The Straits Times, 11 December 2000

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    29 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 A 1 Ol 1 icl\ Decembe r 11, 2000 122 Pages m seven parts mita (P) 034/12/1999 A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J I
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    Lock icon Changes to index rules may move investors
    592 1  - Changes to index rules may move investors IGNATIUS LOW Fund managers likely to move from government-linked companies and those with tightly-held shares Bu FINANCE CORRESPONDENT FUND managers with hundreds of billions of dollars at their disposal may reduce their shareholdings m companies held tightly by governments or other entities around
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    Lock icon 'Don't browse if you don't want to buy'
    164 1 'Don't browse if you don't want to buy TOKYO A shopcnvner with an acute aversion towards window-shoppers has been arrested for allegedly threatening a woman and forcing her to apologise for eyeing merchandise m his store she did not want to buy. Fed up with having shoppers leave his clothing
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    Lock icon Fighter Farzana up and about in hospital
    326 1  - Fighter Farzana up and about in hospital ARLINA ARSHAD BIL DESPITE suffering internal bleeding just two weeks ago, Singapore Airlines stewardess Farzana Abdul Razak insists that she is now fine. The SQ 006 crash sur.ivor told The Straits Times yesterday she was touched by the support she has received from
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      263 1 YOL'R FORKIC^N MAID LEVY; Govt review may adjust rates to match state of economy page 4 oft 'ikil H Golfers pay to play. Should park users pay too? JM|M| Look and feel on top of the world this Christmas J W^% ...wiin mis one"iime nonoay season oner 1 I f
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      97 2 GORE'S ROLLERCOASTER RIDE HE'S down, he's up. He's down again. The United States Supreme Court voted 5-4 yesterday to freeze Florida's new recount of disputed ballots, barely hours after election officials began their frenzied work at dawn. The court ruling agreed with an emergency appeal by Governor George W.
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      89 2 TECH SCIENCE HACKERS HOSPITAL ATTACK A DUTCH hacker broke into a computer network of a big north-west US hospital and stole the records of 4,000 heart patients. The attack at the University of Washington Medical Center m Seattle was mounted m an apparent effort to demonstrate system weaknesses. The chief
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      117 2 DUO ROB $21,000 FROM BUSINESSMAN A 51-YKAR-OLD businessman trying to recoup recent financial losses was dealt an unexpected blow by two motorcycle-borne men who took $21,000 from his car when he was changing a Oat tyre. The man who gave his name only as Mr Tan and his wife
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    • Article
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      65 2 MAKE PET IDENTIFICATION A MUST ALL pets m Singapore should have compulsorily identification if their abuse is going to be stopped, says reader Peter Huber m a letter to The Straits Times. An electronic-taging system, linked to a central database, would help identify and punish irresponsible pet owners. An
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      135 2 Scandinavian daycare system under scrutiny THE public daycare system m Nordic countries is just too efficient. This makes parenthood seem impersonal, says researcher Liselotte Lyngso. She said: "It is like getting a dog, then paying someone else to walk it, play with and look after it." Denmark has the
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      78 2 Anti-piracy group m not water ANTI-PIRACY organisation Business Software Alliance (BSA) maybe slapped with suits under Singapore copyright law. It sent a questionnaire to 15,000 small businesses with an accompanying note which warned recipients to respond by Nov 20 or risk "breaking the law". Lawyers say the language could
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      67 2 CLINTON DENIES RECESSION FEARS THE US cannot sustain 5 per cent growth rates for ever, but there is no threat of a recession, President Bill Clinton said m a radio address on Saturday. The warning of an impending recession has been sounded by Republican vice-presidential candidate Dick Cheney and
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      60 2 W ORLD MUSEUMS EXHIBITING FAKES? BELIEVE it or not, the world's leading museums are displaying fakes. This is the finding of Mr Oscar Muscarella, a top expert m forged antiquities. His book The Lie Became Great: The Forgery Of Ancient New Eastern Cultures lists 1,250 forgeries. And this, he says,
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      208 2 BATTLING CORRUPTION REPRESENTATIVES from Asian countries are meeting m South Korea to see how best to battle the cancer of corruption. Although there are indications that some countries are cracking down on corruption, many believe that prosecutors m the region face a massive challenge. One expert from the Asian
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      399 2 Prime World 6,8-15 Editorial 16 Commentary 16,17 Forum IS, 19 Singapore News Tech Science Hl3-14 ASIV Vsia A l-5 Kia A6-8 Malaysia A9-11 Weather A l2 Sports Sl-4 Money SB-14 IFF". Cover story L 4-5 Cinema Ll2 What's on Ll3 Cable guide Ll4 TYauide Ll5 737H8700 ST INTERACTIVE Phone 730-5095
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      377 2 r^MPfflßßff ll' 'lII Ml UNIVERSITY OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY KsJ SOUTH AUSTRALIA W OF IRELAND "Ranked Among Australia's Best Universities" "Ranked Top 9 Business School m Europe" DBA BSC (Hons) Doctor of Business Administration ons fori ation Technol imm > Singapore sth Intake March 2001 J£ J«* I'ST StTT^^ The first
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon 'Nobody is going to edge out PM'
      652 3  -  IRENE NG No hurry for Mr Goh Chok Tong to step down, says SM Lee; what's important is ensuring a smooth hand-over By POI.ITICAI.COrtKISPONDKNT IN THE 60s AND 70s, IT WAS EASIER BECAUSE THE COUNTRY WAS MORE AT RISK. SO I COULD TELL
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      Lock icon Void deck wedding? They said no, at first
      436 3  -  AHMAD OSMAN By MR POH Chi Chuan, 26, and Ms Cheah Lai Ying, 24, were not keen to exchange their marriage vows at the void deck of Block 210, Jurong East Street 21. But they changed their minds after seeing the gleaming
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      Lock icon Blow for Gore as judges stop Florida recount
      470 4  - Blow for Gore as judges stop Florida recount LEE SIEW HUA Advantage to Bush as split Supreme Court wants to hear arguments today, with time to count ballots running out Bg •KRFSmNDFVI .HINGTON A split United States Supreme Court has frozen Florida's new recount of disputed ballots, hours after election
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      Lock icon TWO-THIRDS TRIATHLON
      108 4 WONG MAYE-E unlike a tnathlon where participants have to swim, cycle and then run to complete a race, yesterday morning's Folar S-series Biathlon Challenge 2000 had just two legs swimming and running. More than 500 athletes took on the event held at Sentosa's Central Beach. First to complete
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      Lock icon Foreign-worker levy review next year
      287 4  -  JASON LEOW Rates may be changed to reflect new economic climate, says Boon Yang Bu THE Government will review the levy on foreign workers and domestic maids next year when the economic climate becomes clearer. Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang told reporters yesterday: "We will
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      Lock icon TUNNEL MISSION
      557 5  - TUNNEL MISSION LIM HONG LING Mock collision and chemical fire show 50 motorists and the SCDF valuable lessons about expressway safety Bu 'IT'S SO LOUD!' Three-year-old Perlina (right), on the jet fans blowing smoke away from them m the tunnel. She witnessed the from the shoulders of her father, Mr
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      151 3 S'aj No to Acne Scars New Cellular Science Breakthrough j 5 years since its inception m Singapore, the London Research Centre fame has always been linked to its highly successful scar therapy. Having led the way I m non-invasive scar therapy, London Research Centre is now poised to redefine the
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      329 4 TELECOMMUTING i.uki m,v be a more attractive option, after Sing Tel, Star Hub an i >( IV launched services aimed at those working from home. But it's still not taking off because, as PROJECT EYEBALL found out, bosses still need to get over the "OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF CONTROL"
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      502 6 BB;. iff k BE' Sharif Goes Into Exile I 1 Barak Quits The Best For Us, Please R After a surprise release from jail former [sraeli Premier Ehud Barak A. k Australia will alter immigration policies to kill Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif heads JtL resigns m a dramatic move
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Q: What do these museums have in common?
      636 6  -  ALFRED LEE A: They are all exhibiting fake antiquities A book by an exhibits expert lists 1,250 forgeries and says many of them are exhibited m world's top museums Bu MDON MANY of the world's most famous museums are exhibiting fakes, according
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      Lock icon Ex-PM of Pakistan Sharif goes into exile with family
      522 9 Ex-PM of Pakistan Sharif goes into exile with family Party officials say a Saudi royal family member brokered the deal for his release, but they are angry with his wife for striking deal with govt ISLAMABAD -Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif flew into exile m Saudi Arabia yesterday fol--02
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Princess Masako hits out at press
        107 10 PREGNANCY COVERAGE FAULTED TOKYO Japanese Crown Princess Masako, departing from the usual blandness of her annual birthday statement, has criticised the media for their coverage of her pregnancy, which resulted m a miscarriage last December. In a talk with the media on Thursday, made
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        115 10 MANILA Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos was conscious yesterday after undergoing surgery, apparently for a blood clot m ncr brain. Doctors at Manila's Makati Medical Centre would not comment on her condition, saving they would issue a formal statement at a later time. Family
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        129 10 LOS ANGELES Film legend Robert Redford, 63, launched a blistering attack on Hollywood's "sick obsession with plastic surgery", and vowed he would never go under the surgeon's knife. The Oscar-winning ac-tor-director admitted that his days ?.s a dashing screen icon were long gone, but declared that
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        166 10 BANGKOK The Thai prison governor who died of injuries sustained m a hostage drama staged by a band of Mvanmar convicts last month is to be given a royal honour at his cremation this week, it was reported yesterday. Governor Somwong Sirivej died on Saturday
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        63 10 Best-selling Harry Potter author |.K. Rowling lias managed to raise thousands of pounds for a cancer charity m Edinburgh at a special book- reading session for more than 1.000 children. Composer Hoyt Curtin, who wrote the music for catchy cartoon theme songs such as those from The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo and
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        41 10 Quote worthy 'It's the same colour and has tlie same stinging feel on tlw skin. An undercover British police inspector, who caught a market stall-holder near London selling bottles of fake Chanel No 5 perfume mixed with generous doses of urine
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      Lock icon Putin's judo lesson' for Russia
      162 11 MAGNITOGORSK (Rus- Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the President's Cup judo competition on Saturday with a lesson for his countrymen. He said: "We m Russia always knew how to take a blow. Fall and get up. And be victorious." He then watched Yamara Neva club
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      Lock icon Australia to attract world's best and brightest
      397 11 Australia to attract world's best and brightest Canberra's plans signal another shift m immigration policy. It will move away from family reunions to getting skilled talent needed by industry SYDNEY Australia is looking to open its doors to the world s "best and brightest" under revised immigration policies more responsive
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      Lock icon No early elections planned: Howard
      156 11 MELBOURNE Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday he did not plan to go to the polls before necessary, quashing speculation the country was heading for an early vote. 'You tight too hard to win elections to go earlier than your appointed time, Mr Howara told
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      Lock icon Barak resigns and calls for polls to regain mandate
      468 12 The election for Israel's prime minister will occur within 60 days. It is seen as a pre-emptive move against rival Netanyahu from running m polls JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak resigned yesterday m a dramatic attempt to win a new
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      486 13 Fifty years without proper sleep, constant pain m his left hand, nerve damage and deafness m one ear finally prove too much for Indian man HONGXONG A retired Indian photographer who has endured sleepless nights and suffered permanent nerve damage from keeping his
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      155 13 Iraqi oil exports to restart soon DUBAI Iraq will restart its oil exports soon, putting an end to a suspension m flow which began on Dec 1 over a price dispute between Baghdad and the United Nations, an Iraqi oil official said yesterday. The imminent resumption of about 2.3 million
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      Lock icon It's each country for itself at EU summit
      840 14  - It's each country for itself at EU summit GRACE SUNG Important reforms to allow the European Union to grow are being hindered by the refusal of its 15 nations to concede any ground VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT B U EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Crisis looms THE fundamental point about the Nice summit
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      Lock icon Putin all set for historic visit to Cuba to rebuild ties
      177 14 MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will become the first post-Soviet leader to visit Cuba m a historic and sensitive visit that has unsettled the United States. Mr Putin flies to Cuba on Wednesday, but most details of
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      Lock icon Fur goes flying as leopard gets op
      94 15 JOE the clouded snow leopard finally found a cure for its terrible headaches, but not before having to undergo massive surgery and losing part of its The animal from the Fort Worth Zoo m Fort Worth, Texas, is recovering well after the brain
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      Lock icon Plan to let minders smoke and smack kids 'flawed'
      444 15 British Go\t Under Fire Child-care specialists join parents m condemning the government move, describing it as an attack on children's fundamental human rights DON The British government has come under fire for pressing ahead with plans to allow childminders to smack
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      Lock icon British built 2,4oO-km long hedge in India
      142 15 LONDON Colonial officials ruling India m the 19th century planted a hedge 2.400-km long to thwart smugglers, a British newspaper reported yesterday. Documents unearthed by a historian have shown that the massive hedge formed part of a Customs line running from the Himalayas
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  • U.S. ELECTION DEADLOCK
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      Lock icon In they go... ...out again, in hours
      63 8 In they go... ...out again, in hours DEPUTI clerk John Stott (right) joins other officials from Leon County m Tallahassee, Florida, m carrying \es of ballots into tih ty'spubßc bbrar) For tin* counting of disputed votes. LEON County sheriffs department officers remove ballots from the public library after the US
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      Lock icon US Supreme Court may have hurt image
      559 8 By stopping the re-count of Florida's ballots, the highest court m the US could have harmed its credibility through the partisan presidency battle WUXGTON In issuing an emergency order to halt the re-count of Florida's ballots, the US Supreme Court may have hurt
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      181 9 HI The UNIVERSITY I ZM of NEWCASTLE **885B*0* AUSTRALIA About the University The University of Newcastle, Australia was established m 1965. The University of Newcastle is one of Australia's leading universities. The university has for many years attracted strong contingents of students from Singapore It was one of the major
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon Caution for the region
        588 16 r> OUTH-EAST Asian economies are not doing well. That is a stark fact that regional governments ought to face squarely. There is no use trying to sweep I W it under the carpet, or minimise the mt^r warning signs. Investors cannot be fooled. The S5 million
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      Lock icon Asean's resolve put to the test
      519 16 MALAYSIAN BUSINESS TIMES SINCE the first attempt to link labour rights with trade agreements, Asean has stood solidly behind an armour it has built to discourage those who dictated terms. When Europe tried m the mid-1980s to impose environmental conditions m its trade ties
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      Lock icon Criticisms, vies, but S'pore is held him in Indonesian eyes
      1229 16  -  JUSUF WANANDI By THE remarks by President Abdurrahman Wahid after Asean's informal summit m Singapore two weeks ago on the bilateral relations between Indonesia and Singapore have made the relationship again a topic of discussion. This time around, however, cool
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        135 17 STORM IN A COFFEE CUP A SOUVENIR shop m Beijing's Forbidden City museum set up a drinks corner recently for tourists. Starbucks Coffee store, an American franchise, was selected to set up an outlet there due to its international reputation. find it quite ironic ome people should say that
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        140 17 STAMP OUT SEXISM IN PARLIAMENT ii COMES as do surprise female Member: Parliament have been called upon to monitor sexism. If their male counterparts deride women, there is bound to be scepticism that women's is be addressed seriously m Parliament. Understandably, the Women's Agenda for Change organisation that made
        New Straits Times  -  140 words
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        146 17 GOVT MUST STEP UP FIGHT AGAINST AIDS 1 N HIE first 10 months this year, men accounted for about 64 per cent of the total 1,521 Aids cases m Indonesia. This may be a small percentage of the actual number of cases m this country. It is m this
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        Lock icon THE PHILIPPINES
        128 17 CAPITAL'S STINKING PROBLEM THE nations capital is wallowing m tilth, with garbage piled high m many street corners and sidewalks m Metro Manila. In several parts of Quezon City, near Manila, garbage has not been collected for weeks. This is surely one of the reasons the cit\ saw
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        63 17 IMPROVE FIRE SAFETY AT ALL LEVELS THE tragic fire that took two university students' lives highlighted the urgent need for better fire-preven-tion measures m student dormitories. An efficient fire-preven-tion programme is lacking at all levels of government, where outdated codes and regulations must be revised. University authorities should also
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        114 17 SAFEGUARD NATIONS CULTURAL HERITAGE BEIJING must step up its law enforcement and promote understanding of its cultural and historical heritage. It is very distressing that the former residence of outstanding early 20th-century educator Cai Yuanpei was torn down for property development, despite being listed as a historical site under
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      Lock icon A hard landing in store for US economy ?
      991 17 A hard landing in store for US economy THE ECONOMIST FOUR years is a long time m central banking. On Dec 5 1996, Mr Alan Greenspan, chairman of America's Federal Reserve, gave his famous warning about "irrational exuberance" m the stockmarket. Yet four years on, and with stockmarkets considerably higher
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      322 18 A E rampage: Harsh action needed THE LAW NEEDS TO COME DOWN HARD ON PEOPLE WHO RIOT AND A HEAVY-DETERRENT PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE METED OUT I REFER to the article, "Assault horror at hospital" (ST, Dec 9). At first glance, it appeared to have taken place m an under-developed country,
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      360 18 Electronic tags help trace pet owners I REFER to "Discarded poodle put down Injuries severe" and "Can't keep a pet for life? Then don't get it" (ST, Dec 5). While I am very upset and saddened by the inhumanity inflicted on the poor poodle, I am equally disturbed by the
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      111 18 Fancy headlights blinding road users FOR the past two years or so, I have noticed a growing number of cars on our roads that sport fancy and intensely bright headlights. These can be momentarily blinding to other road users, and thus hazardous. A tailgating driver with blazing headlights sends out
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      217 18 I READ with sadness the untimely death of the young children who fell from high-rise buildings. These deaths could have been prevented if the buildings were geared for child safety. It is surprising that m a country where most people live m high-rise Housing Board flats,
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      225 19 IN THE CASE OF A MOTORISED BICYCLE WHICH IS MECHANICALLY PROPELLED, THE RIDER IS NOT REQUIRED TO HOLD A LICENCE, NOR IS HE REQUIRED TO BE COVERED BY A THIRD-PARTY INSURANCE POLICY. -jrllHthe M intluxof motorised bicycles on our roads today. I shudder
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      184 19 Use the Emas system to aid police DRIVING along our expressways every day, I often come across signs put up by the traffic police asking traffic-accident witnesses to come forward. I also notice the numerous video cameras that monitor our expressways ceaselessh I wonder if this same Expresswa\ Monitoring Advisory
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      235 19 WE REFER to the feedback from Mr Samuel Lim Lip Pheng m "How safe is an electronic signature?" (ST, Dec 6). Mr Lim had raised the concern with regard to the security of the signaturecapture pad that he used at Best Denki stores. Mr Lim
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      8 H1 The Straits Times home Monday, December 11, 2000
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      50 H1 HOW EQUAL IS REALLY EQUAL? 'Does forcing men to take parental leave mean we are really equal? Men... work a 60-hour week ana, women, 40 hours, on top of taking care of everything at home. Dr Goran Ha 1 1 m. deputy director of the Swedish Institute of Future Studies
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      398 H1  -  NEO HUI MIN That's the view of 40 people m ST poll, who voted to keep the parks; but most wouldn't pay to use them Bu LAST year, the National Parks Board (NParks) spent $27-7 million to maintain the 42 public parks on the
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        633 H2  -  NEO HUI MIN THERESA TAN Forty people interviewed by ST say they want the green areas retained; the fresh air and greenery of these spaces, they say, add to quality of life By and DO NOT take away the parks, said park
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        487 H3  -  JASON LEOW Lee Boon Yang lets the cooking do the talking m Bukit Timah GRC Leading this year's 12th ministerial community visit, he tries his hand at frying carrot cake while at the market by MANPOWER Minister Lee Boon Yang wen' "wokabout" yesterdtn m Bukit Ti mah. He began
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        Lock icon One more 'halt per cent' club
        374 H3 HELP: Any way WHAT we really need is for Singaporeans to make a contribution m whatever way they can. There are people who help out at old folks' homes. ..Their contribution is as important as those who give cash.' Dr Lee on "half per
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        188 H3 147 m in water projects next year SINGAPORE'S water distribution network is to be expanded and improved at a cost of nearly $43 million. This money will come out of the $147.2 million the Public Utilities Board will spend on wa-ter-development projects next year. Some $18.4 million will be spent
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          1061 H4  -  SUSAN LONG Efficient daycare system may spell end of parent-child bonding; decision to have baby still a personal matter SPOTLIGHT BABY BONUS It is like getting a dog, then paying someone else to walk it, play with ana look after
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          457 H4 SINGAPORE cannot go the whole hog and replicate the expensive welfare system m the Nordic countries. But there are three portable lessors it can act on, now, to boost the birth rate here: 1) Beef up infant and toddler care New-generation grannies do not
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          Lock icon The reality behind gender equality
          483 H4 IS THE much-touted Nordic equality between the sexes for real? Recent studies show it could be just an illusion. Although most Nordic women have a higher educational level than men and contribute around 40 per cent of their country's income taxes, men hold more than
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        850 H5  - Poly grads deserve a shot at varsity here SANDRA DAVIE Overseas universities welcome polytechnic students, saying they are model pupiis who pass with first-class or second-upper honours EDUCATIOS CORRESPOXDF.XJ THE academic career of Mr Tan Teck Chuan came to mind on Tuesday, when Deputy Prime Minister Tony fan mooted the
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          130 H5 IT WILL HOUSE ABOUT 20 CHILDREN THANKS to a baby-care centre due to start next year, young couples m Lep.g Kee district can go to work without worrying about their infants. Announcing the initiative at a carnival organised by the Tanjong Pagar Community Development
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          127 H5 MORE Asian products, more Asian branas, please. Don't just sit there and wait for foreign brands to arrive. This was the exhortation from Mr Chan Soo Sen, ParHamentary Secretary (Health and Prime Minister's Office), to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here on Saturday. "We need
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        136 H5  -  NEO HUI MIN By THE proposed fourth university here should consider offering a full-time degree course m nursing. This is necessary if the count ry wants to attract more people into nursing, the president of the Singapore Nurses Association, Miss Susie Kong, told The Straits
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        460 H6  - Duo trail and rob couple of $2 1,000 K.C. VIJAYAN The thieves followed the victims, who were driving a BMW, on a motorcycle for two hours after they left a Parkway Parade money-changer's shop A COUPLE driving a BMW was trailed by a motorcycle duo for two hours before being
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        257 H6  -  K.C. VIJAYAN *1L FOR five years, the two brothers lived together m a ground-floor flat at Blk 767, Yishun Avenue 3. The elder brother, Ong Wei Cheong, 46, was a bachelor and worked as a hawker's assistant. Neighbours described him as tall and friendly and
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        182 H7 THE three workers warded for severe burns after Saturday's boiler explosion at the ExxonMobil Chemical plant on Jurong Island remain m critical but stable condition. Two of them, Mr Neo Seek Guan and Mr Muhammad Afivah Kamal, are due to undergo operations today, according
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        279 H7  -  AHMAD OSMAN Chief Lim Boon Heng notes that there are now six MPs, including himself, from the labcur movement Bu lONA] Trades Union Congress (NTUC) chief Lim Boon Heng hopes to see even more Members of Parliament coming from the labour movement
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        181 H7 SINGAPORE Democratic Party leader Chee Soon Juan marked Human Rights Day yesterday by run iiing a 42 -km marathon starting at Whitley Road ami finishing at Hong Lim Park, accompanied by his sister Siok Chin. His route took him past the Istana, where he handed to
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        898 H8  - PAP can 't let the vocal shout down the heartland ASAD LATIF Claims of new breed of 'votcelanders' cannot be ignored, but special attention must still go to the working class under threat from globalisation HEART TO HEART M'if/< THE People's Action Party has identified several segments of the population
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        186 H10 IDENTIFICATION and TREATMENT Identifying chemicalwarfare agents (Netherlands, Singapore and Switzerland) Studying how cells react to toxic biological substances (Singapore and DETECTION Detection of the anthrax bacterium, which can kill by causing pneumonia (Singapore) On-the-spot method of detecting biological substances PROTECTION New materials for protective clothing, such as special
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        39 H13 Assistant Professor Cai Yivu said eye surge ry software is available m the US, but it does not focus on Asian eyes. That was why the team from NTU decided to create its own cheaper, independent software.
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        Lock icon Training in virtual reality in sight Tor eye surgeons
        337 H13  -  PAULA McCOY NTU-developed software aimed at enabling operations on 'eyeballs' with computer-generated instruments Bn \I O X eye surgeons m Singapore will be able to practise on a computergenerated eyeball m virtual re'din if km software bein/ developed by scientists here
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        Lock icon Program to predict state of burns
        181 H13 Program to predict state of burns SCIENTISTS at Nanyang Technological University have created a computer program which allows doctors to predict the seriousness of differtnt burns. It will help doctors work out whether the burn is first, second, third, or even fourth degree. Fourth degree is when the injury reaches
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        Lock icon China on the alert for Navidad virus
        136 H13 BEIJING Computer users should watch out for an unwanted gift m their inboxes this Christmas a virus called Navidad.exe. The virus, named after the Spanish word for Christmas, first appeared m Beijing early last month after reportedly infecting hundreds of computers m the
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        Lock icon Hacker steals patient records of US hospital
        219 H14 Hacker steals patient records of US hospital Intruder downloaded 4,000 records m June and July undetected m bid to expose system weaknesses at centre a VSHINGTON-Ahack-er broke into a computer network of a big north-west US hospital, stealing thousands of patient records m an apparent effort to demonstrate system weakno-^.
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        38 H14 AFP The world's smallest wine glass, with a 2,750-nanometre diameter about 27 times bigger than the width of a human hair has been unveiled m Tokyo by NEC, the Himeji Institute of Technology and Seiko Instruments.
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        158 H14 Norway pact on Net defence Aim is to work with main businesses to fight hackers and espionage OSLO Norway's secret service has reached a secret deal with the country's main businesses to develop a defence system against Internet hackers and industrial spies, the government admitted on Friday. The planned digital
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      58 A1 The Straits Times asia WORLD WON'T STOP BECAUSE YOU ARE SICK 'He said m the first few days after the operation, you will think the world has come to ail end. But it's still spinning../ Mala* oian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, recalling his Hoctor\ advice when he
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      612 A1  - TROOPING OUT OF ASIA? FELIX SOH US is reviewing its presence m the region, with rising protests against its troops m S. Korea and Japan and the diplomatic thaw m Pyongyang IN HONOLULU THE US is studying the possible reduction or withdrawal of American ground troops deployed m South Korea
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        393 A2  -  SUNNY GOH The all-too-ready availability of numerous statistics raises doubts about their quality, says think-tank, and advises caution while using them By! TOO much, too fast and that makes China's statistics too good to be true. Singapore think-tank. the East Asian Institute (EAI),
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        292 A2  -  Sunny Goh A COUNTRY of statistics. That is how 7 a think-tank report described China's obsession with state figures and other economic data. 'Thanks to its central planning legacies, China has inherited...extensive and fairly sophisticated statistical reporting networks, from county to city, to province
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        100 A2 OSLO (Norway) South Korean President Kirn Dae Jung received the Nobel Peace Prize at an award ceremony m Oslo yesterday for his efforts at reconciliation with Communist North Korea and his lifelong struggle for democracy and human rights. Mr Kirn, 75, received the Peace
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        585 A3  - Chinese cities 'will give S 'pore a run for its money' IRENE NG It may take at least 30 years, but cities like Shenzhen and Shanghai will one day rival Hongkong and Singapore, the Senior Minister said on Saturday H; POLITIC U CORRFSPONDFNT More people to get economy going 'It's
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        120 A3 Search websites the way you dial SHANGHAI According to a new system developed by Chinese experts. Internet users can now locate the website they want by simply typing Arabic numerals l. 2. 3,... The new method applies the coding system used for telephone communication to the cyberwc/ld. This means that
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        370 A3 HONGKONG The main challenge for Singaporeans doing business with China lies m their different mindsets, said Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It is more than just the matter of understanding the Chinese culture and history, or speaking the language, he said. It is also a
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        541 A4 Death to Beijing's enemies roaches Echoes Of A Maoist Past Its second war against cockroaches raises memories of Mao's ill-conceived extermination of sparrows, which led to an insect plague and huge famine CIVILISED PLAGUE THE Beijing government issued a directive to launch the first round of the city-wide anti-roach campaign
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        520 A5 The conference is just one sign that the region is getting serious about tackling graft, but it is not going to be easy to uproot a longstanding culture CHINA'S BATTLE BEIJING has taken strong measures of its own to combat
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          49 A5 NORTH Korea refused at the last minute to allow the entry of a delegation of Seoul-based US businessmen seeking investment opportunities m the communist nation, reports said yesterday. The 12-membeT delegation was refused visas by the North Korean Embassy m Beijing on Saturday. AFP
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          56 A5 JAPANESE police have fallen victim to a hacker attack for the first time when images of a nude woman were displayed on an official homepage. The National Police Agency found four images of a nude woman on the website of the National Public Safety Commission,
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          59 A5 FOUR bank robbers killed a security guard and made off with 1.8 million yuan (*****,000) after using a homemade bomb to break into a bank safe m central China, state press reported yesterday. The robbery occurred m m the crowded Yinji Commercial City m the
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          39 A5 POLICE m northern China's Shanxi province have arrested the manager of the Tianlong coal mine after an explosion last week killed 41 miners and left another six missing, state press reported yesterday. AFP
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          61 A5 AN granted a special pardon yesterday to 21 prisoners, including a trade union leader and 19 "prisoners of conscience", to observe International Human Rights Day. The last presidential amnesty was ordered m 1990 by then President Lee Tenghui. It covered 11 imprisoned opposition leaders, including
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          35 A5 GERMAN Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has delayed a visit to China and cancelled a trip to Laos because of key negotiations continuing at the European Union summit m Nice. AFP
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        55 A6 Rare event in Laos A LAOS policeman keeps an eye as flags are hoisted m front of the National Culture Hall, the venue for the Asean-EU meeting m Vientiane, before the start ofthe 13th meeting between ministers of the two trade blocs. The Laos capital plays host to the meeting
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        352 A6 The EU is willing to hold talks as it does not want to lose the chance to invest m Asean countries not tainted by major human-rights allegations VIENTIANE Europe's relations with South-east Asia are "back on track" despite the prickly disagreement over human
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        269 A6 Yongon to allow visit by EU officials MAJOR COMPROMISE VIENTIANE Myanmar has agreed to allow European Union officials to visit the country on a fact-find-ing mission m what is seen as a major compromise between the military regime and one of its most vocal critics. The director-general of the Myanmar
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        295 A7 Russian takes a blow from Thai kick-boxing flop BANGKOK To succeed m Thai kick-boxing had long been a dream of Mr Vitali Minenko, a 24-year-old Russian. Last July, he left everything behind m Russia to pursue his ambition. But less than six months later, a sore and sorry Mr Minenko
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        436 A7  - Human rights 'no better under Gus Dur' MARIANNE KEARNEY The total number of rights violations m some regions over the past year reportedly far exceeds those during the former Habibie presidency Bu STRAITS I IMt.s INDONESI BL JAKARTA A year under President Abdurrahman Wahid has led to a continuation of
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        151 A7  -  Marianne Kearney IRIAN JAVA Dec 7: Following an attack on a police station, police raid student dormitories, beating and kicking up to 100 people. Three are beaten to death. Dec 2: Police open fire on pro-independence supporters, killing at least nine people across Irian Java. ACEH
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        50 A8 Vigil for peace THOUSANDS of Indonesian Christians bearing candles pray for peace during a special prayer session at a Jakarta stadium on Saturday night m the lead-up to Christmas celebrations. Indonesia has been wracked by violence since the country was plunged into economic and political chaos three years ago. REUTERS
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        369 A8 Armed forces to remain 'loyal' to the Constitution Any military intervention m the Estrada crisis will oniy create more problems, says its chief of staff MANILA The armed forces of the Philippines will remain united, steadfast and loyal to the Constitution m the face of mounting calls from some sectors
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        222 A8 Estrada frees all political prisoners SURPRISE MOVE BY PRESIDENT BACOLOD (Philippines) Philippine President Joseph Estrada, threatened with removal from office on corruption charges, ordered yesterday the release of all political prisoners and the scrapping of death sentences imposed by the courts. Fighting for his political life, the President said he
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          49 A8 FORMER President Fidel Ramos yesterday urged the Philippine government to investigate a report by German magazine Der Spiegel claiming President Joseph Estrada and an aide pocketed half of a US$2O million (Ss34 million) ransom used to free hostages held by Muslim rebels. AFP
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          25 A8 HIV- AIDS activists m Thailand have called for selftesting kits available over the Internet to be banned. AFP
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          33 A8 FOUR Cabinet members who last week threatened to resign from the UN-ap-pointed quasi-government m East Timor said on Saturday that they would remain m their positions. AP
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          35 A8 RELATIONS between Indonesia and Australia are greatly improved following last week's two-day meeting between ministers of the two countries m Canberra, Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday m a televised interview. AFP
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          33 A8 THE bones of at least six elephants killed by poachers have been found m remote areas of Cambodia's Cardamom mountains, considered a treasure trove of rare and endangered species. AFP
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        566 A9  - Arrest of traffic-fine offenders starts today WAN HAMIDI HAMID "U V are duty-bound to arrest them under the law. We will see how they will react then. If you flout the law, you pay/ Federal Traffic Police Chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Bahrin Idrus Tho police will begin looking for
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        251 A9 AIRSUS ALERT KUALA laysia Airlines (MAS) has recalled five Airbus aircraft for engineering checks following a worldwide alert. A MAS statement ?aid the move was m compliance with an urgent request by statutory regulatory authorities. About 80 Airbus aircraft around the world were affected,
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        235 A9 KUALA LUMPUR Man rice millers, hit by a drop m prices, yesterday called on the authorities to tighten checks at the country's border with Thailand to curb rice smuggling. Rice smuggled into the count ry from Thailand was largely undetected by the authorities, said
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        383 A10  -  WAN HAMIDI HAMID The government intervenes and the management offers new settlement terms for the grievances of the drivers, who will return to work today By IN KIAI.A l.l'MPl'H ABOUT 600 airport limousine drivers who went on strike for better pay have called
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        44 A10 MALAY MAIL These two Forestry Department officers jump from one log to another to assess the worth of stolen timber m Rawang, Selangor. The logs, worth nillions of ringgit, were from trees m Hulu Selangor, and were seized after a tip-off.
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        64 A10 Bank guard shot thrice SHAH A I AM A security guard shot by armed robbers during Friday's bank heist had received three bullets two m the neck and one m the right pelvic bone. The car used by the suspects to get away was recovered m Subang Java with its
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        179 A10 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Bar Council will push for the establishment of an inter-religious council to look into inter-religious conflicts, its chairman, Mr Sulaiman Abdullah said. The proposal for the council came from the seminar Freedom of Religion, which was organised jointly by the Bar
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        520 A11 Integrated school system to boost racial ties In its bid to promote racial harmony, the govt wilt revive an old plan to run with the Vision School concept. It also expects less opposition to plan Closer links UNDER the integrated school system, national-type Chinese and Tamil schools within a particular
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        86 A11 THE STAR ASIA NEWS NETWORK ith their heads shaved and clad m saffron-coloured robes, about 30 newly-ordained schoolboy ;k> receive nee tram their parents and well-wishers at the Dhamrnikarama Buddhist Temple m Penang. "I "he boys, aged between eight and 17, will spend a week at the temple
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        348 A11 EPF WITHDRAWALS FOR COMPUTERS A LUMPUR Ma u>\e to use postmen to deliver computers has come under fire from computer vendors and consumers, who say it distorts the free market. Computer vendors not selected by the government are angry at the decision, which they say could
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          54 A11 A FORMER labourer who had no opportunity to seek formal education has developed a technology tor polishing rice to make it look like pearls. The invention by Mr Chem Endin Kam, 49, a rice-miller m Jitra, has enabled Kedah to become the only state to
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          52 A11 FIRE BREAKS OUT IN CINEMA HAIL HL'NHRKDS of people had to flee when a fire broke out vi a cinema situated at the ton floor of the Sunway Pyramid shopping mall m a suburb outside Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The tire, which started early m the morning, spread to the carpark
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          42 A11 SIXTY-FOUR Myanmar nationals were detained while trying to enter Malaysia illegally near the country's border with Thailand. It was the largest group of Myanmar nationals caught tning to sneak into Malaysia this year. New Sun day Times
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          58 A11 \BOUT 80 per cent of li- censed rice traders and dealers m Kelantan are involved m rice smuggling, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry sec-retary-general Datuk Pahamin Rajab said. He said that so far, two licensed wholesalers and two rice mill operators had been caught
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          57 A11 THE Transport Ministry wants the authorities involved m the maintenance and safety of roads to display contact numbers at strategic locations prominently. Its parliamentary secretary. Mr Donald Lim, said this was to enable the public to have easy access to report bad road conditions and
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          54 A11 A FORMER Royal Malay Regiment officer and exsenator, Lt-Colonel Abdul Hamid Ibrahim, has been elected president of the War Veterans Federation at its general assembly m Paris. Lt-Col Abdul Hamid, 63, is the first non-European to be elected to the position since the Foundation's inception
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      56 S1 The Straits Times sports NO JOKE FOR REFEREE 'A mobjust converged on the car... and started to push it. At first my wife and I thought it was just a joke/ International Cricket Council match referee Barry Jarmaii, after fans attacked his car on the eve of the India and
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      722 S1  -  GODFREY ROBERT GOLF First Indian to win Singapore Open strings two birdies with an eagle *L IT WAS all over with eight holes to go. The highly-antici-pated "decider" after a one-shot difference separated the leaders overnight on the tricky par-three 18th did not materialise. All the
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      357 S1  -  Godfrey Robert BkSAI h IT WAS a poor chip on the 18th hole by Jyoti Randhawa's standards. But his coach, Kel Llewellyn, raised his arms, turned around to the Indian's wife, Tina, and hugged her. Llewellyn, who brought a major transformation to the Singapore Open winner's
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      466 S1  -  PEH SHING HUEI M SO CLOSE, yet so far. For the first 14 holes, Mardan Mamat attracted a M/eable gallery of about Then, even as his hopes of becoming the first local winner of the 40-year-old Singapore Open dissipated, the crowd thinned. After 10 holes, the
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      495 S2 MK.t IK Out-of-sorts Liverpool cannot compete with lively opponent LONDON Liverpool suffered its first home league defeat of the season yesterday, when Marcus Stewart's superb first-half goal gave Ipswich Town a 1-0 victory. Both clubs began the day on 27 points but Ipswich, which has won an
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      367 S2 LONDON Terry S bles was m a no-lose situation on Saturday. Appointed Middlesbrough's coach last week until the end of the season, he had only 24 hours to work with the players before the English Premiership match at Sunderland. If
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      84 S2 LONDON Tottenham's Ledlev King found the net after just 10 seconds at Bradford for the quickest English Premiership goal this season. The fastest goal had earlier been recorded at 13 seconds. King, who set the record on Saturday, was given acres of space to
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      459 S2 ROME Gabriel Batistuta and Francesco Totti led AS Roma to a 2-1 win over 10--man Udinese last night, a result which took Fabio Capello's side six points clear at the top of Serie A. Batistuta scored his 10th goal m as many league matches
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      390 S2 MADRID Norwegian striker John Carew scored a goal and set up another to give Valencia a 2-0 win against Real Sociedad which took it back to the top of the Spanish first division on Saturday. Valencia leads with 28 points, one ahead of Deportivo La
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      203 S2 ARSENAL 5 NEWCASTLE 0 Arsenal Thiem Henry 13th minute. Ray Parlour JGtli 86th. 90th. NwanJcwo Kami 52nd Halftime: 2 Attendance: 38,052 BRADFORD 3 TOTTENHAM 3 Bradford City Jamie Lawrence 9th, Dean Windass 69th, BenitoCarbone 89th Tottenliam Hotspur Ledley King Ist. Sol 'ampbell 21th. Chris Annstrongs4th Halftime: 12 Attendance:
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      320 S2 11 Mark Yiduka (Leeds United), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea). Teddy Sheringham (Manchester United) 10 Emile Heskey (Liverpool), Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Marcus Stewart (Ipswich Town 7 Michael Owen (Liverpool), Da\id Beckham (Manchestei United), Paolo di Canio (West Ham United), James Beattie (Southampton 6 Marians Pahars (Southampton. Alan Smith (Leeds
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      420 S3 Woods, Duval back where they belong GOLF US pair moves ahead of New Zealand. Argentina with aggressive play BELLA VISTA \rgentina) Tiger Woods and David Duval powered jd States into a three-stroke lead at the end of the third round of the World Cup of Golf tourna- ment here on
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      542 S3 BASKETBALL NEW YORK Ever since Latrell Sprewell scolded his team-mates, the new York Knicks have acted like a different team. He scored a season-high 29 points as the Knicks won for the fifth time m six games, handing the Denver Nuggets an 88-96 defeat. After
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      440 S4 socc.fr Fans put him well ahead of Pele for the player of century award ROME Argentinian football bad-boy Diego Maradona is on the brink of ending a miserable year which began with a cocaine overdose by being declared Fifa's player of the century. Maradona,
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      382 S4 In Rome today, the world's best footballer will be announced. There are three contenders for the accolade and no doubt, each has its oicn legion of fans arguing why each should win. TMESTOffT gives the loic-down on each of them, LUIS FIGO Country: Portugal
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      187 S4 BADMINTON PRE-TOURNAMENT favourite Hendra Wijaya failed to win his first title on home soil yesterday on the final day of the Singapore Under-17 badminton championships. Playing at the Singapore Badminton Hall, Hendra lost narrowly to Indonesian Andhika Pradana 12-15, 15-4, 13-15 m
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      1572 S4 BASKETBALL NBA: Indiana Pacers 99 Charlotte Hornets 96 (OT), Cleveland Cavaliers 97 Atlanta Hawks 90, New York Knicks 96 Denver Nuggets 88, Minnesota Timberwolves 85 Los Angeles Clippers 73, Milwaukee Bucks 99 Washington Wizards 91, San Antonio Spurs 105 Chicago Bulls 81, Utah Jazz 125 Golden State
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      475 S5 Spain savours historic Davis Cup triumph II Wh Cool Ferrero overcomes brave Hewitt m a tense four- set battle BARCELONA Juan Carlos Ferrero made tennis history si night when he ousted Llevton Hewitt m four sets to give Spain its first Davis Cup victory. Ferrero's 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4
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      143 S5 DIVING BANGKOK A disciplined Chinese contingent claimed a clean sweep at the third Fina diving Grand Prix finals here over the weekend, bagging all four titles. Hu Jia took the men's 10m platform event yesterday over Russian Igor Loukachine, while Guo Jingling claimed victory m
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      330 S5 VC HUM. IT IS still a year to the South-east Asia Games m Malaysia but a new face has already emerged as a serious contender for the Laser gold. Koh Seng Leong, who had crewed for Tan Wearn How m the 470 at this year's
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      363 S5 LONDON A Londonbased Russian woman has claimed tennis star Boris Becker is the father of her baby a claim the German has denied. Revealing all the juicy details to yesterday's British tabloid The News Of The World, Angela Ermakova said she would be launching
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        184 S6 "Though walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I will feer no evil, for thou art with me and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:4,6 CHIA SOO HOCK Age: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 10 Dec 2000.
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        179 S6 GOH CHEOK JOO Age: 89 passed away peacefully on Bth December 2000 teavinq behind loved ones. Wife: Tan Phua Chuan Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandchildren: Goh Mong Heng, David, PBM Ong Ai Wan Goh Mci Ling, Audrey Goh Sui Ling, Theresa Goh Mcng Hak, Philip Ang Chee Hut, Jennifer Goh Wee Lyn,
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        67 S6 DR WOON WAH SIANG Departed 11 December 1992 :oes on, they say It did. for the past eight years, only with constant thoughts of you every day It will, from now on, But only because we know that each day brings us closer to you When our life's loneiy journey
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        111 S6 Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes m Me will live, even though he dies...." John 11:25 NG AH POH Age: 70 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 Dec 2000, leaving behind loved ones. Daughters: Teo Bee Khim, Elizabeth Teo Bee
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        46 S6 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of SANIASEE PALANIAMAL ELIZABETH TAMILIAN! Departed: 11-12-1999 Dearly missed by loved ones. Prayers will be held on 11-12-2000 at the open space infront o? Blk 53 302-421 Tanqlin Halt Rd from 12 to 4:3opm. Please treat this as a personal invitation.
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        188 S6 CHUA CHENG KHIAW Age: 87 passed away peacefully on 10.12.2000 11.05 am, leaving behind loved ones to mourn her. (Husband: Eio Siew Yong, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandsons: Granddaughters: Yeow Guan Chin Katherine Yeo Yeow Phoon Joo Yeow Swan Kee Eio Hoon Hai Tan Swee Mcc Eio Knee Sic Dorothy Yeo
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        219 S6 "Surely qocJness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell m the house of the LORD forever. Psalms 23:6 TAN BOON GIM (P.B.M) Age: 90 was called hone to be with the Lord on 10 December 2000. Sadly missed by: Wife: Lim Kirn
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        142 S6 "The Lord is my Shepherd, there's nothing I shall j want. Surely goodnesss and mercy shall follow me all I the days of my life. I will dwell m the House of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 VINCENT SUNNY WEE Age: 74 was called home to be with the Lord
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        116 S6 i am the resurrection and the life. He who believes m Me will live, even though he dies..." John II 25 CHIA SIEW KIM was called home to be with the Lord on 9 Dec 2000, leaving behind loved ones. Daughters: Sons-in-law: Grace Lim Samuel Cheng Lim Kwi Neo Alfred
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        106 S6 Jesus says 'I am the one who raises the dead and gives them life again. Anyone who believes m me, even though he dies like anyone else, shall live again. He is given eternal life for believing m me and shall never perish.' John 11:25,26 In Loving Memory on your
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        40 S6 IST ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF II *m NG T3ONG WATT Departed: 11/12/1999 Cone to rest m the arms of Jesus. y ou will always remain m our hearts Sadly missed by: Wife Lee Eng Kirn family Brothers and sister
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        92 S6 In Loving Memory Of CPT. TEDDY QUAH KOK MENG Departed: 11 Dec 1999 A long painful year has passed since you were taken away from us. The suddeness of your passing has left a vacuum m our hearts. A vacuum which can never be filled. But we take consolation m
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        63 S6 In loving memory of The BEST parents/ grandparents a family can ever be blessed with... CHUATECKSENG TANGEKKWEE Departed 1 1 Dec 1 995 Departed 1 S Sep 2000 Deep m our hearts you'll always stay... Loved and remembered every day. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let your
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        44 S6 25 r ie FmuO§ Of The Late PAUL FOO SIANG NGOK Deported on 04 Dec 2000 wishes to express their sincere heartfelt thanks appreciation to all SI colleagues, friends relatives for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations wreaths during 351 their recent bereavement. X
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        31 S6 Ist Anniversary S In Loving Memory Of CPT TEDDY QUAH KOK MENG Departed on 11 Dec 1999 Always Rememberec By Officers And Men Of 4th Singapore Armoured Brigade Singapore Armed Forces
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        40 S6 B Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of SHEILA TAN GEK HONG Departed 11 Dec. 1999 Dear mother, sleep thy last sleep, Free from all care i Pest where none weep, Always remembered by daughter, son-in-law, grandsons, relatives all loved ones
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        27 S6 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CPT TEDDY OUAH KOK MENG Departed on 11 Dec 1999 s Remenobt Officers And Men Of 42 SAR Singapore Armed Forces
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        21 S6 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory of TERESA NANCY TAN nee EE SWEE HENG Departed: 11.12.94 Always remembered by all loved ones.
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        48 S7 Change Straits Times Index 1960.16 +1.43 BT 08/ OS -204.00 -58.00 BT CADi -*****.00 +56.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -20.00 DBS 50 Index 670.87 +0.28 OCBC3O 648.42 +0.45 UOBB'ueChip 713.94 +3.11 UOB Sesdaq 82.70 +1.47 STI Futures 1968 -1 MSCI Singapore 252.36 +0.44 SiMSCI Futures 252.70 -0.90
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        138 S7 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn uncfr Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 13 4 1 0 0 0 13 4 1 Manufacturing 44 45 25 19 14 7 63 59 32 Commerce 18 23 12 3 5 2 21 28 14 Tpt/Stor/Comms 7 16 9 000 7
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        36 S7 PacificCenturyiOc 169,398,000 Omni IndiOc 71,563,000 PCI 25c 68,884,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 66,984,000 OUB DB eCWC'OI23 43,599,000 AddvalTech 2.5 c 37,641,000 SGX 1c 37,252,000 Mediaßing 10c 36,326,000 Sing Tel 15c 36,299,000 Capita Land 33,452,000
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        92 S7 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Mu.'tilnd 6,731 6,731 13,305 13,305 Manufacturg 77,900 1,810 79,710 263,272 823 264,095 Commerce 6,813 183 6,996 15,901 33 15,933 Tpt/Stor/Com 16,994 16,994 52,639 52,639 Finance 42,147 42,147 104,710 104,710 Construction 12,676 3,526 16,202 5,580 638 6.217 Properties
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        714 S7 BROKERS' CHOICE INNNNMMMMBMN! THE SIGNAL that the Federal Reserve is ready to cut interest rates to prevent an accelerated slowdown m the US economy will have a positive impact on Singapore banks, says Ong Research. "It is beginning to feel like
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        104 S7 MANILA Developments m the corruption trial of impeached President Joseph Estrada m the Senate will determine the movement of Philippine share prices this week, analysts said. "It's going to be a politi- cal development. ..There is nothing economic that we are waiting for," said Mr
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        393 S7 Nasdaq on a roll as fund managers play catch-up FOCUS ON NEW YORK GHIEF investment strategist Ned Riley at Bostonbased State Street Global Advisors knew a rally m computerrelated shares was imminent when a colleague told him on Thursday that Intel had said its quarterly sales would disappoint investors. Mr
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        784 S7 ROIND-IP Overseas markets p» m*m 1 1 E reaction of r <>reign fund managers to a reshuffle of the -JL_ Morgan Stanley Capital International MSCI) share indexes will dominate the Tokyo Stock Exchanges direction m the coming week, dealers said. Mr Kazne Mayuzumi of
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          64 S7 THE Singapore dollar took the lead, appreciating 0.8 per cent last week to touch 1.7-32 last Friday. A slew of factors were at work, such as concern over a possible US slowdown and the euro finally bottoming out. Some pointed to the latest measures by the Monetary Authority
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          150 S7 HELPED by the bullish Singapore dollar mood, the Thai baht rose to 43.3 against the US dollar on Friday. Last Thursday, Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai testified at a probe into whether he falsified asset declarations, insisting he was innocent and saying he was confident of being cleared of
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          112 S7 ALL eyes will be on Tuesday's third-quarter tunkan release at 2350 GMT for more clues on Japan's economic outlook. Jawboning by government officials on personal consumption and capital spending issues last week did not seem to lift the bearish sentiment. The yen was unable to rally despite weakness m
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          144 S7 THE turn of sentiment m the euro took the single currency to near 0.9 levels to the US dollar last week. Concerns of a hard landing m the US on the back of stock market jitters and weak US data gave the euro a boost from its beleaguered currency
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        555 S8 Expansion will continue at a slower pace, says the President, dismissing Republican warnings of a recession v \SHINGTON President Bill Clinton has brushed aside Republican warnings of a coming recession, predicting that US economic expansion would continue, albeit at a slower pace. Disputing suggestions by
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        474 S8 NEWS ANALYSIS 'As we've gotten into this and become believers, it has improved our technology headlights/ Mr Lee Dayton, IBM's vice-president for corporate development and real estate BOSTON US companies pumping venture capital into start-ups say they are not
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        238 S8 L&H accused of inflating stock price NEWARK (New Jersey) Lernout Hauspie Speech Products (L&H), a bankrupt speech recognition software maker, inflated its stock price to prevent two hedge funds from shortselling the stock, the funds' operator has alleged m a lawsuit. Rocker Management, which runs two hedge funds m Short
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        250 S8 Deutsche Telekom plans more big buys 'More hip investments are m store for Telekom m order to become a global company like Procter Gamble/ Mr Sonimer FRANKFURT Deutsche Telekom will pursue its goal of becoming a truly global player through further acquisitions but its immediate priority is the integration of
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        361 S9 Up to a third of the banks are not expected to survive the scrutiny of a licensing review by regulators PHNOM PENH Up to one third of Cambodia's banks are likely to be shut down or merged m the corning year as a tough
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        266 S9 SEOUL South Korea's government yesterday announced an emergency cash lifeline for finance firms to help ease a liquidity crisis caused by a run on deposits by customers of savings banks. Mutual savings and finance firms will take one trillion won (Ssl.4
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        259 S9 Vodafone plans 12.5 b bid for Optus unit MOBILE PHONE ASSETS NDON British mobile phone giant Vodafone is planning a £5 billion (5512.5 billion) bid for the mobile arm of Australia's second- ranked telecom operator. Cable Wireless Optus, the Sunday Business newspaper reported yesterday. This followed reports last week that
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        375 S9 TOKYO Mrs Kazuko Yamabuki carried her plastic shopping bag down the aisle ofCarrefour's new suburban Tokyo hypermarket looking for bargains to take home to her family. "This is different," she said, examining a roast chicken. She added it to the bag, along with several fleece
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        336 S10 It says the British carrier is 'happy' with its 25% stake but wants the qovt to lift foreign investment limits SYDNEY Australia's flagship airline Qantas Airways dismissed as speculation yesterday a report that British (BA) i* m talks that could lead
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        300 S10  -  NICHOLAS FANG H,j TRANSPORT RKPORTKR SINGAPORE tycoon Ong Beng Seng's Region Air has struck a 15-yeai joint-ven-ture deal with Myanmar Air International MAP and aims to use its regional airline operational experti.se to lift the profitability of Mxanmar's flag carrier. Region Air will take
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        241 S10 IT'S quite easy to make children smile. Little Thamarai (above, left) and Ah Hock are no different, as you can see from this picture. In their case, their smiles arc brave smiles. Nine-year-old Thamarai lives m a one-room flat m Ang Mo Kio
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        509 S11 The govt will be using its pension trust fund to buy Tajudin's 29% shareholding, says business weekly If any foreign airline acquired Tan Sri Tajudin's entire stake, MAS' foreign shareholding will rise to 36.56 per cent from 7.47 per cent currently KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian
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          671 S12 The quality of a free float-weigntea index is particularly dependent on the quality of the underlying research. MSClhasthe largest and most experienced research staff m the index business, and therefore it has the resources and the skills to ensure that the analysis of thousands of individual securities around
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          730 S12  - Anti-piracy watchdog may have breached copyright law FELISA BATACAN Letter sent to 15,000 SMEs could be seen as containing a 'threat' not allowed by law, say lawyers *!L AN ANTI-PIRACY organisation once chastised by a judge m Singapore for being too aggressive may have laid itself open to lawsuits with
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          719 S13  - Relief over size of MSCI rule change CHEE JANN PERNG MSCI makes only small changes to family of indexes; implementation won't kick m until late next year Bu v OMPANIES RbPORTFR WHEN the news finally came, it was a bit of an anticlimax. Contrary to what some investors had feared,
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          385 S13 JAPAN OF THE 51 countries tracked by MSCI. Japan is expected to see the biggest outflow of the expected USS2OO billion (*****.9 billion) of share transactions from the switch to the free float system because so many of its companies have blocks of shares that
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          748 S13  -  CHEE JANN PERNG TAKISG STOCK by CHANGES m the way the influential Morgan Stanley Capiial International I) calculates stock weightings are expected to add to the uncertainty m the local bourse. announced changes yesterday on how it would treat stocks with
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          70 S13 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents DatacraftiOc 700 112.8 10.2 VentureMfq2sc 1570 80.0 5.4 DBSGrp 2020 60.0 3.1 BSembawang 1280 50.0 4.1 F&N 690 50.0 7.8 UOB 1290 50.0 4.0 Natßroad 25c 287 28.0 10.8 OUBDBeCWO2 112 27.0 31.8 GlobalTechHKlOc 210 22.0 11.7 PacCenturyiOc 119 20.5 20.8 AvimoGrp2oc 362 14.0 4.0 Keppei
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          75 S13 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Frt Links WtO2 7 75.0 3.0 PacCentMLCWOI 16.5 43.5 5.0 Hersing Corp 5c 28.5 35.7 7.5 OUBDBeCWO2 112 31.8 27.0 GRP2OC 23.5 27.0 5.0 BakerTech2oc 39 21.9 7.0 PacCenturyiOc 119 20.8 20.5 Armstrong WO4 12 20.0 2.0 DBSDBECWOI 6 20.0 1.0 Presscrete 10c 19 18.8 3.0
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          76 S13 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents SPHIOO 2580 60.0 2.3 SPH 2580 50.0 1.9 Chart SemiCond 560 40.0 6.7 City Dcv 50c 760 35.0 4.4 JMHUS2Sc4OO 610 26.0 2.4 GeneMedixip 186 22.0 10.6 Parkway H 50c 336 20.0 5.6 EiecSOc 298 17.4 3.2 Sing Tel 15c 267 17.0 6.0 C&C 330 16.0
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          83 S13 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents SIADBeCWOIOIO3... 0.5 50.0 0.5 KepTLFin W01C403 5 37.5 3.0 TeckWahlndCorpWt 5 37.5 3.0 Superbowl WtO2 4.5 35.7 2.5 GrandCentrl WO2 12 33.3 6.0 CityOev CL ECWOO 4.5 30.8 2.0 UOB OB eCWOIOIII 1.5 25.0 0.5 ChinaMotTel HK75c 22 22.8 6.5 Superbow! 15c 22 21.4 6.0 GB
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          70 S13 IMPACT ON ASIAN INVESTORS These indexes are for index trackers mid they are no* big m Asia. 1 think m Asia, the investment process is still based on selection and not blind adiierence to the index. 9 Mr Chong (top) STILL UP IN THE AIR Well, I guess still
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        611 S14  -  IGNATIUS LOW SMRT and Stats are among the companies that may be included m the influential indexes for the first time By FIVWCK CORRESPONDENT MSCI COMPONENT STOCKS RULE CHANGE: Who may benefit Companies that are likely to benefit from the rule change include: SMRT
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      945 C7 32S MERCEDES FOR SALE 97 MODEL (12/96). BENZ E2OO.Au- to. 5 speed. Original. Blue. 4 air- bags. Electric seats. 1 owner. $139,800 neg. 9665-6068 Mr Toh $7K DRIVEAWAY '90 E2OO. COE 12/2008. '91. 190E Auto. COE 12/2010. Mthly $900+ x 84. 3 units. A1 cond. Shawn *****58 NICE NO.!!! SEPT.
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      589 C8 357 O-PLATE CARS Q 1/94 BENZ E2OO. 16-Valve. Airbags. Leather seats. Metallic silver. Well-kept. Call: 8352-352 ■89 MERCEDES 200 auto. COE 12/'O3. Well kept. Full accessories. Tip-top. Loan avail. *****000 MID '93 SAAB 900S 2.0 auto. Mileage 89,000 km. Full accessories. Ask $19,800 0.n.0. *****438 MID '93 TOYOTA Crown Royal
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      376 C8 382 VEHICLES FOR HIRE $35 LORRY, $30 Van/ Pick-up/ Panel van. Twin cab lorry bus. Balestier Pt. *****53 Kofa AUTOWELL LEASING COMMERCIAL vehicles 10ft 24 ft./ box/ open. Freezer Truck avail. Call 542-3773 DAVE'S SPECIAL!!! 565-$l3O. Shorts long term. 3 days free delivery. Contact *****43, *****63 JURONG AREA. LORRIES, pickups
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      697 C9 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APIS -RENT 2-STOREY LUXURIOUS TOWNHOUSE LLOYD ROAD (DIST. 9) Corner unit Built-m area approx. 2300 sq.ft. 4 1 1 Bedrooms Spacious master bathroom, storeroom and kitchen Ouiet surroundings and beautiful private garden Close proximity to Somerset MRT Station Rental S$B.5K (P/Furn.) with Pinetree Club
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      584 C9 392 OTHER COMMERCIAL 392 OTHER COMMERCIAL VEHICLES FOR SALE VEHICLES FOR SALE TOYOTA HIACE REGIUS Can Register 10-12 seaters PH, PZ, PB, CB fin BESTLINK AUTO PTL LTD. |1J 1, Koyan Rd #01-02 Tel: 284 8878 Near Simon camp 'Upp. Serangoon 6km) 402 DOl-08 402 DOl-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST CITY SOUTH-WEST
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      414 C11 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKITPANJANG) 5 'I' 448 Corner. Bt. Panjang. New list! High fir. 5-yr. Unblocked. Well renovated. F/aircon. Move-in. Cash $15K neg. Jip *****767 ERA 5 'I' CORNER blk. 450 Bt. Panjang. Unblocked. High fJr. Renovated. Low cash! Move-in early. Near LRT/ mkt. 9208-0662 FT. CCX.
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      418 C12 517 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) Grace **********7/ *****777 PN Exec. Apt. 361. Renovated. High fir. Exec. Apt. 361. Lew fir. Granite fir. Exec. Apt. 361. Mid fir. Unblocked Exec. Apt. 359. Mid fir. All races. Exec. Apt. 359. Mid fir. Marble fir. Exec. Apt. 361. high fir. Unblocked Exec.
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      441 C12 517 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) JUMBO CORNER $8K cash! blk. 124. 5 T corner blk. 708. Mid fir. (SSK) 4 'A 1 601 (SSK) Pg: 9214-1046 FT LOW CASH. 5 'A' corner. Access area. Blk. 175 Woodlands. Near Marsiling MRT. All races. 9409-4106 LOW CASH 4 A r Corridor,
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      664 C13 g FAR EAST PLAZA. 31 $2500. Suits clinic/ showrm./ tai--1 lor/ tour. 9222-3335 GSK Valuers OFF GEYLANG LOR.I (MRT). Ground fir. approx 2000 sq.ft. 2 car- porches. Any trade. *****239 QUEENSWAY SHPG. CTR. 1800 sq.ft. Prime location. Good frontage. All trades. Rental neg. Pg. 9223-8125 58 KOON SENG Rd. (2-storey)
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