The Straits Times, 30 January 2003

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    30 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1H45 1 nUrSQciy January 30, 2003 80 Pages m six parts mita(p) 094/0.3/2002 A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Crnts
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    Lock icon Hard-hitting Bush rallies home ground against Iraq
    959 1  - Hard-hitting Bush rallies home ground against Iraq LEON HAD AR By STRAITS TIMKS UNITED STATF.S BUKKAU U.S. WILL ACT ALONE IF NECESSARY: Declaring that "the course of this nation does not depend on the decisions of others", Mr Bush cited intelligence sources charging that Iraq was hiding documents from UN
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    426 1  -  COLIN TAN By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT Irtvestors run for cover of safer options of bonds and gold THE hawkish tone of United States President George W. Bush's State of the Union address sent stock markets reeling over war fears yesterday, as jittery investors shifted their
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      146 2 BUNKERING BOSS ACQUITTED THE managing director of bunkering company Grandeur Trading, Mr Choong Kien Soong, has been cleared of a charge of giving a $990 bribe to a bunker surveyor. His was the first of four ship-refuelling companies to be tried for bribery, following revelations that bunker surveyors had
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      85 2 BORROWERS HAVE MORE CONTROL THE Monetary Authority of Singapore's decision to regulate with a "light touch" means Singaporeans must get used to the fact that control lies m their hands. They can now decide how much of their retirement funds they want to invest m "risky" instruments like the
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      80 2 ABANDONING CULTURE IS NOT HIP THE distain that mainland Chinese have for Chinese Singaporeans is understandable when one considers how the Chinese here have not only abandoned their culture, but also think it is "hip" to do so, writes Wong Hoong Hooi. Chinese people here should stop acting as
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      72 2 THE DIFFERENCE IS BXD.'s SOUND THE three twentysomething lads who make up Taiwanese boyband B.A.D. oozed boyish charm and enthusiasm during a photo snoot here last weekend. They also displayed a determination to set themselves apart from other boybands. Ben Pai, 23, says the key difference is the "neatness"
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      107 2 Scheme helps develop global business skills SINGAPORE managers are not up to the mark when it comes to doing business on the world stage. In fact, studies show that local executives are sorely lacking m core internationalisation skills. To address this shortcoming, IE Singapore has partnered with the Ministry
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      112 2 Doctors pioneer stem-cell method SINGAPORE doctors have recorded a world-first m stem cell technology. They harvested stem cells from a little girl's eye, grew them m a laboratory, then used them m an operation to remove a black mole that covered most of the white on the child's left
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      64 2 Fighting may hurt Unmo MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is worried about the bickering that has broken out within his ruling party, m the run-up to a leadership change. He said there was always potential for in-fighting when there was an opportunity to get into positions of power. He
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      63 2 ANOTHER RED QUARTER THE two biggest semiconductor companies here have marked their eighth consecutive quarter m the red. And Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and ST Assembly Test Services are not expecting a turnaround until the second half of this year. Chartered also failed to allay market rumours that it would
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      234 2 RESHUFFLE IN INDIAN CABINET INDIAN Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee replaced eight ministers yesterday m a Cabinet reshuffle aimed at getting his party ready for important elections. All the outgoing ministers and their replacements belong to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which leads the federal National Democratic Alliance. Among
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      51 2 SPO RT S BLUES DEFEAT LEEDS 3:Z CHELSEA'S surprise move m fielding five Englishmen for Tuesday's match against Leeds United paid off handsomely, with a 3-2 win. While the English players can't be credited with the victory, they did play central roles m overcoming a stubborn Leeds side. SPORTS: PAGE
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      60 3 After waits of up to six years, new residents of the Punggol 21 estate, seen here from Changi Beach, will be enjoying views to die for as they look out over the water. They will also have access to what are touted as the best facilities
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      Lock icon Transport bosses exit council, new faces appointed
      511 3  -  KARAMJIT KAUR By TRANSPORT CORRKSPONDENT MORE VOICES 'The decision to keep the transport operators out allows for three new members. This obviously benefits both commuters and the council. Public transport issues are complex and the more views the better. Mr Michael Gren ville
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      Lock icon Senior SIA officials will have to testify in court
      467 3  - Senior SIA officials will have to testify in court K.C. VIJAYAN WRONGFUL DISMISSAL SUIT B. Witnesses Incoming chief executive Chew Choon Seng Ex-director of flight operations Maurice Vaz Ex-director of personnel Chris Lee Ex-director of marketing services Thoeng Tjhoen Onn Ex-employee wants bosses to explain why he was sacked TOP
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      Lock icon S-E Asian waters top list of pirate hotspots
      507 4  -  K.C. VIJAYAN 5_ 80% of the vessels hijacked worldwide last year were m Indonesian, Malaysian waters, and the Malacca Straits ONE m three acts of piracy last year took place m the region, putting it at the top of the list of
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      Lock icon Ship owners asked to use electric fences
      178 4 IN ADDITION to a satellite tracking system to monitor the exact whereabouts of vessels, ship owners are now being asked to consider fitting vessels with electric fences to keep intruders out. The International Maritime Bureau (1MB) m its annual piracy report has said-
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      Lock icon HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE
      108 4 Thrown more than two storeys into the air when his car flipped in an accident, teenager Joe Thompson III acted the Hollywood hero, grabbed overhead utility wires and dangled 7.5 m above ground for about 20 minutes before he was finally rescued. Monday's crash in
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      Lock icon Bali blasts: Police point the finger at Bashir
      487 6 Bali blasts: Police point the finger at Bashir They say he was at a meeting with key suspects, but he will not be charged before facing trial for other offences JAKARTA For the first time, Indonesian police have linked the spiritual leader of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror network directly
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      Lock icon Chinese New Year now an Indonesian holiday
      442 6  - Chinese New Year now an Indonesian holiday DEVI ASM ARANI B_ THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU Move welcomed but some say discrimination is still an issue JAKARTA Three years after Indonesian Chinese were allowed to celebrate Chinese New Year openly, the government has declared that the occasion will be an
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon BEHIND the WAR TALK
      958 8 US President George Bush used his hour-long State oftlie Union address yesterday to rally the American people to back his agenda for the year ahead, including making a case for war with Iraq. Here's a look at what he said and what he meant. SADDAM'S A
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      Lock icon Bush builds case for war while covering domestic issues
      544 8 NEWS ANALYSIS WASHINGTON With his sweeping, if unproven, charge that Iraqi President Saddam Husseiii "aids and protects terrorists, including members of Al-Qaeda", US President George W. Bush delivered his strongest effort yet to convince anxious Americans that war with Iraq may
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      476 9 Arab states begin to blame Saddam for 'inevitable war' They walk the thin line between criticising Iraq for the conflict and giving scant support for a US attack CAIRO Even as some senior Arab officials were suggesting on Tuesday that arms inspectors m Iraq be given more time, Egyptian President
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      Lock icon Accord allows US troops to pass through Turkey
      183 9 WASHINGTON As many as 20,000 US ground troops will be able to move through Turkey into northern Iraq under a tentative agreement worked out with Ankara m preparation for a possible war with Iraq, US officials said on Tuesday. "What they don't
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      Lock icon US doesn't want Iraq chairing UN commission
      252 9 US doesn't want Iraq chairing UN commission WASHINGTON A quirk m timing will see Iraq assuming the chairmanship of a United Nations disarmament commission m May, a move the United States has said it will not accept. The US said on Tuesday it could not accept Iraqi leadership of the
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      55 9 RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin (left) on Tuesday suggested his country could harden its position against Iraq if Baghdad hindered inspections work. But a French spokesman said President Jacques Chirac (right) told British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has been calling world leaders this week, that nothing
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      Lock icon Iraq sheltering Al-Qaeda agents, says London
      258 9 LONDON The British government has explicitly linked the terror network Al-Qaeda and the Iraqi regime, saying that Baghdad was sheltering some of its members, reported the BBC. Prime Minister Tony Blair, speaking m the House of Commons, said: "We do know of links between
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      141 10 DEEP Vein Thrombosis or DVT, commonly called the Economy Class Syndrome, occurs when the flow of Mood is restricted m a vein and a clot forms m the veins of the logs. This can bo fatal when the dot breaks off and
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      Lock icon Get up from your desk it could save your life
      424 10 Sitting for hours at a computer terminal can cause a fatal blood clot, researchers say, calling the condition PARIS Doctors say that sitting for long hours at a computer terminal may have the same effect as taking a longhaul flight
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      236 10 Ex-Soviet republics' summit marred by signs of rift KIEV (Ukraine) Leaders of former Soviet republics gathered for a summit of their loose alliance yesterday that had the lowest attendance m years a sign of a growing rift inside the group and its steady decay. The summit of the Commonwealth of
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      395 10 MADRID Five European nations have sent m their ships for joint patrolling of the Mediterranean m a bid to control the growing numbers of foreign immigrants trying to enter Europe illegally. The effort, known as Operation Ulysses, was introduced officially by
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        188 10 Onassis' only grandchild inherits $4.7 b ATHINA ROUSSEL TURNS 18 ATHENS Miss Athina Roussel, granddaughter of the late Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, turned 18 yesterday and instantly turned into one of the world's richest women by inheriting a part of the family's fortune. The last direct descendant of Mr
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        75 10 SAUDI PRINCE GIVES $17.4 M TO VARSITY CAIRO Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has donated US$lO million (Ssl74 million) to the American University m Cairo to promote understanding between the Arab world and the United States, the university said on Tuesday. The donation will "fund the Humanities and Social
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        88 10 NEW YORK World chess champion Garry Kasparov played his supercomputer opponent to a draw m the second game of their Man vs Machine showdown m New York. Tuesday's game which was about half an hour shorter than their four-hour match on Sunday was more intense, spectators
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        77 10 LEGAL SETBACK FOR BERLUSCONI ROME Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has suffered a major legal defeat after the Supreme Court threw out a request to shift away from Milan a highly charged trial m which he is accused of corruption. Legal sources said the court had rejected allegations that the
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        50 10 Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger, 79, has been treated for a non-malignant obstruction, a New York-Weill Cornell Medical Centre spokesman said on Tuesday. US jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, 57, was on Tuesday named the winner of the 2003 Polar Music Prize, awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
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        63 10 Quoteworthy 'Bitterness is not uncommon m connection with divorces but it is almost unique tJuit one of the spouses puts fire to alftlieir wealth. Mr Bengt Svensson, public prosecutor m the town of Jonkoping, southern Sweden, on the case of a man who, desolate after his wife filed for divorce,
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      537 12 But, with Labour rejecting his overtures, he may be forced into an alliance with religious and ultra-nationalist parties JERUSALEM Bolstered by a resounding election victory, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday called for a national unity government against "the murderous hatred" of Palestinian militants. But
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      338 12 Labour leader Amram Mitzna may face ouster bid TEL AVTV The announcement of Labour's historic defeat had the effect of a death sentence on an already gloomy election night at the party's headquarters m Tel Aviv. Labour supporters stared m dismay at tne giant screens flashing the
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      10 12 Adapted from Photo: ADAM LEE REUTERS REUTERS
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      369 12 Shinui chief Tommy Lapid could be Israel's Idngmaker TEL AVIV Mr Yosef "Tommy" Lapid entered the Israeli parliament only m 1999, but he and his secular Shinui party have become the third-larg-est political force m Israel. With almost all the votes counted, Shinui has grabbed 15 seats
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      202 12 CANBERRA Australia will install face-recognition cameras at many of its airports' immigration posts as terrorists and criminals are increasingly using fake passports, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. The move follows a successful two-month trial of the cameras on flight crews for national flag carrier Qantas
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      567 12  -  ALFRED LEE OUTCRY AGAINST NEW EMERGENCY LAWS Ru THE STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU WE CAN NO LONGER TOLERATE THE CAT AND MOUSE GAME THAT THE FIRE BRIGADE UNION IS WAVING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY/ Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott LONDON Britain's Labour
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon Can US win peace alone?
        622 14 Can US win peace alone? EVEN if United States President George W. Bush had personally planned it, he could not have done better. On Monday, the United Nations chief weapons inspector, Mr Hans Blix, told the Security Council that Iraq was not disarming. That provided the perfect setting for Mr
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      2 14 CHIT CHAT
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      2257 14 War on Iraq: Everything but the date. WSARM COMPIETUY, OR ELSL.. We will consult, but let there be no misunderstanding: If Saddam Hussein does not fully disarm for the safety of our people, and for the peace of the world, we will lead a coalition to disarm him/ Mrßush, on
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      Lock icon Indonesian military yet to win over US
      806 15  -  LEE KIM CHEW By CHIEF REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS HAVE NCT BEEN PROSECUTED FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN EAST TIMOR AND THE VERDICTS HANDED DOWN ON LESSER CULPRITS HAVE NOT IMPRESSED U.S. LEGISLATORS. HUMAN rights activists protested vigorously when American lawmakers voted
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      Lock icon Want to borrow and spend, Mr S'porean? Risk is now yours
      874 15  -  TAMMY TAN di pin i:\vs tnnoii AHH, remember the "good old days" when you only had to be breathing to get a loan from the bank? It is not an exaggeration. Between 1991 and 1995, Singaporeans borrowed more money
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  • FORUM
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      580 16 THIS THAT Why this... and why that? MY HUSBAND and I were travelling along Marymount Road towards Ang Mo Kio recently when a tree branch hit our car. The branch was so big that the entire windscreen cracked, the bonnet was dented, the headlights damaged, and the doors could not
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      Lock icon A world of a difference
      198 16 Not Life-saving But Cornea Transplants Make... I REFER to the article, "Corneas a sticking point m transplant idea" (ST, Jan 27). Some participants at a feedback session on proposed changes to expand the 1987 Human Organ Transplant Act to include corneas and livers, not just
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      Lock icon Problem with tourist visa needs looking into
      386 16 WITH THE RECENT JEMAAH ISLAMUH INC-DOTT AND NOW THE TIFF WITH MALAYSIA, I AM MORE WARY OF PEOPLE WHO POP UP AT MY DOORSTEP. MOST OF THESE VISITORS ARE FROM INDONESIA, WITH A FEW FROM MALAYSIA. I AM writing to express my concern
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      Lock icon Strangers who come knocking on the door at night
      219 16 Strangers who come knocking on the door at night ON TUESDAY night at 8.25 pm, three Malay men m Islamic attire turned up at my doorstep. I signalled to them that I could not speak to them as I was having my dinner. The rejection did not go down well
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      93 16 LIANHE ZAOBAO I refer to the report, "S'pore forces put to the test in Timor" (ST, Jan 23). The report earned a picture showing two of our SAF troops carrying out patrol duties in Timor Leste. While they are well armed, they are not well protected.
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      485 16 I REFER to the conclusions which Dr Anne Chong Su Van ("Devote some lesson time to Malay"; ST, Jan 27) has drawn from Ms Chua Lee Hoong's article, "Challenge of China, like Everest, is to survive it" (ST, Jan 22). No one
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      273 17 Stop jaywalkers before someone gets killed SOME PEDESTRIANS THINK THAT THEY CAN STROLL ACROSS FOUR LANES AND JUST HOLD UP A HAND TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLES. 1 CATCH the bus home at the bus stop along Serangoon Road, just outside Boon Keng MRT station. Every day, I witness tens of
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      178 17 I READ with concern the article, "Upfront cash rule for car buyers axed" (ST, Jan 23), and m particular the following points: "With the expected rise m demand for new cars, industry players are expecting Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices to go up".
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      221 17 AFTER COMMITTING TO A HOUSE, MANY WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO OWH A CAR IN THE INITIAL YEARS OF THEIR CAREER. THE decision to remove the ruling requiring car buyers to make a 30 per cent cash down payment and to repay the
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      185 17 WHY ARE WE NOW INDUCING AN UPWARD PRESSURE, WINCH IS CONTRARY TO THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COE? IS IT not one of the main objectives of the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system to limit the number of vehicles on Singapore roads? If recent
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      196 17 IREAD with great amusement the reply from Mr Wu Siong Yen of the General Insurance Association (GIA) of Singapore ("Safe drivers will pay relatively less"; ST, Jan 18) to Mr Francis Lew's letter regarding the increase m his car insurance premium. I face the same problem.
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      386 17 Time to do away with flat-sale levy THE Housing Board (HDB) imposes a levy of up to 25 per cent on the selling price of a flat bought from it when the flat is sold. Or, m the case of a resale flat, one which is bought with a grant
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      38 1 *We are hardly making anij profits so we do not have any money to buy a CCTV.' Mr Ahamed Jalaludin, manager of AJRJ Money Changer, on why security is not a high priority
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      706 1  - Docs grew eye 'patch' from her own eye SALMA KHALIK By HKAI.TH COKRKS. OM.FM Black mole covering cornea of girl's eye is removed using stem-cell transplant pioneered by Spore team A YOUNG girl who once had a black mole covering almost the entire white of her left eye now looks
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        Lock icon Money changer tied up and robbed of $200,000
        469 2  -  KAREN HO Hu iJ I SAW HER LYING ON THE ROM MO HER HANDS AND FEET WERE TIED UP WITH WHITE STRING AND SHE WAS CRYING AND SHOUTING HELP ME HELP ME! V Security guard who declined to be named. Three men
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        Lock icon Gunman loses $50 in bungled robbery
        453 2  - Gunman loses $50 in bungled robbery BEN NAD AR AJ AN A GUNMAN tried to rob a moneychanger m a crowded shopping centre m Boon Lay one evening and ended up losing $50 and his waist pouch instead. The outlet's woman employee spooked him when she screamed and he took
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        Lock icon Closed circuit TV? 'Ours don't work'
        250 2 Closed circuit TV? 'Ours don 't work' THE moneychanging outlet's closed circuit television (CCTV) broke down last month and had not been repaired. A partner m Prime Goods Trading, Mr Tan Lee Seng, said they had been too busy preparing for the Chinese New Year. "But we will definitely get
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        296 2 SINGAPORE is tapping American technological expertise to beef up its security against terrorists. It has sought advice from the United States governmentfunded Sandia National Laboratories which has developed its own explosive-de-tection technology. The US lab will share its expertise on acquiring and deploying
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        Lock icon Senior citizens targeted in four lift robberies
        396 2 Senior citizens targeted in four lift robberies FOUR senior citizens have fallen victim to lift robbers this week. Aged between 53 and 83, they were robbed m Housing Block lifts across the island on Monday and Tuesday. They lost a total of $5,620 m cash and jewellery. Robbery cases involving
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        559 3  - From court reporter to lawyer at age 63 ELENA CHONG By Former journalist with Nanyang Siang Pau is now a pupil with a law firm, after passing a postgraduate practical law course here FOR MR Ung Gim Sei, qualifying to become a lawyer at the age of 63 has been
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        240 3 IT IS every hotel receptionist's nightmare: Two impatient guests making demands at the same time, while your reactions are closely monitored. Unfazed, Mr Edmund Lim Chong of The Oriental, Singapore managed to satisfy both guests while Keeping his composure and won the
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        117 3 MRT and LRT trains will run later than usual this Friday. Transit Link announced yesterday that the last trains heading north, east and west will leave the City Hall station at 1 am. However, there will be no con- nection to the east-west
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        194 4 Hunan dance opera at Hong Bao festival PERFORMERS have been brought m from Taipei and China's Hunan province for the $2 million Singapore River Hong Bao festival. Oreanisers of the annual affair spent $100,000 to bring m specialists m Hunan folk dance and Hunan opera for the 17-day event. The
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        589 4 Spring is m the air...and the all-too-familiar lion dances will soon be making their rounds. LIM YONG braves the din of the clanging cymbals and drumbeats to take a look at this unique art form which dates back to the Han dynasty The origins Lion dance murals
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        241 4 Maritime authority chairman 'sails' off on Feb 2 MR PETER Ho Hak Ean, who has been chairman of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) since the statutory board was set up m 1996, will step down on Sunday. The Permanent Secretary (Defence) will be replaced by Mr Peter
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        Lock icon Confidence takes big dip
        415 4  -  DAWN WONG CONSUMER SURVEY Bit Jobs mismatch 'SINGAPORE is experiencing structural unemployment. Over the last two years, a lot of low-end jobs m the electronics manufacturing sector were lost. At the same time, the new investments were not m this industry but m the knowledge-based industries.
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        330 4 Govt hopes new centre, which will manufacture clinical-grade drugs, will attract more multinational drug firms here A NEW $35 million manufacturing facility, which helps companies shift their drugs from research labs to clinical trials, was opened here yesterday. Its first assignment: To work with
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        Lock icon The great ringtones rip-off
        512 5  -  JEREMY AU YONG Songwriters losing an estimated $300,000 m fees each year, as firms under-declare ringtone sales THERE are mobile phones playing the latest nits as ringtones everywhere you go these days. That should mean songwriters are raking m the bucks, right? Wrong. At least not
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          104 5 SINGAPORE has appointed a new ambassador to the Philippines. Ms Lim Kheng Hua will assume her post from March. She has been the director of international organisations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since May 1999The 44-year-old also has overseas experience, having worked at the
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          157 5 TENANTS of 334 Housing Board flats m Bedok are getting the chance to buy them at a discount. The two-room upgraded homes are m Blocks 113 and 114, Bedok North Street 2. They will get a 3 per cent discount for every year of
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          Lock icon MAN FINED FOR OBSCENE ACT
          107 5 A MAN who exposed himself to a 10-year-old girl last year was fined $1,000 yesterday for performing an obscene act m public. At about 4 pm on Dec 24 last year, the girl was walking at the void deck of Block 518, Bedok North Avenue
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        580 6  -  REME AHMAD By IN KUALA LUMPUR Former Spore Speaker asks: How can they stoop so low? Meanwhile Malaysians continue to slam release of documents THE release of the correspondence between Singapore and Malaysian leaders during the course of bilateral talks on water
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        3 6 "NOT GOSPEL TRUTH"
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        426 6 HEATED ONLINE EXCHANGE Instead, the group tried its best to contain growing anger m the forum THE Young PAP yesterday came out to defend itself against accusations by the Malaysian press that it was instigating talk of war on its online forum. Dismissing such
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        478 6  - Bunker firm boss in bribery scandal acquitted SELINA LUM By AFTER hauling 62 corrupt bunker surveyors to court m a bia to clean up the industry, the authorities are now turning their attention to the bribe-givers. But the first of the four ship-ping-fuel suppliers named m tne corruption scandal has
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        331 8 Ultrasound method offers hope for tumour patients 'DOUBLE WHAMMY' FIGHT AGAINST CANCER LONDON Scientists at a Northern Ireland biotech company are developing a non-invasive technique that has been used to destroy cancer cells m mice. Instead of surgery, drugs or radiation treatment, researchers at Gendel used an electric field and
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        Lock icon PC worm exposes major flaw in security
        510 8 PC worm exposes major flaw in security WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE AIR IN OUR TYRES AND BRAKES GET CHECKED. WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP COMPUTERS UP-TO-DATE.' Mr Howard Schmidt, one of US President George VV. Bush's top cybersecurity advisers Network managers' failure to update patches constantly
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        Lock icon Sleep imbalance could up risk of heart disease
        291 8 Sleep imbalance could up risk of heart disease CHICAGO Women who don't get enough sleep and those who sleep too much may both run a greater risk of getting heart disease than those who log eight hours a day, according to a report published on Monday. Why too much sleep
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      56 1 This is incredible. Are we not slapping our own faces? 9 An unnamed kuoiniii tang lawmaker on his party giving some 60 members a bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky, forgetting that they were seeking to ban the British brand from the Taiwan
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      Lock icon 'Nip and tuck' boom at Shenzhen hospitals
      218 1 Many female workers going for cosmetic surgery during long holiday break SHENZHEN While millions of migrant workers across China are rushing back to their hometowns for the Chinese New Year, some are heading to hospitals m Shenzhen for cosmetic surgery. These are women
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      71 1 WHILE some workers are packing their bags for their trips home during the Chinese New Year, others pour into Chinas big cities looking for the jobs that the regular workers have temporarily vacated. As stipulated by labour laws, wages increase three-fold during this time of the year.
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      Lock icon Flurry of jobs for 'holiday' workers
      675 1  -  JASON LEO W By CHINA CORRESPOND I. NT As regular workers go on their Chinese New Year break, migrants step into their shoes BEIJING Women from as far as Anxi have come to Beijing m search of work as nannies, and m Shanghai, thousands
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        Lock icon Swansong for Chinese New Year's Eve concert?
        908 2  - Swansong for Chinese New Year's Eve concert? CHUA CHIN HON By THK STRAITS TIMF.S CHINA BUREAU In the 1980s, one hit son* or a popular skit at the Hew Year's Eva concert performer's career I mn WlmaC sIMfJVr fr m*f sensation m 1987 wtth Ms soof A Fire In Winter
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        Lock icon Breast-milk meals spark public outcry
        306 2 Breast-milk meals spark public outcry BEIJING Revelations that a restaurant m China is serving dishes cooked with breast milk supplied by mothers living m rural areas have sparked public fury. Several editorials m the Chinese press yesterday slammed tne meals as "immoral" while online chatrooms blasted the restaurant owner and
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        Lock icon Politburo members agree to anti-graft supervision
        343 2 BEIJING China's political elite have vowed that they will submit themselves to supervision as the fight against rampant corruption hots up, state media said yesterday. The pledge one of the few times that the war on graft has been taken right to the top
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        Lock icon Gas blast kills 14 in hospital's residence quarters
        188 2 BEIJING At least 14 people were killed and seven were missing after a gas pipe exploded m a hospital's residence quarters m eastern China, state press reported yesterday. The China Youth Daily said the building m /ha ngqiu m Shandong province was
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        Lock icon Beijing centre aims to slash suicides by 20%
        277 2 Beijing centre aims to slash suicides by 20% BEIJING China's first suicide prevention centre has vowed to slash the number of people taking their lives by 20 per cent. To that end, a 24-hour emergency hotline will kick off next month. It will be manned by trained operators to provide
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        70 3 THIS towering load of plastic bottles and containers, bound for recycling m Haiku, the capital of Chinas southern Hainan province, is just a fraction of the country's waste problem. About half of the plastic trash is left uncollected or dumped on land, rivers, or
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        Lock icon Radioactive urine leaks out in Taipei hospital
        361 3 'SAFE LEVEL' TAIPEI More than 30 people at a hospital had a nasty scare after being exposed to radiation from the contaminated urine of cancer patients. The fluid, tainted with the radioactive substance iodine-131, had overflowed from a container and seeped through the
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        Lock icon Woman fined for underpaying maid
        147 3 HONGKONG A Hongkong woman was yesterday fined HK522,000 (555,000) for paying her Indonesian domestic helper well below the government's prescribed minimum wage. The employer paid her domestic helper HK5 2,200 f>er month when the minimum allowable wage stipuated by the government is HK53,670 per month.
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        484 3  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG By THE STRAITS TIMES TAIWAN Bl RKAI Taiwan's biggest opposition party hopes to win back voters m elections next year by getting rid of its money-grubbing reputation TAIPEI Taiwan's biggest opposition party, Kuomintang (KMT), is placing its remaining
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        816 4  -  V.K. RAGHUNATHAN By INDIA CORRESPONDENT I O T_ C COMMUNICATIONS Minister Pramod Mahajan is bavin* the Cabinet and expected to take up the pest of general secretary of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Among those who have been inducted is Mr Arun Jaitley,
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        Lock icon Carmakers' move to China 'benefits Japan'
        569 4  - Carmakers' move to China 'benefits Japan' KWAN WENG KIN It boosts demand for car parts made m Japan, analysts say By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT POSITIVE SPIN TOKYO Japanese investments to China were once blamed for exacerbating the hollowing-out of Japanese industry, but the move by Toyota Motors and other Japanese carmakers
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        47 4 AFP Bride Tomomi Sato and groom Hirotomo Yoshikawam make a cheerful pair as they are hoisted up 7 m bv high wire during their wedding ceremony in a Tokyo shopping mall. The event yesterday was part of the mall's Valentine's Day promotion.
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        Lock icon Women's clothing boutique wins fishy court case
        194 4 other tenant, a restaurant, had put off its customers and affected sales. But the boutique, selling women's wear, will not get a single cent because it has refused to pay its rent for more than two years, racking up a bill of about
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          30 4 A COLD spell m Bangladesh which was the worst m nearly 35 years and killed nearly 750 people has ended, meteorological officials said yesterday. AFP
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          44 4 3,000-YEAR-OLD ARTEFACTS UNEARTHED A PRICELESS haul of bronze artefacts dating back 3,000 years has been unearthed by villagers m northern China, state press said yesterday. The cache was discovered by peasants farming their land m Yangjia village, Shanxi province, the Guangming Daily reported. AFP
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          37 4 POLICE yesterday ruled out any terrorist involvement m a security breach of Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's motorcade, which prompted shots to be fired at the errant vehicle. AFP
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          33 4 ABOUT 100 crocodiles have died from freezing temperatures at a park m eastern China after being bought from Thailand last year, state media reported yesterday. AFP
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          66 4 UP TO 25 people are feared dead m two maritime accidents m southern China, state press said yesterday. Fifteen fishermen are missing after their boat sank m stormy weather off Guangdong province. Separately, a crane on a boat operating on a river near Heshan
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        545 5 S. Korean envoy snubbed by Kim Jong I1 Setback For Seoul 'IT WHi BE A VERY LONG AND GRADUAL PROCESS.' South Korean envoy Lim Dong Won on fin ding a solution to the North Korean nuclear standoff Pyongyang accepts letter from Seoul but insists it will only talk to Washington
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        Lock icon Pyongyang 'useaieriy to spy on Japan'
        239 5 Messages for agent carried on ship TOKYO In a revelation that could worsen already chilly relations, intelligence sources said yesterday a North Korean ship that is the only direct link with Japan had been used m spying activity by the reclusive communist state. The
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        291 5 TOKYO A Japanese woman who was held m Chinese custody after fleeing North Korea late last year, having spent more than four decades m the communist state, arrived m Japan yesterday. Top Japanese officials said Tokyo would help the 64-year-old Tokyo native but
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        578 6 Plan to boost election chances by having a running mate from another party m the coalition m next year's presidential polls JAKARTA The party of Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri is considering forming a coalition to improve its changes m the 2004 general election, a
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        212 6 JAKARTA Indonesians will be able to directly choose a candidate instead of a party to represent them m the House of Representatives after the ruling PDI-P became the last party to endorse an "open list" system for the elec- tions next
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        182 6 JAKARTA An Indonesian warship fired on and sank four Philippine boats fishing illegally m Indonesian waters off North Sulawesi and arrested 49 crew members, an official said. Rear Admiral I Wayan Argawa, chief of the Navy's Eastern Fleet, said the KRI Untung Suropati on
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        221 6 Jakarta plans Iaw on national borders JAKARTA Indonesia will introduce a law on national borders as a precautionary measure against possible territorial disputes with its neighbours. "The House of Representatives urged the government to make the law on borders following the loss of Sipadan-Ligitan islands," President Megawati Sukarnoputri said after
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        Lock icon Viet workers in a fix over bosses' new year gifts
        437 6 Act of giving out red envelopes has spilled over into workplace HANOI Giving out presents may be a traditional part of Vietnam's New Year celebrations, but it can prove a headache for cash-strapped employees compelled to hand out "lucky" envelopes
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        Lock icon Cambodian police open fire on mob
        848 7 'This is the most terrible thing that can happen m a friendly country. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Thai dramas are taken off the air m a show of outrage over an insult which a Thai actress has since denied making PHNOM PENH Police
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        Lock icon Communist rebels to end peace talks with Manila govt
        137 7 Communist rebels to end peace talks with Manila govt MANILA Communist guerillas threatened yesterday to cut off peace talks with the Philippine government as they rejected ceasefire calls and rebuffed a draft political settlement offered by President Gloria Arroyo. The threat came a day after police filed murder and attempted
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          Lock icon 22 VILLAGERS DIE IN JAVA LANDSLIDE
          56 7 AT LEAST 22 people were killed and scores of homes damaged when a landslide triggered by heavy rain buried two villages m Indonesia's West Java province, an official said yesterday. Rescue workers aided by sniffer dogs were searching for at least 35 others feared
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          Lock icon ARROYO TO SCHOOLS: TEACH IN ENGLISH
          38 7 PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo wants schools m the Philippines to use English as the sole medium of instruction, her spokesman said yesterday. Both English and the national dialect are used m classrooms. AFP
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          Lock icon INDONESIAN ENVOY TO VISIT NORTH KOREA
          36 7 AN ADVISER to Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri will visit North Korea next month to try to ease the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula. The Jakarta Post Asia News Network
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          Lock icon VIETNAM JAILS FOUR ANTI-GOVT PROTESTERS
          40 7 A COURT m Vietnam has sentenced four people to jail for "abusing freedom and democratic rights" by organising protests against government takeovers of land for road and school projects, a state-run newspaper reported yesterday. AP
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          Lock icon NZ ISSUES WARNING ON TRAVEL IN S-E ASIA
          50 7 NEW Zealand has issued a travel warning for all Southeast Asian countries, saying people are at "some risk when they travel there. Foreign Minister Phil Goff said yesterday that a "change of circumstances" had prompted the government to issue the warning. AP
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        Lock icon Party squabbles can harm Umno: Mahathir
        579 8 He warns of the potential for internal bickering arising from opportunities to get into positions of power m Umno KUAIA LUMPUR Political bickering within Umno may have intensified as the ruling party undergoes a leadership change and a worried Umno president and Prime Minister
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        Lock icon Premier steps into website row
        122 8 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has taken a personal interest m police action against an Internet newspaper after receiving protest letters from international media groups, the website said yesterday. An official from the Prime Minister's Department called Malaysiakini and asked it to fax
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        Lock icon Boy's arm severed by wheel of dad's motorbike
        316 8 ALOR STAR The right forearm of a seven-year-old boy, riding pillion on his father's motorcycle, was severed after it was caught m the rear wheel. Teh One Kirn was riding with his father Teh Bet Meng, 33, to Bukit Jenun Chinese Primary
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        Lock icon 300 imniigrant workers in midnight clash in Penang
        278 8 KUALA LUMPUR Riot police yesterday stopped a rampage m Penang involving nearly 300 immigrant workers fighting with bottles, sticks and stones. Four workers were injured and 271 arrested, officials and news reports said. Separately, about 300 Ma- laysian students rioted at a
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        Lock icon Man jailed for death of prince's second wife
        257 8 TAIPING A rice planter has been jailed for 14 years for a high-society murder involving the second wife of a Perak prince. Mat Saad Mat Isa, 50, who originally denied murdering Ms Hasleza Ishak, 26, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to culpable homicide
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        Lock icon Ministers to return tithe money
        170 8 Ministers to return tithe money KUALA TERENGGANU Two state ministers m Terengganu have decided to return the money that their children received from religious tithes to pay for their higher studies after news about the scandal broke out last week. Terengganu Mentri Besar Abdul Hadi Awang said that although they
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          Lock icon BOY BLEEDS TO DEATH IN SABAH COCKFIGHT
          101 8 A 12-YEAR-OLD boy died after being slashed by his father's fighting cockerel which had curved blades strapped to its feet during a cockfighting match to mark the death of a village elder m Sabah state. The cockerel ripped open the boy's thigh as
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          Lock icon COPS NAB DRUG ADDICT OVER FATAL CRASH
          65 8 POLICE have arrested a lorry driver, 29, who is involved m Saturday's traffic accident which killed a policeman, his wife and their four-year-old daughter. Federal traffic police said the driver, picked up from his home m Negeri Sembilan, was also believed to be
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          Lock icon CAUTION URGED IN HANDLING BANKRUPTCY
          80 8 BANKS and financial institutions are advised not to be hasty m instituting bankruptcy or winding-up action against loan defaulters, and to use the action instead as the last resort. "They must be sensitive towards borrowers and act only when there are no other solutions," said
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          Lock icon ROBBERY AT PERAK JEWELLERY SHOP
          60 8 THREE men, one armed with a pistol, robbed a jewellery store m Sungai Siput, Perak, of RMIOO.OOO (5546,000) soon after it opened for business yesterday. State police said that the men, who were wearing crash helmets, arrived m a Proton Waja and took just two
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          Lock icon STUDENT DIES IN CROSS-COUNTRY RACE
          59 8 A STUDENT, 13, collapsed and died due to breathing difficulties after he ran about 1 km m a cross-country race m Terengganu yesterday. A state police spokesman said that Wan Aflfiq Wan Abu Bakar of Matang Secondary School did not recover after he collapsed during
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          Lock icon TEACHERS IN KELANTAN ASKED TO QUIT
          61 8 SEVERAL teachers at pri-vately-run religious schools m Kelantan have been asked to resign by the Kelantan Islamic Foundation, which is m charge of the schools. They had earlier attended a gathering organised by the State Education Department, where officials explained the federal government's offer
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        Lock icon THICK SKIN, SHORT MEMORY
        53 9 7 might have kissed him after our first fight but I'll crush his head when we're next m the ring/ Ex-boxing champion Mike Tyson on what he will do to Lennox Lewis if they should meet again, conveniently forgcting how he was beaten to a pulp
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        Lock icon SOCCER Chelsea's English renaissance
        1023 9  - SOCCER Chelsea's English renaissance CHIA HAN KEONG By Five local Blues give the bite tney need m stirring 3-2 win over Leeds NOT too long ago Chelsea created English Premiership history and a whole lot of hue and cry by fielding a team made up entirely of non-English players. But
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        Lock icon Gone with a bang: Boro's unbeaten home record
        410 9 LONDON Middlesbrough's fortress at Riverside was finally overrun yesterday morning (Singapore time) by the most unlikely raider m the most humiliating manner. Having maintained its unbeaten home record m the English Premiership longer than the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United, it
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        168 9 t■•i r i m Arsenal ?4 16 4 4 52 25 52 Man United 24 M 5 5 40 24 47 Newcastle 24 14 3 7 40 31 45 Chelsea 25 12 8 5 44 25 44 Ewrton 25 12 6 7 32 30 42 Southampton 25 10 9
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        Lock icon Really, Fowler's set for City
        311 9 LONDON Robbie Fowler has agreed on a three-and-a-half year deal to play for Manchester City. The deal will be signed today, reports Sky Sports, and will come just a day Defore the transfer deadline ends at midnight tomorrow. The Leeds United striker's move to City
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        Lock icon Gunners' Keown, Gilberto blow
        512 9 LONDON Premiership leader Arsenal chasing the League, the Champions League and the FA Cup trophies has been dealt two crucial blows as it prepares for its FA Cup fifth-round clash with Manchester United on the weekend of Feb 15 to 16. It could be without veteran
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        Lock icon Roy Keane's international return hinges on Ferguson
        761 10 MANCHESTER Roy Keane has been offered a route out of the international wilderness after new Republic of Ireland Brian Kerr declared he would not let old agendas colour his team selection. However, it remains to be seen if Keane will take the olive
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        Lock icon Ass kicked, but it's behind him
        255 10 GOLF MELBOURNE Reality has finally bitten Ernie Els. Having strung together three victories, including two m Hawaii to start the year on the PGA Tour, people might well have begun to believe he was unbeatable, especially with Tiger Woods still recuperating from knee surgery.
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        Lock icon Chairman Lim: Officer, footballer
        761 10  -  JEFFREY LOW SOCCER SOCCER CORRKS.OM.INT At 42, SAFFC's chairman still looks forward to a good kick every Sunday IT LOOKS like the two most bitter rivals m the S-League have already begun their psychological warfare. And, funnily enough, action speaks louder than words. When Home United's
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        158 10 KUALA LUMPUR Eurof>ean Ryder Cup stars, Engand's Lee Westwood and Ireland's Paul McGinley, are the latest big guns to take aim at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open at The Mines Resort and Golf Club from Feb 20 to 23. Westwood, Europe's No 1 m 2000,
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        Lock icon Change in scoring no problem for Asians
        311 10  -  CHIA HAN KEONG BADMINTON CHANGE or no change m the scoring system, Asian badminton will not be severely affected, according to International Badminton Federation vice-president Punch Gunalan. This was his view one week after the Badminton Association of England forced an IBF extraordinary
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          Lock icon REF JAILED 10 YEARS FOR TAKING BRIBES
          64 10 A CHINESE soccer referee was yesterday sentenced to 10 years m prison on charges of taking bribes, reported China Central Television on its national evening news. Gong Jianping, who was among dozens of referees accused of misconduct during the 2001 season, was sentenced
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          Lock icon WIDJAJA UP AGAINST DOKIC NEXT
          62 10 INDONESIA'S rising tennis star Angelique Widiaja will face Jelena Dokic after beating South Korea's Jeon Mi Ra 6-3, 6-3 m the first round of the Tokyo Pan Pacific Open. "Of course, I'm happy. This is a big tournament ana my first time here," said Widjaja,
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        Lock icon SCORES AND STATISTICS
        381 10 BASKETBALL Mm: New York 103 Atlanta 98, Detroit 86 Boston 83, Philadelphia 108 Milwaukee 81, Portland 98 Denver 92. Utah 102 Sacramento 92. Seattle 91 Golden State 88. ICE HOCKEY NHL: Boston 2 Nashville 1, Colorado 2 Columbus 2, St Louis 5 Washington 3, NY Islanders 5
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        Lock icon Utah loses its coach but wins the day
        454 11 BASKETBALL Sloan ejected but Jazz makes comeback after Kings lose key player Webber SACRAMENTO The Sacramento Kings missed Chris Webber more than the Utah Jazz did Jerry Sloan yesterday morning (Singapore time). Karl Malone scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as
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        Lock icon Yao to plug cell phone service
        144 11 BEIJING China United Telecommunications Corp, the nations second-largest mobile phone operator, hired Houston Rockets rookie centre Yao Ming to promote its newest high-speed cellular service. It did not disclose financial terms, but The Beijing Morning Post said the company will spend up to 40
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        Lock icon Jordan, Shag chosen for All-Star, but will they star?
        455 11 N EW YORK Washington Wizards' Michael Jordan and Los Angeles Lakers centre Shaquille O'Neal have been named as reserves chosen by League coaches for the National Basketball Association All-Star Game. Whether either legend shows up to play as a back-up m
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        Lock icon Storm Racing to Lion City Cup
        703 11  -  JOHN BELL HORSE RACING Written By STORM Racer's emergence as one of the power sprinters m Singapore looks set to continue with trainer Malcolm Thwaites declaring his next target to be the $350,000 Lion City Cup (Spore Gr.1, 1200m) on March 7. Storm Racer,
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        Lock icon TONIGHT 9PM
        33 11 For the hottest racing tips, join Racing Broadcasters L Steve Levar and Michael Maxworthy on "Track Talk" tonight < X 9pm on Super Sports, channel 22 on SCV. (Replay Friday at 2pn
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        1348 12 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 6 I NYAN TENG YOON Age: 81 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 January 2003. (Wife: Loh Quee Lan, deceased)
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        Lock icon ASIAN INDICES
        66 13 Jan 29 CHANCE HONGKONG: Hang Seng 9240.79 84.81 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 665.44 6.19 CHINA: Shenzhen B 209.30 *0.53 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ofd 2929.90 10.60 JAPAN: Nikkei 8331.08 194.31 THAILAND: SET Indea 369.69 -5.07 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 391.53 3.68 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1039.26 »3 69 SOUTH KOREA. Seoul Comp
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        Lock icon SECURITIES TRDG SCOREBOARD
        125 13 MAIN SOO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 395 000 395 Manufacturg 10 56 30 3 15 7 13 71 37 Commerce 6 19 13 0 2 3 6 21 16 Tpt/Stor/Com 2 15 8 0 10 2 16 8 Finance 1
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        44 13 Clfng* Straits Times Indei 1302.85 36.84 BT 08/ OS -586.00 188.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -129 00 BT 10-day MA -***** 00 -59.00 UOB Sesdaq 53.27 -0.75 UOB Blue Chip 456.70 -8.14 STI Futures 1303 -27 MSCI Singapore 159.56 -4.85 SiMSCI Futures 159.10 -5.10
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        Lock icon TOP ACTIVES
        39 13 Global Tech HKIc 17.925. 000 Chart SemiCond 26c 15,187,000 Datacraft 10c 14,468.000 Sing Tel 15c 9.425.000 DMX Tech USSC 8.610.003 ST Engg 10c 8,075,000 TT int 15c 8,037,000 L&M 1c 6,793,000 El Netslc 6,668.000 Mobileone 20c 6,306.000
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        Lock icon SECURITIES TRDG TURNOVER
        99 13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE (OOO) Main Sdq ToUl M»ln Sdq ToUl Multilnd 19,585 19,585 34.629 34 629 M«nuf«cturg 67,171 12,142 79,313 82 904 1 787 84 691 Commerce 35,277 302 35,579 7,433 41 7,474 Tpt/Stor/Com 27,089 2.042 29.131 37.107 280 J7.387 Finance 20,053 20,053 149,282 149.282 Construction 15.109
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        Lock icon SGX SECURITIES TRDG: MAIN BOARD
        4105 13 VBNBVN 700 500 Sea Vie* 520 25 1444 4 1149 770 447.5 Shang Asia HK.530 15 25.8 ***** 4 23 14 Stamlord Land 10c 15.5 unch 152 16 15.5 15N 135.2 20.5 9 Ad0vilT.ch2.5c 11 -0.5 996 12 11 47.2 13 5 3.5 Adroit 10c
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        1148 13 52-Wk Curr.ncy last -Vol Day Off Ntt M c.p "Na i— rimm aaaa tm *ar- *eee gg u» an» wt jj_ 24.5 15 AP0il5c „....17.5 5 7 4 15 4 58 13 AS Auto 10c 14 -1 499 15 13 -N 18 4 51.5 10.5 ASTllOc 12 unch
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        218 13 STOCK PRICES LEGEND NOTES ■ti All shares quoted have a par value of $1 end are straits limes moe stocks traded m lots of 1.000 shares each unless otherwise n Tax-exempted dividend xo dividend specified cd cum dividend ct conditional trdq Currency traded -SS unless otherwise specified crl
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        Lock icon SOME CEOS "REWARDED" FORBAD PERFORMANCE
        54 14 SOME CEOS "REWARDED" FORBAD PERFORMANCE Navistar International Corp's John Home (above): Company made 25.3% less but his total pay rose by 146%. Cardinal Health's Robert Walter: Company made 10.9% less but his total pay rose by 147.9%. Family Dollar Stores Inc's Howard Levine: Company made 4.1% less but his total
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        Lock icon US firms to push for easing visa curbs
        455 14 Delays caused by restrictions that were introduced last year to counter terrorism are affecting their overseas businesses WASHINGTON US companies are preparing to lobby Congress to try to ease the impact of new visa restrictions they say are hampering their ability to
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        Lock icon HONGKONG: Hang Seng Index
        73 14 Yesterday's close: 9,240.79 (Down 84.81 points) The Hang Seng Index fell to a 3-month low, with the share prices of developers dropping after the government said fewer people are taking out loans to buy houses. Trade at HKS6.3 billion was 13 per cent more than the
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        Lock icon HONGKONG
        154 14 BVNBVNCBN Company Close. Company Clow Bank Of China HK 8.05 0.05 HK Electric 29 35 -010 Bank Of East Asia 14.20 0.15 HSBC Hdgs 82 25 -1 00 Cathay Pacific 11.60 -0.10 H Whempoa 48.90 040 Cheung Kong 50.50 -0.50 Johnson Elect 8.85 -0 25 Ch -<ong Infra 13.55
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        Lock icon SICOM FUTURES
        127 14 BVNBVN Rubber Future* (Closing prlcti) RSS 1 (S c.nti/kq) *©"*•< High Lew Sett Vol Open Int Fob 03 163.00 Mar 03 164.00 Apr 03 167.25 M«yO3 167.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) High Low Sett Val Open Int febO3 94.50 93.50 94.50 825 1300 Mar 03 93.75 93.75 94.00
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        Lock icon KUALA LUMPUR
        134 14 NBVNBN Company Clom Company CtoM AMMB Holdings 3.66 0.04 M Intl Shipg FB 7.15 -0.10 Berjaya Sports 3.32 -0.10 Malaysia Airports 1.67 004 B Amer Tobacco 36.00 -0.25 Malaysia Mining 213 -0 07 Commerce Asset 3.20 unch MAS 3 88 0 04 oigi.com 2.25 0.04 Nestle Malaysia 20.00
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        Lock icon CRUDE & PRODUCT PRICES
        62 14 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES •Timing of c*rgo»s. Pr.c*s« at 17.30 29/1/2003 Source: Dow Jon.s Newswrts Cfudt/Product Month* Clung* Prtc« (US$) BBL Br»ntßl»nd Apr *0 32 29.88-29.93 WT*««slnt»rm Apr *0.27 31.87-31.91 Oub«iF«t»r) M«r 40.35 28 47-28.52 T*pisBl«nd F»b unch 31.90-32.00 Crude/Preduct Month* Change Price (USS) BBL Ml"** Feb uncri 32.60-32.70 Naphtha CIF
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        Lock icon KUALA LUMPUR: Composite Index
        48 14 Yesterdays close: 665.44 (Down 6.19 points) Malaysian shares ended lower as rumblings of a possible Gulf war sapped investor interest ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays. Turnover was at 265 minion shares, below recent levels. Losers beat gainers by 472 to 162. -Reuters
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        636 14 BVNBVCVNCVN OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES M»rO3 98 720 98.725 98 715 98.725 9730 ***** JunO3 ***** 98.705 98.685 98.710 ***** ***** S*pO3 ***** 98.540 98 510 98 540 ***** ***** D*cO3 ***** 98.260 ***** 98.255 ***** ***** MarO4 ***** 97.910 97 865 97.900
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        Lock icon Fed chief warns against increasing deficit
        342 14 WASHINGTON Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has warned senators m the United States against creating long-term Budget deficits with tax cuts to boost the economy now, lawmakers said. "He said that we ought to be very cautious about reducing taxes," said Senator Chuck Grassley,
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        Lock icon SHENZHEN: B-share Index
        61 14 Yesterday's close: 209.3 (Up 0.54 point) China's shares closed little changed m thin trade as investors shunned the last trading session before the long Chinese New Year holiday break. Analysts said punters were content to stay on the sidelines ahead of China's most important holiday, with the
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        Lock icon SHENZHEN Jan 29
        172 14 Company Cto— Company Clo— Anhui Gujing D B 5.33 -0.01 Livzon Pharm 936 007 Beijing Or Elec B 5.00 0.03 Luthai Tent B 5.29 unch Bengang Steel B 3.20 unch ShdongCh Paperß 6.46 0.06 Ch Int Marine 8.07 0.02 Shjzhuangßaoshi 3.22 0.02 China M Shekou B 5.47
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        129 14 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Jan 29) Buying OP Selling Singapore dollars to on* unit of foreign currency Australian dollar I.OISO ***** Canadian dollar 1.1230 1.1460 Euro 1.8710 1.8940 NZ dollar 0.9390 0.9660 Sterling pound 2.8300 2.8590 US dollar 1.7280 1.7390 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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        65 14 Yesterday's close: 2,929.9 (Down 10.6 points) A late slump saw the Australian share market close 0.43 per cent lower after United States President George W. Bush's tough-talking State of the Union address stoked fears of a war with Iraq, brokers said. Turnover was 683.33 million shares worth A52.18
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        139 14 pjEj Company ClO— Company Cto«« AMP Limited 9.49 012 Qantas Airways 365 -0 03 ANZ Bank Orp 17.33 0.17 Rio Tinto 32.15 0.67 Brambles Ind 4.50 0.02 Spore Telecoms 130 -0 01 Broken Hill Prop 9.03 0.01 St George Bank 18 04 0.02 Coles Myer 6.44 -0.03 SunCorp-MetWay 10
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        Lock icon BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
        492 14 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS CVBNBVNBVN 52*Wk Last vot n*w i *«t n.i«». _C_?W?V S.. '000 H** 1 _L~ ""'s,*, 37.5 17 ASTI W*****1 17.5 ,7 4.5 0.5 Acma W*****6 1.5 1 101 35.5 Amtek W*****0 77 73 7 6 7 0.5 Armstrong W*****0 0.5 -1 6 0.5 0 5 0 5
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        Lock icon TOKYO: Nikkei 225 Stock Average
        70 14 Yesterdays close: 8331.08 (Down 194.31 points) The Nikkei Stock Average slid to a 2-month low, with machinery makers leading the drop after a government report showed an unexpected drop m industrial production. Market turnover was some 567 billion yen, beating the daily average for the
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        126 14 Bn__J Company CHW C«m»aciy Cl— Canon mc 4090 -40 Mill** Mldgs *****0 ***** Denso Corp 1830 -4 Miiuho Hidgs *****0 -6000 Cast japan Rail *****0 -2000 Nissan Motor 911 -31 Fanuc Ltd 5030 280 Nomura Mldgj 1427 -17 Fuji Ptioto Film 3420 -40 NTT Data Corp *****0 -4000 Fujitsu
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        Lock icon New US factory spending in Malaysia 'to fall'
        433 15 New US factory spending in Malaysia 'to fall' This is due to slowing world growth and worry over anti-US sentiments, says American commerce chamber chief m XL KUALA LUMPUR Fewer United States companies are likely to invest m new Malaysian factories this year because of the slowing global economy and
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        Lock icon BUSINESS BOOKINGS BOUNCE BACK
        39 15 The return of business travellers who typically spend more than other tourists on hotel rooms and food is the key for countries such as Singapore, where tourism accounts for about a tenth of the economy.
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        Lock icon Surge in holiday travel to S-E Asia
        331 15 HOTEL operators and travel agents m South-east Asia say bookings have surged for the Chinese New Year holiday, evidence of a rebound m regional tourism three months after a bomb attack m Bali killed more than 190 people. Travellers such as Ms Dawn
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        Lock icon JP Morgan sees 40% drop in Sino Land profit
        339 15 SINO Land, the Hongkonglisted property company controlled dv the family of Singapore billiunaire Ng Teng Fong, may see its net profit for the financial year ending June drop by as much as 40 per cent, according to a research report by
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        Lock icon HK plans to hire insurance expert
        327 15 PROTECTING LIFE INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS It wants to ensure people aren't left m the lurch if their insurers collapse HONGKONG Hongkong will hire a consultant by June to get advice on ensuring that life insurance policyholders m the city are protected if an international insurer
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        Lock icon 4 Japanese bank giants to help ailing borrowers rebuild business
        424 15 TOKYO Four major Japanese banks are to help about 4,700 corporate borrowers rebuild their ailing operations to prevent sound loans from turning sour, a report said yesterday. The initiative is designed to enable some of the banks' borrowers to put
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        Lock icon Play Station 2 lifts Sony's earnings
        391 15 TOKYO Sony Corp's latest quarterly profits doubled as its Play Station 2 game console trounced the competition and movies such as Spider-Man found a second wind as DVD releases, the entertainment conglomerate said yesterday. Sony, the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, also weathered
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        Lock icon New scheme to help train managers shine abroad
        554 16  -  EDNA KOH FINANCE CORRESPONDENT IE Singapore and Ministry of Manpower will offer allowances to firms whose executives attend selected courses IN SINGAPORE, or m Southeast Asia, cold calling can be the start of rewarding business relationships. But if you do the same
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        Lock icon UOB Asset Management wins big at S&P annual awards
        378 16  - UOB Asset Management wins big at S&P annual awards SIMON WILCOX Bu UOB ASSET Management (UOB AM) has maintained its standing as Singapore's preeminent fund manager after picking up five awards at Standard Poor's (S&P's) annual Investment Funds Award ceremony last night. S&P gave out 22 awards to Singapore's best-performing
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        7 16 S&P INVESTMENT FUNDS AWARD C. CHANDRA!) AS
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        Lock icon Citibank pushes against flow with hiring drive
        442 16  -  HUGH CHOW By F I NANCE CORRESPONDENT CITIBANK has embarked on an aggressive recruitment drive for experienced bankers and management consultants to help it keep up with expanding business opportunities m the region. The consumer banking unit of the world's largest financial services
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        Lock icon Hong Leong unit gets nod to sell unit trusts
        171 16 HONG Leong Finance (HLF) has been given the green light to distribute unit trusts after it was granted an exemption under section 25(2) of the Finance Companies Act. The exemption will allow the financial services arm of the Hong Leong Group
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        Lock icon We Want You!
        46 16 We Want You! At a time of cost-cutting by its rivals, Citibank has splashed hold recruitment advertisements m the form of an appeal from the hanks top man m the region, Mr Frits Seegers, who promises to personally supervise" the careers of those who are hired.
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        255 16 Starhub partners US firm to offer new wireless service STARHUB has teamed up with United States-listed firm Research In Motion (Rim) to provide new wireless technology that will allow corporate customers to better manage important communications. The telco said m a statement yesterday that it has entered into an agreement
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        383 16  -  AZHAR KHALID Bu Website The consultation paper is available on MAS' website at www.mas.qov.s9 and comments should be sent by March 3. SHOULD stock investors be covered by the proposed Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act? The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is inviting
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        762 17  -  SOH WEN LIN By l\ BINTAN BINTAN BOOM: Investments flowing m NEW companies and expanding ones are sprouting up m Bintan bringing the total investment m the Bintan Industrial Estate (BIE) by developers and investors to US$224 million (*****.5 million). They include
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        161 17 BANGKOK UOB Radanasin Bank, majority-owned by Singapore's United Overseas Bank, said yesterday it expected to return to net profit m 2003 after three years of losses. President Gan Hui Beng told reporters stronger loan growth would help boost the
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          77 17 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) said yesterday that its subsidiary Silk Air will suspend its once-a-week flights to Makassar m South Sulawesi, Indonesia from March 26. "After a long and careful review, we have decided to suspend the Makassar flights because they are no longer viable.
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          89 17 SEMICONDUCTOR firm Fastech Synergy yesterday reported a net loss of US$6.4 million (Ssll.l million) for the year ended Dec 31, compared with a gain of U*****,000 m the previous year. Turnover fell 26.7 per cent to US$l7.2 million. The company did not declare a dividend.
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          128 17 SINGTEL's Philippine associate, Globe Telecom, reported a record profit m the fourth quarter as sales soared after it had its biggest surge of new subscribers m a three-month period. Profit shot up to 2.45 billion pesos (SsBo.l million), more than double its net income of
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        499 17  -  BRYAN LEE liv FEW successful companies can boast of beginnings as humble as that of shipbuilder ASL Marine. In 1974, its founder Ang Sin Liv set up a metal scrapyard m the back yard of his attap-roof house
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        149 17 S'pore ports hit record 971.7 m gross tonnes SHIPPING tonnage at Singapore's ports rose 1.2 per cent to 971-7 million gross tonnes last year, surpassing a record set m the year before, data from the Ministry of Transport showed yesterday. The Singapore and neighbouring Malacca Straits, a 1,000 km narrow
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        811 18  - Creative Technology to delist shares from Nasdaq LEE SU SHY AN By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT BOLD MOVE I think we're always pioneers in taking bold steps... We think we should save the money. We discussed it and there is nothing emotional about it. Mr Sim Wong Hoo, CEO and founder HERE'S
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          618 18  -  DENESH DIVYANANTHAN REBECCA LEE Bu <n>,l SINGAPORE'S two biggest semiconductor players Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and ST Assembly Test Services (Stats) remained in the red for the eighth consecutive quarter yesterday and sounded a cautious tone for the year ahead. Both expect an
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          416 18 Some optimism, but most firms still find it tough-going UNITED Microelectionics (UMC), the world's secondlargest chipmaker, has joined its larger rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) in saying that demand for semiconductors will not recover this quarter. Toshiba Corp, the world's fifth-largest chipmaker, and Celestica, the No. 4 contract electronics
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      85 15 I THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE Tenor Approximately 2 years Total Amount Allotted SGD 1 ,000,000,000 Amount Allotted to Non-Competitive Applications SGD 83,769,000 Of which allotted to MAS Nil Total Amount Applied SGD 2,395,369,000 Coupon Rate 4.000% p.a. Average Yield Price 0.99% p.a. and on Allotment 105.955% Cut-off Yield Price
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      13 1 Life! THE STRAITS TIMES Thursday, January 30, 2003 CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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        347 2  - myepb stores to call it a day CLARA CHOW By AFTER THE CLOSURES, MYEPI.COM WEBSITE WILL STIU BE UP, BUT IT NIL FOCUS ON TEXTBOOKS AND ASSESSMENT BOOKS PUBLISHED BY SNP ALL four myepb bookstores m Singapore will be closing their doors when their individual leases run out. First to
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        658 2  -  ROBERT BARTLETT Bu PETER NOONE a.k.a. Herman of the Hermits whose toothsome good looks won over the British and American pop music scene 35 years ago is artive and well. That fact was confirmed by a glitzy, 720-strong audience at the Shangri-La Hotel's Island ballroom
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        116 2 LONDON Author Claire Tomalin beat four other finalists, including husband Michael Frayn, to win the prestigious Whitbread Book Prize on Tuesday. Tomalin, 69, won Book Of The Year with Samuel Pepys: The Unequaled Self, her biography of the famous diarist of 17th-century London. The judges described the
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        165 2 LOS ANGELES Oscar hopes are looking brighter for musical Chicago. It scored the most nominations five for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards on Tuesday, including one for Best Performing Cast. Dark drama, The Hours, is the next best performer, getting four nominations,
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        346 3 Mid-Autumn comes early to Marine Parade YOU could be forgiven if you thought that this year's MidAutumn Festival had come early. The Chinese event, associated with mooncakes and kids 'aiTying lanterns, will be celebrated m September this year. But at The Necessary Stage's premises m Marine Parade Community Building, lanterns
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        441 3  -  CLARA CHOW The Singapore History Museum will move to Riverside Point temporarily while its Stamford Road site is being renovated Bi THE Singapore History Museum will bid a temporary farewell to its Stamford Road premises on April 27. Relocating to Riverside Point until 2006, it will move
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        491 4 Unnerved at the prospect of being bored stiff at relatives' lunises this long weekend? Just turn on the telly. Tliere's lots to keep you entertained. Life! brings you some highlights Friday, Jan 31 LUNAR NEW YEAR 2003 (VARIETY) Channel V. 10.30 pm Join Channel U
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        1194 5  -  Tommy Wee Her mother may not be pleased with everything rapper Missy Elliott sings about but, hey, the fans aren't objecting and life, at last, is delivering material rewards for the girl from Virginia AMERICAN hip-hop superstar Missy Elliott's mother is not pleased. Her daughter has
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        271 5 I DONT LISTEN TO THE RADIO AND I DON'T WATCH MUSK VIDEOS, SO THAT I CAN KEEP MY OWN IDENTITY AND NOT FOLLOW OTHERS. THAT'S THE HARDEST THING/ Missy EHiott MISSY ELLIOTT has become a trail-blazer m hip-hop innovation. Here are some highlights:
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        239 5 FOR a generation weaned on the culture of hip-hop, Missy Elliott is simply numero uno. In hip-hop lingo, she would be "da bomb". Hip-hop broke out of New York underground clubs m the early *****. It features the four core elements of DJing, rapping,
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        35 5 Queen of hip-hop Missy Elliott wowing the crowds with an impromptu performance at the Warner Music's Breakdance Contest at Zouk last Saturday (top,left) and receiving a gift of a Chinese embroidered jacket (above).
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        314 12  -  CLARISSA OON Bg NVBNBVNBVNBVNBV But a scene of him having sex with his co-star has been edited out of the movie Solaris, which has been given an NC-16 rating here THE Board of Film Censors has decided to keep the shots of George Clooney's bare
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        141 12 LONDON Russell Crowe has ruled out his attendance at Britain's prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) awards. He cited a "prior engagement" as he prepares to many. He denied earlier media reports that said organisers had invited him to the Feb 23 event, despite
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        168 12 LONDON Actress Susan Sarandon said on Tuesday that she was weary of being labelled "anti-American" just because she had questioned the United States' hostility towards Iraq. Sarandon, wellknown for her political activism, said there were many questions that needed to be asked about the prospect of
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        190 12 SYDNEY Madonna is so depressed by grey London that she has packed up her bags and gone home to Los Angeles. The singer, who said she loved things British just last year, has moved her kids Rocco, two, and Lourdes, six from European schools. Their new schools
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        106 12 LONDON Call it a face-savins move. Michael Jackson (right; has taken defensive action aftei NBC said ft would screen z news programme on nis everchanging looks. He will release a i v snow next month giving a rare glimpse into his life at his ranch Neverland.
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        402 12  -  SAMUEL LEE By HO YEOW SUN has no plans to quit showbiz. The music pastor of City Harvest church made it clear during a press conference yesterday that she intends to keep on singing songs of "faith, hope and love Her affirmation comes after allegations about
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        746 7  - B.A.D. behaviour CAMILLA CHIAM 0, Despite its name, this Taiwanese boyband is really quite good. Fast-selling albums aside, its three members also exude ooyish charm PREPARE to be entertained when you are m the company of Taiwanese boyband B.A.D. At a fashion shoot with Life! last Saturday night at the
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        415 8  -  CAMILLA CHI AM By TIRED of the Suzie Wong-in-mandarin-collar-cheongsam look? Simple solution: Return to nature and energise your wardrobe with bold and splashy floral prints. This is one sure-fire trend which blooms every spring. Last year, liberty prints with small flowers and bohemian florals turned up everywhere from
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        319 9  -  CAMILLA CHIAM fit INCREDIBLE it may sound, but men spend at least 51 minutes a day caring for their skin. That, according to marketresearch.com, a website that contains more than 40,000 publications from 350 consulting firms. Little surprise then that French skin-care specialist Clarins will be launching
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      348 3 WHAT'S ON LANTERNS: In this play, grow up with an 18 year-old girl who makes the drastic decision to move out of her home. Inspired by TNS resident playwright Haresh Sharma's Lanterns Never Go Out, it is written and directed by Natalie Hennedige. Performers include Serena Ho and Rodney Oliveiro.
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      872 2  -  RAV DHALIWAL A scholarship from the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore meant working on major IT projects that have changed the lives of all Singaporeans. By The Cashcard you're likely to use today and the Electronic Road Pricing system that you'll drive through were major initiatives for Singapore.
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      474 4 Applications are open for the following scholarships bursaries: Shell-NAC Arts Scholarship NAC Arts Bursary (Overseas) > Full-time undergraduate postgraduate studies >► Full-time tertiary studies m the performing arts, m the performing arts, literary arts or visual arts jtera artSf visua| arts (fine m courses arts (fine art courses only) m
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      435 6 I BOND PERIOD Successful applicants will be required to sign Naval Architecture I a bond to serve MPA upon completion of their W KKSI studies for the following periods:Br Bl liUfl—l y |l 1 fl I Overseas Scholarship 4C^ B^B 6 years for English-speaking countries For studies m prestigious overseas
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        156 8 WBfji ROOMS FOR RENT NEAR KALLANG MRT. Aircon rm. Bathrm. Furnished. Can cook. Freedom. Tel. 9850-6950 Owner WOODLANDS BLK. 689 F. High fir. 2 rms avail. Amenities, immed. Near MRT. Call 9312-4744 COMMOM RM. AT Woodlands. F/furn. Near amenities. $250. Lades only. Call 9366-7004 PASIR RIS RM for rent to
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        347 8 H 019 20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES SALE F'HOLD THOMSON TERR. 2 storey basement mter terr. 2257/ 320 C sqft. 4+l. Breezy. Sch. View to offer: 9801-1622 C&H YUPPIES DELIGHT! 2160 sq.ft. terr. Behind NTUC. Stroll to cnomp chomp. Only $790,000 So affordable *****815 agt. ■H rt ERXahxm. ■m imti I^Bma-^H
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        840 9 Bl D 22-26 J WEST NORTH I PTE APTS -SALE $4XXK NEC! 3 rms. Century Mansion. Next to Hil'brookes. Pool v.ew. immed move m 9386 7888 Blfl HUDC APTS j FOR SALE 715/ 716 HOUGANG Aye 2 Mais. High fir. N.S facing. Unblocked. Renovated. Pool/ future MRT. 1700 sq.ft. Philip
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        968 9 Vffl HDB APTS FOR SALE R!f!1 HDB APTS FOR SALE IJ^J (CHOA CHU KANG) p^ (CHOA CHU KANG) -mlSnmmm^Bmmm BiU HDB APTS FOR SALE IS (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ M MACPHERSON) 3 'NG' BLK 97 Geyiapg Bahru. Repovated. Move ip copd. Near mkt/ sch. 9029-2960 GSE 3 'S' UPP. Aljuhied Lape Blk. 3.
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        575 9 HHDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) 5T F/FURN. RENOVATED. New listing Blk 956. Beside Hougang Pt. Beautiful. Act fast' *****289 5 T CORNER Blk 956 Hougang. Mid fir. F/renovated. Opp NTUC. Not to miss! *****548 YES ■fW HDB APTS FOR SALE I^J (JURONG) ATTRACTIVE! s'A' MAIS B'k
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        363 9 HHDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) ■M O ERA^y •m mm ■LjAJBi EXEC APT CORNER Bik 58i High fr. Sea view. 4 odrms. Spacious. MRT/ Wh'tesand. Can contra. S4OK grant. *****889 ERA ■raE3 era Eg] mi iitiii TOP CHOICE! BEAUTIFUL Exec Apt a blk 221. High fir. unblocked. 200%
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        893 9 Bfl HOB APTS FOR SALE J l^j (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) RE/MAX ALL TAMPINES 3 'A' 9o9. Ground floor. 100% move m cond. 2 eptrances. Rareiy Available 3 'A' 929. Hgh floor. Unblocked. Valued $173 K. Dont Miss: Must Sen 5 T corner 4918. Hign floor. Unblocked. Move m condit'OP. Copvenient I
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        934 9 dfgdfgdfg EHOB APTS FOR SALE I (WOODLANDS) I sn! BELOW VALUE! BELOW Value 5-T blk 769. High 'loor. Corner. D 5-T blk 643. Low fir. Repovated. 4- A 632 low'!'. *****12 Aye y CASH FOR BUYERS! 5 rm blk 426 M co'Pe'. Nice'y repovated. 6 yrs. Near MRT. Brmg deposT.
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        761 9 SI HDB APTS FOR SALE j (YISHUN) 1" 8LK. 390, I Wp9 renovation ear amenities Reasonable 0' secu'es A da 9389-5133 ail HDB APTS FOR SALE J (SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL) JWCASH. 5 M 236 Compass Mt. Very wen done up. N S facig. Near IRT. sch, shpg man on't m.ss *****597
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        801 10 Bl OFFICE SPACE J FORRENT D.02 REALTY CTR. 1000 sq.ft. MRT. ECP/ AYE/ CTE. 3 rms. Immed *****. Agt *****618 1218 SERANGOON ROAD. Mam rd. 2nd storey. 1300 sq.ft. immed. Call 6336 6219/ *****900 53A JLN BESAR. Sim Lim Twr. Aircon. Partitioned 3rms. 900 sq.ft. Owner 9786 8266 HENDERSON BLDG.
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        662 10 HSHOP SPACE FOR RENT BT TIMAH PLAZA. ttOl-03 470 sq.ft. Facing lifts. Suits all trades. Reasonable Owner *****020 LITTLE INDIAN CHANDAR Rd Blk 668. 550 sqft. Retail/ office/ store. Rent $1.7 K. *****-168 CHINATOWN SHOP FACING main rd. Very t.iqh traffic. MRT. Offer for takeover. 9820-8122 aqt. Bl SHOP SPACE
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        447 11 l Job hunting? Turn to the CLASSIFIED JOBS section (Classifications 603-695), j which comes after NOTICES. i r. ETifl COMMERCIAL Rfl LANGUAGE COURSES muM~~" r— i »D(D certificate!^ yr)D BUSINESS AOMIN I Commence 1» Feto 02 HNITEC In Office Skills SRP Approved SOF Subsidy Full/Part-Tlma O' Level I E arty
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        459 11 Pyaess Japanese Language School i JLPT 4 (Elementary 1) Tues. 6.15pm 9.30pm i Sun 10.15 am or 2.30pm JLPT 2 (Intermediate) Mon/ Wed/ Thur/ Fri 6.15pm JLPT l (Advanced) Tues or Wed 6.15pm-9.30pm Sat. 2.30pm-5.45pm Tel: *****229 www.geocities.com/pyaess Sinsov Bldg. *02-03 Behind Raffles Place MRT BUSINESS ENGLISH CONSULTING (SPORE) PTE
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        791 11 Bjfl ART COURSES LLUSTRATION B FASHIONS certifcate awarded. Tel 6336-5106 Bl DANCE J INSTRUCTION JELLY DANCING 5x $150. Scarfs ivail. Jan. Promo. *****065 >mail: alhambra^starhub.net.sq Rjfll DESIGN COURSES MARKER RENDERING/ COLOURS 'or designers 8 fashion, certiorate awarded. Tel 6337-8663 Bfl DRIVING j|| INSTRUCTION BASIC fc FINAL Teory till pass m
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        557 13 WWJFI ENGINEERING fTTI ENGINEERING I POSITIONS POSITIONS PA V AH HENG CONTRACTOR REQUIRES: Degree m Accountancy, ACCA qualification or equivalent Experience m Budgeting analysis/ full sets of accounting/ finance mgmt With secretarial diploma/ degree Shorthand skill Dioloma/ degree holder Experience m construction tender estimation or contract administration Mm '0' level
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        279 13 fSfjl SALES POSITIONS POH KIM VCD requires Sales Assts at Junction 8 #04-05, tel: *****355. Sec education. OPTICAL SHOP IN WTC requires a Optometrist. Start work fr mid Feb. Please ca:l *****587 H CUSTOMER SERVICE POSITIONS TELESALES EXEC. $1.5K-S2K commission. Dip. with 1 yr experience. Speaks Chinese. West. 6534-4255 x
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        724 13 Wm CUSTOMER SERVICE |CVI CUSTOMER SERVICE POSITIONS IMaplet reel Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd is the wholly owned development arm of Temasek Holdings, the investment holding arm of the Singapore Government. It specialises m the planning, development and management of large scale projects to pioneer new development clusters to meet economic
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        678 13 H ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL POSITIONS ADMIN ASSISTANT Working experience preferred PC literate a must Bilingual m English Chinese Able to work independently Pleasant looking/ personality Walk-in for interview from 11am 6pm et 61 Übi Avenue 2 801-06 Automobile Meqamart Established Company urgently requires AOMIN ASSISTANT Mm GCE 0' level Computer literate
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        624 13 positions y|j *-.*"?£>,* —Ww required immediately WI Applicants Must Possess the following qualifications VI NTC 3 Cert or above II Preferably Polytechnic Graduates 11 Class 3 driving licence Bl Apply by email to rkrk@starhub.net.Bg Write/Fax to the Advertiser »L 102F Pasir Panjang Road #03-10 ■X Citilink Warehouse Complex Singapore *****0
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        684 13 dfgdfgdfg WW CLEANER POSITIONS PART-TIME CLEANER NEEDED n Clinic. Able to speak simpie Eng. Pis call *****672 Regn v PART-TIME OFFICE/ DOMESTIC Cleaner required at Ang Mo Kio/ East Coast. Pg 9308-6505 EXPERINECED CLEANERS (MALE/ female) required m River Vaney. Balestier Orchard. 6752-1553 PART/ FULL TIME Kitchen Cleaners. Hpm-6am. $700.
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        181 13 WW OTHER POSITIONS J Due to our company expansion I I waraqmra I Mm A level Mm 3 years experience VYalk-m-intervew N 8 Travel m Tours Pto Ltd 1 Park Road #03-16 Peoples Par* Complex 5(*****6i or can 6534 2228 Ms Irene for an appointment I OPERATIONS ASST •M«iO A
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        101 14 .behind the looks "When I have accomplis. Ed all that, and if the right opportunity arises at the right time, I may still want to start my own business," he smiled. And that's where his law degree may finally come m useful. He said: TYuthfully, the degree does not help
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        160 14 A leading German air-conditioning/ m^mm!| fl refrigerating compressor manufacturer |*^^V I are seeking for a result-oriented. IKI l|^A fl commercially minded technical BSSfiHMBfIJBk fl professional as:- COMPRESSORS The applicant must have minimum 5 years sales managerial I experience with a Degree m Mechanical Engineering (MBA will have added advantage). This
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        366 14 I The organization is one of the world's leading manufacturers of I I active ingredients, performance chemicals, polymer intermediates I I and biotechnology solutions to the pharmaceutical and I I agrochemical industries. Headquartered m Europe, they have I I significant market share m the area of custom manufacturing for I
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        92 14 The Straits Times Saturday, 15 February 2003 I Booking Deadline For more details A advertisement bookings, please contact 10 February (Monday, spm) Judy Tan Tel 6319 6163 Hp 9739 8860 I Material Deadline Email tanlsj@sph.com.sg 111 February (Tuesday, spm) Leon Wong Tel 6319 6109 Hp 9620 1330 {Readership Desmond Kan
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