Today, 6 February 2002

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    8 1 TODAY Wednesday February 6, 2002 t MITA(P) 063/11/2001
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    Contradiction called S'pore
    615 1  -  Ng Boon Yian by boonyian(3'newstoday.com.sg THIS is the story of Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, his two dogs and a question about Singapore. Once he was presented a beautiful Labrador Retriever and sent it to the police dog training school to learn to sit, to lie down
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  • Article
    Lock icon Evergreen's next big move
    99 1 -AFP TAIPEI Although still embroiled in discussions with Singapore and Malaysia over where to take its business, Taiwan's shipping giant, Evergreen Marine Corp looks set to make a push into mainland China. Reports yesterday said the company plans to register more than half of its ships
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      56 1 Guess what? I'm not retiring Pg34 A Chinese New Year gift of wealth/Pg 9 MUFTI'S CHOICE/2 Mufti of Singapore says education takes priority HOT CATALYST/8 Merger and acquisitions in Singapore will remain a key driver for such activity in Asia CHILD'SPIAY/19 While pioneers of children's theatre have matured, they have
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon KL to whip illegal workers
      103 2 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will hire only Indonesians as maids and plantation workers under a new labour policy implemented in the wake of recent riots. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Indonesians would be replaced in other sectors with workers from Thailand,
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      Investment dive in M'sia
      82 2 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia said investment commitments by local and foreign companies last year fell by two-third to RM15.8 billion ($7.6 billion) from those of 2000, according to the country's Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Malaysia's GDP fell 1.3 per cent in the third quarter of
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      Mufti's choice
      413 2  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim The clash of obligations between tudung and education by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg IN the debate between parents who insist their daughters should wear the Islamic head scarf and schools that will not bend their rules, the religious authorities finally gave their views. The Mufti of Singapore, Syed
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      Singapore not so safe from fires after all?
      144 2  -  Jasleen Randhawa FIRES caused by "suspicious origins" have increased by 15.5 per cent over those in 2000. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said yesterday that suspected cases of arson rose from 599 in 2000 to 692 last year. This was despite
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      Protecting online data
      157 2  -  Elaine Quek THE National Internet Advisory Committee (Niac) launched two major codes yesterday to safeguard data security over the Internet and to encourage responsible content provision by industry players. Both codes, which the industry can use as templates, are voluntary as the Niac feels that industry self-regulation
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      Lock icon Blame the rain
      55 3 Reuters photo JAKARTA Indonesians clean their home yesterday, after days of torrential rains caused flooding in the country's capital. The rain let up yesterday but the government's flood-relief efforts were criticised. The authorities were being urged to declare a national disaster after at least 65 people died
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      Lock icon Deployment in the dock
      143 3 -AFP MANILA The Philippine government will have to explain to the country's top court the legal basis for the joint anti-ter-ror operations with troops from the United States. The Supreme Court gave the government 10 days to answer a petition seeking to stop the deployment of
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      'Show us the proof and take the suspects'
      210 3 NEW YORK Malaysia may be forced to hand over terrorist suspects it has detained to the United States under an extradition treaty between the two countries. Speaking here, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the suspects would be extradited
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      Lock icon Accept dialogue offer, Pakistan tells India
      131 3 -AFP MUSAFFARABAD (Pakistan-controlled Kashmir) Marking Kashmir Solidarity Day, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf yesterday accused Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee of "brinkmanship" in the Kashmir crisis. "Instead of engaging in brinkmanship, Prime Minister Vajpayee should accept my offer for a dialogue," Mr Musharraf told
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      Lock icon Cold shoulder awaits Australian PM
      166 3 Agencies JAKARTA When Australian Prime Minister John Howard arrives in Indonesia today, he will face an uphill task as he tries to mend rifts between the two countries. Mr Howard is scheduled to meet Mr Akbar Tanjung, the Speaker of the Lower House and Mr
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      High-risk families
      468 4  -  Leong Phei Phei For 'potential' cancer victims, chemo-prevention is the best cure by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg FOR every cancer patient, there are members of his or her family who will be predisposed to the killer disease. That's why the National Cancer Centre (NCC) has devised a new programme to save
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      Marketing landmark
      132 4 THAMES and the Chartered Institute of Management (CIM) will sign a landmark memorandum of understanding this morning. This will enable students of the University of Wales' Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Business Administration (Marketing) course to earn ClM's Advanced Certificate and Post-graduate Diploma in Marketing. Students need only
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon 3G future uncertain
      218 5 AFP Telcos want deadline removed SINGAPORE'S telcos want the authorities to remove the Dec 31, 2004, deadline for the launch of third-generation (3G) networks, according to documents submitted to the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA). SingTel and StarHub have asked for the timing of the 3G rollout to
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  • LETTERS
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      Soul-searching time for PSA
      315 6  -  Lim Boon Hee What it can do as competition hots up EVERGREEN Marine has indicated that it may move its operations to Port of Tanjung Pelepas when its contract with PSA Corp ends in August. But Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong has said that talks are
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      Clothes don't match
      136 6  -  Mohamed Bajuri I CAN'T help but be cynical over the move by some people to make female students wear the tudung to school. Some women wear the tudung while dressed in figure-hugging tops, tight pants and short T-shirts which show parts of their bellies. Isn't the purpose
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      ERP rates do reflect traffic conditions
      260 6  -  Han Liang Yuan WE refer to Mr Quek Li Huat's letter, "ERP and traffic build-up" (Today, Jan 30). The ERP rate at the Nicoll Highway gantry between Bam and 9am has been set to reflect the heavy traffic conditions there. The rate before Bam
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      Lock icon Thanks, Mr Ramlee
      128 6 The Thiam family I WOULD like to thank Mr Ramlee of Block 739, Woodlands Circle, for returning my daughter's identity card, student pass and ATM card, which she lost while travelling on a Service 964 bus from Woodlands Avenue 6 to the Woodlands Regional Interchange. When Mr
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Hot catalyst
      301 8  -  Francis Kan Power sector to spur M&A activity franciscs'newstoday.coni.sg MERGERS and acquisitions (M&A) in Singapore this year will remain a key driver for such activity in Asia, but the volume of deals will not be as substantial as last year, said Mr Philip Lee, JP Morgan's head of
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      Lock icon Container cargo up in Jan
      90 8 Bloomberg PSA Corp said it handled 18 per cent more containers or 1.64 million twenty-foot equivalent units at its terminals worldwide last month. Its terminals in Singapore handled 1.31 million units in January, up 11 per cent from what it handled a year ago. "The
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      Electronics boost for Autron
      178 8  -  Chan Chao Peh AUTRON Corporation, a local distributor of electronics components, is set for a transformation as it takes over the regional manufacturing, research and service operations from its partner, Assembleon. Assembleon, known as Philips EMT, is among the top makers of surface mount placement equipment.
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      Lock icon After the gloom
      333 10 Bloomberg Cuts will help earnings rebound, say analysts NEW YORK US corporate profits fell 23 per cent in the fourth quarter, marking a year of declines. Analysts expect the fall in earnings to slow this quarter before rising the rest of the year. "Companies are glad to
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      Panpac takes stake in Sharelnvestor.com
      194 10  -  Elaine Quek PANPAC Media.com is to acquire a 25 per cent stake in Sharelnvestor.com for $1.1 million in an all-share deal. The publishing house will issue 6.88 million Panpac shares at 16 cents each to Sharelnvestor.com, a financial portal that provides real-time stock prices and
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3066 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Nome NAV/Eid Price Oiler Price Deutsche Lion Bond 1.2138 1.2381 Deutsche Premier Asia Bond 11.1283 11.4621 Deutsche Premier Select 0.9784 1.0273 Savers China Growth 1.104 Savers Enhanced Trust 0.894 Savers G|oba| Bond 1.307 Savers lobal Trust 0.91 Savers F Europe Balance SGD
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        148 12 SHARES fell again yesterday as overnight losses on Wall Street pulled major equity indices lower. The ST index, which has risen over seven per cent in the year to date, lost 30.52 points to 1,727.63 led by selling in index heavyweights. There were two losers for every gainer. Volume
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        Malaysia
        88 12 THE local market lost ground yesterday on profittaking after recent gains. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index ended 3.2 points lower at 720.3. Losers overwhelmed gainers 589 to 130, while 158 counters remained unchanged. Trading volume was 422,503 lots. Arab-Malaysian Corporation was the most actively traded counter as it added
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        Your S$1 buys ...
        27 12 Your S$1 buys US$ 0.5453 UK£ 0.3834 Yen 72.336 HK$ 4.2531 RM 2.0722 Euro 0.6265 H^upiah 5618.1 Baht 23.985 Peso 27.917 A$ 1.0661 Rupee 26.526 Won 717.93
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      Monitors for the world ...
      441 14 Monitors for the world Small Stock Watch And $1.7b turnover for S'pore-listed company TPV Technology, which makes computer monitors, became the world's second and China's largest producer last year. The Singapore-listed company makes both cathode-ray tube (CRT) and liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors. In 2000, TPV Technology sold about 8.8
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      What the regional papers said yesterday ...
      125 16 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/ Malaysia Have controls Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said "regulated globalisation" would reduce the chance of it going awry and destroying economies and countries. The Jakarta Post/ Indonesia Recent floods not national disaster The government has refused to characterise the
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      Lock icon Australia's rosy job prospects
      66 16 The Australian. CANBERRA Australia seems to be immune from the economic gloom affecting the Asian region, with figures released this week showing that the job market is booming in the country. The latest monthly job advertisements survey by the ANZ bank revealed the strongest job prospects
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      Where has Lay gone?
      251 16 Former Enron chief vanishes WASHINGTON The various committees investigating the collapse of energy giant, Enron, should have known that bringing the firm's former chief executive officer and chairman, Mr Kenneth Lay, to task was no mean feat. Mr Lay, who quit Enron's board of directors on
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  • COMMENTARY
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      First light
      850 18  -  Roger Mitton Why Myanmar may see a new dawn A LANDMARK settlement will soon be announced in Myanmar. It is a crucial development, not only for Myanmar, but for Singapore, which is among the top investors in that country. I was the first journalist to write about this
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  • UPFRONT
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      Child's play
      565 19  -  Pauline DLoh One hour with Ruby Lim-Yang Theatre for children has matured while one of its pioneers manages to stay young at heart THE first time I saw Ruby Lim-Yang (picture), she was on stage, dressed in an animal costume acting out some forgotten fairy tale, jumping around
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      Top Fun to take a break
      118 19 T-TEAM, led by Jack Neo, will I join hands with MediaCorp, for the first time, to produce Chinese dramas. Involved in variety and movie productions, J-Team's top-rated programmes include Top Fun and Comedy Night. Its 1999 movie, Liang Popo The Movie, topped the local
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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  • PERSONAL FINANCE
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      Before disaster strikes ...
      576 20  - Before disaster strikes Vasu Menon With a financial plan for each stage of your life, you can achieve your goals NO matter which stage of life you are at, setting a financial plan is essential. There is no standard formula. Financial plans depending on the needs and objectives of individuals.
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      US economic recovery in sight
      149 20  -  Vasu Menon bL LAST week, the US economy showed a surprising growth rate of 0.2 per cent for the fourth quarter, helped by stronger than expected consumer and government spending. There were other signs that the recession may have run its course. One was the
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Lock icon 'Feel-good' rock
      504 22  -  Asif Ansar POD kicks up a maelstrom of love, peace and happiness by asiKs'newstoday.com.sg DON'T let the tattoos and dreadlocks fool you deep down these rock 'n' rollers from San Ysidro in the US are good Christian boys who just want to spread a little love, peace and
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      Lock icon She loves kicking butt
      325 22  -  Jenny Kong by j enny@newstoday.com. sg WHILE most artistes were busy making movies and mass-producing "the-best-of" albums, Hong Kong actress Karen Mok (picture) went into a retreat for some martial arts training. Last year, the actress-singer was busy brushing up her martial arts skills for he
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      359 23 Rpmancing (^tmJl4Xfl<ym IS* Mobile ~**&*S/H^___^ _____^H Ww^a^ mo 0 7 nt\ v i I r in Back] w MM V m m i 4 s' __L_ a Mi _i> SV mf M m £javefhfcytes When in love, words can sometimes be unnecessary. This is not one of those times. Today
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  • INCINEMAS
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      From video to film
      600 24  -  Rachel Lo Soul Assassin's director talks about his stylish debut LAURENCE Malkin has a music video background. And, like Spike Jonze (Being fohn Malkovich) and Tarsem Singh (The Cell), Malkin's made the jump into feature films with his debut Soul Assassin. "Making films is a much
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    • Article
      Lock icon Asian stars rising
      296 25 Agencies Jackie, Jet and Chow Yun Fatt gain ground LOS ANGELES Asian stars are fast gaining ground in Hollywood, according to the Hollywood Reporter's, Star Power 2002 survey listing 130 actors. John Burman, the paper's international editor, said the survey highlights the rising popularity of foreign-born stars.
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