The New Paper, 18 December 2001

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    7 1 the new paper TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2001
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      62 1 Plastic surgery gift voucher for you this X'mas, dear THIS CAN MAKE CHINA ENGINE SPLUTTER 120 m jobless in China a 0 A 001 H w *0 We're I Our team at Pak-Afghan border probes the swing in fl| mm Osar^a'ever disappears anc aii icok out for the j| Osama
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon They're part of 120m jobless
      467 2 Even as China engine roars, these trends can make it splutter FOR years, China has had this nagging fear. As the country progresses economically, will it be able to remain stable? In fact, Mr Zhao Ziyang, the then prime minister, headed a committee that met
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      Lock icon Peace at any cost: Sharon
      250 2 AFP. ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (right) said yesterday he wanted to achieve lasting peace in the Middle-East even if it meant paying a heavy price for it. He said: "(Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem) Begin aspired to peace and he was ready to pay
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      260 2 CELEBRITIES Mailbox Greeting Messages A WACKY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL r CHRISTMAS GREETINGS 1149: ÜBBY HOTLINE 1159 JOY TO THE WORLD 1156: LEPROSY 1160 DECK, THE HALLS 116$ SEXY ELF 1163; THE HtOHT BEFORE X'MAS 1167 BUROLER COOL MUSICAL GREETINGS CARTOON FAVOURITES 1156: SNAOGLEPUSS f!S;So£TMYfZFmE ARGENTINA 1151; BREAKING UP IS HARD TO
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Lonely death for man who drank too much
      463 4  -  By Kelvin Ha HE died as he had lived alone. With only the company of the one thing he couldn't do without a bottle. The 47-year-old bachelor, Mr Tan Siong Huat, collapsed and died outside his one-room flat in Jalan Kukoh on
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      Lock icon ALCOHOLISM
      169 4 THERE is a world of difference between an alcoholic and someone who has a few drinks. But as consumption increases, the line can blur. An alcoholic is defined as someone who cannot control his need for alcohol When they try to give it up, they tend to suffer symptoms
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      Lock icon Are these poinsettias for real?
      562 5 THINK these poinsettias are fake? Look again. Even better, feel them. Still not convinced? Look for the pot of soil camouflaged under the bright red leaves. That's right. They are real. Looks of surprise and fascination were on many shoppers' faces when they realised the
      PHOTO JOURNALIST FLORENCE TAN  -  562 words
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  • NEWS IQ
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      Lock icon LTA revises car values after probe
      233 6 IT began as a Customs probe. And now, up to 15,000 motorists possibly more are receiving letters from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) telling them the value of their vehicles has been adjusted, reported The Business Times. In most cases, the open-market value (OMV)
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      Lock icon Let's scoot over to auntie's house
      64 6 riciure/ liciu ia iiaiua TWO-WHEEL DRIVEI Madam Rosze MohdNoor (second from left) and her family are using motorised scooters to get around this Hari Ray a. The little vehicles, though not as high-tech as the gyroscope-packed Segway Human Transporter recently unveiled In the US,
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      Lock icon UOB-union deal
      69 6 UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has reached an agreement with Singapore Bank Employees' Union and Singapore Bank Officers' Association on the severance package for excess staff. This new package includes ex-gratia payments not included in an earlier package proposed by the bank. With this deal, UOB is free to
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      Lock icon More donate
      60 6 DONATIONS for the Pass It On programme have shot up to 900 from 300 after press reports. Donations include used but serviceable household items such as a Samsung washing machine, a Sanyo vacuum cleaner and a microwave oven. The web-based charity service is run by the Central Singapore
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      Lock icon Rhino mission
      57 6 ABOUT 30 Temasek Polytechnic students went to Sabah recently to help save the endangered Sumatran rhino. It was part of the polytechnic's Youth Expedition Project organsied with support from the Singapore International Foundation and SOS Rhino, a non-profit foundation based in the United States. The students went to
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      Lock icon Arbitration centre
      57 6 IT'S called the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre Asia's first arbitration centre for disputes over rights to website addresses. The centre, formed by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, is also committed to providing arbitrators familiar with Asian
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      Lock icon What tourists like
      62 6 ANIMAL parks and gardens are tops with tourists to Singapore. The Night Safari, Jurong Bird Park and Botanic Gardens were given the thumbs-up in interviews with 100 visitors. Tourists praised the use of "natural" settings and the sheer variety of species. However, theme parks such as Haw
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      Lock icon Help for depressed
      76 6 THERE are more depressed elderly people. And so a new programme is under way to train family doctors and those in polyclinics to detect signs of depression in the elderly. A study found that the number of depressed elderly people rose from five in every 100 in
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      Lock icon QUOTEWORTHY
      58 7 I still have pictures of my family on my table. The only difference that I have to remember to put them back in my cabinet at the day. —Mr Willie Cheng, country managing director, Accenture Singapore. The company has introduced a system where staff members do not have fixed
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      199 7 STOCKS rose broadly yesterday as the prospect of a traditional Christmas rally encouraged investors to step back into the market after fears of a deepening economic slump sparked a sell-off last week. In addition, sentiment was boosted by a large number of mergers and other corporate deals. The market
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      Lock icon The new India-China war
      219 7 OH THE RACK CHINA and India, the world's two largest nations, seem to have a number of similarities: Populations of more than a billion each, magnificent cultures dating back thousands of years, widespread poverty, and an abundance of skilled workers produced by top-notch universities. Yet it's
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      Lock icon LOCAL HEADLINERS
      47 7 The Straits Times: Osama hunt not easing up The Business Times: LTA revises car valuations after probe by Customs Lianhe Zaobao: India may strike terrorist camps in Pakistan Berita Harian: More Al-Qaeda fighters captured NewsRadio 93.8FM: Hunt for Osama goes on Streets: WAR...in Afghanistan: Over
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      58 7 I 11 i i at!n« mi J T-JL international ftcraid iniHiviv* Al-Qaeda fighters flee Afghan forces as cave complex falls Asian Wall Street Journal: Yen weakens in reflection of soft Japanese economy New Straits Times: Gangsters in daring breakout BBC news: UN criticises Israel for killing more Palestinians
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      41 7 Dilbert /Scott Adams ACCORDING TO THIS I j I 1 1 SURVEY THE COWEN- I °T-Ifl n Ict o*Vr> SATTON HERE IS 1 COULD GET PAID AS CAN OR SHOULD I RE IF UE BACK OFF TO A IAORE AN0THER COrAPANY?
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      174 8 Are you game for a good time? smart are you?J>ee how much yorreally know t*mm. about Music, Movies, Sports and more. A, :T£ »%l!|. 4.. Are you quick witted enough to solve f these challenging puzzles? Find out! v Ya you've always wanted to be a secret agent,then plunge i
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon This door can prevent accidents
      356 9  -  Report and picture/ Lee Tee Jong WHEN seven-year-old Lim Hon Liang had his eye damaged sifter a door at his school opened in his face, one man more than most felt the accident could have been prevented. Because Temasek Polytechnic lecturer Ang Teck Hua (above),
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      Lock icon SCARS OF BATTLE
      726 10  -  Meet a man who won the fight against cancer. His tip: More relaxed lifestyle By Ng Wan Ching THE C word does not have to spell death. There can be life after cancer. Take Mr Low Kim Suan, for example. The 53-year-old school teacher contracted kidney cancer
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      Lock icon 'YOUR BODY IS THE BEST HEALER'
      207 11 ITS not just a matter of treatment. In fact, for certain cancers, as long as you keep your spirits up and have no unhealthy habits, you have more than a decent chance of recovery. Associate Professor Foo Keong Tatt, a senior consultant urologist with
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      Lock icon ATTEND THE FORUM
      53 11 CALL 297-7633 for registration forms for the forum, which takes place on Jan 6. The admission fee is $5 per person. The forum will be held from 9am to noon at the Sophia Room, Level Four, at Raffles, The Plaza (formerly known as Hie Westin Plaza) at
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      Lock icon Who won Lawrence Chau's new album?
      77 12 IN The New Paper on Dec 10, we asked readers to guess the name of Canadian-American host Lawrence Chau's debut album. The ever-sawy celebrity and former Showbuzz host's debut album is called Soulo. As promised, three readers who answered correctly win a set of
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      Lock icon Uncle runs over niece in Hari Raya tragedy
      547 13  -  By Denyse Yeo SHE was his darling niece. Cherubic, bubbly, always laughing, three-year-old Nur Umairah Mohammad Gazai would delight her uncle with her antics. But fate played a cruel trick on them two days ago on Hari Raya Puasa. In a tragic
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon No more wedding dinners at Duxton...
      310 15  -  Owner couldn't pay the bills Report and picture/ Dawn Chia AFTER 18 years of serving dim sum and seafood, Duxton Palace restaurant closed down last Monday. A sad time for its many regular patrons and a shock to the eight couples who were planning
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      Lock icon Maid who made up a story
      749 16  -  Five days here and she wanted to go home... By Arul John AFTER only five days in Singapore, the maid decided she'd had enough and wanted to go home. So, to make her return easier, she accused her trainer of assaulting her. It was
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      Lock icon MAID ABUSE
      303 16 DIFFERENT expectations and different backgrounds are at the heart of many cases of maid abuse. What may be considered just a touch to an employer could be seen by a maid as an aggressive blow, said Ms Sharifah at Maid Management Services. "We get fewer than 10 cases
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Bank's $460,000 error mistaken for divine gift
      331 18 Error realised after 18 months but It's too late... PERHAPS their prayers were answered after all. A couple in Ohio woke up one September morning in 1997, and found themselves richer by U*****,197 ($461,300). A mysterious wire transfer originating from New York had
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      Lock icon Beyond the pull of gravity
      71 18 Japan is the place to go if you want to experience the weightless sensation of outer space. On this "Dodonpa" roller-coaster at Fujikyu Highland, west of Tokyo, riders are hurtled at a maximum speed of 172kmh and to a height of 1,189 m. The amusement
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      Lock icon Show how wired up you are: WEAR IT
      355 19 FIRST came the pagers. Now, handphones make sure you can never really get away from it all. Well, it's mini-computers next. If not for old fogeys, then certainly for the young "always-on" generation. Mini-computers worn like a watch or jewellery. So you
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      Lock icon FREE SHANDY
      48 20 WOULD you Hie to try the latest Shandy in town? We're giving away 1,200 cans of RA! Shandy at the Buzz Idosk at Bfshan bus interchange from noon today. Non-Musim adults can get two cans per coupon. For more details, see the ad on Page 30.
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      Lock icon A-a-a-a-a-choo! At last, something to stop noses from running...
      425 20 AFP. GOT a runny nose? Feeling flu-ey? You may soon be abb to spray it all away. An influenza vaccine delivered through a nasal spray could be ready for widespread use by next year. Participants at a major health conference in
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  • THE NEW PAPER TEAM AT PAK-AFGHAN BORDER
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      Lock icon We don't want Osama here
      739 22  -  By Seto Nu-wen FROM PESHAWAR. PAKISTAN HOW things have changed. Just two months ago, Osama fever was big in Peshawar. Pro-Taliban and pro-Osama demonstrations were a common sight on the streets. Now, the sentiment is distinctly anti-Osama, as disclosed by a tribal chief, in this
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      Lock icon Osama is a hero no more
      416 22 THE streets of Peshawar are quiet these days. Two weeks ago, an attempt to rally a group of demonstrators against the US bombings in Afghanistan drew a dismal number of about 60, said local journalists. Osama the hero has now become Osama the villi
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      Lock icon In the streets of Peshawar...
      450 23 BUSINESS is always good for Mr Mohamad Aslam during Eid-ul-fitri. Women flock to his stall at the nightly bazaar to choose from his array of colourful bangles. When I visted his stall (right) on Saturday, a day before Eid, sales was brisk. But he wished
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      Lock icon US FLAG UP AT EMBASSY
      137 23 AP. ALMOST 12 years ago, in the US embassy in Kabul, a flag was hauled down a flagpole. The next day, on Jan 31,1989, the last guard from the US Marines pulled out of Afghanistan. Yesterday, that very same Stars and Stripes was hoisted up
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon HSBC to pay $1.1b to bond scam victims
      465 24 AFP. VICTIMS of a major bond scam in Japan in the late 90s are to be repaid US$6O6 million (sl.lb), banking giant HSBC said yesterday. The scam involving notes which proved worthless to its investors was thought up by former executives of
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      Lock icon Arson suspected behind Paris pre-dawn blaze
      193 24 AP. BALANCED precariously on the top of the ladder, a firefighter tries to rescue guests trapped in a hotel alongside the famous Seine River in Paris (left). In the pre-dawn blaze, which started at about 10am Singapore time yesterday, fire engulfed the Hotel du
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Santa, can I get a new nose?
      216 26 THIS Christmas, some people especially Londoners could be getting some unusual gifts in the stocking they hang up for Santa to fill. Such as vouchers for a new nose or larger breasts. The rising popularity for cosmetic surgery has led the London-based Harley
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      Lock icon Turkey on the tightrope
      268 26 WHILE other turkeys are fast finding their way to the oven, this turkey has found a novel way of saving itself: By learning to walk the tightrope. Clever Trevor, as he is called, is something of a celebrity, reported The Northern Echo. The 18-month-old Bourbon Red
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    Lock icon Catch me if you can, I have no handphone
    307 27 COMMENT sliced of life I HAVE a confession. I don't own a handphone. It's a confession I'm ashamed to make in a country where 65 per cent of the population does own one. I intend to be among them soon. So,
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      476 43  -  By Lionel Lee ALTHOUGH beaten, Bocelli and Saddle Up did not let Singapore down in the HK$lB million ($4.32 million) Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin last Sunday. Given the level of competition in one of the world's finest races, Bocelli's eighth
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        165 44 IN SPAIN Reuters. REAL Madrid coach Vicente del Bosque is likely to field his strongest team against Gimnastic Tarragona today as the King's Cup favourite look to overturn a shock 1-0 defeat in the first leg last week. The King's Cup is a priority for Real this
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        65 45 LAST week, we had asked what the outcome of the Chelsea v Liverpool match would be. The result: Chelsea beat Liverpool 4-0. Five callers answered correctly. Each of them wins a set of EPL figurines, a six-pack of beer and a Polo shirt, all courtesy of Tiger Beer.
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        171 45 THE English Football Association is looking into two misconduct charges involving troubled Leeds United midfielder Lee Bowyer (left) which were postponed because of his recent court case. Bowyer was acquitted of charges of assault and affray by the Hull Crown Court last week. The FA
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        290 45 JONATHAN Woodgate and Lee Bowyer are to face private legal action from the student they were cleared of assaulting. The student's advisers say they are seeking to bring a private prosecution claiming conspiracy against Leeds United over allegations the club had covered up evidence
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      1004 47  -  By SCOTT WILSON Top team... Tottenham Hotspur for the 4-0 annihilation of Fulham OK, I know I've said in the past that Spurs won't be able to keep up this pace, but I'm willing to accept through gritted teeth that boss Glenn Hoddle really does seem to have forged
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        412 48 FOR Michael Owen, it all began on the bench. It's not the best way to start the year, but the Liverpool striker overcame criticism, injury and self-doubts to end the year on a high. The European Footballer of the Year award could not have gone
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        161 48 NO one's more happy than Gerard Houllier about Michael Owen winning the European award. The Anfield boss, still recuperating from a heart operation, told the official Liverpool website: This is the most important trophy a player can win. Tor Michael to come out on top
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        122 48 VOLATILE Italian Paolo di Canio (left) has lashed out at the referee's decision to book him for diving to win a penalty after he was lauded as a role model for picking up a Fifa Fair Play award. Di Canio said he would
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        537 49 AP. FOR the first time in years, there's a genuine title race in England's Premiership. Seven teams are within six points of each other atop the standings. Only 10 points separate the top 10 teams from leader Liverpool with 33 points to Everton and promoted Fulham with 23.
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        183 49 LIVERPOOL would do best to ignore Premiership history if it remains top going into Christmas. Clubs that have climbed to the summit before the turkey has been carved have shown signs of discomfort afterwards. Since the Premiership was formed in 1992-93, only Manchester United (twice) and
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        271 49 Reuters. ENGLAND captain David Beckham was yesterday just pipped at the post by Portugal's Luis Figo in the voting for Fifa's World Player of the Year award. Here's how Sportinglife saw the complicated process worked out: The award was voted for by 130 international coaches, with nominations
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      666 50 THE BECKHAM SIT-OUT: SECOND best footballer on earth. Not wanted by Manchester United? David Beckham was the runner-up at Fifa's World Player of the Year award's ceremony last night. But it was not his finishing behind Real Madrid's Luis Figo that hogged the headlines.
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        518 51 Juan Pablo Angel (44th minute, 70) Finidi George (18) Crowd: 29,320 TWO goals by Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel gave Aston Villa a scrappy 2-1 home victory over bottom club Ipswich Town this morning. The Colombian international, who Villa manager John Gregory has admitted he may have
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        154 51 TONIGHT'S ACTION: ARSENAL v NEWCASTLE ARSENAL aims to top the Premiership by beating Newcastle at Highbury tonight. The Gunners kick off a three-match Christmas programme which could have a major bearing on the most congested and exciting title race for years, reported Sporting Life. Manager
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