The Straits Times, 17 December 2001

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    24 1 The Straits Times M-OnClciy December 17, 2001 68 Pages m six parts mita (P) 024/12/2000 4P» f'(\ A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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    Lock icon All aboard the Hari Raya express
    297 1 3 siblings hire a bus to ferry family members to visit relatives THREE families have paid $700 to hire a bus for the twoday Hari Ray a Puasa holiday, so that they can visit all their relatives. The head of one of the families,
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    Lock icon 13 teens arrested for hammer attack
    511 1 13 teens arrested for hammer attack THE police arrested 13 teenagers yesterday after a 15--year-old boy was savagely attacked with hammers on Saturday while riding an SBS bus. The boys, aged between 14 and 19, boarded the SBS Transit Service 135 at the bus stop along M attar Road, near
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    Lock icon Caves cleared, but no Osama
    557 1 As Rumsfeld arrives, Afghan fighters say the last Al-Qaeda stronghold has fallen but Osama himself appears to have fled TORA BORA Afghan fighters said yesterday that they had driven Osama bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda fighters out of their last known stronghold m Afghanistan, as
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      Lock icon MEN ACQUITTED OF VCD PIRACY
      84 2 lIOMI' TWO brothers have been acauitted of selling pirated VCDs after an appeal judge ruled that there was no concrete evidence against them. Chief Justice Yong Pung How said that the prosecution had relied upon circumstantial evidence m its case against Teng Yock Poh and
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      Lock icon MORE OLDER COUPLES DIVORCING
      54 2 FEWER couples are staying happily married through their golden years. About 17 per cent of the 5,000-odd divorces last year were between couples who had been married for more than 20 years. This is an increase from 1995, when 15 per cent of divorces came from
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      Lock icon APEC CHALLENGE FOR MEXICO
      82 2 CO M M E XTARY IN HOSTING Apec 2002, Mexico must maintain the momentum of the recent Apec summit m Shanghai, and sustain interest m Apec as it moves to Latin America for the first time. It must also do some groundwork to be furthered by
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      Lock icon BROADBAND STANDARDS EXIST
      73 2 FORUM RESPONDING to Forum letters complaining of shortfalls m Singapore Cable Vision's broadband Internet service, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore says it recently imposed two new service standards on broadband-access service providers. These standards were to ensure that the providers utilise appropriate bandwidth and minimise delays
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      Lock icon NAC LOOKS BACK, AND AHEAD
      113 2 LIFE' IN 10 years, the National Arts Council has cultivated an enormous growth m both arts events and financial support for the arts. But both of the men who have held its reins want more. Founding chairman, Professor Tommy Koh, said he dreams of when
      HOW HWEE YOUNG  -  113 words
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      Lock icon Family budgets for tough times
      98 2 HOME EVEN though they take home a combined income of about $8,000 a month, Victor and Vera Seah are taking nothing for granted m these tough economic times. They have cut out restaurants and holidays abroad, reduced the air-conditioner usage m their executive Bendemeer flat,
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      Lock icon New phone cuts bills
      95 2 A NEW telephone system created by a local entrepreneur allows users to save heaps on the cost of international calls. Called VIG, the phone makes use of the Internet instead of traditional phone networks to transmit the calls. So the user pays only Internet access charges
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      Lock icon Critics slam sexy school calendar
      96 2 Critics slam sexy school calendar WO RLD A BRITISH school which put out a raunchy calendar featuring provocative poses of its students has been accused of child exploitation. The 2002 calendar was produced as a Young Enterprise business project at Sexey's School m Lusty Hill, Somerset. The private school has
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      Lock icon HSBC STARTS GIVEAWAY CAMPAIGN
      71 2 M I V HSBC Bank is waiving fees on a range of products to mark its first month as a Qualifying Full Bank. The month-long promotional blitz will cost the bank around Si million, according to some observers. It is waiving the front-end sales charge on
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      Lock icon TAIWANESE COPS CURTAILED
      77 2 AS I A TAIWANESE police powers have been severely reined m after senior judges made an interpretation of the law concerning the police service. Now. the police cannot make spot checks unless they have good reason to do so, namely, that harm has been done or is
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      Lock icon STUDENT EXCLUDED OVER RACE
      83 2 A TOP student will not study m the top class at his Malaysian school next year because he is not Malay. P. Ananda Raj, a Year One pupil at the Pelabuhan Kelang National School m Port Klang, is being excluded from the class because he is
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      Lock icon TNI WATCHES SEPARATIST GROUP
      77 2 THE Indonesian military is keeping a close eye on a separatist group that wants to unite both halves of Timor island. Some generals say West Timor may secede from Indonesia, like East Timor did, if rebels from the Greater Timor State movement are successful. But political
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      Lock icon YEO GETTING BACK ON TRACK
      97 2 SPORTS SINGAPORE'S top triathlete, Gerard Yeo, is well on the way to achieving Asian standards m his sport even though he could not walk properly at the start of this year. Yeo has mostly recovered from a car crash last September, which left him with
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      442 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 8-13 Editorial 14 Commentary 14,15 Forum 16 HOME Home Hl-H5 Tech Science H8 Education HlO-Hl2 ASIA Asia Al East Asia.... A2,A4 S-EAsia A5,A6 Malaysia A7,AB Weather A8 SPORTS/ MONEY Sports Sl-S4 Money S6-S8 LIFE! What's On L 2 TV L5,L6 Comics L 6 Cinema L 7
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Premier S'pore horse race now in world series
      469 3  -  GERARD WONG The $3-million SIA Cup is one of two new races included m the prestigious calendar, raising its worldwide exposure Bj THE $3-million Singapore Airlines International Cup, Singapore's richest horse-rac-ing event, will now be part of the prestigious World Series Racing
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      Lock icon SCHEDULE: World Series 2002
      122 3 MARCH 23: Emirates Dubai World Cup (Nad Al Sheba, Dubai) APRIL 21: Queen Elizabeth II Cup (ShaTin, Hongkong) MAY 11: Singapore Airlines International Cup (Kranji, Singapore) JULY 27: De Beers King George Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (Ascot, England) AUG I7: Arlington Million (Chicago, US) SEPT 1:
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      Lock icon Arafat: End anti-Israeli raids
      512 3 He calls for new talks but Israel says it's deeds that count WASHINGTON Mr Yasser Arafat yesterday called for a halt to anti-Israeli terrorist attacks by Palestinian militant groups and for Israel to return to the negotiating table. "I am calling once again for a halt
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      Lock icon Bad air harmful to unborn babies
      570 4 Scientists say the danger is far greater than they had thought earlier, and many infant deaths are caused by air pollution AIR POLLUTION DOESN'T JUST HAVE AN IMPACT ON ASTHMATICS AND OLD PEOPLE AT THE END OF LIFE, IT CAN ALSO AFFECT PEOPLE AT
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      Lock icon Leaning Tower still tilts, but it's now safe
      305 4 ROME The Leaning Tower of Pisa has re-opened to the public after being closed for 11 years for measures to stop it from toppling over. The tower's seven bells rang out on Saturday as the Mayor of Pisa, Mr Paolo Fontanelli, the
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      Lock icon Message to Muslims: Be moderate in outlook
      569 6  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN Minister offers this advice as a way for Muslims here to live m peace with other races, move forward and progress BY Know the reality to fit m "We don't live m a vacuum. The more you understand the reality, the
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      Lock icon Two Singapore ministers call on Johor Sultan
      94 6 Two Singapore ministers call on Johor Sultan HARI RAYA VISIT CONTINUING an annual Hari Raya Puasa tradition, Education and Second Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean and Minister (Prime Minister's Office) and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Lee Yock Suan visited the Sultan of Johor yesterday. They drove across the Causeway
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      Lock icon Taiwan may use locally made missile shield
      351 6 Taiwan may use locally made missile shield TAIPEI Taiwan plans to use a locally-developed missile shield rather than purchase Patriot weaponry, made by the United States, to defend the island against any attacks from arch-foe China. The Liberty Times ref>orted yesterday that the ow-altitude anti-missile system called ATBM (anti-tactical ballistic
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      Lock icon India points to 'Pakistan link'
      318 6 ATTACK ON PARLIAMENT New Delhi says Islamabad intelligence agency had a hand m it NEW DELHI Police said here yesterday that Pakistan's main intelligence service was connected to last week s suicide attack on the Indian Parliament, m a move likely to worsen already-tense relations
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon EUcuts short summit on a sour note
      628 8 EUcuts short summit on a sour note Belgian PM walks off m a huff, refusing to engage m horsetrading over the issue of where to site several new EU agencies DEADLOCKS: Not new E Belgian ler's refusal to wheel and deal is not exactly revolutionary. It just delays the decision
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      Lock icon This is too Sexey for comfort
      520 8  -  ALFRED LEE School rapped for allowing calendar of students m seductive poses STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU The students did well to find a niche market a Christmas calendar. Mr Paul Francis, the teacher who runs the Young Enterprise project It is selling provocative photographs
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      Lock icon What year is this? It depends on Gaddafi
      326 8 TRIPOLI (Libya) In Libya, the year is whatever President Muammar Gaddafi says it is. Sometimes it is 1369, counting from the year the Prophet Muhammad died, and sometimes it is 1431, counting from the year of his birth. But Libyans celebrate their
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      Lock icon Holidays galore for Indians
      479 10  -  RAHUL KARMAKAR Work Productivity Woes Indian civil servants enjoy an average 150 days off each year, thanks to generous leave entitlements and all sorts of festivals fly IX CUWAHATI (ASSAM) Holiday politics HOLIDAYS m Assam and elsewhere In India are often declared when there is a
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Lecturer who hated lectures
        126 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin MP'S TURN TO GIVE TALK TOKYO When Mr Kazuo Shii, the No 2 man m the Japanese Communist Party, was guest lecturer at the prestigious Keio University on Friday, he said it was one of the few times he had been m a
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        Lock icon CHEN'S FAMILY IN JOBS STORM
        126 10  -  Lawrence Chung TAIPEI President Chen Shui-bian's dentist daughter and his doctor son-in-law have made headlines over their new jobs, which some say are the result of favouritism. Mr Chao Chien-min, is set for a top job at the National Taiwan University Hospital without having served
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        Lock icon MEXICO REBIRTHING FOR THE BLAIRS
        77 10 LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife, Cherie, took part m a rebirthing ritual during a holiday m Mexico. They bowed to the four winds, smeared fruits and mud over each other and screamed to signify rebirth. Tony and Cherie Blair went through
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        Lock icon HEATED CRUISE MAKES COOL CALL
        80 10 TAIPEI Actor Tom Cruise was annoyed when a phone rang during a press conference here for the movie Vanilla Sky, interrupting co-star Penelope Cruz. When a second call came he went over to reporters and took the phone. "Wei," he said Chinese for "hello" "this
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        113 10 Captain William Shepherd, the first I commander of the international space station, retired from the US Navy, ending a 30-year career capped by 14 1 days m space. I Placido Domingo, artistic director of the Los I Angeles Opera, is doing fine several days after his blood pressure soared and
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      113 8 WO I ff^lH < '>> \1 1 1: s11; 1 k i -"Jttß Hi \linsl 1; 1 k I BEE" Too Many Holidays Osama's Secret Weapons gJJJS Finance Chiefs Woes w^/fl Given India's wide range of festivals, B^i^^B^^^B^^l The US Defence Secretary says special J\ >*>mm II There is bad
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      1355 9 ADVERTISEMENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS c t c THE IDEAL BLEND: and surf COMPAQ AND STARBUCKS WITH COMPAQ AND BRITISH PARTNERSHIP WILL CREATE BREAKTHROUGH WIRELESS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AIRWAYS Compaq and Starbucks have said Howard Schultz, Starbucks devices such as in-store kiosks, "This agreement allows us to take ComDaa Global announced a five-year
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  • Counterstrike Against Terrorism
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      Lock icon THE MYSTERY MEN: They have been linked to Osama but they are all keeping out of sight
      668 12 It's tough being a bin Laden Legless veteran on video By ALFRED LEE STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON What is it like N being a relative to Osama bin Laden? Because of his
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      Lock icon Hunt on for signs of Osama's nuclear capability
      352 12 Hunt on for signs of Osama's nuclear capability US special forces have found iiaoers with significant nformation, says Rumsfeld KANDAHAR US experts searched for evidence that Osama bin Laden has developed weapons of mass destruction m Afghanistan and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday that "significant" documents were found at
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      Lock icon U.S. TRACKING SHIPS LINKED TO AHUEDA
      88 12 ACTING on intelligence gathered by American and allied agencies, the United States is tracking ships that have left ports m Africa and are m the Mediterranean that may be involved m smuggling goods to finance terrorist groups, according to a senior US military officer
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      Lock icon REWARD FOR EX-SOVIET REPUBLICS
      66 12 DEFENCE Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, m a hopscotch tour on Saturday of three former Soviet republics, offered closer US military ties m return for nelp fighting terrorism m Afghanistan and elsewhere. Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia occupy a strategic spot next to Russia, the Middle East and Central
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      Lock icon FELONS LOSE AIRPORT SECURITY BAKES
      62 12 TWENTY-NINE workers whose jobs allowed them access to airplanes and runways at San Francisco International Airport lost their security badges after record checks found that they were felons, airport officials said. A new federal law requires 420 US airports to compare the fingerprints of employees
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      Lock icon PAKISTANI TRIBESMEN ATTACK GERMANS
      47 12 A THREE-MEMBER German television crew was pelted with stones on Saturday m Pakistan by militant tribesmen blaming Western media for the fall of Afghanistan's Taleban government, police said. It was not clear who the crew which received unspecified injuries was working for. AP
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      Lock icon Economy in big trouble
      499 13 Economy in big trouble Afghanistan has high inflation, no standarc currency and no cash KABUL The new Afghan government is rapidly coming down to earth after the initial euphoria ove its formation. After two decades of war and years of mismanage ment, Afghanistan is broke, its economy m ruins, cur
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      Lock icon People in big trouble
      307 13 People in big trouble 70% of adults and children bear mental and emotional scars KABUL Years of bloodletting, months of fighting between the Northern Alliance and the Taleban topped off by US bombing raids have left 70 per cent of Afghans mentally disturbed and emotionally scarred. Hamid is 10. His
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      594 13 Forbidden art back on the walls KEEPER Mir Aqah gazes at a painting at the National Gallery m Kabul, restored with its images of humans and animals. The Taleban had banned all living forms m pictures and paintings. Art pieces such as the one with women (above) were painted over
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  • The Straits Times
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      Lock icon Surviving bad times
      530 14 GOVERNMENTS are necessary m good times; they are critical m bad times. The Singapore Government reiterates that point during the worst recession this country has faced since independence. Its Economic Downturn Relief Scheme, announced m October, offers concrete measures to help needy families meet expenses. The less
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon ECONOMIC SENTIMENTS
      4 14 LIM YONG
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      Lock icon Can Apec maintain its momentum in Mexico ?
      1012 14  - Can Apec maintain its momentum in Mexico RICHARD FEINBERG liv THESE NEXT THREE YEARS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LATIN AMERICA TO DEMONSTRATE ITS VALUE TO APEC, AND ALSO TO DEFINE MORE PRECISELY JUST WHAT IT HOPES TO DERIVE FROM ITS MEMBERSHIP. SAN DIEGO Next year's global diplomacy will include the
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      Lock icon N-treaty pullout leaves vacuum
      546 14  - N -treaty pullout leaves vacuum JAMES E. GOODBY §1L THE Anti- Ballistic Missile Treaty occupied a certain space m nuclear matters, one critical to maintaining peace. As both the United States and the Soviet Union built thousands of nuclear weapons, they needed this assurance: The nation that launched a nuclear
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      Lock icon Time to move away from 'buy and hold' strategy
      1242 15  -  LIM SAY BOON LUC RUM H AT THIS time of the year, the media does its annual ritual of calling investment analysts with the obligatory year-end question what stocks do you recommend buying m the coming year? Innocuous as that might
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        Lock icon POLITICIANS BESTED BY TERRORISTS
        112 15 INDIA WHEN terrorists attacked the Jammu and Kashmir assembly building on Oct 1, killing and injuring many, we were told that security would be beefed up and no stone would be left unturned to bring the killers to justice. A little more than two months later,
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        Lock icon CRACK DOWN ON PRIVATISATION'S FOES
        99 15 INDONESIA IT IS tragic to observe how Indonesian politicians and local administrations m West Sumatra, East Java and South Sulawesi have whipped up xenophobia m a bid to block the privatisation of statecontrolled cement-maker Semen Gresik. The central government should crack down immediately on any
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        Lock icon FIFA SHOULD BUTT OUT OF DOG MEAT ISSUE
        84 15 SOUTH kOKF.A IT IS baffling why world soccer governing body Fifa should raise the issue of eating dog meat, hampering the otherwise smooth preparations for the quadrennial global sports festivity m South Korea. No theory can justify the intervention into others customs
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      466 14 Celebrate this festive season at Grand Plaza Hotel, located m the heart of the Civic and Arts Districts m Singapore. The curtain raises with a tempting cast of the choicest selections as it unfolds throughout the festive season. Supported by our friendly crew. Act 1 St. Gregory's Brasserie Act 4
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Putting right misconceptions about Max Online service
      605 16 AS THE WORLD WIDE WEB IS HOUSED OUTSIDE A LOCAL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, HAVING A DEDICATED' LAST-MILE CONNECTION FROM THE HOME TO THE LOCAL EXCHANGE OFFERS NO REAL ADVANTAGE TO SURFERS. I THANK letter writers LeeßengTeck,"SCV broadband service problematic" (ST, Dec 11), Chua Bean
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      Lock icon Broadband standards in place
      361 16 Can't be fail-safe The IDA recognises that m the Internet environment it is difficult for any broadband service provider to guarantee end-to-end performance for users. I REFER to Mr Lee Beng Teck's letter, "SCV broadband service problematic" (ST, Dec 11), Mr Adrian Wee Kee Toon's letter,
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      Lock icon SingTel mindful of existing customers
      171 16 I REFER to Mr Ng Kee Tat's letter, "Better deals for new subscribers" (ST, Dec 14). Singapore Telecom (Sing Tel; does not take existing customers for granted. We are mindful that they have a choice and do not need to use our services if they
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    • Letter
      Lock icon Social equity not aim of vehicle quota system
      165 16 I REFER to the letter, "IMF proposal on COE has merits" (ST, Dec 12). The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) "proposal" was a paper by economist Tan Ling Hui, who works for IMF. Thus, it was not an IMF report. It argued for
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      6 1 TheStraitsTimes home Monday, December 17, 2001
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      Lock icon Cheaper global calls with Net phone
      724 1 Phone facts THE Very Intelligent Gateway (VIG) phone is net the only device on the market that can route calls via the Internet. There are others, but they cost at least double the price of the VIG phone and require an gadget called the
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      Lock icon HDB HOME FOR A HOTEL
      33 1 Instead of hotels, tourists should be given the experience of staying m an HDBflat. Straits Times reader Alvin Goh, on getting tourists to experience life m the heartlands
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      Lock icon GLOBAL LINKS FOR LESS
      151 1 I^^^a^l i The new VIG, or Very ■IV Intelligent Gateway, phone BR?f lets users make international fiPg** calls at Internet-access rates I* S% t i instead of the more expensive T* -T 1 and traditional IDD rates. #™p With the cost of broadband Internet access falling
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      681 2  - No money woes but they save anyway NEO HUI MIN The economic climate has led some families to cut out luxuries like travel and eating out, and spend only on essentials >±L 'Once we see that the boys are asleep, we switch off the air-con and use the fan instead.
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      Lock icon Part of book's proceeds to go to ST charity
      204 2 FORMER Straits Times columnist Ravi Veloo will donate a dollar from the sale of every copy of his book, No Room At The Inn, to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. The 42-year-old media consultant said: "It's appropriate, since the
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      Lock icon Two firms burgled
      111 2 TWO businesses located m the same four-storey shophouse were broken into m a space of about 13 hours. Both are at 510, Geylang Road, and were hit sometime between 7 pm on Friday and 8 am the next day. The locks on each unit's front door were
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      Lock icon SELLING SINGAPORE: Some ideas
      140 2 Spice up premier shopping belt with street opera. HAVE Chinese opera performances on Orchard Road. Have tours to the heartlands, with visits to wet markets at Pasir Panjang and Tiong Bahru. Sell goods, services and food through stories, and by appealing to emotions. Have a mini
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      Lock icon Sell night's stay in HDB flat, says reader
      411 2 TOURISM BRAINWAVES 'CONSUMERS BUY INTO FEEUNGS, EXPERIENCES AND STOKES. A PRODUCT WITH A STORY BEHIND IT CAN CHANGE FROM BEING MEDIOCRE TO UNIQUE.' Mr Goh SELL Singapore and her success story by taking overseas visitors to the heartlands and letting them experience
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      538 3 While total number of divorces fell, one m six divorces last year was between those wed for more than 20 years OLDER GROOMS, OLDER BRIDES MEN and women continue to marry later, with the average ages for grooms pegged at 30, and foi brides, 27.
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      71 3 Retiree Charlie Ho's German shepherd, Stallion, was named the best-dressed Christmas dog in a contest organised by pet-food company Pedigree and the Singapore Kennel Club at the Singapore Expo yesterday. Mr Ho, 62, who played Santa Claus, paid $900 for the whole outfit. He sees it as
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      251 3 3 generations m a flat and just one 100 Many of these families have over eight members YOU could call them extremely close-knit. According to a recent study on Singapore's households, there are more than 1,600 threegeneration families still living together. About 80 per cent of these families have more
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      159 3 Sawmill caretaker murdered A 63-YEAR-OLD caretaker was found dead early yesterday m a sawmill factory m Sungei Kadut Street 4, m Kranji. He was found lying on the factory floor with a wound to the head. He body was next to a wooden bench he slept on at night. One
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      1188 4 As the history of the nation is not represented on toy shop shelves, children may lose touch with past HEART TO HEART WITH ASAD LATIF WILL THE GRANDCHILDREN OF TODAY'S CHILDREN KNOW THAT THERE WAS ONCE A SINGAPORE WHERE MOTHERS, AND NOT COMPUTERS, COOKED
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      Lock icon Teens chalk up loads of new experiences
      342 5 ST SCHOOL-HOLIDAY PROGRAMME A holiday with a difference for the 400 teen participants, including Lee Shwu Huey (above), who tries her hand at a 12-gauge shotgun under the guidance of former national shooter Lai See Pan. Other teens (right) dive into the deep
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      Lock icon Brothers acquitted of video piracy
      440 5 VCD shop directors, fined $60,000 for selling illegal copies of drama serial, found not guilty on appeal TWO directors of a VCD shop who were fined a total of $60,000 m the Subordinate Courts for selling pirated VCDs were acquitted when they appealed against their
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      119 5 A 69-YEAR-OLD man drowned after apparently getting into difficulty while swimming across a canal on Saturday afternoon. Part-time taxi driver Leow Bok Cheng and two friends had gone into the water to stretch a net between the banks of the canal near Bongo Park and
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        Lock icon Riches to rags but he's still striving
        1077 8 He is the brains behind a new telephone which lets users make international calls at Internet rates. One-time millionaire and note bankrupt, Leong Tee Keen tells 00 CM Ml about his second go at making it as a technopreneur. DOWNWARD SUM 'On the
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        Lock icon Howl spent my December holidays
        36 10 Howl spent my December holidays After the Sept 11 attacks m the United States, many schools cancelled overseas trips during these school holidays. SHAHIDA ARIFF speaks to four students who found ways to keep themselves busy.
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        353 10 SPENDING seven hours a day m the hot sun clearing weeds and pouring concrete may not be every teenager's idea of spending the scnool holidays. But that is what 17-year-old Kenny Tay has chosen to do. The Raffles Junior College student is now m Cambodia with
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        Lock icon 2. TRAINING FOR NETBALL COMPETITION
        218 10 FOR Dunman Secondary student Jasmine Phua, 15, the school holidays have always meant sweating it out on the netball courts ever since she joined the school's netball team two years ago. But the Secondary 3 student, now captain of the team, is training extra hard
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        Lock icon 3. GETTING A TASTE OF SHOWBIZ
        252 10 JURONG West Primary pupil Lin Yu Nian is having His first taste of showbusiness these school holidays and he is loving every minute of it. It is easy to understand why. The Primary 3 pupil relishes his role of a "bad rat" m a
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        302 11 YU NENG Primary pupil Sabrina Mercy Anthony completed her Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) two months ago, and could have put her Primary 6 textbooks m cold storage. But the 12-year-old kept her mathematics books and notes to help her schoolmates who are weak m the subject.
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        Lock icon DISPLAY YOUR SKILLS, YOUTHS
        164 11 YOUNG cooks, get out your woks and ladles. The biennial National Skills Competition is here again. There are 12 areas 6? competition, including cooking, graphic design, industrial wiring and automotive technology. Gold medallists will represent Singapore m the 37th World Skills Competition to be held m
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        107 11 FANCY being paid $4,350 every month to teach English to Japanese teenagers? The Japanese government is looking for eight Singaporean graduates to be assistant language teachers m high schools there next year. They will assist the Japanese foreign-lan-guage teachers and prepare materials for class. They
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        Lock icon JUST 14, BUT HE'S MAN OF THE HOUSE
        244 11 EVERY weekend, Jonas Harun Sulaiman Larsson cooks, cleans the house and does the laundry, chores that typical 14--year-old boys generally do not spend time on. The Queensway Secondary 2 student became the man of the house this year, when his mother was
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        4 11 Attempt the fox trot.
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        956 12 Recent proposals to break away from the O-level route are not likely to herald an overhaul of the education system. The ideas are more m line with the aim to offer a diversified education, says SANDRA DAYIE PARENTS Aaron Chua and Karen Ooi had different reactions
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      296 1 HeartToHeart Toys Don't Reflect Spore What do Barbie and Hello Kitty dolls have to do with Spore life, asks Asad Latif. paceh4 Education Special Breaking Away Is Hard To Do Parents are uneasy about not following the O- and A-level systems. page his Education Special Girl, 12, Gives Maths Tuition
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      6 1 TheStraitsTimes asia Monday, December 17, 2001
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      Lock icon POOR INDONESIA
      41 1 If people say Indonesia is poor, m fact it refers to the government. Indonesian Vice-President Hamzah I la/, agreeing that most of his countrymen were poor but the government was even poorer because of the huge foreign debt burden
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      632 1 Ti^ 4 FTIVJII2II ll^lil^'lil d >i 1 k'i I 'Til I T I i I |TW(^ 'Til 1 1 JH 111 i T T^riTßßin^riT^rTjW^^^^^^^^^B A not-so-material girl m China's burgeoning material world is keen to help consumers keep their feet on the ground YOUNG CHINA This is an
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        Lock icon Taipei curbs police search power
        571 2  -  GOH SUI NOI Police can no longer conduct raids at random either on the street or at homes unless they have a valid reason to do so H,j TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI Police on vice raids can no longer rouse hotel patrons out of their beds
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        Lock icon Xian McDonald's blast: Signs point to suicide bomber
        254 2 Xian McDonald's blast: Signs point to suicide bomber BEIJING A suicide bomber is thought to be behind the blast at a McDonald's outlet m Xian on Saturday which killed one and injured 28. Police m the capital of north-western Shaanxi province only said the blast had been engineered and triggered
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          Lock icon PYONGYANG REJECTS NUCLEAR CHECKS
          37 2 NORTH Korea yesterday rejected an inspection of its alleged nuclear-weapons programme and talks on its missile development, accusing the United States of plotting to use them as an opportunity for military provocation. AFP
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          Lock icon 2 IN 3 JAPANESE WORRIED ABOUT LIVES
          42 2 NEARLY two-thirds of the Japanese population are worried about their day-to-day lives, and only one m 20 expects things to improve m the future, a new government poll says, according to newspaper reports yesterday. AP
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          Lock icon SIGNS OF CHILD ABUSE STILL GO UNREPORTED
          43 2 DESPITE a sharp rise m the number of reported childabuse cases, 43 per cent of teachers failed to report signs of abuse to child-welfare centres, according to a survey by a teacher, the Japan Times reported.
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          Lock icon BLASTS ROCK TAIWAN FIRE STATION
          48 2 A FIRE station m Chiavi county, southern Taiwan, was rocked by a series of explosions earl) on Saturday morning leaving several people injured. Police officials speculated that the blasts might have been caused by gasoline bombs thrown by gangsters, said the China Post.
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          Lock icon JAPAN-S, KOREA EXTRADITION ACCORD
          41 2 JAPAN and South Korea will sign a criminal extradition accord as the two nations expect a huge increase m traffic between them next year when they co-host the Wo.-ld Cup soccer tournament, a report said yesterday. AFP
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        Lock icon Taiwan opposition blasts plan to send generals to US for training
        299 2 TAIPEI People First Party chairman James Soong criticised government plans to send more than 10 generals to the United States for training, calling the move humiliating. He said that the president, the chief commander ot the military forces, should
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        Lock icon The trouble with Chinese statistics...
        608 4 The trouble with Chinese statistics Bureau says it has uncovered 62,000 violations of its rules for collecting and compiling economic figures and punished offenders IMPACT ON ECONOMY Inaccurate statistics make it difficult for analysts to predict what is happening m the economy. Also affected are billions of foreign investment dollars,
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        Lock icon China needs skilled legal workers after entry to WTO
        313 4 BEIJING Top government officials say China needs advanced legal professionals desperately now that it is a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), state media reported yesterday. Minister of Justice Zhang Fusen said China requires legal professionals who are not only
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        Lock icon Savvy students compete for Beijing govt jobs
        151 4 BEIJING Until recently, young people preferred to try for nigh salaries at big companies but nowmore and more are competing to serve m government as tney leave higher education. On Saturday, for example, a record 62,311 sat the national civil service examination. The
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        86 5 THEIR goal to save petrol and help save the earth. So Thai students put their heads together and came up with an array of energy-saving vehicles, whicn they put to the test yesterday at the Fourth Econo Power Contest m Bangkok. The contest is organised
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        Lock icon Suharto ill and may need hospital care, says lawyer
        193 5 JAKARTA Former Indonesian president Suharto's health has taken a turn for the worse, and doctors are monitoring his condition closely to determine if hospitalisation is needed, his lawyer said yesterday. Lawyer Juan Felix Tampu- bolon said the 80 year-old Suharto was
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        Lock icon Jakarta warns of new rebel group seeking to reunite Timor
        627 5  -  DERWIN PEREIRA Army generals fear West Timor rebels plan to fight for separation, but observers say they are just trying to legitimise a crackdown on East Timor sympathisers Bu Suspicious activities THE Indonesian armed forces say they have detected activity
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        Lock icon Jakarta garbage crisis solved
        139 5 JAKARTA A trash crisis which left tonnes of rubbish piled up across the capital and triggered fears of disease has been resolved. A neighbouring district has agreed to let Jakarta use its dumping facility. The Bekasi mayoralty has agreed to reopen the Bantar Gebang dumping facility
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        Lock icon Thaksin wants Asean-China free-trade area in two years
        487 6 Thai Prime Minister says the original timef rame of 10 years to create the world's largest FTA is too long FTA: 10-year project ASEAN and China agreed last month during a summit m Brunei to set up the Asean-China free trade area
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        Lock icon The ideal man on parade
        125 6 HUNKS every one of them. But two contestants from the region made their mark at the Mr International male pageant on Saturday night. Mr Alexandera Aquino of the Philippines reacts m surprise and joy as he accepts the trophy after being crowned the new Mr
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        Lock icon Bangkok threatened by elephantiasis
        339 6 POSSIBLE OUTBREAK OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE Many migrant workers are carriers, say health officials Infected workers 'That rate is dreadfully high. Even 1 per cent is higher than acceptable. Thai Health Department chief kril II i ran us on the 5.0S per cent infection rate BANGKOK Health
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        Lock icon Myanmar to woo visitors to ethnic festival
        233 6 YANGON Myanmar hopes to draw hundreds of thousands of tourists to a rarely celebrated ethnic festival m the country's northern Kachin state which features a dance by 1,200 people. The event m Myitkyina from Dec 26 to Jan 2 would celebrate the unity
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        Lock icon Court sets time limit on Marcos cases
        105 6 MANILA The Supreme Court has ordered the antigraft court to finish hearing m six months the five criminal complaints against Imelda Marcos after dismissing the former first lady's petition seeking an end to the prosecution of the cases. In a resolution dated Dec
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          Lock icon INDONESIAN SPEAKER PROMISES EFFICIENCY
          69 6 INDONESIAN Parliament Speaker Akbar Tandjung has promised that the legislature will pass more laws n -»xt year, rejecting suggestions that it is stalling legislation because it does not support the government. He said lawmakers only passed 30 Bills m 2001 because of the "intensive and lengthy"
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          Lock icon ESTRADA'S CATARACT REMOVAL SUCCESSFUL
          56 6 DEPOSED Philippine president Joseph Estrada yesterday underwent successful surgery to remove a cataract from his left eye, his doctor said. Estrada, wearing glasses, was seen later leaving the institute and greeting wellwishers before being taken back to the military nospital m northern Manila where he has
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          Lock icon THAI PROVINCE OPPOSES SUPERMARKET
          69 6 TESCO-LOTUS superstore's planned new outlet m Thailand's Kanchanaburi province is facing strong opposition from the local community. More than 500 people turnedup for a forum which discussed the effects the Britishcontrolled store would have on the local economy and on local retailers. MP Rewat Sirinukul said
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          Lock icon FISHING WITH DYNAMITE DAMAGES SCUBA SITE
          66 6 THE illegal use of dynamite to catch fish has caused serious damage to one of the most beautiful scuba-diving sites m the Andaman Sea, a marine biologist said. Two giant underwater rocks m the Hin Muang-Hin Daeng area were damaged on Dec 5 and
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          Lock icon OK ASKED TO KEEP MISUARI IN CUSTODY
          71 6 THE leader of the Philippines' largest Muslim separatist group has asked the influential Organisation of IslamicConference (OIC) to take custody of renegade Muslim chief Nur Misuari. Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Hashim Salamat made the request to the OIC early this monthshortVy
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        596 7  -  LESLIE LAU Port Klang case highlights the problem with the racial segregation policy m some Malaysian national schools Bjj IVKUALA LUMPUR SEGREGATION: Samy Vellu's concerns MIC president Datuk Sen S. Sarny Vellu is more concerned with the wider picture of Indian students
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        Lock icon Treat me like one of the boys when it comes to work, says Rafidah
        463 7 Treat me like one of the boys when it comes to work, says Rafidah KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister wants to be treated like one of the boys when it comes to work. "T would want them to treat me like one of the boys if we're
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        Lock icon Plan to sell racing circuit 'not a bailout'
        249 7 PUTRAJAYA A plan by Malaysian Airports Holdings to sell its Formula One racing circuit is not a bailout, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday. He told reporters at his official residence m Putrajaya that the government had yet to
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        Lock icon Abdullah warns ulamas
        62 7 KUAIj\ LUMPUR Slanders and allegations hurled by certain ulamas are contributing to disunity among Muslims m the country, said Deputy Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday. He said such ulamas did not help m Islam's progress and its followers and should be ignored. "Slandering is more dangerous than
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        41 7 PHOTOS 7 was asked this question m Singapore once... I was therefor an official visit, so, I said: "Why don't you ask Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong how he balances his work and family lifer THE SUN
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        Lock icon 10 Mamak Gang members arrested
        348 8 The arrest helps police solve 85 cases of robberies, break-ins and hijackings by the infamous gang KUALA LUMPUR Ten most wanted members of the notorious Mamak Gang have been arrested over the past few weeks following the setting up of a police team to track
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        Lock icon No levy on those commuting to work in S'pore
        269 8 Move would be too punitive, says minster PETALING JAVA The government will not impose a levy on Malaysians who commute to Singapore daily for work, said Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn, contradicting earlier reports. He said the Cabinet would not
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      6 1 TheStraitsTimes sports Monday, December 17, 2001
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      45 1 If David Beckham or Alan Shearer had been m a difficult situation, would they have been treated m the same way?' Leeds manager David O'lcan, criticising the ban on Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer from international duty during the trial
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      594 1 ENGLISH SOCCER After going ahead 2-o,riost succumbs to two late Leicester City goals LEEDS Leeds United put up a Jekyll and Hyde performance, allowing a remarkable second-half comeback by Premiership straggler Leicester to earn itself a 2-2 draw at Elland Road yesterday. David O'Leary's
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      60 1 LONDON Liverpool's Stamford Bridge bogey struck again yesterday as Chelsea ended its 12-match unbeaten Premier League run with a crushing 4-0 victory. Goals by Graeme Le Saux, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Sam Dalla Bona and Eidur Gudjohnsen, together with a penalty stop and several other good saves
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      205 1 LONDON I,eeds United manager David O'Leary has criticised his players Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer m a British Sunday tabloid, following their trial on grievous bodily harm charges. In an interview with the Sunday People, he accused the players of inviting trouble and damaging the reputation
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      322 1 Fit a World Player of the Year to be named today asdfsdafasdfsdafasdf STI POLL DAVID Beckham is World Player of the Year, if it were up to those who participated m the ST! poll during the past month. Of the 1,040 votes, 53 per cent went to Beckham. Real Madrid's
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      138 1 LONDON Roy Keane is committed to signing a new £14-million (5537.1-million) pay deal which will keep him at Manchester United until 2005, reports Soccernet. His latest contract, worth a basic £80,000 a week, will secure his status as the club's best-rewarded player and
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      130 1 LONDON Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis has claimed that manager John Gregory is "economical with the truth". His comments appeared m the Sunday Mirror a day before a mass protest is planned by Villa fans angry at what they argue is the
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      670 1 ITALIAN SOCCER MILAN Chievo returned to the top of the Serie Am the best way possible, beating Inter Milan 2-1 at the San Siro to claim its biggest scalp yet m its maiden season m top-flight football. Christian Vieri's goal cancellec 1 out Bernardo
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      494 2 SPANISH SOCCER MADRID An opportunist strike from Raul and a Luis Figo spot kick helped Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad and claim top spot m the Spanish First Division on Saturday. The win gives Real 31 points, one ahead of
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      593 2 GOLF Langer climbs a tree, Toms hits a rock and Parnevik waters his glove THOUSAND OAKS (California) Vijay Singh shot a oneunder 70 on Saturday one of only three rounds under par on the day to take a four-stroke lead over tournament host Tiger Woods at
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      407 2  -  GERARD WONG RUGBY liv SINGAPORE'S first foray into the upper echelons of the Asian Under--19 Rugby Championships got off to a nightmarish start when it was hammered 0-77 by host nation Japan m Fukuoka yesterday. Despite being made up of players from top rugby-playing
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      801 3  - Dong a good bet for an Asiad medal in 2006 MARC LIM THE STRAITS TIMES 50 ATHLETICS The 20-year-old must first build up his confidence and learn to relax m competition Bu] A MEDAL IS VERY POSSIBLE, THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHAT COLOUR.' Singapore Amateur Athletic Association president LohUnKok FACTFILE
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      801 3  -  CHAN TAU CHOU 5s FACTFILE Nam: Omul Yeo Age: 21 Height: 1.83 n> Weight: 64 5 kg Family: Father Lawrence, mother Lee Choo. Brother Leonard, 23, is an ex-national age-group swimmer. Sister Joscelin, 22, is Singapore's top swimmer. Sporting highlights: Asian No. 1 junior
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      284 3 BOWLING SINGAPORE permanent resident Tom Hahl gave the Republic something to cheer about yesterday when he reached the semi-finals of the Hongkong leg of the CGU Asian Bowling Tour. The 36-year-old Finn and former world champion, who announced his intention last week to apply for
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      511 4 BOXING MASHANTUCKET (Connecticut) Evander Holyfield was denied a fifth heavyweight championship when his third fight against John Ruiz was called a draw after 12 rounds of mostly mauling and clutching. Although Ruiz kept the World Boxing Association title before a partisan
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      476 4  -  YEOH EN-LAI SAILING World event for new class to be staged off East Coast next December By THE WORLDS top Byte class sailors will be m Singapore, after the Republic won the right to host the world championships next December. A class just above
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      427 4 BASKETBALL CLEVELAND Allen Iverson was his usual brilliant self at Gund Arena, but admitted the Philadelphia 76ers' 94-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers was "ugly". Iverson shot 18-for-29 and scored 40 points on Saturday night to help the 76ers snap a seven-game losing
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      104 4 OAKLAND (California) The Golden State Warriors has fired coach Dave Cowens. He was replaced by assistant coach Brian Winters on Saturday. General manager Garry St Jean said he had to move swiftly to prevent the team, which has had seven straight losing seasons, from wasting yet
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      180 4 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W I Pet GB Boston 14 7 .667 New Jersey 14 7 .667 Orlando 12 13 .480 4 New York 11 12 .478 4 Washington 10 12 .454 4 1 Philadelphia 9 14 .391 6 Miami 5 17 .227 9' 2 Central Division W
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        79 4 SWEDEN'S Stefan Nystrand beat Olympic swimming champion Pieter van den Hoogenband again by successfully defending his 100- metre freestyle title at the European short-course championships on Saturday. Nystrand, who broke the championship record m winning the 50m free on Thursday when the Dutchman took bronze,
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        75 4 AUSTRALIA'S leg-spinner Shane Warne ran through the South Africa lower order yesterday to leave the First Test of the world cricket championship series delicately poised. He took 5-113 as Steve Waugh's team finished 65 m front on the first innings after dismissing the visitor for
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        55 4 LIU XUAN, 22, who is rated one of the best female gymnasts m China, announced her retirement at a farewell ceremony m Changsha on Saturday. She won a balance beam gold medal m the Sydney Olympics last year and became one of only three Olympic
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      855 4 BASKETBALL NBA: Boston 106 Charlotte 97, Philadelphia 94 Cleveland 91, Atlanta 80 Chicago 79, Milwaukee 115 Indiana 95, Dallas 125 Minnesota 117, Miami 76 Houston 73, San Antonio 100 Utah 80, Denver 106 Phoenix 98. Portland 117 Orlando 106, Golden State 93 Memphis 84. CRICKET Tri-Series one-day
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        818 5 60H SENG 6UAN AGE: 87 passed away peacefully on 16 Dec 2001. Leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Lim Soon Hia, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Patrick Goh Keng Tiat Ellen Sng Siew Luan Michael Goh Keng Ngan Peggy Ng Kwee Kee Daughters: Sons-in-law: Goh Sok Wan Chong Khat Koon Nancy Goh Sok
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        652 6 ROUND-UP Overseas markets INDIVIDUALS are holding a near-record US$l.l trillion (Ss2 trillion) m moneymarket funds m the United States, a reserve that may help extend the rally m US stocks, some money managers say. "It's a huge potential positive," said Mr Philip Orlando, chief
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        479 6 ABNAmroßankNV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Banking Corp 6 Arab Bank PLC 5 Asahl Bank Ltd 6.5 Banca Di Roma 6.5 Banca Intesa Banca Commerciale Italiana SPA 7.25 Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro SPA
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        109 6 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO)' M«ln Sdq Toti Main jig y»fl Multilnd 21.101 21.101 31.352 31 302 M«nuf»cturg 136.931 7.078 144.009 167,392 1,727 169 119 Commerce 21 898 277 22.175 12.326 54- 1M80 Tpt/Stor/Com 26,039 26.039 49,658 49 ft 58 Finance 24 565 24.56b 111.972 972 Construction 19.202
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        131 6 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unth Up On Uncn Up D» UrKh Multi Ind 2 10 S O O 0 2 10 b Manufacturing 33 59 31 14 21 4 47 8O 35 Commerce 16 27 10 5 2 3 21 29 Tpt/Stor/Comms 3 17 7 000
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        40 6 Straits Timts lna»» 1558.4b -11.28 BT OB/OS 191.00 -42 CO BTCADI -*****.00 04.00 BT 10-djy MA -*****.00 *20.00 UOBS«d«q 50.13 »0.21 UOB Blue Chip 560.34 -2.19 STI Futures 1562 -15 MSCI Singapore 194.01 -1.78 SiMSCI Futurts 193.30 -2 30
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        37 6 Wno'fict 5c OOO ■SttrCruiitsiOc 72.854,000 •PCO 20c 66.962.000 Frontline 5c 59.306.000 Ch«rt Semiconductor 26c 59 022 000 ChinjAvOil 5c 31.9K.000 GESIntlLtd20c 50,992.000 SingTel 15c 5O;269.000 O*t«cr«ft 10c 4a 65' 000 Hotung inv NT5 4U68 000
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        437 6 REVIEW Currencies HONGKONG The slide of the yen prompted across-the-board falls among Asian currencies last week. The yen slid to a three-year low as pessimism about Japan's economic outlook deepened. YEN: The yen plunged past 127 yen against the US dollar for the
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          2222 6 AIM Amro Asset Mgt (S'porc) Star Europe Eqty!" 0 806/ Star Europe Bd 0.994/ Star Europe Bal 0 886/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.756/ Star Asia Bond 1 217/ Star Asia Balanced 0.853/ Star Global Technology Fund 0.32/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund 1 0.82/ AM Govett (Alia)
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          740 6 AM AlA Growth Fd'« 0906/0954 Regional Equity l 1.854/1 952 Regional Fined Income/" 1 174/1236 Brunei Unit Linked 0 728/0 767 SGD Money Market 0 981/1 033 Global Equity 0635/0669 Global Bond 1 096/1 154 US Equity Fd 0 698/0 73S European Equity 0 81*) 853 Global Technology
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        479 7 They say the pick-up m the economy will come next year as conditions vital for recovery are already m place Washington Economists are virtually unanimous "m fheir opinion that the high-Hying United States economy, which came back to earth with a thud this year, will
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        373 7 TOKYO Tokyoites, who used to have their pick of lucrative first job offers, are now falling victim to the Japanese recession, with many of them rushing to the city's first job centre catering specifically to young people. In stark contrast to the cheerful Christmas carols
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        403 7 ADB structure to undergo major revamp TACKLING POVERTY WHY CHANGE? The thrust of the new organisational structure is to bring ADB closer to developing member countries and beef up efficiency to better accomplish our overarching goal poverty reduction.' ADBsMsQuon MANILA The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to un dergo one
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        147 7 Thailand wants China- Asean free trade area in two years BANGKOK Thailand wants a planned free trade area for China and Southeast Asia to be implemented within two years. Last month China and the 10 Asean members agreed to set up a free trade area within 10 years. But Thai
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        443 7 What makes the Enron case different is hove sudden and final its fall was for shareholders, says Institutional Shareholder Services' MrMcGurn NEW YORK In the clubby world of corporate boardrooms, outside directors are rarely held responsible for *xvhat befalls their companies. But as more
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        Lock icon No-fiills airlines could face a rough ride in Asia
        377 7 No-fiills airlines could face a rough ride in Asia THERE is a potentially large market for new budget airlines m Asia, but a number of obstacles stand m the way before regional no-frills carriers can take off, industry analysts said. An announcement by Qantas of plans to launch a lowcost
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        255 7 Mahathir sees up to 1% growth this year KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's economy is expected to grow 0.5 per cent to 1 per cent this year and is already showing signs it will do better next year, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. Some analysts have forecast the economy will shrink
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        41 8 'Enron '3 directors are going to carry this stigma with them. Anger is going to linger for some time. Institutional Shareholder Services* Mr Patrick McGurn, on Enron's flop which has led to sharp criticism of its board
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        535 8  -  EDNA KOH A waiver of sales charges on unit trusts and a car giveaway are part of the bank's campaign to woo new customers By F I A \C E CO R R X S PO N DENT HSBC Bank is celebrating
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        527 8  - Raffles Marina is shipshape, says chief FELISA BAT AC AN OPERATIONAL SURPLUSES Hu THE recent woes of other proprietary clubs such as Pinetree Town and Country Club and Fort Canning Country Club have not fazed Raffles Marina, despite its debt burden of $44.4 million. "The operations of the club are
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        858 8  -  COLIN TAN COMMENT B* I'HOPEHn OHHISI'OXDh.ST LOOKING at the way new private homes were snapped up over the past few weeks, one could assume easily that the property market was undergoing a full-blown recovery. Consider the more than 100 units at MCL Land's The
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      108 1 HaVJ ji^mm w'lJ'iiWßßr 1 Golf I Vijayln i The Lead Vijay Singh takes a four-stroke lead m Tiger Woods' backyard. J sc BP^aftli THF.STSO Loosen Up ToWin Shot-put hope Dong Enxin must learn not to be overawed by the occasion. S3 Sailing Making Waves Singapore will host the Byte-class World
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      38 3 I Draw No. 1658/2001 Group I Prix* 51,300,000 Group 2 Pri** $292,000. MAW VENUE: Singapore Pools (Private) limited 1 Selegie Rood, #01-01. Porodiz Centre, Singapore *****6 Tim* S.lO pm 1 Visit our iiebiei at www txgoponpooh torn tg
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      473 3 THE STRAITS TIMES 50 THIS series features 50 sportsmen and sportswomen who, Timesport feels, will help Singapore become a top- 10 sporting nation m Asia by 2010. It categorises the chosen athletes into South-east Asia Games, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games gold medal prospects, and Olympic Games medal prospects. In
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      28 4 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: Baltimore v Pittsburgh (Ch23. 930 am) SOCCER EPL: Aston Villa v Ipswich (Ch24. tomorrow. 3.50 am) DELAYED TELECAST OOLF Williams World Challenge (City TV. 11pm).
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      221 7 i tk Am j.\\.m December 16 2001 FIRST 3697 SECOND 5578 THIRD 8886 STARTERS 1866 4352 3311 3725 5198 5284 3738 4366 6362 7890 CONSOLATIONS 2867 3203 2372 5153 2941 6703 7768 3380 1701 9916 I Singapore Electricity Pool Sale Prices 1/2 hour Ex-Ante 1/2 hour Ex-Ante Penod PooiSaie Penod
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      37 8 BACK ON THE GROWTH; The United States I economy will stage a recovery next year, most economists agree. It's just a Question of when i and how strong the I rebound will be. I MIKE M DIZON
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        524 3  -  ONG SOR FERN Fans can get up close and personal with the superstar and his girlfriend Penelope Cruz at tomorrow evening's gala premiere of Vanilla Sky at Lido cineplex ih, Starry, Starry Night UNLESS you have been hiding under a rock for the
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        727 3  -  TAN SHZR EE The best performers of the National Music Competition get to play with an orchestra The Open Finals of the \ational Music Competition is on at the Victoria Concert Hall on Wednesday at 6 pm. Admission is free. There will also be
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        289 3  -  SUHAILA SULAIMAN Hu FOR little Colette Wong and Chen Shu En, this year's school holidays are not just about relaxing and having fun. The nine-year-olds have made sure that some of their free time is spent sweating it out on the dance floor of their ballet school,
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        1809 4  -  Ong Soh Fem NAC Anniversary From modest beginnings, the National Arts Council has worked to nurture the arts community. The NAC celebrates its first decade by releasing a new book sial, and to negotiate between our different constituencies in order to enlarge the intellectual
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        708 5  -  CLARA CHOW VJ-TURNED-ACTOR After playing an Aids victim m a Thai drama serial recently, MTV V J Utt now wants to break into the Hongkong, Taiwan and Singapore entertainment markets Hu REMEMBER Tom Hanks' Os-car-grabbing turn as an Aids patient m the movie Philadelphia? Now imagine
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          82 5 FOR the fifth consecutive year, Discovery Channel (SCV channel 12) was voted the No. 1 cable and satellite channel m the annual Pan Asia Cross Media (PAX) Survey. Out of 23 channels like CNBC, HBO, Star Sports, MTV, Cartoon Network and NHK, Discovery emerged tops
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          81 5 SUPERNATURAL phenomena from the mystical East is the focus of Asian Enigma. Branded as a reality-based Eastern X-Files, the three-part documentary premiered on Dis- covery Channel (SCV channel 12) last Wednesday at 8 pm. Enigmas explored include levitation practitioners m India, psychic detectives from the Philippines, sightings
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          102 5 ACCORDING to MediaCorp TV, the Mandarin News At 10 on its Channel 8 still beats MediaWorks' News on Channel U at the same time. In a statement last Wednesday, MediaCorp TV said that its Channel 8 bulletin pulled an average of 543,000 viewers compared to
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