The Straits Times, 7 October 1997

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1997 60 CENTS MITA (P) 027/12/96
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    Strict Causeway checks on lorries hit businesses
    710 1  -  Walter Fernandez LORRIES CAUGHT IN THE CAUSEWAY JAM By Just one trip Previously, I could go back and forth from Johor Baru to Singapore two times in a day but now if I can make one trip, Fm happy. Itfshartlfor us because we
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    Lock icon Rupiah down again
    567 1 Rupiah down again Suharto suinmons economic n_i_sters INDONESIAN President Suharto called an emergency meeting of his key economic ministers yesterday as the country's currency and stocks plunged and then strengthened after central bank intervention. Elsewhere in the region, lingering worries over economic fundamentals pulled down other currencies as financial markets
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    No way I am going to resign, says Mahathir
    626 1  -  Brendan Pereira Western media, fund managers accused again By In Kuala Lumpur We can recover but we cannot forgive them for what they have done to us. We work 40 years to develop Malaysia and the moment you are rich enough
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Justice Sinnathuray retires
      515 2 After 19 years on the Supreme Court Bench By Tan Ooi Boon JUSTICE T. S. Sinnathuray, 67, one of Singapore's longest serving and most experienced judges, has retired from the Supreme Court Bench. But he is not ready to call it a day yet as he is
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      Lock icon Sold out: Second print of LKY book on the way
      629 2  -  Pang Gek Choo By We haven't seen anything like that in a long while. Nothing comes close in just sheer numbers. The rate at which it goes is quite astronomical/ Mr Kenneth Wong, area retail manager of Times The Bookshop.
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      Thai festival falls victirn to slump
      146 2 BANGKOK An annual Chinese vegetarian festival has become the latest victim of Thailand's economic crisis, organisers said yesterday. Tens of thousands of Chinese Thais usually visit the 10--day extravaganza during which they pay homage to their gods while scores of vegetarian food-stall sellers do
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      What it should have been
      163 2 IN OUR report headlined '"Contractor to blame' for falling tiles, bricks" last Wednesday, it was reported that Senior Counsel Woo Bih Li was representing RSP Architects Planners Engineers, the defendants in the court case. This is incorrect. Mr Woo was actually representing the management corporation
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      Lock icon Jakarta will go all out next year
      718 3  -  Susan Sim BATTLING THE HAZE IVLinisters add up the cost of burning forests to the economy By Indonesia Correspondent 1 picture. Tvly job is to make sure it doesn't happen again. Because if it happens all over again, we will be out of
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      Lock icon Bushfires destroying thousands of hectares
      249 3 In Western Australia PERTH The worst bushfires in memory were raging out of control in Australia's north-west, the West Australian Bushfires Board said yesterday. Some of the fires, blazing on at least 40 fronts, had burned for weeks in an area the size of Britain.
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      Jeya's words 'not considered slanderous elsewhere'
      536 3 Jeya's words 'no t considered slanderous elsewhere' Littlemore responds to govt rebuttal THE offending words by Workers' Party chief JB. Jeyaretnam would not have been considered slanderous in any other democratic country, said Queen's Counsel Stuart Littlemore. The QC, who was the International Commission of Jurists' (ICJ) observer at the
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  • WORLD
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      Europe takes up US-style corporate downsizing
      604 4 Its more difficult to do in Europe. You can't kick people out. But if the will is there, these things can happen/ Analyst Susan Anthony. LONDON American workers retard with envy the job security of their European counterparts. In France, Germany and Italy, the
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      ... proves doctor's prognosis wrong by flying solo from US to Britain British pilot crippled after this crash...
      400 4 proves doctor's prognosis wrong by flying solo from US to Britain British pilot crippled after this crash LONDON When Royal Air Force pilot Tim Ellison woke up in hospital after the Harrier jump-jet crash which broke his back in five places, the medical officer had a blunt message for him.
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      Lock icon Nobel medicine prize goes to US biochemist
      342 4 Professor discovered link to dementia-related diseases STOCKHOLM Professor Stanley Prusiner, an American biochemist whose discovery provided key insights into dementiarelated diseases, won the 1997 Nobel Medicine Prize, Sweden's Karolinska Institute said yesterday. The institute said that Prof Prusiner's work helped the world to
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      Lock icon Should varsities offer golf as a degree course?
      499 5 British watchdog questions dubious and undemanding options offered to attract students SOME COLLEGES UNDER FIRE THESE are some ofthe universities and colleges offering the so-called "noddy" degree courses that Mr Woodhead singled out for criticism: CARING SERVICES: Universities of East London, Kingston,
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      Lock icon 184 killed as Tamil rebels clash with troops
      130 5 COLOMBO Thousands of Sri Lankan troops, backed by planes and tanks, met fierce resistance from Tamil rebels in a campaign to capture a key northern highway and military officials said yesterday that more than 180 guerillas and soldiers had been killed. The
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      You can run but you can't hide
      368 5 Tracdking device helps police to rescue kidnap victim LONDON A tracking device fitted to a hired car helped British police to rescue a 12-year-old kidnap victim. The Daily Telegraph said in an Internet report on Sunday that the device, which had never been
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      Lock icon For Matthew, it's a tall order finding a job
      284 7 picture. LONDON Finding a job is tough for Matthew Langmaid because he is 2.18 m tall. The 28-year-old gentle giant has applied for more than 400 posts over the past 1 1 months, but has never got past the interview stage.
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      Britain to fine motorists who leave cars idling
      167 7 LONDON British motorists who leave their cars idling by the roadside could be caught in spot checks next year with fines of up to £90 (Ss22o), according to a Daily Mail report. The report said police and council officials would be empowered
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      Lock icon Cabinet revamp may shift focus of Aussie politics
      460 7 REAL ISSUES think they will assist me in returning the focus of Australian politics to things that people are concerned about job creation, tax reform, deaning up the native title mess/ Mr Howard on his reshaped ministry. CANBERRA Australian Prime Minister John
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      Poll shows support for Tories at all-time low
      339 5 LONDON A Gallup Poll published in the Daily Telegraph newspaper yesterday showed that support for the opposition Conservative Party has hit an all-time low, dealing a damaging blow to the party on the eve of its annual conference this week. Britain's Guardian
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      Lock icon Secret service chief overruled in heated row
      237 8 Israel's assassination attempt on Hamas leader LONDON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overruled objections from his secret service chief and ordered an assassination attempt on a Hamas leader in Jordan, The Sunday Times reported. The newspaper said that Israeli intelligence sources regarded the
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      Lock icon Netanyahu's leadership in doubt after bungled Mossad job
      488 8 JERUSALEM A botched murder attempt by presumed Israeli agents against a Palestinian leader in Jordan has raised troubling new doubts about the leadership abilities of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. That suspected agents of the Mossad intelligence service failed last month in their
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      Lock icon White House releases tapes of Clinton's coffee chats with donors
      628 9 WASHINGTON The White House has released portions of video tapes showing President Bill Clinton greet ing donors at 44 coffee sessions before last year's election, and Republicans have seized upon them. They have used the tapes to accuse Attorney-General Janet
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      Lock icon The mystery 'man in red' and his five cheques
      352 9 WASHINGTON An unidentified man with wirerimmed glasses, a bright red handkerchief and a patterned red tie became the unlikely star of this city's cinema verite when the White House released videotapes of coffees held at the white House for contributors to
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      Lock icon Libya skirts US sanctions by using front companies
      486 12 Equipment being bought through European firms LONDON In order to evade economic sanctions imposed by Washington, Libya is buying US-made goods through front companies in Britain and other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) countries, according to US and European officials, court records
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      Lock icon WAR VETERAN' ON SHOW
      48 12 picture. Egyptian boys inspecting a Russian-built MiG-17 fighter at an open-air military exnimuon in uairo on _unday, tne eve of the 24th anniversary of the 1973 war against Israel. The MiG-17 was one of the Egyptian ngnters wmcn took part in that war. AFP
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      Iran accuses US of playing up tension in Gulf
      320 12 TEHERAN Iran has accused the United States of "desperately" seeking to portray the Gulf as a tension-rid-den region in a bid to justify its military presence there and arms sales to Arab states. "As friendly ties grow between Iran and its
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      Lock icon UN office in Baghdad hit by grenades
      135 12 BAGHDAD Gunmen lobbed four hand grenades into a United Nations office in Baghdad on Sunday night, causing damage but no casualties, said the UN. Mr Eric Fait, spokesman for Iraq's UN coordinator, said the attackers "neutralised" the Iraqi guards at the World Health
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    • WORLD RLE
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        Lock icon MOBSTER SHOT
        44 12 One of Slovakia's most notorious gangsters was killed in a machine-gun attack as he lay in a hospital bed, a government spokesman said on Sunday. An unidentifed man entered a Bratislava hospital at dawn on Sunday and shot the underworld boss. AFP
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        61 12 The British team behind the Thrust SuperSonic car was ready to resume its assault on the sound barrier after working to overcome a problem with the stability of the jet car, the group's leader, Mr Richard Noble, said in Gerlach, Nevada, on Sunday. The British car set a
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        51 12 A new church was consecrated in Oswiecim, southern Poland, on Sunday near the site ofthe Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz to commemorate the 40,000 Italians who died after being deported during World War 11. The Saint Joseph's parish church is a gift from Italy and the Italian church.
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        64 12 border guards were Ten being treated for radiation sickness in Georgia after 15 radioactive containers were found abandoned in and around a former Soviet military base, officials and doctors said on Sunday. Ten containers were buried at a shallow depth below what is now a border guards training
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        Lock icon SHUTTLE DELAY
        48 12 Poor weather at Cape Canaveral frustrated Nasa's plans to bring home astronaut Michael Foale on Sunday after a difficult 4' 2 -month mission to Russia's Mir space station. Overcast skies at the shuttle's Florida landing strip forced flight controllers to delay the landing until yesterday. Reuter
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        Lock icon KORDIC 'YES'
        52 12 A top Bosnian Croat war crimea? suspect, Dario Kordic, h<?s agreed to surrender to Uie International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague. Kordic joins nine other Bosnian Croats who said they would leave for the Netherlands to face charges of war crimes against Muslim civilians in central Bosnia in
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      Lock icon 16 Algerian children shot dead in ambush on van
      521 13 Sharp rise in attacks by suspected extremists ALGIERS Sixteen schoolchildren and their driver were killed early on Sunday in an ambush near Algiers, marking a sharp escalation of sectarian blood-letting by suspected Islamic extremists as the Algerian army continued an offensive
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      Lock icon Sweden's first woman bishop
      35 13 picture. BISHOP Christina Odenberg stepping out of Uppsala's cathedral after a ceremony on Sunday installing her as Sweden's first female Lutheran bishop. With her is Arch- AFP bishop K. G. Back.
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      Lock icon Taleban outlaws pictures of animals and people
      193 13 Taleban outlaws pictures of animals and people ISLAMABAD Afghanistan's Taleban Islamic movement has ordered people to destroy pictures of living beings, warning that disobedience would bring punishment, the official Kabul radio said. The broadcast on Sunday, monitored in Islamabad, also quoted the purist Islamic movement's Promotion of Virtue and Prevention
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    • THAT'SLIFE
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        Lock icon Men are the tidier sex in hotel rooms
        129 15 Men are the tidier sex in hotel rooms LOH JAHMI AUCKLAND Male hotel guests are tidier than female ones, said a study published in the New Zealand Herald. Rugby players, known to clean their boots with the bed sheets, are the exception, the newspaper reported last weekend. It added that
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        Lock icon Mobile phones — lifeline for homesick sailors
        94 15 Mobile phones lifeline for homesick sailors LONDON British sailors who get homesick on the high seas can call loved ones on mobile phones under a new navy policy. "All they have to do is seek permission in case of radar interference," said a Royal Navy spokesman. "We have a duty
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        Lock icon South Africa a haven for fake drivers' licences
        111 15 JOHANNESBURG More than one million South African motorists have forged driver's licences, and many of these unqualified drivers have poor or non-ex-istent skills, a report said here. Mr Zerk Bester, the Transport Ministry's national inspector of licences, said bribery was rife between
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        Lock icon She's President ofthe Republic of Saugeais
        53 15 picture. THE President ofthe Republic of Saugeais since 1972, Ms Gabrielle Pourchet, 91, with the only customs officer of her country, Mr Jacques Vuillemin, on Sunday. Founded in 1947, the republic boasts 3,500 inhabitants in a dozen villages around the Montbenoit Abbey, near the
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        Lock icon Dead' man jumps out of truck on way to morgue
        102 15 NAIROBI A suspected gangster, pronounced dead after a shoot-out with Kenyan police in Nairobi, apparently jumped from the truck that was taking his "body" to the morgue, police said. A spokesman said on Sunday that two men were killed in
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        Nurse lands holiday prize with rare flea find
        93 15 LONDON A veteri nary nurse has won a holiday worth £1,000 <552,400) in a bizarre competition, by finding a rare flea on a dog. Ms Emma Neal was checking the dog for pests when she found the badger flea, the Par- aceras
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Brightman to work with ex-hubby?
        147 16 LONDON The pain of divorce has faded. Now Sarah Brightman (above) and Andrew Lloyd Webber are not just friends but eager to make music together. But the singer who shot to stardom in The Phantom Of The Opera in the role he created for her
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        Lock icon Hated, humiliated, but she's still in the limelight
        124 16 ROME She may be reviled, derided and humiliated regularly in public, but Mrs Dimitra Papandreou certainly knows how to get one thing right, and that is keeping herself in the limelight. Fifteen months after the death of her husband, the late Greek
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        Lock icon Gorbachev left in the cold by German officials
        112 16 LEIPZIG (Germany) Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (above) said that he was left out in the cold when German officials drew up the guest list for this year's official celebrations commemorating German reunification last week. "They forgot me," he complained. "But it
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        124 16 Meanwhile Bl LAST RITES FOR EMPEROR: Well wishers in Paris on Sunday performed Buddhist rites and prayers for Vietnam's last emperor Bao Dai who died in Paris in August. Bl EXTREMIST CONFESSES: A man arrested on suspicion of waging a racist bombing campaign over four years in Austria has admitted
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        43 16 am not going to run this state in the traditional way. In the future I want to have an electronic government.' Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra babu Naidu, who seeks to provide electronic kiosks which will give citizens one-stop, non-stop access to information.
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      Lock icon Missing: Spare parts for British nuclear missiles
      180 17 picture. LONDON Thousands of spare parts for Trident nuclear missiles equipping Britain's submarine fleet have gone missing over recent years, the Sunday Telegraph has reported. None of the 111 different parts contains nuclear material, but some are essential for the operation of the
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      Lock icon Colombia on the war path after 28 killings
      510 17 On Friday, 11 judicial officials, soldiers and police were killed near the town of San Carlos de Guaroa. The head ofthe Investigative Branch ofthe Prosecutor-General's Office said it was the work of a paramilitary gang hired to protect a cocaine shipment belonging
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      397 7 WEATHER SINGAPORE H Moderate to think haze. Showers RH Hiah Sunset today expected in the afternoon I 32 6.54 pm (TMinly over eastern, I LOW Sunrise tomorrow: '.crthern and central Singapore. I OR 6.49 am For an update on the local weather, call 542-7788 For detailed current weather, call 542-3983
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      547 8 Public Forum PROGRAMME MtNOIAUSEJ \//^_l 130pm Registration O yvj LAj 2 00pm Welcome Speech by WEmmW 9^ Seminar Chairman Dr Tan Yew Ghee [lrday October 10, 1997 Consultant Obstetnuan Gynaecologist 1.30 pm tO 4.20 pm Chairman, 0 6- G Interest Croup, GHL :cture Theatre, Level 3 2 10 P m
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      9 12 US takes the high ground, Iran grins: Page 40
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      Tokyo to look into Beijing's idea of three-nation talks
      370 18  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Jap an Correspondent Security dialogue to be among academics only TOKYO Japan intends to make us«* of Chinese Premier Li Peng's vis;it here early next month to secure an agreement on the setting up of a three-way
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      44 18 HONGKONG Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa's wife, Betty, holding a newborn baby at Tsan Yuk Hospital's open house yesterday, was happy to find out that that was her birthplace too, and not the Hongkong Sanatorium, as she believed South China Morning Post
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      205 18 HONGKONG Chinese naval forces based in Shanghai have mobilised 15 vessels for a series of exercises in the East China Sea, it was reported yesterday. The naval manoeuvres of the People's Liberation Army began over the weekend and are to last
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      China and US agree to normalise relations
      435 18 Pact struck ahead of Clinton-Jiang summit HONGKONG China and the United States have agreed to a full normalisation of ties to pre-Tiananmen crackdown levels, with regular exchanges of visits by top officials, according to Beijing and diplomatic sources. The agreement was one of
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      Chinese 'see US in a new light'
      138 18 HONGKONG Most Chinese people think the Americans are neither friend nor enemy, but "partners in competition on an equal footing", a survey in three Chinese cities has found. Many have also changed their impression of Uncle Sam as a "hegemonic paper tiger". The
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      Sex cases to go to married judges for their 'experience'
      289 19 TAIPEI Married judges in Taiwan will be given priority in presiding over sexual assault cases because of their presumed "experience" in sex, the China Post reported yesterday. It marks a new practice adopted by judicial authorities to protect the interests
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      Lock icon Hongkong, Taiwan checking US beef for deadly bacteria
      277 20 HONGKONG Health officials in Hongkong and Taiwan are checking US beef to see if the meat imports are infected with the potentiallyfatal E. coli bacteria. The checks began after South Korea banned the sale of meat supplied by lowa Beef Packers. It
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      Lock icon China Daily launched in HK in blaze of tributes
      422 20 It promises more accurate image of mainland HONGKONG Beijing's official Englishlanguage newspaper, China Daily, launched a Hongkong edition yesterday amid a blaze of tributes from political and business leaders. The local version of the China Daily, which becomes Hongkong's third En-glish-language
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      240 20 HONGKONG Police here were being taught how to raise the red, golden-starred flag of China to ensure that they did not fly it upside down, a newspaper said yesterday. A squad which raised China's five-starred flag last
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        67 20 Taiwanese firm United Microelectronics Corp's bid to become the world's biggest computer-chip foundry probably went up in smoke at the weekend along with a US$l billion (S$ 1.5 billion) manufacturing plant. The blaze, which police are still investigating, flared late on FYiday and reignited on Saturday, destroying UMC's
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        72 20 Beijing police have arresteda gang of five who deceived passers-by into buying black pieces of paper they claimed were US dollars, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday The five, including Liberian citizen Forfee Marvie, posed as relatives of a Liberian national bank governor who they claimed had
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        55 20 China has more than 8,000 centenarians among a total population of 1.2 billion people, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Statistics from the National Committee on Aging showed 120 million people were aged over 60, 20 million were over 70 and there were eight million people over
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        50 20 A 74-year-old woman died in a landslide in southern Japan yesterday after being trapped alive in mud for about an hour. Police said Mrs Sachi Kumanda, 74, and her husband, Suekichi. had been working in a field. They were rescued, but the wife died from suffo- cation. AFP
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        62 20 Forty-three per cent of China's 1.2 billion people are now setting up home in urban areas, China's State Statistical Bureau reported. The number of urban dwellers this year, at 515 million, marks a drastic increase from last year's urban population of 359 million and appears to be fmrtially
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        47 20 The United States and Hongkong yesterday agreed to co-operate more closely to control trade in high-technology strategic goods. The pact was agreed during a one-day visit by US Commerce Secretary William Daley and covers items such as high-grade computer hardware and weapons-related technol- ogy Reuter
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        61 20 Chinese President Jiang Zemin yesterday met the Chinese-American Governor of Washington State, Mr Gary Locke, who is making his first visit to his ancestral homeland. State television reported Mr Jiang extended cordial greetings to the United States'nigh-est-level elected official of Chinese descent and encouraged him to promote relations
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      60 21 picture. THESE children, being looked after in a North Korean nursery, are among the luckier ones. Eight months ago, they were starving. With nearly 800,000 tonnes of relief supplies from the World Food Programme, they are now in Reuter healthier shape. But
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      389 21 SEOUL South Korea said yesterday that work has resumed at a reactor site in North Korea after Pyongyang expressed outrage over a torn picture of de facto leader Kim Jong II found in the quarters of South Korean workers. About 30 North
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      Lock icon More North Korean party units back Kim
      190 21 SEOUL More units of North Korea's ruling Workers Party of Korea have adopted resolutions recommending Mr Kim Jong II as party chief. South Korea's Naewoe Press reported yesterday. Naewoe quoted North Korea's Central Broadcasting Station as saying that party units backed Mr Kim
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      Tokyo unveils plan for greenhouse gas levels
      446 21  -  Kwan Wenq Kin Targets suggested are well below those EU has called for By Japan Correspondent Calls for developed countries to set an average target reduction rate of 5 per cent ofthe 1990 emission levels each year from 2008. Allows each nation to
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      252 23 BEIJING Mrs Yu, a street sweeper in Beijing, says she likes her work, even though it nearly killed her once. Along with her comrades in the capital city's army of street sweepers, she is in the front line of China's road revolution.
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      443 23 China in massive crackdown on tax evaders Audit also aims to weed out corrupt officials BEIJING China's Cabinet, the State Council, has launched its largest crackdown in a decade on rampant tax evasion and fraud. The intensified tax-in-spection exercise is scheduled to be completed just before the coming Chinese New
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Philippine transport groups to go on strike
      383 24  -  Luz Baguioro By in Manila violence, as transport officials readied some 200 government buses which will be deployed to ferry stranded commuters. "If the government does not heed the people's demands now, then it should brace itself for bigger and more militant actions
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      41 24 picture. Davao del Norte residents call these modified motorcyles Skylab for reasons only those brave enough to ride them would understand. Like the spacecraft Skylab plummeting to earth, these vehicles hurtle along the Philippines province's roads. Philippine Daily Inquirer
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      Bangkok delays its Cabinet reshuffle for a week
      552 24  -  Edward Tang First priority is plan to bail out 58 finance firms By Thailand Correspondent BANGKOK A Cabinet reshuffle, scheduled to take place on Thursday, has been postponed to next week, pending the disclosure of a high-level action plan to resuscitate 58
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      Lock icon Jakarta general shrugs off British ban on arms sales
      183 24 JAKARTA Indonesian armed forces chief General Feisal Tanjung said yesterday that a ban by Britain on some weapons sales to Indonesia would not cause any difficulties. "Britain is not the only country to sell arms. There are many countries ready to
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      Lock icon Seat-belt law comes into force in Thailand
      160 25 BANGKOK A new law making seat belts compulsory in all motor vehicles will come into force today in a bid to cut down on road carnage in Thailand, reports said yesterday. The law, which will also apply to passengers, comes two years after
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      Recent disaster. in Indonesia 'a divine warning'
      379 25 Recent disaster. in Indonesia 'a divine warning' JAKARTA Muslim leaders have expressed alarm over the recent spate of disasters, which they said were a divine warning, and called on the nation to "repent". Before hundreds of people packing the Al Azhar Grand Mosque in South Jakarta on Sunday, imams pointed
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      Lock icon Filipino man who ran amok in bus shot dead
      112 25 MANILA A carpenter ran amok with a chisel inside a bus in the northern Philippines early yesterday, killing four people and wounding four before police shot him dead, police said. Orlando Tuguinay, 26, had just boarded a bus on the national
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      350 25 No special perks for my f amily vows new Jakarta governor JAKARTA The next governor of Jakarta, due to be sworn in yesterday, said his family should be refused special access to city projects, reports said. Major-General Sutiyoso said he would try to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor,
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      Ranariddh prepared to go home for trial in independent court
      469 26  -  Luz Baguioro By in Manila Tlanariddh wants to come home but he said he does not want the existing system He said he was prepared to be tried in an independent court. Mr Siazon. PHILIPPINE Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon said
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      31 26 picture. Mr leng Sary, leader ofthe Democratic National Union Movement comprising the breakaway Khmer Rouge factions from Pailin and Phnom Malia. speaking to journalists on Friday. AFP
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      Lock icon Ex-Khmer Rouge leader could tilt the power balance
      289 26 PAILIN Strategically nestled in his neutral pocket between Cambodia's warring factions, former Khmer Rouge Deputy Premier leng Sary may hold the key to war or peace in this troubled country. The 68-year-old French-ed-ucated history teacher, who last year led a renegade band
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        92 26 PHNOM PENH Cambodia yesterday legalised abortion in a bid to end deaths from illegal operations. "This is very important... for women's health, especially since many mothers died because of illegal abortions before," Member of Parliament Kann Man told reporters after the vote. The new law, passed by the
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        45 26 Two geople were killed and ve wounded when security guards from rival Phnom Penh night spots opened fire on one another after a drunken row yesterday, police said. AU seven casualties were off-duty military policemen working as security guards in their spare time. Reuter
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        57 26 Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has recommended a pricesupport policy to protect farmers trom market fluctuations, the English language daily Vietnam News reported yesterday. His desire to boost the agricultural sector, which engages nearly 80 per cent of Vietnamese, shows the government's concern with the growing divide
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        56 26 Firemen yesterday rescued dozens of bedridden Eatients and screaming abies after a fire broke out in a hospital in Cota bato City in the southern Philippines. officials said. No one was injured in the 30-minute blaze which started from the room of one ofthe Roman Catholic nuns running
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        HIV CASES UP
        54 26 The number of people who have tested positive for the HIV virus in Indonesia rose 2 per cent to 590 last month but the real number could be 59,000, a Health Ministry official said. In 90 per cent of cases, the virus was transmitted by sexual contact,
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        56 26 mild earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked the southern Philippines yesterday but caused no damage or casualties. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the tremble was centred in the ocean off the province of Surigao and was felt in Surigao City, Leyte island and
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      716 27 Mahathir accuses foreigners of trying to strain ties between him and Anwar PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said Malaysians had a choice in who should run the country. He said: "The fact is that either you are an independent country with a democratically-elected leader who
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      280 27 KUALA LUMPUR Gerakan leader Dr Lim Keng Yaik, came out in support of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday, saying that the three menaces to Malaysia were all foreign fi-nancial-market manipulators, workers, and the haze. Dr Lim, who is Primary Industries
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      154 27 PETALING JAYA A rubbish collector had a shock yesterday when the head of a newborn baby girl fell off his garbage truck. Mr Alfan, a 25-year-old Indonesian, said the head rolled off the truck as he was about to shut its door
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      205 29 THEY are blind or partially blind, but the game is in the bag for them. Literally. A regular soccer ball encased in a plastic bag lets them enjoy the game like sighted players, as the rustling noise ofthe plastic bag clues them in
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      218 29 Cost-<rutt_ig measure follows drop in value of M$ JELI (Kelantan) Malaysia will encourage more private universities to be set up and also reduce the number of its students sent abroad as part of cost-cutting measures following the drop in the value of the
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      106 29 EDUCATION Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has chided some Malays for refusing to repay their study loans, especially those from Mara, the government agency set up to help bumiputras. Speaking at the opening of an education conference on Sunday, he said their irresponsible attitude
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      343 27 JOHOR BARU WhUe most Johoreans were snuggled in bed in the early hours of Sunday, thousands of Singaporeans were busy buying up everything from clothing to plants at a wholesale centre here, said The Star yesterday. Johor's 24-hour Shopping Carnival
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      324 29 JOHOR BARU Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat has said he will seek the Anti-Corruption Agency's help to investigate complaints that he had broken a promise to squatters in his constituency for allocation of low-cost houses. Datuk Mohamed, who is the Member of Parliament for
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        149 29 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Inland Revenue Board barred 821 people from leaving the country in the first eight months of this year because they had failed to settle income-tax bills totalling MsBl million (Ss36 million). Of these, 74 were expatriates. The others
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        42 29 lice have detained three brothers aged between 13 and 27 in connection with the death of a 12--year-old girl in Machang, Kelantan. The half-naked body ofthe girl, Nik Farahiyah Hassan, was found in a padi field on Saturday night. Bernama
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        67 29 Every state should set up at least one day-care centre for the elderly who can be left there while their children are at work, National Unity and Social Development Minister Zaleha Ismail has said. Speaking at a function in Malacca on Sunday, she said that such centres were
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        58 29 The search for missing crew members of the Indian cargo ship ICL Vikraman, which sank after colliding with the tanker Mount 1 in the Straits of Malacca off Port Dickson on Sept 26, has been called off. A spokesman ofthe Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre said yesterday that 15
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        69 29 The Sarawak Reform Party said yesterday that it would not field a candi- date in the Kidurong by election in Bintulu this month, paving the way for a possible rematch between the National Front ruling coalition and the Democratic Action Party. The by-election, scheduled for later this month,
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        Lock icon DUKU PUSH
        61 29 The Malaysian agricultural authorities have flown 100 kg of dn ku to Paris to promote the fruit among French consumers. A spokesman for the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority said in Kuala Terengganu on Sunday that the move was part of a long-term objective to create an international market
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        Lock icon THIEF JAILED
        60 29 A Myanmar national was sentenced to 10 months' jail by a Penang court yesterday for robbing a man of M52,700 (S$ 1,260) cash and a mobile phone worth M53,500. KyawThein,23, pleaded guilty to committing the offence against Mr Nur Islam Yusof Zalal on Sept 22. Police said that
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  • THE BIG HAZE
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      'Collections' won't protect fire starters, says Jakarta
      409 30  -  Susan Sim But minister insists nig established boys' are not responsible for crisis Reports by Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA Big businessmen could not count on political connections to escape pun_hment if they were guilty of starting fires to clear their land, Environment Minister Sarwono
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      Read my lips'
      46 30 Read my lips' Indonesian Environment Minister Sarwono Kusumaatmadja told reporters yesterday that he had a hoarse throat from months of trying to convince other government departments to act against the fire starters behind the haze shrouding the region. But he was feisty when he answerea questions:
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      Jakarta says S'pore's satellite maps 'useful' in tackling haze
      216 30 JAKARTA Satellite maps provided by Singapore on the movement of the haze have been useful in helping Indonesian efforts to put out fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, senior environment officials here said yesterday. Indonesia's meteorological service also received satellite images from
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      Lock icon Isn't there a better way to fight fires?
      79 30 With countries pouring men and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment into the effort to fight forest fires, the sight of masked Indonesian soldiers in central Sumatra's Bayung Lincir district beating out a fire with nothing but tree branches could
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      Kuala Lumpur needs proof of Jakarta action
      725 31 MALAYSIAN officials had a tough time convincing their Indonesian and other Asean counterparts at the recent Asean environment ministers' meeting that action was needed to deal with the haze, a New Sunday Times report revealed. With the haze reaching critical levels, Malaysia was
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      Lock icon Send report on debate to Suharto, says KL MP
      609 31 Move Svould show public concerned about issue' The country has a huge armed forces but why is it they were not directed earlier to fight the fires?* National Front's Ruhanie Ahmad. KUALA LUMPUR -An MP from the ruling National Front suggested
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      Lock icon READY FOR RUSH FIRES
      47 31 picture. Malaysian firefighters loading an air force helicopter in Kuala Lumpur yesterday dunng a demonstration of airborne firefighting techniques. French firefighters have taught them how to fight bush fires tiKe inose in Indonesia wmcn nave been causing the haze covering the region. Reuter
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      Lock icon Drought 'posing more serious threat to wildlife'
      307 32  -  David Miller By in Pekanbaru IT IS the drought rather than Indonesia's forest fires and haze that is posing a serious threat to Indonesia's wildlife. Mr D. Siregar, 40, who heads a government-owned elephant reserve and training centre about 150 km from Pekanbaru,
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      Fewer hot spots due to wind changes, fire efforts
      371 32  -  Pearl Lee By TEMPORARY changes in the winds and fire-fighting efforts have helped reduce the number of hot spots in Kalimantan, said Singapore's Meteorological Service yesterday. Replying to queries from The Straits Times, its spokesman said that satellite data showed there
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        Lock icon 5,000 made homeless
        128 32 MORE than 5,000 people were left homeless after forest fires gutted about 800 wooden houses in a district in Southern Kalimantan on Sunday evening. The fire broke out at Tanah Laut district, about 40 km south-east of the provincial capital of Banjarmasin. The number of people left
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        Lock icon KL pollution worsens
        78 32 AIR pollution in Kuala Lumpur worsened yesterday as inter-monsoon winds changed direction and blew smoke from Indonesia's forest fires, officials said. "Strong south-easterly winds from Sumatra island is blowing the haze to the central and southern parts of the Malaysian peninsula," a spokesman for the meteorological department
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        Lock icon $46 m loss a day
        90 32 SARAWAK lost Msloo million (5546.2 million) a day during last month's 10-day state of emergency, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. The losses were suffered by the private and public sectors, the government and individuals, the newspaper quoted Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud as saying.
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      208 30 WH the haze be back next year? 'Look, if we don't change our ways, we won't survive as a nation, all right? I hope by this time it is clear to everybody.' Are fires receding? 'Most ofthe fires have been put out or have been significantly reduced. Which means that
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      Gentle judge had sharpest rebuke for felons
      530 33 What he was like Justice T. S. Sinnathuray, 67, hangs up his judicial robes after serving as a High Court judge for 19 years. Lawyers tell Tan Ooi Boon what it was like appearing before him. 'He had such a good memory that
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    • JUSTICE SINNATHURAY
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        Not taken in by Sentosa story
        219 33 The listener JUSTICE T. S. Sinnathuray was not onlv a good listener, he was obviously familiar with the landmarks on Sentosa, as he showed during a trial where the murderer had chopped his victim's body into parts and flung them into the Singapore River.
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        Tempered justice with mercy
        285 33 The merciful HE TEMPERED justice with mercy in many of the heart-rending cases that he heard involving murders committed by a member of the victim's family. On several occasions, Justice T. S. Sinnathuray spared the accused from long jail terms because he knew that those appearing
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        Word of thanks for everyone
        195 33 The courteous SAYING "thank you" came easily to Justice T. S. Sinnathuray, who would thank everyone, except the accused, for helping him in a trial. Since 1978 when he became a High Court judge, he recorded his appreciation of the work done by lawyers and
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      Lock icon Causeway jam
      25 34 Picture by Bumper-to-bumper lorry traffic starting from Kranji MRT station right up to the Customs checkpoint at 4 pm yesterday. CHEW SENG KIM
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      Lock icon Jams costing money, lorry drivers complain
      541 34  -  Karamjit Kaur Dorothy Ho Reports by and IT USED to take just a few minutes for a lorry to be inspected by Malaysian Customs officials at the Causeway. Lorry drivers were allowed to submit their Customs declarations in advance either personally or through their
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      Lock icon They're stuck with the waiting game
      332 34 1 DRIVERS SAY: "Last time, every lorry was not checked strictly. Now, it's very strict and one lorry can take about an hour." Mr Wong Sow Vor. 38. "Everybody complains that he is very tired. Nowadays, the iam is so terrible that we sometimes
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      Causeway jams: Who will count the cost?
      764 35  - Causeway jams: Who will count the cost? Koh Buck Song Could this be the land equivalent/ to recent moves by Malaysia to boost its sea route, ever since it openly declared its aim to make Port Kiang the alternative South-east Asian hub port, and not just a feeder Sp port
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      Lock icon SAF to distribute water to Pulau Ubin residents
      445 36 WELLS are running dry on Pulau Übin but temporary relief is on the way, as the Singapore Armed Forces are planning to distribute water to the residents there. The Straits Times spoke to some 20 residents there and they said they had
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    • Article
      Singapore soldiers in New Zealand for exercise
      217 36 ABOUT 50 soldiers from the Singapore Armed Forces are in Chnstchurch, New Zealand, to take part in an annual Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) exercise. They joined about 250 of their counterparts from the other FPDA member nations Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and
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      Plans for car-sharing scheme to go island-wide
      489 37 Plans for car-sharing scheme to go island- wide NTUC Income to mount registration exercise NTUC Income wants to expand its car-sharing cooperative scheme island-wide, and will mount a national registration exercise through newspaper advertisements and its web site next month. Those interested could send in forms printed in The Straits
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      PARK TAKES CARE OF LITTLE ONE
      214 37 Incubator-hatched king penguin named after Diana DIANA lives. Named after Princess Diana, a baby king penguin the first penguin chick to hatch by artificial means in Singapore is now a month old. It has been hatched and cared for by its foster parents, curators
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      Former URA officer gets 3 months'jail, $1,000 penalty for graft
      228 37 Former URA officer gets 3 months' jail, $1,000 penalty for graft A FORMER technical officer with the Urban Redevelopment Authority was sentenced to three months' iail for corruption and ordered to pay a penalty of $1,000 yesterday. John Tan Guan Huat, 40, admitted pocketing a $500 bribe from sub-contractor Lim
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      NTUC Income to sell car co-op system to firms
      399 37 The system The system, which comes from Germany, consists of several parts. The computer costs $900, while the 'key manager' for a fleet of 16 cars sells for $5,000. The computer software that links the telephone bookings with the 'key manager'
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      Thief takes wallet from trousers
      216 37 Thief takes wallet from trousers A THIEF saw a wallet sticking out of the back pocket of a pair of trousers hung near the back door of a shop. He distracted the shop owner by asking him for a pail and then walked away with the wallet. The trousers and
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      Lawyer rebuts ICJ's claim
      651 38  -  Chua Lee Hoong PM Goh's suit against J. B. Jeyaretnam By GET FACTS RIGHT Interviewer. The ICJ representative said that lawyers he spoke to were shocked that Mr Goh had been served ln such a way by a uniformed attendant Mr Shanmugam: One wishes that he
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      Deserter charged with causing baby's death
      708 38  -  Lim Seng Jin Three-month-old crying infant allegedly: Scolded and slapped Flung onto mattress By WHEN a man's three-month-old son refused to stop crying, he allegedly threw the baby onto a mattress on the floor. The baby was flung so hard that it bounced off
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      Brothers stake claim to $30 m inheritance
      365 38 Brothers stake claim to $30 m inheritance TWO brothers, both farmers in China, have come forward to stake their claim to part of a $30-million inheritance from the sale of two plots of land in Johor. The land was sold for $37 million at the end of 1994 and a
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      Firms involved in community work 'have much to gain'
      501 39  -  Braema Mathi By VOLUNTEER work for companies is no soft option. Rather, it is a hard-headed approach to the bottom line. Committed companies enjoy high staff morale, as shown by surveys abroad, American management adviser Diane McFernn Peters told The Straits
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      THREE HEARTWARMING EXAMPLES
      256 39 THREE heartwarming examples, from Ms Diane McFerrin Peters' casebook, of US companies which did good work and harvested benefits beyond expectations: Stride-Rite, a shoe manufacturer and retailer, started off looking after the aged and the children in the community. As its commitment increased, it built a centre
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      Lock icon Charity 'doll-boxes' at all MRT stations
      113 39 THE Singapore MRT has placed 61 charity boxes in the shape of dolls at its 48 stations to raise funds for the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore. The money collected will go towards building a new home for the association, which will provide medical
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  • COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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        It takes three to tango
        648 40 JAPAN'S idea of a joint security dialogue with the United States and China, reported in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, is a particularly useful one at this important moment in relations among the three powers. The new bilateral defence arrangements Between Washington and Tokyo that were
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      74 40 QUOTES "I'll imitate Surjadi. So please, if my children or my relatives try to approach deputy governors or mayors, intending to become involved in the city's projects, refuse them directly" Major General Sutiyoso, the next governor of Jakarta, promising to follow in his predecessor's footsteps by keeping his family out
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      Iran drives a wedge between the US, Prance
      738 40  - Iran drives a wedge between the US, Prance Stephen S. Rosenfeld By Washington Post WASHINGTON The great streams of international commerce flowing from growth and globalisation keep exposing the United States to a political trap. The latest is the dispute over France's determination to support a US$2 billion (Ss3 billion)
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      THE MEN IN THE MIDDLE
      37 40 Iranian president-elect Mohammed Khatami (left) and Hassan, grandson of Iran's Ayatollah Khameini. Mr Khatami's views may soften Washington's attitude towards Iran, but he is out-ranked by the ayatollahs and their revolutionary stance.
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      New US-Japan pact has China crying foul
      1021 40  -  Robert A. Manning Revised partnership agreement remains the best bet for Asia-Pacific security By Los Angeles Times AT FIRST glance, it seemed a modest step when the United States and Japan unveiled new guidelines last week upgrading their security alliance. After all, the
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      Lock icon Killation takes on a new, ore dangerous guise
      1169 41 K illation takes on a new, ore dangerous guise Large increases in asset prices can endanger economies more than consumer price inflation The Economist Just as with product prices, rapid increases in asset prices can distort the allocation of resources. If a sharp rise in share prices reduces the cost
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      East Asian economies face painful decisions to get back on track
      625 41  -  David Roche It will take a 20 to 25 per cent reduction in Thai living standards and two years of shrinking GDP, plus massive wealth destruction, to redeem the wasted assets ofthe Thai economic mess/ By HONGKONG The Asian
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      Keep Fullerton Building as it is
      689 43 Preserving Singapore's past What has to happen to stop J^dlerton Building from being destroyed and Singapore from looking like a copy of another country? I REFER to the report "Raffles never knew what a Place it became" (ST Life! Sept 30). I am a
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      Disabled deserve much better public transport
      290 43 I REFER to the reply "Better if principle is applied equitably" (ST, Sept 30) by the Public Transport Council. I am disappointed that the perennial transport problem faced by the disabled is pushed away without any attempt at a "direct and targeted" suggestion. There
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        Tree-trmiiners are not very safe
        193 43 I HAVE been working in Singapore for the past five years, three of them at construction sites. I am glad that the Government is making every effort to improve safety standards. However, I have noticed that some of the tree-trimming gangs operating around the Portsdown
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        188 43 I REFER to the letter "Why can't we co-exist with other life forms?" by Mr James Soh (ST, Oct 4). I found the writer to be ignorant of what the residents of Lake Monroe were facing. He said that the
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        Method of adjusting import prices is not fair
        179 43 I AM appalled to read in the report Why are food prices in Singapore not falling too?" (The Sunday Times, Oct 5) that because imports of daily produce are being paid for in US dollars, little or no savings will be passed
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      540 44 Sailor Ng told to rest SINGAPORE'S yachting fraternity received a fright two days ago when boardsailor Ng Lee Ling slipped and hit her ribs against her board in Jakarta. She reported some pain when she breathed and was told to rest
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      Two survive CEO cut Redhill, Marine Castle given deadline
      408 44 THE S-League Board has narrowed its search for a new Chief Executive Officer down to two candidates. About 15 candidates, including two non-Singapor-eans, had applied for the post, which fell vacant after Englishman Douglas Moore resigned in July. Said honorary secretary
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      Lions stand by with four as list of mishaps lengthens
      598 44 Santokh Singh reports from Jakarta SOCCER PROBABLE LINE-UPS Singapore Effendy Sabtu, Aide Iskandar, S. Subramani, Lim Tong Hai, Kadir Yahaya, Saswadimata Dasuki, Zulkarnaen Zainal, Nazri Nasir, Fandi Ahmad, V. Selvaraj and Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin. Myanmar Aung Kyaw Kyaw, Thet Khaing,
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      Thailand gives Lions rude shock
      298 44 SINGAPORE 1 THAILAND 0 at least that was the score at yesterday's training session at the Lebak Bulus Stadium. No, it was not the result of a friendly match before the actual South-east Asia Games encounter tomorrow week. Rather, it was a psychological boost for
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      850 44 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: Pittsburgh 42 Baltimore 34, Buffalo 22 Detroit 13, Green Bay 21 Tampa Bay 16, Jacksonville 21 Cincinnati 13, Miami 17 Kansas City 14, NY Giants 20 Dallas 17, Philadelphia 24 Washington 10, Minnesota 20 e\rizona 19, NY Jets 16 Indianapolis 12, San Diego 25
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      SBA does an about-turn on Zarinah
      466 44  -  Thomas Koh BADMINTON By THE Singapore Badminton Association, in a dramatic about-turn yesterday, decided to keep Zarinah Abdullah in the team for the South-east Asia Games. In a written statement released around 4pm, SBA's Robin Chan said. "On Friday, Oct 3, the national training
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      IBF award for ex-maestro Ong
      202 44 ONG POH LIM was the original buaya, having made the unusual Crocodile Serve famous all around the world. While he may not have his former speed on court, this badminton maestro who will turn 73 on Nov 18 still has all his wits about him.
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      Lock icon Australian Woodforde the first seeded casualty
      503 45 Chan Tse Chueen reports on the Heineken Open tennis tournament Picture by THE Heineken Open lost its first seeded player yesterday when fourth-seeded Mark Woodforde crashed out in the first round, losing 4-6, 4-6 to Swede Mikael Tillstrom at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. It
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      Woodies still hungry for success
      353 45 NO, we are not breaking up. So said Australian Mark Woodforde, one-half of the world's most famous tennis doubles pairings in recent years, of his partnership with younger compatriot Todd Woodoridge. Following a US Open firstround exit this year nothing short of a disaster considering
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      Lock icon Speak softly but carry a big racket
      494 45  -  Shirlynn Ho-Pereira By IF MICHAEL CHANG is known only as a hardworking player on the tennis court and nothing else, it does not bother him. If he is under-appreci-ated outside of Asia, it will not cause him to lose any sleep either. He
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      444 45 FEDERATION CUP DEN BOSCH (Holland) France won the Federation Cup for the first time on Sun day, beating Holland 4-1 after sharing the reverse singles and winning the doubles. It was France's first appearance in a Fed Cup final ana also a personal
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      Lock icon Stroll in the park for focused Langer
      640 46 But Monty still leads Order of Merit GOLF BERLIN Bernhard Langer strolled to a six-shot victory in the German Masters on Sunday for his fourth European Tour win of the year. But Colin Montgomerie kept his lead in the Order of Merit. Langer
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      200 46 Irwin first $3mman on course CLEMMONS (North Carolina) Hale Irwin became golfs first US$2-million <Ss3.l million) man on Sunday when he birdied the final hole for a one-shot victory in the US$l.5-million Vantage Championship on the Senior PGA Tour. The clinching putt gave him his eighth Senior PGA Tour win
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      Lock icon $332,000 prize takes some pain out of Love's game
      499 46 PINE MOUNTAIN (Georgia) Ryder Cup failure Davis Love collected a nice consolation prize when he won the US$l.2 million (551.86 million) Buick Challenge by four strokes. Love, the only member of the losing American Ryder Cup team to play here, made
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      Dazzling Thaiyar hits a century in CSC's fine win
      290 46  -  Mahmood Gaznavi CRICKET By SINGAPORE skipper Thaiyar Mohamed hit tne season's highest score in Division One cricket with a 143 on Sunday. His ton helped Ceylon Sports Club defeat Singapore Recreation Club by 11 runs in a high-scoring match at Balestier
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      48 44 4 RPtH. 19th SEA GAMES JAKARTA 1997 _fM Group 1 Prix* 2__H___l No. 122 1/97 Mon, 6 October 1997 09 13 19 29 37 43 Add. No. I 04 I Co* 1800-*****11 (tolMr..) char 9 1 5am for Draw Rasuttt, Numbar of Winning. Entries Prize Estimate MMR 'CPU
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      31 44 TODAY'S EVENTS SOCCER Prime Minister's Cup (Inter-con) s-finals: Feneshan v Pasir Ris South (7pm), Kampong Chai Chee v Sembawang (9pm) Serangoon Stadium. TENNIS Heineken Open, Ist round (Singapore Indoor Stadium, noon).
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      827 47 Czech's hat-trick against Chelsea first in 67 years SOCCER English Premier League LIVERPOOL Patrik Ber ger asked for the match ball after the final whistle and, as referee David Elleray had given Liverpool most of what it wanted, he handed it over. The Czech striker
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      Lock icon Controversial Ronaldo strike keeps Inter's record intact
      582 47 EUROPEAN ROUND-UP MILAN A controversial penalty from Brazilian Ronaldo reserved league leader Inter lilan's unbeaten start to the season on Sunday, earning his side a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Lazio at the San Siro. With Inter trailing to a 35th-minute opener from Czech
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        148 47 Fans should not be treated 'like ariimals' LONDON British police helping their Italian counter-, parts prepare for Saturday's crunch World Cup soccer qualifier in Rome defended controversial tactics drawn up to deal with England fans at the match. The Italians plan to search supporters up to three times and confiscate
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        Japan FA boss to quit after poor showing
        144 47 TOKYO One day after sacking the manager of the national team, Japan soccer chief Ken Naganuma has voiced an intention to resign and take responsibility for the current morass engulfing the national team. Naganuma, president of the Football Association of Japan (JFA),
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      Thwaites stays on course for bonus win
      399 47  -  Malcolm Bastians KL REVIEW By ALTHOUGH Ouzo and El Caballero have been grabbing the headlines in the Selangor Turf Club's Triple Crown Series to determine the best middle distance four-year-old galloper on the circuit, their trainer Malcolm Thwaites looks like ending the real
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      SATURDAYS PENANG WEIGHTS AND RATINGS
      406 47 Claee 3 Div *****m HakunaMatata 56 5 HoonHoon 53.5 Tanjong lpoh Star 50 (Ratina* 73-58, SuperCpp 56 SirChip 53.5 iwaiinga. rm) Biwni Mataharl 55 WHdFlre 53.5 ■C5 D3 1 700m (48-24) Grand Tycoon 57 Kim Captain 54 Special Power 53 Princelv Reeent 57 M. Co-operation
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      Lock icon Brilliant feat by duo in the Arc
      378 47 Peintre Celebre breal_s 2,400m record while Peslier scores second triumph FRENCH RACING PARIS Record-breaking Olivier Peslier, the golden boy of French racing, won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for the second year in succession last Sunday aboard French Derby winner Peintre Celebre.
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      494 47 Claaa 3 Div *****m T^ S $5! s \l £2______* s \l R.PegasusE3 51.5 /R«tinn_- 7-uaa\ ShowginVlll 54 Hawaiian Gold 53 Three Lucky 50.5 (Rating.. 74-66) Narita Express 53 5 HighMasterEl 52.5 Remember Me VI 48.5 FancyLady 57 Ardentßival 53 Santa FeE2 52.5 Mapperley Rover
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      213 47 SING A PORE _^__a TURF CLUB DRAW NO: 41/97 (For races held on 04-10-97 and 05-10-97) The Lucky Draw prizes must be claimed within 90 days. FIRST PRIZE: $20,000 3956-2371 10 SECOND PRIZES: $1,000 each 3885-6128 3991-1838 4035-7597 3916-9243 3994-5425 4038-8227 3926-0099 4014-8490 4051-7736 4029-2561 50 THIRD PRIZES: $500 each
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      93 48 DR. COLIN MARCUS passed away on October 6, 1997. Cortege will proceed from 274, Upper East Coast Road at 9.30am on Wednesday, Bth October and thence to arrive at Mount Vernon Crematorium at 11.1 Bam. The family of the late Dr. Marcus wish to express their heartful thanks to the
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      269 49 October 6 1997 HK* UiSunD 680 -0.2S ASMPacWc 7.10 -0.100 UmSoon 3.73 -0.02 AMadlndMl 3 50 -0.10 LawalM I.SI -0.04 AM«dOv«rM« 1.52 -0.10 LMHlngDav 3.20 +0.03 2**?™ JS *Ur»iOoHt.Ofp 2.25 -0.23 BWWOIfcA 2620 -0.45 MlnarvCorD 240 -0 12 C.P PohphWXl 233 -0.05 EEnwHtoL 1840 115 COLHaM 273 -0 10
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      TOKYO
      314 49 October 6, 1997 YEN MNaulEnginaarino. 130 -14 Mmmtcon> isaoo +500 U5*2»L- il» J° Ajtoomoto 1030 unch MHaumlElae 2610 +60 AkaiElactric 181 -4 Morinaga 163 -10 AmadT^ 639 +24 MurataMlo. 5320 +20 AsahiChamind 517 -31 1 1 2 AMNGtaM 925 +9 ISts*i*2? 'IS "°ft Bfcom^yMtHubHW 2300 -20 JJJ&^£ P U9
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      294 49 OCBC OUB UOB DBS TLB POSB KB DEPOSIT RATES Savings 3 2 1 BW 3 3 2'. t% Fixed deposit 1 month 3'. 3'. 3'.. 3^ 3W 3v t 3 months 3' 2 3 1 3 s 3V. 3^'i 3Vi 6 months 3 3*% 3*» 3% 3V. 3V.
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      CRUDE & PRODUCT PRICES
      69 49 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES CRUDE PRODUCT MONTH* CHANGE PRICE (US$) BBL BRENT BLENO Nov +1 17 1 17 2170 2175 WEST TEXAS M*m Nov +1 09-109 22 89-22 93 DUBAI FATEH Nov +099-099 2028-2033 TAPIS BLEND Nov ♦1.00-1.00 2195-22 05 MHOS Nov +0 80-0 80 20 70-20.80 NAPHTHA (OF Jap) ♦6.00-700
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        151 49 share prices plunged 2.3 per cent yesterday on profit taking due to a lack of fresh news with the index falling below the 15,000-point resistance, dealers said. "Buying has dried up, so sellers, particularly US and European investors, come in by selling futures," said Mr Eugene Law, research head
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        96 49 Indonesian stocks yesterday fell for a fourth day as the rupiah's plunge to another new low against the dollar added to concern that Indonesia's interest rates will remain at six year highs and drive some companies out of business. "Dollar exposure is significant," said Mr Steven Lim, who helps
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        43 49 Thai share prices closed down 1.2 per cent yesterday as the government delayed an expected Cabinet reshuffle and the market awaited details of a rehabilitation plan for the finance sector, analysts said. The Composite SET Index fell 6.32 points to 542.05. AFP
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        70 49 Japanese share prices closed 1 per cent higher yesterday as domestic institutional investors bought selected blue chips while pension funds also gave moderate buying support, brokers said. They said the market's interest was focused on tomorrow's listing of Central Japan Railway Co (JR Tokai), one of the several firms
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        37 49 Australian share prices edged up 0.2 per cent yesterday in an uneventful day for the bourse, prompted by the Labour Day bank noli day across some states. The All-Ordinaries Index rose 6.6 points to 2,769.7. AFP
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        100 49 Malaysian stocks fell yesterday as the ringgit weakened a second day, offsetting news that the country recorded its first trade surplus in three months in August. Bank shares such as Malayan Banking and car makers such as UMW Holdings led the decline. "The currency concern is top priority,"
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      GOLD PRICES
      102 49 SINGAPORE Physical (SS) Mon Fri Kiobar *****-***** 51 *****-***** 76 100 gm 1655-1733 49 1632-1709 80 50 gm 829-***** 818-860 05 20 gm 330—354 32 326-350 20 5 gm 83-96.82 81-94.76 1 pm 17-26 78 16-25 75 Bullion coina (SS/oz) S pore buHion coin 530-636 523-529 Canadian maple
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      CURRENCY
      170 49 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency BuytngOD Selling US dollar 1.5274 1.5548 Stefl.ng pound 2.4448 2.5209 Australian dollar ***** 1 1397 Canadian dollar ***** 1.1379 NZdoHar ***** 0.9971 EC unit 1.7424 Singapore dollar* to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 12.1340 12.7583 Betgtantranc 4.1544
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      SICOM FUTURES
      294 49 October 6. 1997 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSSI Contract Tonnes (Scents/kg) Month High Low Set Vol Open M Nov97 ***** ***** ***** 50 2375 Dec ***** ***** ***** 350 1700 Jan 96 145 75 2170 Fib 148.75 2170 Mar ***** 2170 Apr/JunK 158 75 ***** RSS3Contract (UScents/Vg) Nov
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      ASIAN CURRENCY UNITS
      114 49 Contract date: Octobf 6, 1997 UMT ONE 3 6 9 12 ci.. VALUE WiT MTH MTH MTH MTH MTH CAU DATE US$ 5 s'b s*. W, Mi,, 47,, 08/10/97 AS 47,« 4'A, 4 4 4 3H 08/ICV97 NZ$ 6% 7VU 7 1 7*^ 7-ii, 6'/* 08/1007 STG
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      TIN
      10 49 Closing price* (MS/kilo) KLTm $19.04(— 1.18) Turnover 98 4)
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      3171 49 Transaction Date: October 6, 1997 1997 Last Vol Nat High Low Company Sate ('000) P E 1040 560 Nanyang 646 -IS 16 24 9 930 470 O'Connor'* 796 uneh 296 14 1 306 153 Otympia 186 -3 95 24 9 1310 494 POZHtg 4*4 -11 5 129 232
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      PALM OIL
      34 49 Crude palm oil (MSftonne) Oct 1710.00 (south) R#no#d p#tm oil (USS/tonnt) RBO Palm Oil CteVNov/Dec 525.00 (seler) Jan/Feb/Mar 527.50 (seler) R-OOtem Oct/Nov/Dec 557.50 (seller) Jan/Feb/Mar 560.00 (seller) RBO Stearin Oct/Mov/Oec 420.00 (seller)
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      SILVER
      19 49 Closing prices (USSAroy oz) Mon Fri Singapore 5 280-5290 5170-5180 Fri Thu New York 5290-5300 5160-5170 Source: RothschM
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        27 49 Open High Low Sett EstVol Nov 97 21.61 0 Dec 2140 0 Jan 98 21 21 0 Act Vol (Fri) 120. Open Int (Fri): 676
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        25 49 Open High Low Sett EstVol Dec 97 ***** ***** ***** ***** 48 Act Vol (Fri) 97 Open Int (Fri): 292
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        81 49 Eurodollar 3-month deposit (100 implied interest rata) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Oct 97 94 275 94 275 94 275 94.275 410 Dec ***** ***** ***** ***** 4005 Mw9B 94 220 94 240 94 215 94.220 5806 Jun ***** ***** ***** ***** 9502 Sep ***** 94.110 ***** 94.095 5256
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        69 49 I Euroyen 3-month deposit (100 implied interest rate) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Dec 97 99 465 99 470 99 460 99 465 3910 Mar 98 99 445 99 450 99 440 99 445 3721 Jun ***** ***** ***** ***** 1834 Sep 99 330 ***** 99 310 99 330
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        47 49 Open High Low Sett Est Vol Spot ***** ***** ***** *****' Oct 339 00/ 346 50 ***** ***** 3468 ***** Nov ***** 343.50 335 80 337 70 11 Dsc ***** 0 Mar 98 305 70 0 Act Vol (Fri): 2631 Open Int (Fri): *****
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        31 49 10- Year Japanese Government Bond Open High Low Sett EstVol Dec 97 ***** ***** 128 73 ***** 183 uy ge 128 20 0 Act Vol (Fri): 1003. Open Int (Fri): 5458
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        40 49 Open High Low Sett EstVol Spot ***** 276 64 273 76 276.3V Dec 97 276 50 ***** 0 Mar9B— 276 800 Jun ***** 0 Sep 277.80 0 Dec ***** 0 Act Vol (Fri): 0. Open lnt (Fri) *****
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        40 49 Open Hig*, Low Sett EstVol SPOT *****75 *****.45 *****86 ***** 78* Dec 97 *****/ ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** Mar 98 ***** 450 Jun ***** 250 Sep ***** 0 Act Vol (Fn): *****. Open lnt (Fn): *****9.
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        34 49 Spot US Dollar/ Deutschemark Open High Low Sett EstVol Dec 97 ***** ***** ***** ***** 232 Act Vol (Fri): 66 Open Int (Fri): 129 Spot Index on market doeed. e Settlement Price not available
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      1751 49 Transaction Date: October 6. 1997 MALAYSIAN STOCKS (in Ss) Of. 1997 Curr Last Vol Day Div Nat M Cap High Low Company Traded Sal* +or- 000 High Low P/E Smil 478 147 m MSB 90c 190 cd MMp 5.0 48.7 194 0 137 50 m t AMOBSOc 50
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      4004 50 I INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Traraactton Data: October 6. 1997 I 1997 Curr La«t Vol Day Gr« Nat M Cap Wl Avg High Low Company Tradad Sala +oc- '000 High Low »v P/E $mM Prtca 157 73 ACE DynamieaSOc 79 5 -0 5 96 79 5 75 65 1
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      INDICES
      83 50 October 6 Chang* ST Industrials 1880 59 —2145 ST Finance 3725 99 -37 32 ST Hotels 1896 91 -3 54 ST Properties 1515 23 -25 61 BT Composite 1636 53 -27 28 BT-MGA 848 14 -8 68 BT-SRI 885 87 -16 06 BT 08/OS -540 -31 BT CAW -*****
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      SCOREBOARD
      63 50 MAIN CLOB Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Industnal 15 142 26 1 42 5 Finance 0 20 3 1 11 0 Hotels 2 6 10 3 0 Properties 112 4 3 19 0 Plantations 0 0 0 4 4 1 Mining 0 0 0 0 3 0 BLW
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        STI Index slips below 1,900 mark
        358 50 THE blue-chip Straits Times Industrials Index lost its grip on the 1,900 level yesterday as regional currency jitters and concerns over next year's economic growth dented stock prices. The index slid 21.45 points or 1.1 per cent to 1,880.59. This compares with its recent
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      TOP ACTIVES
      29 50 DBS Land 5,296,000 Rekapacific Bh 4,866,000 RHBCapWt99 4,597,000 Asia Food&Prop 2,926,000 Berjaya Group 2,796,000 HKLandUSIOc 2.642,000 SingTel 15c 2.527,000 Keppel LandWOO 2,165,000 DairyFUSsc 2,100,000 Keppel Landsoc 2,031,000
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      TURNOVER (READY)
      52 50 Total Market Fri Mon Industrials 49 325m 43 614m Finance 16.667m 13 223m Hotels 1737m 1726m Properties 12.576m 15 478m Loans Stocks 12.380m *****m Plantations 2.516m 2.517m Mining 156,000 201,000 Total volume 95 358m 92.454m Total value in SS *****7m 199.564m Sesdaq volume 11 378m 8.434m Nasdaq volume
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      2074 50 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS 1997 Last Vol O«y Last Quota Avg High Low Company Sal* or- 000 High Low Buyer S*ll«r Prica 68 27 5 m m AMDBcS SN*****6 27 5 26 5 81 41.5 Acer W01 073 1USS 51-15 4 51 51 50 5 515 131 43 AcmaW*****4 44-3 5
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      858 50 1997 Curr Last Voi Day Gr Nat MCapWtAvg High Low Company Tradad Sal* -for- 000 High Low Div PE Smll Prtca 20 4 Nan He R 4 5 tn 118 4 kAhoRIOO 5M 2*3 121 Unoa-Jacob 240 -8 24* 2«« 240 30.0 385 8 243 82 39 Material H
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      Lock icon Kia refuses to file for court receivership
      431 51 Group calls on banks to reschedule $15b debt SEOUL Kia Group said it will reject yesterday s deadline set by creditors to file for court receivership and called on banks to reschedule its US$lO billion (5515.5 billion) debt. "We've decided not to file
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      Lock icon Struggling Cathay to take on more planes
      270 51 HONGKONG Cathay Pacific Airways, struggling through what it calls its worst year in decades, said it decided to accept delivery as scheduled next year of 10 new planes. The planes from Boeing Co and Airbus Industrie would give Hongkong's biggest longhaul airline thousands
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      83 51 y.i_ lUI c. A Vietnamese worker cleaning Just three out of 14 foreign-invested car joint ventures are exhibiting this year. In the first six months, just over 2,500 locally-assembled vehicles were sold in Vietnam, a new Hyundai saloon at the Hanoi exhibition centre yesterday. The sth Auto
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        Lock icon SOVIET $378 LOAN RESCHEDULED
        40 51 Russia and the London Club signed a landmark deal in Moscow yesterday to reschedule US$24 billion (Ss37 billion) of defaulted Soviet debt, one of the biggest such accords signed by the commercial creditor bank grouping. AFP
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        Lock icon DAIWA BANK EXTENDS NEW LOANS
        83 51 Daiwa Bank Ltd, one of Sanyo Securities Co Ltd's major creditors, said yesterday that it has extended fresh loans to the ailing secunties house. "Sanyo has said that it is formulating drastic restructuring steps and programmes to raise profits. Under those circumstances, we decided to
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        94 51 Two deputy prime ministers in Vietnam's new government promised steps yesterday to encourage foreign investment, which official figures show has stumped in recent months. "Investment is tending to slow down in the whole region, not just in Vietnam," Mr Nguyen Tan Dung, Deputy Prime Minister of
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        Lock icon DENTSU UNVEILS CYBERMALL
        79 51 Dentsu Inc, the world's largest advertising agency, said in London yesterday it had launched a "cybermall", a website on the Internet with online shopping and news content. Tokyo-based Dentsu said in a statement that it launched The Super Mall after teaming up with Fujisankei Communications Group (FCG),
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        Lock icon C&W RENEWS INTEREST
        59 51 Cable Wireless (C&W) has renewed its interest in joining the Global Onc telecoms joint venture between France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom AG and Sprint Corp, according to The Independent. The newspaper quoted sources close to the company as saying it is to open a regulatory office in Washington
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      Lock icon BT denies plan to rubbish MCI bid
      316 51 LONDON British Telecommunications pic yesterday denied speculation that it pianned to mount a campaign to undermine America's WorldCom Inc, which has topped BT's own bid for MCI Communications Corp. "It isn't the style of BT," a company spokesman told Reuters. "MCI are big,
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      671 52  -  Brendan Pereira Regional currency turmoil By in Kuala Lumpur Public Bank lowers rate KUALA LUMPUR Public Bank Bhd, one of Malaysia's largest commercial banks, said yesterday it would cut its base lending rate to 9.55 per cent from 9.65 per cent
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      370 52 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia yesterday unveiled Mesdaq, a high-technology, highgrowth stock exchange that it said could begin trading by February next year. "We hope that Mesdaq will, over time, bloom into a premier exchange for pioneering companies within the region," Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri
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      251 52 HANOI Vietnam has no intention of devaluing its currency despite recent pressure from the monetary crisis in other Asian countries, Finance Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung was quoted as saying. "I would like to reaffirm that the dong is not actually sliding at the
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      714 52 JAKARTA An emergency meeting between President Suharto and his economic ministers to discuss the Indonesian rupiah yielded no official announcements on concrete measures to shore up the ailing currency. State Secretary Moerdiono said after the meeting the government will "in some
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      186 52 Thai Airways increases fares on intl routes BANGKOK Thai Airways increased fares on most international routes 3 to 5 per cent, a spokesman said yesterday. First and business class tickets on flights between Bangkok and the United States, and all classes on Japanese routes, were increased 5 per cent, while
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      408 52 Manila overnight borrowing rates soar to 100% MANILA Philippine banks charged each other as much as 100 per cent for overnight loans as the central bank tightened credit to fight inflation. Benchmark borrowing rates rose to their highest in more than five years, making slower growth inevitable for an economy
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      481 52  -  Narendra Aggarwal By FOREIGN funds that fled South-east Asian stock markets will return because the region's economic fundamentals are quite strong, say two senior economists from a leading Canadian bank. "The region has sufficient internal strength to ward off
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      197 52 BANGKOK Bank of Thailand governor Chaiyawat Wibulsawasdi declined to comment on a Thai newspaper report which appeared to outline parts of an economic package scheduled to be announced on Oct 15. "I have nothing to say," he said, when
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      Ferry operator Penguin Boat offers 50m shares at 38¢ each
      575 53  -  Patrick Tan Group will use $17.5m proceeds to boost services and repay loans By MAINBOARD aspirant Penguin Boat International is offering 50 million new shares at 38 cents apiece to raise a net $17.5 million. Of this, 30 million shares
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      Reinsurers should give branches here more autonomy
      370 53 THE Government has urged international reinsurers to grant their Singapore offices more autonomy and the industry to beef up staff expertise. Trade and Industry Minister Lee Yock Suan said the Government welcomed those who shared the vision of a "dynamic and competitive reinsurance
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      158 53 FINNISH telecommunications giant Nokia Telecommunications has clinched a $50 million contract to supply equipment to expand Mi's cellular phone network. The expansion would enable Ml Singapore's second cellular operator after SingTel Mobile to increase its subscriber base to about 200,000 by the
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      Tuan Sing sells four Tannery Rd sites for $20m
      269 53 TUAN Sing Holdings has sold four factories in Tannery Road for $20.45 million, reaping a pretax profit of $8.9 million The diversified mainboard group would enjoy a total gain of $10.6 million from the transaction, including a realised revaluation surplus of
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      Suzhou Industrial Park gets new deputy chief executive
      200 53 THE Singapore-led joint venture developing the Suzhou Industrial Park has appointed Mr Tan Siong Leng as a deputy chief executive to replace Mr Khor Poh Hwa from Nov 1. Both men are veterans of the Public Works Department, and Mr Khor is
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      305 53 FU YU IS CPF TRUSTEE STOCK: Fu Yu Manufacturing, which is listed on the mainboard, has been added to the list of trustee shares under the CPF Investment Scheme. The scheme now covers 156 trustee shares on the mainboard and four on Sesdaq as well as nine
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      569 53  -  Tan Li Eng Interview with OUB chief Peter Seah Reports by We cannot afford to be complacent in the light of Hongkong's continued growth, Tokyo's Big Bang, Sydney's desire to a financial centre by 2000 and in the light of
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      241 53 SINGAPORE'S top banking regulator Koh Beng Seng had performed well and proof of this was his "report card" the Republic's reputation as a sound and highly respected financial centre, said OUB chief Peter Seah. He cited Singapore's position as the fourth-largest foreign
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      804 54  -  Tan Li Eng Alvin Tay But competition must be on level playing field, says OUB chief By and _f we are able to compete effectively outside Singapore, why can't we compete effectively within Singapore? I am not saying that the liberalisation
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      345 54  -  Chan Wee Chuan By STOCKBROKERS enjoyed windfall takings in the third quarter, benefiting from the currency crisis that had gripped the region. Turnover on the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) in the July-September quarter soared 126 per cent year-on-year to 14.2 billion shares
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      235 54 TOKYO Japan's major supermarket store operator Jusco Co Ltd pledged yesterday to help rehabilitate Yaohan Japan Corp, the core of the international retail group Yaohan that is on the brink of collapse. Jusco said it would co-operate with Yaohan Japan in buying merchandise, as
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      8 1 THE STRAITS TIMES Life TUESDAY OCTOBER 7, 1997
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        Donors here as big hearted as Ted Turner
        1500 2 THE HEART OF GIVING 'WHILE comparisons between the American charity behemoth and tiny Singapore may seem unfair, it is tempting to ask how donors here rate next to the Ted Turner-types. Spurning comparisons, Dr Ngiam Tee Liang, deputy head of social work
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      Demanding roles, but they handed in good report cards
      939 3  -  CHIN SOO FANG STAR AWARDS 97 1 AND THE WINNERS ARE BEST ACTOR: Christopher Lee (The Price Of Peace) BEST ACTRESS: Carole Lin (The Price Of Peace) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Liu Qianyi (The Silver Lining) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Hong Huifang (The
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      1157 4 NOT GREED BUT RESPONSIBILITY THE boss of Money Management Camp pooh-poohs critics who feel that the age of 11 is too young and tender for children to start worshipping at the altar of the almighty dollar. "I don't teach greed," says Mr
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      200 4 HARRODS boss Mohammed Al Fayed has banned from his exclusive London department store a controversial book that tells Princess Diana's account of her marriage breakup. The book also faced the threat of legal action by Diana's family, who were said to be extremely
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        658 5 Navigation systems for cars are doing it all MR KAORU HINATA'S car navigation system can plot a course and guide him to his destination in Tokyo, telling him which way to turn. If he is hungry or low on fuel, it can show him the location of the nearest fast-food
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        174 5 IBM plans to apply the technology used by its computer that beat chess champion Garry Kasparov to develop financial products for the investment community. The company has started a capital-markets group to create tools for investment firms and commercial
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        397 5 'My visual memory prosthetic told me how to get back/ Steve Mann WHEN Mr Steve Mann got lost the other day in Boston, he did not have to duck into a shop for directions. He retraced his steps by calling up images
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      539 6 Drama DIARY OF A MADWOMAN TheatreWorks Black Box Theatre Friday Elizabeth Kaiden Within the confines ofthe Black Box Theatre at Fort Canning, a large idea is rendered intimate. In the workshop spirit of TheatreWorks' production of Chin Woon Ping's Diary of a
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      463 6 CHIN SOO FANG ANITA YUEN, a former Miss Hongkong who still looks every inch the beauty queen (despite her "flatness", a subject the actress often brings up), was in town for the opening of the U2 new concept shop at Wisma Atria on Friday.
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      804 7  -  JANET HO THE art gallery, in a lovely, refurbished Chinatown shophouse, is deserted. The Tolman Collection Singapore, said to be the world's largest publisher of contemporary Japanese prints, has been in a gallery right here in Singapore, in Teck Lim Road, since May.
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        Exhibition with four themes
        532 10 It is expected to attract more than 1 2,000 visitors and professionals from the building and trade industry in the Asia-Pacific. Baucon Asia '97, the exhibition on products and services as well as developments and trends in the construction industry, will be opened today by National
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        Conferences on current construction issues
        579 10 The series of conferences range from the practical issues of waterproofing to using information technology in the industry. A series of business conferences I will be held in conjunction with i Baucon Asia '97 to update devel- opers, engineers, architects and contractors on current issues
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        Gearing towards prefab
        587 10 Prefabrication technology will feature prominently at Baucon Asia '97. The construction industry in Southeast Asia has continued to see high growth since the early *****, and it is expected that there will be a lot of construction projects in this region in the next few years. Major
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        More power to AutoCAD
        107 11 Drcarchitectural, available from CAD-IT Consultants (Asia) Pte Ltd, is an AutoCAD application which will add power and performance to any AutoCAD system. It combines routines for drawing walls, doors and windows with many additional tools for fast architectural documentation and produces a 3-D model of structures
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        Excavators for heavy duty work
        97 11 JCB of the UK, a major manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment, produces a range of tracked excavators weighing from 7-45 tonnes that are designed for high productivity and exceptional durability. It also makes wheeled excavators ranging from 13-17 tonnes which require minimal maintenance and
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        Automated prefab line from Finland
        90 11 JCB's excavators are easy to maintain and control. Acotec Ltd of Finland has developed the Acotec Grande, its first automated prefabrication line to produce prefabricated construction elements for use in a wide range of non-load bearing partition walls as well as load-bearing walls and flooring.
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        Less noise and vibration
        89 11 Furukawa Co Ltd of Japan has a full range of low noise hydraulic breakers which allow operations to be performed in urban areas without the worry about noise. These breakers have a sound reducing effect ofuptolOdb(A). In addition to the use of a layer of special
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        Software for surveyors
        91 11 The NS-700 is a lowcost, PC-based solution to interface and site plan-mapping requirements. It enables a surveyor to download his day's work, reduce the data to XYZ coordinates and view the survey information on a PC screen. Manufactured by the Nikon Corporation of Japan, the NS--700 has
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        A system to floor them with
        128 11 Varioplus, manufactured by Weiler GmbH of Germany, is a prestressed concrete hol-low-core floor with varied applications. Due to the low weight of Lhe Varioplus floor, load-bearing elements like floor jousts, columns and foundations can be dimensionally slim. The stiff Varioplus floor elements are delivered
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        Energy breakers
        82 11 The Topa hydraulic breaker efficiently converts hydraulic pressure into blow energy. The operating system combines an efficient mechanism and nitrogen gas energy to achieve a powerful breaking force. The incorporation of a complete internal control valve system helps to reduce maintenance costs. Manufactured by Dong Myung Topa Heavy
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        Lock icon Droopy ears made rabbit a star
        529 12  -  CHIN SOO FANG Children's book illustrator made a slight change to his favourite character and gave it international appeal IT IS no exaggeration to say that a humble rabbit has brought fame to homegrown children's books illustrator Patrick Yee. He has become a celebrity
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        Eman Manan returns to screen in thriller
        231 12 A PSYCHOTIC killer who turns the lives of a happily married couple into hell is the recipe for Berjaya Film's latest movie entitled Lenjan. Shooting for the movie has already begun and is expected to be finished by next month. The film is
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        Designs hit right decorative note for tourists
        516 12 SHAHRIMAN SHAH, 24, is a familiar sight at the Central Market in Kuala Lumpur. He is one of the pioneer stall holders of this centre for handicraft, curios and ,knick-knacks. He is a resident artist who sells hand-painted plates and mugs, keychains and
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        606 12 Diqi Ke Xlnjiapo Fuzhuang Lesson 7 Singapore dress (D m Kewen Lesson Jia: A, lao Wang, hen Jiii mei guanggii wode caifengdian le, jlntian shi shenme teng ba ni chuilai? A: Ah, Lao Wang, you haven't patronised my tailor shop for a long time. What brings you
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      Lock icon Blind tackle challenge of juggling letters
      409 16  -  TEO PAU LIN Visually-handicapped scrabble players are ready to take on sighted competitors IF YOU think that putting together the word "quartz" is difficult in a game of Scrabble, you should have seen some of the games played during the Singapore National Scrabble Championship
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      29 7 Shinichi Nakazawa's works are on show till Oct 15 at the Tolman Collection Singapore, 10 Teck Lim Road, from 11 am to 7 pm daily, except Tuesdays. Free admission.
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  • COMDEX ASIA '97
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      467 1  -  Sin Siang Heng By The premier computer exhibition in Singapore and the region, Comdex/Asia 97 opens today at the convention centre at Suntec City. Close to 250 exhibitors from all over the world are here hoping to attract potential business partners. On display are their latest
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        New technologies hold promise
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        15 2 CJ Neoh is marketing manager, Asean for the network product business unit of Digital Equipment.
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    • A SPECIAL FEATURE ON COMDEX/ASIA 97 4
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        Is this private message really from you?
        781 4 Is this private message really from you? Chua Jen Chian explains the intricacies of authenticating the authorship of messages using digital signatures. Today a corporate seal or a notary signature gives a high degree of assurance on the authorship, authenticity and integrity of a document. With the rising demand for
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    • A SPECIAL FEATURE ON COMDEX/ASIA 97 5
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    • A SPECIAL FEATURE ON COMDEX/ASIA 97 6
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    • A SPECIAL FEATURE ON COMDEX/ASIA 97 8
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        1038 8 The need for new and old IT skills will continue to run in parallel well into the next millennium, says Andrew Sanson. Many organisations have yet to sort out all the Year 2000 problems, and believe me, they will not all be solved by the
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        724 9 Daniel Sim forecasts that the Asia-Pacific IT industry will prosper and stay ahead in technology to remain competitive. Table 1: Revenue from IT hardware/services Revenue (Millions in USS) 2QQQ Personal computers 16,636 41,305 Professional services 7944 ***** Higlvend systems 4005 5529 Printers 2199 3773 PC packaged
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    • COMDEX/ASIA 97 10
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        New takeovers Show stealers The latest and fastest
        1625 10 New takeovers Show stealers The latest and fastest Sin Siang Heng reveals that DVD-Rom drives will replace aging CD-Rom drives at this year's Comdex. Over 40,000 people are expected to turn up at Comdex/Asia at Singapore Informatics '97, the premier IT show for the region. Listed below are some of
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        Widening Singapore One's reach
        569 12 Visitors to the Singapore One pavilion will be able to get a taste of how businesses will be conducted in the next millennium. NSmen will soon be able to book their fitness tests and notify Mindef on their overseas trips all from a kiosk. Shown for
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