The Straits Times, 24 December 2002

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    30 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1845 IUCSQcty December 24, 2002 62 Pages m five parts mita (p) 094/03/2002 •HPA Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon Iraq says it will disprove US 'lies'
    605 1 But Washington silent on offer to admit CIA agents and says it is entering 'final phase' of compelling Saddam to disarm BAGHDAD Iraq has thrown down the gauntlet to the United States, offering to open its doors to the Central Intelligence Agency and
    Washington Post; AP; AFP; Reuters; WONG MAYE; ALAN LIM  -  605 words
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    Lock icon More MRT stops ready for disabled
    510 1  - More MRT stops ready for disabled KARAMJIT KAUR By TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT FIVE more MRT stations have become wheelchairfriendly, allowing Mr Chua Chee Siong, 22, to take a train from Novena to Somerset yesterday. It's his first ride on public transport m four years, during winch he took only taxis or
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    Lock icon Changing name just a thing he had to Du
    303 1  - Changing name just a thing he had to Du K.C.VPAYAN *L A CHINESE Singaporean who changed his name to a two-letter word may have registered the shortest name on record here. The 52-year-old had the name "Dv inscribed on his identity card and passport less than eight weeks ago. "In
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      173 2 ALLOW IBID nSfltS, SAYS BRUT LET motorcycle riders use helmets with tinted visors, says high-end bike-maker Harley Davidson, adding its voice to a rising call for the ban on such visors to be lifted. Tinted visors give protection against the sun's glare and are safer, says Harley-Davidson's general manager
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      92 2 TECH S C I I N C E CLONED BABY FOR CHHSTMAS? NEITHER medical ethics nor high cost have deterred several groups of scientists around the globe from trying to clone the world's first human baby. Some say they are nearly there. One self-styled human cloning company claims that a
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      59 2 PRrlvEil NVIU HI IVH nPVwUHI VMMw ISLAMIC banking is on the rise. Billions of dollars of Islamic money have flowed into international banks and investment houses for the creation of Muslim banks and funds. Citigroup and ÜBS have launched dedicated Islamic banks m Bahrain, while Morgan Stanley is about
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      98 2 NOW TO LET AN EMPLOYEE GO MOST companies m Singapore fear that an employee will take away valuable contacts or business when he quits yet fail to deal constructively with this concern, writes Dr Chang Kai Chew. Some resort to telling others not to buy anything from their former
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      104 2 Beijing's slow, white Christmas SNOW fell five days on end m Beijing, covering the city m a thick blanket of snow and bringing traffic to a crawl m many areas. City officials are tearing their hair out, saving resources are stretched to the limit. Snow-removing machinery that worked well
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      88 2 Boy's drowning is third m family A BOY seen struggling on Sunday m a condominium swimming pool was pulled out but he did not come to. Nine-year-old Tan Han Wei's death by drowning has left his family grief-stricken and stunned. For the boy's grandmother and uncle had also died
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      84 2 Good call by telco WAITING on Singapore's doorstep is an inviting and potentially huge market m the mobile-phone business. And ST Telemedia was quick to stake a claim by making a bold and successful bid for 42 per cent of Indonesia's No 2 telco, FT Indosat. The whopping $1.2
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      56 2 DEVELOPERS BRACE FOR LULL PROPERTY developers, after succeeding m selling 9,500 private homes this year, may well see demand plunging by 40 per cent next year. Demand for new homes next year is expected to drop to 6,000 or 7,000 units, says one property consultancy. Two others gave an
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      106 2 IK RISE AND RISE Of BUSH THE White House under President George W. Bush is one of the most powerful m at least a generation, say prominent American politicians. Halfway into his four-year term, Mr Bush already has a stunning degree of authority m the White House even the
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      153 2 RUSSIAN ON NOT M rVEUNE AN OIL pipeline stretching from neighbouring Russia seemed a good idea to China six years ago. Crude oil piped m from energy-rich Russia would keep its factories humming. But the billion-dollar project is stalled. The Chinese side is mireo m internal politics and demands
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      50 2 PHEW, BREATHE LA LAKERS THE Los Angeles Lakers might have demolished the Toronto Raptors, who had lost seven of their last eight games. But not this year. The Lakers, three-time defending champions, nearly suffered another humiliating loss on Sunday, before a narrow win m overtime. SPORTS z A lO
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      407 2 MAIN Prime 3-5 World 6-9 Editorial 10 Commentary 10,11 Forum 12 HOME Home Hl-H7 Tech&Science. H8 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia Al China A2,A3 Asia A4,A5 S-E Asia A6 Malaysia A7 Sports A9,A10 Money Al2-Al6 LIFE! The Buzz L 2 Comics L 4 Travel LS,LB Malaysia Holidays. L 6 Cinema guide LB-Lll
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      74 2 We close at 6pm today to catch the most spectacular Christmas light-up. At home. J i^^^^^—~^4a^*s^ /™eW^^^ am t^ m^^~jkw^ Am &P* mr^ M m Our store lights go out earlier today so we can C~ Business Hours: 1 hurry home to be with loved ones. We'll be open Christmas
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Singing their hearts out in music marathon
      128 3 IT WILL be a 24-hour mu§c marathon for 24 students from Catholic Junior College, who met last night to sing carols and make music outside Orchard MRT station. And it is all for a good cause to raise money for The Straits Times
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      Lock icon No free incoming cell-phone calls
      616 3  -  NATALIE SOH Cost will continue to be split between both parties as making just the caller pay may mean higher charges, says IDA By MOBILE-PHONE users will not get to enjoy free incoming calls, the regulator has ruled. This despite one telco here and four
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      Lock icon Comfort buys stake in taxi fleet in Vietnam
      429 3  -  LEONG CHAN TEIK By TRANSPORT group Comfort said yesterday that it had paid US$l.55 million ($2.7 million) for a 70-per cent stake m a Vietnam taxi operator. Comfort aims to develop its latest overseas acquisition its biggest to date into a replica
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      Lock icon Bush focuses power in White House
      684 4 All pulling m same direction •There's now a unified theory off the White House m this tows: It is strontj, ft Is competent, it's ill going m the same direction, and it doesn't teak.' Mr William Bennett, a prominent conservative But still limits on
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      Lock icon FORMULA FOR FUN
      110 4 THOMAS WHITE Kanaga Durga, 17, a Ngee Ann Polytechnic student, has never driven a Formula One car before, but the next best thing gave her a taste of the world's fastest race car at Forum The Shopping Mall. Two Formula One simulators have just arrived m Singapore
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      Lock icon Ex-Senate leader claims foes out to 'nail' him
      409 4 PASCAGOULA (Mississippi) Senator Trent Lott, m his first public remarks since resigning as Senate Republican leader, has said that he had fallen into a "trap" set by his political enemies and had "only myself to blame". He became the focus of a
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      Lock icon Meanic crush at Mandela's Xmas party
      259 5 QUNU (South Africa) Chaos erupted at former South African president Nelson Mandela's annual Christmas party for children on Sunday as thousands of children and adults stampeded, landing three children m hospital. Mr Mandela's spokesman, Ms Zelda la Grange, said 20,000 presents and 15,000 food
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      Lock icon No need to jail burglars: Judge
      377 5 SHOCK RULING LONDON British police and crime victims have expressed shock at a controversial court ruling which suggests that judges should be more lenient to burglars, sparing them jail terms. In a ruling at the Court of Appeal last week, Lord Cnief Justice Woolf
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      Lock icon Indonesia on watch for church attacks
      603 5  -  DERWIN PEREIRA Large number of security personnel put on high alert amid fears of bombings m outlying areas during festive season Bu INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT DANGER ZONES: There are concerns that the provinces m eastern Indonesia and Sumatra could be vulnerable to some kind of
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      443 3 FREE ADMISSION AT NHB MUSEUMS ONLY ON 25 DECEMBER 2002 Immerse yourself m some Christmas joy at our museums on 25 December 2002, from Sam to 6pm! Singapore History Museum Singapore Art Museum Asian Civilisations Museum, Armenian Street Singapore Philatelic Museum Singapore History Mu—um HI Stamford Road Singapore 178—7, Tel:
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Saddam arming militants in war on Kurds
      562 6 Saddam arming militants in war on Kurds THEY CO-OPERATED HOW AW TWM BUT SECRETLY. BUT ajlmWßJk IFVm«eJ VBJI ALWAYS CARRY OUT THE OPERATIONS THE AGENTS ASK THEM TO/ A Democratic Party of Kurdistan official, on ties between Mr Saddam's secret army and the Ansar militants Islamic oroup with Al-Qaeda links
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      Lock icon Live action on Iraq's doorstep
      89 6 Live action on Iraq's doorstep US ARMY Abrams tanks of the Georgia-based Alpha company, 3-7 Infantry of Task Force 4-64 Armoured (above), are illuminated by multiple rocket launchers m the northern Kuwait desert on Sunday during a night live-fire exercise. There are some 12,000 US troops m Kuwait for training,
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      Lock icon Plans to move troops in from Turkey by copters
      641 6 Establishment of a northern front seen as vital for the US WASHINGTON The Pentagon is drawing up plans to use helicopters to deploy thousands of US soldiers into Iraq from Turkey m the early days of an invasion. The aim is
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      Lock icon Ankara to decide soon whether to back attack
      497 6 ANKARA Turkey is close to making a crucial decision on whether to bow to increasing US pressure and back a war against Iraq, anxiously weighing the economic and political consequences, observers said. In what was seen as a sign of Washington's growing
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      Lock icon Winners all in 'fat' lottery
      216 7 MADRID Spaniards across the country danced m the streets on Sunday after striking it rich m the lottery which handed out nearly 19,000 prizes worth a total of 1.66 billion euros (552.98 billion). The Christmas lottery traces its roots to 1812 and is one of
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      Lock icon Looking for world peace? Try way-up-north Norway
      816 7 Not just the venue of the Nobel Peace Prize award, it has also brokered many difficult international peace agreements OSLO With a population of about 4.5 million, a cruelly tenacious winter and an awful lot of herring, Norway will never stand out as
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      Lock icon Palestinians blame Israeli occupation for polls delay
      507 7 Palestinians blame Israeli occupation for polls delay the West Bank for the past six months and the closures imposed made them impossible. "There is no way the elections can be held on Jan 20," Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erakat told AFP, adding that under the electoral law, 100 days were
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      Lock icon Detainees accuse Israeli police of brutality
      191 7 Detainees accuse Israeli police of brutality HEBRON (West Bank) Shall it be the nose, an arm, or the leg broken? Palestianians said Israeli police m the West Bank city of Hebron have forced Palestinians they detained to choose whether to have a nose, arm or leg broken m a sort
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      Lock icon Blair angered by excessive terror warnings
      589 8 Statements about 'impending attacks' are making the public unnecessarily anxious over the level of threat m Britain LONDON British government officials have been slammed for being over-zeal-ous m issuing too many warnings of "impending terrorist attacks" that have scared the public witless. As a
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      Lock icon Chavez orders arrest of striking oil workers
      546 8 CARACAS Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has ordered the arrest of anyone blocking the restart of the oil industry. Despite this, striking workers of the key sector defied him and took their protest to a fourth week. The embattled President claimed oil production and
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      Lock icon Evidence suggests teenager is the shooter
      522 8 WASHINGTON SNIPER Indications so far EVIDENCE aoaiast Malvo (above) includes: Hit OWO fßßailllßt to slayinus on Oct 9 and Oct 14. Hair liak*« by DNA to Malvo believe was used as a snipers •est. Malvo's finnerprints found invest loafers believe the shot was fired
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      Lock icon Russian air-traffic controllers on hunger strike
      471 8 Sign of democracy at work 'Let them strike. Planes will fly, and people will strike. This is a sign of democracy.' Mr Dmitry Ayatsko v, governor of time Saratov region, auaj ■■iilii|to controller* 1 rtrike MOSCOW Russian air traffic controllers launched a second hunger
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      Lock icon Superbug kills woman in Scottish hospital
      173 8 LONDON A woman m her early 50s had apparently died earlier this month from a vicious and rare superbug resistant to frontline antibiotics. The death, the first of its kind, was reported at Monklands hospital, Lanarkshire, Scotland, after the patient had undergone routine bowel
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Emperor Akihito turns 69
        150 9 14,000 GATHER AT PALACE ItaKYO Emperor Akihito observed his 69th birthday yesterday by greeting thousands of well-wishers at Tokyo's moat-ringed Imperial Palace. *I am deeply grateful to those who expressed their congratulations, he told an estimated crowd of more than 14,000 who gathered at a palace
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        Lock icon SLOVENIAN PM IS NOW PRESIDENT
        90 9 LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) Mr Janez Drnovsek, Slovenia's long-serving prime minister, was sworn m on Sunday as President of this former Yugoslav republic. Mr Drnovsek, 52, who wdn the Dec 1 election, replaced Mr Milan Kucan, who led the country to independence m 1991. He was elected
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        Lock icon SNEAK PEAK AT QUEEN'S SPEECH
        122 9 LONDON When she addresses the nation on Christmas, Queen Elizabeth II will reflect on the ups and downs of 2002, a year that brought the deaths of her mother and sister and the phenomenally successful celebrations of her 50 years on the throne. The palace
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        55 9 MOSCOW Russia has appointed a hardline general m the breakaway southern republic of Chechnya. General Vladimir Boldyrev replaces General Gennady Troshev, who was sacked last week after publicly refusing Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov's proposal that ne swop posts with Mr Boldyrev, who had been commander of
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        56 9 Sweden's former environment minister Kjell Larsson, 59, has died from cancer. He entered politics m 1971 and after the assassination of Swedish premier Olof Palme m 1986, he became the state secretary. Egyptian film actress Sanaa Gamil, 72, best known for her film debut m the 1951 movie Beginning And
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        41 9 Quoteworthy 'He started off on a good footing because he wanted to help the mujahideen. At that time he was quite an amenable fellow. 9 Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief Turid al- Faisal on world No 1 terrorist Osama bin Laden
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      Lock icon Another brutal gang rape in New York park
      528 9 'This is eerily similar to the whole Central Park thing. Everyone is crossing the t's and dotting the i's to make sure history does not repeat itself. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly The latest incident comes just hours after a gang of youths
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      Lock icon YES, VIRGINIA BABIES, THERE IS A SANTA CLAMS
      55 9 AFP Three-month-old twins Take (left) and Jessica Dertke meet jolly old Saint Nick at a mall m Arlington, Virginia. They seem oblivious to the fact that he is renowned for granting wishes to children, but their parents got their wish a photo
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      Lock icon US stores packed but cash registers are not ringing enough
      554 9 Weekend before Christmas sees 'solid' sales, but they still fall short of hopes NEW YORK Despite jammed stores and malls during the last weekend before Christmas, retailers remain anxious and uncertain after a desired sales bonanza failed to materialise. Many
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      Lock icon Seven Germans killed in Kabul copter crash
      330 9 Seven Germans killed in Kabul copter crash KABUL Investigators are trying to find out why a military nelicopter crashed m flames over the weekend, killing seven German peacekeepers. It was the worst loss for the 4,800-strong international peacekeeping force since its deployment a year ago to help provide security m
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        557 10 For fairer workplace WORKING people and job seekers alike should be under no illusions about what the code on employment practices released last week can and cannot achieve. On the positive side, there are two evolving situations the guidelines are well suited to address. First, there is a rising worry
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      Lock icon Ringing in a vote of confimnce for Indonesia
      926 10  -  YEN SUBRAMANIAN *L IT IS a potentially huge market on Singapore's doorstep just m the process of taking off. And waiting m the wings was a Singapore company m the process of taking off regionally. So when the two got together last
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      Lock icon Don't bank on Islamic financial sector
      554 10  -  MUSHTAK PARKER Bu ISLAMIC banking has a new vibrancy. But if it doesn't decide on its basic principles, it will go nowhere fast If you doubt that Islamic banking is on the upswing, iust ask the international banks and investment nouses, which are increasingly
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      Lock icon Down, but not out
      203 11 AFTER the General Election m 1999, PAS won substantial —I of Malay-Muslim support from Umbo, but recent trends seem to suggest that Umno wiH retain this lost ground. The worldwide war on terrorism has given Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad a chance to Uubblbob his credibility aad
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      Lock icon Keep cool and let Saddam act out his last cartoon
      900 11  - Keep cool and let Saddam act out his last cartoon THOMAS FRIEDMAN By' THE NEW YORK TIMES WE NEED TO X PIaTARED FOR AHYlTflffi r ttCAUS£ASWE ArTWACHTWOJMAXOfTriS vlVn I a W%T% WmaWmrmaw Vn aVQerfAVV aVarS! DOfSMM COULD SHOW UP M V^^aflfVßflß HI fwl I lI^IL iraaW I WaVfAfairflV arft IPVaßT^amt
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      Lock icon Don't write PAS' obituary just yet
      933 11  - Don't write PAS' obituary just yet JOSEPH LIOW BU THE landscape of Malay politics m Malaysia appears to have changed fundamentally over the past two years. After the 1999 General Election, the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) lost a substantial amount of Malay-Muslim support to Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS). But
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Now, who gave the go-ahead?
      115 12 Now, who gave the go-ahead? I FIND it disturbing to read the reports regarding the approval of the Land Transport Authority's planned headquarters now shelved m Buona Vista. On Dec 17, it was reported that "because LTA is a self-financing agency, it did not need MOF approval for its building
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      Lock icon Early GST hike
      105 12 IWAS doing my Christmas shopping at Isetan Scotts on Friday when I noticed an Isetan staff member changing price tags m the men's department. As I was interested m purchasing those particular items, I asked her if there was an increase m the prices of the goods.
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      856 12 I REFER to the report, "Firm retrenched him, then said: *You can't work for competitor' (ST, Dec 16). 1 felt sorry to learn about the plight ofliquor salesman Abel Chua from Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), who found a similar job within two weeks of being retrenched.
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      330 12 Well done. thank you I WOULD like to extend my heartfelt thanks to two young men Earl and Gerald who helped me push my car out of flood waters at Jalan Mata Ayer at around 4 pm early this month. Their prompt assistance when they saw my fruitless efforts
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      Lock icon Criticisms of intervention unfair
      254 12 Govt And The Labour Market THE UNIVERSITIES MUST PROVIDE THE FUEL FOR GROWTH RY PRODUCING GRADUATES WITH THE RIGHT MIX OF SRILLS NEEDED TO DRIVE THE ECONOMY WHILE I agree with many of the points raked m Mr Terence Poon Bai Dong's letter, "Govt knows best?
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      248 12 INSTEAD OF BEING DRIVEN TO DESPONDENCE, GRADUATES SHOULD FACE THE CURRENT DIFFICULTY SAN6UINELY, LOWER THEIR EXPECTATIONS... I REFER to Mr Augustine Quek's letter, "Graduate at your own peril" (ST, Dec 21). While I can empathise with the concerns and anxieties of graduates who have taken a bit longer to find
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      Lock icon Comprehensive welfare package for Tibs cabbies
      305 12 WE REFER to the letters by Mr Leong Sze Hian and Mr Lee Kip Lee ("Do more for cabbies" and "Forgo hire fee when drivers ill" respectively; ST, Dec 19). We would like to thank both readers for their concern and appreciation of the
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      Lock icon Only 'good'secondhand car parts used, and only in certain cases
      155 12 Only 'good' secondhand car parts used, and only in certain cases WE REFER to the letter by Mr Joseph KhorEngChye, "Airbag replaced with old one" (ST, Dec 13). It is common practice to use new replacement parts except when vehicles are relatively old and the use of brand-new parts does
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      Lock icon Pension payment loosed on past services
      291 12 Pension payment loosed on past services I REFER to the letter, "Please revise basic pension payable", from Mr S. Veerasamy (ST, Dec' 20). Pensions are calculated, based on pensionable component of an officer's last-drawn salary and length of his pensionable service. As pensions are given on account of the past
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      55 1 DEEPENING GLOOM Tf the situation gets worse, I may have to give up altogether and return my keys to JTC before my three-year lease is up. A despairing C.T. Ong, whose graphics business has gone downhill since corridors collapsed at a JTC factory m Toa Payoh North Tuesday, December 24,
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      426 1  -  KARAMJIT KAUR It backs call to lift the ban. saying that it could be uncomfortable for bikers to wear sunglasses with helmets By transport correspondent LONG the symbol of motorcycle exclusivity, Harley Davidson is putting the weight of its name behind a
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      98 1 SECURITY RISK 'They were banned for security reasons. 9 President of the National Safety Council of Singapore, Mr Milton Tan. The fear is that criminals could use such helmets to obscure their features TOO UNCOMFOtTABIE 'On long-distance rides, it can be very uncomfortable to
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      445 2  - Boy, 9, dies in pool Incident, like uncle and grandma BEN NADARAJAN He dies after being pulled out of pool. His death traumatises family as they remember grandma's drowning years ago A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy died after he was rescued struggling from a swimming pool on Sunday. Tan Han Wei's death
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      133 2 Party on as MRT, bus are extended ■3F YOU are planning to party fl night tonight and on New ;ar's Eve, you can count on te train and bus drivers to *get you home. X The last north and southbound trains will both leave station at 1 am, -around at
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      192 2 LEARN the ropes of entrepreneurship, do your bit for charity and have loads of fun all at the same time. A total of 60 students from seven schools did all three over the weekend at a Marine Parade bazaar and raised $6,237 for
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      100 2 HOW HWEE YOUNG Shoppers at Parco Bugis Junction are being treated to an exhibition of antique tin toys from the 1960s belonging to Marvin Chan, 37, a toy designer. An avid toy collector since the 1980s, these tin toys are part of his collection of more than
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      265 2 Job losses and terrorism are S'poreans' main worries SINGAPOREANS are more upbeat than most people m the Asia- Pacific region about the global economy. Six m 10 ofthem feel confident about a recovery happening within a year, according to the latest online poll. But the threat of job losses and
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      59 2 WONC MAYE-E Former Japanese Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata, who led members oi the Japan-Singapore Parliamentary Friendship League, called on Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Istana yesterday. Among the subjects discussed were political and economic developments m the region and the world. They are seen here
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      357 2 Man jailed four months for scalding wife, son RETURNING home after a night out drinking, a jobless man demanded that his wife clean up their messy tworoom flat. When she refused, they quarrelled and, m a fit of anger, he grabbed a kettle of hot water and threw it onto
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      1420 4  - Everything still hangs in the these tenants KAMEN HO mmwmmmmmemmwmmmmmmm^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm^mmmmmmmmmmm^^^mmmmm^m JTC tNaWte from Block 998. Too Piyoh losios 4 flMrtw ofter corridor cotapso BL TMMflaffl: Andrea and Pierre's prayer of I ma r i mmmai.i) rin:\... I MIR 27: At 6.30 am, five levels of concrete corridors I collapse at
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      577 6  -  GINNIE TEO International exhibition slated for 2005 needs 100,000 so m of floor space and is likely to bring m $380 million m spin-offs By WHILE exhibition organisers sort out how to accommodate a mega-textile show heading this way m 2005, everyone else
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      531 6  - Insurance agent 'forged signature' BEN NADARAJAN Man claims friend did that for policy he didn t give approval for fij AN INSURANCE agent, feeling the pressure of meeting his monthly quota of sales, allegedly took advantage of a friend's trust and forged his signature to effect an investment policy. The
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      544 6  - Skip the queue order textbooks from home GENETTE KOH Bu ORIENTATION DAY BUKS It can be frustrating for parents who have to buy school uniforms and make transportation arrangements, all on the orientation day. Madam Leong, whose son Joshua Lint is attending Primary 1 at St Stephen's Primary School next
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        142 6 A MOMENTS anger at being stood up by his girlfriend means a journalist will spend two months m jail. Today reporter Kelvin Phang Hoe Teen, 31, confronted Ms Wendy Lim, 27, and her friends with a 13 cm blade on Nov 18 last year. He
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        193 6 DEFECTS found m vehicles m the United States have prompted Subaru's Singapore dealer to recall 604 of its automatic cars. Motorimage Enterprises expects no more than three cars, or less than 0.5 per cent, to be suffering from what tests m the US have found: A
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      279 6 JASMINE Lee is not yet two years old, but she has already undergone six operations and has to be fed through a tube m her stomach. She was born four weeks premature, weighing just 800 g. Her twin brother, Jason, was born a healthy
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      241 6 EIGHT cars were broken into over the weekend and a total of about $8,200 worth of cash and valuables were stolen from them. The thefts happened at different locations around Singapore from Tampines to Causeway Point and Killiney Road to Mohamad Ali Lane.
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        85 7 Chua Jue Ying, nine, a hearing-impaired girl from the Touch Silent Club, signs "I love you" to Santa, who is also hearing-impaired. Santa handed out $20 gift vouchers and sweets to each of about 20 hearing-impaired children on Friday and then took them shopping for toys and
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        109 7 Christmas cheer comes to Choa Chu Kang's Open Plaza at the Shoppers' Mall. An 85 sq m maze has been erected outside the mall, the first of its kind m Singapore. Made of 3,500 sq m of boxwood hedges, the maze boasts a magical fireplace and
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        37 7 HIGH TIME FOR FESTIVITIES Forming the centrepiece of The Fullerton hotel's decor are two identical Christmas trees. Towering 12 m over the hotel's lobby, trie trees help to put arriving guests m a festive mood. ERNEST GOH
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        87 7 sitting atop the Ferris wheel, these people enjoy a bird's eye view of the Celebration Tree at Orchard Park. Until Jan 1, this 18 m Christmas tree will be the focal point for music and dance performances every night. There is also a variety of
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        45 7 Twelve metal Christmas trees, like this one designed by visual-arts collective Plastique Kinetic Worms, have been installed outside the Esplanade. Entitled "Cypress", the artistic take on the traditional Christmas decoration will be on display until Thursday next week. THOMAS WHITE
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        69 9 Baby, you won't be one in a million. While Christians the world over prepare to celebrate Christmas, several groups of rogue scientists await delivery of another virgin birth the world's first cloned human child. Experts say it will cost at least US$l 7 million (Ss3. l million), but the price
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        132 9 A CLONED baby will ring m the New Year for Italian fertility doctor Severino Antinori (above) and his team, so he claims. The group, which is probably the best equipped and most qualified to clone a human being, is banking on the baby boy
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        136 9 FORMERLY a valued member of Dr Antinori's team, Dr Panos Zavos (above), 58, split from the group and now has his own cloning team. His group hopes to have a pregnancy before the year is over, with the birth of a cloned baby
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        130 9 THE self-proclaimed human cloning company Clonaid said that it expects a cloned baby girl to be born this month. Scientist Brigitte Boisselier (above), who heads the company, said she will offer proof that the baby is a clone of the woman carrying it to
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        405 9 MILESTONES: Cloning started m the 1930s *****: German scientist Hans Spemann proposes a "fantastical experiment to transfer a cell nucleus into an egg without a nucleus, die basic method that would eventually be used m cloning. *****: British scientist John Gurdon clones a frog by
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        468 9 ONCE a feat seen only m science fiction movies, the cloning of human beings is now on the verge of becoming reality, if the claims by four groups of rogue scientists around the world are to be believed.
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          96 9 A TEAM of Israeli researchers has succeeded for the first time m creating kidneys for mice by using stem cells from pigs and humans, and believe they could one day create human kidneys from pig cells. The scientists succeeded m transplanting kidney
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          86 9 SCIENTISTS have found a way to peer deep into the living brain: by genetically engineering neurons m mice to be fluorescent. The development allows scientists for the first time to watch spines form m nerve cells and reach out towards other cells. Such
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          137 9 HUMANS are not the most "successful" creatures on the planet if success is measured by sheer numbers, that is. According to new research, the most successful organisms on the Elanet may be an obscure class of acteria. Researchers studied a type of plankton known as
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          170 9 GERMAN authorities have issued a Bonn-based neurobiologist with the first permit to import human embryo cells for research under a law approved earlier this year, a spokesman for a government laboratory said yesterday. In April, lawmakers gave their final approval to controlled imports, backing
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      41 1 OLYMPICS HUNGER T am never satisfied like m the Olympics.' Hongkong tycoon Li Ka Shing, on his rise from penniless refugee to head of a US$6O billion (S% 104 billion) global business empire Tuesday, December 24, 2002 The Straits Times asia
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      667 1  -  BRENDAN PEREIBA Several options are being explored to bring different streams of divisive and regressive religious education into line By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Religious education m Malaysia could be up tor a major overhaul, a move that may blunt
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      100 1 Under the Johor system, which was implemented by the state government decades ago, all students attend national school or secular education for the first half of the day. In the afternoon, those who are Muslim must attend several hours of religious classes where the syllabus is regulated and
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      797 1  -  DERWIN PEREIRA THE TALK ZiV /AKARTA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA A series of bizarre revelations and rulings last week has raised serious questions once again about Indonesia's legal system. Behind the walls of the prison on the remote island of Nusakambangan, influential prisoners are
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        615 2  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG The ban on Jan 1 will cause 100,000 people to lose their jobs while plastic makers will relocate to China Bu. THE STRAITS TIMES TAIWAN BUREAU TAIPEI Government efforts to protect the environment by banning the use of
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        334 2 BEIJING China's capital is experiencing its longest period of snow m 161 years, straining resources to the limit and beyond, state media and officials said yesterday. The city of 13 million has seen five consecutive days of snow for the first time since meteorological
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        252 2 BEIJING China's top judicial official has urged courts to give private companies a fairer deal, reflecting their growing importance to the economy. The call from Supreme Court President Xiao Yang comes as more private enterprises are expected to be involved m legal
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        434 2 CRACKDOWN IN MUSLIM REGION Terrorism, separatism and extremism targeted BEIJING China's top official m Muslim Xinjiang has vowed to intensify a crackdown on the "three evils" of terrorism, separatism and extremism just days after a top US human rights official toured the area, state
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        265 2 TAIPEI Taiwan's former president, Mr Lee Teng-hui, has reportedly criticised his political patron the popular late president Chiang Ching-lcuo for the first time, a move which triggered angry condemnation from lawmakers yesterday. In a weekend speech to supporters, Mr Lee accused
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        116 2 BEIJING The flesh-eating I piranha fish, a recent rage among Chinese pet lovers, I may have entered the Yellow i River, Chinese state media re- ported yesterday. The deadly species, known m Chinese as "man-eating fish", is being bred m ponds i along the
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        499 3 Russia's high prices and China's demands for a share m Siberian oilfields are two major obstacles for the crucial project SHANGHAI It seemed like the perfect solution: spend a billion dollars, erect a crosscontinental pipeline, then feed China's energy-hungry people and factories with crude
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        141 3 TEHERAN As Iranian President Mohammad Khatami embarked on a three-day visit to Pakistan yesterday, Iran is looking to push the development of a US$3.5 billion (SS6 billion) gas pipeline linking the country's vast gas reserves to India and Pakistan. President Khatami, who is meeting Pakistani
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        96 3 Chan Lok Man, 1 1 (right), was spotted on the night of Dec 4 playing arcade games at a Hongkong shopping centre. More than two weeks later, her body was found m a septic tank m a village m the New Territories on Sunday. A day earlier, police
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        Lock icon HK schoolgirl may have been lured to her death
        356 3 HK schoolgirl may have been lured to her death HONGKONG One ofthe two schoolgirls whose bodies were found m a village m the New Territories was believed to have been lured to her death by empty promises of attractive foil cards, local media reported. Chan Lok Man, 11, was last
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        328 3 Taiwan V-P wants it to be done 'm a proper way' TAIPEI Vice-President Annette Lv said yesterday that Indonesia has repeatedly apologised m private for a bungled attempt by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian to visit the South-east Asian country last week.
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        341 3 TAIPEI Aviation experts from France joined the search yesterday for a Taiwanese airline's Frenchmade cargo plane that crashed over the weekend m the Taiwan Strait during a flight to Macau. Chief investigator Yong Kay said investigators were trying to determine whether sounds detected by
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        140 3 HK woman, 72, dies burning offerings HONGKONG A 72-year-old Hongkong woman died after she accidentally set herself on fire while burning paper offerings outside her home, officials said yesterday. Madam Cheung Van Mvi was burning the paper offerings m a metal bucket on Sunday to celebrate the winter solstice when
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        699 4 US faces deadly nuclear crisis with N. Korea CONGRATULATORY TOAST: South Korean President Kirn Dae Jung (right) congratulates President-elect Roh Moo Hyun. The two men discussed North Korea's suspected nuclear-weapons programme yesterday. The Souths Foreign Ministry later issued a statement condemning North Korea's defiant move to remove seals from thousands
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        376 4 SEOUL North Korea's decision to remove 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods from international control is the most dangerous move yet m a two-month-old confrontation over nuclear weapons, analysts said here yesterday. "If North Korea decides that it is actually going to use those fuel rods,
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        286 4 Japanese trust soothsayers more than politicians TOKYO Japanese trust fortune tellers and just about anyone else more than their politicians, a survey by a major daily showed yesterday. Only 15 per cent of respondents m the poll conducted by the Asahi Shimbun said they trusted politicians, less than the 20
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        93 4 WHERE boisterous football cheers usually fill the air, one now hears romantic strains ofthe Wedding March and the delicate swish of lace. Lovebirds Atsushi Takeda, 33, m his soccer uniform, and Kumiko, 27, chose to walk down a different type of aisle when they held
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        320 4 Bhutan's king to force Indian rebels to leave Military force will be used if talks fail to get them to leave peacefully GAUHATI (India) Bhutan's king said he would use military force against separatist rebels from India if they do not close their base camps and leave the Himalayan kingdom,
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        191 4 TOKYO Four lawmakers were set to leave Japan's largest opposition party yesterday to form a new party with members of the ruling bloc, local media reported. The group of defectors from the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will join politicians from the
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        499 5  -  NIRMAJL GHOSH Lured by promise of monetary rewards, 35 athletes have migrated to Andhra Pradesh state from other parts of India By INDIA COniESPONDENT NEW DELHI A new haven for athletes has opened up m the state of Andhra Pradesh, where visionary chief
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          58 5 BUOYED by its sweeping electoral victory m ri-ot-torn Gujarat, India's ruling BJP party yesterday pledged to take its winning hardline Hindu message to voters m coming polls. Mr M. Venkaiah Naidu, president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, told a party conclave that the
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          60 5 HK POPULATION RISES TO 6.72 M HONGKONG'S population rose to 6.72 million m 2001 from 5.18 million m 1981, according to government figures released yesterday. The average age ofthe population also rose over the past 20 years, from 26 years m 1981 to 37 years last year, according to the
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          55 5 INDIA'S Coast Guard have arrested 79 Bangladeshi fishermen aboard eight trawlers after they strayed into Indian waters off the Bay of Bengal. The eastern Indian state of West Bengal's Sunderbans development affairs minister Kanti Ganguly said that the Coast Guard seized the Bangladeshi vessels after being
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          64 5 A TEACHER at a Taipei elementary school has been demoted for trying to punish 35 students by forcing them to eat tiny pieces of aluminium foil cut from a milk carton, the school's principal said yesterday. The teacher was angry after a student failed
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          53 5 A 20-TONNE boulder careered down a hillside m central China and crushed five miners to death while they slept, reported the local Huashang newspaper yesterday. The men died when the boulder landed on the hut where they were sleeping m Tongguan county m north-western
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          34 5 A HALF-MILLION students returned to schools and colleges m Nepal's capital Kathmandu yesterday after the student wing of the Maoist rebel movement suspended its demand that they remain closed. AP
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        Lock icon Taipei hospital 'covered up case of doctor who harassed nurses'
        369 5 TAIPEI A Taipei hospital has been accused of covering up a sexual harassment case m which a doctor allegedly victimised 40 female nurses over a three-year period. The authorities are also investigating the Taipei Municipal Hospital for Women and Children
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        Lock icon Buddha statue regains its head
        101 5 CHINESE experts meticulously reattached the head ofthe stone Akshobhya Buddha statue on Saturday m Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province. The head ofthe statue, which dates back to the Sui Dynasty (AD 581-618), was stolen m 1997 and brought overseas by Taiwan Buddhist disciples.
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        264 5 NEW DELHI In a major step towards ending a five-de-cade rebellion m north-east-ern India, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will meet m New Delhi this week leaders of the strongest guerilla faction, a newspaper reported yesterday. Leaders of the Isak-Mui-vah faction of
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        509 7 gion, many Muslims are moving away from the magic and mysticism that their fathers mixed with the teachings of the Quran, trying to adapt their religion to a more modern world. "This country is ripe for Muslim missionaries, said Norwegian anthropologist Bjorn Blengsli. "They
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        194 7 JAKARTA Indonesian police said yesterday that they were hunting six new suspects including two Malaysians m the Bali bombing. The six are m addition to the five wanted Indonesians whose photos and profiles were released last month. The police spokesman for the investigations,
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        Lock icon Freed Polaris execs still stuck in Jakarta
        330 7  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Indian embassy trying to get passports returned Bit INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI Polaris software CEO Arun Jain and colleague Rajiv Malhotra yesterday remained m limbo m Jakarta because their passports have not been released by Indonesian police. The two executives were
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        Lock icon CHRISTMAS ALERT
        39 7 AFP Indonesian police guarding Jakarta's main cathedral as security is stepped up to protect churches over Christmas and New Year. Nineteen people were killed m a series of bomb attacks on churches on Christmas Eve m 2000.
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          73 7 INDONESIA'S Manpower Minister wants to make it compulsory for expatriates working m the country to be able to speak Bahasa Indonesia. Mr Jacob Nuwa Wea said yesterday that the government was considering drafting laws requiring expatriates to speak the language. The regulation could be endorsed
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          68 7 THE chief warden at a prison m Hai Duong province m northern Vietnam was shot dead by one of his subordinates during a row, local police said yesterday. Preliminary investigations suggest that Tran Van Tan, 24, killed Police Colonel Nguyen Dinh Phuong, 60, because
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          79 7 POLICE have rescued 120 dogs and arrested seven people for allegedly planning to sell the animals as Christmas food, officials said yesterday. Dozens of other dogs, their snouts muzzled, were found dead on Saturday alongside other animals crammed inside three vans that were
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          60 7 THAI villagers arrested for allegedly leading a protest against a planned Thai-Ma-laysian pipeline will face harsh penalties despite earlier promises by police to be lenient, officials said yesterday. About 1,000 protesters clashed with police on Friday m the southern town of Hat Yai ahead
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          64 7 TWO soldiers, a policeman and five civilians were shot dead m Indonesia's Aceh province at the weekend despite this month's peace agreement, an army officer and a rebel leader said. They were the first soldiers confirmed to have been killed m Aceh since the
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        Lock icon Khmer Rouge leader gets life for 1994 murders
        339 7  -  TOM FAWTHROP By FOR THE STRAITS TIMKS PHNOM PENH Former Khmer Rouge commander Sam Bith, 69, was sentenced yesterday to life m prison for the 1994 train ambush, abduction and murder of three Western tourists and the killing of 13 Cambodians. Phnom
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        Lock icon KL steps up pressure over Pedra Branca
        558 8  -  To boost its case for ownership, it plans to protest against construction work by Singapore on the disputed island Ba REME AHMAD l\ KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA yesterday stepped up the pressure on Singapore over the Pedra Branca issue, with the government saying it
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        Lock icon 19 sons of military staff in first mass circumcision
        198 8 19 sons of military staff in first mass circumcision TANAH MERAH Nineteen children of staff attached to the 301 st Infantry Battalion of the Territorial Army here were circumcised m a glittering mass event yesterday. Battalion commanding officer Radzuan Abu Bakar said this was the first time a group circumcision
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        281 8 KUALA LUMPUR Mathematics and science teachers will be equipped with teaching scripts providing complete sentences and even questions to be asked to ensure that even those with low proficiency m English will be able to deliver a lesson competently
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        288 8 KUALA LUMPUR A furious women's group leader has challenged Terengganu PAS assemblymen to marry single mothers above the age of 50 if they were sincere about wanting to help single women and orphans. Ms Tai Sim Yew, deputy chairman of the Federal
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        Lock icon Cars get secret numbers to counter theft and smuggling
        268 8 KUALA LUMPUR Secret individual reference numbers matching the chassis, engine and registration numbers have been issued to more than six million of the 10 million vehicles on Malaysian roads m an effort by the Road Transport Department (RTD) to reduce car
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          44 8 CONSTRUCTION workers m Kampung Johan Setia, Klang, found a drum containing a hazardous chemical under a Dridge on Sunday. The drum contained 200 litres of normal butyl merchaptan, used as a mixture with liquid petroleum gas. Asia News Network The Star
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          76 8 POLICE have busted more than 60 Malaysian-based international gambling rings and arrested 123 bookmakers m a year-long effort to eliminate illegal betting on soccer matches, a senior official said yesterday. The syndicates took bets worth more than 600 million ringgit (***** million) involving matches m the
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          60 8 TWO suspended MCA representatives will be recognised as independent members of the Penang state assembly once it receives notification of their status from the party. Speaker Datuk Yahaya Abdul Hamid said Lim Boon Chang and Tan Cheng Liang were independent members because they did 1 not represent
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          79 8 PERAK Mentri Besar Mohamed Tajol Bosli Ghazali has urged people to report mosque officials who make inflammatory remarks m their Friday sermons. They should notify the disciplinary committee of the state religious council, he said. He was commenting on the case of a religious official
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        Lock icon Focus on the younger players
        1150 9  -  G. SrVAKKUMARAN MARC LIM SOCCER Older players need to go and the FAS needs to rethink its goals By AND AS A disgusted fan walked out of the National Stadium last Wednesday, after Singapore's 0-4 drubbing at the hands of Malaysia, he remarked: "When Jan
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        Lock icon Whitbread's case might offer Poulsen a respite
        496 9  -  CHIA HAN KEONG *L SACK Jan Poulsen for Singapore's dismal showing m the Tiger Cup? Or give him more time to build a team for the 2004 campaign? While the entire nation debates whether the Dane should go or not, they might remember
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        Lock icon Poulsen's fault that few young players make it
        379 9  -  JEFFREY LOW By. SOCCER CORRESPONDENT PELE was discovered at the age of 17. So was Diego Maradona. And Quah Kirn Sohg and Dollah Kassim and Farfdi Ahmad and V. Sundramoqrthy. The list can go on yd infinitum. But the chances of Singapore
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        140 9 S 'pore's Tiger Cup record 1996 Venue: Singapore Coach: Barry Whitbread Results Group B: Drew 1 1 with Malaysia, bt Brunei 3-0, ht Philippines 3-0, lost to Thailand 0-1. Singapore third behind Thailand and Malaysia. Did not qualify for s-finals. 1998 Venue: Vietnam Coacfc: Barry Whitbread Results Group B: Bt
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        Lock icon Points shared in Merseyside derby
        668 10 'Although I did go m with my studs, I tried to pull out at the last minute. I have apologised to Gary, and I was glad he was been able to carry on. Gerrard, on his two-footed lunge LIVERPOOL As the sounds of Everton players
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        183 10 NOTE Table doat not include Manchester City v Tottenham Hoti pur match t ff i t m Arsenal 19 12 3 4 39 20 39 Ckcfcti 19 10 7 2 34 15 37 Mm United 19 10 i 4 30 18 35 Iwrto* 19 IS 3 6 22 21
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        317 10 MILAN Inter Milan caught up with city rival AC Milan at the top of Italian Serie A but the gap widened m Spain after Valencia's home defeat by Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. Inter won 2-1 at Parma to join Milan at the top
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        156 10 P 1 9 I f i Pts ACMiUn 15 10 3 2 30 10 33 Inter Milan IS 10 3 2 31 16 33 Uzio 15 9 5 1 31 15 32 Chievo Verona 15 9 2 4 26 13 29 Juventus 15 I 5 2 23 12
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        176 10 f W I L F fts lulSocied«l 15 10 5 0 29 16 35 Valencia 15 I 4 3 24 I 28 Real Madrid 14 7 6 I 29 IS 27 Cetta Vl9O 15 I 3 4 ?0 13 27 Real Beds 15 7 5 3 26 16
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        Lock icon Indonesia in s-finals after winning 13-1
        813 10 Eyebrows raised as host posts record score over the Philippines INDONESIA Indonesia made absolutely sure of its progress into the semi-finals ofthe Tiger Cup with an astounding 13-1 rout of the Philippines m Jakarta last night. Vietnam also progressed after beating Myanmar 4-2, but
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        41 10 piii f m Vietnam 4 3 I 0 19 7 10 Indonesia 4 o 19 s 8 Myanmar I I 1 1 I 1 Cambodia 4 1 0 3 5 tS 3 Philippines 4 0 0 4 3 U
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        44 10 Vittnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand qualify for tha sami-f m al s In Jakarta r■ii r i m Malaysia 3 2 10 12 7 Thailand 3 1117 5 4 Singapore 3 1113 6 4 l«» 3 0 12 3 8 1 NOTE
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        241 10 SCORES AND STATISTICS AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL Cincinnati 20 New Orleans 13. Caro lina 24 Chicago 14, Green Bay 10 Buffalo 0 Atlanta 36 Detroit 15. NY Giants 44 India napolis 27. Tennessee 28 Jacksonville 10. Kansas City 24 San Diego 22. Washington 26 Houston 10. Cleveland 14 Baltimore 13 Oakland
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        179 10 EASTEM CONFERENCE Atlantic Wvtsion W L Pet GB BOSTON 18 9 .667 NEW JERSEY W 9 .667 PHILADELPHIA 18 10 .643 Mj ORLANDO 15 13 .536 3m, WASHINGTON 12 14 .462 5 MEW YORK 8 16 .333 B>> MIAMI 9 18 .333 9 Ctßtral WvWm W 1 Pet
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        Lock icon A victory in any manner will do for LA Lakers
        824 11 BASKETBALL They will take heart from road win at Toronto before facing Sacramento TORONTO In any other year, the Los Angeles Lakers would have roared into Toronto and trampled a struggling Raptors team that entered the Air Canada Centre with
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        335 11 SAILING AUCKLAND Software billionaire Larry Ellison's Oracle BMW Racing completed a 4-0 whitewash of bitter US rival One World yesterday to win a place m the America's Cup challengers series final. It won the fourth race m the semi-finals repechage
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          Lock icon GASCOIGNE DESPERATE TO JOIN A TOP CLUB
          95 11 GASCOIGNE DESPERATE TO JOIN A TOP CLUB FORMER England soccer midfielder Paul Gascoigne, who says he is fitter than he has been for three years, is desperate to join a Premier League or First Division club. The 35-year-old, who has been without a club since last season, revealed that Leeds
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          76 11 THAI tennis star Paradorn Srichaphan, 23, beat his Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily m a poll of the country's Person ofthe Year. A polling agency said yesterday that 54 per cent of the nearly 1,500 respondents voted Paradorn, who jumped from 126 to
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          Lock icon GUANGZHOU MAY BID FOR 2O10 ASIAN GAMES
          80 11 THE southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou is considering a bid to host the 2010 Asian Games, officials said yesterday. "We are deliberating on it. We have not decided officially," a municipal government official, who did not want to be named, told AFP. He
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        280 11 TOH OUEE SEAH Age: 94 Passed away peacefully on 23 Dec 2002 leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Lim Chwee Neo, deceased) Son: Peter Toh Eng Kiong Daughters: Sons-in-law: Nancy Toh Eng Chee Samuel Tan Chye Seng Mary Toh Eng Neo James Ling Margaret Toh Eng Kirn Peter Leong Grandsons:
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        399 11 NG KIM PHEOW AGE: 83 passed away peacefully on 23 December 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Tan Teck Kiow Son: Daughter-in-law. Dr Ng Chee Keonq Ho May Fhong Daughters: Sons-in-law: Helen Ng Van Hong Veronica Ng Van Leng Capt. Jerry Lav Maria Ng Van Ping Eric January Christine Ng
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        219 11 CHENG JOSEPH MARCUS AGE: 84 Passed iw«y peectfuliy en 22 On 2002 leering behind; WWe: Ting Ah Moi Theresa Mm Cheng Ching Heng Charles Cheng Ching Hock Clement Cheng Ching Hwa Caesar DeeeMers-ln-law: Lam Hui Ching Toh Chern Chern Doris GfendcNWren: Cheng Ryan Cheng Natasha Body resting at void deck
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        137 12 I With Deepest Sympathy and I Heartfelt Condolences to Our Director Iris Tan Mvi Eng On the demise of her beloved husband SEAH HIANG CHYE I Departed on 22 December, 2002 Cortege leaves Blk 407 Bedok North Aye 3 #14-181 on 26/12/02 at 3.30pm for Mount Vernon Crematorium Our office
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        396 12 X XI With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences To The Family Of The Late DR JIMMY CHEAH LI SAM Vice-President, Amalgamated Union of Public Employees Vice-Chairman, AUPE Multi-purpose Co-operative Society Ltd Chairman, AUPE Sports Recreation Club Director, AUPE General Services Co-operative Ltd From: Executive Council, Directors, Management Committee Members and Staff
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        338 12 'Tha Lord Is my Shepherd, I shall not want... m Surely goodness and many shall follow ma, all tha days of my Ufa... Psalm 23:1,6 i 1 JOSEPH PHANG Age: 55 was called Home to be with the LORD on 23 Dec 2002. Sadly missed by: Wife Lillian Tan Lay
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        66 13 Pet 23 CHANCE HONGKONG Hang Seng 9570.93 -57.76 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 639.20 *1.17 CHINA: Snenzhen B 197.36 -0.55 AUSTRALIA: Sydney AH Ofd 2999.10 »20.30 JAPAN: N,kk*i C)OS*<l Closed THAILAND: SET indei 350.5S *0.54 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 425 61 *0 49 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1008.84 »8.06 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul
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        33 13 L&M ie 46.570,000 SunlightGrp 10c 29,929.000 DMX TechUSSc 17.636.000 Sunlight W*****4 16,752,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 12,792.000 PecificCenturylOc 8,229.000 TT Int 15c 7,298,000 Leong Hin 20c 6.668.000 ChuenHup2oc 5.755.000 Datacraft 10c 5.113,000
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        113 13 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up On Untn Up On Uoch Up Dn Uncti Multllnd 4 10 4 000 4 10 4 Manufacturing 16 42 34 4 9 14 20 SI 48 Commerce 10 12 12 14 3 11 16 IS Tpt/Stor/Comms 6 10 9 000 6 10 9
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        42 13 Change Straits Times Index .—.1335.09 -2.36 BT 08/ OS -320.00 +1.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -67.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -32.00 UOB Sesdag -.51.89 -0.41 UOB Blue Chip 452.78 -3.27 STI Futures 1345 -5.00 MSCI Singapore 163.77 -0.22 SiMSCI Futures 164.10 -0.90
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        109 13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) M«ln Sdq ToUl M«to Sag Tott Multilnd 10,853 10,853 18.206 18 206 ManufiCturq 46.096 34.892 80,988 36,997 5 194 42 192 Commerce 14,916 815 15,731 6.483 118 6 602 Tpt/Stor/Com 19,700 19,700 21 543 21 543 Fin«nc* 16,518 16.518 24,195 24 195 Construction
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        3972 13 Transaction date: Dec 23, 2002 1 52 *k Currtflcy last Vol Day Grs N»t M Cap I— Ct Trai* Sate «tc- M» In li% E/t «aJ 11.5 45 AcmaSc 6.5 -0.5 213 7 6.5 50.8 13 7 Alliance Ttch 11.5 susp 9.5 9.5 4 Asia
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        1151 13 52-Wfc Currency last 'V* Day Cr. N.t m c.p t— fI I Trail Mi ««r- tm U» HI J5 MANUFACTUmM 24.5 15 APOIISc 17 5 72 14 9 58.5 14 AS Auto 10c 20 unch 40 20 20 N 26 3 51.5 10.5 ASTIIOC 13 *0.5 123 13
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        231 13 STOCK PRICES LEGEND NOTES t A» share* quoted have a per value of Stand are «ren» Timet index stock* traded In tots of 1.000 shores cacti unlett otherwise M buywaj-m lpa)Cin>d BB** *mmCWf All shares are scripless except Burwlll. Fulltec IMC, c f}»^»sssnMSS<mSsrCT^\m^st»MmUsaaam mt wood. X Kelles. M
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        460 14 KEEP THEM AS WE Apowerfiil chairman-CEO, able to make key decisions swiftly, has given the US a competitive advantage over other systems Splitting the roles of diairman and CEO would dilute the power and accountability of the office bearer SPUME MB
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        Lock icon More companies likely to go public worldwide next year
        308 14 FASTER ECONOMIC GROWTH HONGKONG Verizon Wireless and China's Guangdong Grid may help initial public offers (IPOs) rise worldwide next year as faster economic growth m the United States and Asia spurs demand for equity, investors and bankers said. "People are more
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        Lock icon HONGKONG: Hang Seng Index
        51 14 Yesterdays dose: 9,570.93 (Down 57.76 points) Hongkong blue chips slipped, with turnover plunging as investors cashed out ahead of the Christmas holidays m the face of a cloudy economic outtook. Turnover shrank to HKS3.I billion. Losers beat gainers by 254 to 187, with 379 stocks unchanged.
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        144 14 Dec 23 j Com»iny CI— Bank Of Chin* HK 8.05 -0.05 Bank Of East Asia 13.30 -0.05 Cathay Pacific 10.95 -0.05 Cheung Kong 52.25 unch Ch Kong Infra 13.60 -0.10 China Mobile 19.45 -0.05 China Res Cntp 7.05 -0.10 China Unicom 5.55 -0.05 CITIC Pacific 14.95 0.05 CLP 31.80
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        124 14 Dec 23, 2002 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS I (S CMits/kq) Month High Low Sett Vol Ooentnt Jan 03..._ 147.50 Fet>o3 147.75 Mar 03 148.00 Apr/Jun 03 150.00 RSS 3 (US cants/kg) Month High Low Sott Vot Open Int Jen 03 82.75 82.50 82.75 300 2075 FebO3 84.75
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        124 14 Company Clo— Company Clow AMMB Holdings 3.60 -0.02 M intl Shipg FB 6.75 -O.OS Bcrjjya Sports 3.28 -0.04 Malaysia Airports I.SO -0.02 B Amer Tobacco 35.75 unch Malaysia Mining 1.88 -0.03 Commerce Asset 3.24 0.02 MAS 3.28 unch Oigi.com 2.26 0.06 Nestle Malaysia 20.00 unch Gamuda 5.50 -0.10
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        64 14 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month* Clwut Prtce (USS) BBL Brent Blend J»n ♦0.54/«0.55 28.75-28.80 W T««»s Interm Jan ♦0.70 30.72-30.76 Dubai Fateh Feb «0A6 26.S3-26.58 Tapis Blend J«n -ON 30.45-30.55 Timing of cargoes. Prices as it 17:20 2'. Crwfr/Product Month* Chang* Prtca (USS) BBL Minas Jan -039 29.75-29.85 Naphtha CIF
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        556 14 Dec 23 j OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES MarO3 98 625 98 630 98.625 98.630 1611 ***** JunO3 98 530 98.535 98.525 98.530 666 ***** S«pO3 98.290 98.290 98 285 98.290 523 ***** DtcO3 ***** 97.965 97.955 97.960 275 ***** M»rO4 97.605 97 605
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        Lock icon KUALA LUMPUR: Composite Index
        59 14 Yesterdays close: 639.2 (Up 1.17 points) Gains m leading blue chips helped Malaysian shares end on a mildly positive note as fatting shares outpaced advancers by two to one at the start of a holiday shortened week. Market turnover was a thin 93 million shares. Decfiners
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        161 14 Company Clo— Anhui Gujinq D B 5.19 -0.01 Btijinq Or Elec B 4.55 -0.04 Bengang Steel B 3.06 -0.03 Ch Int Marine 7.03 -0.09 China M Shekou B S.18 -0.01 Ch South Class B 3.81 -0.05 China Vankt B 5.76 unch Chqing C Auto B 3.75 -0.04 Dalian Rtfrig
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        Lock icon SHENZHEN: B-share Index
        51 14 Yesterdays dose: 197.36 (Down 0.55 point) China's shares closed a touch lower as investors sold chronic rnoneyHosers, but some buying by brokerages for year-end window dressing supported a hey composite index, brokers Brokers said mstitutional investors favoured largecapitalised stocks such as oil giant Sinopec. Reuters Dec 23
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        127 14 Company Clo— AMP Limited 11.59 O.1O ANZ Bank Grp 17.68 0.07 Brambies ind 4.65 0.10 Broken Hill Prop 10.14 0.29 Colts Myer 6.38 uncn CSL 22.50 2.40 CSR Ltd 6.24 0.07 Cweaith Bank 27.34 0.09 Fosters Grp 4.57 0.02 General Prop Trt 2.93 0.03 Mac quant Bank 23.4S -0.21
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        130 14 ikamaa TrtsaMa tamma. For ti^n Cwivncy Mtte Rmvs (9am. Dec 23) Buying 00 SeHlng Singapore dollars to on* unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 0.9770 0.9930 Canadian dollar 1.1130 1.1370 Euro 1.7840 1.8060 NZ dollar 0.8930 0.9180 Starling pound 2.7790 2.8080 US dollar 1.7380 1.7500 Singapore dollars to 100
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        Lock icon SYDNEY: All-Ordinaries
        54 14 Yesterdays close: 2,999.1 (Up 20.3 points) Australian shares rose 0.7 per cent with market heavyweight News Corp taking the lead from strong trading m New York to stage a buoyant session ahead of the Christmas break, brokers said. About five stocks advanced for every three that dropped. AFP
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        519 14 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: Dec 23, 2002 S2-Wk L««t Vot Day L.it Ouot. Ml9h Low Company «1« ♦or- -OOP Htft. Low Myw f 375 17 ASTIWO4O62I 17.5 5 0.5 Acm* W*****6 1.5 0.5 1.5 101 31 Amtek W*****0 —70 -1 5 70 70 68.5 70.5 7 1 Armstrong W*****0
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        Lock icon Release of findings could be big blow to Wall St banks
        353 14 NEW YORK Leading Wall Street banks that misled investors are bracing themselves for the release of potentially embarrassing details that could boost claims against them totalling billions of dollars. The details will be awaited keenly by investors following the
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        26 14 lillll «4SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS> Fridays close: 8,406.88 (Up 19.31 points) The stock market was closed yesterday for trie Emperor's Birthday, a public hoßday*.
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        131 14 Dec 20 I Company Ct— Canon Inc 4260 -140 Dcnso Corp 1921 -4 East Japan Rail *****0 5000 Fanuc Ltd 5160 -90 Fuji Photo F'lm 3710 0 Fujitsu 336 -15 Hitachi 457 -1 Honda Motor 4400 50 Ito Yokado 3450 60 Kansai Electric 1678 3 Kao 2460 -15 Kyoora
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      Lock icon Indosat staff threaten to go on strike
      515 15  -  AZHAR KHALID Citing national security concerns, they want Indonesian government to cancel stake sale to ST Telemedia by Friday Bu Reports say 500 Indosat emploijees m Jakarta staged a protest yesterday arguing that the deal will nann the country's security and economy' EMPLOYEES
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      215 15 CPI rises for the first time in five months TINY GAM Measured against October, prices went up by 0.2% CONSUMER prices m Singapore rose last month for the first time m five, but the increase was a marginal 0.2 per cent when compared to a year ago. Measured over October,
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      476 15  - Marine services firm Briggs shifts regional HQ from KL to Singapore NICHOLAS FANG BOOSTING MARKET ACCESS By TRANSPORT REPORTER Company helps mop up pollution problems BRIGGS Emergency Services Asia is a market leader m the provision of emergency services to help deal with pollution-related incidents both at sea such as
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      49 15 The firm's managing director Hakan Lange gives the thumbs up to: The new premises' location, putting it m the immediate vicinity of Jurong Island (above), a major chemical hub; and Within close proximity to one ofthe busiest shipping lanes m the world JAMES CROUCHER
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      221 15 OIL jumped to near threemonth highs yesterday and gold firmed on signs that the United States and Britain are preprring for an attack on Iraq. Oil rose almost 2 per cent after Washington and London indicated over the weekend that the
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      232 15 HONGKONG The Hongkong Exchanges Clearing, which runs the city's stock and futures exchanges, said yesterday that it is not ready to drop newspapers as a compulsory medium for companies to announce earnings, mergers and other public notices. That means the exchange will continue
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        126 15 INDIA has allowed banks to offer foreign-currency swaps and invest m overseas debt without limits to stem gains m the rupee, which has strengthened on the back of record foreign reserves, hurting exporters' margins. Saturday's move came a day after the rupee rose to
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        127 15 CHINA'S largest steel maker, Baoshan Iron and Steel (Baosteel), said yesterday that it is ramping up production to meet booming demand from the car industry, building two new plants ana eyeing a joint venture with Japan's Nippon Steel. Baosteel, the flagship Shanghai-listed
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        111 15 AIR New Zealand (Air NZ) said yesterday that it will issue Qantas Airways 220.8 million redeemable convertible notes on Dec 31 as part of a plan which will see the Australian carrier take a cornerstone stake m Air NZ. Qantas would be
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        106 15 CHINA'S central bank said yesterday that it had shut down and will liquidate China Huacheng Finance because the firm severely disobeyed regulations and was unable to repay maturing debt. The operational licences of Beijing-based Huacheng and its subsidiaries m the eastern province of Jiangsu
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        145 15 THE Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) said yesterday that it plans to sell almost US$l billion (551.75 billion) m loans owed by debtladen Asia Pulp Paper (APP) at the end ofthe second quarter of next year. Ibra, a key lender to the
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        579 16  -  LEE SU SHY AN Nat Steel Tussle Sources say he flew to Beijing last week to sound out companies about tie-ups and to meet high-level government officials By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT AS THE battle for control of Nat Steel seems poised for a
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        213 16 AMENDMENTS to the Companies Act will be done m phases, with the first 20 recommendations of a highlevel review committee to be implemented m the second half of next year, says the Ministry of Finance (MOF). It is also seeking public comments
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        88 16 EYE ON CHINA: Follow-up to proposal The talks show that Mr Oei is following up on his earlier proposal to seek strategic partners to expand Nat Steel's business m his capacity as the second-largest shareholder. BLOOMBERG NEWS Nat Steel has warned Shareholders that there will be
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        449 16  -  EDNA KOH REPORT OF BANK BIDDING FOR HK LENDER By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT OCBC Bank yesterday maintained that its recently announced preference share issue is not aimed at raising money for an acquisition, effectively quashing speculation that it had put m a bid
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        571 16  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK B« MARKETS CORRESPONDENT MOST Asian investors were loath to mount a late Christmas rally yesterday, stranded without any clear signposts and hampered by a serious lack of liquidity. With Asia's largest financial market Japan closed for
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          78 16 ADDVALUE Technologies' net losses have widened to $3.3 million for the six months ended Sept 30 from $1.5 million m the same period last year. Turnover at the digital, wireless and broadband communications solutions provider dipped 20 per cent to $3.8 million from $4.7 million
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          99 16 GUTHRIE GTS plans to issue 133 million new shares at 20 cents each, which will be fully subscribed by broking firm Kirn Eng Ong Asia Securities. The issue price represents a 4.76 per cent discount to the counter's weighted average price of 21
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          89 16 GOLDTRON plans to spin off its electronics manufacturing services (EMS) arm as a separate company and list it on Sesdaq, using its subsidiary Radiance Electronics as the listing vehicle. The Radiance group provides EMS for satellite communications products and printed circuit board assemblies for
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          76 16 NET profits at PNE Micron for the full year ended Sept 30 tumbled 993 per cent to $21,000 from $3.1 million last year. Turnover slid 19-3 per cent to $19.9 million from $24.7 million a year ago. The losses also caused earnings per
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          73 16 ENZER Corp's net losses for the six months ended Sept 30 narrowed to $528,000 from $1.1 million m the year-ago period. Turnover at the Sesdaq-listed electronics components distribution firm improved 7 per cent to $29-3 million from $27-4 million a year ago. Loss per
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          92 16 THE Ministry of Law recently approved streetTRACKS Straits Times Index Fund as an authorised unit trust under Section 83 ofthe Trustees Act of Singapore. State Street Global Advisors Singapore, manager of streetTRACKS STI, said that this is the first fund which tracks the
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        42 16 TOP RISES Dec 23 Cents UOB Tl7O 20.0 1.7 VentureCorp2sc 1450 20.0 1.4 Keppel Corp 50c 376 12.0 3.3 SPH 1860 W.O 0.5 Sea View 505 5.0 1.0 GP Bat 80c 159 3.0 1.9 Mobileone2oc 124 3.0 2.5 SGXIc 120 3.0 2.6
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        264 16 STRIKE Engineering plans to divest of the bulk of its shareholding m its associated company Lantrovision as part of its strategy to materialise profitable investments. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange yesterday, Strike said it has entered into placement agreements with five
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        585 17  - New home sales may almost halve next year VLADIMIR CUEVARRA Govt measures boosted surge m private home sales this year, but demand will flag without more stimuli, say analysts By PROPERTY REPORTER AFTER selling an impressive 9,500 private homes tnis year, property developers may see a steep drop of up
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        383 17 WASHINGTON The sluggish United States economy is likely to bolt out of the gates by 2004 once the restraints of Iraqi war fears are released, economists said. "Lingering financial constraints and the likelihood of conflict m Iraq will probably continue to
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      394 10 HORSE RACING Of ft^ mm Written By STEVE LEVAR ■^a«~'"V W amW~ W race V fr mmm\ for season 2002 the C Singapore racecourse ±^5 *w Kranji is set to be a night of be glamour top class WL\ I mmmmaw sf m mm The last ladies night Friday night
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      28 10 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Catteft: Las Vegas Bowl (Ch23. 5.30 am) HFL: Pittsburg Steelers v Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Ch23. loam). DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER Tifar Cup: Philippines v Indonesia (Ch24. 11am).
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      205 15 Singapore Electricity Pool Sale Prices I>2 hour Ex-Ante 1 2nour Ex-Ante Penod PoaSaie Penod Pool Sale Ending Pnce Ending Pnce )MM, AVWhi 24.12.02 1630 122 5609 0430 46 7775 1700 122 5596 0500 46 7777 1730 122 5565 0530 *****7 1800 *****28 0600 46 7781 1830 122 5471 0630 46
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      207 17 E N IRON MEW T Change Of Scene Marine services firm Briggs moves Asian headquarters to Singapore. MfiHaii sß^SsL— J 1 s ti i l Imp 1 sr 1 v China Calling Oei Hong Leong looks to Beijing for strategic alliances with steelmakers. mbbaii gHARB I s s l I
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      8 1 Life! THE STRAITS TIMES Tuesday, December 24, 2002
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      373 2  -  HELMI YUSOF CONCERT RAMLI SARIP AND FRIENDS Recital Studio Esplanade Theatres On The Bay Sunday By RAMLI SARIP'S voice is an astonishing thing. It is so rough and scratchy, you'd think a truck just ran over his throat and backed up a few times
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      100 2 Kim boots out hubby No. 3 NEW YORK Sex And The City star Kirn Cattrall (above) has split from her third husband. Sources close to the actress, who was born m Liverpool but migrated to Vancouver, say her marriage to Mark Levinson, a designer of audio products, is over after
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      490 2  -  SHAHIDA ARIFF By AMERICAN artist Sam Flores has come a long way from his graffitidrawing days m the streets of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 27-year-old has done shows m cities m the United States, Canada and Asia, and even has his own line of clothes,
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      211 2 IN AN age when most fans are baying for dreamboats to take off their shirts, the fans of gentlemanly K-drama actor Bae Yong Jun are an exception. They are up m arms that he will play an ancient Korean playboy and might take off his shirt m his
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      133 2 LONDON The joke's on Harry Potter. Pamela Stephenson's biography of her husband, the comedian and actor Billy Connolly, zapped J.K Rowling's wizard to be 2002's top-selling book m Britain, Nielsen Book Scan said. Potter books had topped the annual chart for the previous three years. Stephenson's
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      1311 3 To celebrate Christmas, Life! asked five Singapore writers to put their own spin on traditional Christmas carols. This is the third story m the series. The Necessary Stage's resident playwright, CNON6 TZE CHIEN, whose latest worn is WWW, puts his spin on Santa's most famous reindeer
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      606 3  -  LOH HSIAO YIN G The three-in-one concept nightspot at Specialists' Shopping Centre also has a sake and sushi bar UNIT No. 2 at the basement of Specialists' Shopping Centre has seen its fair share of revellers. After all, that hot spot has had
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      1021 4  -  Kelvin IN TRANSIT I want to throw the mother of all bashes, bat after several out-of-control parties, I realise what makes a great party homecooked food and close friends spending time together IT IS around this time ofthe year that the security guard at
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      44 4 Picture.s: AP The familiar figure of Santa Claus waves (above) just before he lands on Miami Beach (right) on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia, to attend a junior lifesavers party. Youngsters surround him happily on his arrival.
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      93 4 'He's just a straightforward, funny bloke.' Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell on bad boy actor Russell Crotve 'Stars truck with Jackie? I .ope he was starstruck with me.' MediaCorp actress Farm Wong (right) on her Slwnghai Knights co-star Jackie Chan 'I realised I couldn't see anything. The
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          1246 5  - aunties going places Kar Ho They may not be Shirley Valentines lookingfor holiday romancejmt middle-aged Singapore women are still taking coach trips to the region for cheap buys and good eats despite the downturn and the spectre of terrorism IT'S not just the young and restless who go on road
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          631 5 YOU have heard them on the radio. Now hang out with them while on holiday. In a bid to offer variety, travel agencies are getting radio DJs to headline their tour packages. The DJ does not lead the tour, which is done by travel
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        233 6  -  Magdalene Lum MALAYSIA GETAWAYS fl By FANS of legendary singer Poon Sow Keng who missed her concert at the Esplanade here last month, can catch her at Genting Highlands at 8 pm this Saturday. Born m Malaysia, she had a string of hits m
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        287 6 SURFS up. But you do not have to jet off to Hawaii or Sydney's Bondi Beach to ride the surf. .AT Join m the Quiksilver Sunway Surfpool Challenge at Sunway Lagoon Theme Park m Kuara Lumpur from Sunday to next Tuesday. The competition, one of
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        280 6 SYNERGY, a seven-member Filipino show band which does jazz, ballads, rock, pop, R&B and Latin numbers, will be at Hyatt Regency Johor Baru's Piccolo Italian Restaurant this festive season. The band, which includes two female vocalists Preciosa Mandingo Bay and Rizalyn Montallana Abug and a
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        196 6 WANT to usher m the New Year with your head m the clouds? Head for the 2003 Countdown World Carnival at the First World Plaza m Genting Highlands next Tuesday from 8 am till 4 am on New Year's Day, It will highlight the hottest carnival celebrations from
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        326 6  -  Magdalene Lum INSIDER'S GUIDE By Who: Huzir Sulaiman, 29, a Malaysian playwright, director and actor who wrote and co-directed the play, Occupation, which was commissioned for the 2002 Singapore Arts Festival. The artistic director of Straits Theatre Company m Kuala Lumpur recently cofounded Checkpoint Theatre, a
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        193 6 RACING fans can expect an exciting time at the Johor Circuit at Pasir Gudang m Johor Baru this Saturday night. The fever start s from 8 pm onwards. More than 80 motorcycles and 50 cars from Malaysia and Singapore will rev up the action m bike and
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        796 8 WHEN TO GO NEXT year's full moons fall on Jan 17, Feb 16, March 17, April 16, May 15, June 14, July 13, Aug 12, Sep 10, Oct 10, Nov 8 and Dec 8. It is advisable to go to Koh Phangan
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        432 8  - Dance to the moon on Koh Phangan MICHELLE HO For more than a decade more than 10,000 revellers from around the world descend on the island each month for its beach raves Bu THE Full Moon Party: A magical night of revelry under the stars or just another excuse to
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      393 12  -  MICHELLE HO a Bl //INC. EVEN superstar DJs have their days off work, never mind that their work commitments usually peak with clubland s year-end festivities. That had traditionally been the case for British spin maestro Sasha, 33. "I don't normally work on
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      247 12 By SAMUEL LEE STARTING Jan 1, a game show conceived by homegrown Hongkong-based TV entrepreneur Robert Chua will greet viewers m Shanghai at prime time, seven days a week. Earlier reports had said that Chua's Everyone Wins would air only five times a week on the Arts
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      120 12 LONDON Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has been granted his own coat of arms, The Sunday Times broadsheet reported on Sunday. McCartney, who was knighted m 1997 for his contribution to British music and society, will use the crest to pay homage to his musical
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      122 12 THE MOURNING AFTER: Some 1,000 mourners on Sunday attended the memorial service for top Beijing opera actor Yuan Shihai Xinhua reported. Yuan died on Dec 1 1 of illness aged 86 RINGING CASHIERS: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers was No. 1 m the weekend North American box
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        609 8 Ijjf VANS FOR SALE 17*92 NISSAN Urvan diesel 10 yrs. :0E (30/4/2011) New paint. Good cond. Selling $15K only. Deposit SBOO. Call *****901 Soon $23,800 7/2000 HYUNDAI HlOO Orig. paint. 1 owner. Mileage 36km. Excellent cond. Can high loan. Call Rosson 9616-7331 1 OWNER 2/'Ol Vito 108 CDi. 5 dr.
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        269 8 sdfjjksdfk DE KING MOTOR PTE LTO Blk. 3006 UM Road 1 801-356 Ttl: *****582/ *****765 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL OFFER!!! Bay HONDA Boon Sltw's Blkt m Enjoy HONDA Boon Sltw's Warranty TA2OO DOWNPAYMENT $600 Aik Leong Motor Tel: *****718 Balong Motor Tel: *****403 Biker's World Tel: *****138 Cycle World Tel: *****313 Fun
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        341 9 asdfjdjfasd HDOI-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT CHOICE HOMES Banyan Condo 3+ l 3 I +PES. 1475-1873sott Ootd Coast Condo 3+ l m.s 1453-1830sqft Landmark Towtr 3rms. 1399sqft Royal Palm Mansion 3* Inns. 1227/ *****q ft. short tann leasts available Scan *****830/ Maureen *****060 B Tai. *****411 FAR EAST ORGANIZATION
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        529 9 HDOI-08 CITY S SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT 3 BDRM 803. Walk-up apt Owen Rd/ S'goon Rd. Opp Mustafa Ctr. Avail Ist Jan. *****356 EMERALD GDN. COSY 3 rms 1100 sq.ft. Facilities. F/ furn. MRT. View to offer. Jess 9388-6383 REGENT PK. 2+l. Walk to Clementi MRT. Furn, aircon. Full condo
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        422 9 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ WWfi DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Wj___ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS RENT HI expats ra QtOKE^ 0.10 ARDMORE PARK. 2885 sqft. 4+l. Full condo facilities. Near American/ Tanglin Club/ Orchard $12,800 up. *****555 KF PALM SPRING. 1500 sq.ft. 3+l. F/ facilities. Fully/ partially furnished, immed. Contact
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        403 9 OUAYSIDE 3 BDRMS. 1400 sq.ft. Top flr. Balcony. Direct river/ city view. Designer decor. *****168 D.09 SOMERSET MRT/ Orchard Rd. 3+l with balcony, renovated. S/pool. squash. *****018 RMPC NEW STUDIO APT. The ASTON. «11. Open view. Near Orchard. P/ full/furn. Immed. Call *****339 HOLLAND PEAK, 2 units/ LEEDON Hgts. 3+l.
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        614 9 HD11& 21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS -RENT THOMSON EURO-ASIA •2+l/3+l rms •20 units from J2.6K onwards •Novena MRT/Shopping Mall VINCE 9022 9919 TONY 9007 71 82 NEWTON 18. BRAND new. 1 bdrm 52.2K/ 2 bdrms. 52.7K/ 3 bdrms. 54.2 K. Full condo facilities. Novena/ Newton MRT. 9456-4996 LOW
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        894 9 DDIS-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -RENT NEW SPACIOUS resort style condo m the East. 3+l, furn with full condo facilities. Mins to East Coast beach amenities. Rental 52.2K neg. Call Ann 9449-4704 0.15 BAYSHORE. 2 bdrms. $2K/ mth. F/ facilities. Furn. Upper East Coast premises. Ideal for Kindergarten Playschool. Main
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        807 9 BY D 22-28 |1 WESTS NORTH PTE APTS RENT REGENT HGTS! 2+l/ 2+ study/ 3+l. Well furn. Designer decor. Panoramic nature pk/ city view. MRT. $1.4K up. Pg: *****520 GSE YIO CHU KANG MRT. Castle Green. 2+l rm, 947 sq.ft. High flr. 3+l 1173 sq.ft high flr. Pool view p/furn.
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        727 9 EH! HOUSES FOR RENT Pffll HOUSES FOR RENT CHOICE HOMES TOWNERVILLE RUSTIC COLONIAL HOUSES Located at Towner/ McNair Road (mins from city) Near MRT station Spacious 2/3/4 bodroom units With balcony, roof deck and courtyard Showhouse at 17 McNair Rd is open from 1 to 6 pm on every Friday
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        765 9 D HUDC/ HDB APTS FOR RENT INDIAN OWNERS. ALL areas Low rent. Furn. MRT/ amenities. Aircon. immed. Good prompt sve. Call 9009 7006 BISHAN MAIS. BEAUTIFUL 3 big rms. Nicely furnished. Near MRT/ Junction 8. Very convenient. $1.4K neg. Immed. 9001 2048 PN APPROVED 5 T Corner Blk 631 »03
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        956 9 B HUDC/ HDB APTS FOR RENT YISHUN APPROVED 4-RM blk 244/ 727 (2 rm.) Aircon. F/furn. MRT. immed. neg. 9406-2867 APPROVED 3 RM corner. T payoh/ Khatib. High flr Clean. 10 mms MRT. 9858 6860. Any terms 3/ S RM. Yishun 402/ 772. Tarn pines 285. Sengkang 255 AMK 328.
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        648 10 HDI7-18 CHANGI/ WfPl 017-18 CHANGI/ IRJ 017-18 CHANGI/ Pff| Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ WffW 017-18 CHANGI/ RR 017-18 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS H|±| PASIR RIS KUfii PASIR RIS -kl±J PASIR RIS |lL£| PASIR RIS |Ll_Cl PASIR RIS HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE II HOUSES -SALE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL
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        542 10 B 022-28 WESTS NORTH PTE APTS -SALE 9684-8586. 0.23 PARKVIEW Twr 2. Mid/ high flr. 1119 sqft. Full condo facilities. Orion EHUDC APTS FOR SALE BLK 350 Hougang Mais. High flr. 157 sq m. 3+l. Beautiful layout. 100% move-in. Sell at HDB price! Future MRT/ sch. 9027-1607 ADL HUDC MAIS.
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        585 10 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 4 'A' 672 Jin Damai. F/renovated. Aircon. 108 sq.m. Mkt. Price neg! Exec apt 634. Simple renovation. Mkt. Urgent sale! 9007-8860 RH 4 'A' JLN Tenaga. High flr. Windy Renovated. Valuation 5262K cash neg. Near amenities. *****835 NC PN 4 'NC DR-TO-OR.
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        546 10 H HDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) NO CASH! 5T Corner 127 Bishan. High flr. Lift level. Aircon. MRT/ Junction 8. 9488-1118 Tony Koe 4 'A' 239 Corner. Pt blk. High flr. Lift level. Unblocked. Beautiful view! Can contra 9062-2226 ERA 4 BLK 182 mid flr. Unblocked. Near ctr/ MRT/ amenities.
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        379 10 sdjajfsdkf E HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) 5 'A' CORNER High flr Blk 172. unblocked, 2 balconies, contra. Must view!!'. *****631 5 T CORNER Blk 288A. Tastefully decor. Tip-top. Granite flr. Motivated seller. Hurry! 9620-6916 5 'I' CORNER Blk 291 C. Unblocked, renovated. Condo layout, huge. Hurry! Buy today!
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        619 10 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (BT MERAH/O'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) 4 'A' BLK 35. Rumah Tinggi. Renovated. Windy. Central/ mkt. Regn Jan. 9521-3322 sole agt. 4 'A' CORNER 1248 Bt Merah. 107 sq m. Open view Move-in. Valued 5354 K. Pushpa K. 9855-0585 4 'A' CORNER 129 Clarence. High flr. Unblocked.
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        2093 11 tuerytuirf d E«L Af T SFO R r r ALE KH H OB APTS FOR SALE •fljl HOB APTS FOR SALE •WI HOB APTS FOR SALE •fjl HDB APTS FOR SALE •fRI HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) '°"™'<- |M "r"Vru..ru»» HDB ESTATES ffi f Buy It. Sell It.
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        629 11 H HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON YIO CHU KANG) EXEC MAIS SERANGOON Central. 4 big rms/ aircon/ very well kept. MRT/ amenities. neg. Pis call Daniel 9109-9448 ERA LOW CASH. 4 A' Blk 943 Hougang. 5 yrs. Mid flr. Spacious. Immed regn. Grab it before Dec. Don't Miss! Travis
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        814 11 H HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) 5 T BLK. 956 Hougang Pt. High flr. Well renovated. 5 yrs. old. Valued. All races. 9856-0630 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) SJmonTong Jm_~_/ *t_______Wm-A±Mm 1 CALL TO Simon Tong *****505 3-'NG' 484 High floor. Unblock. 4-A' 977 Renovated.
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        1423 11 H HOB APTS FOR SALE Wjfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) j^fl D HDB APTS FOR SALE (SEMBAWANG) 4 'A' 327/ 318/ 306. Low/ high flr. 5T 307/ 313. High flr. Unblocked. Exec Apt 303. High flr. Low low cash! All neg. *****332 PN ACT FAST! 4 A' 300 328/
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        991 11 n HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) LOW 4-RM corner Blk 498G Full length window. Mam dr lace S.W. Valued 5257 K. 9029-0800 NEW LIST! 4 A Blk 867, high flr. Next to corner. N.E. facing. Move m. Amenities. 9388-8181 agt SIMEI 5 T Corner 165. Near MRT/ amenities. High
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        900 12 HHDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) Damien Lim *****011 C2l ML 5 'I' 322. 100% move m MRTS neq 5 T 720, 790. 677 BHigh....S5K up 5 'I' 364, 502. 508 BMid neg 5 T 745, 661 Move m. BHighs neq 5 T 772. 882 4 bdrms SOK up Mais 656,
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        934 12 RR HDB APTS FOR SALE X [(WOODLANDS) S3K! 5 T Blk 779. Lift/ Mid flr. Beautiful. Windy. Cosmopolitan design. Amenities. 9237-0632 3 'A' BLK 213. High flr. All races I 4 A' 732. F/renovated. Unblock. Exec Apt 346 801 9060-7201 4 'A' BLK 663. High flr. Unblock ed, Nicely/ fully
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        2590 12 m FACTORY SPACE fISH FACTORY SPACE IJJI FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE »m mo cai r I I FOR SALE Sale from $220 psf m Lease from $1 psf M (from 1 ,200-7,000 sq ft) Your very own M frontage I |B II HOB APTS FOR SALE 1 (SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL) 4
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        949 14 fljfl professional; flifl professional/ j I EXECUTIVE POSITIONS EXECUTIVE POSITIONS An expanding medical equipment trading company seeks interested applications for the position of: ACCOUNTS OFFICERS Minimum Diploma m Accounting 2 to 3 years experience m keeping full set of accounts Familiar with FACT A/C Software preferred Good m EXCEL and
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        642 14 asdfjdkjfk H ENGINEERING WfT^ ENGINEERING 1 POSITIONS J I An established Civil Engineering Contractor requires: J Degree m Civil Engineering from a recognised University j Mm. 2 years experience m Civil Engineering or Piling works J fresh Graduates are welcome to apply Competitive remunueration package will be offer to the
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        259 14 H HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE POSITIONS The Funkiest R&B Club m Spore looking for experience CASHIERS (Full-time) Preferable with experience m Hero System Female working environment Attractive salary Meal Allowance Transport Provided Walk-in interview Tue to Frl from 4pm till Bpm at LOX ENTERTAINMENT Blk 3C River Valley Road 802-04 Clarke Quay
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        540 14 B HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ ffß HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ flf? HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ I LOUNGE POSITIONS LOUNGE POSITIONS LOUNGE POSITIONS I where peopoe are o-afaea^ I We are a member of an international hotel chain and are looking for dynamic individuals to fill the positions of 1. F&B CO-ORDINATOR The Job: a To perform secretarial administrative duties
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        286 14 H TECHNICAL POSITIONS Chemical Mfg Company m Tuas requires: 1. Forklift Driver 2. Class 4 Lorry Driver 3. Lorry Attendant 4. Chemical Blending Technician Interested, call: 6865 3387/6865 3391 Interior Contract Firm seeks: OUANTITY SURVEYORS Degree/ Dip m Bldg/ OS Pre Post Contract Independent 2 years' working experience Interested applicants.
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        549 14 ■ffl SECURITY POSITIONS 1) SECURITY OFFICERS for Alexan dra/ City. Those w/o experience may also apply. 2) URT Officer with own bike. Tel: 9488-2317 JURONG. KALLANG, WOODLANDS, Yishun Tampines require Day Night Security Guards. Male female. Pls call: 6297-8646 1) DAY GUARDS at Orange Grove/ Bt Batok/ Orchard. 2) Day
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