The Straits Times, 16 August 2002

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    28 1 The Straits Times Establislied 1545 X^ nClciy August 16, 2002 1 10 Pages m live parts mita (P) 094/03 2002 Attf A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J 'cuts
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    Lock icon Single developer for new downtown
    588 1  - Single developer for new downtown SOH WEN LIN Flexibility first m radical new approach to developing huge Marina Bay site and includes progressive payments scheme By PROPERTY REPORTER Flexible payment THE developer may be allowed to pay just the land price of the first phase after award of the site,
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    Lock icon Directors in a fix over unpaid taxes
    508 1  - Directors in a fix over unpaid taxes LYDIA LIM Bjl COMPANY directors who have taken interest-free loans from their businesses will have to pay back taxes, which could amount to millions, following a ruling by the taxman that such loans are taxable. There is more bad news for the directors
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      294 1 SI A OPENS UP ON DISPUTK. Airline circular reveals difficulties dealing with pilots body page 3 ■DroßEß^ It's A Whole WKfflgg^ New Season "\l I ifj m*M Look out for our 7 ■^2aM^«HbMH^Bl a& feel *73 R ran m ni Vll English H 4fr~*M 1 18^ ylk f f Kfil
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      139 2 STILL ABUSING AMBULANCE LINE MANY are still calling 995 for an ambulance for trivial reasons, despite knowing that the emergency number is meant only for life-threatening cases. By hogging the line, they could be depriving genuinely urgent cases of getting the swift attention they need, says the Singapore Civil
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      102 2 DOUBTS OVER 'ENGLISH MOVE' ALL ethnic groups m Malaysia have heen agitated by the government's attempt to introduce English as the medium for teaching science and mathematics m national and vernacular schools. The intention is to halt the decline of English m the country and raise the country's competitiveness
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      79 2 A RULE PILOTS MUST REMEMBER IT IS surprising that Singapore Airlines kept the SQ 006 pilots on for so long, writes reader Khoo Tiam Siew. Eighty-three lives were lost m the crash of nearly two years ago, while many suffered burns and other injuries. The pilots are not totally
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      80 2 SEOUL MUSIC HITS TOWK GET set to be dazzled by hanbok costumes or have your tastebuds tickled by kimchi and much more. For the first time, a Korean Festival will be held here this weekend, at the Asian Civilisations Museum. Sixty examples of hanbok, the Korean national dress, will
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      207 2 Catholic High scales new heights CATHOLIC High was downcast when it was rapped by a prominent old boy for slipping badly m the school rankings. It had plummeted from No. 11 m 1992 to No. 29 m 1997. It was "unimaginable, unacceptable and unforgh cable" that Catholic High had
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      76 2 ManU's hopes dashed m Budapest MANCHESTER United's shock defeat to a mere provincial Hungarian side has ended all talk about its winning this season's Champions League. After losing 1-0 to Zalaegerszeg just making its European debut m Budapest, United may not even qualify for Europe's most prestigious club tournament.
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      67 2 DYNAMIC NEW CORPS IN MAS A NEW corps of young blood are now holding key positions m Singapore's central bank, alongside familiar veterans. Tht nine newly-promoted Monetary Authority of Singapore officers, with an average age of 40, were instrumental m shaping Singapore's financial sector reforms. Two of them move
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      101 2 WAR ON IRAQ 'BENEFITS MID-EAST' A WAR against Iraq, far from being a disaster, will have advantages for the entire Middle East if it goes well for the United States, says the authoritative Jane's Foreign Report magazine. It dismissed criticism of such a war, saying the "armchair generals" had
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      155 2 'ENOUGH SKYSCRAPERS ALREADY!' SHANGHAI, its skyline teeming with skyscrapers, is planning to curb the height and numbers of new tower blocks. With its downtown land prices among the most expensive m the world, developers have been building ever upwards to maximise profits. It has 250 buildings of 30 storeys
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      69 2 KENDRICK STILL KEEN KENDRICK Lee, 17, won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games m Manchester as part of Singapore's badminton team. But at next week's Yonex-Sunrise Singapore Open, he has to get through the qualifying rounds. And even if he makes it to the first round, he is
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      443 2 MAIN Prinu 5 1 6 World S-17 Editorial 20 !ommentary 20,21 Forum 22 23 HOME Home Hl-Hl4 Tceh 6: Science H15,H16 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia \1 East Asia V2.A4 S E Asia *5,A6 Malaysia V7.AB Sports \9-All Money Al3-AlB LIFE! What's On L 2 Lite 1 News. L 3 Musk- L6.L15
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      Lock icon Parents found, but toddler's still alone
      567 3  -  K.C VIJAYAN KAREN HO Bt/1 a r\d 'I AM SAD THAT HE HAS BEEN ABANDONED IN THIS WAY, BUT I AM HAPPY THAT HE WILL BE WELL LOOKED AFTER HERE WHILE HIS CUSTODY IS BEING SORTED OUT.' Juita child protection home president Jamilah ri
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      Lock icon SIA tried reaching out to pilots
      594 3  -  AHMAD OSMAN With vote on industrial action set for today, airline circular reveals offer to compensate pilots over rest seats 'EVEN THOUGH WE HONESTLY BELIEVED THAT WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT AND COULD NOT AGREE WITH THEIR POSITION, WE WERE, NEVERTHELESS, PREPARED
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      Lock icon Double-dip recession in America? 'No way'
      420 4 Double-dip recession in America? 'No way' Independent business advisory group says fears are all overdone; growth m next half year will point to recovery NEW YORK There is almost no chance of a doubledip recession m the United States and growth m the second half of the year will clearly
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      Lock icon EDB talent officer charged with graft
      277 4 A FORMER Economic Development Board officer was yesterday charged with taking $380,000 m bribes from seven Chinese nationals to help process their application for permanent residence here. Andrew Goh Keng Guan, 45, was the assistant head of the Talent Group \v:th the EDB's Resource
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      Lock icon DOW: Edges up
      62 4 NEW YORK Stocks rose m early trade yesterday, supported by easing worries about coq)orate chicanery. About 2 1 hours into trade, the Dow r Jones Industrial Average was up 24.29 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 8,767.60, following a gain of more than 260 points on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon United Airlines' bankruptcy worry
      357 4 United Airlines' bankruptcy worry LOSING 'MILLIONS' DAILY CHICAGO United Airlines, the second-largest airline m the United States, admitted for the first time it may be forced to file for bankruptcy protection m the autumn, unless it secures dramatic cost reductions m the next 30 days from its employees and other
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      45 4 IN THE article Teen slashed girlfriend's forehead" tin Aug 7, we wrote that Timo&iy Manfred Neubronner was jailed for 12 months. The sentence was actual]) 12 months' jail and thr^e strokes of the cane. We are sorry for the err^r.
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      Lock icon Jakarta tide of unemployed keeps swelling
      625 6  -  ROBERT GO With 8.5 million unemployed and 40 million without steady job, crime and social conflict likely to increase By rHE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU TRY NEW APPROACH "SMEs don't necessarily create a lot of jobs. Perhaps a focus on the agriculture and plantation
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      Lock icon Israel 'may resort to N-strike'
      511 6 JERUSALEM Israel could respond with nuclear weapons to a non-conventional attack by Iraq, according to American intelligence sources. "If Iraq strikes at Israel with non-conventional weapons, causing massive casualties among the civilian population, Israel could respond with a nuclear retaliation that would eradicate Iraq," the
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      Lock icon IT'S NOT SEMBAWANG
      45 6 H Visitors to Tokyo's International Forum could not resist taking off their shoes Torela^nrneseeooi^oot'' plastic baths. Unlike Singapore's crowd-pulling hot springs, this was part of the Tokvo Art Jungle an exhibition of experiential objects that let visitors get into the art. XINHUA
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Greater body fat means higher heart risks for Asians
      444 8 Greater body fat means higher heart risks for Asians WHO expert group explains why Asians need to exercise more and be slimmer than Westerners m order to reduce the risk of heart diseases NEW DELHI Asians need to be slimmer than Europeans and North Americans to reduce the risk of
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      77 8 THESE clothes may not be haute couture but they give the term "wrinkle-free" a whole new meaning. The clothes are made with a patented fibre called Supplex which its maker, Solar Eclipse of Scottsdale, Arizona, says will block 95 to 99 per cent of
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      Lock icon Surgery delay forces man to cut off finger
      280 8 Surgery delay forces man to cut off finger AUCKLAND A New Zealand pensioner chopped oft' one of his rotting, gangrenous fingers with a pair of scissors because he could no longer stand the pain after waiting 20 months for surgery, it was reported here yesterday. The plight of Mr ted
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      Lock icon Drug tested on humans before it was ready
      126 8 Drug tested on humans before it was ready HYDERABAD A controversial new diabetes drug was tested prematurely on 135 people m India, even before trials on rats and mice were completed. The animals began developing tumours and symptoms of cancer when the drug was administered to them, The Times of
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      Lock icon Prague gets foreign Help as floods threaten more cities
      486 9 Prague gets foreign Help as floods threaten more cities Some 200,000 residents have been evacuated m the Czech Republic as regions m the north face- further flooding PRAGUE Foreign aid arrived m Prague yesterday to help residents of the 800--year-old Czech capital cope with its worst floods m a century,
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      Lock icon The war on water
      60 9 AFP GERMAN soldiers work feverishly to keep a dam of sand bags above die rising waters of the Danube River, which has reached its highest level m 20 years. Meanwhile m Prague, a Czech police officer can do little more than call m reports about the
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        Lock icon TALKS NEXT MONTH WITH TAMIL REBELS
        76 9 SRI Lankan and Tamil Tiger rebel negotiators have agreed to open formal talks next month m Thailand m an effort to end a 19-year civil war. Sri Lankan Economic Affairs Minister Milinda Moragoda and Mr Anton Balasingham, chief negotiator for the Liberation Tigers of
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        Lock icon AUSSIE DROUGHT SET TO WORSEN
        27 9 WEATHER forecasters said yesterday that the worst drought to hit Australia m a decade would worsen over the next three months. AFP
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        Lock icon MEXICAN PRESIDENT CANCELS U.S. VISIT
        62 9 MEXICAN President Vicente Fox on Wednesday cancelled a planned visit to the US state ot' Texas to protest against the execution of a Mexican citizen m the United States earlier m the day, according to a statement from the President's office. The Mexican was executed
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        35 9 NATO ground troops and helicopters launched a massive operation m Celebici, a remote part of southeastern Bosnia, on Wednesday m their hunt for most-wanted war crimes suspect Radovan AFP
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        36 9 IRAN 'BUILDING TWO SECRET N-SITES' MEMBERS of an Iranian rebel group m the United States have alleged that Teheran is building at least two secret sites m central Iran to support its nuclear weapons programme. AP
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      Lock icon 'Human shields': Israelis slammed
      411 11 Israeli army comes under fire for using Palestinian civilians to approach homes of suspected militants during searches JERUSALEM Israeli soldiers strapped a bulletproof vest on Palestinian teenager Xidal Daraghmeh and ordered him to approach a West Bank house where a wheel-ciiair-bound Hamas militant was hiding. He
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      Lock icon SET FOR TERROR AND DESTRUCTION
      56 11 A Palestinian militant wears an explosive belt strapped to his body during a march of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades m Gaza City. The militant offshoot of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement has carried out a number of suicide bombings and other attacks m the
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      Lock icon 'Missing' Chinese girl in US to apply for asylum
      243 11 AMHERST (Massachusetts) A 12-year-old Chinese girl who disappeared after arriving m San Francisco with a tour group and later reappeared with relatives m Amherst has joined her father who has been m the country since 2000. Their reunion was part of
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      Lock icon Pakistan accused of double standards on terror
      283 11 NEW DELHI India's Prime Minister yesterday accused Pakistan of holding double standards on terrorism but said New Delhi whs ready for talks over Kashmir when the atmosphere became "conducive". Speaking at India's 55th Independence Day celebrations at New Delhi's Red Fort. Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Street lighting a more effective crime-fighter than cameras
      396 14 Street lighting a more effective crime-fighter than cameras Brighter street lights reduce crime by 20 per cent while cameras have no impact on violent crime LONDON Improved street lighting is a more effective crime-fighter than the more expensive surveillance cameras, according to governmentcommissioned research released on Wednesday. The British government
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      Lock icon IT'S SO GOOD TO BE HOME:
      46 14 AP US Navy Lieutenant Craig Bangor kisses his wife Laura after returning to Virginia from dutv in Afghanistan. He was part of an F-14 Tomcat squadron on board the USS John F. Kennedy that flew missions to rout the Talehan
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      Lock icon US air marshal scheme said to be in disarray
      319 14 WASHINGTON For years, the US government touted federal air marshals as the best of the best an "elite corps" of undercover officers trained to stop hijackings on commercial flights. But today, after rushing to hire thousands of new marshals, the programme
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        Lock icon Saudi king holidays in Spanish resort
        188 15 A BOON TO LOCAL TRADERS MALAGA (Spain) Saudi King Fahd arrived on Spain's Mediterranean coast on Wednesday with a 12-aircraft entourage and headed to his mansion a replica of the White House on his first foreign vacation m three years. The 81-year-old king flew
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        Lock icon SAUDIS 'LAZY'. SAYS U.S. ANALYST
        95 15 DUBAI The author of 2 Pentagon briefing who portrayed Saudi Arabia as the "kernel of evil" returns to the attack m the September edition of Arabian Business magazine, branding Saudis "arrogant" and "lazy". "My experience of your part 01 the world is that most people
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        97 15 ASPEN (Colorado) A nonprofit environmental croup that John Denver founded is raising money for a lite-size bronze statue of the singer. The Windstar Foundation plans to display the statue on Oct 13 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Denver's death. Windstar volunteer Doug Mac Donald said
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        75 15 HIROSHIMA Popular actress Sayuri Yosninaga has helped boost rentals of portable audio guide machines at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum after recording a new version featuring her voice, the Japan Times reported on Tuesday. Since the new version was introduced on Aug 1, 3,755
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      Lock icon Sushi lovers pushing bluefin tuna to extinction
      394 15 Conservationists say Japan's big appetite for sushi has led to a booming business m 'tuna fattening' m the Mediterranean MADRID The mighty Atlantic bluefin tuna is being pushed to the- brink of extinction by Japan's insatiable appetite for sushi, conservationists have warned. The
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      Lock icon 200-kilo geese once roamed Australia
      116 15 SYDNEY Fossils of prehistoric geese weighing up to 2(M) kg each have been found m central Australia, officials said yesterday. Mr Peter Murray, of the Northern Territory Museum m Darwin, said the birds had roamed the Al Coota area, north-east of Alice Springs, up to
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      Lock icon 'No, these will not happen'
      997 17 Military Strike Against Iraq Saddam's second son hurt LONDON Opponents of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein shot and wounded his younger son m an assassination atter pt m Baghdad two weeks ago, the Iraqi National Congress opposition group said on Wednesday. A spokesman for the London-based
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      55 17 POLICE comb railway tracks near Soham, Cambridgeshire, for clues to the whereabouts of 10-year-old girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, who have been missing since Aug 4. The detective leading the hunt made a direct appeal on Wednesday to their presumed abductor to call him directly
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      217 17 Conservative group pushes for US-style system to reflect public sentiment CANBERRA Australia needs to introduce a US-style visa lottery to help control surging demand for immigration places, according to a report released yesterday. The paper by the conservative Centre for Independent Studies CIS
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      Lock icon Innocent man seeks $525m for 30 years in jail
      110 17 Innocent man seeks $525m for 30 years in jail BOSTON A man who spent .'JO years m prison for a murder he did not commit even though the FBI had evidence to clear him will sue the government for a reported US$3OO million (***** million). Calling 69-year-old Joseph Salvati "a
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      107 15 Pope John Paul II begins today his eighth and what many K-ar will be his final papal visit to his homeland where up to tour million Poles are expected to greet him. Yukiko Suqihara, the wife of a late Japanese diplomat remembered tor saving thousands oi jews from the Nazis
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      Lock icon A Colombo spring?
      585 20 A COMMITMENT has at last been made to seek an end to the Tamil rebellion m Sri Lanka. Norwegian intermediaries announced that peace talks will begin next month m Thailand, after representatives of the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LITE) met m
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      Lock icon KL's switch to English still needs to be justified
      964 20  - KL's switch to English still needs to be justified P. RAMASAMY §1L RATHER THAN FINDING WAYS OF IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE GOVERNMENT HAS COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT APPEARS TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS OF MANDARIN, TAMIL AND MALAY. KUALA LUMPUR Even after four decades of
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      Lock icon Old-age worries in a globalised world
      623 20  -  SERDAR SAY AN By ANTi-GLOBALISATION campaigners gripe that the rich are getting richer. That's true m many ways. But rich countries are also getting older. This "greying" of the world's richest nations will affect not only these societies profoundly, but poorer countries as well.
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      Lock icon Hedge funds the way to protect investments
      1004 21  - Hedge funds the way to protect investments ANDY HO Bu you were a "sophisticated client" of some private bank. That is, you had at least US$l million (551.76 million m investable assets. In Singapore, only such iifdividuals are permitted to buy from private banks' hedge funds, which are reserved generally
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      Lock icon Help poor nations by viewing them as agents, not patients
      650 21  -  AMAJRTYA SEN Bu CAMBRIDGK (England The Earth Summit m Rio de Janeiro 10 years ago, which did a lot to advance environmental consciousness m public discussien. also helped to generate the understanding that the environment and development are linked inextricably.
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      682 22 THE LIA LEAVES IT TO THE INDIVIDUAL INSURER TO TAKE WHATEVER ACTION IT DEEMS NECESSARY AGAINST AGENTS USING REBATES AS AN INDUCEMENT TO FINALISE THE SALE OF A POLICY. I REFER to the commentary by Ignatius Low, "Insurance agents, let go
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      147 22 Straits Times scores on impartiality I MUST congratulate The Straits Times on winning the title of Newspaper of the Year m the Pacific Rim. Besides its ability to connect with the local community and efforts m nation-building, The Straits Tines has been impartial and balanced m its foreign-news coverage and
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      101 22 ST has done S'pore proud ASASingaporean and media professional of 38 years' standing, I was proud of yet another achievement by Singaporeans, especially during the nations National Day month. For the first time, Singapore's newspaper of national record, The Straits Times, has done the country proud by winning the coveted
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      105 22 I REFER to the letter, "Update identity-card photos at age 16 and 20" (ST. Aug 13). In the past, Singaporeans were required legally to register for their NRIC when they reach the age of 12. They had to be re-registered at 17Since 1997, the age
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      169 23 Independent director a plus for shareholders THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR REPRESENTING THE MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS WILL HELP RAISE THE STANDARD OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF ALL LISTED COMPANIES IN SINGAPORE. THE report of CSA Holdings minority shareholder Lee ChoongOnn's lone crusade (ST, Aug 15) for the appointment of a true
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      254 23 I REFER to recent letters that have appeared m The Straits Times regarding the proposed hike m carpark charges at JTC Corporation carparks, and the fee charged for the transfer of car ownership. These involve JTC and the I^ind Transport Authority respectively. Spokesmen of both have
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      117 23 I TAKE issue with SBS' comment tha* its profitable services will still have to subsidise its loss-making ones, made m reaction to the new rules on feeder-bus competition. Firstly, the reason for the new framework was the inability of transport companies to justify the recent
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      248 23 I REFER to the letter from Tony Tan Yeow Chuan entitled "Elder Shield premiums almost half of total cover" (ST, Aug 15). Mr Tan said that for a 40-year-old man, the total amount of annual premiums he has to fork out over the years is
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      144 23 A RESOLUTION on Singapore Airlines' decision to sack two SQ 006 pilots is on the agenda of an extra-ordinary general meeting held by Air Line Pilots Association Singapore. I am surprised the airline kept the SQ 006 pilots m their employ for so long. The
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      157 23 I WOULD like to thank Mr Darren SeowChee Bin for his letter, "Why no Giro services for ez-link? ST, Aug 13), as well as his interest m and support for Giro services. EZ-Link Pte Ltd and the Land Transport Authority are testing rigorously Giro
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      87 23 I REFER to the letter, "Pilots are not indispensable" (ST, Aug 15), on Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots having to take their breaks m economy-class seats. How many pilots take a break at any one time? How many seats are involved? Passengers' lives are m the
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      45 1 The Straits Times home RIGID RULES A BARRIER TO COMPETITION 'What is more important is to ensure good service standards and an affordable price, rather than have requirements that lock out competition. MP Irene \j», on new guidelines for feeder-bus operators Friday, August 16, 2002
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      471 1  -  DAWN WONG Figures for misuse of hotline see sharp rise even though some of those phoning for ambulance know practice is wrong *L even though there is no emergency and some of them know they should not be calling the emergency hotline. Regular
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      224 1 The heat is on fighting fires this month AUGUST has become a high fire season because of joss-paper burning during the Hungry- Ghost festival. From 1999 to 2001. the number of fire-alert calls made to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) m August was higher than for the months of
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      590 2  -  KARAMJIT KAUR GOH CHIN LIAN New plan to open up feeder-service market is self-defeating, because the fine print means new players must risk millions, say critics By and THE new rules laid down for those wanting to get into the feeder-bus business appear
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      120 2 THE Beatles have touched down in Singapore the Bandit Beades, that is. Lookalikes (from left) Ian Waters (John Lennon), Dustin Yemm (Ringo Starr), Colin Smith (Paul McCartney) and James Hender (George Harrison) will perform in a concert at Suntec City tonight. Some 70 unpublished
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      575 2  -  DOMINIC NATHAN SO 006 CRASH By DKPITY NEWS KDITOR INVESTIGATIONS into the crash of Flight SQ 006, which killed 83 people in Taipei two years ago, did not fully exonerate the two pilots at the controls. That is why Singapore Airlines terminated
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      497 4  - Schoolboy gets 20 stitches after punch CHONG CHEE KIN Police investigating incident which mother says is latest bullying episode that will force son to change schools By i -20 stitches needed 7 was punched m the eye and 1 started to panic] as I was m pain/ Secondary 1 student,
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      265 4 A HOUSEWIFE scalded her Indonesian maid with a hot iron to punish her for forgetting to switch it off. Tan Sok Hwee, 34, of Block 360, Tampines Street 34, committed the offence at her flat on Jan 17A district court heard that when Tan
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      150 4 THE husband of the woman whose decomposed body was found m their home last week was charged with her murder yesterday m a district court. No plea was taken from assistant technician Jaganathan Subrayan, 48. The frail-looking bald man was found last Thursday at
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      173 4 AN MAID who felt guilt} about having sex with a man at her employer's house decided to say she was raped. Yesterday, Sutrisni. a 42-year-old Indonesian, was jailed three months for making a false police report m which she claimed an unknown Indian man
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      804 6  - Bukit Batok shoots up school rankings TRACY QUEK SANDRA DAVIE Bukit Batok Secondary and Catholic High were among the schools that improved most m this year s secondary school rankings. and report SETTING STANDARDS They helped me focus and gave me direction. Teachers would tell us if we were not
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      569 6 FOUR years ago, CatholicHigh School made the news when old boy and then Parliamentary Secretary Chan Soo Sen rapped his alma mater for slipping m the annual school rankings. Speaking at the school's 1998 speech and prize-giving ceremony, he noted that it had been ranked m
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      78 6 SCHOOL ENTRY SCORE Bukit View 157-196 CHIJ Katong Convent 170-198 153-1898 CHIJ St. Joseph's 170-195 155-1878 CHIJ St. Theresa's 166-199 155-1868 Nan Hua Ngee Ann 194-199 153-1888 Peical 15FT87 Presbyterian High 175-197 St. Anthony's Canossian 18?-199 152-1958 SCHOOL ENTRY SCORE Xinmln 183-199 Ang Mo Kio
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      440 6  -  RONALD KOW MEAN LIBS AND L1B4: LIBS is the ranking criterion for the Special/Express courses. Mean LIBS is the average aggregate grade of LI (either English or Higher Mother Tongue) and best five subjects of al! Special/Express course students m a school. For the Normal course,
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      296 6 ENTRY SCORE: Refers to the PSLE scores of students who made it to the school last year. >tudents m the Special/Express courses take four years to sit for their 0 levels and students m the Normal course, five rears. The range marked (8) is for students
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      77 6 SCHOOL ENTRY SCORE Balestier Hill 188-249 luklt View 188-236 CHIJ Katong Convent 226-252 188-2598 CHIJ St. Joseph's 219-252 188-2618 CHIJ St. Theresa's 215-246 189-2418 East View 188-230 Greenvlew 188-240 St. Margaret's 233-263 188-2588 Xinmin 239-265 Yuan Chlng 188 233 SCHOOL ENTRY SCORE Bedok South 193-228
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      1944 10 Doctor who made aches and pains his calling Movers And Shakers Irofessor Feng Pao sit is well-known elderly ngaporeans ifferingfrom leumatism. He Us our Senior orrespondent about the joys of on unglamorous calling SINGAPORE'S Father of Rheumatology, Professor Feng Pao Hsii, will tell you franKly that his specialisation is unglamorous,
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      500 13  -  SELINA LUM Displays and hands-on exhibits trace the force's development from its early days as a 14-man team By IT IS hard to believe that Singapore \va.< known as The Chicago of the East m 19"27 because of the number of murders here. Once,
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      334 13  -  SIM CHIYIN Bu ABOUT 70 voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) have signed a new funding agreement with the Ministry of Community Development and Sports. This marks the first time the funding arrangement has heen spelt out m a legal contract, a move meant to ensure
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      171 13 RETIRED cop Anthony Low, 59, still remembers clearly the day he shot dead the gunman who held him hostage m 1974. He is one of 12 people who have received the Police Gallantry medal. His name is also on the wall of the
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      256 13 THE Singapore Management University (SMU) hosted a lunch yesterday to bid farewell to its first chancellor. Mr Lim Kirn San, 86, is stepping down from the post he has held since the university's inception m 2000, due to other commitments. He holds various other
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      535 14 Feeling down? Here comes the clown MR XXIX Pang, 27, is dead serious about sotting up a group of caring clowns. A clown and trainer, his plan is to train volunteers to spread cheer to the elderly sick and ill children m hospitals. Calling himself a real-lite Patch Adams, he
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      428 14  -  GINNIE TEO Mums with stories to tell b>j IT STARTED with a few Bukit Batok mothers reading bedtime stories to their children m the privacy of their own homes. After a while, they began holding these sessions at their block's playground. Now, at least 30 children
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      493 14 More people are volunteering, with the proportion haoingjumped 60 per cent m the last two years. We look at three unusual volunteering activities and where you can go to do volunteer work. A TEETHING problem has struck the programme m which dentists provide free services
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        718 15  - Gene institute headhunts experts from around globe CHANG AI-LIEN Stem-cell research has been touted as the Holy Grail of the life sciences because it holds the promise of airing fatal diseases and creating replacement body parts. The Straits Times takes a look at the ambitious investigations into stem cells note
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        132 15 i Professor Ariff Bongso: The National University of Singapore scientist was the first m the world to isolate embryonic stem cells m 1994. Now, his team has created cells that are fit for human transplant because they are grown with only human cells, not animal nutrients.
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        281 15 THE Genome Institute of Singapore believes that a good stem-cell researcher should have sharp instincts and an analytical mind. it^- senior group leader of biological investigations, Dr Lim Bing, said: "Stem-cell research is just like many areas of medicine we already know
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        333 16 Sperm advance may save rare species Scientists hope to grow sperm cells for endangered and valuable animals by using mice as 'bio-incubators' SCIENTISTS m Pennsylvania have created pig and goat sperm inside the bodies of laboratory mice, marking the first time that male reproductive cells have been produced m such
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        40 16 'By the time it is m the bottle and on the store shelf, it is too old and too processed to have any detectable DNA/ Dr Carole Meredith, a professor of viticulture and enology at the University of California
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        327 16 Tell vintage wine from frauds via DNA FRENCH researchers have succeeded m mapping the DNA of wine, raising hopes the technology may one day be used to combat fraud by giving investigators a tool to distinguish plonk from authentic vintage wine. "We are very interested m this research it could
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      137 10 Doctors' directives ABOVE ALL, SAVE LIVES It doesn 't respect where you re from, whether you're foe or friend. The aim is actually to save lives, no matter whose they are. Singapore's Father of Rheumatology, Professor Feng Pao Hsii, relating how an Iraqi Jew and his team spent the night
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      39 1 The Straits Times asia A CRIME WORSE THAN MURDER Traditionally, betrayal is the biggest crime in Japan, almost worse than murder/ Religious scholar Tetsuo Yamaori, commenting on why whistle-blowers in Japan are treated so harshly Friday, August 16. 2002
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      551 1  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG Pressure from Beijing will ensure that Taipei won't be able to make diplomatic gains m South-east Asia, say analysts By 1 UK MM M rS TIMES 1 \l\\ Bl REAL' TAIPEI The Taiwan government appears to have set its sights on an
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      209 1 TAIPEI Taiwanese VicePresident Annette Lv yesterday attacked China, accusing it of interfering with her vacation m Indonesia and stressed she had a basic human right to travel. "Taiwan is not part of China and it is totally unreasonable that they block- ed
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        573 2  -  KWAN WENG KIN The PM avoids angering China, South Korea and other East Asian neighbours by not visiting the Yasukuni Shrine By Ministers' visit riles China BEIJING China yesterday protested against the visit by five Japanese Cabinet ministers to the Yasukuni war shrine to
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        310 2 China tightens controls to make drugs safe New rule makes local governments accountable BEIJING A day after the US government warned Americans to avoid certain Chinese diet pills, China took steps to crack down on the thriving trade m fake and unapproved drugs, which are killing thousands of Chinese each
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        158 2 HONGKONG Police have arrested 10 members of a family-run baby-kidnapping ring m southern China and rescued three children who were sold for a total of 33,800 yuan (557,100). The children, aged between eight months and three years, were kidnapped from a railway station m
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        47 2 1 1 op Chinese models pose with a monk in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa at the immiaiT^nmariJite Model contest on Tuesday. Sixteen-year-old Shi Zuojian of Shanghai won the top prize and will represent China in the world finals in Tunis next month. AFP
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        278 2 BEIJING The former head of China Everbright, China's flagship investment group m Hongkong, has been expelled from the Communist Party for corruption and mismanagement of the .state enterprise. A government investigation found Zhu Xiaohua, who was arrested more than two years, ago for corruption, guilty
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          62 2 HONGKONG'S bad economic climate has forced more than 30 graduates, including master's degree holders, to apply for the job of airport security guard, Ming Pao Daily reported assistant genera! manager of the airport security firm Lav Yip Seng as saying. The job requires only
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          52 2 TWENTY-SEVEN foreigners, including French. Germans and Canadians and whose ages range from 17 to 60, have passed tests m martial arts after three years of training m the Shaolin Temple m central China's Henan province. They can now teach the skill m their home country,
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          Lock icon DOCTORATE HOLDERS TO FIGHT COCKROACHES
          43 2 BEIJING has roped m more than 20 doctorate holders and professors m its campaign to eliminate cockroaches because a new species of the pest spread to the city from foreign countries five years ago, reported Beijing Youth Daily.
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          58 2 NOKIA chairman Jorma Ollila has been awarded the title of "honorary Beijing citizen" by Beijing Mayor Liv Qi. An industrial zone programme funded by Nokia m Beijing has become prominent among local projects attracting foreign investment, said the mayor, who promised to create a better environment
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          Lock icon HK BUS COMPANIES OFFER DISCOUNTS
          38 2 THREE bus companies m Hongkong are offering discounts of between HK$l and HKS3.SO (550.22 and 550.78) to passengers who change buses to help them cut down on daily expenses, reported Ming Pao Daily.
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          Lock icon CHINESE TEENS LEARN ABOUT SEX FROM PORN
          68 2 NEARLY 70 per cent of Chinese teenagers get their information about sex from pornography, prompting experts to worn" that they may pick up skewed ideas, state media said yesterday. The problem is a lack of sexeducation m the classroom and at home, forcing
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        271 4 The move will curb the city's booming real estate market, limit the height of new buildings and squeeze developers' profits SHANGHAI Shanghai, which has seen one of the worlds most futuristic skylines spring up m a matter of years, is considering a
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        180 4 HONGKONG A Filipino maid fired for having a deformed hand was awarded HK$l5O,OOO (5533,900) after settling a discrimination lawsuit that she filed against her former employer. Ms Beatriz Madriaga Cabanilla, 30, said her ex-boss, Frandly Wong Wai Chu, "expressed revulsion" when she showed up for her
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          52 4 CHINA has developed its own brand of iow-cost Aids medicine, which will be launched officially on Sept 1. The new drug, called Qiduo Fuding. will be available to more patients as its cost is only one-tenth that of imported drugs, the Beijing Morning
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          58 4 A FASHION show which was scheduled to be staged m Tiananmen Square m Beijing next Friday might be postponed, but organisers refused to disclose the reason for the delay, reported sina.com. The show, which would involve top fashion designers from France. Italy and Denmark, would be
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          65 4 TOKYO yesterday pledged to fight an international proposal which would cross out the name "Sea of Japan" from the world's sea charts, as a lingering map spat between Japan and its neighbours worsened. Under the new plan, the body of water
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          36 4 BEIJING has sent a top-level rescue team to the 7.294-m West Peak of Mount Xixabangma m Tibet where five students from Beijing University died m a huge avalanche Xinhua
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          Lock icon FOSSILS PROVE XINJIANG WAS A SEA
          37 4 CHINA'S north-western desert region of Xinjiang was once covered by a sea. Geologists have uncovered fossils showing that the region was once teeming with algae, seashells and other marine life. AFP
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        212 4 SEOUL South Korean President Kirn Dae Jung yesterday gave high marks to his nations latest reconciliation efforts with North Korea but said priority should be given to implementing agreements reached between the two sides. In a statement marking Liberation Day, Mr
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        511 5  - Reshuffle on the cards for Indonesian judges DEVI ASMARANI C Crackdown Judicial Corruption Strict watch will be kept on judges m large cities like Makassar and Medan where corruption is rife Bit] mi STRAITS TIMES JNDOMSIA tU KKM JAKARTA A major shake-up of courts m Jakarta and other big cities
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        310 5 Prosecutors and judges face charges IN THE PHILIPPINES Arroyo names eight of them as she gets tough MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo announced yesterday that charges had been filed against several judges and prosecutors as part of a new crackdown on judicial corruption an issue that the US ambassador has
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        146 5 JAKARTA The top United States military officer m the Pacific yesterday urged Indonesia to avoid bloodshed m Acen, where there are increasing signs that the government is preparing to launch a major offensive against separatist rebels. Admiral Thomas Fargo, commander-in-chief of the US Pacific
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        82 5 Tins Scotsman whom a Thai newspaper claimed had joined a Myanmar rebel group insists he is an English teacher m a Bangkok school and had dressed up m military uniform and carried a rifle "just for fun". "This is utterly false, he said of the
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          Lock icon E.TIMOR'S LAST POLICE CHIEF ACQUITTED
          51 6 A HUMAN rights court yesterday acquitted Indonesia's last police chief m East Timor, Brigadier-General Timhul Silaen, on charges ol allowing five massacres of civilians m the province m 1999It also acquitted a senior police offuer and four lower ranking army officers of human rights violations.
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          60 6 PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo has been rebuffed m an attempt to woo back a potential challenger m 2004 elections, officials said yesterday. Mr Raul Roco. who quit as education secretary on Tuesday, stood Mrs Arroyo up at a breakfast appointment, furious that he got wind of
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          Lock icon EXILED COMMUNIST LEADER TO RETIRE
          42 6 THE founder of the underground Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), Mr Jose Maria Sison. said yesterday he planned to retire m the Netherlands where he and 30 other party leaders have been self-exiled for years. AFP
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          Lock icon TWO JAILED FOR THAI STUDENT VIOLENCE
          41 6 FOR the tirst time m Thailand's decades-long history of student violence, two student gangsters have been jailed for killing a rival student, both sentenced to 34 years for murder and possession of illegal firearms. AP
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          38 6 A COMMUNIST Party official was shot dead and a policeman wounded seriously m southern Vietnam by a disgruntled police colleague, who then failed m his suicide bid, state media said yesterday. AFP
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        Lock icon Militant leader Jafaar goes on trial in Jakarta
        612 6  - Militant leader Jafaar goes on trial in Jakarta MARIANNE KEARNEY Laskar Jihad leader is charged with defaming Megawati and Hamzah and provoking people to break the law By I ill: STRAITS MM Is INDONESIA 1U K»: U JAKARTA Jafaar Umar Thalib, who heads one of Indonesia's top militant groups that
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        Lock icon US seeks Asean backing on blacklist group
        209 6 MANILA The United States wants the backing of South-east Asian nations for its plan to include the Jemaah (slamiyah on its terrorist blacklist, a Philippine official said yesterday. Philippine Foreign Secretary Bias Ople would discuss the inclusion with Malaysian officials when he visited
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        Lock icon Tommy joins dad's crony on prison island
        297 6 Tommy joins dad's crony on prison island JAKARTA Tommy Suharto was yesterday transferred from his garden-view prison cell m the capital to an Indonesian prison island where he will serve his 15-year sentence alongside his father's golfing buddy. Hutomo Tommy' Mandala Putra Suharto was flown by helicopter to the Nusa
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        Lock icon Top business leaders meet for roundtable to build trust
        405 7  - Top business leaders meet for roundtable to build trust LESLIE LAU MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE TIES Talks will focus on cooperation that can lead to better relations Bu I\ KUAI I.l'MPl'K TOP business leaders from Singapore and Malaysia are meeting here for the first time m a confidence-building initiative by the private sector
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        Lock icon Mansion that's strictly for the birds
        150 7 Mansion that's strictly for the birds IPOH A double-storf y mansion has been the envy of many residents m the Perak capital. Located at the junction of Jalan Gopeng and Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, it is being extensively renovated for new tenants. But it has raised eyebrows because all the
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        Lock icon Universities heed Mahathir's call to boost interracial ties
        427 7 The measures to encourage interaction between students include multi-racial hostels and a ban on race-based groups KUALA LUMPUR Awarding bonus points in ex-tra-curricular activities, promoting a "multi-racial" hostel environment and banning race-based clubs these are some ideas being toyed with by Malaysia's
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        201 8 PAS politician on the run from police KOTA BARU A Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) politician is on the run after three police reports were filed against him for accusing Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of watching pornographic videos with his grandchildren. Mr Buniyamin Vaakob, 56, a former MP for Bachok m
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        Lock icon Unions slam KL's about-face on 'Indonesians last' policy
        429 8 Unions slam KL's about-face on 'Indonesians last' policy Labour Woes MTUC says employers have other alternatives such as hiring jobless workers from other Malaysian states KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's largest trade union movement yesterday criticised the government's reversal of its ban on Indonesian immigrants, saying that it should not have succumbed
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          Lock icon GOVT WITHDRAWS SEDITION CHARGE
          51 8 THE Malaysian government yesterday withdrew a sedition charge against Ezam Mohamad Noor, a key ally of jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim. Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail told the High Court that the charge had been Kiped because Ezam already serving a -year prison sentence for leaking state secrets.
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          Lock icon MAN ALLEGEDLY RAPED STEPSISTER
          64 8 POLICE are looking for a man who allegedly raped his 14-year-old stepsister, who gave birth to a boy m Kuantan on Tuesday. Preliminary investigations show that the girl was raped by her stepbrother, m his 2Os, last year. Her father did not know the girl was
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          Lock icon FIERCE WINDS DAMAGE HOMES
          50 8 SCORES of houses were damaged when strong winds reaching up to 100 kmh lashed Sabah's west coast on Wednesday. Power supplies and telecommunication systems were disrupted. A fishing boat capsized off Kudat's esplanade but all five crewmen managed to swim ashore. The Star Asia News Network
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          56 8 THE federal government plans to build a RM3O-million (5513.8--million) marina along the southern shore of the Sungai Muar estuary for the region's yachtsmen. The Muar municipal council has identified a site m Tanjung Emas, which overlooks the Straits of Malacca, and construction is expected to start
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          Lock icon GAS CYLINDERS STREWN ON ROAD
          46 8 A TRAILER loaded with ammonia gas cylinders skidded on the North Klang Valley Expressway yesterday, scattering 149 cylinders over the highway. No one was injured. The trailer, laden with 230 gas cylinders, had come from Haadyai m Thailand. Bern am a
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        Lock icon Outcry over Kelantan plan to kill all tigers
        178 8 Outcry over Kelantan plan to kill all tigers KUALA LUMPUR Kelantan Mentri Besar Nik Aziz Xik Mat has provoked an outcry from conservationists when he announced plans to use the army to hunt and kill all tigers m the state after a rash of attacks on humans. Datuk Nik Aziz,
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        Lock icon NOT A HUNGRY LOT
        47 9 'When they are m the mood, they will put m their best during training. Butiftheij do not feel like it, they take it easy. Shuttlcr Fatitnah Kuiiiiii- 1 im (left), who benefited from her partnership with China-born Jiang Yanniei, on Singapore-born athletes [SeeAlO]
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        Lock icon Lightning stops Woods' start to the PGA
        550 9 GOLF 7 have had a great year. Any time you can win one Major m a year, it's going to be a successful 1 1 ear. Winning two m one year has been even better. I would like to make it three.' World
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        Lock icon An early exit for giant United in Europe?
        745 9 SOCCER It is humbled by Hungarian minnow, must win by two goals m return leg BUDAPEST (Hungary) So much for "the early season talk about Manchester United winning this season's European Champions League. After Wednesday's 0-1 loss here to provincial Hungarian side
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        Lock icon Pride, loyalty mean more to di Livio
        325 9 MIIAN Loyalty has a new name and it is Angelo di Livio. The Italian international, a World Cup player two months ago, has chosen to remain with the "new" Fiorentina for a tenth of his pay and play m the fourth division next
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        Lock icon MORE DEFENCE WOES
        115 9 MANCHESTER Manchester United's Wes Brown was ruled out for three months vesterday after a scan revealed he had a fractured right ankle. The defender limped off during United's shock 0-1 loss to little-known Hungarian club Zalaegerszeg in a Champions League, third-round, first-leg qualifier on 'ednesdav. The Premier
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        77 9 Zeijeznicar Sarajevo (Bos) 0 Newcastle (Eng) 1, AC Milan (Ita) 1 Slovan Liberec (Teh) 0, Partizan Belgrade (Vug) 0 Bayern Munich (Ger) 3, Barcelona (Esp) 3 Legia Warsaw (Pol) 0, Sporting Lisbon (Por) 0 Inter Milan (Ita) 0, Celtic (Sco) 3 Basle (Sui) I, Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr) 1
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        Lock icon Bridging the great gulf in rankings
        578 10  -  BEN NADARAJAN BADMINTON Singapore-born players have to work at getting on a par with foreign talent Bu] 'the gap between the local players like alvin and philip and those like ronald and indra is very big. so it will be hard for them to
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        Lock icon Asiad-bound Yue faces biggest test in Open
        356 10 SQUASH SINGAPORE'S top woman player Joannah Yue will face her biggest test yet when she competes m the week-long Singapore Women's Open Squash Championship at the Kallang Squash Centre from tomorrow. Yue, 25, who inherited the mantle when Delia Lee retired about 1
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        Lock icon Top Jockeys Answer Call
        377 10 horse racing LEADING jockeys Ncsl Harris and Glen Coiiess have answered the calls from New Zealand trainers Laurie Laxon and Steven Gray lespectively to ride at Kranji over the three meetings of the International Racing Week. New Zealand-based Harris will make the trip to Kranji next
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        Lock icon Sembawang whipped again
        533 10 SOCCER FOR more than half its match against Singapore Armed Forces FC last night, Sembawang Rangers looked like it might just fulfil its hope of earning a point at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium. But a comedy of errors and lapses m concentration m the final third
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        Lock icon Only Sun tipped to shine in England
        572 11 SOCCER BEIJING China, more enamoured usually with the Italian and Spanish leagues, has reason to anticipate this weekend's kick-off to the English Premiership season. A flurry of transfer activity has seen four of the country's most celebrated players leave stardom at home to
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        Lock icon China wants to host 2014 World Cup
        236 11 China wants to host 2014 World Cup BEIJING China will put in a bid to host the 2014 soccer World Cup if the tournament returns to Asia, state media reported yesterday. China's facilities and experience in hosting international sports competitions qualify it already to stage world soccer's premier event, said
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          Lock icon PALACE MANAGER IN ASSAULT PROBE
          93 11 BRITISH police are investigating an allegation of assault made against Crystal Palace manager Trevor Francis by one of his own players over an incident at an English First Division soccer match at Selhurst Park on Tuesday. Francis has admitted hitting his Latvian substitute goalkeeper Alex
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          Lock icon RONALDO'S FATE TO BE SEALED THIS WEEK
          78 11 THE fate of Brazilian soccer star Ronaldc will be decided this weekend during a meeting between Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and his Inter Milan counterpart Massimo Moratti, the sports daily Marca reported m Milan. The two clubs have already ironed out much
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          Lock icon TURKEY ALMOST SURE TO HOST F1 RACE
          70 11 FORMULA One's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said yesterday that Turkey was a strong contender to host a Grand Prix race by 2005, adding that it had a "99-9 per cent" chance. After a two-day tour of three Turkish cities, including Istanbul, he said:
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        Lock icon Asian duo bid to lift PGA crown
        584 11 GOLF Choi and Maruyama have credentials to win first honours for the continent CHASKA (Minnesota) Asian golf stars Choi Kyung Ju of South Korea and Japan's Shigeki Maruyama each has his eye fixed firmly on becoming the first Asian to win the Professional
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        Lock icon Schumi goes for a record 10
        362 11 MOTOR RACING BUDAPEST I Hungary) Having equalled Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five drivers' titles, Michael Schumacher will target another milestone at Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix becoming the first driver to win 10 races m one season. The 33-year-old Ferrari driver, who won his
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        394 12 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell m the house of the LORD forever Psalm 23. b THERESA LORE AH MOY Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 August 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Husband:
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        204 12 f With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To Our Chief Executive Officer MR MICHAEL ONG family on the demise of his beloved Mother THERESA LOKE AH MOY Departed on 1 4 August 2002 From: The Management Staff of COLLYER SHIPPING PTE LTD CAPITAL LOGISTIC TRANSPORT CO PTE LTD L T CONTAINER
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        397 12 "Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life and I will live m the house of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23:6) MRS ALICE SCOTT-ROSS (ALICE TAN KIM YOKE) AGE: 85 was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday 14 August 2002
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        371 12 Jesus said to her "I'm the resurrection and the fife Those who believe m me, even though triey d>e will live, and everyone who lives believes m me wti! never o")e~ John 11:25-26 NANCY GAN TAY AH KEOW Age: 55 was called Home to be with the Lord on 15
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        170 12 With deepest sympathy Ito the f ami I x of the late Pang Hock Leng Michael From the Management Staff INCOME 2nd Anniversary In loving memory of ALICE LIM CHENG LIANG NEO called Home on 16 August 2000 Nothing really ever die* That is not born tine* The miracle* of
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        41 13 Change Straits Times Inden 1531.84 *4.8i BT OB/OS -115.00 +15!. 00 BTCADI -*****.00 1-62.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -11.00 UOB Sesdaq 62.52 -fO.46 UOB Blue Chip 548.17 -2.57 STI Futures 1535 *B MSCI Singapore 191.53 0.57 SiMSCI Futures 190.80 +0.20
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        97 13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Main Sac Total Main Sdg Total Multi Ind 38,9£8 38.968 48.241 48.241 Manutacturg 233,423 13 639 247,062 218.627 2,971 221,598 Commerce 39.007 10,034 49,04 i 14.283 3.148 17,431 Tpt/Stor/Com 27,542 27,542 39,377 39.377 Finance 14,328 14,328 101,704 101.704 Construction 17,118 3.406 20.524 4,319
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        247 13 STOCK PRICES LEGEND Straits Times Index Stocks bl buylng-in s scripiess and non CPF c Stocks approved under CPF Invest ment s Scheme N Ta« -exempted dividend xd ex-dlvldend cd cum dividers ct conditional trig crl cum right Issue chl cum bonus Issue co cum offer xri ex-rlght
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        Lock icon AOL Time Warner admits revenue may be overblown
        410 14 AOL Time Warner admits revenue may be overblown Internet division's income may have been overstated by $86m, a review of past advertising deals shows NEW YORK AOL Time Warner has admitted it may have inflated revenue by US$49 million (SSB6 million) as it opened a wider review of past advertising
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        Lock icon Mirant's balance sheet inflated by $1.9b
        263 14 Mirant's balance sheet inflated by $1.9 b ATLANTA Mirant, the biggest North American natural gas trader, said an accounting review turned up mistakes that may have inflated its balance sheet by as much as US$l.l billion *(S$ 1.9 billion). Straightening out the errors may reduce Mirant's US$22.B billion m assets
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        Lock icon Vivendi shares plunge on news of $21b loss
        286 14 LOS ANGELES French media conglomerate Vivendi Universal on Wednesday revealed a US$l2 billion (Ss2l billion) loss for the first half of the year. It said it would sell its prized US publishing house Houghton Mifflin and other assets to help stem a
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        59 14 Yesterdays close: 10,219.71 (Up 258.36 points) Hongkong stocks advanced on optimism that a rally m US shares would bolster consumer spending there, boosting demand for goods made m the territory. In the broader market, three stocks rose for every one that fell. Trading volume at HKS7.I7
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        75 14 Yesterdays close: 734.07 (Up 4.08 points) Malaysia's key stock index rose to a one-month high, led by Telekom after the nations No,l phone company said it had no plans to sell global bonds to buy a rival, allaying concern that the move may strain its finances.
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        79 14 Yesterdays close: 241.13 (Down 0.8 point) China's stocks fell with turnover hitting levels not seen since late June as hopes for a quick market recovery faded because of a lack of institutional support, traders said. Brokers said institutional investors baulked at building up heavy positions, due partly
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        54 14 Yesterday's close: 3,076.8 (Up 30.4 points) Australia's stock market closed 1 per cent higher, buoyed by Wall Street's rally and investor support for News Corp, major resources counters and banks, dealers said. Volume was 602.25 million shares worth A52.03 billion, with 669 stocks closing higher, 485 lower and
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        69 14 Yesterdays close: 9,795.57 (Up 157. 16 points) Tokyo stocks snapped a threesession losing streak after Wall Street's strong rally lifted investor sentiment, fuelling a broad-based run ied by tech issues. Volums on the First Section was 571.46 million shares yesterday, up from 524 million on
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          95 14 THE Port Klang Authority said yesterday that for the first six months of this year, the port's container transhipment rose 19-7 per cent to 39-38 million tonnes, from 32.9 million tonnes m the previous corresponding period. The authority expects to maintain a good position
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          72 14 CHEUNG KONG UNIT'S PROFIT SLIPS 1.2% CHEUNG Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CXI), controlled by Asia's richest tycoon Li Ka-shing, yesterday posted a better-than-e Apected 1.2 per cent drop m first-half net profit as the company sold off assets m China and increased its Australian exposure. CXI, which owns power plants m
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        421 15 PROPOSED ACCOUNTING RULE NEW YORK By next year, it is not going to matter very much whether companies choose to report the value of stock options as an expense. Investors will be m a good position to decide for themselves whether the
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        260 15 TROUBLED Asia Pulp Paper APP scored a win yesterday when a High Court judge ruled that a 2,000-page report on its financial position could not be used as evidence m a judicial management application as it was confidential information. Creditor
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        317 16 OPTIMISM about an improvement m business conditions m Singapore rose further before last month's global stock market rout, a survey In the Singapore Confederation of Industries SCO shows. Of the 200 firms which took part m the business expectations survey for the second quarter.
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        649 16  -  HUGH CHOW Dutch bank's offering eclipses all rival schemes, including UOB's 1.55% deal which was also unveiled yesterday By 1 HWM h C OKKKSPONDI 1 CUTTING EDGE HOW low can they go? Cheap mortgage specialists ABN Amro Bank has given prospective homebuyers
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          80 16 WANT WANT Holdings, a snack manufacturer, reported an 17-7 per cent slide m profits to US$3B.l million (5566.9 million) for the halfyear ended June 30. This was attributed to higher operating costs and lower profit margins on its products. Turnover increased by 2 per
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          71 16 TRANSPORT company Comfort Group posted a 6.3 per cent drop m profit to $16.4 million for the first quarter ended June 30 due to greater competitive pressure m a weaker economy. Turnover increased by 7-3 per cent year-on-year to 5120.5 million. The group said that
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          72 16 DBS GROUP Holdings head of group communications Darryl Dickens has left after just 11 months on the job. His last day at the bank was Wednesday. DBS vicepresident Julie Yeo has been appointed acting head of the 20-strong department. Mr Dickens, a Canadian with
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          60 16 SIA LOAD FACTOR UP 2. 6 POINTS IN JULY SINGAPORE Airlines (SlA's) overall load factor rose 2.6 points to 73.1 per cent last month from July last year. Although the passenger seat factor fell by 0.5 point to 79-3 per cent, the overall load increase was boosted by a 5.9-point
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          66 16 PSA CORPS Guangzhou Container Terminal (GCT) handled 57 per cent more containers last month compared to July last year, resulting m a record container volume of 94,000 twentyfoot equivalent units. Managed and operated jointly by Guangzhou Harbour "Bureau and PSA, GCT was launched on July
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          57 16 FLEXTRONICS International is laying off 5,261 employees at its American and European plants under plans announced last October to reduce its global workforce by 10,000. A spokesman for the Sin-gapore-based company. Ms Valeric Kurniawan. said: "Singapore and Asia are not affected. It is part of our
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        369 16 Reports by brokingfinm, ivhichforecast losses of more than US$lOO million/or NOL, spark talk of possible restructuring at the group NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL), the world's sixth-largest container shipping line, is expected to report massive losses of more than US$lOO million (*****.5 million)
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        428 17  - Creative cuts loss in fourth quarter to $85m DENESH DIVYANATHAN CORPO R A T E RESU L T S Results are dragged down by purchase of 3Dlabs and investment writedowns, but it expects to break even m current quarter By IFC H\Ol (H.Y RKPURTK.R SOUNDCARD giant Creative Technology yesterday announced
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        336 17  -  WILLIAM CHOONG I! HNOI OGY RKPORTKR PACIFIC Internet (PacNet) yesterday reported its second consecutive quarter m the black, and is "on track" to meeting it? runyear earnings target of US$l.5 million (552. 63 million). For the second quarter ended June 30, the
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        365 17  -  HUGH CHOW *!L OPERATING REVENUE RISES BY 5.3% TO 5228.5 M THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has reported a better-than-expected 24.2 per cent jump m net profit to $60.9 million during its first full financial year as a listed company. Profits grew on the
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        208 17 SINGAPORE'S largest car distributor, Tan Chong International, yesterday reported a steep 46 per cent drop m net earnings to HK5102.9 million (5523.3 million) for the six months ended June 30. The company, which distributes Nissan vehicles, is locked m a fierce battle for top spot
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        284 17 Chew Eu Hock unit barred from tendering for govt projects BE LEAGUE RED construction group Chew Eu Hock 'CEH) said yesterday that its main subsidiary CEH Construction has been barred from tendering for all government projects. The debarment by the Housing Board's Standing Committee on Debarment (SCOD) would be for
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        834 17  -  COLIN TAN By MARKETS CORRESPOSDI i MOST Asian bourses took Wall Street's overnight cue to stage a rally yesterday, with investor confidence swelling as most top executives m United States-listed companies complied with the deadline to certify their accounts. Most Asian stock
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        469 18  -  Nine officers, whose average age is 40, will move into key positions as part of organisational revamp EDNA KOH I CORRESPONDENT SEVERAL relatively young Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) officers most of them instrumental m shaping Singapore's recent financial sector reforms will be promoted
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        382 18 SWORN STATEMENTS TO SEC NEW YORK Executives of most large US companies vouched for their businesses' financial results by Wednesday's deadline, allaying fears of new financial bombshells and helping to trigger a rally on Wall Street. By early Wednesday evening, 620, or
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