Today, 6 January 2003

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    9 1 TODAY Monday a January 6, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Lock icon I Drama over Frankfurt I
    133 1 Reuters FRANKFURT A man hijacked a light aircraft and threatened to crash into the European Central Bank in Frankfurt yesterday. Two hours later, he landed and was arrested, officials said. The pilot said he wanted to draw attention to a female astronaut who had died
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    Lock icon The aftermath
    749 1  -  Jose Raymond A wake, two bodies at Bintan and some worrying questions by j ose@newstoday. com.sg AS Day Three dawned on the darkest chapter in Singapore's modern naval history, a new set of painful questions was beginning to take centrestage. Yesterday morning, the body of a young woman
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    Why a book on S'pores military might is upsetting M'sia
    500 1  -  Jaime Koh by jaim e@newstoday.com.sg WHEN he wrote a political discourse on the military strengths of the South-east Asian region two years ago, British academic Tim Huxley never expected it to be used as fodder in the ongoing tiff between
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Drug trail
      314 2 Ketamine tablets and a string of arrests THE Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested five people suspected of trafficking synthetic drugs on Friday in a crackdown on the rave drugs that are becoming popular with young partygoers. Acting on a tip-off, CNB officers swooped on a male Chinese in
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      Lock icon M'sia suggests joint patrols
      377 2 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia said yesterday that the collision between a Singapore Navy ship and a merchant vessel off the disputed island of Pedra Branca could have been avoided if both countries had carried out joint sea patrols. "Such accidents can be avoided," Malaysian Foreign Minister
      – Agencies  -  377 words
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      Spycams in Sydney Airport
      136 3 SYDNEY Australian authorities are assessing the suitability of using concealed computerlinked surveillance cameras that can film the face of every passenger arriving at Sydney Airport to help identify terrorists, The Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday. The cameras, which have been installed in the airport's arrival halls,
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      Lock icon On the boil
      451 3 Megawati faces tough test as opposition against price hikes gains momentum JAKARTA Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri is facing a test of her resolve as opposition to the Government's new year price hikes for fuel and utilities gathers momentum. Her aide, Mr Sutjipto, yesterday said the leader was
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Robotics battle coming your way
      231 4  -  Tor Ching Li ROBOTICS enthusiasts will soon have another arena in which to pit their technical muscle against one another besides the annual National Robotics Championship organised by the Science Centre. Inspired by the success of the Bedok IT Zone (Bitz) Lego Robotics Competition last
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      Quiet birthday
      399 4  -  Val Chua With GST hike protest march denied, JBJ spends birthday selling his books in town val@newstoday.com.sg NO joyous, over-the-top celebration. No rousing speeches at Speakers' Corner. Not even a day of rest Mr J B Jeyaretnam (picture), or JBJ as he is fondly called, spent his 77th
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      Use bursary money wisely: PM Goh
      167 4  -  Val Chua MORE than $99,000 was given to top students from less well-off families last year through Edusave schemes. However, students who benefit from this source of help from the Government should not take it for granted, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Presenting
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  • LETTERS
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      Road trip bagus*
      492 6  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Good idea to discover Malaysians' opinion YOUR newspaper must be commended for having the foresight to take a road trip across Malaysia (Weekend Today, Jan 4-5) to at least try to give a balanced picture of what the average Malaysian really thought about
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      Govt should state plans for tudung issue
      332 6  -  Ritawillis Selamat I REFER to your report, "Tudung, again" (Today, Jan 3). As a moderate and practising Muslim mother with a daughter subject to compulsory education in two years, I hope the Government will allow female Muslim students to choose whether to wear
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      Two words that made me happy and proud
      272 8  -  Julie Loo I WAS surprised when I read the letter, "Why can't all visitors get a smile at Changi?" which Sharon Yeo wrote to Today (Jan 3). She was greeted with a sullen look and a grunt. While she had an unfriendly
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      Dollar dilemma
      366 8  -  Tan Kin Lian Strong currency dulls our competitiveness MOST people with jobs prefer a stronger Singapore dollar, which allows them to buy more. I understand this sentiment I prefer a weaker currency so that Singapore would be more competitive and jobs for the more than 100,000 unemployed people
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      Theft being probed
      41 8  -  Mah I REFER to the letter, "A crime is a crime" (Today, Jan 3) from Mr Choo Eng Keon. We have contacted Mr Choo for follow-up investigations into the theft. Phillip Assistant Director (Media Relations) Singapore Police Force
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      314 7 Northwest's festive fares to North America from only *****. tMk yy Tel'" WgaaW ;:''1' Save up to 43% on fares to North America and Japan. These fares are hard to believe, and even harder to beat. Fly to Japan for as little as SSSBS roundtripand to the U.S. from only
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Oil price hike feared
      497 9 Bloomberg as violent strikes affect recovery of crude oil production in Venezuela CRUDE oil prices may rise from a two-year high as violent protests in Venezuela may delay the resumption of normal supply from the fifth-biggest oil exporter. President Hugo Chavez, who is considering declaring a
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      Heartland shopping surprise
      177 9 IN a move by the Federation of Merchants Association to boost business, 10,000 commuters enjoyed free bus rides to shop in the heartlands on Saturday. Once on board, they were given discount coupons for use in more than 3,000 neighbourhood shops. While not everyone knew about the
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    • Market Watch
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        STI weekly chart
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        World markets
        51 9 Index Nikkei 225 Value 8578.95 Cl -135.10 .hange -1.5: Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 9583.85 3025.70 4626.32 +218.33 +29.50 +101.45 +2.3: +0.91 +2.2' Korea Comp SET Index 661.10 357.23 +25.93 +5.71 +4.01 +1.6! Jakarta Comp 407.51 -1.61 -0.3' Phils Comp Shenzen B 1011.50 186.19 +2.86 +1.30 +0.21
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        Your S$l buys
        36 9 US$ 0.***** UK£ 0.***** Yen 68.6050 HK$ 4.***** RM 2.***** Euro 0.***** Rupiah 5119.71 Baht 24.6566 Peso 30.6810 A$ 1.***** Indian Rs 27.5268 Won 686.422 C$ 0.***** Yuan 4.7466 NZ$ 1.***** NTS 19.9592
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        Lock icon Commodities
        14 9 SGX Gold uss/oz 351.600 Silver uss/oi 4.903 Platinum uss/oi 599.500 Brent uss/bbl 33.080
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        Lock icon Singapore
        147 9 Bloomberg THE Singapore market last week was caught in a tight trading range and closed lower by 1.6 points or 0.1 per cent Volumes were thin, with about 100 million trades with a value of $200 million being done during the holiday-short-ened week. Investors had little to focus on
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      Lock icon The Indian advantage
      343 10 When Singapore planning meets Indian IT SINGAPORE and India can be key partners to enhance prospects for economic growth, trade and prosperity, said President S R Nathan in New Delhi on Friday, adding that Singapore and India are gateways to their respective regions. "Our strategic partnership can
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      POSBank housing loan offer
      151 10 YESTERDAY, 18 POSBank branches opened on Sunday to offer a one-day housing loan promotion. The bank's HDB special plan offered a reduced firstyear fixed rate of 1.75 per cent per annum to those who signed up for a loan of over $100,000. This makes POSBank the
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      Lock icon Pay freeze at Hutchison
      87 10 Bloomberg HONG KONG Mr Li Kashing's Hutchison Whampoa will freeze wages for its more than 20,000 employees in Hong Kong this year. The Ming Pao Daily News reported the news on its website, citing unnamed sources. Hutchison Whampoa will also continue to offer a 13th- month
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      Lock icon Ex-analyst faces fraud charge
      223 11 Bloomberg NEW YORK Former Merrill Lynch Co analyst Henry Blodget (picture), who fuelled demand for Internet shares that later plunged, may be charged with fraud by the NASD for public recommendations of stocks that he disparaged in e-mails to colleagues, sources said. The enforcement staff of
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      Lock icon Second wind
      488 11 -AFP Partial US recovery seen this year WASHINGTON The US economic recovery should gather strength gradually this year despite persistent uncertainty and geopolitical risks, the president of the US Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said. Ms Cathy Minehan said growth should reach three to 3.5 per cent by
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      Lock icon Old may be gold
      596 12 Vintage computer models gain new appreciation as collector items NEW YORK Yesterday's computers, so often dumped for the next new model, have become treasured as historical artefacts. And techies, known more for their skills than sentiments, are waxing nostalgic for vintage models from Apple to Zenith
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      353 12 Every Monday, we will carry a table of dividends declared by companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The list, compiled with the assistance of Telekurs Financial, will appear every Monday on our business and finance pages. The new service is in line with the efforts of the editorial team
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Another wife?
      247 14 Not so easy, says Selangor Mentri Besar KUALA LUMPUR Married Muslim men in Selangor will not have it as easy as their Perlis counterparts if they want to marry more wives. Selangor religious authorities will not follow in the footsteps of Perlis in relaxing polygamy laws, The Star
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      Lock icon Peace prayer
      63 14 -AFP photo A large crowd of Sri Lankan Buddhists praying in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo. The All-Ceylon Buddhist Congress organised the rally to invoke blessings for peace in the country torn apart by decades of ethnic bloodshed. The fourth round of negotiations between the Sri Lankan
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      Baju kurung on Fridays
      149 14 MALACCA A secondary school here has asked its students to wear baju kurung, a traditional Malay dress, on Fridays for a three-month trial period before implementing it as a regulation from April, The Star daily reported yesterday. "I encourage students to wear baju kurung to promote
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      Lock icon Seoul leads diplomacy moves
      133 14 Agencies SEOUL South Korea is taking the lead to end the standoff with North Korea as diplomatic moves to solve the nuclear crisis gathered momentum. Mr Yim Sung-joon, presidential secretary for foreign affairs and security, will visit Washington from tomorrow to Thursday to meet his counterpart,
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      Lock icon Ankara keen to avert Iraq war
      212 14 Agencies CAIRO Turkey, one of Washington's closest allies, began talks yesterday with Egypt to push for a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis. Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul arrived in Egypt to meet with President Hosni Mubarak as part of a regional tour aimed
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      Lock icon Finger on the trigger
      294 23 Agencies India PM given final power to call nuclear strike NEW DELHI In a move analysts say is calculated to enhance regional stability but also intimidate Pakistan, India has established a formal nuclear command and control system. On Saturday, India's Cabinet decided to place ultimate control
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      Lock icon Forgive, forget
      102 23 -AFP ROME Tax cheats and fraudsters could now breathe a sigh of relief as Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government planned to grant an amnesty for tax evasion. Late last month, the government pushed through the budget, amended to include wide-ranging tax amnesties and tax cuts, to increase
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      Lock icon Character in question
      203 23 Agencies NEW YORK The independence of an American journalist enlisted by Clonaid to verify the authenticity of its claims to have created the world's first cloned baby is in question. Mr Michael Guillen (picture), a former science editor at ABC television, had tried to approach several US
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      Lock icon All islanders spared
      109 23 Agencies HONIARA A week after a powerful cyclone hit three South Pacific islands, a patrol boat carrying much-needed relief supplies and a medical team reached the devastated region yesterday. Australian officials said the boat arrived at the largest Polynesian island of Tikopia, hit by Cyclone Zoe last
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      51 21 SISTIC Hotline 6348 5555 Outlets islandwide wvvvv.sistic.com.sg wap.sistic.com.sg Arts Xplosion is published by TODAY, sponsored by OCBC and supported by the Notional Arts Council and the Singapore Tourism Board. All parties involved shall not be held liable far any consequences arising from errors or omissions in the contents of this
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  • COMMENTARY
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      A tale of three cities
      798 24  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla A shot of travel opens up the mind to larger concerns, bigger hearts THE past month saw me spending time in three distinctly different countries and what an eye-opener it was. I'm talking about Australia, India and Singapore. Three countries separated not
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  • UPFRONT
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      How women think ...
      733 25  - How women think Felix Cheong Fforde taps into his feminine side and gets into a woman's psyche with Thursday Next by news@newstoday.com.sg ''pHESE days, it's fashionable for writ--L ers to lay claim to the cinema as a major source of influence and inspiration. Every Tom, Dick and Helen Fielding say
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Verrry rich? It's a rumour
      545 26  -  Elisa Chia Pastor-singer Ho Yeow Sun says she 'can be richer' YOU'VE probably heard this before: Pastor-singer Ho Yeow Sun (picture) is "verrry rich". In a recent tete-a-tete with Today, Sun gamely volunteered that as one of the wildest rumours about herself. But, isn't she
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      More than a pretty face ...
      583 27  - More than a pretty face Serene Foo Roy Chiu Tse also ponders issues such as life and death by serene@newstoday.com.sg AT FIRST glance, it's almost too easy to dismiss Taiwanese heartthrob Roy Chiu Tse (picture) as yet another run-of-the-mill teenybopper. Indeed, the raging "king of advertisements" who endorses anything from
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  • EATOUT
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      Spuds with a difference
      448 28  -  Katrina Karim Potato croquettes from Japan are in town to woo S'pore palates by eatout@newstoday.com.sg TRANSLATED, Corochan's Corokke is Japanese for Corochan's potato croquettes. The name may not be familiar to most of us but it is one of Japan's leading fastfood chains with over 600
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon Not on my time
      267 29  -  Elisa Chia -AFP Moviegoer sues after watching four minutes of ads by elisa@newstoday.com.sg BEIJING A disgruntled customer who went to a cinema to watch the hit Chinese film, Hero, is suing the picture house and a production company because the movie started late. Mr Zhang Yang,
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      Lock icon Papua love story
      173 29 -AFP JAKARTA In a mainly Muslim nation dominated by Javanese culture, few Indonesians know much about the remote and mainly Christian province of Papua beyond the stereotype of tribesmen living in the forest. Now, Javanese filmmaker Garin Nugroho has made what he called the first feature film
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      Lock icon The Pianist a hit with critics
      124 29 Reuters/Variety NEW YORK Film-maker Roman Polanski's Holocaust drama, The Pianist, claimed four prizes, including best picture and director, from the National Society of Critics on Saturday as the movie industry heads toward its top awards, the Oscars, in March. The influential critics group also
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      Lock icon Favre's Vick-ed
      561 31 -AFP Day for the young quarterbacks as Falcons, Jets advance GREEN BAY Chad Pennington and the New York Jets accomplished the improbable, then Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons pulled off the previously impossible as the National Football League (NFL) playoffs kicked off yesterday. Vick, at 22 the
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      Lock icon Mugabe fears assassination at World Cup
      242 31 -AFP JOHANNESBURG Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe would support Australia and England boycotting the cricket World Cup in his country because he fears the matches might create an opportunity to assassinate him, South African newspaper the Sunday Independent reported. The report stated that Mugabe had
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