The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 23 November 2002
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Title Section25 2002-11-23 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Saturday, November 23,2002 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 098/03/200225 words
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483 2002-11-23 1 TAN TARN HOW - That’s one idea from an Economic Review Committee panel which sees the need to aid a wider spectrum of laid-off workers B£ TAN TARN HOW WHILE the jobless queued yesterday on the ground floor of the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) headquarters hoping for an483 words
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Article, Illustration268 2002-11-23 1 GENETTEKOH - in GENETTEKOH BY ABOUT 3 am on Tuesday, Mr Mohamed Amat’s vision began to blur and he started to hallucinate. He felt his mind was going, because when he looked at his right hand on the Subaru Impreza, he thought he was seeing buttons. MaybeTERENCE TAN; ENRIQUE SORIANO - 268 words
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Article333 2002-11-23 1 AHMAD OSMAN; and SUE-ANN CHIA - By AHMAD OSMAN and SUE-ANN CHIA MORE unemployment expected. No Central Provident Fund restoration. Lower economic growth forecast. And now, no fat bonuses or pay rises for most workers, at least till the end of next June. Blame the uncertain economic climate with “more333 words
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Advertisement58 2002-11-23 1 Transport Comfort, DeKro In Mega-merger Singapore’s biggest land transport company worth $l.l billion is about to be created to run buses, taxis, rail service and rental cars page 17 Terrorist arrested Baii Blast Mastermind Nabbed In the most significant breakthrough so far, militant Imam Samudra confesses to bombing; clear link58 words
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TERROR IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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431 2002-11-23 2 JASON LEOW - By JASON LEOW CHINA CORRESPONDENT GUILIN Thailand’s call for hard evidence as a basis for any advice against travel in South-east Asia has been backed by the influential 139member World Tourism Organisation. Indeed, travel warnings might even serve the purposes ana431 words
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Article, Illustration735 2002-11-23 2 SHEFALIREKHI - Another strategy used by the terror network surfaces: Taking young brides to infiltrate and mobilise local communities *L SHEFALIREKHI MIRA Agustina, an Indonesian, was barely in her 20s when her father introduced her to a well-built, sallow-complex-ioned, smart man. It was around 9 am on JulyAFP - 735 words
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387 2002-11-23 2 AFP, AP SYDNEY The Australian government ordered an investigation on Wednesdav into whether members of the Islamic movement blamed for last month’s Bali bombing gained entry into Australia by claiming religious persecution at home. Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock announced theAFP,; AP - 387 words
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Article630 2002-11-23 3 DERWIN PEREIRA - Capture of militant who planned the operation will establish a clear link for the first time between JI and the attack By DERWIN PEREIRA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA Indonesian police on Thursday arrested one of the key masterminds of the Bali bombing, the most significant breakthrough in630 words
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606 2002-11-23 3 BRENDAN PEREIRA - By BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR For more than a decade, droves of young Muslims seeking a religious education across Malaysia beat a path to a lush oil palm estate in Johor and registered at Luqmanul Hakiem. The conveyor belt jammed early this606 words
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394 2002-11-23 3 BRENDAN PEREIRA - By BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR The United States has specifically mentioned Malaysia in its latest warning on the possibility of terror attacks in South-east Asia, a move greeted with derision and sarcasm here. The US State Department in394 words
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SNIPPETS
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Article123 2002-11-23 3 AP MUSLIM extremists planned to blow up a major highway overpass in Manila as part of a devastating symbolic attack on economic, religious and government targets in the Philippine capital, a highranking military official said on Monday. The overpass along the Edsa highway was one ofAP - 123 words
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Article128 2002-11-23 3 AFP BANGKOK said on Monday it was investigating an advisory by US-based banking giant Citibank which warned of a possible terrorist attack in the city during a major festival this week. The alert said an Islamic militant linked to the Al-Qaeda terror network had travelled recentlyAFP - 128 words
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Article54 2002-11-23 3 AP THE Bali authorities said on Monday that 142 victims of the Oct 12 bombings on the Indonesian resort island have now been identified. The preliminary total of those killed in the attacks stands at 192. The identification process is continuing as authorities amass more dental, fingerprint– AP - 54 words
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HOME
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Article567 2002-11-23 4 GOH CHIN LIAN - False or inflated car dams force NIIIC Income to cancel 20 policies every month By GOH CHIN LIAN EVERY month, Singapore’s largest motor insurer, NTUC Income, cancels 20 policies of clients who repeatedly make what it suspects are inflated or false repair claims. In some cases,567 words
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132 2002-11-23 4 CASE 1 AN OWNER of two workshops made 20 claims amounting to $131,000. The 42-year-old had insured 14 cars with NTUC Income. He made repeated claims for repairs on vehicles that his cars, driven mainly by his friends, had allegedly damaged in accidents. In132 words
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195 2002-11-23 4 IN THE two years that he was insured with NTUC Income, a policyholder made seven claims worth $70,000 in all. The 27-year-old son of a workshop owner had two claims involving accidents in which his car damaged someone else’s vehicle.195 words
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Article, Illustration146 2002-11-23 4 VETERAN crooner S.K. Poon (above) and sizzling songbird Chang Huei-mei (right), or A*mei, wowed their audiences at separate concerts last Saturday night. In her first solo concert here for over a decade, Poon thrilled the mostly silver-haired audience on the opening night of her Golden Hits 50146 words
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261 2002-11-23 4 SUE-ANN CHIA - By SUE-ANN CHIA ALTHOUGH most companies are good employers, there are some recalcitrant ones who squeeze workers’ wages despite making profits. But this was enough for the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to warn profitmaking companies not to take advantage of261 words
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201 2002-11-23 4 THE Government accepts the pay guidelines made by the National Wages Council, saying it “strongly agrees” that the lid on manpower costs needs to be kept for another six months to save jobs. Its endorsement on Wednesday comes one day after the council called for201 words
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Article, Illustration662 2002-11-23 5 SALMA KHALIK - Warded at Raffles Hospital, the lawyers, 27, are not worried, unlike the time when they were in Germany five years ago By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT LADAN Bijani did most of the talking on Thursday, gesturing expressively with her hands when sheWANG HUI FEN - 662 words
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Article, Illustration325 2002-11-23 5 SIM CHI YIN - ?y SIM CHI YIN PERHAPS it’s all in the name. Like the king of fruits, the complex of theatres in Marina Bay that is often called The Durian because of its appearance is a favourite with Singaporeans. Yuppies from nearby Shenton Way jog byTERENCE TAN - 325 words
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492 2002-11-23 5 NATALIE SOH - Such belief is a misconception, but majority here still worry, study shows *1 NATALIE SOH SEVEN in 10 women in Singapore believe wrongly that sex is unsafe during pregnancy. This fear of harming the baby or the pregnancy is stronger today than 15492 words
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543 2002-11-23 6 LI-ANN WEE - Ruling party whip will be lifted during upcoming debate on education, so result can send ‘strong signal’ to public Bu LI-ANN WEE PEOPLE’S Action Party (PAP) Members of Parliament will not have to toe the party line and will be allowed to543 words
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238 2002-11-23 6 WITH Singaporeans snapping up 118,000 ducks in two months, the Singapore Million Dollar Duck Race has snagged $l.lB million this year, breaking duck race records the world over. In 2000, the Singapore race was heralded the Best International Duck Race of the Year,238 words
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Article, Illustration444 2002-11-23 6 OPPOSITION MP Chiam See Tong has closed his law firm to give full-time attention to his Potong Pasir ward. Mr Chiam, 67, put up the shutters at his private practice last month, he said on Sunday at the launch of theLAU FOOK KONG - 444 words
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380 2002-11-23 6 AHMAD OSMAN - Bl AHMAD OSMAN THE past year of job losses has been tough for Singaporeans, but the Government has still raised the cost of essential services and will impose a higher Goods and Services Tax next year. The deaf ear it turned to arguments against380 words
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479 2002-11-23 7 BRENDAN PEREIRA - By BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Less than a week after saying the water price issue could be resolved through talks over time, Malaysia has served up a fresh volley that could land the next meeting in an impasse. It says479 words
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493 2002-11-23 7 Both the current price and future supply should be discussed, Republic says in response to KL’s latest remarks WHAT had looked like a promising re-start of the water talks now looks like it’s dead in the water. Singapore, responding to what seemed like another493 words
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232 2002-11-23 7 Brendan Pereira - Brendan Pereira KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has sufficient evidence to support its claims that reclamation work by Singapore around Pulau Tekong has narrowed shipping lanes and altered the water current, said Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar. He said the information from232 words
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Article, Illustration363 2002-11-23 7 K.C. VTJAYAN - Bv K.C. VTJAYAN IT IS business as usual for Moscow-based Singaporean Sudhir Gupta who was the target of a botched assassination attempt last Tuesday. Dr Gupta, who was not in his Mercedes Benz 500 when gunmen fired at it and killed his driver, continues363 words
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Article, Illustration264 2002-11-23 7 Jane Lee - Jane Lee MADAM Tay Kiong, believed to be Singapore’s oldest person, died last month of pneumonia. She had reached the grand old age of 112 in May. She won hearts with her winsome smile when her birthday party was reported in The Straits264 words
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Article, Illustration848 2002-11-23 8 SALMA KHALIK - Patients recover quicker after keyhole operation, which is also less painful than treatments now By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT MR LIONEL Choo, 22, had been living with pain since his teens. Every time he lifted something or walked a bit too long, painCHEW SENG KIM; Graphics: MIKE M DIZON - 848 words
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Article, Illustration496 2002-11-23 8 Tan Heok Chiang has a lung disease that often goes undetected MR TAN Heok Chiang, 73, was sometimes so breathless that he thought he was going to die. He had great difficulty doing even simple things, like walking and talking. HisJOYCE FANG - 496 words
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Article, Illustration749 2002-11-23 9 GINNIE TEO - ♦Local farm claims its hen eggs contain selenium ♦Mineral helps prevent colon, prostate and breast cancers It also helps the immune system and thyroid gland to function nomiaHy By GINNIE TEO CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT LOCAL farms are egging each other on in the highly-competi-tive race to produce Singapore’s healthiestPHOTOS: HOW HWEE YOUNG - 749 words
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Page 9 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1061 2002-11-23 9 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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Article579 2002-11-23 10 WEDNESDAY November2o,2oo2 LIKE a monster which will appear at the mere mention of its name, a recession is lurking around the comer. It’s understandable why few people want to talk about it. It’s one of those things which thrive on publicity: The more you talk about it,579 words
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Article622 2002-11-23 10 MONDAY November 18, 2002 OSAMA bin Laden may still be alive. Does it matter? Yes and no. No, because one man, no matter how important he may be as a symbol of hideous ness, is not equivalent to a whole terror network. Even if he is622 words
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Article, Illustration832 2002-11-23 10 WITH CHUA LEE HOONG - SATURDAY WITH WITH CHUA LEE HOONG CALL me nuts, but I’m sticking my neck out to say something shocking: Bad news is good for Singapore. We have had no shortage of that commodity lately. In the past two weeks, we’ve had the Government standing firm onNOEL ROSALES - 832 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration902 2002-11-23 11 TAN HSUEHYUN - THE WAY I SEE IT By By TAN HSUEHYUN IT WAS the last night of the Esplanade’s opening festival, and while waiting for a friend at the concourse, I saw two teenagers approach Gu Wenda’s amazing installation of 188 flags woven out of human hair. TheyLUDWIG ILIO - 902 words
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Article922 2002-11-23 11 EDWARD TANG - By EDWARD TANG THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK Tiger Woods, Vanessa Mae and Paradorn Srichaphan have something in common they all have been given special Thai passports by the government in recognition of their achievements. Of the trio, only tennis ace Paradom is 100 per cent922 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1711 2002-11-23 12 Surveys show race relations in Singapore to he healthy. Yet anecdotes abound that interaction between the races leaves much to he desired. Our senior correspondent M. NIRMAIA gets under the surface of multiracialism in Singapore MADE-IN-SINGAPORE sitcoms and movies often share one trait: a predictableWONG KWAI CHOW - 1,711 words
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Article, Illustration821 2002-11-23 13 ANDY HO - THINKING ALOUD By ANDY HO THE report released by the Bioethics Advisory Committee recently on how human tissue research should be regulated in Singapore focuses on human tissue banks (HTBs) but not the use of such tissue in clinical trials. Overall, the committeeMIEL - 821 words
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897 2002-11-23 13 GINME TEO - ii GINME TEO IT’S finally happened. For the first time in Sentosa’s three-decade history, the island has slashed its admission charges. Now, a family of four can visit Sentosa and not have to spend more than $lO at the gate even before897 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration649 2002-11-23 14 CHIA HAN KEONG - More NS As are realising the importance of psychology for their athletes to become winners SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY in CHIA HAN KEONG WHILE most 11-year-olds could be found kicking a football about in their backyards, Tiger Woods was learning how to kick hisLIM SIN THAI - 649 words
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Article, Illustration618 2002-11-23 14 MARC LIM - CAPTEH Bu MARC LIM SINGAPORE will spearhead the worldwide popularisation of the long-forgotten kampung game capteh while, at the same time, make a push for sepak takraw to be included in the 2005 Duisburg World Games. The Singapore Sepak Takraw Federation (Perses) is taking capteh, orLAU FOOK KONG - 618 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration601 2002-11-23 15 REME AHMAD - Disaster happens 300 m from the 1993 collapse of Highland Towers condominium whicn took 48 lives By REME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR A MASSIVE pre-dawn landslide on Wednesday, near the site of a similar tragedy nine years ago, flattened a bungalow, claiming the livesREUTERS - 601 words
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Article, Illustration554 2002-11-23 15 KEDAH WATERFALL TRAGEDY ALOR STAR A businessman and his wife lost five of their seven daughters within minutes when they drowned at a waterfall inside an abandoned quarry in Kedah last Saturday. Mr Ruslin Long, a keen diver, never imagined that he would have toPHOTOS: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 554 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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535 2002-11-23 16 DERWIN PEREIRA - PACT OFFERS MORE AUTONOMY FOR PROVINCE By DERWIN PEREIRA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA Separatist rebels in Aceh and the Indonesian government have reached agreement on a peace deal to be signed next month that will effectively end one of South-east Asia’s longest-running conflicts.535 words
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Article, Illustration381 2002-11-23 16 SHEFALIREKHI - *L SHEFALIREKHI THE Budget deficit may be soaring and the government might be preparing to seek more low-cost inflow's from international creditors, but National Assembly chairman Amien Rais believes Indonesia can cope without the International Monetary Fund. ‘The IMF is a necessary’ evilARTHUR LEE - 381 words
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375 2002-11-23 16 EDWARD TANG - By EDWARD TANG THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has cracked the whip on corrupt officials, sacking two senior politicians accused of graft and putting the nation’s civil servants on notice. The crackdowm, which comes after recent criticism of375 words
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230 2002-11-23 16 DEVI ASMARANI - By DEVI ASMARANI THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA A standoff involving the donation of 30 used cars from Singapore to private universities in Riau will likely be resolved after the provincial government indicated it was willing to lend its support to230 words
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MONEY
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640 2002-11-23 17 INVESTOR sentiment turned positive in the Singapore market towards the end of the week and lifted the market higher this week. This the first time in three weeks that the local bourse had posted a net gain for the week despite registering640 words
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Article131 2002-11-23 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Volume VentureCorp25c 1410 90.0 6.8 8,355,000 Creative T 25c 1390 70.0 5.3 1,495,900 SPH100 2030 50.0 2.5 40,700 SPH 2030 40.0 2.0 2,196,000 DelGro Corp 500 219 32.0 17.1 5,825,500 OUE 640 30.0 4.9 139,000 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10. ***** 20.0 0.2 5,200 UOB 1260 20.0131 words
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Article133 2002-11-23 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Volume Strike W*****0 1 100.0 0.5 31,000 GenMag 20c 9 38.5 2.5 363,000 BakerTech20c 11.5 27.8 2.5 62,000 GeneMedix Ip 45 20.0 7.5 155,000 L&M 50c 3 20.0 0.5 3,915,000 Lion TeckC 50c 12 20.0 2.0 21,000 Reed Grp 5c 3 20.0 0.5 1,901,000 ASJ Hldgs133 words
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Article126 2002-11-23 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Volume B Sembawang 1020 -50.0 -4.7 12,000 OCBC 1040 -20.0 -1.9 9,948,000 JMHUS25C 400 595 -17.7 -1.7 513,200 Keppel Corp 50c 420 -10.0 -2.3 5,800,000 SIA200 1070 -10.0 -0.9 34,000 SIA 50c 1070 -10.0 -0.9 5,096,000 C&C 368 -8.0 -2.1 369,000 H Royal 124 -7.0 -5.3126 words
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Article131 2002-11-23 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Volume BBR Hldqs 5c 1 *33.3 -0.5 2,803,000 Rotol10c 5 -33.3 -2.5 133,000 El-Nets 1c 1.5 -25.0 -0.5 2,533,000 Goldtron 5c 1.5 -25.0 -0.5 8,253,000 LKN-Primefield20c.. 3 -25.0 -1.0 354,000 Sin Soon H 1c 3 -25.0 -1.0 968,000 Nylect 15c 8.5 -22.7 -2.5 10,000 Liarq Huat131 words
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Article75 2002-11-23 17 Straits Tines Index The Straits Timas Index rose 8.8 points on tha waak to M23.6. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1,397.20 (-17.6) 181.17m (238.44m) Tuesday 1.393.77 (-3.4) 230.15m (251.85m) Wednesday 1,383.31 (-10.5) 224.62m (217.64m) Thursday 1,398.90 (+15.6) 228.66m (233.82m) Friday 1,423.61 (+24.7) 468.82m (506.40m) ST-SII Index Tha BT-SRI75 words
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Article582 2002-11-23 17 REBECCALEE - Merger will give rise to transport giant worth about $l.l billion that will run buses, taxis, rail services and rental cars By REBECCALEE TRANSPORT REPORTER PLANS to create Singapore’s biggest land transport company were unveiled on Thursday with the mega-merger of two leading transport companies582 words
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221 2002-11-23 17 ATTAINING the Government’s goal of $l2 billion annual manufacturing output for the fledgling biomedical sciences industry by 2005 is not an impossible dream, the chief executive of Singapore’s only listed biomed firm said. “Clearly it is an ambitious target but if you can221 words
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479 2002-11-23 18 WILLIAM CHOONG - Historic free-trade deal with US ready —almost M WILLIAM CHOONG AFTER two years of hectic talks, trade officials from Washington on Tuesday shook hands with their Singaporean counterparts over a meal of pizzas and hamburgers, to agree on a deal that will pave the way for a historic freetrade pact.479 words
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384 2002-11-23 18 HUGHCHOW - Given the small size of the market, American banks are likely to stick to existing franchises, says credit rating agency Standard Poor’s By HUGHCHOW FINANCE CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE banks may not face the full force of American competition despite a landmark trade deal384 words
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Article, Illustration404 2002-11-23 18 SOH WEN LIN - CLUB IN RECEIVERSHIP a. SOH WEN LIN BANKER William Lawton is usually met at the piers of Ponggol Marina by several dockhands when he returns from his frequent excursions on his sports cruiser. But on Tuesday, the docks were deserted and hisTHOMAS WHITE - 404 words
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314 2002-11-23 18 SINGAPORE companies exporting goods to China can take heart in a new agreement that will do away with duplicate product testing, a move that is expected to save time and money. Signed in Beijing on Wednesday, the memorandum of understanding (MOU) is a precursor to314 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration790 2002-11-23 19 THE current discussion on whether women ought to serve national service (NS) has gone dangerously off-track into disturbing assertions by both sides. There is a need to focus on what NS really is, what we want to achieve from it, and how the790 words
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506 2002-11-23 19 THE timing of the impending increase in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has caused much disquiet among many Singaporeans. Ministers have maintained that it is critical that the increase be implemented as planned, citing the undesirability of a Budget deficit should506 words
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374 2002-11-23 19 I REFER to the letter, “Account for 8 nature areas left out of green plan” (ST, Nov 5), by Mr Ong Eng Hin. The Parks and Waterbodies Plan Exhibition attracted a record number of more than 30,000 since it opened374 words
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632 2002-11-23 20 NATALIE SOH - S’poreans are so stressed out, some have ‘lifestyle impotency, says NUS prof who coined tne term §IL NATALIE SOH FEELING too stressed or tired to have sex? You may be suffering from “lifestyle impotency”, a term coined by Professor Victor Goh of the632 words
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Article, Illustration75 2002-11-23 20 Samsui women Loh Ah Kwai (right), 89, and Yip Say Mui, 88, turned up for free eye tests at the National Healthcare Group's Eye Institute last Saturday and found out that they needed glasses. Staff nurse Chua Siew Geok helped administer the tests. Their group of 20 former75 words
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Article496 2002-11-23 20 SANDRA DAVIE - Schools to be set up in Shanghai and Bangkok too By SANDRA DAVIE EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT THE Anglo-Chinese School is exporting its brand of education by setting up schools in Jakarta, Shanghai and Bangkok. The ACS Board of Governors, which runs a junior college, two496 words