Today, 25 October 2001

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    15 1 TODAY ThUrSday October 25, 2001 MITA(P) 138/11/20M TODAY Thursday October 25, 2001 MITA (P) 172/10/20(11
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  • Article
    Child not his, but judge grants him visitation rights
    252 1  -  Jose Raymond by jose@newstoday.com.sg DNA tests showed that a man was not the biological father of the child he always thought was his. Despite this, a district judge has ruled that he would have visitation rights to the four-and-a-half girl. Meanwhile,
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    3-corner question
    526 1  -  Ng Boon Yian Opposition's big fear as Nomination Day dawns by b o o nyian@ne wsto day.com.sg WHILE the ruling party has said this election is different, the opposition is indicating it could be unprecedented. One moment of truth comes today, when the nomination centres spring to life.
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      60 1 aatt laaal Testing 1-2-3 NOT once, not twice but three' times President George W Bush (above) was asked the same question yesterday. All three times he dodged reporters, refusing to confirm if he was being tested for anthrax. Anthrax jitters have crept into the White House and the world's most
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    Lock icon Reserves: It's a very seductive line, says Mah
    210 2 Chenml NewsAsia IT IS (he PAP GOVOIM ISSSIII lln cc, t -:':i Sir.Bti fisTa il^.'ss lij 'Y7 ttskl lIOW iv ILl'iu' il, Wlirj.lfl :!|e.es-: Mill-. U,™ Tan (picture} The Minister was responding to the Alliance's saEoesiiniis oi! ilCf/.' Ps! i.lr.Seiss sJvr.i.il "jl;
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    Lock icon Once again
    535 2  -  I S Gulam •^-I'-i. corn. ?3 DrTan Cheng Bock still raring to go I by ■see.---I. i L-.tsom. so. POLITICAL w.-i-fti-s, preparing -o hid farewell to at least 2i I'Al* MPs, ran put their columns about Dr Tiin Cheng Bock Others of his vintage may have made way
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      47 2 --~C*"" FRENCH LANGUAGE :r Children adults Hkit^l From beginners to advanced comjsicn^ing from Special School Holidays classes I I Beginners French for Children I H 19th November to 14th December 2001 H 3 times a week, Mon-Wed-Friday from !oam. to I2pm. Age groups 7-9, 10-12, 13-15 Ats229
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  • Article, Illustration
    The changed Tharman
    490 3  -  Francis Kan From student activist to central banker to PAP candidate by fra ncis@news today, com. sj> TO see what an unusual candidate Singapore's former top central banker is, just talk to him about politics. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (picture) says that politics has been on his mind
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    Battle off the brands
    449 4  -  Francis If Opposition rakes up emotive issues, PAP has a shield hy franc BY the end of tod.iy. months of phtmcig by the PAP will bear fruit as the party ■j:iveils its nominations for the Nov i But the battle has just begun for the ruling
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    To be a 'constructive presence'
    96 4  -  ■NgHweKom MTKUUUCED yesterday as a He said lliu Opposition See TatiK says there is no better li.ttireU.iriiiK four- candidates yesterday, he said that if the bppositjnii wins in a GRC, it will bW away the notion that the GRC is an impenetrable fortress. So, the
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  • E- LIFE NEWS
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      Job loss relief
      523 5  -  fig Hwea Koon Helping policyholders a priority over maximising profits Rh. Iih.M.II I 'rv-e I'eler Chan (not his real name} was b:.vtn a difficulties teedir;-; I'i:; family of five. No hank would lend him any money without collaterals. Had be not been a life policyholder from NTUC
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  • THE NEW WAR/ANTHRAX FEAR SPREADS
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      Lock icon Are you OK, Mr President?
      170 6 -Agendes. High alert following anthrax discovery close to White House WASffINGTON- Three times ,v-:i:r.h men Gallon :'0 In VMI tliat ii can infect even if the par- i-ftlensftd the contents of three anthrax-lauitcd lc ttere vjstcrdav. The^ were addressed tn,Vi;C anchor Ibm Brokaw the !*kw
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      Lock icon WAR ECHOES
      43 6 —Agaldu ram/urnier cmZZZ Z Z-Z< or"il-.=: t. si .rise1 f oiMlirsM. an oppoilctori chief aid. WASHINGTON —Tb- US shs corsttrmed Kit! ™r would Isvcs-ncoonnjl.shsd or be naomplishinr it! ales in Afjhnni^r, by Christmas. refuicas, thi largese Influx since JS strifes AMinrsisran
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      Lock icon A Muslims-only UN force for Afghanistan?
      174 6 API* PESHAWAR -What nest after the Taliban? Among die ii'jujf-cs'jeus [or :lic interim period when a new y-jwrnme.it i a.i take in iron-. :!ie vanquished Taliban: A iluslims-orJj' r.in.tmaiional Locying farce. About 1,000 people wi'h an interes" in Afghanistan, mending Islnuiie dci.es, sre meeting
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      Lock icon War games
      7 6 AFPitoote CitiMttr. aisur-rO Jimjfcim Kabul.
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Families lose SilkAir case
      427 8  -  Elaine Quek Pilot had problems, but not serious ones: Judge by elai ne@newsto day.com ,sg FAMILIES of six victims who died in the crash of SilkAir MI 185 yesterday lost their High Court suit against the Singapore carrier. In his 132-page written judgement, Justice Tan Lee
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      Relief for taxi drivers next month
      256 8 TAXI companies here have announced relief packages for their drivers over the past week. Tibs Taxis said yesterday it would be implementing a $6.8 million package that included a monthly rental rebate of $40 for a period of one year from Nov 1. This
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      This trio will never say no to a passenger
      204 8  -  Lee U-Wen by u wen@news to day.com. sg REGULAR SMRT commuters at Somerset station might know Mr Sudrasana Dasa Adhikari, Ms Aisha and Mr Mohamad (picture, from left) by name. The trio were awarded the National Courtesy Award Transport Gold 2001
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      Late for work, steals a bike
      182 8  -  Lee U-Wen WHAT would you do if you were late for work? One man pinched a motorcycle near his home, and said it was desperation that made him take it for a free ride. At around 6 am in September this year, Rahim bin
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      Lock icon Comfort for the handicapped
      108 8 Channel NewsAsia COMFORT Transportation will train more of its drivers to attend to the needs of handicapped passengers. It has also said that it will continue to set aside 20 per cent of its earnings to fund this special service for disabled people. About 90 Comfort
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  • HOME NEWS
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      MTI's China link
      321 9 Offices to help S'pore businessmen to be set up THE Trade and Industry Ministry will set up offices in i .iga po re -bs se.d c cm pa ies explore opportunities and to give them advice on the busiIt will set up business support offices in Beijing
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      Lock icon Lee Kuan Yew competition for entrepreneurs
      99 9 Channel NewsAsia BUDDING entrepreneurs irora tertian y iuslilulions around the Lneir business ideas. If they join the newly launched Lee Kuan Yew Global [Susiness Finn Competition organised by the Singapore Management University ■■f'.Mii), they cm win L'SSa-O.OW (53«,532), a compli- meritary trip to Singapore
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      Lock icon Junction expansion
      71 9 Channel NewsAsi.- THE Lixil Tn.cspurl Authority (LTA) has begun the expanding the junction of West Coast Highway and Jalan Buroh. In a statement, lie LTA s;-id the up g lading x v., r ■■t:l:m :>::;.■: are part ol a progiuiunie to develop Telok Ilianriali Road, I'asir Tlsnjang Road,
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      Lock icon Dr Ow's wife dies
      85 9 Channel T:TR v.it of Dr Civ Chin "(otk. Minister :c Stele 0!' I'^i'.-i-'-i .'.ttr.irs. p.-?sri -.v.-nv 01: Tuesday morning. Madam Yean Fe Null v.-as 37 urnl had ben- 'ul She is survived ;-y l-.t;r hi:s')?nf. and two daughleis. On Tuesday night, several Cabinet n.i.ils.cis ,1-revrct' tie
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      Jailed for underage sex
      62 9  -  i. Lee U-Wm EUGENE -I'ck Sijl: Chuan, 20. was sentenced to -li-.i-s r'cii.'se il jiiil fr-ir li,-' in" ssesv will- si minor sit his iiome on ?A'o ;,cc:l:sO:is :n April and a month after that. He met iiie giii, li at a cUiudi i all. e
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  • LETTERS
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      SPH must help shareholders, too
      261 10  -  ,v'_|s.-:.e' ■'.-..^je.Tfl.7 Leave it to union to speak up for employees I REFEK to the letter, "What's the priority of SPH?" (Today, Oct by Mr H S Leoiig, l.ikeMTl.eonc;,lhopelwillbe considered "an unbiased observer". I*. not think he will deny that shareholders effectively own the cempar.ics
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      Sharper cut for bosses
      100 10  -  Taa Ye.m Chye. MR H S I.EONG has expressed seme va it p;:ni; at on: Lfapapcse Press TlolJ.cus' uecisioi. .o ri.l sakriss i.nc si-.-iii.- r.ei^ :rillion and reward ¥liHi-ri-okei-a -"til ?o:r.e K77 million. agree in particular with his vie?' tt.a: Lie cut in salary. T:ie eom-jauv
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      Shares: Give senior citizens more
      140 10  -  DaiHd Stik THERE has been a 10l of feedback with the wav the New Singapore Shares 'KSS) have been allocated to Singaporeans. arose from the short time frame the government had to set up the scheme. I recognise that the objective ing the MSS i*
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      Hoppe's right
      76 10  -  See Le/mg Kit I FEEL ashamed to be a Sm^aporean after the debacle invcb.iur nation;il bu'vli:!^ coach linn Ilopne (picture) and the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Ccns-ess :STBC). Tiis-s migln I nve hee.u reasons ...sinissal. but the manner in Firs-, "lie jacking hv e-mail. Next, the STEC's Ijreat Ic
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      Learning Islam
      60 10  -  Akdh-i Vtzr.k ii to I E2FEIi .-j ttie letter. "Explain Islam In no-i-Vlnsliirs1 (7ui»y, Oct 23'! by Ke;r;-.m Syed Mubarack. I haw non-Muslim friend? ud): r;c to Darul Arqam of the Muslim I.'onv::r;; Ass;;;±-:.:;;:: Fine.-pore !.e .car:, Muslims and tlieir The beginners course on Islam Darn! Aroam are
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      So confusing!
      33 10  -  I Edward Tan vr.i-,- ;oi"i.'.:jinr: xr the public, espedalry tl;s sjddcn ruikawiinj of Q:c dec lor;: to bemdaries. yioat y-.tcij >v|-.=:n ask?il :vhere tie:r cor.sr.i:ucr.::ss are would answei 1 dun'i know!"
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      195 11 ADVERTISEMEIMT Caught by the 'cops'. For daring to be different. A tough guy with a tattoo that says "I love mummy". A fragile, delicate beauty with a crew-cut. A yuppie in shirt and tie and dreadlocks. These are jusl some oithe You'll be issued with a peopleonughi by tbe Siemens
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Soaring shares
      188 12 Bloomberg SIA stock hits six-month high POISED for its biggest gain in half a year, Singapore Airlines shares surged on speculation that Asia's third-biggest carrier may buy back its own shares. The company declined to comment. Due to the speculation, the national carrier's price surged 70 cents, or
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      MediaCorp's new ad tool
      441 12  -  Serene Foo by serene@n ews to d ay. c o m .sg ADVERTISERS can now target consumers more effectively and efficiently. To help them, the MediaCorp Singapore Sto well Data was launched yesterday. This trade-friendly advertising tool was developed after an extensive nationwide survey into the
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    • Market Watch
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        $280 million turnkey contract
        104 12 SMOE, the oil and gas division of SembCorp Utilities (SembUtilities), has been awarded a $280 million turnkey contract by Devon Energy China for the Panyu Joint Development in the South China Sea. The project, which is a partnership with Saipem Asia, is scheduled for completion in
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        Stats suffers huge net loss
        117 12 ST Assembly Test Services (Stats) reported a net loss of $32.3 million for the third quarter this year. This is a drop from a profit of $16.5 million for the corresponding period a year ago. The semiconductor test and assembly service provider registered a $28
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        Your S$l buys ...
        30 12 Your S$l buys JboJ JK£ 0.5474 0.3837 Kupiah Baht I 5599.956 24.5073 'en 69.1009 j Peso 28.4432 HK$ 4.2699 A$ 1.0773 im 2.0801 i Rupee 26.2932 iuro 0.6130 Won 708.5614
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      Lock icon SembCorp, Keppel in talks to merge shipyard operations
      210 14 Bloomberg THE -largest civil engineering company in Southeast Asia, SembCorp Industries, said it is in preliminary talks with Keppel Corp, Singapore's No 2 diversified company, to merge parts of their businesses. "Our managements are presently holding discussions on the rationalisation of the
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      Dr Hoan takes over ASME helm
      159 14 DR DORA Hoan (picture) has taken over as president of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME). Dr Hoan, chairman and CEO of healtheare products firm, Best World International, takes over from DR Diana Young. According to the ASME, Dr Young tendered her
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      Lock icon Auction of Ansett assets begins
      122 14 Bloomberg SYDNEY Ansett Holdings' administrator, Andersen, started selling some of the failed carrier's assets to pay creditors. Andersen will close small sites such as Ansett's sales office in Canberra to cut back on rental payments and auction office furniture and other equipment to raise cash
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      Lock icon Fewer upgrades hurt Creative
      426 16 Bloomberg Company counting on better sales at Christmas THE largest maker of sound cards, Creative Technology, reported a third consecutive quarterly loss after consumers put off PC-related purchases as the economy slowed. Its fiscal firstquarter loss was US$l2.B million ($22.42 million), from a profit of $17.6
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      Lock icon Japan's Big Four to fight Korea's 'unfair' tactics
      432 16 -AFP TOKYO —Japan's four major semiconductor makers are considering measures against what they call unfairly cheap South Korean dynamic random access memory (Dram) chip imports. One option is to file a suit with the finance ministry seeking to impose anti-dumping duties on
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        271 16 KEY index stocks extended further gains and helped the ST Index climb 11.71 points to 1417.20 on the back of fresh corporate developments and an unsubstantiated rumour that Osama Bin Laden had already been killed in a US raid on Afghanistan. The index, however, closed off its highs as
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        Malaysia
        187 16 THE local bourse shrugged off its morning session weakness to end the day in positive territory. Investors made a comeback into the lower-lin-ers and some index-linked issues after seeing that the morning's selling was rather well-absorbed. At the close, the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index was 2.8 points higher at
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      Lock icon Shanghai no threat to HK
      379 18 AFP says Chief Secretary Donald Tsang HONG KONG Shanghai poses no threat to the territory as a regional financial centre, Hong Kong Chief Secretary Donald Tsang said yesterday. He told a business forum that Shanghai's strengths were based on its natural sphere of influence in
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      1766 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS {All prices are indicative) Fuad Name Bid Price/NAV Offer Price Aberdeen Asset Manngement Asiu Ltd AVrdeesi China Oppoctu r'lics Fund 0.856 0.899 A: srdeasi Global MNC Fund 0.633 0.666 Aberdeen Glnbal Technology Fund 0.473 0.498 AbeideenHKBlueChipFurrd 0.683 0.713 Aberdeen Ameiicun Opporlunilies Fund 0.717 0.754 Aberdeen (unrinem ol
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      Lock icon VW still hot in Japan
      164 18 -AFP TOKYO The Volkswagen group, which last year sold five million vehicles worldwide, hopes to set a record this year despite the difficult economic environment, the company's director of sales said yesterday. "This year, despite a difficult international environment, we are confident that we can
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      220 15 1 Saddle Up for f\ I Strike it Rich With Flavors 01 The Wild West. 1 F Ranch Roll Saloon Special Lamb Trail Cowboy's Orill M ]B|- The Califomian Gold Rush was sparked off by a rumor in 1849. ice cream into a Gold Rush Sundae. Every set meal also
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Australia lashes out at Indonesia after boat tragedy
      213 19 .Agencies SYDNEY The boat people issue, which has turned into a political slanging match in Australia, now threatens to develop into a diplomatic row. Australian Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock yesterday accused Indonesia of not acting on the people smuggling issue. He said
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      Lock icon Relief as IRA begins to lay down arms
      188 19 Agencies BELFAST/LONDON Weary from three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland, Britons yesterday greeted news that the Irish Republican Army had started to disarm with more relief than celebration. Accustomed to many false hopes and setbacks since the Good Friday peace agreement
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      TV, computer games turn boy into a recluse
      201 19 BANGKOK Watching excessive amounts of television has made a 22-monthold Thai boy a social misfit. "Nong Foil did not speak or respond when we called him or told him to do something," his mother Benjawan Buaphuenhom said. Sensing something was wrong, she
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Philippines deny reports of coup attempt but goes on guard
      301 20 MANILA Despite denials, Philippine authorities are not taking chances as talks of a possible coup against President Gloria Arroyo surfaced in recent days. A Manila newspaper said yesterday that Mrs Arroyo was briefed by Defence Secretary Angelo Reyes on a
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      Lock icon Killed without mercy
      129 20 Reuters ZAMBOANGA, Philippines Despite a tearful plea, a Californian tourist kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf guerrillas in June was hacked to death by his captors. The 40-year-old Guillermo Sobero was beheaded as a warning to the authorities, said 16-year-olc Basit Balahim, one of the terror group's members
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      Lock icon Border row ruling hailed
      110 20 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia yesterday welcomed an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling against the Philippines in a territorial dispute over two islands, but said ties between the countries were good. The ICJ ruled on Tuesday that the Philippines cannot intervene in a dispute between Indonesia
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      Lock icon Macau busts scam
      122 20 Reuters MACAU The territory's largest credit card forgery operation was smashed yesterday, police said. Four people were arrested and about 2,500 fake credit cards were seized. "It's certainly the biggest case locally in terms of its commercial damage and the number of forged credit cards seized," a
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Easy for some, not so easy for others
      717 21  -  Suresh Kumar by THE easing of monetary controls is in fashion considering the current economic climate. Hence, the theme is for lower interest rates ahead. And the call for emerging economies to follow America's lead and cut interest rates has been growing
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      Lock icon Go with the flow
      222 21 AFP In its editorial yesterday, the South China Morning Post commented on opening up Hong Kong to mainlanders. BEFORE 1997, one of Hong Kong people's biggest concerns was to ensure the Special Admistrative Region remained distinct from the rest of China to prevent an influx of
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      353 22  -  I I.ee China We™ by] wsst/ ON THE last paf.e of a 'airy tale, the prince kisses the princess and lliey live happily ever Many pfnpl-i, eve --s -Li;- s:™; up to become lonianlic .Lea that couple:-, have 10 he wekrnatrlied. Amis-matched cer.pk vculd l:c
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      266 29  - Sex, thy name is Jenny Krjng Shu Qi's steamy scene in Beijing Rocks cut but she's not upset by I jem.. H!:)XGKoiigo;.se..laeMJ;::) inseparable. ?:-r.-m be in pho I e;s a: pli e;. nude for coffee table books in lions yong careeciry three this yonnr> lady is still best remembered :or
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      Lock icon Actors to stand united behind British Equity
      205 29 Healers/Variety HOLLYWOOD Leaders el Uie Screen Actors Guild's (SAG) national board have nledged to support any strike by Biitis.; Equity, v/i.icb fc.ees expiration on its film contract an Nov 30. 93.500 yi.ild thesjiaLS will be fold to refuse work on any struck film.
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      Lock icon Executives to take new look at role of film festivals
      126 29 m r e role Tie 'ine up ~rf I-estiva! executives who are slated to attend ."ilborlo Barbcra tr m 1 n I T route Dieter Kosslicl, fiom Bsilm lie.is Bijji.aidi 1.-o,:. Lota.nio: OliuniJ 5,11. ::l San S:.: riiiini: not; Eva
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      Lock icon Studio coming up in Baghdad
      101 29 -AFP BAGHDAD Iraqi ;a:tiio>-il: c s Lave give;: giver '.ig.lt fo- tie. rnistrrrrior sf rho m.tiy's first cli__im. yjis.luslisu oily in hi a/shea d. tbeivceidy :S/.vi '.-,.<: <,v'j ■-^■y-isri. The Hiigbrlad muni dp a itv iir-.s oiiiy.-j s KMie stare lot ct land b the
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      A whiter shade of grey
      525 30  -  David Njiau Denze! is riveting as a line-crossing cop in this gritty film FL-il the first, haif of thi3 engaging film, druH dealers are the only bad guys around. The film's laglbe is vaj*ue enough anyway, only hinting that a line-(bnr-ei-in- limn ihe I 1
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      Reeves' gamble
      314 31  -  Rachal Lo Actor tries very hard to rescue this movie FILM REVIEW Hardball (Opens Today) IMAGINE a movie with ..Mem-American kids in an inner-cUy little league baseball team which has a white eoaeli (picture). Hardball, a film starring Kcamn Reeves as Conor O'Neill, is about a down-and-out gambler
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  • TIMEOUT
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      From Cavatina to Cameroon
      414 33  -  Ivan f.im Hear guitar virtuoso John Williams perform African music by agjhh TITHO doers John Williams (picture) For starters, ne is pro'nn'nly rhft yvorld'3 foremost guitarist. He is not to lie confused with thai John Williams who has written scores for :y.-i:::r.a y.s ET. Tliis John
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      Lock icon The puzzle that is Lennox Lewis
      485 34 flflllfelS Former heavyweight champ does not exactly exude confidence before Rahman rematch NEW YOKK Lenno>: Lewis (tight; believes the referee's was kr.ccked cut hy Il.isim Ralnnir. in their world heavyweight title clash in F>i ii.-.pi.n, South Allien, last April. Ata news conference held November
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      Lock icon Malaysia advances with upset victory
      133 34 -AFP MELBOURNE Malaysia Ijeat the Netherlands H-Q in upset the a-ncdiiigj and top Pool E in the world In a titanic snungie, MalavaL.'s •.vorldKo.lOOngß-iuHec-jusl a 5-9,9-1, 6-9. aj-b, D-d v.'iu over Tummy Berden in a match that Kenneth Low and .Mohammed .'ulaii Uiei; complctc-l lie
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      Wizards win...as a team
      303 34 GREENVILLE For the first time tliii pre-season, Michael Jordan finished a game on the court and he finished it with a Jordan scored 27 points, iircludine. six in the final three minutes, propelling the Washington Wizards lo a IQ-5-92 victory over tbe New Jersey Nets yesterday
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      Lock icon Patient United
      114 35 Ferguson's star buys shine as favourite safely through I Champions League I Man United 3 OlympiakosO I now that it is through to the l.easniL-, reported tie 11,' iwl te LllK,fc","nin,™:lil'« tata <,*t ra „rai™ire Ole Guaraar Olympiakos' resrAv. aul C-i^f yant lite firrt yyal dial Uiey United
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      Lock icon Simply stunning Del Piero
      261 35 -AFP I Champions League I Juventus 3 Potto 1 TURIN -.Inventus coach MarrceUo Lippi believes nts captain Alessandro Del Piero is in the sort nf the form that could help his side reclaim its placa m Europe's elite. I.ipoi, speaking after Del Piero had inspired Ju.cnUls
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      Lock icon A new age for sport
      348 36  -  Kelvin Phang Dr Kim says Sept 11 terrorist attacks on United States will affect industry by] kelvin@ne wslo day. c o m.sg THE current world economic crisis and the Sep 11 terrorist attacks on the United States have "directly affected" the sponsorship and media coverage
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      President Nathan thanks GAISF for supporting Singapore
      223 36  -  Kelvin Phang PRESIDENT S.R. Nathan applauded the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) for holding its 35th Congress and General Assembly in Singapore, despite the "uncertain times". Said President Nathan, at last night's gala dinner: "GMSF has shown to all peoples of
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      Lock icon Montoya says he doesn't need a friend
      247 36 Reuters Formula 1 BOGOTA Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya says he has no desire to get on better with team-mate Ralf Schumacher next season. aAnd the Colombian also believes that he has too much experience to be considered seriously as Formula One's rookie
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      Ball boy suspended
      162 36 SAO PAULO A Brazilian ball boy has been suspended for 60 days for taking too much time retrieving the ball, reported BBCSport.com. Lucas Santana, 15, was accused by a disciplinary tribunal of delay when his team, Santos, was winning. Santana was reported by the referee in charge
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      Jurong made it easy
      416 37  -  S gulam NTUC Income S-League P Comment bl gulam Imagine, it was the final night of the S-Lcaguc and tlic title was still up for Any one of the Top three teams in ?iin;a|jeri: Ga:l n,;; Llajled Heme Unired or S.APFiI. roiile end up as champion.
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      232 37  -  l Raajali Abdullah I S-La ague SAFFC sWoodlandsO I.'!imcrs c'-n;;; yjara.'.d.WCr- ill will by raj JUST a mor,th ago, SAFFC coach Faudi Alnnaii did i.ol e-.aa dream of a second place fii-ish in th? 2Cm MUC Income Sl.eagi.e. But ves^rdav, the Waniois did
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      Lock icon Sad day for Alberts' Home United
      199 37  -  •Joscßuymoml S-League Gombakl HomeUtdO wkgghk to- sjghj DEPRESSING and dejected. That was the feeling among the Hume In-il-il playcia (picture-) and off dais after it fin. I y furl; in that the title Worse till, it was rv.isl e:l inlr, I'ilirl pn-iii on lfter
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      509 38  -  Stanley Ho I NTUC Income S-La ague I Gsylariß 3 Jurong 0 I*»"~ I by hjsjs IT warred live long years for this .1 crowned the 2001 NTUC Income e-l.eagiii. champion: Arr the Eagles did it in style, nulling out a 3-0 win over Jurong in front of a
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      Lock icon "We are unbeatable"
      143 39 Reuters BERjUN- Bayern Mantel: .5 -.Iccinrnred, but us And midfielder Thorsten Fink believes it simply cannot lose. -..a I. i i, ii.,-. I v» never Feyenooni carried die European champion ■:.i..3iigh tbasa-.-.ondsrageof riieflbanrpiona League. "I really don't know how any team can ■without: defeat. It recaptured the
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      Party with the Rams this Sunday
      84 39 V.-OODT.ANDS. Wellington is hosting an enol-of-vear party fa:J ils lane Qui Suuduy al Uie '.Vcadlands Stadium. The function will start at spm. Ail friends and supporters the players and officials at tie party. :ml ticket:; can be obtained a: the WWhC office during office
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      Lock icon England's just scared of losing, say Indians
      359 39 -AFP NEW DEI-HF -Former Indian 'iesi eept.nin AiiL Yeidekar an id yesterday- that English lears India were more about losing than the current security situa"l think, basically, they are .scared of losing on our s-low liacl.-r V.'udekai L.-ld ivwA-.iviu denrnm. "The tour must,
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      PAP back amid drama
      793 41 MINATION DAT A disqualification in Aljunied GRC THE PAP was, not unexpectedly, returned to power before the first vote was cast, but a single frantic nomination hour threw up its share of shocks and surprises. When the smoke cleared, the ruling People's Action Party had 55
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      94 41 SPECIAL EDITI PAP back in power with 55 seats out of 84 retained, uncontested. This means the party has already won a majority and will form the next government. Mega GRCs unchallenged All five of the six-member GRCs not contested. Fights in four 5-member GRCs Hong Kah, Jalan Besar,
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      A stir in Ayer Rajah
      359 44 Last-minute SDA withdrawal FOR a moment, it looked as if Ayer Rajah, a single-member constituency, was going to see a three-way fight PAP's Tan Cheng Bock vs DPP's Tan Lead Shake vs SDA's David Chew. The Singapore Democratic Alliance's Mr Chew made a surprise showing
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      Party broadcasts
      252 44 THE Singapore Broadcasting Authority said that eligibility for party political broadcasts on radio and TV will be determined by the number of candidates fielded by a recognised political party under a recognised party symbol. All eligible parties will be given two party political broadcasts each. They will be
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      SDP's family affair
      104 44 IT'S a family affair for Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) secretary-general Dr Chee Soon Juan. He is contesting the five-seat Jurong GRC with his sister Ms Chee Siok Chin, a manager. Their team-mates are Ghandi Ambalam, Mohd Abdul Aziz and Vincent Yeo. PAP's slate for Jurong GRC includes
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      The debate on foreign talent
      179 47 Hot Issue We are not against foreign talent but the question is what kind of talent... It is the responsibility of the government to review its policy, at least to help Singaporeans WP chief aLow Thia Khiang At this time of <<^k recession and large
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      Chiku politics: Ripe for the picking?
      89 47 Hougang In 1991, Mr Low Thia Khiang, then 35, wrested Hougang from Mr Tang Guan Seng with a 52.8 per cent win. The Teochew speaker won again in 1997, with an increase in support to 58 per cent. Potong Pasir Mr Chiam See Tong
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        People's Action Party
        198 50 A Peopk United. Secure Future, Better Life New Social Compact 1. Give everyone New Singapore Shares and CPF top-ups, but more to the lower-income 2. Upgrade HDB and private estates 3. Keep healthcare affordable.especially for the elderly through ElderCare and EldcrShicid, and through Medisave Top-up and Mcdifund
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        Workers' Party
        137 50 Power to the People and New Poor Power to the People: giving people the power to vote New Poor 1. People who have to contend with increasing high costs of living and are relatively poor. 2. These people include the unemployed, people in low-paid or part-time employment:, struggling
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        Singapore Democratic Alliance
        135 50 Tide over the recession 1. For short-term relief, use a fraction of the surpluses to start an unemployment and medical benefits scheme for Singapore workers. 2. During recession, suspend ERP charges for all vehicles outside CDB suspend GST for at least one year from Nov I reduce
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        Singapore Democratic Party
        79 50 1. "Singaporeans First" policy: Employers should retrench foreign workers first and lay off Singaporeans only as a long resort. 2. Retrenchment entitlements. All retrenched workers should be paid: their full last-drawn salary for the first six months Five-point Plan for Singapore Economy three-quarters of it in the
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    • 1997 General Election Highlights
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        THE CLOSEST FIGHTS
        62 50 Cheng San GRC: PAP won by 54,8 per cent of Now it has been spilt into Ang Mo Kio GRC, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC and Aljunied GRC. l\lee Soon Central: PAP won by 61.3 per cent of valid votes.it was won in 1991 by SDP'sMrCheoChai Chen. Chua Chu
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        WHO THE TOP WINNERS WERE
        33 50 74.S per cent: Kampong Glam (Mr Loh MengSee) in 1997. Now it Is part of Jalan Besar GRC. 73.2 per cent:Ayer Rajah (Mr Tan Cheng Bock) in 1997.
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        SPOILT VOTES
        85 50 Spoilt votes as a percentage of total votes (the keener the competition, the fewer the spoilt votes, says Mr Derek da Cunha, author of The Price of Victory: The 1997 Singapore General Electron and Beyond) Kamporcg Glam: 3.24 Aljunied GRC; I Pasir Ris GRC: 2.9 MacPherson: 2.835i Jalan
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      Five ministers step down
      285 52 FINANCE Minister Di Ridmril His will be reining from politics after 17 years, ssid Pi.i'.ie- Minister1 Gol) Clink 'Jong today when lie and his [earn arrived at Ngcc Aijii Primary School to file their nomination papers. Dr Hu, "who is the only full iiiiniat^r jj step
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      Lock icon Gomez rejected
      454 54 WORKERS' Party candidate James Gomez (picture) and his team turned up to file nomination papers for the Aljunied GRC but ended up conceding a walkover to the PAP. WP chief Low Thia Khiang said his party had to pull out because of a technicality the candidates had not
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      594 42 MW*HfilTriTmrrrflTrmr-rr— ».iini<| esisesSseiv.e;siesesss>ieVs:;s;5ssis,es;sseSssiisssssiKe;eeesss^ss^^ THE TALLY THE PARTIES "lip-"" "To^TifyiNCY I r— Wmnm"- r —1 ..T?™; WALKOVER CONTESTED D pp nd SINGLE PAP VVP SDA SDP DPP Independent: GRC 14 10 4 mmmmm^^B^m^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmiimm^^^^^^^m^m JlBIIIBBWtWIWIWWHWW^^ AnC /A f G L ue S!f flg *49 Tf T°nf: 54 Aa Zzy Low Thia Khiang.
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      459 48 mm Tampines GRC ij Tanjong Pagar GRC West Coast GRC (125,365 voters) (141,150 voters) W (110,611 voters) JjZl MMwr aam>^^ i *^B Contested twice, in 1988 and 1991. PAP won it A PAP stronghold anchored by Senior Minister Now includes parts of Ayer Rajah, Bukit Timah Wmw both times. It
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      398 49 0 Aljunied ORC A»g Mo Kio GRC A Ayer Rajah w [135,044 voters] [166,547V0ter5) w (18/460 voters] H_C_|H_Hl Anchored by Trade aud Wus_y Minister The lugcst CRC. Has uevei been contested Csnt^n Yen sinrs ISRB. Il w.is mrr,- rmlftslnj sin-.-* i- was .rr^le:! on: <yt three strn:ir! .rin.rTl.:- 'l PAP
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