Today, 12 December 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY I M1TA(P) 063/11/2001 Wednesday •December 12, 2001
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  • This odd war
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      Lock icon Bad medicine
      466 1 -Agencies Drug giant's woes wipe out US rate cut gains NEW YORK Earlier gains made by US stocks yesterday following the Federal Reserved 11th interest-rate cut this year were wiped out suddenly after drug giant Merck Co Inc's anemic earnings forecast pushed a wave of late selling through
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      Lock icon 'Rogue states' next targets in war on terror
      206 1 Reuters CHARLESTON US President George W Bush (picture) said yesterday that the next priority in the US war on terrorism was to prevent "rogue states" from spreading nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. In the past, he had stated that he believes the
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      Lock icon Australian Taliban fighter captured
      182 1 AFP SYDNEY An Australian fighting with the Taliban militia in Afghanistan has been captured by Northern Alliance troops, the Australian Government said today. The man, believed to be 26 and from Adelaide, was captured by Northern Alliance troops last weekend but the exact circumstances of his
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  • Hot News
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      Lock icon SingNet clamps down on spamming
      275 2 Channel News Asia SPAMMING, or the sending of mass junk e-mail, is the bane of today's wired society. So SingNet is acting to reduce the problem. From Sunday, SingNet e-mail account holders will no longer be able to send e-mails directly from their accounts if
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      Lock icon Guilty – of crimes against humanity
      96 2 Guilty of crimes against humanity Reuters photo Pro-Jakarta militiaman Joni Marques being escorted by a UN police officer to a courtroom in Dili, East Timor, yesterday. The court found Marques guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 33 years and four months in jail for murdering nuns and
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      Big bang by FairPrice
      444 2  -  Tan Hui Leng 200 items added to discount basket by huileng@newstoday. com. sg NTUC FairPrice yesterday announced a further $4.3 million top-up to its extended relief package announced last Sunday. This new package involves the introduction of 200 more products to the supermarket's existing basket of
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      China's sober entry
      219 3 WTO membership marked by sombre message BEIJING China didn't beat the gongs yesterday to celebrate its first day as the 143rd member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), something it won after a 15-year battle. Instead, the State Council issued a statement to say the economy was
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      Lock icon The Misuari runaround
      87 3 AFP MANILA Malaysia and the Philippines have been trying to renege responsibility for Moro National Liberation Front leader Nur Misuari since he was detained in Malaysia after an uprising by his followers failed. Yesterday, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Kuala Lumpur said that Misuari had
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      M'sian MP suspended
      67 3 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Parliament yesterday suspended opposition MP Fong Po Kuan for six months over contemptuous remarks, malaysiakini.com reported. Ms Fong, 27, had accused House Speaker Tun Mohd Zahir Ismail of abusing his discretionary powers when her motion to debate the tampering of the Certificate in
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      MTV Asia joins Compaq to push digital music
      324 4  -  Sol E Solomon COMPAQ Computer Asia-Pacific and MTV Asia have come together to revolutionise the persona] audio technology market. This is the first time an entertainment company is joining a computer hardware vendor to promote music, said Mr Peter Bullard, senior vice-president
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      Masters of sea pollution
      452 4  -  Joy Frances Shipping industry guilty of indiscriminate garbage dumping by j oy ("lie wstoday. c o m.sg THE shipping industry is the biggest culprit when it comes to polluting the sea. Land-based industries, farming and domestic waste play a part as well, but a three-year study
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      SMRT acquires Tibs
      178 4 SMRT Corp, which operates the MRT system, yesterday announced its official takeover of Singapore's second biggest public bus service provider, Tibs, at a cost of $194 million. Tibs will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the subway train service provider and will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange
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      201 2 Can FORMULA C-23 really rejuvenate your skin in 14 weeks? Fa, *> |f «1 I j»- 1 I Before FORMULA C-23 14 weeks after After 3 months in Singapore, the truth is finally out. As expected FORMUIA C-23 las de vered what it promises, In fact, in less than 14
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      47 3 I Open new cities to foreign I banks for business. 1 Eliminate restrictions on where I Permit foreign companies to I Drop tariffs on cars to 25% I from the current 80% 100% I Allow foreign companies to I hold 49% in felco services I joint ventures.
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      543 5 UpSWing. get set to profit as stockmarkets take-off again. ff^T' Si ijir^- bL%3B Now's the time to invest in global stockmarkets! Prices are bottoming and stocks are ripe for the picking. Upswing is the ideal way to profit from the expected recovery of global stockmarkets* You may choose to have
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  • Home News
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      A virtual void deck
      483 6  -  Razali Abdullah Website where Malays can find their own corner in cyberspace by razalKSneivstoday.com.sg PUT a Mat {Malay equivalent of Ah Beng) in cyberspace and what's the first thing he would look for? A void deck. And a "void deck" is precisely what self-confessed Mat, Mr
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      For a better life, try studying science
      181 6  -  Leong Phei Phei SCIENCE is not just about acquiring knowledge of plants and animals, but it also has the potential of teaching us life skills. "Through science, we know who we are. We understand the life cycle of a human being," said Professor
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      Lock icon Gourmet alert
      135 6 Channel NewsAsia MORE than 10 of the world's best known master chefs will be in Singapore to cook up a storm that will tempt taste buds next April at the World Gourmet Summit. This is the sixth time Singapore is hosting the event, which will see the likes
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      265 8  -  Aug Hao Yao Our forefathers' savings mentality should be revived and promoted I REFER to the article by Mr Richard Seah, "Banking with emotion" (Today, Dec 10). In his article, he said that DBS is better off preserving the POSB name, as its brand is highly
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      Shark's fin is a delicacy, not a necessity, in Chinese cuisine
      357 8 I REFER to the letter by Mr Wu Jiawen, "Shark's fins: Don't blame the consumer, educate the shark hunter" (Today, Dec 10). Shark's fins may be part of a tradition to show off one's prosperity at a banquet, but
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      Water taxis: Fares and links
      143 8  -  MS Kim-Kyna Tan's article, "Cruising to work" (Today, Dec 11) sounds very exciting. Having water taxis ferrying passengers back and forth on the Singapore River will help revitalise businesses and residences along the Kallang River, Collyer Quay, Boat Quay, Clarke Quay and Robertson Quay areas.
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      Driven down
      377 10  -  Francis Kan Interest rates for car loans go as low as 2% by francis@n ews to d ay.com .sg FINANCE company Singapura Building Society (SBS) has upped the ante in the car loan market by offering promotional interest rates as low as two per cent per annum the
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    • Market Watch
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        Hour Glass' first half profit falls 62%
        119 10 HOUR Glass Ltd, a Singapore-based watch and jewelry retailer, said first-half profit fell 62 per cent to $3.3 million hurt by lower sales of its luxury products. Sales fell nine percent to $119.4 million for the six months ended Sept 30. "Amidst the
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        Tata Consultancy sets up HQ here
        62 10 TATA Consultancy Services, ranked by Dataquest in 2001 as Asia's largest IT company with billings at US$6B9 million ($1.26 billion), has set up its Asia Pacific HQ in Singapore. The region currently contributes nearly 10 per cent to global revenues. It employs more than
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      Early bird discounts at Sims Green
      113 12 DEVELOPER Hoi Hup says it will be launching its 108-unit Sims Green project tomorrow. The 99-year leasehold development in Geylang covers an area of 50,700 square feet. The units range from 958 to 1,927 square feet and the average price is $450 per square
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      China connection
      500 12  -  Ivay Tan Hong Leong Asia to enhance its market share by ivay@newsto day.com.sg This helped position HLA in the vast China market although all three are not related to HLA's core business here. Henan Xinfei the third largest manufacturer of refrigerators and freezers in China markets its products
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      S'pore to be New Zealand's 'networking facilitator'
      394 12  -  Chan Chao Peh by i chaopeh @> newstoday. com. sg THE eagerly-anticipated blockbuster, The Lord Of The Rings, is special for many New Zealanders. For its success is likely to boost New Zealand's reputation as the place where beautiful movies with an international
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      Rogue alert
      72 14 THE Singapore Exchange is stepping up its surveillance with the launch of a real-time automated monitoring system. The system, known as Smarts, employs the latest technology to automatically detect and alert the exchange of irregular market behaviour, like unusual price movements or trading volumes. Channel NewsAsia US$ 0.5464
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      Lock icon Where's the cash?
      645 14 Bloomberg Police question company on $1.83 billion in missing funds ASIA Pulp snd Paper, which defaulted on more than US$l2 billion ($22 billion) of debt in March, has been quizzed by Singapore's commercial crimes squad, said a spokesman for Indonesia's Sinar Mas Group, which controls the company.
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      Lock icon Genting bids for casino licence in Macau
      203 14 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Genting Bhd, a Malaysian casino and power company, said that it has submitted a bid for a casino operating licence in Macau. Macau, a former Portuguese colony near Hong Kong that reverted to China in 1999, received 21 bids for
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      TDB-PSB merger no go
      128 16 THE Trade Development Board (TDB) and the Productivity and Standards Board (PSB) have called off their merger plans. The two statutory boards will instead get new names next month, a TDB spokesperson. Earlier this year, the two boards were instructed by their parent the Trade and
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      Lock icon EDB's $2.5m gift to startups
      145 16 Channel NewsAsia TEN Singapore startups got a financial boost from the Economic Development Board (EDB) yesterday. Under the EDB's Start-up Enterprise Development Scheme, this first batch of fledgling firms received a total of $2.5 million as initial funding. The EDB matched the firms' third party
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2059 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) hhb h*« ■manmiß mm^m*^mmnmmmtmmmm Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd Aberdeen Cliinu Cf-p'lLi-itiei Fl-i= d 0.936 D.9B3 Aberdeen Global MN( Fund 0.670 0.705 Aberdeen Glnhol Technology Fund 0.5/6 0.604 Aberdeen UK Blue [hip Tumi 0.740 D.77B Aberdeen American OpporturitiB Fund 0.759 0.798 Abcriken Continental
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        184 16 IT was a down day for stocks as prices retreated in line with cautious comments from market watchers who doubted the recent share price rise was matched by a sustained recovery in demand and economic performance. The STI broke through the psychological 1600 level led by declines in banks
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        Malaysia
        111 16 SHARES closed slightly higher on late buying despite weaker regional bourses. The benchmark KLCI, which traded in a tight range throughout, managed to close 0.98 points higher at 668.09 while the broader Emas index shed 0.07 points to 160.76. Situational stocks and lower liners saw renewed buying interest late
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  • World News
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      Lock icon Bone collector's handicraft
      68 18 -Reuters photo Mr Chalermpol Deepoon, a Thai artist, makes a doll from chicken bones collected from his mother's noodle soup restaurant in Bangkok. Mr Chalermpol, whose hobby is collecting animal bones, has been turning the bones into different kinds of models for the past two years. The
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      Habibie: I'm not the one
      391 18 Akbar was responsible on how money was spent, he says JAKARTA The walls appear to be closing in on the powerful Mr Akbar Tanjung, Speaker for the House of Representatives, who is implicated in a case of misuse of state funds. Ironically, the Golkar chief,
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      Dictators' Triumph
      95 18 LONDON Triumph International, a leading retailer of lingerie, is facing a fierce protest in Britain over its operations in Myanmar. A British-based protest group has called for a boycott of the product alleging that the Triumph factory in Myanmar is guilty of supporting a dictatorship, BBC Online reported
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      Lock icon EU's stand against Arafat
      211 18 Agencies BRUSSELS The European Union (EU), not always a friend of Israel's, has taken a stand against Palestine Authority leader Yasser Arafat that makes him look increasingly alone. The 15-member EU branded both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad as "terrorist networks" and has asked Mr Arafat
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      Lock icon An ailing funeral industry
      91 18 Reuters SYDNEY All is not well with Australia's funeral industry wrong bodies cremated and buried and coffins being filled with rubbish. Police are investigating how a Sydney funeral parlour mixed up two corpses a man who was supposed to be buried was cremated, while a woman
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      Did the Sheikh kidnap his own daughter?
      246 20 LONDON A mystery kidnapping has made its way into the country's parliament. A woman claiming to be the daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, one of the world's richest Arab leaders, alleged that members of her father's staff kidnapped her in
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      Lock icon 2 shootings in HK
      286 20 courtesy Apple Daily Crime situation hasn't worsened: Official HONG KONG Despite two armed robberies that resulted in casualties over the past five days in the territory, Hong Kong officials maintained that law and order remained good. Mrs Regina Ip, Secretary for Security, was quoted by AFP
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      Lock icon Shanghai alarm: It's sinking
      161 20 AFP SHANGHAI Proving there is a downside to development, Shanghai is sinking into the sea under the weight of its rapidly erected skyscrapers at a rate which is alarming city officials. While the city is unlikely to slip below the waterline soon, it is sinking quickly
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      Lock icon G'day to no-frills Australian Airlines
      136 20 -AFP SYDNEY Travellers can look forward to lower airfares when a new international airline, Australian Airlines, begins operation next August. Australian Airlines will launch services between the northeastern port of Cairns, operating non-stop return flights initially to Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Singapore, Taipei and Hong Kong.
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      UK govt blamed for racial discord
      211 23 LONDON A report on the causes of racial riots in northern England last summer has attacked the UK government for policies that promote racial segregation. According to the Guardian, the report, released yesterday, said "a significant problem is posed by existing and future mono-cultural
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      Lock icon Former police chief arrested
      103 23 -AFP SEOUL South Korea's former national police chief has been arrested for allegedly covering up a murder case 14 years ago. Lee Moo-Young, ex-National Police Agency chief, was taken into custody after the Seoul district criminal court approved requests for his detention late on Monday, prosecutors
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  • Commentary
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      Lock icon Crouching tiger
      842 24  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg China faces up to a disease that threatens its well-being by' in ToKyo CHINA is taking an important, albeit overdue, step. It is acknowledging the Aids epidemic within its borders and acting to halt it. Or at least that's the spin coming out of
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      What the regional papers said yesterday...
      195 24 The Star/Malaysia Outlook good Malaysian captains of industry and bankers are generally optimistic about the economic outlook for next year. Most of them say that it is important to stimulate domestic consumption in the light of reduced demand for the country's exports. The Jakarta
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      Mighty Zee loses lustre
      667 26  -  Once popular station falls behind competition Shanoo Maharaj by in New Delhi IT IS India's first satellite broadcaster, running 14 channels and beaming entertainment to 225 million viewers around the world. There was a time when its proud stock sold at 1,200 rupees ($4B). Today, it
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      Out of his sister's shadow
      381 29  -  Gail Wan Victor Chen finally finds his place in showbiz by gai] @ne wstoday. co m. sg IT'S hard to imagine how Hong Kong singer Victor Chen a self-confessed introvert has managed to shine in the entertainment scene. Better known as popular Hong Kong singer
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      Christmas cheer with Selena
      335 29  -  Cathleen Tung STAGE actress Selena Tan is rounding up her friends in her forthcoming performance, Selena Celebrates Christmas With Her First Love Friends (picture). The "first love" here refers to musicals, Selena said. "Musicals are sung by characters with real issues and when I listen to
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      410 30 -Agencies Actor Ashok Kumar dies at 90 BOMBAY Indian screen legend Ashok Kumar (picture) died on Monday at his residence in Bombay after a prolonged illness. He was 90. Fondly known as "dadamoni" (elder brother), Ashok Kumar was the 20th recipient of India's most prestigious
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      367 31 Agencies Arnie close to bagging record $55m pay cheque for 73 LOS ANGELES Warner Bros. Pictures has clinched US distribution rights to Terminator 3, with Arnold Schwarzenegger (picture) returning to his best-known role. This caps a bidding war among some of Hollywood's biggest studios, producers of the
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      42 30 Hi I[BI II t4p :;flllF THE OPENS 13 DECEMBER LUC BESSON'S ACTION FLICK SCORED ANOTHER BOX OFFICE SUCCESS IN FRANCE! I II I L^fll ■kH Bll■■ I J ■Ij l| lIIWBpI^MHHIBVVV^HF Sponsored by |,JB "'"-EESTSS Movfes dirtributed by: ££I HAY AHUikw! nwiuin
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      57 30 1 (I) Harry Potter the Sorcerer's Stone 2 (2) Monsters, Inc. 3 (3) Spy Game 4 The Score 5 Every Dog Has His Dote 6 (4) Jan Dam R(A) 7 (6) One Leg Kicking 8 (5) Jeepers Creepers 9 Otter 10 Lovers-R(A) Figures collected by Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association. Last
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      1360 32 A* Boston Public Chapter Six City Night -My Cousin •To Where He Belongs Film Art 6ixty-Nln9 Channel 5, 11pm (Debut) City TV, Bpm (Debut) Channel 8,1 0.30pm (Rating Talok 69) Arts Central, 1 Opm 6ara, 10.30am, lpm, 3.30pm, 6pm, B^BKn* H J^-r,. HBhHMSV J^lk B?s Bpm, lam When one of
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  • TIMEOUT
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      395 33 Artist's delicious invitation MOST people acquire a work of art for aesthetic reasons or as an investment. Installation artist Margaret Tan, however, wants people to eat her art. Made from chocolate, it's unlikely that she will have any problems getting people to comply. Margaret conceptualised the
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      Bow wow of the year
      121 33 CALLING all dog lovers come witness the antics of your furry friends this Sunday, at the Pedigree® Dog Show 2001. Organised by Pedigree* and the Singapore Kennel Club, this is the largest dog show of the year. Dogs of all breeds and sizes will strut
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      403 34  -  Peter Ooi He puts the swing into the lives of primates by CLIMBING and swinging from vine tc vine is an integral part of a primate'; nature. At the Singapore Zoological Gardens, the primates can do this with ease thanks to the artificial vines created by Mr Jeffrey
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      Your career is your own business
      259 34  -  Paul Heng by paulheng@nextcareer.net IN today's business world, you have to take charge of your career no one else will. For those who are out of a job, do not procrastinate. Start looking for a job now. There is not much point in bemoaning
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      696 34 JobsTooAv Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) manages Changi Airport, I I the world's best airport. We are gearing up to position Singapore as a global I I air hub and to keep Changi Airport ahead in the 21st century. 1) TECHNICAL SUPPORT OFFICER
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      Shaq loves, Shaq hates-Jackson
      312 35 Shaq loves, Shaq hatesJackson NBA LOS ANGELES Shaquille O'Neal lovingly calls Phil Jackson his "white father" in one breath, a terrible vulgarity in the next, and that, apparently, is the joy of coaching the lug. That, and the 27 points and 13 rebounds every night, reported the LA Times. Three
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      Lock icon A lot more to come from the Aussie swim sensation 'Thorpe-do'
      420 35 Reuters Swimming MELBOURNE Australian swimmer lan Thorpe said yesterday he had yet to reach his full potential after collecting two more prestigious awards on Monday. Thorpe, 19, who won six gold medals at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan
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      Lock icon Kiwi PM Clark to deliver eulogy
      254 35 AFP Yachting WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is to fly to Britain to deliver what she described as the most difficult speech of her life the eulogy at murdered yachtsman Sir Peter Blake's funeral. Blake, a New Zealand icon, was murdered by
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        407 36 AFP I Tottenham hits Bolton for six Worthington Cup Blackburn qualifies for the semis LONDON 7 Blackburn Rovers dumped under-strength Arsenal out of the League Cup yesterday with exciting young striker Matt Jansen (picture) scoring a hat-trick in a 4-0 win at Ewood Park. In the other quarter-final
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        Lock icon Fergie: Title race isn't over yet
        252 36 -AFP LONDON Alex Ferguson has backtracked on his gloomy assessment of Manchester United's championship prospects, saying the Red Devils still have a chance of winning the league. After plunging to six defeats so far this season with the latest at home to West Ham
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        Those quick to write off the Red Devils may regret it
        664 36  -  Leonard Thomas Manchester United v Derby County by le.nard@newstoday. com.sg THE last couple of months must have been a dream come true for the legions of Manchester Unitedhaters. After a decade enduring the rule of the Red Army over
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      Why ignore talent. SSC?
      728 37  -  S. Gulam by gu]am@n_w_ tod _y. torn, sg TALENT is the magic word all over the world today. If you are talented, you are wanted. In Singapore, we have a dearth of talent in many areas that we are now turning to foreigners to overcome the
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      Men take note, women can be active in sports too
      495 37  -  Kelvin Phang by ke 1 vin @n ewst o day. c o m. sg OUTSPO KEN, brash and a tad controversial she may be, but Netball Singapore president Ivy Singh-Lim is a dynamic sports leader Singapore needs. That is the
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      Lock icon Rugby way down south
      174 37 -AFP AUCKLAND The Wallabies hold the World Cup, but the southern most game of rugby played anywhere this year was won by New Zealand. The weekly Antarctic Sun, published yesterday at the US McMurdo Sound Base in Antarctica, ruefully notes that New Zealand's Scott Base defeated
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      Lock icon Farina out?
      111 37 -AFP SYDNEY National youth coach Ange Postecoglou is being rumoured to succeed Socceroos coach Frank Farina amid reports of a split on the board of Soccer Australia (SA). Postecoglou said he was surprised to read in a Sydney newspaper that a split SA board wanted him to replace
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      Stags soccer camp
      100 37 TAMPINES Rovers FC will be conducting a "KIDSOCCER" camp for students aged between six and 16. The camp will be conducted by the club's technical director Jita Singh and national skipper Nazri Nasir, who is a member of the 2002 Tampines squad. It will be held for
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      Do players get enough protection?
      737 38  -  Jose Raymond In light of Rafi's SAFFC exit, injury could have bigger implications for a player by jo se@n c wstoday. com. sg EVEN though injured national midfielder Rafi Ah still had a year to serve on his two-year contract with SAFFC, the club terminated
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      NTUC Income provides cover
      158 38 A SPOKESMAN for NTUC Income yesterday said that all SLeague clubs can make claims for injured players who are out of action for a long period of time under the Workmen's Compensation scheme. Under the policy, clubs can have an injured player's salary covered up to
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      Younger Withe to coach Protectors for 2002 season?
      275 38  -  Jose Raymond HOME United looks set to employ the S-League fs youngest ever head coach. Club and S-League sources yesterday confirmed that 30-year-old Jason Withe, the son of ex-Thailand coach Peter Withe, looks likely to take up the position of head coach
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        377 39  -  Kelvin Phang by: kelvin@newstoday.com.sg THE number of local junior golfers (under 18--years-old) will increase four-fold, if the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) implements its schools' programme successfully next year. This is the bold prediction made by SGA's head of junior development, A.C. Wong, at a golf clinic at
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      184 35 The newspaper that you are holding is the latest to hit the streets of Singapore. It aims to give readers all the news that matters. If you have what it takes to be part of our team, we would like to invite you to join Today as: if" features editor—^)
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