The New Paper, 3 May 2002

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1 76 The New Paper

  • NEWS
    • 438 2 US tightens rules in the wake of Sept 11 A DEGREE from the US. That is the dream of many a student the world over. And some who already have degrees, harbour plans of doing research in top US universities. But US president George
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    • 85 2 WITH markets sagging and acquisitions and initial public offerings having dried up, big brokers are walking away. The Goldman Sachs Group said that it would close its overnight trading system for individual investors in Japan because of lack of demand, reported The New York
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    • 474 2 itcyrj Businessman by day, Where are the bones A bank robber by night The brains behind Malaysia's Ask family members after graves ferocious Mamak gang are exhumed at Bidadari Love Out Of Nothing Forever Youno 10&59 WA *****7 Sometimes When We Touch ***** WateMe Up Before You GoGo ***** Woman
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    • 26 2 Sorry Designer Care for Designer Togs" (TNP, May 1): Our report gave the incorrect number for Glamourette Clothes Care enquiries. The number is, in fact, 6734-4544.
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 243 3 You'll want to look like a million dollars for the Singapore Airlines International Cup on May 11. After all, the prize money's a cool $3m. The New Paper was on hand last weekend at a catwalk show at Suntec City to study form and
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    • 749 4  -  By Sheela Narayanan SHE had met a "mat motor" group (young Malay bikers) at a Clarke Quay nightclub early last month. A few days later, part-time model and actress Juliana Jaafar, 17, agreed to join them for a weekend trip
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    • 183 4 JULIANA'S parents say there are many unanswered questions. They are not sure exactly how the accident took place. And they want to know how and why their daughter lost her leg. Friends are keeping mum about details, saying they do not want to get into trouble with
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 63 5 rnmmrmmm Carnival 1 S*Mk§ mw <£$ McDonald's! Only at McDonald's™ Shaw Centre (outdoor seating, Saturday, May 4,1.00 6.00pm v t ifn if) Be the first to receive the complete set of 2002 FIFA World Cup Hello Kitty collectibles FREE. RJRRI Sponsored by: ili| W' r r 7 Organised by: ÜBMMM
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 192 6 THAT seems to be the impression young people from minority groups have when quizzed about their indifference to community centre (CC) activities. Although they understand why Mandarin is used at the centres, it makes them feel out of place. The view emerged from a Streats poll of
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    • 85 6 The response from the organisation was really telling. They were prepared to waive the fees everything. So my wife says, Tm not interested. I want you to solve the problem. Sack the teacher or improve your standards.' —Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim, on how his wife, who is
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    • 65 6 AUSTRALIA'S biggest health insurer, United Medical Protection (UMP), may fold, leaving about 1,800 doctors here with no malpractice insurance. UMP faces between As3oo million ($296 m) and Assoom in uncovered debts. It is expected to go under provisional liquidation today. UMP representative Dr Lim Teck Beng assured
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    • 73 6 FIVE lecturers have developed a software program to help track food intake and choices, exercise routines and stress levels. The program, available to the public later this year, runs on personal digital assistants (PDAs). All you need to do is take note of your eating habits
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    • 69 6 DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, DBS Group Holdings president Jackson Tai and Sing Tel chief financial officer Chua Sock Koong have made it to finance magazine Euroweek's list of the top 25 personalities in Asia-Pacific capital markets. All three played an influential role in the development of
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    • 68 6 Asian soars ASIAN currencies soared yesterday as foreign exchange markets concluded from a key official's remarks that the US had no intention of trying to stem a slide in the greenback. The US dollar tumbled against key currencies such as the Japanese yen, the euro and most Asian currencies. The
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    • 75 6 TWO surveys released yesterday show that the manufacturing sector is slowly recovering. The Purchasing Managers' Index expanded 0.8 points last month to hit 53.2 per cent. And an Economic Development Board's survey shows that 73 per cent of industrialists plan to invest in the next 12
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    • 71 6 OPERATORS of a light rail-transit system in KL have put up notices banning young courting couples from kissing in public and being intimate in trains and train stations. The notices were posted after Putra-LRT received complaints from embarrassed members of the public, reported Harian Metro. Any commuter who
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    • 56 7 PICTURE THIS Two squatters hanging outside a building they have occupied in the village of Canmasdeu, Spain. They are protesting against eviction by the police and have been perched there for 32 hours. But only seven are left as several had abandoned their protest after
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    • 158 7 TECHNOLOGY stocks in the US fell yesterday to near seven-month lows on downbeat corporate earnings, but blue chips rose on healthy manufacturing data. Xerox saw its credit ratings slashed (by as much as four notches from current "junk" ratings), and its share price drop 11.9 per cent to
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    • 288 7 ON THE RACK WOMEN of a certain age have made Botox a huge hit since doctors first began using the procedure to eliminate wrinkles in the early '90s. But now, middle-aged men make up the fastest-growing market of Botox users, reported Business Week. Of the
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    • 59 7 The Straits Times: Asean 'slow' on free-trade links The Business Times: SGX bans contra-trading, short-selling in Dayen Lianhe Zaobao: China and US to resume military contacts Berita Harian: Yaacob reveals thrust of action plan for Malay community NewsRadio 93.8FM: Govt expected to unveil pro-growth, pro-jobs budget today Streats:
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    • 47 7 International Herald Tribune: Arafat is freed from siege as Israeli tanks leave Ramallah Asian Wall Street Journal: Micron ends bid for Hynix assets New Straits Times: Extension for (traffic) offenders BBC news: Powell announces preparations underway for Middle-east peace conference to be held this summer
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      608 8  -  Look out for measures that will grow the economy create jobs balance expectations BY Azhar Ghani THIS year's Budget is keenly anticipated. Not just because Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is presenting his first Budget as Finance Minister in Parliament this afternoon. And not just because it's
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    • 198 8 THE Budget has been critical in Singapore's history in kickstarting new economic initiatives or helping to ride out tough times. The period after independence in 1965 saw the introduction of economic expansion incentives, with labour-intensive industries boosting employment. In the *****, Singapore began expanding into capitaland skill-intensive
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  • 411 10  - Want to write creatively in Chinese? Here's how SINGAPORE By Genevieve Jiang HIS dream is to develop Singapore's young budding Chinese writers. And his vision is to reach out not only to Chinese students, but also Malays, Indians and Eurasians. Dr Lim KahHin (right), chairman of Joo Chiat Community Club's
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 491 12  -  By Tanya Fong IF there is anyone who knew her well enough, it's her boyfriend of six years, Mr Jeffrey Sim, 24. He even knew that hours before her death, Miss June Seow had eaten sushi with a friend. And he was in Scotland! Miss
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    • 190 13 SPEAKING good English means you can be understood by everybody. And speaking good English means you're eligible to win $100 book vouchers from Popular Book Store, courtesy of the Speak Good English Movement. Just look at the four pairs of sentences on the
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    • 666 14  -  DR MONEY LARRY HAVERKAMP GO figure is just what I did after US Ambassador Franklin Lavin's promise. He spoke of 50,000 new jobs for Singapore under the proposed US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
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    • 460 15 Comment/LARRY HAVERKAMP AN FTA with the US could indeed be welcome news. But at what price? Here's an example: Our family almost took the bait when a fast-talking Australian salesman came to town last year trying to convince Singaporeans to invest in land
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    • 155 15 A free trade agreement (FTA) aims to remove barriers to trade and investment. It creates a freer flow of goods, services and people. Singapore is already a member of the World Trade Organisation, which promotes open markets, and is part of the Association of South-east Nations
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    • 548 16  -  BY Denyse Yeo LETS not allow the feedback process to become a one-way channel. Yes, it's good that the Government has fine-timed the process. But there must also be feedback to the citizens, said Dr Amy Khor, a Member of Parliament for Hong Kah GRC,
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    • 145 17 THE Feedback Unit has taken a leaf from the British. It is checking if the British People's Panel, made up of 5,000 members of the public, can be adapted for public consultation here. The British panel is representative of the UK population, such as in age and
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    • 265 18 Hello Kitty toys, World Cup football and J K burgers... IMAGINE a promotion that involves both Hello Kitty special edition plush toys and World Cup football. Now, imagine that same promotion with special juicy burgers cooked up just for the World Cup. Finally, imagine yourself at the McDonald's outside Shaw
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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  • 280 21 SINGAPORE THIS year, Timex is one of the sponsors of The New Paper's Big Walk. And to celebrate, they're giving away a total of 20 innovative, feature-packed i-Control sports watches (10 this week and 10 next) worth $95 each. Timex is the official time
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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  • WORLD
    • 468 24 1995 article painted bleak picture of Hongkong. Now the sequel... WHAT does Fortune, the influential US business magazine, have in store for Hongkong? Well, not good. In 1995, it annoucned the death of Hongkong. Now, in its latest magazine with "Who Needs Hongkong" on its cover, it still
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    • 236 24 WHAT sort of horror game is this? In what was supposedly a "game", a 12-year-old girl was allegedly tied up, burned with cigarettes, slashed with a cutter and had her hair hacked off in an hour-long ordeal at the hands of five schoolmates. The
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    • 184 25 THANKS to his little dog, Tomi, grape farmer Ross Lawson can do away with scientifically testing grape sugar levels. Tomi can tell which grapes are ready to harvest and which are still too sour just by sniffing at the fruit, reported New Zealand's Marlborough Express. Bitter
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  • 294 27 WORLD FOOL around with a celebrity couple and you're in for a tough deal. Catherine Zeta-Jones is suing Hello! magazine for £2 million ($5.3 m) after the magazine obtained snatched pictures of her wedding reception in November 2000, reported The Evening Standard. Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 141 28 ITS tough to get international funding because Malaysia is considered as an almost developed country. So, the Malaysian Aids Council has to rely on its government for cash. But it is facing a severe shortage of funds, even while the number of Malaysians contracting
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    • 305 28 EVEN humble goreng pisang (fried banana) sellers can become future Prime Ministers (PM). Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad (above, in a file picture) dwelled on unlikely sources of future leaders in the country by citing himself as an example. But he
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
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  • 323 29 SEVEN DIE AS TEEN LOBS GRENADE AT CONCERT CROWD WORLD Wire services. FIRST, threats were uttered as the teens' demand to join the band on stage and play for the crowd was turned down. Five minutes later, a grenade ripped through
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  • 285 31 WORLD Israeli peace activist describes the 'intolerable conditions' inside the compound AP. THE siege was finally lifted yesterday. Israeli troops withdrew and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat walked out of his bullet-ridden headquarters in Ramallah after 34 days of confinement to cheering Palestinian crowds. And, with
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  • 399 33 WORLD HER popularity in Chinese societies lasted nearly three decades. And for countless fans, she will always be their "eternal sweetheart". The combination of Teresa Teng's fresh, new musical style enabled her to become Asia's biggest pop star of her time. By
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  • WORLD
    • 324 35 REALITY TV can be painful even to watch. In a South African version of Fear Factor, contestants will have to eat maggots, cockroaches and a pig's uterus! They will also be thrown into a rat-infested pit and forced to bathe with scorpions
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    • 207 36 THE young Italian sweethearts were so keen to celebrate their love with a bungee jump they begged the jump centre to stay open past closing time. But army paratrooper Alberto Galletti, 25, and his student-fiancee Tiziana Accora, 26, died yesterday after leaping from a 100
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    • 324 36 It'll be name of town's wines, cheese AFTER years of trying to change its image to no avail, politicians in Corleone have finally given up and decided to cash in on its notoriety instead. The Sicilian town of 11,000 is going to trademark its name
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    • 191 59 THE speedy Look Forward wrapped up his preparation for his engagement in Race 5 tomorrow with an impressive winding-up trial at Kranji yesterday. Sent straightaway for his speed work, the three-year-old by Bletchley Park reeled off the last 600 m in 41.2 sec on the fibresand
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    • 602 62  -  S-LEAGUE SHOWDOWN OF THE WEEK: SEMBAWANG RANGERS v HOME UTD ■tomorrow By Gary Lim JASON Withe cuts a striking figure on the Home United bench. Not because of his 1.93 m frame. Rather, it is what he wears. The 30-year-old Home coach wears a
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    • 349 64 AP. THEY'RE getting used to celebrations in Rome. Two years ago, Lazio sealed the Italian title at its home ground in Rome. Last June, AS Roma won its final match there to erase a long title drought. On Sunday, Inter-Milan can clinch its first
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      478 65 Valencia has Real chance ...MORE ON EUROPE AP. ONE win away from its first Spanish league title in 31 years, Valencia will be crowned champion for the fifth time in its history if it beats eighth-place Malaga on Sunday. Rafa Benitez's side has 69 points, four more than Real
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    • 430 65 wii 'i'aiaE& AP. BORUSSIA Dortmund is one point ahead. Bayer Leverkusen hopes its surprise Champions League success will carry over into the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich is lurking in the shadows, ready to pounce. The German soccer championship hasn't been this close in a decade. All
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    • 215 66 Door may still be open, Romario AFP. Brazil's 1994 World Cup winning hero Romario's (left) dreams of making it to this year's Finals were kept alive yesterday when national coach Luiz Scolari revealed he had just one vacancy left in his final squad.
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    • 455 66 AFP. NIGERIA has left out several of its top stars for the World Cup after coach Adegboye Onigbinde yesterday named a provisional 35-man squad for soccer's showpiece. Top stars conspicuously missing from the tentative World Cup squad include former captain Sunday Oliseh (far right)
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      289 67 JAPAN 3 HONDURAS 3 Reuters. WORLD Cup co-host Japan showed real fighting spirit to come back from behind three times to draw 3-3 with Honduras yesterday. Brazilian-born midfielder Alessandro Santos converted a 76th-minute penalty, preserving Japan's impressive seven-game unbeaten streak. Honduras stunned the crowd of 38,000 by taking
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    • 484 67 LIGHT SPEED ACTION ENGLAND is in the j so-called 'Group of Deatfr a phrase first used In the 1986 Finals when Uruguay was paired up in athree-rtvan grot& with West Germany and Scotland. Uruguay coach Umar Borras coined the term but it was Scotland that
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    • 424 68 AP. MILLIONS of fans are counting down the days to the World Cup, but there is hardly a mood of anticipation and celebration at soccer's governing body Fifa. A destructive power struggle comes to a head today when embattled Fifa president Sepp Blatter (above) faces his
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    • 313 69 ENGLISH DIVISION ONE PLAY OFFS: PASSPORT TO TH E PREMIERSHIP Reuters. A LAST-MINUTE goal from Stern John fired Birmingham City into the First Division Play off final yesterday and a step closer to the English Premiership. John converted a cross from Steve Vickers from close range
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    • 107 70 YOU ARE A WINNER LAST Sunday, Manchester United beat Ipswich 1-0 in their Premiership encounter. SAF Warriors striker Mirko Grabovac had predicted that Ipswich would win the match and he would stop a penalty kick if he was wrong. Taking him on was Home Protectors
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    • 272 71 [(Jig) UPDATE LIVERPOOL star Nick Barmby has distanced himself from claims that he is about to be sold bv the Airfield club. Barmby (left) has been linked with Manchester City, Spurs and West Ham recently after failing to break back into the Liverpool side after
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    • 226 72 AP ARSENAL'S Arsene Wenger has told Alex Ferguson, his rival manager at Manchester United, to be patient with Argentine midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron. Veron, who moved to United in a £28 million transfer (s74m) this season from Lazio, has failed to fit in with the
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