The Straits Times, 24 July 2002

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  • 25 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 W6QII6SCI&y July 24, 2002 124 Pages in six parts mita (P) 094/03/2002 •fIP A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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  • 576 1 LOOK out for more changes to free up the rules governing Housing Board flats, to make them more like private property. That was the message from National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan yesterday, when he said MPs were "reasonable and logical" in
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  • 603 1  - S'pore wants water price pegged to Newater cost LYDIA LIM Formula will prevent disputes with Malaysia over supply of treated water after expiry of current agreements Bu SINGAPORE has proposed that the price of any treated water that it buys from Malaysia after the expiry of the current agreements be
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  • Article, Illustration
    49 1 ONG CHIN KAI Jing Junhong (left), Li Jiawei and the rest of the table-tennis team look good for five gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, which start in Manchester tomorrow. If they deliver, Singapore will be seeing gold for the first time since 1962. See SPORTS: A8
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  • 402 1  -  COLIN TAN By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT ASIAN bourses snapped back to life yesterday, in stunning defiance of the traditional overnight cue from markets in the United States. Dealers said that stocks in Asia rebounded largely as a result of widespread expectations of an ensuing stockmarket
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 93 2 SON INFLUENCED SICK MUM THE youngest of three sons, Tan Pian Meng, thought he had his future set up nicely. The 44-year-old got his sick mother to sign a will naming him as her sole beneficiary, sell her house and give him the money, mortgage a shophouse for his
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    • 63 2 ST TE L E VI SIO N SCHOOL BALLOT WATT ENDS PHPMPgi TODAY, anxious parents will Illttjlß know the outcome of the fl^r ballot for places in Phase 2B 9[ I of the Primary 1 registration Jfc exercise. Channel i brings you jfi^fl I a special report on the joys
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    • 85 2 WHY JIANG OFFERED TO RETIRE CHINA'S President Jiang Zemin, 76, apparently surprised his Politburo colleagues recently by offering to retire from politics completely. His move came ahead of an annual retreat at the seaside resort of Beidaihe this week where China's top leadership is meant to finalise decisions on
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    • 88 2 DOCTORS COULD CHECK FOR ABUSE FOLLOWING the recent case of the freelance tour guide who abused his maid to death, two doctors suggest that the Ministry of Manpower make it compulsory for maids to be examined for signs of physical abuse. Dr Elly Sabrina Ismail and Dr Zuraimi Mohamed
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    • Article, Illustration
      68 2 L IFE! STICKY PALMS? DON'T SWEAT IT SWEATY palms is one of the more embarrassing medical conditions around. It is especially common among the Chinese, with 7 per cent afflicted in Singapore, compared to an average of 0.7 per cent for the other races. But keyhole surgery makes treatment fast
      GEORGE GASCON  -  68 words
    • 156 2 H OME Grand plan for retaining charm THE distinctive charms of 15 areas in Singapore will not only be preserved, but also enhanced, under an Identity Plan launched yesterday. The Urban Redevelopment Authority's plan will breathe new life into such areas as Balestier, Pulau Übin, Springleaf, Mount Faber and Thomson
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    • 75 2 W ORLD Afghan President gets US protection AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has replaced his bodyguards with 46 American soldiers a move which shows how little he trusts his own government. A presidential spokesman said that fears for his safety had escalated since the July 6 murder of Vice-President Abdul Qadir.
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    • 77 2 MO N EY HANJIN IN FOR THE LONG HAUL SOUTH Korean shipping line Hanjin Shipping yesterday signed a long-term terminalagreement with PSA Corp, and signalled that it would increase the number of containers it moves through PSA's local ports each year. Haniin said PSA's new discounted rates, coupled with its
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    • 84 2 'AMERICANS' FLEE WEST BANK HUNDREDS of Palestinian-American families left the US and returned to the West Bank after the 1995 peace accord that set the stage for an independent Palestinian state. These so-called Americans built hotels, restaurants, supermarkets and stores, and invested heavily in local businesses. But the renewed
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    • 153 2 TAIWAN'S WAR-PREVENTION PUN TAIWAN has formulated a three-pronged defence strategy which will deter China from invading, while trying to establish mutual trust between the two sides. The island wants to build a compact but highly-skilled force with a strong technological capability. The plan is to deter an attack, but
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    • 48 2 FERDINAND WILL BE WORLD'S BEST MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson has declared that the team's newest acquisition, Rio Ferdinand, will become the world's best defender. Ferguson, who spent a British-record £30 million (SsB2 million) on the 23-year-old central defender, said he was investing in potential. SPORTS: A9
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      80 3 MODELS made up to look like bronze sculptures of labourers took their place with a life-sized sculpture yesterday at the unveiling of The River Merchants by Senior Minister of State for Education and Trade and Industry Tharman Shanmugaratnam Erected in front of Maybank Tower by the Singapore River,
      ENRIQUE SORIANO  -  80 words
    • 487 3  -  LESLIE LAU With worldwide piracy numbers rising, Indonesia's 44 cases show up its authorities' inability to tackle problem By IN KUALA LUMPUR and DERWIN PEXEIRA IX JAKARTA THE highest number of piracy attacks and attempted boardings continues to be reported in Indonesian waters,
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    • 553 3 CPF USE FOR DOWN PAYMENT SOU WEN LIN PROPERTY REPORTER AS MANY as 6,000 homes could be sold in the second half of this year, when the relaxation of the 20 per cent cash down-payment rule for private properties kicks in, analysts
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    • 524 4  - US may revive military ties with Indonesia LESLIE HUA Senate committee votes to restore funds for training of TNI officers, prompting criticism from human rights activists M I 3 CORRESPONDENT WjASHINGTON The arrest ob Al-Qaeda suspects and h(}pes for Jakarta s stronger support for the anti-terror war have prompted the
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    • 73 4 HOW HWEE YOUNG SEVENTY-ONE unpublished photographs of The Beatles, capturing the euphoria of their first visit to America in 1964, will make their Asian debut at an exhibition at Suntec City from Aug 16 to 18. An authenticated print of this picture, one of the 71, will
      HOW HWEE YOUNG  -  73 words
    • 423 4  -  SUE-ANN CHIA Bu JUNIOR executives will get more protection against unscrupulous employers as unions will now be able to negotiate on their behalf. Parliament yesterday passed a long-awaited Bill to amend the Industrial Relations Act to let certain executive employees receive limited
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    • 492 6  -  WONG SHER MAINE •TV Media admits it continued supplying banned weight-loss pill to customers rafter recall, to be sentenced next week •Si ♦SUM 10 distributor TV Me•Jdia yesterday pleaded guilty tc ♦supplying the weight-loss pill ♦pven after the health authorities ordered it off the
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    • 466 6 ZpAZA CITY A targeted Is*caeli raid in the heart of Gaza ♦tilew apart a top Hamas militant but also killed others Js"in the process, many of them ♦fchildren, and chilled fledgling jiiopes for rekindling the #toeace process. jf Salah Shehade,
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    • 176 6 One-armed golfer, 74, repeats a hole-in-one CLOVIS (New Mexico) A 74-year-old one-armed man recorded his second hole-in-one at a New Mexico golf course last week. Mr Art Baird used a fiveiron to ace the 135-yard seventh hole, a par-three, at the Municipal Golf Course. His first hole-in-one was in Apache
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  • WORLD
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      149 8 NOT by husbands or lovers, but by their company which deemed them too old to fly high. Past and present British Airways (BA) flight attendants Maria Williams (left), 54, and Myra Kendall, 55, protest against a company rule that forces its attendants to retire at 55. They
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    • 458 8 The US action is slammed as politics at the expense of women and children but experts say this row is 'just a pinprick' UNITED NATIONS Diplomats and officials were appalled at the US government's decision to cut support for the United
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    • 583 10 Aviation woes on full display at Farnborough Air Show The biggest industry gathering since Sept 11 is marked by a lack of large orders for aircraft, in stark contrast to previous years FARNBOROUGH In stark contrast to previous years, there was little sign of any jumbo-sized aircraft orders flying around
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    • 97 10 MOSCOW Russia's top aircraft maker will not send its fighter jets to the Farnborough Air Show for the first time in 12 years, out of fear that a Swiss company may try to impound the aircraft over a debt dispute. Sukhoi is Russia's largest arms
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    • 182 12 Welshman picked to head Anglican Church LONDON The Most Reverend Rowan Williams, a libSMJ who supports the rights of homosexuals, was yesterday named by the British government as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of 70 million Anglicans worldwide. A leading theologian and intellectual with socialist leanings, he has
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    • 328 12 Urging pilgrims not to let terrorist fears keep them away, the feeble pontiff sets off for Canada, Guatemala and Mexico VATICAN CITY Ignoring the advice of aides, Pope John Paul II yesterday put his health on the line by embarking on
      AFP; AP  -  328 words
    • PEOPLE
      • 138 12 PROBLEMS WITH ARTHRITIS WASHINGTON US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has been showing up at the Capitol with his left hand and forearm in a plaster cast. "I am not the Statue of Liberty, even though I'm holding my hand up like this," he
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      • 102 12 WASHINGTON President George W. Bush received six pairs of cowboy boots, five saddles, four hats and three swords from visiting dignitaries last year. The US State Department's annual compilation of gifts presented to senior officials by foreign counterparts runs to 65 pages and reveals
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      • 135 12 UNITED NATIONS Brazilian diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello is to succeed Ireland's former president, Ms Mary Robinson, as the UNs High Commissioner for Human Rights. A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Mr de Mello, 54, would assume the Geneva-based post in September. Ms
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      • 120 12 TOKYO Most illegal immigrants in Japan stay out of trouble by Keeping a low profile. Not so Iranian Khalili Far Ebrahim aka Mr Muscle. The burly comic has won the heart of millions of fans here with his goofball antics on TV commercials and
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    • 53 12 A panel Of judges rejected an appeal on Monday from jailed British novelist Jeffrey Archer, who is serving a four-year sentence for perjury and obstructing justice. Nicholas van Hoogstraten, 57, dubbed by the media as Britain's most-hated property tycoon, was convicted on Monday of manslaughter after hiring hit-men to threaten
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    • 33 12 Quoteworthy 'Hunters are not stupid. They haw no interest in endangering the species that they shoot. National Federation of Hunters director Claude Buasy, arguing for the easing of restrictions on hunters in France
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    • 409 13 Britain bans illegals from working Critics charge London is giving in to Paris' pressure over a refugee camp across the Channel in France LONDON In yet another attempt to reduce the number of asylumseekers arriving in Britain, the Blair government said yesterday that refugees would no longer be allowed to
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    • 126 13 RIYADH Two men found guilty of stealing in Saudi Arabia had their right hands amputated yesterday in keeping with Islamic law, the Interior Ministry announced. "The right hands of Abdulrahman Ismail Ali, an Egyptian, and Sher Mohammad Ali Ahmad from Afghanistan were
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    • 151 14 Worker charged with killing 5-year-old LOS ANGELES A US factory worker has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a five-year-old girl from her front garden in California, crimes which could see him put to death, prosecutors said. Alejandro Avila, 27, who was arrested on Friday, ap{>eared in court
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    • 438 14 A study accuses police of colluding with Balkan pimps and having sex with the girls they were supposed to rescue LONDON International and European police officers have been accused of colluding with human trafficking rings and Balkan pimps, and of having sex with the prostitutes that
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    • 450 15 Many are Palestinian-Americans who arrived after the 1995 peace accord and brought much of the private capital invested here RAMALLAH (West Bank) Middle-class Palestinians and professionals are fleeing the West Bank, leaving cities in the occupied territories dispirited and crumbling. Many of those leaving
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    • 43 15 Two "elves" seek shelter from the rain on the opening day of the 39th World Santa Claus Convention in Copenhagen on Monday. More than 100 Santas, Mrs Clauses and elves are attending the three-day event. AFP
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    • 221 15 Students arrested for stealing Nasa moon rocks WASHINGTON Three American students who worked as summer employees with Nasa and an accomplice have been charged with the theft of priceless lunar samples brought back to Earth by the Apollo missions. The four, aged 19 to 26, were arrested at the weekend
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    • 126 16 ANNAPOLIS (Maryland) A panel of scientists has recommended poisoning a pond that has become home to a growing population of carnivorous Chinese fish as the best way to ensure they do not escape and spread throughout the state's waterways. The panel's 12 members agreed
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    • Article, Illustration
      49 16 REUTERS Daredevils in a Calcutta street show lean out to shake hands as their cars hang as it in mid-air on a wall-of-death ride. Skill, the need to make a living and centrifugal force keep the drivers and their motorcycle outriders up on the wall.
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    • 401 16 Drug dealers are trying to profit from hallucinogens, which are appearing in several US states LOS ANGELES Drug dealers trying to ride on the popularity of the banned drug Ecstasy are offering concoctions that mimic its effects but are made of chemicals that
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    • WORLD FILE
      • 61 16 GOVERNMENT statistics showed that 167 women in England and Wales are being raped each day and that one in 20 women have been raped, mostly by current or former partners, The Independent daily said. Researchers found that 45 per cent of rapes were perpetrated
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      • 39 16 AUSTRALIA will send 100 firefighters to the United States to help battle wildfires, officials said yesterday. The US had pleaded for help. In 2000, Australian firefighters relieved exhausted firefighters in 13 US states. AP
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      • 48 16 U.S. HOUSE lawmakers have cleared the way to give themselves a pay rise for the fourth straight year, increasing their salaries by about US$5,000 (S$8,700). Congress members would get US$155,000. Under a 1989 law, congressional pay rises automatically unless lawmakers block it. AP
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      • 43 16 CALIFORNIA adopted a landmark law on Monday that curbs vehicle greenhouse gas emissions by the development of standards, raising the stakes in a battle between carmakers and environmentalists. The law comes into force on Jan 1 next year. AFP
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      • 40 16 AT LEAST 67 have been killed since Sunday in flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in 45 of Nepal's 75 districts, while scores of others are missing, said a b nm ministry official. AFP
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    • 434 17 Karzaf 's bodyguards replaced witn US soldiers The Afghan reaction It doesn't create a goodfeelingfor Afghans to see their Presidenthave foreign security guards. It may create a longer-term problem. Senior Northern Alliance commander Fazel Karim Avniaq, who is loyal to Defence Minister Muhammad Qasim Fahim The move shows how little
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    • 48 17 AND the Americans and mujahideen, there was a pre-Islamic era city 150 km south of Kabul. A Buddha statue from the ancient city, Kafir Koot, is on display in the capital while the city itself is under guard. Unesco will be preserving it. REUTERS
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    • 186 17 WASHINGTON Several susEected Al-Qaeda members have een arrested in Pakistan, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday. The suspects were caught in raids two weeks ago. "There is some hope that one of them has been a senior AlQaeda official," Mr Rumsfeld said, but
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    • 48 17 It aims to counter anti-American sentiment in Islamic countries WASHINGTON The United States House of Representatives has voted to boost US television and radio broadcasts to Muslim countries and to step up other public diplomacy measures to counter rising anti-American AFP
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    • 13 18  -  CHING CHEONG By EAST ASIA CORRESPOSDEXT NOEL ROSALES
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    • 56 18  -  SIDNEY JONES Bu blind might be punished. As long as Jakarta is so utterly oblivious to the rapaciousness of the civilian and military authorities alike, Acehnese anger is likely to remain high. [The writer, who heads the Jakarta office of the International Crisis Group, contributed this
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    • 454 19  -  DON REEDER B| THIS WRITER'S OWN FINANCIAL ADVISER CONCLUDED TWO WEEKS AGO THAT THE MARKET HAD "BOTTOMED OUT' AND WOULD BEGIN RISING AGAIN SOON. ONLY THE BOTTOM TURNED OUT TO BE QUICKSAND. from beneath them. "I just got killed," an elderly
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    • 62 19  -  RICHARD KATZ Sv FEARSOME FOUR NO SINGLE factor caused Japan's bubble. It required the interrelated action of four different problems: outlandish stock prices; outlandish property prices; excessiveDank lending tied to these asset prices; and excessive investment in physical capacity. With the exception of technology
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    • 335 20 Condo insurance covers only the structure I REFER to Mr Jeffrey Ho's letter, "Review fire policy for condo units" (ST, July 15). We need to clarify the features and effects of the insurance policies Mr Ho referred to. The management corporation (MC), under the Land Titles Strata Act, is required
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    • 363 20 1 REFER to Mr David Tan Kok Kheng's letter, "How safe are health products?" (ST, July 17). Health supplements and other traditional remedies like jamu and ayurvedic preparations are currently not subjected to statutory pre-market approval and licensing requirements by the Health Sciences
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    • 135 20 More may buy private property I REFER to the article, "Major change for home loans" (ST, July 23). I understand that the rationale for the 150-per-cent cap on the use of CPF savings for private property is to discourage over-investment in property assets, so that Singaporeans will have more cash
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    • 403 21 I REFER to the report, "Women MPs take issue with gender wage gap" (ST, July 23). The Minister for Manpower is reported as having said the solution to the gender wage gap lies in raising the education levels and skills of women. He was also
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    • 231 21 AS ONE of the passengers on board SQ29 on July 19, 1 believe lam entitled to an explanation from SIA on the following points: First, what is the justification for the pilot to continue the flight after being notified by the Taiwanese airport controllers on the
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    • 513 21 I REFER to the letter, "Local banks provide strength in a crisis" (ST, July 10), by Mr Vasuki Shastry, director of corporate communications at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). It is indeed heartening to note that MAS has now realised the
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    • 254 1 PARI.I A M E N T When Nanny Steps Back Will Singaporeans learn to walk with less hand-holding from the Government? page H3 Property Newlyweds Eye Gondos Many young couples will be able to buy private homes with the new CPF rules, page h6 Conservation New Look For Old Places
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    • 8 1 The Straits Times home Wednesday, July 24, 2002
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    • 76 1 THE new driving licence (above), which is about the size of a credit card, will have security features, such as a holograph overlay, to prevent anyone tampering with it or forging it. It will also contain more information about the licence holder, such as the date he passed
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    • 462 1 From Dec 16, a plastic card will replace the existing paper licence. Motorists need only pay a one-time fee of $50 THE existing driving licence made of paper will be replaced by a plastic one that is valid for life. From Dec 16, motorists
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    • PARLIAMENT
      • 956 2 Need to tackle problems early on A total of 38 members of the House spoke on the CPF and HDB housing loan changes over the last two days of parliamentary debate. Their worries and queries were addressed yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang
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      • 116 2 The CPF is a critical part of our social safety net. It's a good system. It's based on individual responsibility, based on self funding. It's comprehensive. It covers retirement, housing expenses, medical expenses... It enables Singaporeans to own homes. It gives Singaporeans a stake in Singapore
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      • 250 3  - Nanny's letting go, but can Baby take the first steps TAN TARN HOW Bj IT MUST BE THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ENSURE THAT THE WORKERS OF THE FUTURE, PARTICULARLY THOSE AT THE LOWEST RUNG, REMAIN COMPETITIVE BY GETTING WORKERS TO DO THE NECESSARY, BY PROVIDING THE FUNDS IF NECESSARY, AND
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      • 23 4 Lim Boon Heng defends unions' support for CPF rate freeze, citing older workers' difficulty in finding jobs after layoffs
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      • 21 4 Members of the House threw up more ideas yesterday to help Singaporeans adjust to changes in CPF rales.
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      • 74 5  -  Lydia Lim Laurel Teo Selina Lum Edna Koh Hugh Chow Sue-Ann Chia Reports by and Foreign Minister S. Jayakumar yesterday updated MPs on the bilateral issues discussed when he met his counterpart, Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Mbar, in Kuala Lumpur on July
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    • HOME
      • 448 6 HOUSING RULES: BUYERS' RESPONSE Young couples welcome the reduction in down payment required, but some worry that private property prices would rise NEW housing rules which allow buyers to use less cash to pay for the down payment mean that many young couples can
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      • 157 6 ALLOWING the use of CPF funds for down payment could mean that owners may have to fork out cash earlier for mortgage payments. If a buyer takes a 30-year loan to buy a $1-million home, he can use his CPF funds to pay $100,000 of the $200,000
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      • 159 6  -  HUGH CHOW BANKERS' REACTION By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT HOMEOWNERS whose property values are lower than their home loans may get some relief from the new rules on housing loans: They could be allowed to refinance part of their mortgage. This would allow them to reduce the
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      • 31 7  -  SIM CHI YIN These volunteers, whose numbers are growing, prefer ad-hoc projects or assignments that last six months or less Bu
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      • 14 7  - Firms asked to declare how green they are S H ARMILP AL KAUR Bu
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      • 452 8  -  SAIMA KHALIK Woffles Wu found guilty of importing and selling skin-care products to patients while heading aesthetic surgery at SGH Bu HEALTH CORRESPONDENT WELL-KNOWN plastic surgeon Woffles Wu has been censured by the Singapore Medical Council for professional misconduct and fined $2,000 on
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      • 302 8 WHEN Madam Pang Jong Wan had a stroke in 1997, she became confused and forgetful. Her youngest son got her to sign a will naming him as her sole beneficiary and cut off his two older brothers. Mr Tan Pian Meng,
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      • 245 8 THE Indonesian woman who sued her boyfriend's son in the High Court to get him to return a $375,000 loan has lost her case. Ms Kimiawati Tjorko, 47, had originally wanted to withdraw her case against Mr Hendry Palimarmo, 30, when the trial went
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      • 309 9 Bustling BalesHer, laid-back Chanm Village, and the Mlside villages atGittman andM&m roads 'draw Singaporeans who want a break from city life. The Identity Plan seeks to enhance the character of these and 11 other areas. MORE VIBRANT VILLAGE LIFE Thomson Village, Jalan Leban (above),
        G. CHANDRADAS; ALBERT SIM; GEORGE GASCON; CHEW SENG KIM; TERENCE TAN  -  309 words
      • 129 9  -  NEO HUI MIN New plan aims to enhance familiar places, yet keep their old-world charm so people reel a sense of belonging and rootedness Bu SPEND the weekend in a lodge at Alexandra Park, which offers bed and breakfast, or rough it
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    • TECH & SCIENCE
      • 280 11 Scientists develop tooth-friendly strains of the bacteria that cause tooth decay to wipe out their troublesome cousins The culprit is Strevtocd&uA mutans, a spherical bactdfium that thrives on the organic film that coats tooth surfaces and makes an enzyme called lactate dehydrogenase (LDft).
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      • TECH BITS, SCIENCE BYTES
        • 10 11 New York Times News Services
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        • 88 11 KOREAN company GTT is planning to manufacture desktop monitors that give a 3-D look to PC displays, marketing an 18-inch liquid crystal display monitor using 3-D technology in the first half of next year. And there will be no need to wear special glasses to see
          New York; Times News Service  -  88 words
        • 45 11 its front limbs. Dr Ji Qjang of the Institute of Geology at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences said it was certain the new avialae bird was capable of flight and is the missing link between theropod dinosaurs and modern birds. Xinhua
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        • 73 11 SEATTLE RealNetworks has unveiled a server capable of sending music and video over the Internet in all formats, including those of its digital media rivals Microsoft and Apple Computer. RealNetworks chief executive Rob Glaser said the new server would help "reinvent the industry" as it allows
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      • 136 11 IT'S not headed for the kitchen this beached giant squid, seen here with zoologist Liz Turner of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, will be studied by scientists as it is believed to be a new species. It is unique for its long, thin flaps
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    • 277 10 Poised For A New Dynamism j EXCELPOINT SYSTEMS (PTE) LTD Honoured To Be Amongst Singapore's g fastest Growing 50" m H^ The Fastest '9 «Br li<-i i^^ 9^Jißi fc i I ffi an honour 9 fiBBeST I fe-tf^^ llll^! reserved for l^^l^*^^ j j jp^P^*^" mmwuwwi Singapore's fi JBJbH* top
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    • 529 11 B II 111 'llßji B B /^/^^/"NO T^\ m BV J iT^ I I xTJ |y J Professor Mark Walport B I rnoHioin^c 11 e |tT I\sl I CfQ Wednesday, 31 July 2002 I a 6.00pm 7.00pm B B KI n N/T y eaT s^s e s°^ anniversary of the
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    • 874 1 East Asia Sea Water Fit To Drink A Tianjin firm uses desalination to make bottled water, page a2 Soith-eastAsia Param 'Is Premature' Take more time before you judge us, says Jakarta. pagea4 y— 'lUB aW '\\t ill i ifflSla^flii M ALAYSI A JB Rules On Night Spots They must all
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  • The Straits Times asia
    • 8 1 The Straits Times asia Wednesday, July 24, 2002
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    • 32 1  - Taiwan's strategy: To deter and build trust GOH SUI NOI A white paper outlines the island's strategy to build 'sustainable defence' to prevent a possible invasion by China By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT AFP
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    • The Straits Times sports
      • 228 8  -  TAY CHENG KHOON S'pore expects biggest golden ham since weightlifters won two in 1962 By IN MANCHESTER Baboor Chetan of India and Johnny Huang of Canada. Jing, at 34 the most experienced player in the team, is like a concerned mother hen keeping Li,
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      • 168 8  -  Tay Cheng Khoon 'They think it's so simple. Just go to China or wherever and bring in the stars. Terry Tan, who believes that there is much more to be done than just turning talented athletes into Singapore citizens enough. The Chinese
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      • 88 8 MEN Group A: England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Lesotho, Trinidad Tobago. Group B: Singapore, Australia, Scotland, Barbados, Dominica. Group C: Nigeria, Canada, Cyprus, Kiribati, St Vincent Grenadines, Cameroon. Group D: India, New Zealand, Mauritius, Jamaica, Kenya, Maldives. Note: Top two from each group qualify for quarter-finals. WOMEN
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      • 12 8  - STBC delays AGM, says accounts still not ready BEN NADARAJAN BOWLING Bu
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      • 358 9  -  BEN NADARAJAN BADMINTON ft TAUFIK HIDAYAT, the Indonesian badminton player who turned his back on joining Singapore earlier this year, will be back to defend his Yonex-Sunrise Singapore Open singles title. The two-time All-England finalist will be coming with four other key members
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      • 189 9  -  CHANTSE CiTUEEN SCHOOLS Bu Mo Kio Primary School. His charge's results have been commendable. Winning the Joe David Challenge Trophy yesterday at the Bisnan Stadium made You Hour the top performer among 4,016 competitors. The decision, said a member of the organising committee, was clear-cut. The
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      • 546 9 At $82m, Man Utd buys potential SOCCER Not yet a great defender, but Ferdinand will become the best in the business MANCHESTER Rio Ferdinand will become the world's best defender at Manchester United, declared his new boss Alex Ferguson. The United manager, who splashed a British-record £30 million (SsB2 million)
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      • 74 9 BODYBUILDING PRETTY and brainy, Joan Liew (left), 26, is touted by the Singapore Bodybuilders' Federation as a potential ambassador for women's bodybuilding in the Republic. The sports and wellness management diploma-holder collected her second Asian title over the weekend, beating three others to the heavyweight
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      • SPORTS FILE
        • 55 9 BRITAIN'S BUTTON SIGHS WITH BAR JENSON BUTTON will drive for Formula One team British American Racing from next season. The Briton, axed recently by Renault in favour of Spain's Fernando Alonso, signed a two-year contract after finishing sixth in Sunday's French Grand Prix. He is expected to partner former world
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        • 54 9 COLOMBIAN Santiago Botero won the 226.5-km 15th stage of cycling's Tour de France in shr 55min I6sec yesterday. Belgian Mario Aerts was second, lmin sOsec behind, while his compatriot Axel Merckx was third. Defending champion Lance Armstrong finished 6:41 off the pace but retained
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        • 49 9 NIKE, the world's largest athletic shoe maker, is interested in signing Kobe Bryant after the Los Angeles Lakers basketball star ended his endorsement contract with rival Adidas-Salomon AG. The 23-year-old player said he will play in various brands next season while evaluating his options.
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      • 427 9 HORSE RACING SINGAPORE Turf Club's Chief Handicapper Mike Wanklin has handed out a six-point rise to three-year-old Tres Sheik after his impressive win last Friday night. Tres Sheik, who steps up to a rating of 84, scored his fourth successive win against the racing pattern
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    • Obituaries
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        497 10 ONG LEONG SENG Age: 91 passed away peacefully on 23 July 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Wives: (Chua Chi, deceased) (Chua Geok Choo, deceased) Kek Geok Khim Sons: Daughters-in-law: Seng Teck Norma Ong Seng Lye Seng Kok Goh Tee Poh Seng Chong Ng Ai King Seng Hong Tay Siew Ling
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        543 10 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" Psalm 23:6 TAN MAI MAI AGE: 63 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 July 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Ng Swee
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        401 10 MARY WEE HIM NEO Age: 87 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 July 2002, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Edward Seng, Deceased) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Anna Seng Soh Hock Hwa Rosie Seng (Douglas Leong, Deceased) (Ronald Khoo, Deceased) Grandsons: Granddaughter-in-law: Raymond Soh Kian Peng Tan Bee Leng
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    • MONEY
      • 64 11 Jul 23 CHANGE HONGKONG: Hang Seng *****.89 +203.64 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 724.32 +7.75 CHINA: Shenzhen B 246.30 -0.57 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3034.60 unch JAPAN: Nikkei *****.63 +26.62 THAILAND: SET Index 387.96 +4.89 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 477.08 +1.81 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp ....1158.05 +0.18 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp 743.52
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      • 35 11 Chart StmiConductor 26c 20,511,000 NTI Intnl lie 18,395,000 Darco 5c 15.350,000 Datacraft 10c 12,283,000 OianHu 10c 11,922,000 CapitaLand 10,885,000 HTL 25c 10,549,000 BIL Intl US2Oc 10,060,000 FJBen W*****6 8.990,000 Viz Branz 20c 8,902,000
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      • 127 11 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Mult i ind 844 000 844 Manufacturg 65 13 28 20 5 9 85 18 37 Commerce 23 10 15 5 11 28 11 16 Tpt/Stor/Com 13 2 10 0 0 0 13 2 10
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      • 41 11 Change Straits Times Index 1565.72 +29.58 BT 08/OS -633.00 -42.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +118.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -64.00 UOB Sesdaq 67.21 +1.20 UOB Blue Chip 582.03 +8.27 STI Futures 1579 +53 MSCI Singapore 196.43 +3.96 SiMSCI Futures 197.60 +6.00
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      • 102 11 Buy It. Sell It. Find It. TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Main Sdq Total Main Sdg Total Multilnd 18,115 18,115 20,014 20,014 Manufacturg 125,356 23,309 148,665 216,935 4,271 221,206 Commerce 33,457 10,897 44,354 13,101 4,180 17,281 Tpt/Stor/Com 25,112 25,112 48,078 48,078 Finance 21,599 21,599 141,082 141,082 Construction 11,880
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      • 4726 11 fdf wt 52-wk Currency last Vol Day Or'i Nit M Cap Avq f U—m Trairt it, *m- 000 Me* law Ph» til $11 Prfc* 27.7 7.5cAcma50c 7.5 -0.5 1224 8 7.5 58.6 8 13 6 c Alliance Tech 11.5 susp 9.5 11 9 5 5
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      • 1311 11 52-Wk Currency lait 'Vol Day Cr Nat M Cap Avg Wf> law Caawar IrwtH Sah *ar '000 H» La» Pt»% P/E W Wa 24.5 12 CAP Oil 5c 20 5 8.4 17.6 20 58.5 27.5 C AS Auto 10c 35.5 +1 19 35.5 35.5 -N 46.6 35 51.5
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      • 251 11 STOCK PRICES LEGEND Strait* Timet Index Stocks bi buylng-ln t scrioless and nonC PF e Stocks approval) under CPF Investments Scheme N Tax-exempted dividend xd ex-divldend ed cum dividend ct conditional trdq crl cum r Iqht Issue cbl cum bonus issue co cum off ar xri ex-riqht issue
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      • 101 12 WorldCom collapse: India's top telco reels which had anticipated continued growth before the dot.com bust, so other providers could likely handle the excess load should WorldCom have trouble, said Mr Rodney Joffe, chief technology officer at UltraDNS. Despite that glut of capacity, rival Internet backbone and service providers could not
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      • 100 12 Newspaper report that Nigeria may leave Opec spooks market; turmoil in US stock markets also hurts oil prices est producer in Opec last month, pumping 1.93 million barrels a day, according to Bloomberg estimates. The 10 members with quotas exceeded their targets last month
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      • 69 12 Yesterdays close: 10,313.89 (Up 203.64 points) The Hang Seng Index stager. a dramatic late rally, as investors picked up battered blue chips on hopes that Wall Street had hit bottom after its recent steep declines. Gainers outpaced losers by 351 to 159, with 285 stocks finishing
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      • 134 12 BEZH1 Company Cloo 3ann Of East Asia 1S.6O 0.60 Cathay Pacific 12.25 0.25 Cheung Kong 63.50 2.00 Ch Kong Infra 13.05 0.35 China Mobil* 21.90 0.35 China Rts Entp 8.65 0.25 China Unicom 5.75 0.10 CITIC Pacific 16.85 0.65 CLP 30.40 0.00 CNOOC 10.00 0.00 Hang Lung Prop 8.30
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      • 127 12 iiwrri i y Company Clote AMH8 Holdings 5.25 0.20 Btrjaya Sports 3.98 0.12 B Amtr Tobacco 34.50 0.00 Commerce Asset 8.05 0.20 0igl.com 3.98 0.04 Gamuda 6.00 0.05 Gentlng 13.80 0.10 Golden Hope 3.08 0.04 Hong Leong Bank 5.40 0.05 101 Corp 6.00 0.20 KL Kepong 6.45 0.05
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      • 109 12 df Rubber Futurt* (Clodnq prices) RSS t (S ctnts/kq) Month High Low Sott Vol Opon Int Au<jO2 143.50 S#pO2 143.50 OctO2 144 25 NOV02 144.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low S«tt Vol Op«n Int AuqO2 82.25 650 S»pO2 81.75 1350 Oct02 80 50 100 2150 Nov02
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      • 59 12 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Timing of cargoes. Prices as at 17:55 23/07/2002 Source: Dow Jones Newswires Cru<f/Product Month* Chinq* Prict (USS) BBL 3r»ntBl»nd Sep -0.51 25.43-25.48 WT»x«slnt*rm Stp -0.76 26.72-26.76 Du6*iF-«tth Sep -0.89 24.60-24.65 Tapis Bltnd Auq -0.20 25.90-26.00 Crud«/Product Month* Change Prlc« (US$) BBL Mlnas Auq -0.20 27.40-27.50 Naphtha CIF
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      • 58 12 Yesterdays close: 724.32 (Up 7.75 points) Malaysian stocks closed higher on a technical rebound, but dealers said the market was poised to go lower as long as Wall Street remained volatile In the broader market, advancers beat decliners by 513 to 129. Volume amounted to 203
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      • 546 12 jS?, EURODOLLAR Optn High Low Sett Est Vol Act/Vol Op/lnt 0«c 02 98.055 98.060 96.000 98.000 ***** ***** ***** Mar 03 97.830 97.830 97.715 97.720 ***** ***** ***** Jun 03 97.400 97.400 97.285 97.285 ***** ***** ***** Sep 03 96.900 96.900 96.770 96.770 ***** *****
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      • 61 12 Yesterday's close: 246.3 points (Down 0.57 point) China's stocks slipped following weakness on global Ttarkets for a second day, but jrokers said prices were likely to find support soon because of the strong domestic economy. Hard-currency B shares, open to foreigners, led the selling. Turnover on the
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      • 159 12 EE1 Compiny Clost Anhui Gujing D B 6.46 -0.04 Beijing Or Elec B 5.64 -0.04 Bengang Steel B 3.61 0.03 Ch Int Marine 9.00 -0.07 China M Shekou B 6.48 -0.02 Ch South Glass B 5.00 0.01 China Vanke B 7.90 -0.03 Chqlng C Auto B 3.65 0.01 Dalian
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      • 127 12 £2!Zm£, Foreign Currency Note Rites (9am, Jul 23) Buying OP Sailing Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 0.9440 0.9600 Canadian dollar 1.0950 1.1180 Euro 1.7370 1.7590 NZ dollar 0.8220 0.8450 Sterling pound 2.7230 2.7520 US dollar 1.7330 1.7440 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      • 48 12 Yesterdays dose: 3,034.6 (No change) Australian shares closed unchanged as investors backed local blue chips in the face of further US and European market plunges, brokers said. Turnover was 598.5 million shares worth A$2.12 billion, with 484 stocks higher, 644 lower and 307 finishing steady. AFP
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      • 126 12 B'llHJ Company Clou AMP Limited 14.90 -0.18 ANZ Bank Grp 18.50 -0.14 Brambles Ind 8.05 0.00 Broken Hill Prop 9.82 -0.05 Coles Myer 6.54 -0.05 CSL 29.00 0.5S CSR Ltd 6.68 -0.09 C'wealth Bank 30.36 0.35 Foster's Grp 4.55 0.02 General Prop Trt 2.81 -0.04 Macquarie Bank 24.37 -0.13
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      • 15 12 UP TO 21 SIMILAR CASES US banks sold Enron-type deals to others Reuters Financial Times
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      • 70 12 Yesterday's close: 10,215.63 (Up 26.62 points) Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose, after a weaker yen and a jump in US shipments by four of the nation's five brgoest carmakers helped lift shares of Honda Motor, Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motor. Seven stocks fell for every
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      • 128 12 IF "Ml Company Cto— Canon Inc 4070 -60 Dense Corp 1916 20 East Japan Rail *****0 -8000 Fanuc Ltd 5620 -20 Fuji Photo Film 3610 -40 Fujitsu 804 -2 Hitachi 740 9 Honda Motor 5270 180 Ito Yokado 5B70 -130 Kansai Electric 1670 -18 Kao 2700 -10 Kyocera Corp
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      • 75 13 QUARTERLY SURVEY the previous quarter. Economists saw the surge in personal consumption in the first three months of this year as exaggerated. Many predicted that gross domestic product in April to June probably shrank 0.4 per cent from the previous quarter. Reuters An official
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      • 8 13 Top chip firm's profits surge at half-time Reuters
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      • 232 13 Documents examined show California fund's board shares similar conflicts of interest which it accuses others of out elsewhere. Five members of the board owned stocks which were also held by Calpers last year, state records show. Business ethics experts say this should never
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      • 73 13 The pension fund's president, Mr William Crist, says no law has been broken on these issues: Five board members owned stocks held by Calpers last year. Critics say this should never have happened as the members may gain from advance knowledge about the fund's investment decisions.
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      • 6 13 consumer prices pip 0.1% in June
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      • 315 14  -  SIMON WILCOX List by DP Info classifies companies by their three-year compounded annual growth rates in terms of revenue Bjl their three-year compounded annual growth rates (CAGR) in terms of revenue, was drawn from rankings that covered nearly 2,400 companies. But
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      • 154 14 Robert Rubin to give MAS lecture THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will hold its second annual lecture tomorrow, with Mr Robert Rubin, chairman of the executive committee of Citigroup, delivering the keynote speech. Mr Rubin, a former United States treasury secretary, will speak on "The Conflict Around Globalisation: A
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      • 7 14 UNLOCKING VALUE FOR SHAREHOLDERS
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      • 206 14 GIC pays $37m for 3% stake in Indian bank MUMBAI Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC), the investment arm of the Singapore Government, has bought a 3 per cent stake in India's HDFC Bank for about 973 million rupees (5536.6 million). The shares were sold by JP Morgan Chase, whose
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        • 61 14 LIGHTING specialist JK Yarning International Holdings yesterday said its subsidiary, Fujian Juan Kuang Yarning Electric, has secured a contract worth about US$5.2 million (Ss9.l million) to supply electronic ballasts to Juan Kuang Holdings. Delivery of the ballasts which are used in highpressure sodium lamps, street
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        • 76 14 CYBER Village Holdings is placing out 10 million new shares of five cents each at a price of 7-5 cents apiece. The company, which is engaged in business consulting and assisting clients in developing their ebusiness processes, has entered into a placement agreement
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        • 78 14 CONTRACT manufacturing giant Flextronics which had launched a $653 million bid for Singapore electronics company NatSteel Broadway in May said it has garnered valid acceptances totalling 201.3 million shares. The shares represented about 99.5 cent of the issued share capital of NatSteel Broadway. And since
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      • 433 15  -  COLIN TAN S'pore bourse, along with regional ones, take heart from rising US equity futures that worst may be over for Waif St soon Bu MARKETS CORRESPONDENT gion heaved a sigh of relief. South Korea led the pack with a 3.1 per cent
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      • 17 15 Bush again fails to talk the share market up ...AS THE U.S. SCRAMBLES New York Times Reuters
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      • 256 15  -  PAUL KRUGMAN COMMENT By at a decade of deficits, which will eventually pose serious problems for Social Security and Medicare. On the other hand, with the recovery still wobbly, this is no time for fiscal austerity if anything, right
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      • 17 15 the independence of their research, the paper said. Reuters, Bloomberg News
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      • 75 15 TOP RISES Jul 23 Cents Creative T2sc 1770 70.0 4.1 OCBC 1200 50.0 4.3 City Dev 50c 640 40.0 6.7 SPH 1900 40.0 2.2 SPHIOO 1910 40.0 2.1 UOB 1330 40.0 3.1 VentureCorp2sc 1430 40.0 2.9 GreatEast 50c 980 35.0 3.7 SIA 200 1280 20.0 1.6 SIA 50c 1270 20.0
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      • 76 15 TOP RISES Jul 23 Cents Broadway 20c 14 47.4 4.5 Chuan SnHuat W03 8 33.3 2.0 Goldtron 5c 2 33.3 0.5 SembCorpDßeCWo3 5.5 222 10 oakwellEngsc 6.5 18.2 1.0 L&MSOC 3.5 16.7 0.5 Strike Engg sc 4.5 12.5 0.5 NewToyo2sc 20 HI 2.0 GenMag2oc H K).O 1.0 ISoftel 5c n
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      • 74 15 TOP FALLS Jul 23 Cents BSembawang 1200 10.0 0.8 DBSBk6%NCPS ***** W.O 0.1 JMHUS2Sc4OO 570 8.7 0.9 JSHUSScSOO 270 52 1.1 APB Breweries 520 5.0 1.0 0UE..... 695 5.0 0.7 Haw Par Corp 424 4.0 0.9 Ultra Tech 15c 29 4.0 12.1 EngWah2sc 23 3.0 U.5 SIA Engg Wc 220
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      • 82 15 TOP FALLS Jul 23 Cents RotollOc 7 26.3 2.5 BBR Hldgs 5c 1.5 25.0 0.5 Mediastream 5c 3.5 12.5 0.5 Ultro Tech 15c 29 12.1 4.0 Tat Seng 20c 15 TI.B LO EngWah2sc 23 11.5 3.0 Colex Hldgs 10c 12 H.l 1.5 Reed Grp 5c 4.5 10.0 0.5 WetlNet HKIOc
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      • 74 16  -  AZHAR KHALID MARKETS CORRESPONDENT THE battered US dollar staged a broad-based rally against the euro and major Asian currencies yesterday. This was thanks to the heavy repatriation of greenbacks by American banks and fund managers to meet demand for a cash shortfall
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      • 104 16  -  NICHOLAS FANG Korean shipping line says its decision to extend previous five-year agreement is thanks to generous discounts By TRANSPORT REPORTER Young So, said: "PSA's rates, on top of its productivity, make it very, very competitive when compared to its neighbours." He said PSA's
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        593 2 DANCE LIKE A MAN DBS Arts Centre Home of the Singapore Repertory Theatre, 20 Merbau Road, Robertson Walk, Till Tomorrow: 8 pm, Tickets: $41 $71, Tel: 634Q-5555 Ageing Bharatanatyam dancers Jairaj and Ratna have pinned their hopes on their daughter Lata's blossoming career. Playwright Mahesh Dattani moves the story
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      • 587 2 RAFFLES GRILL and GREENHOUSE Raffles Grill, Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road, Tel: 6431-6156 Greenhouse, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, 7 Raffles Avenue, Tel: 6434-5288 This week, it's not just one eatery you have to make time for, but two. Coincidentally, both Raffles Hotel
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        140 2  -  Wong Ah Yoke BITES By Summer Palace, The Regent Singapore, 1 Cuscaden Road, Tel: 6739-3081 Sunday brunches at hotel coffee houses here do so well, it's no wonder that The Regent has extended the concept to its Chinese restaurant as well. The Summer Palace brunch offers an "all
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      • 112 2 Hotel Inter-Continental Singapore, 80 Middle Road, Bugis Junction, Tel: 6338-7600 Seven is a lucky number at the Inter-Con this month. The hotel is celebrating its seventh anniversary, and its restaurants are offering free meals to the seventh person in a group dining there. At Olive Tree Mediterranean Restaurant,
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        101 2 Nadaman, Shangri-La Hotel, Orange Grove Road, Tel: 6730-2571 Mention snake and many will probably go "Eeek!". But say "eel" and they are likely to go "Yum" instead. Unagi is a popular item in many Japanese restaurants here, especially when grilled. And apparently, this month is the
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      • 393 3  -  SAMUEL LEE Boy Band Show Seventy-one unreleased pictures of the Beatles will be shown here next month. And a print will be auctioned, with proceeds going to the ST School Pocket Money Fund By States within six weeks. This prompted CBS to approach Hewlett-Packard (HP), a leading IT
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      • 49 3  -  TAN HSIEN CHONG Sometimes, the media take things too seriously, says hit singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor By Read My Lips is out in shops now. JAMES JACKSON CROUCHER In the limelight after Groovejet, but Sophie Ellis-Bextor has learnt that media attention is not always good.
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      • 211 4  -  CHRIS HO The Boys are back to basics. Pet Shop Boys say their concert this time will be a stark contrast to the gyrating dancers and erotic images they had in 1994 Bu WIN PET SHOP BOYS CD TEN copies of the tour edition of Release
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      • 936 5 Saving the world before bedtime is a tough job but someone's got to do it. The Powerpuff Girls, aka Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles, are the stars of Cartoon Network's hit show and the superheroes who keep Townsville safe from harm. They are now starring in their
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      • 55 7  -  SUZANNE SNG Slippery Situation The condition is more socially embarrassing than life threatening, but now, at last, there is a cure *l Put your hands together for a new procedure to stop sweaty palms that left the likes of housewife Amelia Long with a
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      • 380 7 WHAT IS in The condition of excessive sweating in specific areas of the body is known as hyperhidrosis. Parts of the body which are prone include the scalp, face, hands, armpits, trunk and feet. WHO GETS IT? In Singapore, up to 7 per cent of the Chinese population
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      • 264 10 HONGKONG Singer Anita Mui is said to be organising a campaign against the Hongkong media after Jordan Chan and Nicholas Tse's recent troubles with the paparazzi. Mui, 38, heads the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild and has won the backing of 600 other artistes, says Hongkong newspaper
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      • 159 10 Sammi wants to call it a day HONGKONG Sammi Cheng (above) has dropped a bombshell on the media, saying she is planning to retire. The actress-singer, who is the highestpaid actress in Hongkong with HK$5.5 million (Ssl.2 million) per movie, told interviewers at two radio stations on Sunday that she
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      • 277 10 LOS ANGELES From Runaway Bride to blushing bride, Julia Roberts said on Monday that she was "born to love" ner cameraman husband Danny Moder, calling him "a man among men, unselfish and all-encompassing". Roberts, 34, speaking for the first time about her secret midnight wedding on July
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    • 452 6 MP3 players sewn into clothes w* take some time to become a commercial realty. But the good news is that advances in manufacturing and competition will mate these devices affordable. Dr Werner Weber, senior (fi rector of Infineon Technologies' laboratory of emerging technologies, said: "The textile
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    • 433 15  -  There are other processors other than Intel vying For a place in^^ your computer. ALFRED SIEW ÜBy While many PC users run an Intel processor in their Windows desktop PC, there are "alternative" processors that compete for a place in that beige box. The most prominent alternative to
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    • 22 17 Novelty, stability, security: These are the three factors driving the rapid growth ol Linux in the local market.
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    • 191 17 Currently waiting to begin his first year at the National University of Singapore, Mr Eugene Teo, 22, has been running Linux on his home computer since 1998. He is the vice-secretary and systems administrator of the Linux User Group of Singapore (Lugs). Asked how he first got
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    • 625 18 issues DRAMA IN REAL LIFE Plasma TV sets, DVD players and surround sound speakers make up the basic consumer home theatre system which Singaporeans are falling in love with. BILLY TEO reports from here to page CT2O. Engineer Thomas Tan, 40, recently spent $11,000 on a 42-inch NEC PlasmaSync television
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      • 262 20 Sound advice Mr Leon Pereira, senior officer at Sony Singapore, offers these tips when testing a home theatre system: ON AUDIO: "The real test of a home theatre system's sound is when you play a quiet scene from a DVD movie such as the Fifth Element There must be dear
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    • 175 21 A restaurant operator asked a software firm to develop a wireless system that would enable customers to cross-order from seven different restaurants. Here's how they did it. Using a personal digital assistant (PDA) to take orders in a restaurant and send them over a wireless network is nothing
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      38 22 Macintosh OS X users who want basic touch-ups to digital photographs can use iPhoto, but Photoshop will offer more advanced editing tools. Anyone who knows how to use a mouse can have fun with i Photo.
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    • 392 22  -  MBy BILLY TEO Macintosh users with OS X can use the operating system's iPhoto software to download, organise and edit their digital photographs quickly. iPhoto's editing tools may be limited, compared to, say, Adobe Photoshop, but its intuitive interface makes it very easy to do basic photo-editing tasks
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    • 416 23 Two much-awaited high-end Nikon cameras have arrived. M.K. WONG looks at the high-end Nikon DlOO digital SLR, announced at the Photo Marketing Association 2002 show in the United States last February. He also tests the CoolPix 5700 for the professional consumers. Nikon D lOO digital SLR
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    • 254 23 Nikon CoolPix 5700 $1,888 Available from all authorised Nikon outlets Overview: This muchawaited digital camera for the prosumer (professional consumer) market has finally made it to Singapore. Many photography enthusiasts were pleasantly surprised when Nikon announced the 5-megapix-el CoolPix 5700 so soon after the excellent CoolPix 5000. Look
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    • 4 23 Wednesday, July 24, 2002
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      • 1126 27 A number of readers wrote in to I ArtiiriP^e Computer Times after our stories wJllipulCi Ullljra on e-banking security appeared t. BETTjJiAfT^yAII SORRY |r in the July 10 issue. The Opinion fcrw columns have been held over to W'^mim^m^ Tim 1 P ter publish these letters. 1 \W "Z 1
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    • 447 29  -  Schools are increasingly using online content and technology tools designed by external vendors, leaving teachers free to do what they do best teach. RADHA BASU MBy When English teacher Irma Awadi Jandan, 31, recently began using an online discussion forum to enhance her lessons, she observed
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    • 62 30 Software programs such as Easy CD Creator usually have a CD-burning wizard, to help you along the way. The wizard will also automatically adjust factors such as the recording speed of the drive. When burning a CD, make sure you turn off all other software you are using, such
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    • 262 30 As each new technology catches on, so too, a new set of headaches surfaces for parents. Is the Internet safe? Thanks to Net predator Tan Khay Cheong, the answer appears to be "No". The 34-year-old raped a 13--year-old girl and a 22-year old Malaysian undergraduate after meeting them in Internet
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    • 122 30 Beginning this issue in CT Kids, a fortnightly column Parent to Parent hopes to address issues that surface in today's tech-driven world. This column is a shortcut distilling information on a range of online media topics both for parent and child. Issues will range from e-addictions to the
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