The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 28 September 2002
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The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition
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Title Section25 2002-09-28 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Saturday, September 28,2002 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 098/03/200225 words
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446 2002-09-28 1 TAN TARN HOW - By TAN TARN HOW IN COPENHAGEN (DENMARK) PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong will be coming up with a “code of interaction” on the practice of religion which he will put to the people next month. He plans to unveil an informal resolution446 words
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538 2002-09-28 1 LYDIA LIM - The 21 arrested last month owned homes and earned decent wages, says Home Affairs Minister Wong By LYDIA LIM THE 21 Singaporeans arrested last montn for terror-ism-related activities were not poor, stupid or marginalised, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said on538 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement98 2002-09-28 1 E NVIRONMENT Roof Gardens For A Cooler City After year-long study, NParks out to coax building owners and developers that the way to bring down the mercury is to build gardens in the sky. page s Courtroom Surprise End To Slim 10 Trial Health Biz is fined $45,000 on nine98 words
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PRIME
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THE TERRORIST ARRESTS
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Article, Illustration325 2002-09-28 2 THE Jemaah Islamiah wanted to show the Singapore Government that the detention of 15 of its members in December last year was no real setback. Riduan Isamuddin, or Hambali, took over the JI leadership in Malaysia after Mohamad Iqbal A. Rahman, or Abu325 words
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655 2002-09-28 2 LYDIA UM; and LAUREL TEO - Home Affairs Ministry also says five of the 21 arrestee! had fled Singapore earlier after first wave of arrests last December By LYDIA UM and LAUREL TEO FIVE of the 21 Singaporeans who were nabbed last month were among Jemaah Islamiah655 words
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347 2002-09-28 2 ANGER and disappointment within the Malay/Muslim community over the revelations of the Jemaah Islamiah’s (JI) terrorist plot are giving way to action, and Muslim Affairs Minister Yaacob Ibrahim on Sunday pointed the way forward for the community. The plan he outlined involves working with347 words
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657 2002-09-28 3 In the wake of the latest ISD arrests, Muslim Affairs Minister Yaacob Ibrahim makes a plea for all Singaporeans to unite against terrorism. This is his statement: THE latest arrests of JI members underscore the continuing security threat posed by657 words
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547 2002-09-28 3 ROBERT GO - By ROBERT GO THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Indonesia will not authorise the extradition of militant Islamic leader Abu Bakar Bashir, saying that it was not convinced by reports naming him as a key player in terrorist plots in the region. “It547 words
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283 2002-09-28 3 REME AHMAD - By REME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN police have nabbed a key leader of a local chapter of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) and made an unusual offer of monetary rewards for the capture of tne eight other leaders still at large.283 words
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271 2002-09-28 3 ROBERT GO - By ROBERT GO THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA The United States envoy told moderate Muslim leaders in Jakarta on Tuesday that the Al-Qaeda network is present here and urged all Indonesians to tackle the problem. Ambassador Ralph Boyce, in a meeting the US271 words
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HOME
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ECONOMIC REVIEW COMMITTEE PROPOSALS
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Article, Illustration676 2002-09-28 4 ONGSOR FERN - Such subjects will help students develop more creative and competitive mindsets, vital for future leaders in global economy Bxl ONGSOR FERN THE high-level committee charged with developing a creative society has proposed tipping the education system on its head. It wants sports,676 words
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492 2002-09-28 4 DENESH DIVYANATHAN - By DENESH DIVYANATHAN TECHNOLOGY REPORTER A GROUP of bigwigs in the digital-technology business on Monday put out a dare-to-dream report that, in 10 years’ time, may leave censors here with little to do. It also wants homes to be rid of the mesh492 words
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Article, Illustration563 2002-09-28 5 GINNIE TEO - ii GINNIE TEO ROOFTOP gardens to keep the city cooler and the skyline greener is going to be the new mantra at the National Parks Board (NParks). The idea was planted by a year-long study which found that shady trees and leafyDESMOND FOO - 563 words
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Article, Illustration552 2002-09-28 5 LONG before Madam Karen Chew’s four daughters entered the world, the “Quad Squad” was already looking after their welfare. The 34-year-old secretary was not only about to join the select ranks of women with quadruplets, but she also had something rarer:STEVEN LEE - 552 words
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410 2002-09-28 5 CHANG AI-LIEN - Grid Node is first in the world to comply with an international standard in race to create a common e-business language Ĕ!L CHANG AI-LIEN A HOME-GROWN software company has pipped behemoths like Microsoft to become the first in the world to clear a major410 words
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481 2002-09-28 6 TRACY OUEK - Primary 1 and 2 kids in over 100 Israeli schools will study basic maths the way it is taught here U.S., MALAYSIA, THAILAND, VIETNAM, INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, FINLAND... 5* TRACY OUEK STARTING this month, Primary 1 and 2 children in over 100 Israeli481 words
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Article, Illustration578 2002-09-28 6 JANE LEE - Bxl JANE LEE A BRAND-NEW junior college, housed in a brand-new campus in Pasir Ris, will open its doors next year. Meridian Junior College, the 16th here, is expected to take in 800 first-year students in January. This is half itsPHOTOS: CHEW SENG KIM - 578 words
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463 2002-09-28 6 ALFRED LEE - By ALFRED LEE THE STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON The time has come to ditch the A-level exams and replace it with a British version of the International Baccalaureate. That is the message members of school associations intend to bring to Education Minister Estelle463 words
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Article, Illustration738 2002-09-28 7 ELENA CHONG - Health Biz is fined $45,000 but another 32 more serious charges are dropped in unexpected move Bjf ELENA CHONG THE case against the importer of Slim 10 diet pills came to a swift and surprising end on Thursday, with the company being fined $45,000738 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1061 2002-09-28 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 Word1,061 words
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COMMENT
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Article552 2002-09-28 8 MONDAY September 23,2002 SINGAPOREANS have developed an unhealthy prosperity dependency. They depend to a significant extent on the 6,000 multinational companies operating here to provide them the jobs. They look to the continuing flow of investments from overseas, estimated at $9 billion last year, to power552 words
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Article584 2002-09-28 8 TUESDAY September 24, 2002 THE report of the Economic Review Committee panel on tourism, released yesterday, broke no new ground in its proposals on improving Singapore as a tourism product. This is no criticism, merely acceptance that the packaging of an equatorial “surprise” that sells itself on mystique,584 words
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Article, Illustration756 2002-09-28 8 WITH CHUA LEE HOONC - SATURDAY WITH WITH CHUA LEE HOONC SO HONGKONG has finally clambered on board the United States juggernaut that’s been going around the world trying to ensure better security for American shores. Hongkong is home to the busiest container port in the world. It’s also theAFP - 756 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration886 2002-09-28 9 TANTARN HOW - THE WAY I SEE IT By TANTARN HOW INCUMBENT’S advantage is the well-known reality of general elections here. Many rules of the game favour the governing party. The Opposition, weak as it already is, finds it doubly hard to make any headway. Charges such asLUDWIG ILIO - 886 words
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1005 2002-09-28 9 NARENDRA AGGARWAL - By] NARENDRA AGGARWAL ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT EVER wish you could gaze into a crystal ball and know the future? If you’re an investor, finance industry player, businessman or just an ordinary Joe planning for your retirement, you would have loved to have such a1,005 words
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CPF Newsline A CORPORATE NEWSLETTER OF THE CPF BOARD
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Article, Illustration278 2002-09-28 10 / 11 CPF PAL PIN is your virtual identity. It identifies you when you access i information on your L CPF accounts through I the PAL-Phone, the B PAL-Internet and our em Customer counters. It is thus important that you keep your 8-digit PAL PIN confidential. Do278 words
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Article, Illustration301 2002-09-28 10 / 11 All adult Singaporeans would have received letters on their Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) by mid-September 2002. The ERS is part of an assistance package to offset the GST increase from 1 January 2003. It will be given out in three lots, with one lot301 words
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Article, Illustration280 2002-09-28 10 / 11 From the end of October 2002 to 30 September 2003, CPF members can withdraw 50% of their net realised profits made on investments under CPF Investment Scheme-Ordinary Account (CPFIS-OA) and discounted Singapore Telecom (ST) shares. This will be the final year for profit withdrawal, which280 words
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Article, Illustration144 2002-09-28 10 / 11 CPF members can currently choose from among nine Medisave-approved medical insurance products, including MediShield and MediShield Plus, to suit their healthcare needs. It is important to fully disclose health conditions when applying for insurance coverage. This includes all past and current illnesses and any surgery144 words
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Page 10 / 11 Advertisements
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1439 2002-09-28 12 The “bo chap Singaporean worker stands uncomfortably in me spotlight. But was it nature or nurture that mack him this way? Are uninspiring bosses or uninspired employees to blame? Our senior correspondent SUSAN LONG gets to the bottom of it WHEN Mr1,439 words
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989 2002-09-28 12 JAN AD AS DEVAN - THINKING ALOUD By JAN AD AS DEVAN I WILL risk something in this column: A judgment. The dramatist Kuo Pao Kun, who died on Sept 10, is the most important cultural figure in Singapore’s history. No one else had so989 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration862 2002-09-28 14 CHAN TSE CHUEEN - Relatives, friends and well-wishers pack the airport to give a rousing send-off to those bound for Busan CHAN TSE CHUEEN CHANGI International Airport on Wednesday night was abuzz with more than fond farewells as relatives, friends and wellwishers turned up in force to give the bulkJOHN COSGROVE - 862 words
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Article, Illustration560 2002-09-28 14 CHAN TSE CHTJEEN - CHAN TSE CHTJEEN TABLE tennis was all she knew. And two years ago, after nearly a decade of representing the country, Tan Paey Fern realised it was no longer enough. She wanted to quit playing, go into coaching and maybe learn howALBERT SIM - 560 words
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MALAYSIA
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565 2002-09-28 15 SINGAPORE’S brand name as provider of top-notch services puts it ahead in the race for investment dollars but Malaysia should close the gap in a few years with its new incentives, say analysts and businessmen. The sweeteners offered by Malaysia565 words
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Article, Illustration526 2002-09-28 15 BRENDAN PEREIRA - By BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Several weeks ago, a senior official of Puteri Umno wrote a letter to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad asking him to consider calling off the inaugural elections for the new wing. Her reasoning: Members were political greenhorns and wouldNEW STRAITS TIMES; THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; ■IMIMMIMMMiMMIIIIBIIHMMMMMIMMMMMMMMMMMHMIHBMMHMMMMNMMi THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 526 words
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605 2002-09-28 15 BRENDAN PEREIRA - Campaigning for polls in 2004 is on, at least that’s the way experts are reading Barisan Nasional’s one-off special payout By BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Elections may be two years’ away, but the Umno-led Barisan Nasional government is already moving to sweeten605 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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483 2002-09-28 16 Illegals on southern Mindanao are a main target for Arroyo administration after General Santos City bomb-blast arrests JAKARTA Manila could be deporting 12,000 illegal Indonesian immigrants following the recent arrest of four Indonesians suspected of involvement in a bomb blast last year. The Philippine483 words
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368 2002-09-28 16 MARIANNE KEARNEY - By MARIANNE KEARNEY THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Two home-made bombs exploded near the airport hours before President Megawati Sukarnoputri’s lightning visit to Aceh on Wednesday, adding urgency to her pledge to restore security to the province. The blasts forced the military to368 words
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336 2002-09-28 16 EDWARD TANG - EDWARD TANG THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK What do Fusako Shignobu, Johnny Kyaw and Ryan Kenny have in common? They are all foreign criminals on the Thai police’s “most wanted” list, which can be obtained from the specially created Internet website of the Crime Suppression336 words
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Article, Illustration39 2002-09-28 16 REUTERS CREATURE DIS-COMFORT: Thai stunt woman Kanchana Ketkaew, 30, is willing to put up with anything, even staying in a glass room filled with 3,000 scorpions for 32 days, just to set a new world record. REUTERSREUTERS - 39 words
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MONEY
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307 2002-09-28 17 CONCERNS over the possible outbreak of war receded temporarily as cracks within the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting mechanism appeared for the first time after several years sparking a mid-week sell-off. Although the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) firmed at the end, it was still 47-1307 words
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Article125 2002-09-28 17 WEEK’S TOP RISES Cents Volume H Msia 1700 100.0 6.3 1,000 Central Prop 1900 50.0 2.7 4,000 C&C 394 36.0 10.1 1,438,000 ITE Elec 20c 31 10.0 47.6 196,000 City Dev 50c 498 8.0 1.6 11,191,000 Hotel Prop 101 6.0 6.3 902,000 F&N 775 5.0 0.6 916,000 NOL 66 5.0125 words
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Article131 2002-09-28 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Volume Acma W*****6 3 100.0 1.5 5,000 LHT Hldgs10c 11 57.1 4.0 224,000 ITE Elec 20c 31 47.6 10.0 196,000 PanpacMed W*****9. 2 33.3 0.5 24,000 Teamsphere 5c 11 29.4 2.5 215,000 New Toyo W*****7.... 2.5 25.0 0.5 6,130,000 Progen IOC 15.5 24.0 3.0 3,268,000 Vertex131 words
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Article123 2002-09-28 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Volume SPH 1890 -110.0 -5.5 3,627,000 SPH100 1890 -100.0 -5.0 97,100 DBS Grp .1140 -90.0 -7.3 21,549,000 Creative T 25c .1150 -50.0 -4.2 1,945,800 OUE 570 -50.0 -8.1 345,000 UOB 1200 -50.0 -4.0 17,787,000 Sea View .550 -45.0 -7.6 1,000 SIA 50c 985 -35.0 -3.4 9,524,000123 words
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Article132 2002-09-28 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Volume Chart SemiCond R800.. 0.5 -91.7 -5.5 40,422,400 Chart SemiCond R 0.5 -91.7 -5.5 220,561,000 Flairis W*****1 1.5 -40.0 -1.0 5,000 NewWave W*****1 8.5 -34.6 -4.5 2,040,000 Labroy M Wt02 1 -33.3 -0.5 642,000 Network Wt05 1 -33.3 -0.5 130,000 Strike W*****0 1 -33.3 -0.5 10,000132 words
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Article75 2002-09-28 17 Straits Times Index The Straits Times Index fell 47.1 points op the week to 1373.9. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1,415.82 (-5.2) 355.00m (234.30m) Tuesday 1,377.07 (-38.8) 345.36m (327.90m) Wednesday 1,342.62 (-34.5) 384.70m (414.61m) Thursday 1,356.29 (+13.7) 350.73m (322.97m) Friday 1,373.89 (+17.6) 251.36m (290.98m) BT-SRI Index The BT*SRI75 words
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758 2002-09-28 17 DENESH DIVYANATHAN - It says it is losing money on local fixed-line business but industry regulator checks figures and finds otherwise By By DENESH DIVYANATHAN TECHNOLOGY REPORTER A REQUEST by Sing Tel to raise local phone rates for first time since 1991 was rejected758 words
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429 2002-09-28 18 REBECCA LEE - New chairman calls American ports the only missing piece in the global jigsaw puzzle that operator is assembling By REBECCA LEE TRANSPORT REPORTER PSA Corp, which has expanded its reach steadily to include Asia, the Middle East and Europe, is now eyeing port429 words
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Article, Illustration859 2002-09-28 18 REMEAHMAD - Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Port Klang want to grab bigger slice of container pie By REMEAHMAD IN JOHOR BARU MALAYSIA is spending nearly RM6 billion (552.82 billion) over eight years to upgrade its two main ports for a bigger slice of the containerLOH JAHAN - 859 words
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289 2002-09-28 18 AZHAR KHAULD - By AZHAR KHAULD MARKETS CORRESPONDENT A COMPANY goes public, rakes in a lot of dough, then delists with a tidy sum while retail shareholders have to sell out at a loss. It is a situation that investors in Singapore claim is becoming289 words
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Advertisement58 2002-09-28 17 More space for stories that matter WE HAVE replaced the four pages devoted to tracking Singapore stock prices and unit trusts with news stories, to keep readers abreast of news that matters to them. Readers who need to look up the prices of share counters and unit trusts can log58 words
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FORUM
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463 2002-09-28 19 I REFER to your article, “Beware weight-loss ads, figure watcher warned’’ (ST, Sept 19). Specifically, one should look for the following warning signs before signing up with any weight-loss programme: Promise of unrealistic goals As a rough rule of thumb, a person bums 10463 words
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Article, Illustration990 2002-09-28 19 Recently, the Political Matters and Media Group of the Feedback Unit called on the People’s Action Party Government to make Singapore’s electoral system and administrative procedures “more transparent” and provide a level political playing field. The Roundtable strongly supports this call for at least990 words
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Article253 2002-09-28 19 I AGREE fully with Ms Gwenda Loong’s letter, “List bus info at every bus stop” (ST, Sept 21). In addition, an electronic system on the Internet, which lists an instant guide of the buses and MRT trains to take after one keys in the starting253 words
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593 2002-09-28 20 But reclaimed water, blended with raw water, will make up less than 1% of volume consumed daily, going up to about 2.5% by 2011 FROM February next year, every glass of tap water you drink will have a little Newater in it, with the593 words
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Article, Illustration88 2002-09-28 20 MOTORISED TRISHAWS TO DEBUT: The agony is about to end for trishaw riders ferrying tourists around the city every day. On Tuesday, 100 motorised trishaws costing about $3,000 each will hit the streets in Little India and on Sentosa, courtesy of tour operator Singapore Explorer. MadeLIANHE ZAOBAO - 88 words
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Article, Illustration307 2002-09-28 20 THERESA TAN - By THERESA TAN TAI-TAIS, the darlings of designer boutiques, luxurious spas and top-notch restaurants, are baring their bodies to total strangers. So are well-paid professional women and housewives with young children. Money is changing hands too, and it is not going to the nude307 words
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428 2002-09-28 20 LIANG HWEE TING - *1 LIANG HWEE TING HIGH-RISK habits, in particular, smoking and drinking, could see one in two Singaporean men developing cancer in the not-too-distant future. The current probability of being hit with cancer here stands at one in three for428 words