The Straits Times, 21 June 2004

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    31 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA JVTbSuay June 21, 2004 •82 Pages in five parts mita (p) 048/03/2004 %B A Singapore Press Holdings publication Cj\J Cents
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    Lock icon Cancer risk rises 15% for women
    708 1  -  SALMA KHALIK This is due to surge in breast-cancer cases. But risk falls 8 per cent for men due to drop in lung-cancer cases Bu HEALTH CORRESPONDENT TOP FIVE CANCERS IN MEN 1 Lung 2 Colorectal 3 Liver 4 Stomach 5 Prostate TOP FIVE
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    Lock icon Adrenalin rush free with this CC's courses
    100 1 Adrenalin rush free with this CC's courses SHE has a fear of heights, but Ms Penny Low, an MP for Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC, took the plunge and abseiled down a block of flats at Rivervale Drive in Sengkang yesterday. To everyone's pleasant surprise, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is
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    Lock icon Arroyo named winner after vote count
    382 1  -  LUZB AGUIORO By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA With fewer than 10 days before her current term expires, President Gloria Arroyo was yesterday declared the winner of the May 10 presidential polls. "The canvass is over. President Arroyo has won," Senate president Franklin Drilon said after
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      75 2 RETURN OF THE EXPAT EXPATRIATES who left Singapore in the last two years are coming back. Five agencies and head-hunting firms said they had been receiving more calls from "senior level executives" from the United States, Britain, Australia and Asia. Many are looking for jobs in the IT and
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      189 2 COMMUNICATION GAP GINA Tan, 14, does not know what her parents do for a living. Weekends are spent hanging out with her friends or in her room, talking on the phone or surfing the Internet. The family has dinner together four times a month, and when they do, she
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      57 2 GLOBALLY DEMOCRATIC? IF ANYTHING, states stymie democracy more than globalisation, writes academic Pratap Bhanu Mehta. And often, those who oppose globalisation in the name of democracy themselves have contempt for representative institutions. But if opposing globalisation in the name of democracy is often disingenuous, bypassing democracy in the name
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      64 2 YOYO OUTDOES HIMSELF THE concert by The Silk Road Ensemble, led by renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, was unlike any regular classical music concert. What was significantly different was that the music was not the only focus. It was also on the connections that resulted in the music, such as
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      96 2 Feeling pressure of the newsroom THE Straits Times Media Club hosted a three-day camp last week for 74 students and their teachers eager to discover what it takes to work in a newspaper. It gave budding writers a chance to tour the newsroom and printing presses, and talk to
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      102 2 MONE Y Low IPO trading prices a worry THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has welcomed the entry of 32 companies so far this year, well above the 23 listed in the first half of last year. But more than half of the newcomers are trading below their IPO price, raising concerns
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      87 2 US air strike a mistake? IRAQ'S Prime Minister yesterday defended a US air strike that killed 22 people in Fallujah, but local security officials in the town challenged US assertions that a house destroyed by a deadly American air strike was used by Al-Qaeda fighters. Brigadier Noun Aboud, a
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      68 2 M ON EY DEL MONTE OPTIMISTIC MAINBOARD-LISTED Del Monte Pacific expects its financial results this year to match last year's or surpass it slightly, saying the end of bad weather and an expected fall in expenses augur well for the food and beverage company. The world's largest canner of pineapple
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      85 2 'DIRTY BOMB' ATTACKS VERY LIKELY THE likelihood of terrorists setting off a "dirty bomb" in the United States is "all but certain" as it will take the authorities many years to track down and secure radioactive materials, a team of nuclear researchers has concluded. The US and other key
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      144 2 HAMMING'S RIVALS FIGHT BACK INDONESIA'S presidential contenders are staging a desperate fight-back to close the gap on frontrunner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with just 10 days to go. His main rivals, President Megawati Sukarnoputri and retired general Wiranto, are criss-crossing the sprawling archipelago in a razzmatazz of rallies and bizarre
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      51 2 SPORE CLAIMS LION CITY CUP SINGAPORE'S Under-17 team yesterday claimed the Lion City Cup after drubbing the Hong Kong team 4-0 at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Singapore last won the Cup in 1995, when current internationals Indra Sahdan Daud and Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin also beat Hong Kong. SPORTS: Al
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      187 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 8-13 Editorial 14 Commentary 14,15 Forum 17 HOME Home Hl-H8 Education H9-Hl2 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asian Agenda AI,A2 China A3,A4 Asia A5 S-EAsia A6 Malaysia A7 Sports AB-Al2 Money... Al4-AlB LIFE! Cover story L9 Arts Festival L4-L6 Comics L8 Bite Into It L8 What's On LlO TV
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      Lock icon CURFEW? NO SUCH THING
      784 3  - CURFEW? NO SUCH THING LYNN LEE YAP CHERN KAI A survey finds that many teenagers are allowed late nights out as parents trust them to 'do the right thing' Bu and Bri*MfMNkMiMUJbHI THEY could be out at night, maybe all night, spend hours on the Internet or burn up the
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      Lock icon CURFEWS, NO, BOUNDARIES, YES
      52 3 7 do not set curfews but I would set boundaries. For example, when they are in primary school, if they want to go to the arcade for games, I'll bring them there but I'll limit their time and money.' —Mrs Esther Ching, 46, a secretary with
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      Lock icon CANING MAY NOT WORK
      76 3 'Disciplining children does not mean caning, scolding or comparing them with other siblings. It's about finding the opportunity to understand your children better and also telling them what they should do if the same thing happens again.' Madam Halifah Maharobi, 49, a technical officer. She has
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      578 4 Terrorists vow to continue fight under new leader Militants confirm death of Al-Qaeda's chief in Saudi Arabia; body of beheaded American hostage still not found 'WHERE HE GROUP THAT LOST ITS WAV IS CONCERNED, YOU SAW WHAT HAPPENED... WE TELL THEM TO COME BACK TO THEIR SENSES, OR ELSE IMS
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      Lock icon HEARTLAND 'ATTACK'
      38 4 "Bloodstained" casualties are attended to at the scene of an explosion during a full-scale drill to simulate a terror attack at Pasir Ris MRT station yesterday. About 800 people took part in the exercise. LIANHE ZAOBAO
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      Lock icon PM in Pakistan on tour of South Asia
      361 4  -  LYDIA LIM He and his delegation will also visit Bangladesh and Sri Lanka By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong arrives in Pakistan today on the first stop of a three-nation tour of South Asia, which will also take him to
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      Lock icon Jakarta's joint-patrol proposal welcome'
      435 6  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Singapore endorses Indonesian plan, the latest in a series of steps by littoral states to protect Malacca Straits Hi SINGAPORE yesterday welcomed the Indonesian proposal for joint patrols with Malaysia to safeguard the Malacca Straits. The suggestion was made by Indonesia's navy chief, Admiral
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      130 6 Cinema ticket A McDonald's A can of Coca-Cola Monthly rental for a two- Cover charge to a dance club An apple Taxi (flag- Dry-cleaning hamburger bedroom unit in the city area down fare) a shirt Tokyo 1,800 yen (Ss2B) 430 yen (556.70) 120 yen (551.90), 300,000 yen (554,678),
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      Lock icon Expats returning to a cheaper S'pore
      629 6  -  ARLINA ARSHAD Reasons: ♦Weak US dollar Cheaper housing Lower cost of cars By EXPATRIATES, who left Singapore in droves in the last two years, are coming back. Five agencies and headhunting firms said they have been receiving more calls from "senior-level executives" from the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon 'Dirty bomb' terror attack likely
      541 8 The US government cannot track down and secure radioactive materials used to make such devices in time, warns study NEW YORK The likelihood of terrorists setting off a "dirty bomb" in the United States is "all but certain" as it will take the authorities many
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      Lock icon Smuggled ricin may be in Britain
      87 8 LONDON French police have warned that jars of ricin may have been brought to Britain after being manufactured by an Islamic militant, The Observer newspaper reported yesterday. French investigators have been trying to track down dozens of jars of the deadly poison suspected to
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      Lock icon Iraqi PM moves to curb violence ahead of handover
      536 9 Measures include forming special forces to fight the insurgents and granting amnesty to those who supported them BAGHDAD Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Alawi announced yesterday that all the country's security officials would report to him in an effort to control a
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      Lock icon Foreigners unlikely to flee S. Arabia
      340 9 WASHINGTON If the recent past is any guide, the beheading of American engineer Paul Johnson is unlikely to trigger a mass exodus from Saudi Arabia. Most Americans in the kingdom have not heeded repeated US State Department warnings that they get out, security consultants
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      Lock icon Controversy erupts over US strike on 'family home'
      425 9 22 KILLED IK AIR ATTACK FALLUJAH Iraq's Prime Minister yesterday defended a US air strike that killed 22 people in Fallujah, but local security officials in the town challenged US assertions that a house destroyed by a deadly American air strike was
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      Lock icon Clinton's biggest regret: Not nabbing Osama
      486 11 Failure against Al-Qaeda tops former US president's disappointments list and he says Bush was right to topple Saddam NEW YORK Former US president Bill Clinton says his "biggest disappointment" was his failure to capture Al-Qae-da leader Osama bin Laden. In an online Newsweek report
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      Lock icon REFUGEES CLAIM THE DAY
      45 11 REUTERS Sudanese women in traditional necklaces marked World Refugee Day at their camp in northern Kenya yesterday, while in New York the United Nations marked the day by calling on countries to resettle millions of refugees, especially from Africa and Asia.
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      Lock icon Bishops may censure pro-abortion lawmakers
      370 11 U.S. CATHOLIC CHURCH RULING Kerry can be refused Communion, say bishops WASHINGTON The leadership of the US Catholic Church has approved a statement branding politicians who support abortion rights as "cooperating in evil" and giving the green light to bishops who would deny Communion to
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      Lock icon Japan's Astroboy and Star Wars' C3PO join Robot Hall of Fame
      324 11 LONDON Astroboy and C3PO will be among a handful of mechanical marvels to be honoured in a hall of fame for their contribution to robotic history. The tin-filled hall of fame at Carnegie Mellon University will also be graced
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        Lock icon BRITAIN'S JET AEROBATICS TEAM FACES AXE
        118 12 LONDON Members of Britain's Red Arrows jet fighter aerobatics team are facing the axe as the Royal Air Force (RAF) struggles to slash costs to pay for the troubled Eurofighter jet, the Sunday Express newspaper said yesterday. "Our future is insecure and we know
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        97 12 CAIRO Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak travelled to Germany yesterday for an operation to repair a slipped disc, his office announced after days of rumours about his health. Mr Mubarak's adviser Makram Mohamed Ahmed said that the President would be away for between five and
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        Lock icon EARLY POLLS POSSIBLE, SAYS AUSSIE MINISTER
        95 12 SYDNEY A key minister yesterday raised talk of an early Australian election by confirming the government would introduce legislation for its free trade agreement with the United States this week, months earlier than expected. Health Minister Tony Abbott, a close personal ally of Prime
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        Lock icon US, BRITAIN SIGN DEAL TO PROTECT TITANIC
        74 12 WASHINGTON The United States has joined Britain in signing an international agreement to protect the wreck of the sunken ocean liner Titanic from thievery and damage caused by salvagers and undersea tourists. The agreement, signed at the weekend, had been under negotiation among
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      Lock icon Low crawl to finish line
      72 12 REUTERS HOW does it feel like to be a marine? More than 1,000 competitors in Hawaii's 10th annual Combat Service Support Group 3 Swamp Romp found out as they made their way through the low crawl portion of the race at the Marine Corps Base
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      Lock icon EU faces daunting task to sell Constitution to wary voters
      581 12 The initial reaction to the bloc's historic first charter is far from encouraging for EU leaders BRUSSELS European Union leaders are facing an uphill struggle to sell the bloc's first Constitution in the streets and parliaments of Europe, where scepticism
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      Lock icon CHARTER: What's in it
      277 12 EU LEADERS have agreed on a constitutional treaty for the newly enlarged bloc of 25 countries. It needs unanimous approval by member states before it can take effect, expected in 2007. Its provisions include: Charter of fundamental rights: Includes right of speech and religion, as well
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Thai tailor a favourite with US VIPs
        177 13 POPULAR ALSO AMONG SPIES BANGKOK Mr Jesse Gulati runs a hole-in-the-wall tailor shop in the Thai capital but has a very impressive clientele. His back wall is covered with photos and letters of appreciation from an array of American VIPs President George W.
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        Lock icon BRITAIN HONOURS TOP NAZI HUNTER
        109 13 LONDON Britain has awarded an honorary knighthood to Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, 95, for a lifetime of service to humanity by helping bring Holocaust perpetrators to justice, the Foreign Office said on Saturday. Mr Wiesenthal, 95, spent the best part of 50 years tracking down
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        Lock icon BRONZE TRIBUTE TO HAWAII FIVE-0 STAR
        77 13 HONOLULU Six years after his death, Hawaii Five-O star Jack Lord is being honoured with a bronze bust at one of his favourite walking spots in East Oahu. Former co-actor Doug Mossman and British Hawaii Five-O fan Esperanza Isaac raised US$lO,OOO (S$17,000) for the
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        Lock icon OUTRAGE OVER 'ANIMAL' REMARK
        49 13 TIJUANA (Mexico) Mayoral candidate and eccentric multimillionaire Jorge Hank Rhon has apologised publicly for saying his favourite animal was "woman". His comment to reporters sparked criticism from all three major political parties, including his own, prompting an apology from the father of 18 children. AP
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      Lock icon London seeking ways to clear pavement jams
      311 13 Obstacles like litter bins may be removed as busy areas go 'beyond comfortable walking capacity' LONDON Traffic jams have long been a bane of cities worldwide, but now the London authorities are targeting another congestion problem: human jams. Ideas were being considered to
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      691 8 Clinton: Where I Failed Biff ea^ Support For Charter IBS Preventing Pavement Jams Kh| Failing to nab Osama was my biggest Vt '""w^ The initial reaction among voters across the Lffi^m tM le au thorities in London hope to speed up tL WMM mistake, he says in publicity 7 interviews
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      111 13 Pir Vilayat Inayat-Khan, who headed an international order of Sufis and wrote books about his mystical offshoot of Islam, has died in France at the age of 87. US President George W. Bush has chosen a dozen people, including Pope John Paul 11, actress Doris Day and cosmetics pioneer Estee
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon Spoils time in India
        579 14 Im^mm^1 m^mm^ xis an axiom of democratic politics that a I new government gets only one chance to I make a good first impression with its first I budget. But first budgets have a way of put- ting enormous pressure on government _JL- functionaries who must
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      Lock icon Injecting colour into C"wealth equation?
      750 14  - Injecting colour into C "wealth equation? SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES A LEAKED British government memo reminds us that if the Chinese will go wherever there is land and water, South Asians will just go. Hence British Prime Minister Tony Blair's secret instructions to restrict the number
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      910 14  -  ANDY HO By SENIOR WRITER IN A post-Enron world, what the board of directors does is still a mystery to most who have never entered the charmed circle (and, for that matter, to some directors themselves). For many, appointment to a board is like promotion to
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      Lock icon A situation a la Rushdie in Russia
      829 14  -  KONSTANTIN AKSHINA BtL JUNE will be a cruel month in Russia's courts. Last Wednesday, the rebellious oligarch, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and his comrade-in-arms, Platon Lebedev, finally began to face the judges of the Meshchansky district court. No doubt, this case will attract the Russian
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      Lock icon Globalisation and democracy are not mortal enemies
      1225 15  - Globalisation and democracy are not mortal enemies *t PRATAP BHANU MEHTA NEW DELHI Across the world, elections are increasingly being seen as referenda on globalisation. In the developed world, voters express anxieties about the loss of jobs to developing countries; in developing countries, voters excluded from the gains of globalisation
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      Lock icon Less work, more play... less pay too
      794 15  - Less work, more play. less pay too ALBERTO ALESEVA By PERSONALLY, I LOVE TAKING MORE AND MORE VACATIONS. BUT I CANNOT (AND DO NOT) THEN COMPLAIN IF MY INCOME DOES NOT GROW FASTER AND FASTER. CURRENTLY, the average number of hours worked per person aged 15 to 25 each year
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      Lock icon The war on terrorism is also a battle over history
      1251 16  - The war on terrorism is also a battle over history UMEJ BHATIA By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE battle of ideas is a major front in the war on terrorism. Images on Arab satellite television vie with sound-bites on United States cable news. But at a deeper level, the battle
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      145 17 IT REFER to recent reports I that have appeared m both JL the United States media as well as the Singapore press about allegations against me of corruption and sexual misconduct. These allegations appeared m an anonymous "poison pen" letter that was widely circulated shortly after
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      116 17 Even worse for this mum WITH reference to the letter "Pregnant? We can't hire you" (ST, June 14), I really pity Madam Loo Sok Lee. My wife's experience was worse. She worked with her company for more than a year before she got pregnant. When she was seven months pregnant,
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      491 17 Defects in new HDB flat not fixed after one month I WAS overjoyed when I received the keys to my new four-room flat in Punggol Field after a wait of almost six years, but little did I know it was the beginning of a nightmare. When my renovation contractor began
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      251 17 I REFER to Mr Eugene Beh Shin Ming's letter "Passenger-unfriendly MRT stations" (ST, June 17). While I agree the increase in littering in MRT stations can be attributed to the absence of bins and I agree with his suggestion to place transparent ones, can
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      348 17 MY DAUGHTERS HAD TO SQUAT AT THE GUARD POST IN THE SWELTERING HEAT AND WATT FOR ML. THE GUARD THERE WAS CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE I WAS INSIDE THE BUILDING. I WOULD like
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      248 17 I REFER to Mr Chia Boon Teck's letter on electronic road pricing (ERP) charges on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) and in the Central Business District ("Double ERP payment"; ST, June 18). With the closure of Nicoll Highway, many motorists now use other roads
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      8 1 The Straits Times home •Monday, June 21, 2004
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        724 1  -  LYNN LEE YAP CHERN KAI TIME WITH PARENTS A fifth of teenagers surveyed say that they get to see their parents for just an hour or less a day during the week Reports by and 'WE DON! REALLY DO MUCH TOGETHER AS THEY ARE BUSY
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        284 1 FAMILY dinners at the Low residence in Bishan are a daily affair, where food, views and feelings are shared freely among the five family members. Said Daniel Low, 16, a Secondary 4 student at Peicai Secondary, who attended The Straits Times Media Club
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        787 2 (S)excluded from talks with parents SEX EDUCATION Eighty per cent of secondary students surveyed have never discussed sex with their parents and probably wouldn't try Other sources 'But the information is available, through sex education in school, teen magazines where they talk about what it is and even Internet websites.'
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        342 2 THE Straits Times Media Club hosted a three-day camp last week for 74 students and their teachers eager to discover what it takes to work in a newspaper. It gave budding writers such as 15-year-old Alex Fernandez, from Hougang Secondary School, a chance
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        221 2 MY MUM IS WILLING TO TALK TO ME BECAUSE SHE WANTS ME TO UNDERSTAND SIMPLE SEX ISSUES. OTHER THAN HER, THE SECOND PERSON WHOM I WILL TURN TO IS MY TEACHER/ Muhammad Shahrin "WHEN it comes to sex issues, I will turn to my mother
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        451 2 But a worrying one-fifth tena to bottle up their problems WHO are teenagers' closest confidants? Friends, say 35 per cent of them. Parents are the first choice for 22 per cent. And another 21 per cent pretty much keep their troubles to
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        279 3 "SOMETIMES, I feel like banging my head against the wall. I look at the blank expression on my mother's face and I groan in frustration. 'How many times must I say? It is L-I-N-K-I-N Park! Not Link King Park!' For that, I got the usual 'don't
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        122 3 THIS survey, conducted between May 17 and May 28, covered 2,168 secondary school students from 13 schools selected by The Straits Times. Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 students from the Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) streams were polled. To ensure that the
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        50 3 I POCKET MONEY: Students from North Vista Secondary Scliool work out how they their allowances Name Timothy BooQing Patsy Scan Xiang Urn UNTjb^AbbTNW -^IsUfclaU Ml JMi I CIOC V.CC 1' C 0 1) nvGrKly QllUnfllHtv <jnC*J yQj I j^t. Ideal amount $50 $65 $22 JALEHA HASHIM
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      514 4  -  ALEXIS HOOI Citizens join civil defence, police and armed forces in major emergency response exercise, first of its kind §h READY FOR REAL THING In the past, if I encountered something like that, Fdjust run. But now, iftheres a real emergency, Yd know what
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      343 4  -  AZRIN ASMANI Bu AN INTERNATIONAL grouping of liberals is asking the Asia-Europe Foundation (Asef) to make good on the $20,000 that it had promised for a recent human rights seminar in Malaysia. The president of the International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY),
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      289 5 Armed gang beat up man on bus SHOCKED passengers froze in fear when a group of youths, wielding metal bars, knives and beer bottles, chased a young man onto a public bus on Saturday night. The man, in his 20s, had tried to escape on the bus, but found himself
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      417 5  - S'pore woman held runs adoption agency THERESA TAN VIVIZAINOL Indonesian Baby Case Woman arrested in Jakarta for alleged baby trafficking claims she 7 7 7V P 7 i£>&s helping a client adopt a girl Bu and A SINGAPpREAN woman arrested in Jakarta earlier this month for alleged baby trafficking is
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      660 6  -  LEE HUI CHIEH CHAI HUNG YIN Drive to raise parents' awareness of dangers lurking at home, as that is where 60 per cent of children seen in emergency wards are injured Bu and EVERY day, about 45 children are rushed to KK Women's and
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      383 6 Three seconds unsupervised, nine days in the hospital IN THE three seconds her parents were not looking, 18-month-old Simran tipped over a cup of tea, scalding half her face and chest. Mother Ria Rajpal, 29, said: "I didn't know what happened at first. She started crying non-stop and then I
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      12 6 Graphics: Source: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Text JACK HEE SALLY LAM
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      670 7  -  GOH CHIN LIAN ALEXIS HOOI Move in line with other armed forces, which are also focusing on technology to reduce large armies By and i AS WITH ANY POLICY, THERE'LL BE PEOPLE WHO WISH IKY HERE BETTER OFF. WE'LL LOOK AT ALL THE APPEALS
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      270 7  - SJI hopes to keep best students with through-train plan LYNN LEE By IN A bid to keep its best students from joining other schools' integrated programmes, St Joseph's Institution (SJI) is planning its own, to allow students to skip the O levels and go straight to the International Baccalaureate diploma.
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      59 7 ONG CHIN KAI Instead of planes and pilots, more than 6,500 cyclists, inline skaters and the occasional person pushing a pram were on the Paya Lebar Air Base tarmac yesterday for the ninth Runway Cycling event. It was organised by Safra, the air base and the Singapore
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      1273 8  -  DARYL LOO CRYSTAL CHAN The major makeover of older HDB neighbourhoods began about 10 years ago. So far, 120 precincts in 19 batches have accepted it. As residents in Kelantan Centre precinct marked the completion of their upgraded homes
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        495 9  - SMALLER CUSSES, BIGGER PLANS MARIA ALMENOAR Shrinking class sizes mean: More space for learning' corners More time for group activities More attention for individual pupils Bu LIKE most parents with a six-year-old, Madam E. L. Ong worries about her son entering primary school next year. "He is used to a
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          185 9 SINCE the year began, the 1,700 pupils of Coral Primary in Pasir Ris have been painting up a storm in the corridors of the school s four-storey building. This on-going art project teaches pupils how to work in teams, communicate with one another, take
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          213 9 PRIMARY 1 pupils of Hougang Primary may have to share their classroom with insects, plants and maybe even a skeleton next year. The school already has learning corners positioned and will bring them into all 11 Primary 1 classrooms next year. That
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          154 10 IT IS aimed at getting upper secondary and junior college students up to speed in current affairs and English, and comes in three parts: the story, the lesson and the worksheet. This week's piece is about the role of language in the performing arts. Read it once
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          1079 10  -  ONG SOH CHIN Bu AS A journalist, you could say that words are my raison d'etre. Even at a young age, I relished words. As freakish as it may sound to some, I used to read the dictionary for fun, mulling over the discrepancies of the
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          200 10 Any AN ALERT reader, Ms Amy Lau, wrote to ask: "Should the noun that comes after 'any' be singular or plural? I thought it should be singular out the rampant use of plural nouns makes the issue confusing. "My case for the singular is as follows:
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          72 10 A GREAT way to improve your writing is to learn from professional writers. The comments below suggest ways you can use some of the techniques used by the author of this piece in your own writing. This week's piece of writing presents an interesting paradox: It's about the
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          622 10 IN PAST lessons, I've focused on the importance of careful selection of words. This week's piece provides many more examples of excellent and often adventurous word choice: Paragraph 2: "relished". This conveys the idea that the author really enjoyed words. It is more effective than a
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          68 10 DID anyone notice in last week's lesson I used the word "okay"? In fact, I used it again earlier in this piece. Is it okay to use "okay"? The folks (people? language experts? "Folks" may be affectedly... we\\,folksy, after all) at Merriam-Webster think okay is okay unless you're
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          66 10 raison d'etre: reason for existing Zeitgeist: the taste and outlook characteristic of a period avant garde: relating to the invention and application of new techniques in the arts status quo: the existing state of affairs lingua franca: a language used as a medium of communication between
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          110 10 EH Fill in the blanks with words from the list above: 1. English is the most common in the world. 2. Conservatives generally favour making as few changes in the as possible. 3. The of the Singapore Armed Forces is to protect Singapore from foreign attack.
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        405 12 A bright girl but she can't do well in exams MY 12-YEAR-OLD daughter will take her Primary School Leaving Examination this year. She is a bright girl who scores an average of 80 per cent in her homework assignments. She is also hardworking, does her homework without being asked and
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        156 12 IMAGINE what Singapore will be like in 30 years, create an artwork and you could win cash from the Singapore Discovery Centre. The art competition is open to all aged six and older and they have to portray what they think Singapore's future landscape, schools
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        104 12 AFTER a successful first open house in April that attracted 700 visitors, Montfort Junior School is doing it again on Saturday, July 3. The school in Hougang will be open to the public from Bam to lpm. Its pupils will stage science experiments and story-telling
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        16 12 I Mr Ng Choon woiUn^rank?JMoran Leadership award at the University of Michigan Business School.
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        123 12 TO CELEBRATE its 10th anniversary, Ngee Ann Secondary is staging a concert on Saturday and proceeds will go to cancer patients at the Assisi Children's Centre. More than 300 students from five co-curric-ular activity groups, the Chinese orchestra, concert band, choir, guzheng ensemble and Malay
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        146 12 MR NG Choon Peng, 33, has become the first Singaporean to win a presti- gious award at the University of Michigan Business School. Mr Ng, who began his MBA in September two years ago and graduated from the American university in May, was selected to receive
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        156 12 THE coloured chocolate pieces in an M&Ms bag can be used to demonstrate basic biology and chemistry concepts to primary school children, says technology firm Agilent Technologies. The company has put together more than 12,000 kits containing chocolate candy pieces, plastic cups, coffee filters and a
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      55 1 THOSE SURE ARENT CANDY 'The moment you pay at the cashier at pharmacies and convenience stores, children will see condoms. And they know for sure that those aren't candy. Ms Grace Lee, centre director for Care Corner Family Service Centre at Toa Payoh, who says it is better to talk
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      766 8 then iv now 1974: Marine Parade, Singapore's first housing estate to rise on reclaimed land, is completed. Most residents move in by 1976. Auq 3 r 1990: The Government announces the HDB Main Upgrading Programme. Six precincts are to showcase it. They are in Marine Parade, Ang Mo Kio, Toa
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        1470 1  -  DERWIN PEREIRA With 10 days left to go in the month-long campaign for the Indonesian presidential election on July 5, The Straits Times team covering the hustings assesses the state of play By JAKARTA The race is not over. Indonesia's presidential contenders are desperately trying to
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          334 2  -  SALIM OSMAN Winning streak across nation By IN JAKARTA CRISS-CROSSING the length and breadth of Indonesia over the past two weeks has proved one thing for former security czar Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and running mate Muhammad Jusuf Kalla: They are on a winning streak. The rousing welcome that they
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          327 2  -  DEVI ASM ARANI Half-hearted Golkar support By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA Three weeks into the campaigning month, the Wiranto camp has managed to brush off negative campaigns surrounding the presidential contender's track record and human rights abuse. But the lacklustre support of his Golkar Party is gnawing away at his
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          314 2  -  EUGENE LOW Dark horse with hopes of upset By IN JAKARTA WITH 10 days of campaigning to go, Dr Amien Rais remains the dark horse of the presidential race. Members of his camp are hopeful that the National Assembly chairman and leader of the Nation Mandate Party (PAN) can
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          313 2 Running last but team unfazed JAKARTA Presidential hopeful Hamzah Haz may be languishing in last place in most opinion polls, but members 01 his campaign team remain upbeat about his chances at next month's election. Their optimism belies the fact that most surveys put the Vice-President's popularity at around
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            53 2 US Labour Secretary Elaine Chao visits Beijing today for four-day talks on working conditions for the country's labour force. Working-level officials from six nations meet today in Beijing ahead of the third-round negotiations on North Korea's nuclear weapons programmes. The Third Asian Cooperation Dialogue foreign ministers meeting takes place
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            42 2 President Chen Shui-bian confers a medal today on Ms Therese Shaheen, former chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto US embassy in Taipei. Mainland Affairs Council vice-chairman Chiu Ta-san holds a news conference on Friday on cross-strait relations.
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            47 2 Japanese and European leaders meet tomorrow for an annual summit on economic cooperation., Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi visits Moscow on Wednesday. He will meet his counterpart Sergey Lavrov. South Korean and Japanese diplomats will begin final negotiations on a free trade agreement in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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            34 2 Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong arrives in Pakistan today on the first leg of a one-week three-nation tour of South Asia, which will also take him to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. REUTERS
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            57 2 Elections begin today for 57 seats in Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Parliament. Foreign Minister Natwar Singh (above) meets his Pakistani counterpart Mian Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri today on the sidelines of Asian Cooperation Dialogue meet in China. Foreign secretaries from Pakistan and India will hold two-day talks from
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            33 2 President Megawati Sukarnoputri is due to participate in a televised election debate today. Senior officials of Asean Plus Three (China, Japan and South Korea) begin a three-day meeting in Jakarta on Friday.
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            31 2 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will visit China from today until Thursday. Apart from attending the Asian Cooperation Dialogue meeting, he will also meet business representatives in Shandong, Kunming and Guangzhou.
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            50 2 The Philippine Congress is expected to proclaim President Gloria Arroyo and her running mate, former television news anchor Noli de Castro, winners of the May 10 presidential poll on Friday. Representatives of the Philippine government and communist rebels will hold a new round of peace talks in Norway tomorrow.
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            42 2 Foreign Minister Datuk Sen Syed Hamid Albar leaves for Washington today for talks with US Secretary of State Colin Powell The Barisan National's election petition case against Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat will come up on Wednesday.
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      • Arms race looms in Taiwan Strait
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          Lock icon US wants Taipei to buy weapons amid threats from Beijing
          364 3 US wants Taipei to buy weapons amid threats from Beijing TAIPEI The United States has nudged Taiwan to beef up its defence capabilities, hinting at a possible sale of Aegisequipped destroyers to the island amid a perceived growing threat from rival China, reports said yesterday. Admiral Thomas Boulton Fargo, commander
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          372 3 Chinese military seeks extra funds and faster war footing WASHINGTON China's generals have stepped up efforts to seek approval from the Chinese Communist Party leadership for more funds and "faster war preparation". Their bid is in response to moves by Taipei to secure sophisticated weapons from the United States, CNN
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        Lock icon Chewing-gum babes edging out betel-nut gins
        248 3 TAIPEI Taiwan's übiquitous betel-nut beauties are facing hot competition from sexily clad girls selling chewing gum, a Taiwanese newspaper reported yesterday. The mostly young and attractive chewing-gum peddlers are said to be righting with the betelnut beauties for customers along Chungho Interchange, a busy
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        257 3 BEIJING US Labour Secretary Elaine Chao will arrive in China today for talks aimed at ensuring conditions for the massive and lowpriced Chinese workforce "keep pace with" the country's economic development, her department said. Ms Chao's four-day visit comes at a time of
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      554 4  -  LARRY TEO Local friendship association president Sia Yong joins illustrious company as China's new friendship ambassador By WHEN adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow completed his 73-day cycling expedition jjfr from h|mM|^^^^ Singapore to |^^H^ Beijing last Nov- ember, among those waiting to greet him the Chinese
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      461 4 BEIJING A third round of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programmes opens this week with Washington in the hot seat, as pressure builds for it to change tack and climb down from its hardline stance. With presidential elections looming
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      271 4 7 arrested over mass exam cheating in Henan PUYANG (Henan) Seven suspects have been arrested in central China for allegedly pocketing more than 200,000 yuan (5542,000) to feed students with answers to examination questions and bribing invigilators to turn a blind eye to the racket, Chinese media reported. According to
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      291 4 Chinese aide calls HK pro-democracy march 'combative' HONG KONG In its latest criticism of pro-democracy forces here, China has called a planned anti-gov-ernment march in the territory a deliberately "combative" move. Hundreds of thousands are expected to turn out for the July 1 march to restate Hong Kong's democratic aspirations,
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      126 4 Venus transit may trigger floods along Yellow River BEIJING The recent spectacular transit of Venus across the face of the Sun may lead to disastrous flooding along the Yellow River, a leading scientist warned yesterday. While millions marvelled at the celestial show earlier this month, Mr Geng Guoqing, an expert
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      489 5 India and Pakistan to set up nuke hotline Pact Between Rivals They also pledge to continue ban on nuclear tests and join hands to dismiss stability concerns NEW DELHI India and Pakistan agreed yesterday to set up a hotline to avoid nuclear confrontation and to continue a ban on nuclear
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      31 5 AFP An Indian being blessed by a holy man called Jaganath at the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, India, yesterday. Jaganath's hair, uncut for 40 years, has grown to 4.3m.
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        49 5 QJNGDAO Britain and China conducted their first joint naval exercises off the Chinese coast yesterday. The drills were the latest to be held by the People's Liberation Army with forces from other countries, including France in March and Pakistan and India last year. Reuters
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        75 5 BEIJING China is raising electricity prices for many consumers in an increasingly urgent effort to avoid power shortages in major cities as the summer heats up, state media reported. Parts of southern China are already enduring scheduled power cuts. Some cities are also introducing seasonal
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        80 5 TOKYO Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has fallen sharply over an unpopular pension reform plan, said a fresh survey released just weeks before Japan's Upper House election. Support for Mr Koizumi's Cabinet fell 7.5 percentage points from a month ago to 47.4
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        78 5 JAKARTA Five people were missing and presumed dead after a small plane on a skydiving flight burst into flames and crashed yesterday into a lake in western Indonesia, police and witnesses said. The Cessna Aves was taking two Indonesian and two Australian skydivers from
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        68 5 KANGAR (Malaysia) Piracy in the northern Straits of Malacca is making fishermen afraid to go out to sea. Pirates have seized fishermen's vessels and their catch, and some fishermen have been held for ransom. There were nine cases of armed piracy along the coastal area in
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      201 5 TOKYO Powerful winds and towering waves pummelled southern Japan yesterday as typhoon Dianmu headed north towards the more densely populated main islands. Officials said three people had died from accidents in stormy seas. The typhoon had gusts of up to I62kmh and sustained winds
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      144 5 BEIJING The Chinese government is calling on Internet service providers to sign a "self-discipline pact" designed to stop the spread of information that could harm national security. Beijing already requires Internet firms to police their online content and weed out criticism of the
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      200 5 RAIDS ON AL-QAEDA-LINKED TRIBES LONDON Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is worried about retaliation for recent security raids on tribal groups harbouring A1-Qaeda-linked militants in a remote region bordering Afghanistan. In an interview published in the online version of Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper, Mr Musharraf said he hoped
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    • PHILIPPINE POLL RESULTS
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        689 6 Opposition politicians lambast alleged poll fraud and vow further protests even as Arroyo prepares her inauguration programme MANILA To the dying sounds of opposition gunfire, the congressional canvassing committee wound down last night the second longest vote count in the history of the country's
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        281 6 MANILA With zero hour for the proclamation of the next president only nine days away, the counting of votes to decide the new incumbent barely averted danger point. Finally, the joint congressional committee established that President Gloria Arroyo had trounced main rival Fernando
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        240 6 MANILA Police safely detonated a powerful bomb yesterday found neat government offices in the capital amid tight security and political tensions following the May 10 presidential election. The bomb was discovered by a janitor 10 minutes before it was set to explode
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        82 6 MANILA The military said yesterday it was bracing itself for a possible influx into the capital of groups from some areas of northern Luzon island. These people will come to join followers of opposition candidate Fernando Poe Jr who are protesting against electoral fraud in
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        504 7  -  LESLIE LAU Government declares war on snatch thieves, deploying police across the board in a bid to regain public confidence By] MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian authorities are deploying every branch of the police force to wage an all-out war against snatch thieves. Public
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        363 7 City Hall moves to persuade people to live in city centre KUALA LUMPUR Plans are under way to transform the capital into a 24-hour happening centre. City mayor Mohmad Shaid Mohamad Taufek is persuading people to live in the city centre
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        256 7 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday he will meet United States Secretary of State Colin Powell this week to express the views of Muslim countries on how to ease problems in the Middle East. In particular, they will discuss the crisis
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        357 7 KUALA LUMPUR In its aggressive pursuit of overseas expansion, Malaysian no-frills carrier AirAsia has set its sights on China for a new low-cost service, officials said. AirAsia chairman Pahamin Razab said the carrier's plan was to spread its wings across Asia, and that included regional
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        71 7 NEW STRAITS TIMES NEWBORN pangolins scaly ant-eaters cling to their mothers, who were among 280 pangolins rescued by Malaysian wildlife officials last week. The officers also arrested three people believed to be members of an international poaching syndicate. The ant-eaters are protected animals under local
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        270 7 Malaysian govt to train locals as maids KUALA TERENGGANU Malaysia will try to bring down its reliance on foreign maids by up to 30 per cent by 2010. The government is planning to groom locals as maids at training centres which will be set up soon, Human Resources Deputy Minister
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      • UEFA Euro 2004 PORTUGAL
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          145 8 RESULTS and FIXTURES June 12 Portugal 1 Greece 2 Spain 1 Russia 0 June 13 Switzerland 0 Croatia 0 France 2 England 1 June 14 Denmark 0 Italy 0 Sweden 5 Bulgaria 0 June 15 Czech Rep 2 Latvia 1 Germany 1 Holland 1 June 16 Greece 1 Spain 1
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          140 8 Information does not include matches that finished early this morning. P W D L f> APts Greece 2 1 10 3 2 4 Spain 2 110 2 1 4 Portugal 2 10 13 2 3 Russia 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 P W D L F A
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          Lock icon FEARLESS FACTOR OVER DUTCH COURAGE
          1425 8  - FEARLESS FACTOR OVER DUTCH COURAGE ROB HUGHES HOLLAND 2 CZECH REPUBLIC 3 AT EURO 2004 INSTANT EURO 2004 RESULTS Check out the Straits Times Interactive for match reports within an hour of the final whistle. Visit us at straitstimes.asial.com.sg/euro/ I DO love to see courage, even when it's not Dutch.
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          Lock icon Germans still fancy their chances
          327 8 LATVIA 0 GERMANY 0 ALMANCIL (Portugal) Germany refused to despair after their dismal 0-0 draw with Latvia and promised to show their true mettle in the decisive Euro 2004 group match against the Czech Republic. "We must quickly forget about that game," goalkeeper and captain
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        • UPDATE
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            Lock icon $98M GERRARD FOR CHELSEA
            64 9 ENGLAND midfielder Steven Gerrard will quit Liverpool for Chelsea in a British record £31-million (5598.3-million) deal after Euro 2004. He is going to activate a release agreement he has with chief executive Rick Parry and ask to join Roman Abramovich's super-rich club on a £35-million contract.
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            Lock icon STADIUM'S BLIND SPOTS
            51 9 THE media handbook of Euro 2004 says the Alvalade Stadium has "50,000 covered seats with an excellent view of the pitch". Not quite. There are several hundred seats with no view of the pitch at all, reported The Independent. The seats were given to the blind of
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            70 9 DUTCH fans at Euro 2004 took just three minutes to collect enough money to buy a plane ticket out of Portugal for coach Dick Advocaat, news agency ANP reported. He was blamed for making a substitution which allowed the Czechs to come back to win 3-2.
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            Lock icon CROAT TESTS POSITIVE
            54 9 CROATIAN striker Ivica Olic tested positive for the banned substance methylpresnisoione after the Group B match against France on Thursday but will be allowed to play on. He suffered a rib injury during a warm-up game against Denmark on June 5 and was given a pain-killer which
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            Lock icon VIERI SLAMS ITALIAN MEDIA
            59 9 ITALY striker Christian Vieri marched out of a news conference yesterday, vowing not to speak to the Italian press again. At least two Italian newspapers reported that Vieri, criticised for his disappointing displays, had argued with Gianluigi Buffon after Friday's 1-1 draw with Sweden. "This is
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        • PROBABLE LINE-UPS
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            Lock icon Switzerland v France
            73 9 Switzerland: (4-3-1-2): 1 Joerg Stiel; 4 Stephane Henchoz, 20 Patrick Mueller, 5 Murat Yakin, 17 Christoph Spycher; 8 Raphael Wicky, 6 Johann Vogel, 18 Benjamin Huggel; 10 Hakan Yakin; 11 Stephane Chapuisat, 9 Alexander Frei. France (4-4-2): 16 Fabien Barthez; 5 William Gallas, 15 Lilian Thuram, 13
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            73 9 Croatia (4-4-2): 12 Tomislav Butina; 13 Dario Simic, 21 Robert Kovac, 6 Boris Zivkovic, 5 Igor Tudor; 22 Nenad Bjelica, 20 Giovanni Rosso, 10 Niko Kovac, 7 Milan Rapaic; 9 Dado Prso, 11 Tomislav Sokota. England (4-4-2): 1 David James; 2 Gary Neville, 5 John Terry, 6
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          Lock icon GHOST OF 2000 HAUNTS ENGLAND
          700 9 CROATIA v ENGLAND LISBON Captain David Beckham says England should keep in mind their agonising exit from Euro 2000 when they face Croatia today in their final Group B game. Four years ago, England were in an identical situation. They lost their opening match but
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          Lock icon France going for win, not draw
          520 9 SWITZERLAND v FRANCE COIMBRA (Portugal) Champions France will bank on mental strength to compensate for a recent lack of inspiration as they chase the point they need in their final Euro 2004 group match against Switzerland today. The French are Group B leaders with
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          310 9 LONDON Wayne Rooney is not for sale. And if Everton were to sell England's star striker, it will cost the buyer £50 million (Ssls7 million). Chairman Bill Ken wright told News of the World: "Manager David Moves and I agreed Wayne has to be a
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          Lock icon NOT TOO ILL TO WATCH EURO IN PORTUGAL
          162 10 LONDON -Andy Gilchrist, the militant British firemen's leader who was absent from a union conference last week because he was sick, flew to Portugal to watch Euro 2004. The general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union told members he was too sick
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          Lock icon JUNK FOOD-BALLERS
          698 10 "Sporting icons have a duty to use their status to promote healthy lifestyles. What we have with England is exactly the opposite. People like the Football Association have to start looking at their responsibilities/' David Hinchliffe, chairman of the Commons Select Committee on Health and Labour Member of
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          Lock icon Eriksson scores off the pitch as well
          491 10 LONDON Renowned for his expert eye for talent and diplomat's skill at handling the egos of stars such as David Beckham, Sven-Goran Eriksson is just as shrewd in exploiting the commercial opportunities his job brings. If the Swede England's first foreign-born coach manages
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        Lock icon Goosen leads but Els, Phil hot on his heels
        585 11 GOLF SOUTHAMPTON (New York) Golf fans could not have asked for a better climax to the US Open. Well, maybe they could, particularly if they are Tiger Woods supporters as well. But the final-round drama will take place without the world
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        Lock icon Look out for class of '04
        443 11  -  CHIA HAN KEONG SOCCER U-17s are Lion City Cup champs and future stars, says coach Sundram Bu FOUR FUTURE STARS Zaiful Nizam Abdullah, goalkeeper: A solid custodian, and a scoring threat with his thunderous free lacks. Shahdan Sulaiman, midfielder: Calm on the pitch, sprays
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        Lock icon SHOOTING STAR?
        80 11 |SPH Media Works artist Lynn Poh takes a shot at the Tiger Beer $500,000 Kick Challenge on Saturday. She was at the Jalan Besar Stadium to support more than 300 entrants trying to lack their way to $500,000. A total of 6,241 lacks were attempted, with 743 goals
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        Lock icon Gulf sides a class above Asian rivals
        313 11 CRICKET IT WILL be an all-Gulf affair in the semi-finals of the Asian Cricket Council tournament in Kuala Lumpur. The most unlikely semifinalists were Qatar, who created an upset when they defeated early favourites Nepal by four wickets on Saturday. The Nepalese found
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        1018 11 ATHLETICS Prefontaine Classic m Eugene, Oregon, Men's 100 m: 1 Shawn Crawford (USA) 9.BBsec 2 Maurice Greene (USA) 9.93 3 John Capel (USA) 9.95.1,500 m: 1 Charlie Gruber (USA) 3min 37.235 ec 2 Said Ahmed (USA) 3:37.49 3 Michael Stember (USA) 3:37.75. 5,000 m: 1 Joseph Koskei
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          Lock icon SAFFC CLINCH FIRST LEG 1-0
          55 11 SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC stunned defending Singapore Cup champions Home United with a 1-0 victory in the first leg of their soccer quarter-final at the Bishan Stadium last night. A 17th-minute goal by Ashrin Shariff gave SAFFC a vital away goal to defend in the
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          Lock icon TOMJANOVICH TO COACH LAKERS?
          86 11 TWO-TIME National Basketball Association champion coach Rudy Tomjanovich is emerging as a leading candidate to replace Phil Jackson as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, reported the Los Angeles Times. Tomjanovich, 55, stepped down in May last year as Houston's coach after being diagnosed with bladder
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          Lock icon DISAPPOINTMENT FOR JONES AND MONTY
          97 11 AMERICAN sprint star Marion Jones, embroiled in a public battle with United States anti-doping officials, finished a disappointing fifth in the 100 metres at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon on Saturday. The triple Olympic champion clocked 11.12 seconds, but rebounded to win the long jump
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          Lock icon GATES 'WANTS TO SPONSOR TOYOTA'
          60 11 MICROSOFT Corp chairman Bill Gates wants to become Toyota's chief Formula One sponsor with an investment of US$4O million (Ss69 million) a year, Germany's Bild am Sonntag reported yesterday. It added that Toyota were also trying to land Sony as a major sponsor for the
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        602 12 NOTTINGHAM (England) Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan won his first title on grass when he came from behind to beat Sweden's Thomas Johansson in the Nottingham Open final on Saturday. Paradorn, the top seed, came from a set and 3-5 down to defeat Johansson
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        719 12 TENNIS Only Safin and Henman pose threat to Swiss at Wimbledon LONDON There are two defending men's champions at Wimbledon this year. There is Roger Federer, last year's winner, and then there is Goran Ivanisevic, who swept to an emotional triumph in 2001 and has
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        268 13 r "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes m him shall not perish but have eternal life" John 3:16 LAU SAI GEOK Returned peacefully to the Lord on 20 June 2004. Sadly missed by family and loved ones. (Husband: Scow
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        244 13 HSU MING YEE Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 19/6/2004, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lim G.C Sons: Daughters-in-law: Hsu Li Ren Hsu Li Chin Tay Ai Choo, Eileen Hsu Li Shin Tan Lai Heng, Patsy Grandsons: Hsu Yuan Hong, Dean Hsu Yuan Mao, Ray brothers, sisters and relatives Body
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        301 13 5 i "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 ROBERT LIM ENG SEAH Age: 80 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 June 2004. Dearly missed by all
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        332 13 H w 7 am the Resurrection and the Life, whoever believes m Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes m Me will never die. John 11: 25-26 SUSAN YEO CHOO NEO Age: 71 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 June 2004,
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        63 13 II I SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY SIM JOON KAY (Fifth Lunar Month, Fourth Day, 1997) Forever cherished by your loved ones. U m In Loving Memory MRS SEOW TIAN6 KEN 6 Mt Pui Szt Lai, Marearet Departed 216.92 Margaret Dear, i Till we are united m the Father's House, you are always
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    • MONEY
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        559 14 ROUND-UP Overseas markets A USTRALIAN J^ stocks are expected to defy global trends and continJL JL. ue setting record highs for the rest of the month, dealers said. Both major Australian Stocks Exchange indexes finished the week at all-time highs, with the benchmark S&P/ASX
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        400 14 ABN Amro Bank NV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China 5.5 Bank of Communications 5.5 Bank
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        122 14 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total urarrra bttot 87,206 hcth mm Manufacturg 593,122 43,385 636,507 625,673 7,700 633,373 Commerce 318,526 9,607 328,133 197,792 1,987 199,779 Tpt/Stor/Com 296,042 1,914 297,956 551,489 1,815 553,304 Finance 63,127 127 63,254 437,060 65 437,125 Construction 174,584 10,672 185,256
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        156 14 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 683 000 683 Manufacturing 31 83 36 7 29 12 38 112 48 Commerce 13 30 21 6 8 6 19 38 27 Tpt/Stor/Comms 9 12 10 1 1 0 10 13 10 Finance
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        35 14 Change Straits Times Index 1791.62 -22.53 BT 08/ OS -144.00 -202.00 BTCADI -*****.00 -112.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -14.00 UOB Sesdaq 98.24 -0.91 STI Futures 1790 -22.0 SIMSCI 218.71 -2.37 SiMSCI Futures 218.60 -1.90
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        34 14 Lifeßrandz 1c 129,728,000 UniFiber 10c 129,243,000 Citiraya2.sc 107,222,000 AsiaPharm US2c 87,944,000 Sing Tel 15c 83,514,000 Bio-Treat HK4Oc 56,645,000 Informatics 5c 55,268,000 FibreChem HKlc 52,578,000 China Cast USBc 49,594,000 China Petro 4c 47,508,000
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        Lock icon Likely US rate hike a drag on Asia-Pac units
        454 14 REVIEW Currencies ASIA-PACIFIC currencies fell against the US dollar last week on speculation of a hike in United States interest rates and uncertainty over the situation in Iraq as the war-torn country heads towards the June 30 handover of power. JAPANESE
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        3566 14 WTHmFHTXTWKKKKKI^Ki WLJXJMIIiILILMKKKKKKKm ABN Amro Asset Mot (S'oore) Star Europe Eqty!" 0 749/ Star Europe Bond 1 236/ Star Europe Bal 1.047/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.815/ Star Asia Bond 1.299/ Star Asia Balanced 0.923/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.215/ Star Bhv Finance Japan
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        678 15  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL But unlike in US, European firms' top picks are not Asian countries like India but European hinterland B x ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT FOLLOWING in the footsteps of their American counterparts, leading European companies are taking to outsourcing in a big
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        Lock icon Marks & Spencer's fate lies in hands of investor
        213 15 Marks Spencer's fate lies in hands of investor LONDON The multibillion pound bid saga surrounding Britain's Mark Spencer (M&S) retail chain moves this week to the United States, home of top shareholder Brandes. The fund holds just under 12 per cent of Britain's bestknown high street store. According to newspapers
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          Lock icon FORMER ENRON CHAIRMAN MAY BE CHARGED SOON
          161 15 UNITED States prosecutors are expected to ask a federal grand jury to indict former Enron chairman Ken Lay within two weeks on charges related to the company's 2001 collapse, a newspaper reported. The Houston Chronicle, citing unnamed sources, said on Saturday that Mr
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          Lock icon U.S. SLAPS DUTIES ON CHINA BEDROOM PRODUCTS
          103 15 U.S. SLAPS DUTIES ON CHINA BEDROOM PRODUCTS THE United States Department of Commerce has imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to nearly 200 per cent on US$l.2 billion (552.07 billion) worth of wooden bedroom furniture imported from China, but said most Chinese companies would escape the highest duties. The anti-dumping
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          Lock icon MATSUSHITA MAY CUT 3,000 JOBS IN JAPAN
          125 15 MATSUSHITA Electric Industrial plans to cut 3,000 jobs from its domestic workforce and shift some of its production to China and Malaysia, a Japanese business daily said yesterday. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun said the makers of Panasonic electronics plans to offer workers an
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          Lock icon FORMER HEALTHSOUTH CFO ESCAPES WITH PROBATION
          92 15 HEALTHSOUTH'S former chief financial officer (CFO), Michael Martin, has been sentenced to 60 months of probation and ordered to forfeit US$2.4 million (554.14 million) for his role in fraud at the company, a federal judge ruled. Martin, 43, is the highest-ranking former HealthSouth officer
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          76 17 HYFLUX non-executive director Gay Chee Cheong has bought a total of 43,750 shares in the water treatment company in two transactions made on the open market last Wednesday. Mr Gay bought 23,750 shares at $1.45 each in one transaction and then acquired another 20,000 shares
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          124 17 RAFFLES LaSalle nonexecutive director Chen Weiping sold 10 million shares in the education provider last Friday, on a willing-buyer, willingseller basis. The price at which he sold the shares was not disclosed. The disposal cut his stake in the company to 8.38 per cent, or 21
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          120 17 POPIAH King Sam Goi bought a total of 946,000 shares in Super Coffeemix Manufacturing from the open market on June 11, 14 and 15. These latest purchases raised the catering tycoon's stake in the firm to 14.9 per cent from 14.8 per cent
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        634 18  -  LEE SU SHYAN Despite a 40% jump in first-half listings, which pulled in just over $1 billion, more than half are trading below issue price By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has welcomed the entry of 32 companies so far this year,
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      165 9 LISBON England defender goals in Monaco's 8-3 win over His views echoed those of John Terry hopes his experience Deportivo La Coruna earlier in Chelsea team-mate Frank Lamin dealing with Croatian striker their Champions League cam- pard. Dado Prso in last season's Cham- paign, opened his Euro 2004 ac- Said
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      286 2 Photos: LOS ANGELES Friends of Ray Charles sent the late singer off on a high note last Friday. 8.8. King, Glen Campbell, Stevie Wonder and Wynton Marsalis performed musical tributes to the man who died two Thursdays ago at 73, during a joyous
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      462 4  -  CLARA CHOW The dance performance might have been delayed by a day due to a technical glitch, but the wait paid off in a finale full of intensity ana imagination DANCE MIX Companhia de Danca Deborah Colker Esplanade Theatre Last Saturday By ARTS REPORTER LIKE candy sold
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      313 4  -  MALCOLM TAY DANCE ■s :.,..:v< ;t~:.'. PENGYU Ah Hock and Peng Yu Esplanade Theatre Studio Last Friday Bu THE world premiere of Peng Yu ("friends" in Hokkien) reminded viewers that concert dance can be a worthwhile pursuit for men. Produced by local dance group Ah Hock
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      334 6  -  CLARA CHOW THEATRE VICTORIA Dulcinea Langfelder 6- Co. University CulturalCentre Theatre Last Saturday §11 PERHAPS the young and ablebodied have grown too used to ignoring the elaerly and ill. Which is why Victoria is a piece of spinach theatre: Having garnered good reviews in its home
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      168 12 LOS ANGELES Ray Bradbury is demanding an apology from film-maker Michael Moore for lifting the title from his classic science-fiction novel, Fahrenheit 451, without permission. He wants the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 to be renamed. "He didn't ask my permission," Bradbury, 83, said. "That's not his novel, that's
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        670 10 H SHOP SPACE FOR SALE LAUNDRY SHOP INVESTMENT Sale. Inside 5 stars condominium, freehold 500 sqft. *****,000. 6% return rental. Call Owner *****732 OFF CLUB ST. 2 storey attic. 2260 sqft 2340 sqft. Near MRT amenities. Tenanted. Owner *****703/ *****079 NEIL ROAD 2>/2 story freehold shophse. Near to Pinnacle @Duxton
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        1332 16 EAJA4U aSUEbJ I I R ABN AMRO Holding N.V. I CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 ST DECEMBER 2003 I II AFTER PROFIT APPROPRIATION (in millions of euros) I Assets (in millions of euros) 2003 2002 I Liabilities 2003 2002 1 Cash 12,734 9,455 Banks 110,887 95,884 I I Short-dated
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        896 16 CJC\ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT [■JJ BOARD For HDB Commercial Premises New Listing today For more information, log on to www.place2lease.com For enquiries, call us at 1 800-*****73 *****788/ *****787 Properties Land Dept, 3rd Storey, Atrium, HDB Hub, Lorong 6 Toa Payoh Hi*! 8™ AUCTION IN SINGAPORE I Auction Site: 211 KRAIMI
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        830 16 I I I PASONA I 1 1 Forging a new beginning I I In line with global expansion plans, Pahuma I I Consulting (Singapore) Pte Ltd is proud to announce that we are now known as PASONA SINGAPORE PTE LTD, with effect from 4 June 2004. Partnering with our Headquarters
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        207 16 APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (SUB) FOR LEASEHOLD ESTATE COMPRISED IN A LEASE WHICH HAS BEEN LOST/MISPLACED THE LAND TITLES ACT NOTICE Pursuant to Section 29 of the Land Titles Act, an Application will be made to the Registrar of Titles within the next fourteen (14) days from the date
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        1248 17 f DCPDI ITTPI ITnC Classified Jobs KtlKUl I UlUlUt Executive Appointments j 603 Job Appfccjitton 634 Call Centres/Telemarketing 657 Aviation/Aerospace AcknowWq<wnt 636 Customer Service 658 General Production 606 ProfcsstoMfe/Eiecutives 639 Agents/Brokers/Traders 660 Internship/Apprenticeship/ 609 Enatem 642 Hotel/Restaurant/Lounge Attachment 612 IT/iafPCOM 643 Stall Assistants 663 Warehousing/Inventory 615 Lecturino/lfcKNi* 645 Hair/Beauty 666
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        417 17 Wtf% LECTURING/ VIOLIN/ PIANO TEACHERS required in Bt Timah, Bt Batok Woodlands Able to teach on Sat Sun Grade 8 GCE '0' level Part time/ Full time Min 1 yr service Tel: 6468-5362 Fax: 6469-5290 Email:ossia@singnet.com.sg Ossia/ Cristofori Music School Enrichment Ctr for Kids requires CREATIVE ENERGETIC FULL-TIME MALE/ FEMALE
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        350 17 K2U HEALTH CARE FULL TIME/ PART time medical/ dental assistants for practice in Toa Payoh Lorong 1. 'N' level above. $1000 upon confirmation. Call 6352-5283. Malaysians welcome $1.3K-SI.SK CLINIC ASSTS required by busy clinic in Peace Ctr. '0' level with or w/o experience. Bilingual Eng/ Mandarin. Wkday 8.30am-5.30pm. Sat till
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        345 17 WjCft ART/CREATIVE Knowledge Of PC Graphic Software Would Be An Advantage. Malaysians Are Welcome To Apply (Form 5 Above) Interested Applicants, please email your resume to pauling keok@xpoprint.com.sg or Call 6741 6962 SALES INTERIOR DESIGNER Diploma in Interior Design Speaks English Chinese Minimum income $3K $8K Able to manage Commercial
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        462 17 PRIVILEGE CLUB TELEMARKETER If you enjoy talking to people and have an energetic and cheerful disposition, we'd like to meet you. Job Requisites: Able to maintain energy level on the phone throughout the day Aggressive in the prospecting of potential clients via cold calling Excellent presentation skills Excellent communication skills
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        510 18 Bioskin requires Beauty Sales Consultant Communicate well in English Mandrain Well groomed service oriented successful candidate will take home not less than 2K after probation 718 Tq Pagar Rd (near MRT) Tel: *****733 11am-spm Diploma or Degree in marketing Min 3 years experience in channel sales or corporate sales Bilingual
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        665 18 Sales 'Personnel Beauty Skin-Care Mfg. Company from Japan with innovative new concept has career opportunities for dynamic, independent individual to join us. Attractive commission Establishing network at own time No exp required as training will be provided Interested parties, pis contact to arrange for appt. Vjel: 6861 8995 Fax: 6861
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        651 18 SALESPERSON FOR SPECIALIST bedding showrm. Macpherson/ Paya Lebar. Past retail experience preferred. Tel: 6282-0183 SALES POSITIONS NEEDED urgently. $I.BK basic commission. Management opportunity. ORD personnel welcome. *****691 LADIES' BOUTIOUE REQUIRES Sales Assts at Orchard. $IKSI.SK. Bilingual in Eng Mandarin. Call 9638-2022 for appt. INTL. COURIER REOUIRES Sales Execs. Experience in
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        506 18 ■ffj HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ 1) Shift Managers 2) Chef De Partie 3) Service Crews 4) Cooks Part lime available tor positions 3 4 only and may walk in to any of our outlets for interview. Walk in interview Date 21 -22 Jun 04 Venue #01-08/09 FunanihelTMal Time: 10am -12pm Disco requires Pleasant,
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        598 19 Iffi HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ WKi HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ PJH HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ |&L3 LOUNGE I^l LOUNGE SCOTTS CAFE (ORCHARD Rd. area) require experience Cook. Kindly 9062-9207 Q^istinction WALK-IN POSITIONS Date: 21 June 2004 (Monday) Time: 9am to 1 pm, 2pm to spm Venue: Raffles Hotel (Seah St Entrance) Lady Sophia Suite (Level 1) FOOD BEVERAGE Guest
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