The New Paper, 20 November 2003

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  • 31 1 the new paper THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2003 Press Holdings I Website: newpaper.asia I .com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: 1800- 7 33 44 55 MITA(P) 025/03/2003 60 CENTS 8 JJH the new paper
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  • 562 2 In another Tyco-style scandal, former Kmart bosses are alleged to have spent $1.7b on themselves I KMART SCANDAL NEWS Wire services. The story is becoming familiar. Just when we thought that we had heard enough of US executives splurging company money on themselves, here comes
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    • 10 2 What's on TV? Pages 42 43 News IQ: Page 34
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    • 204 2 THE ACCUSATIONS Com way and his family us*a corporate aircraft to tako dozens of personal trips at Kmart's *Healso used the planes to pick up neighbors, relatives and Mends. One trip Cona way and company executives made fte Las Vegas cost U*****,000. i Conawey made luxury cars a perfc for
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    • 637 4  -  By Arul John tnp@sph.com.sg THE boat from Batam didn't make it. It was taking in water, and the crew of six struggled to reach Singapore. Finally, the Indonesian-registered Putra Nusa Sejati went down, a jump away from a jetty in Pasir Panjang. The wooden
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    • 656 6  -  A fall 8 week ago. Then... By Angeline Song asong@sph.com.sg GERMAN tourist Hero Riemer and his wife were looking forward to their holiday in Thailand. A week later, the holiday turned into a nightmare. After complaining of severe headaches, the sturdy 64-year-old ship captain was
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    • 266 6 IF you are in your 60s or older, and bumped your head, be careful. You could develop blood clots in your head weeks or even months later. Reason? As one grows older, the brain shrinks, leaving more space between the brain and the skull,
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      508 7 On Tuesday, we told you about the change in format and assessment of the O-level English Language paper. We also gave an exercise based on a TNP report. Today, we provide you with tips on how to score To score between 18 and 20 marks for language,
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    • 671 9  -  Parents of girl treated at KKH complain of 'unnecessary' tests I HERE'S THE mil I BREAKDOWN I 1) WardAI charge fori day I $295 J I 2 > D «ily treatment fee: $58 I 3 Urine analysis: $13 I 4) Full blood count: $25
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    • 253 10 TWO independent doctors felt KKH was right to carry out the tests. However, the hospital did admit a small slip-up. A KKH spokesman said: "Our investigations showed that we had charged the patient for a fever suppository insertion, which did not take place. The hospital
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    • 435 13  -  By Low Ching Ling lowcl@sph. com.sg HE was all set to move into his newly-renovated home in two weeks. But someone ruined Mr W H Chiang's plans when he splashed paint all over his front door and metal gate last week. The 27-year-old sales executive
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    • 149 13 THE renovation contractor denied splashing the paint. He also accused Mr Chiang of making threats. He made a police report as advised by his lawyer. A police spokesman confirmed this. The 48-year-old contractor, who has been in the renovation business for more than 20 years, said
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    • 233 15 THE NEW PAPEIVThursday, November 20,2003 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Unforgettable The New Paper's 15th anniversary book, released in August, is back at all Popular Bookstores. Special price: $6.80. You get a further discount of $1 with this cut-out coupon. Individually, each story, like the parent paper, can be read on
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    • 479 18 Chinese-Filipino latest victim of more than 100 abductions in the Philippines this year AP. A TAXI driver has led the police to the alleged kidnappers of Ms Betti Chua Sy, the commercial finance director of Coca-Cola Export Corp in the Philippines. The 32-year-old was abducted on
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    • 247 30 AFP. TALK about a hangover. This man triumphed at a vodka drinking marathon in Russia last weekend after guzzling three half-litre mugs of vodka in quick succession. But winner Mr Alexander Nakonechny failed to collect his prize of 10 bottles of vodka
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    • 230 33 Ex-China envoy tells S'poreans FORMER Chinese ambassador to Singapore Chen Baoliu (right) said Singaporeans have to drop their "air of superiority" if they want Sino-Singaporean ties to improve further. Madam Chen, who spoke at the China-Singapore Business Forum in Beijing yesterday, said Singaporeans had much to be
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    • 344 33 OH THE RACK Edited extract from Wired News: ONCE dismissed as the pastime of geeks hunkered down in their dorm rooms, gaming has evolved into such a strong cultural and economic force that one school believes it's worthy of academic study. The University of
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    • 53 33 STORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ (Close in USS/Change) ivrccmu**ruiKMgef Pacific Internet 5.77/-0.23 Creative Technology 10.37/+0.27 Flextronics 14.28/-0.27 Chartered Semiconductor 8.92/+0.09 Stats 12.539/+0.619 Yesterday's action Percentage change Close Dow Up 0.69% (66.30 pts) 9,690.46 Nasdaq Up 0.95% (17.90 pts) 1,899,65 S+P 500 Up 0.80% (8.29 pts) 1,042.44 STI Down 1.82%
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    • 64 33 THE Nanyang Technological University (NTU) plans to launch the first Singapore-built satellite in mid-2006. NTU has enlisted the help of California-based Dr Allan Lee, a Singaporean researcher who was part of the team that built the Cassini orbiter now exploring Saturn. The mini-satellite, which will be called
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    • 75 33 THE Singapore dollar climbed to a three-year high of 1.7150 against the US dollar yesterday, as worries about the burgeoning US trade deficit drove the greenback lower against many currencies. Analysts say that if these concerns persist, the Singapore dollar may even climb to 1.69 crossing
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    • 70 33 ONCE again, Sing Tel has topped the Brand Value category in the annual Singapore Brand Awards as its brand alone is worth about $2.6 billion. United Overseas Bank is second with $1.2b, DBS third with $l.lb and Asia Pacific Breweries fourth with $943 m. In the Brand
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    • 70 33 EXPERTS say Singapore interest rates are likely to stay low for a while, despite reports of the global economic recovery putting upward pressure on low interest rates, The Business Times reported. Citing weak growth momentum and low inflation, economists believe that although short-term rates would
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    • 65 33 DBS BANK yesterday won the Best Managed Boards award, a first in the Asia-Pacific region for listed companies. What makes a good board? Not how many independent directors a firm has, said Acting Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the awards yesterday, but their ability to
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    • 73 33 COURTS here are comfortable with electronic evidence, even through it is difficult to admit it under the present law. That's what Associate Professor Daniel Seng, director of research at the Singapore Academy of Law, told a seminar yesterday. He said the Evidence Act should be updated to
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    • 564 35  -  Showtime Lifestyle MTV VJDENISE KELLER TRIES OUT THE G-MAX By Yeoh Wee Teck weeteck@sph.com.sg SCREAMING babes rocketed into the night sky. Gorgeous women suspended in mid-air, arms and legs dangling. Gravity was man's best friend at the launch of the G-Max at Clarke Quay
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    • 104 35 HOW we react to the rides could open the door to understanding ourselves. That's what Minster of State (Education and Community Development and Sports) Chan Soo Sen, who launched the G-Max last night, believes. Are you the type who'll scream but regain control? Are you the type
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    • 358 36 From 0 to 200 kmh in a second Tired of bungee jumping? Try the reverse bungee instead. Infographics journalist FABIAN CHAN takes you on the G-Max, Singapore's first extreme thrill ride. But hold on to I your seat because, as one fighter pilot describes it, it's I like being ejected
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    • 623 38  -  Viewers still hail artistes by their TV characters' names By Chang May Choon changmc@sph. com.sg AIYOYO. Ah Bee. Ah Shui. Bobo. Liang Po Po. These names must surely ring a bell if you've been following local television for the past four decades.
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      • 405 54 Reuters. ENGLAND winger Ben Cohen is on the verge of a unique record. He is aiming to become the second World Cup winner in his family when he faces Australia in the final on Saturday. Cohen's uncle George was a member of the England
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      • 165 54 Reuters. 1 ENGLAND'S soccer captain David Beckham says he has been inspired by the performance of his country's rugby team. He is backing them to beat hosts Australia in Saturday's World Cup rugby final. "Of course they're going to win the World Cup. I don't
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      • 132 55 PA Sport. LEEDS star Alan Smith (left) may face disciplinary action by the Football Association after all. This despite learning he will not be prosecuted for a bottle-throwing incident during last month's Car ling Cup clash with Manchester United. Smith was seen picking up a
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      • 352 55 PA Sport. LEEDS will allow Jody Morris (left) to continue playing for the club pending the outcome of legal proceedings into a charge of rape. The midfielder, along with Kristofer Dickie, has been remanded on bail after his appearance at Leeds magistrates court yesterday
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      • 119 55 PA Sport. FREDDY Adu, the 14-year-old United States phenomenon, has dashed the hopes of a string of top English clubs by agreeing his first professional contract with Major League Soccer. Adu was locked out of signing anywhere else. Due to Fifa regulations, players under 18 are
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    • EURO 2004 PLAYOFFS
      • 586 56 (2nd LEG) SLOVENIA 0 SBB CROATIA 1 (I)(ido Prso 61st m in Reuters. TEN-man Croatia booked their place in next year's European Championship with a 1-0 win in Slovenia in the second leg of their Playoff this morning (Singapore time). Croatia reached the Finals in Portugal
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      • 145 57 (2nd LEG) TURKEY 2 Wire Services. THE scenes of jubilation at the Inonu Stadium in Turkey this morning (Singapore time) were to be seen to be believed. No. it wasn't Senol Gunes' boys who were celebrating, but the Latvian lads. And why not? After all
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      • 420 57 Reuters. THE Latvians, who shocked the World Cup semi-finalists with a 1-0 victory in Riga last Saturday, clinched their first appearance in the Finals of a major international tournament when Maris Verpakovskis equalised in the 77th minute. The 2-2 draw in Istanbul gave Latvia a 3-2 aggregate
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      • 736 58  -  (2nd LEG) TURKEY 2 BSCS LATVIA 2 TWIEW BRIAN MILLER FOR the second time in weeks, the people of Istanbul found themselves in mourning. The first came when Al-Qaeda terrorists set off car bombs in the capital city which killed 23 people. This morning (Singapore time) they
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      • 540 60 Spel NORWAY 0 SPAIN 3 (Raul 34th min. Viccntc 49,Joseba Etxcbcrria 55) Spain win 5-1 on aggregate Reuters. SPAIN coach Inaki Saez was in buoyant mood after watching his side cruise to the Euro 2004 Finals early this morning. Leading 2-1 from the first-leg match in
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      • 174 60 Reuters. NORWAY coach Nils Johan Semb (left) shook his head several times in dejection as he left the field. He was stunned. He never expected a 3-0 beating in Oslo. And immediately after the match, he resigned. "This is the right thing to do
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      • 112 60 GOING: Norway's substitute goalkeeper Frode Olsen (who replaced Espen Johnson In the 61st minute) Is In no mood for Invaders. He dashes at a fan (left) In the 72nd minute with a rear tackle to stop him from rushing Into the penalty-area. GONE: Olson gets Ms challenge right (above)
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      • 915 61  -  (2nd LEG) NORWAY 0 CDA.M q or Ml IN o (Ruiti A Ith mm. li< rnti -l'>. /<>s<ha htx< bcrrm :!;>) spain TVVEW ERNEST LUIS NORWAY: Espen Johnser (Frode Olsen 61), Christer Basma, Claus Lundekvam, Ronny Johnsen, Stale Stensaas, Steffen 7^5# Andersen (Havard Ro
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        712 62 (2nd LEG) WALES 0 RUSSIA 1 (I 'adim lu'sccv 22nd in in) Russia win U> on aggregate WMLOKB I I PA Sport. WALES' dreams of Portugal were destroyed by the Russian who has become public enemy No 1 in Wales this week. Vadim Evseev, the full-back
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      • 620 63 (2nd LEG) WALES 0 RUSSIA 1 Russia win 1-0 on aggregate PA Sport. WALES manager Mark Hughes was a disappointed man at the end of the game. He said: "It was a case that we conceded an early goal which meant they could
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      • 224 63 PA Sport. RUSSIA coach Georgi Yartsev claimed his team's tactics in cancelling out the threat of Ryan Giggs and John Hartson helped his side to victory. Yartsev said: "I spent a lot of time talking to my players prior to the game,
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      • 142 64 (2nd LEG) WALES 0 RUSSIA 1 (I 'aditn Eusi cv 22nd in in > Russia win 1-0 on aggregate Johnson wins a header on the edge of the Russian box. Melville flicks on the ball to Hartson. The Wales
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      • 730 65 (2nd LEG) HOLLAND 6 SCOTLAND 0 Holland win 6-1 on aggregate PA Sport, Wire Services. SCOTLAND coach Berti Vogts said the Dutch were simply too good for his side. "We had a very bad day and they were simply to strong. I have to congratulate them," he
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        182 66 and so does the rest of the Dutch team (2ndLEG) HOLLAND 6 SCOTLAND o HV.s7( v Sni ijdcr I Kit nun.. \n<lr< Omjcr32. Ruttd vim Sistclrony 37. 31. 37. Frank ill Hoi > 35) Holland wirt 6-1 on aggregate HE wanted it, he got it and, now,
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