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  • 9 1 TODAY todayonline.com Monday* October 20, 2003 mita(P) 002/11/2002 1
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  • 520 1  -  Ng Shing Vi Six million more rides a month, but same number of trains by shingyi(gnewstoday.com.sg IF you have griped about how MRT trains seem to be getting more crowded and how you have to wait longer for them, your fretting is not without basis. During the
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  • 735 1  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla by shobha@newstoday.com.sg FIRST, it was the fear of foreign talent displacing local talent in large local companies and MNCs. Now, the foreign bug is biting again this time right into the entrepreneurial heart of Singapore. In a move that is
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    • 47 1 NEWS£\YIEWS H treadmill scurryl Have we become myopic mice?/2 luxury of time Singapore a mecca for lovers of costly watches/8 I FANDI GOING BACK TO PAHANG? SAFFC coach excited at prospect of new job/36 TOSHIBA 11 i*»^Hl_l Amm I Liverpool boss under pressure after defeat/35 A* M
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 718 2  -  Tor Chevg Li News Comment/ Are S'poreans getting anywhere in their singleminded drive to get ahead? RECENTLY, Singapore's 12-year-olds were put through their first major national trial the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE). They went into the exam knowing that if they did well, they would
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    • 476 3  -  Lee Ching Wern Nobody is in any doubt that there is a cover up or that we'll I be kind to our own people and that we'll just gloss it over and let it pass. If we did not tell the I truth people will start believing
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 187 6 Bloomberg PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong called on Asean to allow Australia and New Zealand into Asean. He was speaking at a meeting of business and political leaders at the 21--country Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bangkok. Australia has been denied
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    • 222 6 -AFP New tape prompts warning from Iraq, hardens Bush's resolve BANGKOK US President George W Bush yesterday used the broadcast of new audio tape messages purportedly made by Osama bin Laden to bolster his case that "the war on terror goes on". On Saturday, Iraqi Governing Council
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    • Singapore Snippets
      • 46 6 Channel News Asia SBS extended its Pasir RisTampines service 3 yesterday to serve the estimated 1 0,000 families in Punggol. The move comes on the heels of an extension of service 1 36 and the introduction of the new service 84 in September.
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      • 61 6 Channel News Asia Thieves broke into seven units in a flatted factory on Lower Delta Road on Friday night. Nearly $2,000 and two gold coins worth $3,000 was taken from one unit. Another had four laptops and a digital camera worth a total of $10,500 stolen.
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    • 276 8  -  -Joy Frances BECK'S could be the next trendy beer brand in Singapore if Interbrew's new marketing campaign pays off. Interbrew, which acquired the 130-year-old German brand locally this year, wants to triple Beck's local market share to about six per cent To do this, it
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    • 336 8 -AFP Tourists and locals splurge on costly watches in Spore THE economy may be down, but people in Singapore and parts of Asia are still splurging on luxury watches, no less. A love for timepieces, which may be encrusted with jewels or boast of
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  • LETTERS
    • 194 10  -  Eliza Leong I REFER to your report, "MOM mulls annual leave for maids" (Weekend Today, Oct 18-19). I share a deep concern over the cases of employers abusing and neglecting the safety of their maids and I fully
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    • 303 10  -  Ong Chen New The present system scares off feedback THERE is no doubt, from the facts established by Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, that unauthorised and risky training has been conducted. This has led to an uproar of derisory comments against the SAF. What
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    • 102 10  -  Goh Kirn Yian I REFER to Mr Goh Shih Yong's letter, "Sterilising strays isn't the only way to deal with cat problem" (Today, Oct 17). I support the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority's public education programme on responsible pet ownership. However, under the programme, the
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    • MarketWATCH
      • 111 12 AFP SHARES are expected to consolidate this week on recent gains after a better-than-expected non-oil exports growth data fuelled positive sentiment on the market. The ST Index closed at 1,772.18 on Friday up 26.14 points, or 1.5 per cent, from the previous week. IE Singapore said on Friday that
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      • 36 12 US$ 0.58 UK£ 0.34 Yen 63 HK$ 4.46 RM 2.19 Euro 0.49 Rupiah 4,853 Baht 23 Peso 31.40 A$ 0.83 Indian Rs 26 Won 677 C$ 0.76 Yuan 4.76 NZ$ 0.96 NTS 19.48
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      • 26 12 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 372.20 Silver uss/oi 4.94 Platinum uss/oi 722.80 Rubber centsAg 250.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,742 Brent crude uss/barrel 29.03 Information provided by
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 588 14  -  Derrick A Paulo PM's hands-off approach earns support in Japan: Nomura Holdings chief by derrick@newstoday.com.se IT seems to be a case of small government, big profits for Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, would not have called for snap elections, set for Nov 9, if he didn't
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    • 493 16 Bloomberg Apec trade ministers press for renewal of talks to bring Doha agenda back on track TRADE ministers from the 21 AsiaPacific economies have called on world leaders to revive global free trade talks that collapsed in Mexico last month. Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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    • 445 18 Bloomberg His response to clamour for flexibility: China will improve the way the exchange rate is set CHINA will keep the yuan stable while "improving" the way it sets the exchange rate, President Hu Jintao told Asia-Pacific business leaders. "We will maintain the basic stability
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 579 20 Agencies Dr M's controversial comments drawing fiery responses SYDNEY A war of words between Australia and Malaysia deepened yesterday as Australian Prime Minister John Howard decided it was time to retaliate to a verbal outburst from his Malaysian counterpart, Dr Mahathir Mohammed. Meanwhile, an Israeli newspaper
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    • global roundup
      • 42 20 AFP Minor roles in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film will be auctioned in an Edinburgh charity gala next month by the creator of the boy magician, JK Rowling, The Sunday Telegraph said.
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      • 67 20 AFP Indonesian troops said yesterday that they had killed four more separatist rebels in Aceh province, which was placed under martial law in May. The four rebels were killed in separate clashes in three districts on Saturday, said a military spokesman. The government's offensive to crush
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      • 79 20 Reuters Iraqi guerrillas killed two American soldiers and blew up a US ammunition truck yesterday, bringing the death toll for US soldiers to 1 03 since the Iraq war was declared over on May 1. The attacks highlighted what the USappointea Governing
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      • 56 20 Reuters Japan has agreed to pay China ¥300 million ($4.75 million) after one man died and 42 others were injured in August by chemical weapons Japan left behind after World War 11, China's Foreign Ministry said yesterday. Five canisters of mustard gas were unearthed
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    • 108 20 Reuters SYDNEY Escargot may be the pride of French cuisine, but eating garden slugs can be fatal. The Medical Journal of Australia made the discovery after a patient with mysterious symptoms was found to have eaten two garden slugs for a dare. The young man showed puzzling
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    • 44 20 Reuters photo Over 2,000 people, mostly children and some 300 foreigners, running in the shape of a cross yesterday in a "Peoples Run" marathon in Albania to honour Mother Teresa on the day of her beatification by the Vatican.
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    • ON THE APEC 'SIDELINES'
      • 76 21 Reuters An abandoned baby boy named Apec after the AsiaPacific summit meeting in the Thai capital was clinging to life yesterday five days after he was found in a rubbish bin, a health official said. The 3.2 kg baby had been deprived of water for
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      • 76 21 AFP Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra dimissed fears that a mentally-ill Canadian explosives expert missing in Thailand posed any security threat to the Apec summit. Thai Interior Minister Wan Muhamad Nor Matha said Mr Montgomery Paisley, a 40-year-old military veteran who served in Afghanistan,
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      • 75 21 Reuters Philippine President Gloria Arroyo will take advantage of the Apec summit to satisfy her craving for Thailand's durian. "In Manila, she likes Philippine durians, but when in Thailand, she prefers the locals," said presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye. Last May, Mr Thaksin threw ncr a "durian buffet"
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    • 380 21 AFP 'Apec has nothing to do with WTO', says Thai PM BANGKOK- WTO Director-General Supachai Panichpakdi (picture) has been given the cold shoulder at the Apec meeting in his native Thailand. He has been excluded from talks and has not been able to meet
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  • COMMENTARY
    • 1038 22  -  Dr Hiro Katsumata Only political scientists will be excited by the coming polls by news(s>newstoday.com.se JAPAN is holding parliamentary elections early next month. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi dissolved the House of Representatives on Oct 10 and announced that a general election will be held
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  • WATZUP?
    • 664 24  -  Elisa Chia Never-before-seen photos of the wedding of the year GOOD health, and happiness. These wishes flowed freely and warmed the hearts of Pierre Png and Andrea De Cruz, who tied the knot on Saturday. But for the MediaCorp artistes, both 29, the blessings bore a deeper
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    • 100 25 Celebs who attended the banquet included, from left, Chen Hanwei, who wished Andrea and Pierre happiness always on his hongbao; Gurmit Singh and his wife; and Sharon Au. Also among the guests were Vivian Lai, Jeanette Aw, Zheng Geping, Xiang Yun, Huang Wenyong, Huang Yiliang, Terence Cao,
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    • IN CINEMAS
      • 339 26 Reuters Warner Bros options film rights to memoir of slain WSJ journalist LOS ANGELES The tragic story of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal correspondent who was kidnapped and murdered last year while trying to contact radical Islamic groups in Pakistan, is headed for the
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    • EAT OUT IN MELBOURNE
      • 627 28  -  Pauline D Laji Barely half a year after it opened its doors, this Melbourne eatery is drawing the crowds and winning the honours BOTANICAL'S Paul Wilson is a chef after my own heart We agree totally on one point that the best quality oysters should be left alone,
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    • EAT OUT
      • 537 30  -  Katrina Karim It's more than just prawns and mixed vegetables as Chef Kenichi shows us WHEN a chef focuses on perfecting and serving just one particular dish, and commands a high price for it, he could be said to have reached the pinnacle of his craft. Master chef
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  • SPORTS
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      487 32 Reuters Marlins ask what's all the fuss about as they dump the Yankees in Game 1 Baseball World Series Yankees 2 Marlins 3 Pierre's the star of Game 1 NEW YORK It is the 100 th anniversary of the World Series, the New York Yankees are in it
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    • 186 32 Reuters GREENSBORO Japan's Shigeki Maruyama recorded his highest score at the Greensboro Classic on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) but his two-under-par 70 still kept him three shots clear of Brad Faxon after three rounds. Maruyama, who opened the event with rounds of 65 and 64,
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    • 506 32 -AFP Primera Liga Celta Vigo 0 Real Madrid 2 Title favourite Real goes second MADRID Brazilian World Cup winners Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos claimed a goal apiece to give Real Madrid a 2-0 victory at Celta Vigo but Deportivo La Coruna became the
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    • 505 33 Agencies England coach §ays Springboks can overcome the mighty All Blacks Rugby World Cup Pool C England clears path to semis PERTH England coach Clive Woodward believes South Africa can bounce back from defeat in last Saturday's titanic World Cup Pool C battle to beat the
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    • 88 33 LAHORE South African spinner Paul Adams took a career best seven for 128 to wrap up Pakistan's innings at 401 shortly before tea on the third day of the first Test yesterday. Adams snapped five wickets for 58 on the third day. South Africa was 99 for one
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    • 67 33 BEIJING China's long distance runner Sun Yingjie broke the Asian marathon record yesterday when she won the Beijing event in a time of 2:19:395 ec, leading a Chinese sweep in the race. Sun ran unchallenged throughout the race, finishing ahead of team-mate Zhou Chunxiu and Zhang Shujing respectively.
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    • 70 33 ZURICH Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne overtook compatriot Kirn Clijsters as the women's tennis world No 1 when she thumped Yugoslav Jelena Dokic 6-0, 6-4 in the final of the Swisscom Challenge yesterday. Henin-Hardenne was in a class of her own against world No 25 Dokic, winning her eighth
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    • 219 34 Reuters MOHALI Vangipurappu Laxman led India's survival bid with an unbeaten 86 in its fight to avoid defeat in the second and final Test against New Zealand on the fourth day yesterday. Laxman hung on for 226 balls to get the home side out of trouble
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    • 412 34 AFP LONDON Chelsea's new-found millions are not about to be splashed on a new goalkeeper despite the Carlo Cudicini blunder which ended the Blues' unbeaten start to the season and sent Arsenal back to the top of the Premiership. Cudicini's failure to
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    • 446 35 -AFP Fans slam Reds' boss after third league loss on the trot English Premier League Portsmouth 1 Liverpool 0 Berger haunts his old club PORTSMOUTH Gerard Houllier faces a fresh crisis of confidence in his reign as Liverpool manager after a third successive defeat left the Reds
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    • 205 35 LEICESTER Frederic Kanoute's (left) last-gasp goal and a rocket from substitute Mbulelo Mabizela spared Kasey Keller's blushes as Tottenham beat Leicester 2-1 at The Walkers Stadium yesterday. The game looked set to end all-square after Mabiezela's first goal for Tottenham had cancelled Paul Dickov's
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    • 356 35 AFP BIRMINGHAM Aston Villa collected its first away point of the season with a goalless draw in a massive anti-climax in the Midlands derby with Birmingham City yesterday. After the tense build-up which led to Villa's Turkish international defender Alpay being omitted from the match,
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