The Straits Times, 6 February 2003

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  • 32 1 The Straits Times J*S^ PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1845 1 llUrSCiay February 6, 2003 •80 Pages m five parts mita 094/03/2002 4flo A Singtpor* /'revs Holdings publication \J\) Cents
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  • 529 1  -  WENDY TAN K,jsdfdsfdsf $38m m baby bonus but no results 1 m 5 couples finds it hard to conceive Bright spot: More marriages last year THE (Government handed out almost $38 million to 29,000 children last year m a renewed quest
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  • 541 1  - US reveals intercepted phone calls, satellite shots BETSY PISIK By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES In a speech before UN Security Council, Powell uses declassified information to press the case for war to disarm Iraq UNITED NATIONS In a high-stakes speech here yesterday, United States Secretary of State Colin Powell shared
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  • 92 1 'Saddam Hussein and his regime are doing everything they can to make sure the inspectors find absolutely nothing. US Secretary of Slate Colin Powell deft) An audio tape of a conversation played by Mr Poivell which the US said shows senior Iraqi military officers discussing the
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 154 2 WHOOSH, AND GARBAGE PICKED UP COSTS lor a more hygienic and odourlem method to collect rubbish that also uses less manpower, have dropped. And waste management company SembKnvironmental Management believes they have fallen enough for the Housing Board to reconsider installing the system. So far, three City Developments condominiums
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    • 83 2 COMME NTARY SPACE: TRIPS ARE TOO MUNDANE THE ultimate problem with the shuttle is that it is sent on missions that make no sense, but involve endlessly traversing the most dangerous part of space getting m and out of orbit, writes Charles Krauthammer. The risk of catastrophe happening then is
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    • 71 2 A QUESTION OF FRESHNESS HOW fresh is the milk I buy, ask two readers, as there is no guarantee of quality and freshness for the consumer. One of them, Wijaya Kusumo, suggests displaying milk only m sealed refrigeration units and using commercially available products to detect freshness, such as
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    • 63 2 THERE'S MONEY IN BROLLIES SOME fashion brands are getting mileage m the umbrella market. One of them, Giordano, sells about 1,200 each month; and 2,000 during the rainy season. More than 3,000 of Crocodile Singapore's have been sold since last December, when they went on the market. Hang Ten
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    • Article, Illustration
      111 2 4 ways to make hailing cabs easier CAB company Comfort has proposed four measures to help commuters catch taxis during peak hours and m the period just before the midnight surcharge sets m, when they tend to mysteriously disappear from the streets. It said it could increase its peak-hour
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    • 111 2 Ganges is too dirty, say India's holy men INDIA'S holy men are kicking up a fuss over the state of the Ganges, saving the sacred waters are too dirty to bathe m. Hundreds protested last Sunday by refusing to get into the waters as part of their rituals. One
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    • 121 2 Shanghai's tall storeys WORK will resume m Shanghai on what is slated to be the world's tallest building, defying unease about eye-catching skyscrapers. Construction of the Shanghai World Financial Centre started m 1997. but soon stopped as Asia was hit by a financial crisis that year. The original blueprint
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    • 63 2 TWO CHAMBERS NEED NEW CHIEFS TWO of Singapore s top business groupings, the Indian and International chambers ot commerce, are looking for chief executives. The new blood will replace two well-known personalities m business circles, executive directors George Abraham, who will turn 55 m April, and Graham Havward, who
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    • 94 2 TOP U.S. GENERAL BEING PROBED THE man who will lead American forces m any war against Irao is being investigated for abusing his office. The review of General Tommy R. Franks by the Pentagon began last summer and is due to end m a few weeks. His wife is
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    • 168 2 MYSTERY FLIGHTS OVER INDONESIA IS IT a hird? Is it a plane? No one can tell when it comes to the faint specks on radar screens that lurk at the edges of Indonesian air space. They are gone by the time jets get to where they were last seen.
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    • 63 2 BACK ON THE LIST IN ALL-ENGLAND AFTER 50 or so years, a Singapore shuttler has been seeded m world badminton's oldest and most famous tournament, the All-England championships. Ronald Susilo has been made eighth seed by the International Badminton Federation. This confirms the 23 year ohTl emergence as a
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 593 3  -  DENESH DIVYANATHAN /_<,dsfsdfdsfdsf, TF.CHMM iK.\ Rl I'OIVI I X I'HOTOS TALENT BOOST: pleased with her secondment to Resin Pigment Technologies, Dr Lav (above) can now focus on a particular niche m her field. The scheme also benefits (left picture, from left) I'M Technologies chief executive
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    • 439 3  -  SOH WEN LIN By RESEARCH specialist Lav Soo Khim used to take only 25 minutes to get from her home m Chua Chu Kang to her office m Nanyang Technological University, m a bus provided by the university. But for the love of research, she
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    • 460 4  -  ARLIN A ARSHAD By l\ "I.WJIAC PIN WC. BINTAN off by their Singaporean counterparts, who made a formal request tor his arrest. When Mas Selamat was picked up, he was carrying falsified identification documents, including an Indonesian passport bearing the name Edi Haryanto.
      AZIZ HUSSIN  -  460 words
    • 713 4  -  LYDIA LIM *L sdfdsfdsf Singapore and Malaysia will sign an accord m XL to refer the dispute over the island to International Court of Justice THERE will be smiles today when Malaysia and Singapore sign an agreement to resolve the issue of Pedra Branca,
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    • 441 6 GOSEONG (South Korea) A convoy of buses crossed the world's most heavily fortified frontier yesterday m a test run for the first overland tourist trips to North Korea m half a century. If the pilot tour goes ahead without a hitch, official tours are
      AFP; AP  -  441 words
    • 294 6 Malaysia tests plan to recycle waste water from homes KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is testing a plan that relies on the use of recycled water from households to boost supElies, as it prepares for a possile water shortage m 20 years' time. The Malay-language daily, Berita Harian Malaysia, reported yesterday that
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    • 68 6 NOW the fortunes of Paul Gascoigne, arguably England's most naturally gifted player once, and a lowly Chinese club located m Gansu m the bleakest football region m China, somewhere between Tibet and Inner Mongolia are intertwined. Timesport finds out why. See report, SPORTSt AlO
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    • 630 6  - China's telecom pie too big a bite for Singapore IGNATIUS LOW Bu DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR SINGTEL'S KEY FOCUS M CHINA PRESENRY IS HOW TO BETTER SERVE OUR CORPORATE CUSTOMERS... W CONTINUE TO MONITOR REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS... AND Mi ASSESS OPPORTUNITIES AS AND WHEN THESE SHOULD ARISE.' Sing Tel spokesman Ivan Tan
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    • 777 3 \dintiscmcn( More are turning to natural herbs to fight hair problems Can Chinese herbs help to fight hair problems and give you healthy looking hair? Some people -how do your products work?" swear by it, others have their doubts. Timothy i asked, we speak from our track Chiu investigates. record
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  • WORLD
    • 689 8  - CAREFULLY CRAFTED CHARGE BETSY PIS IK By FOB THE STRAITS TIMES SECOND RESOLUTION: Spore view ...Not only Singapore, hut most of the foreign ministers I have talked to m the last few months... not only want a resolution by the Security Council, hut generally favour any action on Iraq to
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    • 516 8  - STRONGLY WORDED DENIAL ALFRED LEE Bu THE STRAITS TIMES EUBOPE BUBEAU Saddam says it again: no weapons, no Al-Qaeda links LONDON Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein claims m his first interview with a Western figure m 12 years that his country has neither weapons of mass destruction nor links with the
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    • 174 8 LONDON Mr Tony Benn, the retired lawmaker who interviewed President Saddam Hussein m Iraq last weekend, is a former Labour Party MP, a veteran socialist as well as an outspoken peace activist. He first visited Mr Saddam m Baghdad m 1991 to oppose the looming
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    • 423 8 Recordings of intercepted telephone calls are also played back US SECRETARY of State Colin Powell presented declassified satellite pictures and recordings of intercepted telephone calls to the United Nations yesterday, hoping to persuade the Security Council that Iraq continues to defy disarmament demands.
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    • 560 12 But General Tommy Franks, slated to lead US troops m a war with Iraq, is unlikely to be removed from office WASHINGTON Army General Tommy R. Franks, who is slated to command US forces if there is a war m Iraq,
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    • 198 12 ROME Italy passed a Bill on Tuesday that will let criminals out of jail early unless they have committed serious crimes such as rape or murder m a move designed to relieve overcrowding m prisons. By a vote of 340 to 81,
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    • 368 12 Universities in US taking closer look at resumes DECEPTION FEARS NEW YORK American universities are, for the first time, randomly checking student claims on their resumes, some of which have become "too good to be true". No-one is suggesting that all or even most col-lege-bound students are making things up
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    • 553 13 Poll loss frees Schroeder to reform ailing economy Any effort by Mr Schroeder to reform the economy must begin with an overhaul of Germany's labour laws ana its welfare system, experts say With little left to lose politically, the German leader may revive his reformist agenda, say analysts Frankfurt several
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    • 370 13 BIRTH OF A NATION BELGRADE Erasing Yugoslavia from the map, lawmakers all but dissolved the Balkan federation to create a new nation: Serbia and Montenegro. Under a historic European Union-brokered accord approved by Parliament on Tuesday, the two republics stick together m a
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    • 577 14 Bush pays tribute to Columbia's crew at a memorial service attended by relatives, politicians and 10,000 Nasa workers HOUSTON Under sapphire blue skies that once held Columbia and her crew, US President George W. Bush paid tribute to the shuttle's seven astronauts and
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    • 227 14 HOUSTON l^investigators have sent out a special team to check out reports that debris from the doomed shuttle has been found as far west as California. Analysis of the wreckage could provide crucial clues as to what went wrong, Nasa investigators believe. For the
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    • 205 14 Columbia tragedy may spur America to send man to Mars LONDON Something positive could emerge from the Columbia disaster: US President George W. Bush could later this year announce a manned mission to Mars as a long-term American goal. This could restore morale and renew the mandate of Nasa, especially
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    • 606 14 NEWS ANALYSIS [Tibnc to dream higher for spare travel. Connnent and Analysis. page 16] LONDON The Columbia disaster leaves the United States with a stark choice m its position as global leader m manned space flight either phase
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    • 155 14 KOROLYOV A Russian cargo craft docked at the International Space Station on Tuesday, carrying fuel, food and water m a supply mission seen as routine until the loss of the shuttle Columbia left the outpost dependent on Russian ships for vital deliveries. Manoeuvring
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    • PEOPLE
      • 192 15 BEAUTY QUEEN DETHRONED SAO PAULO This year's Miss Brazil has lost her crown and sash after confessing that she is, m fact, Mrs Brazil. Pageant organisers dethroned Ms Joseane de Oliveira after she confirmed weekend newspaper reports that she had been married before winning
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      • 82 15 LOS ANGELES Outspoken US rocker Courtney Love has played down her arrest at London's Heathrow airport on Tuesday, saying charges that she was abusive to air crew were "exaggerated". Love, 38, issued a oneline statement on Tuesday m Los Angeles following her arrest by British police
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      • 129 15 ZURICH Stephane Breitwieser, a 31-year-old Frenchman dubbed a master thief for stealing some 70 works of art from museums, galleries and antique fairs, has told a Swiss court he could not resist the eyes on the woman m the first painting he stole. Breitwieser
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      • 59 15 NEW YORK Australian Paul Crake has won his fifth consecutive Empire State Building RunUp race, covering 86 floors and 1,576 steps up the stairwells m New York's tallest building. Mr Crake, the only runner ever to break the 10-minute mark m the 26-year history
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      • 62 15 New York real estate magnate Leona Helmsley has been ordered to pay her former hotel manager US$l l.2 million (5519.4 million) m damages after a jury found that she had sacked him because he was gay. Businessman Richard Edmund Lynq, who served as secretary of agriculture m the Reagan administration,
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      • 48 15 Quoteworthy Tm very, very happy. I'm lucky m my profession, and I am lucky at liome. Australian-born media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, 71 announcing that he will become a father again with his third wife Wendi Deng, 35, who is expecting their second child. He has five other children
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    • 552 15 The state-run home allegedly supplied boys to clients including politicians, diplomats and sports and media personalities LISBON Portugal is finally investigating allegations that a child-sex ring has been running for decades at a state-run boys' home, supplying children for prominent clients. "We
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    • 89 8 Expect Economic Reforms fT^ «4 Tribute To Columbia Crew Not Miss But Mrs BaaFl Setback m recent state elections could force Igi'/jD'l At a memorial service. President Bush pays V" Organisers of Miss Brazil contest dethrone 3 r^'fiPßaaV mm^^ Am 1 3 BBBwawawanßßawawnß j^bbl Germany's Chancellor Schroeder to revive SM^k.
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
    • 823 16  -  CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER By WASHINGTON POST IF WE ARE GOING TO RISK THAT FIRST 240 KM Of TERRIBLE STRESS ON BODY AND MACHINE TO GET INTO SPACE, THEN LETS DO IT TO GET TO THE NEXT MILLION KILOMETRES. FIRST, we will mourn the brave
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    • 579 16 The Straits Times THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2003 Re-thinking space FERDINAND Magellan, the Portuguese seafarer who commanded the Spanish ships that made the first voyage round the world, never made it round the globe himself. After skirting what is now named after him, the Straits of Magellan, he only got as
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    • 1995 16 There's no turning back from going global In a recent intervietc with Ycde&obal Online, New York Times columnist THOMAS L FRIEDMAN makes a case for globalisation as the way to prosperity and progress for any country. He says the looming threat of terrorism may slow but not halt it. YALEGLOBAL:
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    • 828 17  - New Delhi seeks to harness 'soft power of overseas Indians NIRMAL GHOSH By INDIA CORRESPONDENT THE dust has settled from a major meeting of overseas Indians m New Delhi, and m the clear light that follows, it is evident that India's political and bureaucratic elite are ready to embrace the
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    • 631 17  -  EISUKE SAKAKBBARA Bt/sdfdsfdsf TOKYO The world economy is undergoing a transformation that occurs only once every century or two. Japan and other mature industrialised countries must adapt. Building on revolutionary technological innovation, the globalisation that started m the 1990s is accelerating
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  • FORUM
    • 338 18 Well done... thank you ON JAN 14, our 89-year-old father disappeared from home. We searched all his favourite haunts but to no avail. Then the police called to tell us that he was m Singapore General Hospital. Someone had saved him when he fell into the Singapore River. We
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    • 360 18 READING the article, "With new measures, fresh milk stays that way longer" (ST, Feb 4), I could not help asking myself, how fresh is the milk I buy? Thanks to Spring Singapore and the industry players, fresh milk can now be kept for as
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    • 346 18 Milk carious that have been kept at the right temperature have the shape of a perfect square WHILE I applaud the new measures that have been put m place to ensure the freshness of milk and hence extend their shelf life, I have my reservations.
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    • 368 18 No fee levied for extending social visit passes WE REFER to Mr Keith Allenby I letter, "Problem with tourist visa needs looking into" (ST, Jan 30). There are various allegations m the letter that need to be clarified. First, we are puzzled by his claim that his parents had to
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    • 195 18 I REFER to the letter, "Strangers who come knocking on the door at night" (ST, Jan 30), by Mr Abdul Islam m which the writer told of being visited by "three Malay men m Islamic attire [who claimed to have come] from a nearby
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    • 551 19 THIS THAT Wlu/ tins... and why that? I WONDER why the Singapore Government allows security firms to employ Malaysians as security personnel, especially as security guards. I believe Malaysia allows only Malaysian citizens to be employed as security personnel. The policy should be reviewed m the interest of homeland security
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    • 175 19 Don't use seat-belt adapters in place of proper child restraints I REFER to Mr Paul Christopher Wee's letter published m the This That column (ST, Jan .30) on the use of seat-belt adapters. Under the Road Traffic Act, any child below the age of eight should be secured properly with
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    • 468 19 MY PATERNAL grandfather was born m Singapore. My paternal grandmother came from a port city m Kwangtung province m China, Swatovv (Shantou). My maternal grandparents are Peranakan and were born m the Straits. We have relatives m Indonesia. I grew up surrounded by a mixture of
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    • 103 19 Rents dip but not property tax RENTS are getting lower and lower. So I was surprised when I received my property-tax notification for 2003: the annual value of my property remained unchanged. My property tax has remained the same since July 1, 2001. The value of my property was last
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    • 284 19 I REFER to Mr Wong Hoong Hooi's letter, "Giving up one's heritage surest way to contempt" (ST, Jan 30). While I agree with Mr Wong about appreciating one's roots, after much discussion m the past with friends who love the Chinese language, I sadly have
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    • 241 19 I REFER to Messrs Wong Hoong Hooi and Albert Tye Choo Aik's letters, "Giving up one's heritage surest way to contempt (ST, Jan 30). Mr Wong accuses some of us of "cultural abandonment" which I infer as the state of "being less Chinese". If he
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    • 8 1 The Straits Times home Thursday, February 6, 2()0.3
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    • 558 1  -  SHARMILPAL KAUR Bu 'THE COST OF LABOUR HAS GONE UP OVER THE YEARS AND THE COST OF TECHNOLOGY HAS FALLEN, SO THE GAP IN COSTS WOULD THEREFORE BE MUCH SMALLER.' Mr Tan Chin Tiong, managing director of Fn vac, whose pneumatic systems are m
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      • 425 2  -  KAREN HO Bu The newborn boy, wrapped m only a towel, is the fifth to be abandoned m the past 12 months and is now m KKH A TEENAGE girl was left holding a newborn on Sunday night by a woman who had
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      • 315 2 Man slashed ex-wife's beau for hitting her He gets six months' jail but is spared the cane A MAN went to the aid of his estranged wife when he saw her boyfriend punching her. In the ensuing scuffle, Koh Chong Huat, 32, slashed the boyfriend's arm with a penknife. Yesterday,
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      • 338 2  -  ALEXIS HOOI By VOLUNTEERS will be fanning out across the island from April to educate Singaporeans about fire safety especially when it comes to what they throw away. Fires are not a major problem here, as Singapore ranks among the top countries for
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      • 274 2 A CONSTRUCTION company boss, who fractured the rib of a worker during a scuffle over unpaid wages, was jailed for eight months yesterday. Cheng Kwee Peng, 43, the general manager of Juan Creations, had kicked and punched Mr Lin Xianyun, a
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      • CASEFILE
        • 119 2 A MAN who witnessed a murder but did not report it to the police was jailed for six months yesterday. William Ho Kah Wei, 22, saw four friends assault loanshark runner and labourer Leong Fook Weng, 36, at a vacant plot off Kheam Hock Road m
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        • 65 2 A MOTORCYCLIST, 22, and his pillion passenger, 18, were injured when their motorcycle collided with a tanker on Tuesday. The rider suffered multiple abrasions while his passenger had head injuries. Both are m a stable condition at Singapore General Hospital. The 53-year-old driver of the tanker
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        • 61 2 A COUPLE who parked their car m Claymore Road on Monday night, returned the next morning at 3 am to find it broken into and $2,500 m cash missing from the glove compartment. A front passenger window had been smashed and a designer handbag worth $400
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        • 73 2 A 24- YEAR-OLD woman lost $60, her mobile phone and some personal documents when she shared a locker with two women at the Hard Rock Cafe m Cuscaden Road. On Sunday, at about 11 pm, the two women offered to share the last remaining locker with
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        • 103 2 A 19-YEAR-OLD National Service man was among five men arrested on Tuesday evening m two separate operations conducted by the Central Narcotics Bureau. The NS man was arrested at Block 60 Circuit Road. His accomplice, a 34-year-old man, was traced and his house raided. Officers
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        • 93 2 FOUR youths, aged 17 to 20, were arrested for a series of snatch thefts and motorcycle thefts yesterday. They were arrested after trying to snatch the sling bag of a woman who was walking home at about 2 am, after a night out. Police found two of
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      • 795 3  - Slammed for taxi shortage, Comfort eyes 4 proposals: KARAMJIT KAUR By TRWSPORTCORRF.SPONDKNT SUGGESTIONS: The bottom line TO BETTER match demand and supply, Singapore's biggest cab company Comfort is suggesting: Higher fares during peak hours when demand for taxis outstrips supply. Commuters already pay SI extra between 7.30 am and 9.30
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      • 248 3 Recycled rafts to race down S'pore River ISKANDAR Khairuldin and seven friends spent a month building a raft out of six 15.2 :m-wide industrial plastic pipes, for this year's Singapore River Raft Race. The 19-year-old third-year student at the Singapore Polytechnic's School of Built Environment and Design said the most
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      • 332 3  -  SHEFALI REKHI Bm_ PM Goh to visit New Delhi m April for trade and anti-terror pacts INDIA is looking forward to a significant leap m relations with Singapore when Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong visits New Delhi m April, with new agreements possibly
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      • 602 4  -  KAREN WONG Bu Mother could not pay madrasah fees for three sons and had to ask for aid from the school. Finally, the boys dropped out SHORTLY after the disappearance of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) chief Mas Selamat Kastari m January last
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      • 909 4  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT More conciliatory now THERE appears to be a change m the tone of reports and commentaries m the Malaysian media the past week since Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's Jan 30 assessment of bilateral ties. Instead of the hard-hitting
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      • 275 7 Next cloned cat may well be the cheetah INDIAN researchers hope to reintroduce cheetahs to the country, by cloning some from Iran. The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology m Hyderabad has asked Iran to loan it a pair of the big cats or offer cells to begin the cloning
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      • 556 7 It reverses genetic abnormality which can trigger tumours; finding gives hope for development of preventive drugs WASHINGTON A cousin of vitamin A may be able to repair some of the genetic damage done by smoking and perhaps even prevent lung cancer, United
        Reuters  -  556 words
      • 629 7 FIRST, A GENOME MAP... /I" -l o rt THE discovery of RNA will help scientists decode information from genes so that they can be used to build new proteins. RNA interference was first discovered m the obscure nematode worm. But the worm
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      • 462 8 Idle PCs can help in bid to cure smallpox Your computer can be part of a project to use idle power to go through millions of drug-molecule combinations to find cure IN A virtual search for a needle m a haystack, a coalition of scientists and technology companies will try
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      • 95 8 American adventurer Phil Buck m front of his reed boat, the Viracocha. He is planning to be the first to cross the Pacific Ocean from South America to Australia using one of the world's most ancient maritime technologies. He and his crew will set sail
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      • 309 8 DETROIT The Bush administration's plan to spur development of hydrogen cars does not envision mass production until 2020. The plan adds that, until 2015, there will not be enough research and installations like fuelling stations to decide whether the technology is commercially viable.
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      • 261 8 SEATTLE It took only 10 minutes for the SQL Slammer worm to race across the globe and wreak havoc on the Internet two weeks ago, making it the fastest-spreading computer infection seen, researchers said. The worm, which nearly cut off Web
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    • 8 1 The Straits Times asia Thursday, February b. 2003
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      79 1 OBLIVIOUS to the pollution, an Indian woman takes a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal at Sagar island, 150 km south of Calcutta. Hindu priests, meanwhile, converge at a protest rally m Allahabad to push the authorities to clean up
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    • 538 1  -  V.K. RAGHUNATHAN sdfsdfdsfdsf INDIA CORRESPONDENT Although they believe the river can cleanse them of their sins, they refuse to bathe m it unless the govt cleans it up NEW DELHI Hindu religious leaders are refusing to bathe m the Ganges River, saying that the
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    • CHINA
      • 1142 2 llcilongjiang, China's northern-most province, is well-endowed with natural resources including oil, minerals and timber. But with a traditional industrial base dominated by inefficient state-otcned enterprises and an agricultural industry that is threatened by Chinas entry into tfie World Trade Organisation, it faces an
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      • 326 2 BEIJING Traditional Chinese New Year gifts are changing with the times. Increasingly popular are vouchers for prepaid English lessons, yoga and fitness classes, beauty parlour services and newspaper subscriptions which are given out m place of hongbao and other traditional gift items
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      • 557 3 Delayed by the 1997 financial crisis, the building will overshadow all others and be a symbol of the city's global ambitions SHANGHAI China's business capital of Shanghai has long yearned for an architectural landmark to fit its world-size ambitions. After years of delay, the
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      • 130 3 World's tallest building The original blueprint for the Shanghai World Financial Centre called far a height of 460 m, topping the current record holder Malaysia's 452 m Petronas Twin Towers. Tokyo-based Mon Building Co Las changed the planned height hut both the company and the Shanghai government have refused to
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      • 337 3 HONGKONG Hongkong may build an exhibition complex on its border with China to allow Chinese businessmen to meet foreign investors, a report said yesterday. The Hongkong Trade Development Council has been asked to conduct a feasibility study on the proposed exhibition and convention
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      • 283 3 TAIPEI Newspaper readers who live m China's Fujian province will soon be able to read Taiwanese dailies just hours after they are published, instead of a day later. When a new paper route is set up later this month, hundreds of copies
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    • ASIA
      • 107 4 THE Centre for Science and Environment tested 17 brands. All but one had residues of lindane, DDT, chlorpyrifos and malathion: Evian was the only brand free of any pesticide residue. Aquaplus, distributed by Indian Railways, contained pesticide residue 104 times higher than the EU safe
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      • 535 4  - Bottled water in India 'has high levels of pesticide' V.K. R AGHUNATHAN By INDIA CORRESPONDENT Popular brands exceed safe limit set by EU by more than 100 times; health risks include cancer and nervous disorders NEW DELHI Popular brands of bottled water sold m India contain pesticide residues that can
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      • 307 4 New Delhi hits out at Dhaka over illegal immigrants BANGALORE India warned Bangladesh yesterday that the situation at their common border was "out of control" and urged Dhaka to "cooperate" with New Delhi's crackdown on illegal immigration. Defence Minister George Fernandes said India was compelled to deploy more troops at
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      • 205 4 LAHORE Pakistani officials investigating a fireworks explosion that killed 17 people, including two school children, have ordered the arrest of importers who mislabelled the explosives as toys and cosmetics, police said yesterday. The fireworks, packed into a pair of shipping containers, went up m flames as
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      • 385 4 PUTIN-MUSHARRAF MEETING MOSCOW Russian and Pakistani leaders held rare talks yesterday, but the Kremlin took care to reassure its major arms client India that the first trip to Moscow by a Pakistani head of state m 20 years was not a
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        • 61 4 CHONGQING, an industrial city m south-west China, plans to close down 700 rock quarries m a bid to help its 31 million citizens breathe more freely, state media said yesterday. Traditionally known as "Smoggy City", it will close 554 quarries within 16 months and
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        • 70 4 AMNESTY International yesterday called for an independent inquiry into allegations of serious human rights violations during and after a crackdown on a 1997 demonstration by ethnic Uighur minorities m western China. In a statement yesterday, Amnesty said dozens of people were killed or
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        • 64 4 INDIA allowed an American cargo plane to leave the country on Tuesday, a day after it was forced by a fighter jet to land for straying out of its flight path, an airport official said. The Boeing 757, belonging to US-registered aviation company Comco
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        • 64 4 A RESTAURANT fire that killed 33 people m an icy north-eastern city during the Chinese New Year weekend was caused by the misuse of a kerosene stove, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday, citing a preliminary probe. A worker at the Tiantan Restaurant poured 5 kg
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        • 37 4 HOLGER Pfahls, a former senior German Defence Ministry official, has been detained m China after an international manhunt on charges of corruption and tax evasion, the news magazine Stern reported yesterday. AFP
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        • 48 4 INDIAN police have arrested a man who was found m possession of a rocket launcher and 13 explosive shells m western Gujarat state's Bhavnagar town. Police said Arif Mohammad had links with criminal gangs and was arrested on Tuesday after a tip-off. AFP
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      • 606 5 Tension Over Nuclear Programme 'There's no question about it. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on the possibility of direct talks But Bush officials want to include other nations m the talks to show that the nuclear issue is not solely a
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      • 211 5 Train makes special stop to help girl take exam TOKYO A packed express train carrying thousands of commuters made an unscheduled stop to help a girl make it to a hign school entrance examination on time, the train's operator said yesterday. "We decided a young person's future was on the
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      • 328 5 HONGKONG Illegal immigrants from India and Pakistan are being smuggled into Hongkong inside suitcases by a syndicate operating m mainland China, according to a newspaper report. The immigrants were reportedly wheeled across the Lowu bonier crossing from Shenzhen after paying US$25O to US$3OO
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      • 341 5 Japanese town official apologises for supporting the proposal TOKYO The mayor of a small town m western Japan resigned yesterday after he sparked an uproar for endorsing a proposal to build a runway for the US military. Okimi Mayor Hidekazu Tanimoto
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      • 177 5 BEIJING China tightened rules on liquids air travellers can bring aboard planes yesterday, three days after a would-be hijacker set off a mid-air fire with fuel hidden m a drinks can. The rules, published by the Civil Aviation Authority, stated that passengers will
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 258 6 sdfsdfdsfdsf Seen as specks on radar screens, they could be the shadowy movements of smugglers or foreign surveillance work dsfdsfdsfdsf sdfdsfdsfdsf many black flights were tracked in 1999, when mayhem erupted in then East Timor after it broke free of Indonesian rule and triggered
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      • 69 6 sfdsfsdfdsf sdfsdfdsfdsf dsfsdfdsfds adding that the boat was not flying a national flag. "This shooting reflects the firm stand of the Indonesian Navy in enforcing the law at sea, he declared. Illegal fishing is common in the waters off Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago
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        50 6 With the railway tracks barely visible, a train chugs along slowly m the village of Margadana near Tegal town after a heavy downpour flooded parts of central Java. Seasonal heavy rains have caused extensive damage, including landslides and ruined crops, on the densely populated island of Java. REUTERS
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      • 21 6 dsfdsfdsfdsf dsfsdfdsfdsf dsfdsfsdfsdf sdfdsfdsfds Separatist Theys had dinner with officers on the night he died.
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      • 448 6 War m Iraq will put American interests at risk, says general MANIIjV US troops, foreign embassies and American businesses m the Philippines have been warned to expect terrorist attacks if war breaks out m Iraq. Manila is taking security precautions while discussing with US
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      • 318 6 Kasnadi. And the assistant to the air force chief for operational affairs, Rear-Marshall Wardoyo, will take over as deputy chief of the air force from Vice-Marshall AH Munsiri Rappe. Among other changes m the regional military commands, the military' commander m Papua province will
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      • 34 7 The presence of the charge d'affaires will be a sign that the nations' badly damaged ties have not been completely severed sdfsdfdsfd sdfdsfds dsfsdfdsfdsf AP AFP
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      • 118 7 Once welcomed as refugees, Cambodians deported as ex-convicts dfsdfdsfdsf their return. They are mostly in their 2Os and 30s, but one of them is as old as 80. They have served their sentences in the US for serious crimes murder, rape, armed robbery, cocaine trafficking or for lesser offences. More
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      • 112 7 sdfdsfdsfdsfdf sdfsdfdsfdsf According to the Bangkok Post, some 1,500 couples are expected to marrv at the office this year, witn 10 marriage certificates made of gold and worth 5,000 baht (S$200) each up for grabs as prizes. "Some couples come to us
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        • 48 7 THE Thai government will convert deserted buildings in Bangkok's Sam Yarn area into a national book institution to boost public interest in reading and establish a "learning society", the Information and Communications Technology Ministry announced on Tuesday. The Nation Asia News Network
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        • 37 7 THE Philippine Supreme Court has allowed convicted Indonesian terrorist Agus Dwikarna to undergo a medical checkup after he complained of hypertension. He was sentenced to 17 years for possessing explosives. AP
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        • 42 7 MORE than 135,000 Indonesians lost their jobs last year, a 34-per-cent rise from the previous year. Mr Muzni Tambusai, director-general for industrial relations, said his office had registered 4,486 cases of mass dismissals involving 135,421 workers. AFP
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        • 49 7 THE Philippine Senate has ratified the Absentee Voting Bill, paving the way for its signing into law by President Gloria Arroyo tomorrow. This will allow 74 million Filipinos living abroad to vote in national elections. The Philippine Daily Inquirer Asia News Network
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        • 39 7 A YOUNG man was killed and two others seriously injured after a Vietnam wartime shell went off in southern Vietnam, police said yesterday. The three were trying to make firecrackers with the explosive. AFP
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 31 8  -  LESLIE LAU hi,dsfdsfdsf IN KUALAI IMPIH Umno Youth signature campaign turns into political groundswell attracting Malay, Muslim and Chinese organisations sdfsdfdsfdsfdsf sdfsdfdsfdsf dsfsdfdsfdsfds dsfdsfdsfdsfsdfds sdfsdfdsfdsfsdf sdfsdfdsfdfdsf
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        87 8 BKRITA MARIAN MALAYSIA landslide caused by continuous heavy rain on Tuesday morning struck Kampung Lanchang Sijo, about 90 km ''from Kuching, and claimed one life. Madam Kaluh Gino, 56, was killed while she was preparing breakfast when the landslide hit at about 4.30 am. Her husband Jamong
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      • MALAYSIA FILE
        • 59 8 AMY, the popular lead vocalist of tne now-defunct rock group Search, has been detained for consuming drugs after he was picked up during a raid on a discotheque m Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The Malay tabloid, Harian Metro, yesterday reported that the singer, whose real
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        • 56 8 AN INTERNET newspaper that ran afoul of Malaysia's ruling party for publishing a letter denouncing government policies has refused to vacate its newsroom despite receiving an eviction order, its editor said yesterday. Malaysiakini.com re-^ ceived two notices from ita^ landlord, computer corn** pany PC Suria, demanding*
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        • 37 8 THE locomotive of the Kelantan-bound Ekspres Timuran that derailed at Kampung Ladang m Gemas on Monday was removed from the site yesterday, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd managing director Mohamed Salleh Abdullah said. Bernama
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        • 74 8 WITH increased efforts towards promoting its health tourism among Middle East countries, Malaysia expects to capture at least a significant portion of the annual health expenditure of these countries. Malaysian Ambassador to Abu Dhabi, Datuk Syed Hussein Al Habshee, said that United Arab Emirates alone
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        • 51 8 THE Malacca state government hopes to boost tourism to Pulau Besar by taking a page from popular television series Fantasy Island. Chief Minister Mohamed Ali Rustam said the state has started planting about 1,000 types of flowering shrubs on the islanc and upgrading its public amenities.
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      • 75 8 THE Southern Gateway project, dubbed Gerbang Selatan Bersepadu, covers a 38.6-na site along the Tanjung Puteri coastal area m Johor Baru. Expected to cost RM2 billion (SS9IS million), it includes the construction of a new Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex, the deepening of the Tebrau Strait,
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    • The Straits Times sports
      • 669 9  -  JEFFREY LOW BADMINTON Bjl This is the All-England, the most famous of them all. To be seeded means I have a chance. And tell me, who doesn't want to win the All-England? Ronald Susilo No surprise as current form is recognised at the prestigious tournament
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      • 350 9 CRICKET JOHANNESBURG Brian Lara has pledged to make up for lost time at the cricket World Cup and put behind him the last few miserable months, when his place m the tournament had been jeopardised by a bout of hepatitis. He will lead
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      • 876 10  -  CHIA HAN KEONG SOCCER Bu How this gifted player ended up m China's bleakest football region HE CAME, they spoke ana they signed. No haggling over wages and no squabbling over living quarters. In fact, the football club even skipped the usual trials to gauge his
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      • 831 10 BIRMINGHAM He may have scored that solitary goal that gave Manchester United a vital 1-0 English Premier League away win at St Andrews on Tuesday night, but was Ruud van Nistelrooy really United's hero over Birmingham City? Well, as far as the Manchester Evening
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      • 161 10 DUBLIN New Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr is to hold talks with former captain Roy Keane about ending his exile from the national team. The 49-year-old Kerr will meet Keane m the next two days to see whether the Manchester United skipper will revoke his
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      • 505 10 ATHLETICS LONDON Marion Jones is to announce this week that she is no longer working with Ben Johnson's former coach Charlie Francis after coming under severe pressure to cut her ties with him from her biggest sponsor, Nike. Publicly, Nike has said that it
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        • 61 10 AUSTRALIAN international goalkeeper Mark Bosnich on Tuesday lost his appeal against unfair dismissal by Chelsea Football Club. A Premier League tribunal refused to accept the two-time League Cup winner's claim thatne failed a drugs test only because a drink nad been spiked without his knowledge.
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        • 65 10 ENGLISH Premier League soccer team Leeds held off a late charge to pull off a 2-1 home win over First Division side Gillingham m their FA Cup fourth-round replay on Tuesday. Goals from Mark Viduka and Eirik Bakke earned Leeds a fifth-round visit to
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        • 55 10 JUVENTUS striker Alessandro del Piero will miss his side's Champions League matches against Manchester United after being ruled out for at least five weeks with a thigh injury. The Italian soccer international suffered the injury m the final minutes of Sunday's 1-1
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        • 79 10 TWO North Korean officials at the Winter Asian Games m northern Japan have gone missing, a Japanese press report said yesterday. The North Korean delegation notified the organising committee on Tuesday that the two male officials had left the host city of Aomori, about 600 km
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        464 11 Fewer tournaments, more money, and of course But breaking records or being greatest player doesn't really interest Serena PARIS Serena Williams, winner of the last four Grand Slam tournaments, is aiming to win all four Majors m the same season but says she has no intention of
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      • 253 11 ATHLETICS NEW DELHI Once indicted, now redeemed, Sunita Rani feels that getting back her Asian Games medals is just not enough she wants to win more medals to clear her name. The Indian middle-dis-tance champion who went through three months of
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      • 336 11 BASKETBALL INDIANAPOLIS The Lakers are back well, to .500, anyway. Drawing even at 23-23 for the first time since Nov 3 when they were 2-2, the three-time defending National Basketball Association champions continued their long-awaited and deferred comeback by defeating the Indiana Pacers
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      • 475 11 CLEVELAND (Ohio) Leßron James has taken his game to a different court. An attorney for the National Basketball Association-bound high school senior has asked a judge to block a ruling that barred him from playing basketball for the rest of the season because
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        1827 12 'The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want' Psalm 23:1 YEOH TEE LAY (PROFESSOR VIDYA CHIROTKUL) Age: 93 was called home to the Lord on 3 February 2003 m Bangkok, Thailand Survived by loved ones: Son: Daughter-in-law: Yeoh Jeok Thean Chiang Lay Wah, Doreen Daughter: Son-in-law: Yeoh Jeok Eng
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    • MONEY
      • 64 13 Ft 5 CHANCE HONGKONG: Hing Seng 9180.47 -72.24 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 668.18 0.41 CHINA: Shenzhen B Closed AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 2898 30 27.80 APAN: Nikkei 8549.85 »64 95 THAILAND: SET Indea 373.28 -0.09 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 392.31 -1.84 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1037.26 -12.41 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp
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      • 41 13 Multi Vis HK7c 13.317,000 L&M 1c 13,157,000 DMX Tech USSc 11,274,000 SinqTel 15c 10.264.000 Chart SemiCond 26c 9,898,000 SembCorp Ind 25c 8,410.000 Citiraya 2.5 c 7.980.000 TT Int 15c 7,776,000 Datacraft 10c 7,309,000 Peoples Food HGK SOc 7,263 000
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      • 119 13 MAIN SOQ TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 586 000 586 Manufacturq 21 39 31 8 5 13 29 44 44 Commerce 11 9 14 5 3 2 16 12 16 Tpt/Stor/Com 14 5 2 0 0 1 14 S 3
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      • 44 13 Ctfnge Straits Times indei 1291.89 -4.70 BT 08/ OS -295.00 112 00 BT CAOI -*****.00 -1.00 BT 10-day MA -***** 00 -29.00 UOB Sesdaq 53.81 *0.14 UOB Blut Chip 459.60 »1.26 STI Futures 1292 -2 MSCI Singapore 157.85 -0.43 SiMSCI Futures 157.90 0.20
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      • 96 13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE (OOO) M»tr Sdq Tout M»ln Sdq Totrt Muttiind 21.832 21,83? 30.288 30.288 Manufacturq 53.864 12.972 66.836 70.193 1.893 72.086 COTimerce 15.994 499 16.493 6.32S 78 6.403 Tp:/Stor/Com 34,190 1.597 35,787 41.950 216 42.166 Firunct 11.874 11,874 i\.590 71,590 Construction 21,396 7.638 29.034 4.267 168
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      • 3978 13 Transaction date: Feb 5, 2003 1 MULTI INDUSTRY 52- Wk Currency last voi Day O' Ntt M Cap Mak i« Ceapa*y TraM Sato ♦•r ttm "/I $a« 10.5 4.5 AcmaSc 6.5 unch 1073 6.5 6 50 8 12 9.5 Alliance T»ch 11.5 susp 9-5 8
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      • 1189 13 52-Wk Currency Kit Voi Day Cr*t N.t M Cap M# L« Cmw TraM Mi U» P/l Mi MANUFACTURING 24.5 15 APO.I5C 1T.5 5 7.4 15 4 56 13 AS Auto 10c 14 -0.5 41 14 14 -N 18 4 51.5 10.5 ASTIIOc 12 unch 105 12 11.5 25
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      • 222 13 STOCK PRICES LEGEND Straits Times I nde x Stactu N Tan-exempted di.ld.nd id ei-dtvldend cd cum dividend ct conditional trdq cr i cum right lasue cat cum bonus Issue co cum offer art .i -right Issue ibi ex bonus Issue .ait ox-atl cdxa cum dividend ex -ail cacs
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      • 338 14 Services account for 85 per cent of the economy and growth for 12th month m a row is encouraging, economists say WASHINGTON Adding to evidence that economic recovery is under way m the United States, services across the country from construction to
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      • 58 14 Yesterdays close-: 9,180.47 (Down 72.24 points) Hongkong shares closed tower because of fads m blue-chip stocks m cautious trade ahead of United States Secretary of State Colin Powell's address on Iraq at the United Nations Security Council, dealers said. Turnover was modest at HK$6.3 billion,
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      • 144 14 Feb 5 I Company O— Company Cl— Bank Of China HK 80S 0.05 HK Electric 29.1S -O.IS Bank Of East Asia 14.70 -0.20 HSBC Hdgs 52.25 0.50 Cathay Pacific 11.20 -0.20 H Whampoa 47.30 -1.30 Cheung Kong 49.30 -0.95 Johnson Elect 9.20 0.10 Ch Kong Infra 13.50 -0.10 Legend
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      • 57 14 Yesterdays close: 668.18 (Up 3.41 points) Malaysian stocks rose, led by the country's biggest builder YTL Corp, after London police dropped an investigation concerning the company's US$l.77 billion takeover of British water utility Wessex Water. About 156 million shares worth RM364 million were traded. Decliners outpaced
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      • 130 14 Feb 5 I Company Clou Company Close ammß Holdings 3.68 unch M Intl Shipg FB 7.35 0.15 Berjaya Sports 3.32 -0.02 Malaysia Airports 1.61 0.03 B Amer Tobacco 36.50 0.25 Malaysia Mining 2.11 -0 03 Commerce Asset 3.20 0.02 MAS 3.82 0.04 Digi.com 2.29 O.OS Nestle Malaysia 19.60
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      • 33 14 Jan 29 close: 209.3 (Up 0.54 point) China's stock and commodity futures markets are closed for the Chinese New Year holidays. Trading m both markets resumes on Feb X). Reuters
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      • 164 14 Jan 29 I Company Clo— Company Clm Anhui Gujing 0 B 5.33 -0.01 Uvzon Pharm 9.36 0.07 Beijing Or Elec B 5.00 0 03 luthai Text B 5.29 unch Bengang Steel B 3.20 unch ShdongCh Paperß 6 46 0.06 Ch Int Marine 8.07 0.02 Shjzhuangßaoshi 3.22 0.02 China M
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      • 52 14 Yesterday's close: 2,898.3 (Down 27.8 points) Australian shares fed almost 1 per cent following losses m overseas markets, and reflecting continuing apprehension about a war m Iraq, brokers said. Turnover was 770.8 million shares worth ASIB2 billion. Losers led gainers by 655 to 366, with 367 issues remaining
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      • 136 14 Feb 5 I Company Ow Company Cl— AMP Limited 8 99 -0.21 Oantas Airways 3.83 -0.06 *.HZ BanH Crp 16 91 -0.24 Rio Tinto 32.74 -0.17 Brambles ma 4.46 -0.11 Spore Telecoms 1.2S -0.01 Broken Hill Prop 9.09 0.03 St George Bank 18.02 0 08 Coles Myer 6.32 0.02
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      • 56 14 Yesterdays close: 8,549.85 (Up 64.95 points) Japanese stocks clambered higher by the ctose. supported by short-covering as growing hopes for drastic steps to reflate the economy overcame fears of an immediate crisis. About 937.47 million shares changed hands on the First Section, the highest since
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      • 130 14 Feb 5 I Company Ctt» Ciwuny Cl»n Canon tnc 4270 100 M.nn Hldgs *****0 ISOOO Denso Corp 1886 -14 Mizuho Hldgt *****0 5000 East Japan Rail *****0 -1000 Nissan Motor 943 20 Fanuc Ltd 5100 80 Nomura Hldgs 1494 9 ruji Photo Film 3680 30 NTT Data Corp *****0
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      • 155 14 CHICAGO Non-stop television coverage of the space shuttle Columbia disaster on Saturday kept riveted consumers away from stores, hurting retail demand last week, but sales rose m the h*st four weeks. Chain-store sales were down 0.9 per cent m the week ended Feb 1 from
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      • 382 14 NEW YORK American International Group (AIG) sent shock waves across the world insurance industry on Tuesday, as it admitted it had underestimated drastically US liability claims on its books. AIG, the world's largest insurer, is to take a US$l.B billion (553.13
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      • 348 14 WASHINGTON A new study has szid President George W. Bush's decision last year to slap duties on steel imports cost nearly 200,000 US workers their jobs and nearly US$4 billion (556.97 billion) m lost wages. The report, prepared for a coalition of steel-consuming
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      • 535 14 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: Feb 5, 2003 52-Wk Last voi Day Last Ouott MUh Iw Company Wt ♦f- '000 HH> Law Bwyf SeMaf 37.5 17 ASTI W*****1 17.5 17 3.5 0 5 AcmaWo4lU6 1.5 0.5 2 101 40.5 Amtek W*****0 75.5 unch 35 76 75.5 74.5 76 7 0.5
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      • 140 14 Feb5 f 2003| Rubbtr f uturts (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S c*nt j/kg) Month High Low %Hl VI Open Int Mar 03 167 50 Apr 03 1T1.75 May 03 171.75 JunO3 171.75 RSS 3 (US c*nts/lig; Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int Mar 03 96.25 95.25 95.25
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      • 63 14 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Timing of cargoes Prices as at 17:28 5/2/2003 Source. Dow Jones Newswires Crude/Product Month* Change Pnct (USS) BBL Brent Blend Apr ♦070 30 76-30.81 WTenslnterm Apr unch/O.O) 3275-32 79 Dubai Fateh Mar »062 29.25-29.30 Tapis Blend Feb »060 32.40-32.50 Cru<X/Product Month* C>w<t Pric« (USS) BBC Minas F»6
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      • 623 14 Feb 5 1 OPEN HIGH LOW Sf TT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES M«rO3 98 695 98 695 98 690 98.690 5T73 ***** JunO3 ***** ***** ***** ***** 6787 ***** S*pO3 ***** 98.555 98 540 98 545 7778 ***** 0«03 ***** ***** 98.275 98.280 ***** ***** M*rO4 97.930
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      • 128 14 Branch Foriifn Currency Note Rites (9am. Feb 5) Buying OD SeMinq Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.0220 1.0390 Canadian dollar 1.1350 1.1590 Euro 1.8830 1.9070 NZ dollar 0.9470 0.9730 Sterling pound 2 8500 2.8800 US dollar 1.7320 1.7430 Singapore dollars to ICO units of
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      • 531 15 'If there is news that changes investor sentiment, such as Saddam going into exile, that dramatically reduces the chances of war and gold could immediately go down US$2O to US$4O. Salomon Smith Barney analyst David Rinehimer Jittery investors buy
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      • 364 15 Cisco joins list of tech firms with cautious outlook SAN FRANCISCO Cisco Systems added its voice to the cautious forecasts from the technology industry on Tuesday as companies around the world continue to delay spending on new equipment. However, the biggest maker of the routers and switches that power the
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      • 441 15 VODAFONE UNIT UP FOR SALE Once it is sold, Vodafone can focus on cellular phone market TOKYO Japan Telecom Holdings, a unit of British mobile-phone giant Vodafone, said yesterday it was m talks with US investment fund Ripplewood and others to
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      • 287 15 TOKYO Shareholders of Japanese banking giant Mizuho Holdings yesterday approved plans for a record capital injection but used the extraordinary meeting as a platform to express their anger at its weak performance. Mizuho Holdings, the world's largest bank m terms of assets,
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      • 405 15 KUAI A LUMPUR Malaysia's Made surplus slipped by a fifth m December on the back of a decline m electronics exports, boosting the government's ease for an economic stimulus package due out later this month. Increased exports of palm oil, natural gas and petroleum m
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      • MONEY WORLD
        • 73 15 FEDERAL Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan will deliver policy and the economic outlook to Congress on Feb 11, the Senate Banking Committee said. "That will be a very important hearing," Committee chairman Richard Shelby said m an interview on Bloomberg Television last week. "A lot of
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        • 121 15 TOKYO Electron, the world's second-largest semiconductor equipment maker, posted a quarterly loss yesterday and warned of an uncertain outlook despite signs the industry is at last poised for a rebound. The company, one of Japan's most actively traded high-tech shares, stuck to its target of a
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        • 100 15 A KEY Japanese gauge of economic activity, the diffusion index of leading economic indicators, fell m December, suggesting economic conditions are set to improve but at a slower rate m the next few months. The leading index fell to 60 on a scale of 100
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        • 136 15 BNP PARI B AS, France's biggest lender, posted a 20 per cent drop m fourth-quarter profit, hurt by investment banking. Chairman Michel Pebereau said he is now seeking to his expand his consumer lending business m the United States. Net income fell to 696 million
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        • 129 15 TOYOTA Motor, the world's third-largest carmaker, said group profit m the October-Decem-ber quarter almost doubled as models such as Landcruiser and Lexus GX47O sports utilities ?;rabbed market share rom US rivals. Net income rose to 216 billion yen (Ss3.l billion), or 62.94 yen a share, from
          Bloomberg News  -  129 words
      • 650 16  - Six out of 10 S'poreans don't have a financial plan LORN A TAN lit, Ignorance about the service and inertia among reasons for this, new OCBC survey which polled 302 respondents shows FACED with growing competition m a liberalised financial services industry, banks and financial services firms still have room
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      • 229 16 Pidemco Centre gives way to 190m building SINCE the early 19KOs, it has been a landmark m Singapore's central business district. Now, all that's left of it is rubble. The site used to house Pidemco Centre, which has now been renamed 1 George Street. A new $190-million building is expected
        Vladimir Guevarra; LAU FOOK KONG  -  229 words
      • 309 16 POWER consultant PB Power has opened a permanent office m Singapore to capitalise on expected industry opportunities within the region over the next decade. The energy industry consultancy firm, based m the United States, is beefing up its presence here by moving from
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      • 634 16  -  BRYAN LEE li,, SINGAPORE'S central bank was applauded by analysts yesterday after the disclosure that it pumped $2.5 billion into the banking system the morning after the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to prevent market panic. This swift action showed that the
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      • 459 17  -  LEE SU SHYAN By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT Local sporting goods retailer ordered to pay $12,600 for sale of counterfeit products bearing 'S-Yard' trademarks THIS could be your day to win the big one. You choose a three-iron and take aim at the pin.
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      • 55 17 CHUAN Leong was busted after a private investigator hired by Seiko paid $1,500 far Three woods; Nine irons; A sand wedge; A pitching wedge A putter; Three covers; and A golf bag. Buying the real McCoy from sole regional distributor Transview Holdings would have cost five times
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      • 228 17 PORTEK International may stand to lose a key customer after unhappiness arose over its business dealings with an Indonesian port. Portek Systems, a subsidiary of the crane leasing and maintenance company, has recently supplied container handling equipment to Tanjung Priok Seaport, Jakarta.
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      • 442 17  -  SOH WEN LIN ALLEGED DEBT OF $18M Hi,dsfdsfdsf PROPERTY REPORTER THE beleaguered Ponggol Marina, weighed down by alleged debts of at least $18 million, is being put up for sale by tender by chief creditor First Commercial Bank. Built at a cost of over
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      • 623 17  - War worries hit US-linked firms; STI slips 4.7 points AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK SDF SDFSDFDSFDS"J SHARES of companies with links to the United States took a hit on the local bourse yesterday on the back of growing fears over a US-led war with Iraq ahead of an important speech ny
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      • 53 17 TOP RISES Fet) 5 Cents Sea View 520 100.0 23.8 JMHUS2Sc4OO 620 26.1 2.5 DBS Bk 6% NCPS ***** 10.0 0.1 SIASOc 985 10.0 1.0 Keppel Landsoc tl3 7.0 6.6 CSAHldqs2oc 115 6.0 5.5 NOL 96.5 6.0 6.6 Sing Tel 10 136 6.0 4.6 SIAZOO 980 5.0 0.5 SembCorp Ind
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      • 54 17 TOP FALLS FebS Cents PoCCorpsc 6 36.8 3.5 El Nets 1c 1 33.3 0.5 Cyber Vill 5c 2.5 28.6 1.0 Shining 15c 4.5 25.0 1.5 Tye Soon 10c 7 22.2 2.0 MagnecompKk 15.5 16.2 3.0 TastyfoodiOc 6.5 13.3 1.0 FJBenWO7O7I6 3.5 12.5 0.5 GuocoLand NCCPSO4 71 11.3 9.0 Tri-M 30c
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      • 321 17 Cycle Carriage puts Astra stake into higher gear MOTOR group Cycle Carriage (C&C) has spent nearly $140 million to rev up its stake m Indonesia's Astra International by more than 3 per cent. Mainboard-listed C&C, which already had a .31.14 per cent stake m the Indonesian carmaker, acquired 553.4 million
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      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 61 17 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has entered into an agreement to lease two Boeing 747-400 aircraft to South Pacific carrier Air Pacific. It said the lease period is for five years with the option to extend each lease for one or two years. The aircraft
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        • 42 17 INNO-PACIFIC Technologies, a subsidiary of Inno-Pa-cific Holdings, has signed a joint-venture agreement to provide value-added telecom services m Singapore. Its venture with Zenith Management will distribute and sell prepaid international calling cams and offer sub-scriber-based IDD services.
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        • 29 17 MAGNECOMP BUYS OVER JOINT VENTURE MAINBOARD-LISTED Magnecomp International has acquired the remaining 50 per cent interest m suspension components supplier Fuchimag Technology, its jointventure company with Japan's Fuchigami Micro.
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        • 45 17 AN INTERIM judicial man- ager, Mr Nicky Tan, has been appointed for construction firm Seatown Corp. The High Court hearing for the judicial management petition filed by Seatown on Jan 20 has been adjourned to Feb 26, from Feb 4.
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        • 74 17 CONSTRUCTION firm Hua Kok said yesterday that executive deputy chairman Yao Chee Liew will resign from his executive positions this month, though he will remain an adviser to the company. Mr Lin Yin Mew has been appointed as executive director, and director-in-charge of
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        • 35 17 MR LIM Kee Ming is stepping down as chairman and director of semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Systems Automation. The company will announce the appointment of a new chairman m due course.
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        • 21 17 SESDAQ-LISTED Oakwell Engineering said Mr Kwek Swee Heng resigned as its director with effect from Jan 27-
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    • The Straits Times money
      • 515 19  -  BRYAN LEE By EDB expects 2,500 more jobs m the next few years, and is focusing on photonics, embedded software and nanotechnology ENZYMES that extend the shelf life of bread and cakes, shower curtains with artistic and innovative designs, and a handheld computer
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        584 19  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL By ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT THE CHAMBER HEEDS A CHANGE AND I NEED A CHANGE, TOO 23 YEARS IS A LONGTIME TO HAVE SERVED THE MEMBERS.' Mr Abraham (above), who is opting for early retirement ♦New chief for Indian business chamber New chief for international business chamber WANTED: top
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      • 146 19 Airlines' combined loss this year could hit $1 7b SYDNEY AMR Corps American Airlines, All Nippon Airways and other members of the International Air Transport Association may have a combined loss of as much as US$lO billion (Ssl7-43 billion) this year, a consultancy said yesterday. The loss is likely to
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      • 746 7 HDOVOB I CITY SOUTH-WEST I PTE APTS RENT I M WESTPOINT CONDOMINIUM 2 Pepys Road N Situated m the West Coast 9 near Science Park g Easy access to various Schools Financial districts c Exclusive low rise apartments with Full Cono Facilities Quality fitted furnishings A 3+l/ 4+l bedrooms Area:
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      • 906 7 HDOI-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST I PTE APTS RENT T SOPHIA. SHORT/ long term. 1/ studio rms. From $800 p/mth. ear Orchard. F/furn. Immed. 008-5700/ *****086 RH RAND NEW. MENDON Sprmgfsevral units). 3+l. NUS. NUH. Scince Pk, near city/ amen. ties urn/ unfurn. *****565 ERA NCHORAGE 1550; 1830; 1464 q.ft. 3+l rms
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      • 614 7 NEW LISTING KIM YAM. Modern 2 bdrms, f/furn, conservation $2,800 DALVEY CT. Designer unit. 2,200 sq ft, 3+l bdrms. Pool $4,500 ASTRID MEADOWS. Quiet facing, top conditio',. 2000 so ft. 3+l. Available May 03 $5,000 THE CLAYMORE. Beautifully renovated 2680 sq ft, 3+l. Balcony with view $8,500 We strongly recommend
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      • 747 7 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ I TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE AFTS* RENT 2 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 5 D.09 SKYLINE ANGULLIA 23 ANGULLIA PARK «02-02 2,350 sq.ft. 3+l-bdrm 1 Marble living, parquet bdrms Pool gym, partial/ f/furn Asking $6,000 negotiable 806-02 avail 11/2/03 $6,500 To view, get keys from Security I or call: 6334-5772/ 9732-1367 I
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      • 969 7 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT 18 STEVENS/ TIARA 4800 sq.ft. I b+l neg/ 1302 sqft. 3+l, «23, ex- i :ellent view, best unit, bright. I leg. for rent/ sale *****767 Agt •ANGLIN REGENCY/ UE Sq 2/ 3 l ms. $I.BK up. Full condo facin- ies. F/furn. Near MRT.
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      • 893 7 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT 3.10 ASPEN HGTS Cordc. 1324 sqft. Spacious 3+l V P/furn. Bright. 53.9 K. CVP 9694-5015 RICH MANSION. LUXURIOUS 4+l. High fir/ pool view. 2200 sqft. 56K neg. *****670 Ra.nbow D.09 RICHMOND PK 1259 sq ft 2+l rms. F/fuT. 54.5 K. 6533-2109/ 9318-6938 Burlington
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      • 910 7 HOll 2. NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS RENT TREVOSE PARK 1200 sq N 3 rms. Fad ties. Furn. $1900. Quet. mv I mcd. 9400-1255 Octagon I D.ll NEWTON CT. 3 r-n S '300 sq ft. I F/furn. Opp Npvena Sq/ bus stop. MRT Mow m *****229 Ce.es'.e SURREY CT.
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      • 776 7 HDI2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLAMG PTE APTS RENT TRELLIS/ OLEANDER TWR. 3/ 4+ 14 units' Fully/ p/fu'n Near toa Payoh MRT neg *****67 agt EURO ASIA APT 3+ bd.-s MR* 235 Baest er Rq s+' 3 rm 2 rm Central Sa c. 9005-H95 Agt D.12 TRELLIS TOWER. 70C sq.ft. 4+i. «20 up
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      • 1557 8 DEI 015-16 EAST COAST W**l Dl 5-16 EAST COAST J PTE APTS RENT I^JpTE APTS RENT CAMELOT 110/112 Tanjong Rhu Rd Exclusive waterfront condominium ideal for expats Lap pool Jacuzzi Gym Tennis Private Lift Lobby •4+l Bedrooms Rental from $8,000 per month D.16 CASAFINA NEW 130 C sq.ft. 3+l. Facilities.
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      • 620 8 Pffjl HOUSES FOR RENT PIJjl HOUSES FOR RENT I Wood Grove I I ESTAffeJ Luxurious bungalows with in-ground swimming pool or spa pool Near to the Singapore American School Minutes to major expressways and Marsiiing MRT station Proximity to shopping and leisure facilities at Woodlands Regional Centre j 11 i
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      • 752 8 TENERIFFE 6+l BDRMS. Resort living. The one only townhse with I s/000l facing. Low-rise living with additional advantage of security. Near Holland Village. 2 garage space directly at your home. Pool/ gym/ sauna/ spa/ steambath. Full security. $14K. Tel: 6469 4253 owner. EXPAT'S CHOICE UNIT *****787 Off Bt. Timah. 2
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      • 800 8 IWjl HOUSES FOR RENT MAPLE AYE 3-STOREY bunglw. 5500 sq.ft 6+l. Inground pool. Ample parking space. 9101-4060 $1500/ $1900 West Bay NUS./ Emerald Pk. MRT. Both 2-bdrms 893/ 1410 sqft. 6348-2273 APT D.lO JLN KEBAYA S/stnrey semi-D. 8100/ 2800 sqft. 4+l. cosy. Renovated. RRS 9-*****19. HOLLAND PK BUNGLW lift. 7
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      • 1755 8 EHUDC/ HDB I APTS FOR RENT I ATTENTION NURSES! 2 new beau tiful rm+hail. Near Sengkang. Aircon. High flr. 905-1669 ERA 3-RM YISHUN BLK 306, brand new, f/furn, aircon, near MRT. immed. Cheap. *****159 agt APPROVED SIMEI 4-RM '/furn ajr con. 5 mm to MRT/ amen.ties. Avail ;n March 9851-6052
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      • 575 8 a SERVICE WSfK SERVICE |W| SERVICE APARTMENTS \mm\ APARTMENTS fjJ APARTMENTS Hb^aaW. *eWamr- ammf ("T \^am\W Mam^mm \**mmmmmm\\^^^mf3fti*j VL» JaP 2 NIGHTS FREE* PROMOTION !cl «<' s r t «< i Apo'tiM"* Residence nSmgonoie 34 storeys From now through 1 6 Feb 2003. M ,n,mum .ease period of 1 week,
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      • 653 8 ■TJI ROOMS FOR RENT SEMBAWANG MRT! F/FURN. Air con. Sun Plaza/ shop. Karimur CC Femaie/ stode^t. *****014 2 FURN COMMON MM. at Wood land Circe. Reasonable rate, interested can owner *****858 SINGLE LADIES. BT Pan,ang. Nea' bus stop/ LRT. Low rent. Ouiet. Ca<i: *****178/ *****190 NO OWNER. TIONG Bahru/ Redhill/
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      • 2011 9 m SERVICE Pffl SERVICE PWI SERVICE Kffl SERVICE APARTMENTS P T MENTS MM APARTMENIS WtM AB T CMTC i REGENCY HOUSE I PRESTIGE SERVICE APARTMENTS I NEXT TO FORMER COCKPIT HOTEL (^zNow open fioz lease I I m W bT bY IfBI <aB -vaa V I^LI pßaaTaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiaßai W W W
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      • 720 9 HOll 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI HOUSES SALE BBBJSjSSS ERAIMI 111 l *****1 BB D.ll 2/STOREY SEMI-D. G.lstead Rd. F'hold. 3900/ 3600 sq.ft. 4+l. Huge rms. Near MRT/ amenities. Below value!!! 9027-3131 D.21 S/STOREY. 2100 sq.ft. 3 rms. Renovated. F'hold. Near Beauty World/ Pei Hua sch. Nice hse no. Don't miss!
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      • 629 9 H 012-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTEAPTS-SALE gMffa^ALL UNITS MUST GO! PRICED TO SELL! HURRY! FREEHOLD STAMP DUTY ABSORBED IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION Vmwmq By Appointment 9003 9883 Gringo Low 1) WING FONG MANSION 12 Lor 14 Geylang «02xx with facilities. 990 sq.ft. Freehold 2) CHEN FANG MANSION Blk 26 Lor 33 Geylang. 3-fms.
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      • 720 9 Vfafl Dl 5-16 EAST COAST m PTEAPTS-SALE I [22 DebenhomJ I Tie Leung BEST fit PRICE 3ff D.15 DUNMAN PLACE. New free hold. MRT. At only $635 p.s.f now 1 5 units! High floor. Facilities. Call 6841-2523/ 9383-7883 $6XXK ONLY! CRf SCENDO Bldg. Walk up. 1302 sq.ft. 3 rm. F'hold.
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      • 630 9 0019-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTEAPTS-SALE ■"■SB ERA I tiai iititi B PALM GROVE/ PALM Haven. TOP obtained. 999 yrs leasehold. 2/ 3 bdrms choice units avail. Pool view. Near amenities. View by appt. Call: 9018-3383 P.K. RIVERVALE CREST. JUST TOP. 2 rms. 947 sqft. Quality furniture. Minton Rise. 3+l mais. 1770
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      • 822 9 Bl 022-28 J WEST NORTH PTEAPTS-SALE bbbP ERABk •m i mi urn mm MAYSPRINGS 2 BDRMS (2 IM 926 sqft. High fir. Totally unblocked, move m. Near Bt Panjang Plaza. 9009 2202 GUILIN VIEW BLK 20 penthse. Full condo facilities. 3023 sqft. Top flr. Breezy. Near MRT/ schs. Auction 27/2.
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      • 815 9 EHDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) BELOW BANK VALUATION. 5 A dr-to-dr Bik I Chai Chee. »04 Spacious An -aces Co-broke welcome Jay 950-950-18 ERA CORNER EXEC APT. 641 Bedok Res 4-rm. Renovated. Spacious layout. Lift level. Near Ma*<a Bod* Sch./ PIE. Rita 902-777-56 RS NEW 3' i- RM
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      • 3242 10 EHDB APTS FOR SALE HfQ HDB APTS FOR SALE (WI HDB APTS FOR SALE M**\ HDB APTS FOR SALE f**\ HDB APTS FOR SALE W**l HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) fctfj (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) MUi IBEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) bBBbI (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) ißcnA»/fu..ri.rr. (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) gw—mmam^ I.
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      • 539 10 EM HDB APTS FOR SALE JM (CLEMENTI/ J WEST COAST) 1) 4'NG' 414 Clementi. Low Corner. High flr. Upgraded MRT 2) 4T 9 Ghim Moh low corner lkm to Henry Pk *****442 ERA 888 W\ ERAaA+vto im iititi BBBvJLBBI 3 'NG' BLK. 323. MRT. $15K! grab. Many more units for
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      • 897 10 D HDB APTS FOR SALE I (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ I MACPHERSON) I .OW CASHI 3 'IV 4 'NG' Haig Rd 1/ 3 High/ mid flr. Unblocked. Nice, fl Andrew Pang 9004-1189 Re/Max .OW CASH! 4A' Blk 60. 5 yrs old. 4 ieylang Bahru. 100% move-in. G 4ear amenities. 9669-7956 ki HIRE 4
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      • 986 10 BHDB APTS FOR SALE I (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ I YIO CHU KANG) 'NG' BLK 246 Hougang. Marble r Unblocked. Amenities. Valued 127 K. All races. Call: 9665-0078 'A' CORNER Bik 549 Hougang reen, 105 sq.m. Unblocked. Big itchen. near MRT. 9795-3331 BY 'NG' BLK 155 Hougang. High fir. 1 sq.m. Valued
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      • 839 10 H HDB APTS FOR SALE HjfJ HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) I (JURONG) ABUNDANT PROSPERITY aa* fVfc J :<_> i 'A' 857 Jurong W. Corner. 4 idrm. balcony. Amenities. Vai- I led S2BOK. 9009i798 Texan I I 'I' BLK 288 D Toh Guan. Near I ART/ IMM. Fl aircon. High
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      • 768 10 EHDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) ULL SEA VIEW! Exec Apt 506 »10 above. F/renovated. No noon ,un. MRT/ mkt. *****259 ARN .OW CASHI 5 i Come' Blk 486 3 asir Ris Dr 4. Mid flr. Renovated. /Hued. Agt 938 7 5206 4EW LISTI PASIR Ris Blk 759. 5
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      • 926 11 mwm APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 3 'NG' BLK 827 Tampines. Walk-up Simple. Shops/ POSB/ bus stop. Bank Value SISOK. All races. Chand 9237-9155 DTZ 4 'A' BLK 162 Simei lift landing. Renovated. Malay owner. Near pte. hses. Serene. Valued. View to offer. Ami 9303-5090 PN 4 'A' CORNER 736
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      • 914 11 Bl HDB APTS FOR SALE J (TOA PAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) 3 T RARE Corner blk 9*,. Upgraded utility/ paid recess. Newly renovated. MRT. *****862 3 T LOR l T. Payoh. 1 mm to MRT/ amenities/ schs/ mkt. Upgraded. Unblocked. Lina 9754-9001 3 T BLK 195 Kirn Keat. High flr. Early
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