The Straits Times, 20 November 2001

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    26 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 IUGSQciy November 20, 2001 106 Pages m seven parts mita (P) 024/12/2000 mm (>t\ A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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    Lock icon Kabul movie madness
    97 1 IT WAS pandemonium at this Kabul city-centre cinema yesterday when people fought to get m to see the first public film-screening since the collapse of Taleban rule. "We've been sad for six years," Ahmed Jawed, 17, told AP. "We're starting to enjoy things again." The Taleban had
    REUTERS  -  97 words
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    Lock icon Way clear for talks on post-Taleban govt
    325 1 KABUL The drive to build a post-Taleban administration for Afghanistan has been given a boost after the Northern Alliance dropped its demand that talks should take place only m the country's capital, Kabul. The signs were that a mul-ti-party conference may be held
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    Lock icon Taleban's collapse leaves Osama isolated
    593 1 Taleban's collapse leaves Osama isolated Taleban leadership says the terrorist is beyond its help as US and British special forces scour the mountains for him KABUL Osama bin Laden was left isolated and on the run m Afghanistan after the routed Taleban leadership said he no longer enjoyed its protection
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      280 1 r^g^^ip H ipr HJ FDR MURDER Web designer Anthony Ler (above) offered $100,000 to anyone who would kill his estranged wife, the High Court heard yesterday. Ler and a teenager are on trial for the murder of insurance agent Annie Leong. He made me do it, says teen. Boy, 15,
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      164 2 SAVING THE KRETA AVER NAME H I K Kreta Aver name will live on, even though it has vanished suddenly from the electoral map. The area's MP, Dr Lily Neo, is keeping the name for her newly-created ward calling it Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng. Most Singaporeans know the Kreta Ayer
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      72 2 GIVE TANAKA A CHANCE CRITICS of Japan's Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka accuse her of having no foreign policy. But quite early m her job, she proved that she considered relations with Asia important. On the Yasukuni Shrine and history-textbook issues, she showed deep sensitivity to the feelings of China
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      69 2 JOBLESS HAVE THEIR PRIDE EVEN during hard times, job seekers still want to be treated with civility and dignity, writes ST reader Lawrence Tan. So he offers a checklist for interviewing companies: Did you keep your job applicants waiting? Was your receptionist polite? Are some of the information demanded
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    • Article
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      59 2 TASTY! HAKANSUTRA IS BACK MAKANSUTRA, the popular hawker-food guide from TV Works, had viewers slavering for more. And now, they have got their wish. The quirky and funny K. F. Seetoh is back doing his rounds of the island on his scooter, m search of great food. Catch his
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      103 2 Hold on for clean kopitiam toilets HEARTLANDERS are fond of going to their local coffeeshops but not so keen on stepping inside the shop toilets. But kopitiam customers may not have to risk bladder injury for much longer as the Government is considering giving the shop owners one-off cash
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      198 2 Lonesome blues for new-town folks SOME residents of HDB new towns are feeling rather isolated. They have few neighbours, not enough bus senices and lack amenities like hawker centres. It is like living m a ghost town, says one resident who moved into Choa Chu Kang Crescent six months
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      71 2 SURGE IN ST INDEX THE ST Index leapt to a two-month high yesterday as the Singapore market caught up with other recently-surging regional indexes. But despite its 2.1 percent gain, which took it to 1,452.20 points, it is still more than 7 per cent lower than its pre-Sept 11
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      74 2 ISRAEL WANTS TO KILL MORE ISRAELI military chiefs want to earn' out more targeted assassinations of Palestinian militants. Such "interceptions" have been most effective m pre-empting terror attacks, they said at a conference. About HOO Palestinians were terminated m the past year about four times the number of Israelis
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      149 2 SEOUL SACKS 4 ENVOYS IN CHINA SOUTH Korea has fired four of its senior diplomats m China, for mishandling a row with Beijing over a Korean drug dealer's execution. The move followed a public apology from its foreign minister to China two weeks ago for the diplomatic blunders. Two
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      84 2 INTRIGUING LAST-SPOT PUYOFFS URUGUAY and Australia will vie for the 32nd and last spot m World Cup 2002 when they meet m this week's playoffs. Australia a former World Cup power is hungry to break a 28-year drought, while Uruguay has failed to qualify for the last two World
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      579 2 MAIN Prime 3-5 World 6-15 Editorial 16 Commentary 16,17 Forum 18,19 HOME Home H1-H6 Tech Science H7 ASIA Asia Al East Asia.... A2,A3 S-EAsia A4,A5 Malaysia A7 Weather A8 SPORTS/ MONEY Sports S1-S4 Money S6-S14 LIFE! What's On L2 24/7 L5 Comics L6 Cinema.. L10,LH Cable guide L10 TV guide
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Man offered killer $ 100K, court told
      594 3  - Man offered killer 100K, court told TAN OOI BOON ALETHEA LIM Murder trial hears that ex-Web designer Anthony Ler plotted his estranged wife's murder and lured teenager to do the job Ih, mm LER IS ON TRIAL FOR MASTERMINDING THE MURDER AND FACES THE DEATH PENALTY. THE BOY IS CHARGED
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      Lock icon Boy: I was pressured to kill
      645 3 Newspaper clue m case A SHEET from the April 23 issue of The New Paper was found at the murder scene and is being linked to Anthony Ler. When police raided his flat two days after the murder, they found what appeared to be
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      Lock icon Taxman may take a cut of retrenchment benefits
      587 4  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL NARANDRA AGGARWAL It all depends on whether payouts are rewards for past service, or described as compensation for loss of future work Hu ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT WHAT GETS TAXED Say an executive is retrenched and receives a retrenchment package amounting to
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      Lock icon LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
      50 4 AP A meteor shower lights up the night sky ahove Thailand on Sunday. The Leonids are one of the most prolific meteor showers. Sunday's stream was the largest seen m Asia m decades and the result of the Earth passing directly through the comets' trails.
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      Lock icon Driver 'stole valuables worth $5m' from safes
      423 4  -  ELENA CHONG liv A CHAUFFEUR who also worked as a housekeeper for a 51 -year-old Indonesian woman allegedly stole over $5.1 million worth of valuables from three safes m her luxurious Four Seasons Park apartment within a period of 10 days. At the
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      Lock icon China keen to tap S'pore's expertise
      450 5  - China keen to tap S 'pore's expertise ONG HWEE HWEE GLOBAL TRADE Chinese leader says his country can benefit from Spore's WTO experience Hu CHINA could learn from Singapore's experience m dealing with the global trading system, now that Beijing has gained entry to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), a
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      Lock icon Investors still shun Jakarta
      526 5  -  ROBERT GO Doubts over political and economic stability send foreign-investment approvals m October plunging 90% By STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU We are short of cash, and don't have enough money to develop our country. We need to change things so investors can be enticed to come
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      227 4 WmmS^WQ*, {s[ll\ UK BACHELOR'S DEGREE FAIR I $2000 y Date Thur, 29 November 2001 WKtoK^S^ \^%V Q °r^\^ the J Extended Mrs 6.30pm to 9.30pm Plaza By The Park H^^Bhhhhphb^^H UNIVERSITY OF UNIVERSITY OF l^!>;H;T.V T !:.l^H^:h7:l PORTSMOUTH, UK LONDON, UK HMH^HHpBfH||HpHH f?a/rAra</ Tap 76Hr Business School London School of
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      20 4 Retrenchment survival guide You've lost your job, what now? Include the when dialling on cell phone for links P\W> 88******0
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      Lock icon Immigrant maids in US being turned into slaves
      382 6 Immigrant maids in US being turned into slaves Beaten, chained and abused sexually, these illegal workers are afraid to come forward for fear of being deported NEW YORK Many immigrants hired to work as nannies and maids m private residences m the United States are instead being forced into virtual
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      86 7 A PRIEST enjoying an ale and chatting to a blonde m a pub on a Sunday morning? Good heavens! But the Reverend Robin Spittle thinks he is just doing his job after conducting a morning service at the Farm House pub m Suffolk. Proclaiming the
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      Lock icon Israel's military wants more Palestinians assassinated
      401 7  - Israel's military wants more Palestinians assassinated ABRAHAM R A BINOVICH The move has pre-empted terrorist strikes, but young militants are ready to take over from the dead By IN JERUSALEM ISRAELI military commanders called for greatly increasing the number of targeted assassinations against Palestinian militants at a conference last week
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      Lock icon Powell sending enyoy to kickstart Mid-feast peace
      227 7 LOUISVILLE (Kentucky) US Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday he would send a envoy to kickstart the stalled peace process m the Middle East. He also urged the Israelis and Palestinians to face up to the truth about what they must do
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      Lock icon More expensive to take cab nonie than to stay a niffht in London
      549 8 Taxi fares are up while hotel rates are down, so people from the suburbs may want to stay on after a night on the town LONDON TAXI FARES HIGHEST IN E UROPE FARE for an 8 km
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka party wants mega-province with power to end war
      260 8 COLOMBO A member of Sri Lanka's ruling coalition has demanded an autonomous region with extensive powers to end the island's long- running Tamil separatist war, a top party official said on Sunday. The Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), which has
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      Lock icon FOR THE DIE-HARD HARLEY FAN
      57 8 REUTERS Uutch luneral company Hesselmans has the perfect solution tor those who could not get enough of that wind-in-the-hair feeling during their lifetime the Harley Hesselmans motorcycle hearse. It was on display on Sunday at the Paris Bourget international trade show fojr funeral arts, which
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      Lock icon Australia's Pacific solution for illegals likely to last
      272 8 Australia's Pacific solution for illegals likely to last CANBERRA The Australian government's so-called Pacific solution to illegal immigration could be official policy for another three years, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has suggested. He was responding on Sunday to criticism that the policy could not be sustained financially and was damaging
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        Lock icon Hun Sen says sony to fellow smokers
        121 9 CIGARETTES TO COST MORE CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen, a heavy smoker who is also known to enjoy the odd Scotch, apologised to his fellow smokers and drinkers yesterday before announcing that his government was increasing taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to pay
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        Lock icon KL-BORN WOMAN IN AUSSIE SENATE
        96 9 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian-born Penelope Wong Ying has become the first Asianborn woman to be elected to the Australian Senate. Ms Wong, 33, a lawyer, was elected Australian Labor Party senator for South Australia m the Nov 10 polls, the Australian High Commission here said. She
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        Lock icon PRINCE GETS 'MOST ELIGIBLE' TITLE
        99 9 ST ANDREWS (Scotland) Prince William has been here for only two months but he has already been named Scotland's most eligible bachelor. The newspaper Scotland on Sunday nas given the 19-year-old royal his latest "honour". "Excellent skier and keen on adventures," the paper said of
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        Lock icon TONGAN PRINCESS REVEALS AFFAIR
        103 9 AUCKLAND Tonga's Princess Pilolevu Tuita has given a rare glimpse into her private life by breaking ncr silence on an affair she once had with a commoner and the embarrassing publication of her plaintive love letters. The princess told a new magazine, Tongan Woman, that she
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      55 9 Thai King Bhumibol Aduly adej will not receive a 9 kg gold bar as promised for his birthday on Dec 5 due to technical problems with the mining company's ore-dividing equipment. Turkish pop singer Tarkan's latest musicvideo, m which he kisses a model passionately, is likely to be banned on
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      Lock icon Outcry as Italian group arranges mercy killings
      477 9 News that terminally ill patients are being taken to The Netherlands for euthanasia has stirred a fierce debate on the issue's ethics Hastening death m Australia SYDNEY More than a third of the surgeons m Australia use drugs to hasten the death of
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      38 9 Quoteworthy 7 think it proves again that you can always get an audiencefor a freak show.' A US television executive, on why a recent Michael Jackson concert and a Victoria's Secret lingerie special on television garnered hettcr-than-cxpcctcd ratings
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      394 6 Plea For Assassinations Costly Cabs Ikttll!'-? Keeping Illegals Away rT"w The Israeli militan wants more targeted p .^^P^jj^ Taxi fares at night m London are now so feSiiS Canberra's Pacific solution to asylum X 'H^~X j|g[ killings ofPalestinian militants, saving i s^V^^^H| high that people from the suburbs may SpSS
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  • Counterstrike Against Terrorism
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      Lock icon KABUL'S NEW RULERS
      9 10 LOH JAHAN Graphics adapted from RUTERS
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      Lock icon Feared warlords back in seats of power
      579 10 The way is paved for history to repeat itself as Afghan faction leaders move to fill a vacuum left by the fleeing Taleban KABUL The warlords who tore Afghanistan apart m the early 1990s are back on their thrones, poised to exercise their
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      Lock icon Northern Alliance keeps aid workers out
      440 13 The situation becomes urgent as winter arrives, but foreign forces are still viewed with mistrust and suspicion KABUL The Northern Alliance, m control of Kabul after the flight of the Taleban, is refusing to let aid workers return to Afghanistan to prepare relief efforts
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      Lock icon Kabul's new rulers delay deployment of British troops
      372 13 KABUL The planned deployment of about 2,000 British troops to Afghanistan, due to start yesterday, was delayed after the Northern Alliance said they were not welcome. The Northern Alliance warlords now occupying Kabul said the British Forces had never been invited and
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      Lock icon Britons who saw relatives die on TV can get $52,000
      591 15  - Britons who saw relatives die on TV can get $52,000 ALFRED LEE The compensation for stress m the Sept 11 attack has provoked mixed reactions, with some families condemning the move IN LONDON Fair compensation 'The images of relatives being killed could remain with the families forever. It is right
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      Lock icon BBC's Simpson regrets claiming he liberated Kabul
      218 15 LONDON Mr John Simpson, one of the BBC's most prominent war reporters and who marched into Kabul last week as it fell to opposition forces, has said he is "very, very, very embarrassed" for claiming during a live broadcast that he had liberated
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      272 13 Osama's bunker THE draw of the most wanted man m the world is strong. Even as Osama bin Laden continues to elude US forces, his erstwhile residence continues to attract foreign media attention. Many foreign journalists are said to have visited the underground bedroom located inside a bunker m his
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        576 16 MR GOH Chok Tong said m election season that giving proven crew bigger tasks and blooding new ones to steer the ship of state was his primary focus m the closing stages of his prime ministership. An inkling of the Cabinet make-up was provided at the election-night
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      Lock icon Is China's legal system up to WTO standards ?
      962 16  - Is China's legal system up to WTO standards ANDY HO By BENJAMIN Franklin, one of Americas founding fathers, said m 1752: "No nation was ever ruined by trade." China's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) suggests that its leaders have embraced this idea. They seem to be betting that
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      706 16  -  PALL KRUGMAN By THE price of crude oil, which was around US$3O (Ssss) per barrel earlier this year, plunged fast week to as little as US$l7, with warnings that it could go lower. Alas, it is all too likely that today's oil-price plunge will set
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      Lock icon Tanaka deserves much better
      887 17  -  GREGORY CLARK By MUCH IS MADE OF REPORTS ABOUT MRS TANAKA'S ALLEGED MNOR PROTOCOL MISTAKES AMD MISHAPS IN DEALING WITH PEOPLE AND INFORMATION. BUT THESE REPORTS ARE OFTEN FED TOA SENSATION-SEEKING MEDIA BY A HKHLY ANTAGONISTIC FOREIGN MWSTRY. JAPANESE politics was never famous for its logic,
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      Lock icon Reliving the horrors of smallpox
      756 17  - Reliving the horrors of smallpox ELIZABETH A. FENN HILLSBOROUGH (North Carolina) Earlier this month, doctors at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened an urgent meeting to discuss a disease that was eradicated two decades ago. Smallpox, which kills two out of every five people it infects, claimed
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Public transport already heavily subsidised
      472 18 Public transport already heavily subsidised I REFER to the letter, "Give subsidies to lower public-transport cost", by Mr Harvey Neo (ST, Nov 10). The writer suggested that the Government channel part of the revenue collected from the regulation of private vehicles through Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) and Electronic Road Pricing
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      Lock icon Let women prove their ability in political office
      239 18 Let women prove their ability in political office I SUPPORT the Prime Ministers decision to appoint seven new MPs as senior ministers of state and ministers of state. But I was disappointed not to see am women on the list of political office holders, disregarding the post of mayor. Why
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      149 18 Help talented judo student go to university here BEING a former jutloka. I was disappointed to read that sportswoman Cheryl Goh's A and B grades could not secure her a place m a university m Singapore, allowing her to continue her judo training here ("Judo hope floored by further studies";
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      Lock icon Singapore still a politically immature nation
      161 18 Singapore still a politically immature nation I REFER to Mr Chua Hong Chucks letter, "Nothing wrong with one-party govt" (ST, Nov 17). Indeed, the one-party dominant system has served Singapore well during nation-building. Without a strong opposition the prudent PAP Government was able to carry out sweeping economic and social
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      Lock icon Other ways to prevent brittle bones
      245 19 Other ways to prevent brittle bones I READ with interest the article, "Brittle bones affect more men" (ST, Novl6). While I agree with many of the recommendations for preventing osteoporosis, too much emphasis is being placed on boosting one's calcium intake by taking dairy products. Fortunately, the article reported Health
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      Lock icon Treat job applicants with respect and dignity
      241 19 I REFER to the article, "Hard times? Job fairs suggest otherwise (ST, Nov 18). While I understand the frustration of companies trying to hire the right workers, allow me to tell the story from the point of view of the applicants. However hard
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      475 19 MR ANTHONY Lim's letter, "Spore risks losing insurance brokers" (ST, Nov 17), raises a few interesting issues. I think the days of insurance brokerage are numbered. Many Net-sawy clients are already scouting for the best rates online. In many areas, for example, travel
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      53 1 NEW TOWN, GHOST TOWN It's like living m a ghost town. There are nine units on my floor but, besides my family and the one next door, all the other homes are empty.' Madam Chin Khwan Yeng, 49, on the low take-up rate for new Housing Board flats m Choa
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      586 1  -  MARGARET PERRY Proposal being considered to offer coff eeshop owners one-time financial incentives to upgrade their restrooms Hu Facelift likely next year THERE are about 1,400 coff eeshops m Singapore, and the programme to refurbish their toilets is expected to start early
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      283 2 Ex-WWII resistance fighter dies THE next time former World War II resistance fighters here meet for their twice-a-month lunch, they will be missing a valued comrade. Mr Seah Tin Toon, 80, died on Saturday after a stroke. He was a member of Force 136, a British-led force that carried out
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      514 2  - Old Kreta Ayer name lives on in new ward NEO HUI MIN Despite being wiped off electoral map, its name is retained m newly-created ward within Jalan Besar GRC r by MP Lily Neo Hu BIZARRE BAZAAR Ilou can 't have a banner reading the Kirn Seng New Year Bazaar;
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      377 2 MANY Singaporeans may not have beard or Lebanese businessman Joseph Habis, but the Republic's honorary con-sul-general m Lebanon has been looking after Singapore interests there for the past 27 years. From helping Singaporeans to get out of war-torn Lebanon, he has moved on
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      297 2 A SECURITY officer on his way home on his scooter to break fast on the first day of Ramadan died after colliding with two pedestrians. Mr Juraimi Mirkani, 65, fractured his skull when he was thrown off his machine m the accident which
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      387 3 Businesswoman pleads guilty to two charges of causing hurt to victim, who suffered burns on the waist A BUSINESSWOMAN lost her cool when her maid filled up a plastic water bottle with hot water, causing it to lose its shape. In a fit of
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      354 3  -  WONG SHER MAINE liv GAVIN Soh had always believed that because he loves biology, he would study medicine and become a doctor eventually. Until yesterday. He was sitting on the edge of his seat, with 350 other students from 15 junior colleges and
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      158 3 Workers thrown from lorry in crash SOME 8O early-morning commuters had a shock yesterday when a lorry collided with the two buses they were on. The accident happened at about 6.40 am on Adam Road, at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Farrer Road. The vehicles involved were a
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      406 3  - Businessman jailed for receiving bribes WONG FEI WAN $90,000 TO GET SCAPEGOAT Hi Pleaded guilty last month IN OCTOBER, Pan, 55, (left) pleaded guilty to receiving $30,000 from former Nominated MP Chuang Shaw Peng and sub-contractor Koh Piak Chong. Two similar charges, involving the remaining $60,000, were taken into consideration.
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      533 4  - Parks hoping to bear fruits of tourism KRIST BOO Six agrotechnology parks offer fruit seldom seen m supermarkets and aim to make them more of a tourist attraction Bg A TASTE OF THE UNUSUAL IF THE names of the fruits sound strange monkey apple, miracle fruit, egg fruit and milk
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      338 4  -  SELINA LUM RECESSION TRIGGER Hu THE Home Team is ready to crack down on people who commit opportunistic crimes during the economic slump, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said last night. "I think we cannot expect the crime scene to remain static
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      166 4 SOME 350 elderly residents will find it easier to move around, thanks to Cycle Carriage's donation of $124,000. The money will be used to buy one passenger vehicle each for three voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) Henderson Senior Citizens' Home, Swami Home and
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      580 5  - Can I have some neighbours, please? ALICIA YEO HEARTLAND HAPPENINGS H,, Those moving into some new HDB towns find the place deserted; some worry about security but others enjoy the quiet MADAM Chin Khwan Yeng expected to have eight sets of neighbours on her floor when she moved into her
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      157 5 SOME 2.9 million Central Provident Fund (CPF) members will continue to earn 2.5 per cent a year m interest on the savings m their Ordinary Accounts for the next quarter from January to March. A CPF Board statement said this is the
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      151 5 Free entry to museums for elderly this week SEE Faberge's famous jewelled Easter eggs for free if you are aged 60 and above, that is. For others, tickets to the Singapore Art Museum's exhibition of 62 Faberge objets dart, including the jewelled eggs made for the last czars of Russia,
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      438 6  -  SOH WEN LIN ST Million Dollar Duck Race Besides selling tickets, students from Temasek Polytechnic will also help out during the race on Dec 2 *L IT'S VERY MEANINGFUL WORK. WE GET TO HAVE FUN, AND THE CHILDREN GET FUNDS. EVERYONE BENEFITS. Temasek
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      321 6 At the video-conference at Comcentre, teens queried Church (right) about her hairdo and her favourite Harry Potter character. She also sang A Beautiful Mind from an upcoming Russell Crowe movie of the same name for the crowd of about 30. The session was part
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        441 7  -  OO GIN LEE Philips DVDR-1000 lets users record TV programmes onto DVD discs; same disc can be re-recorded on up to 1,000 times By TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT NOW you can record your favourite television programmes and transfer footage from your video camcorder onto DVD discs using nextgeneration
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        332 7 Losses of up to US$l billion expected before it breaks even REDMOND (Washington) Microsoft Corp's new Xbox game console has left one group less than fired up the company's investors. Microsoft is spending US$5OO million (Ss92o million) to promote the Xbox, which took
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        212 7 SAN FRANCISCO A next-generation wirelessnetworking standard that works with older wirelessnetworking technology has been approved. This will allow consumers to keep existing equipment and could boost the number of wireless connections. The new standard, called 802. 11g, was tentatively approved on Thursday by an industry-stan-dards
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        310 7 Trust wasps to detect drugs, bombs AMSTERDAM Dutch scientists say they have found a way of using wasps to detect drugs and bombs more cheaply and effectively than sniffer dogs can, and they even dream of using them to hunt for chemical and biological weapons. Wasps have been conditioned m
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      88 1 W Wll V E TF.RANS Ex-resistance Fighter Dies Comrades will miss Seah Tin Toon, 80, at their twice- a- month lunches. pacehz C IIAHITY Poly Students Raise $45,000 They don't duck out of volunteer work, even jvhen they're on holiday. pace He JCO-TOURISM Big Interest In Unusual Fruit Trees with
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      115 3 M "V" Grandparents' Day kfe^^^^H^^^^^l this Sunday 25th November ■T j^^ Show them how much W^£^ j^m&^^ tne X mean to y° u Wltn a 4 radio dedication on UFMIOO.3 or L A fl l)|WKßZ9l.3.Createa handmade I H X reetm card. Surprise them with a X* MS\ B^j^^m simple meal
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      392 5 Virtual tour Faberqe magic Include the when dialling on cell phone for links 88******6 Everyttwig you've ever wanted to know and learn about becoming a music industry protestor*)] it happening right hew at ALTRON. Take the step-by-step guide and cfecovtr ttw nunarou*. excMng opporU«M avaiaMe Train on futy equipped faefcto*
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      228 8 A star is born. All A £"t I II we need is 3. tlcisn of your brilliance NSTB is undergoing a major transformation to better prepare Singapore for the challenging years ahead. From 1 January 2002, we will be known as the Agency for Science, Technology and Research. In short,
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      40 1 Japanese society has a horrible cancer, but people think it is just a cold, so they continue taking small doses of medicine. Photographer-turned-writer Takashi Asai, saying few understand the scale of Japan's mounting economic problems
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      501 1  -  ROBERT GO Returning illegals will worsen its economic and social problems STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BURKAt JAKARTA Malaysia's bid to provide jobs for its own citizens by repatriating illegal Indonesian workers could worsen the Jakarta government's list of social and economic problems. It could also strain ties between the
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      207 1  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR It was a day of mixed emotions as men, women and children, flanked by heavily armed security personnel from both nations, boarded two Indonesian naval vessels at Pasir Gudang. Some of the younger women who had entered on a one-month visa and
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      99 1 KL sends back shiploads of overstayers RM425,000 (*****,400) was Indonesia's Manpower Minister Jacob Nuwa Wea. Several days ago, he blamed greedy Malaysian employers and businessmen for the conveyor belt of Indonesians who liad entered the country illegally. This charge invited a strong response from politicians and businessmen here. He struck
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        524 2  - China's Silicon Valley braces itself for massive lay-offs JASON LEOW High-tech companies, hit hard by the terrorist attacks m the US, are expected to cut up to 10 per cent off the workforce B« STRAITS TIM KS CHINA BIRKAI AFFECTED AREAS INTERNET firms will suffer the most severe job losses,
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        51 2 AP Pet cremator Chan Kwok Kee displays a cabinet full of urns filled with animal ashes m his Hongkong office. Years ago, pet owners had little option but to put their cat or dog carcasses hv landfills, but increasing affluence has created a demand for such animal-care
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        208 2 Pirates plundering millions from cable and satellite TV BLIGHT ON ASIAN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY Financial impact to figure as major item on agenda at HK convention HONGKONG Piracy has emerged as a growing threat to the cable and satellite television sector. Hundreds of millions of dollars m revenue have been lost
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        87 2 Official given death penalty for embezzling YANAN (Shaanxi) The deputy manager of a stateowned enterprise m northwest China was sentenced to death for embezzling more than 3.24 million yuan (*****,460), which he spent on luxury cars, expensive houses and 38 mistresses, it was reported yesterday. The court m Yanan, Shaanxi
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        369 3 Their diplomatic stumbling over China's execution of a Korean drug dealer embarrassed Seoul, forcing it to apologise to Beijing SEOUL South Korea yesterday recalled four diplomats m China to face disciplinary action for mishandling a diplomatic row with Beijing over a South Korean
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        33 3 military policeman questions a Uigher child suspected of picking pockets of pedestrians on a Beijing bridge yesterday. Ethnic minorities often face difficulty finding jobs because employers prefer Han Chinese workers. AP
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          75 3 SOUTH Korea said yesterday it plans to turn its southern resort island of Cheju into a free-trade hub with US$2.6 billion (554.77 billion) m state funding to be pumped m, officials said. The scheme will allow nearly all visitors visafree entry and investors large
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          66 3 PUBLIC support for the Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi fell to 75 per cent this month, slipping below the 80-per-cent mark for the first time m opinion polls conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun, the newspaper said yesterday. The approval rate, the lowest since
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          51 3 RADIO broadcasting companies are losing their younger listeners to the growing popularity of the Internet, according to a newly-released survey m Taiwan. Traditional radio broadcasters "must realise that they are facing ?;rowing competition rom the Internet media", a media researcher said m a Taipei Times
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          56 3 NORTH Korea has named an expert on US affairs as ambassador to the United Nations, according to the state media yesterday. Mr Park Kil Yon, 58, who replaced Mr Li Hyong Choi, is fluent m English and had served as the North's UN
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          56 3 A MARRIED man m Hongkong has been stabbed by a woman whose good friend attempted suicide after he broke up with her. The assailant's friend, a 28-year-old nightclub hostess, had tried to kill herself by jumping into the sea after the 39-year-old man initiated
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        911 4  - Moro Front and Abu Sayyaf link up to halt polls LUZ BAGUIORO Trouble In Southern Philippines More than 50 killed as five-year peace accord is broken and mutineers, rebels and kidnappers seek to wrest power with the gun Ih/ I'll 1 1 .IPPINKSCORRKSPONDl VI MISUARI: Risks all with power play
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        244 4 MANILA Not only must the government deal with Muslim rebels, it also has to contend with communists. Eighteen government troopers and 10 rebels were killed at the weekend when New People's Army (NPA) communist guerillas ambushed an army special forces platoon m Compostela
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        457 5 While the timid choose to stay home, these typically budget-conscious but adventurous travellers are now gaining recognition BANGKOK Once reviled here as grubby, penny-pinching and culturally insensitive, backpackers are becoming a valued part of Thailand's tourism industry as world events prompt more timid tourists to
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        186 5 BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says critics of his economic policies should read one of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates' books to understand why they are both trailblazers. During his weekly radio address, Mr Thaksin said he was determined to be different from past
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          54 5 THE alleged murderer of Philippine actress Nida Blanca has been detained and claims that the victim's husband, Rod Lauren Strunk, was the mastermind, police say. Philip Medel, 54, a former security guard, surrendered to ponce on Sunday, claiming Mr Strunk had hired him to
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          63 5 JOSE Miguel Arroyo, the husband of the Philippine President, has been cleared of liability on the alleged use of 280 million pesos (SSB.B million) m sweepstakes advertising funds. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office incurred "legitimate expenses" from January to June from its advertising budget, according
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          38 5 INDONESIAN prosecutors will question former .president B. J. Habibie 'as part of their inv&tiga- tion into missing state funds totalling more than 50 billion rupiah (SsB.7 million), the At-torney-General's Office said yesterday. AFP
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          55 5 GUSHAO SKIPS PEACE MEETING A PLANNED reconciliation meeting between East Timor's independence leader Xanana Gusmao and former feared militia chief Eurico Gutteres fell through after Mr Gusmao failed to turn up. The two had been scheduled to meet m Bali on Sunday, but Mr Guterres' lawyer said Mr Gusmao had
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          59 5 TWO Buddhist monks allegedly involved m helping Thais seek religious asylum m New Zealand m order to exploit them financially were never authorised to practice religious activities m that country by Thai Buddhist authorities, Religion Department and Foreign Ministry officials have said. The monks will
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        344 5 Bangkok 'must renew its war on poverty' WORLD BANK REPORT BANGKOK Thailand must work harder to draft policies that combat poverty, which has returned as one of the country's most serious problems m the wake of the economic crisis, the World Bank said yesterday. Until the 1997 crisis, years of
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        478 7  -  LESLIE LAU Police release their photo-fits and say they believe the motive of the two suspects was robbery By IN Xl All MPI X Robbery a possible motive As an actress and theatre producer, Ms Oliveiro (above) was socially active and may have
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        163 7 KUALA LUMPUR Police have set up a special operations team to hunt down the remaining 36 members of the country's most wanted criminal organisation the Mamak gang. The infamous gang has committed 150 crimes m 10 states between 1999 and October this year, said
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        280 7 RAMADAN CRACKDOWN PENANG Muslims caught eating m public during the fasting month should be paraded m a hearse, a Penang state of- ficial said. Village Development Committee chairman .Jasmin Mohamed said the use of a hearse served to warn those who deliberately
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      278 8 Anwar prosecutor appointed new A-G Abdul Gani Patail has been head of prosecution since 1994, and shot into the limelight m the Anwar case PUTRAJAYA The top prosecutor during the trial of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has been appointed Malaysia's new attorney-general. Datuk Abdul Gani Patail, head of
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        49 8 PERLIS is ready for a by-election as one of its state executive councillors, who is suffering from cancer, is m critical condition, Mentri Besar Shahidan Kassim said. Datuk Khor Liang Tee, 59, was admitted to a Kuala Lumpur hospi- tal. The Star Asia News Network
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        34 8 A PRIVATE clinic m Petaling Jaya is paying sperm donors RM2OO (SS97) per visit m a bid to fill up its sperm bank, Nanyang Siang Pau reported yesterday.
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        59 8 A FACTORY worker whose husband has been missing for the past three weeks claimed that he had run away with their maid. Madam Law Lin Fah suspected that Mr Quik Ngee Heng, a contract welder m Singapore, has been returning to Johor Baru everyday to
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        27 8 HEAVY monsoon rain and strong winds have forced the closure of many resorts m Terengganii, including those located on nearby islands. Bernama
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        35 8 INSURANCE companies are rejecting "high-risk" clients selling cell phones, computers, electronic appliances, furniture or Chinese medicine as these sectors have high incidences of burglary and fire, the China Press reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon TRIENNIAL VICTORY STRIP
      57 1 'Football is all about joy, happiness. Do they want us to be like robots, made of plastic? I do this once every three years.' Verona coach Alberto Malesani. who blew kisses, kissed the ground, stripped down to a vest and his tracksuit bottoms, and hurled his clothes
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      Lock icon Bayern has edge in defence
      551 1  -  PHILIP ALLEN CHAMPIONS I.EAGUE SOCCER Unlike United, the defending champ makes change for a settled backline «!L CHAMPIONS League holder Bayern Munich hosts Manchester United, the pretender to its crown, with a new-look backline that has fared better than the English champion's this year. After
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      Lock icon Kluivert out for revenge at Liverpool
      662 2 SOCCER Striker was responsible for Barcelona's Uefa Cup s-final loss last year MADRID Barcelona striker Patrick Kluivert is keen to erase the memory of last season's Uefa Cup semi-final defeat by Liverpool when the two sides meet again m the Champions League at Anfield
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      Lock icon Verona upsets Chievo in derby
      750 2 VERONA Verona coach Alberto Malesani defended his exuberant celebration after his side's 3-2 victory m the city derby over Italian league leader Chievo on Sunday. He had witnessed his side overturn a 0-2 deficit to pull off a famous win m the first Serie A
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        Lock icon MINOR LEAGUE SIDES CREATE UPSETS
        66 2 MINOR English League soccer side Hereford United, which beat Newcastle United m one of the FA Cup's biggest upsets 19 years ago, snockea SecondDivision Wrexham 1-0 m the first round on Sunday. Lan Wright's 9th-min-ute tap-in was enough to give the home side victory and
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        Lock icon NEW ZEAIAND WINS DISPUTED FINAL
        68 2 NEW ZEAIAND snatched a controversial 19-17 win over Manu Samoa m the World Sevens Series rugby final m Durban, South Africa, on Sunday. Midway through the second half, referee Tappe Henning halted Samoan Uale Mai as he prepared to take a conversion, claiming he was
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        Lock icon DALY WITHDRAWS FROM ASIAN EVENTS
        59 2 AMERICAN two-time Major winner John Daly has withdrawn from the final two golf events of the year m Asia. He was to play m this week's Asian Open m Taiwan followed by the Hongkong Open but the Sept 11 attacks and the recent air crash
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        67 2 IRAN'S soccer coach Miroslav Blazevic, back home m Croatia after a traumaticWorld Cup exit at the hands of Ireland, is set to quit despite lucrative offers to stay m Teheran and his popularity among the fans. Iran beat Ireland 1-0 m their second-leg
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      Lock icon Tyson will beat Lewis, say the experts
      403 2 BOXING LAS VEGAS Lennox Lewis knows whom he wants to fight next after he regained his world heavyweight crown last week Mike Tyson. And there is only one person American Tyson wants to have a go at the world heavyweight champion. Now that
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      Lock icon Alaves climbs to 2nd spot with win over Celta
      332 2 MADRID Alaves moved up to second place m the Spanish First Division after its l-O win over Celta Vigo on Sunday while Valencia hung onto its unbeaten record but could only draw O-O at home with rele-gation-threatened Tenerife. Deportivo I.a Coruna
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      Lock icon Palmer sparks US to victory in battle of 'oldies'
      325 3 Palmer sparks US to victory in battle of 'oldies' GOLF KIAWAH ISLAND (South Carolina) Arnold Palmer defeated long-time rival Gary Player to spark the United States to a comeback victor)- at the inaugural Warburg Cup. The 72-year-old golf legend built a comfortable lead and held on for a 2-and-1 victory
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      Lock icon Kids to get first crack at new course
      236 3 YOUNG golfers aged seven to 10 are set to be the first to play m competition on the Singapore Island Country Club's newly-built Millennium Course next month. The junior golfers, entered m the youngest boys' and girls' divisions m the 10th SICC
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      Lock icon Right time for Australia to claim berth in World Cup
      734 3 GODFREY ROBERT IN THE last dozen years or so, Singaporeans have had a strong feel of Australian soccer. With the Perth Kangaroos and Darwin Cubs competing m Singapore's semi-profes-sional league, we were given a better insight into what football is
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      Lock icon Australia desperate to take final spot
      517 3 WORLD CUP SOCCER Socceroos are determined not to let golden opportunity slip by them again PROBABLE LINE-UPS AUSTRALIA Mark Schwarzer; Ke\in Muscat, Craig Moore, Shaun Murphy, Tony Vidmar; Brett Emerton, Paul Okon. Josip Skoko, Stan Lazdridis: Mark Viduka, Harry- Kewell. URUGUAY Fabian Carini: Washington
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      Lock icon Lakers rally in final quarter to beat Kings
      501 4 BASKETBALL Jackson praises Shag as win helps LA put loss to Suns behind it LOS ANGELES Apparently, Shaquille O'Neal used up all his energy on the court, because he was nowhere to be found after the latest Los Angeles Lakers victory. O'Neal,
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      Lock icon Riley 'will never win NBA title again'
      342 4 MIAMI Tim Hardaway, joining other former Miami Heat team-mates m criticising Pat Riley, predicts that his former coach will never win another National Basketball Association title because players no longer want to play for him. Anthony Mason, Jamal Mashburn, Voshon Lenard and Ricky
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      Lock icon Webb and Sorenstam share final honours
      437 4 GOLF WEST PALM BEACH (Florida) No one played better than Australia's Karrie Webb. No one looked happier than Sweden's Annika Sorenstam. The top two women golfers shared the spoils on Sunday m the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship, where the Australian capped a year of
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      Lock icon Victory would cap great year for Hewitt
      243 4 DAVIS CUP TENNIS MELBOURNE New world No. 1 and Masters Cup champion Lleyton Hewitt is looking for victory m the Davis Cup final against France here next week to round off a phenomenal year. The 20-year-old Australian is recharging his batteries with a
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        567 4 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Chua Chee Age: B3 Tassed away jjeacefufCy on 19 TJovemSer 2001, Ceaving Behind Coved ones. Husband: (Koh Or Kow, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Koh Chye Heng, Richard Lim Hock Chau Koh Huat Chye, William Thng Meow Huang Koh Tiam Teng, Francis Chua Siew Tian Koh
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        337 5 Surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me all\ the days of my lift, and I will dwell In the house of the I Lord forever.' Psalm 23:6 Tang Yong Gee Ag»s4 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 Nov 2001, leaving behind loved ones. Father: Tang
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        206 5 W~ The Family Of The Late ~KJ P. BALIYAMMAH (VALLI) Departed on 6 November 2001 KARUMATHI PRAYERS will be held on 20 November 2001 (Tuesday) night at Block 308 Shun Fu Road, #05-171 Singapore *****8. ATHMA SHANTI POOJA will be held on 21 November 2001 (Wednesday) at 7pm at Sri
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        210 5 The Family of the Late j v° iSJi/Ji Sumpat£u and Jiearifefi Gondo/ences /o our CHAIRMAN Koh Chye Heng, Richard MANAGING DIRECTOR Koh Tiam Teng, Francis DIRECTOR Koh Eddie on tne oemise of/neir 6elouecf motner, grancfmot/ier Chua Chee The Management and Staff of Pan Asian Metal Pte. Ltd. As a mark
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        123 5 W M/A Deepes/ Syjnpa/Ay an</*^ Jieartfelt Conoo/ences to our Director Chairman :Mr William Phey Choon Teck I Director Mr Jimmy Yeo Chin Chai on the demise of t£eir Belouecf fat/ier, father- in -taw PHEY SOCK KWENG 7rom: Marine Diesel Machinery Engineering Pte Ltd Marine Diesel Services Pte Ltd kWestingeneral Technologies
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          Lock icon HK JOBLESS RATE RISES TO 5.5%
          61 9 HONGKONG'S unemployment rate rose last month to its highest level m 19 months as a deepening recession prompted companies to fire workers to cut costs. The jobless rate for the August-to-October period rose to 5.5 per cent from 5.3 per cent m the July-to-September
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          57 9 GERMAN economicgrowth stalled m the third quarter, the Bundesbank said yesterday, bringing the world's third-largest economy to the brink of recession. Germany's economy, which accounts for 30 per cent of the gross domestic product of the dozen nations that share the euro, also did not
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          Lock icon CHINA MAY SELL BONDS IN HK
          72 9 CHINA'S government is considering a Hongkong offer to use the city to sell bonds to international investors, expanding access to global capital, a Chinese finance ministry official has said. China plans to sell nearly 150 billion yuan (Ss33 billion) of bonds up till the
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          Lock icon GERMAN BANK SHELVES BT DEAL
          36 9 GERMAN state-owned bank Westdeutsche Landesbank has shelved its plan to buy British Telecom's (BTs) fixedline telephone network, leaving tne way clear for the rival Earthlease consortium, The Times reported yesterday. Reuters
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          Lock icon SAMSUNG TO CUT SPENDING BY 35%
          67 9 SOUTH Korea's Samsung Electronics has slashed its planned facility investments for next year by more than a third from this year, reflecting the global slowdown m the semiconductor industry. Samsung, the world's largest memory chipmaker, said its plans for next year call for investments
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          Lock icon CHALCO LAUNCHES $883M FLOAT
          42 9 THE Aluminium Corporation of China (Chalco), the world's third-largest alumina refiner and China's largest primary aluminium producer, launched a US$3BO million to US$4BO million (SsBB3 million) initial public offer yesterday for listings m New York and Hongkong. Reuters
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        Lock icon Top German banks bail out Schmidt Bank
        349 9 The rescue of the 170-year-old regional bank is the first sign or trouble m the country's crowded financial industry FRANKFURT Germany's biggest public and private banks on Sunday teamed up to rescue financially strapped regional bank Schmidtßank, throwing the fate of SchmidtBank unit
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        Lock icon US housing starts decline just 1.3%
        245 9 WASHINGTON Housing starts m the United States dropped less than expected last month, a month after the September terrorist attacks dampened sales and slowed construction, government figures showed. Work began on 1.552 million homes at an annual rate last month, down 1.3 per cent
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        Lock icon Phillips Petroleum, Conoco in $28b merger
        402 9 THIRD-LARGEST U.S. OIL COMPANY Conoco chairman and CEO Archie Dunham (above) will be chairman of ConocoPhillips, delaying his retirement to 2004. Phillips chairman and CEO James Mulva vvili be president and CEO of the combined company, and chairman after Mr Dunham steps down. BARTLESVILLE
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        Lock icon NTT raising $15b to pay axed workers
        377 10 It needs money to pay 60,000 staff who have agreed to quit on condition they are re-hired by subsidiaries at lower pay NTT MAY HAKE SEVERANCE PAYMENTS AVERAGING ABOUT 20 MILLION YEN PER PERSON TO SENIOR STAFF TOKYO Nippon Telegraph Telephone (NTT) will
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        Lock icon Japan may get 2nd extra Budget
        347 10 BOJ DOWNGRADES OUTLOOK FUTURE'S NOT SO BRIGHT The year-end brigfitly-lit decorations near a Tokyo department store may bring cheer to passing pedestrians but the BOJ says a nine-month manufacturing decline is eating into consumer spending as people lose their joDs TOKYO Prime Minister Junichiro
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        Lock icon Wal-Mart to shift regional HQ to Shenzhen
        211 10 HONGKONG Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is relocating its regional headquarters from Hongkong to neighbouring Shenzhen before the end of the year, it was reported yesterday. The firm is planning to move, its regional purchasing centre to the Chinese city due to a
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        Lock icon HK real estate is recovering: Li Ka-shing
        294 10 HONGKONG Asia's richest and most closely watched tycoon Li Kashing believes the long moribund Hongkong property market is recovering finally, but analysts have mixed views on whether the market has really bottomed out. Over the weekend, he was quoted by local media to
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        Lock icon Virgin Blue to make formal bid for Ansett
        356 11 The Aussie budget carrier wants more financial information before submitting plan r and is m talks with various parties the decision on who actually buys Ansett is solely a decision for the administrator/ CANBERRA Australian budget airline Virgin Blue said yesterday that
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        Lock icon Qantas workers to go on two-day strike
        202 11 SYDNEY Maintenance workers at Australia's Qantas Airways will go ahead with a 48-hour strike from today to protest against the airline's proposed IS-month wage Freeze, union officials said. Qantas did not expect any major disruptions to services as a result of the strike
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        Lock icon URA relaxes rules for home offices
        515 12  -  COLIN TAN Zoning rules are eased for 700 home owners chosen to kick off a new scheme which may be extended to other areas By J'KOPKRTYC OKKKSI'ONDt.M RELAXED GUIDELINES Wiiile home offices m the trial areas have the flexibility to do more with their
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        Lock icon Study on state property assets sparks fears
        429 12 THE Ministry of law's (Mm Law's) move to study how it can maximise returns on state-owned property assets sparked fears yesterday that it would increase competitive pressure on the already beleaguered private-property sector. MinLaw launched a closed tender recently to select a consultancy
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        Lock icon Risk-takers end up as big winners
        375 12 ENTERPRISE 50 AWARDS THE WINNERS ARE AU GOOD EXAMPLES Of RISK-TAKERS UNO HAVE CREATED VALUE BY EXERCISIH6 THEIR IMAGINATION AND BUSINESS ACUMEN.' EDB chairman Teo Ming Kian IT IS not what you do but how you do it, as revealed by the diversity of
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        Lock icon Mid-Con trial: Tan had 'inside info' about IPO
        298 12  -  REBECCA LEE ih. ONE of the accused m the Mid-Continent (MidCon) trial. Tan Hong Pheng, knew that there were going to be five placees m the initial public offer (IPO) for the shares even before the information was made public, the prosecution's
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        Lock icon Singapore dollar hits 11-year low
        379 12  - Singapore dollar hits 1 1-year low WILLIAM CHOONG By THE Singapore dollar flitted past the psychological $1.84--mark against the US dollar to hit a new 11-year low yesterday as investors bought into the rampaging greenback. The Japanese yen, together with other Asian currencies, got buried m a scramble for the
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        Lock icon Marco Polo's interim profit climbs 130%
        459 13  - Marco Polo's interim profit climbs 130% LORNA TAN The property developer's earnings jump to $90.5 million, thanks to higher sales and profit recognition from Ardmore Park By (OHHISPONDFM The profit recognition proportion of Ardmore Park (above) in the first half jumped to 25 per cent from 4.4 per cent in
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        Lock icon Shaw acquires two cinemas For $4.3m
        298 13  -  HUGH CHOW DIVESTMENT BY PACIFIC MEDIA FILM lovers will soon have two more Shaw Theatres cinemas to choose from after the movie operator spent $4.25 million to expand its seventheatre network. It has acquired the United Artists cinemas at Parco Bugis Junction and Shaw
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          Lock icon SMUT 3-YEAR BONDS TO YIELD 2.87%
          70 13 THE $250 million of SMRT's three-year bonds, part of the subway operator's first debt sale to raise $500 million to pay for Tibs Holdings, have been priced to yield 2.87 per cent about 70 basis points more than Singapore Government Bonds of the same
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          Lock icon HESHE CALLS OFF RESTAURANT BUYS
          40 13 HESHE Holdings announced yesterday that it has decided not to proceed with the acquisition of Seoul Garden and Breeks restaurants businesses from Quantum Quest. Heshe had agreed earlier to acquire the businesses for 89-95 million.
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          Lock icon K.K. FONG PARES STAKE IN I-ONE.NET
          72 13 I-ONE.NET International's founder, Mr Fong Kah Kuen, has had his stake m the company diluted to 22 per cent from 29- 2 per cent after he failed to take up a recent rights issue. Unlisted property developer Hiap Hoe Holdings, which took up the
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          52 13 TRADING company TT International yesterday reported a 26.1 per cent rise m interim net profit to 53. 7 million. Turnover for the halfyear ended Sept 30 was up 16.9 per cent at $259 million. Net tangible assets per share firmed to 26.76 cents from 24.14
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        213 13 SINGAPORK Telecom (Sing Tel) vice-president (corporate products group) Lim Kng was yesterday appointed president of SingTel's Taiwanese unit sparq*. Sing Tel holds a 24.:* per cent stake m the fixed-line operator, worth about .S<).'J;"> million. Mr Lim's appointment means that he will replace
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        Lock icon Plunge in crude oil prices fuels rally in transport stocks
        401 13  -  SIMON WILCOX Bui SHARES of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) and Singapore Airlines (SI A) soared on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday m reaction to last week's plunge m fuel prices, but analysts remained sceptical that the gains would be sustainable.
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        Lock icon Sing Land shares rise on talk of Manila deal
        231 13 SHARES of Singapore Land (SingLand) rose yesterday on rumours that it was bidding to develop a prime piece of property m Manila along with JG Summit Holdings. But the news was later denied dv Singl>and. Singapore's largest commercial landlord saw its
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        Lock icon STI climbs to two-month high
        540 14  -  AZHAR KHALID Index surges 2.1 per cent to 1,452.2 on broad-based buying, lifted by sparkling performances m other regional bourses By \1 AKKI TS( <)RRKSPO\I)F\T IKE SINGAPORE MARKET STILL HAS SOME CATCHING-UP TO DO, WHICH GIVES IT SOME ADVANTAGE NOW, SAYS A DEALER THE Straits
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      275 1 B o\i Tyson Has The Advantage Commentators believe Mike Tyson will beat world heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis. SOCCEI Last Spot Up For Grabs Australia and Uruguay fight for the last World Cup Finals berth in the play-offs. S3 How to reach the Sports Desk Telephone 730-5376 E-mail stsports@spli.coiM.st;; Desk fax
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      70 1 PROBABLE LINE-UPS BAYERN MUNICH: Oliver Kahn. Willy Sagnol. Robert Kovac. Samuel Kuffour. Bixente Lizarazu. Hasan Salihamidzic. Thorsten Fink. Stefan Effenberg, Paulo Sergio, Giovane Elber, Carsten Jancker. MANCHESTER UNITED: Fabien Barthez, Gary Neville. Laurent Blanc. Wes Brown. Denis Irwin. David Beckham. Roy Keane. Juan Veron, Ryan Giggs. Paul Scholes, Ruud van
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      19 1 Champs League preview How will English teams fare? Include the when dialling on cell phone for links Pl^ 88******3
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        543 3  -  SAMUEL LEE Makansutra host K. F. Seetoh adds more bites m the second season Hu ARE YOU ready to bite into the second season of Makansutra? The TV spin-off of the popular hawker food guide of the same name, which is into its third edition, features
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        1032 4  -  TAN SHZREE Not quite. Fifteen-year-old soprano Charlotte Church has dropped her cutesy image and rolled out the curves to become a full-fledged singing siren CHARLOTTE CHURCH, the Shirley Temple of the classical music world, is growing up. No more bangs, no more fairy-dresses, no more baby
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          49 4 'She's got a really, really beautiful voice. There are some similarities between the two of us the bangs and the clothes which I used to do she's doing that now. But her voice is not as operatic as mine. I think we're quite different singers.
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        896 5  - Home for the holidays MAGDALENE LUM Travel Blues Terrorist attacks m the US, shootings m Johor, the bad economy. All these have affected Singaporeans' travel plans lh, 'I feel safer m this home away from home and will not nave to worry about things like lost luggage, air turbulence ana
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        553 5 HOTELS ANA Hotel: You pay $100 (twin-sharing) for a night's stay and $80 (twin sharing) for the second night with free parking. There is a Wild Christmas Eve Dinner Party One Night's Stay package at $276 a couple. A Disco Accommodation package for Christmas Eve is $138 nett
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        310 5 COSTA SANDS RESORT (East Coast Parkway and Pasir Ris): Spend two nights at Costa Sands and get a complimentary night's stay at Regalis Court Singapore. The package rate is $300 nett for single or double-storey chalets at the East Coast and $270 nett at Pasir Ris. Valid from Monday
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        327 7  -  Magdalene Lum hdfgdf hsdfg WATCH the sunset m your room by the Straits of Malacca or go fishing from your balcony. These are some of the perks you get when you spend a holiday at the kelong-style Avillion Village Resort m Port Dickson, a popular
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        135 7 FASCINATING Holidays offers a five-day package by coach and ferry to the Pan Pacific Resort m Pangkor Island m Perak. The rates vary according to the type of room. A stay m a Sea Wing room is $188 (twinsharing) while a stay m the Pacific
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        189 7 MAKE a statement on world peace with the words "peace" and "Seashell Cafe" m it and the Mutiara Burau Bay Beach Resort m Langkawi may award you a week s stay for two at the Mutiara Suitei. The statement of 15 words or less m English can
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        209 7 ENJOY a French-kissed vacation you do not have to fly to Paris for, at Colmar Tropicale m Bukit Tinggi. This castle-like holiday resort offers 260 rooms, just a 15-minute drive away from the base of Genting Highlands. It opened early this year. Berjaya Hotels Resorts
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        141 7 AMERICAN entertainer Buddy Loren will spoof superstars like Mick Jagger and fa Sync on board the Superstar Virgo on Dec 1. The singer, comedian and impressionist will even sing m Chinese dialects. Fans of country music should not miss the special Country* Jamboree Cruise from Dec 5
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        625 8  -  Magdalene Lum hadgfdf eh 'IT'S FAMOUS FOR ITS TURTIES WHICH LAY EGGS OH THE SHORE, BUT I'M ATTRACTED BY THE GOLDEN BEACHES AND SPOTS. I WAS INSPIRED TO WRITE A SONG CALLED OWE FOR THE PLAY, THE SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR, AFTER SPENDING SOME TIE
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        1121 6 Unearthed Memories The Bidadari Christian cemetary, closing soon for redevelopment, has long become a place where angels tread no more TEN days ago I came face to face with an angel. I reached out and placed my hand lightly on her head and she almost came
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        309 12 Hurley burly over baby hsdfgfd LONDON American playboy millionaire Stephen Bing is going to engage m a paternity row with pregnant actress Elizabeth Hurley. The film producer has started sowing the seeds to protect himself against any paternity payouts by telling friends that he is prepared to take a genetic
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        246 12 HONGKONG star Aaron Kwok is m the scandal sheets again after he was snapped going to Japanese babe Norika Fujiwara's Tokyo apartment late at night. Japanese magazine Friday published the telling pictures over the weekend and said the China Strike Force co-stars have been dating
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        117 12 LONDON Kate Winslet, who is divorcing Jim Threapleton, has found new love with film and theatre director Sam Mendes. British reports say the Titanic star enjoyed secret trysts with Mendes, 35, at his mother's home near Oxford. Last week, he flew to Texas, where she is
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        541 12  -  SAMUEL LEE Most Welsh bands of the mid-1990s havefaded away, but Super Furry Animals is still around Bu NOT too long ago during the last decade, a constellation of bands from Wales was invading the British pop stratosphere faster than you could spell C-A-R-D-I-F-F.
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      1202 2 LIFE! WHAT'S ON H#% Jt ~l RHAPSODY: A SOLO EXHIBITION OF BRIGITTA L I V ML W 9 v ZEUMER'S RECENT WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES: ARTISTE WORK l 3£ G £tt? m m 9!Z i i c Till Nov 30: 11 30 am- 7 pnu 6pm on weekends Sut'/anore Histoni
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      223 3 Sl'mo^nl^af^H^ Do you remember the last time you paused to hear your soul speak? Now it's time you escaped to a piece your Travel Agent or Club Mcd at 738 4222 P arac ise at Cu b Mcd Maldives and Ria Bintan with our exciting festive specials. Take a partner
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      230 4 Where m the world are you? v*s ki T^BBL'^^B winter@goldenmlle.hk Enjoy your winter@Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hong Kong from now until April 6, 2002 and experience the City Of Life with a host of great value benefits: Economy $899* Standard $999* $1039* Deluxe $1199* $1239* Executive Club 1 399* 1
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      134 4 HER LIFE (SO FAR) Feb 21, 1986: Born m Cardiff, Wales 1997: Takes part m a regional TV 7 variety show and is discovered by agent Jonathan Shalit 1998: Signs on with Sony. Debut album, Voice Of An AngeT, released. She turns into a star almost overnight, and subsequently sings
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      186 5 See box for details on hotel packages at 12 hotels and resorts. ■Lift Ist, W For those who have helped shape your life. it's time to shape theirs. Let the successful mother daughter team show you how. For 1 8 years, we at Mary Chia have dedicated ourselves fully to
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      196 7 To book, call 02-06-647-6688 or e-mail res@avillion.com. my or log on to www.avillion.cotn.tnij You can e-mail your peace message to linkcom® To book, call Fascinating Holidays on 735-5511. I AN UNBEATABLE HOLIDAY PACKAGE I I WITH ADDED VALUE I Bedroom Studio Tapas Bistro Bar Cilantro Restaurant Sweat Club Gymnasium Swimming
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      181 7 To book a package at Colmar Tropicale, call Berjaya Hotels 6- Resorts here at 227-3688. For enquiries about the Rabbit Park, call 02-09-2HH-HS9O. To book, call 223-0002, visit the Star Cruises counter at 1 Slienton Way, #01-02, or call your travel agent. Shopping Weekend m Kuala Lumpur. We've made it
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      309 8 To book a room at the Tanjongjara Beach Resort, call 02-09-845-1100. I [IPS Slli^iL^^ B Sunway's 'Greatest Sift. There's something for everyone! Looking for a place that has it ALL this festive season? and Health and Fitness Spa, Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Well, look no further, CMf-CM Suwi^a^ Lagoon Resort'
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      433 11 SPORTS ON TV ESPN Football League 2001/02: r*u Charlton Athletic Vs West tn^O Ham United 9.00 Tennis Masters Series By Mercedes-Benz Sydney 2001 Sydney, Australia: 7.00 Sportscenter Bristol, Highlights USA Llve 10.00 International: Judo 8.30 Boxing Series Friday Grand Prix Fjnals 2001 Night Fights Temecula, USA 1100 international Sports 10.00
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      412 12 BUZZING... HARRY POTTER' S RECORD: Harry Potter r^fllHHK*! And The Sorcerer's Stone grossed U5593.5 million (SSI 7I million) m North America over \^m the weekend, surpassing trie opening retort! of jfl US$72,l million set by The Lost World: H, '#>. Ww Jurassic Park. SHU QI LEARNS ENGLISH: W~ Shu Qi
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      718 2 Singapore's most enterprising privately-held companies and dot. corns are given honours m the 2001 Enterprise 50, now into its seventh year. e50D0T.COM WINNERS 1 Asiatravel.com Holdings Ltd 2 Bank of Singapore 3doilarDEX.com 4 Commerce Exchange Pte Ltd 5JobStreetcomPteLtd 6 InOuisitive Mind Pte Ltd 7 FoodBex.com Pte Ltd 8BuzzCityPteLtd
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      405 2 This year's E5O winners. Industry sector: Manufacturing t ii r ■nrwnMHi rre Ln Industry sector Manufacturing 3 Khwrfy Pte Ltd Industry sector Manufacturing 4 WtsTtdi Dtttraaics Pte Ltd Industry sector Whoiesafe/Distribution 5 T« Ltoe Associates Pte Ltd Industry sector Wholesale/Distribution 6 Nm Cerptrittea Pte Ltd Industry sector
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      966 4  -  SURENDREN APPAROO Face-to-face meetings that exhibitions afford are still vital for networking. By Mr Nat Wong, chief executive officer of MP Asia, ranked 25 m this year's Enterprise 50, was on a plane from Shanghai bound for Singapore when he got talking with the man sitting next
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      663 5  - LOW AND BEHOLD! EVELYN YAP FUTURISTIC FURNITURE PTE LTD This interior fittings company's multiple awards are a reflection of its many marvellous makeovers. By Two awards m a year that would be a feather m renovation man David I>ow's cap. The 39-year-old managing director of Futuristic Furniture, an interior fittings
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      652 7  -  SURENDREN APPAROO SOUTH ASIA TEXTILE INDUSTRIES PTE LTD There's no putting the brakes on the runaway success story that is South Asia Textile Industries. By_ r">j omething is wrong if complaints stop. Its k—Jlikr driving a Ferrari without the brake pedal," says Mr Ker Uen Yang, managing director of
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      740 8  -  EVELYN YAP SEI WOO RUBBER WORKS PTE LTD By Hard work plus business savvy makes Sei Woo a global player m the field of precision rubber parts. From trade m the boondocks to global business m precision rubber parts that is the rags-to-riches story of Sei Woo Rubber
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