The Straits Times, 30 August 1999

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    24 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 JVlOllClciy August 30, 1999 88 Pages m four parts mita (P) 054/12/98 A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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    Lock icon Thanks to classes, he speaks Best English
    182 1 Thanks to classes, he speaks Best English FISHMONGER Urn Bak Hee, 60, was singled out by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong last night for attending Best classes to learn English. "He now speaks some English, not Singlish," said Mr Goh. The Basic Education for Skills Training (Best) classes are run
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    Lock icon Singapore spells out policies on Hedge funds
    581 1  -  RAVI YTLLOOR Indirect regulation best approach; it is also against super-regulator for capital markets and wants offshore centres under regulatory umbrella By_ 'A global financial super-regulator. is politically unrealistic. BGLee SINGAPORE came out firmly yesterday against the idea o( a global super-regu-lator for
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    Lock icon ANTI-SPECULATION: Managed float
    251 1 SINGAPORE operates a managed float of its currency not as a form of exchange or capita) control, but to deter speculation against the Singdollar. said Deputy Piime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Capital account liberalisation is an issue that has to be approached with caution. Singapore abolished exchange
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    Lock icon Speak Good English campaign next year
    443 1  -  IRENE NG GOVT TO MAKE IT ANNUAL AFFAIR By AN ANNUAL Speak Good English campaign will be launched next year as part of the Government's efforts to expand the use of standard English and discourage the use of Singiish. The campaign, to be organised
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Old Parliament House to hear strains of music
      331 2  -  NATALIE SOH Bu THE Old Parliament House will soon be converted into a heritage and arts centre. Sources said the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) administrative offices will occupy part of the Parliament annexe block. Film screenings and concert recitals will be held
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      Lock icon East Timor votes on destiny today
      638 2  -  SUSAN SIM Choice is between remaining within Indonesia on more autonomous terms and breaking away to be a new nation Hu INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT DILI (East Timor) The people of Indonesia's youngest and most reluctant province embark on their best hope for peace today m
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      Lock icon 5m people Planners revising land use plan factoring in larger population
      647 3  - 5m people Planners revising land use plan factoring in larger population TAN HSUEH YUN The HDB may start constructing skyscraper blocks, with 40 storeys, and a prime candidate is Toa Payoh *i CREATIVE LAND USE BUILD taller HDB blocks going as high as 40 storeys. The tallest HDB blocks now
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      Lock icon TENT CITY BLAZE
      71 3 ALPHONSO CHAN An empty tent erected by Turkish soldiers caught fire accidentally on Saturday at Yenikent. It was not known how the tire started, but it was put out quickly. A total of 500 tents were erected to house quake victims there. Unofficial estimates said that up
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      Lock icon S'pore eyes big market for medical devices
      496 3  -  M. NIRMALA ENGINEERS MOVING INTO RESEARCH LABS I±L ENGINEERS m Singapore are moving from construction sites and factory floors to research laboratories to carve a slice of the burgeoning market for medical devices, estimated to be worth billions. They are working with experts
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      Lock icon Q: Where are China's leaders? A: Busy criticising themselves
      612 4 Q: Where are China's leaders? A: Busy criticising themselves Top officials ignore in-trays to attend 'correctness' sessions as part of a campaign to purge corrupt elements Study: It refers to study of Marxist-Leninist theory and Deng Xiaoping thought. Politics: This demands total adherence to party directives and loyalty to Mr
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      Lock icon Businessman and ex-envoy Ho Rih Hwa, 82, dies
      425 4  -  YEOH EN-LAI FORMER ambassador and prominent businessman Ho Rih Hwa, 82, died on Saturday, five years after suffering a serious stroke that left him wheelchair-bound. He died at around 4 pm at the family home m King Albert Park surrounded by his
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      Lock icon CPF restoration 'should not hurt'
      359 4  -  M. NIRMAIA BE SENSITIVE TO FIRMS FACING DIFFICULTIES, SAYS LEE BOON YANG BIL THE restoration of the cut m employers' contributions to the Central Provident Fund should be done m a sensitive manner so as not to hurt companies that are still facing difficulties, said
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      362 2 INSIDE World 6,8-9, 12-15, 24 People 15 China 16-17 East Asia 18 South east \>ia 19 Indonesia ....20-21 Malaysia 22-23 Weather 25 Home 26-28, 30-31 Editorial 32 Comment Analysis 32-33 Forum 34 Sports 35-39 f 1 Custody battles for children can be bloody Hot Shorts 3 Daddy's Home 6 Comics
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Billions in cash slipping out of Russia
      726 6 Billions in cash slipping out of Russia At least $170 billion is estimated to have been sent abroad since 1992, outstripping the international aid going into the struggling economy ROUBLE TROUBLE: Insider moves NEW YORK A Russian businessman at the centre of a broad corruption and inone\ -laundering probe said
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      Lock icon Sonia for PM? 'Might as well vote Lewinsky'
      374 8 India s Information Minister Mahajan subsequently apologises for remark, blaming it on a reporter's inference NEW DELHI India's Information Minister Pramod Mahajan has apologised for alleged remarks equating main opposition leader Sonm Gandni with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, the Press
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      Lock icon AHEAD OF THE SOLAR PACK
      68 8 VI i Andy Shacklock, 35. a lecturer at the South Bank University in Loudon, putting the solar-powered car Mad Dog III through its paces before it is sent to Australia to compete in the World Solar Challenge. The car has 760 solar cells. On a
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      Lock icon India is home to 100 rupee-billionaires
      275 8 The top four Mr Azim Premji 176 billion rupees (Ss7 billion) Mr Shiv Nadar 69.1 billion rupees Mr Dhirubai Ambani 50.4 billion rupees Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy 47.4 billion rupees NEW DELHI India has 100 rupee-billionaires whose total wealth equals 27-5 per cent
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      Lock icon Iran to crack down on extremists
      522 9 Strengthening the hand of the President, the intelligence chief vows to crush hardliners waging a violent campaign against liberal reforms VIGILANTES: Backlash WITH their misbehaviour often condoned by the police and overlooked by the judiciary, the hardline vigilantes attacked a university hostel m Teheran
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      Lock icon Taleban chief clears US of bomb attack
      339 9 Taleban chief clears US of bomb attack ISLAMABAD The Taleban's supreme ruler. Mullah Mohammad Omar, ruled out US involvement m a bomb blast outside his residence last week, but said unnamed "foreign hands" were to blame. "It was a political act and there were foreign hands behind it, but not
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        Lock icon RABIN'S KILLER GETS THREE MORE YEARS
        48 9 ISRAEL'S Supreme Court yesterday added .another three years to the life sentence imposed on the man who assassinated former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Yigal Amir was given the additional term for conspiracy to murder and for preparing attacks on Arabs. AFP
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        Lock icon MILITANTS BEHIND YEMEN BLASTS
        48 9 THE Aden-Abyan Islamic Army has claimed responsibility tor threr explosions m Yemen on Saturday, said London bMcd Islamic activist Abu Ham/a al-Masri, who has links to the group. At least six people died m one of the blasts, which rocked the capital, Sanaa. AFP
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        Lock icon THREE BENGAL TIGERS DIE IN DHAKA ZOO
        46 9 THREE Royal Bengal tigers, an endangered species, have died from an unknown disease at Dhaka zoo m the past three days. "We are not yet certain of the cause of the deaths," said chief veterinary physician Nazrul Islam. Reuters
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        Lock icon U.S. JETS BOMB TWO IRAQI MISSILE SITES
        38 9 UNITED States planes bombed two missile sites m northern Iraq on Saturday. The jets came under an-ti-aircraft tire while patrolling a Western-enforced nofly zone, the US European Command said yesterday. Reuters
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        Lock icon MACEDONIA MINISTER DIES IN KFOR CRASH
        56 9 MACEDONIA MINISTER DIES IN K FOR CRASH MACEDONIAN minister without portfolio Radovan Stojkovski as well as his wife and 12-year-old daughter died on Saturday when their car collided with a vehicle from the Nato-led KFOR peacekeeping force for Kosovo. KFOR admitted that the Norwegian vehicle was driv- ing on the
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        Lock icon THE ONE-MILLION-EGG PROTEST
        56 9 HONDURAN poultry farmers m the northern town of San Pedro Sula shattered one million eggs to protest against what they said was unfair competition from eggs produced m El Salvador and Guatemala. They said the imports had sent the price of a box of eggs crashing from
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      Lock icon Windmills take spin out of highway
      60 13 Windmills take spin out of highway GIANT windmills spinning next to a major highway m southern France are creating a traffic hazard. Motorists brake suddenly to gawk at the 70-m-tall structures the vanes of which are 25 m long creating tailbacks of up to 20 km. There are plans to
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      Lock icon British schools to teach six-year-olds about sex abuse
      190 13 LONDON British children v young as six will be taught at school about sex abuse next year m an effort to raise awareness of the problem, the Independent nev >paper said yesterday. Teachers will explain which parts of the body were private
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      Lock icon IRA to 5 Catholic youths: Leave or be shot
      556 13 IRA to 5 Catholic youths: Leave or be shot Two brothers among those targeted m death threats now m hiding m London, say reports as critics assail ceasefire as a farce WHY WERE 5 TARGETED? CERARD Croogan, 18, said he and his 16-year-old brother Martin had had a series of
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      Lock icon Khalifman takes Fide chess title
      171 14 LAS VEGAS Russian Alexander Khalifman won the International Chess Federation (Fide) world championship on Saturday by defeating Armenian Vladimir Akopian, scoring ii.s points after the sixth match, which ended m a draw after 40 moves. Khalifman, S3, succeeds fellow Russian Anatoly Karpov, who held the
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      53 14 AFP German Otto Theer, 81, is delighted to have found the wedding ring he lost while gardening six years ago. One of the carrots he dug up in the garden of his home in Pouch was growing through the ring. He will wear it for his 49th wedding
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      Lock icon JFK Jr's mother-in-law may sue his estate
      107 14 NEW YORK Ms Ann Freeman, who lost two daughters when the plane piloted by Mr John F. Kennedy Jr plunged into the ocean, may file a wrongful- death suit against the US$5O-million (SsB4 million) Kennedy estate. The mother of Mrs Carolyn Kennedy and
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      Lock icon Pentagon's computers open to attacks
      398 14 US Defence Department computer systems liable to be infiltrated, despite years of warnings and efforts to correct the problem THE FLAWS ♦PENTAGON users were not requited to change their passwords often. Users often had easv-to-guess passwords. A single password was sometimes used In a group
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      Lock icon Even the Mafiosi get their pensions
      282 15 Several top criminals m Italy, some of them serving life sentences for murder, are collecting state pensions, reports a weekly magazine ...but not the Mafia chief 7 don't understand why they rejected my request, I nave no work, I have no money. Toto Riina,
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Jacky may change record label
        168 15 SENSE OF BELONGING 'LOST' HONGKONG Rumour is rife that Jacky Cheung may soon say goodbye to a relationship going back to more than decade, the Sunday Morning Post reported. No, it is not the one he has with his wife, but the one with hi.s
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        Lock icon DANISH PRINCESS HAS FIRST CHILD
        84 15 COPENHAGEN Hong-kong-born Princess Alexandra of Denmark gave birth to I boy, her first child, on Saturday, the Danish public broadcaster DR-1 television reported. Queen Margrethe's first grandchild is third m succession to the throne after his uncle Crown Prince Frederik, 31, and father Prince Joachim,
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        Lock icon THUMBS UP FOR 'HORMONE' BEEF
        112 15 WASHINGTON US boot" may be too risky tor some European Union consumers to eat, but not German Agricultural Minister Karl- Heinz Funke. At a luncheon with US reporters on Friday, he said he had no qualms about eating a huge US ■Ink that most likely
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        Lock icon ACTRESS GETS 10 YEARS FOR MURDER
        92 15 CAIRO An Egyptian court has sentenced actress Habiba Said to 10 years m prison with hard labour tor stabbing her Qatari husband to death m December. She was convicted on Saturday of involuntary manslaughter because of extenuating circumstances her 32-year-old businessman husband Atallah Gaafar
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        51 15 Quoteworthy: 'Communal singing is a hugely uplifting thing. It is more fun tJian singing in church/ A spokesman for the Prince Charles Cinema in I/Oiidon, which has started special karaoke performances of The Sound Of Music. Audiences have entered into the spirit, with fans dressing as nuns and putting on
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        47 15 Mr Wallace Rosenwach, master builder of the r< m )ft( >p water tanks that decorate the New York skyline, has died. He- was 77. The late Princess Diana's love letters to army major lames Hewitt may soon be published in a book written b\ her former lover.
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      259 8 Was ill pilot drunk? MADRID A Virgin Express airplane took off several hours late from a runway here on Saturday after its pilot fell ill with what a Virgin spokesman railed "food poisoning", although some passengers said he was drunk. The Brussels-bound Boeing 737 carrying 122 passengers turned back on
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  • TURKEY QUAKE
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      Lock icon Quake victims make do in tent cities
      734 12  -  BRAEMA MATHI Up to a million left homeless by quake are using any kind of tent, pitching wherever they can and helping each other to build some sense of normalcy B, IN 1)KKIN( KTI KkF.Y FOR the past Dine days, the Yak-ins Mm
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Falling paint bucket kills woman
      274 16 22.5-litre vessel hurtles down at HK building site HONGKONG A 20-year-old woman was killed by a bucket of paint that fell from a building site for a hotel. Ms Pang Suk Fong, who lived nearby m King's Road, Quarry Bay, was killed instantly when the
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      Lock icon KMT adopts call for 'state to state'ties
      337 16 KMT adopts call for 'state to state' ties Party Congress includes President's of Taiwan-China ties m a resolution, but decides there is no need to include it m the Constitution TAIPEI Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) yesterday adopted President Lee Teng-hui's provocative statehood call m a party document, but said there
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      Lock icon Rampant graft is top concern of Chinese polled
      219 16 BEIJING Rampant corruption is the issue that Chinese people are now most concerned about, according to an independent opinion poll reported m the official media. The China Daily, quoting the Horizon Market Research Corporation, said that for the first time since 1995,
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      Lock icon More HK residents detained in China
      377 17 Unlike foreigners held by Beijing, Hongkong people have no consular representation as the territory returned to Chinese rule m July 1997 HONGKONG The number of Hongkong people detained m China has been rising since the British colon) returned to Chinese rule m Jul\ 1997,
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      Lock icon DETAINED IN INNER MONGOLIA FOR 14 MONTHS WITHOUT CHARGE
      216 17 'WE'VE WATTED FOR MORE HUN 440 DAYS FOR MY FA-THER-IN-LAW TO BE RELEASED. THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE.' Mr John Wong, whose father-in-law was detained over a HK$4 million (§$876,000) debt owed by the man's former boss HONGKONG— Mr
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon N. Korea moves prompt Japan to beef up defence
      403 18 They also help Seoul set aside its reservations over cooperating militarily with its former colonial ruler and take part m joint naval drills TOKYO As North Korea mm ova test-firing newballistic missile, it may be pondering the vastly improved Japanese defence
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      Lock icon Failed credit unions under probe
      139 18 TOKYO Japanese municipal governments have begun probing collapsed pro-Pyongyang Chogin credit unions on suspicion that they sent money illegally to North Korea, it was reported yesterday. Thirteen of the 32 Chogin credit unions m Japan were bankrupt and their operations were being trans- ferred to
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      Lock icon World's 'highest hotel' opens in Shanghai
      198 18 SHANGHAI The Grand Hyatt Shanghai, described as the "highest hotel m the world" by the Hyatt group and Chinese officials, was opened m spectacular fashion over the weekend. The five-star hotel occupies the top 35 floors of the 88-storey Jinmao Tower, the third-tallest building
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      Lock icon Russians pave way for defence minister's Seoul visit
      253 18 SEOUL A Russian military delegation arrived m Seoul yesterday to pave the way for a landmark visit this week by Defence Minister Igor Sergeyev, officials said. South Korean militaryofficials said the Russian team, led by General Igor Valinkin, would check preparations for
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      130 18 More dole for jobless Chinese BEIJING China is to raise unemployment benefits for the army of former pubhc sector workers by 30 per before the 50th anniversary of communist rule on CX-t i. state rii'cliii reported yesterday. "Payments to the millions of unemployed Chinese workers will be raised by 30
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      353 19 BANGKOK A mammoth operation to saw the leg ot an elephant, which trod on a landmine, was hailed as a mwfw yesterday, but it ma\ he difficult to get the threetonne beast back on her feet. Motala. a ;*S-\ ear-old logrffW[ elephant, woke
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      359 19 Panel investigating Thai provincial hospital confirms that allegations about the use of stolen organs m transplants are well-founded BANGKOK Preliminary results of the Thai Medical Council's probe support allegations that a Thai provincial hospital had bought and "stolen" kidneys of some patients for transplants. A
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      181 19 MANILA Philippines President Joseph Estrada said he will meet former Preskleni Corazon Aquino today to resolve their differences over his plan to revise the country's Constitution. Speaking on hi.s weeMj radio show on Saturday, he also >aid he would soon nit'i't former President
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      651 20  - E .Timor vote presents new challenges SUSAN SIM Whatever the outcome of today's exercise, it will put Jakarta m a new and more advantageous position m dealing with the territory NEWS ANALYSIS By INDONESIA CORRESPON DENT DILI Indonesia will know m a week's time whether President B. J. Habibie's offer
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      365 20  -  MARIANNE KEARNEY IN DILI PRO-INDONESIA militia leader Vasco da Cruz said that Jakarta's autonomy package offers freedom for the East Timorese and an opportunity for a better life. "Under the Indonesians, we have money, cars and our children can get free schooling. If
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      151 21  -  Susan Sim DILI There is less fear that independence for East Timor will fuel popular support for secessionism m Aceh and Irian Java, for the historical framework that loaves East Timor out m the cold resistance to Dutch imperialism applies
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      336 21 JAKARTA Indonesia's military said yesterday it could not give a 100 per cent guarantee of maintaining security m troubled East Timor, which is set to vote on independence today amid simmering unrest. The military which has been criticised strongly for failing to curb violence
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      65 22 Kindergarten children m Penang waving the Malaysian Dag at an early National l)av party. A spokesman for tin- organisers said instead ot just Dying the Dag known as lalur GemQang m Malay to mark the country's 42nd anniversary ot its independence tomorrow, the children showed their love for
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      260 22 XL will punish parties mat undermine peace, he says PENANG The government yesterday reminded political parties not to raise sensitive issues on race and religion m the run-up to the election, warning that it could undermine peace m the country. Deputy
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      140 22 KUALA LUMPUR The labour movement wants the government to stick to its promise of implementing a minimum wage for workers now that the economy has emerged from the recession. Malaysian Trades Union Congress president Zainal Rampak said yesterday that Premier Datuk Seri Dr
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      573 22 Prime Minister defends policy of giving opportunities to Malaysians, especially bumiputras, m privatisation projects 'Certain groups feel uneasy m seeingbumiputras achieve success... and accuse the government of favouritism/ Dr Mahathir, isaying talented bumiputra*, are labelled govt cronies JOHOR BARU Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr
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      402 23 It is also worried about the negative social impact of the drug menace because the majority of addicts are m the lower-income group, says minister PADANG BESAR (Perlis) Drug addiction has taken some 400,000 men and women, aged between 20 and 40, out
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      102 23 Transport Minister Datnk Sen Dr Ling Liong Sik inspecting the Signalfly, a brake li^ht tor motorcyclists placed where other road users can most easily see it on their helmets. Developed over two years bv Bescani Enterprise Managing Director Chin Hing Wang, it is linked to a motorevcles braking system
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      369 23 WE BUY MORE FOOD THAN WE CAN FINISH EATING, BOTH AT HOME AND WHEN WE ARE EATING OUT. THE HIGH DEMAND FOR FOOD IS ACTUALLY MORE THAN WE NEED IT IS JUST PLAIN GREED.' Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Da hi
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      224 23 I PIR Mm i Make-up Studio IWlW».^aMfa., jjj v Hi i Wt r w h ft H |^B^ <s "*^t" P^"^ B b^ hßk^S i^v m :^^^f-?" ft i LANCOMEJk PARIS COLOURS FOR A NEW AGE It's a journey that comes once m a millennium. Welcome to the world of
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      1064 24 Showtime before showdown India Elections Celebrity, family ties and hardcore campaigning between Congress and BJP prove entertaining to India's weary voters m the days before the polls on Sept 5. Straits Times India Correspondent MRMAL GHOSH reports 'She is yours, she belongs to you... Will you assure me that you
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      186 24  -  LO H HUI YIN BEHIND THE SCENES FROM STRAITS TIMES OVERSEAS BVRKAI S By HONGKONG CORRESPONDENT HOW the governm c n t plans to tackle Hongkong's rapid-ly-deteriorating environment will figure prominently m Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa's policy address on Oct
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      151 24  -  LEE SIEW HUA By ISCOKIUSI'ONDFNT PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Dan Q'.iayle's son, who is flu- ent m Mandarin and has lived m China for three years, recently married a Chinese girl m Shanghai. In a light moment, the former Vice-President described the wedding ceremony m an anecdote
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      100 24  -  L UZ BAGUIORO By PHILIPPINES CORRESPOND! PRESIDENT Joseph Estrada has postponed his \isit to the United States, scheduled for September, to early next year. He had planned to have an eye operation there. The official reason given for the delay: He had a lot of
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      382 26  -  M. NIRMALA NUS research project uses genetic tests, not surgery; spin-offs include using technology to determine genes associated with asthma m humans *1L RESEARCHERS at the National University of Singapore arc working on a portable and disposable kit to determine the sex of macaws.
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      426 26 DOCTORS AND ENGINEERS NO ROOM FOR ERROR In the engineering world, if you make a mistake, you can throw away the device. But with a human body, we cannot do tiie same/ Dr Lim Beng Hai, a consultant and hand surgeon at SCH, on doctors
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        516 27 Silk Air made 'mountain out of molehill' on MIIBS pilot's disciplinary record: Air Line Pilots Association, Singapore THE Air Line Pilots Association, Singapore has expressed "deep disquiet" over the highlighting of the three disciplinan incidents invoK- ing MIIBS pilot Tsu Way Ming. It said
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        400 27 THE families m the Silk Air MHBS association have clarified that they had proposed an independent commission of inquiry to look specifically into the human factors m the crash and the airline's procedures. The association said that the inquiry was not meant to duplicate
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      1052 28  -  TAN HSUEH YUN Among ideas: Studio fiats integrated into regular blocks and homes with removable walls or partitions By SINGLES: As part of the family "We are not anti-single. I think what we are saying is that we should have a single as
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      688 30 An Egyptian-inspired 'needle' and a ship named Indiana are some of the gems hidden m the civic district The Civic District Trail... is not only for tourists, but also for Singaporeans who do not know or are too busy to notice the things that make
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      260 31 TWO students from neighbourhood schools emerged champions m a bilingual speeco competition yesterday. Mohsin Mohamed Said, 11, did Bukit Panjang Primary proud when he convinced a panel of judges that he deacnmd the top prize of $150, trophy, plaque and gift hamper. "I'm so happy,"
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      494 31 It plays a big role m the globalised world, and it's important for as many young people as possible to know it, says Rear- Admiral (NS) Teo YOUNG people have been urged to speak the language of science and technology so that they can
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      315 31 Call to let execs join rank-and-file unions GROWING TREND 'The labour movement must continually respond to the changing needs of the workforce or risk losing credibility and relevance. NTUt chief Lim Boon Heng ONE m five of the 29,000 workers retrenched last year was an executive, and others also bad
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      761 26 Culture And Commerce History On The Go Bilingual Winners ll Turning the historic Thong Chai Medical JfllJ jfci Re-discover historic sites on l^ 1 J^ Two neighbourhood school students top a Hall buiKliiii; into a disco-pub gives the Ht, the National Heritage Board's v i bilingual speech contest and do
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      205 28 A MOMENT OF PRIDE. A LIFETIME OF \1 acqu.i r i c University I lEf 1 Rachelnr of macquarie AJCVVIH^IV/l \JL UNIVERSITY- SYDNEY Business Administration (with option to specialize m Marketing) vstar rating m areas of teaching, research performance, job acquisition and starting salary Single module structure to suit your
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      1478 29 A NEWSLETTER FROM HDB AUGUST 1999 TO HOISEHOLO INCOME ■JgiggWßggjM I Under the new scheme, eligible applicants can rent B^pWPWi^^pWIBBJWIPWWBP^^^JP^B W^. PI a 3-room flat from HDB for an initial 2-year term at a r i2i mm l^^^m*^ subsidised rate. This rate is pegged to the family's liß W&m I
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      246 30 The British Council announces v^^^BRBHI Intelligence H I Critical Enabling Skills Training Programme ■I ml I (crest) m JSjfc I Half the workfcrce W 'H be skllled through CREST by 2002 The British Council is a partner with the Singapore Productivity MM and Standards Board m this national training initiative.
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      488 30 P AIM DDEtEMTC bAI N HK E) CNT J A Parenting Seminar On IKICAMT'C IMTEIIE/TIIAI Date :l I Sept 99 (Saturday; INFANT 5 INTELLECTUAL T «me 2.30pm 5.3o P m DEVELOPMENT NUTRITION Venue Singapore ff?7y¥*7ff^BHH International Your growing infant-milestones of development from oto 3 years Convention and Nutrients needs during
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        613 32 OBSERVERS of the Middle East scene have grown so inured to apocalyptic scenarios that cheery Dews coming out of the Israeli-Pal-estinian talks is often regarded with suspicion. This was routine during the wasted Netanyahu years. So, it might appear, is the disclosure that the two sides
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      479 32 THE NEW YORK TIMES KDITOIU VI. JAPAN is slowly overcoming decades of reticence about building and using military forces. This change m attitude carries important implications for Asia and the US. Despite defence spending of more than US$4O billion (SS67-2 billion) a year, Japan's military
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      1537 32  -  JANADAS DEVAN By CONSIDER this: Of the great modern writers m so-called "English literature", only a few were actually English. W. B. Yeats, James Joyce and Samuel Beckett were Irish. Henry James, Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot were American. Wyndham Lewis was born m
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      807 33 Bank consolidation moves at a snail's pace THE ECONOMIST AUGUST usually finds bunkers on the beach. This year is different. In France, japan and Germany, senior financiers have been sweating away over plans to advance the consolidation that they have known for years to be necessary. In Paris, BNP chairman
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        106 33 USE OF FORGE A REAL OPTION FOR CHINA A DELEGATION from Hongkong's Association for the Promotion of CrossStrait Relations visited Beijing recently to sieve out the threats from the facts behind escalating cross-strait tension. The unanimous conclusion reached by the team was that China saw the use of force
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        113 33 REACTIONS JUST FOR SHOW? THE mangled wreckage of a China Airlines plane at Hongkong's airport exposes the ignominious history of Taiwan's aviation industry. From 1988 to 1997, there were three mishaps occurring every 10,000 flight hours, compared to a world average of 0.818, putting Taiwan m the same league
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        61 33 HK MUST NOT BE DRAGGED INTO ROW CHINESE Vice-Premier Qian Qichen has said that Hongkong should not support Taiwan's "state-te-state" theory as doing so violates the seven principles governing Hongkong-Tai-wan relations. Clearly, his target is Taipei's highest representative m the territory-, Mr Cheng An-kuo, who has defended the theory
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        70 33 U AO TO STAND FOROfCTION TAIWAN politics never ceases to amaze. Popular talk-show host and wellknown writer Li Ao will be representing the opposition New Party m the presidential election next year. The prolific writer and historian's scathing remarks against the ruling Kuomintang during the era of late presidents
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        102 33 WHEN WILL THE GOVERNMENT ACT? WHEN Typhoon Sam hit Hongkong, trees fell, scaffoldings collapsed and old buildings m dilapidated urban areas were battered mercilessly by high winds and heavy rain. The government has agreed m principle that Hongkong should soon legislate that owners put up their old buildings for
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        125 33 LEADERS FAILED TO WORK TOGETHER THE saddest thing about the Krung Thai Bank saga is that three of the country's leaders m their fields could not work m harmony at a time when the people need leadership, dynamism and results. All three Messrs Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda, the Finance Minister; Mechai
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        99 33 ANSWERING THE PEOPLE'S NEEDS THE 50 per cent reduction in the fees for international passports for children below 12 years of age and students who wish to study abroad is most appropriate. At present the revision will taKe place on Sept 1 they have to pay RM300 (S$137) for
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      111 32 Full-Time English for Hi ■|hHHh|K I Schools Entry m Full-time courses for foreign language B students 9-14 years old wno aim to study m f| lln the Singapore school system Speaking and Listening Grammar, Pronunciation and Hf^^ Reading and Writing Vocabulary Study Skills BW|JF IT Skills Schoo 1 Preparation -:«sfjt|
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  • FORUM
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      121 34 Keeping existing rocks a key factor of design I THANK Mr Harold Johnson for his letter "Preserve our ancient rocks" (ST, Aug 26). I would like to assure him that URA sees the rocky shoreline as one of the significant features of Changi Point. The purpose of the boardwalk is
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      1118 34 I REFER to the letter, Environmental awareness part of a nations maturity" (ST,Aug24),byMr Liow Lee Hsiang, and the subsequent letters from other readers on this topic. I am glad Mr Liow has brought up an important issue, one which my ministry is equally concerned with.
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      421 34 Time to treat misunderstood men fairly THE man who unlawfully restrained and threatened to kill his wife claimed, m 'Savage' gets jail tor beating wife up"(ST, Aug 27), to have resorted to doing so because she outspoke him and did not give him the chance to speak whenever they quarrelled.
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        632 35  -  THOMAS KOH Indonesian may not get nod to play for S pore now Si HONOUR ROLL WHO WON WHAT Results of yesterday's Konica Cup finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium: Men's singles: Heryanto Arbi (Ina, above) bt Taufik Hidayat (Ina) 13-15, 15-10, 15-11. Doubles: Choong
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        206 35 THE fate of Singapore's premier badminton tournament now lies with the Konica head office m Tokyo. Said Konica Singapore Pte Ltd managing director Shigeki Suzuki: "I am delighted with this year's competition. I will file a very positive report to my company headquarters m Tokyo. "I
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        405 35  -  SANTOKH SINGH S-LEAGI'E SOCCER B« PANDI AHMAD is ready for the big match. It is now up to Singapore Armed Forces FC coach Mladen Pralija whether he wants to use him for the crucial match against Home United on Wednesday. The game between the SLeague^ top
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        555 35  - Singaporeans welcome champ, but not necessarily with open arms CHAN TSE CHU EEN *L ALL but one of the 10 Singaporeans polled will support Indonesian Heryanto Arbi's move to play for the Republic if it comes through. But with no exception, Indonesian fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium expressed disappointment
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      201 36 Poh ends with 67 to claim $19 ,OOO CiOLF KUALA IXMPL'R Singapore's Poh King Chang fired superb five-under-par 67 m the final round to finish joint third m the US$2OO,OOO [*****,000] Masters of Malaysia Asian PGA tournament yesterday. His b'7 uxs the lowest round of the day and it earned
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        24 36 SINGAPORE'S Tom Hahl secured a Hongkong Masters Cup bowling semi-final berth after beating compatriot Andrew Fang 226-214 yesterday.
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        48 36 MIHAELA MELINTE of Romania set a world record of 76.07 metres m the women's hammer throw m Ruedlingen, Switzerland, yesterday, bettering her own previous mark of 75.79 m. The record came just five days after Melinte won the world championships gold m Seville.
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        39 36 KEVIN PHILLIPS earned a 1-1 draw for Sunderland against Coventry m their English Premier league soccer match yesterday. Robbie Keane had given' the Sky Blues a 1-0 half-time lead before Phillips struck m the 72ad minute.
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      358 36 SCXCFK MILAN Christian Vieri started repaying his world re curd US$5O- mil lion (5584.5-million) transfer fee m »tyle yesterday with a hattrick on his debut as Inter Milan whipped Verona 3-0 m their opening Italian Serie A clash. Champion AC Milan was held to a
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      120 36 L( >NDON Central defender Jag i StMl is doubtful for Manchester United's English l'rrmier league home match against Newcastle today. He tweaked a hamstring during last Fn<la\ European Super Cup 0-1 loss to La/m m Monte Carlo and his absence from the heart of United's defence
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        749 36 McLaren 1-2 at Spa but Hakkinen is furious with team-mate SPA'S SPEED MERCHANTS RESULTS 1 David Coulthard (Brit) M c Lare n M e ra des lhr 25nrin 43.057sec 2 Mika Hakkinen (Fin) McLaren-Merce-des at 10.4sec 3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Ger) Jordan -Mugen Honda 33.4 4 Eddie
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        336 36  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI CRICKET Bu A VALIANT last-wicket stand between Sandeep Seth and debutant Mainuddin Shubbir tailed to save Singapore m the annual Saudara Cup cricket match m Kuala Lumpur yesterda\ The pair frustrated th< host for more than one hour before Seth
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        188 36 SYDNEY Australia's campaign to capture the World Cup was back on track after an emphatic win over New Zealand wiped out the disappointment of two recent TiiNations defeats. The Wallabies upstaged the World Cup favourite 28-7 on Saturday m a front of a record
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        159 36 RUGBY BIACKS RFC handed fancied Singapore Cricket Club a shock 42-3 thrashing when the two sides met m their opening tic of the Ml National Rugby Championship at the Padang. Blacks led 6-3 at halftime but scored five tries m the second halt' through Mohamad
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        860 37 US legend overcomes physical ailments to win easily SEVILLE (Spain) Given her substantial lead at the end of Saturday night's 100 metres hurdles final, there was for the first time m years no doubting Gail Devers. Considered a fading American legend entering the World Athletics
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        125 37 SEVILLE Jong Song Ok (left) won North Korea's first ever athletics world gold medal as she survived a duel m the midday sun for the marathon title at the World Championships here yesterday. Jong completed the 42.195-km course m
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        513 37 SEVILLE Cuban Ivan Pedroso deprived his Spanish host of a second world long-jump title on Saturday by defeating Spaniard Yago Lamela m the men's final. Pedroso, who trains for several months each year m Spain, thwarted world indoor silver-medallist Lamela's attempt to emulate Cu-ban-born Niurka
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        268 37 SEVILLE Canada's Olympic 100 metres champion Donovan Bailey was left without a world title on Saturday after the Canadian 4xl oom relay team, holder of the past two world crowns, was disqualified for a faulty baton exchange. It had finished third behind arch-rival the United
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          88 37 INDIA'S women's hockey team was involved m a fatal car accident m New Zealand less than 24 hours before it went on to beat New Zealand 5-0. Two Tongans died instantly m the crash at Te Horo, north of Wellington. The players were returning to Wellington
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          69 37 THE Evander HolyfieldLennox Lewis II and Mike Tyson-OrUn Norm heav\-weight boxing fights have been finalised. The Holyfield-L«>\Mv rematch for the undisputed heavyweight title is scheduled for Nov 13 at Las Vegas' Thomas Mack Center. Their first fight ended m a controversial draw last March.
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          46 37 FADING Japanese star Kazuyoshi Miura showed a few sparks of life M he scored twice m Kyoto Purple Sanga's 3-1 victory over Vissel Kobe m their J-League soccer match on Saturday. The goals were the first for Miura m over eight months.
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          80 37 A RIDER crashed during, the seven-hour motorcycling endurance race m Motegi. Japan. yesterday causing the first death on the course since the opening of the Twin Ring Motegi two years ago. Tadashi Oshima, 35, was thrown from his 750 cc bike at a curve
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          24 37 TITLE-HOLDER South Korea suffered a shock 65-75 defeat by Lebanon at the Asian men's basketball champion.ship^ m Fukuoka, Japan, yesterday
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        491 38 LONDON Liverpool boss Gerrard Houllier struggled la contain his delight after Watching his new-look side sweep to an excellent 2-0 win over Arsenal at Antleld on Saturday The Frenchman's side came m for a barrage ot criticism after defeats by Watford di\d Middlesbrough, but
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        500 38 Ex-England coach tipped to succeed Gullit at Newcastle BOBBY ROBSON FACTFILE Born:FeblB, 1933. Best known for guiding Ipswich Town to FA Cup title m 1978 and Uefa Cup crown m 1981, before taking up England post. After resigning as England manager, he took
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        274 38 MADRID Real Sociedad blasted hapless Atletico Madrid 4-1 on Saturday to increase the pressure on visiting coach Claudio Ranieri as his men slumped to a second humiliating defeat m the new season. Although former River Plate striker Santiago Solari gave Atletico an eighth-min-ute lead, San Sebastianbased
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        548 38 GOLF AKRON (Ohio) Tiger Woods shattered an elite field with one of his greatest rounds, an epic eight-under par b"2 that gave him a fivestroke lead m a US$5 million (SsB.s million) golf showdown. He finished 54 holes at 11--under-pai 199 on
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        483 38 RESULTS Summaries of Saturday's matches: Aston Villa 1 (Dion Dublin 5th min) Middlesbrough 0. Half-time: 1-0. Attendance: 28,728. Bradford 0 West Ham United 3 (Paolo di Canio 34th, Trevor Sinclair 44th, Paulo Wanchope 49th). HT: 0-2. Att: 17,936. Derby 1 (Esteban Fuertes 47th) Everton 0. HT: 0-0. Att:
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      106 39 Aug 22 \lins 400 m freestyle: lan Thorpe tastraba), 'v f 1 .83, Aug 23 Men's 200 m freest! Ie: Thorpe, 1:46.34; Women's 100 m breaststroke: Penny Heyns (South Africa 1:06.52; Women's 100 m butterfly: fenny Thompson (US), 57.88 Aug 24 Men's 200 m freestyle: Thorpe, 1:46.00; Men
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      503 39 SWIMMING SYDNEY World champion Grant Hackett swam the third fastest time m history to power away with the 1,500 metres freestyle final on the last day of the' Pan Pacific Swimming Championships yesterday. Hackett, who lost his 2OOm-freestyle world record to team-mate lan Thorpe
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        472 39 Sister Act's stage Venus, Serena Williams read}' to take on the world m US Open NEW YORK When they first showed up to play for pay, sisters Venus and Serena Williams were quick to state their goal: They would be No. 1 m women's tennis or No. 1 and la.
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        418 39 NEW YORK Perhaps he was an aerialist m another incarnation because Pete Sampras, not weighed down at all by his baggy shorts and graphite racket, surely has no fear of flying. Hitting new heights has become part of his daily routine. On the grass at
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        422 39 Pete Sampras (US), 28. Ranking: 1 Seeding: I Grand Slam titles: 12 (6 Wimbledon; 4 US Open. 2 Australian Open). Best US Open showings: 1 lumfen 1990. 1993, 1995, 1996. No one can keep him from a record 1 3th Grand Slam title if he is red-hot. His
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        1453 39 SCORES STATISTICS ATHLETICS ■MMMMMMM Woria C ships in Seville Men's long jump final: 1 Ivan Pedrosa (Cub) 8.56m 2 Yaqo Lamela (Spn) 3 40 3 Gregor Cankar (Slo) 3.36 4 Jai Taurima (Aust) 8.35 5 Shane Hair (Aust) 8.24 6 Huang Le (Chn) 8.01. Marathon: 1 Abel Anton (Spn) 2:13:36
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        180 39 NEW YORK Two weeks after announcing her retirement, German tennis star Steffi Graf arrived at the US Open as a spectator, happy not to be playing m a Grand Slam tennis event she won five times. "I feel happy about leaving it right now," she said. "I'm going
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      143 35 Jong's A Pioneer to *ftlifcj Newcastle Eyes Robson Hr #l Lucky 13 For Pete? f_ZP*» Jong Song Ok upsets the odds and Former England boss Bobby Robson is World No. 1 Pete Sampras will be becomes the fiist North Korean world )LM i 1 tipped to replace Ruud Gullit at
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      84 35 |PREMTm^RIZE^^O(W)^ Ist PRIZE: 51, 500,000 and 24,572 OTHER PRIZES WORTH $2,100,000 SINGAPORE SWEEP DRAW NO. 09/1999 Date& Time: "it-sday, 1 September 1999, 5.00pm Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 10 Anson Road, International Plaza #03-1 3/26 Singapore 0^9903 4D-SWEEP The results of the 4D-Swecp are based on the last 4 digits
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      83 37 LIVE ON TV BASEBALL St Louis Cardinals v Atlanta Braves (ESPNCh23 and 25. Sam). BOWLING -UK Masters Cup (ESPN Ch23 and 25. Bpm). SOCCER -EPL: Manchester United I Newcastle United 7.55pm Leicester Cit\ I Watford (2.55 am tomorrow) F('.;li22. TENNIS US ()jx:n, Ist rd (Star Sports Ch24. llpm and Aug3l
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      276 40 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Philippians 1:21 PANG E-MEI called Home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, 29 Aug 99. Dearly dearly missed by: Papa: Rev Pang Ek Kwan, Senior Pastor, Bethel
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      388 40 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS LIM CHYE GUAT Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 29 Aug 99. Sadly missed by all loved ones. (Husband: How Kum Lim, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: How Seen Ghee Ouek Boey Eng How Seen Shing Sim Ah Noy, Deborah How Seen Ching Lim Mei Keng,
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      310 40 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS KHOO PENG SOON AGE: 79 passed away peacefully on 29/8/99 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Ho Yew Mui SONS: DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: Khoo Lay Song Raymond Teo Poh Wah Helen Khoo Lay Fook Wilson Tan Siew Hong Judy Khoo Lay Boon Desmond Khoo Lay Bin Steven Chua Kiew
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      155 40 N. THANABALAM 9.8.1908 16.8.1999 The family of the late N. Thanabalam will perform the Athma Shanti Puja at 7pm on 31.8.99 (Tuesday) at the Sri Muneeswaran Temple, Blk 3 Commonwealth Drive, Singapore. Ple3se treat this as a personal invitation. The family expresses its gratitude to Dr Teo Wee
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      87 40 Sweet little flower of heavenly birth, She was too fair In to bloom on earth, And, oh the wrench, Memoriam an angel came, Verses For Ana took our dear Child child home. "In Memoriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember. When people want fast results they call C.A.T.S
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      66 41 854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES With Heartfelt Condolences and Deepest Sympathy To The Family Of The Late HO RIH HWA From The Management Staff of WAH-CHANG ENGINEERING CORPORATION PTE LTD Wif/i Heartfelt Condolences and Deepest Sympathy To Our Chairman MR HO KWON PING on the
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      71 41 854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES With Heartfelt Condolences and Deepest Sympathy to Our Chairman, Mr Ho Kwon Ping On the demise of his beloved father Ho Rih Hwa From: John Yip Staff of SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT With Deepest Sympathy to the Family of our Legal Advisor
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      40 41 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE ANTHONY GEORGE D'CRUZ (Departed 26 Aug 99) wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, wreaths, condolences and donations during their recent bereavement. s
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      64 41 The family of the late NG PENG KOON Departed: 25.8.99 is deeply touched and wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends, colleagues and members of BFEC for their loving support during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to MPs of Pasir Ris GRC, doctors and nurses
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      75 41 The family of the Late 9 ROBERT LIM Departed on 24/8/99 wish to express their heartfelt thanks to Elders members of Bethesda Katong Church, Pastor Peter Feng and members of Oasis Ministries. Dr. Ong Teck Chin anc staff of ACS(I), Dr Lau Siew Kee, Prayer warriors of Lighthouse
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      48 41 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of a Mother KRISHNAN BHUSHBAVATNIAMAL Departed 30/08/89 They who think you are gone, Because no more your facs they see, Are wrong for m our hearts you live, m And always will, m memory Son: Ravi
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      81 41 N LOVING MEMORY OF RAJOO SUBRAMANIAM (28/2/28 30/8/78) Today recalls sad memone: Of a dear husband/ lathe gone to rest And those who think of yoi today Are the ones who remembe and love you best Always remembered by wife, children, in-laws, grandchildren and loved ones. Ist
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      20 41 i/i.s memory is «.s (/ear today, As m the hour he passed away. OBITUARIES For booking enquiries, call I A
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      48 41 His tmiliag way and pleasant face Are a pleasure to recall; He had a kind word for each And died beloved by all. Some day we hope to meet him. Some day, we know not when, To clasp his hand m the better land, \ecer to par' (main.
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      38 42 •Gentinq Int 244,926.000 Asia Food&Prop USS 193,422,000 Golden Agri USIOc 146,729.000 Hotunq Inv NTS 126,135,000 Eagle Brand Hldqs HK75c 104,968.000 IPC Corpn 5c 80,277,000 DraqonLand 10c 76,950,000 Roly IntUSIOc 67,*****0 LionAsiapac2sc 64,392,000 Goldtron 20c 57,820,000
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      537 42 A3N AmroßankNV 5 i A3SA Bank Limited 6 Agricultural bank Of China 6 ANZ Banking Group 6 Allied irish Bank PLC 5 American Express Bank 6 Arab Banking Corp 7■< Arab Bank PLC 5 I Asani Bank Ltd 6 3an Hin Lee Bank Bhd 6 Banca Commerciale
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      95 42 SEOUL Blue chips are tipped to gain further strength this week on the South Korean market as programmed buying is expected to centre on them, dealers said last Friday. "The index will remain stable but the gaps between blue chips and small-capital-ised shares will widen
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      456 42 Commodity stocks sent reeling FOCUS ON NEW YORK COMMODITYRELATED stocks suffered their biggest weekly loss m two months as the Federal Reserve sent the message that the economy is likely to slow and inflation is not taking off. The central bank's decision to raise short-term interest rates by a quarter
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      880 42 ROUND-UP >■ neoa markets STOCKS are forecast to stage a solid rebound Una week, propelled by report of surprisingly good economic growth and overcoming gnau ri->e m local interest rates. The headline figure is obviously quite good and I think the market is going
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      695 42  -  Colin Tan ROUND-UP Smgpport THE FED'S DECISION TO RAISE INTEREST RATES SHOWS THAT IT IS DETERMINED TO PREVENT A SURGE IN PRICES FROM CAUSING THE ECONOMY TO OVERHEAT. THE outlook for the bourse remains mixed as positive local factors do battle with negative external
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        43 42 1 EURO 1 THE euro fell against tht Sing dollar last week despite talk that the European Central Bank may raise euro interest rates before year-end. It closed last Friday at 1.7641, compared to 1-7907 the previous week.
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        32 42 US DOLLAR THE greenback edged up against the Sing dollar closing at 1.6887 last Friday as investors remained convinced that the Fed would raise interest rates again this year.
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        46 42 I JAPANESE YEN THE yen ended last week off its highs against the Sing dollar on talk that Apec deputy finance ministers might try to take action to weaken the Japanese currency. It closed at 1.5165, compared to 1.5037 previously
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        35 42 HGL JGHL STERLING is poised to rise against the Sing dollar on the strength of the British economy. Sterling closed last Fridav at 2.6783, down from 2.7163 the week before.
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        28 42 I AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR THE Aussie remained low against the Sing dollar, closing at 1.0696 last week as global commodity prices dipped to fourmonth lows.
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      539 43 LIFTING OF CURBS ON SEPT 1 KUALA LUMPUR Foreign portfolio iii vestments of between RM2 billion (*****.000) and RMS billion at most are expected to leave the count ry when Ma- lifts noal of its taxes OH repatriation of funds on Sept l,
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      358 43 Most S-E Asian countries lack skilled labour EXCEPT for Singapore and the Philippines, South-east Asian nations do not have a sizeable pool of skilled, well-educated labour crucial m the new millennium, an A>ian poll shows. Thailand. Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia will find it difficult to graduate into knowledge-based industries because
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      425 43 Carrefour and rival 'to create $24b food giant' Merger talks to form second-biggest retailer m the world seen as a bid to quash Wal-Mart's challenge PARIS Carrefour plans to combine with French food store rival Promodes, creating the world's second-big-gest retailer to fend off in-creasing-competition from Wal-Mart Stores Inc, people
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      64 43 THE three-year deal lias been described as the "the best contract m aerospace, period". Among the perks are: An 11 per cent increase m basic pay over (1 1 a < years; A 10 per cent signing bonus; A 25 per cent increase m basic pension
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      410 43 Boeing strikes deal with largest union SEATTLE Boeing Co and its largest union reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract on Saturday, averting a likely strike that would have idled 44,000 of the aerospace giant's 207,000 workers. The deal, which must be ratified by rank-and-file members of the
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        494 44  -  RAVI VELLOOR ALVIN CHEW ADB joins World Bank and IMF m telling Indonesia no aid will be given until a satisfactory solution is found Reports -.md ["HE World Bank. International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian Development Bank ,ADB) have together toid the
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        499 44 JAPANESE ECONOMY The economy may 'expand well closer to potential and that is 2 to 2.5% growth.' Prof Ito, on Japan's recovery TOP Japanese officials yesterday said their nations economy could grow this year at tw r ice the rate forecast by the International
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        190 44  -  LEONG CHAN TEIK Compiled by (chanteik@sph.com.sg) ORDER YOUR DREAM BED IF BOOKS and compact discs can find many buyers over the Internet, why not home furnishings? Convinced that it is possible, Sesdaq-listed interior designer Nobel Design has set out to develop its first ecommerce website. The website will
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        411 44 BANNING HEDGE FUNDS ALTOGETHER IS NOT THE SOLUTION. MANY OTHER INSTITUTIONS MAKE SIMILAR WAYS AS THE HEDGE FUNDS.' BC Lee, on managing hedge funds SINGAPORE yesterday came out with its firmest position yet on the controversial issue of controlling hedge funds, saying a ban will
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        191 44 A 10,692 sq ft freehold site just a stone's throw from St Andrews School, off Upper Serangoon Road is up for grabs through a collective sale. Sources said the site could be worth S6 million to $7 million, which works out to about
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        211 44 THE foreign wholesale trade index rebounded strongly m the second quarter with 8.1 per cent growth, after declining over the last six consecutive quarters. Excluding petroleum, the index rose by 1.1 per cent. The main contributors were electronic and electrical components, and petroleum and petroleum
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      485 45  - NatSteel to invest $203 m in China MARY KWANG New investments m Xiamen will include a second steel mill; company targets South-east Asian markets Bu By CHINA CORRESPONDENT FUZHOU Mainboardlisted Nat Steel plans to boost its steel mill operations m Xiamen with an expansion programme that could lead to a
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        246 45 PLANET HOLLYWOOD WOES HOTEL Properties Ltd (HPL) plans to make provisions of $67.5 million to write down the value of its investment m troubled theme-restaurant operator Planet Hollywood. HPL, which is controlled by Singapore tycoon Ong Beng Seng, said m a statement on Friday that
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        96 45 ITE ELECTRICS turnover fell by a third to $9 million for the first six months of this year. Despite the fall, it reduced its net loss to $984,000 against a loss of $1.2 million m the same period last year. This was achieved through cost-cutting measures taken last
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        123 45 SIN Soon Huat's turnover for the year ended May 31 fell 20 per cent to $75.4 million. It registered a net loss of $3 million compared to a profit of $1.5 million m the last financial year. This was due mainly to lower sales volume, higher borrowing
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        65 45 TIANJIN Zhong Kin Pharmaceutical Group's drive to expand its marketing efforts, which started last year, has resulted m a 13 per cent rise m sales to 166.5 million yuan (Ss32 million) for the six months to June 30. But net profit fell 14 per cent to 74.8
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        68 45 PRECISION engineering firm Uraco Holdings said on Friday that its director Ng Kok Heng had sold 460,000 shares for between MLS cents and 48.8 cents apiece. Unco said the sale was "initiated by financial institutions to meet obligation--". Mr Ng now holds an 11.44 per cent
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        78 45 OVERSEAS Union Bank (OUB) yesterday said it would start the process of merging its local and foreign share tranches on Sept 10 once it obtains court approval on Sept 8. From Sept 10, there will be no restriction on the trading of local
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        164 1 ARTS Fringe frenzy at Edinburgh PAGE 7 BBMS^A^^HSA^BSfI| Hsfflßß b^B^b^bbb^bb .^^b^\^4^ BBr^ bhbl3 HWbHI IPflPflH aßaaß9i2?ti a| 9i a QBaaa|Ba|aßß_| -^few \^o^ .jb^^mr j^^P I^^^B^BBBBBBMP^bI BBW^W^mWm M ■^■P^BWJjßnJfcWSb BfBBB BB^BBI \-;.j l_Hr ilMl^^ vHILDJS MINE BJI HBB] grUf j^W^Hyj^T Parental tug-of-wars W^tP^^r^^^ fl "W "TT T/z^n marriages break up, middle
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        1808 2  -  TUMINAH SAPA WI After Divorce Divorce rates are on the rise and so are custody battles for the children involved. As recent news reports have shown, these can be bloody affairs Bt/ CUSTODY: The battle for children THE following information has been obtained
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        394 2 NOW that her parents are divorced, there is a sad stretch m the life of Jane, 15, each year. She misses the annual family vacation. "Dad may be busy with his work and spend long hours m the office, but he made it
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        209 2 MRS JUNE CHEW is the envy of her friends. Not just because she is an attractive mother of three, but also because her family has not lost any money to taxes for the past seven years. She has not been evading taxes but is merely benefiting
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        376 2 QHow do you apply for a custody order? A If a parent is seeking custody during the course of a divorce proceeding, then he or she should petition that custody be awarded to him or her and to also ask for maintenance of the child
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        525 3 Airplane Crash Fox Broadcasting is considering a plan to strap cameras onboard a passenger aircraft being used to test the effects of a crash into a desert LOS ANGELES The TV network responsible for shows like World's Wildest Polite Videos vnota to take viewers
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        46 3 AFP A young woman touring the Blue Dome hall of the environmental sculpture, Archipelago, at Canary Whart in London last week. The 1,000-sq-m, six-hall inflatable sculptural labyrinth was designed bv Alan Parkinson from 6,000 pieces of coloured PVC material for an exhibition.
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          219 3 One more feather in writer Andrew Vachss' cap AUTHOR Andrew Vachss wears many hats social case worker and labour organiser, prison warden for a maximum-security prison for juvenile delinquents, a practising attorney who specialises m child-abuse cases and writer of bestselling crime novels like Flood and Down In The Zero.
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          72 3 SEATTLE Amazon.com, the largest Internet retailer, said it will let individuals and companies withhold data about their orders and shopping habits if they do not want it displayed on its website. It began posting lists earlier this month that sort information from its database of more
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          132 3 LONDON Monty Python's Flying Circus, the ground-breaking surrealist comedy team, is to perform a new set of dwtdia m its first big project since the 1983 film. The Meaning Of Life. The five surviving members are reforming to mark three decades since their first broadcast
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          86 3 NEGLECTED JEWELS TO TOUR US WASHINGTON Two neglected jewels of the museum world will close here m January for a US$6O million (Ssloo million), three-year-long renovation during which many of their treasures will tour the United States. The museums are the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American
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        95 3 TV, Net and phone in one terminal HELSINKI Finnish communications-equip-ment maker Nokia presented a prototype terminal combining television, Internet and mobile phone technology last Friday. "This device (called Media Screen) enables interactive access to the Internet and the selection of web pages offered by the broadcasting company within its digital
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        202 3 Amuro back with R B JAPANESE pop singer Namie Amuro is making a startling return to the music scene, months after shocking news of the murder of her mother m March. The Japanese queen of pop took the first step to making a greater headway m the American music market
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      1193 4  - YELLOW FEVER CHEONG SUK-WAI Beatlemania Is Back We love you, yeah, yeah yeah! How else to explain the 120,000 tickets snapped up for the re-release of Yellow Submarine m Britain? Bu LIVERPOOL: Celebration time HERE is what is happening there today: A Beatlenniuin' street party will see and hear up
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      704 4 Ringo Starr liked Beethoven 's poetry NO ONE in The Ed Sullivan Show studio in April 1964 could have guessed. Four dapper lads from Liverpool making their American television debut that fateful day would take the world by storm, leaving their indelible mark in history books. John Winston Lennon, 23,
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      140 6 Come join me, child's play IT LOOKS like a giant soft toy perched on a tree. But this is really a puppet crafted by Filipino master puppeteer, Deo Noveno. You can least your eyes on such delightful puppets at a series of puppet snows to be staged by children's theatre
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      213 6 DON'T FALL SHORT BE A LONG RANGER WHAT WORKS THE economic crisis may be well behind us. but it is worth considering this point: Chief executives tackling immediate problems during a crisis ire usually prom to taking certain measures at the expense of long-term considerations for their business. That is
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      844 7  -  SIANE. JAY Too many works familiar and fail to challenge fe There's nothing wrong with the artists' abilities but without mincing words, they display a singular lack of originality and imagination WITH this years Singapore final for the Philip Morris art
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      565 7 R.E.M. does not care that sales are not Up for its latest work R.E.M. insists on making music to 'scratdi the itch' LOS ANGELES R.E.M. could have taken the easy route. Boxed set. Bloated greatest hits tour. Nearly two decades after emerging from the Georgian city of Athens as the
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        196 12 A HONGKONG millionaire has set out to disprove the statement that money cannot buy love. He announced recently his long-term crush on Hongkong actress Rosamund Kwan and named her the beneficiary of his $30--million inheritance. The divorcee told the Hongkong press that he decided
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        115 12 HONGKONG idol Ekin Cheng has reportedly parted ways with actress Maggie Siu, his girlfriend of seven years. And the media are pointing fingers at sweet-faced Gigi Leung as the cause of the split. Both Cheng and Siu have denied the rumours, although they
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        169 12 DONT be fooled by the intimate friendship portrayed by the two female leads m A Date With The Vampire. Wan Qiwen and Kristy Yeung, who play childhood friends m the Hongkong drama serial on TCS 8 every Sunday night, are reportedly not on speaking
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        122 12 Mvi put on a roaring good show for her fans m Kaoshiung. Taiwan, recenth. But the real drama happent'd backstage While she scrambled to get into her next outfit, a male crew member barged into the changing, room and caught a glimpse oi
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        143 12 CALDECOTT HILL has a new celebrity couple. TCS actress Ann Kok and Fame Awards winner Pierre Png are said to be dating each other after sparks flew between them on a recent magazine photo shoot m New Zealand. They were spotted shopping along
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      811 12  -  CHEONG SUK-WAI Chinatown as artist Choo has captured it over 50 years 5a CHOO KENG KWANG has painted for sultans, presidents and the humble man m the street for almost half a century And, though you would never know it from his work, he has
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