Today, 8 November 2002

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    6 1 TODAY Friday November 8, 2002 MrrA(P)'
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    Hike and dislike
    776 1  -  Ng Boon Yian Chan Chao Peh Should Govt postpone GST increase? AN uneasy countdown has begun. In less than'two months, shoppers will face price tags that show a higher goods and services tax (GST) of five per cent, instead of three. The Government's position on this has
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      28 1 Press Holiday This paper will turn two on Sunday. We are taking a press holiday tomorrow and will be back on the stands on Monday. Electrifying iQ Buys!
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Nurse curse
      340 2  -  Tan Hui Leng What to do when patients cross the line EVEN tender nursing care has its limits. What to do, for instance, when a male patient insists on being washed by young female nurses or hurls obscenities or takes off more clothing than is required for a
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      Boy falls onto MRT track, dragged 10m
      141 2  -  Tan Hui Leng A 10-YEAR-OLD boy was found on the tracks at Bishan MRT station yesterday evening. The boy, Moses Tan Wei Han, told his sister that he was knocked off the platform by an unidentified person. He fell onto the track, where
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      ZoukOut called off
      86 2 ZOUKOUT will not be held this year, said the management of Zouk, the organiser of the annual event The party, which has been held on Sentosa for the past two years, is being called off because of security fears after the recent Bali bomb blasts. In addition,
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      Lock icon NTUC Income acts to help reduce insurance fees
      170 2 Newsradio 93.8 FROM next month, all NTUC Income motor insurance policyholders must send their vehicles to the Independent Damage Assessment Centre (IDAC) after an accident, regardless of whether they are claiming against NTUC Income or a third party insurer. If they don't
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      Lock icon Attack of the drones
      708 3 Agencies The new frontline killer robots LONDON The car heads across the yscorched desert of the Arabian peninsula, a suspected terrorist mastermind at the wheel, while just out of sight, his nemesis circles above in the form of a small robot plane. In an air-conditioned room
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      Oei and theories
      493 4  -  Val Chua AS the Nat Steel saga goes through one stunning turn after another, it's perhaps inevitable that intriguing theories and riveting plots should surface to keep an enraptured crowd entertained. The latest, according to Business Times (BT), is that Mr Oei Hong Leong the maverick who
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      Govt help can turn SMEs into Nikes ...
      125 4 Govt help can turn SMEs into Nikes EVEN the mighty Nike got help from the US government when it was a fledgling enterprise. Similarly, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) here could do with some funding help from the Government That's the view of Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of State
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      Money mind
      427 6  -  Val Chua She'll help you reduce your mortgage AT 27, she has squeezed enough things into her life that would probably amaze a person twice her age. Her accomplishments include two Masters degrees, a profitable business that has expanded into China and properties in Malaysia and Singapore. And
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      76 3 INTRODUCINGO CHICKEN CHOMPERS Now you can sink your teeth into our new yummy CHICKEN BON-BONS or CHICKEN WINGERS for only 51.90 each when you buy a Yoshinoya Value Meal. Hurry, try them now before they're all gone! CHICKEN H^Sft^ *Z JfifINGERS £-190 WITH THE PURCHASE 9iSoH OF ANY VALUE MEAL
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      498 6 AN AMAZING fJCAI SA/pIYO THAT'S WORTH YOUR WHILE GOING FLAT yvS^^ Ualid From 16 October 2002 ~^~Uuif m^^^^^^^^^^m^i^^^^^^^^™ h^^^ To 15 January 2003 Or UJhile Stocks Last. w I •am, 1 1 -ass Other Conventional CTUsavallablet: '-■>'■" <^23$y- I (^3o9^^_| 1 CR29AF6T 29" Flat-Screen Colour TV CR2IAFST- 21" Flat-Screen Colour
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  • HOME NEWS
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      One for the books
      427 8 Local humour title sold out in three weeks IN A lethargic retail market, a spunky and timely satirical local book, which even drew the attention of the British Broadcasting Corporation World Service, is bucking the trend. The Difference Between Malaysians And Singaporeans (picture), the humorous number
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      New tack for Cosco
      239 8  -  Rosalyn Lim THE Cliina Ocean Shipping (Group) Company China's biggest shipping line, will focus on its core competencies in the shipping and logistics business, said Mr Gao Weijie, executive vice-president of Cosco. Speaking at the Learning Symposium, organised by the Ministry of Manpower at Suntec Singapore
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  • HUMOUR
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      Roaches 2.0
      797 10  -  Dave Barry Watch out folks, now they are armed THE other day, I walked into an airport men's room, which was empty except for one man, who appeared to be having a loud, animated conversation with a urinal. Ten years ago, I would have turned right around and
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      Lock icon Six new Tablets
      368 12  -  Sol E Solomon PC makers rush to ride the brave new wave MICROSOFT yesterday launched its Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system, which adds pen and digital ink capabilities for a new generation of portable Tablet PCs. These features allow users to write directly onto the
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      When the grass is less green at home
      233 12  -  Tor Ching Li SINGAPOREANS who spend years abroad on international assignments return in the style of conquering heroes. Right? Wrong. In a recent survey conducted by INSEAD business school, on a sample size of 240 Singaporean expatriates, more than half of the
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      208 10 fA VIOLIN T'^i 5* J^IT EXPLORERS SERIES TRAVEL SLIGHTLY BEYOND THE FAMILIAR WITH THE SSO AND IjTv DISCOVER A WEALTH OF BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRED VIOLIN MUSIC. %^^L v j^m SSO SOUNDS OF ASIA SERIES ELGAR'S VIOLIN CONCERTO 22 23 Nov Fri Sat =^JgjV> ..jt I Singapore Symphony Orchestra Lan Shui
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  • LETTERS
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      Forgotten role
      138 14  -  Yeo Kok Seng Unions and political parties don't mix I REFER to the report, "Union's stand" (Today, Nov 7). That Mr Muhammad Ali Aman was asked to step down as chairman of a branch of the United Workers of Electronic Electrical Industries (UWEEI) union highlights the forgotten role
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      Do you own your club?
      327 14  -  Patricia Chee I REFER to the reports on club memberships in Today as well as reports in The Business Times and The Sunday Times. The reports featured the "fallen" Pinetree Club and the Fort Canning Club but were mainly about the new buyers of the
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      Unnecessary projects
      213 14  -  Francis Tan EVER so often, we see government agencies flaunting "upgrading" projects that presumably dip into public funds. The relevant authorities have claimed that the money is well spent for the good of the general public. I beg to differ. The familiar RC logo did not need to
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      Butthafs not interaction
      105 14  -  Lynette Enoch RECENTLY, a residents' committee in Thomson organised a multiracial harmony dinner. I found it strange that the Chinese were seated at one table and the Malays and Indians at another. What interaction will there be among the different races if they are separated? Why couldn't
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      To what degree?
      473 16  -  Jessica Tan When 'upgraded' qualifications do not matter WE have heard a lot about the push for workers to embrace lifelong learning for lifelong employability. The Government, unions and employers share the view of the advantages of a trained workforce. They advocate continuous learning and training for
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      Bus services to Airport Boulevard still available
      202 16  -  Vincent Lim I REFER to the letter, "Where have our buses gone?" by Mr Ng Lay Kiang (Today, Oct 31). Train service was extended to Changi Airport in February this year. With the availability of this alternative mode of transport, the number of
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      People, not planners, make for safe cities
      313 16  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming I REFER to Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's comments on how city planners in Asia must take into account new threats in the planning of cities in the report, "Terrorists and the city planners" (Today, Nov 6). Dr Balakrishnan said: "How
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon Rlncinemas OUND-UP
      422 18  -  David Ngiau Ybng Shu Chiang Ng Boon Yian Serene Foo -YSC YSC -DN -DN -DN DN DN -SF YSC Double Visioir.A sinister plot, both scientific and supernatural, baffles Taiwanese cops.Treading that fine line between good, believable horror and hokum is a delicate task, and Double pulls it off.
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      East-west blend
      566 78  -  David Ngiau The Guru melds Hollywood with Bollywood FILM REVIEW The Guru THE Bollywood invasion of Hollywood has well and truly begun with The Guru. This year saw the international successes of Bend it Like Beckham, a British Indian culture clash comedy, and Monsoon Wedding, about expat Indians
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      Lock icon Winona Ryder found guilty
      142 80 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD After all the hype and a defence conspiracy theory that could only have been written in Hollywood, actress Winona Ryder was convicted on Wednesday of shoplifting merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills last year. Ryder was arrested on Dec 12
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      Four more days of French films ...
      216 80  - Four more days of French films Yong Shu Chiang TT 71TH just four more days VV left in the 18th French Film Festival, some of you avid film buffs may already have missed some gems. That's especially true with tickets for certain titles, such as Water Drops on Burning Rocks
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      Lock icon Rlncinemas OUND-UP
      423 82  -  David Ngiau Ybng Shu Chiang Ng Boon Yian Serene Foo -YSC -YSC -DN -DN -DN -DN DN -SF -YSC Double Vision: A sinister plot, both scientific and supernatural, baffles Taiwanese cops.Treading that fine line between good, believable horror and hokum is a delicate task, and Double pulls it
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon US rate cut raises Asian hopes
      294 19 Reuters LIKE the rest of the world, Asia is hoping that the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate cut stems from a determination to kick-start the US economy rather than desperation that the crumbling confidence is pointing to a new recession. The US federal funds target
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      Lock icon Don't bank on a pay rise next year
      220 19 Reuters SINGAPORE is likely to adopt a conservative stance on wages next year to help companies cope with a tough market, stay competitive and save jobs, industry officials and analysts said yesterday. A longer wait for the restoration of company contributions to
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      Lock icon Seoul, Singapore plan FTA talks
      85 19 Agencies SEOUL South Korea's Minister of Trade Hwang Doo-yun said yesterday that his government will begin negotiations with Singapore on a possible free trade agreement next Friday. "We have an unofficial offer from Singapore to conclude an FTA with us," he said. "We don't need
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      Lock icon Centre to develop 3D Java technology
      107 19 Channel News Asia MASCOT Capsule, a subsidiary of Japan's HI Corporation, has set up a centre here to further develop its 3D Java technology used in mobile phones. The centre, at the International Business Park, is supported by the Economic Development Board. Mascot Capsule
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      Lower than expected
      494 20  -  Chan Chao Peh SingTel's profit boosted by overseas ventures, dragged down by local operations SINGTEL'S third-quarter report showed that domestic operations were affected by the economic slowdown but contributions from overseas ventures helped shore up the bottomline. Net profit for the three months ended Sept 30 rose
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      Lock icon Sats' $419m sale, leaseback deal
      116 20 -AFX News SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services (Sats) has concluded a U*****.5 million ($418.8 million) sale and leaseback agreement with Bank of America and Commonwealth Bank of Australia for its units, Sats Airport Services and Sats Catering. In a statement, Bank of America said it was
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      Lock icon PSA posts 28% year-on-year rise in throughput
      175 20 Reuters SINGAPORE port operator PSA i-Cbrp has posted a 28 per cent year-on-year rise in its container throughput to 2.18 million twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) in October at its local and overseas terminals. PSA, which runs the world's second-busiest container port, said its terminals
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      Lock icon ST Telemedia to bid for Indosat
      148 22 Reuters SINGAPORE Technologies Telemedia said yesterday it was interested in buying a 42 per cent stake in Indonesia's second-largest telephone operator, PT Indonesia Satellite Corp (Indosat). "ST Telemedia is planning to submit a bid for the Indosat stake sale," said Ms June Seah, a
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        110 22 THE US Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday, the first rate cut this year after 11 such moves last year. Most traders inferred from the half-point cut that the US economy was in bad shape, as the majority expected a quarter-point reduction.
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        World markets
        50 22 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 8920.44 -32.85 -0.37 Hang Seng Ordinaries 9844.83 3001.90 +70.40 -34.10 -0.72 -1.12 laiwan Wtd 4757.98 +32.64 +0.69 Korea Comp SET Index lakarta Comp 681.27 358.45 369.38 -1.29 +4.65 -0.03 -0.19 +1.31 -0.01 Phils Comp ihenzen B 1083.60 206.44 +23.16 -1.39 +2.18 -0.67
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 22 US$ 0.5670 UK£ 0.3617 Yen 69.012 HK$ 4.4225 RM 2.1547 Euro 0.5642 Rupiah 5,223.9 Baht 24.510 Peso 29.987 A$ 1.0029 Indian Rs 27.387 Won 690.29 C$ 0.8807 Yuan 4.6933 NZ$ 1.1385 NTS 19.615
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        Commodities
        21 22 Gold uss/oz 317.90 Silver uss/oi 4.483 Platinum uss/oz 581.00 Rubber cents/kg 149.00 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1557 Brent crude uss/borrel 25.77
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 22 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 22 By volume Nov 7 '000 Pac Cent 16,250 Citiraya 13,402 DataaftUSS 9,777 Sing Tel 9,524 NOL 9,521 By value Nov 7 UOB 31,718,654 DBS 29,538,900 CITYDEV 21,318,480 Sing Tel 13,158,350 OCBC 12,643,100 '000 TPV 8,646 Chartered 7,547 UniFiber 7,400 TTlnt 6,718 BlLlntl 6,611 Venture 12,459,400 SPH 9,511,000
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        SGX top rises
        78 22 Nov 7 Close Changi DBS Bk 6% NCPS*****.100 +0.101 :iTYDEV 4.740 +0.061 Zhevalier 0.500 +0.061 SreatEast 9.100 +0.051 Robinson 5.500 +0.051 >TI ETF100IOPV 14.575 +0.04! \?i Breweries 4.920 +0.041 Welalock 0.380 +0.031 1)01 2.980 +0.031 Penguin 0.145 +0.02: )y percentage Nov7 .KN Close Change 0.040 +33.330 'enguin
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        83 22 Bloomberg Nov7 Creative 50 Close Change 13.300 -0.400 DBS 11.600 -0.300 SPH 100 19.900 -0.300 SPH 20.000 -0.200 UOB 12.700 -0.200 STIETF100 14.600 -0.150 F&N 7.600 -0.150 OCBC 10.400 -0.100 OUE 6.250 -0.100 SIA 11.100 -0.100 By percentage Nov7 Strike W*****0 Close Changi 0.005 -50.001 SHC Cap
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      Lock icon The lure of the dragon
      733 24 Bloomberg UOB in 'preliminary talks' to buy stake in Fujian Industrial Bank BEIJING United Overseas Bank (UOB) is in talks to buy a stake in Fujian Industrial Bank, moving to expand its presence in China as income growth slows at home. The two banks are
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      Lock icon Accept 98 Holdings offer: Adviser
      320 24 Agencies STEELMAKER Nat Steel said yesterday it will convene a shareholders' meeting on Dec 4 to vote on the management buyout offer at 551.90 per share. The meeting is another twist in the struggle for control of the company and could be viewed as pointless
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      Outstanding growth
      326 26  -  Chan Chao Peh PC shipments in Singapore rise 11.5%, outpace rate in Asia-Pacific PERSONAL computer shipments in Singapore in the third quarter rose 11.5 per cent over the same period last year to hit 117,148 units, led by strong gains in the home and small business segment This
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      PacNet to meet full-year profitability target
      251 26  -  Chan Chao Peh PACIFIC Internet, the Nasdaq-listed home-grown Internet service provider, has posted net profit of US$3OO,OOO ($529,000) for the third quarter ended Sept 30 its third consecutive quarter of being in the black. This is lower than the second quarter net profit of
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      Lock icon The China cash conn
      379 28 Bloomberg Capita Land to start selling homes in Beijing next year BEIJING Capita Land, South-east Asia's biggest developer, said it plans to start selling its first housing development in Beijing next year as it seeks to increase earnings from China. The 1,450 apartments at Xiao Guan
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3782 28 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com Dote Fd Name NAV/Bid Oiler IPrite Price erdeen Asset Management (Asia) 1 A)erteen Se-American Opportunities 0.583 0.613 II A ierc een Se -Asian High Yield Fd 1.208 1.245 II Aierceen Se -Cninrj Opportunities Fd 0.903 0.949 1 A )ert een Se-Continental Europe
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      Lock icon Property trusts spreading wings
      385 32 Bloomberg The one bright spark in property sector EFFORTS by Ascendas Land and other developers to sell property trusts will be bolstered by gains for Capita Mall Trust Management, Singapore's first real estate investment trust (Reit), a Government panel official said. Industrial property manager Ascendas met
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      128 32 Reuters TEMASEK Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore Government, said yesterday it was divesting its entire stake in the integrated architectural and engineering unit, CPG Corp. CPG Corp, formed from the government entity Public Works Department, has total assets worth $270 million as
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      448 34 Agencies Arrested man admits being coordinator JAKARTA In a major breakthrough in the Bali bombings investigation, the owner of a minivan used in the attack has admitted to being part of the group that carried out the atrocity. Indonesian National Police Chief Da'i Bachtiar said the man,
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      122 34 Agencies SYDNEY Singapore and Australia agreed yesterday to extend intelligence and anti-terrorism links to guard against chemical, biological and nuclear attacks. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Dr Tony Tan, and Australian Defence Minister Robert Hill held talks here about future anti-ter-rorism
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      Lock icon US puts the heat on trio who tried to buy Stingers
      188 34 -AFP WASHINGTON Three South Asian men who were trying to supply US-made Stinger missiles to the Al Qaeda terrorist network were indicted in California on Wednesday. US Attorney General John Ashcroft said that the two Pakistanis and an Indian-born
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      253 34 Agencies CANBERRA Australia brushed aside criticism from Asian neighbours of its treatment of Muslims after the Bali bombings, adamant that its relations with Asia remain good. But it stressed yesterday that national security comes first Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have accused Australia of over-reacting by
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      348 36 AFP China's Congress starts but people are indifferent BEIJING Despite widespread interest ahead of China's week-long 16th Communist Party Congress beginning today, in reality, it is no more than a ceremonial rubber stamp for decisions made in secret beforehand. The gathering amounts to an attempt by
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      130 36 Reuters TOKYO A junior Japanese Cabinet tfliinister has withdrawn an anti-Semitic remark and said it was inappropriate for him to liken "money-grabbing people" to Jews, said his secretary yesterday. At a conference for psychiatric hospitals on Wednesday, vice-minister for health and welfare Yoshio Kimura said:
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      131 36 -AFP I TEHERAN Convinced he was invisiVble, an Iranian man walked calmly into a bank to rob it and was arrested. Customers at the Teheran bank were stunned to see a man striding into the building and helping himself to large quantities of banknotes. He
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      111 36 MATSUYAMA (Japan) While /several factors contribute to death among men, only one affect women their husbands. According to a study conducted by Ehime University in Japan, although old age and reduced daily activity were contributors to death in both sexes, the risk of death increased for women through
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      32 38 Reuters photo The Dalai Lama puts on the hat of an honorary doctor of the Mongolian National University in Ulan Bator, thecaMta^fMongolia^h£^i^nceive^^\ an honorary doctorate degree yesterday. I
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      90 38 Reuters PISA Four days of anti-war and anti-globalisation protests kicked off in northern Italy on Wednesday with a sit-in outside a US military base to protest against the threat of war on Iraq. The protests will culminate with a rally tomorrow in the art city of
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      360 38 UN mandate may allow US to wage war UNITED NATIONS The United States announced that it wants a vote today on a United Nations Security Council resolution that gives Iraq a last chance to disarm but still allows Washington to use force without UN authorisation. "It is our
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      128 38 -AFP MOSCOW More than 775 people, most of them children, have been hospitalised after apparently being poisoned by bad milk in Russia's southern region of Krasnodar, health officials said yesterday. The officials were earlier quoted by Itar-Tass as saying that 516 people have been
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      Lock icon 90-year-old Titanic child identified
      176 38 Agencies HALIFAX It has taken 90 years, the latest in DNA technology and a television documentary to do it, but the "Unknown Child" from the doomed Titanic has finally been identified. The baby is believed to be Eino Vijami Panula who died aged 13 months when
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      119 38 -AFP JOHANNESBURG Aids activists in South Africa have given the government a four-month ultimatum to implement a treatment plan and provide anti-Aids drugs or face a civil disobedience campaign. Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) spokesman Nathan Geffen said the plan would include giving anti-retroviral treatment
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      131 40 Reuters LONDON British medical experts have borrowed a few tips from car manuals to produce a new male health maintenance guide. The Haynes Man Manual, launched on Wednesday, takes a no-nonsense approach to men's health by offering maintenance tips,
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      315 40 Agencies Radical's execution may spark terrorism WASHINGTON The US government has issued a worldwide warning to Americans to be on the lookout for new terrorist strikes as the execution of a Pakistani-born Islamic radical approaches. Mir Aimal Kansi was convicted of the murder of two
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      106 40 Reuters WASHINGTON Some 13,000 cases of mini-cup jelly candies will be destroyed after US regulators found that they pose an unacceptable choking hazard, said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday. The FDA said it had entered into a consent decree with New Choice Food Inc
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      131 42 Reuters TBILISI (Georgia) Held captive for months in a "hole in the ground", British banker Peter Shaw (picture) was finally freed during an armed raid in Georgia's lawless Pankisi Gorge on Wednesday. Mr Shaw, 57, the executive director of a local bank, was seized by heavily
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      456 42 -AFP Over-clever Musharraf traps himself ISLAMABAD President Pervez Musharraf is enmeshed in a crisis of his own making as his plan to establish a mili-tary-controlled democracy free of old political faces like former prime minister Benazir Bhutto verges on collapse, analysts said. Since General Musharraf seized power in
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      160 42 -AFP HONG KONG In the aftermath of the Sept 11 attacks, Asian executives have chosen to spend more time with their families and getting fit rather than attend boring investment seminars, according to a survey released yesterday. Money was no longer the top priorities
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      545 44 Agencies Republican victory means quicker trade legislation WASHINGTON As the dust settles after the mid-term congressional elections, observers are already looking to see what economic agenda will be set by President George W Bush. In an historic victory for Mr Bush, Republicans regained control of
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      377 44  -  Simon Marks WASHINGTON US President George W Bush locked himself inside the White House on Wednesday. His aides insisted that the President did not want to "gloat" over his Republican Party's stunning victory. But it is more likely that he wanted a little
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      317 47 Agencies Netanyahu's appointment to caretaker govt causes alarm JERUSALEM The return of the hawkish former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (picture) as the country's caretaker foreign minister on Wednesday was marked with tough talk. The 53-year old pledged to get tough on the Palestinians and will be challenging
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      203 47 -AFP LONDON Princess Diana's ex-butler Paul Burrell, acquitted of stealing her belongings, did not spare her "blood family", the Spencers, in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mirror published yesterday. Mr Burrell, 44, launched a scathing attack on the Spencer family who he said was "jealous"
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      118 47 Reuters KABUL A group of European women parliamentarians who had urged Afghan women to shed their veils, are now calling for aid cuts unless the government takes women's rights more seriously. The left-wing parliament delegation spent several days in Afghanistan where most women still
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      149 47 Agencies BUCHAREST Romanian auto workers hoping to bring new life into their dying factory may turn to an unlikely fundraiser sperm. About 100 workers at the ARO auto factory in central Romania said they are ready to make donations
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      569 48  -  Ivy Singh Lim Singaporeans don't need ERCs to tell them the obvious I AM one of those Singaporeans who comb the newspapers for reports of the various Economic Review Committees (ERCs). This is because I am hoping that they will lead us, like the great Scoutmasters
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      607 48  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla WHILE many experts see the Bali bombings of Oct 12 as the day Australia lost its innocence, they also see some good coming out of it Namely, that it will force the "lucky country" to collaborate more
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      695 50  -  Roger Mittott. The post-911 onslaught against Islam has alienated moderate Muslims AN ominous side-effect of the war on terror has been to uplift the fortunes of Islamist political parties worldwide in ways that were previously unimaginable. And that is scary. Because it means the real struggle
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      642 50  -  Matthew Lynn NOBODY likes being told they are past it, especially in a world that prizes youth above all else. From life's other setbacks you can always bounce back. There is no bouncing back from old age. That explains the
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      431 54 -AFP LONDON Martin Johnson insists revenge is not an issue when he leads England out against New Zealand at Twickenham tomorrow. It will be England's first meeting with the All Blacks since the 1999 World Cup when New Zealand won 30-16 and
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      338 54 LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has dismissed talk of a crisis at Highbury, despite seeing his side slump to its fifth defeat in six matches against Sunderland in the third round of the Worthington Cup yesterday. The Gunners, who were leading the Black
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      490 56 Reuters BRISBANE Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting scored centuries and shared a record 272-run partnership as Australia destroyed England's bowlers on the opening day of the first Ashes cricket Test yesterday. Hayden made 186 not out and Ponting was dismissed for 123 as the Australians amassed
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      131 56 -AFP NEW DELHI Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar yesterday called for the boycott of unruly venues after unsporting Indian fans disrupted a one-day international against the West Indies. Play was stopped for 10 minutes during Wednesday's match in the eastern city of Jamshedpur when the crowd,
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      560 57 NBA T Raptors 92 D Mavericks 106 Dallas is only unbeaten team left TORONTO This time, the Toronto Raptors definitely missed Vince Carter and Antonio Davis. Superstars Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley combined for 50 points as the Dallas
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      695 57 Agencies Inter coach unhappy despite seventh win Serie A Empoli 3 Inter Milan 4 Leader Inter maintains lead ROME Hector Cuper came to Italy with a reputation as a hard man to please. And he is not doing anything to dispel that notion. The Inter Milan coach
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      550 58  -  Jose Raymond HE WAS sacked from Danish Super League club Viborg FC in December 2001 for being too defensive. He has not coached a national team at any level. He has only some experience with young footballers. As a player, he was not capped at
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      404 58  -  Kelvin Phang BOWLING, which has been in every South-east Asia Games since 1977, could still be a medal sport next year, if an appeal by the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) is successful. Last week, first-time host Vietnam announced 32 sports for the 22nd SEA
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      487 59  -  Jose Raymond Indonesia wants to make up for 10 years of disappointment IT MAY have looked like a spent force over the last 10 years. But Indonesia's coach Ivan Kolev is hoping that the country's downward spiral in the world football order will end with this year's Tiger
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      458 59  -  Stanley Ho IN THE end, the desire and passion to play for his country proved too much of an attraction. Despite retiring from international football two years ago, former Thailand captain Surachai Jaturapattarapong has decided to lace up his boots once
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      848 62  -  S. Gulam Embattled Venables badly needs to regain his Midas touch WHAT'S gone wrong with Leeds Why has a season that promised so much at the start turned awry less than a third of the way? What has happened to the famous magical touch of Terry
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      195 63 This Saturday, our paparazzi will be at Molly Malone's to catch Tiger Beer guzzlers in action. Get spotted drinking Tiger Beer with a group of friends while watching LIVE English Premier League football. One
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      622 63 Agencies Manchester's blue half is buzzing ahead of the derby MANCHESTER Manchester United may be winning games, but it is not impressing too many people outside of Old Trafford. Which is why early in the week, most pundits expected rival Man City to give it a hell of
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      523 65  -  Serene Foo I PIE to SPOILT the ride out of a stressed mind IF irony is a playwright's favourite weapon, then this one is a killer. One of Singapore's younges full-time playwrights finds the process of writing tedious. At times, he downright hates it But 27-year-old Chong
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      440 66  -  Clement Mesenas Wounds, hearts and Concert Kings AT the high point in his career, balladeer Martin Nievera (picture) was known as the other half of Martin and Pops, a dream husband and wife singing team made for TV. The Philippine version of the Donny and Marie show. "We
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      424 68  - Still a winner Elisa Chia AN ANTICIPATED tribal merger in last Friday's Survivor: Thailand had Sook-Jai's self-confessed she-devil searching for new friends and new alliances. But in the end, her flame was still snuffed out You see, Survivor host Jeff Probst had pulled a fast one, letting the two tribes
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      71 70 WONG KHING CHONG DaimlerChrysler has appointed MediaCorp artiste Sharon Au as the first celebrity endorser for the PT Cruiser. Mr Wolfgang Huppenbauer, the president of DaimlerChrysler Singapore, said Sharon was chosen because she has a personality that "bears an uncanny
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      611 70  -  Lee Sze Yong Young actors with the appeal WITH the likes of Won Bin and Song Seung Hun sending many hearts a flutter, it is perhaps inevitable that MediaCorp's latest gambling blockbuster has a K-touch to it Cai Vi Wei (picture, right) and Willy Low (picture,
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      138 70 LAVISH I flavours J OF CAPTIVATING THAILAND I ?>>3UH a ~7/ v From 8-21 November 2002, feast ORCHARD on the royal lavish spreads of I Thai cuisine specially prepared I by Chef Prapairat Wongdee and her team, specially flown in from the luxurious Rembrandt Bangkok To spice things up further,
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      941 72  -  Jenny Kong Lifelong Learners inspire family and colleagues with their will and commitment OF the 300 nominations received, theirs stood out as the most inspiring and heartwarming. The 23 winners of the Lifelong Learner Awards were honoured last Friday. The awards were presented by MediaCorp Radio
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      131 72 What's on at the Singapore Learning Festival EGG AND SPINACH NOODLES Time: 9.15 to 10.45 am MAKING Venue: Management House 4, Date: Today Singapore Institute of Management Time: 10am to 12pm Price: Free Venue: Noodle Technology Enquiries: Call the institute at Development Centre, Singapore 6248 9439 Polytechnic Price: Free TALK
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      149 73 The Learning Web Activities 19 Oct -24 Nov Industry Learning Tours 19 Oct -24 Nov Learning Expo 1- 3 Nov Singapore Learning Symposium 6& 7 Nov Say "yes" to learning new skills at Singapore Learning Festival 2002. Don't be afraid to learn something new, nor be too daunted to learn
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      217 75 MUSIC performance, Jayanthi takes The Chamber Circle centrestage with 10 vibrant and In this Singapore Symphony enchanting dance items. Orchestra concert, The Chamber Date: Tomorrow Circle presents Russian composer Time: 7.30pm Anton Arensky's First PianoTrio, a Venue: University Cultural Centre lovely work with memorable Theatre melodies and piano writing. Entry:
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      486 76  -  Janice Lee and they will give all proceeds to four charities BUSKING is not uncommon in Singapore but its existence on our streets is often taken for granted. This month, The Singapore River Busker's Festival returns to make a difference, by filling hats in the name of
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      304 76  -  Yang Shu Chiang IN a nation of avid moviegoers, films are often thought of purely as entertainment However, for parents and their children, they can also be used as an educational tool and the springboard for meaningful discussions. Hoping to highlight that point are the
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      141 76 IF you're visiting the Esplanade for the first time tonight, you might think the brand-new arts centre also doubles as a discotheque. The building's concourse, usually a place for art installations and occasional soirees, will be hosting a banghra dance party this evening to kick
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      445 76  -  Janice Lee THIS freshfaced artist is cute and pixielike, and she's been writing her own music for many years. It's hard to believe that Silje Nergaard is 36 years old. Unlike the usual deep, booming vocals so commonly associated with jazz,
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      545 86  -  Teo Siok Kuan in Thailand Historic relics and sleepy countryside meet and meld in easy harmony TIRED of the crowds and traffic in the big city? Step back in time to the river island of Ayutthaya, the old capital of Thailand. It's a town where past and present
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