The Straits Times, 31 December 2004

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  • KILLER WAVES
    • IN SINGAPORE
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        Lock icon Party tonight, but say a prayer and donate
        520 2  -  Chua Mui Hoong Ng Hui Hui PM Lee calls on organisers to tone down New Year celebrations By RECOGNISING the sombre mood among Singaporeans, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday called on public events organisers to modify or mute their New Year
        ST GRAPHICS  -  520 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon S'pore sends relief team of more than 650
        692 2  -  David Boey By GOOD WORK "They have been able to fly into that area. It's a difficult flight, about 1 50 miles across the Barisan range there, which is 5,000 to 10,000 feet high. It's a big helicopter, and I think it
        AP; TERENCE TAN; ZAOBAO; LAU FOOK KONG  -  692 words
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        Lock icon Here's what you can do to help
        358 2 SINGAPOREANS want to help m times of tragedy and have shown a spirit of voluntarism and compassion time and again that is "precious and valuable", Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. He had these suggestions for how people can help now and
        STEPHANIE YEOW  -  358 words
    • THE BIG HELP DRIVE
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        Lock icon Want to help the victims? Cash is best
        865 3  -  Theresa Tan Yap Su Yin Shipping of food and clothing takes time and is costly and items may not meet needs By and MONEY IS STILL MOST PRACTICAL "At this immediate phase, money is the most practical thing which is needed. In
        AFP  -  865 words
    • IN INDONESIA
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        Lock icon Aceh people stoic in face of death and destruction
        756 4  - Aceh people stoic in face of death and destruction Devi Asmarani Survivors hold back tears as they pick through rubble and share food By Indonesia Correspondent In Banda Aceh THERE was no electricity, no running water and no food. It is not that I had come unprepared to this stricken
        REUTERS  -  756 words
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        Lock icon Donate in cash, not in kind, from today: SPH
        340 4  -  MARDIANA ISMAIL IZAD SALEH ALI THE BIG HELP DRIVE News Centre witnesses S'poreans' extraordinary generosity SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) has asked people who want to help the tsunami victims to donate m cash, not m kind, from today. Thousands of people
        LAU FOOK KONG  -  340 words
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        Lock icon Red Cross donations exceed $5m mark
        352 4  -  Chua Hian Hou By HEART-WARMING RESPONSE "We are deeply touched by the outpouring of public response. Their generosity m cash and kind exceeded our expectations. Many people have also come forward willingly to help. This is indeed heartwarming." SPH CHIEF EXECUTIVE ALAN CHAN COLLECTION
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        Lock icon Religious groups also active in raising funds
        299 4  -  Liza Lin By ALL the major religious groups m Singapore have joined m the outpouring of help following the tsunami disaster. Many have started organising efforts to raise funds for the victims. >> Roman Catholic churches: The 30 Catholic churches m Singapore will
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      • Article
        Lock icon Buddhist group to donate $500,000
        222 4 A $500,000 CHEQUE from the Singapore Buddhist Federation to the Singapore Red Cross Society will be presented by Madam Ho Ching during tonight's party, Caring Night-cum-Countdown 2005, m Jurong. The party's organising committee, the Jurong Group Representation Constituency, met yesterday afternoon to discuss how to
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    • SWEDEN'S SORROWS
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        Lock icon Swedish toddler and dad reunited
        599 6 Sweden among the worst-hit Western countries with up to 4,000 missing Phuket Death toll HERE is the tally of foreigners confirmed dead from the earthquake and tsunamis throughout southern Asia, according to their countries' foreign ministries. The authorities said many more are missing and feared
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; AP; AFP  -  599 words
    • IN MYANMAR
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        Lock icon Myanmar people get little news about tragedy
        398 8  -  Lee Kim Chew Military regime says 1 7 villages wiped out and 34 killed, but aid agencies say 90 people have died By AS THE death toll m Asian countries hit by the tsunamis continues to mount, little is known about the fate
        REUTERS  -  398 words
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        Lock icon SOCCER STARS' LUCKY ESCAPE
        158 8 ITALIAN Filippo Inzaghi, 31, a striker for AC Milan, climbed over the roof of a house to avoid the surges of water that battered the Maldives on Sunday. He returned to Milan unscathed on Tuesday, after two days without electricity or clean water. "Was I afraid?
        AFP  -  158 words
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        Lock icon SWEDISH SKIER'S FRIGHT
        93 8 SWEDEN'S Olympic champion skier Ingemar Stenmark, the most successful Alpine skier with 86 World Cup race wins and two Olympic gold medals, was sunbathing m Phuket when he saw a giant wave. He said he ran for his life. "The water from the first wave disappeared, but
        AFP  -  93 words
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        Lock icon AUSSIE RULES PLAYER MISSING
        45 8 TROY Broadbridge, 24, who plays for Australia rules football team Melbourne Demons, remains missing four days after tsunamis hit Phi Phi island near Phuket. His wife, Trisha, is m a Phuket hospital, the Australian Football League club said on its website.
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        Lock icon EVERTON STARTS FUND
        84 8 ENGLISH Premiership League club Everton has opened a disaster relief fund to raise money for victims of the tsunami. It has a strong working relationship with Thai brewers Chang, the club sponsor. Everton chief executive Keith Wyness said: "The reason we're doing this is because we are
        REUTERS  -  84 words
    • ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
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        Lock icon Mass exodus from wrecked islands
        852 10  -  V. K. RAGHUNATHAN Thousands of villagers trudge across jungle to get on a plane Port Blair (India) Survivor drank his own urine "WITH no other option, I drank my urine and licked my wounds to quench my thirst." These are the words of Mr Raj
        WASHINGTON POST; REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  852 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon ISLANDS HIT
        80 10 Located about 1.400 km east of the Indian mainland, the Andaman was used by the British as a penal colony m the 19th century. In recent years, the islands have become a destination for divers and adventurous tourists, and have gained strategic importance for modem India. The Indian
        Ten Degree Channel; Pygmalion Point; G. CHANDRADAS  -  80 words
    • READING THE SIGNS
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        Lock icon Don t look,
        308 12  -  Radha Basu S'porean recounts narrow escape she and her friends had m Langkawi By PHOTO: LYING on her deckchair, Ms Loh Wai Kiew craned her neck to look out at the sea. Moments before, six-year-old Alexis a friend's daughter had shouted that the sea had "disappeared". Indeed,
        AFP  -  308 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Timely action by lifeguards in Malaysia saves many lives
        449 12  -  Arti Mulchand By In Penang IT COULD have been a scene straight out of the popular Baywatch TV series. Captain Haniff Ariffin, 46, a voluntary lifeguard with the Civil Defence's Rescue 991 squad, was scanning the horizon from his 4m high
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    • READING THE SIGNS
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        Lock icon just run'
        404 13 "We had no idea what had hit us, but just ran blindly back to the hotel, which was on higher ground. We were incredibly lucky." MS LOH WAI KIEW, president and CEO of SembCorp Environmental Management. washed away," she added. It was close to noon, so Ms Loh
        AFP  -  404 words
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        Lock icon Abundant catches just days before tsunami hit
        437 13  -  Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Sungai Petani (Kedah) IN THE days leading up to Sunday's tsunami, the sea seemed to be churning up omens. In Kedah, fishermen from Kota Kuala Muda a cluster of villages along the coast were hauling m
        REME AHMAD  -  437 words
    • WARNING SYSTEM
      • WHY NO ALERT
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon One hour lost in bureaucracy maze
          556 14 IN INDIA New Delhi India to set up warning system INDIA has said that it will install an early-warning system to predict lethal tsunamis. Of the 11 countries affected by the tsunamis, only Thailand belongs to an existing system deployed by Pacific Rim countries.
          ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE; CENTRE FOR REMOTE IMAGING; SENSING & PROCESSING; SPOT IMAGE  -  556 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Experts fearful of being wrong
          343 14 IN THAILAND Bangkok THAI meteorological experts have come under criticism for being too hesitant to warn of the risks of a sea surge on Sunday because they were afraid they might be wrong. Thailand's Meteorological Department knew by B.loam about an hour before the first
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      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Fresh tsunami warnings send residents fleeing
        334 14 Banda Aceh RESIDENTS fled coasts m India, Sri Lanka and Thailand, heeding warnings of new tsunamis yesterday, as strong aftershocks continued to reverberate off Sumatra. The Indian government issued a tsunami warning around midday yesterday, following aftershocks m the Indian Ocean region. It prompted
        REUTERS  -  334 words
      • Article
        Lock icon S'PORE SEEKS JOINT WARNING SYSTEM
        161 14 SINGAPORE has urged South-east Asian governments to fund a warning system for tsunamis after the sea swell on Sunday killed more than 80,000 people. "I hope we can introduce an early warning system for tsunamis similar to the one operating m the Pacific region. All
        REUTERS  -  161 words
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        Lock icon U.S. WANTS GLOBAL DETECTION SYSTEM
        153 14 WASHINGTON: The United States weather chief is calling for a global surveillance system to detect and forecast disasters such as tsunamis, hoping the tragedy m Asia will build the political resolve to buy and deploy equipment. "It just hasn't happened, it hasn't gotten enough priority
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  153 words
      • Article
        Lock icon AID SUPPLIES NOT REACHING SURVIVORS
        163 14 BANGKOK: Hundreds of tonnes of emergency supplies of tarpaulins, water purification systems, food and medicines poured into Asia yesterday, but little was reaching injured, sick and hungry tsunami survivors. Some survivors have seen no aid since the tsunami struck on Sunday, due to the inaccessibility
        REUTERS  -  163 words
      • Article
        Lock icon "I was sleeping, but fled outside in panic. If I am going to die, I will die here. Just let it be."
        253 14 LET IT BE BANDA ACEH RESIDENT KASPIAN According to geologist Jason Ali of the University of Hong Kong, a 5.7-magnitude quake would be about 1,000 times less powerful
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  253 words
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon China's natural gas pipeline in business
      472 19  -  TSCHANG CHI-CHU The $8.5 b project shows Beijing's commitment to using cleaner fuel By China Correspondent In BeiJing CHINA'S West-East natural gas pipeline formally opened For business yesterday, supplying clean natural gas to 10 provinces that lie along its route from western Xinjiang region
      BONG FORTIN  -  472 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Beijing trying to alter status quo, says Chen
      167 19 Taipei TAIWAN President Chen Shui-bian yesterday accused China of trying to unilaterally change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait by drafting an "anti-se-cession law" targeting the island. It was Mr Chen's first public comment on the controversial law which Taiwan says
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  167 words
    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon PRINCESS SAYAKO ENGAGED
        100 19 TOKYO: After years of disappointing speculation about suitors, the engagement of Princess Sayako to a Tokyo city bureaucrat, a commoner, became official yesterday with an announcement by Japan's Imperial Household Agency. At a news conference at the palace, the 35--year-old princess said Mr Yoshiki Kuroda, 39, proposed
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  100 words
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        Lock icon GRAF MONEY BACK IN TREASURY
        101 19 BEIJING: Some 21 billion yuan (554.2 billion) has been returned to the national treasury after China's top audit body found rampant corruption m last year's accounts of Communist Party and government departments. The probe has also resulted m the indictment of 754 officials, the official
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  101 words
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        Lock icon ANOTHER GROUP SUICIDE IN JAPAN
        93 19 TOKYO: Three people were found dead yesterday m a truck, m Japan's latest apparent group suicide, police said. The two men and a woman were found m Mitama m central Yamanashi prefecture, 109 km west of Tokyo, a police spokesman said. It is believed that
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  93 words
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        Lock icon SEOUL TO PROBE 'COLLABORATORS'
        78 19 SEOUL: South Korea's parliament has approved a law enabling broad investigations into Koreans who allegedly collaborated with Japan during its 1910-1945 occupation of the Korean peninsula. The law, passed on Wednesday by the National Assembly, enables probes into alleged "anti-national" activities of suspects who served above
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        Lock icon HK SCUTTLES ESTRADA SURGERY
        91 19 HONG KONG: The medical authorities have refused permission for deposed Philippine president Joseph Estrada's surgeon to operate on him, a hospital spokesman said yesterday. United States-based surgeon Christopher Mow, who flew to Hong Kong without the registration required to operate on the former president, had his
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  91 words
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        Lock icon TERROR ALERT IN MANILA
        149 19 MANILA: Police bolstered security m train stations and other crowded public areas m Manila yesterday on the fourth anniversary of almostsimultaneous bombings that killed 22 people. Police, backed by troops, patrolled streets and inspected bus terminals and three elevated commuter railway systems, one of which was
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Viet girl down with bird flu in first case since September
      559 21 Case sparks fear of fresh outbreak m run-up to lunar new year Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM has diagnosed the country's first human case of avian influenza since September, a week after saying the virus has been spreading m
      BLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  559 words
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      Lock icon Sinkholes in Perak caused by tsumani?
      316 21 Kampar (Perak) AS MANY as 20 sinkholes, the biggest of them more than 25m m diameter, have appeared at a coconut and jackiruit orchard at Kampong Kebui m Perak. Fifteen of the sinkholes appeared on Tuesday and five on Wednesday. All of them contain
      THE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  316 words
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      Lock icon Call for sea boundary between S'pore, Indonesia
      253 21 Call for sea boundary between S'pore, Indonesia Batam THE sea boundary between Singapore and Indonesia above Nipah island m Riau province should be set immediately, an Indonesian lawmaker said. "The Indonesian Foreign Ministry and the government of Singapore need to sit for negotiations on the two countries' sea boundaries," Mr
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda launches twin car bomb attacks in Riyadh
      483 22  -  John R. Bradley 3 militants die m hits on Interior Ministry and training camp By AL-QAEDA militants launched two coordinated car bombings m the Saudi capital late on Wednesday, directly targeting the kingdom's counter-terrorism apparatus and flatly contradicting repeated government assurances that
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      Lock icon Targeting oil would mark radical shift for Al-Qaeda
      656 22  -  JOHN R. BRADLEY NEWS ANALYSIS THE twin car bombings m Riyadh on Wednesday came just two weeks after such attacks were called for by Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden, a strategy immediately endorsed by the Saudi wing of the Al-Qaeda terror organisation.
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon UAE GETS ITS FIRST-EVER SNOWFALL
        169 23 DUBAI: Snow has fallen over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the first time ever. The mountains of Ras Al-Khaimah are covered by a white blanket as the desert country experiences a cold spell and above-average rainfall. Dubai airport's meteorology department said that snow has
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AP  -  169 words
      • Article
        Lock icon WOMAN, 67, PREGNANT WITH TWINS
        104 23 BUCHAREST: A 67-year-old Romanian is reported to be seven months pregnant with twin girls after fertility treatment. This makes Ms Adriana Iliescu, an author and academic, the oldest mother-to-be on record. She told local television she had always wanted to be a mother but had
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        Lock icon PLANS FOR ASIA-EUROPE RAIL LINK
        109 23 ALMATY: Kazakhstan will start building a railway line next year linking Asia and Europe, said Transport Minister Kazhymurat Nagmanov. He said transit between the two regions on the 3,000 km link would take 10 days. The flow of cargo is expected to reach 100 million
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  109 words
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        114 23 LONDON: Their fictional counterparts might be tireless battlers for truth and justice. But when three British men dressed as Spiderman, Superman and Batman came to blows, the reason was far more prosaic a shortage of burgers. Police were called to the superhero bust-up after the three
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      541 23 Many will lose their benefits when revamped system kicks m tomorrow Frankfurt "I find all this an absolutely unfair system now. I paid taxes for years to finance social assistance, and now it's gone." COMPUTER SPECIALIST HANS S. MR HANS S., a computer
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      824 24  - The world should hang together Janadas Devan FOREIGN MATTERS By AN EARTHQUAKE near the northern tip of Sumatra can cause lOrn-high waves as far away as Somalia m Africa. If last Sunday's tsunamis have taught us anything, it is that nature does not recognise national boundaries. The same can be
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      1245 24  -  Anthony Paul By Senior Writer FROM FIRST WORLD TO THIRD "For the past 1 3 years Russia was seeking to return to the First World, to which it belonged until the Bolshevik Revolution. Now we see it has preferred the Third World. ..The
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      Lock icon Tragedy a chance for US to seize the day
      755 25  -  SUNANDA K. Datta-Ray But Asia must also be willing to work on setting up early warning system By For The Straits Times THE slogan of last year's 14th World Conference on Disaster Management held m Toronto When the unthinkable happens, they
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      958 25  -  Michael Richardson By For The Straits Times CONSEQUENCES OF INACTION The failure of the Turkish government to respond m a timely manner to a catastrophic earthquake m 1 999 was the death knell for the administration of then premier Bulent Ecevit
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      Lock icon Disaster victims live on in aid workers' minds
      963 25  -  Neely Tucker By THE dead are never as quiet as they seem. Nearly 40,000 people died m a matter of hours m half a dozen countries m South Asia m one of the most catastrophic tsunamis of recent times, and the death
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      220 24 Call to action The catastrophe caused by the tsunami is a chance for the US to prove it is a great power. PAGE 25 h THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1 000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Senior
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      1991 26 people a POLITICS Winds of change have refreshed the top ranks of the People's Action Party. Defence Minister TeoChee Hean has made a significant stride up the leadership ladder, while labour chief Lim Boon Heng has became party chairman. In the
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      831 26  -  Peh Shing Huei »POST- f 6SERS By DEPENDING on how you see it, residents m oppositionheld constituencies are either the luckiest or unluckiest people m Singapore. Unlucky, because they usually get the short straw, ending up last m the HDB upgrading programme and having
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      Lock icon Don't forget the S'pore countryside
      1083 27  -  Ho Hua Chew FRIDAY MATTERS City planners should help preserve country's natural assets By THE day the canopy walk m the Macßitchie nature reserve area was open, I was caught among the teeming crowds of people walking to the new attraction. Never before had I
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      28 26 Spore needs its wild side The push to make Singapore an alluring nation should extend to land use m such ways that countryside assets are preserved. PAGE 27
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      462 128 Singapore today Windy and cloudy with periods of rain, heavy at times. SINGAPORE WORLD WtAI HLK ciear I^^B^^ '"^"WP^MBEFSB^M SINGAPORE ra, r F OUTLOOK MRi uccasionaiiy C^>- L Hal Kiiafi^P^wS^ J| W windy and cloudy Partly p^.r", ,jg 5? >.-i2 with periods cioudy Rg liwSWWTaI 'H i'JlTC^^^^B of rain. Mil
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      295 128 USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency lines PoKce 999 Police Hotline 1800-255-0000 Civil Defence (Fire and Emergency Ambulance) 995 Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 SP Power Grid (to report power failure) 1800-778-6666 6778-6666 City Gas (to report gas supply interruption, low pressure and gas leakage) 1800-752-1800 Transport lines City Cab 6552-2222 Comfort
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      273 128 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Observe a minute's silence at midnight to remember those who died m this week's tsunami tragedy and give generously to the Red Cross' relief operations at this New Year party. Esplanade Outdoor Theatre. 7pm-lam. Free. Tel: 6828-8377. 2 Dance the night away with
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY DECEMBER 31, 2004
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      1621 1  - LAST broadcast Laurel Teo It's farewell, but STTVcan hold its head up high for making history By Milestones on the air Following trend of "convergence" m the news business around the world, Straits Times editors look into starting TV. Editors visit multimedia outfits around the world, starting with Chicago Tribune's
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      Lock icon Hugs, tears as Streats goes out with a bang
      711 2  -  Chua Kong Ho Emotional scenes as staff finish bumper and final issue of Spores first freesheet By 'LITTLE MAN* TALES STRUCK A CHORD "The most important thing was our focus on the 'good' rather than merely the 'great 1 Our reports...on
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      Lock icon Woman stabs man at Orchard
      373 4  -  K.C. VIJAYAN She cries 'snatch theft 1 chases and knifes him, then walks away By Crime Correspondent CROWDS of people on Orchard Road looked on m astonishment yesterday when a woman pulled out a knife m front of Tangs department store and stabbed a man
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      98 4 A Police Coast Guard patrol boat ran aground m the Kallang Basin near Benjamin Sheares Bridge yesterday morning after encountering some mechanical problems. None of the five- man crew on board was hurt, said a police spokesman, adding that the boat (right) was towed back
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      Lock icon Accused to stay in remand
      311 4 HUANG NA'S MURDER THE alleged killer of Huang Na has been remanded at the Queenstown Remand Prison as the prosecution and his lawyer prepare their cases to go before the High Court. Malaysian vegetable packer Took Leng How, 22, faces the capital charge of murdering
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      Lock icon Valet spent $5,500 on his clients' credit cards
      276 4 A CAR valet who stole his customers' credit cards and used them to spend more than $5,000, was yesterday jailed for three years and nine months. Chua Wee Kiat, 24, who has two children with his live-in girlfriend, pleaded guilty yesterday to
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      Lock icon School buses to be made safer with flashing signs
      431 5  -  Christopher Tan New buses will have signs from Jan 3, older vehicles have till July to fix them By Senior Correspondent ALL buses carrying schoolchildren here will have to be fitted with flashing safety lights from next year. The Land Transport
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      231 5 THE new ferry terminal that replaces the two existing jetties at Changi Point will open next Wednesday. And when it does, the area surrounding the two jetties will be converted into a waterfront park and a walkway overlooking Changi Creek. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA),
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      Lock icon New Year SMSes may jam up phone networks
      539 5  -  Alfred Siew By TENS of millions of SMS messages will be sent tonight by cellphone users to wish family and friends a happy new year. This deluge of messages is expected to jam up cellphone networks, going by the problems that users
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      Lock icon 3-day art camp inspires youths
      369 5 SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Mohammad Helmy Abdullah quit school when he was 15 because his family could not afford to keep him m there. But this week, the budding artist, who spends his time doodling and playing soccer, was given a chance to hone his skills at an
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      Lock icon Schools urged to help quake victims when term starts
      491 6  -  LYNN LEE What schools are doing INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION About 16 students man Red Cross hotlines; 55 pack relief supplies. NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Students collect 150 kg of clothes; eight man Red Cross hotlines. PIONEER JUNIOR COLLEGE Will work with
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      505 6  -  Lynn Lee Sng Chern Wei is the youngest picked this year to head a school By Liaw Wy-Cin NEW MISSION "Dunman High's unique feature is its strong Chinese culture... I'd like to build on that and chart a new direction m the appreciation of
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      Lock icon Embracing a more all-round education
      312 6 PSLE SCHOOL LEAVERS THIS year's top Eurasian pupil in the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), Rebekah Broughtbn, could have had her pick of Singapore's top secondary schools. Instead, the young gymnast with an aggregate score of 272 opted to carry on at her alma mater,
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      Lock icon Finding common ground in different faiths
      282 6 By M. Nirmala MINISTER-IN-CHARGE of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim last night cited a farewell party with a difference as an example of how Singaporeans of different faiths can narrow the space that divides them. Two months ago, he attended a party thrown by members
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      Lock icon Record 30 million pass through Chanei Airport
      546 8 Numbers boosted by budget airlines which make up 7% of flights THE number of passengers handled by Changi Airport this year crossed the 30 million mark for the first time, boosted by strong growth from the low-cost carriers operating here. The latest figure
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      Lock icon Casino investors still keen despite constraints
      432 8  -  Glenys Sim PROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATED RESORT By GAMING operators have declared themselves still interested m developing a casino here, despite reservations over a series of social safeguard measures the Government announced on Wednesday. Though industry players initially warned that the constraints including entrance fees
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      Lock icon Giving patients heart for new year
      285 8  -  Liza Lin By NEW YEAR celebrations came early for 60 underprivileged heart patients and their families when they were presented with a festive hamper and treated to a tea reception at the National Heart Centre (NHC) yesterday. About 30 NHC staff had spent three
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        199 9 Change has come to Change Alley. Looking at the old photograph (far left) from the vaults of the National Archives, shot from Collyer Quay, you can see the dark crowded lane it used to be. The name is said to have been derived from the multitude of money
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        82 13 Things to do for UNDER How far can a dollar take you? Not much further than a bus ride actually. The Straits Times made it $50 and scouted for ways to stretch your money. Glenys Sim reports m the last part of this series. PHOTO: PHOTO: TAN SUAN ANN TRADITIONAL
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        167 13 THE first thing the woman said to me when I lay down on the seat and closed my eyes: "It's going to hurt a little." Great, I thought, wondering what I had got myself into. Fewer than five minutes later, there was no stray hair around my eyebrows.
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        207 13 Spice tours THE Spice Garden at Fort Canning Park has been home to more than 100 varieties of herbs and spices, most of which are used m Asian cooking, since 1822. During my 45 -minute stroll around the garden, the guide taught me how to identify the different species of
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        159 13 SCUBA diving, which allows one to see firsthand the secrets of the deep, is one possibility. Friendly Waters Seasports charges $15 for its Discover Scuba course, a one-hour session for novices. From diving instructor Fariz Ahmad, I learnt of all the bits and pieces needed for
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        206 14 How to indulge FRIENDS keep raving about how great massages are to relieve stress, but I've chosen to believe there's no point m paying to relax. So far, that is. I was converted after a session at Heritage Of Traditional Javanese Massage m Sixth Avenue. When the masseuse rubbed her
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        218 14 I'VE never been a thrill seeker I avoid the rollercoaster and head for the spinning teacups. So I surprised myself when I offered to try that giant catapult called the G-Max. Instead of leaping off a bridge tied to a bungee cord, you're strapped into a metal
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        Lock icon Dining at the top
        242 14  -  LIZA LIN NOT many Singaporeans can claim to have had their dinner while suspended 90m m the air, like student Zhuo Peiyi and NSF Jimmy Pan, who are dating. Last Wednesday, the 21--year-olds enjoyed a threecourse Japanese dinner m a cable car as it travelled between
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        205 14  -  LIZA LIN TUCKING into the ay am buah keluak dish during my Nonya buffet lunch at Raffles The Plaza, the slightly bitter taste brought back fond memories of family reunions, when my grandmother would cook her signature dish. The food offered m the Plaza Market Cafe
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      275 15 A weekly look at what to watch out for m the world of retail. Figures and case studies come from the Consumers Association of Singapore. The world of hawkers I (January-June 2004) Top complaints 1 Overcharging 2. Unsatisfactory services CASE STUDY 1 A consumer who patronised his neighbourhood
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      570 15  -  Daryl Loo Co-operative will help policyholders obtain discounts from developers By INSURANCE giant NTUC Income has a new proposal for policyholders: If they buy properties as a group, a discount can be negotiated with developers. A group large enough could take this Further and even
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      Lock icon Nice view can boost flat's price by 15%
      498 15 A PRIVATE apartment with a good view can command a premium of 15 per cent here, according to a National University of Singapore study. The NUS real estate department found that the premium for a full sea view for private housing m
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        Lock icon Anti-tsunami measures needed in Republic
        360 1118 THERE has not been m living memory a natural catastrophe so widespread and with so horrific a death toll as Sunday's tsunami disaster. The full death toll may never be known. The tidal waves obliterated whole villages and numerous seaside homes m rural areas, and
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        294 1118 I REFER to the letter, "Bad credit rating was not justified" (ST, Dec 29). The data referred to m Ms Lim Lee Eng's letter was not provided by Credit Bureau Singapore. We have spoken to Ms Lim and have confirmed that the source
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        Lock icon Time to mourn, and treasure relationships
        204 1118 SUNDAY'S tidal waves affected many parts of the world and many lives were lost. It is time for us to pause and think. As more lives are reported lost and those who survived experience the impact of this disaster, may we take time to
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        108 1118 IN VIEW of the calamity that has befallen so many Asian countries, I was appalled to read the blurb, "Party central" and the related articles (ST, Dec 28) telling, readers where to party the night away on New Year's Eve. Surely, it
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        183 1118 I REFER to the letter by Mr Kwok Hok Lan ("Why wasn't hamper given to good Samaritan instead?"; ST, Dec 28). The saga of the missing Filipino girl was of grave concern to all of us m Potong Pasir, including the Potong Pasir grassroots
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        311 1118 THIS being my last letter of the year, I thought it would be timely to bid farewell to Channel i. There were a few gems m its programming which had a select or nearcult following among my friends and me. I have
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        536 1119  -  Marc Lim SOCCER Spore not m final yet; beware of counterattacks from a physical Myanmar on Sunday By IT WAS a pride of wounded Lions that trooped into Changi Airport yesterday, footballers bruised by the 4-3 Tiger Cup semi-final firstleg win over Myanmar m Cheras
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        Lock icon Grandmas go gaga over grandson's great goal
        502 1119  -  MARC LIM PROUD MOMENT "It was amazing to be able to score m front of them. I wanted to celebrate m front of them, but the next thing I knew, the boys were all over me." DANIEL BENNETT, after scoring Singapore's opening goal
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        Lock icon Football isn't a matter of life and death, it's less than that
        1018 1119  -  Rob Hughes IN GOOD CONSCIENCE By Postponed THE second leg of the Malaysia-Indonesia Tiger Cup semi-final has been postponed. Both countries were scheduled to meet m Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. But they will now play 48 hours later, on
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        890 1120 London ARSENAL have long been accused of lacking the stomach for a fight. But, led by a goal from Patrick Vieira, who is back to his combative best and some luck the English champions showed on Wednesday that flair was not their only
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        499 1120 Mourinho: Liverpool's first choice SOCCER Chelsea manager reveals Liverpool snub ahead of Premiership clash London THE English Premier League's top-eight teams all face each other tomorrow. Second-placed Arsenal face Charlton m a London derby, Manchester United are at Middlesbrough and Everton, who have slipped to fourth, are away to Tottenham.
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        534 1120 United are down to one striker if Rooney' s banned three games Manchester Wayne's mad world Dec 26, 2002: First red card at Everton. Leapt m two-footed on Birmingham's Steve Vickers. Oct 4, 2003: Booked for dissent m Everton's 0-3 loss at Spurs fifth yellow m less than two months.
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        Lock icon Savage seeks move to Blackburn to be near kin
        513 1120 Birmingham ROBBIE Savage may be better known for living up to his name on the pitch, but the Birmingham star is desperate for a move to Blackburn to be closer to his parents, who live m Wales. The Welsh midfielder has
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        250 1120 Madrid REAL Madrid striker Fernando Morientes revealed that he will go to Liverpool but, more sensationally, the Spanish giants have replaced coach Mariano Garcia Remon with exBrazil coach Wanderley Luxemburgo yesterday. Luxemburgo, who coached Brazil between 1998 and 2000, told daily newspaper
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        634 1121  -  Alvin Foo TRIATHLON With financial self-reliance as goal, TAS offers security, time-keeping services By THE Triathlon Association of Singapore has gone into business, with profits of more than $100,000 financing about a fifth of its budget. Using its expertise as an organiser of mass outdoor
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        384 1121  -  ALVIN FOO BADMINTON A STEP IN COMEBACK "Though I'm still not 100 per cent fit, I'm getting there. This will be a fun tournament and provide good warm-up, and I'll probably return to singles action m February." RONALD SUSILO, on the Cheers
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          87 1121 ROWERS Elsie Lim and Roozaimy Omar (right) are among seven Singaporeans who will be competing m the annual South-east Asian Rowing Federation Championships at Batu Dam m Selangor, Malaysia, from Jan 8 to 15. Lim is slated to race m the women's single sculls and
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          Lock icon BAD WEATHER DISRUPTS WINDSURFING
          89 1121 THE opening day of the Singapore Open Windsurfing Championships at East Coast Park yesterday was disrupted by bad weather. Low wind and poor visibility meant that none of the scheduled races m both the Mistral One Design and Formula Windsurfing classes could be completed. The 10-race
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        Lock icon Cavs lose James and game
        635 1122 BASKETBALL Cleveland star out with eye injury after colliding with Houston's Mutombo Cleveland (Ohio) THE silence was deafening. As Leßron James lay prone m the middle of the lane, 20,000 people swallowed their voices, the shoulders of the men m wine and gold sagged, and
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          85 1122 ADELAIDE: Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt says slow court surfaces are hurting his chances of becoming the first local to win the Australian Open m 29 years. No Australian man has won his home Grand Slam championship since Mark Edmondson beat John Newcombe m the
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          Lock icon DRINK-DRIVING PHELPS GETS PROBATION
          56 1122 SALISBURY (Maryland): Olympic swimming sensation Michael Phelps, who won six gold medals at the Athens Games m August, was sentenced to 18 months' probation on Wednesday after pleading guilty to driving while impaired. The 19-year-old American was also ordered to abstain from alcohol and illegal drugs
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          66 1122 LIVERPOOL: Everton Football Club goalkeeper Nigel Martyn is facing at least a month out after he was forced off with a calf injury m Tuesday's 0-2 English Premier League defeat at Charlton. Martyn, who limped off just before half-time, will have a scan
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        208 1122 BASKETBALL NBA: Houston 98 Cleveland 87, Milwaukee 111 Orlando 105, Detroit 107 Washington 105, Indiana 74 Charlotte 71, NY Knicks 100 Minnesota 87, Phoenix 107 New Orleans 96, Memphis 117 Boston 109, Golden State 111 Toronto 105, LA Clippers 101 Utah 90. CRICKET Fourth day of 2nd Test m
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        248 1124 jT "I am the resurrection and the life. **V 3 I Whoever believes m me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes m me will never die." John 11:25-26 MDM TAY BAK LAN Age: 70 Was called home to be with the Lord on 30 December
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        248 1124 KWIK TECK HONG AGE: 87 passed away peacefully on 29 Dec 2004, leaving behind loved ones. Son: Daughter-in-law: William Ang Wee Sen Chan Suat Kheng Daughter Son-in-law: Li Ai Lay Wee Boon Sim Grandson: Granddaughters: Wee Xunji Emily Ang Rui Ling Diana Ang RuiZhen WeeYirong Funeral wake is at 308
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        391 1124 WONG FOOK HONG Departed 31 Dec. 1989 csince tae aay you fefif, our hearts are sore \ms time aoes By ate miss you more your wise advice and yen tie face OCo one can ever fill your vacant place Always remembered by Your loving wife and loved ones 4th Anniversary
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        Lock icon US holiday online sales rise nearly one-third
        418 1126 Web sales ring m $24b as stores like Amazon.com make a virtual killing San Francisco HOLIDAY sales on the Internet climbed 29 per cent, helped by a late surge m gift shopping as more people made purchases online and retailers such as Amazon.com
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        239 1126 Washington THE number of Americans filing initial unemployment claims fell unexpectedly last week to 326,000, a government report showed yesterday, adding to evidence that the job market may be strengthening heading into next year. Initial jobless claims dropped 5,000 m the week ended last Saturday
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        42 1126 Yesterday's close: 11,488.76 (+107.2 points) Japanese share prices closed out 2004 on a positive note, with a gain of 0.94 per cent m a half-day session as investors looked forward to a better performance next year, dealers said. AFP
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        39 1126 Yesterday's close--14,163.55 (-102.83 points) Hong Kong's leading benchmark index ended down 0.72 percent. China Merchants outperformed the broader market sharply after the blue-chip firm said it would buy a stake m a Shanghai port. REUTERS
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        41 1126 Yesterday's close: 1,273.71 (-0.6 point) Chinese share prices closed little changed, with sentiment remaining fragile as carmakers and power generating firms were weighed down by earnings concerns m the run-up to the annual reporting season, dealers said. AFP
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        41 1126 Yesterday's close-. 4,054.9 (+12.8 points) The Australian share market rose 0.3 per cent to a new high, as shares of takeover target National Foods rallied strongly after a rival bidder entered the contest for the dairy company. REUTERS
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        42 1126 Yesterday's close: 910.13 (+2.55 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.28 per cent higher on end-of-year window-dressing m thin trade, dealers said. They noted investor interest was lukewarm, with only one more trading session left today before the year-end. AFP
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        31 1126 Yesterday's close: 6.522.54 (-45.4 points) Indian share prices closed 0.69 per cent lower on profit-taking after a government warning that another tsunami could strike local shores, dealers said. AFP
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        38 1126 Yesterday's close: 1,000.23 (-4.2 points) Indonesian share prices closed 0.42 per cent lower as key blue chips were hit by profit-taking, while mining and construction-related stocks rose on hopes of higher demand, dealers said. AFP
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        22 1126 Yesterday's close: 668.1 (•t-3.64 points) Thai share prices closed 0.55 per cent higher m year-end window-dressing, analysts said. AFP
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        227 1126 Dec 30 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.30 1.090 +0.020 BlllntlUS2oc 0.45 0.985 +0.005 Capita Land 1.40 2.130 -0.020 Chart SemiCond 26c 073 0 980+0.005 CityOev SOc 2.29 7.050 +0.050 ComfortDelgro 25c 195 1500 tosco Corp 20c 0.32 1.150 Creative T 25c 0.91 24.400
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        72 1126 Dec 30 UniFiber 10c 98,088,000 PSC Corp 5c 39,511,000 Global Voice 5c 26,312,000 PanpacMedia Grp 5c 18,256,000 Autron 12,822,000 Autron W*****3 11,003,000 Sing Tel 15c 9,690,000 Leong Hin 20c 9,448,000 Bio-Treat HK4Oc 9.441,000 Citiraya 2.5 c 9.358,000 Sembcorp Log 25c 8.046,000 CHT HK6Oc 7,691,000 UTAC USISC 7,614,000 ChinaFlaxP
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        143 1126 Dec 30 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2600 1.2750 Can dollar 1.3460 1.3610 Euro 2.2150 2.2400 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4304 0.4308 NZ dollar 1.1590 1.1840 Sterling pound 3.1240 3 1580 US dollar 1.6300 1.6480 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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        Lock icon China allays rears over freeze on new jets
        429 1127 Aviation regulator says carriers free to place orders for 2006 and beyond Shanghai CHINA'S civil aviation regulator said yesterday that although m principle it will not permit new aircraft orders next year, airlines can still sign deals for equipment to be delivered
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        355 1127 Continental's first buy since Sept 1 1 attacks Chicago CONTINENTAL Airlines, m its first aircraft purchase since the Sept 11 attacks m the United States, will buy 10 Boeing 7E7 aircraft worth US$l.3 billion (552.14 billion). The order is the first for the fuel-saving plane by a major airline m
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        389 1127 Seeking fiscal harmony THIS latest standard is intended to help harmonise audit reporting within the EU. The two-part format requires comparability where necessary while allowing flexibility to deal with local circumstances. The ISA 700 for reports dated on or after Dec 31, 2006 guides
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        167 1127 AN AGREEMENT between Singapore and the Middle Eastern nation of Bahrain to avoid double taxation came into force yesterday, ensuring that income from bilateral economic activity is no longer taxed on both sides. The Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of
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        Lock icon Apex Digital chief nabbed in Chengdu as debt woes mount
        582 1127 Unsettled loans Tianjin-based DVD-player maker Genius says it is owed US$4.3 million (Ss7 million) by the California-based company. Chinese TV maker Sichuan Changhong Electric Appliance said earlier on Tuesday that Apex owed it U*****.5 million and that provisions against the
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          108 1127 NEW YORK: Regulators m the United States have stepped up their investigation into China Life, China's biggest life assurer, which gained a listing m New York and Hong Kong last year. The Securities and Exchange Commission has upgraded an informal inquiry into the circumstances
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          96 1127 SYDNEY: South-east Asian food and beverage giant San Miguel launched a A51.78 billion (552.27 billion) bid for Australian dairy group National Foods yesterday, topping a bid by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra. San Miguel's friendly bid of As 6 cash per share catapulted National
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          110 1127 MUMBAI: India will invite bids for stakes m the airports at Mumbai and New Delhi by the end of March, Aviation Minister Praful Patel said yesterday. The Airports Authority of India will borrow as much as 60 billion rupees (552.34 billion) to upgrade the nations
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        759 1128  - Market value surges 2 1 to $358b this year AZHAR KHALID By Markets Correspondent Billion-dollar club swells from 50 to 61 with key index near four-year high THE combined value of stocks listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has shot up 21 per cent over the past year to $358.2
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        411 1128 BILLION CLUB Note: StarHub was listed on Oct 13. BONG FORTIN Source: THOMSON FINANCIAL DATASTREAM Name Market Market Percentage capitalisation capitalisation change on Dec 30 on Jan 1 in market j S$(mll) S$(mll) cantalltation 1 SINGTEL 39,395.01 34,946.37 12.73 2 DBS GROUP HOLDINGS 23 883.32 21.608 32 10.53 3 UNITED
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        72 1128 Chairman Lam Chuan Leong (above) Second Permanent Secretary (special projects) Ministry of Finance Chief executive Ng Wai Choong Deputy Secretary (industry), Ministry of Trade and Industry Other members Lee Seiu Kin Second Solicitor-General Attorney-Generals Chambers Tan Cheng Han Dean, Faculty of Law, NUS Edward Robinson Principal economist, Monetary policy
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        246 1128 VETERAN civil servant Lam Chuan Leong has been named to head Singapore's new competition watchdog, which starts work tomorrow. Mr Lam, the Second Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, has a background m business and monopoly-busting. Since 1999, he has been chairman of the
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        422 1128  - Chartered secures 1.7 b loans to equip Fab 7 plant Bryan Lee By CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing has secured loans worth a total of US$l.O5 billion (551.73 billion) to buy chipmaking equipment for Fab 7, its newest plant that will make cutting-edge chips. The financing announced yesterday exceeds the US$7OO million
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          98 1128 MAINBOARD-LISTED logistics firm Rich Land Group has formed a joint venture m Malaysia as a first step m building a regional network. The venture will have a paid-up share capital of RM2.5 million (Ssl.l million), the company said yesterday. Rich Land's partners are logistics veterans
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          92 1128 UNITED Industrial Corporation (UIC) has sold its printing and packaging subsidiary as part of its move to dispose of non-core businesses. It sold its 75 per cent stake m UIC Printing Packaging for $2.8 million m cash to KHL Printing. KHL has paid 15
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          78 1128 SAMUDERA Shipping said yesterday that one of its vessels, the Sinar Andalas, was capsized and stranded by the tsunamis m Aceh. Four crew members have been rescued and Samudera is trying to locate the rest. Sinar Andalas had a net book value of US$9.7 million (Ssl6
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        69 1129 Teamsphere has to give confirmation m its annual reports for the next three years that its audit committee has reviewed and is satisfied that the company has adequate expertise and resources to discharge its finance and accounting functions to the standards expected of a listed company. It
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        440 1129  -  Lee Su Shyan But exchange sets tougher conditions for firm's audit committee to scrutinise books By Companies Correspondent A LOCAL firm buying a Chinese business has been told by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) that its accounts will face extra scrutiny, an unusual move
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        331 1129  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent COMFORTDELGRO Corp is continuing its long march into China. The transport giant has teamed up with one of Chengdu's largest bus and taxi operators m its latest venture. It will take 60 per cent of the new operation,
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        279 1129  -  Audrey Tan By CHINA Merchants Holdings (Pacific), or CMHP, has announced a slew of changes at the top, after completing a $569 million deal to buy a toll road business from its controlling shareholder, China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI). Partially financed by issuing new shares,
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        455 1129  -  Azhar Khalid TAKING STOCK By PENNY stocks hogged the limelight yesterday as they continued to play catch-up with the blue chips that have been the star performers this year. Nevertheless, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 3.74 points to close at a
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        246 1129  - DIRECTORS' TRADES GOH ENG YEOW MEDIA ASIA DIRECTOR SELLS ALL HIS SHARES ONE of the founders of the Hong Kong film house Media Asia Entertainment has sold his entire shareholding on the open market since the group's listing, less than two months ago. Mr Wellington Fung Wing sold 9.9 million
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        662 11130  - MAS gets tough on home loan cash rebates Arthur Poon NICHOLAS FANG It asks banks to stop giving cash incentives m the crucial first year By ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY Regulator's growing concern "While rebates that were small relative to the cash down payment required were not a matter of concern,
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        8 11130 Dae 30. 2004 2,061.56 +3.74
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        23 11130 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2600 1.2750 Euro 2.2150 2.2400 Sterling pound 3.1240 3.1580 US dollar 1.6300 1.6480 Yen (100 units) 1.5688 1.5859
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        208 11130  - A- Sonic execs to sit on Skywest board BRYAN LEE AUSSIE APPOINTMENTS A-SONIC Aerospace founder and chief executive Janet Tan and fellow director Irene Tay will sit on the board of Australian budget airline Skywest after the main-board-listed company wrested control of the carrier m a bitter takeover battle. The
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      8 61 life! THE STRAITS TIMES Friday December 31 2004
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        351 62  - 10 acts in the life of a station SHERWIN LOH MAK MUN SAN HONG XINYI SANDRA LEONG SUJIN THOMAS FOONG WOEI WAN Reports by AND Tomorrow, SPH Media Works' Channel U will start a new life as part of MediaCorp TV Holdings, while Channel i will cease transmission at 1
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        151 3 IN DECEMBER 2001, Media Works nabbed its first win at the Asian Television Awards with Channel U's Big Challenge, a Mandarin reality TV gameshow m which 13 teams competed to complete the most spectacular domino displays. It won Best Entertainment Programme, beating another Channel
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        118 3 WHILE there was buzz over Channel U, TV Works fared less well, one reason being that Chinese-language TV has higher viewership than English-language TV here. In March 2002, the struggling channel was renamed Channel i and given a new logo to reflect the synergy with Channel
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        140 4 IN MAY 2002, Channel U celebrated its first anniversary by capturing 52 per cent of prime-time Mandarin TV viewers. Based on statistics from AC Nielsen, it replaced rival MediaCorp's Channel 8 as the No. 1 channel here. The following month, it again clinched the
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        102 4 MEDI AWORKS ended 2002 on a high note when it won the Broadcaster of the Year award at the Asian Television Awards m December. Channel U also scored big, winning Terrestrial TV Channel of the Year. Media Works chalked up four other wins: Best
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        152 4 IN JANUARY 2003, the first Ren Ci Charity Show was held to raise funds for the Ren Ci Hospital Medicare Centre. The show bowled over local audiences when Ren Ci chief executive Venerable Shi Ming Vi performed a 25-minute abseiling stunt that inspired about 1
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        77 5 A DEAL was signed with Paramount m March 2003, guaranteeing Channel i exclusive rights to the studio's inventory of blockbusters and dramas. With shows like variety programme Entertainment Tonight and blockbuster movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the channel tried to improve its lacklustre position as
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        117 5 CHANNEL i News won the Best General News Programme title at Asian Television Awards 2003, beating such established names as CNN International's News Biz Today and Star News Asia. Channel U also took home the Best Entertainment Programme award for its variety show, Top 10.
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        151 5 IN SEPTEMBER 2004, SPH and MediaCorp made a surprise announcement that they would merge their mass-market TV operations and free newspapers to stem losses. Under the merger agreement, Channel i will shut down m 2005. Channel U will be housed with MediaCorp's Channels 5, 8 and TVMobile
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        466 6 10 people behind the scenes Media Works was more than just the high-profile artists who gave a face to the station. 1 Behind the scenes, dozens worked their hearts out and, here, 1 0 remember the ride Mr Paul Chan m Senior vice-president of Media Works branding and promotions, 38.
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        188 7 (left) Media Works make-up artist and hairstylist, 38. He will be starting a digital production company. "ONE of my most unforgettable moments m Media Works happened last year. There was a mix-up m the Channel U News roster. The anchor who was supposed to read the
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        173 7 Senior trailer producer with Media Works on-air promotions, 29. He is joining MediaCorp's creative services department as senior trailer producer. "ONE of my fondest memories is having two days to come up with a trailer for Sense Of Being, a Channel U documentary about child abuse. The
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        227 7 (above) Senior executive with Media Works branding and promotions, 26. She will be taking a break from work. "IT'S finally hitting me that it's all going to happen today and we're not going to be in the same office anymore. I'll miss the ringing of the hotline
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        202 7 (above) Programming manager for Channel i, 35. He plans to take a break from work. "I STARTED out here when TV Works was about to close to make way for Channel i. I handle Channel i's daily schedule and traffic. We had high hopes of making the
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        76 8 'I'm just grateful I don t have to use my ERS (Economic Restructuring Shares)' Media Works actor Ix Shen (above) on being re-hired by MediaCorp There is positive anxiety m meeting old friends and new people. It is familiar and yet unfamiliar too' Media Works artist Michelle Chia (above)
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        162 8 (left) Executive broadcast journalist of Channel V News, 33. She will join Lianhe Zaobao's Foreign Desk. "JUST as we were all counting down to the last day before the merger, the tsunami disaster happened. It's the most brutal test of our team spirit. Everything is meant
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        191 9 (left) Wardrobe co-ordinator for Channel U, 35. She will be taking a break from work. "MY JOB is to co-ordinate everything in the wardrobe. When I first joined, we had nothing at all, not even an ironing board. We started out in a little place in Thomson
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        152 9 (left) MediaWorks cameraman, 43. He will be joining MediaCorp as a cameraman. "EVEN though I'm the cameraman, people sometimes recognise me and call me by my nickname, Ah Thong. Once, during an episode of Channel U's Snap, there was even a group of students at Jurong
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        151 9 Anderson Junior College student and big MediaWorks fan, 17. "I'VE been watching Channel i since the early days when it was still called TV Works. But what really turned me into a big fan was Cue, a 30-minute news bulletin which began in March 2002. I
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        1072 10 10 things we bet you didn't know Of anti-rain charms, unexpected visitors and Michelle Quah's miracle-growth secret 1 Fengshui fever AT THE Media Works headquarters m Genting Lane, fengshui was the order of the day. Small metre-long blue carpets were strewn all over the floors of the offices to neutralise
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        759 11 How will Channel 5 manage to fit Channel i's acquired shows into its already crowded prime-time belt? A check of next week's Channel 5 line-up reveals that its prime time and late night line-ups remain unchanged, with no Channel i shows slated for broadcast THE demise
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        654 12 10 shows that made a difference It was a crazy four years as the new station pushed the envelope with fresh approaches to programmes. Some worked, others didn't, but they all made TV history m their own way 1 New m news BOTH Channel U News and Channel i News
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        435 13 CHANNEL i's Ah Girl didn't break much new ground, but it did introduce us to the effervescent charms of Cynthia Lee, who turned what could have been an annoying caricature of a ditzy Ah Lian into an endearing character. Adrian Pang also scored a Best Comedy Performance
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        24 18 'Our merger is nothing compared to the earthquake, It's not the end of the world for us' Man shu sum, Mediaworks chief operating officer
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      97 62 Ac our tradition a minute's silence will rM* TpifW^H^^^B^i vrffliM^tißr^fe^' > L remember lives lost. Pen your wish for 2005 and let our belflHimi ring them m for the new year (wish cards available at Esplanade Box Office and m Esplanade Shop). Or make your personal video dedication with KYTV.
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      8 3 More Media Works milestones on the following pages
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      160 8 /jl^l^^T^jlfc W^L^ This week, we feature some \|^W* ETpIUhJ] MMMi^ Bai Ling Ge well-known artistes who P y |£ID£l Wl g|^/ 5 were with SPH Media Works. vL/y HB^^^l £^T Helen Cheung j&/ij)n lU^^^lr^fiPHi H zhanghSijie zai youpindao dang xmwgnzhubo zhlwai, ye c6ng zhuchi feichangtdushiyan lijililiS I Besides being a
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