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Title Section20 2002-08-03 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition Saturday, August 3,2002 Price: S$ 1.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 098/03/200220 words
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Article, Illustration623 2002-08-03 1 The reclaimed water will turn up in NDP spectators’ goodie bags and on dinner tables tor the N-Day constituency celebrations HIS game of tennis over, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong reached for a bottle of chilled Newater, took several swigs, and pronounced it “very good”.GEORGE GASCON - 623 words
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391 2002-08-03 1 MELISSA SIM - *L MELISSA SIM THE hottest ticket in town appears to be the Esplanade Theatres On The Bay. Queues for its opening festival started forming at the Suntec City Sistic outlet from 10 am on Thursday when the counter opened. Within an hour,391 words
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Advertisement64 2002-08-03 1 M I LITARY I Top Honours 1 \X > Tr**”"- r-j a; < At 25, Mr Steven Tay went back to national service after going to Britain to study and then bagged the coveted Sword of Honour. page 6 Education Top Honours 2 A handyman, a dancer, an athlete and64 words
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PRIME
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Article457 2002-08-03 2 LAUREL TEO - Proportion of S’poreans without jobs dips for first time in over a year, as more get hired in service sector, fewer retrenched Bu LAUREL TEO FOR the first time in more than a year, Singapore is seeing a drop in the proportion of people out457 words
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Article, Illustration483 2002-08-03 2 Potter Iskandar get s Achiever of the Year award SINGAPORE’S most famous potter, Mr Iskandar Jalil, on Wednesday night found himself in the unusual situation of receiving a trophy that he had designed. The gleaming steel and pewter trophy was for the annual Berita Harian Achiever of the Year award,BERITA HARIAN - 483 words
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534 2002-08-03 2 WONG SHER MAINE - ?y WONG SHER MAINE PIUS Gilbert Louis got a scathing rebuke from a district judge on Thursday, not only for the way he had attacked his former wife’s lawyer, but also for the contemptible manner in which he had defended534 words
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433 2002-08-03 3 LEE SIEWHUA - By LEE SIEWHUA US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON In an unusual move, a member of Congress has placed on record his congratulations for Singapore’s National Day and alerted his colleagues to the island’s “unfailing” support of the American economic and security presence in the region. Congressman John Larson433 words
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Article, Illustration552 2002-08-03 3 KAREN HO - 5« KAREN HO IT WAS Sunday and McDonald’s “granny”, Madam Yau Chung Yii, 75, wanted to be at the Radin Mas Community Club for a civil-defence emergency-recall exercise. So she went, despite feeling giddy and having a fainting spell along the way. Said herLIANHE ZAOBAO - 552 words
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584 2002-08-03 3 BRENDAN PEREIRA - The value of the Asean-U S agreement signed on Thursday lies in pledge to snare intelligence, says US Secretary of State By BRENDAN PEREIRA IN BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN SOUTH-EAST Asian nations and the United States will move closer after Thursday’s signing of584 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration686 2002-08-03 4 SALMA KHALIK - Hospital to test biodegradable silicon in radiation therapy for cancer; if it works, yearly revenues could top $1 billion By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE General Hospital (SGH) has become the first public hospital here to enter into a commercial venture that could,Graphics: MIKE M DIZON; Text: SALMA KHALIK - 686 words
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477 2002-08-03 4 NEOHUIMIN - By NEOHUIMIN THE name, Dr Ho Kah Leong, is synonymous with Nafa. He has been its principal for more than five years, and has been raising funds for its new campus at Bencoolen Street and Middle Road. But when the new-look Nanyang477 words
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Article189 2002-08-03 4 BARELY two months after Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) was introduced at Dunearn Road, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is scrapping the 50-cent fee for cars travelling through the gantries between 9 and 9.30 am. It is also cutting the $1 rate to 50 cents between189 words
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Article, Illustration588 2002-08-03 5 SHARMILPAL KAUR - Ĕ1 SHARMILPAL KAUR NEXT month, a green label will go up at hawker stalls around the island to encourage people to ask for more vegetables. And that extra may be given free. This new effort to get Singaporeans to eat healthilyLIM YONG - 588 words
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478 2002-08-03 5 WONG SHER MAINE - Bu WONG SHER MAINE SLIM 10 distributor TV Media was on Tuesday fined $64,000 for selling the weight-loss pill to pharmacies without a licence, and for continuing to supply it after the health authorities had recalled the pills. The maximum total fine it478 words
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487 2002-08-03 5 SALMA KHALIK - NUS team funded by a US agency is halfway through a 15-year project to see ifeating soya products lowers cancer risk By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT MORE than 60,000 people here are taking part in the biggest study ever done worldwide to establish whether487 words
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467 2002-08-03 6 AHMAD OSMAN - Chee’s $3,000 fine for speaking illegally on tudung issue means he cannot contest the next election sa. AHMAD OSMAN SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan has been fined $3,000 for speaking on the tudung issue without a public entertainment licence,467 words
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Article160 2002-08-03 6 A FORMER shopkeeper was jailed for four weeks on Monday for selling more than 400 sex toys and other obscene objects. Ong Siong Kin, 52, who has since closed his Ageless Creation shop in Lucky Plaza, was also fined $6,000 for possessing six videotapes of160 words
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Article, Illustration369 2002-08-03 6 AT 25, Mr Steven Tay Hong Joo went back to the sweat and toil of national service, picking up where he left off 5V2 years before when he went to Britain to study. Then, he had already completed eight months at the Singapore ArmedLIANHE ZAOBAO - 369 words
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530 2002-08-03 6 M. MRMAIA - it M.MRMAIA STUDENTS have flocked to the new life-sciences course at the National University of Singapore (NUS), swelling its pioneer batch to 538. The intake is larger than those for established faculties like Business Administration, which took in 348 students this530 words
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Article, Illustration498 2002-08-03 7 LAURELTEO - Their interests are varied dance, athletics, even wushu but all had their secondary education in Raffles schools By LAURELTEO A HANDYMAN, a dancer, an athlete and a swordswoman have won the President’s Scholarship this year. Mr Teo Shiyi, Miss Pao Pei Yu, Mr Kevin SiewWONG MAYE-E - 498 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1062 2002-08-03 7 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 6015 KHz (49M BAND) 6150 KHz (49M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News 1109 Business Market Report 1115 Arts Arena 1130 News 1135 Wired Up 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (AsiaPacific) 1210 E Z Beat 1230 Business Market Report 1235 The Written Word1,062 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration465 2002-08-03 8 G. SIVAKKUMARAN - Coach is defiant but Thursday’s loss means title race is all but over for the Home United team 2a. G. SIVAKKUMARAN THE problems continue for Home United coach Jason Withe, after his team went down 1-2 to Tanjong Pagar United on Thursday night atWONG KWAI CHOW - 465 words
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405 2002-08-03 8 SINGAPORE’S medals at the Commonwealth Games have come as a result of hard work put in by Singaporeans and not foreigners, says Singapore Badminton Association president and Environment Minister Lim Swee Say. There has been public opinion that the Republic should not be405 words
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471 2002-08-03 8 MARCUM - 2sl MARCUM SOME secondary school students will be playing a lot more football next year. They will take part in more than double the number of matches they did this year, with the National Schools football competition’s C Division switching from a two-month471 words
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MALAYSIA
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535 2002-08-03 9 Party chiefs say they should complement each other and help fight racial extremism ut further apart. The Star/Asla News Network KUALA LUMPUR Several leaders of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) have expressed concern that extremism and segregation are on the rise, particularly among the youngerut further apart. The Star/Asla News Network - 535 words
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Article, Illustration523 2002-08-03 9 KUALA LUMPUR A leading Malay-language newspaper says Malaysians are charitable but they appear to be more generous in giving money to wellknown personalities rather than the poor. Celebrities who appeal for public donations to go for medical treatment receive prompt supportPhotos: NST; and UTUSAN MALAYSIA - 523 words
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205 2002-08-03 9 LESLIE LAU - By LESLIE LAU IN JOHORBARU CLUTCHING plastic sports bags and bulging cardboard boxes of their worldly belongings, thousands of mostly Indonesian illegal immigrants have been heading home from Malaysia in the past few weeks. After nearly two decades of dependence on Indonesian labour, mainly205 words
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COMMENT
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Article589 2002-08-03 10 MONDAY July 29,2002 FOREIGN Minister S. Jayakumar made a clear and precise statement in Parliament last week on the state of negotiations between Singapore and Malaysia on a package of issues. His audience, in the first instance, consisted of Members of Parliament and ordinary Singaporeans, who have been589 words
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Article610 2002-08-03 10 TUESDAY July 30, 2002 IT ALWAYS sounded patronising to hear suggestions that the trial of Hutomo “Tommy” Suharto on capital charges was a surrogate trial for Indonesia’s judicial system. This has been a view held not only by foreign special interests and nosey lobbyists, who tend610 words
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973 2002-08-03 10 LIM SAY BOON - LUCRUM By LIM SAY BOON THE recent sharp falls in global equity markets have presented economic policy-makers everywhere with stark choices: They can throw everything they have left into reflating their economies and deal with inflationary problems later down the line if973 words
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Advertisement18 2002-08-03 12 / 13 Take Charge Plan Early Secure Your Ret r e m e n t u SINGAPORE QI'AI nv CLASS18 words
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CPF Newsline SPECIAL EDTION
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Other Changes
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97 2002-08-03 14 What is the change? The target contribution rate for the Special Account will be increased by one percentage point. This will take effect when CPF is fully restored. Why the change? Help more members to reach the CPF Minimum Sum by boosting Special Account savings. Special97 words
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84 2002-08-03 14 What is the change? CPF will be payable on a salary ceiling of $5,000 (down from $6 000) for both employer and employee contributions. This will be phased in as CPF is restored to 40%. Why the change? Enhance wage flexibility by reducing the84 words
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113 2002-08-03 14 What are the changes? From 1 October 2002, workers earning up to $500 a month (previously $200) will not need to make any employee CPF contribution. Also, workers earning between $500 $750 a month (previously $200 $363) will make employee contribution at less than113 words
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Article, Illustration122 2002-08-03 12 / 13 Minimum Sum To increase Beyond $80,000 In July 2003, the CPF Minimum Sum will be $80,000, which is only enough for a modest standard of living. The Minimum Sum will be increased beyond $80,000 after 2003. This increase will be phased in slowly. Details will be122 words
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Article, Illustration251 2002-08-03 12 / 13 CPF For Workers Aged 50 55 Employer And Employee CPF Contribution Rate To Be At 16% Each The employer CPF contribution rate will be retained at its present 16%, as the rate is restored to 20% for those below 50. Employers are encouraged to pass on part of their cost251 words
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Article, Illustration513 2002-08-03 12 / 13 CPF Withdrawal Limits Reduced The CPF withdrawal limit for housing purchases will be first set at the lower of 150% of the Valuation Limit or the Available Housing Withdrawal Limit (AHWL*). The 150% Valuation Limit will be reduced to 120% over 5 years. The Valuation Limit is the513 words
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Article, Illustration137 2002-08-03 11 Since 1955, the Central Provident Fund has helped working Singaporeans to save for their retirement. Over the years, CPF has grown to cover a comprehensive set of needs, including housing, healthcare and retirement income. While CPF is fundamentally sound, there is a need to make137 words
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Advertisement44 2002-08-03 14 CPF Contribution Rates 1800-226-3877 (code 1) Employer@cpf.gov.sg Members Account 1800-227-1188 (code 1) Members-Accounts@cpf.gov.sg Minimum Sum 1800-227-1188 (code 5) Reti rement@cpf .gov.sg Public Housing Scheme 1800-225-8880 Public-Hsg@cpf.gov.sg Residential Properties Scheme 1800-225-8880 Private-Hsg@cpf.gov.sg SIDEV? V^GAPO^i Take Charge Plan Early Secure Your Retirement SINGAPORE A! JIT CLASS44 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration916 2002-08-03 15 TAN TARN HOW - MY VIEW By TAN TARN HOW HAVE those guys up north caught up with, or even surpassed, us? Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Musa Hitam thinks so. And he is of the opinion that his country has accelerated past its nowseparated SiameseLUDWIG ILIO - 916 words
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821 2002-08-03 15 Tith ASAD LATIF - HEART TO HEART With T ith ASAD LATIF FOREIGN Minister S. Jayakumar’s speech in Parliament last week makes it clear that water supply from Malaysia will no longer be a source of strategic vulnerability for this country. The Separation Agreement of 1965821 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1903 2002-08-03 16 What does recent political sound and fury signify A momentum of dissent seems to have built up, with more pointed questions being asked by the public ana even by PAP backbenchers. The Government, too, appears more tolerant of Zosing views but has political engagement really ngear Our senior correspondent oUSANPAUL ERIC ROCA - 1,903 words
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Article, Illustration1323 2002-08-03 17 i ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM - THINKING ALOUD i ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM THE inventory of injuries read like something from a torture manual. Indonesian maid Muawanatul Chasanah, as most readers know by now, wasted away from 50 kg to 36 kg in the span of 16 months. Littered all over herLUDWIG ILIO - 1,323 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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530 2002-08-03 18 DERWIN PEREIRA - Making a strong pitch for unity, Megawati vows to take tougher action against rebels in Aceh, and in fighting terrorism By DERWIN PEREIRA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA President Megawati Sukarnoputri said on Thursday Indonesia had become safer and more stable since she took over power530 words
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539 2002-08-03 18 EDWARD TANG - By EDWARD TANG THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK There are concerns over the security of Thailand’s substantial stockpile of radioactive waste following recent reports that the material is being sought by terrorists as ingredients for “dirty bombs”. One report quoted a Thai security expert as saying539 words
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Article, Illustration42 2002-08-03 18 HOMEWARD-BOUND I US Air Force personnel carry a section of a MH-47e Chinook helicopter towards aUS C-17 military plane as they prepare to depart Zamboanga airport in the southern Philippines. Monday marked the end of a six-month joint anti-terrorism exercise. APAP - 42 words
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409 2002-08-03 18 LUZ BAGUIORO - By LUZ BAGUIORO PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA This may be the age of Viagra but Filipinos still prefer locally made products made from herbs and goats’ hair to improve their sex lives. In Manila’s Quiapo district, hawkers peddle herbalbased preparations touted to409 words
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MONEY
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Article355 2002-08-03 19 THE Singapore bourse played follow the leader this week as it trailed other Asian bourses in a volatile session that was dictated by the schizophrenic performance on Wall Street Despite the roller-coaster ride, the benchmark Straits Times Index managed to climb 15.2 points on the355 words
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Article83 2002-08-03 19 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents DBS Bk 6% NCPS .....***** 40.0 0.4 JMH US25C 400.. 565 35.1 3.7 Robinson 575 35.0 6.5 SIA 200 1260 30.0 2.4 Keppel Corp 50c. 460 28.0 6.5 DBS Grp 1210 20.0 1.7 SIA 50c 1250 20.0 1.6 Elec 80c 212 17.6 5.0 JSH US5c 50083 words
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Article86 2002-08-03 19 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents BBR Hldgs 5c 2 33.3 0.5 Broadway 20c 10 33.3 2.5 Nucleus Elec 5c 16.5 32.0 4.0 CK Tang 20c.... 22.5 25.0 4.5 Eastgate W*****1... 7.5 25.0 1.5 NewWave W*****1.. 18.5 23.3 3.5 NewWave 5c 28.5 21.3 5.0 PanpacMed W04 3 20.0 0.5 New Toyo 25c86 words
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Article80 2002-08-03 19 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents ASF USIc 100 500 105.3 10.7 VentureCorp25c 1170 60.0 4.9 GreatEast 50c 895 30.0 3.2 SPH 1850 20.0 1.1 Berger Int 25c 21.5 19.5 47.6 Creative T 25c 1670 10.0 0.6 OUE 685 10.0 1.4 Nera Tel 5c 40 8.0 16.7 Sing Inv&Fin 124 7.0 5.380 words
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Article79 2002-08-03 19 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Berger Int 25c 21.5 47.6 19.5 EasyKnit 2kA 1 33.3 0.1 MMIW02 1 33.3 0.5 BakerTech20c 13 31.6 6.0 GenMag 20c 7.5 28.6 3.0 SPP5c 5 28.6 2.0 Acma W041H6 1.5 25.0 0.5 Kyodo-AII 5c 17 24.4 5.5 PM Data 10c 9 21.7 2.5 Strike W*****5....79 words
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Article75 2002-08-03 19 Straits runes Index The Straits Timas Index rose 15.2 points on the week to 1509.9. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1,506.36 (♦11.7) 340.53m (312.15m) Tuesday 1,516.72 (+10.4) 369.01m (426.14m) Wednesday 1,508.36 (-8.4) 508.77m (369.02m) Thursday 1,517.01 (+8.7) 478.29m (383.88m) Friday 1,509.89 (-7.1) 425.09m (334.08m) BT-SRI Index The BT-SRI75 words
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Article, Illustration377 2002-08-03 19 DENESH OTVYANATHAN - Uncertain US economy and sluggish pick-up in demand for electronics put a damper on prospects, EDB survey shows By By DENESH OTVYANATHAN TECHNOLOGY REPORTER MANUFACTURERS in Singapore are less optimistic about business prospects in the second half of tnis year than they377 words
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196 2002-08-03 20 TEMASEK Holdings on Wednesday announced its fourth management appointment in about a week, even as its executives move into high gear to map out strategies on how to best implement its new charter. The Government’s investment arm on Wednesday named Mr Henry196 words
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Article, Illustration470 2002-08-03 20 EDNA KOH - Second-quarter figure is up 58% from a year ago, but bankers are not sounding the alarm yet By EDNA KOH FINANCE CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE banks wrote off $32.7 million in credit-card debts in the second quarter of this year a sharp 58 per470 words
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Article, Illustration604 2002-08-03 20 HITCH CHOW - sa. HITCH CHOW FOR many investors, “telecommunications” is a dirty word to be uttered under the breath along with “dot.com” and “Arthur Andersen”. This is because anyone who plonked their money in the telecom sector a year ago is more than likely to beST GRAPHICS; Photo: AFP - 604 words
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FORUM
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583 2002-08-03 23 EMPLOYER AND MAID EDUCATION HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF THE MOM'S POLICIES AND EFFORTS TO ERADICATE MAID ABUSE. THE MINISTRY IS SIUDYING A MANDATORY ORIENTAHON PROGRAMME FOR EMPLOYERS, IN PARTICULAR, FIRST-TIME EMPLOYERS OF MAIDS. I REFER to the letters, “Set up government department583 words
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Article, Illustration366 2002-08-03 23 Don’t buy medals please! I CRINGED when I read Jing Junhong’s quote in “Gold at lastP (ST, July 31): “We knowhow much the country was waiting for it (a gold medal).” Don’t be presumptuous, Junhong! I don’t mean to be a wet blanket, but just ask 10 Singaporeans if they366 words
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Article107 2002-08-03 23 ALL Singaporeans must glow with pride at the achievement of our girls, Jing Junhong, Tan Paey Fern, Zhang Xueling and Li Jiawei in winning the gold for women’s table tennis. The timing is perfect, just before our National Day month. It has been 40 years107 words
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212 2002-08-03 23 SHOULD Singapore host the Commonwealth Games 2010? It certainly has the capacity to be host country. We have the capital and international recognition of being efficient and clean. But there is something we lack the passion of the people. How many212 words
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Article, Illustration364 2002-08-03 24 TAT CHENG KHOON - Women’s table-tennis team beats Australia and wins Singapore a gold at Commonwealth Games By TAT CHENG KHOON IN MANCHESTER FINALLY, after a 40-year wait, Singapore won gold at the Commonwealth Games when the women’s table-tennis team thrashed Australia 3-0 in the final on Tuesday. And for thePictures: ONG CHIN KAI - 364 words
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460 2002-08-03 24 FRESH from winning the Commonwealth Games women’s team gold in table tennis just days ago, paddler Li Jiawei nas added another feather to her cap the Excellence for Singapore Award. She is one of five winners of the annual award given by the Singapore460 words