Today, 19 June 2002, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • 539 1 Agencies Referee blamed for Italy's defeat KUMK Dismay, disbelief, anger and tears Italy took its World Cup defeat against South Korea yesterday like a slap on the face and blamed the Ecuadorian referee for its shock exit. The Italians were unanimous in the belief that they had
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    • 71 1 Reuters NEW YORK US stocks ended mixed yesterday as upbeat economic data was offset by Middle East violence and a downgrade of IBM's profit outlook. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 18.7 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 9,706.12. The broader Standard Poor's 500 Index was up
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    • 58 1 Bloomberg REDWOOD CITY (California) Oracle Corp, the world's third-biggest software maker, said fourthquarter earnings fell 23 per cent. Its net income dipped to U*****.9 million ($1.2 billion), or 12 US cents a share, from U*****.9 million, a year earlier. Profit this quarter will miss analysts' forecasts,
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    • 384 2  -  Jose Raymond Leong Phei Phei Comes from illustrious family: Lawyer ANOTHER side to Singapore's Slim 10 man was revealed in court yesterday. While Health Biz director Semon Liu faced charges of importing the adulterated slimming pill, the court heard that the 32-year-old is the grandson
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    • 173 2  -  Chung Lyn-Yi ALL foreign construction workers who are housed off-site have to live in approved housing under a new work permit condition to be introduced in two years. Announcing this yesterday, Minister of State for Manpower, Dr Ng Eng Hen said Singapore's land scarcity makes
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      • 207 3 Reuters BUDAPEST Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy's political future is hanging in the balance as a coalition party looked set to accept his resignation after charges he was a communist counter-espionage agent. Mr Medgyessy, who took office last month, threatened to quit just
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      • 310 3 Reuters British court gives go ahead to pro-life group LONDON England's unique regulations which allow human embryo cloning for medical research are being challenged by an anti-abor-tion group, as the country's highest court ruled on Monday. Britain's highest court gave the go-ahead on Monday for the group to
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      • 113 3 AFP SHANGHAI How desperate are the Chinese to improve their English? Very. They are seeking tongue operations in the hope of perfecting their pronunciation so as to boost their career prospects. Surgeons said many have asked to loosen their fraenum, the flap of tissue underneath the
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      • 136 3 PARIS Travellers in Europe may find their plans disrupted today as Europe braces itself for coordinated strikes at European airlines. ATCEUC, a federation of 13 controllers' unions, has called for strikes to protest against the open-skies plans in which air traffic services across Europe will
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      • 125 3 AFP ABOUT 12 per cent of the Singaporean workforce are so disenchanted with their jobs that they are costing the economy $5.4 billion in lost productivity a year, according to a new survey. The study by the Gallup organisation labelled 12 per cent of workers
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    • 383 4  -  by! Sol E Solomon s olomon@newstod ay.com. sg CALL it a dream. Or an obsession. Mr Michael Capellas (picture) wanted to create an outfit bigger than IBM. If that meant merging his beloved Compaq Computer with rival Hewlett-Packard (HP), so be it. He was in town
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    • 179 6  -  Yeo Kok Seng Open up public transport industry to competition PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has said that the principle of small fare increases for buses is the "right" way to go ("Small or big?" Today, June 17). Perhaps, the Public Transport Council (PTC) did
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    • 515 6  -  Jean Tan (Ms) I REFER to the letter, "A matter of degree" by Mr Anthony Chng Yeong Siong (Today, June 12). Mr Chng said that most of the initiatives spearheaded by government agencies were for those above 40 with a lower level
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 151 8 Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE'S biggest industrial landlord, JTC Corporation, is going ahead with the building of a new state-of-the-art facility for the infocommunications and media industries. Called the Technopolis, it will be part of the research and development hub, One North in Buona Vista. It will be
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    • 398 8  -  Val Chua US firms confident of Asian markets AMERICAN companies are optimistic about Asian markets, with most expecting local economic recovery by the middle of next year, with higher profits and growth anticipated in the next 12 months. However, the confidence is tempered with "intense dissatisfaction" of "corruption and
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    • 118 8 -AFP WASHINGTON Audit firms would come under direct government regulatory authority under a proposal being drafted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency said. The SEC will unveil tomorrow "an unprecedented and comprehensive series of rules to govern and regulate the public
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    • 214 10  -  Chan Chao Peh SINGTEL is bridging the Short Message Service (SMS) gap between mobile phone and fixed line users. Starting next month, SingTel mobile users would be able to send SMS to fixed line phones. And, fixed line phone users would be able to read and reply the messages
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    • 146 10 AFTER a "steep roller-coaster ride" over the past two years, the infocomm and media industries are looking up. But competition will become more intense and Singapore has to evolve new strategies for the future, said Deputy Prime Minister Dr Tony Tan at the opening
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    • Market Watch
      • 152 10 LOCAL traders hoped to mirror Wall Street's strong overnight rally but failed. Some market players highlighted that the two-day lull before the next big World Cup match between England and Brazil on Friday could lure some die-hard pundits back to the market. The STI Index began with fleeting moments
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      • 51 10 Index Value Change Pt5 Nikkei 225 *****.91 +175.82 +1.6; Hang Seng Ul Ordinaries *****.04 3261.70 +19.78 +10.50 +.1! +0.3; toman Wtd 5536.42 ■1.39 ■o.o: Karen Comp SET Index 809,40 418.52 +0.24 +1.13 +o.o; +0.2; Jakarta Comp 539.B2 4.70 -0.81 Phils Camp Shertzen [I 1250.57 211.11 -0.24 +3.45 -0.0;
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      • 37 10 US$ 0.5578 UKE 0.3760 Yen 69.5339 HK$ 4.***** RM 2.***** Euro 0.5877 Rupiah -1828-04 BoKt 23.5461 Peso 27.9697 A$ 0.***** Indian Rs 27.3150 Won 688.366 C$ 0.8610 Yuou 4.6172 NZ$ J,***** NTS J 8.9496
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      • 20 10 GolduWaz 318.10 Silver rc$/« 4.823 Platinum uss/m 562.30 Rubber mfy 150.50 Palm oil SM/tonrw 1460 Brent crude usS/bnml 24.93
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      • 5 10 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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      • 56 10 By volume Jun 18 'OOO 'OOO BIL Inrl AsicMed SingTel TTInl KLW 23,411 22,386 7,184 5,612 4,408 Chartered WesTeth TPV LeongHin ThaiVillag 3,905 3,889 3,393 3,203 3,112 By value Jun 18 UOB OCBC Venture SIA CWlered 41,480,200 21,722,300 17,521,100 15,164,968 14,728,540 BIL IH SPH DBS SingTel Creative
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      • 75 10 By$ By percentage Jun IS (lose Change SPH 100 19.800 +0.300 Ventee 14.900 -0.200 DBSBk6JitlCPS101Q2.300 +0.200 MH400USS 6.050 +0.100 STI ETF 100 16.300 +0.OB0 F H100 7.950 +0.050 IDT 1.390 +0.O50 DelGraSOO 2.200 +0.050 GrealEost 10.0CD +0.050 Jun 18 AteDyn AsiaMed ChuanSH W*****O (olorlond Adroit SMB United
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      • 80 10 Bloomberg Inn 18 Creative 50 3UE (loie Change 17.400 0.300 6.900 -0.100 By percentage Jun 18 HMIW*****4 Koh Bras W*****6 Close Change 0.020 -60.000 0.035 -30.000 jPBat 12.700 -0.100 1.700 -0.070 Goldtron Reed 0.020 -20.000 0.045 -18.182 3eneMedix "hni Prime200llSS IITYDEV \WIW*****4 JLSpfinF iemb Log 0.975 -0O65
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    • 385 12 Bloomberg Aggressive recruitment may be counterproductive for banks HONG KONG Seeking to expand their credit card business amid the slump in home lending, Bank of China, Standard Chartered Pic and other banks in Hong Kong have instead ignited charges that they are flogging cards to people who cannot
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    • 152 12 Bloomberg HEWLETT-PACKARD, the world's biggest computer maker, said it will reduce the number of its suppliers to lower costs, signalling lost business for some companies in Asia. Hewlett-Packard plans to farm out manufacturing to two suppliers for each of its top 40 products such as
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    • 133 12 SINGTEL'S bond spreads have hit their broadest level in six months after Moody's Investors Services warned that it may lower the telco's credit rating. Sentiments have also been soured after Standard and Poor's said it will remove SingTel's stock from its benchmark Australian stock index.
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    • 390 14 Bloomberg NEW YORK General Electric Co, beset by slowing growth and investor concern that it relies too much on short-term debt, has lost its spot as the world's largest company by market value to Microsoft Corp. A decline of US$lO3 billion ($lB4 billion)
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 241 16 NEW DELHI "Missile man" A P J Abdul Kalam (picture), who is certain to become India's next President, is seen as a politi-cally-correct choice as he belongs to the minority Muslim community. He will be India's third Muslim President at a
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    • 140 16 WASHINGTON American intelligence agencies are having difficulties tracing the fortunes of Al Qaeda terrorists, the Washington Post reported. Most of the assets have been converted into untraceable commodities such as gold, diamonds and other precious stones, according to international investigators and financial sources. The items are
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    • 87 16 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR The United States is seeking to draw allies for its war against terror from moderate Muslim countries. In an eight-day military exercise with Malaysia starting this week, US Navy Muslim chaplain Lieutenant Hussain Muhammad Shaikh will travel with 1,400 servicemen and meet local
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    • 155 18 LONDON Surveillance techniques to be used by law enforcement agencies to access Internet and telephone records will be kept so secret that criminal prosecutions may be abandoned to prevent their disclosure. This assurance was disclosed in a classified police manual amid mounting opposition to
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    • 240 18 Agencies He dies, killing 18 JERUSALEM A suspected Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a Jerusalem bus during morning rush hour yesterday, killing at least 18 Israelis and injuring more than 50. Analysts said the bombing hardened Israeli attitudes towards the Middle East peace process at
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    • 131 18 Reuters HONG KONG More than 30 children in a Hong Kong kindergarten school have contracted the contagious hand, foot and mouth disease. The Health Department was informed of the outbreak last Thursday. Since then, the number of infected children at the school in the New Territories
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  • COMMENTARY
    • 1345 20  -  Ooi Giok Ling Do we truly interact and is Singapore really home? SINGAPORE is completely urbanised, but many still feel nostalgic about the bygone days of the kampung. Similarly, many in the nation may feel strongly about promoting the Chinese language, but they do so
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  • UPFRONT
    • 585 21  -  Elisa Chia Psychodrama also helps you to be gentle, sweeter and young GOT a problem? Talk it out, psychologists would advise you. But psycho dramatist Dr Gong Shu (picture) has an alternative view: "Let's do an enactment!" An US-based practitioner for over 20 years, Dr Gong
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  • YOUR MONEY
    • 537 24  -  Vasu Menon Invest in regional funds as the market is expected to start picking up after August MARKETS could start picking up after August as listed companies are expected to start giving indications about better third quarter earnings. But given the volatility in global stock markets, political uncertainties
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  • INCINEMAS
    • 110 25 -Reuters LOS ANGELES Actress Tea Leoni has given birth to her second child, a son, with husband David Duchovny (picture), the couple said in a statement on Monday. The baby boy, weighing 3.17kg, was born on Saturday, according to a statement issued by the performers' publicist
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      245 25 -Reuters Britney to make movie on car racing LOS ANGELES Britney Spears (picture) is moving full speed ahead with her movie career. She has signed a deal with the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (Nascar) to star in a film set in the world of stock
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    • 540 26  -  Serene Foo Slater now works for wife and children CHRISTIAN Slater looks like a new man. Clad in a crisp, white shirt and dark pants, he continues to enjoy the good looks that once won him a place in Empire magazine's 100 sexiest stars in
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    • 195 27 Jfe«fe«/Vjriefy HOLLYWOOD Three films opened last weekend and confounded box office predictions. Scooby-Doo (Warner Bros), a live-action adaptation of a TV cartoon, grossed U5554.16 million ($92.32 million), a June record, while the spy thriller, The Bourne Identity (Universal), opened with U5527.12 million. The costly war
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      696 34 Agencies But why isn't anyone stepping up to Tiger? NEW YORK If Larry Mize had been chasing Tiger Woods at the 1987 Masters, he would have chilli-dipped the chip shot. If Bob Tway had been chasing Tiger at the 1986 USPGA, it would have taken him three shots
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    • 231 34 Reuters ROME Former Tour de France champion Marco Pantani has been banned for eight months for using the prohibited substance insulin, a disciplinary commission of the Italian Cycling Federation said yesterday. A syringe containing the drug was found in the hotel where Pantani stayed during
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    • 469 35  -  Stanley Ho HIS international football career looked to be in tatters after he suffered a serious knee injury during an S-League game last season. But now, former Lion Rafi Ali has been given a second chance by national coach and Goal 2010 director Jan Poulsen
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    • 433 35  -  Kelvin Phang AT LEAST six boats could be serious contenders in next year's 31st America's Cup, according to sailing legend Brad Butterworth, tactician of Swiss challenger Alinghi. The America's Cup, sailing's most prestigious sport, has been dominated by the US for
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    • 214 35  -  Stanley Ho FALLEN giant Tanjong Pagar United is now on course to salvage something out of a disappointing season. Last night, it advanced into the quarterfinals of the NTUC Income Singapore Cup, fighting back to draw 1-1 with Gombak United. Despite going down to an
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      277 36 England v Brazil Prediction: IX2: hi such a close contest, a draw is a good be 1. But a smaller bet on Brazil 1/2 Goal: England at (+1 1/2 goal) is not attractivc enough. No bet. Total Goals: With so much at stake, the game is likely to
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      246 36 Germany v USA Prediction: IX2: It wiU be close but Gennany should win. Medium bet. will be made to sweat lor the win. So a small bet on USA al l+l 1/2)' Total Goals: Medium bet on 2 goa i O r 3 goals. Team news: Germany: Defender
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    • 135 36 AFP TEHRAN A hospital patient died in western Iran because staff abandoned him to watch Sunday's Senegal-Sweden World Cup football match on television, a press report said yesterday. The daily Entekhab, quoting relatives and friends of the Iff"?* T* that after he died of a
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    • 287 37 Reuters LONDON Former Republic of Ireland Ireland captain Roy Keane will not play for his country again, Irish football chief Brendan Menton was quoted as saying yesterday. Menton said that Ireland's impressive performance at the World Cup finals showed the squad could prosper
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    • 353 37 Agencies Figo's accuser withdraws comment, but team-mate now comes forward SEOUL South Korea forward Arm Jung Hwan has increased the pressure on Fifa to launch an investigation after confirming yesterday that Portugal suggested playing for a draw at half-time in their final group game. "When we returned
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    • 266 37 Reuters SOGWIPO Germany coach Rudi Voeller admitted yesterday he had lost his usual cool while hitting back at his team's critics. But he said he would continue to defend his men. "When I took this job two years ago, I
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      767 38 Agencies England v Brazil, Friday, 2.30 pm HIGASHIURA If Nicky Butt thinks he has had his hands full so far in this World Cup, wait till he meets Ronaldinho. Most fans will be eagerly awaiting the meeting of the resurrected Ronaldo and rising Rio Ferdinand, but there
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    • 239 38 AFP ULSAN An emotional Spain captain Fernando Hierro announced his retirement from international football here yesterday, saying he wants to crown a 13-year career by reaching the World Cup final. The 34-year-old Real Madrid central defender has 88 caps, second only to former
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    • 230 38 Reuters PARIS Defeated champion France "made a mess" of the World Cup despite going into the tournament as the best team, Patrick Vieira said. "It's true that physically we were burnt out but I don't think it's the only reason. Look at England, they also
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      723 39  -  Leonard Thomas Now Brazil's coach must prove himself better than England's impressive Swede POPULAR opinion is that the England football manager has the toughest job in the world. But experts will tell you it is Luis Felipe Scolari, not SevenGoran Eriksson, that holds down the hardest managerial position
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    • 541 39 Reuters HIGASHIURA England is not frightened of facing Brazil in Friday's World Cup quarter-final in fact, it is confident of dumping the four-time champion out of the finals, says captain David Beckham. Beckham and his team-mates watched Brazil's patchy
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    • 723 40  -  Rohit Brijnath If you think history's being made at the World Cup, then what do you call THAT at the US Open? It tells us sport can be quite beautiful in its extremes: Who would have ever thought that a golfer's constancy
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    • 851 41 Agencies As Japan fails to match Turkish experience and strength World Cup Second round Japan 0 Turkey 1 I limit Davala scores winner corners of the stadium to thank the soaked supporters who stood to applaud them off the field. "Troussier, Nippon" they chanted, their enthusiasm
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        571 42 South Koreans emulate northern neighbours' feat of 36 years ago TAEJON South Korea turned back the clock with a World Cup victory over Italy yesterday that revived memories of North Korea's shock defeat of the three-time champion in 1966. Thirty-six years ago, North Korea caused probably the biggest
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      456 43  -  S. Murali The Cup of shocks continues unabated SO, there you have it. With South Korea's thrilling entry last night, we are down to eight teams in the World Cup. And what eight names those are. Brazil, England, Spain and Germany we are familiar with. But Korea, Turkey, USA
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