Today, 28 November 2002

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    8 1 TODAY Thursday November 28, 2002 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Young and worried
    810 1  -  Kim-Kyna Tan and what PM has to say about their flagging spirit THE young ones, someone once said, shouldn't be afraid. But fear or, at the very least, despondency seems to be stalking Singapore's young ones these days. The unending stream of bad economic news and mounting
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  • HOT NEWS
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      After the ayes ...
      687 2  - After the ayes Lee Ching Wern Derrick A Paulo The Education Ministry's balancing act begins YESTERDAY could have been a historic day, but after the dust had settled from three days of debates on education reform in Parliament debates free from the leash of the party Whip for the first
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      Open Mindef training grounds to public?
      210 2  -  Joy Frances A PROPOSAL has been made to open stomping grounds of Defence Ministry (Mindef) personnel, such as Pulau Tekong and Ulu Sembawang, to nature lovers when they are not used for military training. The suggestion, which is being reviewed by Mindef, was made
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      Lock icon $50,000 going, going...
      64 2 Channel NewsAsia SOMEONE in Singapore is $50,000 richer. But he, or she, doesn't know it. The Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association says the person who won the top prize of $50,000 in its annual donation draw has not come forward to collect the prize money. The winning ticket bears
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      Lock icon Suicide bombers lurking?
      409 3 New cause for worry in South-east Asia KUALA LUMPUR Suicide bombers are traditionally linked to the Middle East or even South Asia. But the arrests of four suspected Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militants last week brought the reality of the possibility of suicide bombings closer to home. Four
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      Lock icon Manila bans bomb-making fertiliser
      206 3 AFP MANILA In an anti-terror move, imports of the common agricultural chemical, ammonium nitrate, have been banned in the Philippines because terrorists have been stockpiling the chemical for bomb-making purposes, officials said. "We've got to prevent (the loss of) innocent lives from senseless bombings and one
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      Lock icon US stocks rise on good news
      135 3 Reuters 1.30 AM LATEST I NEW YORK Stocks rose and put the blue-chip Dow average back on track for an eighth straight week of gains, after a slew of buoyant economic data boosted hopes for corporate profits. Figures showing lower jobless claims, higher personal
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      Lock icon Case of puff
      442 4  -  Joy Frances Expectations, grand words and the sad truth behind the RTC saga IT was the biggest class action suit in the history of Singapore law. Almost 5,000 disgruntled country club members banded together to get their money back from a club that had failed to live
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      84 4 Calling all passionate collectors to join us in our 25th anniversary celebrations by donating old items (5 yrs or more) related to the Science Centre for a special exhibition. Upon acceptance, a token of appreciation will be given. Interested parties, please provide more information to Ms Zurina at Tel: 6425
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Moving ahead ... in biologies
      299 6  - Moving ahead in biologies Tan Hui Leng BIOLOGICS manufacturing is the next frontier for Singapore in the life sciences, said the Economic Development Board (EDB) yesterday at the launch of a pharmaceutical manufacturers' conference. The EDB, driven by cochairman Philip Yeo, has pushed the life sciences as Singapore's fourth pillar
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      Learning and giving
      135 6  -  Lee Sze Yong JASON Toh, 15, (right in picture) did not mind sweating it out on Orchard Road yesterday. The Fajar Secondary School student, together with his fellow Boys' Brigade mates, was painting the main gift box beside the Orchard Road MRT station for the Sharity Gift
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      Lock icon Airport staff flying high
      351 8  -  Janice Liu CAAS has highest number of Excellent Service Award winners THE Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) snagged almost one-fifth of the Excellent Service Awards that were handed out yesterday. The number of winners from the CAAS has been increasing steadily since 2000 from 454
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      E-motional support for youths
      446 8  -  Tor Ching Li UNSEEN, unheard but highly-influential on formative young minds are 98 welltrained online chatroom regulars. An insidious abuse of online anonymity to brainwash our youths? Far from it: Meet the cybercounsellors of the Marine Parade Family Service Centre (MPFSC). This new breed of counsellors,
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      Raise pay, not levy
      174 10  -  Andreas Rocksien Improving quality of domestic workers a better move I HAVE been following closely the recent discussions about the possible increase in the foreign maid levy. While I do not employ a domestic helper, I hear some of my friends complaining regularly about the performance
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      Sex education holistic and comprehensive
      244 10  -  Lee Kok Hong I REFER to the report, "Ticking time bomb" (Today, Nov 27). I wish to point out that the report was inaccurate in giving the impression that less than half of the school's students turned up to watch the Growing Years video. We
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      25 10 The Arab street responds Circumstances could yet fulfil Samuel Huntington's dreaded "clash of civilisations" prophecy, judging by the contrary views on terrorism. See Page 30
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Blue-chip deal
      381 13  -  Richard Seah Chartered Semiconductor, IBM in technology tie-up A LANDMARK deal between Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and IBM Corp will enable the two technology giants to cut costs, sharpen their technological edge and offer better services to their customers. News of the deal sent Chartered shares surging to an
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      New chief for transport giant?
      187 13  -  Chan Chao Peh WHEN senior executives of Delgro and the Comfort Group met the media yesterday, their respective CEOs, Mr Wong Hung Khim and Mr Goh Chee Wee, were conspicuously absent. Instead, Mr Lim Jit Poh, chairman of the Comfort Group, who also sits on
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      Cheaper power with 'Big Bang'?
      472 15  -  Val Chua COME late next year, one million individual households in Singapore may be able to pool their power consumption to negotiate for better prices via their condominium managements or town councils. Mr Raymond Lim, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry,
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      Oei Hong Leong strengthens stake in NatSteel
      132 15  -  Val Chua INDONESIAN-born businessman Oei Hong Leong has soaked up another 4.3 million NatSteel shares in the open market over the past two days, raising his stake to 24.12 per cent just a whisker away from 98 Holdings' 25 per cent shareholding. Meanwhile,
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      Lock icon Sharp rise unlikely
      326 18 -AFX News M1 IPO price hit by weak sector MOBILEONE (Asia) may find it hard to rise sharply from its IPO price of $1.32 as the excitement over its generous dividends may soon be overshadowed by the company's limited earnings potential and the general weakness in the
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        108 18 THE STI fell 10.33 points to end at 1,394.94 yesterday. For every stock that rose, two fell while 373 counters were unchanged. Volume was 301 million shares worth $306 million, with Chartered Semiconductor and new listing TR Networks accounting for a third of the total. TR Networks, whose IPO
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        World markets
        55 18 Index Value Change Pts Nikkei 225 8875.88 +51.89 +0.59 Hang Seng All Ordinaries 9944.59 2968.20 -50.93 -11.10 -0.51 -0.37 Taiwan Wtd 4633.03 -44.86 -0.96 Korea Comp 708.07 +5.80 +0.83 SET Index 361.35 +0.14 +0.04 Jakarta Comp 383.04 +1.10 +0.29 Phils Comp Shenzen B 1036.27 188.28 -14.58 +2.76 -1.39
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 US$ 0.5669 UK£ 0.3656 Yen 69.023 HK$ 4.4213 RM 2.1543 Euro 0.5713 Rupiah 5093.0 Baht 24.619 Peso 30.393 A$ 1.0133 Indian Rs 27.345 Won 684.59 C$ 0.8934 Yuan 4.6925 NZ$ 1.1383 NTS 19.739
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 18 SGX Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 318.700 Silver uss/oi 4.433 Platinum uss/oz 585.000 Rubber cents/kg 150.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1543 Brent crude uss/barrel 24.72
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        59 18 ly volume Jov27 Close Change 'OOO TR Networks Chartered DatacrftUSS Digiland STAssemb TPV Pac Cent Citiraya TTInt PFood 0.240 0.980 0.725 0.130 1.500 0.590 0.360 0.490 0.400 0.895 +0.070 +0.025 -0.005 +0.010 -0.005 +0.005 -0.005 -0.005 -0.005 +7.7 +3.6 -3.7 +0.7 -0.8 +1.4 -1.0 -1.2 -0.6 53,010
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        SGX top rises
        70 18 Jov27 Creative 50 Close Change 14.400 +0.100 DBS 11.400 +0.100 Sincere 1.270 +0.090 Chartered 0.980 +0.070 DatacrftUSS 0.725 +0.025 SupPack 0.205 +0.025 Teamsphere 0.105 +0.025 LKHSp 0.270 +0.020 UOL 1.720 +0.020 ly percentage Jov27 Teamsphere Close Change 0.105 +0.025 Futuristic 0.070 +0.010 SupPack PNE Micron 0.205 +0.025
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        SGX top falls
        77 18 Jov27 SPH Close Change 20.000 -0.300 OCBC 10.000 -0.200 SPH 100 19.900 -0.200 UOB 12.100 -0.200 C&C50 3.480 -0.180 C&C 3.480 -0.160 GreatEast 8.950 -0.150 JMH 400USS 6.000 -0.100 KepCor OUE 4.040 -0.100 6.450 -0.100 ly percentage Jov27 Oculus Frt Links Close Change 0.065 -0.015 0.030 -0.005
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      Lock icon Asian safety net
      490 19 Reuters Currency-swap deals to be ready in May ASIAN governments plan to complete by May all the main bilateral currency-swap deals underpinning a regional initiative to help avert future financial crises, according to regional officials. The aim is to finish the work in time for the annual
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      Lock icon Pegged currency limits HK role in economy
      291 19 AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong Financial Secretary Antony Leung said yesterday that the government has no plans to change the local currency's peg to the US dollar, while admitting it has only limited tools to revive the economy. Speaking at a function in
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      Priority data
      255 20  -  Chan Chao Peh SingTel enhances IP-based VPN service SINGTEL has enhanced its Internet Protocol (IP)--based virtual private network (VPN) service by offering it through various classes of importance. Previously, this service was offered only through a single, standard class. With the enhancement, network managers have the flexibility to
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      4040 20 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries:Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com )ate Name NAV/Bid Oiler Prke Prke Merdeen Asset Management (Asia) /25 A jerc een Se -American,Opportunities 0.589 0.619 Ai AieneenSe -Asian High Yield Fcl 1.209 1.247 /25 A ierc een Se -China Opportunities Fd 0.937 0.985 /25 A ierc een Se -Continental Europe
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      Lock icon Layoffs again
      301 21 -AFP Downturn hits Societe Generale FRENCH banking group Societe Generate (SG) said yesterday that it has been forced to axe its Asian equity sales and research operations by asking 180 employees to go because of the global economic downturn. The latest layoffs come five months after the bank
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Thai credit spree
      506 22 Bloomberg Low-income spendthrifts trigger bad-debt concerns BANGKOK Across the street from the bluish neon glow of the Jungle Club strippers' bar in east Bangkok, Mr Chavalit Kiudpun was buying something he once vowed never to purchase: A station wagon. "My wife wanted it because it's comfortable for
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Sorry, Bush tells Korea
      187 24 Agencies SEOUL US President George W Bush yesterday apologised for the death of two South Korean schoolgirls killed by two American soldiers in an accident US ambassador Thomas Hubbard said: "President Bush, who has visited Korea and has a special feeling for the Korean people, has
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      Lock icon Moron, she said
      64 24 Reuters OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien's top aide who called US President George W Bush a "moron" resigned on Tuesday. Ms Francoise Ducros, a 40-year-old lawyer and Mr Chretien's communications director, had been under intense pressure from opposition politicians and the media since she made the
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      Lock icon US hawks eye Blix
      310 24 Reuters. WASHINGTON As United Nations arms inspections resume in Iraq for the first time in four years, US conservatives are keeping a close eye on chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix. Conservatives, many of whom have expressed scepticism about the usefulness of inspections, are concerned that
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      Lock icon Protection from terror
      97 24 Agencies WASHINGTON The new Terrorist Risk Insurance Act which US President George W Bush signed into law on Tuesday is a step to boost the fragile economy, the administration said. The law will provide government insurance for losses from future terrorism attacks by cover- ing up to
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      Justice at last
      461 27 but militia leader Guterres is unrepentant JAKARTA In the heaviest penalty handed down for crimes against humanity committed in East Timor, former militia leader Eurico Guterres (picture) was yesterday sentenced to 10 years in jail. Guterres was found guilty of leading an attack against the house of
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      After 800 years, a woman chief for Cambridge
      128 27 LONDON Professor Alison Richard is set to make history as she becomes the first female "chief executive" of the 800--year-old Cambridge University. The 52-year old Provost of Yale University in the US will take over as Vice-Chancellor at Cambridge at the end
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      Lock icon Tanker crackdown
      193 27 Agencies MALAGA (Spain) France and Spain, both victims of recent oil tanker disasters, have decided to start immediate inspections of dangerous tankers off their coasts. With Spain's northern beaches ravaged by a huge spill from a sunken tanker, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and French President Jacques
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      Lock icon Tycoon arrested
      76 27 -AFP BEIJING China has arrested the Dutch-Chinese tycoon, Yang Bin, on charges including fraud and bribery, reported the Chinese state-run media. The 39-year-old was arrested by local police on charges of "commercial crimes" which covered "fraudulent investment schemes, offering of bribes, fraudulent contracts and illegal occupancy of farm
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  • WORLD
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      Woman or child?
      152 28 CANBERRA Australian parents have been urged not to dress their pre-pubescent girls in provocative clothing. "There are enough pressures on children to grow up fast," the federal Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Mr Larry Anthony, was quoted as saying in The Age newspaper yesterday. "You are
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      Lock icon Human clone healthy
      127 28 Agencies ROME The controversial Italian fertility specialist, Dr Severino Antinori (picture), said a woman carrying a cloned human embryo should give birth in early January. Dr Antinori said he had made a "scientific contribution" to the project but was not personally in charge. Italy is preparing to
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      Lock icon No escape for sailor
      127 28 AFP HONG KONG An American sailor has been fined for slapping a woman on the bottom. Petty Officer Salinas Gilbert, 21, was fined HK$2,OOO ($452) and ordered to pay compensation to the woman. He was found guilty of smacking her buttocks on Nov 23 while she
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  • COMMENTARY
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      The Arab street responds
      905 30  -  Raghav Gupta CIRCUMSTANCES could yet fulfil Samuel Huntington's dreaded "clash of civilisations" prophecy, judging by the contrary views on the subject of terrorism. As America and its allies reflexively point accusing fingers at the Arab world with each new act of violence somewhere in the world,
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      445 36  -  Ariel Tam Play e-games and bid for products via SMS at this IT lifestyle show WANT to find out more about the latest advancements in the dynamic world of information technology? Visit Sitex 2002 at the Singapore Expo for the answer. Organised by the Singapore Information Technology Federation
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      Server with an attitude
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      Thin and lean Pocket PC
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      229 40 lomega Zip 750M8 USB 2.0 Drive lOMEGA'S Zip 750M8 USB 2.0 drive is the highest capacity drive in the Zip family. At 50x50x50 read/write/rewrite speed and with three times more capacity than the Zip 250M8 solutions, the Zip 750M8 drive and disk
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      Tungsten T with slider design
      348 42 makes this colour Palm one compact gadget Palm Tungsten T THE Palm Tungsten T handheld is the most compact Palm handheld on the market today. Its design and software integration delivers smooth, one-handed data management, while new processing power and a new operating system supercharge
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      When aesthetics matters
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      5-megapixel ultra-compact
      177 42 Olympus Camedia C-50 Zoom OLYMPUS' Camedia C-50 Zoom is an ultra-compact 5.0-megapixel digital camera with enhanced features that support advanced photographic control. The C-50 Zoom offers a 3x optical zoom. Sporting a shutter speed of 1/IOOOth of a second for action photography, the extensive shutter speed range allows
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      For fun photography
      122 42 Nikon CoolPix 3500 NIKON'S CoolPix 3500 is a 3-megapixel digital still camera with an inner-swivel lens designed to make digital photography fun and easy. Featuring a 3x optical Zoom-Nikkor lens and 4x digital zoom, the CoolPix 3500 provides excellent optical performance with vibrant colour, contrast and clarity.
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      Right tool for the right task
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      336 44  -  Grace See TT7TTH the advances in digital imagVV ing technology, digital imaging is becoming increasingly important in everyday life. Besides using it to complete work projects more efficiently, consumers are making use of this technology to embark on a wide range of creative projects
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      No mean bird
      735 45  -  Katrina Karim Picking and roasting turkey is not that hard /CHRISTMAS is just around the corWith it comes Singaporeans' number one passion eating. And nothing can be more heartwarming and impressive than watching a roast turkey being carved on the dining table. But then again, roasting or
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      467 52  -  Yong Shu Chiang Pos\-Amelie Tautou shows her thorny side FILM REVIEW A la Folie... Pas dv Tout (He Loves Me He Loves Me Not) THE hairstyle may be different, but Gallic goddess Audrey Tautou remains as lovely as ever. She with the large, expressive eyes, mischievous eyebrows
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      Her doll face keeps film afloat
      495 54  -  David Ngiau FILM REVIEW Swimfan WITH her porcelain doll-like face, Erika Christensen is Swimfan's riveting focal point She's looks positively freaky. And the 20-year-old actress, who played Michael Douglas' daughter in Traffic, is key to our buying into this film's Fatal Attraction "redux" story
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      236 54 Till three months do we part Reuters LOS ANGELES Oscarwinning actor Nicolas Cage has filed for divorce from second wife Lisa Marie Presley after just three months of marriage in a short-lived union even by Hollywood standards. In divorce papers filed on Tuesday, the 38-year-old actor cited irreconcilable differences with
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      435 55  -  Janice Lee A Treasure Island update worthy of an encore FILM REVIEW Treasure Planet OTHER than the fact that it was going to be an animated film based on Robert Louis Stevenson's century-old classic Treasure Island, I had no idea what Treasure Planet was going to be
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      497 58 WASHINGTON Jermaine O'Neal helped the Indiana Pacers build the lead. Reggie Miller helped them hold it, reported NBA.com. O'Neal had season highs of 26 points and 21 rebounds and Miller provided clutch shooting down the stretch as the Pacers edged the Washington
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      246 62  -  Kelvin Phang IN A continued effort to beef up its sports excellence programme (Spex), the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) has transferred one of its senior administrators from its Sports for Life (SFL) division to the Athlete Development division. From Dec 1, Michael Chan (picture), the
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      244 62  -  Kelvin Phang SINGAPORE is capable of winning medals in next year's Vietnam SEA Games when chess makes its debut. That is the opinion of Singapore Chess Federation (SCF) organising secretary Ignatius Leong, after the Republic's performances at the 35th Chess Olympiad. The biennial event was held earlier
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      474 63  -  Tan Yo-Hinn The Eagles come up second best against classy Shanghai IT WAS Jang Jung's last match as head coach of Geylang United. The Eagles had said last week they would not renew his contract. The Korean had said in the pre-match build-up that he wanted
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      353 63  -  Kelvin Phang DESPITE a poor opening round at the Singapore Junior Golf Invitational yesterday, national junior number one Choo Tze Huang is not unduly worried. The 15-year-old shot a six-over-par 77 at the Raffles Country Club Palm Course and is six strokes behind
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      Rogge U-Turn
      91 63 MEXICO CITY -Jacques Rogge, surgeon-turned-lOC president, is not likely to get his wish to cut three sports from the Summer Games. An International Olympic Committee (IOC) session that opened this morning, Singapore time, will vote whether to take modern pentathlon, softball and baseball out of the 2008 Beijing
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      Tiger Cup on 5
      102 63 MEDIACORP TV will telecast the 2002 Tiger Cup on Channel 5, starting on Dec 18. As the official broadcaster of the event, Channel 5 will cover all the Singapore matches played (live or delayed), the semi-finals, the third and fourth playoff match and the final. This
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      Golf history
      81 63 FANLING A 13-year-old Taiwanese schoolboy will make golf history in this week's Hong Kong Open when he becomes the youngest ever player to take part in a European Tour event Lo Shih Kai qualified for the event, which is co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, by winning the recent
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      45 63 RIO DE JANEIRO Striker Romario took advantage of his privileged position at his club Fluminense by warming up for a Brazilian championship quar-ter-final with a hydromassage session while his team-mates trained in the rain. Fluminense takes a 3-0 lead into today's second leg.
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      139 58 KKRCHER Karcher from Germany is the world leader in consumer, commercial and industrial cleaning equipment with annual sales exceeding one billion Euro. Our Singapore regional headquarters seeks a: SERVICE TECHNICIAN Responsibilities: Provide inhouse and outdoor service and repair of vacuum cleaners, high pressure water jets and other cleaning machines Requirements:
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      140 60 r^^T^l Enjoy great offers when you buy /JjK mmmm a copy of Weekend TODAY! Effif Mis. worm m»iin»w =r-3i|^"J FREE ENJOY a s£:s|SSSf:lsll Lit I l°l 1i LJ Comodynes ¥i* FREE plate of mir issS'Ki^^SSSsW/t X. OVERSEAS movie PIE LTD. g™^^gi|™gH Dermatological Crispy Durian p RCC Cn I facial towels
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      163 61 POiiKLIFX DlilVEli'3 TRAINING CO UKJjE \r\ L-OlllpLllijOi'V 11'iLlIliDH v-OLHYjy lOl' /ill I' Ol'AljlE LJilV*H'*j) f^iffi' Effective 1 June 2001, under the Factories \l..| (Safety Training Courses) Order 2001, all ail _^_--^y Forklift Operators must undergo the course 1-' W ir^'W' (MOM PrCSS Release dated 5 April 2001) }'r&J XI, TAT
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      36 62 UAE Selection v Singapore Did the Lions roar to victory? Roma v Arsenal Did Capello outwit Wenger? Pick up TODAY'S afternoon edition to find out the results of Singapore's match and all the Champions League clashes
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      181 64 1 Win the car of your choice VOURO^ with POSB MasterCard. POSB MasterCard gives you greater choices for life. Like the freedom that comes with winning a spacious Toyota Picnic 2.0. Or, if you J jgS£^ prefer, a sporty Toyota RAV4 2.0. Two stunning cars, two lucky winners. Apply for
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      155 65 ft tf/^k^^ People. ft n^_ Ppnnlp 3 rcuuiCi a I People. i |||A ii Since the earliest days, AIA has always understood that we are only as strong as our people. That is why we cherish our most valuable asset our people. AIA has always believed in investing in people
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      725 66 PEOPLE EXCELLENCE 2002 The best organisations to work for are those that can bring out the best in their people. They develop their people to perform and excel. They are able to successfully align organisational and individual goals. To date, 327 organisations have embarked on the
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      519 68  -  Jenny Kong For CityCab drivers, skills upgrading is a breeze with Internet platform IT's time to change your perception of cab drivers behind a steering wheel ferrying passengers and thinking about the shortest route to take. Besides being road experts, cab drivers today are just as savvy
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      548 68  -  Chan Seet Fun If there is a place where staff are treasured as valued assets, the National Heart Centre ranks at the top THE National Heart Centre's (NHC) health attendants were so happy to graduate with an Institute of Technical Education (ITE) certification that
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      Lock icon Ladies and gentlemen at your service
      505 70  -  Jenny Kong The Ritz-Carlton's staff take great pride in providing quality service PRIDE is big business at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. And providing quality service is second nature to the staff at the five-star luxury hotel. Snug in the pocket of each staff member
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      'Fun is our philosophy'
      488 74  -  Amanda Koh Giordano earns worker loyalty with its dynamic work-and-learn environment THE staff at Giordano Originals (S) Pte Ltd have it good. They are one big family, get rewarded for learning and regard work as nothing short of fun. Ms Pauline Koh, 27, a senior shop
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      580 75  -  Ambiga Raju That's ST Training Simulation's winning formula in People Excellence DURING the dotcom boom in the late *****, ST Training Simulation Pte Ltd (STTS) was threatened with brain drain. Its programmers and engineers were giving in to the temptation of forming their own start-ups. These professionals
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      All about SPRING
      307 76 SPRING Singapore's (Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board) mission is "to raise productivity so as to enhance Singapore's competitiveness and economic growth for a better quality of life for our people". SPRING has three areas of focus: Productivity and innovation; standards and quality; and small and mediumsized enterprises
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      441 77  -  Jenny Kong World-renowned yacht maker achieves training standard IT is the careful attention to maintaining a personal touch among its employees that paved Grandßanks Yachts Pte Ltd's success in achieving the People Developer Standard (PD Standard). The 39-year-old Singapore-based yacht building firm is world-renowned for its
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      1551 78 This year, two more organisations join the distinguished list of People Excellence Award winners, while 106 organisations join the ranks of People Developer, bringing the total number certified since 1998 to 327 People Excellence Award winners PSA Corporation Ltd (2001) Robinsons Co Ltd (2001) ST Training
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      37 66 PEOPLE DE>S^ ELOPER FxleliEnS Singapore AWARD > Vj^ "Be First, Be Fast, I Be Different." ill'' Hffl BBbib^H I- -1 Vhavi food services PEOPLE DEN^ELOPER 190A Pandan Loop [5]*****0 Tel: [65] 6779 3722 Fax: [65] 6778 7692 7,,.,
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      119 67 AT CITYCAB, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR ASSETS. V BOSSES We've always believed in investing in our people and encouraging the best from them. After all, they are the heart and soul of the company every single one of them. We are therefore committed to developing their potential and upgrading
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      236 69 M&^ SingHealth JBP B National Heart Centre V^^^9H^M SingHealth congratulates X l^Hl the National Heart Centre on *^B their recent achievement oj the X t^l £«ij People's Developer Standard. Bj^^j t^^ Ot^r SingHealth institutions who liH U( ye already achieved the People's T^B T|»J Developer Standard: Changi General w/ml Hospital,
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      102 70 PEOPLE EXCELLENCE AWA R D Recognition is usually I reserved for our guests* I (Thank you to all the ladies and gentlemen of The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore for their outstanding contribution.) SPRING Singapore People Excellence Award zooz Singapore Quality Award zoo 1 People Developer zoo l Singapore Quality Class zoo
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      96 71 PEOPLE EXCELLENCE AWARD 2001 Winner jj^^ \Zr*' IBISi SINGAPORE ■F PEOPLE DE^y ELOPER HP SINGAPORE i I Vl/e believe in w^J ourpeople. I If h^b^ 6,000 o/us <2f PSA Corporation. Truly a world-class team A |k tfiat's behind the world's busiest container transhipment hub, m m handling over 20% of
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      98 72 S L N C A. L l O Lc Li The People Developer is a distinguished notional award that recognises organisations which invest in people. It is a laurel that will shape the way the world looks at you. The logo in classic silver symbolises on uncompromising sterling quality in
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      54 73 1,000,000 One million learning opportunities! Yes. Over one million training places have been created at the workplace through the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board. Programmes like CREST, OJT, NSRS, ICAP, People Developer and Work Redesign can help achieve business excellence through people. To find out more, email jjjiiiiii/f workforceone@spring.gov.sg, m
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      16 74 PEOPLE DE>S^ ELOPER SINGAPORE hi rip r r f ~r~ Fiii iti ■l i ip 1
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      87 74 f{Q PEOPLE DE\j^ ELOPER 0\ p^ SINCA P O R E This is one exhibit we intend to preserve permanently. The National Heritage Board is in the enviable position of exploring, conserving and displaying priceless historical records and artefacts that foster our national identity. To meet our vision of Making
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      105 76 PEOPLE EXCELLENCE A W A R 1) PEOPLE DE>^ ELOPER SINGAPORE DEVELOPING SboDtfdpLt In The Organisation Is The |\E YTO OUR GOAL OF PROVIDING jM AFFORDABLE Over the years, SATA has enlarged its original mission of diagnosis and treatment of patients with tuberculosis to becoming the advocate for affordable medicine
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      124 76 A big thanks to our invaluable asset; Our People FESTD The name Festo has long been recognised as the world's leading innovator and manufacturer of pneumatic products. Now Festo means more than just pneumatics. It is the name of a company which prides itself in providing solutions to control technology
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      477 80 5T TRAINING SIMULATION VV* KbCklVkS PEOPLE THE PEOPLE EXCELLENCE AWARD f¥^ 7 /5 OMf people, our key assets. It is by investing and developing our i::?£Bjffij^Kk' Kj^riMl m people that we are able to create value for our stakeholders and hence *^Bfc\ M&Z^^lL M. position ourselves as effective competitors in
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