The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 28 December 2002
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The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition
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Title Section25 2002-12-28 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Saturday, December 28,2002 Price: S$L20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 098/03/200225 words
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530 2002-12-28 1 DENESH DIVYANATHAN - November output drops 0.5% over October and is the first fall, after 7 months, over same period last year By By DENESH DIVYANATHAN TECHNOLOGY REPORTER JUST when things were looking up for the economy, along come fresh figures putting a damper on festive cheer. In530 words
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Article, Illustration270 2002-12-28 1 I JANG HWEE TING - By I JANG HWEE TING WHEN Zachary Lee was bom 18 months ago, he had a deformed skull, a hole in the heart and webbed fingers and toes. Many parents would have buckled under the pressure of raising such a child, but for 33-year-old quantityTERENCE TAN - 270 words
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209 2002-12-28 1 SOME of the prize money for three lotteries Singapore Sweep, Toto and 4-D will be trimmed in the new year following the hike in the Goods and Services Tax. This does not apply to Score and Strike!, which pay prizes according to the209 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement63 2002-12-28 1 Hello i Cell-phone Call Charges To Stay The regulator has ruled that there is no ‘compelling reason’ to make incoming calls free, despite 33 out of 40 countries doing so. page 5 H E LLO 2 Choose Your Fixed Line Operator With the launch of Star Hub’s fixed-line service, home63 words
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PRIME
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TERROR IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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453 2002-12-28 2 The armed wing is headed by Zulkamaen, a new suspect who is still on the run, says Jakarta Bernama, AP, AFP JAKARTA Indonesian police have uncovered new evidence that regional terror network Jemaah Islamiah (JI), accused of having a role in theBernama,; AP,; AFP - 453 words
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Article, Illustration221 2002-12-28 2 AP TENGGULUN (Indonesia) Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of armed guards, the three main suspects in the Oct 12 Bali bombings re-en-acted on Sunday the final meeting allegedly held to plan the deadly blasts. Two of the suspects, brothers Amrozi and Mukhlas,– AP; REUTERS - 221 words
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172 2002-12-28 2 Reuters, AFP LONDON Britain strengthened its official travel advice on Indonesia on Tuesday, warning its citizens there to avoid places of worship over the Christmas period. Citing “recent information received concerning Jakarta”, the British Foreign Office warned on its website that Britons should exerciseReuters,; AFP - 172 words
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SNIPPETS
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199 2002-12-28 2 The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network JAKARTA Senior Christian leaders in Indonesia have called for reconciliation among followers of various religions in a joint Christmas message. They said a movement for reconciliation was necessary in the aftermath of sectarian fighting and heightened tensions since the internationalThe Jakarta Post/Asia News Network - 199 words
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204 2002-12-28 2 AP KUALA LUMPUR Police said two Malaysian suspects in the Bali bombings fled Malaysia a year ago to avoid a crackdown on alleged militants. Dr Azahari Hussin, a university lecturer, and Noordin Muhamad Top, a religious school head, were among scores of members– AP - 204 words
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209 2002-12-28 2 The Jakarta Pqst/Asia News Network MAKASSAR (South Sulawesi) Indonesian police have named an unknown local terrorist group, the KTL, as possibly being responsible for the bombing of a fast-food restaurant and and car showroom here earlier this month. They have ruled out the bombing asThe Jakarta Pqst/Asia News Network - 209 words
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622 2002-12-28 3 AHMAD OSMAN - Through intelligence-gathering, steppea-up security, the country sends a signal that it is no pushover in AHMAD OSMAN Whether it is through quiet intelligence-gathering or highprofile security measures, Singapore wants to signal that its guard is up and that it is no pushover for terrorists.622 words
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494 2002-12-28 3 DERWIN PEREIRA - By DERWIN PEREIRA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA Two of Indonesia’s largest Muslim groups have joined forces with the police to provide security to churches, shopping malls and public entertainment spots during the holiday season. Amid fears of a wave of attacks across the494 words
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Article, Illustration64 2002-12-28 3 ‘There is this misperception that Muslims in Indonesia are hostile to Christians. The radicals are firing us a had name. I hey are a small group and do not represent Islam because their teachings are all flawed. 9 Mr Hasvim Muzadi, chairman of theREUTERS - 64 words
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488 2002-12-28 3 SHEFALIREKHI - SHEFALIREKHI AL-QAEDA operatives are roaming around South-east Asia as radical groups in the region continue to receive external funding and support from legitimate charities and other illicit channels, according to a just-published United Nations report. The terrorist network’s South-east Asian arm, Jemaah488 words
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HOME
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573 2002-12-28 4 SALMA KHALK - High profit margins tempt some doctors to prescribe large amounts of sleeping pill, which may result in harmful effects By SALMA KHALK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT SOME doctors, to fatten their wallets, are freely handing out highly addictive sleeping pills. Called Dormicum,573 words
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Article, Illustration510 2002-12-28 4 KARAMJIT KAUR - By KARAMJIT KAUR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT FIVE more MRT stations have become wheelchair-friendly, allowing Mr Chua Chee Siong, 22, to take a train from Novena to Somerset yesterday. It’s his first ride on public transport in four years, during which he took only taxis orERNESTGOH - 510 words
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Article, Illustration381 2002-12-28 4 LOOKING for fun, Raymond (who did not want to give his surname) took a gamble on Dormicum, after a colleague promised him it would bring a “high”. It did. Gulping about five pills at one go, the shy 24-year-old transformed into an effusive and outgoing381 words
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616 2002-12-28 5 NATALIE SOH - Cost will continue to be split between both parties as making just the caller pay may mean higher charges, says IDA §1 NATALIE SOH MOBILE-PHONE users will not get to enjoy free incoming calls, the regulator has ruled. This despite one telco here and four616 words
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Article, Illustration120 2002-12-28 5 IT WAS a 24-hour music marathon for 24 students from Catholic Junior College, who met on Monday night to sing carols and make music outside Orchard MRT station. And it is all for a good cause to raise money for The Straits TimesTHOMAS WHITE - 120 words
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446 2002-12-28 5 LIM HSIN HIN - Bu LIM HSIN HIN SINGAPOREANS who do not need the cash from their Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) now have the option to donate the money to charity. They can log on to the ERS website at www.ers.org.sg to exchange their shares for446 words
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388 2002-12-28 5 BENNADARAJAN - iz BENNADARAJAN A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy died after he was rescued struggling from a swimming pool on Sunday. Tan Han Wei’s death traumatised his family as his grandmother and uncle had also died in similar manner years ago. In fact, Monday was388 words
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387 2002-12-28 6 SIM CHI YIN - a SIM CHI YIN HOUSING Board residents will not have to pay the additional 1 per cent on their service and conservancy (S&C) bills when the goods-and-services tax (GST) goes up to 4 per cent next month. The Government will give more money387 words
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Article519 2002-12-28 6 NATALIE SOH - Cabinet still studying report on remaking economy, says DPM Lee. A call to freeze govt fees and charges is unlikely to oe taken up *L NATALIE SOH THE final report of the Economic Review Committee should be out after Chinese New Year, which519 words
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392 2002-12-28 6 K.C. VIJAYAN - ORCHARD TOWERS MURDER Bn K.C. VIJAYAN BY NEXT month, it may be known whether Orchard Towers murder accused Michael McCrea will be returned to Singapore to face charges here. His lawyer, Mr Erskine Rodan, told The Straits Times on Tuesday that he392 words
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Article, Illustration365 2002-12-28 6 SIM CHI YIN - By SIM CHI YIN FOR the third year in a row, Creative Technology chief executive Sim Wong Hoo has donated to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. The technopreneur’s latest gift of $250,000 brings the total amount he has given to the365 words
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Article, Illustration616 2002-12-28 7 ARTTMULCHAND - Gone a whole lot of trouble Removal of parking lots near Newton makan spot comes as a Christmas gift for residents there ?il ARTTMULCHAND THIS Christmas, residents of Monk’s Hill Terrace which lies adjacent to Newton Food Centre have more than one reason to celebrate. The 12 parking lots facing616 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1062 2002-12-28 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 Word1,062 words
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COMMENT
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Article561 2002-12-28 8 TUESDAY December 24,2002 WORKING people and job seekers alike should be under no illusions about what the code on employment practices released last week can and cannot achieve. On the positive side, there are two evolving situations the guidelines are well suited to address. First, there is561 words
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Article640 2002-12-28 8 FRIDAY December 2 7, 2002 THE news on Iraq can be summarised briefly: Everyone suspects the 12,000-page document that Baghdad produced on Dec 7, detailing its list of armaments, is totally misleading in its denial that it has weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), but the smoking640 words
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Article, Illustration994 2002-12-28 8 WITH CHUA LEE HOONG - SATURDAY WITH WITH CHUA LEE HOONG LATE December is when it is customary in the newspaper business to look back at the year just past, and ask: Has it been a good year? With the exception perhaps of 2000, the annual verdict since 1998 has been an994 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration998 2002-12-28 9 WITH HELEN CHIA - THE WAY I SEE IT WITH WITH HELEN CHIA AS YOU are reading this, there are about 84,000 jobless Singaporeans out there who are looking for work. Close to 13,000 of them are graduates, a record number. Four in 10 of retrenched people are white-collarLUDWIG ILIO - 998 words
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927 2002-12-28 9 YEN SUBRAMANIAN - By YEN SUBRAMANIAN IT IS a potentially huge market on Singapore’s doorstep just in the process of taking off. And waiting in the wings was a Singapore company in the process of taking off regionally. So when the two got together last927 words
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CPF NEWSLINE A CORPORATE NEWSLETTER OF THE CPF BOARD
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Article, Illustration210 2002-12-28 10 / 11 If you haven’t yet contributed at least $50 to your CPF this year, you should do so by 31 December to qualify for the Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS)! Those who have already contributed $50 to their CPF by 30210 words
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Article, Illustration312 2002-12-28 10 / 11 MediShield Scheme is an optional medical insurance scheme designed to help Singaporeans and permanent residents meet the high costs of medical treatment in the event of serious illnesses or prolonged hospitalisation. The scheme insures Singaporeans and permanent residents until the age of 80, though the312 words
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Article, Illustration191 2002-12-28 10 / 11 From 6 December 2002, the 8-digit CPF PAL PIN for Internet online transactions has been changed to a 24-character alphanumeric format, with a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 24 characters. Members will be prompted to change their PAL PIN when they log191 words
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237 2002-12-28 10 / 11 The Dependants' Protection Scheme (DPS) is a term-life insurance scheme run by CPF. The scheme insures Singapore citizens or permanent residents between 16 and 60 years old. More than 1,4m persons are currently under the scheme. DPS helps members and their families to237 words
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Article165 2002-12-28 10 / 11 With effect from 1 January 2003, CPF members aged 55 and above will be allowed to make yearly withdrawals, instead of once every three years. Those who are eligible for yearly withdrawal will be informed through a direct mail package, and there is no need for165 words
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94 2002-12-28 10 / 11 Using the Singapore Quality Award framework, CPFB strives to attain world-class standards of business excellence. As part of this effort, we adopted the ISO 9001:2000 standards to continually improve our processes to meet the changing expectations of our customers and deliver excellent94 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1844 2002-12-28 12 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong recently formed a committee to “refresh” the People’s Action Party. He and other party leaders say the party does not need remaking. Critics and some party members disagree they want a more fundamental review. Our political1,844 words
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Article, Illustration969 2002-12-28 13 WITH MAFOOT SIMON - THINKING ALOUD WITH WITH MAFOOT SIMON THINGS sure are looking up for the Malay/Muslim community. After being under the microscope for a whole year during which every wart got magnified several times over the community can now heave a sigh of969 words
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883 2002-12-28 13 NEOHUIMIN - Bit NEOHUIMIN THE Toastmasters wanted help with getting permanent venues for its clubs’ meetings. The Rotarians wanted financial support and more recognition for its various literature and charity projects. The Chinese publishers asked the Government to get school teachers more interested in promoting local883 words
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SPORTS
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TIGER CUP SOCCER
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Article, Illustration1204 2002-12-28 14 JEFFREY LOW; YAPKOONHONG - Kallang roared, the Lions tried, but it was the Thais who left on a high Desperate and determined, they tried very hard and came up short By JEFFREY LOW SOCCER CORRESPONDENT By YAPKOONHONG SPORTS EDITOR THAILAND saved Singapore some facePHOTOS: WONG-MAYE-E and ALBERT SIM - 1,204 words
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332 2002-12-28 14 Jeffrey Low - Jeffrey Low IN THE end, Jan Poulsen saluted the Kallang Roar. When his Lions were not sure what to do at the final whistle, whether to take a bow or simply walk off, coach Poulsen ran onto the field, shooed them back and,332 words
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MALAYSIA
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563 2002-12-28 15 BRENDAN PEREIRA - By BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Religious education in Malaysia could be up for a major overhaul, a move that may blunt the advance of political Islam and encourage Muslims to embrace both religious and worldly pursuits. A top-level563 words
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800 2002-12-28 15 REME AHMAD - Soon after Malaysian Premier’s words are published, BN Youth members demonstrate outside S’pore High Commission in KL By REME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has criticised Singapore over Pedra Branca. This was followed by a protest at the Singapore800 words
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453 2002-12-28 15 their requests. The Star/Asia News Network, New Straits Times PETALING JAYA Malaysia’s largest labour union has plunged into a leadership crisis after its president, Senator Zainal Rampak, refused to step down and hand over the reins to his deputy despite signing atheir requests. — The Star/Asia News Network,; New Straits Times - 453 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration76 2002-12-28 16 HUMAN rights activists took to the streets of Jakarta in droves to mark International Human Rights Day last Friday. Some of them wore masks and carried mock weapons while others marched with portraits of their missing children. A human rights official said: “We Indonesians have76 words
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Bad, good news for Indonesia economy
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562 2002-12-28 16 ROBERT GO - ROBERT GO THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Multinationals are deserting Indonesia as they consolidate operations and shift to other developing countries with more competitive advantages. And it is not just Sony, Nike and Reebok making the headlines as they lay off562 words
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571 2002-12-28 16 Robert Go - Robert Go JAKARTA Some indicators point to a more robust domestic economic activity, and homegrown tycoons’ plans for next year may compensate for foreigners’ allergy for Indonesia. Observers pointed to some micro figures that they said do not compute with mediocre economic-growth571 words
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MONEY
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616 2002-12-28 17 DURING the abbreviated trading week punctuated by the Christmas Day holidays the Straits Times Index rose just 4.1 points on the week to 1,341.58 on anaemic trading. Average daily turnover contracted a massive 51.1 per cent from the previous week616 words
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Article126 2002-12-28 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Volume Sea View 535 35.0 7.0 4,000 C&C 340 34.0 11.1 412,000 UOB 1180 30.0 2.6 2,130,000 Keppei Corp 50c 374 10.0 2.7 3,703,000 OCBC 960 10.0 1.1 1,414,000 VentureCorp25c 1440 10.0 0.7 721,000 JMH US25C 400 635 8.7 0.8 408,800 HL Sp Fin 185 7.0126 words
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Article132 2002-12-28 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Volume Wizoffice 5c 2.5 66.7 1.0 2,904,000 Nucleus Elec 5c 13.5 58.8 5.0 2,000 El-Nets 1c 1.5 50.0 0.5 5,623,000 Goldtron 5c 1.5 50.0 0.5 1,665,000 Kian Ann W*****7... 6.5 30.0 1.5 530,000 Hor Kew 5c 5 25.0 1.0 182,000 Frt Links 20c 3 20.0 0.5132 words
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Article123 2002-12-28 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Volume Central Prop 1760 -100.0 -5.4 5,000 Haw Par Corp 338 -22.0 -6.1 3,513,000 B Sembawang 1060 -20.0 -1.9 1,000 SIA 50c 1020 -20.0 -1.9 1,111,000 SPH100 1840 -20.0 -1.1 42,800 Creative T 25c 1250 -10.0 -0.8 410,700 SIA 200 1020 -10.0 -1.0 10,000 SPH 1840123 words
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Article128 2002-12-28 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Volume Global W*****6 0.5 -50.0 -0.5 950,000 L&M 1c 0.5 -50.0 -0.5 59,955,000 Koh Bros W04 3 -33.3 -1.5 91,000 Strike W*****5 1 -33.3 -0.5 249,000 New Toyo W*****7... 2.5 -28.6 -1.0 30,000 Penguin W*****0 3 -25.0 -1.0 6,000 Wee Poh 20c 3 -25.0 -1.0 780,000128 words
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Article75 2002-12-28 17 Straits Times Index The Straits Timas Index rose 4.1 points on the week to 1,341.58. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1,335.09 (-2.4) 257.47m (134.38m) Tuesday 1,337.19 (+2.1) 96.89m (79.19m) Wednesday Christmas Day Market Closed Thursday 1,331.45 (-5.7) 142.68m (70.74m) Friday 1,341.58 (+10.1) 157.58m (118.50m) IT-SM index The BT-SRI75 words
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638 2002-12-28 17 NATALIE SOH - SingTel’s monopoly ends as fixed-line users now get a choice with Star Hub’s new service NATALIE SOH STARTING today, home owners can decide if they want to continue using Sing Tel or switch to StarHub to make telephone calls from home. Star Hub launched638 words
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585 2002-12-28 18 SOH WEN LIN - While new and resale home prices firm up, resale deals make up just 37% or all private property sales By SOH WEN LIN PROPERTY REPORTER DESPITE gloomy economic conditions, total demand for new homes this year is estimated to have585 words
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Article, Illustration402 2002-12-28 18 SIMON WILCOX - CONSUMERS CUT SPENDING »2. SIMON WILCOX IT IS the season to be jolly, but captains of the fast-food industry are not exactly thrilled. Not about their sales figures anyway. Data released by the Department of Statistics earlier this month showed that sales at fast-food outlets402 words
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372 2002-12-28 18 LEONG CHAN TEIK - Ĕ2 LEONG CHAN TEIK TRANSPORT group Comfort said on Monday that it had paid US$l.55 million ($2.7 million) for a 70-per cent stake in a Vietnam taxi operator. Comfort aims to develop its latest overseas acquisition its biggest to date into a replica of372 words
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343 2002-12-28 18 AZHAR KHALID - By AZHAR KHALID EMPLOYEES at Indonesia’s second-largest telecom operator, Indosat, have threatened to stop work and stage a strike if the government does not cancel the recent sale of its stake in the company to Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia). Fears over Singapore’s343 words
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Advertisement27 2002-12-28 17 Log on to check prices Readers who want to see the latest stock-price and unit-trust listings can log on to the following websites: business-times.asial.com.sg www.asial.com www.fundssupermart.com www.singaporeexchange.com27 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration913 2002-12-28 19 I REFER to the report, “Firm retrenched him, then said: You can’t work for competitor’ (ST, Dec 16). I felt sorry to learn about the plight of liquor salesman Abel Chua from Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), who found a similar job within two weeks of being913 words
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Article, Illustration265 2002-12-28 19 I REFER to the letter, “Flats for residential use only” (ST, Dec 17), about the use of HDB flats as temples. The writer, Mr Chng Geok Eng, head of the HDB Balestier branch office, mentioned that such use is “an infringement under the265 words
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Article221 2002-12-28 19 WE REFER to Dr Chang Kai Cheh’s views in his letter, “Win-win for bosses, ex-workers” (ST, Dec 24). Unfortunately for Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore, our course of action and some critical facts that were not presented in the original ST article on Dec 16 have221 words
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305 2002-12-28 20 K.C. VUAYAN - Bu K.C.VUAYAN A CHINESE Singaporean who changed his name to a two-let-ter word may have registered the shortest name on record here. The 52-year-old had the name “Du” inscribed on his identity card and passport less than eight weeks ago. “In305 words
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Article, Illustration540 2002-12-28 20 TAN TARN HOW - Sharpest fall in 16 years takes its toll on businesses catering to foreigners here, from well-heeled expats to construction workers *L TAN TARN HOW SENT packing by the insipid economy, the departure of tens of thousands of foreigners is causing the biggest contraction in theirSource: DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS; ST GRAPHICS - 540 words
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Article, Illustration64 2002-12-28 20 The final touches are put to this tree decked with 100 pieces of jewellery, containing more than 300 carats of diamonds, 400 pearls and a necklace by Italian designer Stefan Hafner. Installed in all its $1.8 million glory at Shangri-La hotel byTHOMAS WHITE - 64 words