The New Paper, 22 January 2003

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  • NEWS
    • 306 2 IT'S time for an overhaul of the pay packages of top executives, said business leader Koh Boon Hwee yesterday. That's because most senior executive packages have a significant upside but little downside. This contributes to short-term thinking in corporate decision-making, reported The Business Times. Such
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    • 489 2 MALAYSIAN TRAGEDY AT SEA ONE of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) commandos missing at sea has been rescued after a 57-hour ordeal in rough waters. Sergeant Saad Che Omar, 34, went missing after the boat carrying him and five others capsized near Pulau Sibu
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    • 110 3 f u I M tm m f X -:M m W m M M Mk ft jr® TV Asia Awards first on TV! On StarHub CableTV, to be exact. The first TV station to bring you the MTV Asia Awards in Singapore. So, if you want to catch a glimpse
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 876 4  -  SHE WAS AWARDED $17 MILLION BY A COURT HERE. NOW, MADAM SANDRA NG IS SUING FOR MORE I just want $40m more By Tanya Fong THIS is probably the most bitter, most expensive and longest divorce case to be fought here. Even after four years of
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    • 137 5 MADAM Sandra Ng's lawyers applied for a worldwide Mareva injuction order to freeze all in June 1998. injunction after you sue someone but before your case is decided. It keeps the person being sued from moving his 3ss6ts then dcclsrin^ he cannot afford any damages.
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    • 412 5 PROPERTY tycoon Datuk Peter Kuah (right) is said to have amassed assets worth more than $100 million overseas. But he had tried to hide this fact from his ex-wife who is staking a claim on his assets. The secret came tumbling out one
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 352 6 NEARLY 10,000 lower-income Singaporeans did not claim their Economic Restructuring Shares. If you are one of them, you now have another chance to get them. Singaporeans living in one- and two-room flats and welfare homes will have until March 31 to qualify for the
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    • 54 6 S'PORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ Close in US$/Change Pacific Internet 6.27/+0.825 Chartered Semiconductor Creative Technology 7.3/+0.05 0.065 t -,AA,nAA* Stats 7.51/Unchanged Flextronics 7.44/-0.411 Yesterday's Percentage r action change Dow Down 1.68% (143.84 pts) 8,442.90 Nasdaq Down 0.87% (11.94 pts) 1,364.25 S+P 500 Down 1.57% (14.16 pts) 887.62 STI Up
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    • 81 6 BLAME it on the high cost of construction. Fares may be higher for the North-East MRT line, hinted Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong yesterday. Mr Yeo told Parliament that the $5 billion underground line is a costly project, and that the Public Transport Council will
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    • 92 6 PORK prices may rise by as much as 20 per cent as Chinese New Year approaches. This in spite of the glut in Malaysia which is forcing pig farmers to slash prices by as much as half in the next few days. That's because Singapore doesn't
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    • 78 6 SINGAPORE-BASED Neptune Orient Lines has warned that its losses for last year may be as much as US$335 million ($582.9 million), worse than earlier expected. The world's sixth largest shipping line said this was because of exceptional losses of about US$llO million including restructuring and severance costs,
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    • 83 6 NEXT month, 50 lower-income Malay/Muslim families will get extra help from the new Education Trust Fund to pay for their children's pre-school education. Many of these families are already receiving public assistance of between $100 and $250 a month. They will be the first to benefit
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    • 80 6 A COMPANY that develops wet markets is seeking a listing on the stock market. Property developer Heeton Holdings is banking on its experience in developing wet markets to propel it to the Singapore Exchange mainboard. Starting with Tampines Mart in the mid-*****, Heeton expanded with five
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    • 66 6 SOON, Singapore will have a $1.5 million global satellite-based ship identification system. The system, which tracks and identifies all ships, is one of many new devices which port authorities around the world are installing to ensure that no "hostile" vessels ply international waters. Other systems include a
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    • 121 7 QUOTEWORTHY I dared not pick up the phone... I was so stressed because I knew every phone call was jvom someone complaining about the product. —Mr Richard Tan, 45, on his experience when he lost more than $600,000andfaced almost 20 angry lawsuits
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    • 66 7 PICTURE THIS A crane smashed into the back of a bus yesterday morning, ripping off its roof. A passenger was slightly injured in the 8.40 am accident at Yio Chu Kang.Theman was rushed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. It is not known how many passengers
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    • 234 7 ON THE RACK Extract from The Globe and Mail: While sucking on a cigarette is definitely bad for your health, numerous non-smokers may find themselves some day being prescribed nicotine patches to combat Alzheimer's disease. In a soon-to-be-published study, scientists in North Carolina
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    • 51 7 The Straits Times: Needy get another chance at ERS shares The Business Times: NOL sees worse than expected loss Lianhe Zaobao: Low-income Singaporeans get another chance to obtain ERS shares Berita Harian: Yaacob calls on Muslims to move on without ignoring Jl issue Streats: High-tech curry in a
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    • 35 7 International Herald Tribune: France hardens stand against war Asian Wall Street Journal: Mizuho expects massive net loss New Straits Times: Towards attractive offers New KLSE listings: SC mulls moves to interest IPO applicants
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 40 6 Dilbert /Scott Adams YOUR. CONSTRUCTION BID IS THE LOWEST, SO I HAVE TO AWARD YOU THE JOB. O WHEN CAN YOUR TEAM OF HIGHLY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN BEGIN? I LL CALL YOU. DAY ONE MY EXWIFE SET MY TRUCK ON FIRE.
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  • PARLIAMENT
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      767 8 In Parliament yesterday, two MPs argued in different yet related ways: That simply looking at modes of behaviour and dress will not give you the complete picture. DENYSE YEO reports TEA WITH MPs Want to have tea and chat with two MPs? Contact us. We're arranging an
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    • 418 9 IT was a jam-packed session on transport issues in Parliament yesterday. Non-Constituency MP Steve Chia tried to drive home his point that less congested car lanes at the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints could be opened up to Singaporean motorcyclists to ease
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 553 10  -  By Sheela Narayanan and Low Ching Ling IN 2001, more than 1,200 married women who conceived and could have had babies, didn't because they said they couldn't afford to. From 1999 to 2001, "not having enough money" was the second biggest reason
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    • 571 11 STRONGLY encourage counselling for couples who want to give up their children for adoption. Especially if they are giving up a child for financial reasons. The call came from Singapore Children's Society's executive director, Mr Alfred Tan, who was responding to The
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    • 168 11 <r WE want very much to help the couple talk through their difficulties. There are usually more complex issues than meet the eye. The story as told in the The New Paper speaks of an act of desperation. The couple should really discuss with professionals to
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    • 178 11 A MAN and his wife had decided that they couldn't keep the child they are expecting. And because of their "heavy financial burden", they're asking for $23,000 for the baby. The wife said her pregnancy was "an accident". She considered abortion but, by that time, she was three months
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    • 605 12  -  It's the flu bug season again By Ng Wan Ching IT'S that time of the year again, when the cough and cold bug seems to be doing its worst and the queues of patients at doctors' clinics lengthen. The bug seems to wreak havoc from the end of
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 447 14  -  Woman leaves bulk of her estate to NKF and Com Chest By Arul John BEFORE she died three years ago, Madam Chia FongYing, 73, asked lawyer Choo Si Sen to help make out a will. That will was unusual. Madam Chia
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    • 214 14 IN Sept 1997, Miss Roslynn Mak, a child-care teacher who died of cancer, donated her $700,000 flat to the NKF. She left her other assets, such as her insurance policies and investment shares, to other charities not supported by the Community Chest. The flat in Sultan Gate Place,
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 343 16 What's the buzz this Chinese New Year, amid economic uncertainty? ANGELA SEAH and CYNTHIA LOH survey travel, shopping and dining trends and find Singaporeans don't seem to have cut back on much of their festive spending IT'S Bangkok for shopaholics, Taiwan for families, and
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    • 242 16 THEY can't explain it. The famous Ah Yat Abalone Forum restaurant has actually seen a 30 per cent dip in company dinner bookings on Chinese New Year's eve. So says manager Eve Lam, 29, comparing reservation numbers with last year's. But the seven-year-old
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    • 470 17 WALK into Chinatown and you can hear the fire crackers going off. Fake firecrackers, complete with battery-operated lights and sound, that is. But despite this latest festive novelty, business for stallholders selling Chinese New Year goodies hasn't been as dynamic. An assistant at a stall which
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    • 106 17 ITEMS on many Chinese New Year shopping lists (and how prices have changed from last year): Decorative hanging items that cost $3.50 last year now cost $2 each or $10 for three. Assorted festive cookies: One box of pineapple tarts cost $5 last year. This year, you can
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 322 20  -  COLOUR MY WORLD: DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2002 WINNING ENTRIES By Dawn Chia TWO weeks after the Chans moved into their spanking new flat last August, a puzzled neighbour asked them: f "Why is your kitchen cabinet 1%0 still sitting in your living room?"
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    • 239 20 FOLKS shy away from black as a primary colour for their new homes. Mr Michael Cu Fua didn't and his single-storey terrace house in Upper East Coast is the other winner in the 17-entry Professional Residential category. It took him almost two
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  • WORLD
    • 479 29 There are 1,800 sites They make $7b a year DESPITE the horror stories of people going bankrupt, the Internet gambling industry looks set for continued rapid growth. It makes an estimated US$4 billion (s7b) a year, reported the Christian Science Monitor. An estimated 1,800 gambling
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    • 454 30 COMING SOON: EVER wish you could send a hug to someone over your handphone? Within a year, you might be able to "touch" or even "slap" someone with just a phone call. A US company called Immersion has adapted the sensory technology used in gamepads and
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    • 158 30 Reuters. A GERMAN woman lived with her dead aunt tucked up in bed for 18 months, the police said. When the police entered the house in a suburb in Stuttgart last week, they discovered a skeleton in one of the beds. The 54-year-old woman
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  • WORLD
    • 146 32 THE police had arrested the drunk woman for alleged assault. They handcuffed the 33-year-old woman and put her in the back of their car in Belmar, New Jersey. What happened next would have put Jennifer Lach in the same league as escape artiste
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    • 422 32 CASE OF THE VANISHING BRIDE THE young couple seemed happy. But the new bride never let her husband touch her during their honeymoon. According to the Thai police it was a strange honeymoon. But Cambodia's runaway bride is back home, according to the police in Bangkok.
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    • 166 62 CHARLTON v WEST HAM Reuters. CHARLTON manager Alan Curbishley is cursing that the West Ham match was called off. The match, originally due to take place on New Year's Day, has been rescheduled for today and the Hammers will have Lee Bowyer (right) and Les
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    • 403 62 PA Sport. FORMER England striker Les Ferdinand has joined West Ham's battle to avoid relegation. He completed his move from London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur early this morning. Hammers boss Glenn Roeder had been chasing the 36-year-old striker before Christmas. Spurs finally allowed Ferdinand, the club's leading scorer
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    • 176 62 NEWCASTLE will again be without defenders Andy Griffin and Andy O'Brien for the visit of Bolton to St James' Park. Griffin (elbow) and O'Brien (back) remain on the sidelines, although Titus Bramble is back in contention after playing for the reserves last week. But he is short
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    • 198 62 CHARLTON fallback Luke Young is hopeful of passing a pre-match fitness test. Young was forced off the field in the 1-1 weekend draw with Bolton after complaining of a tight hamstring. But he is optimistic of facing West Ham's new striker and his former Tottenham team-mate Les
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    • 1548 63 TELL US... 1 The new S-League Business Unit led by CEO Chan King Fook (right) and COO David Sim recently spoke about plans to engage the media and the public in the remaking of the S-League. The flood of letters to The New Paper shows that
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    • 248 64 PICK OFTHE CROP... THE fact of the matter remains that the S-League has little or no relevance to the average football fan in Singapore, whose 'armchair coach' mentality has been enhanced by the constant diet of English Premiership, Italian Serie A and Spanish Primera Liga, with insightful
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    • 152 64 WOW! They are really good topics and It's very interesting to read about the S-League, changes to the budget and ideas on how to draw the fans to S-League games. But how about the players? Are they doing their part? Will they dare to promise
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    • 171 64 MY two brothers and I, together with another friend, were supporters of the S-League (SAFFC) during the first two seasons. We were season tickets holders. The main reason we decided to stop supporting the league is that most of the clubs did not show effort in
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    • LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL (2nd LEG) BLACKBURN v MAN UNITED FIRST LEG 1-1
      • 618 65 Reuters. ALEX Ferguson has urged his Manchester United players to continue their proud record of never losing a domestic semi-final under his guidance when they play Blackburn tomorrow. United and holders Rovers drew 1-1 in the first leg of the League Cup two weeks ago, and
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      • 314 65 Forlan a misfit no more PA Sports. RARELY has any player transformed his fortunes quite so dramatically as Diego Forlan. The 23-year-old international failed to score in 17 appearances last season following his £7.5-million (s2lm) move from Independiente last year. But Forlan has since showed that he is not a
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      • 272 66 PA Sport. PAUL Scholes is living up to his Old Trafford tribute song by scoring goals and Sir Alex Ferguson does not want him to stop. He is currently enjoying one of the hottest goal streaks of his career. The header which pulled Manchester United
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      • 545 66 TUGAY v ROY KEANE KEANE'S return to full fitness following his hip injury will face a stern test from Tugay in the centre of midfield. The Turkey player has marshalled Blackburn's midfield with his customary determination this season and will relish the clash with Keane. DAMIEN DUFF
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    • LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL (2nd LEG) LIVERPOOL 2 SHEFFIELDUTD 0 Liverpool vin 3-2 on aggregate
      • 330 67 PA Sport. SHEFFIELD United manager Neil Warnock accused Stephane Henchoz of spitting at him at the end of the match at Anfield. Warnock, who had stoked up a war of words following the Blades' 2-1 fiercely-contested first-leg victory, had to be held back by Liverpool assistant coach Sammy Lee
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      • 553 67 GERARD HOULLIER AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE: PRESS: Your thoughts on a return to Cardiff, Gerard: GERARD HOULUER: Well we like the stadium and it's nice for the club. I'm very pleased and proud of the players. Neil Warnock managed to wind everyone up so we
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        641 68  -  Liverpool attack and attack... and attack TV VIEW EDWIN YEO I'M not sure, but was that Liverpool who played Sheffield United in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final this morning? The match was at Anfield, and the players wearing red did look like Liverpool players. But it
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      • 387 68 9th mim GOAL! Michael Owen takes the ball down Inside the box, creates an opening for himself and shoots. Patrick Kenny saves superbly, but Emile Heskey picks up the rebound and lays it off for El-Hadji Diouf, who fires a swerving shot into the bottom right corner. 1-0. 26th
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      • 133 69 117 th minute: From a long Chris Kirkland bail, a Sheffield defender heads the ball back towards the Liverpool half. But Steven Gerrard, in one swift motion, first-times a perfect pass to Michael Owen, who has the time to look up and place the ball beyond
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      • 348 70 3rd min: Embarks on a weaving run through the centre, but after shunning a shot in favour of a pass to the well-placed El-Hadji Diouf, sees the move fizzle out as the Senegal striker dithers. Bth: Wonderful ball from John Arne Riise unleashes Owen, whose shot is
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      • 613 70  -  COMMENT LEONARD LAU WHAT'S eating Michael Owen? I mean, sure, the reigning European Footballer of the Year is still showing enough of the skills to justify voters giving him the award last year. The pace, the dribbling, the ability to find space for
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      581 71 Dio«tecores, Owen strikes... and Liverpool make their mark PA Sport. IT had to be Michael Owen, the gambling man you can always bet on when the going gets tough. After a week when the England man's betting habits have been laid before the nation, Owen (right) put all
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