The New Paper, 10 January 2001

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  • 7 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2001
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    • 180 2 THAI doctors operated on a three-month-old baby yesterday to remove a fist-sized tumour. But what doctors at the Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital found in Nattakan Khanyu's abdomen instead was a deformed embryo, reports The Nation. The tumour, which looks like a male embryo
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    • 402 2 Wire services. THE United Nations (UN) announced yesterday that Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and senior representatives of Burma's military government have launched face-to-face talks and plan to start serious discussions on national reconciliation shortly. This is the
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    • 56 2 THE Dour Jones industrial average fell 48.80 points to close at 10,572.55. The Nasdaq composite index upped 45.38 points, closing at 2,441.30. SINGAPORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ Close in US$/Ctiange 1. Pacific Internet $3.5938/+0.125 2. Creative Technology $11.3125^+0.0625 3. Flextronic* International $2fl/+1.3125 4. Chartered Semiconductor $29.625/+1.0625 5. STATS $*****/40.5
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    • 251 2 MARKETWATCH Wire services. REALITY knocks sent world telecommunications stocks into a slump yesterday. It came in the form of bad news from Nokia Corp. The Finnish manufacturer reported a lower-than-expected 64-per cent rise in handphone sales for 2000. You would have thought that selling
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  • 590 4  - He went fishing... for valuables SINGAPORETODAY BY Jason Tan HE doesn't fish but see what Khairudin Ismail, 23, got with a rod: Handphones, wallets, coins, a pager, cigarettes, a Discman, watches and even an umbrella. He roamed housing estates late at night, hunting for units with open windows and valuables
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 205 6 HOT STORY CAN we use automatic cars when learning to drive, please? That's what some motorists writing in to The Straits Times Forum Page want. They say using a manual car does not help a person who is going to drive an automatic car,
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    • 152 6 in FOCUS THAT'S the question posed by one TV viewer over the Singapore Broadcasting Authority's use of its licence fee to fund weak programmes. In a pamphlet, the SBA explained the need for the annual $110 fee, which has remained unchanged since 1994. It's required to
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    • News Break
      • 62 6 COE CERTIFICATE of Entitlement prices for February fell. The price of a Category B COE for cars above 1,600 cc reached $15,001. A similar COE for January cost $30,526. COE prices for smaller cars 1,600 cc and below fell by $524 to $27,885. Category E COE prices,
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      • 67 6 ANG MOKIO FIRE THE fire which gutted the wet market at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 on Sunday could have been set on purpose. The police have classified the case as mischief by fire and are investigating the cause. It was the fifth market in barely 18 months to
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      • 57 6 DOCTOR A GENERAL practitioner who was accused of slapping a woman in his consultation room in 1999 was cleared yesterday. Dr Charles Dean Loo, 53, had denied slapping sales executive Magdalene Choong Siew Shien, 20. Her father, businessman Choong Chee Kwong, 53, brought a private summons against him.
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      • 70 6 HAWKERS who lost their stalls in the fire at Ang Mo Kio on Sunday can move to a temporary site. While the old market is being rebuilt, 80 stallholders will take up the offer to move to a $200,000 tented structure, to be built in 10 days in
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      • 63 7 DRINK-DRIVING IF you drink, take public transport. Supporting this campaign by the Traffic Police, 7-Eleven offers beer drinkers who buy two cans or bottles of Tiger beer from their stores, a coupon that will offer them a $1 discount on SBS Nite Owl bus rides. Customers have a
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      • 61 7 SMOKERS BEWARE, all you smokers who plan to lie about your habit on insurance forms. SmokeScreen, a test that detects nicotine by-products in urine and saliva, is in its final stages of development in Britain. Samples from smokers turn pink. This "lie-detector" of a sort should prove popular with
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      • 57 7 CHILD MURDERERS BRITISH national newspapers condemned the ruling to give life-long anonymity to the two boys who killed an innocent toddler, James Bulger, when they were only 10. They said the move mocks justice. But Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, both now 18, will be given new
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      • 54 7 TINANMEN CHINA President Jiang Zemin said a CBS news report about the Chinese document, The Tiananmen Papers, distorted facts. The document, published in the US recently, claims to reveal the debates between top Chinese leaders on their decision to send tanks and troops into Tiananmen Square to crush pro-democracy
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    • 52 6 New Straits Times: Pledge to assist CJ International Herald Tribune: Nato rejects ban on Uranium Shells Asian Wall Street Journal: US slowdown breeds concern over Asia's fragile recovery BBC news: Britain agrees to act over scares that radioactive missiles may cause cancer but army campaigners say it's
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    • 11 7 Picture This the new paper RACING Picture/ Mohd Ishak
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    • 54 7 The Straits Times: S'pore tops in globalisation The Business Times: Economists cut S'pore growth estimates UanheZaobao: Singapore is world's most globalised country Berita Harian: Singapore is world's most globalised country PCS morning news: COE prices to take another tumble Project Eyeball: Bring ringgit and log book Streats:
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    • 64 7 ;|lt we can do without that annoying burst of firecrackers, even if it were simulated. Forget about that bang and let those small explosive rods remain as nothing more than decoration that adds colour to thefestival. The Straits Times Forum Page letter-writer Chan Kwee Sung on the new
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  • 437 8  -  LIFE SCIENCES SPECIAL If someone mentions bacteria, you '11 probably think, "Germs!". Sometimes, you should think "Pals!" instead, though inviting them home could be a problem j By Woon Wui Tek WE'RE always complaining about needing more space (ask any teen!), but our world is a
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  • 84 9 SOMETIMES, our body's own defences can be a problem. Our gastric and bile juices kill any germs that we might swallow with our food. But "good" bacteria like lactobacilli, if consumed, get killed, too. Yakult uses a particular strain of lactobacillus, known as L casei strain Shirota, which
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      340 11  -  BY Woon Wui Tek WE'VE all read about how the economy may be cooling thanks to slowing growth in the US. Well, if the economy would only behave like a certain pasar malam tent, we should all be fine. You see, a speedy recovery was staged at the
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    • 453 12 The New Paper's Scrabble Rumble game started on Monday. If you are not quite clear about how the game is played and how to win the cash prizes, read 0n... IN brief, how is the game played? Basically, it follows the board game. You are
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    • 497 14 The US prism authorities have released former SLA steward, Zainijeloni (right) after he served almostfive years of his six-year jail term. He was jailed for the manslaughter of his colleague Taiwanese air stewardess, Ms Qiang Yu. SETO NU-WEN speaks to his
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      484 15 Eldest son Zainal, 33, who works in a shoe shop, contributes some money to the family. The monthly phone bill is about $400. Most it goes to calling Zaini. Said Madam Samsiah: "Whenever Zaini calls, Zainal talks to him the most. I don't know what they talk about.
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    • 144 15  -  By Denise Chong and Seto Nu-wen THE US prison authorities have confirmed that Zaini Jeloni was released from prison on Monday (Jan 8, US time). He had been held at the Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. Lt Bill Suglich, the
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    • 208 15 SIA stewardess Chang Yu (left), 23, was found strangled and dumped in the wardrobe of her Los Angeles hotel room on Oct 24,1995. Zaini emerged as the prime suspect because he had visited her the night before her body was found. Medical evidence also found that he
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    • 602 16  -  BY Jason Tan THE small sign on the door read Intelligent System Design Private Limited. An interior design company, according to the Registry of Companies and Businesses. But it looks like the throngs of men and women who turned up at the Peninsula Plaza office every
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    • 492 17 Ajinomoto, a popular flavour enhancer, has been withdrawn from shops in Indonesia (picture, right) because a pork extract was used in its production. In Malaysia, a consumers'association has now asked for an investigation into the Malaysian-made version. It had its effect in
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    • 160 17 Wire Services. MAKE sure the Ajinomoto being sold is not pork based. That is what consumer group Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia wants the authorities to do. Last week, it was revealed that Japanese-owned PT Ajinomoto Indonesia produced a flavour enhancer with enzymes grown on pork
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    • 585 18 On Monday, Johor police held a major crackdown on Singaporean motorists who have not paid their Malaysian traffic fines. Errant motorists had to surrender their passports until the fines were paid up. But some Singaporeans have been having problems Paying up. SETO
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    • 121 18 4 4 WE do get a few breakdowns each month... It is triggered by power failure," said Johor Bahru police station chief, Sergeant Major Jasmani Abdullah. Singaporeans can call the police station at 07-*****22 to check first. The opening hours are from 8.30 am to 3pm
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    • 285 21 Reuters. HE screamed obscenities and fought with the flight crew. Thankfully, the drunk passenger did not try to enter the cockpit. But the flight crew didn't take any chances. They diverted the United Airlines flight, bound for Hongkong, to Alaska. And Illinois
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      34 21 mui*mui* British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, 62, is known for his stiff appearance. He said recently: I'm just walking around with this horrible face, apparently, that doesn't look very friendly.
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    • 434 22 Three days after poll, soldiers and police take over some ballot counting as protests spread BAD losers in last Sunday's Thai general elections and their supporters are disrupting the counting of votes. Some areas have suspended the count, The Nation newspaper reported.ln other districts, soldiers
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    • 329 23 Divorce depression suicide accident tragedy This is on sad story THE marriage wasn't working. Divorce proceedings were in court. And Dr Richard Leopold, 44, was depressed about it. So he penned a suicide note that said he was distraught about the failure of his marriage. Shut the garage door in
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    • 414 24 Ready for this? Then welcome to Australia, says its Immigration Minister, whose information kit has sparked an outrage COME to Australia the proper way or don't come at all. Because if you use illegal means, such as paying people-smugglers, they will "make you
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    • 300 24 Wire services. THEY are not happy with the country's policy towards Iraq. And they let their unhappiness be known... by throwing rotten fruit at British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He was hit on the back by a tomato (left) as he
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    • 735 27 Britney... butts... YEOHWEETECK tried hard to remain awake through the 28th Annual American Music Awards but could not come up with any other description THANKS to the 28th Annual American Music Awards yesterday, I discovered that I could do many things during an awards show. In the two
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    • 139 27 HERE are the results of the 28th Annual American Music Awards. Music fans determine the awards in 20 categories, making them a popularity contest. POP/ROCK New Artist: 3 Doors Down Male Artist: Kid Rock Female Artist: Faith Hill Band, Duo or Group: Backstreet Boys Album: Human Clay
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  • 1255 28  - The 10 hottest babes according to Edwin Pssst! by EDWIN YEO OF late, people keep asking for my opinion on things. From things as philosophical as what I think the meaning of life is (beer) and which movie currently showing is good to watch (Unbreakable) to whether we should leave
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    • 385 30 SHE could have had it easy. A six-month pregnant woman should be resting at home. But not Catherine Zeta-Jones, who was captivated by Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh. She told The New York Times: "My energy level was up amazingly. Physically, I felt great... (the
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    • 107 31 E XPECT a wet, slithering Karen Mok at her Singapore concert, starting at Bpm on Saturday. The production cost is $1 million. And the stage props include: A waterfall 22m long and*9mhigh! powered by six huge water pumps. A pool surrounding the stage. fjH
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  • 320 32 spotlight "Back to the future" seems to be the theme of this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit, where car-makers showed off their concept cars on Sunday. Nissan showed its new Zsports car, which is based on
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  • 476 33  -  ET CETERA WITH SETO NU-WEN /vTT CAB drivers seem to take sheer delight in humiliating me. It often starts off innocently enough. I wave a cab down, get into it and state my destination. Then, comes the inevitable question: How do I
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    • 386 54  -  THE LIVERPOOL FIASCO Comment/] Peter Siow IF John Koh has found it hard to sleep lately, it was only to be expected. For, the storm that hovered overhead had threatened to engulf the chief operating officer of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS). But thanks
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    • 407 55 With your good looks and shapely body, you must have a lot of ladles craving for your attention? Pritchard: A little bit here and there. Throughout the world, there must be some fans that come by. I definitely get many letters, emails and phone
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    • 202 55 SIBLING rivalry. That was probably what spurred Matt Pritchard to victory over his younger brother Kevin in the shortboard competition of the Tudor International Windsurfing Championships last weekend. Matt, 27, a former world No 3, was making a comeback from a lengthy injury lay-off. On the other
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    • 68 56 BfrtMate: Jan 30,1976 I Height 1.82 m Weight 89kg Hometown: Canyon Lake, California Years of windsurfing; 16 Honours: 2000: 1st —Professional Windsurfing Association World Tour 1999: 2nd Professional Windsurfing Association World Tour 1998: 2nd Professional Windsurfing Association World Tour 1st —US Nationals k I like the French girls.
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      595 57 LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL. FIRST LEG: CRYSTAL PALACE v LIVERPOOL The speed of English football rattled Fan Zhiyi initially. Now the Chinese national defender is taking Crystal Palace by storm. He's currently the club's second most popular player. CHINESE central defender Fan Zhiyi (left) says he was shocked by
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    • 257 58 LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL. IST LEG: IPSWICH TOWN 1 BIRMINGHAM CfTY 0 Marcus Stewart 45th minute, penalty Crowd: 21,684 SECOND LEG: Jan 24 AFP. IPSWICH took a step nearer to its goal of European qualification. A controversial penalty gave it victory over First Division Birmingham City in
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    • 514 58  -  Comment/. Edwin Yeo WATCHING Ipswich beat Birmingham City this morning, something struck me. Ipswich had an off day against a decent First Division side, but it was still good enough for me to question why England managers have ignored this team. Save for goalkeeper
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    • 563 59 GOODBYE LAZIO... .HELLO ENGLAND Reuters. SVEN Goran Eriksson is a man of few words. But, at a Lazio press conference to announce his resignation, he stunned everyone there with a bold guarantee. As club owner Sergio Cragnotti told Eriksson that he wanted to see him
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    • 1013 60 AP. THE good news for England is that it will get its new soccer coach sooner than expected. The bad news is he may not be the savior he's been cracked up to be. Three months ago, Sweden's Sven Goran Eriksson (right)
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    • 176 60 Reuters HOSSAM Hassan (above) of Egypt became the most capped soccer player of all time yesterday. He made his 151 st international appearance in a 3-1 friendly win against Zambia. "It's a great achievement, for which I'm happy because it is set by an Egyptian and
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    • 60 60 AP BRAZIL'S Supreme Sports Tribunal yesterday ordered a rematch between Vasco da Gama and Sao Caetano to decide the Brazilian championship. The second leg of the final was suspended on December 30 when a fence at Sao Januario stadium collapsed, injuring more than 100 fans. Rio de Janeiro's
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    • 517 61 Wire Services WHILE some Liverpool stars silently resent not starting every game for the Reds, new signing Jari Litmanen is a breath of fresh air for Gerard Houllier. The 29-year-old, capped over 60 times for Finland, has arrived at Anfield ready to accept rotation as a fact
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