The Straits Times, 6 June 2003

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    33 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1H45 t nClay June 6, 2003 142 Pages in five parts mita 033******3 mm (2(\ •if A Singapore Press Holdings publication vJVJ Onts
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    5 1 Cartoon: Photo: LOH JAHAN REUTERS
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    Lock icon New signs of recovery later this year
    588 1  - New signs of recovery later this year Slew of stronger economic data from US plus stock market rallies raise hopes of Singapore seeing firmer recovery soon cancellations from Sars-hit China. Another reason for Singapore to be optimistic is the upbeat mood of local consumers. As Singaporeans return to malls and
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    139 1 Monster craving junk food THIS beast is hungry for your waste paper. Named the Tree Monster, it eats paper and cartons. It is one of eleven monsters that arrived yesterday in Toa Payoh Amphitheatre, outside Toa Payoh library, as part of Feed Me'., a Singapore Arts Festival event organised in
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    Lock icon Next stop: Sentosa in under 4 mins
    627 1  -  GOH CHIN LIAN ON THE WAY THE Sentosa Express a driver-operated monorail system will run from HarbourFront MRT station to Sentosa island in under 4 minutes. There will be a theme park with water-based activities on the northern waterfront. In addition to the
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      177 2 WAGE COSTS 'ATTACK' BY UNIONS TRADES unions here will examine every single area in companies' wage costs to try and protect workers' earnings. Their scrutiny over the next few months will cover basic wages, seniority-based payments, Central Provident Fund contributions, bonuses linked to companies' performance and portable health and
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      83 2 TECH SCIENCE SOFTWARE PIRACY UPS AND DOWNS THE extent of software piracy here is the lowest since 1994, as Singapore has made some headway fighting this problem, says the Business Software Alliance. But the bad news is, half the business software like spreadsheet programs installed on computers here last year
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      69 2 COST OF COURAGE FUND SURGE THE s'iccess of the Courage Fund likely to exceevi $25 million is ironic in this time of economic gloom and doom over job losses and wage cuts, writes Godfrey Robert. But then, it has struck a chord in Singaporeans. Yet there was a cost
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      66 2 COMMUTERS DON'T NEED FRIUS WHAT commuters want above all else from the North-East MRT line is a reasonably convenient and comparatively inexpensive service not an "SQof the subway", writes Mr Chew Yong Jack. Do they care about travelling on trains with a high-tech, automated system or being fed "infotainment"?
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      216 2 Upgrading hiccups anger residents RESIDENTS of nine HDB blocks in Marine Terrace are utterly fed up. They have gone through three changes of contractors since work l>egan on their estates main upgrading project in December 2001. And now, work has stopped again. Flat owners are left with half-constructed utility
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      89 2 S PO RTS Women shuttlers' high hopes for medal SINGAPORE is likely to snare 1 a silver medal at least for women's badminton in the SEA games thus ending an eight-year drought on this front. In the women's singles, Commonwealth Games champion Li Li has only one real rival Thailand's
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      81 2 HOLDING FEE FOR FOREIGN SHARES BROKERAGE houses will, from next month, impose a custodian fee on clients for holding foreign stocks, to cover costs of providing the service. But the move is upsetting retail investors, especially retirees and those who buy and hola shares but who do not trade
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      164 2 PEACE PLEDGE ENRAGES ISRAELIS BIG crowds of angry Jewish settlers took to the streets of Jerusalem to protest against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon s summit pledge to dismantle the illegal hilltop outposts" in the West Bank. Their mass rejection of the peace pledge to accept a future Palestinian
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      151 2 PLIGHT OF INDIA'S POLICEMEN THE latest tragedies in India's police force have shown up the high levels of stress and poor working conditions that its officers have to contend with. It came to a head last month when a constable at Bombay's international airport shot dead his commandant after
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      788 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World S-27 Editorial 28 Commentary 28,29 Forum 30,31 HOME Home 111-1117 Tech Science Hl9-H22 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia Al Sars A2-A4 China AB.A9 Asia A12,A14 S-EAsia. A16,A18 Malaysia. A 19, A20 Sports... A2l-A24 Money A26-A32 LIFE! Mailhag 1,7 ArtsFest 1,8 Music 1,9,1,10,1,18 Comics LlO LTW Lll-Ll7 Cinema. 1,19-1,21
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    Lock icon 'I wanted to wring Bill's neck'
    771 3  -  PAUL ZACH lit, Ol TIIK l ORKICN DISK FORMER United States first lady Hillary Clinton wanted to "wring Bill's neck" when her husband came clean about his affair with White House intern Monica I-ewinsky. "I could hardly breathe. Gulping for air, I started crying
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    Lock icon Changi the model anti-Sars airport
    467 4  -  NICHOLAS FANG GLENYS SIM Ki, and Praised to the skies "I am particularly pleased with the speed with which these anti-Sars protective measures were developed through exemplary cooperation among all key players and with the critical start-up support of Singapore. These measures can become a
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    Lock icon Staying cool with right tools in Bishan
    139 4 MADAM Liu Li Tao, 28, and her four-year-old daughter Sarah Khoo, were at Bishan Community Club yesterday for their free Sars "tool kit". Bishan residents were the first to receive kits, containing a digital thermometer, two surgical masks and instructions in four languages.
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    Lock icon Former C&C family eyes taxi business
    403 4  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN By S K MOli (.Oil K IS l'( I)K NT SCIONS of the Chua family, which started car distributor Cycle Carriage (C&C) more than 100 years ago, are eyeing a slice of the lucrative and newly liberalised taxi trade. Mr Timothy Chua,
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    Lock icon What it should have been
    118 4 IN WEDNESDAVS report "Exotic satay... on in-line skates", we said that the new Satay Club at Clarke Quay will sell pork satay. This is wrong. The Satay Club is in the process of obtaining a halal licence and will not sell any pork at its
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    Lock icon US-S'pore business groups forge ties
    404 6  -  ROGER MITTON Bx, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT They sign agreement to jointly promote business between two countries' firms following the recent free trade agreement NEW YORK A new business to business arrangement aimed at boosting trade and investment between Singapore and the United States has been
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    94 6 Photographs taken of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong over the years were made into a framed montage and presented to him last night by Mr Cheong Yip Seng (right), Singapore Press Holdings' editor-in-chief (English/Malay Newspapers division). The Prime Minister paid a visit to SPH's headquarters, News Centre, in
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    444 6  -  JANE LEE ONLY 12 of the first batch of students at the National University of Singapore's new music school will be Singaporeans. The rest will be from the region, with the bulk coming from China. Almost 300 young people auditioned for a place at
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      556 8 But search will be long and difficult, says the US President on visit to Qatar to thank all those involved in the Iraq war AS SAYLIYAH CAMP (Qatar) US President George W. Bush vowed yesterday to uncover the truth about Iraqi weapons of
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      Lock icon Jordan's king 'encouraged' by outcome of summit
      400 10 MID-EAST PEACE PROCESS WASHINGTON Jordan's King Abdullah II has said he is encouraged by the results of the Middle East summit in Aqaba. He said he believed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon would carry out his promise to dismantle illegal Jewish settlements in
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      661 10 Arafat scoffs at Sharon's offer to remove outposts RAM ALLAH (West Bank) Palestinian President Yasser Arafat yesterday said Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had offered nothinq "tangible" to the Palestinians at a US-led summit in Jordan. Mr Arafat said Mr Sharon's pledge at the summit to uproot some
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      432 11 Leaders' remarks are noteworthy for what they say and omit AQABA Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon and US President George W. Bush pledged to pursue Middle East peace on Wednesday in carefully crafted comments that were as significant for what they left out
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      Lock icon New balance of power puts Bush in 'mediator' role
      388 11 IRAQ VICTORY EMERGENCE OF ABBAS AQABA (Jordan) Two events forced Mr George W. Bush's decision to sit under a tree on a Wednesday afternoon, finally acting as the essential mediator between the fierce hawk who leads Israel and the new, untested
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      Lock icon Tip-off on arms came from Iraqi officer
      352 13 Tip-off on arms came from Iraqi officer Britain says it was told biological warheads could be fired within 45 minutes of Saddam's go-ahead LONDON British government officials have given more information about the source of a controversial pre-war claim about Iraqs weapons capability. Senior Whitehall officials said it was a
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      213 13 WASHINGTON Questions are now being asked about whether multiple visits by US Vice- President Dick Cheney and his most senior aide to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) might have influenced analysts studying Iraq's weapons programmes. Senior intelligence officials said the visits created an
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      268 14 BAGHDAD American forces began digging through a rubble-filled site in Baghdad, trying to determine if Saddam Hussein died in an airstrike there. Bulldozers, backhoes and loaders on Wednesday dug through a rub-ble-filled crater hit in an April 7 airstrike following what the US
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      42 14 An art gallery in Brighton is selling this anti-war poster ot a mock stamp by artist James Cauty, featuring England's Queen Elizabeth II in a gas mask. Britain's Royal Mail has threatened to sue, claiming copyright infringement. REUTERS
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      Lock icon Saddam's wife joins daughters in British asylum bid
      478 14  - Saddam's wife joins daughters in British asylum bid ALFRED LEE H,j TIIK STRAITS TIM KS Kl ROPKBI'RKAI She says she does not know where her husband and sons are and fears revenge attacks in Baghdad LONDON Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's wife is joining her daughters in seeking political asylum
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      60 18 Museum's techno wizardry SEA creatures and computer stations come together at the renovated Hall of Ocean Life at New York's American Museum of Natural History. The US$25-million'(Ss43--million) project features two "tree oflife walls with large screens projecting nigh-definition underwater images. Simulating an undersea experience, undulating blue lights shine down while
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      413 18 They will expand the reach of Special Operations forces that played a key role in the Iraq war WASHINGTON The Pentagon is getting more money for new equipment and hightech gadgetry for its growing force of commando and elite troops. The House and
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      257 18 Agents sift through 25 years of secret files WASHINGTON Government prosecutors are reviewing 25 years' worth of sensitive telephone and e-mail wiretaps and results from secret searches to decide whether they can file criminal charges against suspected terrorists in the United States. Senior
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      471 21 Air force pilots among the dead; suspected Chechen rebel attacks bus in the third bombing in three weeks MOSCOW A woman suicide bomber ambushed a bus carrying Russian air force pilots near rebel Chechnya yesterday, blowing it up and killing at least
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      368 21 Moscow will supply N-fuel to Teheran Signing of treaty for UN checks 'not a condition' MOSCOW Russia will supply Iran with fuel for a nuclear reactor whether or not Teheran signs an additional protocol with the UN nuclear watchdog allowing strict United Nations nuclear inspections, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.
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        Lock icon Suspended lawyer wins right to busk
        170 23 BAR ASSOCIATION OVERRULED BORDEAUX A French lawyer and accordion player who was suspended from the bar association for busking in the streets of south-western France has successfully appealed against the decision. Ms Valerie Faure, from the town of Bergerac in the south-western Dordogne region,
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        107 23 VATICAN CITY Almost nothing has defined Pope John Paul ll's pontificate as much as his foreign tours. And despite his age and infirmities, he set out yesterday on his 100th trip for a five-day visit to Croatia, a Roman Catholic stronghold in the Balkans.
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        120 23 TOKYO A 66-vear-old man who allegedly stole a bicycle, then pedalled it on a three-week, 150km getaway has been arrested. Yasuji Sugimura was stopped when a police officer noticed the homeless man trundling down a national highway on a spotless, girls-style bicycle bundled with paper
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        87 23 POLITICIAN DIES IN PARACHUTE FALL BERLIN A disgraced German politician died after parachuting from a plane yesterday, shortly after lawmakers voted unanimously to lift his parliamentary immunity over sleaze allegations. Police said Juergen Moellemann, 57, the Former deputy head of the liberal Free Democrats, died in a fall over Marl
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        51 23 Togo's Gnassingbe Eyadema, the longest-serving leader in Africa, has retained power for another five years after winning 57 per cent of votes in a presidential poll. Richard N. Haass, director of policy planning at the US State Department, is to leave government to become president of the Council on Foreign
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        43 23 Quoteworthy 77m* is inore tJuin a job, it's a choice of life. You've got* to foe passionate about it... otlienvise it will make you depressed Mr Enrico lotti, a master cheese-maker at the San Nicomede creamen in Parma, renowned for its gourmet cheese
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      345 23 Italian Senate okays immunity law The Bill, which will protect top officials, is expected to block a graft trial against Berlusconi ROME Italy's Senate has approved an immunity law widely expected to block Premier Silvio Berlusconi's corruption trial. After the Upper Chamber of Parliament gave its approval in a raucous
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      58 24 No need for tobacco If Congress chose to po that way, that would be up to them. But I see no need for any tobacco products in society. US Surgeon-General Richard Carmona (right) Disappointed and shocked 'I've never heard anything like that from any public official. was pretty disappointed and
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      503 24 WASHINGTON Sur-geon-General Richard Carmona has said that he supports the banning of tobacco products the first time that the government's top doctor and public health advocate has made such a strong statement about the historically contentious subject. Testifying at a House Energy and Commerce sub-committee
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      176 24 LONDON Britain's food watchdog has announced a major investigation into fears that horse and donkey meat is finding its way into the nation's salami, chorizo and pastrami. "There are concerns that UK consumers could unwittingly be eating horse and perhaps donkey meat when they
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      59 25 AP Mexican farmers from the state of Veracruz stripping down to their underwear to protest against former governor Patricio Chirinos in Mexico City on Wednesday. Known for its coffee farms, the eastern state is one of Mexico's most productive. Mr Chirinos, who was governor from 1992 to 1998,
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      241 25 PARIS The French capital's oldest lavatory forms the centrepiece of an exhibition opened recently in Paris which purports to rescue the notion of mediaeval plumbing from undeserved ignominy. "Not everyone in the Middle Ages was filthy. Of course the streets were
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      329 25 Man held for making threats on plane Virgin Blue pilot aborts flight to Brisbane; police say incident appears to be a case of air rage SYDNEY A man was arrested aboard an Australian domestic aircraft yesterday as it prepared for takeoff in Melbourne, in the third airport security scare in
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      407 27 Unionists threaten to take 'a bit more radical' action if the government refuses to budge on pension reform plans PARIS Strikes to protest against a government pension reform plan sputtered into a third day yesterday, with transport progressively returning to normal around France
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      238 27 NEW YORK Two senior editors at The New York Times dogged by a recent plagiarism scandal resigned yesterday. Executive editor Howell Raines and managing editor Gerald Boyd were criticised after it was revealed that former reporter Jayson Blair had plagiarised and fabricated
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      334 27 The military mission is its first outside of Europe BRUSSELS In what is described as an important political step for European defence cooperation, the 15 governments of the European Union (EU) have agreed to send a joint peacekeeping force to Congo to nelp
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      Lock icon Housework cuts risk of ovarian cancer: Study
      179 27 Housework cuts risk of ovarian cancer: Study CANBERRA Housework is good for you. According to a new Australian-Chinese study, published in the International Journal of Cancer this week, moderate exercise such as housework decreased the risk of ovarian cancer, with the benefits increasing the harder the work. Mr Colin Binns,
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      884 28  -  JAN ADAS DEV AN li'i FOREIGN MATTERS NOT since negotiations collapsed in Taba, Egypt, in January 2001 have the f>rospects of Israeli-Palestinian peace ooked as hopeful as they do now. Much will dependent, however, on how Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Palestinian Authority
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      818 28  - Whafs behind Cambodia's JI arrests MAFOOT SIMON By Sr.SIOR WHITER THERE is something odd about the arrests of two Thai nationals among three foreigners by the Cambodian authorities last week. The three were charged with being members of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI), alleged to have links with the Al-Qaeda terrorist
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      800 28  -  KUMAR RAMAKRISHNA By I OK TIIK STRAITS TIMK.S THE United States scored a stunning military success in Iraq, but toppling president Saddam Hussein was never the endgame in the wider war on terror. The recent suicide attacks directed at Western and American
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      760 29  - Another mission impossible for the UN in Yangon LEE KIM CHEW By SE.v/Ofl w urn n UNITED Nations special envoy Razali Ismail is visiting Yangon todav on his lOth trip to accomplish mission impossible. The last nine times he tried to prod Myanmar's military' government into making democratic change, he
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      824 29  -  GODFREY ROBERT By SI'.XIOHWHITf.R IT IS ironic that in a period of global economic gloom and the resultant doom over job losses and wage cuts in Singapore, a fund-raising project has surpassed its projected target. No figure was pencilled in before the exercise began, but
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      540 28 THE hoary subject of an Asean security alliance was given its due airing at the just concluded Asia Security Conference. Just as predictably, the conclusions offered up such as the views of a group headed by Mr Douglas Hurd, a former British foreign secretary were warmed-over porridge.
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      642 30 •W" "W" T E REFER to M Mr Warren Fernandez's \f piece, "Root T T out cancer at the heart of Arab world" (ST, May 31). In general, we agree with his suggestion that more needs to be done to stop some Muslims from
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      219 30 THE article, "Don't talk..." (ST, June 4), highlighted a paragraph in the programme kit given to all student participants ofthe Pre-University Seminar. In this paragraph, the organising committee ofthe seminar advised the students to decline any request from the media for an
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      158 30 Why must visitors hand over ICs? SINCE the Sept 11 attacks, security in many office buildings in the central business district has been tightened. With Sars, further measures were implemented to keep a record of visitors. However, I am concerned about those buildings where visitors have to surrender their identity
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      462 30 I REFER to the letter, 'Too much reach and copyright stifles creativity" (ST, May 29), by Mr Tay Eng Wah. A country's level of intellectual property (IP) protection is an important factor influencing companies' business and investment decisions. Singapore's commitment to a knowledge-driven economy
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      295 31 New MRT line: No wish for SQ-type subway IRKFER to senior correspondent Christopher Tan's commentary, "Will SBS become the SQof the subway?" (ST, June 3). The issue which I would like to take up here is his speculation that commuters might not mind paying higher fares should the new North-East
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      150 31 IN THE This That column (ST, June 3), Mr Goh Mok Kwee asked why people are not allowed to leave the Tuas Checkpoint on foot and take a public bus. The checkpoint was designed as a vehicular checkpoint and travellers passing through should continue the
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      193 31 National Day Parade ticket website too slow I THINK it is a great move to distribute the National Day Parade tickets through balloting. I do not know how easy it is to apply for tickets using the Short Message Service or AXS stations but I am disappointed with the Internet
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      279 31 1 REFER to the letter by Mr Phang Kee Pew in the This &That column (ST, June 3). We thank him for his feedback on Punggol. We wish to assure him that the facilities and amenities in Punggol are coming on-stream in tandem with the
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      66 31 I REFER to Mrs Nilofar Iyer's letter in the This That column (ST, June We thank her for her feedback. We recognise that the present building structure has its limitations but have scheduled improvements, including ramps. These plans are pending approval by the authorities and we
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      71 1 The Straits Times home RAMPS TO INDEPENDENCE 'Now I won't have to rely on my friends to cam/ me up and down the stairs. The ramps help me to be moi e independent. Miss N 11 1 11 1 us > icjali Mohammad Taha, 19, a student at the Singapore
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      620 1  -  LEONG PIK YIN Hi, 'Each time a new contractor takes over, they keep asking us what works have been done and what have not. There's no proper handover. University lecturer Eugene Tan, 33 Main upgrading works have come to a halt at
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      416 2  -  ARTI MULCHAND ft, OK, IF IT'S TEMPORARY They told us the hospital is suffering... As long as it's only temporary, we don't really mind. A nurse who has worked at Mount Alvernia hospital for three years 700 employees put on a shorter
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      299 2 John Little, Marks Spencer opening in Plaza Singapura DEPARTMENT stores John Little and Marks Spencer will be opening branches at Plaza Singapura in October this year. Both stores will replace furniture company Courts, which moved out in April. John Little is no stranger to the mall; it occupied almost the
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      357 2  -  KAREN HO Btj_ A LARGE shipment of contraband vodka declared as fruit juice was seized by the Singapore Customs on Wednesday, shortly after the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) intercepted a similar consignment. Together with the ICA's haul, a total of 47,088 bottles of
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      Lock icon SMU goes the extra mile for two disabled students
      412 3  -  JANENG Bj Changes to the campus, to the tune of $16,000, include ramps at various places THE Singapore Management University (SMU) has gone the extra mile to make its Bukit Timah campus more accessible for two wheelchairbound students joining it in
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      Lock icon Unions to look into the cost of wages
      543 3  - Unions to look into the cost of wages AHMAD OSMAN Bu> SIA DISPUTE: A fair deal possible We will arrive at an agreement that is fair to everybody if we fully understand the changes taking place in the industry. Singapore Airlines, like the other airlines, has to cojje with the
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      Lock icon Remains of Raffles' 'mistress' moved to temple
      530 4  - Remains of Raffles' 'mistress' moved to temple KEN LEE Htj\ Tan Chwee Neo's remains moved from grave in Stevens Road to temple where Taoist rites were performed THEY looked like any family carrying out the usual ceremonial rites to enshrine a dead relative's remains. But the remains Mr John Tan
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      Lock icon Mixed-religion temple to move
      593 6  -  NEO HUI MIN *L Temple, which has Hindu, Taoist and Buddhist deities and a Muslim kramat, is now sitting on JTC land. It has found a new site nearby A TEMPLE that serves four different faiths will move out of its current premises. The Loyang Tua
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        136 6 THE Canadian Chamber of Commerce is organising a charity golf challenge. Proceeds will go to the Courage Fund and The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. The Manulife First Great Canadian Iceberg Charity Golf Challenge, which is open to the public, will be
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        130 6 A NEW hoard game aimed at helping the fight against severe acute respiratory syndrome, or Sars, debuted at Popular bookstores on Wednesday. The game, Sars War, is produced by Lingzhi Media. The publishing company's general manager Denon Lim, said: **We hope this game
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    • WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
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        Lock icon Drivers put brakes on 'green' cars
        499 9  -  SHARMILPAL KAUR They run further on same amount of petrol, but are unpopular with buyers, possibly due to higher cost THE most efficient car in Singapore is also the least popular. The I.OOOcc Honda Insight topped an efficiency listing of 73 models by covering
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        Lock icon Fuel cell cars to be tested in Singapore
        419 9 THE first of seven fuel cell cars will hit the roads here early next year. Powered by hydrogen, these Mercedes A-Class cars will emit no pollution and will be among the world's quietest vehicles. The cars, not expected to be on the
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        484 10  -  ALEXIS HOOI ft. The amount used for this makes up only 2 per cent of water used each month, says Environment Minister HOUSEHOLD water bills are unlikely to increase, even with the increased washing of hands to keep Singapore Sars-free, Environment Minister Lim
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          Lock icon STORES TO PUSH GREEN LABEL GOODS
          82 10 FOUR stores will promote environmentallyfriendly products, with the backing of the Singapore Retailers Association and the National Environment Agency. Carrefour, Isetan, NTUC FairPrice and Shop N Save will highlight products that carry the Singapore Green Label by using big signs pointing to them. The
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          84 10 A GREEN car-sharing scheme has quadrupled its membership from 50 to 200 in just one year. The Honda Intelligent Community Vehicle System, renamed Honda Diraac yesterday, uses 30 petrol- and battery-pow- ered Honda Civic Hybrid cars. Members pick up and return the cars in designated lots
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          Lock icon NEW GUIDE TO SAVING FUEL
          85 10 SPEEDING is not only dangerous, but it also makes your car use more ftiel. Using your car as a warehouse also eats up more fuel since the engine has to carry a heavier load. Such tips for greener driving are offered in a free 18-page
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      Lock icon The sweet face of crime prevention
      441 11 Singer Stella Ng is the latest anti-crime crusader for youths, and she performs at the Police week Carnival this weekend IT HELPS to have a sweetie-pie image and a mum as a former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officer if you are a Crime Prevention
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      649 15  - What it means to be a S'pore woman LI XUEYING Bj THERE WERE ONLY CERTAIN SHADES OF RED LIPSTICKS YOU COULD USE; YOUR HAIR, NAIL POLISH AND WEIGHT, WHETHER YOU TOUCHED UP YOUR MAKE-UP AFTER MEALS, WERE ALL UNDER SCRUTINY/ Ms Margaret Tan, on what it was like to be
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      39 15 MALCOLM MCLEOD Former SIA Girl Margaret Tan submitted a photo of a scene of a play she did in 2001. The play showed how women made up the majority of the menial workers in Singapore in 1999.
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      Lock icon Faulty washing machines to be replaced
      177 15 Faulty washing machines to be replaced TWO models of National washing machines could have a flaw and their maker has asked owners not to use them. Panasonic Singapore said it has received a tew complaints that the machines nave been tripping circuit breakers in homes, suggesting they may have a
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        Lock icon Eight men in court over sex with teen
        470 16  -  ELENA CHONG By THE OTHER SEVEN MEN YESTERDAY, the cases of the seven other men were adjourned for their lawyers to make representations to the Attorney-General's Chambers. The seven accused are Yeo Kai Kee, 22, who is also accused of stealing S
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        438 16 A WOMAN doctor said she felt "insulted" and "disgusted" when a male patient masturbated while lying on the examination bed in her consultation room. The doctor, who took the stand yesterday, was testifying in the trial of Eng Wah Wooh, 43, who
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        Lock icon Father of two jailed for having sex with minor
        269 16 A DISTRICT judge yesterday ticked off a married man who had sex with a minor half his older daughter's age. Judge Wong Keen Onn admonished Ahmad Jantan, 53, for abusing the underage girl's trust and sexually exploiting her. "The court must
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        62 17 TAN SUAN ANN Joggers at Lower Peirce Reservoir will notice that some improvement work is being done to the embankment of the reservoir, adjacent to the park area. Rocks of various sizes are being placed at the water's edge to protect the banks and also to improve the
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        373 17  -  SELINA LUM Hu He will also receive 12 strokes after carving his name on her chest and brutalising her with a fluorescent tube; judge says acts were 'hideous' A MAN who carved his name on his girlfriend's chest with a shard of glass,
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        391 17 A LONGSTANDING quarrel between two men flared up again at a hawker centre, and one of them went out and bought a knife, which he used to stab the other in the stomach and neck. It is not known what the quarrel was about.
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        614 19  -  NAT ALIE SOH 'The bottom line is: Companies must know how much they can spend on IT. If you can't afford it, dont use it. A Business Software Alliance spokesman Bjl Singapore's piracy rate has dipped but global revenue lost to software theft is
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        239 19 Download a movie in seconds with new system LONDON Scientists in California are working on a fast new Internet connection system that could enable an entire movie to be downloaded in seconds. The Fast TCP system, designed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, runs on
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        563 21 'Palm has changed a lot since I was there. Most of the people are new. So this is not a reunion for me, and there is no nostalgia/ Co-founder Jeff Hawkins It buys Handspring lnc v the firm belonging to its own co-founders, but falling
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        511 22 'There is incredible long-term opportunity for our company and our industry. We're nowhere near the end of the line in terms of information technology improving companies and individual workers' productivity. 9 Microsoft chief executive Steven Ballmer CEO uses annual message to employees
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        Lock icon Group wants a cap on cancer causes in food
        358 22 WASHINGTON A consumer group wants the government to force makers of french fries and other foods to reduce levels of a possible cancer-causing substance in their products. The substance, called acrylamide, made headlines in the United States last year when it
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      242 1 \V v I s Pay Cut For Hospital Staff Not-for-profit private hospital Mount Alvernia has cut wages for June, July. pack 112 II ISTOMI Raffles' Mistress? Family conducts ritual for ancestor's remains from Stevens Road grave. pack 114 MoToiiist; Efficiency Isn't Sexy Honda Insight and Toyota Prius far from popular
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      23 15 iniiii Holy Innocents' High School would like to inform all concerned that the HIHS Carnival has been postponed to 26 October 2003 (Sunday)
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      34 1 The Straits Times asia WELL-QUALIFIED This is the perfect job for me. —Or Rotannc Muller, a WHO official and former gossip columnist on her latest job tracking rumours on Sars "Friday, June 6, 2003
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      689 1  - Japan 'needs more icons' to stay competitive KWAN WENG KIN Toyota... Toshiba... Sony... NOT ENOUGH, says SM Lee By JAPAN COKKKSt'()M)F.\T Best of both worlds This is a problem for all Confucianist societies. We were very good at the mass production level. We produced people who could organise big regiments
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      380 1  -  JASON LEOW ASIA DEBRIEF §m i in\.\ c omit sr()\i>i.\ i BEIJING Will investigations into Mr Zhou Zhengyi, Shanghai's richest developer who has listed companies in Hong Kong, unearth a messy scandal implicating top Communist Party officials? Mr Zhou, China's llth-richest person, according to
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        585 2  -  Number of new cases has declined in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, which are the three worst-hit areas in the world '<</ GOH SUI NOI THE STRAITS TIMES IllWhl KK.AI' BEIJING The Sars epidemic has passed its peak globally and in China, the World Health
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        262 2 BEIJING Fourteen countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam and Myanmar, are requiring all travellers from China to produce health certificates proving they do not have Sars symptoms before they are allowed entry, officials said yesterday. The Chinese visitors must go through an examination at special centres within
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        268 2 No race against China, insists Taiwan TAIPEI Taiwan will not play with numbers or prematurely drop patients from its Sars list so it can beat rival China in a race to have travel warnings lifted, the island's health chief said yesterday. No new cases or deaths were reported yesterday. So
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        644 3  -  MARY KWANG Outbreak s Early Days lh, HONG KONCCORRKSrONDENT 'itis too obvious that somebody has either been negligent or incompetent: Dr Leung Ka Lau, president of the Hong Kong Public DoctoiV Association Despite taskf orce alert about Guangdong cases, health authorities allegedly failed
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        578 4 Angry nurses demand better protective gear, a safer working environment and more input in the handling of outbreak TORONTO The protective gear worn by Toronto nurses treating severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) patients may not be sufficient to prevent them from getting the deadly
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        253 4 TORONTO The Sars epidemic will cost Ontario at least Cs7oo million (SsB96 million) as a resurgence in Toronto fmsnes hospitals to their imits and leaves some other patients without access to care, Canadian officials said. The diversion of resources to fight the latest outbreak
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        298 4 KL rejects offer for observers at checkpoints KUALA LUMFUK Malaysia has rejected Singapore's proposal that both countries station observers at each other's border checkpoints to see how pre-departure screening for Sars symptoms is being carried out. Secretary-General Alias AH of the Health Ministry said Malaysia declined the offer on the
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        524 8  -  XIE HONG By THE STRAITS TIMKS CHIXADF.SK It's unethical, say university authorities, but teachers lack the time and resources to check that every thesis submitted is original SOME final-year university students in China are downloading "custom-made" theses from the Internet or paying others to
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          52 8 CHINESE President Hu Jintao yesterday told Mongolian lawmakers that a stronger China is not a threat to tne rest of Asia and proposed closer economic cooperation between the two nations. He told the Mongolian parliament that the development of China "poses Q chance" for
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          50 8 A MAJOR Chinese conglomerate yesterday denied US accusations that it aided Iran's missile programme and demanded that Washington lift "groundless and unjustified" sanctions imposed on it. China Northern Industries' products, which include firearms and firefighting equipment, are banned fror« TTS markets for two years. AP
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          46 8 THE United States, Japan and Australia will on Tuesday hold a new round of their "strategic dialogue" designed to enhance security in the Pacific Rim and elsewhere. The State Department said North Korea would be nn thp agenda. AFP
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          63 8 A DYKE protecting three Yangtze River villages downstream from the massive Three Gorges dam in China has begun to crumble and could burst under heavy rains, an official said yeste r day. The collapse is believed to be due partly to geological changes after
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          38 8 CHINA will take part in its first-ever military drill with four Central Asian countries. The anti-terrorism exercise in August will involve China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, according to the Global Times.
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        144 8 WASHINGTON China has rejected a United Nations committee ruling that it is acting illefally in detaining a USased activist for more than a year. The UN Human Rights Commission said China had failed to give Yang Jianli a fair trial after he was detained
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        477 9 Depleted supplies from overused Yellow River and pollution in other catchment areas add up to a long, dry summer ahead BEIJING Millions of people in China's north face water shortages this summer as the overused Yellow River falls to its lowest level in
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        296 9 Reporter fired for student prostitute story It said 10% of Wuhan undergrads were in sex trade A NEWS report on China's female undergraduates in central China moonlighting us prostitutes has caused an uproar that has led to tne suspension of two senior editors and the reporter's dismissal. Youth Reference reporter
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        221 9 Detention staff punished for migrant's death BEIJING Several officials at a detention centre in the southern city of Guangzhou have been punished for dereliction of duty after a migrant was allegedly beaten to death by other inmates three months ago. Twelve inmates accused of causing the death of Mr Sun
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        518 12 It will be the first time in five decades that American military bases are removed from the tense Korean front line SEOUL The United States and South Korea yesterday agreed to withdraw US troops from the tense Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating
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        497 12  -  KIM YOUNG SAE FOR TIIK STRAITS TIM IN He meets Emperor on day of mourning for Koreans SEOUL On South Korea's Memorial Day today, President Roh Moo Hyun leaves for Japan. His second state visit since taking office in February after visiting the
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        228 14  -  V.K. Raghunathan POLICE constables in India get a monthly salary of 6,000 rupees (Ss22B) and allowances amounting to another 1,000 to 2,000 rupees. Looking out for terrorists, hunting down criminals, Keeping rioting mobs at bay, directing traffic in noisy and busy intersections and standing
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        620 14  - COPS on the EDGE V.K. RAGHUNATHAN By INDIA COKKKSI'ONDK NT NEW DELHI Poor working conditions and a system lacking in staff welfare are sending more and more policemen over the edge. They are taking out their frustration on their superiors or family members and, in some cases, even resorting to
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      477 16  - German tourist shot dead by soldiers in Aceh ROBERT GO By THE STKAITS TIMES INDONESIA HIKKAI Mishap makes it likely that Indonesia will order all foreigners to get out as troops step up campaign against rebels JAKARTA Soldiers fighting separatist rebels in Aceh killed a German national and wounded another
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      358 16 HO CHI MINH CITY The head of a notorious Vietnamese crime gang was sentenced to death yesterday after being found guilty of murder and bribery in the communist country's biggest trial against crime and corruption. Truong Van Cam, 56, known by his nickname of
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      99 16 JAjKARTA All charges against a general accused of crimes against humanity in East Timor in 1999 were unexpectedly withdrawn yesterday. Major-General Adam Damiri, who headed the regional military command overseeing East Timor, is the last and most senior of 18 defendants to appear before Indonesia's human-rights
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      397 18 Envoy steels for showdown over Suu Kyi He will insist on meeting the opposition leader as US officials report signs of 'great violence' at the scene of a clash involving her supporters KUALA LUMPUR UN special envoy Razali Ismail, steeling himself for a showdown with Myanmar's generals, says he will
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      46 18 REUTERS Thai Dutra takes a mouthful of a kinu; cobra villager Chalong during a show for tourists in Ban Kok Sanga village, about 500km from Bangkok. Many rice farmers in the village supplement their income by showing off their cobras to visitors.
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      180 18 DENPASAR An Indonesian prosecutor told a court yesterday that alleged Bali bombing mastermind Imam Samudra's trial should go ahead despite defence claims that the indictment is flawed. Mr I Nyoman Dila said Samudra was not on trial for his religious beliefs as alleged by
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        603 19  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA ♦No sale of pork in Crackdown on open-air markets karaoke joints Removal of liquor posters MAI AVSIAC.ORKKSPONDKNT KUALA LUMPUR The Chief Minister of Malaysia's most developed state is in a quandary he believes that he has the right formula
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        251 20 Move comes after death of 19-year-old patron PETALING JAYA The Malaysian government has banned, with immediate effect, roadside dining. The decision follows a fatal accident involving 19-year-old Nor Suhaila Tajudin who was killed when a car hit her as she was having supper at
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        105 20 KUALA LUMPUR In synchronised nationwide swoops, more than 1,000 policemen organised in 40 teams have fanned out and seized about 300,000 pirated and pornographic CDs worth over RMI million (*****,000). The crackdown also targeted illegal gaming machines and the activities of illegal foreign workers following
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        493 20 Questions over judiciary's independence crop up after Dzaiddin joins a law firm which he had recently ruled in favour of KUALA LUMPUR When a reputed law firm here advertised in newspapers that it had appointed as a consultant a former chief justice
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          53 20 THE Ipoh City Council has been ordered to stop booking people for "indecent behaviour in parks. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamadd Tajol Rosli Ghazali said the campaign would be suspended until the views of non-governmental organisations and other interest groups were sought. The Star/
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          42 20 MALAYSIA is promoting its health-care facilities in the United Arab Emirates. People in Arab countries faced problems getting to the West for medical treatment, said an official leading a delegation to Dubai. The Star/ Asia News Network
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          40 20 PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad is seeking Japan's help on Malaysia's Bio- Valley life sciences initiative. Visiting Japan, he asked researchers to visit the project site and pitched for corporate and government funds. New Straits Times
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          43 20 POLICE have busted a gang responsible for a spate of container lorry hijackings in several states with the arrest of nine people. The gang targeted trucks at rest areas, doHce said. The Star/ Asia News Network
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          32 20 A BOY born with an abnormally placed heart underwent surgery at Kuala Lumpur Hospital yesterday. Surgeons relocated two-month-old Mohamad Aidil Zikri Mohamad Kamil's heart, liver and navel. Bernama
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        607 21 TENNIS Henin upsets Serena; she or Clijsters will be first Belgian to win Grand Slam PARIS Fourth seed Justine Hen-in-Hardenne shocked defending champion and top seed Serena Williams 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in an epic semi-final yesterday. With compatriot Kim Clysters' win over unseeded Russian
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        483 21 SOCCER erything is possible." Beckham's father Ted, however, continues to insist that his son is staying. "He is United through and through. They're the only club he's ever wanted to play for," he said. "As far as I know, he wants to stay at United, but
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        263 21 SEA GAMES SINGAPORE will probably compete in 28 of the 32 sports in the South-east Asia Games in Vietnam from Dec 5-18. According to Singapore National Olympic Council president Rear Admiral (NS) Teo Chee Hean, the Republic will skip wrestling, shuttlecock, handball and, maybe, boxing. Speaking
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        231 22 SOCCER A LACK of concentration at both ends of the field saw the Young Lions Under-23 fall 0-1 again yesterday. Losers by the same margin to Woodlands Wellington last week, the Young Lions were slow off the blocks and never really got going against
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        585 22  -  PEH SHING HUEI BADMINTON in First gold or silver at SEA Games' realistic hope for women shuttlers SINGAPORE can expect a silver lining over the Vietnamese sky when the national women badminton squad compete in the South-east Asia Games from Dec 5-13. The Republic has
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        217 22 LEADING SEA GAMES CHARGE Li Li (Age: 19, citizen) Joined SBA: 1997 The Commonwealth Games champion has been the most successful of the shuttlers from China. She recently recovered from a knee injury Jiang Yanmei (21, citizen) Joined SBA: 1999 Doubles specialist who was part of Manchester Commonwealth Games' mixed
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        109 22 SINGAPORE shuttlers Ronald Susilo's (left) and Li Li's journeys to next year's Olympic Games in Athens received a boost late last month, when they received scholarships from the Olympic Solidarity. They were among 25 recipients worldwide to get an undisclosed sum in funding. Shuttlers
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        286 22 ATHLETICS NOT even a bout of flu could stop Singapore PR Du Xianhui from blowing away her competition and winning her third straight Asian Grand Prix shot put leg in Bangkok yesterday. This growing confidence was shared by compatriot Zhang Guirong, who finished second, also
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        376 22 BASEBALL Inttf- liifi: Boston 11 Pittsburgh 4 (game I). Boston 8 Pittsburgh 3 (game 2) Atlanta 5 lends 2, Cincinnati 6 NY Yankees 2 Oakland 6 FlcnrJa 5 Houston 6 Baltimore 4. Anaheim 11 Montreal 2. Tampa Bav 5 Chicago Cubs 2. Seattle 7 Pniiaflei phia 2,
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      821 23 BASEBALL Caught using illegal bat, baseball ace's image takes huge beating CHICAGO With one mighty swing, Sammy Sosa shattered his bat and, quite possibly, his reputation and his endorsement appeal. Sosa has been baseball's quintessential power hitter the last five seasons, a lovable
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      391 23 NEW YORK The boost a slugger gets from a corked bat is highly overrated. In fact, experts on the physics of baseball say such bats reduce a hitter's power. Hitters believe that a corked bat gives them an advantage. They drill a hole and fill
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      549 24 BASKETBALL Twin Towers help San Antonio take Game One of finals 101-89 SAN ANTONIO (Texas) Destiny supposedly flew West in the persons of the New Jersey Nets. They came in with an impressive 10-game play-off winning streak, even if was only against
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        54 24 FORMER Leeds United youth academy director John Bilton will be the football head of the Singapore Sports School. The 57-year-old worked with kids at Elland Road for five years. Among them were English Premiership's rising stars like Harry Kewell, Alan Smith plus England internationals Paul
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        75 24 BILL HAAS, son of former United States Ryder Cup golf player Jay, tied Australia's Rod Pampling and Japan's Hidemichi Tanaka for the top spot on Wednesday after the final round ox qualifying for next week's US Open. The trio all finished nine-under-par on 133 at
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        76 24 SOUTH KOREA, fresh from their 1-0 victory over Asian rivals Japan, will field a side strengthened by top Europeanbased stars for Sunday's soccer friendly against Uruguay. Park Ji Sung and Lee Young Pyo of Dutch club PSV Eindhoven have been named in the squad along
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      344 24  -  SOCCER By CHIA HAN KEONG SINGAPORE can reach the semi-finals of the inaugural Asean U-18 soccer championship in Yangon. And coach Kim Poulsen has every reason to be optimistic as the team left for Myanmar's capital on Wednesday. After all, 10 of the players were in
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        746 24 KOH LAI TECK AGE: 71 passed away peacefully on 4 June 2003, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Tan Geok Kee Son: Daughter-in-law: Koh Kay Peng, Michael Tan Chin Hong, Jessica Daughters: Koh Hwee Hoon, Diana Koh Hwee Lan Koh Hwee Koon, Cheryl Grandson: Granddaughters: Koh Jiaxuan, Clement Koh Jiaqi, Genevieve
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        1055 25 "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I fear no evil for You are with me." Psalm 23 TAN TECK KHIM Age: 77 The death of Tan Sri Dato Tan Teck Khim, beloved husband, father, father-in-law of Esther Mei-Teh, David Shao-Chin, Jennifer Chun-Lee, Nancy Yee Ching
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      68 26 Jun 5 CHANCE HONGKONG. Hang Seng 9639.01 23.81 MALAYSIA KLSE Comp 682 43 »9.59 CHINA: Shenzhen B 220.51 -3.14 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3008 00 ♦11.40 JAPAN: Nikkei 8657.23 »99.37 THAILAND. SET Index 415.63 »2.95 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 511.17 *6 63 PHILIPPINES. Manila Comp 1165 86 *43.73 SOUTH
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      32 26 Honqguo USI 5c 206.020.000 L&M lc 66.803.000 Chart S»miCond 26c 46.561,000 Bil lntlUS2oc 46.463,000 Djtacraft 10c 45.622.000 InnoPjc 1c 43,183.000 N*«Wav*sc 34,348,000 PtcificOnturyiOc 34,212,000 St«rCruis*s 10c 33,511,000 Goldtron 5c 30.888.000
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      127 26 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up p n Unch Multilnd 945 000 945 Manufacturing 64 23 4, ,5 13 11 79 36 52 Commerce 29 10 15 8 4 4 37 14 ,9 Tpt/Stor/Comms 14 10 7 0 0 1 14 10 8
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      41 26 Straits Times lnde« 1427.61 *26.41 BT 08/OS 724.00 -3.00 BT CADI -***** 00 *99.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 *73.00 UOB Sesdaq 68.19 *0.28 UOB Blue Chip 531.11 *9.17 STI Futures 1430 +34.0 MSCI Sinqapore ,76.82 *3.16 SiMSCI Futures 177.00 0.70
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      109 26 TURNOVER (OOO) VALUE COOO) Main S-q Total Main s<q Tot* Mu.tilnd 115,180 115.180 109,510 ,09 5,0 Manufacturg 547,125 77,8,6 624,941 *****5 7 081 Jfifl vi* Commerce 80.332 2.516 82.848 24,070 '5,4 ***** Tpt/Stor/Com 88,713 263 88,976 136,034 4, 136 074 Financa 72,673 72,673 243.499 *****0 Construction 146.333
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      574 27 FOR SALE: Top tech stocks being sold heavily by Ballmer, Turner and Dell Top execs dispose of company stock at rate of three times their purchases, an indication of overall market decline soon ATLANTA US executives are selling their companies' shares at the fastest pace in 10 months, led by
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      326 27 The EC's new powers allow it to negotiate a treaty with the US to formanOpen Aviation Area, combining the US and the EU markets. With the North Atlantic, these would make up 60 per cent of aviation traffic worldwide. LUXEMBOURG The European
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      144 27 Jun 5 Company Cteae Cempany Cl— Bank Of China HK 7.95 0.05 HK Electric 30.40 -0.50 Bank Of East Asia 14.90 0.10 HSBC Hdgs 93.75 0.50 Cathay Pacific 10.35 0.45 H Whampoa 48.30 -0.30 Cheung Kong 48.90 -0.10 Johnson Elect 9.00 -0.60 Ch Kong Infra 16.60 0.25 Legend 2.68
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      127 27 Juns I Company Cleee Camp any Sfc AMMB Holdings 3.68 0.10 M Intl Shipg FB 7.65 unch Berjaya Sports 3.60 0.08 Malaysia Airports 1.58 0.04 8 Amer Tobacco 39.00 -0.25 Malaysia Mining 2.29 0.07 Commerce Asset 3.36 0.06 MAS 3.90 0.14 Oigi.com 3.38 0.32 Nestle Malaysia 20.60 0.10
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      63 27 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Mirth* Change Price (USS) BBL Cruda/Prad-rt Month* Change Price (USS) BBL Brant Bland.. Jul -1.55/-0.55 26.44-26.49 Mlnai Jun unch 28.20-28.30 W Tanas Intarm Jul -1.05 29.73-29.77 Naphtha CIF Jap -3.75/-42S 249.25-249.75 Dubai Fatah Jun unch 25.00-25.05 Naphtha -035/-0.40 25.85-25.90 Tapij Bland Jun unch 27.50-27.60 CST-180HSF0 1.00
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      126 27 Foralfß Currency Note Rites (9am, Jm 5) Buying OP Sailing Slngapor* dollars to on* unit Of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.1380 1.1500 Canadian dollar 1.2540 1.2800 Euro 2.0070 2.0300 N2 dollar 0.9920 1.0150 Sterling pound 2.7980 2.8280 US dollar 1.7160 1.7340 Singapore dollars to 100 units ot foreign currency
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      295 27 WASHINGTON Orders placed with factories in the United States in April fell the most in almost IVi years, while the number of people applying for initial jobless aid rose unexpectedly by 16,000 last week, data issued yesterday showed. The 2.9-per-cent decline
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      133 27 Jun 5 Coenpany Clote Company Cl— a AMP Limited 5.03 0.02 Oantas Airways 3.38 Or. ANZ Bank Gr p 18.86 0.01 Rio Tinto 31.15 0.60 Brambles Ind 4.65 0.03 Spore Talacoms 1.32 -0.02 Broken Hill Prop 8.76 0.04 St George Bank 21.32 0.08 Coles Myer 6.95 0.10 SunCorp M.tWay
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      454 28 This takes the ECB's benchmark rate to its lowest since 1948 V as the euro's appreciation hurts economic growth FRANKFURT The European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday cut interest rates to the lowest since 1948 in any of the dozen nations using the euro as
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      605 28  -  ELLIS HENIOCAM COMMENT NEW YORK It's sure been fun poking fun at Martha Stewart! Really, has there ever been a juicier target for ridicule? Playing Miss Perfect on TV. Putting out those preachy magazines. Acting like she had it all figured out
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      184 28 NEW YORK Proclaiming her innocence and asking for letters from her fans, Martha Stewart published an open letter in the USA Today newspaper and on the Internet yesterday, a day after the government charged her with securities fraud and lying to the authorities.
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        74 28 GOLDMAN Sachs Group will get a first look at US$35 billion (5560.7 billion) of bad loans to be sold by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Japan's second-biggest Dank, giving it a lead on rivals bidding for the loans. They're helping us revive borrowers, ana buying
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        111 28 THE New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is set to recommend that its board disclose top executives' pay, bar senior officers from sitting on companies' boards and add more directors to represent the interests of individual investors, said people familiar with the matter. "Everything is
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        79 28 THE National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) has proposed that top executives of brokerage firms be required to certify that their companies have adequate policies and systems in place to ensure they comply with securities laws and regulations. The proposed rule would require chief
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      128 29 THE sale ends Cable Wireless's presence in Hong Kong after 132 years, and conies one dav after its new chief, Mr Francesco Caio, said he will withdraw from the United States and cut a quarter of the company's British workforce to reduce debt. Cable Wireless, which is reversing
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      Lock icon Cable & Wireless sells PCCW stake for $694m
      417 29 Cable Wireless sells PCCW stake for $694m Sale of remaining 14% stake to institutional investors at HKS4.7B a share marks the end of British telco's 132-year presence in HK HONG KONG Cable Wireless (C&W) has disposed of its remaining 14-per-cent stake in Mr Richard Li s PCCW for about US$4OO
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      Lock icon Thai Petrochem rescue plan a test of credibility
      477 29  - Thai Petrochem rescue plan a test of credibility NIRMAL GHOSH Ihj THAILAND CORRKSPONDENT Dragging on 1997-98: TPI enters receivership when the baht's crash forces it to default on loan payments. 2000: It struggles to revamp US$3.B billion of debt. April 2003: With the rehabilitation plan not making progress, a Thai
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      233 29 TOKYO Japanese firms cut back on new investment in the first quarter of this year, a government survey showed yesterday, raising the possibility that the world's second-largest economy may have contracted during that period. A Ministry of Finance survey showed corporations cut
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      564 30  -  LEE SU SHY AN By COMPAMKSC()RHFSF()\I)K\T Oei's next move? SOME lawyers say that when a specific dividend is offered with a scrip option, the memorandum articles of association (M&A) would not need to be changed. It would only be needed for a general
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      316 30  -  LORNA TAN SINGAPORE'S port regulator is wooing the world of academia with a $16-million professorship scheme unveiled yesterday as part of its drive to be an international maritime centre. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is setting up
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      40 30 'Chairman, we're very sick of it. We've come here for the second time. All of us are retirees hopingfor the 55-cent dividend. Don't waste our time.' A shareholder telling Dr Cham Tao Soon, who chaired Wednesday's meeting
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      32 30 We are going back to the drawing board... Well definitely try to distribute the 55-cent dividend. Dr Chain, saying that he was disappointed with the outcome of the meeting
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      659 30  -  LEONG CHAN TEIK COMMENT Bj WHEN is an agreement a done deal? In 2001, celebrated US billionaire investor Warren Buffett negotiated to acquire Xtra, a leading lessor of truck trailers. An agreement approved by the Xtra board, including chief executive Lew Rubin, stipulated
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      414 30  - Credit-card spending 'back to normal': DBS HIGH CHOW liu FINANCE CORRF.SPONDF.NT CREDIT-CARD usage by Singaporeans is returning to year-ago levels as consumers begin to heed official efforts to get them back into local shops and restaurants following the disruption caused Dy the severe acute respiratory svndrome (Sars) outbreak. A DBS
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      644 31  -  AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK >>''/ MAHKI.ISC ()HKi:SI'()\I)t:\T Foreign and institutional funds continue to pile in v extending Wednesday's rally; one analyst puts the next target at 1,485 WALL Street's upbeat showing overnight fuelled another broad-based rally in the Singapore bourse yesterday, with the benchmark
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      330 31  - Bigpool of foreign SMEs proof of S 'pore's appeal as launch pad NARENDRA AGGARWAL By KCONOMICS CORRESPONDENT THE 11,000 foreign small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore are testimony to just how attractive the country is as a launch pad for SMEs trying to break into the region and beyond.
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        76 31 PRECISION engineering firm First Engineering reported a 68.4-per-cent rise in full-year net profit to $14.9 million, as turnover for the year ended March 31 rose 193 per cent to $100.4 million. Earnings per share rose to 7-44 cents from 4.44 cents. Net tangible assets per
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        84 31 THE wife of Overseas Union Bank (OUB) founder Lien Ying Chow has bought another half a million United Overseas Bank (UOB) shares worth $5.3 million through family investment vehicle Sandstone Capital. Mrs Margaret Lien and her family's stake in UOB through Sandstone was raised
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        63 31 SINGAPORE Power (SingPower) has sold its Indonesian power plants that provide electricity to mills owned by Asia Pulp Paper, which stopped payments on US$l3.9 oillion (5524.1 billion) in debt in March 2001. Mr Chris Brown, managing director of Singapore Power International, said it sold the assets,
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      524 31  - Some law ventures with foreign firms hit pay dirt EDNA KOH By GETTING hitched to a foreign law firm in the wake of a legislation change three years ago has paid off for some local legal eagles, although it has been Splitsville for others. Drew Napier, which joined forces with
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      245 31 CONGLOMERATE SembCorp Industries (SCI) will write back part of a $102-million provision it made in 2000, thanks to the sale of an 18--per-cent stake in a Chinese associate for US$44.B million ($777 million). The group said yesterday that it has sold its
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        520 32  -  From next month, monthly fee of $2 per counter will hit retail investors, especially those who don't trade shares actively LON A TAN COMIWNIF.SCOHRKSPONDKNT BROKERAGES will, from next month, be slapping clients with a custodian fee for holding foreign stocks to cover
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        342 32  -  AZHAR KHALID till STOCK-MARKET veteran Lim Cboo Peng, 61, has come fiill circle with the Singapore Exchange (SGX). After leaving the exchange in 2000 following the merger of the Stock Exchange of Singapore and the then-Singa-pore International Monetary Exchange, he is back with SGX,
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      640 15 rr% i f 'A Agri-Food Veterinary Official Opening Of Authontv ol Marine Aquaculture Centre at St John's Island 6 June 2003 Guest of Honour Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of State for National Development P*?, Aquacultura p|^ liHiltß H mB V C tf^ 1^ 1^ 4Ck K^^^^^^^^^^^^B jH flc ■^■vr^^l ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■1
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      32 24 CORRIGENDUM In yesterday death's announcement of the Late Kew Yon Fat. Wang Shi Mln, Zoe should have been the name of Granddaughter and not as published The agency apologises for the error.
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      13 1 Life! The Straits Times Friday, June 6, 2003 CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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        212 2  -  CLARISSA OON By AHTSRKI'OHTKR NINETEEN of Singapore's best known stage and TV personalities (above) will stretch their vocal chords next month in support of the first and only association for actors here. Adrian Pang, Pam Oei, Lim Yu-Beng and Hossan Leong are putting on a concert
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        151 2 LONDON Kylie Minogue may have trouble banking all the money she's about to earn. Record company EMI is so enamoured of the 35--year-old singer's moneymaking potential that it has lined up a whopping £35-million (5598.5-mil-lion) deal with her, says PeopleNews. Having signed an £800,000,
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        357 2  -  CLARA CHOW By ARTS RKI'OKTIR STAGE actor Rizwan Mirza will step into a phone booth and "transform" himself in tomorrow's Asian premiere of the theatre performance Alladeen. "Yes, it is like a cyberSuperman phone booth," he says with a laugh, about the show which
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        305 5 CONFUSED between punk rock, garage, metal and plain old rock 'n' roll? Here's a guide: ROCK'N'ROLL Pop music with a heavy beat popularised in the 1950s and *****, the mass-appeal music was heavily influenced by roots music like the blues. Often played on electric instruments, with
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