Today, 18 August 2003, Afternoon Edition

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  • 13 1 TODAY SHARE YOUR FREE COPY Monday AugUSt 18, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002 www.todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • 867 1  -  Francis Kan See Pages 2 and 3 No need for gloom, says PM. Singapore will recover by francis@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS supposed to talk about revitalising the economy. He was supposed to talk about creating and ensuring jobs for Singaporeans. He was supposed to talk
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    • Article, Illustration
      61 1 A key factor is to keep our taxes low and costs competitive. Labour costs make up 46%. That's why we advocate wage restructuring Skills upgrading is another important aspect... Mr Raymond Lim, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry, speaking on how Singapore can remain attractive to
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    • 188 1 Reuters BAGHDAD As the US tank moved towards him, Reuters cameraman Mazen Dana (picture) continued shooting. The pictures show several shots ringing out from the tank and then... the camera falls to the ground. Dana, 43, who had covered some of the
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 434 2  -  Lee Ching Wern PM Goh: He will have two years to build rapport and prepare for next GE by chinewern@newstoday.com.se LAST night's National Day Rally will not be Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's last "I am bringing up the subject of political succession
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    • 320 2 Deputy Prime Minister And Co-ordinating Minister For Security and Defence, Tony Tan "Tony is thorough. He takes time to mull over issues, looking at them from all angles. But once he makes up his mind, he will not waver. With him as Defence Minister, I
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    • 669 3 News comment /Teo Hwee Nak Although CPF changes harsh, PM's decision to see Singapore through reassures THE task at hand was obvious. A demoralised people marching with no promised land in sight needed a pep talk by their general. And in his most important speech
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 592 4  -  Teo Hwee Nak Diana Cheng aims to make it big in a saturated market by hweenak@newsto day, com. sg WHEN Ms Diana Cheng left for further studies in the United States four years ago, she made sure she took a taste of home with her. Stored in
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    • 839 7  -  Joy Frances Adam Khoo had an epiphany that led to riches. Now, he helps others reach their goals by joy@newstoday.com.se AT THE tender age of 29, Mr Adam Khoo self-made millionaire, bestselling author, peak performance trainer and marketing consultant runs three business ventures with a turnover of
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    • 410 8  -  Genevieve Woo Campaign to motivate people with diabetes A STUDY has shown that more Singaporeans and Malaysians suffer from diabetes as compared to their South-east Asian counterparts. One in 11 people, or nine per cent of the population, in Singapore and Malaysia suffers from the illness, said
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  • LETTERS
    • 231 10  -  Lee Beng Leong Reduce taxes, cut red tape to fight competition I REFER to your report, "The quiet unions" (Today, Aug 14). Mr Lim Boon Heng, SecretaryGeneral of the National Trades Union Congress, has put up a spirited defence of the role of the union. However,
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    • 172 10  -  Low Yoon Hoong THE Government has urged Singaporeans to accept wage reform to save jobs. Wage reform means linking pay to performance and not seniority. However, at the moment, there are no reliable performance appraisal measures that show clearly that a worker is productive.
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    • 252 10  -  Tony Seah Eng Wah I AGREE with Mr Narayana Narayana's observations in the Commentary, "Time to open the CPF vault" (Weekend Today, Aug 16-17). The CPF Board must address a problem that is faced by many Singaporeans more than enough money in their CPF
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • Market Watch
      • 92 12 SGX BLOOMBURG THE STI gained 3.9 per cent last week, its first weekly gain in four weeks. The index hit an intraday high of 1,604.76 on Friday but profit-taking forced it to close at 1,594.32. With the proposed CPF contribution rate cut, the property sector is expected to be
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      • 21 12 Gold uss/oi 364.7 Silver uss/oi 4.927 Platinum uss/oi 696.5 Rubber centsAg 185 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1385 Brent crude uss/barrel 31.05
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      • 36 12 US$ 0.5714 UK£ 0.3580 Yen 68.1123 HK$ 4.4566 RM 2.1714 Euro 0.5072 Rupiah 4878 Baht 23.7907 Peso 31.462 A$ 0.8655 Indian Rs 26.214 Won 672.55 C$ 0.7924 Yuan 4.7295 NZ$ 0.9676 NTS 19.631
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    • 410 12 Reuters But some say Taiwan market overvalued HONG KONG Taiwan's stock market has been among Asia's most popular for foreign investors this year. But some wondered whether the party was over after the first week of net foreign sales in four months early this month. A return
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    • 106 12 SOME 11,500 visitors will be here next month to attend three major trade exhibitions held at the Singapore Expo. They are expected to generate over $149 million for the Singapore economy. The figure is based on a study commissioned by International Enterprise Singapore which showed
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    • 288 14 AFP Flow of greenbacks dries up as junta tries to find ways to beat the measures YANGON Aggressive new sanctions by the United States against Myanmar have plunged the military state's economy into chaos, crippling trade and prompting the junta to devise ways of beating the
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    • 276 14 TAMPA (Florida) Florida law firms are preparing to file arbitration claims against Citigroup and its Smith Barney unit for hundreds of shareholders who lost money in the World Com bankruptcy, an attorney told former employees of World Com and its MCI unit "If
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    • 83 14 Reuters Bloomberg LONDON British American Tobacco (BAT), the world's second-largest cigarette company, plans to offer as much as £2 billion ($5.5 billion) for Turkey's state-owned tobacco company, the Sunday Times reported. BAT will make an indicative offer for Sigara Sanayi Isletmeleri AS next
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    • Article, Illustration
      802 17  -  Lim Say Boon Taking Stock Its 4% stake in UOB could drive Haw Par higher HAW PAR'S phenomenal 46 per cent share price rally from the low in late April to the high in mid-July has left many market-watchers breathless, with some of the more adventurous asking:
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    • 269 18 AFP Paves way for new leaders in S Korean company rocked by fraud SEOUL The chairman of South Korea's third largest conglomerate, SK Group, has resigned as head of the group's troubled trading arm, SK Global, officials said yesterday. Group officials said the exit of Mr
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    • 311 18 -AFP PARIS In helping to bail out energy and transportation giant Alstom, France has shown again that governments rarely allow industrial champions to die. But the method used a partial nationalisation and precedents set by bank Credit Lyonnais and flag carrier Air France confirm Paris'
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 77 20 -AFP An unidentified foreign tourist signs on a petition calling for the impeachment of US President George W Bush next to an effigy of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein at the Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok. Vendors at the market are holding the signature
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    • 176 20 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian wife of top terror suspect, Hambali (picture), has been handed over to police here by Thai authorities for questioning, a security official said yesterday. Ms Noralwizah Lee Abdullah, 33, was arrested together with Hambali in Thailand on Monday. Malaysian police would
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    • 321 20 Reuters. Australia had warned Indonesia of possible Independence Day terror strikes JAKARTA Indonesia marked the 58th anniversary of its freedom from Dutch rule yesterday under tight security after strong warnings of a possible terror attack timed to coincide with the celebrations. Armed police and soldiers guarded
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    • 186 20 Agencies KAMPALA Former Ugandan President Idi Amin (picture), one of Africa's bloodiest despots who was blamed for killing tens of thousands of his people, was buried at a small funeral in Saudi Arabia hours after his death on Saturday. Mr Amin, dubbed "The Butcher"
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    • 344 22 AFP Paper says UK Defence Secretary told friends Kelly case spells doom for his political career LONDON Britain's Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon dropped a bombshell on his colleagues that he must "carry the can" for the death of government scientist David Kelly, who is at the
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    • 143 22 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's main opposition Parti Islam se-Malaysia (PAS) is softening its hardline Islamic stance to appeal to moderates at next year's general elections, party officials said yesterday. The PAS described the move as a "sacrifice" to placate non-Muslim allies in the opposition ahead
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    • AROUND THE WORLD
      • 57 22 Reuters AS Saudi Arabia mounts a new crackdown on Muslim militants, the kingdom's leading clerics issued a fatwa condemning terrorism. In a religious ruling that confronts head-on the doctrine of jihad, or holy struggle, a council of Islamic scholars said killing and bombing had
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      • 55 22 Reuters Üb-LbD authorities in Iraq said they suspect a saboteur was responsible for severing the country's newly reopened oil export pipeline to Turkey. Officials said it would be days before the pipeline was operational, dealing a new blow to US hopes of
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      • 88 22 AFP CAMBODIAN mine-clearers are vowing that casualties from landmines will reach zero by 201 3, in what they say will be a lasting legacy of the work of Britain's late Princess Diana (picture). The ambitious target for a country said to be
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    • 955 24 C SINGAPORE WRITERS' FESTIVAL FORUMS I DIFFERENT STROKES gender perspectives and the Actor (1998), Husin FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS distinction between erotica Saaban, for a good dose of CROSSING BORDERS 101 WAYS TO GET and pornography with Hong humorous advice on the art INTERCULTURAL M I PUBLISHED Ying, Nan Zi and
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    • 1019 26 INFORMATIVE Dr Leong Liew Geok and l;ifl|BßßHP^^Ri COMPETITIONS among famj y mem b ers LITERATURE IN AN ERA Felix Cheong. Singapore i^*WMt <'"***' 1?, Expect a fun-filled time with OF GLOBALISATION poet Alvin Pang hosts. '/^-IjCs W POETRY SLAM facilitators Sheila Wee and Drawing inspiration and Date: Aug 25 irv
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    • 1140 27 MUSIC Jto^^ feature two evenings of Price: $20, $30, $40, V| chamber music performed $50 IN SONG 2003 Jg by the Chamber Players, Ticketing: Call SISTIC at ACROSS AGES, JgE& P"sm T on9Quaitet 634S 5555 CROSSING CULTURES -4^P^^flfc S^^* London-based pianist Toh The Victoria Chorale I^W >>9 jS'^SKL Chee Hung
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    • 1149 28 j@9BEl THEATRE TOSCA the beauty and tranquillity j^&o^^b^k Jfl The Singapore Lyric Opera of Asian subjects, Bii^_jß AGNES OF GOD stages Puccini's popular showcasing the influence of d 2, In this play presented by opera. The story begins with culture and religion on the I Luna-id, Agnes, a young Mario
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    • 1129 29 SYSTEMATIC approach to colour FT" T [PH^ nht^tefc^^lflti^riß Q^bi Systemof/c features a interplay. Chinese artist II Cj' j collection of abstract Zhang He Ping uses bright ii 1 ■''jC-W 'flft paintings by Canadian-born colours and bold strokes to M JIBi artist Vincent Twardzik create paintings that reflect U tB"~ "T;1
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    • 43 30 Arts Xplosion is published by TODAY, sponsored by OCBC and supported by the National Arts Council and the Singapore Tourism Board. All parties involved shall not be held liable for any consequences arising from errors or omissions in the contents of this publication
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    • 1147 30 OTHERS Singapore 2003. The band PARTICIPATE South African township. In Festival. will introduce participants to town to perform at Date: Aug 28 EXXONMOBIL CAMPUS African music and dance. ARTS CITY TREASURE WOMAD Singapore 2003, Time: 12.45pm CONCERT AUGUST Date: Aug 28 HUNT they will teach participants 2003: YOU AND ME,
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  • COMMENTARY
    • 997 32  -  Dr Khoo How San Who's the weakest link in South-east Asia? REGIONAL arch-terrorist Hambali has been caught thanks to the counter-terrorism web spun and spread across South-east Asia by various cooperating security agencies as well as a crucial public tip-off. Riduan Isamuddin, aka Hambali,
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  • WATZUP?
    • 711 34  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal Today photo by > I Tiredness is the ultimate passion killer so make time to make love, says sex therapist, Dr Rosie King CAREER first Get some cash, then buy that condo, fancy BMW and club membership. Now, that's the Great Singaporean Dream.
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    • Article, Illustration
      300 36  -  Janice Lee Young Company to stage Broadway hit by ianice@newstoday.com.sg WITH National Day fever still in the air, one musical to be staged later this month will remind young Singaporeans about the importance of home. And the message will be conveyed through a funked-up version of the
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    • 194 36  -  GenevteveWoo OFFICIALLY launched on July 5 this year, the 99-year leasehold condo, Grandeur 8, saw the sale of more than 85 per cent of its units within the first two weeks of its launch. Located in Ang Mo Kio between Avenues 8 and 5,
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    • 131 36 DISNEY is giving kids here their ticket to superstardom. The company is launching a massive search for eight new faces from across Southeast Asia and Korea to co-host special episodes of its new show, Studio D. Disney Channel Star Ticket aspirants must write in before
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    • IN CINEMAS
      • 709 37  -  Jeamne Tan Unlike the infamous RJC video, the Mayflower movie has a happy ending by jeanine@newstoday.com.sg WHILE many budding film-makers aspire to become the next Steven Soderbergh or Royston Tan, teacher Tay Hiang Soon had the simplest reason for making his movie. "I just thought:
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      • 372 38 Reuters Sizemore may face four years in jail for abusing Fleiss LOS ANGELES Actor Tom Sizemore is looking at possible jail time for abusing his ex-girlfriend, the one-time "Hollywood Madam", Heidi Fleiss. He was convicted on Friday of domestic violence, criminal threats and obscene phone calls stemming
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      • 227 38 Terminator may be back with or without Arnie Reuters BUDAPEST Arnold Schwarzenegger (picture) may have to say "Hasta la vista" to his role as the Terminator if he becomes Governor of California. But the producer of Terminator 3 said he could make another of the blockbuster films without him. "It's
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    • EAT OUT
      • 483 40  -  Low Shi Ping It's not too late to discover the joys of having great grilled seafood under the stars by eatout@newstoday.com.se SEATED on the bank of the Singapore River is a secret waiting to be discovered the Quayside Seafood Grill. Here, you can watch the
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      • FOODNOTES
        • 169 40 Joining the ranks of champagne and wine at swanky Sunday brunches at select five-star hotels is Touche, a new made-in-Singapore beer that is brewed with champagne yeast. Since its launch in March, Touche is fast becoming a hit and this trend looks set to continue.The beer was introduced
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    • 491 41  -  Yee Wei Zhen Vendors who cater to customers' requests at no extra charge by eatout@newstoday.com.se NOTHING pleases Mdm Ng Sai Ten more than seeing customers wear satisfied smiles when they savour her noodles. Hence, if customers ask for extra greens when they see the "Ask for
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      • 246 42 In celebration of its I Oth anniversary, Genki Sushi will be launching 10 new items, a 10-cent special, Genki Affinity Card specials and a smorgasbord of surprises for diners. Visit any of Genki Sushi's nine outlets from this Wednesday to Nov 17 to try out its 10
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    • LIVING LEARNING
      • 482 43  -  Yee Wei Zhen Take a shot at its MBA programme in Singapore by newsWnewstoday.com.se GRADUATING from a good school makes economic sense. And, according to Dr Damian Ward (picture), director of studies at the Bradford University School of Management, MBA students from its school enjoy a 50
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      • 208 43 IF you are not furthering your education because you have a weak command of English, this will come as good news. The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) has launched a certificate programme in the English language designed to help students increase their proficiency
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