The Straits Times, 24 August 2002

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    31 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1845 OattirQciy August 24, 2002 176 Pages m seven parts mita (p) 094/03/2002 MP A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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    Lock icon China on 24-hour flood alert
    514 1  -  DAVID HSIEH 600,000 evacuated, more than a million mobilised, with all eyes on massive Dongting Lake as more rain is expected By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING More than a million civilians, troops and officials m cities and counties near Dongting Lake and the
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    50 1 DESMOND WEE The joy of about 4,500 badminton fans was clear last night when Ronald Susilo uuuntcu rmn-n m smashing style from one game down to defeat South Korea's Shon Seung Mo 12-15, 15-12, 15-1 to reach the last four in the Yonex-Sunrise Singapore Open. See SPORTS: A8
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    Lock icon Moderate Muslims speak up
    476 1  -  AHMAD OSMAN By SEVERAL Muslim leaders are backing Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's call to the community to speak out against those who hold extremist views on Islam. They will step up efforts to highlight the correct teachings of Islam m mosques, Islamic religious schools and
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      73 2 BANK THEFTS: 2 MORE ARRESTS THE police have arrested two more people m connection with the break-in and theft at three Shenton Way banks at the weekend. The capture of a 31-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, both Singaporeans, follows Thursday's arrest of unemployed Lim Boon Seng, 26. The
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      66 2 NOT many people know that Singapore has nearly 700 marriage solemnisers" people appointed by the Registry of Marriages to certify that couples are legally wed. And now, these people, who include grassroots leaders and religious leaders, are being encouraged to do more to help make the
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      103 2 COSMOPOLITAN AND HEARTLANDER THE highly emotional undertone of the "stayers or quitters" debate has left Clarence Chang wondering whether anguish over the labels is clouding the big picture. It is the emotional, rather than pnysical, rootedness that distinguishes a stayer from a quitter, someone told him. But then, how
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      95 2 THINGS THAT 60 BUMP IN THE NIGHT IF YOU hear the stomping of feet at the Singapore Art Museum late on Friday nights, the exhibits have not come to life just the Lindy Hop dancers, who have a class there twice a month. And over at the Singapore History
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      58 2 WHAT SPURS PATRIOTISM? TRUE, deep love of one's country comes not from material advantages but from emotional sources, writes Mr William Laws. Otherwise, the Russians would loathe their country, as their government has failed to provide them witn any of the benefits enjoyed ny Singaporeans. But they are among
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      85 2 Plight of Übui's kampung folk PULAUUbinis Singapore's last kampung, as many know it. But with only 100 islanders left, it may have a problem keeping its identity, writes Neo Hui Mm. For years, these villagers awaited their turn, as others were resettled on the mainland and compensated for giving
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      131 2 Chatline ploy to coax girl into sex PHONE chatline user Rosli Latiff, 38, lied to a slightly-retarded 13-year-old to persuade her to have sex with him. He told her that he was a 27-year-old bachelor, when he was married with two children. The prosecution asked the court yesterday to
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      62 2 Haze: Jakarta pressed INDONESIA is under pressure from the region to tackle its annual haze pollution problem, even as choking smoke continued to cover large parts of the country yesterday. The haze created by the illegal burning of scrub to clear land has disrupted flights, left hundreds of schools
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      91 2 NO WRONG-DOING, SAYS DATACRAFT DATACRAFT Asia chairman Patrick Quarmby said yesterday that the board had done a thorough check of his chief executive's sale of 250,000 shares last September about a month before the company issued a profit warning that sent its snares plummeting 40 per cent in one
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      84 2 SEPT 11: 'NUMB AND WEARY' MANY Americans say they are overwhelmed, numb and weary of looking back on Sept 11. And they dread the blanket media coverage next month. One retiree says she is planning to watch as little TV news as possible on the day. People just want
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      164 2 CHINA'S ONE-CHILD POLICY STAYS CHINA is unlikely to relax its one-child policy but better economic conditions may compel it, in the next 10 to 20 years, to give in to demands from married couples who can afford to have more children. Recent Western media reports that plans are afoot
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      55 2 SIMPLE BUT NIMBLE FOOTBALL SINGAPORE'S schoolboys learnt the effectiveness of simple football, as they crashed 6-1 yesterday to the South Koreans m the Asian Schools Football Championship semi-finals. The Korean youths ripped into them with their machine-like pace. Their quick passing and off-the-ball running were the very stuff that
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      Lock icon Pilots, SIA end deadlock, avoid industrial action
      669 3  -  DOMINIC NATHAN AHMAD OSMAN With Manpower Ministry's help, both sides agree to compromise over rest seats for pilots, with compensation too By and New terms One business-class seat to be set aside for pilots; $200 compensation for pilots who have to sit m
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      Lock icon Abu Sayyaf 'not behind kidnap'
      534 3  -  LUZ BAGUIORO Military blames local bandits, not kidnap gang it 'had deieatea BY PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Embarrassed by this week's fresh kidnapping and gruesome beheading of two hostages blamed on Abu Sayyaf bandits the military backtracked yesterday and instead pinned the atrocities on local criminals.
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      Lock icon Dramatic op to grab uranium
      525 4 Year-long planning behind US-Russian mission to make sure weapons-grade material won't get into terrorist hands Washington united States and Russian officials whisked away 45 kg of weap-ons-grade uranium from an ageing Yugoslav nuclear reactor m a dramatic, militarystyle operation. The mission was described as the
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      91 4 THE report "Wholesale trade stages turnaround" (ST, Aug 22) said that overseas sales of electronic and electrical components and industrial machinery, as well as general wholesale trade, saw turnover growth of between 2 per cent and 9 per cent m the second quarter of this
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      Lock icon 128 dead in Nepal's day of disasters
      470 4 tCATHMANDU A plane crash, a bus accident and landslides. All three occurred m Nepal on the same day, and Officials fear the loss of at least 128 lives. At the Teaching Hospital bere yesterday, authorities released the bodies of the aircraft's Nepalese crew
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      Lock icon Women's panel pushes to end discrimination
      475 6  -  SUE-ANN CHIA Remaking sub-committee wants same medical benefits for female civil servants and no cap on women medical undergrads Bui THE Remaking Singapore Committee looking at women's issues wants the Government to change two controversial policies that have come up again and again over
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      Lock icon Crash driver gets full blame
      392 6 HOW MUCH MR ZHANG HANBO, 47. WILL GET AS COMPENSATION FOR HIS INJURIES WILL BE ASSESSED BY A COURT OFFICIAL NEXT TUESDAY. A SENIOR executive, who hit a tourist from China while reversing his car, is being held totally liable for the accident that paralysed
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      Lock icon 'Enough of Sept 11 talk. Let's move on'
      656 8  -  ADAM LEE Weary of looking back, many Americans want some restraint by the media m re-examining the fateful day one year on NEW YORK Enough is enough. Many Americans are dreading the upcoming first anniversary of Sept 11 and plan to tune
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      Lock icon Pakistan accuses India of attacking army post
      417 10 Pakistan accuses India of attacking army post A war of words breaks out between the two nations as US official Armitage visits Delhi to discuss cross-border terrorism NEW DELHI India and Pakistan sparred verbally yesterday over a reported military attack m Kashmir, as the United States Deputy Secretary of State
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      Lock icon GOING PLACES, FUSS FREE!
      43 10 AFP This zippy three-wheeled electric scooter, on display at the Vahaan Yatra Car and Bike Expo in Bangalore, can run for 1,000 km on its 24-volt battery. Called "E-Go", the quiet and non-polluting vehicle costs just 18,000 rupees (S$654).
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      270 10 Sri Lanka talks to start on Sept 16 COLOMBO-REBEL DIALOGUE COLOMBO Norwe-gian-brokered formal peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels will open m Thailand on Sept 16, the Oslo government said yesterday. Peace broker Norway said m a statement received here that the first round of
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        83 10 OVER 100 children, wrapped head to toe m yellow cloth, were buried alive m a mass ritual at Peraiyur m the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The New Indian Express said the ritual is held once m five years to appease the gods and
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        Lock icon ROW OVER GUJARAT ELECTION DATES
        70 10 THE Election Commission of India has come under fire after it recommended that elections m the western state of Gujarat be deferred. The BJP-led central government, which wants early elections m the state, has moved the country's Supreme Court questioning the commission's powers, The Hindu
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        Lock icon STUDENTS BACK STRIKING TEACHERS
        58 10 TEACHERS m government colleges and students, supporting them, are on strike m Tamil Nadu state m the south. They are protesting against the government's move to attach their institutions to state universities, The Hindu reported. Universities, they said, were m the red and would be unable
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        Lock icon MILITANTS KILL 20 SOLDIERS
        46 10 TWENTY men of a paramilitary force were killed by militants who ambushed them at Hirapur m the north-eastern state of Tripura. The soldiers belonging to the Tripura State Rifles were taking a colleague to hospital when they were attacked, media reports said.
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        Lock icon HINDU LEADER GETS MINISTER TO QUIT
        68 10 HINDU fundamentalist leader Bal Thackeray has ordered a central government minister to quit his post, according to The New Indian Express. Electricity Minister Suresh Prabhu, who put m his papers, belongs to the Shiv Sena party led by Mr Thackeray. The minister was widely
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      139 12 Aussies ban potentially deadly jelly sweets PERTH Potentially deadly jelly sweets, responsible for the death of a three-year-old Sydney boy and at least 15 choking deaths worldwide, have been banned m Australia, it was announced here yesterday. The ban, already imposed m some states, was extended nationwide yesterday under the
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      495 12 It beeps when the car speeds and records details of a trip, allowing parents to monitor the driving habits of teenagers CAMARILLO (California) First, it was a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to track children. Now, a maker of black boxes
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        Lock icon Kim's PM nominee stirs controversy
        190 12 ROW OVER ROLE AS ACTING PM SEOUL Controversy is brewing over the current status of Mr Chang Dae Whan, President Kirn Dae Jung's nominee for Prime Minister. The former publisher of the Maeil Business Newspaper was nominated two weeks ago to replace Mr Lee Han
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        Lock icon BOOK COLLECTION WORTH $156m
        118 12 OSLO When Mr Martin Schoyen was 15, he spotted some old books for sale at a Sunday market m Florence, Italy, so he bought one, trom 1592, for three US cents (five Singapore cents). He now owns one of the world's largest collections of ancient manuscripts,
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        72 12 SCRABBLE CHAMP THIS IS AU I DO SAN DIEGO A New York man whose life revolves around the board game Scrabble emerged on Thursday as the nations top-rated player. Mr Joel Sherman, 40, took first place m the National Scrabble Championship, beating Nigel Richards of New Zealand and Jakkrit Klaphajone
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        Lock icon BAEZ SERENADES TREE PROTESTERS
        90 12 FRESHWATER (California) Folk singer Joan Baez delivered a surprise serenade to two environmental activists who have spent months perched m towering redwoods owned by Pacific Lumber Co. "Air a little thin up there?" Baez shouted to the protesters more than 46 m above the ground on
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        48 12 Saudi prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz can be forced to pay US$223 million (***** million) m a divorce lawsuit being faced by his brother-in-law, a court ruled. Singer Celine Dion is selling her 1,400 sq m custom home m Florida with its furnishings for US$2O million (Ss3s million).
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        50 12 Quoteworthy We, by law, have to find them a bed. And we want to find them a bed. The problem is they are coming m faster than we have places to put those beds. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, on the city's struggle to cope with the growing homeless population
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      Lock icon Aircraft carrier still master of the sea
      562 14  - Aircraft carrier still master of the sea FELIX SOH It has gained currency m today's strategic setting of fighting terror and solving post-Cold War conflicts *L THE aircraft carrier, m service for over 60 years, remains the undisputed master of the sea. Instead of sailing into the sunset like the
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      Lock icon Fewer Americans now support sending troops to oust Saddam
      439 18 Fewer Americans now support sending troops to oust Saddam As debate intensifies, the White House moves to cool things down with signals that war, if it is declared, may be a long way off WASHINGTON Half of Americans believe Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, but support for sending US
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda men 'training in northern Iraq'
      139 18 LONDON A radical armed Islamist group with links to Teheran and Baghdad has helped Al-Qaeda establish an international terrorist training camp m northern Iraq, The Guardian reported yesterday. Intelligence officers m Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region told the paper the Ansar al-Islam group was harbouring
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      Lock icon Muscle-flexing in Kabul
      39 18 BULGING biceps, flexed pectorals and washboard abdomens were part of the attractions at Afghanistan's independence day parade as bodybuilders sauntered into Kabul stadium earlier this week for the ceremony attended by the country's new leaders. REUTERS
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      Lock icon Bush soft pedals criticism of Musharraf
      175 18 Bush soft pedals criticism of Musharraf WASHINGTON Despite his abrupt move to grab more power, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is "still tight with us m the war against terror", President George W. Bush has said. "And that's what I appreciate," he told reporters during a brief trip here before vowing
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      Lock icon She's the youngest girl to pass an O-level exam
      320 20  - She's the youngest girl to pass an O-level exam ALFRED LEE The six-year-old pirl m Britain is a decade younger than most students who took the IT examination By THE STRAITS TIMES EUROPF BUREAU LONDON Geetha Thaninathan has become the youngest girl ever to pass an O-level examination at the
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      293 20 STEPPED-UP PROTECTION FOR PUPILS LONDON Britain is taking steps to protect school pupils from child abusers, a measure which the press said was an emergency response to the murder of 10-year-olas Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. The government aims to close loopholes m vetting procedures
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      Lock icon German leaders clash over flood-repair funds
      593 23 Schroeder's rivals oppose his move to delay planned tax cuts to help pay for the massive damage BERLIN Political leaders have clashed on how to cover the billions of euros m damage caused by record flooding, as fresh disaster threatened northern Germany along the
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      Lock icon Fashion news is a bigger draw than flood havoc
      372 23 Fashion news is a bigger draw than flood havoc IN INDIA Deaths from disasters are no longer news NEW DELHI Come the monsoon rains, the mighty Ganges River overflows, washing away sleeping villagers along with their mud-and-thatch huts, leaving a trail of death and heartache m its wake. But scan
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      Lock icon Students help build new US college from scratch
      499 24 The start-up venture, promoting engineering studies, is attracting students by offering free tuition What they have done The first batch of students has got to: Test assignments Do practice runs on overseas-study programmes Assess grading policies Establish student government and honour code
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      Lock icon Shock jocks fired for 'sex in church' stunt
      165 24 NEW YORK Two New Yorkbased radio shock jocks, criticised by Catholic groups for broadcasting a live account of a couple allegedly having sex m the landmark St Patrick's Cathedral m Manhattan, had their nationally syndicated show cancelled. "Based on recent events, the
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      Lock icon And now diamonds from human remains
      177 24 WASHINGTON A company m Chicago has claimed to have developed a process for turning cremated human remains into diamonds that can be worn as jewellery, a report said yesterday. "We're building on the simple fact that all living creatures are carbon-based and diamonds are
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      Lock icon Italy's new laws fail to deter the tide of illegals
      504 27 Boatloads of immigrants head towards Sicily almost every day, keeping customs officials busy On Sept 9 I He R9W WWS MR TO prevent immifTMts frta Mai frwrttrf rtsMwee permits unless tkey cm prove they hive work hi Italy. Extowded powers
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      Lock icon Diplomats with unpaid parking to lose car plates
      278 27 NY also cuts diplomatic parking spots by 75% NEW YORK Diplomats who do not pay parking tickets could lose their licence plates under an agreement to end a years-long international dispute over unpaid citations m the city. The deal announced on Thursday
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        Lock icon STOLEN PAINTING FOUND IN LONDON
        69 27 A PAINTING by Italian master Titian stolen seven years ago has been found m a plastic bag m London, a spokesman for the English country estate from which it was taken said on Thursday. The painting, Rest on the Flight into Egypt, is one of
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        Lock icon NYT JOURNALIST FALLS TO DEATH
        69 27 A BUSINESS editor at The New York Times fell to his death from the 15th floor of the newspaper's Times Square office building on Thursday m what police said was a possible suicide. Mr Allen Myerson, 47, fell from the West 43rd Street building m
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        Lock icon SOME FBI SEARCH GUIDELINES TO GO
        76 27 A SPECIAL court that oversees sensitive lawenforcement surveillance forced US Attorney-Gen-eral John Ashcroft to change his guidelines for FBI terrorism searches and wiretaps, according to new documents. The US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which has not disclosed publicly any of its rulings m nearly
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        Lock icon BRAZIL OPENS NEW NATIONAL PARK
        41 27 BRAZIL on Thursday opened a new national park, home to the world's largest protected tropical forest. Tumucumaque Mountain National Park, m the northern state of Amapa, is a big one it is larger than Belgium. AFP
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        Lock icon WEST NILE VIRUS TOLL SET TO RISE
        71 27 STEADILY spreading westward across the United States, the mos-quito-borne West Nile virus has claimed at least 14- lives, infected 300 people and has been detected m all but seven of the contiguous 48 states. The year's nationwide death toll could rise to 16
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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      694 28  -  CLARENCE CHANG By MATTER OF THE HEART How does one tell another's sense ofrootedness, that his heart still belongs to Singapore even if he is living abroad? SOMETHING troubled me as I listened to the tail end of Prime Minister Goh Chok
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      802 28  -  ROBERT HUNTER By UNITED States President George W. Bush's approach to the Middle East lacks coherence. The administration needs to look beyond each day's crisis to present a "theme" an overall vision to guide the nation and the world. It needs to recognise that
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        583 28 IF MR Bill Gates and Mr Steve Jobs had come to Singapore m the *****, would they have been welcomed with open arms? Would the Economic Development Board have recognised their talent and given them pioneer status? Would the local banks have funded them? The answer to all
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      1765 29  - Suicide bombers level battlefield for Palestinians MOLLY MOORE JOHN WARD ANDERSON Bu and IMF. WASHING lON HUM JERUSALEM In the last year, the suicide bomber has become the most potent military weapon m the Palestinian uprising against Israel, creating a new battlefield that has left one of the world's best
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      93 28 How to reach us After office hours, please call operators at 6319-6319 NCWSOCSK TEL: 6319-5397 FAX: 6732-0131 FOREIGN KSK TEL: 6319-5745 FAX. 6319-8274 PICTURE DESK TEL: 6319-5328 FAX: 6319-8271 CAST ASIA UNIT TEL: 6319-5622 FAX: 6319-8274 FORUM DESK TEL: 6319-5454 FAX: 6319-8289 MONEY DESK TEL: 6319-5471 FAX: 6319-8262 SPORTS MSK
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      215 28 Upon Instructions. An Important Auction of Global Significance Auction of Exquisite Versace Fine Jewellery and Watches Monday 26th-Tuesday 27th August 2002 7.00pm onwards to be held at the Raffles Town Club, 1 Plymouth Avenue, Singapore A vast range of new luxury Viewing jewellery and precious items Sunday 25 August 2002
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      247 30 I REFER to the letter, "What more do you want from Singapore?" (ST, Aug 22) by Ms Margo McCutcheon. No one disputes the achievements since 1965 (although, m fairness, Singapore was rather more than "a patch of swamp" prior to
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      124 30 DURING the National Day Rally, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said that we must produce Chinese elites who can be effectively bilingual m English and Chinese, and have a good understanding of Chinese culture and history, as well as China's business and political climate.
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      306 30 MSMARGO McCutcheon's letter, "What more do you want from Singapore?" (ST, Aug 22), contains a long list of the benefits of being a Singaporean, from having comprehensive Central Provident Fund and housing schemes, and very low tax rates, to having the highest per capita government
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      164 30 I REFER to Ms Margo McCutcheon's letter, "What more do you want from Singapore?" (ST, Aug 22), which hit the nail on the head. I have always felt that my fellow citizens are an insecure and whining bunch. It has become fashionable to complain, and to
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      498 30 Don't give up on political process I REFER to the letter, "Do not expect Singaporeans to follow doctor's orders blindly" (ST, Aug 22), by Mr Lim Wee Liang. The writer said that "Singaporeans who... find that the Government does not listen to feedback, may seek a place where they will
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      393 31 REFLECTION NEEDED 'There is no point m always blaming Singaporeans for being ungrateful m not realising what the Government has done for them. There has to be a deeper self-examination on both sides as to why such negative sentiments persist.' I REFER
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      255 31 Fax your letters to 6319-8289 or e-mail them to stf orum@ cyberway. com.sq I REFER to the letter, "Singaporeans are becoming an ungrateful lot"(ST,Aug23). I take grave exception to the writer's conclusion about "complaining" Singaporeans. Not too long ago, our leaders were lamenting
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      190 31 Reasoning for carpark rate rise ridiculous I READ JTC Corporation's letter, "JTC carpark rate still among lowest m the market" (ST, Aug 23), and was amused to find how very typical it was. JTC said it raised its carpark charges to ensure that their rates "are m sync with market
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      398 31 Arab-Israeli conflict political in nature I REFER to the article, "Why moderate Muslims have a problem wearing the label" (ST.Aug 17). I cannot but agree with most of the contents and conclusions expressed by Ms Zuraidan Ibrahim. Still, as the Arab-Israeli conflict, particularly the Palestinian question, is often linked to
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      310 32 OPEN FOR VIEWING. PRIME SEAVIEW UNITS ALONG THE EAST COAST. The boundless expanse of the South China Sea awaits your viewing pleasure at Costa del Sol. ftX^'f*^ f £i Mlllftr^i Perhaps the only thing that'll divert your attention from the stunning view is the sheer luxury ■■ftF J j■: \l
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      52 1 IF THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A MARRIAGE *We marry the one we love, but we must have the will to keep on loving the one we married. Reverend Tony Yeo, who solemnises marriages, on a tip he picked up for young couples getting hitched Saturday, August 24, 2002 The Straits
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      99 1 PREVIOUSLY, the alarm would sound If you tapped the card twice or held it m front of the reader for too long, even If the correct fare had been deducted. Now, It will sound only when there is a fare error, so as to minimise confusion. Among
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      513 1  - Ez-link made easier KARAMJIT KAUR To minimise confusion, system has been fine-tuned so that alarm sounds only when fare fails to be deducted Bu TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT TEETHING PROBLEMS ARE NORMAL IN ANY NEW SYSTEM... BUT IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR THE LTA TO DO REGULAR MONITORING SO THAT ANY HICCUPS
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      Lock icon Two more arrested for cheque box thefts
      417 2 Two more arrested for cheque box thefts Man and woman nabbed after another is charged after spate of stolen cheque-deposit boxes; all 3 are acquainted with one another TWO people suspected to be involved m the recent spate of thefts of cheque-deposit boxes have been arrested. They are a 31-year-old
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      555 2  -  ALETHE A LIM SEXUAL ABUSE He pleads guilty to two charges of raping girl, who was 15 at time of first offence Bu FOR two years, a teenage girl and her family kept mum about Tier father raping her. The girl, who
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      544 2 Son defends father's right to Namly house ON PAPER.... WE WERE THE LEGAL OWNERS. BUT WE ALL KNEW WHATEVER WE HAD CAME FROM MY FATHER'S FUNDS AND MY MOTHER'S EFFORTS.' Mr Melvin Tong, on his father's right to have a say m die affairs of the company that owns the
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      Lock icon Thieves hit shop and carpark
      225 2 A MAN and two women had cash, jewellery and a laptop computer stolen m separate incidents on Wednesday and Thursday. The first victim was a 21-year-old salesgirl working m a Katong Plaza shop selling musical instruments. Two men she thought were Indonesians stole her wallet
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      336 3 Aim is to debate national issues from Islam's viewpoint MUIS, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, is grooming its Islamic religious teachers to debate national issues that are relevant to Islam. It is giving scholarships to attract those who want to pursue postgraduate studies m
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      Lock icon Quit? Not when we've survived darker days
      586 3  - Quit? Not when we've survived darker days HUGH CHOW Dhanabalan goes back m time to when future was more uncertain and tells why he decided to stay rather than emigrate By H.\A.\tKU)KKti FU .N U I: .> 1 SINGAPOREANS have survived tougher times m the past, so the current rough
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      Lock icon Man lured girl, 13, for sex in phone ploy
      452 4 CHATLINE CRIME Father of two gets 10 years jail and canmg after relationship with retarded teen Exploitation 7 share the prosecutor's concern about the increasingjncidence of such an offence by persons exploiting the use ofchatlines and other similar facilities. Prosecutor Ravneet
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      64 4 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and a high-level Brunei delegation met at the I stana yesterday afternoon. Led by Minister of Home Affairs and special adviser to the Sultan of Brunei, Pehin Dato Haji Isa (on PM Goh's right), the delegation arrived here for the Ninth Singapore-Brunei
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      482 4  -  ALICIA YEO Those solemnising marriages get tips to enable them to counsel young couples on relationships *L YOU HAVE TO TEACH HUMILITY TO TODAY'S YOUNG COUPLES. IF THEY START THINKING, "I COULD NAVE DONE BETTER THEY WILL LOSE OUT.' Mr lan Grant,
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      135 4 A MAN, believed to be an acquaintance of a 50-year-old woman found dead m her Yishun flat, was yesterday charged with her murder. Mohamed Raffiq Mohamed Aslam, 41, is the second man to be charged with production operator Saratha Sangeo's death. The lean, long-haired
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      943 8 A kampung without VILLAGE PEOPLE A lifestyle no more: It was such a historical place, almost a century old, and it is gone Just like that. Three generations made their living on that kelong. We want to go back. We can even show younger generations the authentic kelong lifestyle. Mr
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      513 10  -  GOH CHIN LIAN Plane turned back shortly after take-off from Copenhagen airport last week as debris was seen falling from left engine By AIRCRAFT manufacturer Boeing is reviewing why damage occurred on a brand new Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane that had to be
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      Lock icon Lights stay out in northern Singapore
      249 10 PARTS of several neighbourhoods m northern Singapore were shrouded m darkness for several hours yesterday when lamp-posts and utility lights failed to come on as usual at 7 pm, because of a faulty signal. Carparks, void decks and corridors m some parts of Ang
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      123 10 CPFand HDB rates won't change THE Central Provident Fund (CPF) interest rates and HDB mortgage rate will remain the same from Oct 1 to Dec 31. In a joint statement yesterday, the CPF Board said it would pay interest of 2.5 per cent per annum for savings m the Ordinary
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      611 11  - Sports teacher wins award for caring ZAKIR HUSSAIN And his students care enough about him to nominate him for the prize and be at the presentation Ru Life lessons 1 use PE as a medium for education. Through physical activities, students learn teamwork, sacrifice and perseverance, and I want them
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        184 13 THE needy elderly living m Radin Mas have something to cheer about a new health-care scheme to be launched tomorrow will cut their bill at the doctor's by about 40 per cent. Instead of paying more than $20 for a visit to
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        53 13 NEW homeowners can find out what their rights are if anything goes wrong with their renovation work at a talk to be held today. The session, called Renovation And Consumer Rights, is organised by the Central Singapore Community Development Council and the Consumers
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        126 13 RESIDENTS m Bukit Batok will join 200 teachers and students from Bukit Batok Secondary School to clean four blocks of flats and collect old newspapers from them. The event is organisec by the Bukit Batok Zone 5 Residents Committee (RC). And about 6,000 National
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        63 13 KAMPONG Glam residents can sing their hearts out tomorrow at a karaoke party at Crawford Lane. The event is one of the highlights of the National Day Block Party organised by the Kampong Glam Beach Road RC and the Crawford RC. Or head
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      552 15 Rich store of ancient artefacts lost. .well, nearly Luckily, workers at Old Parliament House site found them; museum calls for early alert from developers of civic district sites IF CONSTRUCTION workers had not alerted the Singapore History Museum when they found four brown jars under the Old Parliament House, a
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      348 15 Flying 'petrol kiosk' for RS AF jets All of air force's fighters can now be refuelled m the air THE Republic of Singapore Air Force is now able to refuel all of its fighter jets m mid-air, increasing their reach far beyond Singapore shores. The 112 Squadron, which operates a
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        2242 16 What really happened at transport-fare hike debate WRONG START, RIGHT MESSAGE It is important to show that if one is wrong, one should be prepared to admit so and retract. There's no need to hedge around. Perhaps this helps to send a message to others, not just MPs who say
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        1255 18  - In two very different roles,how will he resolve them? TAN TARN HOW THINKING ALOUD ■9 VIVIAN THE MINISTER Dr Vivian Balakrishnan is the Minister of State for National Development as well as an up-and-coming member m the Government which has come up with all existing policies. VIVIAN THE CHAIRMAN Dr
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        Lock icon Cloned piglets' organs may have transplant use
        307 19 A British company claims to have knocked out a gene m pigs that causes their organs to be rejected by humans PPL Therapeutics, the British biotechnology company that cloned Dolly the sheep, said it had succeeded m cloning piglets whose organs and cells
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        251 19 IF YOU are worried about iealousy ruining your love life, nere is the latest scientific advice: Try measuring your partner's ears. Or feet. Researchers have found that asymmetrical people are more likely to be jealous m love than tnose who
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        490 19 PUPPY LOVE THREE years ago, Ms Marcia Sturm was walking her golden retriever, 80, near her Los Angeles home. An employee from the nearby Cedars-Sinai Medical Center approached her and asked if sne would be interested m taking Bo to the hospital's
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      48 1 TOURISM LAMENT *What do they want me to say? Don't visit the Philippines because we're dangerous?' Tourism Secretary Richard Cordon, lashing out at critics who deride him for proclaiming the Philippines as one of the safest countries in the world Saturday, August 24, 2002 The Straits Times asia
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      393 1 Li Ka Shing hits out at HK people who don't take the available jobs HONGKONG Hongkong tycoon Li Ka Shine has hit out at Hongkongers who grumble about Tow wages and hard work instead of taking on whatever jobs that come their way. Although the unemployment rate m Hongkong has
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        306 2  - SIA wins retrial in glass particles case MARY KWANG Bu HONGKONG CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE Airlines has won a retrial m Hongkong against a British engineer who claimed that he had swallowed glass particles on board an SIA flight two years ago. The retrial is scheduled to be held m November, according
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        491 2 Chinas floods result of ecological crisis Experts Warn: Massive uncontrolled development, land reclamation and a degraded environment have put millions into the flood firing line 'The severe flooding m the Donating Lake area is a direct result of deforestation and excessive farming of river beds. Environmental degradation m the area
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        343 2  -  MARYK WANG EDITORIAL SHAKE-UP The South China Morning Post says it is streamlining the newsroom Bit HONCKOVC CORRESPONDENT HONGKONG'S leading Englishlanguage newspaper, the South China Morning Post, laid off 13 editorial staff yesterday, two weeks after a major shake-up involving its top two
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        131 2 Scientists to trigger blasts in quake study TOKYO Scientists plan to trigger chain explosions across a fault line m western Japan to map a largely uncharted earthquake zone linked to the 1995 Kobe temblor that killed thousands of people. By measuring the explosions' vibrations, they hope to find out the
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          72 2 DOCTORS at Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital soon must use only fountain pens while at work and write more legibly so that their handwriting on medical records is easily read, the Beijing Youth Daily reported. The hospital said that because medical records must be archived, it was
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          77 2 A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl from Beijing could be the youngest person m the world to swim across the Qiongzhou Strait that separates mainland China from Hainan island if she succeeds m her attempt on Wednesday. Wang Yiyan, who began swimming when she was 3 2
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          102 2 A HOTEL m Nanning, capital of south-western Guangxi province, is selling a box of eight mooncakes for a hefty price of 4,568 yuan (Ss9Bs), which it said is valid given that there are only 1O such boxes up for sale. Mooncake is celebratory fare eaten
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          109 2 PAWNSHOPS m Beijing are facing an unusual competition illegal pawnbrokers who loiter near their shops offering lower prices and denying pawners the right to reacquire their goods. A Beijing Times reporter approached two such pawnbrokers who assessed his Nokia 8250 cell phone, which could fetch 700
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        508 3  -  JASON LEOW But it mioht allow couples to have more children m the next 10 to 20 years when economic conditions improve THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING China is unlikely to lift the system of birth quotas and permits any time soon,
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          50 3 SOUTH Korean President Kirn Dae Jung and Chinese President Jiang Zemin exchanged letters yesterday to celebrate 10 years of diplomatic ties. Mr Kirn said the two sides had made progress m developing ties while Mr Jiang pledged to boost Beijing's partner- ship with Seoul. AFP
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          49 3 SAGGING sales of Taiwan's computerised lottery spurred Taipei Bank to oner a potential double jackpot next month. The so-called super jackpot is an additional bonus that can be won at any one of five draws between Sept 3 and 17, the China Post reported.
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          46 3 JAPAN'S defence agency said yesterday it has banned Fujitsu from bidding for its projects for two weeks because of a leak of information on a military computer network from the company. The suspension was a temporary measure, the agency said. AFP
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          67 3 SEVEN cadres m northwest China's Gansu province could be stripped of their Communist Party appointments or sacked for failing to help a woman being attacked by her husband, the Beijing Youth Daily reported. On April 11, Jiang Weitang attacked his wife with an axe
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          37 3 A 17-YEAR-OLD Hongkong girl was hospitalised after taking China-made slimming pills found to contain the Banned substance fenfluramine. She had taken the pills for six months, the Sing Tao Daily reported.
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        508 4 Indonesia under Dressure as haze grips country Schools remain closed and flights are affected m Kalimantan and Sumatra as farmers defy warnings not to burn scrub JAKARTA Choking smoke haze from forest and ground fires persisted yesterday over several parts of Indonesia as Jakarta came under pressure from its regional
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        231 4 JAKARTA The islands of Bali and Batam are the most notorious places m Indonesia where children are abused sexually, often by foreigners, according to a children's rights activist. Children from these islands are also smuggled abroad by a well-organised syndicate,
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        293 4 Headmistress killed in front of her pupils VIOLENCE IN ACEH BANDA ACEH Gunmen m the Aceh province have murdered a local headmistress m full view of her horrified pupils, residents said yesterday. They said that two unidentified men shot'Ms Maryam Hasan, 58, outside her house at Matang Cot village m
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        526 5  -  ROBERT GO Foreign businesses are moving to lower-cost Vietnam, Myanmar and Bangladesh as Indonesia increases wages and strengthens its unions THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Rising labour costs are denting Indonesia's chances m the race against countries such as Vietnam, Myanmar and
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        218 5 Vietnam war bombs still killing people Many go off when locals salvage them for profit HANOI Unexploded bombs left over from the Vietnam War continue to maim and kill people during peace time, largely due to a flourishing illegal trade m unexploded explosives. In the latest incident, four people were
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          70 5 FLOODS and torrential rain have killed seven people and injured more than 30 others over the past week m Vietnam, officials said yesterday as the southern Mekong Delta region braced itself for another humanitarian disaster. The latest figures take the death toll from floods
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          56 5 FORMER Thai prime minister Chuan Leekpai has indicated he will step down as leader of the opposition Democrats at the party's next general meeting m April, a party official said yesterday. Mr Chuan, the "Mr Clean" of Thai politics, has openly groomed his deputy
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          65 5 INDONESIAN militant Agus Dwikarna asked a lower court yesterday to set aside his 17-year jail sentence for explosives possession, arguing that Philippines police had fabricated evidence. He claimed Philippine authorities had set him up to be arrested for possession of C-4 plastic explosives, which the
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          63 5 AT LEAST 12 people were killed and 16 others suffered burns when bags containing fireworks exploded and set a public bus ablaze m Indonesia's West Java province yesterday, police said. The bags caught fire from heat coming off the bus engine located near
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          65 5 THIRTY-NINE border guards have been disciplined following a probe into Vietnam's largest smuggling network that trafficked m goods from China, state media said yesterday. More than 70 people were arrested ana over 2O tonnes of goods seized when police busted the gang m June m
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        641 6  -  BRENDAN PFREIRA Early signs point to a less confrontational leadership style an approach seen m tackling the thorny issue of English By MALAYSIA CORRF.SPOMJKNT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians are getting a peek into the style of leadership that Datuk Sen Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will bring
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        237 6 KUALA LUMPUR At least 7,000 Chinese pupils left school after Standard VI m Johor to study m secondary schools m Singapore for an English education m the Republic. Other Chinese pupils from wealthier families are sent to Australia instead, the Malay daily
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        237 6 KUALA LUMPUR The government has banned an episode of the popular television series Fnends for portraying casual sex and promiscuity among youths. An episode of Ally Mcßeal, which showed a man sucking the big toe of a woman m an office, was also
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        133 7 'Death simulation' group told to stop it KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's religious authorities have ordered a Muslim group with links to the banned Al-Arqam movement to stop its "death simulation" activities immediately as they undermine the faith of those who take part. The Berita Harian Malaysia daily yesterday said the order
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        78 7 Puttu mayam flag that can be eaten PENANG/wtfi/ mmjam seller K. Thanabalan, 40, assisted by his wife P. Sander Kumari, 31, uses a hand-press to make 500 pieces of string hoppers, all laid out m the design of the Malavsian flag, at his food stall at the Bavan Bam food
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        421 7 Why burden overcrowded prisons, he asks r after a new law requires illegals to be jailed for six months KUALA LUMPUR Illegal immigrants m Malaysia should be caned and deported so that tough new laws do not put more pressure on already crowded
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        73 7 A CONTRACTOR found his wife semi-naked and dead, with her head m a bucket of water and hands tied at the back, at her house m Malacca. The body of Ms Aida Ariffin, from Kelantan, was discovered by the husband, identified as Nazri, on Thursday.
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        64 7 MORE than 355,000 bus and taxi drivers m the country have been given two years to attend a compulsory six-hour course on courteous driving if they want to keep their jobs. The course, introduced by the Road Transport Department, followed complaints from the public and tourists
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        54 7 SELANGOR police raided a pub on Thurs- day and arrested more than 50 women from Cambodia, Vietnam, China and Thailand involved m the flesh trade. Police said a syndicate was believed to be behind the smuggling of girls into Malaysia for prostitution.
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        52 7 THE government plans to bring together all the farmers m the country to work collectively m large-scale farms organised by various agencies under the Agriculture Ministry. Agriculture Minister Effendi Norwawi said farmers participating m the projects would be advised on the crops they should grow. New
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        60 7 ONLY 18,162 of the estimated 2.1 million unregistered voters have responded so far to the year-round exercise to register new voters which started on July 16. Lack of awareness among the unregistered voters, including those m urban areas, about the exercise was cited as
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        336 8 MADRID Ronaldo's transfer saga took another twist yesterday. The latest: Real Madrid said it could not reach an agreement to sign the Bra-' zuian from Inter Milan and has stopped negotiations. "Real Madrid would like to make it clear that there are irreconcilable differences
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        687 8  -  CHAN TSE C H UEEN BADMINTON The S'porean frustrates South Korean Shon to set a date with the world No 6 Bu LENDING SUPPORT: Acting Minister for Community Development and Sports Yaacob Ibrahim, Environment Minister Lim Swee Say (behind) and public
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        418 8 BADMINTON Singapore Optn Man's Jingles, q-finals: Ronald Susilo (Sin) bt Shon Seung Mo (Ror) 12-15 15-12 15-1, Wong Choong Harm (Mas) bt Bao Chunlai (Chn) 15-13 15-5. Xia Xuanze (Chn) bt Onq Ewe hock (Mas) 12-15 15-7 15-12. Chen Hong (Chn) bt James Chua (Mas) 7-15 15-6 15-12. Man's
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        331 8 WATCH out for Xie Xinfang. The 21-year-old may just cement her reputation as China's latest rising star after today if she can beat her more-established compatriot and defending champion Zhang Ning m the semi-nnals of the Yonex-Sunrise Singapore Open. The Guangzhou native continued her giant-killing run
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        345 8 Indonesia says no to Tony in US colours IN WHAT seems to be a repeat of Taufik Hidayat's short-lived Singapore stint, the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) wants to ban Olympic doubles gold medallist Tony Gunawan (above) from playing for the United States. This means that the Singapore Open could be
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        Lock icon Grinham pulls off stunning upset over Atkinson
        503 9  -  JEFFREY LOW SQUASH fifL THERE is nothing like a sensational upset to spark off a squash revival m Singapore and Australia's spunky little Rachael Grinham took the cue to pull it off last night. In the biggest upset of the Head Singapore Open
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        360 9 RED may be an auspicious colour to most Chinese, hut try telling that to China coach Pan Riming. His team, a provincial side from Dalian, was shown the red card three times m its 0-2 loss to Thailand during the semi-finals
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        Lock icon S'pore mauled 1-6 by Koreans
        590 9  -  MARC LIM SOCCER Host outclassed totally as efficient visitor runs riot with its superior pace and passing *L SINGAPORE'S schoolboys were given a lesson m simple football at the Yishun Stadium yesterday as they crashed 1-6 to South Korea m the semi-finals of the Asian
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        475 9  -  LEE WAI KHIM Hu BE IT Jita Singh or Chow Kwai Lam at the helm, M. Karathu seems to have Tampines Rovers' number. His Woodlands Wellington beat the Stags 3-1 for the third time this season at the Woodlands Stadium last night and ended their 10--match
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        848 10 SOCCER It will break all-time record for consecutive League victories by beating West Ham today LONDON A win for Arsenal over West Ham today will see it become the first club m the 114-year history of the English League to win 15 successive
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        99 10 BIRMINGHAM -Aston Villa has signed former Charlton captain Mark Kinsella to a two-year deal. But it looks likely to fail m its bid for Ipswich midfielder Matt Holland. Villa manager Graham Taylor had been hoping to sign both Irish players but was unable to agree
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        307 10 MILAN Chievo Verona's Brazilian winger Eriberto has stunned Italian football by admitting that he has been playing under an assumea identity for the past six years. In an interview with the daily Corriere dello Sport, Eriberto, whose real name is Luciano Siqueira,
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        1872 10 BASEBALL A—rkaw Leiaar Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 2 (II innings). Boston 12 Tenas 3. Oakland 9 Cleveland 3. Seattle 4 Detroit 2. NY Yankees 4 Anaheim 2. Minnesota 8 Kansas City 6. NatiOMl Lmom: Philadelphia 7 Milwaukee 0. Colorado M Montreal 6. Los Angeles 6 Florida 2.
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        448 10 BASKETBALL OAKLAND (California) It did not take long for China's Yao Ming to earn the respect of his National Basketball Association peers. "The thing that strikes me most about him is his size," said Team USA guard Michael Finley of the No 1 pick
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        369 10  -  ALVIN FOO NETBALL Ru NATIONAL player Kelly Ng, who scorea the winning goal for the Carlsberg Sharks m the final of the NTUC Fair Price Netball Super League last year, will be aiming for victory again tonight only this time, it will be
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        611 11 GOLF Joint leaders tie course record at NEC Invitational at Sahalee as Woods lurks on 68 SAMMAMISH (Washington) After watching Retief Goosen and Toshi Izawa hit gorgeous shots at Sahalee Country Club, it was hard to believe they had both been miserable at the
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        503 11 SWIMMING Australia and the US resume 'war' in the pool Singapore's representatives Men: Ng Cheng Xun (100 m, 200 m fly), Gary Tan (50m, 100 m, 200 m free; 200 m IM), Gerald Koh (100 m, 200 m back; 200 m IM), Mark Chay (50m, 100 m, 200 m free;
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        530 11 Excitement plus intrigue in US Open match-ups TENNIS NEW YORK A glance at the US Open draw spurs excitement about potential mat-ch-ups down the road: a Pete Sampras v Andy Roddick quarter-final, an Andre Agassi v Lleyton Hewitt semi-final; and a Serena Williams v Venus Williams final. There also can
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          75 11 FORMULA ONE driver Juan Pablo Montoya will continue racing for the Williams-BMW team until the end of 2004. "Juan is an outstanding talent," said team chief Frank Williams. "His skill and the continuity that this agreement offers will provide a considerable impetus to build a
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          86 11 ENGLAND soccer coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is ready to throw some of the country's brightest young players into international action when his side takes on Portugal m a friendly next month. Preparations are starting for the Euro 2004 qualifying campaign's double header against Slovakia and
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          75 11 HIDDINK GETS $3M TV CONTRACT IN KOREA GUUS HIDDINK, who became a hero m South Korea for guiding the national team to the World Cup soccer semi-finals, has agreed to sign a two-billion won (Ss3-million) television commercial contract. Kyobo Life Insurance, one of the country's largest insurance companies, said the
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        140 12 I All QVF Pf^H bMw i La i wn passed away peacefuCCy on 22 Quaiist 2002, Ceavina behind the foCCowina Coved ones. (Husband: Phua Cher Seng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: Phua Lian Guan Low Yee Wan Phua Soo Teck, Ronnie Foo Lie Feng, Alice Phua Liang Hing Lee Puay
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        194 12 The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 KOH THONG CHEANG PETER Age: 89 was called home to be with the Lord on
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        587 12 MRS TONG HENG AGNES LOW YUEN YEW Age: 73 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 August 2002 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Joseph Lye Chee Yin. deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lai Man Fong, William Chan Lai Yin Lye Mun Kay, Anthony Lee Leng Foong. Ivy Lye Mun
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        44 13 'Mr With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences %2 I Mr Phoa Lian Guan I Mr Ronnie Phua Soo Teck Ms Margaret Phua Lee Cher On The Demise Of Their t Beloved Mother, Grandmother The Management and Staff of |k TRAVEL CENTRE PTE. LTD. WmBSEB M
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        282 13 7 am the Resurrection and the Lift. Whoever believes In Mt will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes In Mt will never die. John 11:25-26 ONG CHENG HOE passed away peacefully on 22 Aug 2002. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Ouek Guek
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        54 13 The Family Of The Late BERTRAM MAURICE BATCHELOR Called home to be with the Lord on 20 Aug 2002 wish to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, Fr. Erbin Staff from the Church of the Holy Family for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths donations
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        48 13 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of DEEP KAUR (W/0 AVTAR SINGH PADERI) Departed on 16 Stpt 2001 Deeply missed always remembered by: Family Loved Ones Path da Bhoq will N held on 25 Auq 02 from 9am-11am at Sllat Rd Sikh Temple. PlNst treat this as personal Invitation.
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        62 13 IN SWEET REMEMBRANCE OF LIM TOH NEE Departed: 24 August 1998 Time fades many things But not the memory this day brings Your loving smile gentle face You're now In God's chosen place Forever you are In our hearts And will always be missed Loved and remembered by Btttt Jon,
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        188 13 JT* 1 "Jesus said unto her, lam the resurrection r and the life: he that believeth m me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. John 11 .25 KHNG KIOW HUA Age: 62 was called home to 6e m/Ji ifie £ord on 23 Huaust 2002. Deeply missed and fondly
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        41 13 2nd ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of CLARA SIMON nee CLARA ANDERSON Departed 24 August 2000 Two years }\ave gone today, but your memory still lingers on m our mind. Always remembered by your loving husband, daughters, grand children and loved ones.
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        42 13 TEO SOK NGOH Departed 24 Auq 2000 Petctfui at your rest. dear mother It Is sweet to breathe your mmc: As In lift we loved you dearly So In death we do the same. Always remembered by children, grandchildren i loved ones.
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        21 13 sth Anniversary In Loving Mtmory Of PANG KOR MOI, DORRIN Dtparttd 24 Aug 1997 Always remembered by Family and Loved Ones
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        45 14 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to our Executive Director Mr Michael Goh Siew Siong family on the demise of his beloved mother See/ DCeo Called home on 23 August 2002 From The Board of Directors, Management Staff of jr K '"A.C.E. DAIKIN (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
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        189 14 Surely Goodness and Mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23: 6 was called home to be with the Lord Sadly missed by loved ones (Husband: Goh Boon Eng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandchildren: Goh
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        63 15 Auq»3 CHANOC HONGKONG: H«nq S»n<j *****.69 178.31 MALAYSIA: RISE Comp 729.99 -0.02 CHINA: Shtruhtn B 245.91 -1.01 AUSTRALIA: Syflnty All Ord 3133.40 -9.60 JAPAN: NikMi 9667.45 ♦53.43 THAILANO: SET lnd«> 367 01 1.31 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 455.27 0.92 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1087.26 -11.24 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp 740.51
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        37 15 DaUcntt 10c 63.525.000 Citiraya 2.5 c 50.523.000 Goldtron 5c 23,262,000 Want Want USIOc 10,101,000 StmbCorp Ind 2Sc 8,334.000 LinKj island 10c 7.516.000 TT int 15c 5,625.000 SingT»llsc 5,575,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 5,253,000 Fjß»n W*****6 5.238.000
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        39 15 Ch«ng« Straits Times lnd»» 1531.90 -10.12 BT 08/ OS 140.00 *10.00 BTCADI -*****.00 -66.00 BT 10-diy MA -*****.00 +14.00 UOB Stsdaq 63.64 0.61 UOBBIu»Chip 551.10 -3.56 STI Futurts 1522 -28 MSCI Singapore 192.33 -1.48 SiMSCI Futurts 191.50 -3.20
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        98 15 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE (000) Mtn Sdq Tofl M«ln Sdq ToUl Multllnd 17.780 17.780 23.301. 23,301 Minutacturg 102.193 35.704 137,897 113.663 7.319 121.003 Commerce 26,839 4.384 31.223 17.424 1.351 18.775 Tpt/Stor/Com 25,010 25,010 25,201 25,201 Financt 7.310 7,310 54.732 54.732 Construction 9,278 4.464 13,742 3.375 546 3.922 Proper!
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        416 16 Economists surveyed by Philadelphia Fed Bank forecast slower 2.4% expansion m third quarter and 2.6% m fourth quarter WASHINGTON The United States economy will grow at a slower pace m the second half of the year than was forecast three months ago, according to
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        396 16 US tech firms may tell more about impact of options on profit Intel proposes that computer firms create a quarterly 'equity impact sheet' that would show the number of options grants, timetablefor exercise and potential effect on earnings PALO ALTO (California) Intel and other companies m the computer industry that
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        365 16 GAAP EARNINGS ANALYSIS NEW YORK In a move to meet investor demand for more accurate corporate profit estimates, the most closely watched earnings tracker m the United States, Thomson First Call, will start to provide analysts' earnings estimates that conform with general accounting methods.
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        57 16 Yesterdays close: 10,245.69 (Down 178.31 points) Hongkong stocks plunged as worries about a sustained recovery in the corporate sector outweighed robust earnings by key blue-chip Tirms. Market turnover at HKS5.75 billion was slightly higher than the 20-day moving average of HK$5.65 billion. Losers beat gainers by 285
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        79 16 Yesterdays close: 729.99 (Down 0.02 point) Malaysia's key stock index M for a fifth day, led by YTL Corp, after the chief executive of Wessex Water, which the Malaysian builder bought m March, was arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe. Some 129 million shares worth
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        54 16 Yesterday's close: 245.91 (Down 1.01 points) Profit-taking pushed China's stocks down a tad after three days of gains, but bank shares bucked the market's fall on news that the authorities might allow a new business for banks, brokers said. Turnover on the B- share market m Shenzhen
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        48 16 Yesterdays close: 3,133.4 (Down 9.6 points) Australian stocks dropped by 9.4 per cent as profit-takers mowed m after a week of strong company results, brokers said. Turnover was 637.36 million shares worth A51.96 billion. Overall, 555 stocks closed higher, 544 ended lower and 325 held steady. AFP
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        56 16 Yesterdays dose: 9,867.45 (Up 53.43 points) Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average completed its first fourday raHy m three months as the yen shipped to a two week low against the US dollar. Some 736 million shares were traded Fl ive counters pained for every eight that
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        122 16 hdfhfh Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Mantn Mlah Law Sett Vol Open Int Sap 02 151.50 Oct 02 151.75 Noy02._ 151.75 Dec 02 151.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) ■tanth jajjj Lew Sit Vol Open Int Sap 02 85.75 850 Oct 02 64.50 1200 Noy02 84.50
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        67 16 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month* Change Price (USS) BBL Brent Blend Oct -068 26.88-26.93 I WTe«as inform Oct -0.87 28.47-28.51 I Dubai Fatah Oct 0.25 25.89-25.94 I Tapis Blend Sep -0.45 27.3527.45 I Timing of cargoes. Prices as at 17:25 23/C rude/Product Month* Change Price (USS) BBL vlinas Sep -0.45
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        161 16 ■aim C— ipwiy Clou Anhu' Cujinq D B 6.62 -0.03 Beijing Or El»c B 5.67 -0.04 Benqanq Steel B 3.39 -0.01 Ch Int Harm* 3 80 -0.06 China M Shekou B 6.36 -0.06 Ch South Glass B 4.86 -0.03 China Vanke B 7.80 -0.07 Chqing C Auto B 3.90
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        142 16 ESQ Cooaaewy Oooo Bank Of China HK 8.65 0.00 Bank Of Cast Asia 14.75 -0.10 Cathay Pacific 12.10 -0.10 Cheung Kong SB. 50 0.25 Ch Kong Infra 13.55 -0.20 China Mobile 22.05 -0.80 China Res Cntp 8.55 -0.15 China umcom 5.70 -0.20 CITIC Pacific 17.35 -0.20 CLP 31.40 -0.20
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        125 16 HE Csmpany Cloae AMMB Holdings 4.92 -0.06 Berjaya Sports 3.88 0.00 B Amcr Tobacco 36.25 0.25 Commarca Asset 8.15 -0.05 Digicom 3.56 0.00 Gamuda 6.05 0.05 Gentlng 14.40 0.10 Golden Hope 3.22 0.00 Hong Leong Bank 5.55 0.05 101 Corp 6.00 0.00 KL Kepong 7.00 0.20 Magnum Corp
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        126 16 LEta Company Cleoo AMP Limited 14.40 0.09 ANZ Bank Grp 18.72 -0.20 Brambles Ind 8.28 0.11 Broken Hill Prop 9.58 0.03 Coles Myer 5.90 -0.11 CSL 23.76 -1.69 CSR Ltd 6.55 0.04 C'waalth Bank 32.17 -0.08 Foster's Grp 4.93 0.06 General Prop Trt 2.74 -0.01 Macguarie Bank 24.80 0.46
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        127 16 WEEM Company Cleae Canon Inc 4370 10 Oonso Corp 1815 5 Cast Japan Rail *****0 -***** Fanuc Ltd 5570 190 Fuji Photo Film 3720 -60 Fujitsu 660 Hitachi 686 2 Honda Motor 5150 60 Ito Yokado 5230 -70 Kansai Electric 1867 -7 Kao 2700 -25 Kyocera Corp 8840 50
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        637 16 b-ptti OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES S«pO2 98.200 ***** 98.195 96.212 ***** ***** D«cO2 98.195 ***** ***** 98 220 ***** ***** M»rO3 ***** 98.030 97.965 98.025 ***** ***** JunO3 97.645 97 710 97.610 97.700 ***** ***** S*pO3 ***** 97 315 97 220 97
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        133 16 Foreign Currency Nott Rates (9am, Aug 23) Buying OP Stllnq Singapore dollars to ont unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 0.9470 0.9620 Canadian dollar 1.1170 1.1410 Euro 1.6980 1.7200 NZ dollar 0.8160 0.8390 Sterling pound 2.6610 2.6890 US dollar 1.7540 1.7650 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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        Lock icon Wessex Water chief denies taking £1m bribe from YTL
        565 17 He is out on bail after being arrested for alleged graft m the Malaysian group's takeover of Wessex; YTL shares fall 5.2% their biggest drop m 11 months LONDON Wessex Water chief executive officer Colin Skellett denied receiving a bribe of
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        530 17 Rival bidders stunned by speed and conduct of sale 11TH-HOUR VICTORY NEWS ANALYSIS LONDON The sale of Wessex Water to Malaysia's YTL raised eyebrows even at the time it was announced m March. A group led by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) had been the preferred bidder, but YTL,
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        362 17 US business travel picks up at snail's pace BUSINESS TRIPS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 209.4 MILLION THIS YEAR, FROM 206.5 MILLION LAST YEAR ATLANTA Business travellers are returning to the skies one year after the Sept 11 attacks decimated the airline and hospitality industry, but corporate travel is still
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          75 17 SINGTEL associate Belgacom said yesterday that lower depreciation costs boosted its operating profit by nearly a quarter to 559 million euros (*****.5 million) m the first half, despite lower revenues. Belgacom, which is 50.1 per cent owned by the Belgian state and 12.15 per cent owned
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          81 17 CHINA will require its over-seas-listed companies to repatriate proceeds from share and asset sales from Sept 1, m a move that tightens regulatory control over foreign exchange capital flows. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued the
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          117 17 SEC'S Pin CALLS FOR REVIEW OF IPO PROCESS SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Harvey Pitt has asked the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers to devise ways to stop brokerages from awarding initial public offering (IPO) shares to executives m return for investment banking
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        241 17 ALBANY (New York) All stock exchange workers m New York will have to undergo fingerprinting and criminal background checks under a new law signed by governor George Pataki. "The tragic events of Sept 11 illustrated how American corporate institutions symbols of American
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        507 18  -  WILLIAM CHOONG Its shareholders, which include GIC and United Engineers, are hoping that Beijing will raise electricity prices By IN HEFEI (AMU I), CHINA DEBT TRAP AHUP's woes are caused by a US$42O million (5574 1.3 million) debt. Excluding interest payments, it
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        205 18 SINGAPORE enterprises can play a complementary role m strengthening Thailand's position as a hub for vehicle production m Asia, says the Republic's ambassador to the kingdom, Mr Chan Heng Wing. With the growing influx of global automotive manufacturers, Thailand is
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        240 18 JTC CORPORATION said yesterday that m dust rial sites not allocat--1 ed at the end of each Short Tenure Land Launch (Stell) will be di--1 verted to an online re- serve list for one year. "It's a welcome move as it allows industrialists
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        79 18 Asean telecom meeting MR DAVID Lim, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, will be attending the 2nd Asean Telecommunications Ministers Meeting (Telmin) from next Monday to Thursday. The meeting will be held m Manila. Mr Lim will also be holding bilateral meetings with his Asean ministerial counterparts and
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        122 18 LIANHE ZAOBAO Sing Tel chief executive officer Lee Hsien Yang (far right) and DBS Group Holdings chairman S. Dhanabalan were among executives from more than 20 companies, including (from left) DBS managing director (treasury and markets) Donne Lee and DBS managing director and head (treasury and markets) David
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        152 18 NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) yesterday reiterated that its foreign chief executive officer (CEO), Mr Flemming Jacobs, is not about to step down. "This topic has not been raised by the NOL board, has not been on the board's agenda and has not
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        214 19 Property sale boosts GK Goh profit STOCKBROKER GK Goh Holdings yesterday reported a sharp jump m net earnings to $9.4 million from $45,000 previously, thanks to the sale of its office property m London. Turnover for the half-year ended June 30 grew by 25 per cent to $43.4 million, boosted
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        516 19 Half of Goh Chee Wee's $I.43m pay is variable bonus COMFORT GIVES BREAKDOWN TRANSPORT group Comfort yesterday said that nearly half of chief executive officer (CEO) Goh Chee Wee's $1.43 million pay last year was a variable bonus paid for the company's record profits. It gave a detailed breakdown of
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        374 20 DATACRAFT Asia disclosed m a 10.26pm statement yesterday that it had been "privately reprimanded" by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) m late May for its failure to make an appropriate disclosure about its bad debt provisions for China. The statement
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        528 3  -  TAN HSIEN CHONG Single Girl Where have all the men m her reel life gone? Taiwanese singer-actress Rene Liv ponders this as she devours pandan cake, Ya Kun toast and chicken rice ill ONSCREEN, Rene Liv has her pick of men. For the
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        985 6 Stayers Or Quitters The way I see it, PM Goh's provoking remarks were an exercise for public debate and soul-searching, with no real intention to label Singaporeans THIS week, Singaporeans, for better or worse, nave been divided into two kinds of people the stayers and the quitters.
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        49 6 REUTERS Hongkong's 81-year-old graffiti king, Tsang Tsou-choi, poses witn a Dainatsu car he decorated with his calligraphy during the Japan@Cool Expo show m Hongkong on Thursday. For over four decades, he has been writing Chinese characters on everything from flyover pillars and bus-stops to electricity substations and walls.
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        443 22 It's Song Seung and Blue time! GIRLS, gear up for a hunk fest here next week. Korean heartthrob Song Seung Hun and British boyband Blue will be m Singapore next week. Song Seung Hun, the Korean star of Autumn In My Heart fame, will probably be arriving here via Korean
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        321 8  -  TEE HUNCHING The three national museums here are trying to shake off their stuffy image with dance classes and plays held m their premises. But will they succeed like the libraries did m the *****? m IF YOU hear music wafting from the Singapore Art Museum late on
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        449 8 SINGAPORE HISTORY MUSEUM Where: 93 Stamford Road Tel: 6332-3659 Operating hours (for all three museums): Tues to Sun: 9 am-6 pm. Free admission on Fridays from 6-9 pm. From Sept 2, the museums will be open on Mondays from noon-6 pm. Admission (for all three museums;
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        54 9 ADOI, WHAT'S THIS? (above): Tin Asian Civilisations Museum has a rich showcase of the Peranakan community. WHAT A GEM! (far left): The museums lure people with activities such as jewellery-making workshops. KID'S PUY (left): Fun, hands-on learning for kids at the Art Figures: Mathematics In Art exhibition at the Singapore
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        862 9 [Frotn previous page] rector of education and corporate communications. The mission of the museums has changed over the last 10 years. Instead of waiting for people to come to us, we have to attract them here." Each month, the three museums hold
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        750 10  - LOOK to the EAST MICHELLE HO When work becomes monotonous, this engineer-owner adds colour to his life by using bright hues and ethnic furniture for his bachelor pad, an HDB three-room flat *L ONE cannot help but think "Chinese temple" upon looking at the imposing fireengine red door behind the
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        634 13  -  JUSTIN LEE French Chic Boasting sophisticated French style without compromise, the Laguna looks good, handles well and is well-equipped ««3 FAST FACTS: Renault Laguna 2.0 Price: 8108,888 with COE Engine: 16 valve DOHC 1,998 cc in-line four Gearbox: Four-speed automatic Power: 135 bhp at 5,500 rpm Torque:
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        478 13  - Nissan's revival gathers steam HADI SOEDARSONO The 350Z is the company's latest offer as it aims to raise global sales by one million Bu IX TOKYO NISSAN may have been the top-selling brand m Singapore for the past few years; but at home, it was so badly m debt that
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        693 14  -  H ADI SOEDARSONO Fast Track You need a heap of cash and China-based Formula Racing Development will provide the infrastructure to groom you for the job Bt, IN ZHI'HAI, CHINA SURELY you can do better than Alex Yoong m Formula One? After
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        333 14  -  VALERIE WEE Bij IN lOHOR AFTER four months with our long-term Volvo S6O T5, I no longer require friends to play parking sensors whenever I ease it into a parking spot. Also, since it had just passed its 15,000-km servicing with flying colours, it was
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        316 15 OGLE GODZILLA AT EXTREME SPORTS EVENT THE HKS R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R is like a Hollywood star. It has appeared in countless motoring magazines and television programmes in Japan, with a fearsome reputation as a drag racing icon, but not many have actually seen it in the flesh.
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        207 15  -  Hadi Soedarsono TIP OF THE WEEK By COFFEE is probably one of the unfriendliest beverages for your car's upholstery. If you spill some on it, the stain may be very hard to remove. Some people have found certain upholstery cleaning solutions
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        821 16  -  KOH BUCK SONG Home Works This collection on Singapore literature m English is a trip down memory lane. Its publication points to a need for criticism at this stage of arts development here CRITICISM SINGAPOREAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: A CRITICAL READER Edited by Mohammad A.
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        534 16  -  Melissa Sim fdf wm WHO: David Lie, 42, manager of lib rary@ esplanade Armed with a master's m library and information studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he worked at the library at the State University of New York for
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