Today, 9 February 2002

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  • 8 1 TODAY Saturday February 9, 2002 MITA (P» 063/11/2001
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  • 1421 1 LAST evening, while MRT trains ferried workers home for the weekend, the man who took this convenience to the doorsteps of Singaporeans slipped quietly into the eternal night. Former President Ong Teng Cheong died at his Dalvey Road home at the age of 66, a
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  • 608 3  -  Goh Chok Tong Dear Tze Guan My wife and I are deeply saddened by the demise of your beloved father. Teng Cheong was a generous friend. We met him and your late mother often, socially. We remember fondly the many dinners they hosted
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  • 425 3 THE National Trades Union Congress yesterday paid tribute to former President Ong Teng Cheong when it revealed that it will rename the Singapore Institute of Labour Studies as the Ong Teng Cheong Institute of Labour Studies. The NTUC secretary-general, Mr Lim Boon
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 130 4 JAKARTA Indonesia's Trade and Industry Minister Rini M S Soewandi said on Thursday that the government has decided to stop exporting sand from Riau to Singapore. The decision was made through an agreement among the sand-quarrying companies, exporters and the government on the grounds that
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    • 396 4  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim It's good to start girls wearing it early to inculcate modesty, says group by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Islamic Scholars and Religious Teachers Association (Pergas) said yesterday that wearing the tudung (headscarf) should not be seen as an obstacle to national integration. "We feel
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    • 212 4  -  Ng Boon Yian FORMER Fateha chief Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff said yesterday that he never intended to politicise the tudung issue. He is now on a four-day trip to Kuala Lumpur to speak to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) about local Muslim issues, including
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    • 194 4 JAKARTA Indonesia's Defence Minister Matori Abdul Jalil, who visited Singapore on Monday, plans to form a task force to tackle terrorism after being convinced by Singapore to do so, foreign security sources said. The sources told Reuters that the
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    • 182 4 Agencies MANILA The Philippine authorities have arrested a Malaysian suspected to be a member of the Jemaah Islamiah group. The man had 104 fake passports with him. The government believes the passports were meant for Al Qaeda members on the run. But Kuala Lumpur
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    • 160 5 IT [CNN'S TALK ASIA: 1 An Interview With Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew I Catch Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew as he shares Tonight 9 Feb 10.30pm his views on terrorism in his first televised Tomorrow 10 Feb 9.30am 7.30pm interview on CNN since the September 11 US attacks. Find
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  • LETTERS
    • 247 6  -  Tom Ong SDP's raising of tudung issue puts harmony at stake WHILE the Government is trying its best to solve the tudung issue, it is also grappling with water and economic issues. What it least needs now is an opposition party trying to create more trouble. On Thursday,
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    • 288 6  -  Kathleen Kwan I REFER to the letter "In praise of China women" (Today, Feb 7). I would like to look at this issue from a man's point of view. There are many reasons why Singaporean men may find Chinese women more desirable than Singaporean women.
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 251 6 US sees 3.5% growth in fourth quarter WASHINGTON US treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill said the economy is expected to grow by three to 3.5 per cent in the fourth quarter now that the worst of the slowdown is over. "The United States has put the worst
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    • 212 6 Bloomberg AMERICAN International Group, Prudential and other insurers operating here sold 7.6 per cent less in single premium policies in the fourth quarter compared with that of the previous quarter, as Singapore's recession deepened. Sales of investment-linked policies fell to $1.43 billion in the quarter
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    • 81 6 THE Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) is offering application service providers (ASPs) a 50 to 80 per cent grant for pilot projects. This is on condition that the ASPs collaborate to form end-to-end IT solutions for user organisations. IDA expects that the grants will not exceed $2
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    • Corporate Briefs
      • 53 6 revenue. CEI Contract Manufacturing said that net profit for the year ended Dec 31 rose 21.7 per cent to $4.2 million, while sales increased 16.8 per cent to $53.6 million. The growth was led by an increase in sales in America, which contributed
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      • 60 6 JURONG Engineering yesterday said that its financial results for the second half-year is expected to be worse than that of the previous half-year. This profit warning is attributed to a continuing slowing global economy and a weak construction market. The company has also decided to
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    • 355 8  - Despite the tough times Chan Chao Peh SingTel's mobile revenue rises to $564m by chaop eh@newsto day. com. sg LOYAL SingTel Mobile subscribers have helped the homegrown telecom giant to post respectable earnings for the nine months ended Dec 31, despite adverse economic conditions. However, acquisition charges related to Optus
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    • 262 8 Bloomberg CAPITALAND Ltd's loss in 2001 narrowed from a year earlier as the sale of assets and apartments tempered a decline in the value of land owned by Singapore's largest developer by sales. The company posted a loss of $275 million, or 10.9 cents
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    • 201 8 TOKYO The Singapore Government Investment Corp (GIC) has hired Morgan Stanley Dean Witter to sell 12.3 billion yen ($l6B million) of bonds backed by rents from luxury apartments in Tokyo, its first sale of such debt. GIC will offer security in the form
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    • 423 8 Street Type Date Tenure Price SqF Ft Psf District 12 DIAMOND 1WR PARC HAVEN APT APT 23/12/2001 FH 29/12/2001 FH *****0 *****8 1561 1012 416 654 PARC HAVEN PARC HAVEN PROSPERITY MANS SUNVILLE APT APT APT APT 28/12/2001 FH 28/12/2001 FH 27/12/2001 FH 24/12/2001 FH *****2 *****2 *****0 *****0
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    • 116 8 Transacted Property Listings provided by SISV Services Pte Ltd treet Type Date Tenure Price SqF Ft Ps Bungalows District 13 ANGSANAAVE 2-SD 07/01/2002 FH *****0 6855 139 District 14 JLN SENTOSA 2-SD 19/12/2001 FH *****00 3514 384 District 15 LOTHIAN TERRACE LOTHIAN TERRACE 2-SD 2-SD 28/12/2001 FH 07/01/2002
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    • 2727 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Nome NAV/Bid Price Oiler Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) A ien een Se Singapore uollar Fund 1.0015 1.0016 A ten een Se American Opportunities 0.717 0.754 A ien een Se Asian Fixed Income 1.169 1.205 A )en een Se China Opportunities Fa
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    • 108 10 Market Movers Top Gainers Close lop losers Close +1UOB F&N OUE 14.40 +0.40 7.70 +0.25 7.10 +0.25 "SPDRS 10US$ IS DJ USTECH 10US$ Venture 108.60 -1.80 49.50 -1.60 14.20 -0.10 InchMotor DBS 2.27 +0.22 14.70 +0.20 Creative 50 GenlntUS$ 22.90 -0.10 0.23 -0.08 SIA200 DatacrftUS$ Thai Prime200US$ Haw
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    • 122 10 SHARES here rebounded, helped by some short covering and bargain hunting. Banks strengthened on the back of institutional interest while tech stocks saw some short cover activity. The ST Index bounced 19.31 points higher to close at 1,736.42. Market breadth improved in the morning with 148 gainers and 99
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    • 78 10 THE market was quiet as the long holiday for the Chinese New Year approached. Trading was light with 295,845 lots that changed hands. The KL Composite Index settled at 710.92, up 3.24 points. The smaller-capitalised Second Board index managed to crawl back to close 0.05 points higher at 132.64,
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    • 27 10 US$ 0.5456 Rupiah 5617.97 UK£ 0.3864 Baht 23.9417 Yen 73.0833 Peso 27.9243 HK$ 4.2553 A$ 1.0751 RM 2.0729 Rupee 26.5448 Euro 0.6295 Won 712.758
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 364 12 Agencies Captured Australian would preferTaliban instead of Al Qaeda WASHINGTON Under a new classification announced yesterday by Washington, Australian David Hicks is an Al Qaeda member and not a Taliban. The distinction is significant because only Taliban, who are mainly Pushtun-speaking Afghans, will receive protection as
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    • 114 12 AFP MACAU Macau's gaming industry will finally be opened up. Two other companies, in addition to Macau gambling tycoon Stanley Ho's company, have been granted provisional casino operating licences yesterday. The lucrative licences were given ater a a month-long tendering process to Stanley Ho's
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    • 74 12 Arafat's heard from us. I can't be more clear I U assured the Prime Minister that we will continue to W keep pressure on Mr Arafat to convince him that he must take serious, concrete, real steps to reduce terrorist activity in the Middle East US President George W Bush,
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    • 51 12 After the floods thousands of rats Reuters photo Indonesian students display rats they caught during a rat hunt in the city ofßekasi in West Java province yesterday. They were assigned to search for rats by their teachers after floods hit their houses and brought along thousands of rodents to their
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    • 167 12 LONDON Britain is facing the wrath of its Muslim community for trying to lay down rules on arranged marriages. Home Secretary David Blunkett had asked the community to look for partners within the country instead of going back to the Indian subcontinent. He said too
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  • UPFRONT
    • 705 14 Today Foreign Desk New York powwow of the best and brightest is a reminder of that LADIES, let's not forget this. Despite the great strides made by women since the last millennium, it's still very much a man's world. The doubting Thomases need only look
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    • 104 14 Reuters CANBERRA Forget confetti or rice. Guests at chic Australian weddings are casting live butterflies at the newly-weds. The demand for butterflies at Australian weddings has soared in the two years since Ms Jill Murray set up the country's first commercial butterfly breeding business. She charges
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    • 561 15 CONDOLENCE With Deepest Condolences and Heartfelt Sympathies to the Family of the Late Mr Ong Teng Cheong Secretary-General of NTUC (1983 1993) ©from National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Central Committee Unions Singapore Bank Employees' Union (SBEU) Tailors' Association of Singapore (TAS) Air Transport Executive Staff Union (AESU) Singapore Bank Officers'
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      325 16  -  Elisa Chia Channel B's local drama hits record ratings IF you had a love-hate relationship with Chew Chor Meng for the past two months, you are not alone. Over 615,000 viewers must have felt the same way, too. The final episode of The Reunion, MediaCorp TV Channel B's
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    • 321 16  -  Elisa Chia by elisa@newstoday.com.sg AT the height of her hosting career, she chose to make an exit for her studies and marriage. At that time, Anitha was the popular host of OH OH, a local variety show that ran from 1991 to 1995. Now, at 34, the
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  • Article, Illustration
    616 16 Spring Festival Abundance Enjoy a heavenly dining experience at Carlton Hotel's Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant. Begin your culinary experience with its exquisite nian gao (above), available in four flavours brown sugar, white sugar, carrot and water chestnut. Prices range from $9.80 nett to $12.80 nett. Set dinners for family
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    • 80 18 THANK YOU SINGAPORE FOR MAKING "THE REUNION" THE NUMBER 1 LOCAL DRAMA OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE REUNION I 482,000 I THREE WOMEN A HALF 435,000 THE CHALLENGE 400,000 NAME t4faK M OF MADAM WHITE SNAKE 355,000 Aww^i^i SHOW h h j|W THE HOTEL I 339,000 LUCKY NUMBERS 334,000 m*m
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  • WEEKENDSTYLE
    • 351 20  -  Janice Lee Mix and match outfits online before heading to the stores by janice@newstoday.com.sg THESE days, shops are doing all they can to keep their customers happy and shopping. Promotions, competitions, you name it, the shops will organise it. Wisma Atria manages to keep on top of hings
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    • 496 20  -  Serena Sim by serena@newstoday.com.sg THEY were once competitors but are now business partners. Their dressing styles are similarly gothic-themed. They even cut each other's hair. Esther Yong and Freddie Yee are part owners of Hair Exchange, a hair and beauty salon in Plaza Singapura. Last
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  • MOTORING
    • 517 22  -  Colin Yong Spacious boot aside, this Skoda has superb handling by colin@newstoday.com.sg IN SINGAPORE, nothing impresses the neighbours quite as much as a new car. Not just any new car, but one that looks expensive and has lots of onroad presence. It's because of this Asian
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    • 185 22 DESPITE of the economic climate, the Volkswagen Group achieved a sales record of 461,000 units in the AsiaPacific region last year, taking 5.5 per cent of the total car market This was disclosed at the group's recent annual press conference. Volkswagen Group Singapore, which oversees the South-east
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    • 194 22 FOLLOWING its world premiere in September last year, the new BMW 7 Series (picture, right) was introduced locally during a black-tie event at the RitzCarlton Hotel earlier this week. At the dinner, Mr Marc Singleton, Performance Motors Limited's managing director, said that it
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  • INCINEMAS
    • 504 24 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is leaning toward newcomers in its screenplay nominations announced Thursday: 14 of the 19 individuals cited are first-time nominees, including seven nominated for their first produced screenplay. In line with this year's wide-open award season, WGA voters tapped
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    • 99 24 Original Screenplay: Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park Joel Coen Ethan Coen, The Man Who Wasn't There Milo Addica &WNI Rokos, Monster's Ball Baz Luhrmann Craig Pearce, Moulin Rouge Wes Anderson Owen Wilson, The Royal Tenenbaums Adapted Screenplay: Akiva Goldsman, A Beautiful Mind Ken Nolan, Black
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    • 135 24 STARTING today, SCV is offering four Bollywood blockbusters in its first Hindi movies pay-per-view package. From now till Feb 17, Hindi movie fans can savour these films (see box) on Channel 37 for just $16. Call 873-7373 to subscribe. Asoka stars Shah Ruhk Khan
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    • 62 24 WANT to meet Jack Neo, get an autographed poster of I Not Stupid, and maybe snag a hongbao from Jack? Head for McDonald's IMM Building at 4pm today and at McDonald's Jurong Point the same time tomorrow. Jack and his Stupid cast will be there. But don't
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    • 280 25 -AFP LOS ANGELES Steven Spielberg has won a restraining order against a wouldbe actor who tried to break into his office. The Oscar-winning director was granted a restraining order against Christopher Hahn, 30, by a LA judge last month. Hahn was arrested at Spielberg's DreamWorks studios on
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    • Article, Illustration
      467 25  -  Serene Foo Sparks fail to fly between Sammi and Richie FILM REVIEW Marry a Rich Man (Now showing) SAMMI Cheng's new film, Marry a Rich Man, is basically a collection of her old movies that's been broken down and re-assembled with few new elements. It's impossible to miss
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    • 504 27 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is leaning toward newcomers in its screenplay nominations announced Thursday: 14 of the 19 individuals cited are first-time nominees, including seven nominated for their first produced screenplay. In line with this year's wide-open award season, WGA voters tapped
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    • 99 27 Original Screenplay: Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park Joel Coen Ethan Coen, The Man Who Wasn't There Milo Addica &WNI Rokos, Monster's Ball Baz Luhrmann Craig Pearce, Moulin Rouge Wes Anderson Owen Wilson, The Royal Tenenbaums Adapted Screenplay: Akiva Goldsman, A Beautiful Mind Ken Nolan, Black
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    • 135 27 STARTING today, SCV is offering four Bollywood blockbusters in its first Hindi movies pay-per-view package. From now till Feb 17, Hindi movie fans can savour these films (see box) on Channel 37 for just $16. Call 873-7373 to subscribe. Asoka stars Shah Ruhk Khan
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    • 61 27 WANT to meet Jack Neo, get an autographed poster oil Not Stupid, and maybe snag a hongbao from Jack? Head for McDonald's IMM Building at 4pm today and at McDonald's Jurong Point the same time tomorrow. Jack and his Stupid cast will be there. But don't be
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  • TIMEOUT
    • 298 29  -  Janice Lee Experimental theatre group gives the Bard another voice by jani ce@newstoday.com.sg ONE of Shakespeare's most performed works, A Midsummer Night's Dream, took Hollywood by storm in 1999 when Twentieth Century Fox released the star-studded film version of the play. But who said Shakespeare had to
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 143 29 MUSIC Yio Chu Kang Concert Band Conducted by Derek Cable and Azre Jalil, there will be music by Hoist, Mozart, de Haan, Bliss, Rodgers and Hammerstein, among others. Date:Today Time: 7.30pm Venue: Post Office Theatrette Entry: $6 Enquiries: Call 456 0669 THEATRE Akan Datang Organised by the Necessary Stage, this
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