Today, 17 May 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY FridSiY May 17, 2002 MITA(P)O63/1I .'2OOI
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Manufacturing leads Singapore's recovery
      195 1  -  Chan Chao Pek SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector has turned in the most improvement in the recovering economy, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). In the first three months this year, manufacturing declined 3,7 per cent far slower than the 19 per cent decline in
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      Lock icon US markets
      24 1 AFP NEW YORK The Dow Jones industrials gained 45.53 points to 10,289.21, while the techheavy Nasdaq index fell 4.88 points to 1,730.44.
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      Lock icon Clear messaae
      371 1 Agencies I World bodies hit out at US 'protectionism' PARIS The heads of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation issued a warning yesterday that any increase in trade protectionism would threaten global growth and market-oriented economic reform. The joint letter was addressed
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Mindef reviews NS
      228 2  -  Chan Chao Peh THE Ministry of Defence (Mindef) is conducting an in-depth review of the National Service (NS) system and the length of service is one area that will be scrutinised, said Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan in Parliament yesterday. Currently, all Singaporean males serve two years
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      Jl man admits terror plot
      131 2 ONE of 13 suspected Islamic terrorists detained here has admitted involvement in an Al Qaeda-linked plot to bomb the US embassy and other foreign missions, his lawyer said yesterday. Mr Subhas Anandan said the admission by Mohamed Nazir, 27, was made during a mitigation plea
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      Misleading
      463 2  -  Joy Frances Court orders two newspapers to clarify MEDIA coverage of the legal battle between SingTel and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) was called into question in the High Court yesterday. "Two days in a row. First, The Business Times (BT), second, The Straits Times (ST) got
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      'We want money'
      340 3 M'sian fishermen protest against Singapore's land reclamation KUALA LUMPUR The dispute over Singapore's land reclamation played out in the Tebrau Strait when more than 50 Malaysian fishermen staged a protest on Wednesday. Eleven fishing boats encircled several sand barges and dredges involved in the reclamation works and
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      JB shopping: $50 limit may be lowered
      171 3 IF more Singaporeans cross the causeway to shop in Johor Bam after the GST increase is implemented in January, the Government may lower the $50 exemption limit, rather than set quotas on what they can take home. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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      Lock icon Cleric's case against S'pore thrown out
      171 3 -Agencies JAKARTA Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir's defamation action against the Singapore Government was yesterday thrown out by a court here. Mr Abu Bakar was seeking more than US$lOO million ($lBO million) in damages from Singapore, over remarks made by Senior Minister Lee Kuan
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      Meet David Lim, the entrepreneur
      136 3 MOUNTAINEER David Lim will tomorrow make an attempt to reach the summit of Cho Oyu, the second of two Tibetan mountains that he is climbing without the help of bottled oxygen. Mr Lim walks and climbs with a limp after he was struck by rare
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      First by Singapore climbers
      101 4  -  Sarah Ckua THE Singapore Xixabangma Expedition 2002 team reached the Xixabangma peak in Tibet at 1.35pm (Singapore time) yesterday, after hiking for more than eight hours. This makes Dr Robert Goh and Mr Edwin Slew the first in South-east Asia to reach the summit of the
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      No pussycat
      356 4  -  Chan Chao Peri Dr M's cat reference gets responses SINGAPORE has been called many names in the past, but its citizens should not get too worked up over labels like "little red dot" or "the pimple that will not burst". That message came from Foreign Minister S Jayakumar
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      New knee surgery improves recovery
      135 4  -  Leong Phei Phei A GROUND-BREAKING surgery to reconstruct knee ligaments without using implants will soon be available here. Yesterday, the inventor of the technique, Professor Hans H Paessler, showed doctors at Gleneagles Hospital how to rebuild ligaments by performing the procedure on two patients who
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      Asean meet on terror
      88 6 HOME Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng will lead a 10-member delegation to Kuala Lumpur next week to attend a special Asean ministerial meeting on terrorism. The meeting, to be held on Monday and Tuesday, is to discuss ways to enhance cooperation against terrorism. It will be
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      Family man ...
      360 6  - Family man Chung Lyn-Yi Minister ropes in CDCs to promote family life THIS year's National Family Week will be celebrated with a difference with Community Development Councils (CDC) and various grassroots organisations getting into the act. The Southwest CDC together with Fei Yue Family Service Centre, for example, will put
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      S'pore, Australia to share drug testing info
      179 6  -  Leong Phei Pkei NEW drugs and medical products could soon appear faster on shelves here, with the signing of a Memorandum of Intention of Cooperation (Mol) between regulatory authorities in Singapore and Australia. In the past, both countries conducted their own tests when
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      13 6 LOOKOUT Degree a special supplement on Post-Graduate Education on 20 May {Monday) IUUY
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      232 7 II I VFA R S IN SINGAPORE -»P« s3*& Cas" ,s»»»»""* 1 IjjS TmS [»S [**V I bn —hi i™ p^ r i _^^^M^M^l^W As part of our celebration of 100 years in Singapore, Citibank is giving away a total of $1 million over 10 months. From January- October 2002,
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Cool exchange
      236 8  -  Elaine Quek First air-conditioned bus interchange to open THE Toa Payoh bus interchange which will open on Sunday will provide Singaporeans with airconditioned comfort and a variety of retail outlets. It is the first air-conditioned interchange here and was redeveloped at a cost of about $16.5 million. Besides
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    • Article
      Unlimited movies on SingNet broadband
      210 8 SINGNET broadband subscribers on the 512Kbps access plan, can now watch movies on demand. For $4.80 a month, the Movie Magix package allows subscribers an unlimited viewing of 20 movies, which will be available within six months after their release. Microsoft Windows Media Player has
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      Comfort cabby who returned $70,000 gets $3,000 reward
      279 10 A $70,000 find has landed a Comfort cabby a $3,000 reward. Mr Tan Khian Wah, who has been with the company for some 13 years, found a black briefcase containing US$2O,OOO {$36,000} and other currencies, a mobile phone, three credit cards and
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      Test to send CPF details via mPAL
      275 10  -  Tan Hui Leng THE Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board is making it even easier for employers to submit details of their workers' CPF contributions. It yesterday inked a Memorandum of Understanding with The Enterprise Challenge, which will fund the board's trial test of
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      Pay bills via SAM, win trip to Gold Coast
      119 10 PAY your bills with SAM and vPOST from now until June 30 and you could win a trip to the Gold Coast and $500 cash. The more you use the service, the more chances you have to win. And if a
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      A high price to pay?
      301 12  -  Loo Chin Keong Property price cannot be a sacred cow if we are to remain competitive CONGRATULATIONS on your articles, "Bubble that swallowed us" (Weekend Today, May 11) and "The smell of uncertainty" (Today, May 16). It is clear that the high cost of land
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      A Malay Malaysian view of the NEP
      333 12  -  Rose Ismail Johor Baru I NORMALLY do not agree with the views on Malaysia expressed by people who write to your LiiTTEKS page, but I am compelled to agree with some of Mr CK Foo's views in "Bumi benefits and Dr M" (Today,
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      When if s all talk and talk
      209 12  -  Mohamad Rosle Ahmad I REFER to the letter, "Facts, figures, courage", by Mr Jason Lee Boon Hong (Today, May 16) who is impressed by outspoken Members of Parliament (MPs), even if their opinions are rejected by the Government. Like him, I appreciate the
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      The CPF mindset problem
      209 14  -  Leong Sze Hian I REFER to the article, "Bubble that swallowed us" by Lee Yew Meng (Weekend TODAY, May 11). When CPF savings were allowed to be used for housing, they fuelled the property market. When were allowed to be used to buy shares, they fuelled
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      When posh is perfect
      294 14  -  Krishna M Singh New govt buildings set standard I WORKED with the Singapore Police Force from 1964 to 1980. The police stations that 1 worked in were pathetic. I remember that in some of the offices we used stools which were seized from gambling dens during
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      May heartless driver be guilt-ridden
      187 14  -  Chen Qiuyan LAST week, I saw a hit-and-run accident for the first time. I hope it will be my last. A dog was run over by a Mercedes Benz and the driver fled, leaving the injured dog to die in the middle of the road.
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      107 15 11 Keep Left" is the Right Thing to Do! Now On at MRT Stations The "Keep Left" escalator scheme is easy to follow. Just two simple steps. Try it and see what a difference it makes for everyone. Step One StepTWo For those who are not in a hurry, For
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Where are the buyers?
      636 16  -  Val Chua China's telecom market is opening up but foreign firms are wary IN THE months since China invited foreign telecommunications firms to take stakes in its domestic phone companies, many have turned up for the party but few have asked for a dance. Yesterday's long-awaited
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      Lock icon More business for Sats in April
      188 16 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services {Sats}, whose biggest shareholder is Singapore Airlines (SIA), handled more cargo and passengers last month than a year ago. Sats, which provides catering and ground-handling services such as passenger check-in and cargo transportation for airports, handles about 80 per
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      OCBC loses CFO
      121 16  -  Francis Kan OVERSEAS Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) yesterday announced the resignation of the bank's chief financial officer, Mr Chris Matten. Mr Matten, who joined the bank in January last year, said the resignation was prompted by an opportunity to pursue a new set of challenges outside the
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      Lock icon NatSteel to sell subsidiary?
      340 18 Agencies Investors seek 73% stake in electronics unit MAINBOARD-LISTED NatSteel Broadway, which makes parts for consumers electronic companies, said it has been approached by an investor to buy 73 per cent of the company. NatSteel, a steelmaker which owns 52 per cent of NatSteel Broadway, said
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      Lock icon Keppel Land to count on projects to up profit
      146 18 Bloomberg KEPPEL Land Singapore's fourth-largest real estate developer by market value said it will look to China and other markets for short-term projects, rather than investments, to boost profit. The company said projects lasting between 18 months and two years whereby
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      Lock icon $300m of bonds sold
      72 18 Bloomberg FREDDIE Mac, the second-largest buyer of US home mortgages, said it sold $300 million of local bonds its first sale to Singapore investors. The five-year bonds are priced at 25 basis points above Singapore government bonds and will pay a coupon of 3.22 per cent.
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      Lock icon Bank of China offer to test foreign interest
      310 20 Bloomberg HONG KONG The Bank of China will apply before the end of this week to sell 25 per cent of its Hong Kong unit, bankers involved in the sale said. The scaled-back offer will test foreign interest in a lender which
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      Lock icon Bankruptcies soar
      152 22 Reuters TOKYO Bankruptcies in Japan last month were the third highest for the month in half a century and deepening deflation could send the figure to record annual highs, a research firm said yesterday. "The government has upgraded its economic assessment for three consecutive months and stresses that
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      Lock icon Chip cartel
      454 22 Bloomberg Mosel, rivals join hands to lift chip prices HSINCHU (Taiwan) Mosel Vitelic Inc, Taiwan's third-largest memory-chip maker, has agreed with rivals to withhold chips from the market to boost prices that fell by a third since mid-March. "We're trying to encourage a price of US$3 ($5.41)," said
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      Lock icon Japan joins retaliation against US steel tariffs
      364 22 Reuters TOKYO Japan said it will notify the World Trade Organisation (WTO) today of plans to retaliate against US steel tariffs after Washington rebuked Tokyo's last minute plea for compensation or an annulment of the hefty duties. The Trade Ministry announced yesterday that
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      Benxi to own 51% of Wee Poh
      179 24 SINGAPORE'S Wee Poh Holdings plans to issue 125 million new shares to a Chinese construction company in a deal that will result in a reverse takeover of the Singapore construction firm. Wee Poh will place the shares at eight cents each, or $10
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        123 24 SINGAPORE shares closed lower yesterday after a profit warning from Datacraft Asia reverberated across the technology sector amid a backdrop of general caution ahead of major economic and corporate indicators due today. The benchmark Straits Times Index closed down 13.84 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 1733.48, off an
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        World markets
        59 24 Index Value Change Fts 5 Nikkei 225 3343.20 +18.50 +0.5( i I ting Seng til Ordinaries :ib- Whl *****.77 3343.20 5801.47 -5.59 +18.50 109.22 -0.05 +0.5S -1.85 Karen (omp SET Index Jakarta L:> nn 853.04 376.18 529.74 4.5B +0.35 -9.14 -0.53 +0.0! -1.7C Phils Comp Sbenien B Uumki
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        Your S$1 buys
        37 24 US$ 0.5548 LK£ 0 3807 Yen 70.795 HK$ 4.3270 M 2.1083 Euro 0.6090 Rupinh 5,072.3 Botir 23.762 Peso 27.463 A$ 1.0114 Indian Rs 27.214 Won 705.98 C$ 0.8644 Yuan 4.5920 NZ$ 1.2096 NT$ 19.159
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        Commodities
        23 24 Gold usJ/o: 309.00 Silver uss/«z 4.637 Platinum uss/k 532.900 Eiilil- -i 124.75 Pdm oil SA/lonni 1 25 T Brent crude usS/toml 26.97
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 24 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        55 24 By volume May 16 '000 DaturrftUSS 31,071 AsiaMed 15,445 IPV 14,901 FiislEng 14,882 Ellipsiz 11,130 By vulue May 16 UOatucriiUSS 52,162,810 Cburlered 44,964,140 UOB 17,01t,718 SIA 22,034,620 DBS 21,909,748 '000 LeongHin 11,015 QiaiiHu 10,565 (hoheied 10,422 North 72 USS 10,233 FuVu 10,125 Venture 15,150,850 SPH 13,576,661 OCBC
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        SGX top rises
        70 24 May 16 Close Chungs transput 1.S5D +0.111 KBkMNCPS *****.500 +0.101 ieksun W*****6 O.S05 +0.051 :HYDEV 6.450 +0.05I :irstEng 0.670 +0.04! TPV 0.810 +0.011 ieksun 1.190 +0.041 iroadiray 0.100 +0.031 ■CI 0.660 +0.031 3y percentage May 16 (lose Change iunlightW*****4 0.245*19.512 Sylecl 0.125 +19.048 Jllro 0.310 +16.981 fakwnh
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        68 24 Bloomberg Way 16 Close Change ptoW*****7 0.010+100.000 iraotkiy 0.100+42.857 SBR 0.035 +10.000 :huanSHW*****Q 0.045+28.571 ieatown 0.025 +25.000 ;HG USS 0.025 +25.000 iosa 0.170+21.459 >hnnghaiAC2l<HKS 0.027+17.391 IPP 0.07S+15.385 YizQffae O.O4O+14.2B6 if percentage May 16 (lose Change fewTayomi]?? *****.40.000 \pollo 0.S00 -20.635 P art 0.085-15.000 DalatrflUSS 1.670 14.796 kei
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      287 25 Agencies Aussie goes to court for this SYDNEY In a landmark court case, a former smoker is attempting to force tobacco giants to hand back As23o million ($228 million) in taxes to set up a fund to help smokers quit. Ms Myriam Cauvin, 39, yesterday
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      158 25 No tax on tips Friendly staff Reuters BERLIN Germany's notorious bad service is expected to improve now that the government has decided not to collect taxes on tips. "It's worthwhile to be friendly again. This step will boost motivation sky high," said a spokesman for the Dehoga hotel and restaurant
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      279 26 Murdered politician's party scores in Dutch polls AMSTERDAM Victorious Dutch conservatives were yesterday preparing for coalition talks with murdered politician Pirn Fortuyn's anti-immigra-tion party. The conservative Christian Democrats (CDA) was given a landslide victory by voters who ditched the centre-left government of Premier Wim Kok in Wednesday's election.
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      139 26 Reuters BEIJING China appeared to have lifted long-standing blocks on the websites of several Western news organisations that were freely accessible through local Internet connections in Beijing and Shanghai yesterday. There was no official announcement explaining why normally censored websites, including those of Reuters,
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      505 26 Agencies SEOUL South Koreans were yesterday reminded of past mistakes of the country's first families when the youngest son of President Kim Dae Jung appeared before the prosecutors over bribery allegations. In a tearful apology broadcast live by major television stations, Mr Kim Hong
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      154 30 -AFP SYDNEY The sight of a large airliner shadowed by a military jet over Sydney's skyscrapers yesterday scared office workers. The two planes circled the city several times for 15 minutes before flying off. Office manager Jennifer Thornthwaite said: "It looked horribly like a re-run of
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      283 30 Soh still has many fans, says newspaper KUALA LUMPUR Despite a trial that hangs over his head, businessman Soh Chee Wen is enjoying his homecoming after being on the run for three years. He returned to a "sort of a hero's welcome", the Star newspaper said.
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      101 30 Reuters TOKYO A middle-aged man was yesterday stabbed to death with an umbrella in what was believed to be an argument over a parking space. Mr Toshimi Kuwabara, 55, staggered into his 77-year-old mother's house in Hiroshima, western Japan, with several stab wounds in his
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      234 30 Agencies MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo looks set to contest the 2004 elections, analysts said as she took over the mantle of the country's dominant political party. Though Mrs Arroyo has not announced whether she would seek a new term, Professor Alex Magno, a political scientist
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      76 32 Reuters BEIJING China blasted Taiwan President Chen Shuibian for his comment that Taiwan is an independent country. Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said: "Taiwan's leader has made some so-called gestures to improve cross-strait relations and claims to have the sincerity to negotiate. But on the other
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      341 32 -AFP But attacks could not have been prevented: Officials WASHINGTON US President George W Bush received warnings prior to Sept 11 that terrorists, including those led by Osama bin Laden, could hijack American passenger planes. The disclosure marks the first time White House
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      240 32 -AFP BEIJING Chinese President Jiang Zemin, due to step down this year, has asked the younger leaders to blaze new trails to help the country prosper. In a speech marking the 80th anniversary of the Communist Party Youth League, he said: "Only as new
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      97 32 Reuters WASHINGTON A medication to diabetics with heart or kidney failure can put them at risk of deadly complications. Metformin, sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb under the name Glucophage and available generically, is widely used to treat type-II or adult-onset diabetes. Researchers said it should not be used by
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      796 34  -  Anil Bhatia Coming to grips with a deflating economic balloon A DISCUSSION by notional professors in a kopi Ham setting. The participants: Professor A Bannerjee, an economics professor. Professor Lim Ah Beng, an economist and top banker in Singapore. Professor Ashby Stills, an MBA from the
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      333 34 Reuters GENEVA Several developing countries on Wednesday urged changes to the newly-launched Global Fund against Aids, malaria and tuberculosis to give the states with most sufferers more of a voice in its workings. In speeches to the World Health Assembly, the governing
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      710 36  -  Kim-Kyna Tan SOME people lead their lives with a passion that the rest of us can only marvel at. Veteran architect and civil society activist Tay Kheng Soon has never shirked from speaking his mind or from putting his ideas, however offbeat, into action. Ever since Prime Minister
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      516 36  - Brush, ink, paper, water and patience Gillian Wong HE brought the art of Chinese calligraphy out of the proverbial desert and planted its roots firmly in the green pastures of Singapore culture. "Cong ska mo dao lu zhou" was the Mandarin expression Mr Tan Siah Kwee (picture), president of the
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      896 38  -  Jeffrey Tan Besides its stunning landscape, New Zealand's cities are just as enthralling MENTION New Zealand to just about anyone and you'll evoke images of stunning landscape, from snowcapped mountains and glaciers to expansive green valleys and luscious orchards and vineyards. But New Zealand's cities have
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      233 38 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has won the coveted OAG Airline Of The Year award for the fourth time. It was presented to Mr Vijendran Alfreds, SlA's general manager for the UK and Ireland, at a ceremony held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday.
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      729 40  - To market, to market Richard Valladares THAILAND is for sale. And what better place to start than in the capital, Bangkok. Don't let the traffic jams deter you: The city has an efficient elevated Skytrain system. So where do you start? The Chatuchak Weekend Market (picture) is my favourite. It's
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      406 42  -  Elisa Chia Ivy is the new spokeswoman for slimming centre Mary Chia TIPPING the scales at 47kg, television actress Ivy Lee can count herself as one of TV land's naturally thin actresses. So, what is this far-from-fat actress doing as the new poster girl for beauty
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      550 44 -AFP Cannes fest begins with Woody Alien film CANNES (France) The Cannes Film Festival, world cinema's premier showcase and deal-making forum, opened on Wednesday, turning this French Riviera town into a magnet for stars, movie executives and fans. US director Woody Allen (picture, centre), whose film
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      196 44 Reuters/Variety FOR British movie-makers, it's been feast or famine over the last two years at the Cannes film festival. Last year, one of Europe's leading film industries did not have a single film in competition for the prestigious Palme d'Or award. This year, three British films
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        422 45 Reuters/Variety ~T)ASIC Instinct star Sharon Stone declared herXJself ready for a return to Hollywood on Wednesday, barely eight months after suffering a brain haemorrhage. A member of the jury at the Cannes film festival, Stone, 44, told reporters she had recovered and wanted to
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        222 45 Reuters/Variety ASIAN martial arts star Michelle Yeoh (picture), heroine of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon dispatches assailants with gong-fu kicks in her films and says she can handle any punches thrown by dissenting viewers. The Malaysian-born actress is judging at the Cannes film festival this
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      428 46 Reuters Gwyneth Paltrow uses hers to keep the audience riveted LONDON Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow bared more than her soul at the British premiere of her play, Proof, on Wednesday, sending the audience and critics into rapture with a wiggle of her naked toes. The Oscar-winning actress was
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      414 46 Reuters/Variety NEW YORK Director Richard Linklater has Patricia Arquette and Oscar-nominated Training Day star Ethan Hawke (picture) starring in an untitled film that he will start shooting in Texas this summer and finish in 12 years. The Texas-born director, whose career began with
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      178 46 -AFP LOS ANGELES Hong Kong action film tough guy Jackie Chan has been tapped to win a special award for his contribution to movie stunts, organisers have said. Chan, who has made Hollywood hits such as Rush Hour II and Shanghai Noon, will be one of
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      195 46 Reuters/Variety LONDON Supermodel Claudia Schiffer (picture) is to marry film producer Matthew Vaughn next week in a ceremony in which glamour should be rivalled only by the secrecy surrounding it. Media speculation about the venue, the guest list and the date has hit fever pitch as the
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      Magic of the vocals
      541 49  -  Gillian Wong The Aka A Capella show gets underway tonight WHETHER it is bossa nova that gets you on your feet or Chinese pop that makes you tick, you name it, this year's Aka A Capella has got it. In its fifth run, the a cappella
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      111 49 Rosalind Png r I "'HEY are known to be temperamental. But X jazz music can be funky, too. Here's a chance to enjoy a different kind of jazz German jazz. Pianist Jens Thomas describes German jazz as having "the background of the classical tradition and
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      88 49 PARTICIPATE Sajian Amal MediaCorp TV 12 Suria's adopted charity, the Muhammadiyah Welfare Home, presents performances and celebrity appearances. Date: Sunday Time: 8 am to 6 pm Venue: East Coast Park Area C (behind McDonald's) MUSIC SSO Piano Explorer Series Eastern European Rhapsody Korean-born piano virtuoso Kun Woo Paik joins the
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      Malaysia sensationally upsets favourite China
      261 51 GUANGZHOU Malaysia's second doubles pair of Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah staged a dramatic fightback against China's Zhang Wei and Chen Qiqui to clinch the winning point and send their country into the Thomas Cup finals. After going down 5-7 and 6-8 in
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      Lock icon No Kidd-ing, Boston's next
      611 51 -AFP NBA Nets 103 Hornets 95 New Jersey win series 4-1 EAST RUTHERFORD Once Baron Davis fouled out, Jason Kidd had a clear path to carry the New Jersey Nets to the National Basketball Association Eastern Conference finals. Kidd and Todd MacCulloch dominated the final minutes
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      Mickelson favoured
      109 51 FORT WORTH Phil Mickelson is the hot favourite in this week's Colonial tournament. He is the highest-ranked player in the field and has a style that is suited for Colonial Country Club. Best of all, Tiger Woods will be playing in Europe. While Sergio Garcia is the defending
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      Golf prodigies
      66 51 NORTH AUGUSTA Homework can wait for precocious golfers Michelle Wie and Shinobu Moromizato. The 12-year-old Wie, who earlier this year became the youngest Monday qualifier for an LPGA event, will be part of the field for the Asahi Ryokuken Championship, which began this morning at the Mount Vintage
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      Lock icon Montgomery blasted
      262 51 Reuters CAPE TOWN Springbok coach Rudolf Straeuli yesterday poured scorn on claims that fullback Percy Montgomery was leaving South Africa because of the fear of quotas in the Springbok team, instead saying it was purely influenced by money. Agent Craig Livingstone was quoted in Afrikaans daily Die Burger
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      Lock icon Tempers boil over
      388 52  -  Stanley Ho THERE were plenty of goals during the game, and plenty of pushing and shoving after it. Last night, the bad-tempered northern derby between Sembawang Rangers and Woodlands Wellington at Yishun Stadium which the Stallions won 3-2 ended in the most dramatic fashion when tempers boiled
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      Lock icon No India v Pakistan
      60 52 -AFP NEW DELHI India's participation in cricket's World Cup next year was thrown in doubt yesterday after sports minister Uma Bharti again refused to sanction matches against Pakistan, a news report said. "If Uma Bharti has her way, India and Pakistan may never play cricket again
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      Lock icon Hingis to play in Paris
      81 52 Reuters ROME The governing body of women's tennis (WTA) is still expecting Martina Hingis to play in this month's French Open despite fears she has a career-threatening injury. "As far as we're concerned she is still entered for Roland Garros," a WTA spokesman said yesterday.
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      Lock icon $16 million in 6 games
      422 53  -  Jose Raymond IT LOOKS as if Singapore Pools would have been a successful gold prospector in the old West. For it has hit another rich seam. In a media release yesterday, Pools announced that after six matches, Strike!, its latest betting game, has atrracted about
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      Why fear Recoba when we've experienced Owen, says Poulsen
      565 53  -  Stanley Ho THIS Tuesday, Singapore will face its stiffest international test for some years when the Lions host two-time world champion Uruguay at the National Stadium. The "Celeste", as the Uruguayan national team is affectionately dubbed back home, will play Singapore
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        England's crazy
        533 54 Jack Charlton blasts country's preparations LONDON England legend Jack Charlton called his country the "craziest in the world" for the manner in which it is preparing for the World Cup finals. The 1966 World Cup winner feels that England's players have not had enough time to recover from
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        Lock icon Henry excited by France's rising star Cisse
        177 54 -AFP CLAIREFONTAINE France star Thierry Henry admits he can't wait to see exciting prospect Djibril Cisse make his debut for the world champions, France's top scorer this season with 22 goals in 29 games, Cisse forced his way into the French World Cup
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        Lock icon Nigeria stuns Ireland Republic
        184 54 AFP DUBLIN Nigeria wrecked Ireland's World Cup send off this morning with a polished all-round display to seal a 2-1 win over Mick McCarthy's men in green. Goals in each half from promising striker Julius Aghahowa and defender Efe Sodje ensured a deserved victory for the
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        Sri Lanka in cruise control
        84 54 LONDON Sri Lanka's Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene both made centuries against England at Lord's yesterday as the touring side dominated the first day of the Test series to close on 314 for three. Opener Atapattu batted all day, faced 264 deliveries and made 133
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      Lock icon Veron not to blame, say Fergie and Keane
      348 55 Agencies LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has said he hopes his under-fire Argentine midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron wins the World Cup, for the sake of his club. "I hope Seba (Veron) has a fantastic World Cup," Ferguson was quoted as saying
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      Lock icon Korea beats Scotland
      99 55 AFP BUSAN South Korea overwhelmed an understrength Scotland 4-1 here yesterday to further bolster its confidence ahead of the World Cup finals. Italian-based Ahn Jung Hwan scored twice and Lee Chun Soo and Yoon Jong Hwan got a goal each as Gus Hiddink's side extended its unbeaten
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      Our guide to The Cup
      471 55  -  S. Murali In 16 days, the biggest show on earth opens in Japan and Korea. But we can't wait that long to start. Argentines, the mechanical Germans or the uncompromising Italians? Perhaps this time, the unthinkable will happen and a dark horse like Portugal will
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