The Straits Times, 14 July 2003

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1 18 The Straits Times
  • 30 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1845 vv^Jju3l«<lay July 14, 2003 •74 Pages m five parts mita (P) 033/03/2003 MP A Singapore Press Holdings publication t)U
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  • 548 1  -  MARY KWANG Speculation remains strong that Beijing might eventually have to make changes to prevent govt paralysis m Hong Kong By HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT HONG KONG'S hectic political activism over the past fortnight slowed down with a smaller turnout at yesterday's pro-democracy
    REUTERS  -  548 words
  • 544 1  -  DERWIN PEREIRA By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo made it clear yesterday that the ball is m Indonesia's court m the dispute over trade statistics, which he called "a rather strange episode" m bilateral ties. He said that, despite
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  • 190 1  -  Derwin Pereira JAKARTA Singapore's economic performance m the third quarter should be "cheerful" following its biggest contraction m recent months after the Sars outbreak. Brigadier-General (NS) George Yeo said there were grounds for optimism m the second half because the Sars threat had receded
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 60 2 SERIAL INVENTOR FROM NUS DR RANDALL Cha Cher I Jang has almost 100 patents to his name 39 m the United States, 45 m Europe and a dozen or so pending. In March, the PhDgraduate-turned-technopreneur started a company, Arc Flash Corporation, with five friends. They have secured distribution rights
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    • 91 2 PUT RJC INCIDENT IN PERSPECTIVE PEOPLE should not be too hasty m judging the Raffles Junior College teacher who was caught on film scolding a student, said Minister of State for Education Ng Eng Hen, as they don't know what happened before or after. Meanwhile, readers have come out
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    • 76 2 TAP US UNIVERSITY MODEL AMERICAN universities are still the envy of the world, having helped to generate a constant flood ofideas and products for the US economy and society. The challenge for Singapore, m seeking to evolve world-class universities, is to balance international academic standards with national needs and
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    • 61 2 DON'T JUST STAND THERE ACT RECENT incidents m which a woman was harassed and a teen was bullied had one thing m common. Other people who were present did nothing to help the victim. Readers share similar experiences and offer advice. For example, if you're a victim, cry out
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    • 60 2 CONTEMPORARY ART FROM INDIA COME visit an art exhibition. Beyond The Horizon, which features 50 paintings by 10 renowned artists from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It took the organisers a month-long campaign before the well-established artists agreed to take part m the exhibition. The paintings range
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    • Article, Illustration
      206 2 Great Singapore Sale makes retailers smile THE Great Singapore Sale ended yesterday, and the going has been good for the 22,000 retailers who took part, according to the Singapore Retailers Association. No official figures are available yet. A check with 15 retail chains, department stores and shopping centres revealed
      MALCOLM MCLEOD  -  206 words
    • 87 2 Airport cracks down on touts A VAN operator is under investigation for soliciting passengers m the arrival lounge of Changi Airport. Four taxi drivers have been booked for similar offences m the past six weeks and all may have their licences suspended. Apparently, vehicle hire operators enter the airport
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    • 75 2 RESISTANCE TO CHANGES AT TOP THE Code of Corporate Governance, which was introduced this year, includes a recommendation that the positions of chairman and chief executive m a company are held by two separate individuals. But some companies here are reluctant to implement this. According to the code, separation
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    • 69 2 IRAQ GOVERNING COUNCIL NAMED A 25-M EMBER governing council was named m Iraq yesterday. It will map a path towards national elections and will have the power to name ministers and approve the 2004 budget. However, the final power rests with United States administrator Paul Bremer. By September, a
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    • 148 2 MAIDS A LUXURY FEW CAN AFFORD ONE effect of the economic downturn m Asia is that many families can no longer afford to employ a maid. The 7-5 million Filipinos who work abroad more than 70 per cent are women, mostly maids sent home some US$6 billion (5.510.5 billion)
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    • 63 2 RADDY GETS DOWN TO IT NATIONAL soccer coach Raddy Avramovic has set down the criteria for players who want to join the national team be technically sound, tit, fast and disciplined. Based on his observations at games and training sessions, he picked a squad of 33 for a friendly
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 793 3  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN CHANG AI-UEN SBS says it would lose money by opening Buangkok, but it is paying for electricity, one of the biggest costs a station has By and WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? 7 hope SBS has a good reason for this.
      JALEHA HASHIM  -  793 words
    • 345 3 DUBAI David Beckham and Michael Owen are among 11 England footballers who have bought holiday homes on one of the palm tree-shaped islands being built off the coast of Dubai, developers said yesterday. Beckham may have left Manchester United for Real Madrid, but will
      AFP  -  345 words
    • 81 4 Tiger's crowning glory IT TOOK five dentists and three vets an hour and a halt to fit a gold alloy GVOWB to one of the canine teeth of aseven- ear-old male tiger at Singapore Zoo. The 1 30 kg Satria had fractured the tooth during a fight with another tiger.
      ALBERT SIM  -  81 words
    • 605 4  -  SANDRA DAVIE NUS PhD, known as Chomp Chomp for his hunger for knowledge, has close to 100 patents, and he shows no sign of stopping By I 1)1 CATION CORRESPONDENT DR RANDALL Cha Cher Liang, 32, could be the National University of Singapore's poster boy for
      ENRIQUE SORIANO  -  605 words
    • 365 4 Parents of Greek babies face hard choice on separation THESSALONIKI (Greece) On the day that Iranian twins 1 ,.n1. in and Laleh Pijani were buried side by side, Greece on Saturday announced the birth a month ago of twin girls also
      Reuters  -  365 words
    • 843 6 Todau, the diet pill hearing enters its fourth week. KAREN HO looks at the affidavits of the two protagonists Andrea De Cruz and Pierre Png and what they told the court, to piece togetlier their version of the story which led tier to
      MALCOLM MCLEOD  -  843 words
    • 244 6 CAN ANDREA STILL LEAD A NORMAL LIFE? Expert witnesses for the defence have said that though there are risks, most liver transplant patients go on to lead normal lives and can also have normal children. Ms De Cruz's witnesses have said her active lifestyle has
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  • WORLD
    • 694 8 European (dis) Union Continental backbiting comes to the fore as push for unity rekindles national grudges Italian Prime Minister Silvio When an Italian official said he was fed up with Berlusconi (left) had compared overfed Germans hogging the best beaches on a German representative to the
      New York Times; JALEHA HASHIM; AFP  -  694 words
    • 210 8 NEW YORK New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has sparked an uproar by suggesting that while drinking wine m th«park with the symphom is fine, beer and" the beach just don't mix. The comment has set off allegations of snobbery and classism, a problem for
      AP  -  210 words
    • 290 9 Mr lyad Allawi: A Shffte and former intelligence officer from the Iraqi National iccord Movement. He was a member ol the Baath party lion i 1 xs 1 until 1971, before fleeing the country. Mr Ahmad Chalabi: A secular Shiitc who is the leading figure m the
      AFP  -  290 words
    • 333 9 In first step towards democracy, group with 25 members will chart path towards elections and be able to name ministers BAGHDAD A governing council bringing together prominent Iraqis from all walks of political and religious life was named m the capital yesterday during an inaugural meeting,
      AP; AFP  -  333 words
    • 301 9 URANIUM ALLEGATION AGAINST SADDAM WASHINGTON CIA director George Tenet intervened successfully with White House officials to have a reference to Iraq seeking uranium from Niger removed from a presidential speech last October, said senior administration officials. That was three months before a less specific
      Washington Post; AFP  -  301 words
    • 517 10 Observers believe the US is trying to garner support from African nations, a key voting bloc at the UN ABUJA Has Africa seized a permanent place on the US foreign policy agenda or is it fated to endure more years of neglect
      AFP  -  517 words
    • 61 10 Cynics say: Mr Rush's tour is high on rhetoric but low m substance: The professions ol concern mask an appetite lor new sources of oil; The trip has more to do with appeasing minority voters than helping Africans. Secretary of State Colin Powell says: The trip is designed
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    • 93 10 FLEETWOOD (Pennsylvania) A woman has been charged with poisoning her five-week-old granddaughter by pouring salt into the infant's formula, the authorities said. Police said Merry Ixing, 43, fled after confessing that she poured about two cups of salt into a can ot powdered
      AP  -  93 words
    • Article, Illustration
      34 10 X! A couple playing mock musical instruments at an 'ater music festival m the Florida Keys on Saturday. Almost ers listened to a radio station's six-hour music broadcast via underwater speakers. AFP
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    • 268 10 JERUSALEM Israel could deport or arrest Palestinian President Yasser Arafat if he holds up his Prime Minister's efforts to implement a US-backed "road map" to Middle East peace, Israeli diplomatic sources said. Referring to Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, a source said
      Reuters; AP  -  268 words
    • PEOPLE
      • 152 11 RUBEN BLADES DOES IT ALL LOS ANGELES Ruben Blades moves easily between the worlds of music, acting and politics. Now the Grammy-winning salsa singer, actor and one-time Panama presidential candidate plans to return home to work as a lawyer for five years. "I'm going back
        AP  -  152 words
      • 97 11 FROM DEATH TERM TO 4 YEARS' JAIL TEHERAN A university professor whose death sentence provoked nationwide protests until it was lifted by the Supreme Court has been sentenced by an appeals court to just under four years m jail, his lawyer Saleh Nikbakht said yesterday. Hashem Aghajari, a history professor
        AP  -  97 words
      • 79 11 of struggles between good and evil before the Dec 3 incident, said attorney Mike Hunter. AP PANAMA CITY (Florida) A judge dropped aggravated assault and burglary charges against a man who chased a woman with a dagger after three psychologists agreed the episode was provoked
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      • 122 11 Mustapha Alaoui, a newspaper editor m Morocco, lias received aone-vear suspended jail term for publishing a claim of responsibility for suicide bombings m Casablanca. He was charged with not giving the police information related to terrorism. John Lotter, condemned to die for a murder that inspired the movie Boys Don't
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      • 70 11 NEW DELHI An Indian singing prodigy has offered to help raise funds for a two-year-old Pakistani girl with a hole m the heart. Palak Muchhal, 11, and doctor Vinod Bhandari asked baby Noor Fatima's parents to come to their hometown Indore m the Indian
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    • 522 11 Belgium does away with controversial law War Crimes Law 'This was abused by some people who wanted to damage other people, leaders and partners. Those who forced us to change the law are those who abused the law. Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel, denying that Brussels was pressured by Washington
      Reuters; AFP  -  522 words
    • 191 11 Kuwaiti crown prince no longer PM KUWAIT Kuwait's emir issued a landmark decree yesterday separating the post of prime minister from the crown prince for the first time since Kuwait's 19<>1 independence m an apparent concession to calls for greater democracy. Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah appointed his brother, Foreign
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times
      • 596 14 AN EXCHANGE last week at a United States congressional hearing between General Tommy Franks, the just-re-tired commander of US forces m the Middle East, and a congresswoman typified what is wrong with the Bush administration's conduct of the war m Iraq. Ge*n Franks had presented a map
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    • 1757 14  -  LINDA LIM PANG ENG FONG By and FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The challenge for Singapore (and other countries aspiring to evolve world-class institutions ofhigrier learning) is to balance international academic standards with national needs and local identity and culture. THE United
      REUTERS  -  1,757 words
    • 932 15 THE GOVERNMENT OF THAI PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN SHINANATRA HAS MAINTAINED ALL ALONG THAT THE SOUTHERN BORDER PROVINCES DO NOT HARBOUR INTERNATHHU TERRORISTS. PHVCHATKARN THIS is an era of worldwide terror and suspicion. It has resulted from the global alert
      MIEI  -  932 words
    • ASIAN CURRENTS
      • 104 15 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BILL COMMENDED THE newly endorsed Bill on presidential election is very significant because it suggests that Indonesia is making significant progress, perhaps even a leap, m becoming a more democratic society. Parliament must be commended for going forward, and not backtracking, on the presidential election plan, which
        The Jakarta Post  -  104 words
      • 87 15 LAX TOBACCO CONTROLS TAINT GOVTS NAME ALONG with the uphill task of curbing tobacco use, Malaysia also faces another equally tough problem m eliminating the smuggling and counterfeiting of cigarettes. It is appalling that the illicit trade has the second biggest share of the local cigarette market as it
        New Straits Times  -  87 words
      • 80 15 YOUTHS' SUICIDE BIDS STUN SOCIETY TAIWANESE society is stunned by the suicide bids of four youths m Ilan county m which two were killed. The youngsters, who were from problematic family backgrounds, are believed to have committed suicide together because of problems m their love lives. The tragedy could
        China Times  -  80 words
      • 84 15 ALTERNATIVES TO ENGLISH STUDY ABROAD THE number of students m South Korea taking shortterm English language courses abroad during their holidays has increased rapidly m recent years. The Education Ministry should analyse the cost-bene-fit effect of spending hard currency on these tours as a survey has found their
        The Korea Herald  -  84 words
      • 105 15 GREATER INTERNET SECURITY NEEDED THE quality of usage of information technology m Japan remains inferior to the United States and other countries, according to the 2003 White Paper on information and communications. Given these findings, the nations IT industry needs to enhance the efficiency and security of the Internet
        The Yomiuri Shimbun  -  105 words
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    • 1067 15 Compiled by Ho Cheeng Cheeng of The Straits Times Foreign DesK. ADVERTISING FEATURE MDIS inspires Lifelong Learning by &MDIS HH^Kli^oos W Nurturing Individuals jl Where lifelong learning begins *r -Y^ _L Honour The Management Development Institute of Singapore jjj) t^ showed that it is an Institute of Public Character, donating
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  • FORUM
    • BOUQUETS
      • 100 16 On July 2, 1 tripped and fell m front of a fruit shop at Upper Paya l^eoar Road while on my way to work. My ankle was sprained and I fainted. I would like to express my gratitude to the elderly fruit-shop owner who came
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      • 73 16 I had a lot of problems when l started breast-teeding my firstborn. I wish to thank the Breast-feeding Mothers' Support Group Hotline, particularly, Mrs Michelle Wong, who patiently answered my queries and gave me many useful tips. My heartfelt thanks also goes to the volunteers
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      • 87 16 »On June 19, 1 went to the Lucky Plaza branch of OCBC Bank to withdraw some money urgently from the ATM. Unfortunately, my ATM card got stuck m the machine. I approached the customer service staff. Instead of advising me to go home and wait till
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      • 50 16 Recently, during my morning walk along Clementi canal, I dropped my bus pass and money. I never expected to see them again. To my surprise, a couple who found them came over to my house to return them. My sincere thanks to them. RANG A RUSTOM JAMSHED
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      • 66 16 I thank Madam Sri Haryanti Ismail for her letter commending Comfort driver Chia Chin Meng (SHB 4297 D) for returning her camera (ST, July 2). We have conveyed her appreciation to him. We have also awarded Mr Chia merit points, which will help him earn
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      • 72 16 I thank Mr Charles Ng Boon Kheow tor highlighting (Bouquets column; ST, July 4) the kind gesture of Tibs Taxis cabby Ricky Lim Tiat Tiang, who stopped his vehicle to help Mr Ng, who had injured himself m an accident. We have conveyed his appreciation
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    • 847 16 Mass Inaction When Individuals Are In Danger TH E letters "Stand together and be counted", "Bus drivers, commuters ignored harassed woman", and "Other ways onlookers could have helped bullied teen" (ST, June 30) raise some sad points about group behaviour. While there
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    • 457 16 I REFER to the editorial, "Goodies for Pakistan" (ST, July 3), on relations between Pakistan and the United States. I object to the comments about President Pervez Musharraf, the head of state of a friendly country. President Musharraf represents the
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  • The Straits Times home
    • 8 1 The Straits Times home Monday, July 14, 2003
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    • 603 1  - Has Esplanade overshot budget? One firm alone seeks $2 1m more VIADIMIR GUEVARRA And it's not the only one with bigger claims for additions and alterations By THE Esplanade project may have cost more than its $600 million price tag. Some subcontractors involved m the project told The Straits Times
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    • 434 2  - LTA cracks down on touting at airport K.C.VIJAYAN Van operator under probe, four cabbies booked for allegedly soliciting customers m a move to maintain Changes image Bu] IN A crackdown on touting at Changi International Airport, Land Transport Authority (LTA) officers are investigating a van operator for allegedly soliciting passengers
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    • 551 2  -  FIONA CHAN UNWELCOME DELIVERIES 'Sometimes the boxes are closed, and we dont dare open them. We dont want to see what's inside. Miss Janet Chiang, on the boxes which can contain both fresh and rotten food, which have been appearing outside her home for nearly
      AZIZ HUSSIN  -  551 words
    • CASE FILE
      • 69 2 A GIRL, nine, was m critical condition with head injuries and her grandmother, 67, was seriously hurt after the car they were m collided with another car at the junction of Bishan Road and Bishan Street 22 on Saturday afternoon. The girl's mother, 40,
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      • 61 2 TWO thieves snatched a woman's handbag containing $5,000 and her necklace worth $500 at a lift lobby m Block 465, Jurong West Street 41, on Saturday night. The 52-year-old victim, a kiosk attendant, was returning home from work at about 930pm. She said the
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      • 60 2 POLICE are looking for the next-of-kin of an Indian man who was found dead at the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club m Balestier Road at about 8.25 am on July 6. The man, aged between 20 and 30, was lying on a bench under a tree
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      • 93 2 ALL five men accused of abducting teenager Vigneshvaran Selvaraj have been rounded up by the police with the arrest ofSivakumar Muthu on Friday night. Sivakumar, 29, an Indian national, was charged on Saturday m a district court with kidnapping the 18-year-old. His four alleged accomplices
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    • 180 3 A SECOND ballot will be held for about 2,000 National Day Parade (NDP) tickets that have not been collected. The ballot, to be conducted today, will be only for applicants who were unsuccessful m the first round, said NDP organisers m a statement. Those successful
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    • 651 3 Professionals have their worst moments; tutor shouldn't be discouraged, says minister, urging teachers to find better ways of communication RELATING how as a doctor, he has lost his temper with patients and their relatives, Minister of State for Education
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    • 542 4  -  KELVIN WONG CRYSTAL CHAN June school break, Sars all-clear help boost human traffic. Retailers say takings are comparable to last year's By and AGGRESSIVE marketing and competitive prices at this year's Great Singapore Sale set the tills ringing again for retailers. No official figures
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    • 99 4 President honours defence personnel PRESIDENT S R Nathan hosted a garden reception at the Istana for more than 1,000 Mindef and Singapore Armed Forces personnel yesterday evening. The annual reception was to recognise their contributions to the defence of Singapore. Among those present were top Ministry of Defence (Mindef) and
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    • 542 4  -  LYNN LEE By Looking forward It's a squeeze now for pupils at Woodlands Primary when they assemble at the hall, with some even spilling out into the corridor. There will be more space at the new location at Woodlands Drive 50 (left) nine bus-stops away
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      • 922 5 Talkative children: Don't just say shhhh. SEND US YOUR QUESTION IF YOU have a problem with your child's education, tell us and we will ask the experts. Mail your question, marked "Ask the expert to the ST Education Desk, 1000, Toa Payoh North Podium, 2nd storey, Singapore *****4, fax it
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      • 213 5 PUPILS at North View Primary School are getting the lowdown on recycling. Every two days, 36 members of the school's green club collect vegetable waste from their canteen and dead leaves from the compound, then store the garbage m a $220 compost maker.
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      • 748 6  -  YVONNE KOH They move to homes near choice primary schools Bu FOUR-ROOM flats m Tampines Avenue 8 are generally snapped up days after they are put on trie market, while three-room flats at Ghim Moh can be gone m less than two
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      • 886 7  - While 2 principals put kids in nearby schools JANE NG Short travelling time, learning independence more important ?1L EASY DOES IT: Mr Tan (above), principal of Tao Nan School, enrolled his children Jeffrey and Caroline m other schools, partly because he was concerned the teachers m his school might feel
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      • 162 7 THE Primary 1 registration exercise began on July 8 and continues until Sept 3. It will be held at all primary and full schools from Bam to 11am, and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. The exercise is for children born on and between Jan 2, 1997, and
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      • 704 8 More than skin deep cosmetics go scientific HIGH-TECH JARGON SELLS The old cosmetic advertisements used to just say: Our product will make you more beautiful and keep your husband from cheating. Now, they talk about some high-tech sounding protein that slows the ageing process. Dr Leslie Baumann, chief of cosmetic
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        • 195 8 HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP) and the former Compaq now owned by HP picked up terrible grades m an annual United States PC user satisfaction survey released last Thursday. Dell, on the other hand, continued to shine. US-based PC magazine asked subscribers several detailed questions about their
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        • 79 8 STARHUB has announced that it will roll out its digital TV service by the end of the year. It will not replace the cable TV analogue signals currently being transmitted on its cable network to more than 362,000 households here, but rather is meant
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        • 82 8 DIGITAL camera owners who cannot wait to share those special pictures with friends can take advantage of Suntec City's QuikPrint Terminals. The fully automated machines will print pictures from digital cameras m minutes and accept all common digital storage cards. The pictures come out
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        • 146 8 IF YOU download movies from the Internet, you will probably identify with the frustration of having to watch them on your computer screen. But it took six men who met m the army to see an opportunity m the making. The group, whose ages range
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    • 8 1 The Straits Times asia Monday. July 11. 2(K)3
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    • 998 1  - SACRIFICING THE MAID PAUL ZACH Tough times m Asia mean doing without luxuries fy We have clients who used to hire Filipino maids looking for Indonesian maids, even before the Sars outbreak.' Ms Mary-Am of 1-Stop Employment Agency WE THOUGHT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A MAID, WE COULD SAVE ON
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    • 512 2  -  LING CHANG HONG More people are now hiring domestic helpers from Indonesia instead of the Philippines, say employment agencies SOME belt-tightening" Singaporeans are switching to cheaper maids rather than having none at all. Maid agencies say more and more people have opted m recent months
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    • CHINA
      • 103 4 Imperial seal from Qing era fetches $1.3 m BEIJING The largest se.d ever used by an emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and recently retrieved from abroad fetched a record six million yuan (Ssl.3 million) at an auction m China, Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Bidding for the seal, which
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      • 374 4  -  DAVID HSI EH Delegates at Beijing conference discuss joint promotions and ways to raise hygiene standards By I UK STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING Use serving chopsticks and dish out individual servings for tourists m restaurants. This was one idea mooted at
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      • 173 4 According to a covenant signed by 70 per cent of Beijing's tourism-related businesses, visitors can look forward to these "healthy tourism" measures: HOTELS Guests must fill up health cards and have their temperatures taken by infrared or other devices Keycards must be sterilised
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      • 509 5  -  JASON LEOW Time is ripe for building $44b canal which will hit Singapore's trade by diverting traffic from Malacca Straits, says journal Ih, CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING An economic journal m Beijing attempted this month to whip up controversy by urging China
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      • 151 5 GUANGZHOU Guangzhou police are out to catch conmen who prey on family members of train travellers by using the personal particulars they wrote down m Sars health declaration forms. One trickster was arrested last Monday when a reporter from the China Central Television
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      • Article, Illustration
        66 5 THE young Chinese policeman appears cool as he holds the target for his colleagues pistol-drill. That is because the guns, on this occasion, are unloaded. Undergoing training last week at a barracks m Beijing, the cadres belong to the People's Armed Police, a paramilitary- force under the Defence
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      • 248 5 High alert stays even as flood waters subside BEIJING Despite decreasing water levels, the authorities are redoubling efforts to fight floods m central and eastern China, with Premier Wen Jiabao urging officials to put the safety of residents first. Waters m the middle reaches of the swollen Huai River began
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    • ASIA
      • 278 6 if god has made us this way, then this is how we should remain together forever: —Ms A y ara Ratun AHMEDABAD The death of conjoined Iranian twins during an attempt last week to surgically separate them has reinforced the commitment of two
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      • 567 6  -  KIM YOUNG SAE MEWS ANALYSIS B 'J. FOR THE STRAITS TIM IS South Koreans cannot be complacent about China's growth, which presents both opportunity and threat SEOUL If earlier trips to the United States and Japan had left South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun m
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      • 259 6 Howard calls for global pressure on North Korea CANBERRA Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday said international pressure was needed to bring North Korea m line with international laws and prevent possible war over its suspected nuclear weapons programme. "You never rule out the possibility of diplomatic actions working," he
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      • 358 6 TOKYO In a comment that has riled China, a senior Japanese ruling party politician said the often quoted Chinese claim that 300,000 people died m the 1937 Rape of Nanking was a lie, Japanese media reported yesterday. Liberal Democratic
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 523 7  -  DERWIN PEREIRA Singapore hails the move, saying it will allow independent handling of disputes and keep them from becoming politicised By INDONESIA CORRESPONDEN I J AKARTA Asean economic ministers are working on a plan to establish an independent tribunal to resolve trade disputes.
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      • 526 7 Indonesia hunting down more JI members WAR ON TERROR MAKASSAR (Sulawesi) Indonesian police are hunting several more suspected members of the militant Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network after announcing the arrests of nine last week, senior police officials said. Mr Edward Aritonang, deputy spokesman for the Indonesian police, said m Jakarta
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      • 191 7 BANGKOK An exiled leader of a Thai separatist group has slammed the authorities' anti-terror drive for forcing religious scholars into hiding, a report said here yesterday. Sweden-based Haji Lukman bin Lima, deputy president of the decades-old Pattani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo), accused Thai Prime
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      • 234 7 BANDA ACEH Soldiers killed 15 rebels, including a commander, and set his hideout ablaze during recent raids m Aceh province, an army spokesman said yesterday. Soldiers shot and killed Abdur Rahman Adam, a midlevel rebel commander, after burning down the house
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      • REGIONAL FILE
        • 52 7 LAOTIAN TROOPS CLASH WITH REBELS SMALL-SCALE fighting has broken out m Laos, Thai and Vietnamese sources said yesterday, a day after a US-based Lao exile group claimed prodemocracy forces had begun a "revolution" to topple the communist regime. A military official m Hanoi said the situation was "tense but under
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        • 58 7 THE Malaysian Armed Forces is ready to deploy officers to monitor a ceasefire between the Philippines and rebels, said Deputy Defence Minister Shafie Apdal. He was responding to remarks by Philippine President Gloria Arroyo that the Malaysian presence would enable "an effective, durable ceasefire
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        • 47 7 DIRGANTARA Indonesia (DI), the aeronautics company that was the pride of former president Suharto, has temporarily shut down. A decree from Dls directors calls for the company to be closed for six months because of financial problems, Pikiran Rakyat daily said. AFP
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        • 45 7 TOP Myanmar drug lord Wei Hseuh Kang has been placed under house arrest m the town of Lashio, a newspaper quoted a Thai drug official as saying yesterday. Wei is one of the world's most notorious drug traffickers. AFP
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        • 46 7 JAPAN is interested m backing Asean's plans to develop pipelines linking Indonesia s Natuna ga_. area to Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Thai Energy Minister Prommin Lertsuridej said yesterday that Asean energy ministers recently discussed plans to link pipelines. Xinhua
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 208 8 ISLAMIC SCHOLARS' CONFERENCE KUALA LUMPLTR A three-day world conference of Islamic scholars hosted by Malaysia has agreed that Muslims should reject "nar-row-minded interpretations, extremist ideologies and acts of terror". At the end of the World Ulama Conference on Saturday, organising chairman Nakhaie Ahmad of Malaysia said:
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      • 700 8  - KL's water ads accuse S'pore of making profits LESLIE LAU They charge that the Republic made $307 million m 2001 alone and is tarnishing Malaysia's image worldwide By IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA has accused Singapore of making profits of RM662.5 million (Ss3o7 million) from treating Malaysian raw water m 2001
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      • 414 8 JOHOR BARU Several Johor politicians want facts on other issues affecting Malaysia-Singapore relations, apart from water, to be advertised as well so that Malaysians will be familiar with the tactics of "distortion" employed by the Republic, according to a report by Bernama yesterday.
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      988 11 "The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not want. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. I will dwell In the House of the Lord forever". Psalm 23 MAY THONG HOW SING Age: 60 passed away peacefully on 12 July 2003, leaving behind:
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    • TheStraitsTimes sports
      • 543 9 LONDON Roman Abramovich's roubles are ringing the cash registers again. Chelsea's new owner is expected to land Manchester United midfielder Juan Veron after beating the English soccer champions to the signature of Blackburn's wing wizard Damien Duff. They will offer about £14 million (Ss4o million) half the
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      • 556 9  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN SOCCER But soft-spoken new coacn Raddy gives Lions freedom of expression ON THE field, new national coach Raddy Avramovic wants his players to express themselves. Ironically, he did not apply that dictum to himself yesterday m his first training session with the
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      • 262 9 S-LEAGUE champions Singapore Armed Forces FC's Asean Club Championship campaign got off to a bad start, as they lost 0-2 to Malaysian champions Perak m Indonesia yesterday. At the group-stage match m the Petrokimia Gresik Stadium m Surabaya, Perak scored through a 20th-minute header
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      • 351 9 LEEDS Harry Kewell delivered a parting shot to Leeds United, demanding that his former club pay his personal insurance bill for £28,350 (5581,650). Leeds sold the attacking midfielder to Liverpool last Wednesday. But they are seething after netting just £3 million instead
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      • 273 9 SPORTSPEOPLE LOS ANGELES In a calm voice, Kobe Bryant asserted his innocence on Saturday, eight days after being arrested and booked on suspicion of felony sexual assault m Eagle County, Colorado. "When everything comes clean, it will all be fine, youll see," Bryant said
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      • 650 12 ROUND-UP Overseas markets MALAYSIA'S key market index is expected to further consolidate this week after falling 0.17 per cent over the week. "We expect the consolidation trend to persist next week," said Mr Victor Wan, senior analyst with Mercury Securities last week. "This would
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      • 49 12 Chine Change Straits Times Indei 1544 84 »25 08 BT 08/ OS 547.00 »74 00 BTCADI -*****.00 »226 00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 »SS 00 UOBSesdag 81.13 *2 65 UOB Blue Chip 581.92 »8.91 STI Futures 1550 *26 MSC I Singapore 190.88 »3.76 SiMSCI Futures ***** O 90
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      • 443 12 REVIEW Currencies THE yen edged higher against the dollar over the past week m a reflection of stronger Tokyo share prices, but the Australian dollar plunged from a five-year high as investors got the jitters over its direction. JAPANESE YEN: The yen
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      • 833 13  -  AUDREY TAN It views Spore as the engine for working with Asean, especially with less-developed nations, m its new strategy for the region By I'A.tI.MIMIL.S -.llltltl-.M't l.> UI'.N I THE European Union (EU) may have been cool to Singapore's suggestion
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      • 379 13 'While stocks have gone up m the past 10 weeks, it doesn't mean that GDP has. Mr Takenaka, saying that the economy is .till sluggish TOKYO Japan's top economic policy minister yesterday stopped short of calling recent signs of a
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      • MONEY WORLD
        • 112 13 MAI_AYSIAN companies led by Telekom Malaysia plan to sell RMIB billion (SsB..i billion) m bonds this quarter, making it the busiest period m four years for debt sales. Investors seeking higher yields will be eager to buy, fund managers and bond arrangers said.
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        • 126 13 THE Japanese government must take steps to prevent rising bond yields from undermining recovery m the world's second-largest economy, Economic and Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka said. Gains m Japanese shares may prompt investors to eschew debt m favour of stocks, causing bond
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        • 84 13 GERMANYS Lufthansa has made a firm takeover bid for Swiss International Air Lines, the struggling carrier that has been slashing its route network, fleet and staff to survive, newspaper said yesterday. Swiss Sonntags Zeitung, quoting unnamed sources, said the German offer would guarantee the Swiss
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        • 98 13 SIGMA chief executive Elmo de Alwis said the Australian drugmaker is increasing output to meet rising demand as it prepares a bid tor the assets of Pan Pharmaceuticals, which suspended production m April. "We have stepped up production," Mr de Alwis told Nine Network.
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      • 787 14  - Former air steward set to take off on IPO journey LEONG CHAN TEI K In launching Agva's offer tomorrow, Albert Lim will be the first former air steward to become CEO of a Singapore-listed company By IF PASSENGERS SCOLDED YOU, YOU PUT ASIDE YOUR PRIDE AND SAID 'SORRY, SIR. LATER,
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      • PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
        • 45 14 THIO HOE TONG: Appointed academic and technology adviser of TMC International Holdings, an education provider collaborating with overseas universities. Dr Thio is currently IT consultant to Singapore's 13 town councils. He will advise the group on academic and IT issues.
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        • 43 14 GOH CHEE WEE: Appointed independent director of Agva Corp, a manufacturer of products for storing items such as CDs and video cameras. In April, Mr Goh, 56, quit as managing director and chief executive of taxi group Comfort.
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        • 37 14 CHOO CHEK SIEW: Appointed group financial officer of ComfortDelGro. The 53-year-old was formerly OCBC Bank's group head of finance as well as Union Bank of Switzerland's regional financial controller for East Asia.
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        • 105 14 DOLLARDEX CEO OFF ON A SABBATICAL RICHARD LAI (above): Leaving wealthmanagement firm dollarDEX next month for Harvard Business School on a sabbatical to complete his PhD m business. There, Mr Lai, 40, who founded dollarDEX five years ago will also serve on the global advisory board of Evergreen. He is
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        • 262 14 SIA chairman not in favour of options SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) chairman Koh Boon Hwee has said that he favours the issue of stock to employees, rather than options, so that executives will focus on the longer term and the company's performance relative to rivals. Mr Koh, who was formerly chairman
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      • 579 15  - New SingTel chairman astute and cool-headed ARNAUD DUBUS Siam Cement's Mr Chumpol is highly regarded by the business community m Thailand for his strong leadership skills B</ FOR THE STR/HTS TIMES BANGKOK Hardly anyone elicits as much praise m Thai business circles as Mr Chumpol NaLamlieng, 56, current president of
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      • 129 15 Mr Chumpol has befcn credited with turning around Siam Cement after the 1997 financial crisis. He was one of the youngest Thai businessmen to take the helm of a major Thai corporation when he was appointed president of Siam Cement m 1993, at the age of 45. Under
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      • 285 15  -  AZHAR KHALID REGIONAL EXPANSION By VENTURE-CAPITAL firm Jafco Investment Asia-Pacific (Jafco Asia) has invested $6 million m homegrown company FTD Technology to help it expand m the region. FTD, which specialises m design and product development for the semiconductor industry, will use the cash
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      • 573 15  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK fi_ W.W-M./S URHF.SFONDI I THE strong finish by the Singapore bourse last week which lifted the market benchmark close to its year-high has created a major fork m the road which technical analysts think could either push prices significantly higher
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      • 408 15 SIAEC to review cash usage and dividends We do agree with you... Given that we're m a volatile business, we tend to remain conservative. The company will review the situation going forward.' SIAEC's Mr Koh, responding to shareholders" request for more dividends SIA Engineering Company, (SIAEC), the aircraft maintenance unit
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      • 543 2  -  TOMMY WEE The "in" thing to do at Chinese concerts is not to appreciate the songs, sing or clap along, but to snap away with your digi-cams CONCERT ELVA HSIAO IN CONCERT Suntec Convention Hall Last Friday By' rlt lUKI r tKrtll Elva Hsiao's energetic
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      • 426 2 NEW YORK A new biography of Katharine Hepburn shows her admiration for John Travolta, fascination with Michael Jackson and intense dislike of Meryl Streep as an actress. Kate Remembered touted as "part biography and part memoir" revisits Hepburn's famous 25--year relationship with the married Spencer
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      • 170 2 Posh wants Fuller to spice up her career LONDON Victoria Beckham is recruiting the man sacked by the Spice Girls to save her solo singing career, reported The Sun. It said the former Spice Girls an agreement with Simon Fullei (right) on a deal aimed at making her a big
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      • 315 4 SEE Indian art with a contemporary spin. Beyond The Horizon, organised by Gnani Arts, showcases 50 paintings by 10 artists from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Among the highlights is a 2003 painting by 64--year-old artist M. Senathipathi titled Ganesha. The traditional ornate
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      • 962 5  -  SAMUEL LEE S.K. POON (extreme left and left): Now 68, the 1960s Queen of Bass staged a successful comeback last year and this year, prompting supporters to set up a fan club for her. Yesteryears melodies are sparking a revival of interest i across the region m singers
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      • 1289 6  -  SANDRA LEONG FEI YU-CHIMG, 47 Heyday: This Taiwanese balladeer with the mellifluous tenor scored m the early 1980s with songs like Everlasting Waters, Goodnight Song and I'm By Your Side. Why he quit: He didn't. In the *****, he switched to hosting TV
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      • 376 16 Bl //INC, MOVIE buffs can look forward to a mix of mainstream and experimental films m the 20th British Film Festival next month. Organised by The British Council, the festival will kick off on Aug 1 with I Capture The Castle. Based on Dodie
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      • 176 16 HONG KONG The last time George Lam's fans saw him, he disappeared into a hole on stage at a Liza Wang concert. Last Friday night, the singer emerged from the same hole to show the world he was okay after the 2.5mfa11. But he
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      • 214 16 CHINESE diva Faye Wong tried to escape media attention m Shanghai by checking into a different hotel from the one her rumoured old flame Leon Lai stayed m. But she ended up m the same hotel as her ex-hus-band Dou Wei. Her relationship ith Lai has
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        1049 7 Between 40 and 50 French films are shown at film festivals m Singapore each year, with another 10 to 15 titles shown commercially. Here are what Singapore audiences can look forward to m this year s French Film Festival from October 27 to November 9. "...films that have something
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      • 658 9 For more than 50 years, the Alliance Frangaise de Singapour has been promoting the best of French language and culture. LEA WEE reports. For over half a century, the Alliance Francaise de Singapour has engaged m a busy dialogue with Singa- poreans. From French language and culture to
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        174 9 Established m 1949, the Alliance Frangaise de Singapour is one of the oldest cultural institutions m Singapore. It is part of the worldwide network of the 1,030 Alliances Frangaises m 138 countries, devoted to the promotion of French language and culture. It is known for its: French classes: 3,500
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      • 268 9 Today is Bastille Day, the French National Day. On July 14, 1789, the people of Paris rose up and marched on the Bastille, a state prison that symbolised the absolutism and arbitrariness of the Ancien Regime of Louis XVI. Historically, Bastille Day is regarded as the symbol
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      • 199 9 There are more than 200 tertiary institutions specialising m business management, engineering and political science, and 90 universities. Exchange programmes not only allow students to learn a foreign language, and discover a new culture, but also open doors to French or foreign companies m France and m
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        721 10 So you think a pair of spectacles is two plastic pieces held together m a frame? Not to those who sell about half a million lenses a year to the Singapore market. Much goes into the design of the lenses to make them durable and comfortable for spectacle
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      • 310 10 French companies invest heavily m Singapore and are m demand for their expertise m engineering and scientific sectors. Singapore is a major trading partner for France m Asia. In 2002, it was the main destination for French exports within Asean and the fourth m Asia after
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      • 602 10  -  RAV DHALIWAL By In 1988, the founder of a French startup company that was just a year old came to Singapore looking for funding to invest here. The Economic Development Board (EDB) helped to provide venture funding, and the company grew into a multinational. Today, the
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      • 270 10 Between 2002 and 2003, French enterprises have won the following major contracts: The construction of a plant for the desalination of seawater by Ondeo Degremont and Ondeo Services together with Hyflux. The plant will start operating m 2005. The rebuilding of Senoko power plant by
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      • 695 12  -  SIMON ROWE Get a taste of French finesse and daily life m the district where Renoir and Picasso sold their works and dreamed. MBv Tfie waiter dances, the bartender sings and the chef whistles. After the sumptuous lunchtime special of smoked trout and goat cheese
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      • 513 12 "Spending seven years m Paris, first as a student and then working m our EDB office there, was a most enriching experience. It allowed me, even m my daily life, to have a sense of style and passion, to appreciate beauty and finesse and to think
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        444 12 DAWN WONG finds how excelling at the French School means you have to play as hard as you work. Imagine having to study during your school holidays. Judith Jacob, 15, a CHI J Secondary School (Toa Payoh) student, did it all m French and loved it. She spent
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    • 234 11 Ties between the armed forces of France and Singapore strengthen with construction of frigates. The defence cooperation between France and Singapore dates back to the late *****, when the Republic of Singapore Armed Forces (RSAF) rotary- wing pilots were sent to train m France after Singapore purchased
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    • 248 11 Singapore is France's third biggest research and development partner. Both countries enjoy a mutuafty beneficial relationship through their respective defence procurement agencies the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) for Singapore and the Dflegatioin Generate pour I'Amwment (DGA) for Ranee. At the opening of the
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      • 398 13 CHOREOGRAPHER Lim Chin Huat usually cuts an inconspicuous figure m bermudas, but for more than a year now, he has been preoccupied with a pair of trousers m an iridescent blue that is the shade of Cookie Monster. It is not a dubious fashion statement, but
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      • 550 13  -  MAY YIP Hi, MANGA-INSPIRED Takashi Murakami designer bags and Muji incense holders may be coveted consumer items, but would Singaporeans go to an art gallery just to admire examples of Japanese design? "Of course," is the emphatic reply of Miss Putri Trisuli, curator of
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