The Straits Times, 14 April 2003

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    31 1 The Straits Times V^rr-rO^ PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1845 JVIOIICicIV April 14, 2003 66 Pages in five parts mita(p) o33/03/2003 Ml A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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    Lock icon Sars spreads beyond two wards at SGH; 2 die
    749 1  -  SALMAKHALIK By HEALTH COKRKSPONDKNT Urology centre and radiology area shut; 120 staff and 279 patients quarantined; two from first group of SGH patients die THE Singapore General Hospital has widened its anti-Sars efforts following the spread of Sars beyond two wards
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    113 1 WENDY Thian, 8, is among the hundreds who have posted "thank you" messages at Novena MRT station since Friday, in a show of support for the staff of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, who are in the front line of the fight against Sars. She wrote: "Thank you
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    Lock icon US forces move to restore order in Baghdad
    590 1  -  DERWIN PEREIRA By I\ BACH DAD AMERICAN forces moved yesterday to restore order in Baghdad, in the face of mounting criticism over the looting and lawlessness in the Iraqi capital. They had to deal with armed bandits in the city and remnants
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      87 1 POST-WAR FIIJLIP: IMF chief 'much more optimistic about world economy than 3 weeks ago page 15 American tanks and armed Jeeps are parked mPH from my hotel, guns pointing to the Tigris River. it is night. The streets are eerily empty, the silence punctured periodically by the rattle of gunfire...
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      152 2 NO SHAKING HANDS FOR SARS DOC SARS has changed Hongkong doctor Justin Wu's life drastically. For instance, since he began treating patients with the atypical pneumonia, he has stopped shaking hands. At home, he and wife sleep and eat in separate rooms, and use separate bathrooms. They watch TV
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      88 2 GREAT INTELLECTUAL LEAP FORWARD CHINA'S government should have supported the war, thus embracing universal values, argued one Chinese intellectual. Another scoffed at that, calling those who are pro-war naive and overly "immersed in the American dream". On the surface, the debate was about America and Iraq, but it was
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      147 2 STOP LABELLING ESTHER LABELLING Miss Esther Mok a "super infector" and connecting her to more than 120 people contracting Sars at last count is unfair, writes reader Jonathan Goh. It certainly will not help her cope with the death of her parents. Both died after catching Sars from her.
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      106 2 NKF raises $6.7m at fundraiser ACTRESS Sharon Au squeezed into an air-conditioner box and sang a song last night at a fund-raiser for the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). She was one of a list of entertainers who performed at the first of two such shows. A number of them
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      81 2 World economy: G-7 more upbeat now BRITAIN, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States said they are more optimistic about the global economy than three weeks ago. The Group of Seven, who met on Saturday, also promised each would do its part at home, to provide the
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      85 2 Navy's new measures THE Singapore Navy has adopted new measures to prevent another collision like the one between its RSS Courageous and container ship ANL Indonesia, when wrong orders by a trainee, that were approved by her superior, caused four people to die. From now on, officers of the
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      78 2 BEWARE OF THOSE KENT SHARES THEY cost less than 3 cents and could double an investor's money in a day, but buying any of the 18 stocks going for that price carries a risk. Many of these counters several of which are in the construction industry are loss-making concerns
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      259 2 U.S. JOINS LANKA PEACE EFFORT AMERICA is joining efforts to end the separatist struggle by Tamil Tiger rebels. It will host a day of meetings to prepare fora larger donor conference on reconstruction scheduled for July in Japan. Representatives from 30 other governments and international financial institutions, besides Sri
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      70 2 ARSENAL IS IN FA CUP FINAL ARSENAL beat First Division team Sheffield United last night 1-0 at Old Trafford, and will go on to play in the FA Cup final. A controversial goal in the 34th minute fired into the roof of the net by midfielder Freddie Ljungberg from
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      386 2 MAIN Sars outbreak 3,4;H1-H5 Iraq war 6-13 World 14, 15 Editorial 16 Commentary 16.17 Forum IS HOME! Home Hl-H6 Education H7 Tech fit Science H8 ASIA/ SPORTS/ MONEY* Asia AI,A3 China A2 S-EAsia A4 Malaysia A5 Sports A6-A8 Money.... AlO-Al4 LIFE! Buzz L2 Arts L3-L5 Comics L6 Television L7 What's
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  • SARS OUTBREAK
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      Lock icon Bug not yet under control in Hongkong
      515 3  -  MARYKWANG By HONGKONG CORRESPONDKNT President pledges full support for city and visits Guangdong, the epicentre, in another sign of China's seriousness CHINA'S leaders have signalled their commitment to fighting the Sars outbreak, with President Hu Jintao going south over the weekend to visit
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      338 3 SINGAPORE, Japan and Hongkong, in that order, are the best prepared in Asia to deal with a major medical crisis such as Sars, a regional survey found. The survey by the Hong-kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc) follows a report over
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      Lock icon Asia faces increasing isolation
      1172 4  -  SIYAARASI By ASSISTANT EDITOR 'IT'S REALLY TRAGIC. CANCELLATION FAXES ON MY DESK ARE NOW PILED UP ABOVE MY SHOULDER.' An agent in Guangzhou who said that, as of last week, about 1,000 foreigners worldwide had cancelled trips to the place The reqioß has been treated like
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  • IRAQWAR POST-SADDAM BAGHDAD
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      916 6 CITY OF FEAR Straits Times correspondent Derwin Pereira reports from Baghdad US troops, Fedayeen militia, looters and vigilantes roam the streets of Baghdad where destruction and violence reign AMERICAN amphibious assault tanks and armed jeeps are parked just 100 m from my hotel, their guns pointing towards the Tigris River.
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      Lock icon Malaysian journalists and doctors shot at by militiamen
      538 6  - Malaysian journalists and doctors shot at by militiamen BRENDAN PEREIRA Bu MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT Ambush kills Syrian driver and Iraqi interpreter KUALA LUMPUR A team of Malaysian medical relief workers and journalists got a taste of the anarchy that is gripping the streets of Baghdad and barely survived. As they were
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      Lock icon Iraqi adviser's surrender boosts weapons search
      414 7 Iraqi adviser's surrender boosts weapons search WASHINGTON The surrender of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's top scientific adviser is being billed as a breakthrough in the search for banned weapons that the Bush administration cited as its primary justification for invading Iraq. Lt-General Amir al-Saadi, who turned himself in to US
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      Lock icon War won, now for the tough part
      76 8 War won, now for the tough part As the military campaign in Iraq winds down, US-led forces now face a new set of challenges in this battered country from controlling the looting and plundering to providing humanitarian aid and rooting out Saddam loyalists. Here's a look at the challenges and
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      Lock icon US paring down combat forces
      232 8 US paring down combat forces WASHINGTON The big guns and top guns are finishing their tour of duty, though the grunts on the ground will be beefed up. With the war in Iraq winding down, American military commanders plan to start sending home some warships and planes, defence officials said.
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      Lock icon The final showdown
      662 9 US forces meet resistance as they move into Saddam's hometown CAMP AS SAYLIYAH (Qatar) The battle for Tikrit has begun. United States forces entered Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's last major bastion and met with resistance from Iraqi forces yesterday. CNN reported that a large number of Cobra
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      Lock icon Seven missing US troops found
      243 9 CAMP AS SAYLIYAH (Qatar) US Marines have found seven missing US troops on the road between Baghdad and Tikrit and they appear to be healthy, General Tommy Franks said yesterday. An Iraqi tipped off the Marines who were near Samarra and were closing in on
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      Lock icon Start of many bloodbaths?
      505 12  -  CHEONGSUK-WAI Hu The Sunni Muslim minority fears violent reprisals from Shi'ites who were repressed by Saddam's regime WHEN American tanks rolled into the northern Iraqi town of Mosul on Friday, a Sunni woman clambered onto the roof of its university and screamed: "What is going to
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      149 12 IRAQ is no cultural melting pot more a failed attempt at fusion cooking in which all the ingredients have stayed separated. Consider this: Iraq is a hodgepodge of tribes, comprising Sunnis, Shi'ites, Kurds, Turkomens, Assyrians, Circassians and marsh Arabs. Of these, Shi'ites make up about 60 per
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      Lock icon Present: Chaotic Future: Uncertain Past: Plundered
      397 12 Graphics adapted from BAGHDAD The looters came in waves, pillaging one of the finest collections of antiquities in the world as they stripped the Iraq National Museum of more than 100,000 pieces of history. "There were hundreds of looters women, children, young people, old
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      173 13 44 "It is understandable that people who have lived in oread and terror of this organisation should go and lack in a few doors. British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon's tafce <ni the current lawlessness In Iraq "It looks like K-Mart Lieutenant Richard Wilkerson, comparing the tacky gold-and -blue sofas
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    • THE WAR ROOM
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        Lock icon US has Saddam's DNA samples
        121 13 US has Saddam's DNA samples WASHINGTON The US authorities have samples of President Saddam Hussein's DNA, the commander of US operations in Iraq said in an interview yesterday. If the Iraqi dictator is still alive, he is under pressure, General Tommy Franks told CNN. "He's either dead or running a
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        Lock icon Half-brother of Iraqi leader 'captured'
        100 13 north-west of Mosul, said KTV, which is run by the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Mr Massoud Barzani. Mr Saddam's another half-brother, Mr Bar/an Ibrahim Hasan al-Takriti, was killed on Friday in US bombing of his farm in the region of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, a
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        Lock icon China demands embassy protection
        86 13 China demands embassy protection BEIJING China yesterday said its embassy in Baghdad was attacked by looters and demanded the US help in protecting the building and replacing stolen items, Xinhua reported. China has asked for talks to request that the US takes "effective measures to prevent any further infringement upon
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        68 13 BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT A team of 32 US Army engineers landed here yesterday to help restore electricity to the beleaguered Iraqi capital. Humanitarian flights have been landing and thousands of US soldiers have congregated at this airfield. About 12,000 to 15,000 troops are expected
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        Lock icon Kirkuk oilfield to pump oil 'in weeks'
        81 13 Kirkuk oilfield to pump oil 'in weeks' KUWAIT CITY Iraq's giant northern Kirkuk oilfield, virtually untouched in the war, could start pumping again within weeks, a senior US engineer said yesterday. But a resumption of exports, likely to start from Kirkuk, will be up to an interim authority in Baghdad,
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        106 13 Russia denies helping regime MOSCOW Russia's intelligence agency rejected a British newspaper report yesterday that said Moscow had provided Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's regime with wide-ranging assistance. "We refuse to comment on such unsubstantiated and groundless reports," the foreign intelligence agency's chief spokesman, Mr Boris Labusov, told Interfax news agency.
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        103 13 Don't offer safe haven, Syria warned LONDON US Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday warned Syria against offering safe haven to fleeing members of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's regime. "We think it will be very unwise if, suddenly, Syria becomes a haven for all these people who should be brought
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        102 13 Baghdad hospitals in bad condition GENEVA A lack of water and power is crippling Baghdad hospitals struggling to treat the sick and wounded, the International Committee of the Red Cross said yesterday. Medical equipment is also in short supply after looters cleaned out government warehouses, spokesman Nada Doumani said in
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      491 13  -  ONG SOH CHIN h. Anti-war countries join US allies Australia, Israel and Poland in jostling for reconstruction contracts THE war in Iraq may be over, but the battle for its assets has only just begun. Countries are already queuing up for a slice of
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      Lock icon Wrong house got hit, say residents
      124 13 BAGHDAD Ask residents of Al-Mansour district iff they think President Saddam Hussein's remains are at the bottom of an 18m pit blasted last week by US bombs, and the answer will probably be "no". The United States hit the wrong house, they say. Right
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      157 6 WE Sunday, April 13 9.45 AM (Singapore Time): The US sends home the B-2 Stealth bombers a sign that air war may be winding down. 1.50 PM: US military says 310 "suicide vests" packed with explosives have been found in Baghdad. 2.20 PM: Three Malaysian journalists were kidnapped by gunmen
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      86 7 BAROMETER 7 American POWs have been freed by Iraqi soldiers The US House has approved a Bill authorising nearly Ssl42b to finance the war 1 There are 25,000 archaeological sites around Iraq I30 r OOO displaced Iraqis are camping near the Iranian border Coalition forces have dropped more than 43
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Last two 'axis of evil' nations back down
      546 14 :ifßpy|f?fy^j Pyongyang leans towards US call BWFfTTBB Hardline ex-president offers for the ■■■■■■■■■ill for multilateral talks on nuclear plans BB^UiLiMJBii first time* to help restore ties with US WASHINGTON North Korea and Iran which are the two remaining members of Washington's "axis
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      309 14 ABUJA Nigeria was counting ballots yesterday for parliamentary elections that went ahead peacefully in most parts of the country but were dogged by unrest in the oilricn south. Polling was postponed until yesterday in the southern Niger Delta town of Warn
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      233 14 Sharon may give up some settlements Israeli PM ready to yield ground in West Bank to achieve peace JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published yesterday that he is willing to give up some Jewish settlements in the West Bank for peace with the Palestinians. Long
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      273 14 French Muslims vote first national body PARIS France's estimated 5 million Muslims are set to get their first officially recognised national body following elections yesterday to the French Council for the Muslim Religion (CFCM). Representatives from nearly 1,000 mosques are choosing members of the new council's general assembly and central
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      629 15 G-7 turns more upbeat about global economy Finance ministers expect stronger growth as war jitters recede; IMF chief shares optimism and forecasts 3.2% expansion WASHINGTON The outlook for economic growth among the Group of Seven (G-7) leading industrial nations is a little more optimistic than it was just a few
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      Lock icon What next, after Concorde?
      415 15 Finding a supersonic successor 'will take a decade' PARIS Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Queen Elizabeth II flew on the Concorde. For a quarter of a century, stars and business executives have asserted their status by boarding the delta-winged marvel, a product of 1960s technology
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      Lock icon Hungary votes by big ihargin to join EU
      296 15 JHJDAPEST Hungarians s»ve a widely expected huge in a referendum on Saturday to joining the European Urtion (EU) next year, but onIj 416.6 per cent of the counter's eight million voters bothered to turn up. more than 99 per £e©t of ballots
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      229 15 Serbian prentier enies targeting opponents BELGRADE Serbia's Prime Minister Zoran Zivkovic denied accusations on Saturday that the investigation into the murder of his predecessor had degenerated into a crackdown on political opponents. He also dismissed accusations that a broadening of police authority would jeopardise human rights. Parliament late on Friday
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      257 15 MONTREAL A party created to make Quebec province independent from Canada seeks a third straight term in power today after an election campaign in which it toned down its sovereignty message. The Francophone province's 5.4 million voters will decide who controls the 125-member
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The Straits Times MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2003 Pyongyang relenting?
      593 16 The Straits Times MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2003 Pyongyang relenting? NORTH Korea appears to have modified its hardline insistence that direct dealing with the United States is the only way out of the nuclear dispute. A remark at the weekend attributed to the Foreign Ministry said Pyongyang would not insist on
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      Lock icon Iraq and a great leap for Chinese intellectuals
      866 16  - Iraq and a great leap for Chinese intellectuals RONGFEIWEN EVEN before images of the first cruise missile strikes on Baghdad reached Chinese television screens, the country's intellectuals were debating the United States-led war against Iraq and the government's response. Commentaries in leading newspapers and online journals demonstrated a diversity of
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      Lock icon Now is not right time for Iraq statement
      927 16  -  MAFOOT SIMON By SEMOR CORRESrOSUEM IF NOT for the timing, the decision of 10 Muslim organisations to come together today to issue a statement on the war in Iraq would have been laudable. But now is not the time. Yes, I am
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      Lock icon For better or worse, wars remain with us
      1011 17  -  VALENTINE ANTHONY *JL WE REMEMBER and regret past wars but we repeat them well. Hence, the tour-letter word "Vars" haunts us. Nuclear deterrence was part of the Cold War deal between the United States and the former Soviet Union. There was euphoria
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        106 17 USING SARS FEAR FOR POLITICAL ENDS SOME pro-indepen-dence politicians in Taiwan have tried to use the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) in China to pressure the government to suspend the "three mini-links" of direct trade, transport and postal services with the mainland. They were probably hoping
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        130 17 A QUESTION OF GOVT'S WILL A FIVE-YEAR blueprint drawn up to fight corruption in Thailand's civil service will soon be submitted to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for approval. While the government can rightly claim a degree of success in its campaign to rid the country of poverty and the
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        123 17 MORE NEEDS TO BE SPENT ON SECURITY THE United States has announced plans to relocate its main military base from the South Korean capital Seoul to a new location within the country as soon as possible. The new governments attitude of climbing on the bandwagon of anti-Americanism has
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        96 17 TOO MANY THEME PARKS BEIN6 BUILT MORE than 1,500 theme parks have been built across China since the opening of the country's first theme park in 1989However, most of these theme parks are poorly-constructed and often share the same theme. Some also lack good taste. Yet, even though only
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        133 17 TOWERING FIRE HAZARDS THE disclosure by Malaysia's Fire and Rescue Department that almost all high-rise buildings, school hostels and general stores in the country do not have proper firefighting equipment and could be fire traps, should trigger alarm bells for the Housing and Local Government Ministry. The ministry, which
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      159 18 Pub manager ducked service issue IN HIS reply, "Race has no bearing on pub service" (ST, April 11), to Ms Samantha Tan's letter ("Why does service depend on race?; ST, April 3), Mr Kevin Young, the general manager of Next Page, evaded the issue. He said that the pub's bartender
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      361 18 SARS OUTBREAK Sick doctor not irresponsible in flying WE ARE writing to record our objections to the tone, and much of the contents, of the article, "Probe into doctor who had symptoms and boarded flight" (ST, April 11). While many details might still emerge as a result of the inquiry
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      293 18 MISS Esther Mok is a name that has been in the spotlight since the outbreak of Sars here. Although I do not know her personally and cannot claim to know how she feels, the "super infector" label that the media has used in
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      509 18 THIS THAT Why this... and why that? I RECENTLY travelled from my home in Marine Parade to Novena Square for an event that was part of the Singapore Food Festival. The festival website promised "bugs cooked in Western and Eastern culinary styles for your tasting pleasure". However, I was disappointed
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      Lock icon Big thank you for doctors and nurses
      659 1  -  LEEHIICHIEH Sharmilpal Kaur Bu BY Singaporeans' messages of gratitude to staff who care for Sars patients go on display at Novena MRT station DRAWN on a piece of note paper, folded carefully into the shape of a rocket, is a child-like sketch of
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        557 2  - S'PORE: Cruise ship crew cleared SHAKMDLPALKAUR *1L NO LOOPHOLE Chi r approach is to put in place adequate safeguards. We are not banning any flights or cruise ships. We must be assured that these safeguards work. This is where we must work with the airlines and the cruise ships.' Health
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        229 2 48 in folk dance class quarantined A COMMUNITY dance group is to be quarantined because one of its members, a nurse, has come down with Sars. The 48 being quarantined are members of a folk dance class at the Nee Soon Central Zone 8 Residents' Committee (RC). The nurse, from
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        416 4 HONGKONG'S Cathay Pacific Airways, which is slashing flights amid the biggest slump in demand in its 57-year history', said it has no plan to stop operations despite an internal memo which said all flights may be grounded. Cathay spokesman Rosita Ng was
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        514 4 Experts aim to produce definitive test; meanwhile, German company says it has test that can diagnose Sars in two hours THREE Singapore medical experts will join dozens of international scientists at a special meeting in Switzerland next week, to help
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        530 4 BEIJING Stung by criticism of China's handling of the Sars outbreak, health officials in Beijing took some journalists on a tour of hospitals yesterday to show that the Chinese capital city is prepared to deal with the deadly flu-like
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          62 4 COLOMBO Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has put off a planned visit to China due to the threat of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars). A government official yesterday confirmed a report in the state-owned Sinhaleselanguage weekly Silumina that said the week-long visit
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          70 4 SEOUL The South Korean health authorities said yesterday that they were examining a woman to determine whether she might be the country's first reported case of a deadly flu-like illness that has spread to at least 20 countries. The 26-year-old woman, who arrived from Beijing
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          73 4 MANILA The Philippine consulate in Hongkong has hired doctors to check any Filipino domestic helpers returning to the country for cases of Sars, a spokesman for President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday. If suspected of being infected, they would probably not be allowed to
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          68 4 'NO CLEAR CASES' IN RUSSIA YET MOSCOW Russia has no confirmed cases of the deadly Sars virus, a top health official said yesterday, stressing that none of the three suspected cases of the disease in the country had been confirmed. Deputy health minister Gennady Onishchenko told Itar-Tass extra preventive measures
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          Lock icon GLOBAL TRAVEL MEET GOES AHEAD IN BALI
          76 4 DENPASAR Bali is playing host to nearly 900 delegates from 42 countries, who are attending the Pacific Asia Travel Association's annual conference despite concerns over Sars and terrorism. The four-day conference starts today. Organisers said medical staff will be posted at the airport
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          76 4 BEIJING The Beijing authorities will control the cost of medicines to avoid price hikes amid the outbreak of Sars, the Beijing Morning News reported yesterday. The prices of medicines spiked in China's southern Guangdong province in February after the first cases of atypical pneumonia
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        485 4 HONGKONG When Dr Justin Wu goes hiking with his wife, he walks three steps behind her at all times. When they dine out. she buys takeaway food and they sit outdoors at opposite ends of a park bench. They sleep and eat in separate rooms
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        452 5 In about-turn, visa curbs are lifted but not for visitors from China and Taiwan HONGKONG Just days after its visa curbs sparked a protest from Hongkong and led Cathay Pacific to suspend all flights to Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur has changed its mind and is
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        181 5 TAIWAN WANTS S'PORE TO REMOVE IT FROM SARS LIST TAIWAN is urging the Singapore Government to remove its name from a list of Sars-hit places it is advising Singapore travellers to avoid. The Health Ministry last week placed it with Hongkong, China, Hanoi and Toronto as a "don't go unless
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        276 5 Thailand may relax strict measures on travellers It's more of a misunderstanding. Thailand doesntban Chinese tourists, only advises them about travelling/ Mr Thaksin BANGKOK Thailand will consider relaxing some of the strict measures it imposed earlier to guard against the spread of Sars, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said after complaints
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      300 6 THE screaming fans arrived in droves to see stars in the flesh at the NKF Charity Show l?ist night. The l)ig names from overseas, including Taiwan's Emil Chau, all turned up to do their bit for charily, undeterred by the Sars outbreak here. The
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      675 6  -  GOHCHINLIAN RSS Courageous Collision Bv 'IN ANY CMUSMN, IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO CIAP... NOTHIN6 WAS MENTIONED ON WHAT THE ANL DID WRONG. IF IT DID EVERYTHING RIGHT, THEN THIS IS INDEED A RARE CASE.' Mr James Tan, on the colliMon between the
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      229 6 TO ENCOURAGE more people to switch to paperless filing of income tax returns, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) has extended the deadline for filing by phone or Internet to Friday. Those filing by paper will still have to deposit their returns
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      384 6  -  BENNADARATAN By Petrol station also robbed; cops suspect same man commited both crimes FIVE minutes after a man bought a towel from a 7-Eleven store, he returned with his purchase wrapped around his face and robbed the cashier at knifepoint. The cashier recognised the
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        683 7 Make bedtime happy and child will sleep alone One child cannot get used to sleeping on her own, while another is reluctant to attend school after being scolded bit his teacher. Child experts tell JANE N6 what can be done to solve the problems. MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD daughter slept in our
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        247 7  -  HARJLEENKAUR Bit PRIMARY school pupils can assess their proficiency in English, maths and science by trying out online exercises that are marked immediately after they finish one. And it is free of charge until Sunday. The three programmes on free trial Dr Grammar, Dr Math
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        375 7 HAVE a four-year-old son who started attending nursery classes in a private kindergarten this year. He was enjoying school until his teacher scolded Jiim in class recently. Since tJten, he has refused to attend kindergarten and cries whenever he thinks of the place. He
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        47 8 Check's in the same vein A NEW infrared sensor built bv Fujitsu captures vein patterns of a palm, then compares them to stored personal data to check if the hand comes from the same person. The authentication system may reach the market by August, said Fujitsu. REUTERS
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        Lock icon Study shows why fibre and aspirin prevent cancer
        408 8 They prevent a chemical process in the body which leads to the formation of tumours, say scientists WASHINGTON Painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen may help prevent colon cancer by stopping tumour cells from becoming immortal, and eating fibre may work in
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        476 8 Power-line Net access gets a boost Technology on trial in the US and other nations SAN FRANCISCO As cable, telephone and wireless companies compete to provide high-speed Internet access to homes, a new challenger is emerging based on a decidedly old technology. The idea is to send Internet data over
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          117 8 NEW MODULE FOR AGE OF MYTHOLOGY GAME FANS of the computer game Age Of Mythology can download a new game module from the Internet. This time, the campaign focuses on Brokk and Eitri, the two dwarf brothers and their first encounter with the god Loki. Go to Microsoft's Age of
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          65 8 ELECTRONICS gadgets manufacturer BenQ is launching a limited edition notebook. Called the Joybook 8000, it has poetry from Tang dynasty poet, calligrapher and monk Huai Su embossed on it. Only 88 of the 300 sets available across the globe will be
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          73 8 SINGTEL users who have a phone which can handle video clips, can send them for free. The offer is on until the end of next month. The clips must be less than 100 kb in size though. This works out to about five to 15
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          77 8 HEWLETT Packard has launched its new all-in-one printer, which it claims is the smallest such device in the world. The machine packs printing, scanning and copying into a box no bigger than a pack of eight coke cans. It prints up to 10 pages a minute in
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          90 8 YOU can get a laugh or two from actor Gurmit Singh on your mobile phone with a new video clip offer. Gurmit, who plays contractor Phua Chu Kang in the sitcom of the same name, is being featured in a series of videos, which can be
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      202 1 COURAGE FUND If you want to help Sars victims, their families and health-care workers taking care of them, donate to the Courage Fund. Launched on Friday, the fund is named in honour of health-care workers here, especially those who have suffered or fallen in the battle against Sars. HOW TO
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      46 1 LIFE TURNED TOPSYTURVY 'Before this, we encountered a lot of life-and-death situations in helping patients. But we never encountered such situations so much for ourselves. Dr Justin Wu, 33, of Hongkong's Prince of Wales Hospital, on how Sars has affected the family lives of medical staff
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      454 3 Child Care Centres kPRS Parents Unite Against Child Care Centres will reopen this Wednesday, 16 April 2003. And everyone, from caregivers to parents and kids, has a part to play to keep SARS away. Let's work together and fight SARS every step of the way! The best defence is prevention.
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      346 6 Should childcare centres refund fees due to the enforced closure caused by the Sars outbreak? Yes 210 No 142 Total: 352 Source: STI POLL http://www.straitstimes.asial.com.sq/ 'Childcare centres have fixed overhead charges with or without Sars. It's not fair to penalise them for something which is beyond their control zainai sapari
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      806 1 DOUBLE FAULT Analysts say that in the first two months after the agreement, Aceh rebels (left) staged "in your face" rallies and went around saying the pact was the first step to independence. The Indonesian army (right), on the other hand, had been using
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        381 2  - Courtyard homes are right up tourists' alley XIE HONG By THE STRAITS TIMES CHISADESK kfjngk nfkb hn HUTONG TOURS BEIJING'S kutong the narrow lanes or alleys that snake through the old part of the city has always fascinated visitors to the Chinese capital. Together with the courtyard houses or siheyuan
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        801 2  - Migrant workers getting theire due GOHSUINOI By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU Residency reforms enable them to get social and other benefits in cities BEIJING Farmer-turned-cook Zhang Minghui has made a better life for himself in the bustling city of Shanghai than what he would have if he had remained
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        302 3 REGIONAL POLLS TOKYO Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, a political maverick who has angered Asian neighbours and slapped domestic institutions with his hawkish and nationalistic remarks, was re-elected in a landslide victory yesterday. Mr Ishihara, endorsed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner,
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          69 3 TAIWAN President Chen Shui-bian yesterday appealed to the opposition parties for cooperation in setting aside a special budget of NT$7O bilUon (553.6 billion) aimed at creating about 115,000 jobs. The opposition parties haye alleged that the money viould be nothing more than a
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          Lock icon DEATH FOX MAN WHO ROBBED AND KILLED 14
          64 3 A MAN who robbed and killed 14 people in north China in the space of 19 days has been sentenced to death, Beijing Morning Post reported yesterday. Liu Jingren went on his killing spree in the provinces of Hebei and Jilin between
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          51 3 TEN bodies have been recovered by police divers after a ferry carrying 150 passengers sank, in a storm in northern Bangladesh, police said yesterday. The death toll could rise, police chief Saiful Islam said m Kishoreganj district, where the accident occurred late on Saturday.
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          63 3 INDIA is planning joint naval exercises with Oman, the United States and Russia in the next four weeks, a report said yesterday. The exercises with the US are on May 6-8 off the western city of Bombay. India is also scheduled to
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          58 3 AT LEAST 13 Hindu pilgrims were killed when a truck in which they were travelling crashed into a bus on a highway in western India, police said in Ahmedabad yesterday. Another 33 people, including seven passengers on the bus, suffered injuries in the head-on
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        203 3 GUWAHATI Outlawed separatists in India's restive north-eastern state of Manipur banned the chewing of tobacco yesterday and threatened those who defied their order. "Anybody found violating the ban will be punished without any warning, the Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF), one of the groups which has
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        576 3 OUT IN THE COLD THE liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are furious that they are not on the guest list. What Tamil Tigers say The authentic representatives of the Tamil people should have been invited to this major international conference to articulate
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          86 4 THE Philippine police are searching for three more men, believed to be members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, in connection with the recent bombings in Davao. There are three more suspects who have not been accounted for. They are being hunted," said
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          69 4 ABOUT 1,000 mourners turned up at a funeral for a whale in central Vietnam, where the creatures are revered, police said on Saturday. The whale, weighing around 3 tonnes and measuring 7m, died a few hours after it landed on the Nam O beach
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          78 4 MYANMAR'S military government complained yesterday that youth members of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party were breaking laws by harassing people who took photographs or filmed the leader during her trip to Chin state. Ms Suu Kyi is wrapping up a political visit
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          48 4 AT LEAST 200,000 people in the Indonesian province of East Java have lost their eyesight due to cataracts, making it imperative to provide extensive eye disease prevention and treatment throughout the province, a senior health official said. Asia News Network Jakarta Post
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          Lock icon MAN, 110, KILLED FOR HOT PAYING FARE
          64 4 MAN, 110, KILLED FOR HOT PAYING FARE A 110-YEAR-OLD man was killed in the Philippines by three alleged drug addicts after he failed to pay the fare for his pedicab ride, the Philippine News Agency reported yesterday. The victim, identified as Mr Tabun Ahadain, was killed late on Friday in
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        299 4 198 die in road accidents as Songkran begins BANGKOK Road fatalities during Thai New Year celebrations, when water fights and drunkenness often lead to a staggering number of accidents, have jumped from last year despite government efforts to limit the carnage, officials said yesterday. Some 198 people have died on
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        532 4 Slow Recovery One-third of the residents are jobless and restaurants and hotels are close to empty but tourists are trickling back BALI Six months after terrorist bombs devastated two nightclubs and killed more than 200 people, the tourist island of Bali
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        114 4 BALI One sector of the island's economy that of small, exportoriented manufacturing seems not to have been affected by the attacks. Businessmen who run such companies say the drop in tourist revenues has barely affected their bottom lines. Mr Roy Schofield, manager of major fish wholesaler Pacific
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        193 4 Filipino widow abducted by Muslim rebels JOLO Unidentified men armed with automatic rifles yesterday seized a Filipino woman on her way to a Roman Catholic church on a southern island rife with Muslim guerillas and bandits, police said. Ms Gertrudes Tan was fo xed at gunpoint by five men to
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          35 5 THE federal government provided substantial assistance to develop Kelantan which is under the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia said Datuk Mustapa Mohamed, executive director of the National Economic Action Council, yesterday. Bernama
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          50 5 THE International Islamic University of Malaysia will double its intake of foreign students to 30 per cent to reinforce its status as a leading centre of higher education in the Muslim world, said Dr Mohamed Azmi Omar, acting deputy rector for academic affairs. Bernama
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        159 5 KUALA LUMPUR A volunteer with a raid party of religious officers has admitted taking photographs of a 26-year-old pub employee urinating in a police truck when she wa> detained by the group last month. The Sunday Mail yesterday reported that the Islamic Affairs
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        288 5 KL PROBE UNDER WAY KUALA LUMPUR The authorities here have received reports saying that the Indonesian navy has attacked several Malaysian fishing boats in Perak in recent weeks. Confirming this. Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak said the government is looking into the case.
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        748 6 SOCCER 'Lucky Arsenal' in FA Cup final after controversial Ljungberg goal MANCHESTER Fredrik Ljungberg's controversial goal saw Arsenal beat Sheffield United 1-0 in the FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford yesterday to keep its hopes of a "double Double" alive. In the all- Premiership final
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        246 6 MAN UNITED Wednesday Arsenal (away) Saturday Blackburn (home) April 27 Spurs (a) May3Charlton(h) May 11 Everton (a) ARSENAL Wednesday Man United (h) Saturday Boro (a) April 26 Bolton (a) May 4 Leeds (h) May 7 S'hampton (h) May 11 Sunderland (a) NEWCASTLE Saturday Fulham (a)
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        290 6 LONDON Manchester United has issued an emphatic denial to a report claiming that David Beckham will join Real Madrid in a £38 million (Sslos million) deal this summer. The 27-year-old England captain has been linked with a move to the Spanish giant in
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        481 6 ROME Inter Milan coach Hector Cuper believes a win for Italian Serie A leader Juventus at Bologna this morning (Singapore time) will ensure the title stays in Turin, following his side's 0-1 defeat by AC Milan on Saturday. The loss in the 253rd Milan derby
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        565 6 LONDON The mind games are now in full swing and the taunting has begun again. Yes, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger are at it again. Ferguson could not resist the temptation to poke fun at the Frenchman after
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        472 7 BASKETBALL HOUSTON The Houston Rockets are hoping their shooting touch did not return too late. Cuttino Mobley scored 13 of his 17 points in the third quarter as the Rockets beat Seattle 101-86 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to keep their slim play-off hopes
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        402 8 ATHLETICS LONDON Britain's Paula Radcliffe (left) confirmed her status as one of the greatest marathon runners yesterday when she bettered her own world best to win the London Marathon in 2hr 15min 25sec. The previous best was held by Radcliffe at 2:17:18, set at the
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        307 8  -  CHIAHANKEONG §1 DESPITE missing three months of training because of injuries, Australia-based mid-dle-distance runner Chamkaur Singh still came within 0.05 second of his national 1,500m record at the Australian Open in Brisbane. The University of Sydney graduate in computer engineering had clocked 3min 51.645ec to
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          75 8 EVERTON boss David Moyes is set to be hauled over the coals by England's Football Association, after an angry tirade against a referee got him banished to the stands during last Saturday's 2-1 win over West Brom. Moyes was already fuming over
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          80 8 WORLD No 1 woman tennis player Serena Williams continued her undefeated run this season to reach the final of the Family Circle Cup with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Lindsay Davenport in Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday. Williams, who has won all of her 21
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          112 8 FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno wants to come out of retirement for a one-off bout with fellow-Briton and Sydney Olympic champion Audley Harrison. Bruno, 41, has been out of the ring for seven years. However, if the unlikely bout were to take
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          108 8 FORMER Colombia soccer captain Carlos Valderrama announced his retirement from the game on Saturday at the age of 41. The No 10, famous for his superb ball control and easily distinguished by his mop of hair, decided to call it quits after failing to
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          119 8 WEST INDIES captain Brian Lara (left) and Daren Ganga hit back at their critics by scoring centuries to keep alive their team's hopes in the first Test against Australia on Saturday. Ganga, making his first home Test appearance and with his place
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          73 8 MANCHESTER CITY goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel will retire from professional football at the end of the season. "It has taken a month of soul searching to make this decision, the most difficult of my life," former Manchester United keeper Schmeichel wrote in The Sunday Times. The
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        189 9 The Family of the Late KATHERINE SAMY (RAJAM) Departed on 9 April 2003 wishes to express their thanks and appreciation to all relatives, church members, colleagues and friends for their kind assistance, presence, condolences, wreaths, contributions and prayers during their recent bereavement. ipecial thanks to: teverend Fathers Michael Teo, Pierr
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        59 9 Ist Anniversary In loving memory of PATRICK OEI BOON WAN Departed: 14-4-2001 "Generous and kind to a fault Believer of justice and fair play" The family wish to thank relatives and friends for their faithful support, comfort and solidarity in the recent past. Ever grateful, Wife Karen Oei Boon Wan
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        26 9 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of WAN MOON HUANG, LUCIE Departed on 14 April 1998 Always remembered by: Husband, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law grandchildren
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        110 9 The Family Of The Late i i KANG BAK UN! AGE: 71 called home to be with the Lord on 9 April 2003 wishes to express their deep appreciation to all relatives friends, colleagues, kind assistance, attendance.condolences, contributions and wreaths during their recent bereavement. CORRIGENDUM with reference to the announcement
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        72 9 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of OEI BOON WAN Departed: 14 Apr 2002 Always in our hearts memories Sadly missed by: Rajoo, Shanti, Rani With Fond Memories Of TAN TECK HOE MICHAEL Departed 14 Apr 1995 There Is a link death cannot sever, Love remembrance last forever. Always remembered by
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        685 10 ROUND-UP Overseas markets HONGKONG stocks are set for a smoother ride this week as the market has already digested much of the impact of a deadly flu-like virus that threatens the economy, making downside limited and raising the possibility of a technical rebound later
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        99 10 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) M»ln Sdq Totli M»ln Sdq Tot«l Multilnd 21,627 21,627 32,994 32,994 Manufacturg 68,051 15,137 83,166 78,827 2.686 61.513 Commerce 14,205 2,795 17.000 6 609 506 7.115 Tpt/Stor/Com 39.313 45 39,358 60.34' 6 60,347 Finance 16,499 16,499 117.149 117,149 Construction 9,612 5,801 15,413 3,997
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        132 10 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Multilnd 792 000 792 Manufacture, 49 35 41 12 18 10 61 53 51 Commerce 24 16 14 4 4 6 28 20 20 Tpt/Stor/Com 13 8 6 1 0 C 14 8 8 Finance
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        34 10 Chart SemiCona 26c 108.039,000 DatacraftlOc 71,824,000 •StarCrulses 10c 55,374,000 ST Engg 10c 48.190,000 SembCorp Ind 25c 41,797,000 TPV USlc 40,821,000 DBS Grp 40,268,000 MobileOne 20c 39,977,000 ST Assembly 25c 37,841.000 ComfortDelgro2sc 37,455,000
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        3494 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!" 0 577/ Star Europe Bd 1.211/ Star Europe Sal 0.872/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.616/ Star Asia Bond 1 344/ Star Asia Balanced 0 779/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.16/ Star Bhv Fmanct Japan Fund!** 0 541/ Multi Strategy
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        426 10 REVIEW Currencies HONGKONG The collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq left Asia s major currencies dominated by concerns that emphasis will now shift back to the state of the US economy. Dealers said the prospect of an end to hostilities had also turned
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        729 11 Snow fends off criticism of rising US deficits G-7 Meeting SNOWS TAKE OH: Tax cuts Tax cuts supported by Mr Bush may contribute to record Budget deficits in the short term but are necessary to spur faster growth. Exports The US would be enjoying a trade surplus instead of incurring
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        454 11 Fukui makes pledge in his in his maiden G-7 outing WASHINGTON Mr Toshihiko Fukui, making his international debut as governor of Japan's central bank, pledged to fight deflation in a bid to pull the world's secondlargest economy out of a 12-year slump. "I
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          85 11 THE board of state-run international flag carrier Air-India on Saturday deferred a key multi-billion-dollar plan to buy up to 17 planes from either Boeing or Airbus, a spokesman said. The board was to decide between rival bids by Boeing and Airbus for the order,
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          94 11 AUSTRALIA will start talks with officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over a prospective free trade agreement (FTA), Trade Minister Mark Vaile said yesterday. He said Australia wanted to boost its trade ties with the Middle East, which currently absorbs about AsB
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          108 11 SOUTH KOREA'S DEBT RISES BY $17 .3B SOUTH Korea's national debt rose by 11.5 trillion won (5517.25 billion) last year as the government sold more currency-stabilisation bonds. Debt rose to 133.6 trillion won at the end of last year, from 122.1 trillion a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance and
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          39 11 ROBUST demand for manufactured products and high food and fuel prices pushed India's wholesale price inflation to 6.24 per cent a new-two-year high in the week ended March 29, data showed yesterday. REUTERS
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        912 12  - Nasdaq gets cold shoulder f rom Asian firms WILLIAM PFSIK JR COMMENT BJ LOST PRESTIGE: Eight months ago, Nasdaq exited Asia, citing lousy business conditions. Now, some Asians are doing the same to Nasdaq, figuring that the US economy may already have fallen into a Japan-like funk. It is proof,
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        481 12  -  SOHWENLEV SUN TZU ON INVESTING By Curtis]. Montgomery John Wiley 6 Som, 2003 Hardcover 278 pages Bv FIRST quoted widely in military circles, then business circles, the ancient sayings of General Sun Tzu of The Art of War fame are now being proposed as
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        700 13  - His unusual foray into China bears fruit LEONG CHAN TEIK By Singaporean James Tang took to growing grapes in China's Henan province in 1999. Today, his farm produces a yearly harvest of 3 million kg of grapes LAST September, the Singapore embassy in Beijing bought 600 kg of grapes to
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        283 13  - Sinsov Building on the block once more LEE SU Sin AN §1 THE 999-year leasehold Sinsov Building in the Raffles Place area is being put up for sale again after it failed to attract buyers in the past two years. It is the main asset of the unlisted Singapore Soviet
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        429 13  -  SOHWENLIN By PROPKRTY REPORTER fetch prices of between $500 and $580 per rentable sq ft, according to industry players, because of their relatively superior rental yield compared to the rest of the office market, currently at 3 to 4 per cent.
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        900 13  - Wall Street will set the tone for global markets COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK Bv MARKETS CORRESPONDED AS THE Iraq war fades from the radar screens of investors, corporate earnings and economic news particularly from the United States will resume their usual role in setting the tone for equities markets around
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        896 14  - Dirt-cheap stocks, (costing as little as 3c) but only punters are game COLIN TAN M %.W^M m 1 Warn WSP *P "f**^ I By M ARKKTSCORRKSPONDKM THE cheapest stocks on the Singapore Exchange nave fallen to less than three cents a share, offering investors the chance to double their investments
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      13 1 Life! CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE The Straits Times Monday, April 14, 2003
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        557 3  -  Clara Chow Six women explore two of Japanese author Yukio Mishima's modern Noh plays in Ha-Ko SIX women will dive into the mad, obsessed and morbid world of Japanese author Yukio Mishima (1925 1970). Ha-Ko, a doublebill of his modern Noh plays Hanjo and Sotoba Komachi,
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      529 10  -  LOH HSIAO YEVG By BUZZING SOMETIMES, a pretty actress just wants to play a soft, sexy, Fox-y character. Certainly, Jorja Fox is agreeable to the idea. "I'd love to rJn snmpthing sexie though I don' think I'm ver sexy," say Fox, 31, gig gling over the
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      153 10 Blair hobnobs with Simpsons LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair (left) has taken time out from the war ivith Iraq to star in an episode of the American cartoon show The Simpsons. London's Daily Mirror reported. He recorded the show last Friday from his official London residence. "He's a big
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      581 1 COLUMN Some men hide their wedding rings By Samuei Lee PAGE 6 Monday ARTS Tuesday TRAVEL Wednesday MOVIES Thursday FASHION Friday MUSIC Saturday DESIGN Sunday LIFESTYLE MARIE FRANCE RODYUNE IMTJMUCES jfilM THREE WAYS TO GET THE lEWlMfl'. A JSsSflL (Cryocelle Phased Therapy) is the slimming breakthrough developed by Marie France
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      205 2 THE BUZZ li Pi vim SYDA (2003) is all about encouraging Categories Deadline and celebrating the spirit of creativity. Category A 13 -16 years old 15 August 2003 It is the only nation-wide competition Secondary Schools For more information and registration forms, that exists currently to provide a Category B
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      73 4 n THE ELEANOR WONG TRILOGY 1 INVITATION f 6Arei to TREAX 3 TO a APRIL DIRECTED BY CLAIRE WONG JUBILEE HALL "INDEED A TREAT... -I^BfiffirffSmffl IF THE DOUBLE BILL The SM* mm. Lifel j^ "THIS TREAT IS AN Wt^^Jt^^^ REFUSE!*' Kfc. > vvww. happening com sg s s_ '"IP^ I
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      88 10 CENTURY OF HOPE: [PHSTKI Comedian Bob Hope, who 1 1£\ jj^EuflP turns 100 years old next month, PcJSffi* will lx' named HolK'wood's IEL-^H will have a plaque unveiled for 30 jn V, Raff him tomorrow at Hollywood's "^kMlm* Walk Of Fame. LUCY'S L^2e^BEJ CANCER SCARE: Actress Lucy liu (above), 34,
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      11 1 The Straits Times Classified The Straits Times Mondbnr, April 14, 2003
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        903 6 D.lO, MANY BUDGET units for rent. Near Orchard Somerset MRT. 2/3/4 bdrms. P/fully/furn. Pis call 9112-4060 Vincent. C&H D.lO HABITAT. 3200 soft. 3+l -a s b g Da'corv Renovateo/ 16 Ba "Cc "66C sq.'t. Cosy. Pool. mmed BT2 9738-4034 VALLEY PARK CONDO '550 sq.ft. 3+l. Spacious ayout. Beautifuiiv fj'n. Good
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        865 7 aDO-HO ORCHARD/ Pflfl DO9-IC ORCHARD/ Wfffi 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND iji!k| TANGLIN/ HOLLAND KMI TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS -RENT I PTE APTS -RENT iKtit Vftl r^'^flta A Few Minutes Walk to Orchard MRT JY*Ttjo 'V* SS> Shopping Beit t H2^Bl iI _^^^M Large Luxurious 4- I Apartments
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        609 7 Hfffjl Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -RENT PEBBLE BAY 1900 sqft 3+l+ Da! cony. Pool/ Day view. Partial/ f/furn. F/faciiities. *****066 D.15 ATRIA. 1615 sq.ft. 3+l. High fir. Cosy, seaview. F/ furn. Facilities. $4,800 neg. 6345-7083 agt THE ALBRACCA/ COSTA Rhu/ Cnangi Green. 3+l. 1700/ 1216 sqft. immea. $L4K up.
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        785 7 Rfjl HOUSES FOR RENT D.ll NEAR DUTCH Club. Well designed. 7+l+l. Lovely pool/ view. S2OK. Connection 9404 2882 NEAR BINJAI. BEAUTIFUL detached. 5/ 6+l. SI3K (pool)/S8.5K Connection 9455-7676 2-STOREY SEMI-DETACHED house at Katonq area. Rental J^ $1800 p/mth. Hn 9666-8001 owner WORKER'S OUARTER Geylang/ Houqang/ S'goon/ Paya Lebar/ Jurong. SIK.
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        454 7 tDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES SALE 47 SUNSET HEIGHTS. Hilltop/ corner bungalow. 3600 sq.ft. s+l bdrms in 16,000 sq.ft. garden pool. Could accomodate 2 new houses. Tel: 6734-0116 NEAR NANYANG PRI. 3 STOREY TERR. 2000/ 3300 sqft. 4+l. Convenient. F/hold. SI.6M neg. 9802-5050 B.Knight LOST S7SOK HOLLAND Gr View. 3150
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        568 7 WffH Dl5-16 EAST COAST BANK'S E^j SMI US 2 JLN KHAIRUDDIN. Land with s/storey semi-d. 3073 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. Freehold. Bank Sale 5999K. Knight Frank 6228-6891 LIMAU TERR. 3-STOREY corner terr. 99 years. 2200/ 2626 sq.ft. Like new. MRT. Call: 9382-2425 Wlffi 015-16 EAST COAST J^ PTEAPTS-SALE «14 BEDOK COURT
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        800 7 B|f!l HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG) CCK 5-RM FLAT (corner, 3 bedrooms with aircon), 5-7 min walk from Yew Tee MRT, P/furn. S neg. No agts ps. 6767 2954 EXEC BLK 530/ 631! Modern vs country decor. 3+l. High fir/ 'if; levei. Basement carpark. Near MRT. 9455-1206 TOP
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        805 7 fgb xhn gxhn cb f Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIP RIS/ CHANGS) ALL PASIR RIS UNITS 4 'A' 560 hiqh fir, $5k only!! 4 'A' 117 corner, renovated 5 T 423 MRT/ pk/ pond view 5 'I' 611, 129 sqm, move-in Exec Apt 466 low high fir Exec Mais
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        618 7 ijjfl HDB APTS FOR SALE 4 'S' CORNER 601. Simple. MRT. 4 'S' Corner 722. High Br. MRT... 4 S High fir. Nea- MR T 4 'S 329 A" aecor. 9027-1607 SELLING AT $265K HDB value::! 5T corner Blk 612 «03. Well kept. Vacant. Khatib MR T 9386 HBI Hfl
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        674 8 gfb hn fngx xf BHUOC/HOB APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) I JAPANESE PROFESSIONAL couple holding PR, want to rent/ buy all areas whole unit. High Dodget. WE RENTAL SPECIALIST have r ea2v professional. snaH family &=R ocKf^g jrge n t v '-5 r "is m 311 dists. Can 6284-0395 PN I.
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        372 8 R!| FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE |^U rnooruT W^t FOR RENT CHOICE FACTORY SPACES Richfield Industrial Centre 122EUNOSAVE7 j Area 1518 -1636 sqft Loading capacity 7.5KN/sq.m Ceiling height 3.8m Near amenities expressway Attractive rental from $0.90 psf Suitable for woodworks, carpentry, light industry, repacking, garment manufacturing, printing bookbinding, interior decor
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        161 8 HHJ FACTORY SPACE JTC D8 INDUSTRIAL property located at Changi South. Land area about 56.000 sq.ft. Built in area excess of 30,000 sq.ft. Balance of lease 54 yrs. Price 53.9M. Brokers/ Agents are welcome. Call Merlynda 6786 0606 KIM CHUAN FTY landed. 6000/ 5800 sq.ft. Very high ceiling. Wide frontage.
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        350 8 HJI OFFICE SPACE H7] OFFICE SPACE LIAT TOWERS 541 Orchard Road Retail tenants: Esprit, Starbucks, Burger King Hermes Accessibility via public transport only 3 minutes walk to Orchard MRT station Convenient ample parking facilities Outside CBD Available sizes: 420/ 1 ,473 5,435 sq.ft. Attractive rental Excellent corporate address ORCHARD BUILDING
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        580 8 Rfl OFFICE SPACE BJJ OFFICE SPACE CHOICE OFFICE SPACE Far East Finance Building 700 Raffles Place MRT Far East Shopping Centre 323-818 Orchard MRT Orchard Parade Hotel 205-91 5 Orchard MRT Orchard Shopping Centre 592-776 Somerset MRT Tanglin Shopping Centre 1313-1701 Orchard MRT H Tel: *****411 FAR EAST ORGANIZATION Temporary
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        795 8 80 ROBINSON ROAD. 6426 sq.ft. Sea view, nicely furnished. Conference. CEO. VP, meeting, server, mgr, workstation, wet pantry, etc. Attractive rental subsidy. Sole agt Andrew *****207 HSR SIM LIM TWR. Outside CBD. Bugis MRT. 100-200 sq.ft. Move-in cond. Clean, convenient exclusive. Good image. Virtual office incorpn svcs avail too. *****089
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        991 8 B OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT UIC BLDG (SALE/ Lease) 850 43.00C sq ft. Fitted units/ Near MRT 6266 2222 LOW COST SVC office. 150 sq.ft. 5350 up. inci PUB. Carpet aircon. 6547-0538/ 9491-1745 TANGLIN SHOPPING CENTRE 625 sq.ft. 5,081 sq.ft. Attractive rent. Tel: 6877-1818 $200! COSY comfortable off.ce with regd
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        1589 8 RBI SHOP SPACE RJI SHOP SPACE jy^_FOR^RENT •CHOICE SHOP SPACE* Lucky Chinatown 222 Nerv Bridge Road Young, Fun Trendy retail shops under one Arena Next to Chinatown MRT station Attractive rental Area 97 to 4166 sqft H Tel: *****411 FAR EAST ORGANIZATION HDB CENTRALISED SHOPS (Near MRT/ Bus-interchange) ■JPIJ pQp
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