be playing in his final World Cup for France in Korea and Japan. The Real Madrid midfielder is hoping France can become the first country since Brazil in 1962 to successfully defend the trophy, reported the BBC. But Zxdiuie,
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