The Straits Times, 4 July 2002

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    27 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 1 lllirSQciy [uly 4, 2002 88 Pages m five parts mita (P) 094/03/2002 %S A Singapore Press Holdings publication DU O nl
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    Lock icon Temasek sharpens its focus
    630 1 Temasek sharpens its focus It draws a line between the critical companies to keep, and others it may have a smaller stake m or even exit FINANCE CORRi:st'OM)r.NT TEMASEK Holdings will whittle down to zero, if necessary, its stakes m top govern-ment-linked companies (GLCs) like Sing Tel and DBS Group
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    Lock icon 'No govt role after I step down'
    566 1  -  MAHATHIR RETURNS HOME BRENDAN PERI IRA MALAYSIA CORRESPOND! NT KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he would play no further role m government after stepping down next year, noting that successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was ready to lead Malaysia. "I have already
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      141 1 JDDGMI^T U-TI RI\: HKjudge reverses ruling against SIA over 'glass-in-drink' allegation page 4 DBS HACKER TOOK THE MONEY rOF Atf i HFY AMD RAM ft, 'S&Mi^l I'M ALIVE IJL L/ VXI. A\W V^j^ \^J 0% Ecuador's Byron Moreno, m mM A nl referee at Italy's last World Cup In just
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      74 2 DOMAIN-NAME DRAMA LISTED manufacturing company Avaplas makes high-precision engineering plastics, hut people who sought information about it on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) website yesterday got only a bunch of pornographic pictures. The mix-up occurred because the link from SCiX pointed towww.avaplas.com instead of www.avaplas.com.sg Cyber-squatters, who originally registered the
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      46 2 VISITING INMATES FROM HOME FAMILIES of prison inmates will soon be able to see their loved ones, without actually leaving home. The Prisons Department will today launch the pilot of a home-video conferencing facility which will make these "visits" possible CHANNEL i, 9.30 pm
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      85 2 POWER PLAN COULD GO AWRY THE succession plan which will see Malaysian Prime Minister and Unmo president Mahathir Mohamad hand over power to his deputy. Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, late next year has been well received both at home and abroad. But the fact that three potential successors
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      70 2 DBS LIMITS ONLINE BANKING RISKS DBS Bank's personal banking head. Ms Elsie Foh, writes that the bank's decision to offer immediate third-party fund-transfer authorisation online was based on feedback from customers as far back as 1999But she says the bank is mindful of the need to manage risk exposure
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      54 2 CALLIGRAPHY FOR RICH AND POOR THE perception that only rich people with time on their hands indulge m Chinese painting and calligraphy is being pulled apart b\ one non-prortt art organisation. The life Art Society draws students from all walks of life because it makes learning both accessible and
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      113 2 Pilot given 50 seconds to react THE Bashkirian Airlines pilot was given 50 seconds' notice to avoid a mid-air collision with an approaching Booing 757 on Monday night. While the Swiss air-traffic controller insists this was enough time for {tic Russian pilot to dive under the cargo plane, other
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      75 2 Telco war moves beyond prices TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators are now using things like loyalty points and tree incoming calls to win customers, instead of competing on price alone. Analysts say this development was ine\itable because the market has hit saturation point. Three out of four people now own mobile phones
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      93 2 Aids underestimated AIDS may have killed three million people last year, but the worst is yet to come, a United Nations report* warns. The world is seeing only the beginnings of the HIV/Aids epidemic and, based on current conditions, it will claim 68 million people within 20 years. The
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      45 2 MANUFACTURING SECTOR EXPANDS THE purchasing managers" index, a closely-watched gauge of manufacturing activity, inched up 0.2 points to 52.1 percent last month. While the growth is only marginal, it means that the key manufacturing sector has expanded for the fourth successive month. MONEY: Al6
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      82 2 ASIAN AMERICANS UNFURL FLAGS CHINATOWNS m major United States cities are hanging American flags through their streets today to mark Independence Day. Other minority-dominated quarters, such as Japantown m San Francisco and Koreatown m Los Angeles, are also turning into seas of stars and stripes. Their action is part
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      188 2 TEAM UP TO SUCCEED IN CHINA SINGAPOREAN businesses should team up if they want to break into the China market. Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who led a group of education providers to China recently, said the trip made most of them
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      384 2 MAIN Prime World S-15 Editorial 16 imentary 16,17 Forum 18,19 HOME Home Hl-H8 Tech «N: Science H9 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Vsia A I Fast Vsia A2.A3 S-E Vsia \l V 5 Malaysia V 6 Sport 1 A". V 8 Money... AlO-Al6 LIFE! What's On L 2 Home Movies.. 1.2 The Buz/;
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      Lock icon Hacker moved $62,000 in just an hour
      272 3 ONLINE FRAUD bank customers. He stopped at 920 am." From each account, he took between $200 and V,999, the maximum transfer limit allowed. "At 9.r>6 am, he turned up at one of our branches and made a withdrawal." He withdrew $62,000, the total
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      Lock icon China national then withdrew money, fled to Malaysia
      221 3  - China national then withdrew money, fled to Malaysia SHARMIUPAL KAUR §a IT TOOK just one hour tor the hacker who broke into the computers of 21 DBS Internet Banking accountholders to move $62,000 of their money into his own DBS account. And within the next hour, the 30-year-old Chinese national
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      Lock icon WELL DONE, DOC:
      74 3 It took Dr Allen Yeoh, 37. a specialist m child leukaemia, three years to come up with a method of assessing the recovery rate of stricken children. For that, he received a Singapore Youth Award. DrYeoh'swork enables young patients at higher risk of relapse to be treated
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      Lock icon MPs to push for review of bus, MRT fare hikes
      523 3  -  poned. Even though they are already m place, we hope the PTC can still address some of the concerns of the travelling public." He added that the MPs were hoping to draw the Government's attention to the "unhappiness on the
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    Lock icon U-turn m glass-in-diink judgment against SIA
    366 4 Evidence now appears tainted, so airline won't have to pax out fHE Hongkong judge who found Singapore Airlines responsible for serving a passenger glass pieces m his pineapple juice has overturn- Ed hi> decision because it was based on a document that is now
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    Lock icon Ex-Fateha chief investigated for Net comments
    455 4  - Ex-Fateha chief investigated for Net comments He may have criminally defamed SM Lee r Muslim Affairs Minister Yaacob and Temasek's Ms Ho on the Fateha website iv AHMAD OSMAN POLICE are investigating whether former Fateha chief Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff committed criminal defamation m several articles posted on the Internet. Police
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    Lock icon Girl, 18, gang-raped on orders of tribal council
    266 4 MU I. TAX Pakistan) A tribal council sanctioned the gang-raping of an 18-year-old girl by four men, as punishment for her family after her brother was seen walking with a girl from a higher-class tribe, police here said. The Human Rights Commission
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    502 6  -  Bti ROBERT GO s I X \l is riMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA The haze is back m parts of Indonesia signalling the return of the burning season m the country, and leaving the central and prouncial governments m a dilemma as to how to deal with
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    Lock icon GRISLY DISCOVERY:
    66 6 The site of the shallow graves A FARM worker points out the place where the two dead men were buried. The Bangladeshi illegal workers were burned to death m the lorry- m which they slept, at 4 am on March 2. A post-mortem snowed what appeared to be
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    Lock icon Illegal worker jailed for murder cover-up
    475 6  -  Farmhand destroyed lorn 7 m which colleagues died Bu WONG SHER MAINE AN ILLEGAL worker from Mvanmar destroyed the lorn' m which his two Bangladeshi colleagues were burned to death. He will now spend five years m jail for trying to cover up a
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    Lock icon Pilot had only 50 sees to react
    554 8 controller gave the Russian crew just 50 seconds warning to dive, even though the danger should have been apparent much earlier. The Swiss company originally claimed to nave given the Russian pilot two minu tes warning. The Russian pilot responded only on the
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      264 8 Asians In US Show Loyalty |£L Muslims Shun Britain Saudi Princess Fined W"m Inashowofloyalt) 7 Asian Americans are IJ^^f^ Hjj Tlu j munberot overseas Muslim students "J Accused of pushing her maid down a flight Ik JB putting up AnuMican tia^s as tlu- United j£ who want to study m
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    Lock icon Aids epidemic only just beginning: UN
    427 9 It predicts up to 68 million deaths m the next 20 years, describing the pandemic as unpredictable and the most complicated m history WASHINGTON The global Aids epidemic is larger and more far-reaching than epidemiologists believed possible a decade ago and is taking an
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    Lock icon Winds delay safe descent for Fossett
    289 9 Winds delay safe descent for Fossett SYDNEY US adventurer Steve Fossett spent another night m his balloon over Australia yesterday after high winds delayed a safe descent following his historic solo round-the-world balloon flight. His mission control m St Louis. Missouri, said weather conditions had frustrated efforts to find a
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    Lock icon Woman wins damages over e-mail insults
    290 9 Woman wins damages over e-mail insults WELLINGTON A woman who took exception to an e-mail message written by her supervisor saying she was m "lala land" and had no brain has won thousands of dollars m a case against her employers. Ms Andrea Wilkinson, 36, of Papakura, was working for
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    Lock icon Two American pilots yanked off taxiing plane 'for being drunk'
    291 9 MIAMI Two pilots who were allegedly drunk while preparing tor takeoff from Miami International Airport were called back to the terminal and arrested, police said. Airport security >creeners said the pilots had been reeking of alcohol when they came through
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    Lock icon Asian Americans show off loyalty to the flag
    813 13  - Asian Americans show off loyalty to the flag Chinatowns, Koreatowns and Japantowns are turning into seas of stars and stripes as people try to erase the 'foreigner' tag By ZIRAIDAH IBRAHIM IU MH\lf^ riMI S I Mm) sTU'Fs Bl RF.U OAKLAND California) While other Americans celebrate Independence Day 'oday with
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    224 13 NEW YORK Detailing plans to safeguard the city agairst terror during the Fourth of July celebrations, US officials >ay they will deploy about 4,000 police officers, including about 1,600 m civilian clothes, to join soldiers and fighter jets patrolling the streets,
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    Lock icon 'Oriental' is banned. Say Asian, please
    133 13 SEATTLE The term "Oriental" has been banished from statute^, codes, rules and regulations m the state of Washington. Instead, officials must use "Asian" to describe people of Asian descent, the Seattle Times said. The change, beginning on Monday, was mandated by law, the first
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      Lock icon WORK ON BIGGEST SHIP BEGINS
      50 13 TOURISTS weary of braving long airport security lines will soon have a new option for transatlantic travel, as construction of the world's largest passenger liner begins at SaintNazaire m France today. The ship, Queen Mary 11, is expected to be built m 17 months. AFP
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      Lock icon FBI PROBES SALE OF BODY PARTS
      33 13 THE FBI is investigating whether a former University of Texas Medical Branch employee sold for persona! profit parts ot corpses that had been donated to the school.
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      Lock icon ANTARCTIC RESCUE OPERATION ENDS
      61 13 TWO South African helicopters have completed the evacuation of Russian scientists on board a German shin stranded m thick pack ice m the Antarctic officials said m Johannesburg. The rescue operation, which has seen 89 of the 107 people on board the ship lifted to safety,
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      Lock icon NATO RELEASES U.S. COMMANDER
      38 13 NATO has agreed to release General William Kernan of the United States from his duties as Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, one of the alliance's two top military posts, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. AFP
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      Lock icon BRITAIN TO REVIEW DATA ON PENSIONS
      42 13 THE British government on Tuesday ordered an unusual review of data used to estimate the value of employee pensions after the disclosure of mistakes m an earlier estimate hattered public confidence m pension funds. AP AP
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    Lock icon Arafat fires security chiefs in big purge
    122 14 Arafat fires security chiefs in big purge JKNIN (West Bank) Under intense pressure to shake up the Palestinian Authority, Mr Yasser Arafat has carried out a major purge ot'his much-criti-cised security apparatus. On Tuesday, he tired the powerful head of his West Bank preventive security service. Colonel Jibril Rajoub, and
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    Lock icon Britain no longer a draw for Muslim students
    450 14  -  Falling popularity m the wake of British support for the US after Sept 11 could be damaging for cash-strapped universities ALFRED LEE STR \1 rS TIMES EUROPE BUREAI LONDON The number of Muslim students m Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia who
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    15 14 \1 A niece of the Saudi king, Princess Buniah al-Saud was placed on probation.
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    Lock icon $1,800 fine for Saudi princess
    160 14 'PUSHED MAID DOWN STAIRS' ORLANDO (Florida) A Saudi princess accused of pushing her maid down a flight of stairs was fined US$l,OOO (551,770) and put on probation m a no-contest plea accepted m court on Tuesday. Princess Buniah al-Saud 41, is m Saudi Arabia and
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    Lock icon PINOCHET RULED UNFIT FOR TRIAL
    168 14 SANTIAGO Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, 86, is mentally unfit to stand trial, Chile's highest court has ruled, halting prosecution for dozens of political killings by death squad during his rule. The Supreme Court decision may set a precedent for other cases pending against him. A
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    Lock icon SNOOKER STAR CLEARED OF RAPE
    56 14 LONDON Australian snooker star Quinten Harm was cleared here on Tuesday of raping a 21-year-old student. A jury at London's Old Bailey took 2 hours to find the 25-year-old not guilty. The South African university student who had made the allegation against him was not
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    73 14 WELLINGTON Jurassic Park star Sam Neill yesterday came out strongly against genetic engineering, joining a lobby group aiming to stop its widespread introduction m New Zealand. The film's plot was built around engineering ancient dinosaur DNA to make new creatures, Genetic engineering is shaping up as
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      93 14 Benny Andersson of the 1970s pop group Abba has been awarded an honorary professor's title by the Swedish government, citing his "ability to create high-class music reaching people around the world". Ray Brown, a jazz bassist who played with giants such as Dizzy Gillespie. Charlie Parker and his one-time wife
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      1116 16  - Months ahead crucial for Abdullah Bu P. RAMASAMY IN kl \l A I IMI'l X DEVELOPING countries m general often face the perplexing problem of political succession. History provides some significant glimpses that formally-planned successions can often go astray. Preoccupation with political power to safeguard vested interests on the part
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      Lock icon Bush's speech feeds delusions on both sides
      802 16  -  HENRY SIEGMAN Bu NEW YORK Palestinians and Israelis seem to be m the unbreakable grip of delusions that drag them endlessly into tragedy and hopelessness. For all of its many virtues, US President George W. Bush's speech of June 24 served only to
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        585 16 Slowing recovery DEPUTY Prime Minister Tony Tan has warned of dark clouds on the economic horizon which may slow the recovery Singapore is currently experiencing. "There is no reason as yet to change the 2 per cent to 4 per cent growth rate as projected by the Ministry of Trade
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      36 16 ■H^BHBt a critical look ■^^BS& between the lines |HBHB|IU^^ Lee Han Shih examines what the 9 Ov/ernment investment Xl arm snewcliarterwi mean i#^i m Ik for business rivals and I partners. F Temasek chairman S Dhanabalan
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    Lock icon A nation of poets leaves the young illiterate
    1246 17  -  Grace Sung Bti »PI OKtUsr'ONDl VI BRUSSELS Fora long time, German) was admired for producing well-trained and highlyeducated workers. It> education system was as one of the world's best. That image was shattered when it was ranked 25th m a recent comparison
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    Lock icon All agree on need for reform but not how
    392 17  -  BRUSSELS Discussions about how to reform the education system are ongoing but somewhat haphazard. "Blind reform is the order of the day, with each person trying to outdo the other," said an article m the Frankfurter Allgemeine daily. "Usually, these proposals
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      Lock icon Assessment scheme will prevent inflated third-party claims
      383 18 Assessment scheme will prevent inflated third-party claims I REFER to the letter, "Assessment scheme raises doubts about ear workshops" (ST, July 3), by Mr Lee Wai Seng. Mr Lee said he is covered under an insurance policy which requires him to send his vehicle to the insurer's panel of "quality
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      369 18  -  I REFER to tne letter, "Sias should not send wrong signals" (ST, June 28), by Ms Cindy Woo Lai Heong. The Securities Investors Association (Singapore) provided information on the Malaysian bourse in response to numerous requests from our members who are Clob investors. It was
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      Lock icon 75 somebody listening to us?
      223 18  -  I REFER to the letter from Mr Michael Seah Swee Lim, "Stop justifying and listen to the people" (ST, July 2). The letter says it all. If only the Government and agencies providing essential utilities would cast their eyes on the ground, there would be
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      Lock icon TVs help commuters plan trips
      214 19 I REFER to Mr Denis Distant s letter, TVs on MR T platforms pointless" The plasma screens installed on station platforms are part of an electronic-display system called the Rail Travel Information System (Ratis I. Comprising a network of light-emitting diode and plasma-display units at
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      475 19 Radio ad contradicted norms of fairness and equity I REFER to Mr Burton Ong's letter, "SBA ban on radio ad was tar too harsh" ST. June 29). MediaCorj- Radio has hitherto refrained from commenting on the various articles and Stnit Times Forum page letters on this subject as we feel
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      209 19 PWD's growth not a result of moratorium I REFER to the letter by the president of the Singapore Institute of Architects, Mr John Ting, "PWD benefited from unfair protection" (ST, July 3). This was based on the mistaken belief that PWD Corporation (renamed CPG, or Creative Professional Group, Corporation on
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      7 1 The Straits home Hiursday, July 4, 2002
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      Lock icon SET TARGET FOR EQUALITY
      54 1 '\\V have targets for even/thing, like wiring up the country, for example. Why not a target for equality m governance? We have been waiting for 40 years. Ms Dana Lam Teo, former president of Aware, which wants to see at least one woman minister by the
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      500 1  - Two roards, one end And one attitude: never say die. It won businessman Kent Tey and child-cancer specialist Allen Yeoh the Youth Awards JANE LEE TVVO 37-yoar-old men from different sides of the educational tracks are being held up as national role models for youth here. The two are children's
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      Lock icon Winning youth
      202 1 FOUR individuals an* two teams won the Singapore Youth Awards, the country's highest recognition for youth achievements: ARTS AND CULTURE: Professional string quartet Tang Quartet, for bringing classical music to the heartland and schools. COMMUNITY AND YOUTH SERVICES: The 12-year-old National University of Singapore Students' Union Volunteer Action
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        181 2 Monthly subscription Free bundled airtime (voice, data fax) Airtime rates Peak hours Off-peak hours Free SMS Perks $28* 200 mm (150 mm anytime 50 mm off-peak) 20C lOC 360 Free subscription to caller-number display; 12 months free voicemail. $28* 400 mm (based on off-peak rates) 20C for first
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        484 2  -  SUE- ANN CHIA With mobile-phone rates stabilising here, operators are coming out with new ways of wooing and winning customers Bui MOBILE-PHONE charges seem to have hit bottom. When Mobile One (Ml) cut its prices last week, the three other telecommunications operators
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        Lock icon Making sense of different IDD services and rates
        283 2 CALLING the United States can be as cheap as 18 cents per minute. The problem is having to dig through the morass of services and rates offered at different hours. At least seven plans are offered by the three main telecommunication companies,
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        167 2  -  JALEHA HASIM IDD 001* IDD 002* IDD 008 Australia Standard: 60C Peak: 55C 57C Economy/ Off-peak: 45C weekend: 50C China $1.39 Peak: $1.25 $1.32 Off-peak: $1 US 39C Peak: 38C 37C Off-peak: 32C BudgetCail 013 Value Call 021 IDD 018 Australia 40C First 5 mm: 34C 18C 6
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        592 2  -  CHANG AI-LIEN By S C I E \CE C O KR X S P< 1) E .VI MOBILE-phone operators here have painted themselves into a multi-million-dollar corner, by offering users a call-forwarding service when they change providers. They chose to do this five years
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        335 2 THE plan to remake Singapore should include rejecting the Confucian notion of a patriarchal society and giving women the right to take part fully m national development. This., according to women's rights advocacy group Aware, which submitted its proposals to the Remaking Singapore committee on
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      460 3  - Web address error leads surfers to porn Link on Singapore Exchange website to local high-precision plastics firm redirects users to porn site. The mistake has since been rectified B£ SELINA LUM THOSE looking for information on local manufacturing company Avaplas on the Singapore Ex--SGX) website yesterday ended up staring at
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      338 3 MORE than 1,000 workers who earn too little to keep at least $500 m their bank accounts are being shown how to avoid paying the bank's $2 monthly penalty. The Amalgamated Union of Public Daily Rated Workers is holding special sessions to explain to its
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      207 3 S'pore youths impress visitors from China SINGAPORE'S youths bring about change with small steps, not grand gestures, said an official of a Shanghai youth organisation who is here on a training trip with three others from her city. Yet another impression: When they plan an activity, they put time and
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      285 3 KNOWING i prevent thefts and tight fires can help you win a free holiday and aid the needy. To do both, you have to put your fire- and crime- fight ing knowledge to the test m the National Treasure Hunt, a fund-raiser Organised
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      356 4  -  Dealers attribute the falling prices to higher insurance premiums. Only COEs for small cars rose m the latest round By GOH CHIN LIAN PRICES of certificates ot'entitlement (COE) continued to spiral downwards, with motorcycles hitting an eight-year low of $57 when
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      45 4 Cattgories Curreni price Previous price Change (July) (June) Cars (1,600 cc and below) i $31,407 $30,281 $1,126 Cars (More than 1.600 cc) $31,583 $32,499 -$916 Commercial vehicles $17,501 $20,434 -$2,933 Motorcycles $57 $96 -$39 Open j $32,356 $32,511 -$155 si GB \t'HI< v
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      621 4 If you bank online, here are some precautions you can take to keep hackers from emptying your accounts. Tip No. 1 The danger: Viruses can damage files, steal confidential information, or even erase your entire hard drive. Out-of-date virus-protection software offer a weaker defence against new viruses.
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      452 4  -  SHARMILPAL KAUR Bu and learn to protect themselves Yesterday, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng told reporters: "We should be concerned but, at the same time, we mustn't be paranoid and believe Internet banking or e-commerce transactions to be inherently dangerous or
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      456 4  -  ised by the Central Singapore CDC with the Feedback Group on Youth Development and the Remaking Singapore Committee. After Prof Yaacob spoke about how youths should adapt to the rapidly-changing social and economic landscape, the student gathering at the Nanyang Polytechnic
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      357 8 2 youths tried for burning down hawker centres They are alleged to have started fires m two premises m Ang Ho Kio Avenue 1, causing $1.9 million worth of damage TWO youths, including a 16--year-old boy, said to be behind a spate of fires m the Ang Mo Kio area,
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      96 8 FIRES destroyed two hawker centres and wet markets m Ang Mo Kin m 2000 and last year, racking up a total damage of $1.9 million. The first took place at the hawker centre and wet market at Block 226 D. Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, at 2.53
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      409 8 51, 350 bribe from Lee Lian Heng, an ex-colleague who was m cahoots with the two police officers, to reveal this information from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). The 10-year CPIB veteran had also told Lee about the vehicle which was used
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      Lock icon Cough mixture bust sees 16 arrested
      213 8 A TOTAL of 16 abusers and peddlers of cough mixture containing co deine were arrested m a multi-agency dragnet m Geylang. In total, 225 bottles of cough mixture were seized m the raids on Tuesday, carried out by the police, the Central Narcotics Bureau.
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      81 8 The body of a woman, believed to be m her 40s, was recovered from a canal beside the Zion Road hawker centre yesterday at about 7.45 am. She has not been identified. The woman was dressed m a black and brown floral blouse and a pair of dark
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      Lock icon Manager jailed for cheating firm
      225 8 A MANAGER who had been with his shipping company tor 11 years fleeced it of $275,000 m three months. Between August and December last year, Herbert Johns, 36, put up false claims to get cash advances from his company. Gulf Agency Singapore. The cash was
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      349 8 ARMY CAPTAIN FACES HIT-AND-RUN CHARGE AN ARMY captain who allegedly killed a motorcyclist while he was speeding and then drove off from the scene, was charged m court on Tuesday. Tay Boon Heng, 29, faces four charges for the June 22 accident on the Bukit Timah Expressway, which
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        403 9 New method may identify WTC victims fast City working with firm to adapt DNA test to analyse half of the 19,670 pieces of human remains yet to be identified NEW YORK Thousand- of human remains found at the World Trade Center (WTC) may finally be identified under a groundbreaking procedure
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        208 9 THERE may be far more flowering plants on Earth than was thought. A new calculation, by leading botanist David Bramwell, suggests there could be about 422,000 species of angiosperms. Conservationists say the estimate underlines the urgent need to complete a global inventory of plant diversity.
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        157 9 PALO ALTO (California) The Internet search engine AltaVista on Tuesday unveiled a new service to help people refine their searches by offering subgroups of results, along with a single long list of all websites containing the search term. The company, a division of CMGI, which
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        126 9 Monster to the aid of charity STANDING at I.S in tall, this monster is not one to be reckoned with. A character m a compute; game launched here on Tuesday night, the fictional creature called an ore was auctioned for charity for 82,300. Close to 3,000 enthusiasts gathered at Funan
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      246 1 Youths On Trial For Arson Two souths are on trial for torching two hawker centres m Ang Mo Kio. pacehs M Iff, i\ Hi «K'iRemaking S po n c Same Rights For Women Aw are has submitted proposals on gender equality to Remaking Singapore panel. paceh2 Transpo r i $57
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      25 2 Know the difference? An extra stroke, a whole new meaning. Learn Chinese with help from the experts. Find a tutor m Lianhe Zaobao Classified m
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      107 3 JU) Delifrance® While our breads and pastries are nothing short of legendary, our refreshments are equally superb. All our 5 espresso-based creations use our own Signature Coffee i Blend, which never fails to pack a great coffee kick that's L as mellow as it is rich. So go on! Relax,
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      239 4 asp netcentre aspnetcentre Ltd (Incorporated m the Republic of Singapore on 31 December 1999) Invitation m respect of 67,000,000 ordinary shares of $0,025 each comprising 25,000,000 New Shares and 42,000,000 Vendor Shares as follows:--(a) 20,100,000 Offer Shares at $0.20 each by way of public offer; and (b) 46,900,000 Placement Shares
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      696 5 ITE East (MacPherson), which .JM&, opened its doors m July 2001, h k wk. ITE's 10th and final new-generation El W modern campus built under ili Today, ITE celebrates the Official I Opening of ITE East (MacPherson) p by RADM Teo Chee Hean, Minister for WH|'' Education and Second Minister
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      613 7 L i^y" 1f 2 MEGA SHOWCASE OF SKILLS: iWp^fiffiif^ f^ 92 YOUNG SINGAPOREANS mL3§F UP TO THE CHALLENGE r' W^^mWß^m -r- ney are y Oun g talented and skills-savvy. And they have the v B^^^ m 9 uts&gt; stam na anc confidence to emerge the best m a competition [^O
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      99 9 Our neighbour has a stroke and is m hospital. We may be healthy now; Yeah, Elder Shield can help pay hr any if i but anything can happen expenses, if you become severely disabled. H (That's terrible} f h d so very^ [n the uture Wh(ch S I p— r
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      8 1 The Straits Times asia Thursday, July 4, 2002
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      32 1 *I am not anti-American, only pro-Filipino/ Philippine Vice-President Teofisto Cuingona, who resigned as foreign secretary over differences with the government on the presence of IS troops m the country
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      70 1 WEARING a nock brace following his recent traffic accident, Nicholas Tse and fellow pop singers (from left) Edison Chan, Eason Chan and Hacken Lee record an inspirational ditty, Hongkong Is Our Home 2002, yesterday. Cabinet ministers and legislators also lent their voices to the recording, which
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      547 1  -  Breaking Into The China market Singapore firms need to forge alliances with each other m order to make an impact m China, says minister Bu JASON LEOW I 111 MKUTSTIMIS It I\\ H I H I I BEIJING Size matters m China, especially because some
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        332 2 China university replaces Take degrees' HONGKONG Redfaced officials at a university m eastern China have agreed to re- issue "new degrees" after several hundred students staged a 12--hour protest against the institution for handing out degrees that were not recognised by the Ministry of Education MOE However, the China University
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        Lock icon Study on Taiwan brain drain raises fears
        545 2  -  The NTU team's visit raises concerns that Taiwan may be losing its talent not just to China but also to Singapore LAWRENCE CHUNG mis ri; w is ii xi i s TAIWAN hi Ri: At TAIPEI A Singapore team i&gt; m Taiwan to
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        71 2 One labour unrest. CHINESE workers mill around the front gate ol the Nanxuan Wool Textile Factory while paramilitary police stand In m Shuikou, Guangdong province. What seems to be relative calm is a fragile peace. Onl\" a week ago. a three-day riot left scores injured when thousands of workers clashed
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        78 2 ARMED with umbrellas to protect them from the elements, and mats and stools to rest on. laid-off workers ready themselves for what might he a long haul sit-in protest outside the front gate of the Railway Ministry m Beijing on Tuesday. More than 50 demonstrators, mainly from north-eastern
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        Lock icon No live broadcast of Jiang's speech due to sabotage fears
        215 2 HONGKONG Beijing scrapped the live broadcast of President Jiang Zemin's speech at Hongkong's handover anniversary celebration to pre-empt sabotage by the Falungong movement, a report said yesterday. State-run China Central Television and Hongkongbased Phoenix Chinese TV cancelled the broadcast of
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        Lock icon PROGRAMMES INTERRUPTED
        55 2 March 5: A cable television station m Jilin province had its transmission interrupted twice with reports on alleged persecution of Falungong followers. June 23: A China Central Television (CCTV) programme m Shandong proxince was interrupted by the image of a Falungong banner. June 25: CCTV programmes were again
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        243 2 CHONGQING Patrons trying to escape from a fire at an Internet cafe on fire were prevented from leaving till they settled their bills, Hongkong's Apple Daily reported yesterday. The owner of the cafe m Chongqing reportedly blocked their only escape route
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        Lock icon TAIWAN AWAITS U.S. MISSILE SHIPMENT
        55 3 TAIWAN is expecting a shipment ot 200 medium-range AIM-120 air-to-air missiles from the United States after China test-fired similar weapons recently, the Washington Times reported yesterday. Taiwan bought the missiles from the United States m 2000 with the proviso they would be delivered only it
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        41 3 BEIJING will designate 800 taxi stops by the end of next month to help reduce the number of empty cabs plying the streets and smooth traffic flow m the capital, the Beijing Morning Post reported.
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        Lock icon ENGINE FAULT LEAVES PASSENGERS STRANDED
        48 3 A CHINA Airlines flight carrying 116 passengers bound for Rome from Taipei was stranded for 13 hours Tuesday m the United Arab Emirates after the pilot discovered mechanical faults m two of its engines, reported Chinanews.com. citing a report by Central News Agency.
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        73 3 A TOP North Korean military officer was involved m a tailed attempt to smuggle 70 kg of heroin worth NTS2OO million (5510.5 million) into Taiwan, the United Evening News reported yesterday. The drug ring was smashed on Tuesday when 198 bricks ot'
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        34 3 CHIXESE parliamentary chief" Li Peng has officially launched operations at the Lingao nuclear power station, the third commercial plant m China's ambitious nuclear programme, the People's Daily reported yesterday. FP
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        53 3 CHINA'S bustling eastern city of Shanghai plans to build what is claimed to be Asia's largest chopping centre, due to open its doors as early as this winter. The planned 1.5-billion-yuan (*****-million) complex m the city's Jinhongqiao district will have floor space of 330,000
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      Lock icon TV station pays informant for 'live' coverage of heist
      148 3 TOKYO A Tokyo television compan) has come under fire for allegedly paving an informant 350,000 yen [555,170 for the opportunity to videotape a theft and carry exclusive live coverage of the heist m which three gang members were arrested and two
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      Lock icon A dish of rice, abalone and 'shark's fin' all for just $6
      476 3 A dish of rice, abalone and 'shark's fin' all for just $6 HK restaurants fighting for customers m a sluggish economy are now offering upmarket delicacies at bargain prices HONGKONG In yet another desperate bid to boost their business m Hongkong's sluggish economy, several fast-food chains are offering delicacies such
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      48 3 'The market price of an abalone is HKs7oeach,so HK$25 is barely enough to cover the cost of the abalone. Well-known chef Yeung Km an Vat For $6, Maxim's will serve up rice with ham. abalone, chicken and vegetarian shark's fin. APPLI l)\!l ■&gt;
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      35 3 The 71-m-high Leshan Buddha m China's Sichuan province will soon be more photogenic. The world's tallest Buddha is to undergo two months of work to alleviate 1,300 years of wear and tear. VFP
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      291 3 LANDMARK DEAL BEIJING German's Economic Minister Werner Mueller has signed a landmark tourism agreement expected to open the way for tens of thousands of Chinese visitors to go to the European country. The memorandum of understanding signed with the China National Tourism Administration
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      152 3 North Korean vessel 'supplies mystery boats' TOKYO A 1,000-toine vessel disguised as a North Korean cargo ship has been supplying food and fuel to several unidentified boats believed to have come from North Korea, Defence Agency officials said yesterday. Based on satellite photographs taken by the US government and other
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        65 4 Filipinos swim with an American flag m Manila Bay yesterday m protest against the US$lO million (5517.7 million) m aid offered by Washington to fund an anti-terrorism campaign m the Philippines. About 1 ,000 US troops are m the south of the country to train and advise
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        Lock icon Mega 'opposes direct poll for president'
        537 4  -  Critics say she and some other leaders would prefer making backroom deals m 2004 to choose the next president instead of going to the people MARIANNE KEARNEY By mi vi v vits times INDONESIA BUREAI JAKARTA If President Megawati Sukarnoputri and other leaders have
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        255 4 Jakarta wants to slash 'lazy' civil service JAKARTA Early pensions will be offered to almost 60 per cent of Indonesia's four million civil servants to cut costs, said a Cabinet minister who described them as '"useless and lazy". State Minister of Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin said on Tuesday that as
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      439 5 Spotlight On Former First Ladies Sukarno's widow tells the court how she was attacked at a Jakarta hotel m 2000, leaving her with bruises and a cut lip JAKARTA The widow of late Indonesian [-resident Sukarno told a court yesterday that a local
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      215 5 MANILA Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos celebrated her 73rd birthday after a night of partying that mirrored her extravagant days m power and the agony that followed. Emerging from long seclusion, the widow of late president Ferdinand Marcos danced and sang with more than
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        Lock icon ARROYO TO BE FOREIGN MINISTER
        35 5 PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo will double ;us Foreign Minister until a replacement is found tor the post, to be vacated b\ Vice-President Teofisto Guingona this month, aides said yesterday. AFP
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        Lock icon 14,000 TRAFFICKERS NABBED THIS YEAR
        46 5 VIETNAMESE officials arrested 14,200 drug traffickers m the first six months thi^ year, an official newspap&lt; i said yesterday Police. Customs ;-.nd border guards also seized 23 kg of heroin, 114 kg of opium and thousands of pills of ecstasy. AFP
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        Lock icon THAI POLICE NAB FUGITIVE FROM U.S.
        57 5 THAI police raided a posh beachside condominium and arrested an American fugitive on the FBl's most-wanted list for the highly publicised murder of his socialite wife m Atlanta 15 years ago. James Vincent Sullivan was arrested on Tuesday at the Cha-am beach resort, 160
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        38 5 11 IE murder trial of the youngest son of former president Suharto was yesterday adjourned tor a week to give prosecutors more time to decide what punishment they would seek it he were convicted. AIT
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        50 5 POLICE m the Thai island resort of Phuket seized &lt;i cache of weapons that was likely being shipped to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, officials &gt;;&gt;id yesterday. Several people abandoned the truck transporting the weapons, hut one person was caught, police said. AP
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        736 6  -  He says the three Umno vice-presidents and other senior leaders have given him their promise not to compete for positions and endanger party unity Bit BRENDAN PEREIRA \l \1 UM \&lt; OK Xl VON 1)1 I KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday
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        364 6 KUALA LUMPUR He wanted some quiet time with his family and to indulge m one of his passions sailing. But some politicians and businessmen believed that he needed company and some persuasion to change his mind about retiring, so they followed his trail to
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        326 6 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Defence Ministry will deploy three newly-acquired spy C lanes over eastern Saah to monitor the increasing number of Filipinos entering the state illegally following a stepped-up offensive by US-backed forces against Abu Sayyaf rebels. The
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        Lock icon Martial aits for officers fighting VCD pirates
        301 6 Martial aits for officers fighting VCD pirates SHAH ALAM Enforcement officers m the Klang Valley have been told to take up martial arts, following reports that thugs working for vendors of pirated and pornographic VCDs were getting more aggressive towards them. The Malay tabloid Harian Metro reported on Monday that
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          46 6 A KEDAH royal family member was beaten to death m a brawl outside a pub m Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday night. Tengku Hazlin Hamid. 24, was stabbed, beaten and stomped by 10 people at a 24-hour restaurant following an argument. AP
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          33 6 TWO SHOT IN KL ROBBERY A ROUTINE money transfer turned dramatic when two armed robbers shot two staff of a mon-ey-changing firm and escaped with RM600.000 (S$28O,OOO) m Kuala Lumpur. New Straits Times
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          Lock icon NO BAN ON SLIMMING PILLS
          41 6 THE Health Ministry will not ban the sale of slimming pills but will ensure that they are safe especially since there was still such a demand among women, said Parliamentary Secretary S. Snthinathan. New Straits Times
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          Lock icon FOUR SUSPECTS HELD FOR RAPE
          36 6 SELANGOR police have arrested four male suspects for the rape-cum-murder of a 34-year-old widow who was found dead m a sugar cane grove on June 25. The Star SIA News Network
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          41 6 A SIX-MEMBER loam of scientists is gearing up for Malaysias second challenge to explore Antarctica m a 10-week expedition starting m January. The first expedition took place m 199 H. The Star The Star/Asia News Network
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        32 7 'A copy is never as good as the original.' Viiiui Kournikova (It'll), on other attractive blonde Russian girls on (lie circuit being dubbed "the next Anna"
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        782 7  -  Reports of World Cup referee meeting gory end turn out to be false MKCFJR By LEONARD LIM THE Mafia did not get him, but the media did. "I was shocked when I heard there was news of my death on Ecuadorean television and m some
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        564 7  - Golden relay team splits up for now SWIMMING CHAN TSE CH UEEN B U THEY were South-east Asia Games heroes last September winning for Singapore two freestyle relay gold medals m national and Games record times. But this year, there will be no reprise of the recordbreaking feats from the
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        Lock icon I'LL BE BACK, SAYS JU WEI
        153 7 SNGJU WE", I (right) is not done with swimmingyet. The 22-year-old, who considered quitting after last year's South-east Asia Games, will swim for "as long as the Singapore Sports Council and the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association support me". Basrd m Australia since lie was
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        Lock icon Fifa forced to select Collina for final, says Asian ref
        353 7 DUBAI Ali Bujsaim, one of the most experienced World Cup referees, has accused Fifa of bowing to pressure m selecting Pierluigi Collina for the final between Brazil and Germany. The 42-year-old from the United Arab Emirates even hinted he could
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        Lock icon Filipino sets 2nd record
        188 7 TWO boys' records fell, both to Rafflesians, on the second day of the Schools National swimming championships at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex yesterday. Raffles Junior College's Winston Chico, 18, clocked 4min 15.695 ec m the A Division 400 metres freestyle final, clipping almost eight seconds
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        570 7  -  MURRY BELL Written IV. HORSE RACING For many trainers, a winning double at Kranji racecourse would be an outstanding result. Bui a walk through the stables ol trainer Mike Clements makes you realise last Friday night's brace &lt;&gt;i winners might Ik- the staM oi something
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      22 8 A top-10 placing is what Ize Huang seeks at the Junior World Golf Championships m San Diego. GOLF 1 l\! s|\ THAI
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      Lock icon Six Singapore golfers for junior world event in US
      319 8 SIX junior golfers from Singapore will take part m the Junior World Golf Championships m San Diego, California, from July 16-19. Yang Lee Keong, 17. Choo Tze Huang, 15, Heng Su-Ann, i 4, Justin Han, 13, Timothy Low, 12 and Kristle
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      Lock icon Unsettled Capriati crashes in the rain
      642 8 TENNIS American fails to cope with injury, delays and an inspired Mauresmo "W- "W- -JT IMBLEDON Amelie Mauresmo, \f coping better T T with a series of rain delays, outplayed Jennifer Capriati 6-3, 6-2 yesterday to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals. In a match delayed
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      383 8 SOCCER LEE Man Hon simply wants to put the past few months behind him. In April, the former national player was sacked by his new club Woodlands Wellington, without having played a single for it, owing to a lack of titne&gt;». Last year,
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      Lock icon THE STRAITS TIMES-NTUC INCOME TEAM OF THE MONTH
      148 8 GEYLANG UNITED: Perfect record, winning four out of four league matches. On an I L- match unbeaten run. Results: 5-0 v Clementi (away), 3-0 v Gombak (home.), 3-1 v Sembawang (a), 4-2 v Jurong (a). WOODLANDS WELLINGTON: Without a win m May,
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        Lock icon ZICO LIKELY TO BE JAPAN'S NEW COACH
        64 8 FORMER Brazil international Zico is the leading candidate to take over from Frenchman Philippe Troussier as coach of Japan, the Japan Football Association announced yesterday. Zico, who has been at JLeague champion Kashima Antlers m either a playing or a coaching capacity since
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        Lock icon YAO AND BATEER LEAD CHINA TO WIN
        73 8 TOWERING centres Yao Ming and Mengke Bateer led China to a 92-78 win over Yugoslavia on Tuesday. Yao, picked by the Houston Rockets as the NBAs No 1 draft pick, scored 27 points, while Denver Nuggets' Bateer picked up seven points m 10
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        Lock icon JONES STRETCHES UNBEATEN STREAK
        50 8 MARION JONES, unbeaten this season, won the 100 m race at the Athletissima Grand Prix meet m Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday to extend her season's winning streak to five. The American clocked 11.05 sec to beat Tayna Lawrence of Jamaica and Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas.
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        Lock icon NEW BASEBALL HOME RUN RECORD SET
        59 8 A RECORD 62 home runs were hit m the Major baseball leagues on Tuesday night, breaking the mark of 57 set on April 7. 2000. Jay Gibbons" second homer for Baltimore broke the record. There were 30 home runs m the American League, including
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        Lock icon BLANC SIGNS NEW ONE-YEAR DEAL
        51 8 LAURENT BLANC has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United, the English soccer club said yesterday. The defender spent 10 months at United fast season and played 45 matches after agreeing to a similar 12-month deal and was offered a new contract before the
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        65 8 LEEDS United and Irish World Cup striker Robbie Keane has rejected a £10 million (Ss27 million) move to Sunderland. fuelling worries that the English soccer club would nave to sell Rio Ferdinand to balance the books. Leeds had hoped to sell Keane, Lee Bowyer and
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      Lock icon Spore falls short of gold by just 14 pinfalls
      372 8  - Spore falls short of gold by just 14 pinf alls BOWIJNG VALERIE Teo took her second silver medal m the Asian F T Q Championships m Hongkong when she anchored the Singapore trios team to second place. The 17-year-old Raffles Junior College student, who won a single&gt; silver on Sunday,
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        205 9 'I am rhe resurrection and the life. even thou^t KHOO HENG WEI s KHOO KEE CHIANG Age: 60 was called home to be with the Lord on 3 July 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Chan Yoke Fong Daughter: Khoo Mci Ying Grace Auntie: Mrs Khoo Siav Hua Uncle: Khoo
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        224 9 h 'Tnc Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Jkes me to lie down m green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. GWEE AH CHOON Age: 84 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 July 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Fan Chit Heun,
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        149 9 r j 7ha ye fought the good fight, Iha ye finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Tim 4:7 The Family Of MADAM WEE LIAN CHWEE Departed 28 June 2002 deeply appreciate the love, care and concern of all relatives and friends, including leaders and members of: Acts
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        192 9 EMMANUEL ANTHONY HENDRICKS AGE: 95 passed away peacefully on 3 July 2002. Sadly missed by Nephew: Niece-in-taw: Augustine Hendricks Patricia Hendricks Mccc Nephewin-law: Mary Shotam SQ^e r Shotan Grandnieces Grandnephews: Jennifer Shotam Trevor Shotam Grandnephewin-law: Charlotte Saradetch lei Bradley Sar letc Jonathan Hendricks Antoinette Hendricks God-children to mourn his loss.
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        135 9 RENGANATHAN PILLAY SETHAMBARAM Age: 52 yrs passed away peacefully on 3 July 02, leaving behind Beloved Wife: Kengeama! Daughters: Son-in-law: I Jaysutha R.P Sethambaram Thirumaran I Jaypriya R.P Sethambaram i Son: i Dinesh R.P Sethambaram Mother: Mother-in-law: Pushpalilah Ponnayee relatives and friends Cortege leaving Blk 232, Bishan St. 22 I
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        8 10 Jui3 CHANCE 4fl &gt;6 Jul2 CHANCE
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        18 10 553.00 C I '7 519.0CK i2.999.00C 12.989,00( Da, en 8c '0.626, OOC Ciar; Semiconductor iO'j !0,702,0CC
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        117 10 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up On Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch 9 15 000 9 5 Manufacturq S3 17 31 20 5 12 73 22 43 Commerce 22 11 11 5 3 27 Tpt/Stor/Com 12 5 II 0 0 0 12 5 11 finance 12 43
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        38 10 Change Straits rimes index 1583.14 +30.4' BT 08/ OS ***** +315.00 BTCADI -*****.00 +119.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +12.00 UOBSesdaq 66.61 +1.10 uO9BiueCh:p 591.27 +11.05 STI Futures 1589 +39 MSCI Singapore 197.11 +4.20 S'MSCI Futures 197.30 +4.00
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        Lock icon SECURITIES TRDG TURNOVER
        92 10 TURNOVER COOO) VALU£ COOO) Main Sag Total Main Sdq Tc'.ai Multi Ind 21,401 21,40! 2 n 27,171 Manufacture 104,617 25.640 130,257 162,787 4.167 166,954 Commerce 59,045 14,348 73,393 16.924 5.856 22 780 Tpt/Stor/Com 46.536 46.536 79,723 79,723 Finance 16.268 16.268 106J84 06.184 Construction 9,885 8.138 '8.023 3,432
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        3642 10 wt 52-rtH Currtncy last 'Vol Day Gr s Net M Cap Avq Mill Im Comp*n» TfKltd S«t 000 HJgH lo» Di» P/E $mil PriM 312 9 8.5 70.3 9 jusp 9 5 9 229 6 5.5 174.2 6 56 5 786.6 IS 23.8 604.1 450
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        1183 10 wt 52-Wk Currency last Vol Oiy Gr's Net M Cap Avq High U« Comwiy tnttt Utt »or- 000 JW_ l*» 0™ W* S»* l*n» MANUFACTURING 28.5 12cAP0^5c 20 +0.5 IC 20 20 5 59 27.5 c AS AutoiCc 36 +1 65 36 35 N 4? 3 37 62
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        242 10 STOCK PRICES LEGEND Straits Times Index Stocks bi buylng-ln J scripless and non CPF c Stacks approved under CPF Investments Scheme N Tax-exempted dividend xdex-dlvldend cd cum dividend ct conditional trag cri cum rlqht Issue cbi cum bonus Issue co cum offer xrl ex-right Issue xbl ex-bonus Issue
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      Lock icon US cannot allow World Com to fail, says CEO
      430 11 US cannot allow World Com to fail, says CEO Sidgmore cites commercial and national security interests m keeping the telco afloat: debt revamp talks under way WASHINGTON WorldCom chief executive John Sidgmore went on the offensive to save his besieged company on Tuesday, saying he is talking with banks to
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      Lock icon Internet analysts 'to face criminal charges'
      137 11 NEW YORK Federal prosecutors are expected to make criminal charges against some former Internet analysts as early as next week, according to a report m the New York Post. Citing sources familiar with the investigation, the report m che newspaper's online edition said that
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      Lock icon Judge throws out SEC's case against Ernst & Young
      335 11 Judge throws out SEC's case against Ernst Young WASHINGTON The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) audit independence case against Ernst Young (E&Y) was dismissed on Tuesday by an administrative law judge who said the SEC's one-member vote violated federal rules. Commissioner Isaac Hunt was the only SEC member who voted
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      Lock icon Share selloff wipes $17.6b of Vivendi's market value
      334 11 Share selloff wipes $17.6 b of Vivendi's market value DEBT WOES PARIS Panic wiped out as much as 10 billion euros (S$ 17.57 billion) from the market value of Vivendi Universal on Tuesday as investors fled from the rubble of debts and mouriting cashflow problems left by ousted chief executive
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      Lock icon Nogkong: Nang Seng Index
      57 11 Yesterdays close: 10,579.19 /(Up 87.43 points) Hongkong stocks rebounded as longer-term investors picked up property and other blue chips i that were oversold. Investors were encouraged by talk that the third-quarter sale of the government's Tracker I Fund continued to go well. Turnover rose to HKS7.3
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      Lock icon Kuata Lumpur: Composite Index
      71 11 Yesterdays close: 739.35 A (Down 4.01 points) Malaysian blue chips fell as investors focused more on a weak Wall Street than on Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's confirmation of his successor and an assurance that there would be no interim policy changes. Gainers led losers by 380
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      Lock icon Shenzhen: B-share Index
      73 11 Yesterday's close: 257.52 (Up 12.1 points) China's B shares surged for a I second straight day on increasing L m market talk that regulators may WA soon a ow domestic institutional I 1/L investors to trade the hardrt V1 I currency stocks, brokers said. f I|J Shenzhen's
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      53 11 3500 Yesterdays close: 3,132.9 26.3 points) Australian shares closed 0.6 per cent lower as News Corp led the market down amid disquiet over Wall Street's plunge, brokers said. Losers outpaced gainers by 665 to 421. Turnover was 587.27 million shares worth A52.4 billion. -AFP 3100 Feb April
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      Lock icon Tokyo: Nikkei 225 Stock Average
      89 11 ***** Yesterdays close: 10,812.3 (Up 189.98 points' !ZOOC L A Japanese share prices I km\ bounced back by 1.8 per cent rUfp as broad gains m defensive ii mn I»s stocks and a slightly weaker im I yen helped offset earlier I y losses following
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      108 11 Company Clost Company Close Bank Of East Asia 15.40 0 05 HK Etecl 2S&lt;9O 0.65 Cathay Pacific n.90 0 00 MSBC Hags 5 o.OD ,-Doa 58. C0 0.75 Cti Kor 12.55 0.00 Johnson Elect 3.95 0.05 China M 22.85 0.20 Legend 2.80 0.01 9.30 -0.05 Li and Fung 10.30
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      128 11 Company Cloie Company Close AMMB Holdings 5.45 -0.05 M intl Shipq FB 7.40 -0.05 Benaya SpcrtS 3 94 0.14 Malaysia Airports 2.08 uncfi B Anpr Tobacco 35.50 unch Malaysia Miruro 2.99 unch Commerce Asset 8.55 0.05 MAS 3.70 0.14 Dlqi com 4.60 unch Nestle Malaysia 20.30 unch Gamuda
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      147 11 Company Close Company Close Anhui Gujinq D 6 6.80 0.30 Livzon Pharm 10.94 0.15 Beijing Or Elec B 6.17 0.25 Luthai Text B 9.31 0.15 Btnganq Steel B 3.57 0.24 ShdongCh Paperß 6.27 0.19 Ch Int Marine 9.66 0.23 Shjzhuangßaoshi 4.35 0.26 China M Shekou B 6.94 0.25 Shzhen
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      131 11 Company^ Clo" *l~ i Company Close AMP Limited 15.46 -0.39 Qantas Airways 4.55 0.00 ANZ Bank Grp 18.90 0.01 Rio Tinto 34.51 -0.08 BramDles !nd 9.45 0.05 Spore Telecoms 1.41 0.05 Broken Hill Prop 10 15 0.02 St George Bank 19.01 -0.19 Coles Myer 6.63 -0.07 SunCorp-MetWay 12.03 -0.31
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      129 11 Company Close Company Clos* Canon Inc 4590 50 Milled hioqs *****0 2800 C Dense Corp 1929 &lt;S2 Mizuho HMgi *****0 1400 C East Japan Ran *****0 1000 Nissar Motor 840 11 Fanuc Ltd 6050 10 Nomura Hldgs 1765 0 Fuji Pnoto Film 3860 70 NTT Data Corp *****? 9000
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      123 11 TTii TT" I I IMI IMIIIWIIIIBI il ■*l 1 1!■!■■ ■■■■■■II Rubber Futures (Closing prices) TSR 20 (FOB) (US cents/kg) BSS I &lt;S centi/k&lt;}) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int M th H )fl L 0" s Vol Openlnf 82.50 82.50 54.75 100 116 C •52 25
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      51 11 GRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Month- Chtnq* o nce (qss) BBL Crude/Product Mo-th&gt; Change Price (USS) BBL Auq *0 25 25.92-25.97 Minas J^: uncrt 27.00-27.10 '2 26.90-26.94 Naphtha CIF Jap., ♦1.75 M.50 231.00-231.25 I J4.50 Napntha +0.20 24.05-24.15 Tapis Blend 25.50-25.60 CSTIBOHSF.. ►0.75/*1.50 154.75-156.00 Pnces as at 17:50 03/07/2002 Source: Dow Jones
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      479 11 EURODOLLAR Open High Low Sett Est Vol Act/Vol Op/lnt Sep 02 98.065 98.075 93 055 98.070 8793 7530 ***** Dec 02 97.795 97.795 97.755 97.790 ***** ***** ***** Mar 03 97.390 97.395 97.335 97.380 ***** ***** ***** Jun 03 96.815 96.815 96.750 96.800 ***** ***** *****
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      130 11 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Jul 3) Buying OD Selling of foreign currency Australian dollar 0.9880 1.0040 Canadian dollar 1.1480 1.1720 Euro 1.7340 1.7570 NZ dollar 0.8570 0.8810 Sterling pound 2.6980 2.7260 US dollar 1.7660 1.7770 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Chinese renmmoi 21.45 21.70 Danish
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      708 11 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS 52-Wk Last V-l Day Last Quote Wl Avg High Low Company Salt +or- 000 High Low Buyer Seller Price 39.5 11.5 s AST;WO4O62I 21.5 2C.5 23.5 24 5 2 S AcmaWo4' 2.5 2 3 2 98 18 s AmtekWoso6lo 89.5 +2 846 91.5 C 8.5 89.5 9C
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      Lock icon Gold rush — sure thing or passing fad?
      1253 12 Gold rush sure thing or passing fad? W ith currencies volatile and stock markets heading south, some investors are once again investing m gold one of the few assets that have seen a steady price rise since last year. In My Money, OH BOON VSR finds out how you can
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        Lock icon AMD CUTS SALES FORECAST AGAIN
        88 12 ADVANCED Micro Devices AMD). Intel's biggest rival m making personal computer chips, yesterday cut its sales forecast for the second time m less than a month. The microprocessor maker expects second-quarter revenue to be about US$6OO million (551.06 billion rather than the USsb2() million to
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        Lock icon QANTAS 'POISED TO BUY 25% STAKE' IN AIR NZ
        78 12 QANTAS, Australia's largest airline, may acquire at least a quarter of rival Air New Zealand Air NZ) soon after the July 27 election m New Zealand, Salomon Smith Barney said m a note to investors. Qantas said m May it had
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        95 12 HONGKONG'S airport operator said its annual profit more than tripled because its operating and financial costs fell. Net income rose to HK$236 million SSS4 million) m the year ended March from HKS7I million m the previous year, while sales rose to HK55.27 billion from
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      Lock icon JTC capital spending to rise 38% to $767 m
      417 13  -  The industrial landlord is unfazed by a plunge m net surplus to $159 m as a result of rental rebates and provisions fs hii SOH WEN LIN i'ROt'KK H Rl'f'DK I H JTC CORP, Singapore's largest industrial landlord, will boost capital
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      Lock icon Jurong Port's target: 1.6 m boxes in 2-3 years
      212 13 FURONG Port plans to handle up to 1.6 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEI containers m two to three years. "It we can sign up one or two big customers, we can hit those numbers easily," JTC Corps chief executive officer, Mr
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      Lock icon Thailand raises GDP growth forecast to 5%
      297 13 Thailand raises GDP growth forecast to 5% FULL-YEAR PROJECTION BANGKOK The Thai economy is projected to expand by 4.5 to 5 per cent this year, up from just 1.8 per cent last year, the Finance Ministry said yesterday, as domestic consumption and investment appeared to be fuelling a stronger-than-expected recovery.
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      Lock icon Merger activity to pick up in Asia, says JP Morgan Chase
      368 13  -  EDNA KOH By 1 l\ I. COIUU s!'O\|)| I MERGER and acquisition (M&A) activity m Asia, which was down sharply m the first six months of this year, should pick up m the second half as regional economies recover,
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      Lock icon Raymond Lim heads for Asean energy meeting
      182 13 MR RAYMOND LIM. Minister of State for Trade Industry and Foreign Affairs. will lead Singapore's delegation to the 2Otn Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting (Amem) to be held m Bali tomorrow. The meeting is expected to review the progress m the implementation of
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      Lock icon Direct sales of foreign fluids off to quiet start
      308 13  -  LORN A TAN Bu OMPANIES C ORtUSPOMH VI A GOVERNMENT policy which open&gt; doors for fund managers to sell foreign funds directly to the public from Monday has so far received muted response. Most fund managers are adopting a wait-and-see attitude
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      907 14 PI (ERE must be mam disappointed faces today. For a while now. main people have been criticising the i. ;&gt; &gt;\ eminent for poking it&gt; linger into too many pies. The chorus, which has been a permanent feature of
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      Lock icon Govt to retain control of seaports, airport
      440 14  -  Its stance applies to critical resources but this may change if alternatives and competition frameworks are m place ship or support Bh LYDIA LIM THE Government will continue to hold controlling stakes m the airport and seaports for strategic reasons hut a relook
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      Lock icon Temasek open to management buyouts, may fund such moves
      339 14 GOVERNMENT investment arm Temasek Holdings said yesterday that it is open to management buyouts of its companies as part of its divestment strategy and may even provide the funds. However, Mr S. Dhanabalan, Temasek's chairman, said any management with such an
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      203 14 NO HEAL TICKET FOR ANYBODY "Anybody's lunch can be eaten, my own lunch can be eaten. If I don't live on the basis that my lunch can be eaten. I don t deserve to sit here. "It doesn't matter that he's my brother-in-law. We are all professionals, we all
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      Lock icon Charter's goals not new to govt-linked firms
      384 14 By DENESH DIYYAVVTHAN rECHNOLOCYREPORTF.I TEMASEK Holdings' newly unveiled charter looks spot-on to companies owned by the government investment arm but they say its goals are familiar and already part of their corporate practice. For example, m one of the charter's key principles, Temasek
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      198 14 TEMASEK Holdings holds and manages the Singapore Government's investments m companies for the long-term benefit of Singapore. By nurturing successful and vibrant international businesses from its stable of companies, Temasek will help to broaden and deepen Singapore's economic base. Temasek will work with its companies
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      Lock icon PWD moratorium may go if impact on selling price is small
      291 14  - PWD moratorium may go if impact on selling price is small TEMASEK Holdings is relooking the five-year moratorium for PWD Corporation as part of plans to divest of the group and may rescind the moratorium if it does not lead to a big difference m the selling price. Temasek's executive
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      557 15  -  MAJOR Asian markets made a comeback yesterday as the growing spectre of accounting scandals m the United States and Europe drove institutional investors m search of safe havens. Dealers said the accounting debacle by the US-based WorldCom seemed to be afflicting the European
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      238 15 THE Monetary- Authority of Singapore (MAS) is seeking industry feedhack on proposals to extend newcapital rules to financial-sector companies which are not members of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). MAS yesterday released a consultation paper which outlines plans for regulatory capital requirements
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      417 15 Pending buys will not hit finances: Flextronics LOS ANGELES Contract electronics manufacturer Flextronics International said on Tuesday that pending acquisitions would not hurt its liquidity and took steps to reassure investors over a possible conflict of interest by a top executive and the independence ot its board. The Singapore-bused firm
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        87 15 CAPITALAND, Singapore's biggest developer by sales, has received orders for more than thy? 213 million units of a property trust it is offering to fund managers and the public this week, its banker said. The company has allocated 28. 9 per cent of the
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        62 15 VIZ BRANZ, a China-based maker and distributor of instant food and beverages, said it is raising $5.34 million m a Singapore initial share sale to fund research of new products and repay bank loans. It will sell 20.9 million new shares and
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        63 15 INTERIOR fit-out specialists City Axis Holdings has launched a public offering of 26.5 million new shares at 28 cents each. The Sesdaq-bound firm hopes to raise $6.1 million to fund expansion into China, acquire or set up a mechanical and electrical business here and
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        63 15 BUS operator SBS Transit is planning to raise $50 million through the issue of threeyear fixed rate notes. The Singapore dollar-de-nominated securities clue J( will yield a fixed rate of ■2A:&gt; per cent payable semiannually. The firm hopes to issue the notes
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        403 16  -  moderate increase m new export orders. Even the overall production output was down marginally from the previous month. Meanwhile, the electronics sub-sector PMI gained half a point to 53 per cent last month on the back of an expansion m new sectoral orders for
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      127 16 m -mM I" S ITKs Call To Save World Com America has a major stake m our survival, CEO John Sidgmore declares pagi v i W .^P' 'Mr I Propi r i Forging Ahead JTC will raise capital expenditure by 38*^ to sTHTm despite plunge m net surplus, page ti3
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      62 16 "We have no doctrinaire position that we must hold, neither do we i \sm*£ A have a doctrinaire position that w^& we must let £o" J Temasek chairman S. Dhanabalan, seen jT jmf here with executive director Ho Ching, A 9 jA W on retaining stakes m companies, A A
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      185 3 &gt;m*'W'*f"% ACTRESS Julia Roberts (right) is planning to marry her boyfriend Daniel Moder today, say reports. According to Internet Movie Database news, Roberts, 34, is planning a "white linen party" at her Taos, New Mexico ranch But because she is flying m 50
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      152 3 MORE than 60 per cent of landed households across Singapore now subscribe to the Singapore Cable Vision broadband network for its television or online service. This means that about 39,000 out of the 65,000 landed households m Singapore are SCY subscribers. Now, to promote
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      171 3 LOS ANGELES With husband Brad Pitt at her side on Tuesday, Friends star Jennifer Aniston settled her privacy lawsuit against two magazines that published photographs of her sunbathing topless m her backyard. "We have perfected a settlement that's confidential. This matter has been resolved," United
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      242 3 MICHAEL JACKSON is moonwalking to Nashville. The singer and his partners at Sony Music Entertainment have agreed to buy the legendary country-music publisher Acuff-Rose, whose 55,000--song library includes works by Hank Williams, Roy Orbison and the Everly Brothers, the seller, Gaylord Entertainment, said on Tuesday. More
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      388 4  -  In an article headlined Ktistes Vs Critics last turday, OngSoh Chin wn rte about the role of local arts critics and the sometimes uneasy relationship they have with artiste* who insist that their productions be supported simply because they are local. In separate stories, ice also got the
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      471 4  -  I AM commenting only on the play, Mammon Inc. because it was the only Arts Festival ottering I saw. I caught it on the same day that Clara Chow's unflattering review appeared m Lite! (June 22). I was hoping Action Theatre would not "Singanoreani&gt;e" the play
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      264 4  -  ISNT IT ironic and slightly shocking that theatre professionals, who usually make the loudest noise about government curbs on the freedom of expression, are. as demonstrated by last Saturday's Life! article, also the least tolerant of the critics? Remember them as the main driving
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      113 4 'Everybody's face looks like some animal. Jiang's looks like a gorilla's.' China-burn actress Zhao Wei joking about compatriot actor-director Jiang Wen (right). Tin v star m Green Tea. a romance due later this year 'I'm not a talent, I'm not a celebrity. I'm not an actress, I'm
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      908 5  -  Hot Hobby Chinese painting and calligraphy are not only for the rich and people of jeisure. More people from all walks of life use them to relax and as a source of comfort °id CLARA CHOW IF THE common perception is that only people of leisure
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      159 5 ON SATURDAY at 7 pm, some 1,000 people will gather to create a pine tree painting measuring 10.9 m by 1.5 m. This is part of the Life Art Society's 30th anniversary charity gala dinner and art exhibition at the Shangri-La Hotel. Other activities of the night include
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      870 6  -  Apart from its showing at the World Cup, Asia might have another reason to be proud of the latest bumper crop Ronaldo's hairdo might have roots m Asia Bui TESSA WONG THE 2002 World Cup is gone today, but its hair is sure to stick around tomorrow.
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      220 6 WHILE Ronaldo has become the darling of fans after scoring two goals m the final, he has also attracted brickbats for his hair. Brazil's The Agora newspaper has called it "very dodgy indeed". A poll conducted by the newspaper Folha de SP showed that 79 per cent
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      271 6 WHILE many Singapore soccer fanatics have been spotted with David Beckham's Mohawk Fin. it seems fewer have gone for Ronaldo's radical cut. Five of seven salons contacted, ranging from low to high-end ones, said no clients have asked for the daring do. But at least four people
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      409 7 What's In For Men Casual was cool at the men's recent Spring-Summer 2003 shows m Paris with jackets and trousers cut loose. Socks were out and so were belts PARIS The Paris shows came hot on the heels of the five-day Italian menswear preview shows which ended last
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      1144 8 ONE cool spring evening, Tokyo's fashion crowd gathered m the stylish Aoyama shopping district to celebrate the opening of the first Anteprima boutique m Japan. With floor-to-ceiiing wraparound windows and a chic minimalist interior, the two-storey. 200 sq m boutique gloved like a lantern next to neighbours
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        19 9 (Foreground) Beige silk chiffon dress. (Background) Black silk chiffon spaghetti-strap dress with velvet ribbon tie and gloves.
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        256 9 previous pag** a Anteprima is sold m 30 boutiques and department stores m Japan. Milan. Pans, Hongkong. Taipei. Shenzhen and Singapore. She declined to reveal turnover figures. Here, tai tain and celebrities like ue Tay, who used to endorse the clothes, .ire known to shop up a storm
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        20 9 Black knit pullover with beaded left sleeves and matching slacks with elastieised hem. Black leather handbag and gloves.
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        57 9 THIS Sydney-based, Kyotoborn designer has been hailed by fashion critics as the name to take Australian fashion to the world, after Australian designer Collette Dinnigan. His style combines kimono aesthetics with the slinky body-conscious Australian culture. His clothes are sold at Club 21 at the Four Seasons
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        81 9 PROTEGE of Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons. He was her assistant for 1? years before she helped him launch his first collection under his own name. He also collaborated with Nike on a much sought-after limited edition sneaker range for Commes Des Garcons His style, called
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        67 9 PREVIOUSLY worked for Yohji Yamamoto for seven years as an assistant designer. In 1982, he founded his own line, A.T., followed by the more sophisticated Atsuro Tayama collection. His focus is on comfort, with long and sleek styles. He is also the design director of trendy labels
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        93 9 YOHJI YAMAMOTO, 59 ESTABLISHED his T' ready-to-wear line m 1972, and has since expanded into costumes, perfumes and menswear. He likes layer- m ing. draping I and wrapIJM ping the ■^B body, kimo-no-style. W* The Par-is-based de■fl Hi signer's style has long E/1 been considI ered antii fashion beI cause
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        90 9 SET up her Comme des Garcons label m 1969. Untrained as a fashion designer, sh stud i c philosoph at Kei Universit m her na tive Toky&lt; Her signa ture style 1 seulptura with un usual de tails lik upside d o w pockets de-emphasized shoulders and
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        62 9 RETIRED three years ago from the house of Kenzo. but has made a comeback with a new line called Yume (Japanese for "dream"). Yume is a joint venture with luxury group LVMH, which owns the fashion house he launched m 1970 m Paris, and made him a
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        59 9 ISSEY MIY AKE, 64 LAUNCHED his avant garde label m 1971 after working with designers Guy Laroche and Givenchy m Paris m the *****. Best known for his innovative fabrics m both natural fibres and new synthetics. His collections have appeared m theatre productions. Issey Mivake is sold at the
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        89 9 CONSIDERED the doyenne of Japanese fashion designers, she is famous for her butterfly motifs. In 1977, she became the first and is still the only Asian to be admitted to the prestigious Parisian union of haute couture designers. Last month, her company Hanae Mori International filed for
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        328 12  -  B&lt; &gt;YS will be boys, vs hile girls will he hoys, too, m the annual Youth Opera Showcase Into its third year, the Chinese opera show for kids by kids will feature iti boys from Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) m the testos-terone-driven Beijing
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        552 12  -  Music Outreach Instead of sheltering children, Aussie six-man band The Umbrellas unleashes a torrent of complex music to inspire their creativity By TAN SHZR EE CHILDREN, apparently, have very grown-up ears. Take that from Australian jazz keyboardist Peter Dasent, who wrote the theme song and
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      254 14 HONGKONG Faye Wong has returned suddenly from Beijing to Hongkong, apparently to see Nicholas Tse, her former boyfriend who was hurt m a car crash last Saturday. It was last reported that the 32-year-old singer-ac-tress, tied up recording^ an alburn m Beijing and filming 2046,
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      292 14 Liz is Miss Unpopularity NEW YORK Days before she was to help host Elton John's ball last week, Elizabeth Hurley threw a fit and almost backed out of the event because a jeweller tipped the papers that she would be wearing its jewels to the bash, said Page Six. The
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      160 1 -■*^3 Ihfc^ .^KF .^B^ t. '^W^ i^BF A .^^F ■"•^^^Sl^g^ -OVHMMMiV^ _^B^B^B a Ten years ago, she was the tai tai wife of a Japanese f Ik businessman who set up the largest knitwear company m ■J A m Hongkong. Today, her Anteprima label is sold m J 30 boutiques
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      778 2 LIFE! •WHAT'S ON DAN C L '.n\ From today till Highlights include Islamic cailiqraphy MIIC f^ li II CfII li BHARATA NATYAN &gt; shows on Mondays and 3-dimensional sculptural works. WU Jll MU JbUM SOLO RECITAL matinees on weekends Ipm NOTEWORTHY 2002 ART FIGURES: MATHEMATICS 10 pm. Tickets $40 $110
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