The New Paper, 15 May 2003

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  • 32 1 the new paper THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2003 41 Press Holdings I Website: newpaper.asia I .com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: 1800- 7 33 44 55 MITA (P) 025/03/2003 60 CENTS 8 the new paper
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    • 21 1 MOM, bosses WW B ask for A [£l\m symptom-free W M certs workers Doctors' latest worry: <f> Jo> (> y hHH BHH
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  • SARS OUTBREAK
    • 720 2  -  Docs fret over MOM's request for Sars-free certs for foreign workers By Ng Wan Ching SARS-FREE certification for workers? That is what some employers and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) would like. Not possible, say doctors. It could be a legal minefield,
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    • 281 2 DOCTORS owe a duty of care to people who are expected to rely on their statements in certification matters. A doctor should therefore be careful not to be negligent in such certification. If their certification turns out wrong, the people who have been relying
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    • 337 2 SARS-free now but not later that's what GPs are worried about most. Their rice-bowls are at stake because employers, patients and others may well sue them for damages. Said a GP with a practice in Toa Payoh: "In Singapore, people like having certificates. It
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    • 108 2 TAN Tock Seng Hospital receives certification requests from people who have been to their Emergency Department for Sars screening. Said a hospital spokesman: "Upon request, we will give the patient a letter which states the patient's diagnosis and that there is no evidence that the patient has
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    • 644 3  -  Poser over race to patent virus: By Dawn Chia WILL scientists, in a race to stake a proprietary claim on the Sars virus, hamper efforts to find a cure or vaccine? They just might, said lawyers. They say scientists waiting for the patent application to
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    • 97 3 IN 1998, Lawyer Tony Yeo represented France's Pasteur Institute and Bioßad Pasteur, which successfully sued a Singapore biotechnology company for making diagnostic kits to test a new strain of HIV which they'd discovered. Genelabs Diagnostics was ordered to pay damages to the French claimants for
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  • SARS OUTBREAK
    • 593 5 How did some schools help students who had to remain at home because of the Sars outbreak? ANGELINE SONG finds out EVERY evening after dinner, 9-year-old Esther Meshach (above, with "Sally" who's facing away) would head straight for the telephone. Said her mother, Mrs
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    • 219 5 THE HQO is now a household term. But what about the LOA? Well, it is another form of home-stay imposed by another ministry. A Home Quarantine Order (HQO) is issued by the Ministry of Health, and it is
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    • 477 6 MUZAKIR bin Mohamad Ariff, 17, has been nicknamed 'The Postman" by some of his school mates in Pierce Secondary School. You see, when his good pal Mandy (not her real name), 17, was given Leave of Absence (LOA) and asked to stay away from
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 961 7  -  HER FIVE-HOUR ORDEAL WITH DRUG OFFICERS She was chatting with friends outside disco when approached by plainclothes CNB officer Taken away in van and restrained with plastic ties Claims she was not allowed to leave although her drug test was negative
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    • 545 7 ON Apr 21, CNB brought your reader (Ms Yar) back on reasonable suspicion of consuming a controlled drug during an anti-drug operation. The operation was aimed at checking the abuse of synthetic drugs at nightspots. During the operation, more than 200 people were detained. In
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    • 737 8  -  By Calvin Low A SMALL piece of luggage, finished exquisitely in silver, caught Victoria Ewart's eye as she waited on Tibetan meditation master Lama Zopa Rinpoche at his meditation centre in Delhi on Dec 17, 2000. When asked to help with the luggage,
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    • 214 9 MR Phoo Meng Teck, 32, and Miss Angie Neo, 37, who had just returned from a 10-day tour of Tibet, visited the relics exhibition at the Hai Inn Temple yesterday out of curiosity. "I didn't expect relics to come in so many shapes and colours," said
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  • 624 12  -  Bomb blasts in Riyadh WORLD By] Patrick Jonas TO the outside world, the bombings in Riyadh on Monday night may be seen as an attack on the US and its people. But a large number of Saudis believe that they were also the targets. The
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  • 460 14 Nine in 10 British women owe an average of $30,000, and almost a quarter owe up to $70,000 WORLD AMID Britain's consumer spending boom, nine out of 10 women aged between 20 and 30 are in debt. The average woman owes
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  • 276 16 WORLD AS mainland officials in China, they earned an average annual salary of 24,000 yuan ($5,000) to 36,000 yuan. But in the private sector, some could earn more than 1 million yuan a year. The promise of higher salaries was the reason
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  • 352 24 Hold-ups in 'robber-friendly' banks triple this year WORLD By the middle of last I. ,i|| |L i■ vnofTvn y mere were at least 170 bank robberies in all five city boroughs in New York, compared with 57 overthe same period
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  • 266 27 US author complains that it plagiarises her work WORLD INDIA'S Supreme Court has ordered a television network to stop showing a new series that a US author claims plagiarises her work. Ms Barbara Taylor Bradford says the Indian-made series, Karishma A Miracle Of Destiny,
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  • WORLD
    • 269 31 A SIMPLE van theft outside a post office in the UK has serious consequences for half a million students sitting for their GCSEs next week. Britain's biggest exam board, the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA), is going to reset 1.5 million English and
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    • 193 31 FIRST, he lured them with advertisments that he placed in the Yellow Pages, asking girls to pose for his Cotswold Model Agency. Then, when they arrived at his home in Rodborough, UK, he took them to his bedroom, which doubled as his studio. Dean
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 312 33 THE question on everybody's lips now is: How did the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) virus strike, resulting in a possible new cluster of cases at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH)? The Health Ministry is wisely treating the outbreak as Sars, unless proven otherwise, even
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    • 256 33 OH THE RACK Extract from The Independent: When the '80s satirical show, Spitting Image, caricatured the archetypal hack as a shady, boozy pig called Catchpole who danced to the tune of Rupert Murdoch, the joke reflected a wider public distrust of the print
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    • 66 33 FROM tomorrow, the 500 or so outpatients that the Institute of Mental Health used to treat daily will be seen at Alexandra Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic in Viking Road instead. Psychiatric units at other public hospitals, as well as private hospitals and clinics, believe they can handle the spillover.
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    • 81 33 HYATT'S two hotels in Hong Kong have taken tremendous hits in the economic fallout from the Sars outbreak. A senior hotel official said the April occupancy rate ivas 5 to 8 per cent, way off the usual 60 to 90 per cent. The impact of Sars
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    • 77 33 SINGAPORE Airlines said yesterday that its cheap fares to destinations such as London, Bangkok and Bali have been well received. The tickets were cheaper than the usual fares by as much as 50 per cent. Cathay Pacific, which slashed nearly 200 flights off its weekly schedule
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    • 64 33 US officials have warned that there could be more attacks following the triple car bomb blasts in Riyadh. The death toll rose to 34 yesterday. Meanwhile, an Al-Qaeda operative hinted that his group was indeed behind the Riyadh bombings and threatened that his men would launch similar
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    • 83 33 Chief Justice Yong Pung How has said that whether or not an accused person's drink is spiked should remain a question of fact. But it should be made clear that if someone confesses to spiking another's drink, he will be arrested immediately. He said
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    • 67 33 A WOMAN suicide bomber blew herself up in the middle of a Muslim religious festival in Russia's rebel region of Chechnya yesterday. Reports say that more than 30 people were killed and 150 wounded, 50 of them seriously. The latest suicide attack comes just two days after
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    • 1031 34 Showtinie&LifSstylel It's huge, it's spectacular, and it promises to advance the use of computer-generated images (CGI) in movies so far it will change cinema forever. Infographics journalists JONATHAN ROBERTS and SIMON ANG get into the "Burly Brawl", a huge fight scene between Neo and
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    • 70 34 Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving were unavailable, so we used our own models journalist Michael Lee as Neo and infographics journalist Jonathan Roberts as Agent Smith. Within the Toa Payoh News Centre compound, we found a suitable location. We started with Neo's pose and
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    • 161 35 AFTER five years of marriage, Hong Kong actress Amy Kwok is still smitten with her husband, Lau Ching Wan. Now seen in The Trust Of A Lifetime, Amy told reporters that her ideal co-star is still her hubby as they look good together. They have been
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    • 108 35 A prolonged cough may be worse than you think. Hong Kong TVB actor Lawrence Nj?s (below) throat ailment which has been plaguing him for two montjis now seemed to have sapped his energy as well as his attention span. Speaking to reporters about his
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  • RACING
    • 87 47 NOT TOO BAD: Trainer John Meagher drawing barrier No. 4 for his Orchid Cup candidate Steal A Scene, who will be ridden by the Australian's former apprentice Steven King on Saturday A BIT OUT: Assistant trainer Shane Baertschiger picked up barrier No. 9 in the fieitf
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    • 1110 48  -  Selections by TANTHEAN LOON BETTING: The Singapore Turf Club will operate betting on the five professional races held at the Perak Turf Club's professional-amateur meeting in Ipoh today. The professional events are slotted as Races 2,3, 5,6 and 7. There are two amateur races on
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    • 297 49 WORKOUTS by horses handicapped at Kranji on Saturday (going good): RACE 1 Douglas and Spielberg, looking fitter, were kept together over 600 m in 40.6 after cantering a lap first. Spielberg is engaged in Race 9. Slow work: Barra Eight (M Razali), newcomer Me
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    • 253 49 FBI articipate in the "Guess the Orchid Cup Winner" Contest and you might win one of these exciting prizes! jig Ist Prize A pair of Raffles Class return air tickets to any Singapore Airlines destination and $1,000 2nd Prize A pair of Economy Class return air tickets to Sydney and
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      835 50  -  If a league of top Asian clubs becomes a reality, will big-time bookmakers be allowed entry? By Lance Chow HOW successful will a pan-Asian football league involving top clubs from Japan, South Korea and China be bettingwise? It's sure to attract top global gaming companies, said bookmaker Victor
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    • 586 51  -  BY Lance Chow IT'S boom time. Victor Chandler revealed his business in Asia has grown from less than one per cent in 1994 to about 50 per cent now. The business comes either from telephone bets placed by high rollers or through the
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    • 384 51  -  By] Lance Chow ENGLISH Premiership clubs must be run more like businesses and less like hobbies. So said Victor Chandler. This is to avoid the current financial problems faced by some clubs like Leeds United. But he believes the worst is over and
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    • 428 52 The Beckhams are at it again. That is they are over-indulging in excessive spending on four-year-old son, Brooklyn. It seems that I POSH and Becks are planning to buy son Brooklyn aTREEHOUSE. At £8,000 ($22,000) it's not in the same bracket as the
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    • 338 53 MAN U TALK PA Sport. DEPARTING Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards has revealed how the club had almost appointed a new manager in place of Sir Alex Ferguson before the Scot changed in mind and decided to carry on. Asked how different life could
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    • 423 53 PA Sport. BETTER than Real Madrid. That's what Manchester United would have been if it had accepted a £623 million ($1.74 billion) takeover bid. Departing Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards believes Man United would have become Europe's premier club if he and his fellow
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    • EXCLUSIVE STAR
      • 639 54  -  By GARY SPEED NEWCASTLE WELL, it's all over. For another season at least. And what a season it has been for Newcastle United! We are delighted to have qualified for the Champions League again. And a third-place finish is an improvement on last year. So
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      • 472 54  -  By ANDY MELVILLE FULHAM IT has been a difficult season both on and off the pitch for everyone atFulham. So it was pleasing for us to sign off with a good win away to Charlton last Sunday. It has been a
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      • 361 55  -  By GIOVANNI VAN BRONCKHORST ARSENAL THIS will be the benchmark for Arsenal's season: Only the silverware will count in the end. And we've to finish the season with a bang by winning this weekend's FA Cup final in Cardiff. Having missed out on the final last year
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      • 258 55 KL WORLD 5s FUTSAL INTERNATIONAL futsal teams Spain, Italy and Holland withdrew from the the KL World 5s on Tuesday expressing concerns over the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in Asia. The tournament's organisers, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and ESPN STAR
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      • 125 55 AP. GOOD news for Manchester United fans in Asean. David Beckham's tour to Asia is confirmed. It will include stops in Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. The England captain is expected to arrive in Kuala Lumpur on June 24 before flying in a private jet to Ho Chi
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    • MANCHESTER UNITED'S TITLE
      • 672 56  -  By Edwin Yeo MUCH as I hate to admit this in public, but Manchester United are the best side in England. That is why they are champions. Arsene Wenger can whine all he wants about how Arsenal are still the best because they didn't have the
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        247 56 We asked for your reaction to Man U's title-winning season. Many fans felt they ran a good race, but that changes need to be made YES! Man U won the league because they had the buying power. (But only Rio Ferdinand this year.) Yes! We won the league
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      • 119 56 The turning point was Man ITs winning run when they were too good for the rest. The Gunners faltered because of their defence, which was without Sol Cambpell and Lauren. Man U are now the best in English football. But i think they should buy a better
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      • 317 57 Manchester United are champions for the eighth time in 11 seasons! The turning point? It had to be the 3-1 defeat they suffered at Maine Road. That fired up Sir Alex Ferguson and then did the players and oppositions start to know, that Sir Alex
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      • 215 57 IDONT know much about what Man U did right or what the Gunners did wrong, but I can tell you that the Man U fans at the Tampines A&W went wild during the Arsenal v Leeds game. It was after 11pm when I joined the crowd there. We
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      • 224 57 THE turning point this season was Arsenal's defeat by Blackburn which cut the lead from five to two points. At that point, Man U could smell blood like a bloodhound and they were not going to give up chase. Arsenal's confidence started eroding when they
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      • 219 57 I CANT believe it. The Red Devils have done it again. Manchester United are a remarkable team. I was five when I was drawn by Eric Cantona's wonderful footballing skills. Now, it is still amazing to see the Devils having a lot of pep. They have
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        486 58 Millennium Stadium, (Cardiff, Saturday) SOUTHAMPTON v ARSENAL Arsenal meet Southampton in the final of the world's oldest and most famous football competition on Saturday at the Millennium, Stadium, Cardiff AFP. COUNTING the walking wounded can be a very painful chore for a FA Cup final manager. Southampton manager
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      • 239 58 Reuters. SOUTHAMPTON manager Gordon Strachan says he faces "a horrible decision" over which of his two goalkeepers to pick for Saturday's FA Cup final. Welshman Paul Jones or Finland's Antti Niemi? Both have been outstanding when fit this season. And Strachan is not looking forward to telling one of them
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        467 59 SOUTHAMPTON v ARSENAL WARNING FROM g arsenal" SKIPPER:! M* Jfe-. I HE'S out of Saturday's FA Cup final through iiyury. But Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira (left) has made a passionate plea to his bosses on the eve of the big match: Please do not to sell the top
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      • 199 59 PATRICK Vieira will tell Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: Show me the club is going forward and 111 sign a new contract. The Gunners skipper discusses his future with Wenger after Saturday's FA Cup final against Southampton, reported The Guardian Online. Vieira only has a year to
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    • 527 64  -  By Alvin Chua TAMPINES Rovers make the short trip to Bedok Stadium on Saturday looking to keep up the pressure on league leaders Home United. The Stags (Tampines' nickname) lie five points behind Home in second place and need a win against Geylangto stay apace,
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  • 841 69  -  S.tip EDWIN'S TIPS FOR THIS WEEK'S MATCHES I KNOW what you're thinking: "Why the hell is Edwin giving S-League tips? What does he know about the S-League anyway? He barely knows anything about EPL as it is." I resent your thinking. So I shall impress you
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