Streats, 6 December 2004

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  • 12 1 Streats MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg «e-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MICA (P) 196/03/2004
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  • 588 1  -  Despite higher risks, medical costs, 1 in 3 babies is delivered by C-section: MOH study By Conrad Raj CLOSE to one in every three births in Singapore is through Caesarean delivery and the rate has been increasing. This is causing concern to the Health Ministry
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    • 127 1 MTPSIT kJI/M MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg «e-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MICA (P) 196/03/2004 •MASEK SHOULD NOT GO TO CAO’S RESCUE, SAYS CONRAD RAJ Jill if Edwin siew scales Everest THIS TIME, HE’LL DO THE REPUBLIC PROUD l DON’T BE NATO I invite you to contribute your ideas, put up alternatives,
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  • Morning Rush
    • 342 2 China firms’ transparency standards ‘dressed up’ ■AFP SINGAPORE China Aviation Oil’s spectacular trading losses highlight the risks of becoming involved with Chinese firms as they increasingly seek listings on international exchanges, analysts warned. Chinese companies venturing overseas go to great lengths to
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    • 249 2 -AFP MIYAZAKI, Japan China’s ignorance of global labour standards and its low wages pose a big threat to the workers of other Asian economies, union officials at an international meet here said yesterday. The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) is holding its
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    • 527 3  - To the top for Singapore Everest climber Edwin Siew to try again, this time as a citizen of Republic By Zubaidah Nazeer IF Mr Edwin Siew, 34, manages to reach the summit of Mount Everest next May, he will be doing it as a Singaporean, and a proud one at
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    • 424 4  -  PM Lee challenges Singaporeans to join party and make a difference Reports by Sarah Ng THE mood at the People’s Action Party Rally in the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday afternoon was distinctively youthful. Packed with 6,000 party members and 1,000
      Ashlelgh Sim  -  424 words
    • 194 4 AT the PAP Rally the focus was on the young, but the old were not forgotten. Mr Lim Boon Heng, the newly elected People’s Action Party chairman, yesterday reminded members to remember the old who have helped build the party and the country. In
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    • 370 6 Job exports improve efficiency, create employment: study AFP WASHINGTON -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has debunked fears of job losses in industrialised nations due to outsourcing of services to developing nations. It says in a new study that farming out business, computer and information
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    • 400 6  -  B v Khushwant Singh SOME of the most-sophisticated car audio-video equipment were on show at the Singapore Expo yesterday for the first Sound Challenge for Pioneer car audio specialists. Nine workshops entered a total of 11 cars installed with the
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    • 124 8 BIIZZSTOP THE National Environment Agency (NEA) is working with the police and the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports to tackle the problem of people peddling tissue paper. An NEA spokesman told The Straits Times: “We note that some of
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    • 153 8 Gamblers rent space from bereaved GAMBLING den operators, seeking to evade police crackdowns, have resorted to renting space from bereaved families at funeral wakes, The Straits Times reports today. The police do not normally stop “card games, or other games of chance for social interaction”
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    • 163 8 Rise as train network expands TRAINS are drawing passengers away from buses and taxis, the two other main forms of public transport here. The number of trips taken daily on the MRT and LRT has risen by 67.4 per cent from 760,000 in
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    • Article, Illustration
      88 8 Sidney Tan, 12, breaking an arrow pressed against his throat while standing on broken glass at the Incredibles Feat Challenge at Junction 8 on Saturday. The Queenstown Primary School pupil won $2,000 and an Incredibles collectibles hamper. The contest, organised by Streats, The New Paper, McDonald’s and Junction
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    • 122 8 AP THREE suspected members of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) who have been detained without charge since 2002 will be held for another two years, a security official said on Saturday. Nik Abdul Rahman Mustapha, Bakkery Mahmud and Abdul Murad Sudin were arrested in October
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    • 99 8 Bernama A SINGAPOREAN woman died after she lost control of her high-powered motorcycle and crashed into the metal divider at 23.1 km of the Second Link on Saturday night. Ms Linda Wee, in her 20s, who worked at a Singapore factory, died on the way to the
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    • 91 8 A BRITISH clinical watchdog has stopped the National Health Service (NHS) from offering laser eye surgeries after a year-long study, reported the Times of London newspaper yesterday. The report, to be published on Dec 15, said: “There are concerns about the procedure’s safety in the
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    • 99 8 -AFP THE Chinese government announced yesterday that a vaccine for Sars had emerged from the first phase clinical test as both safe and effective, Xinhua reported. It quoted Mr Wang Xiaofang, a senior official of the Ministry of Science and Technology, as saying that 36 volunteers, who
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    • 113 8 AFP VANUATU’S Prime Minister Serge Vohor was accused yesterday of assaulting Chinese ambassador Bao Shusheng during a row over Mr Vohor’s unilateral recognition of Taiwan, for which he is facing a no-confidence vote. The envoy said that he was punched on the shoulder by Mr Vohor when
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  • Financial
    • 486 10 Post-financial crisis, foreign players now eyed with suspicion AFP SEOUL Foreign investors who helped South Korea weather the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis may have worn out their welcome as the country struggles to handle a stubborn economic downturn. But rising nationalism rather than falling bottom lines
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    • 286 10 MELBOURNE Sacked Telstra chief executive Ziggy Switkowski (pictured) has admitted that the company’s performance was one of two key factors behind his sacking. “One is the board’s desire to put in place the right leadership for (the full privatisation),” The Australian newspaper yesterday reported
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    • 24 10 *AS AT DEC 3 US$: 551.645 553.157 EURO: 552.182 Ss: 62.94 YEN Ss: RM2.310 Ss: HK54.727 Ss: 24.00 BAHT Ss: 5,512 RUPIAH
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    • 556 10 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and
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    • 532 12 Will mass marketing and fakes kill potential market? ■AFP HONG KONG The world of fashion and luxury may be fascinated by the enormity of the Chinese market now open to them, but there are fears that the quantity risks destroying the sector’s speciality quality. The
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    • 513 14 -AP Vietnam’s Bat Trang exported ceramics worth s3Bm last year BAT TRANG, Vietnam Bat Trang, a village on the Red River just outside Hanoi, has been producing ceramics and pottery for 1,000 years and is known throughout Vietnam for its quality and innovative wares. And,
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  • Comment
    • 643 15  -  By CONRAD RAJ SHOULD Singapore rescue China Aviation Oil (CAO) via investment holding giant Temasek Holdings? That’s the question many have been asking most of last week since the CAO scandal hit the news. The company lost a whopping US$55O million (Ss9o4 million) in a
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    • 768 16  -  By Sri Chander ASEAN leaders meeting in Laos last week stamped a deal creating the world’s largest free trade bloc an economic powerhouse of nearly two billion people that is already being tied together by an international network of highways linking South-east
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  • Vocal
    • 115 20 LAST week, at the junction of Serangoon Garden Way and Tavistock Avenue, there was a fatal accident involving a bus and a car. As a resident of Serangoon Garden, I am aware that there have been several accidents at this spot. A big mirror has been installed
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    • 177 20 THE East Coast Road outlet of Mr Pat Grennan’s Shamus O’Donnell’s Irish Pub has set itself apart from other pubs by going smoke-free (“Smoke-free pub draws smokers”, Streats, Dec 1). Better still, it seems to be encouraging smokers to try quitting their habit
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    • 405 20 I REFER to Mr Sim Choon Chye’s letter, “Train doors trapped boarding passenger” (Streats, Nov 24). An investigation was conducted and findings show that the train officer exercised discretion to stop longer than scheduled at City Hall station to enable more passengers to board. This
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    • 243 20 I SEE a common factor a lack of transparency in Singapore in three recent, seemingly unrelated events. They are: f The voting for the two Singapore Idol finalists. Details remain a secret, despite calls by the public to disclose this information. In the American Idol,
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    • 204 20 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at streats@sph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be
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  • Global
    • 414 22 Move will counter China’s plans: minister Wire services TOKYO Japan should send people to live on Okinotori, an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, to bolster its claim to the area and counter China’s plan to survey the surrounding seabed, Japan’s Trade Minister Shoichi
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    • 152 22 AFP LONDON Ukraine’s defiant opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko says his family has gone into hiding for fear of their safety, the Sunday Telegraph reported. “Even today, my family cannot live in Kiev,” he told the newspaper in an interview on Saturday as Ukraine looked forward
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    • 204 22 ap HONG KONG A Hong Kong university came under fire yesterday for accepting funding from American tobacco giant Philip Morris, with critics questioning the integrity and independence of its research. A researcher at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Mr Zhang
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    • 203 22 Reuters PAN A RE Around 50 Thai Air Force planes “bombed” the largely Muslim south with paper birds yesterday as a symbol of peace for the restive region where nearly 500 people have been killed since January. Villagers stared into the sky awaiting the
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    • 45 24 Supporters from the Taiwan Solidarity Union waving flags in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese were expected to attend mass rallies yesterday as political parties stepped up campaigning ahead of parliamentary polls on Saturday AFP
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    • 240 24 Beijing’s concern not economy: analysts AFP SHANGHAI When China vowed not to give in to market speculation on revaluing its currency, it underscored the Communist Party’s clear understanding about the danger market economics can pose to its regime, analysts said. It understood that
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  • Medical
    • 126 26 AP WASHINGTON Natural Organics Inc is recalling some bottles of children’s chewable calcium because they may contain trace amounts of a milk derivative that poses a hazard for people allergic to milk. One allergic reaction has been reported. The company is recalling lots of 90-count bottles
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    • 290 26 LONDON Women who took slimming and thyroid pills in the early stages of their pregnancies are more likely to have homosexual daughters, the London-based Telegraph daily reported yesterday. In a study of more than 5,000 students and members of gay and lesbian support
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  • EasyStreats
    • 697 28 Famous Colombian artist Fernando Botero mil meet Taiwanese artist Ju Ming in Singapore for a dialogue session on Thursday In an interview last Friday, he tells SHARLENE TAN what he thinks the two have in common SINGAPORE will see the meeting of two creative minds from opposite sides
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    • journeys
      • Article, Illustration
        675 29 An undersea walk, a four-wheeled hike ride through the hills and the unspoilt beauty all around has LEE CHOO KIONG longing to return to Mauritius FROWNING into the glass of brown murky water in my hand, I threw discretion to the wind and asked my host: “Are you
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    • 363 30  -  By_ Lee Choo Kiong SUCCESSFUL comebacks in the music industry are more the exception than the rule, but Taiwanese musician Steve Chou is among the handful who have managed to return with a bang. “Some (former) singers have the potential for a second chance,
      tee Choo Kipng  -  363 words
    • 107 31 Thousands of Filipinos got much-needed relief from the back-to-back storms and typhoons that have ravaged north-eastern Luzon. Helicopters delivered food to famished survivors and picked up I casualties as the weather cleared over the weekend. At least 640 people have died in the storms. In Singapore,
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    • Happenin’
      • 56 31 PETER PAN Wednesday till Dec 12 Victoria Theatre Tickets from $l7 to $37 at Sistic This presentation by the Stage Club celebrates the centenary of J M Barrie’s tale of the “boy who wouldn’t grow up”. All the familiar characters are there Wendy the heroine, Tinker Bell the mischievous
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      • 61 31 EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN Tomorrow, 7-30 pm SIF Asia Room (#l2-01 Park Mall, 9 Penang Road) Tickets at $6, e-mail admin@unifemsingapore.org.sg or lky7B@yahoo.com Unifem Singapore and Project Faces (Fight Against Child Exploitation in Society) present two documentary films Women And Children For Sale (Jual-Beli Perempuan dan Anak) and
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    • 26 31 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191. Please check with organisers for latest status of events.
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 425 31 AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You can expect one outcome and still be pleasantly surprised by how it happens. Apologise to the people you recently doubted. Everyone is on the same side. PISCES FEB 19 -MAR 20 The carousel slows down, giving you the chance to step off safely. Now that
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  • Sports
    • 215 32  -  By Gayathri Raghavan AS expected, Kenyans dominated the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon yesterday. Philip Tanui (above) led the Kenyan charge they occupied seven of the top 10 positions in the men’s event when he came in first to complete the race 13 sec ahead of Tanzanian
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    • 422 32  -  Full points against Indonesia vital for Singapore’s survival By Tan Kim Han in Ho Chi Minh City IT would take a brave fan to predict that Vietnam will not progress to the semi-finals of the Tiger Cup football tournament, starting tomorrow in Ho Chi Minh City. With
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    • 272 33  -  By Serene Tay PROMISING sailor Lo Man Yi (right) shone on the final day of the Singapore sailing championships off East Coast Parkway yesterday. The 16-year-old Laser sailor was unbeatable in the girls’ event, third in the youth category and fifth overall in the
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    • 505 33  -  By Gary Lim Shalin has always come close but has never won the World Cup SHE is one of the most feared competitors in the AMF Bowling World Cup. Malaysian Shalin Zulkifli (left) has taken part in the the event six times, and has never finished below joint-fifth.
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    • 214 34 Wire services ROME AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said that going a goal down brought out the best in his team in Saturday’s last-gasp 2-1 victory at struggling Parma. The defending Serie A champions fell behind in the second half to Alberto Gilardino’s glancing header
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    • 380 34 Piimera liga leaders drub Malaga in another show of strength If Wire services .BARCELONA, Madrid Primera Liga leaders Barcelona maintained their lead through a 4-0 win over a lightweight Malaga at the Nou Camp on Saturday. Leading scorer Samuel Eto’o took this tally for the season to
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    • 111 34 BASKETBALL Reuters NEW YORK Grant Hill posted 23 points and seven assists to hand Mike Fratello his first defeat as team coach as the Orlando Magic downed the Memphis Grizzlies 96-91 on Saturday. Orlando (11-5) now has the best record in the Eastern Conference following its fifth win
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    • 123 34 GOLF Wire services HONG KONG Singapore’s Mardan Mamat carded a final round of twoover 72 to finish joint 35th in the Hong Kong Open yesterday. He had a total of one-under 279. Another Singaporean, Lam Chih Bing, finished joint 60th after a 73 on the final day for
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    • 91 34 MOTOR RACING Reuters LONDON Britain’s David Coulthard says he will be back in Formula One next year. He hinted on Saturday that a move to the Red Bull team was imminent. “I’m going to be on the grid in Formula One and we just need to put
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    • 586 35 Wenger relieved with win as big battles loom for Arsenal -AFP LONDON Arsene Wenger believes that Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Birmingham represents a priceless tonic as his side head into the biggest week of their season so far. A first clean sheet since Oct 2 came at exactly
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    • 163 35 -AFP LIVERPOOL Bolton manager Sam Allardyce accused referee Howard Webb of failing to cope with the pressure of the Premiership after seeing his team lose 2-3 in controversial circumstances at Everton. Despite twice taking the lead through Kevin Davies (16th, 59th), Bolton ultimately lost out following strikes
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    • 313 35 AFP MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson hailed his side’s 3-0 win over Southampton as a warning to Arsenal and Chelsea that the Premiership title race is far from over. Paul Scholes, with his fourth goal in the last three games, Wayne Rooney, with his seventh of the season,
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    • 164 35 -AFP BLACKBURN Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of a revival under Martin Jol were bolstered by Robbie Keane’s 56th-minute winner in a tightly fought encounter against Blackburn. The Ireland striker’s side-foot past Brad Friedel proved to be the decisive moment of the match, but it was the superb
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