The Straits Times, 25 May 2004

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    32 1 The Straits Times Established 1545 BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA 1 UeStmy* May 25, 2004 •80 Pages m five parts mita (p) 048/03/2004 •IP A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon S'pore, KL setting up business fund
    464 1  - S'pore, KL setting up business fund REME AHMAD Two countries will pool RMlOm to help scout for new ventures abroad lUj MALAYSIA BUHKAU CIIIKK KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia and Singapore plan to pool RMIO million (554.6 million) to help businessmen from both countries scout for new ventures abroad. The plan was
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    Lock icon Do-it-yourself dialysis will soon get a big push
    554 1  -  THERESA TAN By DIALYSIS: 2 types PERITONEAL DIALYSIS A solution is put into the abdominal cavity through a tube placed permanently m the belly. The solution continually extracts toxins and waste water from small blood vessels lining the peritoneum, the membrane lining
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      148 2 MAID 'TOO CALM TO BE INNOCENT' A MAID'S composure when found outside a burnt-out office containing the bodies of her boss and the woman's child indicated her guilt m the matter, it has been claimed. The prosecution told the High Court she was calmly cradling the woman's other child.
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      101 2 ASIAN NATIONS MUST COOPERATE WHILE the European Union has, over a long period, grown into a large group sharing a common identity, through strong political will and a philosophy based on peace and prosperity, Asia is more diverse. Asian countries have a wide variety of historic backgrounds, cultures, ethnic
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      78 2 MAKING WORKSITES SAFER PLACES THE Nicoll Highway disaster and resulting questions about construction industry safety standards continue to prompt a lively debate. An experienced industry safety officer highlights gaps between theory and practice of safety measures here, while another reader says the fact that the winning contractor's bid was
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      69 2 ENJOY SILK ROAD SURPRISES IF IT hadn't been for a drought m 1974, Emperor Qjn Shihuang's 2,000-year-old terracotta army discovered when thirsty peasants decided to dig a well may never have been found. But the discovery has brought a tourism boom to China's Xi'an, and Life! takes a look
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      109 2 'Evidence' Iraqi wedding VIDEO evidence has surfaced which appears to confirm claims that the United States killed up to 45 Iraqi civilians not long after they attended a wedding party. The US has insisted that the target was a safe house for foreign fighters, and that nothing was found
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      218 2 Kidnapper escapes death penalty A LORRY driver who kidnapped a young woman journalist m her own home has been sentenced to life imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane, but has escaped a possible death penalty. The court had heard a statement from the 22-year-old victim, m which she
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      83 2 EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS A FLOP IT IS three years since SGX took advantage of a trading link with the American Stock Exchange to offer local investors the chance to buy and sell index-linked products such as the Dow, but while they are popular m the US, there has been next
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      97 2 ISRAELI ARMY ACTING 'LIKE NAZIS' ISRAEL'S Justice Minister has drawn a parallel between his country's controversial offensive m a Gaza refugee camp and the actions of the Nazis during World War 11. Mr Yosef Lapid, a key coalition partner of the Israeli PM and a Holocaust survivor who lost
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      153 2 FINDING WORK FOR WOMEN WOMEN make up the majority of the 99,000 unemployed m China's north-eastern industrial city of Harbin, and the head of the women's federation m the city says they face a lot of discrimination when job-seeking. But Harbin's only women's training centre has helped more than
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      64 2 CROAT PADDLER GUNS FOR NEMESIS TAMARA Baros, the top Croatian table tennis player and world No. 9, is hoping for a morale boosting win against her nemesis m the Volkswagen Singapore Open, which begins m Toa Payoh on Thursday. Wang Nan is the only top China player she has
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      259 2 MAIN :v;:-jk;.. v Prime 3,4,6 World 8-13 Editorial 14 Commentary 14,15 Forum 16 HOME Home Hl-HT Tech Science 1 18 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia AI,AS Indonesia polls. A2 China A3,A4 S-EAsia A6 Malaysia AT Sports AB,A9 Money... All-AlB LIFE! Cover story.. L2,L3 Comics L 4 Arts festival L 5 Travel L6,LT
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      Lock icon SEAMLESS TRAVEL IN PUNGGOL
      94 3 STKPHANIEYEOW These 10 Light Rapid Transit train cars sitting on the tracks m Punggol bring the opening of the Punggol LRT system a step closer. The Japanese-made train is undergoing testing and will be handed over to SBS Transit, the operator of the North-East MRT line
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      Lock icon Oil prices fall after Saudi output raised
      539 3 Oil prices fall after Saudi output raised But prices later go up as worries about Opec quota remain AMSTERDAM Oil prices, which have been hovering at 21-year highs, fell 1 per cent initially yesterday after the world's biggest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, said it was going it alone within a
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      Lock icon Polys tackle flagging interest in engineering
      568 3  - Polys tackle flagging interest in engineering SANDRA DA VIE Fewer students list it as first choice of study; average O-level scores of those who do enrol m the courses also poorer By: KDUCATIONCOHRKSPONDKNT ENGINEERING courses, once the most sought after m polytechnics here,, are now low on the list of
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      Lock icon Akbar expects three-way fight and run-off poll
      512 4  -  DERWINPEREIRA He names Wiranto, Mega and Bambang as the most likely presidential contenders to make it to second round m September By IXDOM.SIA BURKAU CHIEF THE presidential race m Indonesia will be a three-way fight and could drag on to a run-off m
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      Lock icon Clean-up action at site of sunken car carrier
      629 4  -  BEN NADARAJAN Ih, FEARS of an oil spill at the site of Sunday's sinking of a car carrier and its cargo of 4,191 cars have sparked action from Indonesian authorities and a salvage company. Concerns were raised after Indonesian Coast Guard officers
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      73 4 IN OUR report "Car carrier sinks near Singapore" yesterday, we said that the navy ship RSS Courageous sank almost immediately after it was hit by a container vessel m January last year. This is wrong. The rear portion of the ship sank after it was
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      Lock icon China ready to sacrifice Games to block Chen
      588 6  -  GOH SUINOI Its first official response rejects Taiwan's apparent backpedalling on independence Bij CHINA CORRESPONDENT RUSHING TOWARDS DISASTER 'Chen Shui-bian is already on the precipice; if he does not rein m his horse, below is a deep p001... There is no sign
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      Lock icon A 'nasi surprise for customers of Zion Road coffee shop
      319 6 FOR the last few weeks, the owners of the well-known nasipadang business at Zion Road have been standing outside their coffee shop at lunchtime. They do this because their customers have been ending up by mistake at another coffee shop,
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      Lock icon Paris may tear down damaged airport terminal
      615 8 New cracking noises heard as investigators struggle to determine cause of accident PARIS A new terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport m Paris may have to be demolished after the collapse of part of its walkway roof killed four people on Sunday, airport
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      Lock icon KEY TO FRENCH AIR HUB AMBITIONS
      153 8 TERMINAL 2E plays a vital role m plans by the Paris Airports Authority and Air France to transform Charles de Gaulle into Europe's primary air hub, ahead of London's Heathrow and Frankfurt. Built at a cost of 750 million euros (Ssl.s billion), it features
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      Lock icon Israeli minister says Gaza action reminds him of Nazis
      442 9 A key coalition partner of Israeli PM calls for halt to demolition of Palestinian homes as his comparison stirs up a national storm JERUSALEM Israel's Justice Minister Yosef Lapid has stirred up a storm after the Holocaust survivor said Israel's controversial
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      Lock icon Neighbourhood siege lifted
      97 9 RAFAH The Israeli army lifted its siege of a Rafah neighbourhood yesterday, a day after the government pledged to end its offensive m the Gaza town within days. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, under global pressure to end the repression m Rafah, has presented his revamped Gaza
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon China pageant disqualifies 'plastic beauty'
        153 9 VICTIM PLANS LEGAL ACTION BEIJING -A Chinese woman who tried to win a beauty pageant with a little help from her plastic surgeon has been disqualified, state media said yesterday. Ms Yang Yuan spent 110,000 yuan (5523,000) and went under the knife 11 times to
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        Lock icon GATES HAILS BLOC COMMUNICATION
        100 9 SEATTLE Blogs are good for business, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has said. In a speech to an audience of chief executives at the company's CEO summit, Mr Gates said the regularly updated journals, or blogs, could be a good way for firms to tell customers, staff
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        Lock icon SCHWARZENEGGER'S DNA OFF-LIMITS
        90 9 SCHWARZENEGGER'S DNA OFF-LIMITS SACRAMENTO (California) An eßay seller tried to auction off a cough drop that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly used, then tossed away listing the item under the heading "Schwarzenegger's DNA". But the ad posted on the popular website last Friday was yanked after eßay decided it fell
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        Lock icon EFFECTS OF ABUSE 'UNDERESTIMATED'
        98 9 MELBOURNE Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned as the British Queen's representative m Australia a year ago over a paedophilia scandal, has said he took too long to comprehend the damage of child abuse. Mr Hollingworth quit Australia's highest public office after an Anglican Church inquiry
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      Lock icon Wedding video weakens US attack claims
      227 10 Wedding video weakens US attack claims RAMADI (Iraq) The United States faced another setback m Iraq after a videotape obtained by AP appeared to confirm that a wedding party was attacked by US planes, killing up to 45 people. The US military has insisted that its target on Wednesday was
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      Lock icon INNOCENT VICTIM?
      76 10 AP TV images taken from a videotape show an unidentified man playing a keyboard at an Iraqi wedding party m a remote desert area near the Syrian border. In another image, the man is seen lying m a burial shroud, reportedly killed m an attack by American forces.
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      Lock icon US, Britain present new Iraq resolution to UN
      513 10 It will hand over control by June 30 to an interim government, which will also get oil funds and have say over peacekeeping force UNITED NATIONS The United States and Britain presented a new UN resolution yesterday that would transfer "governing authority"
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      Lock icon Ex-general blasts Pentagon
      176 10 WASHINGTON Retired US Marine General Anthony Zinni, former chief of the US Central Command, accused senior Pentagon officials of failure m executing the Iraq war and told the CBS 60 Minutes television programme on Sunday that they should resign. "Somebody has screwed up. And at this level
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      Lock icon Arab troops 'only if UN asks'
      132 10 TUNIS (Tunisia) The head of the Arab League said on Sunday that Arabs would not send troops to Iraq unless specifically asked to by the UN Security Council and Iraqis themselves. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Foreign Minister was sceptical about any Arab military contribution even
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      Lock icon Iran sends warning to US
      98 10 TEHERAN Iran has sent a "formal warning" to the United States over American policy m neighbouring Iraq, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asen said on Sunday as he branded Washington immoral and deceitful. "The situation m Iraq is serious and this is why we have
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      Lock icon NZ won't extend troops' stay
      86 10 WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark yesterday turned down a request from her Italian counterpart, Mr Silvio Berlusconi, to extend the deployment m Iraq of 60 New Zealand army engineers. Mr Berlusconi, a staunch supporter of the Iraq war, made the request when the
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      Lock icon N. Korea suspected of selling uranium to Libya
      524 12 Evidence points to Pyongyang as source of materials for nuclear weapons amid fears that Iran has been another customer VIENNA First it was Pakistan. Now, it is North Korea. The Stalinist state has emerged as a possible supplier m a clandestine global
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      220 12 DES MOINES (Iowa) Amid the flurry of efforts by restaurant chains to serve healthier food, one key ingredient is being largely overlooked: Salt. Medical experts agree that Americans consume excessive quantities of sodium, which makes up 40 per cent of table salt, or
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    • QUICKLY WORLD
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        Lock icon CANADIAN PM CALLS JUNE POLL
        161 12 OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin has called general election for June 28, but he faces a much tougher test than expected six months ago when he took office on his predecessor's retirement. Mr Martin, who took over from Mr Jean Chretien m December, was
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        Lock icon SOLDIER KILLED IN KABUL ATTACK
        119 12 KABUL An attack on a peacekeepers' vehicle m the Afghan capital killed a Norwegian soldier and wounded another, a spokesman for Nato-le4 troops said yesterday, m the latest sign that militants are stepping up a campaign of violence ahead of a crucial national election. Officials
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        Lock icon SECURITY UPGRADE FOR AUSSIE MINISTERS
        95 12 CANBERRA Australian Cabinet ministers will get bomb-proof windows m their parliamentary offices as part of an anti-terrorism security upgrade for the federal legislature, officials said yesterday. Protective fences and walls will also be built around the parliament complex m Canberra m the Asll-million (5513.3 million)
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        Lock icon 17 DIE IN FIERY ROAD CRASH IN ROMANIA
        77 12 BUCHAREST At least 17 people were killed and seven others badly burned when a truck carrying ni-trogen-based fertiliser blew up after a road accident m eastern Romania early yesterday, junior health minister Aurel Nechita said. Witnesses said the truck overturned and caught
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        109 12 MOSCOW Russia's audit chamber is to pass onto prosecutors its report accusing the Chukotka region run by Chelsea football club owner and billionaire tycoon Roman Abramovich of financial mismanagement, it said yesterday. The financial watchdog on Friday released a damning report criticising the regional
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      Lock icon TRADITION KEPT ALIVE
      36 13 AFP The traditional look is m for both this Russian woman and the Samovar boiler she is getting water from during the International Tea Festival m front of St Basil Cathedral m Moscow.
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      Lock icon Ex-IMF chief elected Germany's president
      374 13 Horst Koehler, winning narrowly over Schroeder's candidate, says he would push for bolder economic reforms BERLIN Former IMF head Horst Koehler has been elected Germany's new president, and he wasted no time m saying that he would push for bolder economic reforms. Mr Koehler, who
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      Lock icon It pays to be an MP in EU Parliament
      342 13 It pays to be an MP in EU Parliament BRUSSELS For all but a few, service m the European Parliament is political anonymity. But the job is filled with perks. The Parliament is increasingly influential, passing laws on issues such as agriculture, commerce and the environment which affect life m
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      90 9 Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah AH Khamenei has appointed former hostage-taker and leader of the elite Revolutionary Guards Ezzatollah Zarghami as the head of state-run radio and television. Samuel Johnson, who helped build his family's wax business into the multi-billion-dollar consumer products company Johnson Wax, has died of cancer. He was
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      Lock icon Universal database ?
      561 14 Universal database THE Government has been obtaining DNA samples from people convicted of specific crimes and storing the resulting DNA fingerprints m a database. When a crime occurs here m which DNA evidence is recoverable, the police can now compare that sample against the 36,000 DNA profiles already archived m
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  • COMMENTARY · ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The guilt and shame of Abu Ghraib
      985 14  -  GEORGE P. FLETCHER »h AMERICANS HAVE FEW CHOICES BUT TO DISCOVER A FORM OF MODESTY APPROPRIATE TO THE COUNTRY'S REDUCED STATUS IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD. COURT-MARTIAL proceedings have begun against the individual American soldiers immediately responsible for the gruesome humiliations of
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      Lock icon Who will save India from corruption ?
      1035 14  - Who will save India from corruption PRANAY GUPTE Bu NOIDA (India) In this growing young community of industries and call centres just across the Yamuna river from New Delhi, there is no undue excitement over the political developments m the capital city, where a new Congress-led government has taken office.
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      Lock icon Terror vs liberty in the fight against Al-Qaeda
      799 14  -  HALF DAHRENDORF *L THE terrorism we have come to associate with Al-Qaeda is special m many ways. It is global, technologically sophisticated, but, above all, it is not about an achievable political objective. It is not aimed at creating a united (Catholic)
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      Lock icon Asian countries should pull together
      798 15  -  AKIRA KAJIMA §1 CHINA and other parts of Asia are embracing possibilities for further development and the establishment of a regional community m the 21st century. However, the development process is not a straight line. There are uncertainties and risks involved, so strategic cooperation among
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      Lock icon Off the record and getting right on track
      850 15  - Off the record and getting right on track WILLIAM S AFIRE By THE NEW YORK TIM ES "SPEAKING off the record," wrote an editorial-page colleague, "the judge, a seasoned court veteran, sharply criticised..." Hold on. That may be the way most politicians and journalists now use off the record, but
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      88 16 Dor't reveal patients' details I REFER to the reply by the National Healthcare Group Polyclinics' Dr Lim Fong Seng ("Polyclinics' treatment appropriate"; ST, May 21). I am concerned that patients' records were so widely publicised. Did he obtain their consent to do so? The public didn't need to know all
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      Lock icon What can be done about safety woes
      629 16 I HAVE worked as a safety officer m the construction industry for many years and I would like to bring up three crucial areas that have been overlooked. Firstly, it is commonly known that, m any tender process, a percentage of the overall
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      Lock icon Institutes youth research programme open to all
      357 16 WE THANK Dr Queenie Tan Khoon Ghee for her interest m the Youth Research Programme of the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology ("Widen school search for scientists"; ST,Mayl9). IBN^ Youth Research Programme was set up last October to draw young people into the
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      Lock icon Don't forget to salute our brave men in uniform
      216 16 RSAF PILOT BRANDON LOO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. AS A United States citizen and Singapore Permanent Resident, I hope that all Singaporeans fully comprehend the sacrifice made by the Republic of Singapore Air Force pilot, Lieutenant Brandon Loo Kwang Han, 25,
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      146 16 Coupon didn't cover time when warden inspected vehicle I REFER to the letter, "Booked, despite valid coupon second time round" (ST, May 20). Mr Edmund Tee had requested for the second parking-offence notice to be waived as he had displayed a valid parking coupon, which was not seen by the
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      124 16 I HAD an experience similar to Mr Edmund Tee's. Last Oct 1, 1 went to the Immigration Department. After I parked the car, I saw the parking attendant, so I was very careful with the time when I peeled the tabs off the coupon. Unfortunately, I was careless with the
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      8 1 The Straits Times home Tuesday, May 25, 2004
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      711 1  -  SELINALUM Man who kidnapped journalist gets By In law, even if such a debt existed, that would not exonerate the accused. Justice Tay Yong Kwang, who rejected Selvaraju's story about an "investment deal" When I look at the scar on my forearm, I wonder if I
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      484 2  - Synergy debts: creditors offered up to 25% back TAN HUIYEE But they're said to want 51%, as that is Jurong Internationals stake m Synergy Bvl CREDITORS of JTC Corpora-tion-linked firm Synergy Construction, under investigation by the Commercial Affairs Department for alleged accounting irregularities, were yesterday offered an option that would
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      281 2 Going down under to free up precious space Completed Rail: 43km of underground tracks Road: 2.4km-long CTE tunnels Pedestrian walkway: 0.35 km City Link Mall Ongoing Common services tunnel (first phase I.4km): It will hold water pipes, power cables, telecommunication lines and other utilities for the New Downtown m Marina
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      586 2  -  GOH CHINLIAN Underground oil-storing caverns being considered, while work on Circle Line, deep tunnel sewerage system to go on Bu 'IT IS NOT JUST THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDS TO BE REINSTATED, BUT ALSO PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN EXCAVATION WORKS/ Transport Minister Yeo Cheow
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      619 3  - Maid's 'calm' manner gave her away: DPP CHONG CHEE KIN Bukit Merah Murder Trial But defence said accused was provoked by 'humiliating acts', sparking fight which led to two deaths m burnt office *L AN INDONESIAN maid's "calm" and "composed" manner after the bodies of her employer and a child
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      174 3 Car boot murder: Taoist priest charged A SECOND man has been charged with the murder of a scrap car dealer, whose body was found stuffed m the boot of a Mercedes-Benz m a mul-ti-storey carpark last month. Tony Koh Zhan Quan, 36, a Taoist priest, had been on the run
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      353 3 Pacific View condo up for sale again PACIFIC View, a freehold condominium, has been put up for tender again, after a similar attempt last year failed to find any takers. The 49-unit, 75,950 sq ft project m Pasir Panjang Road was first put up for mortgagee sale last June by
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      Lock icon Medals for 203 SAF peacekeepers
      279 3 Medals for 203 SAF peacekeepers PHOTOS: WHEN naval staff sergeant See Woon Yee returned from a two-month mission m the Gulf m January, her four-year-old son Lucius almost couldn't recognise her. She told The Straits Times: "I'd put on a bit of weight because it was cold and we tended
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      567 4  -  AZRIN ASMANI Religious leaders say those ignorant of Islamic teachings and from dysfunctional families are more likely to fall prey Bti 'JUST BECAUSE THEY REMAIN LARGELY UNDETECTED BY THE AUTHORITIES DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T EXIST.' Muslim sect buster Embek Ali,
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        248 4 WITH an O-level score of 14, Miss Fiona Chan could have qualified for junior college but chose to attend the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) instead. In doing so, she went against the advice of friends and family. Said the aspiring auditor, 19,
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        167 4 IF YOU have an interesting anecdote or a favour- ite memory of the National Library at Stamford Road, this is your chance to share your story. The National Library Board (NLB) is asking people, both m Singapore and abroad, to contribute to its My Fond
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        198 4 REVERSE bungee jumping and a monster truck and stunt show are the highlights of this year's Police Week Carnival, to be held on June 12 and 13 at the Police Academy off Thomson Road. The carnival, which attracts more than 50,000 people every year, is
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        296 4 KKH CEO TO STEP DOWN NEXT MONTH THE chief executive officer (CEO) of XX Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), Dr Jennifer Lee, 52, will be stepping down at the end of next month. Taking over as CEO will be Dr Ivy Ng, 45, chairman of KKH's medical board and head
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      284 5 Students' research impressing the world RJC duo win science awards TWO Singaporean students have won awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, an event considered to be the "Olympics" of science competitions. Raffles Junior College second-year student Leslie Beh, 18, took top spot m the microbiology category, becoming
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      228 5 A TEAM of six Catholic Junior College students have received a certificate of appreciation from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) of the United States, for their contributions to astronomy research. The four second-year and two first-year students investigated how solar flares explosions
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      435 6  -  SALMA KHALIK Regional Emerging Disease Intervention Centre will offer top US health agencies a presence here to help fight outbreaks HEALTH CORRESPONDENT THE next time an unknown but deadly disease like Sars hits Singapore, the island will have the expertise to
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      365 6  -  LEE HUI CHIEH Bt, A KEY member of Singapore's anti-Sars team will have a "dream come true" opportunity to be among a select group of international scientists heading for the world's No. 1 disease-con-trol facility. Dr Lyn James, 40, will leave at the end
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      194 6 A GAS canister which exploded m a private house at Summervale Walk m Upper Serangoon yesterday badly injured a 50-year-old man. The victim, a delivery man from a company supplying gas canisters, was going into the two-storey detached house to change LPG cylinders
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      54 6 LIANHE ZAOBAO The heads of delegations of the 13th Asian Shipowners Forum called on Prime Minister Goh exchanged views on shipping trends m the industry and maritime security. Mr Goh urged Asian shipowners to work more closely with each other and with the International Maritime Organisation to
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      487 7 AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION Level 1: Images of a 6m-tall Maitreya Buddha and a 2m-tall Nepalese Yellow Dzambhala Mezzanine level: A wax museum Level 2: A collection of Buddhist scriptures called Tripitaka Level 3: A museum exhibiting Buddhist artefacts such as statues, sculptures and
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      228 7 VESAK Day, which commemorates the enlightenment of Buddha, is of great importance to Buddhists, but this has not stopped 14 different ethnic and religious groups coming together to organise this year's festivities. The celebrations are jointly organised by the Singapore Buddhist Lodge,
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      Lock icon Think again before freeing those animals
      381 7  -  JOANN TAN §a MANY Buddhists set captive animals free on Vesak Day as a compassionate gesture but some nature lovers are concerned that such acts can harm the environment. They are hoping to reduce the number of animals released on June 2 by educating
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        623 8 Play and win online but it's not gambling With laws against gambling, US firms can make money from 'games of skill' NEW YORK For United States companies locked out of the lucrative global industry m Internet gambling, there is still money to be made as long as they don't call
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        343 8 How to lose weight use this virtual gym Game planned for Xbox will have a choice of 600 exercises NEW YORK Ever-greater weight loss rather than a chance to battle bigger monsters is one goal for players of Yourself! Fitness, a video game under development for Microsoft's Xbox. The new
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          99 8 DELL launched three new handheld computers under its Axim range that come with the latest Intel processors, Windows Mobile 2003 operating system and Bluetooth capability. The X3O (above) comes m three different configurations two of them feature a wireless combination of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 802.11
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          102 8 WANT to create a wireless network that links your laptop with other devices like your mobile phone and personal digital assistant (PDA)? The $90 Linksys USB Bluetooth Adapter might be just the thing. The device gives your laptop or desktop instant Bluetooth capabilities, such as
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          Lock icon PC GAMING IN ASIA EXPECTED TO BOOM
          152 8 TECH research firm International Data Corporation's (IDC) latest study on the online personal computer (PC) gaming market m Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, shows that it drew U*****.5 million ($1.3 billion) m subscriptions last year. This figure is expected to continue to grow, with
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    • IDSS-STRAITS TIMES FORUM ON INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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        Lock icon Golkar sets sights on political comeback
        624 1  - Golkar sets sights on political comeback SHEFALI REKHI Party backs Wiranto, but will still be big player even if he loses «i, AFTER several years m the wilderness, Golkar looks set to dominate Indonesia's political landscape yet again, party chief Akbar Tandjung stated confidently at a talk here yesterday. Golkar
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        718 2  -  DEVWIN PEREIRA Akbar Tandjung wins fight after fight, and still aims to take leading role despite losing presidency battle to Wiranto NEWS ANALYSIS INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF JAKARTA Golkar chief Akbar Tandiung makes no bones about his lifetime hero m politics: Richard Nixon. The former United States president,
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        102 2 INDONESIAN presidential contender Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono willspell out his election strategy and plans for the nation m Singapore tomorrow. He is the second speaker at a forum on the Indonesian Presidential Election, which has been organised jointly by the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) and The
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        Lock icon Rise, fall and rise of parly chief
        329 2  -  Shefali Rekhi 1 don't know about the future of my political career. But as a politician, of course, you cannot stop... if there is an opportunity, there is a chance to continue your career m politics, because politics is never ending.' Golkar leader
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        650 2  - Q A Shefali Rekhi Golkar leader Akbar Tandjungfielded questions from the audience yesterday, touching on topics rangingfrom his personal ambitions and his vision for Asean to the priorities of Golkar and unity within the party. Here are excerpts from the question and answer session On the problem of getting enough
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        607 3  - Harbin centre retrains jobless women JASON LEO W It has helped more than 30,000 women become nannies, kitchen helpers and even entrepreneurs By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF "In China, men and women earn about the same wages. But when women want to get hired or re-employed, they do face a lot
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        Lock icon Singapore signs environment deal with China
        200 3  -  CHUACHINHON Bu CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING Singapore and China signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to further cooperation m environmental protection and sustainable development, an area of growing concern for the Chinese government. Singapore Environment Minister Lim Swee Say held talks with his Chinese counterpart
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        705 4  -  CHINGCHEONG It denounces Chen's inaugural speech and says he can prove sincerity to boost ties by legalising direct trade, shipping links NEWS_AtiALYSIS Bu CHIEF CHINA CORRESPONDENT HONG KONG China yesterday rejected, as expected, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's May 20 inaugural speech, and
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        403 4  - Taiwan 'regrets' fresh war threat from China LAWRENCE CHUNG By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI Taiwan yesterday expressed strong regret over a fresh war threat from rival China, saying that Beijing should not use "old mentality" to read into the goodwill message from President Chen Shui-bian. "We strongly regret what the Taiwan
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        177 4 BEIJING China will "smash" Taiwanese military jets if they try to enter Chinese airspace, an unidentified mainland official warned yesterday, accusing the island of constantly trying to create military incidents. Most recently, a group of Taiwanese jets tried to cross the middle line m
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      434 5  -  V.K. RAGHUNATHAN By appointing many Congress veterans, Singh has lost the chance to meet the aspirations of a young India, say critics India corhi:sponi)i;nt NEW DELHI The mixture of family loyalists, "poster boys" of reforms and regional strongmen m the new United Progressive
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      497 5  -  KWANWENGKEV lU, JAPAN CORRKSPONDKNT 'The whole thing was staged to make Kim look good at Koizumis expense. A Japanese journalist who was in Pyongyang TOKYO As far as North Korea was concerned, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was an unwelcome visitor who had
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      61 5 AFP For jigsaw enthusiasts seeking a new challenge, Japanese toy maker Yanoman has come out with a 3-D globe puzzle. Its showroom model is 1.5 m m diameter and made up of 1,500 pieces, but models to go on sale will range from 15cm/240 pieces to 38cm/1,500
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      Lock icon Japan court overturns order to Pay forced Iabourers
      286 5 Japan court overturns order to Pay forced Iabourers TOKYO A Japanese court yesterday overturned a decision ordering a mining firm to pay a total of US$l.46 million (552.5 million) m damages to 15 Chinese men who worked as forced labourers during World War 11. Presiding judge Takayuki Minoda of the
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        570 6  -  DEVI ASMARANI THE TALK IN JAKARTA By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA Shopping centres are sprouting up all over the capital. They are eating up what little greenery is left, aggravating the traffic congestion and forcing thousands to be evicted from shanty towns. Shopping
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        306 6 Thaksin approves contact after head of insurgency group gives up demand for separate Muslim homeland m the south BANGKOK Thailand is ready to hold peace talks with the leader of an Islamic insurgent organisation after he reportedly gave up a demand for a
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        47 6 AP Taking a break from her duties at the Cobra Gold joint military exercise, an American air force officer teaches Thai youths English at a school m Nakorn Ratchasima, north-eastern Thailand. More than 20,000 soldiers, including some from Singapore, took part m the annual exercise.
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        348 6  -  LUZBAGUIORO Bu PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Hundreds of riot police yesterday clashed with leftist protesters as the Philippine Congress prepared to start the official counting of ballots today m the hotly contested presidential race. Armed with truncheons and shields, police shoved some 50 members of the
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          Lock icon GOVT CHAUFFEURS NABBED FOR GAMBLING
          111 6 BANGKOK Eleven chauffeurs of top Thai government officials, including the driver of the deputy prime minister, were nabbed by police for gambling m the parliament compound. The men decided to have some fun on the second floor of the parliament building carpark while their bosses
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          79 6 SEOUL South Korean Prime Minister Goh Kun (right) resigned yesterday ahead of an expected Cabinet reshuffle by President Roh Moo Hyun. Seoul's YTN cable news television forecast that Mr Goh's resignation would effectively delay the planned reshuffle because Mr Roh also had to find a new
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          61 6 SEOUL A South Korean military court yesterday fined a four-star army general, second-in-command of US-South Korean joint forces, for embezzling US$ll9,OOO (*****,000), defence officials said. General Shin II Soon, 57, was fined 20 million won (5529,160) and ordered to pay 107 million won, part of
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          85 6 KUALA LUMPUR Both Prime Minister Datuk Sen Abdullah Badawi and his deputy, Datuk Sen Najib Razak, yesterday rejected claims that the Cabinet had instructed Information Minister Datuk Paduka Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir to investigate private satellite broadcaster Astro for allegedly airing programmes m breach of
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          98 6 WELLINGTON Air New Zealand and Qantas airplanes carrying a total of 268 people narrowly avoided a collision over a remote part of Indonesia after an apparent blunder by air traffic controllers, Air New Zealand's chief pilot said yesterday. A collision was averted after inboard safety equipment
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          99 6 PERTH A British-born man accused of plotting to blow up Israel's embassy m Canberra told police that Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was the leader of Islamic terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI). Jack Roche, a 50-year-old convert to Islam, told police m a videotaped
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        395 7 Minister proposes employers take course before hiring maids even as another Indonesian worker claims she was abused KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government will study Singapore's orientation programme for first-time employers of foreign maids m an effort to curb abuse cases. Employers
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        248 7 JAKARTA A Malaysian official has gone on TV m Indonesia to explain what the government is doing about the recent abuse of a 19-year-old Indonesian maid m Kuala Lumpur. Deputy Information Minister Zainudin Maidin said local TV stations had interviewed him about Miss Nirmala Bonat.
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        294 7 Crackdown on loan sharks nets 18 suspects KUALA LUMPUR Selangor police rounded up 18 loan sharks m simultaneous raids, signalling the start of a blitz on the flourishing illegal racket. The crackdown, the first of several to be carried out m other states, follows numerous reports lodged by defaulters who
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        218 7 JOHOR BARU Police m Malaysia have arrested seven people, including two Singaporeans, for taking illegal bets on European football worth up to RM2.25 million (Ssl million). Deputy Johor police chief Mohamad Anuar Mohd Zain said the seven members of a betting syndicate
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        299 8 TENNIS PARIS Former French Open champion Andre Agassi was dumped out of the French Open m the first round by a qualifier ranked 271 m the world yesterday an upset that rivals the biggest m Grand Slam history. Frenchman Jerome Haehnel, playing his
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        847 8 WORDS THAT KILL 'We are closer to the bottom thai to the top ami that has to change. We have got to be fighting for the Premiership next year.' Briton Steve Morgan, during his bid for Liverpool earlier this month This club is too big
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        360 8 SACKED: REAL MADRID'S CARLOS QUEIROZ MADRID Real Madrid president Florentine* Perez announced yesterday that coach Carlos Queiroz had been dismissed and will be replaced next season by former Spain coach Jose Antonio Camacho. Queiroz joined the club last summer, after being Alex Ferguson's assistant
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        181 8 m i i f ft Hi c-Valencia 38 23 8 7 71 27 77 Barcelona 38 21 9 8 63 39 72 Deportivo Coruna 38 21 8 9 60 34 71 Real Madrid 38 21 7 10 72 54 70 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 11 12 53 49
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        447 8 LONDON Victoria Beckham has broken her silence about her husband's alleged affairs. In an interview with a Marie Claire magazine, the wife of England captain David declared: "I know my David's never cheated on me." Beckham's former assistant Jfbecca Loos and model
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        315 8 Managers who failed to bring the league title back to Liverpool after the successful Kenny Dalglish resigned m 1991: GERARD HOULUER (1998-2004) Honours: FA Cup (2001), League Cup (2001, 2003), Uefa Cup (2001), European Super Cup (2001), Charity Shield (2001). Ripped apart the squad branded the "Spice Boys"
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        389 9 BASKETBALL MINNEAPOLIS Sam Cassell is too quick, too vocal, and too important to Minnesota to be replaced by just one man. So, when his aching back limited him to a token appearance m Game Two of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin
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        576 9  -  MARCLIM TABLE TENNIS Ex-world No 2 finds the stream of good Chinese players daunting at the elite level *L STORE OPEN: Details When: Thursday to Sunday. Where: Toa Payoh Sports Hall and S'pore Table Tennis Association. Tickets: Daily— $18 (adults), $9 (students), $9 (senior citizens).
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        761 9 BASEBALL American League: Tampa Bay 5 Cleveland 4 (10 innings), Boston 7 Toronto 2, Chicago White Sox 17 Minnesota 7, NY Yankees 8 Texas 3, Seattle 3 Detroit 1, Anaheim 8 Baltimore 3, Oakland 3 Kansas City 2 (10 innings). National League: Milwaukee 2 Pittsburgh 1, Arizona
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          162 9 SINGAPORE'S swim queen Joscelin Yeo broke her 200 metres individual medley national record on her way to Olympic qualification on Sunday. She clocked 2min 16.865 ec at the Santa Clara International Meet m California, beating her own mark of 2:17.11 set m 1999 and the Olympic
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          151 9 FORMULA One team Jaguar said they are planning to scour the streets of Monaco for a diamond worth £180,000 (*****,000) that was fitted on the nose cone of a race car that crashed m Sunday's Grand Prix. Christian Klien, 20, had slammed his car at 113kmh
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          90 9 ENGLAND football striker Alan Smith is expected to complete a controversial move from Leeds to bitter English Premiership rivals Manchester United later this week. The £7-million (5521.5-million) deal will see left-back Danny Pugh heading m the other direction, despite Leeds being without a manager after
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          100 9 FERRARI, the oldest and most successful team m Formula One motor racing, are considering their future after 2007 and an exit from the sport is not out of the question, according to company chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. That is when the Concorde Agreement which covers
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          78 9 GOLFER Steve Flesch celebrated his 37th birthday by winning the US$5million (SsB.s-million) Colonial tournament by one stroke from Chad Campbell on Sunday. He shot a three-under 67 m windy conditions to finish on 11-under 269 and win his second PGA Tour title. Campbell birdied the 18th hole
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        252 9 GOH KIM NEO Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 24 May 2004. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Ang Cheng Kang, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ang Ching Seng Molly Koh Cha 800 Ang Chin Teck Yeo Lay Hua Ang Chin Chye Nancy See Ang Ah Khoon Ong Siok
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        194 9 7 am the Resurrection and the Life whoever believes In Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes In me will newer die. John 11:25-26 VINCENT PUN YOKE PHUI AGE: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 24 May 2004, leaving behind loved
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        469 10 The family of the late CHAN PITT THONG ROBIN Departed 16 May 2004 Th* Lord Is my shepherd, I shall not want..." Psalms 23:1 wishes to express their appreciation and thanks to: His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Singapore, Mr S R Nathan The Prime Minister of Singapore,
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        250 10 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Ricky Yeo, Managing Director and Henry Yeo, Director of Acez Instruments Pte Ltd Henry Yeo, Senior Sales Manager and Amanda Yeo, Admin. Manager of Thermosensor Technologies Pte Ltd (a company of Yamari Group) on the demise of their beloved mother TAN SIOK ENG From:
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        637 10 LIM PHOI AGE: 96 passed away yeacefuCCy on 24 'May 2004, Ceaving behind (oved ones. (Husband: Tan Hock Heng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Granddaughters: Grandsons-in-law: (Tan Hock Lye, deceased) Ng Beng Hong Tan Guat Ngo Tan Ah Lye TanHweeKeow TanGuayChoon Tay Siong-Hai Tan Hok Poh Teng Bee Hong Tan Guek Tin
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        122 11 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multilnd 9,051 9,051 14,179 14,179 Manufacturg 162,545 23,125 185,670 147,839 4,986 152,825 Commerce 39,715 1,122 40,837 33,279 295 33,574 Tpt/Stor/Com 52,850 283 53,133 85,789 274 86,062 finance 12,859 99 12,958 87,450 54 87,504 Construction 9,155 9,292 18,447
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        66 11 May 24 CHANGE HONGKONG: Hang Seng *****.97 +86.96 M ALAYSI A: KLSE Comp 794.39 +2.86 CHINA: Shenzhen B 255.38 +1.14 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3398.40 +4.20 JAPAN: Nikkei *****.64 +31.39 THAILAND: SET Index 608.90 -6.51 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 732.58 +7.65 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1481.91 -3.05 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul
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        38 11 Lasseters 18c 87,588,000 City Dcv R 62,730,000 Bio-Treat HK4OC 39,165,000 Armarda HK2Oc 36,105,000 Hiap Hoe 2.5 c 32,882,000 China Cast USBc 26,956,000 FibreChem HKlc 18,814,000 UnitedTAC USISC 18,071,000 PanpacMedia Grp 5c 12,756,000 JK Yarning 20c 11,667,000
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        157 11 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Mufti Ind 654 000 654 Manufacturg 67 20 44 15 10 12 82 30 56 Commerce 25 7 17 5 3 5 30 10 22 Tpt/Stor/Com 21 4 6 1 0 0 22 4 6
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        36 11 Change Straits Times Index 1779.79 +12.56 BT 08/ OS -47.00 +427.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +118.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -4.00 UOB Sesdaq 100.22 -0.21 STI Futures 1777 +20 SIMSCI 217.17 +1.10 SIMSCI Futures 217.60 +1.30
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        4964 11 52-Wk Tel Currency last 'Vol Day Gr-s Net M Cap High Low Code Company Traded Sal* +or- '000 High Low Ply% HI Smll 13.5 5.5 1000 Acmasc 6 unch 731 6 6 46.9 -1001 Alliance Tech 11.5 susp ../j^ 37.5 13.5 1002 Asia FoodSProp 37
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        146 11 STOCK PRICES LEGEND Straits Times Index Stocks Net or Tax-exempted dividend xd ex-dividend In S!!mS-i»u..,. r^«°i!lf«..«fi...crl cum right Issue cbl cum bonus Issue co cum offer xr .x-rlqht Issue xbl ex-bonus Issue xaii ex-ail cdx» cum dividend ex-all cdca cum dividend cum all ct cum entitlement i NOTES
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        133 12 Ernst Young in US tax shelter probe: Report NEW YORK Federal prosecutors m New York have started a criminal probe of Ernst Young and the promotion of some of its tax shelters, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday. "Prosecutors have impanelled a grand jury m connection with the investigation, which
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        412 12 'Other markets have been a complete disaster. By the end of last year, a total of four closed their doors while over half of them remain m a chronic vegetative state. —Mr Beaney who found that 22 of 38 new growth markets are struggling
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        70 12 Kgrdays close: 86.96 points) q Kong stocks gained I, helped by expectations iressive bidding at the wernment land auction m two years today, as well as easing global oil prices. Volume was light, at HK$lO.B billion ($52.4 billion). Traders said many players were sidelined ahead
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        113 12 ■■■881 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int Jun 04 237.75 julO4 237.00 AugO4 237.00 SepO4 235.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int gsff ~g£g 888 IISS H &fc=z!SSB S3 B*B m TSR 20 (FOB)
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        57 12 Yesterdays close: 794.39 (Up 2.86 points) Malaysian stocks closed up ahead of peak quarterly earnings announcements, but gains were capped by lingering worries about high oil prices and their impact on the global economy. Volume was a weak 329 million shares worth RMS9I million ($5268.3 million),
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        62 12 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month* Change Price (US$) BBL Brent Blend Jun 36.40-36.45 W Texas interm Jun -1.02 39.77-39.81 Dubai Fateh Jun h 34.45-34.50 Tapis Blend May unch 40.50-40.60 •Timing of cargoes. Prices as at 17:35 24/5/2004 Crude/Product Month* Change Price (US$) BBL Minas May unch 39.70-39.80 tNaphthaClFJap -6.00/-5.50 384.00-385.00
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        606 12 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO4 98.550 98.552 98.545 98.552 2757 ***** SeoO4 98.025 98.035 98.015 98.035 7141 ***** DecO4 97.495 97.510 97.485 97.505 6636 ***** MarOs 97.010 97.020 96.995 97.015 7424 ***** JunOs 96.565 96.580 96.555 96.575 5518 ***** SepOs 96.200 96.200 96.185
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        156 12 Company Clot* Company Clo»« Anhui Gujing D B 4.39 -0.06 Llvzon Pharm 9.14 0.07 Beijing Or Elec B 7.14 0.06 Luthai Text B 6.40 0.02 Bengang Steel B 3.39 -0.01 ShdongCh Paperß 5.48 0.02 Ch Int Marine 1«.9O -0.02 Shjzhuangßaoshi 3.01 -0.04 China M Shekou B 7.26 0.07 Shzhen
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        78 12 Yesterdays close: 255.38 (Up 1.13 points) Chinese share prices closed lower, led by technology and car stocks amid weak sentiment due to a lack of sufficient market momentum after a one-day bounce last Friday. Dealers said technology stocks performed poorly as investors cashed m recent gains, dragging
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        588 12 Economists raise US growth outlook again Nabe panel upgrades forecast to 4.7%; pegs inflation at 2.3% this year WASHINGTON A top panel of business economists yesterday upgraded its forecast for economic growth m the United States for the fourth time m a row to a robust 4.7 per cent, but
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        101 12 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, May 24, 2004) Buying Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.1940 1.2090 gr-*— zsi nz dollar ***** 1062 Sterlingpound" 3.0480 ***** US dollar 7060 1J250 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Chineserenminbi 20.60 21.00 Danish krone 27
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        64 12 Yesterdays close: 3,398.4 (Up 4.2 points) Australian share prices closed slightly higher m thin trade, led by gains m banking stocks and resources stocks which finished higher on better base metals prices, dealers said. Market turnover was 581.4 million shares worth just Asl .6 billion ($51.93 billion),
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        125 12 Company Clot* Company Clot* AMP Limited 5.59 -0.01 Oantas Airways 3.41 0.04 ANZ Bank Grp 17.83 0.08 Rio Tinto 34.25 0.53 Brambles Ind 5.53 -0.01 Spore Telecoms 1.89 0.01 Broken Hill Prop 11.95 0.18 St George Bank 21.97 0.07 Coles Myer 8.36 -0.04 SunCorp-MetWay 13.50 -0.02 CSL 23.05 0.07
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        Lock icon BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
        785 12 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote High Low Cod* Company Sal* +or- 'OOP High Low Buyer StHtr 25 13 3779 ASL Marine WOBO4Ol 16 +3 50 16 16 15.5 18 53 2 3498 ASTIWO4O62I 35.5 +1.5 1234 36 35 36 37 2.5 0.5 3697 AcmaWo4lll6 0.5
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        71 12 Yesterdays close: 11,101.64 (Up 31.39 points) Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average ended flat as gains m major banks were offset by falls m a number of exporters mid jitters over higher oil prices. Trade volume increased to 1 .284 billion shares, up from last Friday's
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        126 12 Company Clot* Company ciot* *iCanon Inc 5460 -10 Millea Hldgs *****00 ***** Denso Corp 2330 35 Mizuho Hldgs *****0 0 East Japan Rail *****0 3000 Nissan Motor 1141 Fanuc Ltd 6260 0 Nomura Hldgs 1697 9 Fuji Photo Film 3250 -10 NTT Data Corp *****0 6000 Fu itsu 724
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        249 13 China 'may end stimulus bond issues' BEIJING China may stop issuing special bonds used to spur growth, the official China Securities Journal said yesterday, as the country tries to curb overheating m its economy. "The fiscal policy could face some adjustments next year. The bond issue could be stopped next
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        466 13 Higher sales at China Mobile (HK) and China Unicorn push country's cellphone subscriptions to 296 million, topping the US population for the first time HONG KONG China, the world's largest mobile-phone market by users, said subscriptions rose to 296 million last month, exceeding the
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          Lock icon HSBC IN TALKS TO BUY INTO CHINA'S NO. 5 BANK
          112 13 BANK of Communications, China's fifth-largest lender, said yesterday it is holding talks with HSBC Holdings and other potential investors keen on a stake m the bank. But an executive of the Shanghaibased bank, which said m March it is seeking
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          Lock icon SABMILLER MAKES HOSTILE OFFER FOR HARBIN BREWERY
          95 13 SABMILLER, the world's No. 2 beer maker, launched a hostile US$55O million (*****.8 million) offer for Harbin Brewery yesterday, escalating a fight for Chinese market share with larger rival Anheuser-Busch. SABMiller, which offered HK$4.3O for each Harbin Brewery share, said majority ownership of
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          Lock icon INDONESIAN ECONOMY GROWS 4.5% IN FIRST QUARTER
          108 13 INDONESIA'S economy expanded at its fastest pace m 1 V-i years m the first quarter as cheaper loans fuelled consumer spending. South-east Asia's largest economy grew 4.46 per cent from a year earlier m the quarter to March 31, accelerating from the previous
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        Lock icon Flash memory prices slump as market showdown looms
        345 13 SEOUL Two companies that dominate the lucrative market for memory chips used m digital cameras and music players are slashing prices to stoke demand and undermine emerging rivals, industry officials and analysts said. The move by South Korea's Samsung Electronics and Japan's
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        Lock icon Sports TV scores big with local advertisers
        522 14  - Sports TV scores big with local advertisers NICHOLAS FANG Even companies with absolutely no sporting links are hoping to catch the eye of couch potato spectators here FANCY an energetic new marketing angle to improve sales of your products? Singapore companies, some even with no sporting links whatsoever, are turning
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        90 14 Moving up the league Ad revenues at ESPN Star Sports have been on an upward trend since 1997, says managing director Rik Dovey. People meters m several countries and other authorised figures indicate sports channel viewership has been going up. There has also been a recent surge m
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        Lock icon Aircrew mag hopes to take off with general readers
        468 14 SINGAPORE'S latest magazine offering covers the standard fare of travel, fashion, and luxury toys for the rich and well-heeled, but also offers a unique look into the world of aircrews and the airline industry as a whole. Crew, which will be
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        189 14 Here's to improving trust and reputation INDUSTRY experts and representatives from various companies and institutions within the public relations (PR) sector will meet next week to discuss key issues such as how to build credibility and manage reputations. The conference, organised by the PR Academy, will be held on Friday
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        409 15  -  NICHOLAS FANG Growing competition is leading many such firms, which provide professional services, to seek help on how to 'sell' says DDB exec H'l COMPANIES providing professional services, such as law and accounting firms, used to shun self-promotion and the blatant selling of their
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        Lock icon JP Morgan appoints S-E Asia chief exec
        200 16 JP MORGAN has promoted Mr Philip Lee to the newly created position of chief executive officer for South-east Asia, m addition to his existing role as head of investment banking m South-east Asia. In his expanded role, he will focus on client relationships,
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        Lock icon Asia will be most affected if oil holds at US$4O
        650 16 Dresdner Kleinwort studies effect on GDP of major economies; economists here say Spore unlikely to be hit hard Malaysia Stands to suffer a 1.2 per cent cut m growth next year and a sharper 1.7 per cent drop m the
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        597 16 NEWS ANALYSIS AMSTERDAM Saudi Arabia's promise to unilaterally increase its oil output and its call for increased production quotas from Opec is creating a rare public rift m the cartel. The kingdom's bold move to open the taps wide, and seek Opec
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        698 17  -  AZHARKHALID Investors cram buying m last hour, encouraged by oil price decline and US futures market improvement TAKING STOCK Hi I MARKETS CORRESPONDENT LAST-MINUTE buying m a handful of index-linked counters helped prop up Singapore stocks, m line with most Asian markets. Dealers said
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          Lock icon ARIOCEAN'S PROFIT GROWS BY ONE-THIRD TO $8M
          66 17 ARIOCEAN'S PROFIT GROWS BY ONE-THIRD TO $8M CARGO logistics firm Airocean Group yesterday said its full-year net profit leapt 30 per cent to $8.1 million. For the year ended March 31, its turnover grew 7.2 per cent to $359-5 million from $335.5 million previously. Earnings per share rose to 1.98
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          Lock icon AY JENNINGS EARNS 21% MORE FOR FULL YEAR
          55 17 LISTED m Sydney and traded over the counter here, developer of inner city upmarket residential property AY Jennings yesterday reported that for the year ended March 31, its net profits grew 21 per cent to A568.5 million (5582.2 million). Turnover rose 5
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          54 17 LUXURY retailer FJ Benjamin Holdings yesterday announced that its subsidiary FJ Benjamin has agreed to distribute Guess merchandise for an additional five years from Jan 1 next year to December 2009. The extension relates to the exclusive retail and distribution of Guess m Singapore, Malaysia,
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          Lock icon NOL'S AVERAGE CONTAINER FREIGHT RATE RISES 8%
          52 17 NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) said its average container freight rate rose by 8 per cent m the four weeks ended April 30 from a year earlier. The average charge for a standard 40-foot container rose to U552,583 (554,455) from U552,395 a year ago.
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          Lock icon SINO EQUITY TO GIVE FALMAC $4.3M BOOST
          76 17 SINO EQUITY TO GIVE FALMAC $4.3 M BOOST KNITTING machine maker Falmac yesterday said that British Virgin Is-lands-incorporated firm Sino Equity Group will be injecting $4.3 million into Falmac through a mixture of subscribing for new shares and providing subordinated loans. Falmac also said its current shareholder Ho Liong Fen
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          Lock icon PACIFIC ANDES CHALKS UP EARNINGS OF $20M
          54 17 FROZEN fish supplier Pacific Andes yesterday reported a 23.3 per cent jump m its net profits to HK$9O.3 million (Ss2o million). Turnover for the year ended March 31 grew 15.4 per cent to HK52.47 billion. Earnings per share rose to 17.45 HK cents
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        Lock icon Odd-lot trading for OCBC soon
        264 17  -  NICHOLAS FANG *SL OCBC Bank, which has made an unconditional offer to acquire all ordinary shares m its subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, has made special arrangements for the trading of odd lots of its shares. In a statement yesterday, OCBC said that it has arranged
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        Lock icon Startech seeks rebirth with $9.2m rights issue
        421 17  - Startech seeks rebirth with $9.2 m rights issue AARON LOW SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR ASPIRATIONS §1 STARTECH Electronics is looking to leave its troubled past behind and transform itself into a regional systems integrator as it seeks to raise $9.2 million by selling new shares. The offer to sell existing shareholders one
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        321 17  - Capita Mall Trust buys Plaza Singapura for $710 m TANHUIYEE *L PROPERTY giant Capita Land is selling the Plaza Singapura mall to CapitaMall Trust (CMT) for $710 million. The sale is subject to a number of conditions being met. These include an approval from unitholders of CMT, a real estate
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      Lock icon Scarcely a trade in Diamonds or Spiders over past year
      724 18  - Scarcely a trade in Diamonds or Spiders over past year AZHARKHALID Exchange-traded Funds Retail investors here are not keen on tracker funds despite their advantages. Dealers blame it on a lack of awareness *1L On the wrong track FUND managers and dealers attribute the dismal investor participation to a lack
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      13 1 Life! CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE The Straits Times Tuesday, May 25, 2004
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        240 9  -  Mangdalene Lum B NATURE lovers and bird-watching enthusiasts are invited to take part m the Fraser's Hill International Bird Race 2004 m Pahang from June 11 to 13. Fraser's Hill, which is home to more than 250 species of birds, is regarded as
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        249 9 ANNIE THE MUSICAL (left) is being staged at Genting Highlands during the upcoming mid-year school holidays. The heartwarming and entertaining musical is about an adorable red-haired orphan who gets to live with a rich tycoon, Daddy Warbucks. On at Genting's International Showroom from Friday till June
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      43 14 Armed with declarations of love and marriage proposals (right), fans lined up as early as 4am 12 hours before the movie's premiere —to see Harry Potter stars (above, from left) Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe. Photos: and AP REUTERS
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      164 14 CANNES Cannes jury president Quentin Tarantino on Sunday defended the judges' choice of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 as the Palme dOr winner. At Cannes' first-ever post-mortem for the press to discuss the wins, he said the anti-Bush documentary won "not for its politics but for its
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        2906 17 |J}| TOURS BJI TOURS R!l TOURS gjl TOURS BJI TOURS Rfl TOURS HJI TOURS ijffl TOURS IfjWj COMMERCIAL RW COMMERCIAL ■S¥rP^PBPf^f9WWTW^fI!!7KW fGENTING df^~->1 IvOIiRDEST.NAT.ON FLIGHT fJlf^^^S^H^lfU] BBBBBBB^BBt^7i^^li|^^ KSbbbbbbbb^UJ^U'JlLiUbbJmbb^^bm9b(bV N^-4^ Baf^ AucScT ego PrTffiTffiWlflTl ndjErfflMfhff^ NNIVFR^ITY OF I HNnON Bangkok B«2«n«»R«2Wßhf,fßii 4D Bangkok *mmg% "^hJk i ~*l9*dlJ^^mEM g an 9 k
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        3841 18 Ba LANGUAGE COURSES fRI SEMINARS/ |H! SEMINARS/ |BI TUmON R3 TUITION RH™ H3 Se? ■'^HBIIIHPi^^^ Vjl ■fj WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS l^j M|j H|| HM ,jl^ jM^^tf^wSisSW| 1 M SB FUN LfARNING SUZUKI I tl* A if H m H^H P%» iW Wt^.l. I^>^»r^it^ t r%»'^»^>'*^*'^>'^^'''^7ii classes by cxiici icm .-d l.nly
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        2526 20 RfS SALES R!l SALES 818 SALES SALES SALES SALES SALES __J TELEMARKETING t^ __3_J E^^ TING SALES CONSULTANTS. CLEANING WE CAN HELP!! Please email your I 1 ~1 Travel Agency urgently requires Product sales to childcare ctrs, resume to omak^mail. com Or sfix K-llBieSi NOFF CERS S-™* L"tZ,H— Join a
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        2236 21 g] HOrn/RESTAURANT/ HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ HOTEUgESTAURAHT/ jgjEURESTAURANT/ HAIR/ BEAUTY gfl ADM.N;STRAT,VE/ g| ADM,NfSTRAT.VE/ gj] gfl {ffir^ Etf ?IDS^ ;RATIVE/ EXPERIENCED MANICURIST RE- 1 innn v. nn i l.i ___P"™'™"" l "~^ii^ L _-.-7 1 i 1 Positions for Catering Co QUIRED Dy salon m East area. At- «^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^M Pnnfnq Company required mf
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        3888 22 ■ffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ iifl ADMINISTRATIVE/ iRI SECRETARIES/ iffl TECHNICAL iffl TECHNICAL iTfl TECHNICAL Wfl TECHNICAL WH PETROLEUM/ iffl GENERAL iffl GENERAL U^ CLERICAL m rlrnir K^^ERSONAL ASSISTANTS M^^ |d^^ |jyy^HEM!£AL PRODUCTION U^ PRODUCTION TEMP-PERM SALES CO-ORDINA- CLERK. PC LITERATE. Good En- »»^:<^:^^iaiaHßHHa n TOR. Senoko. 2 yrs experience m gltsh. Hourly
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        226 24 Qualifications required: Diploma Degree m Engineering for engineers and engineering technicians NTC2 NITEC for project supervisors Interested job seekers can register with the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) i m fT\/K workforce at *****885 or log on to www.wda.gov.sg by 1 June 2004 WLJr V agency pment I! J W^C^r^^^
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