The New Paper, 9 December 2002

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1 63 The New Paper
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    • 72 1 Ifri* Bombmaker held JI meetings in this Little India featel o N|© r X N XI V w Ui r*S» Ull m V Ltl23 J 1 ii-H **"1 J i i r.r H H H H{ H H H IH' K!«^Bi^H^Bi^r^v''a HUT f^sPili Picture/KENNETH KOH Singapore Press Holdings I eb^
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  • NEWS
    • 409 2 With $100,000 arm, he can: Slice meat Tie his shoelaces Cut vegetables Crush an aluminium can WHEN Steve Siva was born, his two older brothers suggested his first name to their parents as they were diehard fans of
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    • 532 2 THAI MEDICAL TOURISM ON THE ROLL WORLD-CLASS medical services and low prices is a combination that cannot last forever. So say some Thai hospitals at the forefront of Bangkok's efforts to reap billions of baht from foreign patients, reported The Business Times. Some hospital
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 808 4  -  By Melvin Singh ON Oct 15 last year, barely a month after the Sept 11 attacks in the US, local leaders of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) had a meeting with a bombmaker. Spurred on by the terror attacks in the
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    • 453 5 INDONESIAN clerics provided the terrorist ideology and the South Philippines provided the military training to the Jemaah Islamiyah, revealed regional intelligence sources. The MILF's Camp Abubakar became a melting pot for regional Islamic terrorists. Many shared the same past: They had received training in Afghanistan, fought there
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    • 244 6 IF you've been collecting rainwater in pails, don't worry, this rule doesn't apply to you. But building a private system to divert rainwater from the drainage system is not allowed. That's what the Public Utilities Board (PUB) has told architects, engineers, developers and contractors who
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    • 76 6 PICTURE THIS Want a free flu shot? Just drive through this San Ysidro Health Clinic in San Ysidro, California. American Leonor Garcia (left) did and got her free jab. The clinic, which is along the US/Mexico border, was giving out more than 1,000 free flu shots
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    • 84 6 INSURANCE agents are paying life insurers NTUC Income and Great Eastern Life for the right to take hotline calls from members of the public. There are waiting lists of a few months of agents who want to take the calls, which could lead to new deals.
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    • 70 6 THE unemployed went into business yesterday morning in Tampines, setting up 80 stalls in a vacant lot. The self-help effort known as the Tampines Changkat Sunday Market was initiated by the areas's MP, Ms Irene Ng. It was a hit with the residents. From brand-new shirts
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    • 71 6 SINCE 1992, the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) has been running a free legal clinic for foreign women based here. Most seek legal help with divorce and maintenance issues. Over the past decade, 40 female volunteer lawyers have reached out to more than 1,480
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    • 75 6 PUBLISHERS of Chinese literature report a fall in demand for their books. The situation was so bad that, two years ago, publisher T C Yoo gave about 200,000 of them away to the rag-and-bone man for free. Now, he publishes far fewer such books. Those in the trade
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    • 75 6 PRICES of red chilli have risen by 50 per cent from $4-$5 to $6-$7 per kg over the past few days due to a big drop in imports from Malaysia. But wholesalers and market stallholders said the hike was temporary as supply would return to normal
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    • 64 6 CRASH cushions, bendable poles and fluorescent signs these are just some of the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) new initiatives to make our roads safer. Yellow cushions have been fitted at expressway exits to absorb the impact of crashes since 1999. Also being tested are yellow-green fluorescent signs mounted
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    • 96 7 (NOTEWORTHY It's like an airbag. When a car meets with an accident, what you want is an airbag to come out and protect you so you might get hurt, but at least it will save your life. —National Trades Union Congress deputy secretary-general
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    • 276 7 ON THE RACK Extract from The Economist: THE notion of the establishment is a powerful one in Britain. The idea that a club, made up of men educated at smart private schools and Oxford or Cambridge, runs government and business has informed much of what has
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    • 67 7 The Straits Times: Aceh peace deal to be signed today The Business Times: Bangkok's medical tourism enjoying a good run Lianhe Zaobao: MVC likely to make up 10 per cent of wages in five years Berita Harian: Iraq hands over its arms documents to UN Streats: Oei's KL
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    • 37 7 International Herald Tribune: Serious breach in US-South Korean ties Asian Wall Street Journal: Tokyo determined to beat down Yen New Straits Times: FA secretary faces arrest EPF offence: Perlis yet to pay RM400,000 in contributions
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    • 247 7 MARKET ROUNDUP LAST WEEK: The Straits Times Index fell 1.9 per cent last week in a four-day trading week. On Thursday, the Government announced it would phase in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) increase over two years. GST will increase to 4 per cent on Jan 1,
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 812 8  -  Booby-trapped with old bicycle with its chain dangling (right), empty drinks cans Strang together across bushes, broken glass on ground Makeshift hut located in Chinese cemetery, near Singapore Island Country Club By Joycelyn Wong THEY lived right in the middle of an old Chinese cemetery, with tombstones
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    • 321 9 THEY have encountered people scuttling away from them in public places even when they are off-duty. Said Sgt Ekin: "I was eating at a coffeeshop with my colleague when a defaulter walked in and sat at the table next to us. "I signalled to my
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    • 763 10 Five-day week? Forget it. These guys work all seven days. And it's not for the money, as JOYCE LlMfound out THIS man has worked a seven-day week all along. Even now, at 57, Mr Tan Geok Lam (left) is not thinking of retiring. He does
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    • 412 10 IT is not healthy to work for prolonged periods without rest, said psychologist Shelwyn Tay. "Even if the work is enjoyable (as it is for Mr Ang), the body needs rest," she said. As for Mr Tan's job, she said: "It keeps
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    • 350 11 HE is passionate about what he does after hours. During the day, Mr Terence Ang (right) is head of corporate communications at Hotel Phoenix. In the evenings and on weekends, he becomes a fashion stylist. Said Mr Ang: "Fashion has always been
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    • 587 12  - Man enters neighbour's flat to find her dead By Amy Ghiew FIFTY dollars may have saved Madam Ng Guat life. But her friend, Mr Ho Buck Meng (right), didn't know that. He earns only $300 a month as a security guard and, to him, it wasn't a small amount. She
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    • 146 13 MR Ho said he had got to know Madam Ng better only about three months ago when they were relaxing at the Residents' Corner at the void deck. He said in Mandarin: "I started talking to Anna and somehow we managed to hit it off. From
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    • 862 14  -  By Lee Tee Jong HER time wasn't taken up by grandchildren, watching the stock market or travel. So after she retired, Miss Wong Yim Kuan went to Laos for a year. The ex-principal wanted to put her time where her heart is in
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    • 359 16  -  By Sheela Narayanan ONE day after arriving here, 19 tourists from China were in hospital with suspected food poisoning. They had eaten at a seafood restaurant in town. The Beijing tourists, part of a tour group, had flown in from Thailand on Friday
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  • WORLD
    • 103 18 LITTLE seems to faze the young budget traveller. Less than two months after bomb blasts killed nearly 200 people in Bali, they are back on the island. Recent attacks in Kenya have not put them off from the African experience either. A survey by guide company
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    • 348 18 They fear losing licence if they do not toe party line THIS is what new system decrees for journalists on mainland China. From next year, only those who pass the re-assessment tests will be issued licences to work as journalists, reported the South
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    • 248 19 Man eats grass and drinks from river Walks barefoot in scorching Sydney bushland for days WHEN Mr Suleyman Cademir left his Sydney home for a stroll after dinner on Nov 29, he didn't expect to return only nine days later. The 39-year-old Sydney man got lost in Australia's rugged
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    • 359 20 As Christmas gifts get smaller... THE gift may not be huge, especially in these tough economic times, so why not dress it up a little? For US$4 ($7), you'll get the usual gift-wrapping paper rolled around jumbo cardboard tubes. These days, a lot of people in
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    • 350 21 Third lost-parts mishap in 4 months for airline THERE'S another word for the "bang" described by passengers and that's "explosion". So said aviation experts, demanding the authorities start an inquiry into the string of mishaps Air New Zealand has been
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    • 40 21 Aug 30: A 2msection from the wing of a jumbo plunges into a harbour Aug 24: Awing panel fixed by four screws instead of the required 125 falls from a jumbo and crashes into a carpark
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    • 33 22 Robbers and criminals™ China should be Net Gun is can be iilstalfed ogwi assault rifle. Pressurised air is used to project a net ud to about 16m. Picture/ Reuters
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    • 351 22 Blairs the big spenders FIRST designer flats, now designer car. The Blairs are still busy spending money. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie have spent £18,000 ($50,147) kitting out their Chrysler car with the latest in-car cinema and security system. This comes fast on the heels of the
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  • WORLD
    • 337 25 WHAT IT CAN DO Use free Linux operating system Support high-speed Internet surfing CD drive that can read music and data disks Source: Reuters. HERE'S the pitch for what could be your next personal computer (PC): No Microsoft, no Intel and little markup. By
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    • 348 26 THE company became famous when Osama bin Laden's terrorists struck in New York and Washington on Sept 11 last year. Although the name bin Laden is tied to terrorist mastermind Osama, members of his family prefer to be known for the business operations. The Saudi
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    • 76 26 Wire services. A MAJOR fire in the Scottish capital's Old Town may not be fully extinguished for another two days, fire chiefs have said. The Old Town is the heart of Edingurgh and is listed as a World Heritage site. The blaze, which broke
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  • 199 28 MALAYSIA Bernama. IT has taken 27 years to unite this mammoth family (above). Yesterday, the late Mr Mohamad Yassin Muhammad's 47 sons and daughters, 168 grandchildren, 251 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-granchildren gathered for a first-of-its-kind Aidilfitri celebration in Muar. And the host off the momentous
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  • WORLD
    • 168 29 THIS invention could be a ray of hope in the dark world of the blind. Scientists are developing an electronic eye implant which they believe could help millions of blind people to see again, reported the BBC. The microchip has already been successfully
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    • 182 30 BOY. 3. CRUSHED TO DEATH THE little Thai boy was playing at the construction site where his parents were working. But, in a tragic moment, the 100kg iron gate that he was swinging on fell and crushed him to death. Three-year-old Natchapol Tuanprakone,
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    • 227 30 BOY. 4. BEATEN TO DEATH THE 14-year-old boy was asleep when he received a rude shock. A four-year-old neighbour, Patchara Panyathong, jumped from a haystack onto his stomach. Fuelled by rage, the Thai teenager allegedly beat Patchara until the little boy was unconscious,
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    • 137 48 MONCHENGLADBACH 1 HANNOVER 0 Reuters. IGOR Demo scored the only goal as Borussia Monchengladbach beat Hannover 1-0 to end a three-match winless streak. Demo's strike in the 15th minute did have a hint of offside about it, but it ultimately sealed a win which pushes Monchengladbach
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    • 211 49 EURO KICKOFF: SPAIN RAYO VALLECANO 1 BARCELONA 0 Reuters. MORE problems at Barcelona. More heads are likely to roll after the weekend's disgraceful 1-0 defeat at lowly Rayo Vallecano. The result leaves the Catalan club facing another winter of discontent, with both coach Louis van Gaal and
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    • 299 49 MALLORCAI REAL MADRID 5 REAL Madrid are firing away just at the right time. Two brilliantly-taken goals each from Ronaldo and Raul helped fire the new World Club Cup champions to a a pulsating win over Mallorca yesterday. Defeat for Madrid could have seen them slip an intimidating
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    • 184 49 ESPANYOL 2 REAL BETIS 4 Reuters. UGLY, ugly, ugly. Real Betis broke a long-standing jinx when they beat Espanyol 4-2 in a bad-tempered affair to register their first win at their rival's Barcelona base in 18 years. In the very fractious game, eight players were
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    • 669 50 EURO KICKOFF: ITALY AC MILAN 1 ROMA 0 Wire Services. IS silence golden at Roma? Whatever the speculation, Roma decided not to talk to the media after their controversial 1-0 defeat at AC Milan in the Serie A. While there were happy faces at Milan after
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    • 111 50 Reuters. WHERE'S THE doctor? The bottom of the table Serie A clash between Torino and Atalanta was postponed after Atalanta team doctor Walter Polini was found dead in his hotel room two hours before the start of the game yesterday. Polini, 47, was discovered in
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    • 303 50 BRESCIA 2 JUVENTUS 0 Wire Services. REIGNING champions Juventus blew the chance to go level on points with leaders AC Milan when their unbeaten Italian league run was ended by a shock 2-0 defeat at Brescia yesterday. Juve were looking good for at least a
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      • 322 51 FULHAM 1 LEEDS 0: THE AFTERMATH AFP. LEEDS manager Terry Venables has ripped into his want-away midfielder Olivier Dacourt following comments the Frenchman made immediately prior to the Elland Road club's trip to play Fulham on Saturday. French international Dacourt branded Venables team a "disgrace" following
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      • 72 51 TERRY Venables blamed the club's injury crisis and summer tour for their nightmare season. "I'm not looking for excuses, but the injury situation is just freaky and unbelievable," he said. "Six weeks pre-season are important to lay down your foundations. I had eight or nine
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      • 312 51 FA CUP THIRD ROUND Reuters. MANCHESTER City boss Kevin Keegan will pit his managerial skills against his old club Liverpool when the two Premier League sides meet in the stand-out tie of the third round of the FA Cup next month. Yesterday's third-round
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      • 431 55 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 ARSENAL 0 AFP. FORMER Arsenal captain Tony Adams, who upset the London club's supporters by predicting they would lose away to Manchester United, said yesterday he took "little pleasure to be proved right." United beat reigning champions and leaders Arsenal 2-0 on Saturday
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      • 592 57 AP. EARLY goals by Christian Ziege and Robbie Keane and a late one from Gus Poyet were enough as Tottenham held on to a 3-1 victory over West Brom, moving Spurs up to seventh place and into a chase for a spot in Europe. Yesterday's only Premier League
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        471 59 SUNDERLAND He's scored eight, same as whole Sunderland team IT'S no wonder Sunderland boss Howard Wilkinson is wary of Manchester City striker Nicolas Anelka. As the Black Cats bid to return to winning ways at the Stadium of Light tomorrow morning (Singapore time), one statistic stands out starkly:
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      • 299 59 PA Sport. DONT just prevent goals, you must also score. That's what Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan has told his defenders. He's taken up this theme after Steve Howey headed home in the 2-0 victory against Bolton last week. Now Republic of Ireland international Richard Dunne
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      • 538 60 TOTTENHAM SPURS BOSS GLENN HODDLE: SPURS manager Glenn Hoddle admitted after the match that his team were flattered by the 3-1 win over West Brom at White Hart Lane. He told SkySports: "I'm delighted we're seventh in the table." Hoddle's anxiety showed when he
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      • 171 60 BAGGIES BOSS GARYMEGSON: WEST Brom boss Gary Megson was a tad disappointed that the refereeing decision on Spurs 'keeper Kasey Keller's foul on Scott Dobie did not favour his side in a bigger way. He told SkySports: 4< We're not unhappy with the decision. It
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        193 61 TOTTENHAM 3 (Christian Ziege 3rd min, Robbie Keane 30, Gustavo PoyetBo) WEST BROM 1 (Scott Dobie 73) Crowd: 35,958 Two welHaken goals—courtesy of Robbie Keane and Christian Ziege enable Spurs to romp home, despite brave West Bromfightback Jfliedefending was phtfjgftip for Spurs' first Jtellipci goals and not toocleverforthe
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