The Straits Times, 4 October 2004

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    32 1 The Straits Times VN^^^^^/ BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1S45 M uttfjxty October 4, 2004 70 Pages in five parts mita (P) (M8/03/2004 mS Singapore Press Holdings publication OvJ Cents
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    Lock icon Medishield premium hike less than $10
    716 1  -  SALMA KHAMK And while people will have to pay more for cover, they can expect much bigger savings when presented with huge bills HKALTH CORRESPONDENT THE new Medishield insurance scheme being worked out holds one promise: the extra that people will fork out for
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    Lock icon PM Lee visiting Brunei, KL
    429 1  -  SUE-ANN CHIA Bj PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong will begin his series of introductory visits to Asean capitals with a two-day trip to Brunei and Malaysia, starting today. Mr Lee will first make a day-trip to Bandar Seri Begawan today, before leaving for Kuala Lumpur
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    Lock icon Insurance scheme's reserves are 'huge for a reason'
    351 1 Stylish mix MINISTER for Health Khaw Boon Wan (centre) shows his handiwork, "United we stand", written in Jawi but in Chinese calligraphy style, yesterday with HongKahGRC MPs (from left) John Chen, Ahmad Khalis Abdul Ghani, Ang Mong Seng and Amy Khor. The
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      145 2 SIA, SILKAIR ADD ROUTES, FLIGHTS SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) and its subsidiary SilkAir are actively looking to add destinations as well as increase the number of flights to existing points, in an effort to maintain profitability. SIA started flying to Amritsar in the Punjab on Friday, while SilkAir will have
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      74 2 BIGLEY'S REAL MESSAGE THE uproar in Britain over the plight in Iraq of one of its businessmen, Mr Kenneth Bigley, 62, makes one wonder what purpose such a cacophony can serve, writes senior research fellow Sunanda K. Datta-Ray. One helpful outcome of his capture by terrorists and his suffering
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      94 2 ERASE EX-CRIMINALS' RECORDS FORMER inmates should have their conviction records erased to help them get employment when they come out of prison, to make it easier for them to have a second chance, writes reader Geanarvy Yee Xinbei. Points out Miss Nathalyn Baughman Fong, who has worked with ex-offenders,
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      58 2 STORE CARTOONS ON GLOBAL STAGE A HANDFUL of Singapore productions and co-productions for TV will have a global stage tne world's biggest TV content trade show, Mipcom 2004, in Cannes, France. They include three animated series, one of which has already been acquired by cable channel Nickleodeon, as well
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      127 2 Owners ask for straight answer SIXTEEN terrace houses in a row in St Michael's Road tilt drunkenly. One backyard looks like it has been hit by a small earthquake. There is a deep, 3cm-wide gap between house and the slanting yard. Another owner says his backyard sunk 50cm. Thirteen
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      103 2 AAS troubled by succession, club closure issues THE Automobile Association of Singapore is looking at two minor crises. One is to find a new leader for the 81,000-strong group. Mr Gerard Ee now holds the post of president, but after four terms, he wants out. However, with no possible
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      86 2 PAS holds rock concert in bid to alter image IN AN effort to soften its image, Malaysia's opposition Parti Islam Se Malaysia (PAS) organised a concert, complete with strobe lights, smoke machine and performers from legendary rock band Blues Gang on electric guitars and harmonica, instruments which are frowned
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      77 2 CHINA BUY PROMPTS TELEDATA EGM TELEDATA will hold an extraordinary general meeting tomorrow over the company's proposed acquisition of technology solutions provider I El Technology in China, on the grounds that the deal is being rushed into. One of Teledata's directors, Mr Quek Chek Lan, who was appointed only
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      239 2 PAKISTAN'S NEW FUNDAMENTALISTS A NEW breed of Islamic fundamentalists has emerged in Pakistan. They study at top Britisn and American schools, but abhor Western values and advocate a pan-Islamic state. They want to achieve their goals through peaceful and non-violent struggle. But the South Asian nation has outlawed this
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      61 2 FAIRY-TAlf ENDING FOR ROVERS S-LEAGUE champs Tampines Rovers managed a super ending to its fairy-tale story by winning the Singapore Cup last night. The team demolished Home United which held both titles 4-1 at the National Stadium. The two were drawn after 90 minutes. But Tampines put in three
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      372 2 MAIN Prime 3-6 World 7-11 People 11 Editorial 12 Commentary 12,13 Forum 14 HOME Home Hl-H6 Education H7-10 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia A1,A4,A5 China A2.A3 S-E Asia A6,A7 Malaysia A8 Sports A9-All Money... Al3-Al6 LIFE! The Buzz L2 Cover story L4 Arts L5 Bite Into It L6 Comics L6 Television L7
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon North India rocked by weekend of violence
      485 3 53 die and hundreds wounded in a wave of bomb and gun attacks in markets and streets across Assam and Nagaland GAUHATI (India) A string of bomb and gun attacks in north-east India over the weekend has left more than 50 people dead
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      Lock icon BG Yeo 'saddened' by remarks
      490 3  - BG Yeo 'saddened' by remarks Lim Ruey Yan TAIWAN OUTBURST Says minister didn't have to use such strong language TAIWAN need not agree with Singapore's views on the cross-strait issue but there was no need for such strong comments, Foreign Minister George Yeo has said. Responding for the first time
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      Lock icon Help for workers to deal with outsourcing trend
      490 4  - Help for workers to deal with outsourcing trend M.NIRMALA Manpower Minister says farming out jobs part of changing employment landscape, but gives them assurance of assistance Ku EMPLOYEES who are affected by the trend towards outsourcing and face difficulties adjusting can look to the Government for help. The assurance from
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      Lock icon World Bank, IMF should focus more on Asia
      480 4 THE World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should strengthen their engagement in Asia, as there are and will be many developments in the region which will have an impact on global financial stability. This call was made yesterday in Washington
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      68 4 DESMOND WEE ROVERS CUP DOUBLE! It was double happiness for Tampines Hovers last night as thev added tlu> Singapore Cup (left, held by Sead Muratovic) to the S-League championship trophy (held by Noh Alam Shah) they won three weeks ago. They beat Home United 4-1 in extra time at the
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE BREAKTHROUGHS
      480 6 Fighting back: Rod-shaped lactobacillus cells attach themselves to the intestine. Other research suggests a protein in the Sars virus which causes host cells to commit suicide, could point the way towards fighting the disease. The new findings, published in this month's Biochemical Journal, saw researchers looking at the
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      Lock icon Scientists chew on idea of edible vaccines
      315 6  -  CHANG AI-LIEN Target: SARS How: HAVE A BITE Vaccines which can be taken just by having a drink or eating a snack could help patients skip the often-feared injections SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT A SARS vaccine could in a few years be as easy to
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      443 6  - Recovery could lie in a daily cuppa NATALIE SOH Target: HEART ATTACK i low: GREEN TEA Bu INITIAL studies into green tea, touted as a panacea for almost everything from cancer to ageing skin, indicate drinking it regularly could dramatically improve a person's chances of surviving a heart attack. Scientists
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      Lock icon Kerry regains lead after debate on TV
      449 6 MANSFIELD (Ohio) Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, buoyed by a strong showing in his televised debate with incumbent George W. Bush, has recaptured a small lead in their White House race, a Newsweek poll showed on Saturday. Mr Kerry, a four-term senator from
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      Lock icon PLAYING WITH FIRE!
      84 6 blaze broke out at a Yishun playground yesterday afternoon, and a Singapore Civil Defence Force spokesman said that 90 per cent of the plastic slide was damaged by the time firefighters arrived at the playground near Block 637, on Street 61 at 3.35 pm. No one was
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      Lock icon PAS stages rock concert with a difference
      484 6  -  LESLIE LAU MALAYSIA COKKKSPOMJKNT KUALA LUMPUR It looked and sounded like a rock concert: strobe lights, a smoke machine and a singer wearing a bandanna backed by lead and bass guitarists. But there were no longhaired hippies or scantilyclad schoolgirls in the audience
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      277 3 A recent M g N on |j ne sur vey reveals that Singaporeans admittedly agrees hair loss problems .^g^^H Vja»v bx\r\§ about poor image, diminish one's self confidence thus affecting their social life. The fIBLiyJH og^ universal reasons such as stress, poor dieting and an unhealthy lifestyle are common causes
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      10 3 [What vuide Taiwan minister lose his cool? China: Page A3]
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      228 4 [Bigfinns buck outsourcing trend, Money: Page A l6] [Outsourcing is alive and clicking for Spore firms; Hard to stem outflow of non-core ops Money: Page A l4] Working from home? H^Q^^^^^9| > <f^\ <%> j W A b h W I I Join now and receive II First Month at
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      254 4 [Tampines' extra-time Double joy, Sports: Page Alo] Career advancement is all about steering your career in the right ■■^■^■^■^^■■^■i direction. And no other institution can steer you better in the right V"V \il JRDOf~*H direction than the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa). With a UNIVERSITY membership made up of 2,500 of
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      12 4 [G7, IMF call for bold reforms to sustain growth. Money: Page 414!
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Militants' prime tool: THE INTERNET
      768 7 Militants' prime tool: THE INTERNET There's no way of stopping it anymore. It's extremely frustrating. They can send out quality videos to millions of people uncensored/ Mr Evan KoMmann, a counter-terrorism consultant Online anonymity enables Islamic radicals to plan operations and spread their message to the world SAN FRANCISCO He
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      Lock icon US, Iraqi forces claim success in rebel stronghold
      678 8 US, Iraqi forces claim success in rebel stronghold More than 100 insurgents die in Samarra but resistance persists elsewhere even as Rumsfeld downplays risk of civil war SAMARRA (Iraq) Too afraid to stray far, residents buried the dead in their gardens as American and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance
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      Lock icon Israel to widen scope of Gaza offensive
      400 8 Israel to widen scope of Gaza offensive GAZA CITY Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that Israel would expand the deadliest Gaza offensive in four years, as a Palestinian minister lashed out at the world for staying silent over Israel's deadly incursion. Mr Sharon said he was determined to
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      Lock icon Death toll 'will be downplayed to minimise panic'
      353 8 Death toll 'will be downplayed to minimise panic' U.K. MEMOS ON BIG TERROR ATTACK LONDON The police, seeking to minimise public panic, would withhold the true death toll if there was a catastrophic attack on Britain by the AlQaeda terror group, The Sunday Times claimed. According to the newspaper, secret
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      Lock icon Radical cleric Sadr may take part in polls
      462 9 Radical cleric Sadr may take part in polls WE ARE READY TO ENTER THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. WE WILL HAVE A PROGRAMME. AND IF MOQTADA COMES IN, HE WILL BE THE BIGGEST IN IRAQ Ali Smesim, chief aide of ShTite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr BAGHDAD Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada
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      Lock icon 136kg plutonium shipment open to terrorist attacks
      329 9 DISARMAMENT INITIATIVE LONDON Enough weap-ons-grade plutonium to make more than 15,000 nuclear bombs will be vulnerable to hijacking by terrorists and rogue states as the result of a disarmament initiative. The Independent newspaper reported yesterday that an unprecedented shipment of 136kg of the
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      Lock icon Candidates raring to go in crucial lap of race
      322 10 Candidates raring to go in crucial lap of race Kerry will shift focus to Bush's economic record while the President will redouble efforts to portray rival as a flip-flopper WASHINGTON The newly energised battle for the White House is heading into a crucial two-week period. Democratic challenger John Kerry plans
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      Lock icon Democrats fight back as Bush attacks Kerry's defence policy
      140 10 WASHINGTON US President George W. Bush told voters over the weekend that Democrat John Kerry would give other nations a veto over American national security decisions. Furious Democrats retaliated by accusing Mr Bush of "lying" about their candidate's defence policies. The
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      217 10 lacks core convictions or clear positions, especially on Iraq. Democratic strategists said the debate marked a potential turning point that would take Mr Kerry off the defensive and shift the focus onto Mr Bush in an effort to capitalise on what polls show is continuing public disapproval of his policies
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      Lock icon Howard expects slim win despite anti-war rallies
      268 10 SYDNEY One week away from a knife-edge election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared yesterday that he would be reelected, but only just. His prediction came as an-ti-Iraq war rallies were held nationwide to urge voters to throw him out of office. "I
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      Lock icon Plan to privatise French airports slammed
      325 10 Plan to privatise French airports slammed PARIS French airports are set to be opened to private investors after the government unveiled privatisation plans last week that stirred anger among trade unions and the opposition. Transport Minister Gilles de Robien tabled a Bill at a Cabinet meeting that would allow for
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        65 10 TEHERAN Iran's top political body has decided to remove constitutional Darners to large-scale privatisation in an effort to shake up the lumbering statedominated economy, press reports said yesterday. The Expediency Council, the Islamic republic's political arbitration body, ruled that the reformist government could go ahead
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        118 10 ARCHER'S POST (Kenya) Investigators have exhumed a woman's remains as they probe allegations that British soldiers raped hundreds of women here. A London law firm is preparing a class-action suit against the British government in the name of women in two communities in a
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        98 10 PARIS Hundreds of thousands of Parisians and tourists filled the streets of the French capital on Saturday for the annual Nuit Blanche (Sleepless Night), a night-long festival in which squares and street corners become open-air cinemas and music venues. fans Mayor Bertrand Delanoe dedicated the
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        144 10 the a CITY P °P e J °hn Paul II has beatified cLrmt Austro -Hungarian emperor, Charles I, and a c^ntTnv m >V^ whose inspired Mel Gibsons controversial film The Passion C?The Christ. Hu^ •S l beca me heir to the throne of the Austrowas
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        46 10 Czech businessman Had i in Hruby at his "monument to bureaucrats worldwide" at the Malesovice castle in the Czech Republic. He built the monument to vent his frustration as a legal dispute over the ownership of the 14th-century castle drags on for years. AFP
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        Lock icon BREAKAWAY ABKHAZIA GOES TO POLLS
        82 10 MOSCOW Voters in Abkhazia went to the polls yesterday to replace the ailing leader who led the separatist province in its bid for independence from Tbilisi more than a decade ago. Five men are competing to succeed Mr Vladislav Ardzinba as leader of the republic,
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        83 10 JOHNSON RIDGE (Washington) Mount St Helens volcano, which suddenly roared to life on Friday with a giant plume of steam and ash, could erupt again at any time, scientists have warned. "An eruption could happen right now, in a few days or a
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Tutu appears in drama on Guantanamo
        149 11 PLAYS ROLE OF A JUDGE NEW YORK Moving from the pulpit to the stage, Archbishop Desmond Tutu appeared off-Broadway in a drama blasting the Bush administration's handling of Guantanamo Bay detainees. The retired South African prelate and Nobel laureate, 73, acted in two performances
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        87 11 MADRID Explorer Christopher Columbus might be buried in Spain rather than the Dominican Republic, the latest research suggests. DNA from 500-year-old bones thought to be the remains of Columbus matches DNA thought to be his brother Diego's, researchers said at the weekend. The team is
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        110 11 LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie failed in a bid to get their children the same protection from the press as princes William and Harry. The Blairs summoned Press Complaints Commission director Guy Black to Downing Street to ask that Euan,
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        85 11 LIMA Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori has hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign and domestic bank accounts far more than he could ever have earned as president, Peru's Controller of the Currency has told federal prosecutors. Fujimori fled to Japan in 2000 amid a corruption
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        49 11 Mark Chapman, the man who gunned down former Beatle John Lennon in New York, could be released from jail this week. John Steinbeck's widow is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit by the author's surviving heirs, who are alleging a 30-year conspiracy to cheat them of royalties and copyright control.
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        42 11 Quoteworthy It's not a magic wand that creates peace. It's a loudspeaker ...for the laureates, especially those who are lesser-known. ii Ii H id. si. id. the non-voting secretary of the Nohel peace awards committee, on whether the prize makes any difference
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      517 11 Biggest anti-government demonstration in 20 years reflects discontent over plans to reduce health spending and raise taxes AMSTERDAM More than 150,000 people took to the streets to protest against planned cuts in social benefits in what police have described as the
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      429 7 i—^ i jb Ibm tfx9HHK9B«^k^* i l^^____W i_P_B >__i Wider Gaza Offensive -^ifcJ Anger Over Welfare Cuts WSm Tutu The Actor PM Sharon says Israel will expand its blitz to Jt^^^^yfj In the biggest anti-government rally in 20 J9^__SBi__l The retired South African prelate plays a nHB^H halt rocket fire
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      424 10 n MURDOCH SMaJ ES UNI VERSI I Y yj/ M PERTH. WESTERN AUSTRALIA fc^fc"^^^^V^^^ CRICOS Code *****J Singapore Manufacturers' t Creating Effective Mentoring Partnerships Developing Next Generation Talent P (Professor Gary Martin) 5 October 2004 This workshop emphasizes the importance of mentoring as a critical capability in organisations in developing
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        557 12 Stacked rankings? THE first thing to be said about the new-design rankings for secondary schools, published a week ago, is that they possibly could draw as much unhappiness as the old league tables which had been in use for 12 years. But the Education Ministry need not run up its
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      Lock icon Progress is being made to help Iraq help itself
      1265 12 Progress is being made to help Iraq help itself PEQWPMENT IS tEMG DEUVERED. TUUNMG IS ON TRACK AND MCREASM6 M CAPACITY. INFRASTRUCTURE IS BEM6 REPAIRED. COMMAND AW CONTROL STRUCTURES AND MSirnmoNS are bemg reestabushed. most importaiit, RAQI SECURITY FORCES ARE IN THE FIGHT-. Does the Bush administration have an exit
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      Lock icon What it takes to be good corporate citizen today
      1103 12  -  TAN SAI SIONG By FOR TH F STRAITS TI M FS TODAY'S GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENS HAVE TO PLEASE EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS, IRAS AND SHAREHOLDERS, AND BE GREAT PHILANTHROPISTS AS WELL. MANY years ago, a wise and extraordinary Singaporean tycoon gave his managers
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      Lock icon A peek into Bush's head
      842 13  - A peek into Bush' s head STEPHEN GREENBLATT By When Mr Bush evidently thought he was unobserved, he disclosed an astonishing range of emotions: confusion, annoyance and something like rage. It was a revealing and unnerving sight. TWO bitter rivals stand up to address an immense, anonymous crowd. The rules
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      Lock icon A telling message in Britain's hostage dilemma
      755 13  - A telling message in Britain's hostage dilemma SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN BRITAIN, one might be forgiven for imagining from the media hysteria that there were no casualties in the invasion and occupation of Iraq until terrorists seized a 62-year-old Bntish businessman, Mr Kenneth Bigley. He
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      382 14 Medi Shield reserves to meet future obligations THE article "MediShield has reserves of $524m" (ST, Oct 1) described the reserves as "mind-boggling" and suggested they are excessive or even unnecessary. But MediShield is a long-term medical insurance policy. When it takes on a policyholder, it commits to pay part of
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      497 14 I AM pleased the Ministry of Education no longer ranks secondary schools by their O-level results. They are now banded according to their aggregate performance in academic and non-academic fields. However, I fear this will lead to another round of
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      387 14 BOUQUETS Well done. t hank you IUUvC M vUIIK "UPI 1 would like to thank the Singapore Police Force for the prompt action its officers took to prevent a break-in of my unattended car which was parked with one window open at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal on Aug 1. They
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      440 14 Land authority welcomes suggestions on sites for community and recreational use THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is glad there has been much positive media and public feedback on the opening up of state land for community and recreational use. Public-spirited readers like Mr Patrick Tan ("Open up state land now
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      678 14 CLOSE your eyes and picture an ex-offender. What images come to mind? Does your mental picture include any of the following: male, 20 to 40 years of age, rough and menacing-looking, gold chains and tattoos? More likely than not, at
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      279 14 I REFER to the letter "Plagued by unsolicited SMS service" (ST, Oct 1). I am the project manager of FunSMS Mobile Services and am writing to reply to that letter. First of all, the SMS sent to Mr Foh Meng Sing was a solicited message
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      52 1 if Aiimiur cdidit MMrURb or Mil I 'More than 100 villagers rich ana poor, from all races would turn up to repair the muddy and uneven roads. Mr Wong Chee Kong, 57, a veteran community service worker, on the "gotong rot on g" projects he considers a turning point in
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      739 1  -  TRACY QUEK 16 terrace houses in St Michael's Road share the same problem; owners blame it on work in nearby condo project Bu WE WANT OUR HOUSES BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION, WE WANT MORE THAN SUPERFICIAL REPAIRS.' Resident Beni Poh MRS Lim Lai Wah's
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      642 2  - No successor in sight, AA head must soldier on CHRISTOPHER TAN Bu SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Tve been dying to step down for the last two years. Automobile Association president Gerard Ee AFTER eight years as president of the 81,000-strong Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS), Mr Gerard Ee wants to call it
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      Lock icon SIA flies to its seventh Indian destination: Amritsar
      346 2  -  KARAMJIT KAUR With departures to the northern state of Punjab three times a week, the airline now flies to India 38 times a week B,j TRANSPORT CORRFSPONDENT SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is expanding its services to India, with flights to Amritsar in the
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      756 2  -  KARAMJIT KAUR NEWS ANALYSIS Ku TRAXSPORT CORRESPOXDEXT IN ONE week, Singapore has witnessed two examples of just how volatile the aviation industry has become. First, Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its ground-han-dling arm, Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats), announced job cuts and plans to outsource work
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      Lock icon Gaming? No, he's game 'modeling'
      414 2  -  BILLY TEO Bu INSTEAD of spending the weekend having drinks with friends, IT practitioner Tong Jo-Tsze chose to pick up the art of game modification at a video game workshop. The marathon workshop was held on Saturday and yesterday in the Arts House (the former
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      493 3  -  ALEXIS HOOI Wings of free-roaming birds at zoo, bird park and Night Safari clipped; operator to meet Nature Society which has expressed concern By MORE than 50 chickens and ducks at the Singapore Zoo have been culled as a precaution, following the recent
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      298 3 ANOTHER 244 soldiers have joined the officer ranks of the Singapore Armed Forces. They and three officer cadets from neighbouring countries were commissioned at a parade on Saturday, after graduating from the SAF's Officer Cadet School. They are the fourth and final group this year
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      525 3 Cats and dogs there will enjoy more space, and even be able to sunbathe, swim THERE will be a pool, plenty of space for sunbathing and, soon, attap huts for lazy afternoon naps. Abandoned and stray animals will soon find
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      414 4 All MRT platform cameras can now record New CCTVs replace older ones that had only real-time viewing; recordings are helping inquiries into three track deaths CLOSED-CIRCUIT television cameras which can record have been installed at all MRT platforms. These replace older models that only allowed MRT staff to view events
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      378 4  -  HO AI LI Agent fails to make promised payment; students told to wait a year MORE than 120 Nanyang Technological University stu- dents who paid up to $1,500 for laptops that were never delivered may now have to wait for a year to
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        102 4 FROM this week, all counters and helpline services at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) Taxpayer Services Centre will close at lpm on Saturdays. Currently, these services operate Mondays to Saturdays, from Bam to spm. Iras said that the change, part
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        87 4 AROUND 170 people took part in The Straits Times Classified "Learning for Success" seminar held at the Suntec City Function Room on Saturday. Conducted by assistant director of professional development at the British Council, Mr Paul Tolton, the two-hour seminar saw the 170 participants
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      Lock icon Grassroots job same, but no gangsters now
      992 5  -  VIVI ZAINOL Role of community workers hasn't changed, but the community they work in and serve certainly has Bu 1964 Official opening of Buona Vista Youth Leadership Training Centre under auspices of People's Association (PA). 1965 Centre becomes autonomous. It is named National
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      509 5 SINGPOWER VOUCHERS OPPOSITION MP Low Thia Khiang yesterday questioned why information about the Singapore Power (SingPower) vouchers, to help needy families pay their utility bills, was not made public when they were offered more tnan a year ago. "A public announcement
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      650 6  - It's gut-wrenching when you see a fellow human being end up in such a tragic state BEN NADARAJAN »!L Police Coast Guard officer Mohamed Taha r on the decomposed bodies off suspected illegal TO EXPERIENCED seafarers, nothing is more gruesome than finding a bloated body bobbing at sea. A body
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      278 6 Picking up groceries for the needy MR PHUA Boon Pu, 21, spent Saturday afternoon shopping for groceries but unlike most other shoppers at the supermarket, he wheeled his overflowing trolley over to the Food From The Heart donation counter in Bishan Junction 8. The full-time national serviceman donated $100 worth
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        256 7  -  MARIA ALMENOAR Stories })\j A SMALL group of undergraduates here are shunning the fastest route to a degree, which means doing extra classes and sacrificing their holidays for extra modules. Instead, they are taking time off from their studies to pursue
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        260 7 7 cow Id have juggled both studies and the pageant, but I wanted to give my best to both situations rather than be halfhearted about either. Miss Chua WHEN she entered the Miss Singapore Universe beauty pageant this year, 19-year-old Sandy Chua (above) did
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        372 7 MEN not only make the best cooks but also the best bakers, claims 20-year-old Paul Liu (left), who coowns a confectionery with a friend from his church, Mr Joshua Tan, 19. The first-year student at the Singapore Management University took six months off from
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        274 7 THIRD-YEAR law student Clara Feng (above) cannot speak a word of Hindi, but that did not stop her from spending six months in the Indian state of Raiasthan, where it is the main language spoken. The 22-year-old, who is doing
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        2683 8  - Don' t say globalisation lacks a human face PRANAY GUPTE ST HOME LEARNING CENTRE THF I FQQAN Dl All* fcttJwUll I Lftn* IT IS aimed at getting upper secondary and junior college students up to speed in current affairs and English, and conies in three parts: the story-, the lesson
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        549 9  -  HO AI LI Organise information using colours, pictures and keywords By IT HAS been called the Swiss Army Knife of the mind and has attracted followers across the globe since Briton Tony Buzan invented it in the late *****. Advocates of mind mapping, a technique used for
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        680 10 Send us your question IF YOU have a problem with your child's education, tell us and we will ask the experts. Mail your question, marked "The expert is in", to the ST Education Desk, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium, 2nd storey, Singapore
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        321 10 WITH school exams just around the corner, self-help organisation Mendaki and Malay newspaper Berita Harian are launching a month-long campaign to get parents involved in their children's preparations. A total of 8,000 "Exam-ready" kits have been prepared by Mendaki for Malay/Muslim parents and children
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        202 10 school I NOTES THE Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) is rapidly expanding its portfolio of qualifications to keep up with the demand for courses in various fields. The organisation, which nas so far introduced six new degree and diploma programmes this year,
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        237 10 A FRESH slant on life in Singapore, one which focuses on people's favourite hawker food, the different customs followed by the ethnic groups here, and some of the country's most successful businessmen, will be showcased at the Singapore Discovery Centre when it reopens
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        116 10 CHONGFU Primary pupils raised $2,000 for charity and their school during a Childrens' Day celebration last Thursday, when they sold around 400 clay magnets at $5 each to parents. The trinkets were made and decorated by the school's Primary 2 pupils. About
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        Lock icon STUDENTS BAG TWO MEDALS IN INFORMATICS OLYMPIAD
        113 10 TWO junior college students here beat competitors from 77 other countries to win a gold and a bronze medal in the 16th International Olympiad in Informatics held in Athens, Greece, last month. Daniel Chia, 16, of Raffles Institution took the gold medal, while
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        123 10 A FOUR-MEMBER team from Singapore Polytechnic, which came out top in a computer game by making the most money-selling sweets, will represent Singapore in a regional round of management games. This will be held in New Zealand on Thursday and Friday. The quartet
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      100 5 Depression is not a sign of personal weakness. It is a medical condition that needs treatment. Symptoms include intense sadness, sense of worthlessness, loss of energy, changes in appetite and sleeping pattern. You may be easily agitated. It can also reduce your interest in daily activities and ability to concentrate.
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      39 1 TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Japan is a vassal of the United States. Pretty soon it will he a slave. Tokyo Governor Shintaro I shi ha ra, Japan's best-known nationalist politician, deriding the country's close ties with its American ally
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      651 1 British and US nationals of Pakistani origin spearhead push for puritanical Islamic state KARACHI A new breed of Islamic fundamentalists who study at top British and American schools yet abhor Western values has emerged in Pakistan. The radicals advocate a pan-Islamic state and favour the removal of the
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      97 1 MR ISMAIL Sheikh abandoned his career as a dentist in London and moved to Karachi in 1999 to become one of Hizb ut-Tahrir's pioneer members. "We advocate unity of Muslims," said the frail 34-year-old British national of Pakistani origin who was arrested for distributing pamphlets outside a Karachi
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      98 1 MR AHMED Rashid, the author of a book on the Taleban, said Hizb ut-Tahrir is a movement based in Europe. "Young Muslims living in the West get exj>osure to their culture through religion. I don't think taey have any real popular support. "Given the enormous number of Islamic
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      408 2 Taipei plays down significance of the conference, where its military capability and defence needs will be discussed TAIPEI Taiwan's Deputy Defence Minister Houh Shoou-yeh has left for the United States to attend a defence industry meeting. The trip is likely to anger
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      131 2 TAIPEI Taiwan yesterday urged Japan to set up channels for a "security dialogue" with the island, based on common democratic values. Like most major nations, Tokyo does not have official diplomatic relations with Taipei. However, Japan and Taiwan have friendly informal contacts and substantial
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      45 2 AFP TWIR DELIGHTS! Twins gathering to perform at a festival in Beijing yesterday during the National Day holidays. Hundreds of twins from across China are attending the festival which celebrates their uniqueness a rare sight in a country where a strict urban one-child policy exists.
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      367 2 TAIPEI Taiwan is to testfire a cruise missile which could hit the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai, it was reported yesterday, less than 10 days after Taiwanese Premier Yu Shyi-kun threatened to retaliate should China attack the island. The military-controlled Chungshan
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      302 2 EU urged to retain embargo on arms sales to China TAIPEI Taiwan is getting jittery about a new push within the European Union (EU) to lift a 15-year embargo on weapons sales to arch-rival China. Taipei argues that dropping the ban would shake up the delicate military balance in Asia
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      374 2 RECORD NUMBERS BEIJING China is expecting a record number of students to enrol in its universities this year as foreigners seek to cash in on the country's booming economy by becoming proficient in Mandarin. Of the anticipated 86,000 foreign students, an overwhelming number will come
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      605 3  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG Tirade Against Singapore Friends cite the Foreign Minister's frustration with the international situation and shoot-from-the-hip style By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI As a former meteorologist, Mr Mark Chen is trained to see a storm coming but Taiwan's Foreign Minister could not avoid
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      33 3 AP FRIENDLY ALIENS! A woman having fun with two people dressed as aliens from outer space during street festivities in Hong Kong. The event is part of the territory's Halloween activities this month.
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      231 3 Chirac to tap massive Chinese market PARIS French President Jacques Chirac wants to turn improving political ties with China into a stronger economic relationship during a visit this weekend. He declared this year the "Year of China". Paris lit up the Eiffel Tower in red during Chinese President Hu Jintao's
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      234 3 HONG KONG A mainland China official has denounced a veteran gadfly just elected to Hong Kong's legislature for "stirring trouble" by chanting pro-democracy slogans at a Chinese National Day celebration. "Stirring trouble at the celebration under the false pretence of freedom of ex-
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      295 3  -  TSCHANG CHI-CHU By CH I A COR R E S PO D E NT BEIJING A book banned by the Chinese authorities was awarded a prestigious literary prize in Germany yesterday for its pioneering investigation into the economic, social and political conditions of
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      220 3 The die is cast casinos short of workers HONG KONG A threatened labour shortage in the booming gambling city of Macau became a reality last weekend when a new casino opened its doors for business even though it was short of skilled staff. The Casa Real Casino, the latest gaming
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      215 3 BEIJING Six people have been arrested for their involvement in an incident in which 14 customers were stabbed in an Internet cafe, state media reported yesterday. The suspects, some of them teenagers, were arrested by Beijing police on Wednesday, the Beijing Morning
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      436 4 North Korea rejects bipartisan curtainraiser for six-way talks and calls for a probe of the South's nuclear activities SEOUL North Korea has dashed the South's hope of quickly resuming talks between the two old Cold War enemies, saying there is no
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      177 4 SEOUL The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, Mr Mohamed El-Baradei, arrived in Seoul yesterday to discuss South Korea's nuclear experiments. Mr El-Baradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA), is here to attend a conference but lAEA officials said
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      344 4 DEFENCE MINISTRY STUDY IN 1980s TOKYO A Japanese Defence Ministry think-tank studied the feasibility of Japan adopting nuclear arms in the early 1980s but concluded that it was not a viable option, the official Kyodo news agency said. Japan, the only nation to suffer a
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      37 4 HtKt b LOOKING AT US! Japanese HidetoYamaguchi showing offhis pet French bulldog, one-year-old Pushikun, after winning the annual Look- Alike Pet Contest in Tokyo. The lucky pair walked away with prize money of 300,000 yen (554,600). AFP
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      356 4 SEOUL South Korea's military and police yesterday tightened security after receiving a fresh AlQaeda threat against the country and other US allies which have troops in Iraq, officials said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff office yesterday issued an emergency instruction for
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      453 5 Move to silence anti- Japan views and those seeking to boost engagement, as China takes steps to preserve bilateral ties BEIJING The Chinese authorities have tightened their controls on domestic media reporting on Japan in an attempt to silence both anti- Japan
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      234 5 KUDOS FOR SINGAPOREAN HONGKONG Singapore's multi-award winning filmmaker Royston Tan has been voted one of 20 Asian heroes by Time magazine for being bold, brave and remarkable in his field before reaching the age of 40. Others in the list include Indonesian activist Bhutet
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      227 5 Royston Tan, Singaporean filmmaker. Pham Thi Hue, HIV-positive mother who runs a Vietnamese NGO to educate people about Aids. Butet ManuruiH), Indonesian conservationist. Cambodia's Bokor National Park ranoers, who have made Bokor the country's best-protected park. Uu Xianq, China's Olympic gold-medal hurdler. Jackie Humj, chief organiser of Hong
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      162 5 TOKYO China and South Korea are likely to skip Asia's first multinational naval exercise aimed at seizing weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), a report said yesterday. Japan will host the United States-led Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) drill to be held later this month
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        82 5 NEW DELHI South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun begins a rare visit to India today aiming to boost economic ties, but the two Asian nations will also look for ways to collaborate against nuclear proliferation, analysts said. Mr Roh will meet President Abdul
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        84 5 BEIJING Two leaders of a gang blamed for kidnapping and selling 74 women and 22 children have been sentenced to death, the government said yesterday. The court in the southern province of Yunnan also sentenced 34 other gang members to between two years and life in
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        81 5 HONG KONG More than 200 Filipino maids protested outside their government's consulate-general in Hong Kong yesterday, denouncing its contract and passport fees as a threat to their families' livelihoods. The workers chanted slogans criticising the HK5212.50 (Ss46) charge for authenticating maid contracts and the HK$425
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        89 5 KUALA LUMPUR Doctors at a Terengganu hospital reattached a man's right wrist, which was severed in an attack. Police said Mr Raja Abdullah Deraman was driving alone from Jertih to Setiu in Terengganu when two cars forced him to stop at a lonely spot and
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        72 5 BANDA ACEH Indonesian troops have captured a district leader of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the military said yesterday. Muhammad Aris was caught while being escorted by about 20 armed rebels after a skirmish with troops in the Banda Baru forest of Pidie district
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        77 5 MANILA Eight women were killed after getting trapped in a supermarket which caught fire in the northern Philippines. The Civil Defence said yesterday that the blaze broke out at the Popong Suerte Mart in San Fernando City, north of Manila, on Saturday. The eight store
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        461 6 Scheme will supply 300,000 HIV-positive people in Thailand and overseas with generic drugs within next two years BANGKOK Thailand has vowed to provide locally-made cheap "copycat" anti-Aids drugs to 300,000 HIV-positive people here and overseas within the next two years. The kingdom is one
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        376 6 BANGKOK Fourteen people were killed and five injured yesterday in an explosion at a nreworks factory in Thailand's ancient capital Ayuthya, officials and witnesses said. The blast destroyed the factory that officials revealed had not had a licence to produce fireworks for 10
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        425 6 MANILA The new sultan of Sulu in the southern Philippines said yesterday he will fight to get back the state of Sabah from Malaysian control, claiming territorial rights over the North Borneo territory. a I will fight for my family's rights
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        306 6 JAKARTA The wife of a man suspected of blowing himself up in a bombing outside Australia's Jakarta embassy last month says it is "God's wish" that he left her alone with a newborn child press reports said on Saturday Indonesian police chief Da'i
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        434 7 Another Thai girl hit by bird flu virus Nine-year-old in critical condition as Thailand also confirms the first case of bird flu in a dog BANGKOK A nine-year-old girl in northern Thailand nas tested positive for bird flu, becoming the latest human case of the deadly virus since it resurfaced
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        86 7 THIS is no ordinary rock that Filipino Danilo Sabas found. It contains gold deposits. Mr Sabas is one of the slum dwellers in Quezon City who have struck gold along this trash-strewn and heavily silted river. Hundreds of people have flocked there to try their luck
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        332 7 ENHANCING COORDINATION BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is pushing for the formation of a new security command to coordinate the various security agencies working in the Muslim-domi-nated southern provinces, according to the Bangkok Post yesterday. Quoting sources, it said Mr Thaksin was
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        193 7 MANILA A Philippine Roman Catholic leader has warned against granting amnesty to military officers who launched a mutiny last year, saying there must be a guarantee against further adventurism. Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales, who is in charge of the church in Manila, said the eight military coup
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        489 8 Money politics will be defined clearly so that candidates know what they can and cannot do during campaigning KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's main ruling party Umno plans to review its internal election process after intense speculation over accusations of vote-buying cast doubts on the Prime
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        479 8 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians pay too little for their water supply and treat it as if it were almost free, according to industry players and experts. They said that if Malaysians wanted cleaner, uninterrupted and sufficient supplies to meet their future needs, they had
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        425 8 HIKE IN FUEL PRICES KUALA LUMPUR Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Khaled Nordin has assured the public that transport fares will not be raised soon despite higher petrol, diesel and gas prices. "We have received requests from transport and school bus
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        277 8 PEKAN (Pahang) A young woman who was due to be married next month has died after being bitten by a 3m-long king cobra in her house. Ms Ami Syuhada Salleh, 23, was rushed to hospital by family members after she was bitten late on Friday
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        543 9 RESULTS Man ltd 1 MRkSesboru 1, Birmingham 2 Newcastle 2, Chelsea ILJverp«x)lo. RESULTS Atalanta 1 I ..i/io 1. Messina 4 Siena 1 AC Milan 3 Reggina 1 Palermo 1 Bologna 0. ParniaO Fiorenlina 0. Sampdoria 2 IJvornoO, Udinese 0 Jtiventus 1 RESULTS Real H.tis i VdbMta i Bid s<>
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        35 9 LEAVING HIS MARK FOR POSTERITY 'I'm obsessed by the idea of making my mark on history. Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, after his cheeky back-heeled goal in the 4-0 win against Charlton Athletic earned him praise
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        865 9 SOCCER Smith scores to salvage a point as Rooney sputters against Middlesbrough MANCHESthe joy of I midweek win in Europe and the exciting debut of Wayne Rooney, Manchester United had to depend on a goal from Alan Smith to salvage a point against Middlesbrough last
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        345 9 AMERICAN multi-million-aire Malcolm Glazer is poised to launch a £650 million (551.97 billion) takeover bid for English football giants Manchester United, newspaper in Britain reported yesterday. The 75-year-old businessman, who owns American Football team Tampa Bay Buccaneers, already nolds a 19-2 per cent stake in
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        529 9 MILAN Leaders Juventus and champions AC Milan picked up wins in the Serie A yesterday while Messina, the early-season surprise package, continued their impressive form with a 4-1 victory over Siena. A second-half header from Uruguayan substitute Marcelo Zalayeta gave Juventus a 1-0 win at
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        679 10  -  MARC LIM SOCCER Rovers cap fairy-tale season by adding S'pore Cup to S-League title *v S -LEAGUE Champions three weeks ago and The Straits Times-NTUC Income Team of the Year last week. Now, Singapore Cup champions. Tampines Rovers added yet another chapter to their fairy-tale season
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        99 10 TAMPINES: Rezal Hassan (above, celebrating his Man of the Match award), Choketawee Promrut, Sead Muratovic, Nazri Nasir, Zulkanaen Zainal (Azhar Salleh, 46th), Santi Chaiyaphuak, Mustafic Fahrudin, Aliff Shafaein (Azlan Alipah, 99th), Tan Kim Leng, Mirko Grabovac, Noh Alam Shah (Steven Tan (107th). HOME: Sean Roberts, Aide Iskandar, S.
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        144 10 WHAT THEY SAID 'Nomorejinxforme.lt was a fantastic match. Real Cup-final atmosphere.' National Development Minister and Tampinc* Rovers* No 1 fan Mali Bom Tan, who used to stay away from Tampines games as they never won whenever he attended a match. 1 am ecstatic. This is our first double and we
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        461 10  -  CHAN YI SHEN «i THEY braved the afternoon rain and even the police at the National stadium yesterday. But Tampines Rovers' die-hard tans were duly rewarded when r T am c °mpleted the club's nrst League and Cup double after a
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        759 11 GOLF South African wins WGC title and takes Woods' world No. 2 ranking THOMASTOWN (Ireland) With the Majors over, Ernie Els got a consolation prize by capturing his first World Golf Championship title here yesterday. He outlasted Thomas Bjorn in a brilliantly-played duel
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          80 11 SINGAPORE failed to qualify for golfs World Cup when they finished the 17-team qualifying event in 13th place in Malaysia yesterday. The Republic's Poh Eng Wah and M. Murugiah shot a final round six-over-par 78 in the foursomes for a four-over 292 (71, 76,
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          52 11 LI NA became the first Chinese woman to win a Women's Tennis Association singles title when she downed Martina Sucha of Slovakia in straight sets yesterday. Li, a qualifier, defeated the more experienced Sucha 6-3, 6-4 to win the Guangzhou Open in the Guangdong provincial
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          54 11 CHINA AND KENYA TAKE HALF-MARATHON TITLES CHINA'S Sun Yingjie won the women's title in the World Half-Marathon Championships in New Delhi yesterday. Kenya's Lydia Cheromei finished second and Constantina Tomescu of Romania came in third. Kenya's Paul Kirui won the men's title, with Tanzanian Fabiano Joseph second, and Qatar's Abdullah
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        515 11 TENNIS BANGKOK Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-0 to win the Thailand Open yesterday, and joined Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe as the only players to win 12 consecutive finals. "When I came here, I didn't know what to expect," said Federer,
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        1078 11 ATHLETIC* World Hatf-Marathon C ships in Ntw Delhi, Men: 1 Paul Kirui (Ken) 62min 15sec 2 Fabiano Joseph (Tan) 62:31 3 Ahmad Abdullah Hassan (Oat) 62:36 Team: 1 Kenya 2 Ethiopia 3Uganda Women: 1 Sun Yingjie (Chn) 68:40 2 Lydia Cheromei (Ken) 69:00 3 Constantina Tomescu (Rom)
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        147 11 TRAINER Tim Pinfield (pictured left with Terry Ong and Lim's Secret) was overjoyed after landing his first double since returning to Singapore with Good Businessman (Race 3) and Lim's Secret (Race 7) at Kranji on Friday night. Since rejoining the training ranks in July Pinfield has had steady
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        958 11 "HORSES TO FOLLOW" From Friday 1 October LINTS FALCON j KIWI REBEL j STRANGER Lightly raced three-year-old filly by j Made good ground over the The Patrick Busuttin-trained galloper Fasliyev was having her first race on concluding stages, but had a difficult was out-sprinted in the early part
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      788 12 IST ANNIVERSARY IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF DEVARAJU DEPARTED ON 19.9.2003 OUR THOUGHTS ARE AL WA YS WITH YOU OUR HEARTS ARE SORE WITH PAIN THIS WORLD WOULD BE LIKE HEA VEN IF YOU WERE HERE AGAIN Sadly missed fondly remembered by lovtd ones: Beloved Wife: Manonmony Son: Shankaran Brother:
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        874 16  -  ANN WILLIAMS But some analysts say this may not mean offshore services are on the way out NEWS ANALYSIS could come in "slightly higher" as companies, which often look to outsourcing as a way to cut costs, start to enjoy a better economy. Mr Robert
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        234 16 JPMORGAN Ends its US$5 billion (SsB.s billion) outsourcing deal with IBM two years into its seven-year contract. Raises its in-house investment in business technology. Includes opening two new data centres last month at a cost of US$3OO million, creating 100 new jobs.
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          79 13 WALL Street rebounded last week as investors showed confidence in the United States economy despite high oil prices, but the market could stagnate this week because of the highly anticipated monthly US unemployment report. In the week to last Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.45 per
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          73 13 TOKYO stocks are seen rising further this week, helped by optimism about corporate earnings and cash inflows at the beginning of the second half of the business year. The benchmark Nikkei average rose 1.49 per cent last Friday after a better-than-ex- pected Tankan survey of corporate sentiment. It ended
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          112 13 SHARES in retailers are expected to lead gains on the Hong Kong stock market this week, as mainland Chinese visitors flock to the territory during the week-long National Day holiday. But other China plays could fall after Beijing held firm to its gradual approach towards more foreign exchange flexibility
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          48 13 MALAYSIAN share prices are expected to remain lacklustre this week with few incentives to spur buying interest amid concerns over the direction of fjlobal oil prices, dealers said ast Friday. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index dipped 0.16 per cent to close at 853.93 points last week.
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          51 13 INDONESIAN share prices are expected to extend their gains tnis week, supported by Hopes there will a credible Cabinet line-up presented by the country's next president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, dealers said. Last week, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 1.96 per cent at a new high of
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          42 13 THAI share prices are expected to continue their upward momentum but the key issue for investors will remain global oil prices, dealers said. Last week, the Stock Exchange of Thailand Composite Index gained 6.63 points or 1.02 per cent to 661.23.
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          57 13 AUSTRALIAN share prices are expected to continue their recent strong run this week after hitting a succession of record highs in the last few days of last week, dealers said. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index ended the week 0.66 per cent higher at 3,659.6 while the broader AllOrdinaries Index
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        144 13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE (000) Main S<H Totil M«in Sdq ToUl Mtnuticturq 191 004 13,960 204.964 167.373 2 249 169 62' Commerce 34.412 1.358 35 770 33 427 312 33 738 Tpt/Stor/Com 167,760 378 168.138 235 777 413 236 190 Finance 14.659 143 14.802 104 362 44 104
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        146 13 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up On Unch Up Dn Unch Up On unch Muituna 4 000 19 4 M«nuf«cturg 55 70 39 18 14 19 73 84 58 Commerce 28 20 18 9 9 4 37 29 22 Tpt/Stor/Com 18 6 6 1 1 0 19 7 6
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        72 13 NTA kit* Fd Ltd '8 57 As**i Su(K«n» Fd Ltd /4.91 Th* Prim* 10.90 /11.50 ytmtKlM DAE 3.00 /9 93 YamjKft OAE ifttdmW /9.83 Ttvw Equity Trust Fd /3.58 LEGEND: All prlctt art Indicative Broadly Diversified; Narrowly Focused S Lower Risk, Low to Medium Risk; Medium to
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        403 13 ABN AmroßankNV 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 of East
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        4650 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS 1 UNIT TRUSTS ABN Amro AtMt M|t (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!" 0.721/ Star Europe Bond 1.27/ Star Europe Sal 1.044/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.879/ Star Asu Bond 1.352/ Star Asu Balanced 0 928/ Star Global TKhnotogy Fund!" 0.184/ Star Br.< Finance Japan Fund?" 0.741/ Multi Strategy
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        675 14 G7, IMF call for bold reforms to sustain growth The US and Europe need to slash budget deficits, China needs to drop currency peg, poor nations need debt relief WASHINGTON The global economic recovery is at risk unless governments address growing trade imbalances, budget deficits and exchangerate inflexibility as oil
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        334 14  -  TSCHANG C HI-CHU CHINA CORRKSPONDF.NT summit cap months of speculation in financial markets from Shanghai to New York over whether China would hike rates for the first time since 1996. As China's inflation rate has matched the bank's benchmark one-year lending
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          137 14 I I O\<, WAI I.FN(.i Appointed chief executive officer of Raffles International Ltd (RIL), the hotel management arm of listed Raffles Holdings, effective last Friday. This adds to Ms IxM>ng's existing role as deputy CHO of Raffles Holdings and executive director of RIL.
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          88 14 TAN BOEN HO: Retired as managing director (MD) of mainboard-listed hotel group Apollo Enterprises, effective last Thursday, after more than 30 years with the group. Mr Tan played a key role in planning and executing the development of the Tropical Wing of Furama RiverFront Hotel
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          59 14 CRAIG ZIMBI I JS: Appointed president and chief operating officer of Singapore-based video-on-demand company Anytime. Mr Zimbulis was formerly chief operating officer for Virgin (Asia) Management, where ne oversaw the development of Virgin's business in the Asia Pacific. Anytime delivers video content to homes via
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          47 14 DAVID TSANG KAI KONG: Appointed head of finance for Top Global, which installs waterproof and thermal insulation for roofs, effective last Monday. Mr Tsang, 46, has spent more than 2O years in banking and finance. He replaces Mr Tay Kah Guan.
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          96 14 JASPAL SINGH: Appointed chief executive of ComfortDelGro's British and Irisn unit, effective last Friday. He will assume overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations and growth of the bus, taxi, coach and other lana transport-relat-ed businesses in the two countries. Mr Singh, 51, served in
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        459 14  -  ARTHUR POON By In Singapore, outsourcing tends to be when one company shifts some of its non-core operations to a third party within Singapore. In the United States, jobs often go offshore. OUTSOURCING is very much the buzzword here with companies looking
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        691 15  -  LEE SU SHYAN Director says an independent report had raised concerns over the purchase and he was uncomfortable about the speed at which proposed deal was put together By COMPANIKS COKKKSPONDIM 'Pressing ahead ivith the pnmosed transaction (acquiring lEI Technology) has led
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        421 15  - Stricter rules for auditors prod PwC into selling unit LEE SU SHYAN Bu Independence issues are becoming more important. With the cost of checking and compliance, we decided that we would sell if Mr Banerjee, on why PwC has chosen to opt out ONE of the Big Four accounting firms,
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        447 13 REVIEW Currencies REGIONAL currencies gained marginally against the US dollar as concerns persisted over the effect that re-cord-high oil prices would have on the world economy. JAPANESE YEN: It gained slightly against the greenback, reaching 110.05 to the dollar last Friday, against 110.59 the
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        557 15  -  GOH ENG YEOW TAKING STOCK By TECHNOLOGY stocks may regain prominence this week as traders scoop up downtrodden stocks of contract manufacturers and chip-related companies after Nasdaq's rally last Friday. Stocks linked to the oil industry such as Keppel Corporation
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          102 15 UNITED Food's executive director, Mr Wang Wenguang, has cut his stake in the China frozen meat processing company to just 92,112 shares from 15.09 million shares previously. United Food said Mr Wang sold 10.7 million shares at 378 cents apiece on Sept 24, and another
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          119 15 NEPTUNE Orient l ines independent director Timothy Rhein has cut his stake in the shipping line to 77,343 shares after selling 75,000 shares at $2.92 apiece last Thursday. That was also the day NOL's share price shot to a 17-year intraday high of $3.06. The sharp
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          60 15 MAINBOARD-LISTED Nam Lee Pressed Metal Industries has cut its stake in Broadway Industrial Group, reducing the figure to 5.38 per cent from 6.43 per cent. Nam Lee sold 1.55 million Broadway shares on the open market at an undisclosed price last Wednesday. Over the week,
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          118 15 TEMASEK Holdings has trimmed its deemed interest in semiconductor chip tester United Test and Assembly Center (Utac), lowering it to 6.74 per cent from 7.88 per cent. The paring was effected through the sale of 6.35 million Utac shares that had been held under various parties
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      182 12 Our beloved father NG CHEONG LING passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord Thursday 30 September 2004 fondly remembered by Suelien and Clarence Fung Sanford, Deborah, Brendon, Rebecca and Lorie-Anne Cecelya Terence "Terry" Ng and Lena Ng Christopher and Justin Russell and Constance Ng Melanie and Tony Chew
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      119 2 They left the United States President alone at Friday night's Vote For Change concert in Philadelphia. Launched by Bruce Springsteen (far right) to help elect Democrat John Kerry to the White House, the show's stars who included the band R.E.M. and its frontman Michael Stipe (right) spent no
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      410 2  -  HONG XINYI DRAMA DOUBLE HAPPINESS II Channel 8 Mondays to Fridays, 7pm -k-k-k-Cr-Cr' By WHEN viewers last caught episode 71 in August, the Luo clan of Double Happiness was in a bit of a shambles. Jiaxi (Edmund Chen) had not survived a medical mission in Iraq
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      321 2  - Woman regains sensuous bustline irti weeks... Eunice Chua using botanical ingredients and aromatic oil Written by 'IN A FEW SHORT WEEKS, I SAW A VISIBLE SIZE DIFFERENCE.' "MY C-cup breasts used to be the envy of many, but after breastfeeding my second child, they shrank and sagged. I was devastated!"
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      1264 3  -  JILL ALPHONSO SUJIN THOMAS From shooting commercials to auditioning to recording, life for the American Idols has not slowed down a single bit since the competition Ml SICREPORTKK I'M NOT SICK In vllivlnU IT r REAUY. I JUST WANT TOSIMG OTHER SWIGS' Trias on why
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        409 5  -  HONG XINYI COMEDY HOSSAN: GASSED UP, SPAMMED UP BUT NOT HANDING OVER YET World Media Group Alliance Francaise ljist Wednesday Bu COMEDY is no simple laughing matter. Some stand-up comedians seem fuelled by anger as much as humour, and the performances that ensue have an unsettling undercurrent.
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      120 6 Tie a yellow ribbon. A 6,000-STRONG crowd turned up for Saturday's Yellow Ribbon Project Charity Concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium to catch Taiwanese boyband Tension (below, far left) and Singaporean pop singer Azrina Ahmad (below, left), among others. President SR Nathan and his wife (left) were the guests of
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        376 7  -  SHER WIN LOH Three homegrown animated series make their world debut MFDIARFPORTKR TV on Monday I RAINY DAYS: Master Raindrop is a 3-D animated series by Big Communications and New Zealand's Flux Animation Studios. MADE-IN-SINGAPORE cartoons, anyone? Of the 10 Singapore media companies going to Cannes, France, for
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        321 7  -  MAK MUN SAN REALITY SHOW ■■--'•V FOR LOVE OR MONEY 3 Channel i Thursdays, 10pm h I HATE reality shows save for the earlier seasons of The Amazing Race and would happily give up my TV set in exchange for never having to review them
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      437 10  -  S Y WHANG CONCERT COURTNEY PINE The Esplanade Last Saturday Bu COURTNEY PINE arrived with a long string of credentials, promising much. Acknowledged as the leader of the younger generation of multi-ethnic British jazz players, the saxophonist has a number of successful albums, has made a BBC documentary,
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      267 10 jilted by j eon? HOLD THE PASSION: The Passion Of The Christ director Mel Gibson has obtained a temporary restraining order against a man who allegedly showed up at his estate and at the chapel he attends, demanding they pray together. MINHELU MAYHEM?: Liza Minnelli's former chauffeur, M 'hammed Soumayah,
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      104 2 THE BUZZ WHAT'S ON is on Page 8 TOMORROW Life! goes places: Travel on Tuesday LUMIERE I 2a£|U a£a3 HI JPA 1 Ho P B >*> N»ciionr«imdo«nn«^^ *T^ I M JPK 'All f tiWi Wall i'Af ifilii Ti^ All i?" "iM*-ii i I GOOD NEWS! Professional home services Xl summing
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      33 2 NEW magazine with your Straits Times From Oct 1 9 mindyourbody i Every Wednesday Alexis Hooi of Mind Your Body Personal accounts from people who have battled cancer. All in Mind Your Body
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      803 3 AN ADVERTISING FEATURE GRAND OPENING SENI opened with a flourish at the Singapore Art Museum on Friday night. Guest of honour was Mr Yatiman Yusof, senior parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, who toured '^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^^^^^H Hr^*iwH the Home Fronts exhibition and chatted to artists. On
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      469 8 LIFE! WHAT'S ON If you have time for only one the arts this week Magdalene hum event ASIAN ART WEEK WHAT THE JS LOMO? MATIIDAI FADPEC Marriott Hotel Singapore. Thu 6 Fri (Larasati's Objectifs Centre For Photcgraphtjand RftlUlUtL iHJHbLO prex ieu I lam 7pm Sat Larasati auction. Film-making, 12A Peck
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        234 6 SID CONFIRM $68 ALL-IN-DRIVEAWAY Free 3 mth instalment transfer. Free 1 year insurance. 20 units. '93 Corolla I.3XLi Manual $14.8K. '93 Corolla I.3XLi Silver... $14.8K. '93 Corolla I.6GLi Auto... $14.8K. '93 Corolla I.6GLi Manual $14.8K. '93 Corolla I.6GLi Silver... $14.8K. '93 Corolla I.6GLi 81ue... $14.8K. '93 Corolla I.6GLi bodykit $14.8K.
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        813 7 Bin LORRIES FOR SALE 8/00 NISSAN CABSTAR Y-plate 1 owner. Pte can register. New paint. Deposit $IK. *****004 7/'9B NISSAN PU4IH4 14ft. New paint/ tax. Al cond. Loan/ Trade-in avail. 9764-6004 NEW PAINT/ TAXI 6/94 Toyota Dyna 150D. Flexible loan. Tip-top cond. neg! Hurry. 9693-5837 93 MITSUBISHI FM557 10 ton
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        679 7 Wflfl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ E)!iM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT HORIZON VIEW. APPROX. 2700 sqft. High fir. 4+l. F/facilities, pte lift, amenities, immed. *****011 D.lO SPRING GROVE 2+1. 1012 sqft. S/pool view. Fully furn. Condo facilities. $3.8K neg. 6363-6361 BELMONT RD, 1500 sqft, renovated. 3 big balcony. Near Holland Village. Ouiet. Agt: 9633
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        609 7 HDI2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTEAPTS-RENT I D.12 KEMAMAN PT/ Victory Mgts 2*l rms. '200 sq.ft. $1.4K neg. Facilities. 6355-9933/ 6250-9952 $1.7K/ $2K TRELLIS Twrs. 2/ 3/ 4 rms. Immed.! High fir, pool view P/ furn. MRT. 6100-4567 (Agt) WING FONG CT Studio Apt <§> Geylang Lor 14. P/furn. Near MRT/ amenities.
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        676 7 dfhfgjhgjhg Wm SERVICE fWI SERVICE APARTMENTS APARTMENTS The Tango ~J ...in a space or luxury W w For enquiries, call 6732 2212 Indulge in the luxury of Le Grove Serviced Apartments, possibly the most generously-sized ones in the prime residential area. 5 mins to Orchard Road Pool, tennis, gym, sauna
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        338 7 aDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE •NEAR ACS SCGS- Bunglw 2 storey 5000/4000 sqft. s+l rm S3.BM. Semi-d 9 Stevens Rd 2storey 4400/ 3300 sqft 4+l rm 52.35M. Pg. 980-99-888 Poh Wffk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ■yuJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE CAIRNHILL PRE-LAUNCH PREVIEW by invitation. Prestigious F'hold condo 9 discounted price. Just
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        612 7 VfTI 012-14 BALESTIER/ mjjlM MACPHERSON/ GEYLANG J[ HOUSES -SALE SEMI-D Btllmbing Ave 3000 sqft, quiet, near park, $;.XXM. Lichi Ave 1702 sqft. New list! Renovated. Good cond. Park 2 cars. $818K!! *****373 Orion BANK'S AUCTION 7/101 Lor Man can. 2-storey Corner Terr. Land 2784 sq.ft. 3*l. Near MRT/ amenities. Call
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        409 8 Rfl HOUSES WANTED (RENT/BUY) URGENT! CO., EXPATS, small family/ workers looking for house to rent immed in all areas. Budget $1300-$2500. Call 9817-5019 OK OLD/ NEW BUNGLWS/ land wanted in any dists/ sizes. $2M-SIOM. Sellers, call Mr Yong 9022-1933 R9l PRIVATE APTS UNWANTED (RENT/ BUY) Associate 1, Excellence SURE SELLI
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        551 8 Rfl FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE I^UfORRENT |^J C UT m FOR RENT INDUSTRIAL LAND FOR LEASE ONLY Open Land Application Scheme Plot Code JR 2804 Location Enterprise Road Land area 3,0595qm Usage Business 2 (Food) Tenure 30 years Application will close on 18 Oct 04. For
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        528 8 Rfl OFFICE SPACE |^y FOR RENT Near Jfjy TG PAGAR/ DUXTON/ Pagoda 250/ 450/ 950/ 1331/ 2000 sqft. 1200/ 1800/ 2000/ 3800 sqft. Aircon. No agts! 9823-0338 BEACH RD. 4000/ 9000 soft. Mgr. conference, server rms, wet pantry. Nicely fitted. Outside CBD. Attractive rent. Leona *****001 Fj^ J *J *J%]
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        431 9 (ffl OFFICE SPACE |^FORRENT SUNTEC/ INT'L PLAZA/ Goldhill Plaza. 989 sq.ft. Renovated. High fir. No fees! ***** 455 Y&Y CHINATOWN POINT 1055 sqft MRT High fir. Window unit. Unblocked. Immed. Rent neg. *****933 SMT REALTY CTR OFFICE. 1302 sqft. Central aircon. Partitioned. Carpeted. MRT. 9068-6008 GP2I ÜBI TECHPARK OFFICE. 1100
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        812 9 RTj SHOP SPACE RR SHOP SPACE SHOPS FOR LEASE Property Area (sqft) Central Mall 900 5,000 Chinatown Point 205 8,730 City Plaza 520 Delfi Orchard 388 1293 Fortune Centre 689 Fuji Xerox Tower 250 645 Katong Shopping Centre 3,425 3,531 Orchard Hotel Shopping Arcade 786 2,906 Republic Plaza 517 1,178
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        383 9 ■ffl WAREHOUSES/ IfBI WAREHOUSES/ E|£J STORAGE mi STORAGE JJJPACEFORREN^ J^SPACEFORRENT /^l^v RUBY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX 1 Tel: *****661 (Ruby Group) warehouse/ m^h officesprCE/s::°^J H SHOP SPACE FOR SALE BANK'S SALE! CONCORDE Shop ping Centre. Ground floor. 505 sqft. Near Atrium. 99 yrs. Auction 7/10. Call 9683-3130 DTZ HOLLAND VILLAGE SHOPHOUSE 1680/3000
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        352 9 Rfi RESTAURANT/ J[ SPACE FOR RENT SERANGOON GDNS, 600/1500 sqft, near NTUC, cafe, shops for retail/ food. PMC *****688 PARADIZ CTR NEAR Dhoby Ghaut MRT 1528 sq.ft. basement with alfresco dining 6266 2222 CENTRAL. 1000-3000 SO.FT. Restn/ pub/ live band/ salon. No takeover fees. 9738-4814 agt RIVERVALE (SENGKANG) SNACK bar
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        171 14 IN THE SUBORDINATE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE MC SUIT NO. *****/2004/Q Between PALM RESORT BERHAO (MALAYSIACO.NO *****4-A) ...Plaintiffs And FU KIM SOON (NRIC NO: *****747Z) ...Defendant Tolc« Notice thai an action has been commenced against you in the Subordinate Courts in M.C. Suit No. *****/2004/Q by Palm Resort
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        830 14 fgjghkhgk fghfgjghk BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) BANKRUPTa RULES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTa N0.***** of 2004/X RE FUNG 01 CHEE NONITA (NRIC No. *****944/D) EX-PARTE DBS BANK LTD (RC No. 1 ***** 306€! Petitioning Creditors In the matter of a Creditors" Bankruptcy Petition filed
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        578 16 fgjhfgjhgk itjl NURSING/ HEALTHCARE SPECIALIST CLINIC IN Katong requires SRN/ SEN. Newly qualified staff nurses can apply. Must have good command of Eng Mandarin. Call Winnie at: 6744-7686/ 6744-3741 for appt. FULL/ PART-TIME DENTAL Assts needed at various locations. No experience required. Speak English Mandarin. Can work nights weekends. Housewives
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        330 16 ■•MJJ CUSTOMER SERV 2 yrs of retail exp Good sales record Well-groomed with pie Retail hrs required Min 'N' level Bilingual in English and WALK-IN-I 4/10(Mon)&5/10(Tue #01-11 orcallKiml I s»t*<^; SY r ouoot Llfestytt Home Furnlshinq Store looking for Dynamic, Extrovert, Confident, Creative RETAIL SHOP ASSISTANTS Walk-in Interview Today and
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        567 16 E] $ales SALES EXECUTIVES" 1) CAR RENTAL Dip in Sales Mfctf c Preferably in related industry Handle corporate accounts 2) SPARE PARTS D.p in Engrg/ Sa.cs txptrtence/ Fresh Dip Icomt Must possess own trar.sport Basic transport allowance good commission Call: 6738-0176 Email: arivsEslnqntt.com.so, Int'l Company Expanding! SALES/ MKTC I ADVERTISING
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        642 17 BRANDED COSMETIC PROMOTOR. Speak Mandarin. Pleasant. Urgent. Orchard. 6325 2521 COURSE CONSULTANTS. FAMILIAR with Chinese software. Good in sales. Call TCM 6743-1238 INDOOR OUTDOOR Sales Execs required. Overseas opportunity. High commission. 6728-9004 2 MGT TRAINEE needed. $3K-S4K per month. Email to cresks^starhub.net. sg SALES EXEC/ MGR Japanese MNC Experience in
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        533 18 miiiuirTniTiiirl I inUIUICTniTIUCZ B ADMINISTRATIVE/ Wffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL Ky^LERICAL I Purchasing Assistant Minimum GCE '0' level with relevant work experience Computer literate Preferably with knowledge in MS Access Only Singaporeans Singapore PRs. Malaysians with at least Form 5 (SAP SPM Cert) above. Please call walk-in for an interview. SINGAPORE SAFETY
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        269 18 •ffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ WE WANT INDOOR SALES CO-ORDINATOR. Tampines. Quotation, invoice D/O. Microsoft Office. Industry experience preferred. M'sians are welcome. Pis call 6784-7591. Email: admin^solidheat.com.sg ACCOUNTS ASST Required Urqently By Trading Firm Able to handle full sets .i 1 1 Must be very good in spip.i«i sheet/ Words etc Good in
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        395 18 I ADMINISTRATIVE/ Ij^CLERICAL WE WANT ADMIN ASST. TEMP/ perm. 0' level/ Dip. PC literate. Mandarin speakinq Immrd (Cfo37lOlF) aileen.linvAom.inpowri i om.sg shaline nU'-'V".n>i<>'A«-i i om.sq AOMIN CUM STORC KEEPER tm iMrtfw gomH o *w» lo hmn M.v','l IVi-rn.Unl 9tM Hold t \»<- w«Hi in "t>-i virw on .li'.x'.r- v..n- <„.m
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        726 18 WT7\ TECHNICAL VTFI TECHNICAL Assistant Engineer Nitec/ Higher Nitec in Precision Machining or equivalent Preferably 2-3 years experience in CNC machining, programming setting Overseas travelling is required Bilingual in English Mandarin Laboratory Assistant Diploma in Chemical Process Technology (Industrial Chemistry) Preferably with disk drive manufacturing contamination control experience To perform
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        554 18 WTT% GENERAL M^PRODUCTION An established precision metal ll stamping and tool die fabrication Company requires > 5 days week > Transport provided at designated pick-up points 'I Interested applicants please 1 walk In for an Interview TEK GUTHRIE PTE LTD 55, |oo Koon Circle Singapore *****0 j Tel 6863 09H
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        671 18 1771 GENERAL MMPRODUCTION BONUS $400 CASH ADVANCE Jurong/ AMK/ WLands/Loyang 7.30am 7.45pm $70 7.30pm 7.45am $78 7am 7pm $64/$65/$7O 7pm 7am $71/$75/$BO 7.30am 4.45pm $42 4.30pm 10.30pm $32 10.15pm 7.30am $50 Bam 5 30pm $38 Trpt. No lumpsuit. Easy |Ob Tel: *****331/ 647ut123 (AMK.W'lands.Jurong.Eunos MRT) PRODN. TEAM LEADER. 12 hrs.
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        455 19 Take home $45 $50 Incentive for NSRS Holder; Sunttc City, Jurong Orchard, Toh Guan, Yishun Sembawang, Tuas, AMK Tampines, Town area Marsiling, S'goon North Weekly pay, advance avail Male working environment Matured M'sians preferably with SPM welcome Vacancy for Supervisor <3> Jurong/ Sembawang Bring 4 photos i school certs 805-32/33
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        929 19 JIM UOL Management Services Pt« Ltd (A) Grand Plan Parfcroyal i \D| nsw rarx notei Minimum Secondary 2 education Young and physically fit At least 2 years' experience in a related security field Able to speak and write simple English Able to perform 3 rotating shifts including weekends and public
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        643 19 mj CHAUFFEURS 1) PRIME MOVER drivers. Must have Class 5 lie. Request PSA transit shipment. 2) Lorry Driver/ Despatch Riders. Brani gate 2 to Pasir Panjang gate 4. 12 hr night shift. M'sians welcome. Ini terested walk-in interview No. 12 I Tanjong Penjuru Crescent. DRIVER CUM DELIVERY needed urgently. Pleasant
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        543 19 B PART-TIME/ TEMPORARY TELEMARKETER. $6 P/HR. 1.30--5.30PM 3> No. 4 Sq Kadut Cresc. Trpt provided. Pis call *****228 PART-TIME TELEMARKETER REQUIRED for few hours per day. Attractive rates. Call: 6557-4062 PART-TIME TELEMARKETER. Bt Batok. Bilingual. Tue-Fri, 1-spm. Undergrads welcome. 6316-1980 FINANCIAL PLANNER. HIGH income, flexi hr, training allowance $3K. Min
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        164 20 DIARY tttp Thursday FUNDAMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Know why people behave the way they do. This 10 -session course is conducted m Mandarin. Cost $220. An eight-session course in English on appbed psychology starts on Oct 11 Cost $350. Organised by Sopria Course works at Bestway BwMfatg, 7pm to 9.30pm. Group dscounts
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