The Straits Times, 7 October 2002

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    32 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEM' Established 1845 MOnQciy October 7, 2002 •80 Pages in five parts mita (p) 094/03/2002 Pn C A Singapore Press Holdings publication OV/ Cents
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    Lock icon Suspected terrorist attack on French tanker off Yemen coast
    494 1 CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF BLAST SANAA (Yemen) A small boat packed with explosives reportedly rammed and badly damaged a French supertanker of? Yemen in what appeared to he a rerun of the terrorist attack on the American warship USS Cole, the French
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    Lock icon Bush says war with Iraq may be unavoidable
    582 1 'DELAY, INDECISION AND INACTION ARE NOT OPTIONS FOR AMERICA, BECAUSE KEY COULD LEAD TO MASSIVE AND SUDDEN HORROR.' President George W. Bush He warns Americans in radio address that threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction is grave and growing WASHINGTON
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    Lock icon One year on, schools reopen, as Afghanistan rebuilds
    144 1 One year on, schools reopen, as Afghanistan rebuilds Oct 7 will be remembered as the day the United States launched its attack on Afghanistan, in retaliation for the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. As the last vestiges of the Taleban regime fade away, many of the drab brick houses on Kabul's
    AFP; LIM YONG  -  144 words
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      247 2 READERS OFFER BRIEF FOR CASE CLOSE to 30 readers told The Straits Times that they would like Case to be involved in as many issues as possible from transport fare hikes to bucket-shop scams contrary to labour chief Lim Boon Heng's suggestion that it limit the causes it takes
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      98 2 CANT JUSTIFY LITERATURE CHANGING the ranking system now to give more weight to the pursuit of literature may be too little, too late, writes Ong Sor Fern. Generations are growing up viewing the subject as disposable. It is impossible to justify its study and to measure its worth, argues
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      66 2 NO ROMANCE IN THIS CAMPAIGN SURELY Singaporeans are not so timorous about speaking what is in their heart that they need the kind of prodding provided by the Romancing Singapore campaign, remarks reader Elaine Ong Mei Lin. While the Government may not be behind this latest drive, and though
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      63 2 New group to 3OOSt Dusiness A PRIVATE international network called The Majulah Connection was launched yesterday in San Francisco. It has been set up to help Singaporeans here and overseas exploit global business and job opportunities. It will have its own website and a permanent office in Singapore. While
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      127 2 Primary 5 pupils tiy running a shop AT NORTHLAND Primary, 40 11-year-olds are learning about the joys and woes of being enterprising as a co-curricular activity. Every Wednesday, they run a shop for 90 minutes in the Yishun school. They buy other schoolmates' unwanted items, like stationery and books,
      TAN SUAN ANN  -  127 words
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      64 2 US sniper moves south A WOMAN in Virginia who was seriously wounded on Friday, was shot at by the same sort of high-powered rifle that killed others recently in the northern Washington suburbs in the United States, ballistic tests show. Detectives now face the possibility the sniper has widened
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      75 2 COSMIC CUSTOMER'S COVER SOARS COSMIC Insurance Corp's inability to underwrite new business, renewals and extensions, is likely to cost one of its customers, Kimly Construction, dearly for a housing project off Sixth Avenue. Interim insurer India International Insurance has quoted it $62,500 for construction all-risks cover from this month
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      66 2 NEW CAMERA SEES THROUGH WALLS BRITISH scientists have come up with a prototype of a camera that can see through clothes, skin and even walls. It does this by detecting objects' energy waves. The scientists' work has been described as a breakthrough with many possible uses, from medical scanning
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      153 2 TORTURE' IN TAIWAN SCHOOLS THE Taiwanese are groaning over the country's efforts to reform its education system, using a system borrowed partly from the US. Compounding matters is the "chaotic" nine-year compulsory education programme introduced last year. Besides its rushed implementation, the new system also allows each school to
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      71 2 GEYUNG BEATS BRUNEI TEAM 3-0 GEYLANG United will take a healthy three-goal lead to Brunei when it meets the country's Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota FC later this month in the second leg of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League preliminary round. Though the visitors matched the home team all
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      Lock icon Health-care clusters cut costs and save patients' time
      724 3  - Health-care clusters cut costs and save patients' time LIANG HWEE TING B* There's no duplication "Everyone gets skin problems. Not having the service anywhere else but the skin centre is quite silly as only a small proportion of people need high-end care." Professor Tan Ser Kiat (top left) "We're not
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      Lock icon S'pore bags 3 more golds, 1 bronze
      279 3  -  MARC LIM By IX BUS AX SINGAPORE bagged three more golds and a bronze in bodybuilding and bowling yesterday to bring its medal tally to four golds, two silvers ana three bronzes at the Busan Asian Games. The haul improves on the Republic's
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      Lock icon TV NEWSCASTER SAVED BY CHINESE DOCTORS
      169 3 WELL-KNOWN Hongkong newscaster Tanya Liu Hai-juo (above), 34, was declared brain-dead after a train crash near London. Soon after the accident in May, the British hospital she was rushed to gave up all hope of saving her. But not her boss, the well-connected Mr
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      Lock icon Bush may intervene to halt port shutdown in West Coast
      451 4 He may appoint an inquiry board to look into port row; move is seen as first step in ordering workers back to their jobs FRESNO (California) President George W. Bush is considering intervening in a labour row that could force
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      Lock icon Israel puts in place missile defence system
      323 4 PALMACHIM AIR BASE (Israel) Israel has deployed an operational missile defence system and is ready to use it to protect Tel Aviv and other major population centres if they come under fire from Iraq's arsenal of Scud missiles. Known as the Arrow, the
      New York Times  -  323 words
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      Lock icon HORSE RIDES MAN?:
      68 4 REUTERS Cowboy Jim Butler may look like he is trying to give a horse a piggyback ride, but in tact, he was thrown over the head of his bucking horse during competition in a rodeo in the south-western New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga. His horse's
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      Lock icon Malaysian groom dies on way to wedding
      227 4 MALACCA A 27-year-old Malaysian collapsed and died in his car while talking to his bride on his mobile phone en route to their wedding ceremony. Mr Lim Wei Kiong, a technician, was being driven to his 25-year-old fiancee's home for the exchange of
      The Star; News NETWORK ; AP  -  227 words
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      Lock icon KL police closing in on American terror suspect
      529 6  - KL police closing in on American terror suspect BRENDAN PEREIRA By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT They are waiting for documents from the US before taking action against student who is alleged to be part of a terror cell KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police are closing in on an American citizen wanted by the
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      Lock icon Europe's youngest MP is just 19
      307 6 BERLIN She's only 19, but Miss Anna Luhrmann will become the youngest MP in Europe this week when she takes her seat for the Greens party in the German parliament. She gained her seat during last month's general election in which Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's
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      Lock icon Knife-wielding m-cycle thief shot by police
      325 6 HIGH DRAMA AT HOSPITAL CARPARK A MOTORCYCLE thief was shot by the police when he charged at them with a 20-cm knife. The 42-year-old jobless Singaporean was wounded in his right shoulder and is now in a stable condition. The single shot was fired
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      Lock icon X-ray camera without the X-ray
      542 7 ITS POWER It can see through skin, clothes and walls ITS USES It can detect broken bones and letter bombs LONDON A prototype of a camera that can see through clothes, skin and even walls without X-rays has been developed in what has been described
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      Lock icon Superbug in British hospitals will kill up to 2,000 this year
      331 7  -  ALFRED LEE By THE STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU Alarming figure is latest scandal to hit the NHS LONDON People go into hospital hoping to be cured of an ailment. But in many of the National Health Service (NHS) wards
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      Lock icon PICKING UP THE PIECES
      1259 8  -  NIRMAL GHOSH By IS KABUL On Oct 7lastiiear, thunderous explosions rocked Afghanistan as America launcJied its counter-strike against the Taleban regime, in retaliation for the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. One year later, our correspondent visits the Afghan capital in the midst of recovery. ONE year after
      NIRMAL GHOSH; Reuters  -  1,259 words
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      Lock icon Freedom to be feminine again
      752 8 For all the recent changes, the concept of beauty remains intensely private, for a woman's own pleasure, and for the men in her family. KABUL In the Taleban's scheme of things, the only true beauty lay in the contemplation of God. So, without question, the
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      Lock icon Taleban and Al-Qaeda may strike back today
      364 8 LONDON The Al-Qaeda and the deposed Taleban regime of Afghanistan might strike back today, the first anniversary of air strikes that led to their downfall, a terrorism expert said. An Indian analyst said last month that terrorist Osama bin Laden practised a special
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      Lock icon Committee set up to draft new Constitution
      126 8 KABUL Afghanistan has taken a step closer to forming a democratically elected Parliament following the formation of a committee to draft a new Constitution. The nine-member committee, announced late on Saturday, will be chaired by Afghan Vice-President Namatullah Sharani and is expected to
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      678 10 Top Iraqi Officials Wanted For War Crimes W' -ycBnj' :^> n They will be prosecuted as part of a three-tiered system of tribunals inside a 'free Iraq' with Iraqi and foreign judges WASHINGTON The Bush administration is laying the groundwork for prosecuting Mr Saddam Hussein and what
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      Lock icon Turkey's fear: A free Kurdish state if it supports US
      270 10 Turkey's fear: A free Kurdish state if it supports US ANKARA Turkey has long been among the most trusted Muslim friends of the United States, but the crisis over Iraq has put the two Nato allies on opposite poles, with Ankara dreading that its worst nightmare an independent Kurdish state
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      97 10 AFP ALI Hassan Majid (above), nicknamed "Chemical Ali", is a cousin of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He also heads the list of "Dirty Dozen" leaders which the Bush administration wants tried for genocide, "ethnic cleansing", mass executions, rape and other crimes against humanity. Mr Ali is wanted
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      Lock icon Saddam could be ousted in coup before an attack
      549 10 Iraqi leader's inner circle may eliminate him, say intelligence experts WASHINGTON Intelligence experts have reached a consensus that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein would likely be ousted in a coup led by members of his inner circle in the final days or
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      Lock icon Baghdad warns of US threat to Mid-East stability
      347 10 Baghdad warns of US threat to Mid-East stability LONDON Iraq has launched a diplomatic offensive on its Gulf neighbours, calling for solidarity against the United States while warning that any attack by the Americans would damage the stability of the entire Middle East. Iraqi Foreign Minister Naii Sabri, on a
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        128 11 It helps to be an ex-senator ask Ople EASY CONFIRMATION FOR HIM MANILA Being a former senator has its perks. For former Senate president Bias Ople, it meant smooth sailing through the panel of senators and congressmen who scrutinised his appointment as Foreign Affairs Secretary in late July. Unlike some
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      115 11 PARIS The mayor of Paris, Mr Bertrand Delanoe, was recovering in hospital yesterday after being stabbed by an assailant while he was greeting the public as part of all-night celebrations across tne city. Mr Delanoe, 52, was not seriously wounded in the attack, which occurred at 2.30
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      Lock icon KL DIPLOMAT'S RETREATS – 2 HUTS
      98 11 KL DIPLOMAT'S RETREATS 2 HUTS KUALA LUMPUR Globetrotting Malaysian diplomat Tan Sri Razali Ismail is not a city person. After a flurry of assignments abroad or at home he retreats to two huts, one near the wetlands and another in Perak. "People buy houses in Perth. I have huts here
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      97 11 ALBANY (Indiana) A housewife here looking for a little more appreciation went on strike at home and found instant celebrity. Ms Kathy Thompson, 45, quit doing housework on Sept 25, refusing to do laundry, cook or make the bed. She said she was tired of working,
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      Lock icon 'One-shot' serial killer moves on to Virginia
      513 11 Police are linking the latest shooting in Virginia state to a series of attacks that killed six people in the Washington area WASHINGTON Police believe a series of shootings in the Washington area is linked to the latest attack in Virginia state, suggesting
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      134 11 Swift sainthood for Opus Dei founder VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul II canonised Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, Spanish Roman Catholic priest and founder of the controversial Opus Dei movement, at a mass in St Peter's Square yesterday in front of almost 200,000 pilgrims. Father Escriva's canonisation, only 27 years after
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      Lock icon Student sues exam board over A-level bungle
      289 11  -  ALFRED LEE By THE STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON Nineteen-year-old Tom Hill has become the first student to sue an examination board over Britain's A-lev-el fiasco, claiming £100,000 (S$281,OOO) for damage to the law career he wanted to pursue. The amount of the
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      Lock icon Brazil's Lula headed for victory in polls
      302 11 Brazil's Lula headed for victory in polls SAO PAULO Brazilians voted yesterday to elect a new president, with opinion polls largely favouring former trade unionist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose candidacy has unsettled investors. Voting is compulsory in Brazil, where the 115 million voters also were to elect new
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      159 11 Meeting to update Geneva Conventions ZURICH Switzerland is calling for a meeting in January to discuss updating the application of the Geneva Conventions, the 138-year-old warfare rules. The principles fair, humane treatment of prisoners and civilians will not be discussed, said a Swiss government spokesman. "It's the application, not the
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      552 7 Free To Look Good Again r'feJ Hunt For US Killer Widens K^^T A Breeze For Ex-Senator i'^^i Freed oi Taleban restrictions, women in the yij? I ne sniper who killed this woman in a WM With former fellow senators on the panel. W j Afghanistan capital are daring to beautify
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      108 11 US Senator Edward Kennedy, novelist Chinua Achebe and radio commentator Daniel Schorr are among more than 100 people inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A majority off Britons would not mind if Prince Charles weds Camilla Parker Bowles, but they do not want her to become queen.
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        593 12 What a mess WHAT is going on in Tokyo? Have all of Japan's financial officialdom taken leave of their senses? First, three weeks ago, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) pulled a shocker when it suddenly announced that it would purchase equities held by the country's ailing banks. Investors were shocked,
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      Lock icon Don't count on US-Iraq war to boost global economy
      976 12  -  LIM SAY BOON By WARS are a beastly business, but they are not necessarily bad for economies and stock markets. Indeed, in the ongoing tensions between the United States and Iraq, what may turn out to be more damaging to the
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      898 12  -  ONG SOR FERN By The only advice, indeed, that one person can give another about reading is to take no advice/ Virginia Wool f IT MAY seem unthinkable to begin a defence of literature by quoting Virginia Woolf s dictum. Trying to persuade
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      Lock icon Attack on Iraq may mean war with no winners
      761 13  - Attack on Iraq may mean war with no winners TOM PLATE »L THE U.S. WILL BE ACTING RIGHTFULLY IK ITS NATIONAL INTEREST EVEN IF IT ATTACKS IRAQ WITHOUT A UN SECURITY COUNCIL BLESSING, BUT THE NET RESULT WILL BE A MONUMENTAL WAVE OF ANTI-AMERICANISM THROUGHOUT THE MUSLIM WORLD. LOS ANGELES
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        106 13 CUT NUMBER OF LAWMAKERS A RECENT study has shown that about one in every four Taiwanese lawmakers moonlights as a board member for at least one business enterprise, and nearly one in every three holds a job at a foundation. Because the government has yet to pass any legislation
        The Taipei Times  -  106 words
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        82 13 STUDY CHINA FOR BETTER BUSINESS HONGKONG'S service industry is uniquely wellplaced to benefit from the unlimited business opportunities in China's huge market. With immense expertise in design, packaging and sales, Hongkong can help add value to China's products. It is unfortunate, however, that Hongkongers' general lack of understanding of
        Ming Pao Daily News  -  82 words
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        106 13 POLICE STILL UP TO THE TASK A RECENT robbery at two jewellery shops in a Malaysian shopping centre by the notorious M-16 gang has exposed the vulnerability of such places. It would be tempting to blame the incident on the police for failing to bust the two-year-old gang. But
        New Straits Times  -  106 words
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        97 13 NOT GOVT'S JOB TO PROMOTE ARTS WEST Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's offer of financial assistance to the Film Studies Department of Jadavpur University is clearly out of step with his cashstarved government's move to cut out all wasteful expenses. If he has some money to spare, he would
        The Telegraph  -  97 words
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        94 13 DON'T OVERREACT TO CRIME FIGURES ABOUT 7,500 foreign criminals were arrested in the first half of this year, representing a 15--per-cent increase from the first half of last year, according to Japan's National Police Agency. Those foreigners arrested were found guilty of a wide range of crimes, from burglary
        Asahi Shimbun  -  94 words
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  • FORUM
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      525 14 I REFER to your article, "Men need maintenance too" (ST, Oct 2). MPforPasir Ris-Punggol GRC Charles Chong was right to point out that the Women's Charter allows only married women to claim maintenance from their husbands and not vice versa. In response, Minister of State (Community
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      130 14 Women reinforce stereotypes I REFER to the letter, "Staying single is most viable option for some women" (ST, Sept 30). Let's say we accept the argument that current social norms consign women to the status of dependants. Are our women playing passive and involuntary roles in the process? Look at
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      380 14 Leave singes alone, don't stigmatise them THE PRIV ATI AFFAIR OF SETTLING DOWN IS NOW IKTERTWINED Wim THE DESTINY OF A NATION AND SINGLES HAVE TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF SOCIAL STIGMATISATION. I READ Miss Helen Tay Hiang Geik's letter, "Don't bother me, I'm happy to be single" (ST, Oct
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      69 16 I AGREE with Mr Harvey Neo Choong Tiong, who said in his letter, "Chinese not taken seriously" (ST, Oct 5), that it is attitude that contributes to the difficulties some students have in learning Chinese. We must not be just interested in passing
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      239 16 S'pore has no attractions to pull in tourists All THE REASONS WHY SOMEONE WOULD TRAVEI A GREAT DISTANCE TO SPEND A WEEK OR TWO IN A COUNTRY ME REASONS NOT TO SPEND HARD-EARNED HOUD AY MONEY IN SINGAPORE. I REFER to the article, "Tourists still not packing bags for Singapore"
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      145 16 I REFER to the article, "Landmark Cockpit Hotel to be a thing of the past soon" (ST, Oct 5). The original Cockpit Hotel was sited behind the recently-demolished 13-storey structure. It was the mansion of Mr J.B. David, a leading member of Singapore's Jewish
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      291 16 Campaign on romance will hurt rather than help ARE WE SO USED TO BEING TOLD WHEN, WHERE AND HOW WE SHOULD EXPRESS OUR FEELINGS THAT WE NEED EXTERNAL PRODS TO DO SO? I READ with much amusement about the Romancing Singapore campaign mentioned in the article, "Getting people in the
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      144 16 I REFER to the letter, "SMRT not like other private-sector firms" (ST, Oct 3), by Mr Melvin Lai Soon Munn. I wish to clarify that Singapore MRT is not the designated operator for the North East Line and is not involved in the development of stations
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      133 16 MR HE Chengzhi has missed the point in his letter, "Doll display creative, relevant" (ST, Oct 2). The Films and Publications Department has not banned the exhibition. There was no question of disallowing creative expression in this case. But the proposed venue at Raffles
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      52 1 The Straits Times home GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS 'People steal only if they think they can pet away with it, so we have to constantly •r7• 7 7 > Y reinforce the impression that they can t. Pub owner Simon Lim, on beating the problem of pilferage in bars Monday,
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      669 1  - Consumers want Case free of govt links and just free KRIST BOO Bu A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT CASE TO FIGHT FOB MM, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO OPEN THEIR MOUTHS OR PAY ANYTHING.' Businessman David Chan, 43 They want watchdog to take up their causes and to be free
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        465 2 The Majulah Connection aims to build close ties between Singaporeans based abroad and at home, focusing on business AN INTERNATIONAL network to help Singaporeans abroad and at home exploit global business and job opportunities came into being yesterday. The Majulah Connection, a
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        209 2 FROM West Coast to Suntec City and Stadium Cove, pets occupied the limelight over the weekend when Singaporeans took their best friends out to celebrate World Animal Day, which was on Friday. At Stadium Cove, it was Pet's Day Out yesterday for the
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        116 2 Staff: Over 350, including 100 nurses Doctors and specialists: 60 Visiting eye doctors: 20 Patient visits: 250,000 a year Medical procedures done: 20,000 a year Operating costs $40 million to $50 million a year, of which manpower costs make up 55 per cent. The centre has never
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        487 2  -  SHARMELPAL KAUR By THE Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) has not raised its fees since February last year and has no plans to do so for at least another year. It is one of the few public medical institutions not to have raised fees
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        406 3 Successful emergency surgery was helped by quick recovery of the severed hand and fact that the cut had been clean A 13-YEAR-OLD boy who had part of his left hand severed in a vicious attack will regain full use of his
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        354 3 The operation to reattach a 13-year-old boys severed hand recently was a success. The overnight procedure was done by a team of surgeons from the National University Hospital. He is expected to regain full use of his hand in a few months. THE INJURY The boy had
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        81 5 Devotees clutching incense throng Tua Pek Kong temple on Kusu Island on the first day of the ninth month of the lunar year. An estimated 150,000 people make their way to the island during the month-long festival, which began yesterday. Pilgrims offer prayers to Tua Pek Kong,
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        798 5  -  ARTI MULCHAND \*L 'FROM IKE FINANCIAL POINT OF VIEW, WE'RE LOSING MONEY WHICH COULD BE IN THE TILL THE CUSTOMER WHO FEELS SHORTCHANGED MAY NOT COME BACK AND IT HURTS ME IN THE LONG TERM/ Emerald Hill Croup's Mr Kenny Skeoch
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        218 5 *^vYHEN bars lose money, customers are *i2sometimes shortchanged as well. y^? Schemes to cheat drinkers can be blatant like having extra drinks f "'^charged to a credit card left behind the or serving a drink not containing premium brand paid for. More subtle
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        109 5 MINISTER of State for National Development Vivian Balakrishnan leaves on a six-day trip to India today. He will lead a mission comprising 21 companies from the construction industry and officials from the National Development Ministry, Building and Construction Authority and International Enterprise Singapore. The
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        51 6 'Right from the first lesson, we planned on games to break the ice, but I was worried it would get uneasy if they just gave us blank looks. Miss Nicole Lim (right), 20, one of the Ngee Ann students who volunteered to teach the reformative training supervisees LIANHE
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        318 6 WHEN told he was going to teach IT skills to a class of reformative training supervisees, polytechnic student Teo Wei Siang was worried that they may nave difficulties understanding the lessons. Likewise, the 14 supervisees, aged between 16 and 21, dreaded the thought of going
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        409 6 Disabled get chance to mind thrift shop Store at Hougang Community Club will help the intellectually-disabled integrate into society and gain new skills TEN intellectually-disabled people took a big step towards integrating themselves into society by coming forward to serve customers at a new thrift store that opened yesterday. Before
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          159 6 A STEAMBOAT stall that opened just a month ago was robbed of cookers, stoves and even rice bowls and spoons early Saturday morning. Owner Teo Kuan Heng, 42, who had left the stall at Block 120 Bukit Merah Lane 1 at about 1 am,
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          115 6 A LAPTOP and a digital camera worth about $3,000 were stolen from a parked car on Friday night while the owner and his Japanese friend were having dinner at Clarke Quay. When the 38-year-old sales executive went back to the multi-storey carpark at about
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          93 6 AN INDONESIAN man was charged on Saturday with importing corals, giant clams and algae rock without an import permit on Friday. No plea was taken from Rah 1 man B. Wahid, 26. He allegedly brought in 118 pieces of corals, 100 giant clams
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          120 6 A MAN fell to his death from the kitchen window of his seventh-floor Housing Board flat early yesterday morning. Mr Loh Sung Wat, 62, was believed to have fallen from a chair he was standing on to plaster cement on his kitchen wall
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        126 7 WHAT schools are doing to encourage entrepreneurship Set up entrepreneurship clubs and societies to promote a spirit of entrepreneurship. The club activities include organising flea markets, setting up cooperatives and selling vegetables grown in the school's backyard. Take part in the Bizworld programme, which teaches entrepreneurial skills
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        568 7  -  SHAHIDA ARIFF Bu Last month, an Economic Review Committee sub-committee recommended that schools expose their students to an entrepreneurial culture. One primary school believes that you are never too young to start. Its Primary 5 pupils turn shopkeepers once a week. It's
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        561 8  - Uncommon method of teaching languages TRACY QUEK B, 'By having two teachers speak both languages, children will pick up both naturally and will not think of them as school subjects that are taught separately. y Briton Lorna Whis ton, who set up private language centre Lorna Whiston Schools New pre-school
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        494 9  -  WILLIAM SORENSEN ill AIR YOUR VIEWS WHAT do you think? Is helping your kid with his homework cheating? Do kids learn better when parents get involved with their homework? Send your views to stlocal@sph.com. sg or fax us on 6732-0131, or call 1800-828
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        810 10 M rf""V »/-V X- X- ii 1_» t j 111 The day I go against 400, 500 baa guys is the day Ym going to shoot myself and save them the trouble. Former Green Beret John MulHro, a consultant for tbe game,
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        401 10 HERE is the latest military recruitment strategy: Create a realistic computer game on the war on terror, make it available for free, and then watch potential enlistees lap it up and sign on the dotted line. It is called America's Army, and
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      121 1 H K.UTH He's Not Handicapped How NUH doctors reattached part of a boy's hand severed in a gang attack. page h3 i* Education Teachers Have Twice The Say Pre-schooPs classes have two teachers, speaking English and Mandarin, pagehs mm~'Technology Playing For Real Video war games come to life with military
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      272 4 YOU'LL BE SPELLBOUND BBWWWWWWBIIBBBI»»WWWIMW| Set in the present day, Possession is the cyvVl-UOIVELY rwn storv of two contemDOrarv scholars one Call 1900-914-0001 With The Correct Answer jg| coniemporary sc Before Midnight 9 October 2002 And Win I I 71% rJICTAIi/ICDC f (Aaron Eckhart) of whom discovers that V.U J> I
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      43 1 The Straits Times asia BLOOD TIES 'This is a friendship forged in blood. Philippine National Security Adviser Roilo Golez, saying joint exercises with the US will go on despite the death of an American Marine in a bomb blast. Monday, October 7, 2002
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      929 1  -  LING CHANG HONG *L Why is God always after my daughter's head?' Taiwanese historian Liu Feng-han, on learning that his daughter had suffered head injuries in a train accident. When Tanya was four years old, she suffered a concussion after falling from
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        555 2  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG By THE STRAITS TIMES TAIWAN BUREAU Critics say abrupt transition to more liberal education system is hardest on poor students who cannot afford tuition TAIPEI Taiwan's much bragged-about educational reform, borrowed in part from the United States to create a more liberal
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        46 2 XINHUA This boy checks out the many flag patterns that were considered for China's national flag 53 years ago and are now on display at a memorial hall in Shanghai. The exhibit is part of activities to mark the founding of the communist government.
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        227 2 Molested in subway trains for two years HONGKONG A womafe molested by a man for tf*o years on board subway trains* finally reported her ordeal the police only after her husj band seized the man for mo» lesting another woman. The 37-year-old victim^ known only as Madam Ho' had kept
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        206 2 Taiwan war would cost $43b too costly for China HONGKONG Waging war against Taiwan would cost China a whopping 200 billion yuan (Ss43 billion) and take at least two weeks, reported a Japanese magazine. Quoting a source close to China's top decision-makers, Choice said in its latest monthly issue that
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        48 3 REUTERS Some 10,000 staff members, students, alumni and their families, of the Hongkong Polytechnic University form a human rainbow in a bid to set a world record. The event was held to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the university and to raise funds for the needy.
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        147 3 BEIJING While China's residents have been enjoying a week off for National Day, it has not been an easy holiday for the capital's spitters. New tough rules protecting Beijing's environment took effect at the beginning of the month, said the Beijing Youth Daily yesterday. While
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        451 3 Golden Week? Chinese prefer sleep to travel Holiday fatigue is undermining Beijing government plan to boost consumer spending by giving people longer days off HONGKONG Weary of travelling and spending for the holidays, half of Beijing's residents stayed at home to sleep rather than go on tours during China's week-long
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        249 3 TAIPEI Three security guards were injured when a group of unidentified assailants attacked the office of the controversial Next magazine, Taipei police said. At least 10 young men armed with wooden clubs smashed windows and equipment at the news headquarters of
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          83 3 BAOTOU, an industrial city in the Ningxia region, has decided to allocate six million yuan (Ssl.3 million) to secure 1,000 positions for workers retrenched from state enterprises whose families are in great difficulties or have widows or handicapped people. The scheme would require the
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          35 3 CHINA'S Ministry of Water Resources announced that it is putting together a national plan to clean up the polluted waters of the mighty Yangtze, the country's longest river. AFP
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          67 3 CHINA'S income gap is widening although it is still within acceptable limits, said the director of the National Bureau of Statistics of China recently. The Gini Co-efficient, the benchmark for mea- suring income distribution, now stands at 4.17, already beyond the alarm level of 4.0
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          58 3 SELF-DRIVE holidays to other cities in China are gaining popularity among increasingly affluent Beijingers who own cars and do not wish to be restricted by the fixed itineraries of packaged tours. Experts say the rise in car ownership and rapid development of highways are the main
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          69 3 BEIJING'S normally secretive police force yesterday put on its best face as it strove to build public support with an openday event amid mounting efforts to secure order for a crucial Communist Party congress next month. Thousands of visitors thronged Longtan Park, one of Beijing's largest,
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        54 4 FACTORS that will help and hurt Sinuiju as a special economic zone: It already has factories making chemicals and machine tools. It serves as a hub for border trade with China. It lacks essential infrastructure such as telecommunications, a civilian airport and a
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        624 4  -  KWAN WENG KIN Bu JAPAN CORRESPONDENT It has been hobbled by scepticism over Pyongyang's resolve to opening up and China's arrest of its chief for tax evasion TOKYO Sinuiju, a small city launched recently as North Korea's version of China's special economic zones, is still
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        161 4 HK bishop accused of provoking unrest HONGKONG Local Beijing supporters have accused Hongkong's new Catholic leader of provoking public unrest with his fiery criticisms of an anti-subversion law proposed recently by the government. In a radio interview on Saturday, outspoken Bishop Joseph Zen said the proposed legislation would harm Hongkong's
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        374 4  -  MARY KWANG CONCERN OVER ANTI-SECESSION LEGISLATION By HONGKONG CORRESPONDENT HONGKONG Several hundred pro-Taiwan supporters yesterday attended a function to mark Taiwan's national day, clouded by concerns that Hongkong's proposed anti-se-cession law would make this the final year that
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        333 4 President Kim's party faces breakup SEOUL South Korea's ruling party was facing the prospect 01 a breakup yesterday, just one day after President Kim Dae Jung finally managed to win parliamentary confirmation for a new prime minister. The National Assembly approved overwhelmingly former Supreme Court judge Kim Suk Soo President
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        143 5 No pay for ministers if public debt rises ISLAMABAD Salaries of Pakistani ministers will be suspended if the government fails to meet the target of cutting public debt for two consecutive years. The clause was mentioned in the draft of the Eroposed Fiscal Responsiilitv Law circulated recently to solicit comments
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        276 5 'First strike' fears behind Pakistan missile test-firing ISLAMABAD Pakistan's test-firing of a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead deep into India was a response to fears that its archrival may adopt the "pre-emp-tive strike" policy US flagged against Iraq, analysts said. "Indian leaders in the past few weeks have
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        265 5 NEW DELHI India will use imported radars from Israel along its disputed border with Pakistan in Kashmir to detect cross-border movement of Islamic rebels, an official said yesterday. A defence ministry source said the deal was signed recently, while the Press Trust of
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        694 5  -  HAU BOON LAI By THE STRAITS TIMES JAPAN BUREAU Overcoming its reluctance to woo visitors to the country, it decides to address its massive tourism deficit of Ssso billion TOKYO After 12 years of economic stagnation, Japan appears ready to try
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        50 5 REUTERS A sand artist pays homage to the Hindu Mother Goddess Durga by sculpting her likeness in sand in Puri, India, ahead of the Durga Puja festival beginning this week. Durga symbolises divine power, as she overpowered evil for peace, and is depicted as very beautiful
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          57 5 THE Taiwan government plans to dismiss 14,000 employees by May 2004 as part of a sweeping government restructuring plan, according to a report to be presented to the Legislative Yuan next week. The proposed cut represents 6.45 per cent of the government's total workforce,
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          61 5 SEX ROW: 'NO PUN TO WITHDRAW SUIT' TAIWAN'S acting health chief Twu Shiing-jer, who was wrongly accused of sexually harassing another man, said he was not considering withdrawing his libel suit against the accuser despite his apology, the Taipei Times reported. Mr Cheng Ke-jung, 32, admitted on Saturday he had
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          59 5 CATHAY Pacific put an airliner back into service just days after it was forced to make an emergency landing due to smoke in its cockpit, despite not having identified the source of the problem. The Civil Aviation Department said it was satisfied with Cathay's
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          47 5 POLICE confirmed yesterday the office of Hongkong's justice chief Elsie Leung received an envelope containing a suspicious white powder that turned out to be harmless. Bomb disposal officers were sent to her office after the powder was discovered on Saturday. AP
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          48 5 A SOUTH Korean army intelligence commander was sacked on Saturday over his revelation that the military ignored his warning of a deadly North Korean naval attack in June. Major-General Han Choi Yong was dismissed "for improper behaviour", the Defence Ministry said. AFP
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        602 7  -  DEM ASMARANI Hi, THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU It raises debate over lifting ban on the communist party as events surrounding the 1965 coup are now being questioned JAKARTA More than three decades after an abortive coup blamed on the communists,
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        354 7 JAKARTA Indonesia will prosecute eight of 13 members of a radical Muslim group arrested for raiding nightspots in the capital as the police chief warned people against taking the law into their own hands. Police arrested 13 members of the
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        491 8  -  LUZ BAGUIORO By PHILIPPINES LOKHhSPUMJfc.M The recent arrests of Jl militants have prompted the Philippines to keep a close watch on the illegal migrants in its midst MANILA The Philippines is conducting a census of illegal Indonesian migrants as part of
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        82 8 SOME 600 troops from the United States are scheduled to arrive next week for Joint military exercises in Luzon. The scheduled exercises will be held despite the death of a US soldier in a bomb attack last week, National Security Adviser Roilo Golez said yesterday. "This
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        219 8 BANGKOK Thailand's southern provinces were bracing themselves for more flash floods yesterday after the main city of Hat Yai was inundated over the weekend in the latest of a series of flooding disasters. A total of 107 people have died and some
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        Lock icon Philippine hospital's appeal for donations scores big on the Net
        338 8 IT WAS LIKE IK "LOVE BUG" IN A POSITIVE WAY. THIS IS A WHO WORLD AFTER ALL' Dr Philip Cruz, chief resident of die Department of Paediatrics at the Philippine General Hospital, on die online appeal he and other doctors
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          Lock icon DRUG RAID ON THAI CLUB NABS 70 USERS
          51 8 THAI police in Pattaya have raided two nightclubs and arrested nearly 70 people, including 16 foreigners, after they tested positive for drug use. The police said yesterday that they found traces of methamphetamine in urine tests given to clubgoers early on Saturday.
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          Lock icon MANILA TROOPS KILL COMMUNIST REBELS
          54 8 PHILIPPINE troops yesterday killed five suspected communist guerillas in a clash as the army began an offensive in response to a spate of rebel attacks. Troops also recovered a number of high-powered firearms in the village in Pampanga, a poor, ricegrowing province about 70 km
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          39 8 E. TIMOR PRESIDENT TO VISIT W. TIMOR EAST Timor President Xanana Gusmao will visit West Timor later this month to encourage more refugees to return home. He will be in Atambua and Kupang from Oct 20 to 24. AFP
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          54 8 POLICY-MAKERS from four Asian countries will meet with non-govern-mental organisations and international experts in Hanoi today to address escalating HIV infection rates among drug addicts. The three-day conference was aimed at encouraging China, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam to develop "harm reduction" programmes, said the
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          52 8 ALMOST one million unemployed people found jobs during the first nine months ot this year, according to Vietnam's Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. Over 310,000 Vietnamese now work abroad earn ing about US$l.4 billion (552.5 billion) this year. Viet Nam News Asia
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        Lock icon Vietnam man's big family: 86 kids from 16 'wives'
        228 8 HANOI One family is enough for most men to handle, but Mr Tran Viet Chu, a retired bricklayer in Vietnam, has set an unofficial national record by siring 86 children from 16 "wives". The 75-year-old from the central province of Quang
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        Lock icon KMM rebels 'involved in kill-Mega plot'
        455 9 She and other Asean leaders are still assassination targets of the Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia, says terror expert KUALA LUMPUR Several members of the radical Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM) group were involved in a failed plot to assassinate Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, according to terrorism
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        Lock icon KL official was held in US for visiting Saudi and Iraq
        210 9 KL official was held in US for visiting Saudi and Iraq KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) deputy president was detained at Miami International Airport for 29 hours as his passport showed that he had visited Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Mr Abdullah Abu Bakar was detained together with nine
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        82 9 Separated twins shake on it FOUR-YEAR-OLD Malaysian twins Muhammad and Ahmad Rosli exchange a happy handshake, as they are declared officially out of intensive care observation, 20 days after a 23-hour operation in Saudi Arabia to separate them. In fact, they are cheerful enough to ask for fried chicken. Their
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        Lock icon Three friends to battle it out for Puteri's No. 2 post
        269 9 KUALA LUMPUR Three good friends from the current Puteri Umno executive council line-up are up against each other for the movement's dep-uty-chief post. Their battle is particularly fascinating as it could shed some light on possible candidates for the
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        599 10  -  IGNATIUS LOW World Economic Forum's East Asia Economic Summit By] J FINANCE CORRESPONDENT East Asian countries must look to the combined force of their own markets for future growth, say Asean ministers KUALA LUMPUR Twenty years ago, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed i introduced a
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        350 10  -  Ignatius Low J KUALA LUMPUR Japan's newly- appointed Financial Services Minister yesterday 5 warned that the government will soon prescribe bitter pills to revive tne moribund econoi, my even if some companies get killed in the process. Plans by a new task
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        Lock icon Man douses neighbour with petrol in dispute over fence
        161 10 KLANG A man doused his neighbour with petrol in a dispute over a brick fence and the woman was saved only because he could not light a match. The man's anger stemmed from his neighbour's move to put up a brick
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        335 10  - Mahathir slams Western-styled capitalism KUALA LUMPUR The World Trade Organisation (Wit)), Western governments, large corporations and financial market speculators are all guilty of oyjgocrisy and mismanaging the world economy. The stinging comment came from Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at a dinner for mofe than 800 business leaders attending the
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        46 10 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Workers try to dislodge a barge trapped under the Connaught Railway bridge in Klang during high tide. Panic arose at one point as the rising water threatened to rip the bridge apart as a train was passing by.
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          57 10 STATELESS TEEN MISSING IN THAILAND STATELESS teen Lim Ai Ling, 18, who has failed to prove her claim of being a Malaysian, has reportedly gone missing. The Malaysian ConsulGeneral in Songkhla said lim was handed over to the Thai authorities on Sept 30 but was said to have fled the
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          71 10 FISHERMEN along the coast of Kuala Kedah, Jerlun and Yan have been advised to refrain from going out to the sea tomorrow due to the strong winds and high tide expected. Kedah/Perlis Fisheries Department officer Wan Mohd Aznan Abdullah said the phenomenon which occurred
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          53 10 VILLAGES which are viable for development will soon receive funds through th« "one village one industry" scheme. Rural Development Minister Datuk Azmi Khalid said. The project under Budget 2003 is to raise the villagers' income and would be implemented with the Department of Agriculture's cooperation.
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          73 10 THE Health Ministry wants to source for more local manufacturers of medicine, hospital equipment etc instead of buying from overseas. Minister Chua Jui Meng said the ministry spends several hundred million ringgit annually on medical imports. "If we can buy these products from our own manufacturers,
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          54 10 A SENIOR management personnel of Curtin University of Technology Sarwak Campus discovered a powdery substance on opening a letter sent to his house. Mr Johnson Matthew Joseph said the letter contained a letterhead beating the Employees Provident Fund headquarters' address in Kuala Lumpur. Asia
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          Lock icon HOME OF FAMILY OF 12 GUTTED IN FIRE
          42 10 A FAMILY of 12 lost their home when it was destroyed by fire in Kampung Bukit Abal, Pasir Puteh yesterday. The family of farmers salvaged only a few electrical appliances including a refrigerator. Bernama
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        Lock icon Boy dies as dengue spreads in Ipoh town
        289 10 KAMPAR The number of dengue cases in this Ipoh town has reached an alarming level, according to residents. At least one death has been reported and about 70 cases detected recently. An eight-year-old pupil of Pei Yuan primary school here did not
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        Lock icon ASIAN GAMES IN BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA
        78 11 GOLDEN REMY Singles champion Remy Ong leads Singapore to its second bowling gold medal See Page Al2 AP The splits hurt like hell, he says, but that was what gave Singapore's Simon Chua the edge over his rivals in winning the bodybuilding welterweight gold.
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        635 11 By bodybuilder Halim Haron's reckoning, it may well be all of 19 kg IN BUSAN BODYBUILDER Halim Haron may well reckon that his bantamweight gold medal in the Asian Games yesterday weighs not just mere grams but kilograms 19 to be exact. For that
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        347 11 BODYBUILDING'S debut at the Asian Games was marred by accusations of biased judging by both officials and athletes on the last day of the two-day programme. Wlien it was announced that Singapore's Halim Haron and Amir Zainal won the bantamweight gold and bronze respectively at the
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        401 11  -  MARC LIM By IN BUSAN WHEN Sami Alhaddad was a teenager he was disowned by his father, albeit briefly. It was not as if he was unfilial or had done something very wrong. But in the eyes of his father Ibrahim, what he had done
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        Lock icon Boy wonder Ding a breadwinner
        387 11  -  CHAN TSE CHUEEN By IN BUSAN DING JUNHUI was 13 when he quit school to play snooker in tournaments in Cnina. And the prize money he earns, which he said totalled more than 15,000 renminbi (553,270) in the last year, is the family income. The
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        Lock icon Magnificent S'pore trio blasts rest of the field away
        771 12 Ong, Lee and Goh stage a great nine-game comeback to win Asiad gold cghmghmcb dfnhfnhdfjhzer adfhdfnjdtxym IN BUSAN REMY ONG struggled to control his emotions as he stepped up to take his last throw of the day. But he still could
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        Lock icon China-Japan rivalry spills to athletics
        582 12 China- Japan rivalry spills to athletics BUSAN China and Japan resume their battle for supremacy when the Asian Games athletics begins today, with the rivalry set to be as close as it was in Bangkok four years ago. The two nations dominated in 1998 with China winning 15 golds and
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          113 12 Team C'ships Women's q-flnals: Thailand 3 Malaysia 2 (Thailand named first): Sujitra Eakmongkolpaisarn bt Wong Mew Choo 11-3 11-5, Salakjit Ponsana lost to Mee Fen 11-0 5-11 8-11, Saathinee Jankrajangwonglost to Wong Miew Kheng 2-11 6-11, Saralee Thoungthongkama/Eakmongkolpaisarn bt Lim Pek Siah/Ang Li Peng 11-8 11-4, Jankrajangwong/Ponsana bt Chin
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          17 12 Men's q-final rd: South Korea 101 Hongkong 58. Classification rd: United Arab Emirates 109 Mongolia 84.
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          62 12 65kg: 1 Abdul Halim bin Haron (Sin) 2 Lee Lap Chi (Hkg) 3 Amir bin Zainal (Sin) 75kg: 1 Simon Chua Ling Fung (Sin) 2 Yano Yoshihiro (Jpn) 3 Min Zaw Oo (Mya). 85kg: 1 Kang Kyung Won (Kor) 2 Sami AlHaddad (Brn) 3 Mohammed Hassan (Brn). 90kg: 1
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          68 12 Men's Trios final: 1 Singapore (Lee Yu Wen, Sam Goh, Remy Ong) 3,961pts 2 United Arab Emirates (Mubarak Al-Hameli, Mohammed Al-Qubaisi, Shaker Al-Hassan) 3,874 2 Philippines (Constantino King, Christian Suarez, Leonardo Rey) 3,874. Women's Trios final: 1 South Korea (Kim Soo Kyung, Kim Yeau Jin, Cha Mi Jung) 3,805pts
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          41 12 Bantamweight (54kg), q-finals: Abdusalom Khasanov (Tjk) bt Choe Phyong Choi (Prk) pts 20-16, Kim Won II (Kor) bt Chotipat Wongprates (Tha) pts 24-11, Talaibek Kadyraliev (Kgz) bt Meshari Al-Fadhli (Kuw) rsc, Bekzod Khidirov (Uzb) bt Tolen Kanatov (Kzk) pts 22-11.
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          269 12 Final rd Men's individual: 284 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 70 75 69 70 287 Rohana Anura (Sri) 71 70 73 73 292 Kim Hyun Woo (Kor) 76 75 68 73, Yusaku Miyazato (Jpn) 78 70 71 73, Cheng Chen-liang (Tpe) 70 72 75 75, (Kim won bronze at first hole
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          68 12 Men's Group A: Japan 4 (Toshiaki Fakuda 10, 48, Kazuo Yoshida 66, Naoya Iwadate 68) Hongkong 3 (Swalikh Mohammad 12, Arif Ali 36, Faroog Saeed 70). Group B: Pakistan 6 (Mohammad Nadeem 1, Kashif Jawad 2, 57, Mudassar Ali 14, 22, Khalid Salim 28) Malaysia 1 (K. Shanmuganathan 31).
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          16 12 Men's team final: Thailand bt Malaysia 2-0. Women's team final: Thailand bt Vietnam 2-0.
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          174 12 Men's 25m Rapid Fire pistol individual: 1 Liu Guohui (Chn) 690.8pts 2 Lee Sang Hak (Kor) 686.8 3 Chen Yongqiang (Chn) 684.2. 25m Rapid Fire pistol team: 1 China (Liu Guohui, Ji Haiping, Chen Yongqiang) 1,757pts 2 South Korea (Lee Yo^ung Hoon, Kang Hyung Chul. Lee Sang Hak) 1,747
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          75 12 Women's 69kg: 1 Liu Chunhong (Chn) 262.5kg (snatch 115kg-clean and jerk 147.5kg) 2 Thongsuk Pawina (Tha) 260kg (115kg-145kg) 3 Mya Sanda Oo (Mya) 137.5kg (112.5kg-137.5kg) 4 Kim Choon Ran (Kor) 217.5kg (97.5kg-120kg) 5 Kang Mi Suk (Kor) 217.5kg (97.5kg-120kg) 6 Jon Myong Hui (Prk) 215kg (92.5kg-122.5kg) 7 Huang Shih-chun
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          13 12 Final: Kazakhstan 15 Japan 14. Bronze medal: China 10 Iran 6.
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          319 13 TICKETS STILL REMAIN UNSOLD WITH the Asian Games nearly half over, organisers have revealed that less than 40 per cent of the tickets to events I held been sold UOU LTb^U WIU. Fewer than a million of the 2.6 million tickets had been sold as of Saturday, said
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          Lock icon HOW SINGAPOREANS FARED
          228 13 THE men have already won two golds. But Singapore's women bowlers are still in search of a medal. The trios teams finished 11th and 14th respectively at the Homeplus Asiad Bowling Alley yesterday. Alice Tay, Jennifer Tan and Valerie Teo totalled 3,466 pinfalls over 18 games, 339
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          Lock icon PICK OF TODAY'S ACTION
          276 13 PICK OF TODAY S ACTION ATHLETICS Ist nmi Men's 100m: UK Shyam (9.50am), 400m (11.20am), 400m hurdles (3.30pm). Women's 800m (3pm). Finals Men's 10,000m (3.30pm). 20km walk (8.30am). Women's long jump (3.30pm). javelin (3pm), 20km walk 00.30am. Busan Asiad Main Stadium). BADMINTON TtMi s-finb Mm: Indonesia v China, Malaysia v
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          137 13 Cotmtry 6 S S T China 92 38 32 162 South Korea.... 32 37 45 114 Japan 28 42 36 106 Kazakhstan 9 7 Tl 27 North Korea.. 6 8 10 24 Thailand 5 8 3 16 Taiwan 5 7 13 25 Uzbekistan..... 5 6 7 18 SINGAPORE.
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        Lock icon Arsenal unbeaten for a record 30th match
        688 13 SOCCER A 3-1 win over Sunderland keeps it two points clear of Liverpool LONDON Arsenal continued its remarkable unbeaten run in the English Premier League with a dominant 3-1 victory over Sunderland yesterday. The win kept the champion two points clear of sec-ond-placed
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        Lock icon The day Everton boss erred
        405 13 MANCHESTER David Moyes has made his name as an astute judge of footballing ability. But the Everton boss readily admits that he erred spectacularly when he wrote David Beckham off as a weakling. Moyes takes his Everton side to Old Trafford today for a Premiership
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        272 13 LONDON Sven-Goran Eriksson believes the road to the 2004 European Championship could see his vision for England take shape. The England coach's side open its qualifying campaign with Group Seven matches against Slovakia on Saturday and Macedonia on Oct 16 its first competitive ties since a
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        Lock icon No Ronaldo, no problem
        431 13 ROME Inter Milan showed that it was coping fine without Ronaldo, with a 4-1 victory over Piacenza yesterday. Veteran Italy international Luigi di Biagio scored twice to help the club stay at the top of the Serie A. Defending champion Juventus haa considerably more trouble securing
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        Lock icon Sleepy Geylang carves out 3-0 win
        517 14  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN SOCCER Bu_ "We have a good chance to go to the next round now, although I think we were a bit lucky to win by three goals. Gey lan g coach Jang Jung But opponent's coachpromises a much tougher match in second
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        Lock icon One PGA win in US means more to Jobe
        457 14 GOLF WILLIAMSBURG (Virginia) Brandt Jobe is hoping six wins in Japan will translate into one in the United States. The American birdied the last four holes en route to a six-under-par 65 and a onestroke lead after the third round of
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        Lock icon Amazing Annika nears ninth win
        251 14 VALLEJO (California) Annika Sorenstam is closing in on her ninth LPGA Tour win of the season, and she is still not as confident as she would like to be. The Swede birdied the final hole last Saturday, tying American Cristie Kerr for the lead after
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        1039 14 BASEBALL Major League play-off series (best-of-flve) American Leaojue: Minnesota 11 Oakland 2 (series tied at 2-2). Anaheim 9 NY Yankees 5 (Anaheim wins 3-1). National League: Atlanta 10 San Francisco 2 (Atlanta leads 2-1). St Louis 6 Arizona 3 (St Louis wins 3-0). CRICKET Fourth day of
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        133 15 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" Psalms 23:6 DAISY TAY BEN6 CHOO Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 6.10.2002 Itavinq behind loved ones. Sisters: Brothers-in-law: Tay Poh
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        74 15 S. VEERAMUTHU Aged: 86 passtd away peacefully on 5 October 2002 leaving bthfnd loved ones. Wife: V. Veeramma Sons: Daughters-in-law: V. Thirupathy Chandra Lekha lyengai V. Tamilchelvam Sahaya Devi Daughters: Sons-in-law: Parvathi Muniappan Venetia Letchmi John Decruz Veeramani Jayagopal (Bala) Manimegalai Kartegas (Khanna) qrandsons, granddaughters, great-grandsons, and great-qrand daughters. Body
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        83 15 KARUPPIAH MUTHU (RAF SELETAR) Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 6 October 2002 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Mdm Avadaiammal Sons: Daughters-in-law: Thamil Selvam Pathma Nedumaran Kokilavani Nedunchelian Daughters: Sons-in-law: Danabagiammal Anthony Ray Vasuki Karnanithi Sathiyavani Grandchildren: K. Selvarani, K. Sivaranjini, T. Yuvintheran, T. Kavitha, N. Sangeeta, N. Dinesh Granddaughter-in-law
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        48 15 In Loving Memory of LEOW CHYE HOCK NG CHENG SIEW Departed 12 May 1997 Departed 7 October 1994 "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty." Psalms 91:1 Dearly Missed And Always Remembered By F amity Loved Ones
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        52 15 4 2nd Anniversary «3 In Loving Memory Of NICOLE ALBERS Departed 7 October 2000 We cannot hold your little hand. Or hear your little voice. Still your memory lingers on, forever in our hearts. Sadly missed fondly remembered by Mama Julie Albers Racburn, Papa Gerard Albers, Brothers Mark Rene and
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        22 15 4th ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of SUN YUEN LENG Departed on 7 Oct 1998 Pearly missed and always remembered by loved ones
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        43 15 Om 3rd Anniversary In loving Memory of DAMAYANDI MOHANDAS Passed away peacefully on 7- 1 0- 1 999 The/ teary may wipe* out mcuny thi*\#* Sutthiythey'U/Wtpe'Out never The/ memory ofthoie<happy day* Which we/had/ ipertt together Always remembered by: Husband, children all loved ones
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        99 15 TAN SIANG LANG Aqe: 63 was called horn* to be with the Lord on 5 Oct 2002 iMvlng behind lovtd onts. (Husband: Chua Ern Thiang, deceased) Sons: Chua Long Nlan Chua Long Guan Daughters-in-law: Cecilia Chia Cindy Ong Daughters: Judy Chua Helen Chua Sons-in-law: Jeffery Chee James Goh Grandchildren: Christopher
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        69 15 AKAND PATH The family of the late BALBIR KAUR d/o M SINGH wish to thank all relatives and friends for their support during their recent bereavement. Akand Path will be held at Blk 20 Balam Road I*os-176 from Sunday 6/10/02 at 2.00pm to Tuesday 8/10/02 at 2.00pm followed by DIWAN
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        45 15 11th Anniversary j In Loving Memory Of JAMES ONG KIM HEE Departed 7/10/91 The years may wipe out many things But this they'll wipe out never; The memory of those happy days Which we had spent together. Fondly remembered by your loving wife X X
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        32 15 KHOO TENG KEA" Departed 7.10.8! 7 am the resurrectio and the life. He whe believes in me will liv even though he dies John 11: 2 Fondly remember* by wife loved one
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        41 15 BTH ANNIVERSARY > In Loving Memory Of ELIZABETH LEOW KIM NOI 8 Years Today, And We Still Miss You. You Will Remain In Our Hearts Forever For Nothing Beautiful Is Ever Forgotten Deeply Missed By Daughter, Sons, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law and Grand Children
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        26 15 3rd Anniversary NADASHA RAJA GOPALAN Departed: 7/10/1999 His memory is as dear today, As in the hour he passed away. Always remembered cherished by loved ones.
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        10 15 "In Menioriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember.......
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        46 15 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of 3rd Anniversary i Loving Memory Of A. NARAYANAN (Departed on 7 Oct 1999) Sadly missed cherished by Wife: Letchumi Family loved ones. JEFFREY NG LEE SENG leparted on 7 Oct 200C Always remembered by Ong, Ah Tnq, Opal, Jayan Bala
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        668 16 ROUND-UP Overseas markets WALL Street stocks plunged to new multiyear lows over the past week, setting up yet another test for ailing markets looking for a bottom, just when it appeared things could not get any worse. The major indexes fell for a
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        42 16 Change Straits Times Index 1367.57 +15.59 BT 08/OS -429.00 +204.00 BT C ADI -*****.00 +91.00 BT 10-day MA ......*****.00 -43.00 UOB Sesdaq .51.60 +0.32 UOB Blue Chip 461.42 +3.55 STI Futures 1373 +16 MSCI Singapore 169.04 +2.13 SiMSCI Futures 169.60 +2.20
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        36 16 Citiraya 2.5c 102,553,000 Data-raft 10c 71.855,000 Links Island 10c 53,520,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 43,133,000 BIL Intl US2OC 41,370.000 SingTel 15c 39,034,000 Chart SemiCond R 38.621,000 UniFiber 10c 30,686.000 TPV USIC 30,110,000 NewWave 5c 27,346.000
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        412 16 Asian units weaken slightly against US$ REVIEW Currencies HONGKONG The yen fell against the US dollar on fears that the Japanese economy might be in for a hard landing, while the Australian currency ended marginally higher, overshadowed by United States-Iraq tensions. YEN: The yen ended the week lower against the
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        446 16 ABN Amro Bank NV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Banking Corp 6 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Banca Intesa Banca Commerciale Italiana SPA 7.25 Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro SPA 5
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          82 16 NTA Asean Fd 200 7.00/Asean Fd Ltd -*57 Asean Supreme Fd Ltd -1523 Thai Prime 4.10 /SJI Yamaichi DAE O 3.00 /7.8b Yamaicni DAE (Redm)O /7.7S Thai Equity Trust Fd Z3.58 LEGEND: All prices are indicative except tor*;* 4 Ex Ringgit Assets; Broadly Diversified; I Narrowly Focused S
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          2377 16 ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!" 0.575/ Star Europe Bd 1.095/ Star Europe Bal 0.809/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.634/ Star Asia Bond 1315/ Star Asia Balanced 0 8"9/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0.132/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund!** 0.638/ Mutti Strategy Fd 1/ Star Asia
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          812 16 AIA AIA Growth Fd!& 0.824/0.868 Regional Equity!" 1.58/1.664 Regional Fixed Income/* 1 .249/1 .315 Brunei Unit Linked 0.623/0.656 SGD Money Market 0.978/1 .03 Global Equity 0.492/0 518 Global Bond 1.1/1.158 US Equity Fd 0.468/0.493 European Equity 0.538/D.567 Global Technology!" 0.363/0.383 Global Balanced/* 0.707/0.745 International Healthcare!" 0.796/0.838 Brunei Global
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        26 17 PHOTOS. Using public money is the only way to rescue banks, says Mr Shiokawa (left), but Mr Takenaka wants three conditions attached. AP AFP
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        435 17 Shiokawa: Give banks a choice on using public funds; Takenaka: Some conditions must be met before funds can be injected TOKYO Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's economic right-hand men appeared to be singing from different hymn sheets yesterday over how to
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        431 17 Thousands may lose jobs at JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch LONDON Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan Chase, two of the world's top investment banks, are preparing to cut thousands of jobs, sources familiar with the companies said yesterday. The cuts are the latest for the global investment banking sector, which is
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        298 17 WORLD'S TALLEST TOKYO A group in Tokyo has unveiled a US$367 million (***** million) plan to build the world's tallest tower in one of the city's most famous parks, hoping to revitalise a languishing neighbourhood, Japanese media reported yesterday. The structure, provisionally called The
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          72 17 DUTCH telecommunications operator KPN has spoken with its Belgian peer Belgacom and cable network operator Telenet about the sale of its Belgian operations, a local newspaper said on Saturday. De Financieel Economische Tijd said that KPN, which made a call for partners
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          97 17 COSTELLO SEES GOOD DEMAND FOR TELSTRA AUSTRALIAN Treasurer Peter Costello said he expects that local investors will lap up shares in Telstra if the government were to sell its remaining 50.1 per cent stake in the top phone company. "I don't think that there's any lack of interest in Telstra,
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        491 18  -  LORN A TAN 64% TAKE-UP RATE SOME 800 visitors thronged the showflats of Far East Organization's (FEO's) cluster housing Springhill at Sembawang Walk over the weekend. At the end of it, 25 of the 39 homes that were put
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        132 18 SPHKHUI Some 800 potential home buyers have thronged the showflat of the Sembawang Walk project (left) over the weekend. The 99-year leasehold development comprises threestorey modem cluster terrace houses with an attic and a basement VALVISTAI Of the 40 terrace houses launched, 22 have been sold so far.
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        368 18 Managers ofPwC fraud unit make buyout This is the accounting giant's second sale of a business in a week, as concern grows over possible conflicts of interest HONGKONG PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the world's biggest accounting firm, has agreed to sell its corporate and fraud investigation business in Asia to the subsidiary's
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        455 19  -  HUGH CHOW Reports by FINANCE CORRESPONDENT It is a very difficult time. you go to the debtors house and there is nothing to take. The father of the manager at one firm in Serangoon Road Your neighbourhood pawnshop is also going through a rough patch TIMES are
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        133 19 W TO HEW BUSINESSES Calls to some of the 106 licensed moneylenders here are not picked up or callers are sent packing by staff. The reason given: They are not accepting new business. With many small borrowers in chronic financial difficulties, the task of debt recovery has
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        851 19 WHETHER you are a desperate parent needing monev to pay your child's school fees, a desperado wanting to pay gambling debts or a foreign worker merely wanting to send money back home "they" have seen it all. "They" refer to the army of
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        552 19  -  COLIN TAN Bu MARKETS CORRESPOSDES T AFTER nearly two years of almost relentless decline, some investors are now asking if stock prices are at a level where they are ripe for the picking. If you believe Merrill Lynch chief economist Bruce
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        63 19 Cents NewToyoWo4 4 60.0 1.5 Colorland HK4Oc 7 55.6 2.5 BBR Hldgs 5c 2 33.3 0.5 VicplasWo4o7o9 2 33.3 0.5 EastgateWo6o7ol... 6.5 30.0 1.5 Health Mgt Intnl 10 25.0 2.0 EWSportlc 10.5 23.5 2.0 oakwellEngsc 5.5 22.2 1.0 FHTK Hldgs 5c 9 20.0 1.5 L&MSOC 3 20.0
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        59 19 Cents City Dev 50c 462 -36.0 -7.2 SIA 200 965 -35.0 -3.5 OCBC 970 -25.0 -2.5 SIA 50c 960 -25.0 -2.5 B Sembawang 1100 -20.0 -1.8 CSA Hldgs 20c 132 -12.0 -8.3 UOB H9O -10.0 -0.8 Elec 80c. 185 -8.9 -2.6 JSHUSSCSOO 252 -8.9 -1.9 Mentor Media
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        52 19 Cents Aetna W041H6 0.5 -83.3 -2.5 GufTechWoso9l7..„ 3 -70.0 -7.0 LabroyMWto2 0.5 -50.0 -0.5 SembCorpDßeCWo3 0.5 -50.0 -0.5 Global W*****6 1 -33.3 -0.5 Goldtronsc 1 -33.3 -0.5 Presscretefc 3 -33.3 -1.5 AS Auto 10c 14.5 -27.5 -5.5 Craft Print 15c 6 -25.0 -2.0 Liang Huat 10c 3.5
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        567 20  -  LORN A TAN VLADIMIR GUEVARRA By and Builder Kimly is asked to pay as much as original premium just to extend its risk cover for 3 months under interim insurer THE directive to Cosmic Insurance Corp to cease underwriting new business proposals is proving to
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        370 20  -  SOH WEN LIN PUN TO FREE UP LAND PROPERTY REPORTER TODAY'S ditch could be tomorrow's pay dirt, thanks to the Singapore Land Authority's (SLA's) increasing efforts to optimise small and unusual plots of land. Take that forgotten "no man's land" that lies in
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      19 1 Life! **$risk ~~i fashion I Alexander McQueen's flights of fantasy W 1 PAGE 6 CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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        231 2 ACTOR Ben Affleck and rapper Sean "P Diddy" Combs are in a war of words over Latina diva Jennifer Lopez, says The Sun tabloid. Last week, the rapper said Lopez was too classy for the actor, after seeing cable TV footage of Affleck making
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        160 2 HONGKONG Shanghai-born actress Kristy Yang (right) was reportedly slapped in a Causeway Bay restaurant last Saturday, by an angry woman who accused her of stealing her husband. Apple Daily said the 28-year-old former beauty queen was sitting inside Cova an Italian restaurant favoured by Hongkong
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        81 2 Last Friday, Jackie Chan received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, only about 7.6 m from the entrance to the Kodak Theatre, the new home of the Academy Awards. When Chan, 48, was asked what's next, he replied: "The Oscar." About
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        307 2 LONDON Novelist and convicted perjurer Jeffrey Archer (right) is releasing a diary about his jail experiences while still serving his sentence, prompting prison officials to warn he could face tough penalties. The book, which reveals that he considered suicide while interned at the tough Belmarsh prison in
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        134 2 Letterman Expresway? INDIANAPOLIS David Letterman has an offer: He will pay for new road signs if Mayor Bart Peterson renames the highway that circles Indianapolis the Dave Letterman Expressway. On the Late Show that aired on CBS last Thursday night, the talk-show host extended the offer after joking for weeks
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        42 3 Andre and Damon Aaron and Arianne Derek and Drew Flo and Zach Heather (right) and Eve John Vito and Jill Ken and Gerard Michael and Kathy Teri and lan Dennis and Andrew Tramel and Talicia
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        676 3 adfherjnerdhrtjkjjmnvjdfgfgtsnfgm It takes all sorts of people to make a Race truly Amazing. Life! takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the chances of the 11 teams POOR gungho Soccer Mums Gina and Sylvia. They were the first ones to be booted out of The
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        810 4  - It is still SCV to subscribers SAMUEL LEE *L It stands for StarHub Cable Vision now. As a subscriber, you may not care about the merger, not unless it means paying less for more services LIKE other subscribers to cable television, sales coordinator Shaw ling Lee received a letter dated
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        403 4 IF YOU have not the foggiest idea how the Singapore Cable Vision and StarHub merger will affect you as a cable subscriber, here are some FAQs answered by StarHub chief operating officer Yong Lum Sung. What are the changes to the cable TV
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        309 4 I HUB, you hub, everyone hub. So goes StarHub's recent advertising and promotion campaign to publicise the completion of its merger with Singapore Cable Vision. But what the hub does hub mean? StarHub chief operating officer Yong Lum Sung says "hubbing" is a new
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        611 5  -  ONG SOR FERN Byl Despite its funereal premise, Six Feet Under, a snow about a family of morticians, contains enough dark humour to be highly addictive YOU might think that writer/director Alan Ball was digging his own ratings grave by creating a show about a
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        321 5 NEW YORK The producers of a Muppets television movie have edited out rapper Snoop Dogg's cameo appearance, but claim it had nothing to do with the musician's forays into pornography. Rather, Hollywoodbased Jim Henson Co says a scene in which Snoop Dogg rapped with
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        250 6 TWIRLS AND SPILLS: McQueen's ruffled evening gowns (above, right) drew plenty of applause at his snow last Saturday. VISUAL FEST (clockwise from left): Clothes were not the only highlight at McQueen's Paris show. Coloured feathered headpieces, cone-shaped hats, exotic butterflies inside Perspex heels and dramatically-darkened eyes accompanied his
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        788 6 It is good to want to stay friends with your ex, but it is best to lay off keeping in touch if you have just broken up THERE is a song which goes, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. True, but staying good friends who
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        131 6 I don't categorise people whether you are an Ah Beng, or whether you're a drama queen.' Singapore-based Australian TV host Vivien Tan (above) when asked if she would take an Ah Beng on a dinner date to a swanky restaurant Photos: TNP Reuters AFP It's not about
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        640 7  -  LEONG WENG KAM *L It was their love for trees that brought two ex-Parliainentarians together for a charity event BOTH are former Parliamentarians who love trees. Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hwang Soo Jin, 66 whose name in hanyu pinyin, Shuren, means cultivating a man loves them
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        332 7  -  ONG SOR FERN Bu THEATRE BOEING BOEING Wild Rice jubilee Hall Last Wednesday THE takeoff was a tad bumpy. But once Boeing Boeing got off the ground, it was plain sailing. Wild Rice's latest offering is enjoyably brisk entertainment. Translated from the original 1961 French farce which
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        243 7  -  TEO PAU LIN THERE is no need to wonder what Chinese avant garde painter Yue Minjun looks like his face is on every one of his paintings. For the past 10 years, his shaven head, small eyes and angular jaw-line have taken <entrestage in his art
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        873 9  -  ONG SOR FERN By World music legend Cesaria Evora has made morna, the brooding music native to her home in Cape Verde, famous, thus earning her the title Queen of Morna EVEN filtered through an interpreter, Cesaria Evora's down-to-earth personality shines through. She was chatting via e-mail last
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        26 9 Cesaria Evora's meltingly dark, hauntingly soulful voice draws millions of fans, who include pop singers Madonna and David Byrne and jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis.
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        502 9 LE DIVA AUX PIEDS NUS (THE BAREFOOT DIVA) (Lusqfriea/Mebdie, 1988) Mama Diva was lured out of retirement by .producer Jose De Silva, a Frenchman of Cape Verdean descent, for this 1988 album. Although a landmark recording, it is marred somewhat by cheesy 1980s pop orchestration on one track,
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      413 12 WMbAAJh LOS ANGELES As Washington rattles its sabre at Saddam Hussein, a constellation of Hollywood megastars has come out to do public battle against President George W. Bush's policy towards Iraq. In a town with a strong liberal tradition and long history of political activism,
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      191 12 HONGKONG Last Saturday, actor Louis Koo advised the Hongkong media to let singer Nicholas Tse be. Last week, newspapers there had published a picture of Tse in jail. The overhead shot showed Tse in a jailhouse haircut, a prison uniform and slippers walking alongside prison officers.
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      93 12 REUTERS a BMW and tipping a hotel parking valet generously. But the singer-actor claims that the car is on loan from a friend. COURT BATTUE: Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's custody battle over their two sons seems to be over. Lee's spokesman said the former couple
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      506 1 Monday ARTS Tuesday TRAVEL Wednesday MOVIES Thursday FASHION Friday MUSIC Saturday DESIGN Sunday LIFESTYLE If Hail Cesaria! ■^Arakg/^jHH The Barefoot Diva comes to town k *^{ur 3HBBBSK fi^^^ft Cesaria Evora's haunting vocals, captured on nine albums which j^H^wj/^Bsfl tff*&\^tt have sold four million copies worldwide, have brought the world Jf
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      213 3 Phillip Wain SW """pL JjT" m m ""W' w fitness and beauty I J THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE BEAUTIFUL Li Lin's career makes great demands on her skin: Heavy makeup; T djdjj Mk Outdoor shoots under the harsh ,^B^B|H^^^^Bi^^Mll^^^^ sun; Cold, dry, airconditioned sets; jmWHm long working hours. wßliKiißß^^^^^Hi^^^^ M. That's
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      229 4 ATTENTION CBABLDIEis! Now till 30 Nov 2002, Available all day! (Prices are exclusive of cooking fee limited to one cooking style per table. For dine-in only.) SRI LANKA GRAB Usual i Restaurants Ottering You A Variety "*f§ of New Cooking Styles! 6 pax or desow -up to I.skg H| {Not
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      219 6 NON SEQUITUR BIZARRO STONE SOUP C~ HI/ How Soon cw I6* Uic^tack? T<ve I Mom/i MOM?fcANW PT vau^can |eie?cAK 111 anp what alon& HO vNK<, DOC^. If u-r.. ii»Y 4- 2 N^PNOM F Pf2|Vt M^TO THE MDUHBPMe. WeHOIM PO«<OU WAIKWOUU? tlv\4» pLLcE4/M^C£,Tii£ ir M q Thing levt u» viear to
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      1191 8 CONSERVATIONIFOR LIFli mKU^^^H^HmL^kSMt" a yr~*" V^lJlp^Wß^L flpr wb^j World Wildlife Week is celebrated every year /5) /5) T© T 6^ MM. k between October 1 and 7to create awareness on the O^PY CfWfe O1 9 A^^Ste-^CVCfeS f importance of wildlife preservation. To commemorate S^k] e occas on we shi f
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      286 9 Are you on slimming pills? PrettiSlim uses only external applications of botanical and marine products to sculpture your contours to perfection. t Based on extensive research, French scientists have developed safe programs that effectively burn off stubborn fats at tummy, hips and thighs, and firm up the bust area. They're
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      59 9 Learning in the future Students can gather round a gigantic "smart" whiteboard, scribble thoughts down and make annotations on graphics. Their thought processes can be captured into a computer file. This is the new e-Learning Hub of the National Institute of Education. Read about it this Wednesday. With The Straits
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      309 10 **^^D^^K^2ar». i» !^^S>nr>?B Jr >, MT^SiiiLiVjrm ~~s B^A H rt/J *******a»**a^*a^*aM*ww*al*ayj*aw-<>>^M*aM*aw*W*aM**t«r^ HAUNTED OFFICE <43> tea 4 HAUMTEO OFFICE <43> to m tcs 4 HAUMTEO OFfKE <4S>jx»m,6csia 10.30, 2.15 4.00. 7.45. 9.30 10.20. 2.10. 4.00. 5.50, 7.40. 9.30 11.00. 2.30. 4.15. 7.45, 9.30 K-I*THEWOOWMAKER<S2> K-1* THE WIDOWMAKER <52> TUXEDO <3&» n
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      499 10 O Sw^^jl %H WITHEMPOOH DEHCH WILKINSON ■^^j^jSBH^^B^^BKSSW^^ f^^»jj <t^ jRP K B^B^B^B^jj^jJ.B^.j^g^^.J^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^BJf^B^B^, P^2alHßßEiii^ii^i^23 CIK!SSI^b^EBEm2 I g ■■*--'^wiPB^3m LIDOBCINEPIEXIFVEL 5 SHAW HOUSE 360 BALESTIER ROAD (SHAW PI A7A, ■KSJ'K— MBlf 1 luron,Cc™pl» WRONG EAST ST 13 THF IMPORTANCE OF 11 :00am 12:45 2:30 4:15 11«)am 12:45 2:30 BEING EARNEST (*****8) (PG)
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      27 10 I* Know the difference? An extra stroke, a whole new meaning. Learn Chinese with help from the experts. Find a tutor in Lianhe Zaobao Classified. 3 I
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      2349 10 THE ARTS THIS WEEK six degrees of separation HM^wpt-'H epitaph for the whales I^HI^HBIBHI BIJ Magdalene Lum J)BS ArtsCentre Wed- Sat: I pBBa^M Toy Factory Theatrette. 17A Smith Street, Horn, Tickets: $25 -$35, lUfjl'! Thu Sat :8 pm, Tickets: $10, 36Bfcfc REMINISCING THE MOON (ESPLANADE FESTIVAL OPENING) Tel: 6348-5555 I
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      207 11 UfliU L II U L lw > (R; OfldnHnty DiAitlLjUC N^V wl m H^^fe 1 H& '^H^^B P ee oo Cheng Lost26.2Otos g|||# V; J^EPH Wfi h* H Lost 35.86 lbs in 13 weeks Kml mMOfiß^i 9 weeks ;^<pP^ Daphnft Yong '-ost 15.84 lbs ■^hFJPP 55.0 cm Carolyn Lum in
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      2318 11 TODAY'S TELEVISION Channel 1 Channel U I mmmtm uir «.e 1 Channel s Channel B i CHOICE VIEWS friends r *m m 1U PM AM i^^BvmM^M^BHKn^B /FIN ALF PART 11 AM 6.00 (^(lnteractive magazine lO.OOShowßiz -^^HSKaST x"* 1 WSSPm ri > rt%w H" jjj j 6.00 Power Of Attorney 6.00
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      167 12 jw orld ***** GROUP PAVILIONS ARE IFOR 1 3 LINED UP AT PHOTONICS IV I ]C:iL^ ilj; WORLD 2002. %6^ o^ SINGAPORE sj "9^ Photonics Association Economic International Enterprise (Singapore) Development Board Singapore BE THERE yourself to: SOUrCe for New PrOdUCtS Supporting Associations: Services KApW <&&> fiTilb Establish ContaCtS Korea
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      188 12 ?TcTlTzJ?i Tl WOOOUNDS O Clear TODAY: Slightly hazy. Showers with thunder in the late WT y t >T morniiK) and afternoon, affecting many areas. JURONC CENTRAL J CHAN6I W cloudy OUTLOOK: Slightly hazy with late morning and early j|^ CJL Q Cloudy ***^^t^ SK^ Show6rs Wfc^B 24* hour rMding u«au»pt
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        758 22 SOWING THE SEEDS OF ENTERPRISE Getting your staff to be their own bosses can give you an assured pool of loyal suppliers, even a crop of subsidiary spin-offs. RAV DHALIWAL reports on the role of the intrapreneur. As people are encouraged to strike out on their own and experience the
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        150 22 EVENTS^ DL4RYflL Friday SHOOT IT Use your photos to tell a story. This Is an essential skill whether you are In advertising, public relations, news reporting or newsletter writing. The Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS) is organising a talk on Photojournalism Sending Key Messages Through Pictures. Place: library$orchard.
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