The New Paper, 19 August 2003

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    30 1 the new paper TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2003 Press Holdings I Website: newpaper.asia I .com.sg Email: tnp@sph. com.sg df MITA (P) 025/03/2003 60 CENTS It. Ill: 8 *****1%***** the new paper
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      105 1 wmmmm TUESDAY. AUGUST 19. 2003 If Beckham blows lid on Fergie's bitter snub V UP! UP! UP! What? THE BIG C P F Maggie Q talks al loye for soccer :N that turned sour fci m > >; m i i WfmJb Boss, what more do you want? Cuts good
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    Lock icon A load of bull
    870 2 Despite US blackout. NEWS Wire services. PHEW! THE lights are back. And it's not just the cities in the US that are glowing. Stock markets across the globe are dazzling. The Dow Jones index ended at a 14-month high when the markets closed early this morning
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon The great CPF debate
    934 4 Employers' associations: C\J L 1. Cut not may not be deep enough. Need to cut taxes, rents, etc 2. Savings from cuts should not be linked to bonuses. Should be spent on training, equipment, R&D f Looks like bosses have a hot potato on their hands.
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    Lock icon Comeback kid's a class act
    958 6  -  Then: Truant, PSLE dropout, machine operator Now: Top student, prize-winner, PhD potential By Santokh Singh HE went from school dropout to PhD hopeful. And he did it his own way, in his own time. Next month, Mr Tay Chee Yong, 24, will graduate as the
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  • THE CHANGED PORT DRI FINDING THEIR OWNWAY
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      Lock icon FLEXIBILITY PAYS
      57 7 Some graduates have also taken to roasting gao luk, or chestnuts, for a living. Others are running their own porridge stall. I commend their attitude. They did not sit around and moan and groan. They went out and made a living/or themselves. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, in
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      Lock icon Lecturer: He's amazing, unbelievable
      307 7 DR RAJNISH Gupta (left) was astonished to hear that his ace student was, in fact, a school dropout. The lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering was Mr Tay Chee final-year project supervisor. But he was told of his student's past record by
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      Lock icon She's sprinting on a different track
      460 8  -  By Azhar Ghani THEY dare to let their children wander off the traditional Singaporean path and on to a race track instead. And the way-side signs won't say "Studies must come first". The Pereiras 46-year-old businessman Clarence and wife Bridget, a childcare centre supervisor
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      Lock icon No degree? Some easy, most uneasy
      714 9  -  By- Tan May Ping WE need to be more self-reliant and seek out different avenues for success. That's one of Prime Minister Goh Chok key recipes for the future. But how many parents with school-going children would agree with him? One, at least, would
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Poly students teach IT skills to reform school teens
      525 10  -  By Sheela Narayanan HE was daunted by the thought of teaching the students in his class: They were all serving sentences for crimes like rioting and housebreaking. But what worried Jaryl Luo most was, would he be a good enough teacher
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      Lock icon Samsung gives money for youth programmes
      178 10 THE Samsung DigitALL Hope programme awards money to organisations that help young people achieve their dreams through bridging the digital divide in Asia-Pacific countries. A total of $1 million was given to 15 organisations in eight countries at a ceremony held at the National
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      Lock icon Tree comes in the way of drain repair
      371 12  -  By Liew Hanqing and Cassandra Chew HUGE lorries rumble past, almost brushing the children walking to school. Pedestrians have been forced to walk dangerously close to traffic by drainage works on Henderson Road. And it has been going on for almost half
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    Lock icon CPF cuts: Much gain, some pain
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon PM GOH ON THE OLD RUMOUR
      60 17 'You may have heard this old story about Loong. Back in 1990, Loong... lost his temper. He reached across the table and gave Dhanabalan a I^HI tight slap. The whole Cabinet was thrown into commotion. I must be suffering from amnesia. I just cannot
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      Lock icon A slap or a punchline?
      476 17  -  BY Arul John IF there's a rumour concerning you, what would you do? Wishing it away is not enough, especially if it will cloud people's judgement of you. In this case, the rumour involved Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Aware that the rumour was
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Removing some muscles could rid you of migraine
      304 20 TIRED of popping pills to ease that migraine? There might now be a permanent solution to that throbbing headache. Doctors said removing certain muscles in the forehead and neck could stop the pain, reported BBC. Migraines the cause of which is unknown
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      Lock icon Dog owner in Japan sues vet for $88,000
      289 21 Pet died later because of botched op, he says HIS dog died from testicular cancer. Now this owner has launched a 6 million yen ($88,000) law suit against a Tokyo veterinary clinic, claiming it botched an operation to neuter it, and is
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    396 22 MALAYSIA THEY returned home after visiting a book exhibition and found their maid missing. And when they went to their bedroom, the Malaysian couple discovered that their wardrobe safe was missing too. Mr Wu Qicun, a businessman dealing in chilli sauce, and Madam Lin Huazhen, both
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Poking fun at me?
      241 24 No problem, says Roma soccer star Totti, as long as it benefits children's charity AFP. ITS a book of jokes and it's poking fiin at the perceived lack of intelligence of Roma and Italian star Francesco Totti (above). And it has sold more than 600,000 copies.
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      Lock icon No power? No problem!
      217 25 US airline uses flashlights and pencils to keep flights going during blackout WHILE thousands of airline passengers were stranded by the huge blackout in the US last week, Jetßlue came up with its own solution. The US airline turned to flashlights, pencils and megaphones to keep
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      Lock icon Saddam as you've never seen him...
      44 25 AS a woman? As Elvis? These spoof photos of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein made their appearance in his hometown of Tikrit over the weekend. They are meant to enrage his followers and draw them out. Pictures/ Ap
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      Lock icon $100 per kg fish leads to chase
      418 26 d AFP. THE maritime authorities of two countries are involved in a chase on the high seas in dogged pursuit of the Viarsa, an Uruguayan-registered fishing trawler. The vessel is suspected of carrying an illegal cargo of patagonian toothfish worth several hundred thousand
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    Lock icon Doc's head cut off as lift moves up
    293 28 He got stuck when door closed suddenly WORLD THE elevator of a hospital in Dallas, Texas decapitated a surgical resident last weekend when it malfunctioned. Dr Hitoshi Nikaidoh, 35, was stepping into a second-floor elevator at Christus St Joseph Hospital when the
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  • NEWS IQ
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      Lock icon Exports surge by 11%
      271 29 YEAR-ON-YEAR COMPARISON FOR JULY POWERED by robust demand for Singapore-made pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals, the Republic's exports enjoyed double-digit growth last month. Exports rose 10.8 per cent in July from a year ago thanks to larger shipments of pharmaceuticals to the European Union; petrochemicals to Hong Kong,
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      Lock icon When art goes digital, piracy beckons
      346 29 OH THE RACK Edited extract from NewSdentist.com: A scheme to digitise famous paintings, unveiled by the National Gallery in London, may be placing the collection at risk of digital piracy. Music and movie-makers are warning the world of fine arts to act quickly if
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      Lock icon Stock watch
      52 29 S'PORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ (Close in US$/Change) Pacific Internet 6.94/+1.01 Creative Technology 10.6/+0.86 Flextronics 11.65/+0.4 Chartered Semiconductor 6.24/+0.22 Stats 12.25/+0.04 Yesterday's action Percentage change Close Dow Up 0.97% (90.76 pts) 9,412.45 Nasdaq Up 2.2% (37.48 pts) 1,739.49 S+P 500 Up 0.92% (9.07 pts) 999.74 ST) Up 1.75% (27.92
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      Lock icon Kindergarten subsidy
      72 29 THERE will be a new scheme in place by year end to help poor families struggling to pay their children's kindergarten fees. The Ministry of Community Development and Sports has yet to finalise the income criteria but those who make the cut will receive up to $600 a
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      Lock icon Fewer than expected
      83 29 SEX months after HDB allowed flat-owners to opt for home loans from banks, only about 10,000 flat-owners have done so less than 2 per cent of the 540,000 HDB households with mortgage loans at Dec 31,2002. Now, HDB has denied that because flatowners have failed to refinance
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      Lock icon Bicycle-sharing revived
      69 29 INCOME is re-starting a bicycle-sharing scheme to complement its successful car-sharing venture. Called Town Bike, the scheme will kick-off next month at Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak, Tiong Bahru and Tanjong Pagar four estates which had a similar scheme. Previously, usage was free, but this time round, there will
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      Lock icon Top entrepreneur
      60 29 FISH Co restaurant chain owner Ricky Chew, 39 (right) has been named V Entrepreneur of the Year. W The chain, with seven 1' branches here and franchises lEMM overseas, was started in 1998. j Last year, O B Singapore Operations, the firm which runs Fish Co, made a
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    • Article
      Lock icon Bungee too noisy?
      75 29 SOME residents at The Riverwalk say the proposed reverse bungee jump at Clarke Quay may generate too much noise. The sport has the official go-ahead and may be ready for business by end October. The residents are worried about the "constant piercing screams" they may have to
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    • Article
      Lock icon Another soccer death
      73 29 MR Macari Tan Lou Tuan, 42, a former national youth squad player, collapsed and died while playing soccer at Woodlands Stadium on Sunday night. The tragedy occurred just one day after veteran Malaysian striker Ali Bakar, 56, suffered an apparent heart attack and died during a match
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  • 'Betrayed,
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      Lock icon 'Betrayed, screwed over and lied to'
      739 30  -  Once carefree HK model-actress Maggie Q says she was... Reports and picture/ Kor Kian Beng WITH her cheerful disposition and carefree personality, who could tell that there would be so much hurt within Hong Kong star Maggie Q? By her own account, the Hawaiian-born
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      Lock icon 'IF YOU'RE GOOD IN A BAD MOVIE, YOU'LL STILL MAKE IT'
      250 31 MAGGIE believes that her career has only just begun even though she has been in showbiz since 1998. She said: "It doesn't even seem like I have even started to do what I want to do. So it might
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      849 49 THE US PGA Reuters. SHAUN Micheel's shock victory at the US PGA Championship on Sunday can be viewed in two different ways. It was either the biggest surprise in a year of four surprise Major winners. Or else a richly deserved success always
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      347 50  -  Alvin Chua THE S-League's goalkeepers have spoken out in support of rookie Alex Chia (left) after the Young Lions 'keeper let in 10 goals against Geylang last Sunday. Chia, 19, was almost in tears after the 10-2 defeat to the Eagles at Bedok Stadium. His confidence
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      331 51  -  S-LEAGUE 2003: FOCUS ON TAMPINES ROVERS By Alvin Chua Tampines coach Des Buipin has transformed the way the Stags play in the S-League. But that's not the only change he intends at Tampines Stadium. The Englishman has also set his sights on revamping Tampines' youth
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      102 51 Tampines Rovers and John Godbold will be organising a coaching session for children between the ages 11 and 14 this Sunday (August 24). To get the full coaching expertise of English FA coaching educator Godbold, the Tampines coaches and players, the club is charging $15 for the
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      794 52 ENGLAND: DIVISION ONE WEST HAM 0 SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 GLENN Roeder began feeling the pressures early in the season after this uninspiring performance drew boos from the West Ham United fans. And to add to Roeder's misery, West Ham also lost experienced defender Rufus Brevett through injury.
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      87 52 record (losing 17 consecutive League atches) is not bandied about on the training ground or in the dressing room but it's easier when you win matches. Losing was a body blow and certainly not in the script. I won't criticise the players for effort or
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      192 52 ENGLAND: DIVISION TWO THREE DIVISION TWO: WHEN Mike Newell walked into Kenilworth Road in late June, Luton Town were in crisis. Financial problems remain, as does a squad of just 17, but the gloom has been lifted and the club sit atop the Second Division.
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        568 53  -  By GARY SPEED WALES NEWCASTLE THE season has certainly started with a bang. First Newcastle had a Champions League Qualifier, followed by the Leeds match on Sunday. Then Craig Bellamy and I travelled down to Wales to meet up with the rest of the squad ahead
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        332 53  -  By JOHN CURTIS LEICESTER CITY THE 2-2 draw against Southampton on Saturday felt more like a defeat. Having led 2-0 at half-time we expected to end up with all three points rather than just the one. Our flying start was fantastic, though, and in the
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      807 54  -  REFEREES' CORNER Do they have to remain stationary? Given the incident involving Chelsea's Carlo Cudicini in the match against Liverpool last Sunday, we shed light on what the rules forbid REPORT SURESH NAIR THERE'S a big penalty to pay if players muck around in the penalty area
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      318 55 PA Sport. FORMER Manchester United defender Brian Greenhoff has claimed there is no avoiding a comparison between George Best and the Red Devils' latest teenage sensation, Cristiano Ronaldo. Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to pitch in his £12.24 million ($34.21 m) teenager at
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      424 55 Jersey No 7 Cristiano Ronaldo took barely 30 minutes to make his mark in a Manchester United shirt as he treated the Old Trafford faithful to a glimpse of what is to come. The Portuguese teenager's thrilling debut has sparked comparisons with Manchester United legend George Best Although
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        660 56  -  COMMENT BRIAN MILLER SO you got your fingers burnt. Ouch! Must have hurt. Tell me about it. I was one of those who decided to go against the market where the "big one" of the weekend was concerned. Liverpool versus Chelsea. It was stupid. And
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        143 56 PA Sport. GOALS galore, red cards aplenty and a bumper bonanza of bookings. The opening weekend of the Premiership had it all. However, for the first time since the 1999 season, attendances were down after hitting a high of 375,674 a year ago.
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        748 57 PA Sport. ITS far too early to make any definitive pronouncements on the destination of the Premiership title. But after the first 90 minutes of action, there are some things we can say with some certainty. Such as Thierry Henry's bare-chested celebration in
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      705 58 Beckham blows the lid on his rift with Alex Ferguson PA Sport, Wire Services. 4 DAVID Beckham (above) returned to England yesterday and caught up with old friends. Sir Alex Ferguson was not among them. When Eric Cantona decided to leave Manchester United in the wake of his
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      404 59 Wire Services. LA Liga defences may be tough but the Spanish media can be even tougher, as Senor David Beckham is finding out. If he was not aware of it already, Beckham now knows why the Spanish football press are said to be the most merciless
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      407 59 Wire Services. r MAYBE he missed the fish and chips. ■4 Or perhaps it was the Hi warmth of a very hot IP English summer. Il| Whatever it was, David Beckham was certainly glad W to be home if only for a f few
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      104 59 heard of Ronaldo before but he looks to be a great talent. Manchester United are lucky to have him and I think the players realise that already. From what I've seen of the game on Saturday, he came on and changed
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      673 60 I find it a slur on my character that the manager has questioned my training and. in his opinion. I have not performed in matches or training. Danny Mills. PA Sport. LEEDS United's Danny boy is not a happy man. England right-back Danny
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