The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 5 October 2002
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The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition
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Title Section25 2002-10-05 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Saturday, October 5,2002 Price: S$L2O (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 098/03/200225 words
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609 2002-10-05 1 LIANG HWEETTNG - Charges will be publicised so Eatients can choose which ospital to go to; Health Minister denies duplication of services By LIANG HWEETTNG THE Health Ministry will work in tandem with consumer rights watchdog Case to publicise costs of services and items in hospitals609 words
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Article, Illustration68 2002-10-05 1 SINGAPORE STRIKES GOLD: Bowler Remy Ong (centre) is mobbed by teammates after winning Singapore’s first gold in this years Asian Games. The 23-year-old Asian No 1 needed a final game score of 216 pinfalls in the men’s singles event to record a tally of 1,389 and beatALBERT SIM - 68 words
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Advertisement64 2002-10-05 1 True grit no. i Student Tops Despite Odds Mum dead, father jailed. Three siblings to care for. But these hurdles did not keep Zahidah Mohamed Naim from excelling in studies. m M. PAGE 7 Truegritno.2 Best Bowler In Asia In a dazzling display of grit and determination, Remy Ong wins64 words
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PRIME
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574 2002-10-05 2 BRENDAN PEREIRA - Washington-sponsored regional centre may not materialise, as Malaysia is irked after US labels it a ‘terrorist-risk’ country By BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR The plan for a US-sponsored regional counter-terrorism centre in Kuala Lumpur could end up scuttled, despite Malaysia’s in-principle574 words
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Article, Illustration642 2002-10-05 2 BRENDAN PEREIRA - By BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad hit out at the United States for treating him and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi like “terrorists” during recent visits there, and said such actions reflected the kind of “anti-Muslim642 words
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Article175 2002-10-05 2 – Leslie Lau - Leslie Lau MALACCA Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that he was satisfied with the apology from the United States Embassy over the brusque treatment he and and his deputy received at the hands of US immigration officials recently. “Enough. For me, it's sufficient. I175 words
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Article266 2002-10-05 2 NGHUIHUI - 2*. NGHUIHUI MUSLIM Singaporeans seem to have faced fewer problems at immigration checkpoints while travelling overseas, compared to their counterparts in the region. A check with nine frequent travellers from the community by The Straits Times showed that seven had encountered no problems, while two said266 words
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Article, Illustration554 2002-10-05 3 LUZ BAGUIORO - Philippine police chief points finger at Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf for the blast outside a bar that killed three people By LUZ BAGUIORO PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Philippine authorities on Wednesday pinned the blame for what appears to be the first suicideAFP - 554 words
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Article108 2002-10-05 3 Luz Baguioro - Luz Baguioro MANILA —The deadly bomb explosion in the southern Philippines on Wednesday was just a prelude to a more intensified campaign likely to be mounted by the militant Abu Sayyaf group in the coming months, analysts here said. Defence Secretary Angelo Reyes said initially that108 words
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485 2002-10-05 3 SHEFALIREKHI - SHEFALIREKHI A MUSLIM radical from Singapore helped finance a plot to assassinate Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, according to terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna. The Singapore financier whose name is known only as Al-Bukhari was among three operatives who were to carry out the assassination,485 words
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323 2002-10-05 3 BRENDAN PEREIRA - BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s conservative Islamic opposition party has ditched its year-long safe position, declaring as non-existent the militant Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM) and a plan by Jemaah Islamiah (JI) to set up an Islamic grouping across tne region. Parti Islam323 words
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PARLIAMENT
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QUITTERS AND STAYERS DEBATE
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528 2002-10-05 4 Number of young Singaporeans who feel ‘disenfranchised’ may grow unless policies are reviewed WHY SINGAPOREANS QUIT THE third-generation leaders in the House took on the giant task of searching the soul of their peers, to find out why more of them seem to528 words
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Article77 2002-10-05 4 We need to reflect on the relationship that the third-generation Singaporeans have with the Government. The first and some second-generation Singaporeans established the relationship by choice when they decided to migrate here. It is like a marriage by choice. Unlike them, the third-generation Singaporeans are bom77 words
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381 2002-10-05 4 WHAT CAN MAKE THEM STAY THE education system has to be more flexible, giving students the opportunity to pursue their own interests and take the road less travelled. Many of the MPs who spoke in Parliament on Tuesday zeroed in on the education system381 words
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397 2002-10-05 4 PARLIAMENT’S role in policymaking has to be given a higher profile and the citizens made to feel that their opinions count. Otherwise, Singaporeans may have the perception that MPs are not able to influence policies or that their views do not matter, Ms Irene Ng397 words
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376 2002-10-05 4 SOCIETY: Leave no one out rich or poor, married or not SINGAPORE needs a more inclusive social policy that embraces each and every citizen equally, whether cleaner or top executive, man or woman, married couples or singles. This would go far towards making them feel at home, said MPs on376 words
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Article, Illustration629 2002-10-05 5 No common race, language, religion and only 37 years as a nation but people will come together over time, says DPM Lee DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delved deep into history to identify the reasons for Singaporeans’ sense of rootlessness. It629 words
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Article291 2002-10-05 5 Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of State (National Development), says people have to be aware of the cost of freedom of expression Bar-top dancing “IF YOU want to dance on a bar top, some of us will fall off that bar top. Some people will die as291 words
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Article241 2002-10-05 5 THE Chinese-educated the world over know the story of Yue Fei, the Chinese patriot who was executed 900 years ago during the Song dynasty. When he was young, his mother tattooed the phrase jin zhong bao guo be loyal and repay your country on his241 words
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491 2002-10-05 5 Hints of possible changes but with caveats MANY of the MPs who spoke about what the third generation of Singaporeans want were looking to Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to make things happen. And they had reason to cheer when the man behind the yearlong process to remake Singapore’s political, social and491 words
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HOME
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477 2002-10-05 6 It says those taking combined hormone replacement therapy to reduce risk of heart disease should quit, after looking at US study WOMEN who are taking combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease should not continue with the medication.477 words
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439 2002-10-05 6 AHMAD OSMAN - in AHMAD OSMAN BOTH the prosecution and defence in the Singapore Democratic Party trial have videotapes of the Labour Day incident this year which led to two party leaders being arrested at the Istana grounds. But since both sides could439 words
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Article, Illustration105 2002-10-05 6 THEY are putting paint on the void-deck walls, and for a good cause. Part of the ‘We Care, We Paint” programme, residents of three HDB blocks in Bishan Street 11 had the opportunity to decorate public property. Organised by the Central Singapore Community Development CouncilWANG HUI FEN - 105 words
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401 2002-10-05 6 OLDER Singaporeans’ good health and accident record on the roads have prompted the Traffic Police to change the rules on issuing them a driving licence. From next month, those holding one will be tested on their medical fitness to remain behind401 words
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374 2002-10-05 7 CHONG CHEE KIN - a. CHONG CHEE KIN A PRIMARY-SCHOOL teacher has been accused of cruelly punishing a 10-year-old pupil by dragging the sharp ends of six staples attached to a strip of paper over his arms repeatedly. The Primary 4 pupil from Bedok Green Primary School, Kang374 words
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Article, Illustration835 2002-10-05 7 WONG SHER MAINE - Despite the death of her mother, the imprisonment of her father and poverty, Zahidah Mohamed Naim has emerged a top student ♦She gets $2 to spend a day ♦Skips meals to save money ♦Looks after 3 siblings ...and still manages to study IV2 hours eveiy night *LAZIZ HUSSIN - 835 words
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281 2002-10-05 7 Wong Sher Maine - Wong Sher Maine TWO men walked into Admiralty Secondary and handed student Zahidah Mohamed Naim a total of $1,050 in cash on Monday. Like the 50 others who called the school and The Straits Times, they were moved by the story they read281 words
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Article750 2002-10-05 8 SUE-ANN CHIA - This is the question on the minds of many employers in the manufacturing sector. There are about 7,500j0b vacancies to fill, but few local workers are taking up the offers. The Straits Times takes a closer look at the situation. ĔL SUE-ANN CHIA FINDING local workers750 words
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Article, Illustration576 2002-10-05 8 CHANG AI-LEEN - By CHANG AI-LEEN SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT A SINGAPORE researcher is set to take on the billion-dollar hair treatment market, with a lotion that he says will restore at least some of the crowning glory to shiny pates. Dr Lee Chee Wee has developed a576 words
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437 2002-10-05 8 AT THE other end of the spectrum, some companies are also finding it tough to fill high-end jobs, such as engineers or technicians. This is not due to the lack of willing workers, but is more attributable to a mismatch of available skills437 words
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Article266 2002-10-05 8 THE number of unwanted animals taken in by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) here has gone down dramatically to 10,500 in the year ending June, from more than 13,000 the year before. But there’s no reason to celebrate just266 words
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Article, Illustration505 2002-10-05 9 Three make it to Fortune magazine’s annual power rankings of businesswomen outside the US THREE Singaporean women have made it to Fortune magazine's list of the 50 mostpowerful businesswomen outside of the United States. Temasek Holdings’ executive director, Madam Ho Ching, leads the charge at No 6.505 words
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Page 9 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1064 2002-10-05 9 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 6015 KHz (49M BAND) 6150 KHz (49M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News 1109 Business Mar* ket Report 1115 Arts Arena 1130 News 1135 Wired Up 1145 News* line 1200 News/Weather (AsiaPacific) 1210 E Z Beat 1230 Business Market Report 1235 The1,064 words
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COMMENT
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Article564 2002-10-05 10 MONDAY September 30,2002 A NUMBER of working groups of the Economic Review Committee (ERC) studying how to stimulate the services sector have suggested having super government agencies to promote their work. These would have clout to lobby the ministries and support their ambitions abroad. They may be564 words
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Article553 2002-10-05 10 TUESDAY October 1,2002 MALAY/MUSLIM politicians and civic leaders have begun to raise the warning flag about discrimination in job hiring, on account of the climate having been soured by more arrests of Malay terrorism suspects. Last week, Muslim Affairs Minister Yaacob Ibrahim had meetings with Malay553 words
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Article1143 2002-10-05 10 EDNA KOH - GOVT-LINKED COMPANIES Bn EDNA KOH WHEN local small and medi-um-sized enterprise (SME) Sunningdale Precision Industries faced a cash crunch sometime after the Asian financial crisis, it had a couple of options: sell equity to venture capitalists, or petition Temasek Holdings, the Government’s investment arm, for1,143 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration928 2002-10-05 11 BERTHA HENSON - THE WAY I SEE IT By l By BERTHA HENSON A TABOO subject has come out in the open about whether Chinese employers are denying jobs to Muslim applicants, but is one which is impossible either to deny or verify without it getting a full airing. LabourLUDWIG ILIO - 928 words
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977 2002-10-05 11 LEE KIM CHEW - By LEE KIM CHEW CHIEF REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT PROGRESSIVE Muslim intellectuals are caught between a rock and a hard place today, says Malaysian academic Farish Ahmad Noor. They run smack into authoritarian governments and religious orthodoxy, and they are locked in a precarious spot he calls977 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1735 2002-10-05 12 What have chief executive officers really done for their companies? Our senior writer PAUL JANSEN looks at the difficulties involved in assessing their contributions. FOR workers struggling to make ends meet or even keep their jobs, the stories of how1,735 words
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868 2002-10-05 12 ANDY HO - THINKING ALOUD By ANDY HO NO DOUBT war on Iraq will occur. But is there a moral case for it? Until Sept 11 last year, many might have sniggered at the notion of making a moral case for868 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration744 2002-10-05 14 MARC LIM - Remy notches up a winning 1,389 to win the singles gold after his rival’s hopes end in the gutter ASIAN GAMES IN BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA By MARC LIM IN BUSAN WHEN Remy Ong saw the No 7 and 8 pins remaining upright stubbornly in theALBERT SIM - 744 words
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Article, Illustration868 2002-10-05 14 CHAN TSE CHUEEN - She pips China’s Zhengbya touch in 100 m fly for Spore’s first medal By CHAN TSE CHUEEN IN BUSAN THE eyes can lie but, thankfully for Joscelin Yeo and Singapore, not the scoreboard. By all accounts, it looked as though she hadALBERT SIM - 868 words
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MALAYSIA
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409 2002-10-05 15 and acquisition. —The Star/Asia News Network Farm land should not become illegal settlements, warns Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR The government will seize idle land and land rented out to illegal immigrants in order to utilise them fully for agriculture. Deputy Prime Minister Abdullahand acquisition. —The Star/Asia News Network - 409 words
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Article, Illustration562 2002-10-05 15 REME AHMAD - This is part of a government move to reinvent the economy by asking local industries to take the lead in Malaysia s growth REME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR AFTER decades of looking towards Japan as an economic role model, Malaysia562 words
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407 2002-10-05 15 LESLIE LAU - LESLIE LAU IN KUALA LUMPUR WHILE Kuala Lumpur pioneer Loke Yew helped lay the foundations for the city as a tin magnate and industrialist in the 1800 s, his memory has been confined for years to history books. But the name407 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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599 2002-10-05 16 Pushing the Bill may make it appear the President is kow-towing to the US, a risky move with polls due in 2004 JAKARTA The seemingly forgotten issue of enacting an anti-terror law resurfaced in Indonesia after several prominent figures, including the military599 words
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Article, Illustration523 2002-10-05 16 MARIANNE KEARNEY - Chained to post in a mosquetough cure for Indonesian addicts Bu By MARIANNE KEARNEY THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Drug addicts in a crowded Jakarta kampung are being submitted to one of the toughest drying-out regimes around. They are being chained to a post in a mosque for weeksENRIQUE SORIANO - 523 words
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430 2002-10-05 16 EDWARD TANG - Buzzing sector expects 10.5 million visitors this year By EDWARD TANG THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK The global economic slowdown and the dip in travel following the Sept 11 attacks were no dampeners for Thailand’s buzzing tourism industry. The image of being a safe destination and430 words
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MONEY
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Article305 2002-10-05 17 IT WAS another week of playing “follow the leader” as Asian bourses mimicked Wall Street’s price movements against the backdrop of a bleak earnings outlook and a shroud of uncertainties which included a possible outbreak of war between Iraq and the United States. In Singapore,305 words
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Article127 2002-10-05 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Volume SPH 1980 90.0 4.8 3,925,000 SPH 100 1970 80.0 4.2 102,400 VentureCorp25c 1130 60.0 5.6 4,527,000 OUE 605 35.0 6.1 677,000 DBS Bk 6% NCPS ***** 30.0 0.3 4,800 DBS Grp 1160 20.0 1.8 9,984,000 Haw Par Corp 418 18.0 4.5 278,000 ASF USIc 100127 words
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Article137 2002-10-05 17 WEEK S TOP RISES Cents Volume New Toyo W*****7... 4 60.0 1.5 9,535,000 Colorland HK40c 7 55.6 2.5 140,000 BBR Hldgs 5c 2 33.3 0.5 2,892,000 Vicplas W*****9 2 33.3 0.5 360,000 Eastgate W*****1.... 6.5 30.0 1.5 516,000 Health Mgt Intnl 10 25.0 2.0 538,000 EWSport 1c 10.5 23.5 2.0137 words
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Article130 2002-10-05 17 WEEK’S TOP FALLS Cents Volume City Dev 50c 462 36.0 7.2 10,291,000 SIA 200 965 35.0 3.5 129,000 OCBC 970 25.0 2.5 6,729,000 SIA 50c 960 25.0 2.5 10,675,000 B Sembawang 1100 20.0 1.8 1,000 CSA Hldgs 20c 132 12.0 8.3 168,000 UOB 1190 10.0 0.8 14,662,000 Elec 80c 185130 words
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Article131 2002-10-05 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Volume Acma W*****6 0.5 83.3 2.5 196,000 GulTech W*****7 3 70.0 7.0 1,008,000 Labroy M Wt02 0.5 50.0 0.5 456,000 SembCorpDBeCW03.. 0.5 50.0 0.5 284,000 Global W*****6 1 33.3 0.5 312,000 Goldtron 5c 1 33.3 0.5 19,571,000 Presscrete 6c 3 33.3 1.5 24,000 AS Auto 10c131 words
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Article75 2002-10-05 17 Straits Tunes Index The Straits Times Index fell 6.3 points on the week to 1367.6. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1,352.30 (-21.6) 240.56m (213.93m) Tuesday 1,355.47 (+3.2) 198.56m (209.83m) Wednesday 1,355.43 (-0.0) 252.95m (276.58m) Thursday 1,351.98 (-3.5) 200.18m (224.46m) Friday 1,367.57 (+15.6) 206.31m (209.33m) BT-SRI Index The BT-SRI75 words
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Article, Illustration522 2002-10-05 17 LEONG CHAN TEIK - M LEONG CHAN TEIK MALAYSIAN tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, whose Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has wooed some plum port business over from Singapore, is now buying over the books division of Singapore-listed MPH. Mr Syed Mokhtar, 51, will pay $46 millionNEW STRAITS TIMES - 522 words
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498 2002-10-05 18 IGNATIUS LOW - With big dividends from the power of the POSB brand, DBS puts ‘people’s bank’ under those who know its clientele best By IGNATIUS LOW FINANCE CORRESPONDENT THOUSANDS of small depositors in Singapore may finally have a reason to cheer,498 words
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Article, Illustration456 2002-10-05 18 IGNATIUS LOW - August credit card write- offs rise to $13m MAS data shows figure has doubled from a year ago By IGNATIUS LOW FINANCE CORRESPONDENT HE IS in his 30s, earns between $2,500 and $5,000 a month from a job in the stockbroking, insurance or real estate industry and has several creditTIEN CHUNG PING - 456 words
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328 2002-10-05 18 WILLIAM CHOONG; and DENESH DIVYANATHAN - By WILLIAM CHOONG and DENESH DIVYANATHAN TECHNOLOGY REPORTERS BATTERED chips may be starting to sizzle again. Worldwide semiconductor sales rose in August, according to a United States trade group, which it says indicates a broadbased upturn in the beleaguered sector. Whether the recovery328 words
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422 2002-10-05 18 REME AHMAD - By REME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR HOT on the heels of its plans to compete head-on with Singapore in the services sector, Malaysia yesterday also spelt out its vision of being a biotechnology hub. Its aim is to attract investments worth422 words
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Advertisement58 2002-10-05 17 More space for stories that matter WE HAVE replaced the four pages devoted to tracking Singapore stock prices and unit trusts with news stories, to keep readers abreast of news that matters to them. Readers who need to look up the prices of share counters and unit trusts can log58 words
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FORUM
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486 2002-10-05 19 I REFER to "Time to level political playing fielcT (ST, Sept 25) by Mr Chandra Mohan, Mr Lam Peng Er and Mr Harish Pillay. The Roundtable supported the call on the Government by the Feedback Unit’s Political Matters and Media Group to “make Singapore’s486 words
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1163 2002-10-05 19 I REFER to the letter, “Political system must suit counties needs” (ST, Sept 27). As much as one may agree with Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee that “cherry-picking” practices from different political systems in different countries with different socio-economic conditions is a dangerous principle, there1,163 words
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198 2002-10-05 19 I REFER to the letter by Ms Joyce Goh Bee Ling, “English textbooks here lack depth” (ST, Sept 24), on the quality of English language textbooks used in our schools. The English language syllabus, with its expected learning outcomes and attainment targets for students, aims198 words
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299 2002-10-05 20 THE Straits Times has emerged a clear favourite among Singaporean adults, according to a study ofl,ooo people here. The study of people aged 18 to 65 was conducted from April to May by media specialist Mind Share Group Singapore. According to the299 words
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503 2002-10-05 20 LYDIA LIM - A network of Singaporeans abroad is formalised, and will organise activities and help Singapore companies globalise By] LYDIA LIM WHAT started off as a small idea to get a group of overseas Singaporeans to help the Economic Review Committee chart new growth paths503 words
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Article, Illustration398 2002-10-05 20 THE top man at The Straits Times got down and dirty with foam and water on Tuesday. But ST editor Han Fook Kwang was not up to any mischief. He and 10 other staff members of the paper washed cars at a CaltexHOW HWEE YOUNG - 398 words