The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 19 October 2002
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Title Section25 2002-10-19 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Saturday, October 19,2002 Price: S$L2O (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 098/03/200225 words
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Article, Illustration463 2002-10-19 1 ROBERT CO - President wants authority to arrest and detain suspects without trial, as 50 people are quizzed over the Bali blasts By ROBERT CO THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA President Megawati Sukarnoputri has sought sweeping powers that would give her authority to order theENRIQUE SORIANO - 463 words
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313 2002-10-19 1 LUZ BAGUIORO - By LUZ BAGUIORO PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA A grenade exploded in the financial district of Makati before dawn yesterday and another was found near an upper-class enclave in the same district, stoking fears the terrorist threat may spill over into the capital.313 words
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113 2002-10-19 1 KERRY-ANNE WALSH - By KERRY-ANNE WALSH IN CANBERRA SEVERAL countries in South-east Asia were upgraded to “high risk” status on Thursday by Australia following the Bali blasts. The alert followed a government announcement hours earlier that all Australian citizens in Indonesia should return home as soon113 words
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Advertisement43 2002-10-19 1 Tuition China-bom Teachers In Demand These tutors are edging S’poreans out of the $7O-million-a-year Chinese-tuition market with cheap rates and accommodating nature. page i Hiring On Contract Basis With the uncertainty in the economy more companies are resorting to hiring workers on contracts43 words
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PRIME
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TERROR BLASTS IN BALI
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307 2002-10-19 2 ROBERT CO - By ROBERT CO THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged head of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network, collapsed yesterday on the eve of his interrogation by Indonesian police, who are armed with information linking him to a307 words
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721 2002-10-19 2 ROBERT GO - Latest alert to Indonesia, without details of when or where an attack might take place, came just a day before Bali blasts THE SCENE IN INDONESIA By ROBERT GO THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA The Megawati administration is under renewed pressure after revelations721 words
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Article, Illustration314 2002-10-19 2 JAKARTA Even as Indonesia reels from the shock of the Bali blasts, the blame game among politicians has begun. Indonesian Vice-President Hamzah Haz on Sunday partly blamed weak intelligence and poor security measures for the attack and said security czar Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had some explainingAP - 314 words
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384 2002-10-19 3 It was a favourite with youngsters who jam its bars after surfing or sunbathing at nearby Kuta Beach S-E ASIA'S GROUND ZERO -AFP, AP KUTA (Indonesia) Among scenic Bali’s landmarks, Kuta Beach stands out for surfers and backpackers in search of a good time.-AFP,; AP - 384 words
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Article, Illustration406 2002-10-19 3 YEOHEN-LAI - By YEOHEN-LAI IN KUTA, BALI A DEADLY explosive cocktail, likely mixed by expert bomb-makers and incorporating a military-type C 4 plastic explosive, was probably used in the devastating bombing of Bali’s famed nightclub district, police said on Tuesday. Investigator Mohamed Hasyim told The Straits TimesREUTERS - 406 words
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SNIPPETS
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105 2002-10-19 3 Ben Nadarajan - Ben Nadarajan FOUR of the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC)’s rugby team members died m last Saturday’s bomb blasts. Hie victims Mr Neil Bowler, Mr Chris Redman, Mr Dave Kent and Mr Peter Record were Britons working in Singapore. The club said another four105 words
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Article174 2002-10-19 3 SCORES of Singaporeans and foreigners who arrived here on Sunday from Bali expressed relief at being back, with some saying they were downright lucky to have escaped the blast One of them, Mr Dohar Tua, a Singaporean businessman, said he was 10 car lengths from174 words
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Article205 2002-10-19 3 KUTA (Bali) Australian newlyweds Maria and Kosta Elfes had little to celebrate in Bali as four relatives who accompanied them on their honeymoon remain missing since last Saturday’s bombing, the Daily Telegraph reported. Monday was the first time since the tragedy that Mrs Elfes had seen205 words
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187 2002-10-19 3 NEW Zealander Mark Skridulaitis, 27, emerged from Changi Airport on Monday afternoon looking like a survivor from hell. He had been in Bali when the bomb went off on last Saturday. He had bums on his bandaged right arm, his right ear was covered187 words
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Article, Illustration702 2002-10-19 4 ROBERTGO - Recanting denials of terrorism in the country, Indonesia says there is ‘truly a link’ between Al-Qaeda and the bomb blast in Bali THE AL-QAEDA CONNECTION By ROBERTGO THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Indonesia on Monday fingered the Al-Qaeda for involvement in the bomb blast in Bali,SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS - 702 words
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508 2002-10-19 4 FOR Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, last Saturday’s Bali bomb blasts confirmed one thing: Terrorists had shifted their sights to South-east Asia, and Singaporeans, as a nation, have to decide how to respond. “Terrorism is not a faraway problem. It is here at508 words
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245 2002-10-19 4 KWANWENGKIN - By KWANWENGKIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO Indonesia must take “decisive” action against extremist Islamic groups in the wake of the Bali bombing, as a stable Indonesia is critical to South-east Asia, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said here on Thursday. “The disastrous bombing245 words
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HOME
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636 2002-10-19 5 SANDRA DAVIE - More emphasis to be placed on thinking, communication skills; students must offer subjects in arts/ humanities and maths and science By SANDRA DAVIE EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT THE A-level education system will undergo its first major revamp in 30 years to give students a broader education636 words
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Article, Illustration146 2002-10-19 5 VIOLIN maker Sabo Istvan, 36, gently examines this 1749 Michael Angelo Bergonzi violin worth over $895,000 in his home workshop. This violin was part of an exhibit of privately-owned stringed instruments held at the Philatelic Museum. The six violins and two cellos,THOMAS WHITE - 146 words
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579 2002-10-19 5 GLNME TEO - Offers own line of cheap household appliances By GLNME TEO CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT NTUC Fair Price, Singapore’s No 1 grocer, is moving beyond groceries it will soon be selling its own line of household products and small electrical appliances in its supermarkets.579 words
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Article, Illustration538 2002-10-19 6 K.C. VTJAYAN - Security guards will be trained to do this and deal with shootings and suspicious objects in a move to improve their skills By K.C. VTJAYAN SECURITY guard Lau Nan Ting, 62, is about to have his job scope widened. HeDESMOND WEE - 538 words
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554 2002-10-19 6 GOH CHIN LIAN - More turn to cheaper alternative to buying or renting car &L GOH CHIN LIAN THE increasing number of people keen on driving a car but not owning one is fuelling an expansion in car-sharing schemes. Operators are not only adding more cars to554 words
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Article234 2002-10-19 6 AN INDONESIAN maid grabbed a bag of her belongings and jumped out of her seventh-floor bedroom window in the middle of the night in sheer desperation. She had been locked inside the room by her employer, who had also hurt her physically, a district court heard234 words
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150 2002-10-19 6 OPPOSITION politician Gandhi Ambalam has been released from Queenstown Remand Prison after his family paid the $3,000 fine last Thursday. The Ministry of Home Affairs revealed this on Monday when the South China Morning Post asked it to comment on an150 words
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468 2002-10-19 7 M. NIRMAIA - in M. NIRMAIA A SCHOOL that will place greater weight on the learning of Chinese is on the cards. Its aim is to produce experts in the language who can understand and communicate better with China and the Chinesespeaking world, which Singapore468 words
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Article, Illustration611 2002-10-19 7 Cheap and plentiful, these tutors are muscling Singaporeans out of the $7O-million-a-year Chinese tuition market. THERESA TAN reports YOUR child needs a bit of extra coaching in Chinese. But you will discover that good Singaporean teachers are hard to come by and charge about fourENRIQUE SORIANO - 611 words
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520 2002-10-19 7 SALMA KHALIK - By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT THE Ministry of Health is determined to ensure that the pain of surgery will not be compounded by the pain of receiving a bill that is beyond one’s means. It plans to make things clearer and520 words
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486 2002-10-19 8 LAUREL TEO - An NUS survey finds graduates rather gloomy about their job prospects, but also more willing to compromise on ideals Bu LAUREL TEO YOU spend at least three years in the university to get a degree. Now that you hold that crucial piece486 words
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Article, Illustration573 2002-10-19 8 SUE-ANN CHIA - Number of contract jobs doubles in last five years Workers go on three-month to two-year contracts Jobs offered include accounts officers and admin executives at SUE-ANN CHIA THE current buzzword in the job market is contract work. With companies freezing, or even reducing, permanent staff573 words
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447 2002-10-19 8 A NEW Singapore caucus has been set up in the United States Congress and drawn support from about 60 prominent American legislators who will help further Washington’s relations with the Republic. The Singapore Congressional Caucus, which was inaugurated in the447 words
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Article, Illustration526 2002-10-19 9 SALMA KHALIK - Turned down by surgeons in Germany, Iranian sisters want Keith Goh, who helped separate Nepalese twins, to do operation AFTER SUCCESSFUL 6ANGA-JAMUNA SEPARATION By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT ANOTHER pair of Siamese twins joined at the heads will be coming to SingaporeAP - 526 words
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Page 9 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1063 2002-10-19 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 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (AsiaPacific) 1210 E Z Beat 1230 Business Market Report 1235 The Written1,063 words
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COMMENT
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Article594 2002-10-19 10 THURSDAY October 1 7, 2002 AS INDONESIAN investigators seek clues to determine who were behind the Bali bomb attack, there are encouraging signs that President Megawati Sukarnoputri is moving firmly on the legal track to deal with anarchists. She is considering emergency powers, a touchy594 words
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Article591 2002-10-19 10 WEDNESDAY October 16,2002 WHEN Allied forces liberated Nazi concentration camps at the end of World War 11, they made a surprising discovery about those who ran Auschwitz, Belsen and Dachau. They were, for the most part, cultivated individuals. They listened to Beethoven before dinner; they read Goethe591 words
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Article, Illustration798 2002-10-19 10 i CHL ALEE HOONC - SATURDAY with i CHL ALEE HOONC NO PRIZES for guessing how people will react to that “code” on how Singaporeans should practise their religions. For his pains in crafting that statement, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will be rewarded with indifference byADAM LEE - 798 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration990 2002-10-19 11 [HELEN CHIA - THE WAY I SEE IT By [HELEN CHIA TO SHAKE or not to shake, that seems to be the question on some people’s minds these days. Apparently, the custom of shaking a person’s hand has become taboo in some Muslim circles. A friend visited aLUDWIG ILIO - 990 words
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926 2002-10-19 11 PAUL JANSEN - By PAUL JANSEN THE venues were as varied as can be: The Treasury building, Raffles Hospital, the Botanic Gardens and the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay. But three common recommendations linked the Economic Review Committee press conferences held in these locations the past few926 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1332 2002-10-19 12 Not all is well in the Chinese-speaking community, even as the spotlight focuses so much on the Muslim community. The Chinese are worried about the decline in the standard of their language. But is it just a language issue, or is the grouse something1,332 words
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Article, Illustration1314 2002-10-19 13 h ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM - THINKING ALOUD with h ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM AT A conference recently in Washington to discuss “Singapore’s future challenges”, the Americans in the audience must have been surprised at the level of candour shown by the Singaporean participants. Except for two ministers and a couple ofNOEL ROSALES - 1,314 words
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SPORTS
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440 2002-10-19 14 JEFFREY LOW - FAS woos teams from China, Indonesia, Vietnam in move likely to see birth of regional club league SOCCER By JEFFREY LOW SOCCER CORRESPONDENT PLANS are afoot to regionalise the S-League, Singapore’s professional soccer league, with the participation of foreign teams from China, Indonesia and440 words
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Article, Illustration487 2002-10-19 14 BEN NADARAJAN - BEN NADARAJAN AS HE stepped out of the arrival hall at Changi Airport last Friday evening, Remy Ong was swarmed by a crowd of well-wishers. Officials from the Singapore Sports Council, led by new chairman Alex Chan, and Acting Sports Minister Yaacob Ibrahim andDESMOND WEE - 487 words
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Article, Illustration539 2002-10-19 14 C. SIVAKKUMARAN - By C. SIVAKKUMARAN SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC midfielder Therdsak Chaiman, on loan from Thai club BEC Tero Sasana, may not return to the S-League next season. But the Thai international who scored 27 goals from midfield, created numerous others and helped thePICTURES BY CHEW SENG KIM - 539 words
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MALAYSIA
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526 2002-10-19 15 From next year, all magistrates’ courts will operate on weekends and public holidays so as to give suspects a timely hearing New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR From next year, all magistrates’ courts will implement a 24hour court system incorporating weekends and public holidays toNew Straits Times - 526 words
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Article, Illustration310 2002-10-19 15 The Star/Asia News Network KAJANG (Selangor) A 19-year-old student who was on her way to a shopping complex was beaten and thrown off an 8-m-high footbridge by a man who then raped her at knifepoint. The attacker ignored the screams ofThe Star/Asia News Network; SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEW S NETWORK - 310 words
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459 2002-10-19 15 REME AHMAD - REME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR SEVERAL members of the Perak royal family were among those interviewed by police as they sought to establish a motive for the abduction and murder of the second wife of a Perak prince. A local newspaper speculated that jealousy459 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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490 2002-10-19 16 The workers, mostly women, say they will not let director leave until he agrees to a fair severance pay The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network JAKARTA About 500 workers from PT Hyunsung Indonesia, a South Korean company that produces computer bags, are holding theirThe Jakarta Post/Asia News Network - 490 words
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Article, Illustration40 2002-10-19 16 NOT-SO-EASY RIDERS: A reprieve brought by several days of rain ends for residents seen here riding their motorbikes through the gloom in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, after thick haze from forest and ground burning drifted back on Monday. AFPAFP - 40 words
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Article, Illustration527 2002-10-19 16 DEVI ASMARANI - By DEVI ASMARANI THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Bumbling kidnappers oblivious that their hostage had slipped out even as they made ransom demands on the phone made it easy for Singaporean businessman Kue Kwee Kee to escape. The perpetratorsLIANHE WANBAO - 527 words
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316 2002-10-19 16 The Nation/Asia News Network BANGKOK Almost 75 per cent of young computer users in Thailand have visited pornographic websites, and 45 per cent of them have become regular visitors, according to a survey by an international non-govem-mental organisation. The findings alsoThe Nation/Asia News Network - 316 words
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MONEY
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636 2002-10-19 17 THE local bourse had a rousing run-up this week even though sentiment looked a little dodgy after the Bali bombing. But stocks on the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) managed to shake off the worries and rose 87-7 points on the week636 words
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Article124 2002-10-19 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Volume Creative T 25c 1380 230.0 20.0 5,179,800 VentureCorp25c.... 1330 210.0 18.8 14,207,000 DBS Grp 1260 110.0 9.6 15,299,000 Goodwood Park 3800 100.0 2.7 1,000 SPH 1960 100.0 5.4 8,086,000 SPH100 1950 100.0 5.4 249,500 (JOB 1290 90.0 7.5 13,470,000 SIA 200 1090 70.0 6.9 149,000124 words
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Article130 2002-10-19 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Volume GulTech W*****7 6.5 85.7 3.0 528,000 ISoftel 5c 6 50.0 2.0 2,165,000 Liang Huat 10c 4.5 50.0 1.5 1,736,000 Miyoshi 5c 15 36.4 4.0 916,000 Ellipsiz 25c 17 36.0 4.5 21,788,000 Flextech 15c 13.5 35.0 3.5 4,521,000 ST Assembly 25c 124 34.1 31.5 65,996,000 LKN-Primefield130 words
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Article132 2002-10-19 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Volume Haw Par Corp 394 34.0 7.9 1,746,000 SPH-SIA DBeSCW03.. 64 27.0 29.7 120,000 C&C 366 24.0 6.2 2,608,000 Metalock 25c 30 8.0 21.1 30,000 SIA Engg 10c 199 8.0 3.9 810,000 Shang Asia 447.5 7.4 6.8 12,000 StarCruises 10c 30.5 6.3 10.3 19,242,000 SC Global132 words
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Article136 2002-10-19 17 WEEK’S TOP FALLS Cents Volume Goldtron NCCPS 5c... 2 42.9 1.5 4,000 Kian Ann W*****7... 3 40.0 2.0 100,000 Pakara Tech 5c 6 40.0 4.0 24,000 BBR Hldgs 5c 1 33.3 0.5 34,867,000 SPH-SIA DBeSCW03... 64 29.7 27.0 120,000 See Hup Seng 10c 6 25.0 2.0 234,000 Metalock 25c 30136 words
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Article75 2002-10-19 17 Straits Times Index The Straits Times index rose 6.1 points on the week to 1,373.69. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1,378.61 (+11.0) 183.91m (269.42m) Tuesday 1,396.51 (+17.9) 332.14m (405.59m) Wednesday 1,376.58 (-19.9) 234.11m (269.64m) Thursday 1,357.35 (-19.2) 244.94m (318.94m) Friday 1,373.69 (+16.3) 297.79m (269.47m) BT-SRI Index The BT-SRI75 words
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Article, Illustration494 2002-10-19 17 AZHARKHAIXD - Uncertainties such as Mid-East standoff lead research firm Gartner to slash forecast by half to 9-11% rise next year 5a AZHARKHAIXD TECHNOLOGY research firm Gartner on Monday slashed its forecast for 2003 global semiconductor sales by half on concerns that an expectedAFP - 494 words
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347 2002-10-19 18 HUGH CHOW - French-based Gemplus will invest sloom over 5 years in its first overseas research centre and expand its workforce here §2. HUGH CHOW SOON, consumers all over the world will be using Singaporemade “smart cards” for such things as paying for their purchases and347 words
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Article, Illustration506 2002-10-19 18 SIMON WILCOX - 200 BEST SMALL COMPANIES By SIMON WILCOX TEN Singapore companies, including Hyflux, Osim and Informatics, have made it to Forbes Global magazine’s list of the world’s 200 best small companies. Making their debut on the list this year were commercial servicesG. CHANDRADAS - 506 words
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382 2002-10-19 18 DENESH DIVYANATHAN - Sing Tel beats giants, ranking No. 6 in terms of profit margins By By DENESH DIVYANATHAN TECHNOLOGY REPORTER BIG is not necessarily beautiful, and in the telecommunications industry, that applies not just to mobile phones but to companies as well. The latest382 words
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372 2002-10-19 18 NICHOLAS FANG - By NICHOLAS FANG TRANSPORT REPORTER THE beleaguered shipping industry, already grappling with a flagging global economy and the backlog of cargo caused by the recent shutdown of ports on the West Coast of the United States, has been hit by increases in372 words
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FORUM
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343 2002-10-19 19 HE call by Prime r I Minister Gk)h I Chok Tong for I Singaporeans to M devise some form of a pledge on the practice of religion warrants serious consideration (“A pledge: For religious harmony; ST, Oct 15). Not343 words
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Article, Illustration248 2002-10-19 19 I REFER to the article, “Chinese road signs the way to attract more tourists” (ST, Oct 11). While I support the promotion of local languages and the preservation of mother tongues, I am not comfortable with the suggestion made by the Singapore248 words
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620 2002-10-19 19 THE bombing on Bali was a tragedy waiting to happen. It is easy to be wise after the event but how much foresight does it take to realise the following? Not enough policing There was inadequate policing and customs supervision. The very size620 words
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442 2002-10-19 19 I REFER to the letters by Mr Ong Seng Eng of the National Energy Efficiency Committee (“A constant quest for energy efficiency ST, Oct 12) and Mr Eric Phua Swan Teck (“Educate public on the need to save energy”; ST, Oct 8). The Government442 words
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555 2002-10-19 20 TAN TARN HOW; and RE ME AHMAD - S’pore questions KL’s sincerity as talks close with both sides merely noting each other s positions Bu TAN TARN HOW and RE ME AHMAD IN JOHOR BARU WATER talks ended on Thursday with a joint six-sentence declaration from Singapore and Malaysia555 words
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Article, Illustration497 2002-10-19 20 TANSHZREE - New arts centre draws crowds, with many singing its praises By TANSHZREE ARTS CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE’S dream of being a premier regional centre for culture and the arts became reality when the curtain rose on Esplanade Theatres on the Bay last Saturday night with a spectacularDESMOND WEE - 497 words
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Article122 2002-10-19 20 AT A two-hour dialogue with 1,700 community leaders at Kallang Theatre on Monday night, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong put forward a draft Code on Religious Harmony to shore up inter-religious confidence: "We, the citizens of Singapore, acknowledging that we are a secular society; enjoying the122 words