The Straits Times, 3 January 2005

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 66 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 048/03/2004 MONDAY, JANUARY 3 2005 JTa SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon World leaders to meet in Jakarta
    577 1  -  M. NIRMALA Asad Latif By 'Now with 1 50,000 people expected to perish in this disaster, it will be irresponsible for countries not to set up this early warning system and if we can play a role, we should play a role.' DR TONY
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    Lock icon WATER RELIEF
    68 1 Refugees from a devastated village rush to a US Navy Sea Hawk helicopter as it drops water and other supplies in Teunom, 1 70km south-west of Banda Aceh. Relief workers say that people in this isolated region are dehydrated and on the brink of starvation one week after
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    Lock icon Public universities to be given more freedom
    523 1  -  M. Nirmala By Senior Correspondent SINGAPORE'S two public universities are to be corporatised to give them more flexibility and boost their ability to compete for talent and become world-class institutions. The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University are now statutory bodies
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  • KILLER WAVES
    • IN SINGAPORE
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        Lock icon Sombre return to school after tsunami
        936 2 CHEERFUL SMILE 'Always wearing a smile, she brought comfort to many.' PRINCIPAL MRS TAN WAI LAN of Anderson Sec, about Jasima Jahan, who died when the tsunami struck Chennai RELIEVED TO BE AUVE 'It's hard to describe how good it is to be alive.'
        LIM WUI LIANG  -  936 words
    • S'PORE VICTIMS
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        Lock icon Family of tsunami victim thankful for small mercies
        518 3  -  Arti Mulchand By THEY may have lost a loved one but the family of Madam Stephanie Ong Bee Ling, who was killed in last week's tsunami tragedy in Phuket, are thankful for small mercies. Mercy number one: That Madam Ong's three-year-old son,
        LIM WUI LIANG  -  518 words
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        Lock icon Body buried in rubble not S'pore schoolboy's
        631 3  -  Azhar Ghani SCDF team recovers body, but victim turns out to be family's maid By In Banda Aceh THE body found in the rubble of a collapsed house in Banda Aceh is not that of a Singaporean schoolboy. Searching through the debris on
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    • SEARCH/RECOVERY EFFORTS
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        Lock icon Helping hand from home for S'pore searchers
        699 4  -  Chang Ai-Lien Anyone looking for missing people in Phuket will not face the task alone By In Phuket JUST DOING MY BIT 'Every small thing helps... I'm just trying to play my part as a Singaporean.' VOLUNTEER CHEAN CHENG KIAK FROM the moment
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        Lock icon » STATUS OF SINGAPOREANS IN AFFECTED AREAS
        381 4 STATUS OF SINGAPOREANS IN AFFECTED AREAS SOURCE: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS NOTE: *Uncontactable persons who were known to be in the general vicinity of the affected areas and whom families and MFA are unable to reach. Missing definite information that persons may have been swept away, or were known to
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        Lock icon Bush fights criticism of 'stingy' response to disaster
        590 4 Washington AMID growing domestic and international criticism of his response to the tsunami disaster, United States President George W. Bush promised a sustained and generous leadership role in helping the victims. But Congress returns this week and, as flags throughout the United
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    • WATER
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        Lock icon Brewery switches to producing clean water for survivors
        443 6 Colombo AS RELIEF workers race against time to provide clean water to survivors of the tsunami disaster, Sri Lanka's top brewery which normally produces 160,000 bottles of beer a day has now turned its technical might to producing a totally different beverage:
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        Lock icon Thirsty survivors scramble for water
        960 6  - Thirsty survivors scramble for water Ben Nadarajan Shortage of drinkable water may lead to deadly epidemic: Experts By In Galle (Sri Lanka) A 1.25-LITRE bottle sails through the air and at least 10 pairs of hands reach up to grab it. The mad scramble sends the bottle tumbling and it
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        Lock icon Fears for kids after orphan is gang-raped
        624 6 VULNERABLE TIMES "When there is displacement and chaos, the possibility of this type of behaviour is higher. These are all vulnerable children and opportunists are taking advantage of these children without parents and in open camps." MR HARENDRA DE SUVA, head of the
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    • DISEASE
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        Lock icon The second wave
        10 7 Graphic: Sources WHO. CHRISTIAN INTON INTERNET REUTERS
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        Lock icon Signs of disease outbreaks appear
        750 7  - Signs of disease outbreaks appear V.K. Raghunathan Devi Asmarani Survivors come down with diarrhoea and chest infections By in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) in lakarta SIGNS of potentially deadly diseases began to surface yesterday among tsunami survivors in Indonesia and India despite an unprecedented global relief effort. In the worst-hit area
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        Lock icon Thousands of survivors may be traumatised for life
        328 7 Tokyo BEYOND the massive toll in human life, tsunamis which tore apart Indian Ocean coastlines are set to pose a global mental health catastrophe as thousands of people live haunted by the sudden wall of water. From tourists whose holidays turned apocalyptic
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    • RELIEF EFFORTS
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        Lock icon Charities are swamped with donations
        455 8  - Charities are swamped with donations Alfred Lee EUROPE Callers jam lines to make pledges and many line up in the cold to contribute By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London THE sheer volume of pledges has swamped charities in Europe. Britons donated up to £1 million (Ss3 million) in an
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        Lock icon For bidding: Mating rights
        285 8 THE owner of Britain's champion racehorse has offered mating rights to his stallion to the highest bidder in a charity auction. The Rock of Gibraltar's current stud fee is about £38,000 (S$120,000). At Maidstone jail in southern England, prisoners gave up smoking for the New Year
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        Lock icon Asian giant taking on active role in relief operations
        477 8  -  Goh Sui Noi By China Correspondent In Beijing A THIRD batch of 14 Chinese relief workers took off for Sri Lanka yesterday. Premier Wen Jiabao had also met diplomatic envoys from South and South-east Asia last Friday, during which he pledged
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        Lock icon Tales of little miracles amid despair
        357 8 Bangkok WHEN a lOm-high wave swept South African Andrew Brown's little daughter Frankie out to sea off a tiny, uninhabited island off Thailand's Andaman coast, he gave her "zero chance of survival". But 18-month-old Frankie was saved from certain death by her quickthinking nurse
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        Lock icon Aid increased to boost international profile
        499 8  -  Lawrence Chung TAIWAN By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei FFR TAIWAN yesterday boosted its donation funds for tsuna-mi-hit Asian nations to US$5O million (SsB2 million), making it one of the top 10 governments sending sizable aid to the disaster-plagued regions. Vice-Premier Yeh Chu-lan announced that
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        Lock icon Desperate, hungry villagers mob copters
        604 10 US forces airlift emergency supplies to stricken areas Aboard The USS Abraham Lincoln DESPERATE, homeless villagers on the tsunami-rav-aged island of Sumatra mobbed American helicopters carrying aid as the United States military launched its largest operation in the region since the Vietnam War, ferrying food
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        Lock icon KL opens up skies and airports for aid efforts
        476 10  -  Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA yesterday opened up its skies and two airports for use in the international relief operations in Sumatra. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's government agreed to a US government request to overfly Malaysian
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        Lock icon Japan's Self Defence Force to help out
        396 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo JAPAN is preparing to send troops, naval vessels and military transport planes to Thailand to help in tsunami disaster relief and reconstruction efforts in conjunction with American forces, reports said here yesterday. The dispatch of
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        Lock icon Singapore firm offers Indians free calls home
        1121 12  -  K.C. Vijayan Others give affected employees paid leave, air tickets and cash By CONSTRUCTION supervisor S. Nanthan, who earns about $1,000 a month, has spent more than $300 calling home daily since the Dec 26 tsunamis hit his Indian coastal village and killed
        LIM WUI LIANG; BRYAN NEIL VAN DER BEEK  -  1,121 words
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        Lock icon Worker loses sister — and cash for loan
        280 12  - Worker loses sister and cash for loan Tan Hui Yee By INDIAN construction worker Elumalai Kumaran, still owed more than $2,500 in wages by debt-laden builder Wan Soon Construction, had just sent money home to pay off some of the debt he incurred coming to Singapore. But before the debtors
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    • CRISIS RESPONSE
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        Lock icon Jakarta admits it was slow in reacting to crisis
        585 11  -  Devi Asmarani But minister says scale of destruction hampered initial relief attempts By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE Indonesian government admitted yesterday that it had been overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster in tsunami-hit Aceh and was slow to come
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        Lock icon PASSPORT SCARE: BUT GIRL IS SAFE
        112 11 THE Singapore passport of 21-year-old Goh Poh Eng was found in Phuket yesterday, but the third-year Nanyang Technological University student had already returned to Singapore without it last week. The marketing student, with cuts on her face and body, flew back to Changi airport
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        Lock icon SPH COLLECTS $132,000 MORE
        129 11 DESPITE the non-stop rain, some 500 Singaporeans turned up at SPH News Centre yesterday to contribute to relief efforts. Most gave cash and cheque donations, while others donated mostly food, water and medical supplies. SPH collected nearly $132,000 yesterday, bringing the total amount it has received
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        Lock icon Seafood virus SMS is a hoax
        489 11  -  Theresa Tan By AN SMS making its rounds here and in the region claiming that a "very dangerous virus" is being spread via seafood is a hoax, the Government said yesterday. In fact, the virus does not even exist, said the Agri-Food Veterinary Authority
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    • IN PHUKET
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        Lock icon Country club becomes cnsis centre
        871 13  -  Alexis Hooi Singaporean executive and owners of golf club help coordinate relief efforts and bring solace to hard-hit villagers By In Phuket SOME would have called hers a plum job attending to visitors from all over at a world-class golf course on a paradise resort
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        Lock icon Brave Swedish mum survives – with family intact
        316 13 Brave Swedish mum survives with family intact A SERIES of heart-rending photos showing a mother dashing into the giant waves off Thailand in a desperate bid to save her family were sent around the world last week. But the family's fate remained unknown until Saturday, when the Swedish mum came
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  316 words
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        Lock icon Why do I feel guilty about being alive?
        713 13  -  Elaine Young Straits Times reporter Elaine Young, who escaped the tsunami while holidaying in the Phi-Phi island, questions the curious emotion gripping her one week after. By THE "what ifs" surfaced almost immediately after we got back safely from our aborted day
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Great Wall replica in Sichuan a big flop
      359 14 Chengdu FEAR the arduous way up the Great Wall and the crowds at Tiananmen? Tourists have the option of going to south-western China instead to see replicas of these two famous tourist attractions. Except that neither embodies the same grandeur. Completed three
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      Lock icon Seoul starts gifted scheme for students
      492 14  -  Joo Sang Min It is nurturing its best and brightest to help the country stay competitive By For The Straits Times In Seoul SOUTH Korea has unveiled a master plan for top students in a bid to create a pool of creative talent to
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      Lock icon Lee Teng-hui ends week-long Japan trip
      154 14 Tokyo FORMER Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui wrapped up a controversial week-long private visit to Japan yesterday that had sparked furious protests from China. He visited hot springs, a Buddhist temple and some Japanese friends after arriving in Japan last Monday on a tourist visa.
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon PRINCESS MASAKO RESUMES DUTIES
        61 14 TOKYO: Japanese Crown Princess Masako returned to official duties yesterday after a 13--month break due to a stress-induced illness which stirred the world's oldest monarchy. Princess Masako, 41, briefly joined her husband Crown Prince Naruhito and other family members on a palace balcony to greet thousands
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        Lock icon HK LAWMAKER GETS ARRESTED
        98 14 HONG KONG: A Hong Kong lawmaker was arrested for breaching the peace when he confronted protesters denouncing politicians for botching business deals in the territory, police and local media said yesterday. Thousands marched through downtown Hong Kong on Saturday to criticise opposition legislators for backing a
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        Lock icon POWER WOES IN SHANGHAI
        67 14 SHANGHAI: More than 800 companies in Shanghai had to shift production to graveyard shifts after an unseasonal cold snap left the power grid groaning under surging demand. About 9,000 companies have been told to shift production hours so far this winter, the Shanghai Daily said, and
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        Lock icon REBELS FREE KIDNAPPED DOCTOR
        80 14 JOLO: Muslim guerillas have freed a government doctor apparently out of fear of an impending army commando rescue. Dr Avelrio Canda was released unharmed by his captors on Thursday and presented to the press by military officials yesterday after medical checkups and a debriefing. His captors,
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        Lock icon DINNER WITH LEADERS POSTPONED
        58 14 HONG KONG: A charity banquet where donors pay up to 38,000 yuan (557,500) for the chance to dine with China's top leaders has been postponed, reports said yesterday. A spokesman for the organiser, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, said the Feb 1 event has been delayed
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      276 15 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN adventurer Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir has achieved her dream of becoming the first Asian woman to ski-sail solo from the South Pole to the Hercules Inlet on the western edge of the Antarctic. The 39-year-old Universiti Teknologi Mara sports lecturer completed her
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      Lock icon Selangor on dengue alert
      129 15 Kuala Lumpur A DENGUE alert has been raised in Selangor and the Federal Territory where 100 suspected cases of the disease are being reported daily. The sudden rise in the number of dengue cases was seen after Hari Raya last month, said Dr Ramlee Rahmat, the
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      Lock icon Six shot dead in raid on drug lab
      148 15 Six shot dead in raid on drug lab MANILA SIX suspected drug dealers, believed to be Chinese or Taiwanese, were fatally shot in a gunbattle with anti-narcotics agents during a raid on a drug lab in the southern Philippines. Police were serving a search warrant in the suspected drug lab
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      Lock icon Non-stop rain causes floods in Johor and Sarawak
      493 15 As many as 10,000 people are stranded in northern Sarawak Johor Baru CONTINUOUS rain has left several low-lying areas in Johor and Sarawak flooded. Yesterday, 30 people from seven families were evacuated to a community hall in Kota Tinggi after their homes
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      9 15 i LIFE SAVERS How digital technology helped tsunami victims
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US plans indefinite jailing of terror suspects
      366 16 US plans indefinite jailing of terror suspects Those who escape charges due to lack of evidence may be detained for life Washington ADMINISTRATION officials are preparing long-range plans for indefinitely imprisoning suspected terrorists whom they do not want to set free or turn over to courts in the Unit- ed
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      Lock icon Militants warn of attacks on Iraqi voters
      133 16 Baghdad THREE militant groups have warned against voting in the Jan 30 election for a national assembly, saying Iraqis who join the "dirty farce" risk getting attacked. The radical Ansar Al-Sun-nah Army and two other groups warned that democracy is un-Islamic and could
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      Lock icon Abbas pledges protection for wanted men
      168 16 Jerusalem MR MAHMOUD Abbas, the front-runner in the Palestinian presidential race, has said that the Palestinian leadership has a duty to protect militants wanted by Israel, and indicated that he did not intend to crack down on them. The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon REBELS SEIZE POLICE STATION IN PERU
        83 16 LIMA: Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has declared a 30-day state of emergency in a remote Andean province where a group of nationalist dissidents seized a police station and took officers hostage, demanding his resignation. At least five police officers were killed in a shoot-out
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        Lock icon BIG ROW OVER FIRE VICTIMS' BODIES
        103 16 BUENOS AIRES: Crowds got into a shoving match with police outside a morgue in Buenos Aires on Saturday as relatives tried to reclaim the bodies of loved ones lost in a disco fire, which killed 175 and injured 889. Weary families, some of whom
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        Lock icon COLOMBIAN REBELS KILL 17 AT PARTY
        75 16 BOGOTA: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels killed 17 people at a New Year's party near Colombia's border with Venezuela, the police said on Saturday. A police source said privately that a heavily armed group had burst into a gathering in the town of
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        Lock icon CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS BEGIN
        72 16 ZAGREB: Polling stations opened in Croatia yesterday for a presidential election, the fourth in the Balkan country since its independence in 1991, in which incumbent President Stipe Mesic is tipped to win his second five-year term. In polls carried by Croatia's two leading dailies, Mr Mesic
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        Lock icon GUNFIGHT KILLS TWO IN AFGHANISTAN
        76 16 KABUL: A US soldier and an Afghan citizen were killed yesterday in a gunbattle in western Afghanistan's Shindand district near the city of Herat, a US military spokesman said. It is unclear whether the deaths were the result of a Taleban attack or whether they
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  • REVIEW
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      415 17 IT IS urgent that there be a coordinated response to the tsunami tragedy that has hit the region. As Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong noted last Thursday, it is clear that no one country can provide relief alone. The scale of the disaster is such, there has
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      770 17  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent in Phuket FRFRF wars and genocide that people have perpetrated on each other is a long one. But natural disasters make our acts of violence seem petty and futile. Today, on Phuket's famed Patong beach, all is silent after dark.. The
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      1050 17  -  Michael Richardson By For The Straits Times THE widespread devastation in Asia caused by last week's earthquake and tsunami has thrust the military into the role of rescuer and relief-brin-ger. Taxpayers sometimes question the need for welltrained and well-equipped armed forces when the world around seems
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      Lock icon No harm opening up Malaysia's airspace
      760 18  -  Zhu Jin Shao By As for airspace, I don't think Singapore has any ambitious designs. It merely wants to make it convenient for its civil aircraft and fighter jets on training to take off or land without infringing on Malaysia's airspace. RELATIONS between Malaysia
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      1046 18  -  Goh Sui Noi FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT: CHINA By China Correspondent In Beijing CONCERN FOR VANISHING HERITAGE It was only in the past 1 0 years that Beijingers began to feel concern for the fast disappearance of their cultural heritage. EACH time
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      905 19  -  Serene Goh LIVING OUTSIDE AT HOME By PREMJAI provision shop in Golden Mile Complex is a trove of everything from ointments to fabric softener. It is just one shop among the many spread across the mall's four levels of Thai offerings. The effect is like wandering
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      344 19 HOMEBREW And dirty," he tells The Straits Times in pidgin English. "Singapore is much better place For me." Here, Mr Hanrin shares a home with his sister in Paya Lebar. Business is good, and it is enough to keep his
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      285 19 A good command of English can be a big advantage in your career. It can help you to get promotion, a better job, and earn more money. At the same time you gain the respect of your friends, family and colleagues. One of the best
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      218 17 Sense of kinship Where do the Thais in Singapore go when they need a little home comfort? THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, 3 ***** ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Senior Executive ViceAlan Chan Heng Loon President (Marketing) Editor-in-Chief
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      20 17 The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of South-east Asian Studies. This is a personal comment.
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      211 20 USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency lines Police 999 Police Hotline 1800-255-0000 Civil Defence (Fire and Emergency Ambulance) 995 Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 SP PowerGrid (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 CabUnk
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      46 20 HIGH-TECH LIFE SAVERS LIFE SAVERS How digital technology helped tsunami victim How digital technology helped save lives IN DIGITAL LIFE TOP HDB BLOCKS Singapore's best 10 HDB blocks identified IN HOME INQUIRY RESUMES inlii irj MEVR^ j V v >+ Nicoll Highway collapse inquiry continues IN HOME
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      425 20 Singapore today Windy and cloudy with periods of rain, heavy at times. SINGAPORE WORLD \A/C ATI 1 1"" P >y AS'A WJI. xm m lit. m\> < lear L^fei^ I wnrv **3E^ i^hi^hi Singapore r outlook Vv $&!*s*." x il i Occasionally Partly Ik* *j?mri tI 7 tP"B&3 I afternoon
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      84 20 RYI. TIDES TODAY 4.13am (2.6m), 9.52am (1.5m), 3.30pm (2.5m), 9.54pm (1.0m). Desaru: 3.22am (2.4m), 9.07am (1.5m), 2.40pm (2.2m), 8.58pm (1.2m). Port Dickson: 5.24am (0.8m), 11.12am (2.0m), 5.18pm (0.7m), 11.40pm (2.3m). Mersing and Pulau Tioman: 2.42am (3.0m), 10.02am (1.7m), 2.23pm (2.0m), 7.21pm (1.7m). TIDES TOMORROW 4.54am (2.6m), 10.54am (1.4m), 4.43pm (2
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      284 20 FDEF 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Volunteer to man kettle stands for The Salvation Army to raise funds for the tsunami disaster relief efforts. You can also send cheques payable to "The Salvation Army" (write "South Asia Disaster Fund" on the back) to Ang Mo Kio Central P.O.
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY JANUARY 3, 2005
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      Lock icon Bike ride in memory of dead friend
      570 1  -  Theresa Tan Cyclists gather to raise awareness of safety after crash By Died on Xmas Eve from severe injuries STORE designer Sylvester Ang was dragged for about 7m and pinned under the front wheel of a bus in an accident while cycling along
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      Lock icon Govt puts caps on size of proposed casino
      673 2  -  Kelvin Wong Glenys Sim Surcharge imposed if takings exceed half of resort's total revenue By HYGTG THE Government has taken steps to ensure that the casino will not take centrestage in the proposed integrated resort by putting caps on its size. One
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      Lock icon Dissimilar sites, so different design requirements
      306 2 DEPENDING on where the integrated resort is located, it could end up looking very different. Of the companies which have indicated interest in the project, those whose core business is running casinos have said they preferred the Marina Bay site because of its convenient
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      Lock icon Software sales up with tighter rules
      547 2  -  Chua Hian Hou By A TOUGHER copyright law that came into effect on Saturday has seen sales at three software companies rise since the amendments were announced last October. Adobe, which sells imaging and publishing software, saw a 35 per cent surge in sales.
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    • CASE FILE
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        151 2 POLICE booked 176 motorists in a six-hour traffic blitz from 11pm on New Year's Eve for offences like speeding and drink-driving to illegal modification of vehicles. Eleven were arrested for drink driving while 139 were nabbed for speeding. The police set up road blocks
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        Lock icon TV SET, LAPTOP STOLEN FROM FLAT
        70 2 A MAN returned home to find his 29-inch television set and laptop missing on Friday night. The 30-year-old man had gone out with his wife at 5.30pm after locking his flat in Block 642 Ponggol Drive. When he returned at 11.30pm, he found the
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        Lock icon 10 SUSPECTED ILLEGALS NABBED
        77 2 POLICE nabbed 10 suspected illegal immigrants when they tried to swim to Singapore over the weekend. Between 10pm on Saturday and 2am yesterday, the police coast guard used surveillance equipment to detect them swimming with the aid of inflated plastic bags towards Singapore. The 10, believed
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        Lock icon PURSE SNATCHED AT CLEMENTI VOID DECK
        127 2 A MAN snatched a woman's purse after asking her for small change, on Friday night. At about 7.40pm, the woman, in her late 60s, was at the void deck of Block 372 Clementi Avenue 4 when she was approached by the man, who asked
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      Lock icon Boom in hostels for foreign students
      749 3  -  Joyce Teo 6 former schools converted in past 2 years. Total now: 23 By AS SINGAPORE pushes ahead in its drive to be an education hub, bigger students' hostels have mushroomed in the city-state. Operators have leapt to cash in on this fragmented business,
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      Lock icon Residents submit plan to clean up Joo Chiat
      397 3 By Tracy Quek CONCERNED Joo Chiat residents have presented their Member of Parliament with a list of proposals that they hope will rid their neighbourhood of sex and sleaze for good. Fed up with the mushrooming of pubs and karaoke clubs in
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      Lock icon More seek help from family centres
      1056 4  -  Yap Su-Yin, Theresa Tan Vivi Zainol Help seekers grew by 32 per cent in a year; now middle-income seek relief too By SMALLER FAMILIES, LESS SUPPORT 'Ten years ago, extended families could still give individuals in distress the support they needed. Now, we hear
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      Lock icon FSC? Never heard of it
      234 4 CUCKOLDED husbands who need a listening ear, struggling parents who want help to rein in their wayward children... the 36 family service centres, or FSCs, here have seen them all. It is easy for these people to turn to the centres for help as they
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      Lock icon Better-off families face time squeeze
      257 4 Better-off families face time squeeze LACK of time, rather than money, is at the root of marital problems among Singapore's young professionals, say social workers at family service centres (FSCs). Parenting and interpersonal issues are often the main hurdles facing couples living in condominiums and landed property. A counsellor said
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    • EDUCATION
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        710 5 EDUCATION LIFE Two new international schools Hwa Chong International and Anglo-Chinese School (International) will welcome a mix of local and foreign students when they open today. Lynn Lee finds out why some Singaporeans are choosing these schools over mainstream ones WHEN Singaporean businessman Ashok Melwani was considering Anglo-Chinese
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        Lock icon What they offer
        450 5 MIX OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS "The international school will be a fresh start for me as it'll be different from my old school. I can mix with students from other countries, to find out more about where they come from and how they think." LEE WEN KYE, 13,
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          124 6 IT IS aimed at getting upper secondary and junior college students up to speed in current affairs and English, and comes in three parts: the story, the lesson and the worksheet. This week's story is about cultural intelligence. Read it once or twice. Then do the exercises
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          Lock icon Cultural intelligence as an invaluable asset
          2000 6  -  Hong Hai Lee Chay Hoon THE STORY By For The Straits Times THE concept of cultural intelligence is a relatively new one. In October, when the Nanyang Business School at NTU announced the establishment of what is reportedly the world's first Cultural Intelligence Centre,
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          231 6 colloquial adj. derogatory adj. edict n. circumvent v. tenacity n. diversity n. credibility n. dynamics n. asset n. uninitiated adj. disquieting adj. hapless adj. inscrutable adj. litigation n. revoke v. imperialistic adj. ethnic adj. detractors n. cosmopolitan adj. xenophobic adj. parochial adj. imperative adj. protocols n. chagrin
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          Lock icon IMPORTANT CONCEPTS
          134 6 IQ (intelligence quotient): Tests that measure intelligence. Controversy exists today about the fairness and accuracy of the tests EQ (emotional quotient): Tests that measure emotional intelligence, especially in the ability to monitor one's own or others' emotions and to interact effectively with others Suzhou Industrial Park: Located in
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          Lock icon THE WORKSHEET
          436 6 FILL IN THE BLANKS 1. A knowledge of the culture in a market is a/an for a global company. 2. Companies with a/an workforce probably have an advantage in the global marketplace over companies with a workforce. 3. Some companies provide their employees who are with a course
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        Lock icon Learning maths through musical dice
        604 7  -  Ho Ai Li TEACHING TOOLS By AFTER just five hours of lessons, 14-year-old student Choo Chin Hui was already composing her own classical music as part of a maths lesson. The Tampines Secondary student does not even play a musical instrument, nor has she taken
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        Lock icon Be more like a friend than a teacher to your kid
        764 7 THE EXPERT IS IN Send us your question IF YOU have a problem with your child's education, tell us and we will ask the experts. Mail your question, marked "The expert is in", to the ST Education Desk, 1000
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        588 8  - SCHOOL NOTES MARIA ALMENOAR COMPILED BY Youthink The Straits Times Education pages close with today's edition. Look out for our youth pages, Youthink, next Monday. PRIVATE STUDENT ACES AUSSIE ENTRY EXAM A STUDENT from a private school here has produced the highest score in Singapore in the recent Ausmat examinations,
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        652 9 MOTOR INSURANCE PENALISED FOR GOOD DRIVING As an accident-free driver for more than 1 5 years, I cannot accept getting penalised with hefty annual increases in premium. What incentive is there besides the no-claims bonus for people like myself who keep their vehicles accident-free?
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        300 9 I REFER to the letter, "Need to re-examine role of insurance here" (ST, Dec 24), by Mr Chan Chin Keong. Mr Chan expressed disappointment and frustration over his inability to recover the financial loss of his car after being struck by a
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        Lock icon Objectivity ensured in MoneySense programme
        330 9 WE REFER to the letter, "Banks not best body to give credit advice" (ST, Dec 22), by Mr Leong Sze Hian. MoneySense is a national programme that brings together collaborative efforts by the private, public and people sectors, including the financial planning associations mentioned by
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        Lock icon No early warnings for speed cameras please
        122 9 I REFER to the report, "Look up! It's a speed camera" (ST, Dec 30). I was disappointed to read Traffic Police Commander Teo Kian Teck's remark that the police would consider placing signs to warn motorists about bridge-based speed checks. On expressways, motorists
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        Lock icon Restricting sale of pets won't stop abandonment
        342 9 BREEDERS CONSIDERATE Dogs are generally put up for adoption or sale when it is not economically viable... to maintain them. Dogs that are very sick and old are put down humanely by a veterinarian. I REFER to the letters, "Reduce unwanted pets by
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        Lock icon Tung's many initiatives have given HK a competitive edge
        318 9 THE report, "One country, two systems: A reversal of fortunes" (ST, Dec 22), by chief China correspondent Ching Cheong drew comparisons between the chief executives of Hong Kong and Macau special administrative regions. Both Hong Kong and Macau have successfully implemented
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      Lock icon Malaysia will go on the attack, says coach
      311 10 Kuala Lumpur A DRAW will be enough for Malaysia to qualify for the Tiger Cup final for a second time as they host Indonesia in the semi-final second leg here tonight, but head coach Bertalan Bicskei said they would not only be
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      Lock icon Myanmar the masters until indiscipline sets in
      485 10  -  Tay Cheng Khoon By Deputy Sports Editor THE 4-2 scoreline, for an 8-5 aggregate, would suggest that Myanmar were knocked out of the Tiger Cup semi-finals by superior opponents. That's far from the truth. Myanmar should reflect on why they had lost so
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      Lock icon Lions pride on a night of shame
      655 10  -  Marc Lim SOCCER Calm Singapore qualify for final, as Myanmar pay for gross indiscipline By FIVE yellow and three red cards. A missed penalty. Fans jumping down from the terraces onto the field and scuffling with security officials. And a Myanmar reserve throwing
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      Lock icon Rain fails to cool hot tempers
      754 10  -  Chan Yi Shen By Match details Singapore 4 (Zaw Lynn Tun 74th og, Noh Alam Shah 94th, 96th, Agu Casmir 108th) Myanmar 2 (Soe Myat Min 15th, Aung Kyaw Moe 50th). Singapore win 8-5 on aggregate. Singapore: Lionel Lewis, S. Subramani, Aide Iskandar, Baihakki
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      Lock icon Chelsea's new player: Mr Virus
      629 11 SOCCER The Blues hit by illness while other clubs also feeling holiday toll London THE gruelling Christmas-New Year programme is beginning to take its toll on Premiership teams. Leaders Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle are all paying the price of playing tour matches in nine days
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      218 11 Today Blackburn v Charlton Live, Ch24,10.55pm Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Live, Ch23,10.55pm Norwich v Liverpool Live, Ch23,8.40pm West Brom v Newcastle Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.55am Tomorrow Arsenal v Manchester City »Uve,Ch23, Wednesday, 3.55am Birmingham v Bolton Chelsea v Middlesbrough Everton v Portsmouth Manchester United v Tottenham »Live,Ch24, Wednesday,
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      Lock icon Blues' win leaves others to play catch-up
      434 11 Liverpool CATCH us if you can. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was not quite so flippant in his tone, but he might well have been after watching his side beat Liverpool 1-0 on Saturday. He said: "I am very happy with my players but
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      Lock icon Real will be like Brazil, says Luxemburgo
      401 11 Madrid NEWLY- APPOINTED Real Madrid coach Wanderley Luxemburgo said on Friday that, under his stewardship, it would be a little bit more like watching his former charges Brazil in the coming months at the Bernabeu. "My culture is that of Brazilian football," said
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      Lock icon Fergie sings praises as United sweep past Boro
      356 11 Middlesbrough ALEX Ferguson praised the confidence in the Manchester United camp, after Saturday's 2-0 win against Middlesbrough ensured his team remain in touch with Chelsea and Arsenal. Goals from Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs gave United a comfortable away win against Boro,
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      Lock icon No Chelsea transfer for Carlos
      221 11 Lisbon BRAZIL World Cup star Roberto Carlos, thwarted continually in his pay demands at Real Madrid, has denied that he wants to leave the Spanish giants. He even said he had turned down an offer from Chelsea. He told Portuguese daily newspaper Correio da Man
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      Lock icon Lover-boy Scud s back in the news
      456 12 TENNIS Philippoussis is now romancing with teenage American aetress-cum-model Perth EVEN before he hit the first ball in Hopman Cup competition here, Mark Philippoussis has been making it to the front page of newspapers. And for the same reason he was in the
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      Lock icon Coria stars for Argentina
      201 12 Perth GUILLERMO Coria exorcised a few ghosts yesterday when he won for the first time in more than six months as Argentina made a winning start to the Hopman Cup with a 2-1 victory over Italy. The 22-year-old eased to a 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) victory over
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      Lock icon Wade turns on the magic for Miami
      392 12 BASKETBALL Miami EDDIE Jones called it "Jordanique," some sort of morphing of Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins highlights. Shaquille O'Neal said it was one of the best 15 plays in NBA history. Dwayne Wade did not have an explanation, other than to say
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        Lock icon WARNE RETURNS TO HELP RAISE FUNDS
        125 12 SYDNEY: Australian leg-spin-ner Shane Warne will play for a Rest of the World XI against an Asian XI to raise funds for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. The first match will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground next Monday, with the return
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        Lock icon SHARAPOVA DONATES FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS
        109 12 BANGKOK: Reigning Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova overpowered American Venus Williams 6-4, 6-3 in an exhibition match in Chiang Mai yesterday that was overshadowed by the tsunami disaster that ravaged Thailand. The two stars appeared all business, matching each other's trademark booming serves and groundstrokes before
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        Lock icon TRIPLE-JUMP CHAMP SKIPS INDOOR SEASON
        72 12 STOCKHOLM: Olympic triplejump champion Christian Olsson will miss March's European indoor championships in Madrid, as well as the entire indoor season, because of an ankle injury. He added on his website that he planned to start competing again in June, two months ahead of the
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      166 12 BASKETBALL NBA: Miami 113 Charlotte 90, New Jersey 93 New York 87, Memphis 104 Minnesota 95, Chicago 105 Orlando 90, Portland 97 Golden State 88. CRICKET Third and final Test in Sydney: Pakistan Ist innings 292-9 in 82 overs (Salman Butt 108, Yasir Hameed 58; McGrath 3-38, Warne 1-84,
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    • OBITUARIES
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        439 13 "I am the Resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me Minever Me.- John 11:2526 TYE YIN PIN TYE TECK YIN (Beloved wife of the late Tan Wee lim) Age: 72 years was called home peacefully to
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        195 13 r WONG YUET MENG Age: 54 i Passed away peacefully on 2- 1 -2005. I Sadly missed by family and loved ones. j Husband: Loh Seng Chou I Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Jeffrey Wong Seng Fatt Christine lian Steven Wong Seng Poh Gladys Wong Eddie Wong Seng Keong Pauline Chan Sisters: Brothers-in-law:
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        313 13 CThe Lord is My Shepherd" Psalms 23: 1 LEONG CHAN Age: 88 called home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on 2 January 2005, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Chi Ah Mooi Chee Hong Yin, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Leong See Kiong John Rahima Leong Leong See Hoy leo Kim
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        270 13 TNG SIANG KIM Age: 93 passed away peacefully on 1 Jan 2005, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Eng Liang Chye, deceased) Children: Spouses: (Eng Joo Kim, deceased) (Neo Ah Moy, deceased) Eng Yong Whee Yeo Kin Fah Kng Hui Kwang Ong Siew Hong Eng Hoi Hong Tan Poh Choo Eng
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    • MONEY
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        94 14 Week's Top Rises CENTS Creative T 25c 2440 110 0 4 7 DBS Bk 6% NCPS IO ***** 80 0 0 7 FIN 1630 50.0 3 2 Hyflu«sc 297 40.0 15.6 Venture Corp2sc 1590 40 0 2 6 IDT Hldgs 20c 258 34 0 15 2 CityDev 50c .710 20
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        90 14 Week's Top Rises CENTS IRE Corp lc 2 100 0 10 PSI Hldgs 10c 10 100.0 5 0 Tea .sphere WOBl OOB 7 1000 3 5 Keppel Land OBeCWOS 35 5 614 13 5 FalmacLtdlc 4.5 50 0 15 Goldtron 5c 15 50 0 0 5 Teamsphere 5c 115 43
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        Lock icon Week's Top Falls (¢)
        82 14 Week's Top Falls CENTS J_HUS2Sc4OO 1590 490 19 GP Bat 80c 211 25.0 10 6 JSHUSScSOO 820 24 5 18 OCBC 1350 200 15 SIA SOc 1140 200 17 MOILUSSC 78 9 0 6 6 OalryFarm USS.6C 242 6 5 16 SPH DB ePW*****0 30 6 0 167 Straits Trdg
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        Lock icon Week's Top Falls (%)
        88 14 Week's Top Falls CENTS UMIc 05 50 0 0 5 Liang Huat 2c 1 33.3 0 5 RowsleyWMUU 3 5 22 2 10 MAEEngg 4 20 0 10 SPH OB ePW*****0 30 16 7 6 0 Umdux Bc 5 16 7 1.0 UOB OB ePW*****1 11 154 20 PM Data
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        88 14 Dec 31 %CH«G rR?004 ClOSt FR Dec 30 SUOW SI HIGH US$ 1.6322 +0.27 1.7302 1.6282 Euro 2.2262 +0.15 2.2343 1.9853 3.1493 0.16 3.2078 2.9846 A$ 1.2725 041 1.3382 1.1653 Yen* ***** 0 96 1.6191 1.5031 Rupiah '*****1 +0.18 0.***** 0.0175 Baht* 4.1943 +0.05 4.3880 4.0350
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        Lock icon STI may start off with bang as fund managers perk up
        634 14  -  Azhar Khalid TAKING STOCK Counters to watch include blue chip SIA and small caps with solid business models By STARTING OFF STRONG "Some foreign fund managers back at their desks after their year-end break may start to tweak their
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      • BROKERS' CHOICE
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          Lock icon SOLID PROFITS MAKE CHINA FLEXIBLE STRONG BUY
          140 14 BUMPER profits from China Flexible Packaging (CFLX) have prompted GK Goh Research to upgrade its stock to a "strong buy" from a "buy", with a target price of $1.39. "Having turned in another spectacular performance, CFLX is likely to gain investors' confidence in
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          Lock icon CHINA DEMAND TO BOOST ZHONGGUO POWERPLUS
          149 14 THE equity research unit of international ratings agency Standard Poor's (S&P) has put the fair value of China-based Zhongguo PowerPlus Industries at 41 cents. S&P said Zhongguo, which makes hand-held agricultural equipment, expects strong demand, "driven by the increasing mechanisation of China's agricultural industry,
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          Lock icon BAKER TECH'S NEW PLANT TO PAVE ENTRY INTO U.S.
          127 14 THE establishment of a new manufacturing facility in Batam by Baker Technology has prompted DBS Vickers Securities to maintain its "buy". DBS said the plant could boost capacity by up to 30 per cent. It will lower production costs, and help
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        5491 14 DIT-Europazins rated AA by Standard Poor's Allianz® Dresdner Asset Management I UNIT TRUSTS BN Amro Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!" 0799 Star Europe Bond 1295 Star Europe Bal 1 M3 Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0 94/ Star Asia Bond 1258 Star Asia Balanced 0 948
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        Lock icon S. Korean exports surge 31% to high of $418b
        478 15 This is due mainly to strong demand for cars, cellphones, chips and ships Seoul SOUTH Korean exports hit a record high of U*****.22 billion (*****.19 billion) last year, with the country's trade surplus doubling year-on-year to about US$3O billion, government figures
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        Lock icon Dubai's economy posts record growth of 16.7%
        248 15 Dubai THE economy of Dubai, the Gulf's trade and tourism hub, grew a record 16.7 per cent last year on strong state spending, firm oil prices and a growing private sector, according to figures released on Saturday. "At current prices, Dubai's gross domestic
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        Lock icon Seoul plans $13b in bonds to cool won
        313 15 Seoul SOUTH Korea is to issue a record monthly amount of treasury bonds this month for foreign exchange market operations, reflecting concern that the won's strength could exacerbate a slowdown in export growth, officials said yesterday. The finance ministry said it would
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          80 16 GEORGE LAU AND ERIC TAN: Appointed independent directors of bedlinen retailer Aussino Group with effect from Dec 23. The group said last Monday that it has appointed Mr Lau, a businessman, and Mr Tan, a veteran banker, as independent directors and members of the company's audit
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          73 16 IGNATIUS KU: Appointed financial controller of China Paper Holdings, a manufacturer and distributor of mixed pulp-based paper products in China, with effect from Jan 17. He takes over from Mr Chow Wing Tung, who resigned for personal reasons. Mr Ku, 43, has more than 12
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          60 16 TAN ENG SIM: Retired as managing director (MD) of mainboard-listed Jurong Cement after 31 years of service, with effect from last Saturday. He will remain on the board of Jurong Cement as a non-executive director and adviser to the company. His duties will
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          76 16 CHNG GEOK: Appointed executive director of Federal International an oil-and-gas-related company with effect from last Saturday. Ms Chng, 44, currently holds the post of chief financial officer at Federal. Separately, the firm said it had promoted Mr Don Koh from director to managing director
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          55 16 ANTHONY MAK: Resigned as managing director (MD) of contact lens maker Oculus with effect from last Saturday. He will remain as a non-executive director of the company and a member of the remuneration committee. The current executive chairman of Oculus, Mr Siew Chee Meng, will assume
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          68 16 SHANGHAI: China's tax revenue rose 26 per cent last year from a year earlier as fast economic growth lifted corporate profits and spurred foreign trade, the State Administration of Taxation said. The government collected a record 2.57 trillion yuan (Sssl4 billion) in taxes
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          70 16 NEW DELHI: India's economic growth slowed to 6.6 per cent in the second quarter of the financial year, down from 7.4 per cent, as the farm sector slowed, government data showed last Saturday. The sector, which has pushed India into the
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          84 16 DUBLIN: Ireland will need an estimated 4.6 billion euros (5510.3 billion) this year to fund the expected budget deficit and meet debt repayments, and is considering raising some of this money outside the traditional bond market mechanism. "We're looking at the
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        599 18  - Government' s tax revenues swell 13% to record $15.44b Narendra Aggarwal January-October takings reflect the brighter economic picture By Economics Correspondent MARKET BUZZ The increase in stamp duty collections by nearly a third to more than $700 million over the 1 0 months resulted from increased activity in the stock
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        248 3  -  Hong Xinyi 1. Actress Diane Lane's husband, actor Josh Brolin (above), arrested on spousal battery charges and released after posting bail. Lane, who starred in Unfaithful, has declined to press charges. A spokesman for the couple has called it a misunderstanding. We say Lane's moth-er-in-law Barbra Streisand should
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        365 2 Wk PETS/ PET CARE PROFESSIONAL GROOMING $30 up Cocker, Shihtzu, Jack Russell, Poodle, Schnauzer 6585-2621 JOY DOGGY Opens TuesSun ioam-Bpm. Monday closed. Enquiries *****889 Fax *****162 PROFESSIONAL GROOMING S3B free trpt. Pet food, taxi boarding svcs. *****662 PRO-GROOMING TRPT. $35 (Canada Cert. Groomer). Taxi, disposal board *****931 PET SPECIALIST NOW
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        480 5 fWV HYUNDAI ffft HYUNDAI \jif FOR SALE UP FOR SALE r <S> HYURDOI *****81 1 I jujßL^Lt MATTBX T^*cordto»^» TRAJET 212 Telok Kurau Rd #01-218 (off East Coast Road) j vTampinc^ •I^l ntCW^A^^WGIH raj vkf^rv^HTriT^ InilnH in JMATRIX PROMOTION^m^LJmi ■Vi jj W-JIHC W 1 $47,600 J V ".-^StL: 9Bw •Ttnmer
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        325 5 FEF iTfS SUBARU Mfc? FOR SALE Authorised E^^^^^^S uliKk .^E v I Attractive Packages with Cash Rebate Authorised E^^^^^^^^^^^^y Dealer MHUA YANG SO DRIVEAWAY '91 JlO 1.0 sdr manual/ auto. COE 7/'2oll. New tax, s/rims, orig cond. *****535 PK SUZUKI \j£f FOR SALE BRAND NEW SUZUKI Swift 1.3 sdr. G'teed
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        403 6 P VEHICLES FOR HIRE WELLCOME NEW cars. 10 ft. Lorry. Pickup, Vans and Trucks 289 Tanjong Katong Rd. 6344-4012 EASTERN CAR RENTALS 347 Sem bawang Rd Opp Khatib Camp. Fr $50p/day $11C0p/mth *****201 VANS FOR RENTAL: $40 up daily, weekly monthly. Please call 6481-5652/ 6481-0555 LIAN AIK: TWIN Cabin/ pickups/
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        807 7 IftV (PRIVATE) ROOMS FOR FOREIGN student near upp Thomson, full condo lacilities, guardian *****191 D2l TOH TUCK Rd. Master rm. Aircon. Furn. Full facilities. No Owner. 9494 8925 Agt D.ll FOREIGN STUDENTS. Near No vena MRT. Meals/ laundry. Immed. 6355 9933/ 6250-9952 MASTER RM $400 up. Studio $700 up. Option:
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