The Straits Times, 27 January 2005

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    21 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 110 PAGTHligF^gyrS MICA (P) 048/03/2004 THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 2005 JTa SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 »80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Premiums for MediShield up with better cover
    673 1  -  Salma Khalik Subsidised patients with huge bills will benefit from the changes By Health Correspondent CHANGES to MediShield, which have been almost a year m the majting, will start from July 1 with increases m premiums of between $1.50 and $11.25 a month,
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    Lock icon CHANGES TO MEDISHIELD
    120 1 CURRENT I FROM JULY 1 CWftMfc lifetime $120,000 $200,000 Annual $30.000 $50,000 Dally Room Board $150 peflpy $250 per day Intensive Care $300 per day $500 per day Surgical Procedures $120 $900 $150 $1,100 (•g. gallbladder, appendix removal) Surgical Implants $1,500 $2,500 (eg. pacemakers) Caupmt 20% 10-20%
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    Lock icon Bus slams MRT pillar
    445 1  - Bus slams MRT pillar Tracy Sua Jermyn Chow By A CRUMPLED mass of metal and glass is all that remains of the front of a bus that careered over a divider and slammed into an MRT pillar m Upper Changi Road East yesterday morning. Several seats were ripped from the
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Jobs for India s neglected castes
      1062 1  - Jobs for India s neglected castes Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief m Chennai MS VASANTHI Kumari works m the door-assembly section of the Ford India factory at Maraimalainagar, 40km outside Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu state. A commerce graduate who began her career as a school accountant, the lissome
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  • IN A FLASH
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      22 2 Flexi home loans The Malaysian government proposes a plan where families can pay for their homes over two generations. PAGE 6
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    • Article
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      43 2 Stem cell research race Work done m Asia matches and sometimes even surpasses accomplishments m the West, says report. PAGE 19 Shi'ites eye power Long suppressed by Saddam Hussein, the dominant Shi'ite community is looking forward to polls m Iraq. PAGE 22
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    • Article
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      61 2 Unfair compensation A reacfrenquestions the ruling of a court that ordered** motorist to pay $2.1 million over the death of a jogger who ignored the traffic lights and ran across her path. PAGEH7 Bargain bra that leaks A reader who found oil oozing out of her Wonderbra says the
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      33 2 Euro stars tee off Thomas Bjorn and Lee Westwood have different aspirations as they kick off the year at the Caltex Masters at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club today. PAGEHB
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      20 2 Pharmaceutical power An unexpected surge m pharmaceutical production powers Singapore's growth to fastest pace m four years. PAGE H2O
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      18 2 Easing upon drugs Manufacturers will benefit the most when powerful drugs are made available over-the-counter. PAGE 28
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      43 2 Chess board row Discord m the Singapore Chess Federation has now landed m the courts with one faction accusing another of libel. PAGE H3 Smaller the better Nanotechnology is going to be Singapore's next big R&D area, after the life sciences. H4
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      Lock icon WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
      58 2 In The Week Ahead column m The Sunday Times on Jan 16, we wrongly listed a public lecture on Friends And Foes The Unseen Bugs Which Share Our Planet as one of the events to look forward to. The event had already taken place on
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      349 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-13 World 18-23 Review 26-29 FYI 30 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H6 Forum H7 Sports HB-Kll Obituaries Hl2. Money Hl3-H2O LIFE! Buzz L2.L12 News L 3 Books L4-L6 Arts L 7 Events LlO TV Lll RHB Foreign Currency Time Deposits* offer potentially higher interest rates and
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon S'pore teams bag top 3 prizes for innovation
      404 3  -  Sharon De Castro The students from NTU and NUS beat teams from the Asia-Pacific region By SINGAPORE teams have swept the top three prizes m the Young Inventors Awards 2004, which recognises research and innovation among tertiary students m the Asia-Pacific. The
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      136 3 Budget Day— Feb 18 THIS year's Budget will be presented to Parliament on Feb 18, earlier than m previous years. The date was announced m a statement yesterday by the Office of the Clerk of Parliament. The earlier date is to ensure the Budget debate can end before the March
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      Lock icon Singapore-based budding scientists shine
      490 3 FIRST PRIZE Cheaper and more efficient optical networks m future THE project that won Mr Wang Qijie, 25, the top prize focused on finding a better way to build optical interleaves, which increase the capacity of optical networks. Optical networks work by using light to carry
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      Lock icon NUS honorary degree for Sultan Bolkiah
      258 4 THE Sultan of Brunei is m Singapore today to receive an honorary degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will be awarded a Doctor of Laws degree for his achievements m leading his country and for his "outstanding contributions" to
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      Lock icon Malaysian police nab Thai terror suspect
      459 4  - Malaysian police nab Thai terror suspect Carolyn Hong Man is believed to be mastermind of wave of violence m Thailand's south By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN police have a man m custody who is believed to be Thailand's mostwanted Muslim separatist, the alleged mastermind of a raid on
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      Lock icon Detainee and most-wanted separatist: One and the same?
      93 4 MALAYSIAN police would not confirm if the arrested man was the same person Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra referred to yesterday as the mastermind of the year-long wave of violence m the Thai south, including the April blast (above) m Narathiwat province.
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      11 4 ill hi M > a Mm li Today m The Business Times
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon KL plan allows kids to inherit housing loans
      646 6  -  Reme Ahmad Govt scheme to stretch repayments over two generations aims to help poor buy homes By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur BUY a house and pass the loan on to your child when you die. This could become possible if
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      Lock icon Hindu temple ritual led to deadly stampede
      368 8 Wai (Maharashtra) POLICE believe a simple ritual at a temple triggered a chain of events leading to a stampede which killed at least 257 Hindu devotees, mainly women and children, m the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The tragedy took place near the
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      Lock icon Tougher stance on Taiwan expected
      473 8  - Tougher stance on Taiwan expected Goh Sui Noi China's new cross-strait policy to put greater stress on curbing separatist tendencies m Taiwan By i China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA will make an important announcement on its cross-strait policy tomorrow that is likely to convey a stronger emphasis on combating Taiwan
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      Lock icon HK govt denies favouring tycoons
      321 8 Hong Kong THE Hong Kong government published a commentary m six local newspapers yesterday rejecting claims that it made shady deals with big business m the development of an ill-fated hightech business park. In the commentary, Technology Secretary John Tsang defended the government's decision to
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      583 6 Reformist agenda A look at President Yudhoyono's performance and challenges after 100 days m office. PAGES 12-13 POLICY ON TAIWAN China's announcement on cross-strait policy is expected to combat Taiwan separatism. Page 8 THAI ELECTIONS A look at the impact of the election's outcome for Thailand and the region. Page
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Thaksin needs to manage ties better
      580 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh THAI ELECTIONS: IMPACT ON REGIONAL RELATIONS Some sticky issues with neighbours call for sensitivity By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok STRAINS may show up m some of Thailand's bilateral relationships during Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's second term. The high-maintenance relationship is likely to
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      Lock icon Betting on Thaksinomics
      121 10  -  NIRMAL GHOSH HARDNOSED foreign investors, who read both the rhetoric and the reality, have bought Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's refrain: "Don't worry, I know how to make money." They have upped their exposure on the local bourses m the belief that the premier will continue Thaksinomics pump-priming
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon NO PROMOTION, YOU'RE KOREAN
        86 10 TOKYO: Japan's Supreme Court said yesterday that it is constitutional for a second-generation South Korean born m Japan to be denied a promotion for a public job because of her ethnic origin. The ruling put an end to the decade-long legal battle of Ms Chong Hyang
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        Lock icon KOIZUMI TO PROTECT GAS FIELDS
        77 10 TOKYO: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed yesterday that Japan would protect its energy resources, after the Japanese navy spotted two advanced Chinese destroyers near a disputed gas field m the East China Sea. A Japanese navy plane found the two destroyers and a supply ship
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        Lock icon KL MULLS OVER TENAGA REBATES
        76 10 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government has deferred by two weeks a decision on whether state power utility Tenaga Nasional should offer rebates to consumers hit by a recent blackout. "The Cabinet did not make the decision today. It wants further information on what happened on
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        Lock icon ACEH PEACE TALKS IN HELSINKI
        70 10 JAKARTA: Indonesia's security chief Widodo Adi Sucipto will lead a high-level government delegation m talks with representatives of the rebel Free Aceh Movement m Helsinki this week. The talks will open tomorrow m the Finnish capital, Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said after a Cabinet meeting
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        Lock icon METEORITE SLAMS INTO CAMBODIA
        77 10 PHNOM PENH: A 4.5 kg meteorite landed m a former Khmer Rouge zone of north-west Cambodia and started fires across rice fields. Villagers saw it as a divine omen of peace and started to offer prayers. The black lump of celestial rock sent the villagers scurrying
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      176 10 EDITORIAL PAGE 26 TOMORROW: Fear on the campaign trail Witness the NEXT BIG THING m Singapore! Want to generate multiple streams of income 7 /^^fc You MUST be a MultiMultiTaskerl ~M Robert G. Allen i^^ Bost-.lelhng Authoi Financial Gum J^ jjjjk 'Thank you for your advice I bought my first
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  • SOUTH EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Malaysian TV ads slam terrorism as un-Islamic
      398 11 NGO group led by Mahathir's son also criticises West for forsaking diplomacy Kuala Lumpur A COALITION of non-govern-mental organisations (NGOs) m mainly Muslim Malaysia, headed by a son of former premier Tun Mahathir Mohamad, is running a series of television advertisements denouncing terrorism
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      Lock icon Call for consultative body on S'pore issues
      240 11  -  Johor Baru SET UP a consultative body for the federal and Johor governments to exchange views on outstanding bilateral issues between Malaysia and Singapore. Johor's Umno Youth chief, Mr Razali Ibrahim, made this proposal yesterday after Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak promised
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      Lock icon US military scales back tsunami relief
      314 11 Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln THE US military is beginning to scale back its tsunami relief efforts m Indonesia after nearly a month of airlifting food and medicine, officials said yesterday. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which provided 17 SH-60 Seahawk helicopters for
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  • YUDHOYONO'S 100 DAYS
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      Lock icon RISING OPTIMISM
      10 12  -  LIM YONG TSUNAMI GRAPHICS PHOTO CHUA CHIN HON
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      Lock icon Earnest President off critics
      879 12  - Earnest President off critics Derwin Pereira NEWS ANALYSIS Many of his goals have not been met but economic recovery is m sight By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta A LITTLE over three months m office, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is off to a good start winning plaudits for his leadership
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      Lock icon Tensions at the palace
      249 12 SOME called them the Dynamic Duo and cheered when they formed a team for the election last year. But these days, the talk is more about their rivalry. An indication of the tensions was apparent recently when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono criticised the National Disaster Coordinating
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      Lock icon Pro-business policies and emphasis on investment
      321 12  -  AUDREY TAN THE ECONOMY PRO-BUSINESS economic policies and a new emphasis on reviving investment have been the hallmarks of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's first 100 days m office. They are also the reasons for renewed optimism about the country's economy, as foreign investors
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      Lock icon World waiting for clearer signals
      315 12  -  EUGENE LOW FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE foreign affairs front, the world is waiting for clearer signals from Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The West continues to watch for more indications of military reform and Jakarta's commitment to counter terrorism. In the region, many wonder if Indonesia
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      Lock icon How Yudhoyono has fared on his campaign promises
      250 13  -  DEVI ASMARANI Enhancing security WHAT HE HAS DONE >> Appointed a capable team under ex-general Syamsir Siregar. >> Improved security no major terrorist attacks took place during the Hari Raya and Christmas season last year. WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO >> Live
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      Lock icon Leader who follows rules, not whims
      557 13  -  Devi Asmarani While some say the President is too cautious, others laud his approach By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has introduced a fresh style of leadership m Indonesia which is slightly closer m character to that of former president Suharto's
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      Lock icon The rising political stars
      407 13  -  DEVI ASMARANI >> Jusuf Kalla, Vice-President Dubbed Indonesia's most powerful man, the 62-year-old businessman-turned-politician managed to get his men into the Cabinet last October. His clout has increased since he won the chairmanship of Golkar. Many fear that he could now be a thorn m the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Talkfest to tackle China and Aids
      456 18 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM Forum abandons preoccupation with terror and widens agenda this year Davos (Switzerland) ENVIRONMENTAL concerns, Aids and the emergence of China topped the agenda as world and business leaders gathered yesterday to ponder some of the world's most pressing problems. Some 2,250
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      32 18 PHOTO AP A demonstrator polishing a police officer's shield m Bern on Saturday. Not all protesters had such friendly encounters with the security forces, who arrested 84 people m total.
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      Lock icon Activists planning series of protests
      133 18 DEMONSTRATORS against this week's World Economic Forum (WEF) m Davos said on Tuesday that they plan to hold a series of protests against the annual gathering of business and political leaders. Demonstrations similar to a peaceful rally m the Swiss capital on Saturday are scheduled
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      Lock icon Indebted US consumers 'threaten world growth'
      248 18 Indebted US consumers 'threaten world growth' Davos (Switzerland) SELF-INDULGENT consumers m the United States could scuttle global growth if they persist m using their homes as giant cash dispensers to fund purchases, Morgan Stanley chief economist Stephen Roach warned yesterday. Addressing a World Economic Forum update on the economy, the
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      Lock icon Asia forges ahead in stem cell research
      468 19 Better funding and equipment helping region to surpass West's progress LONDON TELLING TALENT "Researchers m China, South Korea and Singapore are as talented as their UK counterparts. They are probably better funded and equipped." UK MISSION'S REPORT A HORRIFIC chopstick injury suffered during
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      Lock icon Kuwaiti father slits throat of daughter
      144 19 Kuwaiti father slits throat of daughter Kuwait City A KUWAITI killed his 13--year-old daughter by slitting her throat m front of her siblings because he thought she was not a virgin, only days after he performed the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage, newspapers reported yesterday. The 38-year-old father, identified only as
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        189 20 Here lies Harry Potter... FANS of literary boy wizard Harry Potter have been beating a path to the tomb of a British soldier who is buried m a cemetery close to Tel Aviv, according to Israel's Maariv newspaper. Corporal Harry Potter, a member of the Royal Worcestershire regiment, was killed
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        206 20 OSCAR- WINNING actress Nicole Kidman has asked a court to issue a restraining order against two Sydney photographers, their lawyer said yesterday. Lawyer Roland Day said his client Jamie Fawcett and another photographer he did not name had been served papers filed on behalf of the
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        Lock icon Man jailed for 'cybersex' with 13-year-old
        140 20 Man jailed for 'cybersex' with 13 -year- old A MAN m Scotland who had "cybersex" with a 13-year-old girl has been slapped with a two-year jail sentence. Neil Ross, 31, admitted to committing the act with the teen and pleaded guilty to lewd and libidinous behaviour. The father of two
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        118 20 RICHARD Hatch, the first winner of the Survivor TV series, was charged with tax evasion on Tuesday. Hatch, 43, was released after surrendering his passport and paying a bond of US$5O,OOO (S$82,000). He was formally charged m federal court m Providence, Rhode Island,
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      821 22  -  Borzou Daragahi After years of oppression, Iraq's majority Shi'ites are raring to go By Middle East Correspondent In Nasiriyah (Iraq) FOURTEEN years ago, Saddam Hussein created an army of weeping mothers and widows by mowing down thousands of those suspected of taking part
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      525 22  -  BORZOU DARAGAHI Baghdad THOUGH Iraq's Shi'ites and Kurds generally look forward to Sunday's election m Iraq as a way to assert their political muscle, the country's Sunni Arabs have become a bottomless well of bitterness about the country and their future place m it.
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      498 22 3 1 marines die in helicopter crash Baghdad THIRTY-ONE marines died yesterday when a transport helicopter crashed m the desert m western Iraq, General George Casey Jr said. The general, the top American field commander m Iraq, declined to say at a news conference yesterday whether mechanical failure was the
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        51 22 GENEVA: The World Trade Organisation has begun its search for a successor to Thailand's Supachai Panitchpakdi with four candidates set to make their opening speeches. The four challengers are Frenchman Pascal Lamy, Mauritian Jaya Krishna Cuttaree, Brazilian Felipe Correa, and Uruguayan Carlos Perez del Castillo.
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        54 22 LONDON: The British government said yesterday that it had drafted a neutral question for a planned referendum on the new European Constitution. The question to be asked m the referendum, expected m 2006, is: "Should the United Kingdom approve the treaty establishing a Constitution for the
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        40 22 MOSCOW: Russia's prosecutor general said yesterday that Moscow would pursue a criminal case for bribery against Ukrainian prime minis-ter-designate Yulia Timoshenko. Ms Timoshenko is accused of bribing Russian defence officials over gas contracts. AGENCE FRANCE- PRESSE
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        70 22 PARIS: Access to life-saving Aids therapy is spreading quickly m many poor countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported yesterday, but admitted that it was far off its goal of getting the vital drugs to three million needy people by year's end. Fewer than one m
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      179 22 Washington THIS year's US budget deficit will reach an all-time high of US$427 billion (Ss7oo billion), propelled by President George W. Bush's request for an additional US$BO billion for the war m Iraq, according to White House officials. Separately, congressional analysts forecast
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      933 23 Road to peace in Mid-East still filled with landmines In the first of a three-part series on political developments m the Middle East, John R. Bradley of The Straits Times Foreign Desk, who has just returned from Cairo, reports on renewed efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Roadblocks to
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      402 26 THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra lives a charmed life. His surprise election victory m 2001 under the populist Thai Rak Thai banner nearly got invalidated owing to a legality challenge over his wealth. He made good the escape to do what would earn a politician facing legitimacy
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      1179 26  - Indonesia enj oys new mood of confidence John McBeth YUDHOYONO'S FIRST 100 DAYS President's sincerity and determination to get things done win over his critics By For The Straits Times ONE American business executive describes it as "restrained optimism". Others have called it "refreshing' and even "a wind of change".
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      771 26  -  Kirsten E.Schulze By For The Straits Times WHEN the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) called a unilateral ceasefire following the tsunami disaster, hopes were raised that this humanitarian disaster might lead to an end to the separatist conflict. Indeed, it looks like talks on a temporary
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      1230 27  - Different? Yes Equal? Probably Olivia Judson GENDER BIASES It is not politically correct to say men are better at this or that, but is it true? By In London PROVEN NONSENSE Beliefs that men are intrinsically better at this or that have repeatedly led to discrimination and prejudice, and then
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      1231 28  -  Andy Ho PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Drugmakers stand to benefit the most from switch to OTC sale By Senior Writer IN THE United States, Britain and Australia, a number of powerful prescription drugs have become available over-the-counter (OTC). Singapore plans to follow suit,
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      701 29  -  Eugene Low FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT: UNITED STATES By US Correspondent In Washington DESPITE four years m office, a solution to curb Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions continues to elude President George W. Bush's administration. If anything, the nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula has grown worse. Breaking
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      952 29  -  Anthony Paul Politicians are jittery m run-up to polls and at stake are not just votes By Senior Writer THE GOOD GUYS? "We were friendly bandits, not like today's riff-raff gunmen. We had an important social role, robbing exploiters and helping the poor." KHUN
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      228 26 Counter gains Drugmakers stand to benefit the most from switch to over-the-counter sales. PAGE 28 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Senior Executive ViceAlan Chan Heng Loon President (Marketing) Editor-in-Chief (English Malay Tham
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      334 30 Singapore today Fair. ;^H Vy j^u «m| .■Hmm9^SHmHmBV The secret of great cooking lies m the !«< > g broth! Prepare your favourite festive mH .^mmmmmmmW fiJYll^fklYoyoffir j£r 9^U tfj^> fß^V* dishes with it, for a steamboat dinner Wl^ f ami 'i es aR d friends! mW u^ ■t^^Br l.
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      281 30 FGHHYTRREFFGJGFBVCNBV 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Celebrate the launch of the National Library Board's Online Repository of Artistic Works, which makes available unpublished and out-of-print local works including plays, poetry and fiction. Library@Orchard, Ngee Ann City #05-22. 6.45pm. Free. Tel: 6332-3255. 2 Are you coping with loss or
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      32 30 ELIZABETH JAGGER The new face of Mango IN LIFE! RESCUER'S HORROR How fire victim landed on man who tried to help trapped workers IN HOME SHANGHAI BUBBLE Property shock looms IN ASIA
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      8 H1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY JANUARY 27, 2005
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      583 H1  -  Jermyn Chow Vehicle had passed an inspection just last month: owner B* Tracy Sua THE owner of the company which operates the bus that crashed into an MRT support pillar yesterday said that the bus had recently undergone an overhaul and had passed an inspection
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      683 H2 EXAMPLE OF PAYMENT DIFFERENCE HOW will the changes affect we? If you are covered under MediShield basic, the premium deducted from your Medisave account will go up from July 1. Should you need hospital treatment, and your bills for the year come up to a
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      655 H2  -  Radha Basu Salma Khalik Higher MediShield premiums: NTUC calls for help for the elderly; MOH agrees By OLD FOLK'S WORRY "My biggest fear is becoming destitute because of rising medical costs, so any help to prevent that is useful." RETIRED PROFESSOR P.N. AVADHANI,
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      Lock icon Little drummer boy draws the crowds
      368 H2 WHEN he was two years old, little Ethan Ong started hunting around the house for Milo tins, Tupperware and a pair of chopsticks to bang them with. Not satisfied with that, he arranged sofa cushions around himself to construct a make-believe drum set. Whenever
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      473 H3  -  Elena Chong Singapore Chess Federation spat ends up m libel suit By TWO rival groups within the apparently civil world of chess have become embroiled m a bitter libel action. It all started when 24 members of the Singapore Chess Federation (SCF)
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      Lock icon Blast at gas factory, 1 seriously injured
      246 H3  -  K.C. Vijayan By A 22-YEAR-OLD foreign technician suffered serious head injuries after a gas explosion m a factory m Tuas Basin Link yesterday morning. Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers, who arrived at the scene at about 10.40 am, found the China national
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      Lock icon Masseur gets jail, cane for molesting his customer
      187 H3 A MASSEUR was yesterday sentenced to nine months m jail and given three strokes of the cane for molesting one of his female customers. Loke Seng Hay, 45, pleaded guilty to one charge of outraging the woman's modesty. A district court heard
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      173 H3 ANOTHER two youths have been charged with the murder of a 24-year-old woman outside a pub m Little India. M. Senthilnathan, 19, and K. Jinesh, 17, were allegedly part of an unlawful assembly outside Moon Music Lounge m Upper Weld Road on Jan 16 which
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      348 H4  -  Grace Chng By IF YOU long for an iPod Shuffle, the most desirable digital gizmo today, you will not have to go very far to get one. From Feb 1, this tiny digital music player from Apple Computer will be sold from
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      537 H4  - (Small) Size matters Ho Ka Wei N ANOTECH WORK HERE MAKING A MARK By YOU can hardly see the goods, but nanotechnology re search here is gaining global visibility. South Korean firm Jusung Engineering last month pledged US$2.2 million (553.6 million) to a National University of Singapore labo ratory to
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      321 H4  -  HO KA WEI TO GET the big picture, think small. At least that's what a research duo at the National University of Singapore have done by making the world's first mobile scanning electron microscope (SEM). Associate Professor Anjam Khursheed, 47, and
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        147 H4 MASS prayer sessions will be held this Saturday and Sunday at Kallang Theatre to remember the victims of the recent tsunami disaster and their relatives and friends. The sessions, organised by the Inter-Religious Organisation, which represents nine different faiths, are open to all. National Development
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        77 H4 MEAT from 163 sheep slaughtered on Monday as part of Hari Raya Haji is being sent to tsunami-hit Aceh. The korban, or ritually-slaugh- tered, meat left here yesterday morning according to Muis (Islamic Religious Council of Singapore). Over 90 tonnes of korban meat will be sent
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        146 H4 HOME owners m the Bedok North Avenue 2 have said yes to a makeover for their precinct. A total of 81.2 per cent of households m blocks 512, 513, 515-518 and 554 voted m favour of the upgrading programme. An approval rate of 75 per cent was
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      272 H4  -  HO KA WEI A COMPANY based m Singapore, Anytime, has secured rights to the movie libraries of four Hollywood studios and hopes to offer more than 20,000 films on demand through your computer or television set. If the service is launched, viewers
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      539 H5  -  Ho Ai Li He says there is nothing to fear from pushing the boundaries By something" about things he was dissatisfied with. "And I did something about it, with friends, with groups of people, writing articles, selling them, sometimes surreptitiously," he recalled. One does not
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      466 H5 Substitute for caffeine "As Education Minister, I reach for The Straits Times the moment I wake up. It is, m fact, my caffeine substitute. I used to take a cup of thick black coffee first thing m the morning. But I now find
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      94 H5 TWO winners of a graffiti contest will have their works used m advertisements to promote the classified sections of two Singapore Press Holdings newspapers. Mr Chin Weihao, 21, and Mr Ng Wei Chean, 30, had their works picked from a total of 300
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      Lock icon Task force wants P1 class size cut further
      493 H6  - Task force wants P 1 class size cut further Jane Ng Also, more leeway for schools on syllabus and assessment By RECAST TEACHERS AS FACILITATORS "We have emphasised too much on academic performance for too many years. Teachers are used to chalk and talk teaching." MS LILY SEAH, head of
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      131 H6 PHOTO: The Singapore Science Centre's Ecogarden was relaunched yesterday with a new addition a treehouse (above). As Singapore's largest Ecogarden, the 20,000 sq m area boasts a large collection of flora and fauna, ranging from rubber trees to honeybees. The centrepiece of the relaunch is Singapore's
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      563 H6  -  Yap Su- Yin By Helpful suggestions Raise awareness of the schemes available Locate the "hidden" needy, who may be illiterate and isolated, with no access to mass media and no support network to keep them informed. Continue with public education, with
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      481 H6  -  Li Xueying By JASON Electronics has job vacancies for former convicts. The company, which deals m maritime navigation equipment, wants to hire past offenders for its logistics and junior executive positions. Its director Joseph Foo said this is because it recognises that "m life
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        232 H7 I WAS dismayed to read the article, "Woman told to pay $2.1 m to millionaire's widow" (ST, Jan 25). A similar article on the case appeared m The New Paper a day earlier. If we put the facts gathered from the two reports together,
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        321 H7 THANK GOODNESS IT WASN'T A WHITE SHIRT Thanks to the oil-oozing bra, my black shirt was ruined and my right torso is itching. Luckily, it wasn't a white shirt! A COUPLE of weeks ago, I purchased two Wonderbra brassieres from Blush! at Scotts
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        244 H7 WE REFER to Mr Tan Hock Choon's letter, "Why screening hassle if there are fail-safe scans?" (ST, Jan 22). The Singapore Police Force and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore have invested m new technology to maintain a high level of security, and to improve passenger
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        119 H7 OURS is a young family with a two-year-old son living m a Housing Board flat. We obtained a home-renovation loan from Standard Chartered Bank m 2002 at an interest rate of around 8 per cent, comparable to that charged by other banks. Imagine
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        265 H7 I REFER to the letter, "Why build more flats when many are unoccupied?" (ST, Jan 17), by Mr Lawrence Ng. In view of the stock of unsold flats, HDB has significantly reduced the number of flats that it builds, from about
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        152 H7 I REFER to the letter, "Constant interruptions" (ST, Jan 24), about Channel News Asia's telecast of the US Presidential Inauguration. The only time we didn't take the satellite feed m full was when the opera singer was performing, and during the playing of the US
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        295 H8 New York PHIL Mickelson heads into his title defence at the Bob Hope Classic looking to launch his season following a false start last week at the Buick Invitational. Having opened his campaign with wins five times m his career, a well-rested Mickelson was expected
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        450 H8  -  Peh Shing Huei »GOLF By WHENEVER Lim Hong Rang steps onto the courses of the Laguna National Golf and Country Club, he never forgets to bring along a big stick. The club manager uses it to keep the crows at bay. "Otherwise they
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        835 H8  -  Tay Cheng Khoon Westwood believes good start to the year is crucial, but Bjorn isn't so sure By Deputy Sports Editor Caltex Singapore Masters When: Today to Sunday. Players to watch: Colin Montgomerie (Sco), Paul Lawrie (Sco), Lee Westwood (Eng), Thomas Bjorn (Den), Zhang
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        363 H8  - Six courses, six continents, six days for a record Alvin Foo By SIX courses on six continents m six days: that is the task four amateur goiters from the Isle of Man have set out to do. The quartet are m Singapore today, on their second stop, and will tee
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        Lock icon Liverpool ready to rescue Bellamy
        367 H9 SOCCER LONDON DESPERATE Liverpool could help Premiership delinquent Craig Bellamy end his Newcastle United misery. The Reds struggled to beat Watford, who are 17th m The Championship, 1-0 on Tuesday night to seal their place m next month's League Cup final. Once again, they had
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        Lock icon Real mistake to sell me, says Makelele
        780 H9 Madrid have struggled since the French hatchet man moved to Chelsea two years ago London WHEN Real Madrid president Florentino Perez welcomed Everton's Thomas Gravesen, the newest and unlikeliest of his acquisitions earlier this month, he labelled the Dane as "the player we
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        Lock icon Refs spilled the beans
        298 H9 Frankfurt (Germany) THE complaint that sparked Germany's biggest football scandal m more than 30 years came from four Bundesliga referees, who said yesterday that they acted to avoid damage to the sport. Referee Robert Hoyzer, who has denied any wrongdoing, is suspected by the German Football
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        Lock icon Pundit sacked for making tsunami joke
        224 H9 A PROMINENT English sports commentator was fired on Tuesday for making a joke about the killer waves disaster. Rodney Marsh, the former Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City striker, made the comment on a Sky Sports programme. He is understood to have said: "David
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          Lock icon THIRD DEFEAT FOR SINGAPORE
          52 H10 SINGAPORE lost 11-25, 14-25, 23-25 to defending champions Thailand at the Asean Under-20 volleyball men's championship m Kuantan yesterday. It was their third straight defeat. They had earlier lost to Myanmar and Malaysia. The tournament, which comprises four teams, boasts a double round-robin format. Singapore face
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          65 H10 SPECIAL Olympics Singapore is inviting companies to participate m a charity bowl on April 23 at Victor's Superbowl. The event is a fund-raiser for the 6th Special Olympics Singapore National Games m June. A minimum donation of $500 entitles the donor company to send a
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          48 H10 PLAYERS from Australia's National Basketball League teams, Perth Wildcats and Sydney Kings, will hold mini-clinics at Suntec City Tropics Atrium today from 4-6pm. Every child attending the Suntec Promotion will be given a free ticket to the match at the Singapore Indoor Stadium tomorrow.
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          36 H10 THE Queenstown Stadium will reopen on Sunday after upgrading works. The stadium is open for bookings from 7am to 10pm daily, while the jogging track is open from 4.30 am to 8.30pm.
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        Lock icon Balestier seek Zainal — to pay him
        447 H10  - Balestier seek Zainal to pay him Tan Kim Han SOCCER Club hope to settle salary payment with their former player, who made police report By JUST A MISTAKE "There's no issue at all. They were just administrative errors as Zainal cashed the second cheque days after we had told him
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        325 H10 BASKETBALL Los Angeles VLADIMIR Radmanovic has been sick for about a week. Maybe that explains why the Los Angeles Lakers gave him so much room on the perimeter they did not want to catch whatever he has. So the Seattle SuperSonics power forward scored all but
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        Lock icon Building manager signs one-game deal for Super Bowl
        478 H10 AMERICAN FOOTBALL New York JEFF Thomason showed up for work on Monday morning at a construction company m New Jersey, as a project manager m a development to build 150 homes, when he got a phone call that changed his life for
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        Lock icon Olympic winner Tian expelled from China diving team
        429 H11  -  Tschnag Chi-Chu DIVING By China Correspondent In Beijing TWO-TIME Olympic gold medallist Tian Liang was kicked out of China's national diving team for allowing "commercial activities" to interfere with his training, confirming months of rumours. "I am extremely shocked by this news.
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        Lock icon Hewitt digs deep for epic win
        561 H11 Hewitt digs deep for epic win TENNIS Australian sees off Nalbandian 10-8 m fifth set, sets up date with Roddick Melbourne FOR four gruelling hours over five gruelling sets yesterday, Lleyton Hewitt fought David Nalbandian and a hip injury. The agony was on the Australian's face and m his game.
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        Lock icon All F1 teams agree to limit testing, except Ferrari
        363 H11 MOTOR RACING London FORMULA One's teams, with the exception of Ferrari, agreed yesterday to limit testing to 30 days per season, a move that increases the isolation of the world champions. Said Paul Stoddart, owner of the Minardi team: "Testing is
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        609 H11 BASKETBALL NBA: Boston 97 Charlotte 92, Phoenix 133 NY Knicks 118, Memphis 95 Orlando 83, Chicago 111 Denver 107, Sacramento 113 New Jersey 93, Seattle 104 LA Lakers 93. CRICKET Third one-day match between World XI and New Zealand to raise money for tsunami relief m Hamilton: World XI
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        Lock icon Dechy hopes to be sixth time lucky
        445 H11 Melbourne NATHALIE Dechy has not beaten Lindsay Davenport m five attempts but believes she can make it sixth time lucky when she meets the world No 1 m the Australian Open semi-finals today. The unheralded French 19th seed is m the last four
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          Lock icon EXTRA ONE-MATCH BAN FOR LUALUA
          62 H11 LONDON: Portsmouth striker Lomana LuaLua was given an additional one-match ban by the Football Association on Tuesday on top of the three-game suspension he received for headbutting Blackburn Rovers' Andy Todd earlier this month. The extra ban was given after referee Andy D'Urso reported him
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          Lock icon FIREBOMB ATTACK ON JUDGE'S OFFICES
          78 H11 ATHENS: The offices of a sports tribunal judge m central Athens was attacked with firebombs late on Tuesday, causing minor damage and no injuries. No arrests were made. The attack came nearly two weeks after the tribunal punished soccer clubs Olympiakos Piraeus and Panionios Athens
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          Lock icon WILKINSON HOPES TO GO INTO ACTION
          108 H11 LONDON: England rugby flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson said yesterday he was hopeful of returning to action m time to play a part m this year's Six Nations competition, which kicks off on Feb 5. He has been ruled out of England's first two games against
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          Lock icon TERRY'S NOT THE BEST, SAYS MALDINI
          89 H11 MILAN: Italy soccer defender Paolo Maldini has rubbished Jose Mourinho's claim that John Terry is the best defender m the world. Maldini believes the Chelsea player is not yet as good as either Arsenal's Sol Campbell or Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand, reported The Mirror.
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        218 H12 CHAN KAM MING Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 25 Jan 2005. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Low Kut Foon Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chan Wing Hong Goh Sock Yin Chan Wing Yip Gracia Leong Daughters: Son-in-law: Chan Wai Ling Edmund Chen Chan Yuen Ling Grandsons: Granddaughter Chan
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        209 H12 m Everlasting Memory Of Our Father RAJAMANIKAM ANTHONY Born: 13/6/1914 Departed: 27/1/1992 Thirteen long Years Have Passed Away. A Beloved Fact We Will Never Forget. lime Changes Many Ihings. But Not The Memory I his Day Hi ings Deeply Remembered By Wife, Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters m Law, Grandchildren MDM
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        172 H12 IN LOVING MEMORY OF KUTTIANDI SUNDARASAN Departed: 27 Jan 1996 His memory is as dear today, As m his hour of passing. Fondly remembered always by Wife S Mariammal, Children, Children-ln-Law, Grand Great-Grandchildren "Jesus said, lam the resurrection and the life. He who believes m me will live, even though
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        351 H12 y* "Come to me, all you who are weary and ~*JO burdened, and I will give you rest. Matt 11:28 GEORGE HOE HIAN BIN Age: 60 Called home to be with the Lord on 18 January 2005, leaving behind: Mother: Wan Ai Tee Wife: Shareen Ong Wan Har Sons: Daughter-in-law:
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        402 H12 'That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe m your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved' Romans 10:9 LIM AH TOH AGE 76 Called to rest m the Lord's embrace on 25/1/2005. Dearly missed by loved ones. (Beloved Wife: Ng
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    • MONEY
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          6119 H13 TRANSACTION DATE JANUAHY 26 7005 WtH ltW CMC CSMPMTf TtMCD SMI +0t 000 HtH IM MV\ M $MU 25.5 5 5716 Ist Software 5c 6.5 unch 1830 6 5 6.5 26.3 34 5 15 5 3148 BTelecom US2c 19 unch 765 19 5 18 5 5.7 91
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          1948 H13 225 9 3486 Gates Elec 10c 12 5N 4 8.3 18 8 1119 GikenS2sc 14.5 8.7 23 5 6.5 5713 GlobalVoke 5c 10.5 +0.5 ***** 11 10 251.5 3 1 1121 GoldtronSc -....2 +0.5 2430 2 1.5 100 52.6 11.5 3.5 1503 Greatronic Ltd 5c 4.5 4.5 50
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          69 H13 52 WEEK TEL CtMJttWr LAST VBl MY MS NCT MUP HIM LOW CODE CSMPMT TUDCO SMi *0* 080 MM LOW MV P/E $N* 6065 Diamonds U***** 6095 IS DJ US Tech U***** 609/ IS MSCI Spore U5555 6101 ISS&PSOO U***** ***** ***** 6170 SPORS USU2OO 2120 1775 6235
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        Lock icon SEC could ease delisting rules for foreign companies
        448 H14 It may also extend deadline for such firms to meet rules on internal controls London MR WILLIAM Donaldson, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has said his agency was considering tweaking some rules for overseas companies listed m the United
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        Lock icon Most tech firms expecting better times
        380 H14 Chicago GROWTH forecasts for technology spending worldwide appear to be picking up for the year ahead but there is little joy among computer and communications stock investors, who have pushed tech indexes down nearly 10 per cent since the start of this year. EMC,
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        34 H14 Yesterday's close: 11,376.57 (+99.66 points) >» Japanese share prices closed 0.88 per cent higher, after gains on Wall Street overnight and a rebound m the dollar eased concerns about export earnings. AFP
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        35 H14 Yesterday's close.--13,623.68 (+39.62 points) Hong Kong stocks finished a modest 0.29 per cent higher, as the market took a breather after jumping nearly 1.5 per cent m the previous session. REUTERS
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        35 H14 Yesterday's close 1,241.96 (-12.28 points) >» Chinese share prices closed 0.98 per cent lower extending losses, as power generators continued to struggle on concerns about the impact of Huadian Power International's listing. AFP
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        19 H14 Tuesday's close: 4,055.9 11.1 points) The Australian market was closed yesterday for the Australia Day holiday
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        38 H14 Yesterday's close: 923.27 (+3.62 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.4 per cent higher on a technical rebound after Wall Street's solid overnight performance. Volume totalled 626.32 million shares, worth some RM977.6 million (*****.4 million). AFP
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        20 H14 Tuesday's close: 6,162.98 (+56.55 points) n The Indian market was closed yesterday for the Indian Republic Day holiday.
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        36 H14 Yesterday's close: 1,037.50 (+10.616 points) Indonesian share prices rose 1.03 per cent to a new record finish led by the majors, after Standard and Poor's raised its ratings outlook on state-owned Telkom. AFP
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        29 H14 Yesterday's close: 702.66 (+0.52 point) Thai share prices closed flat as concerns over the prospect ot interest rate hikes m the United States unsettled investors. AFP
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        241 H14 Jan 26 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.30 1.100 BlLlntl US2Oc 0.48 1.070 +0.010 Capita Land 1.47 2.260 +0.020 Chart SemiCond 26c 070 0.950+0.010 CityDev 50c 216 6 750 ComfortOelgro 25c 194 1510 -0010 Cosco Corp 20c 036 1.290 Creative T 2sc 0.84 *****
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        69 H14 Jan 26 CDWUS2C 135.237.000 ChinaFlexP USl5c 48.081.000 ThomsonMed 12c 46 042,000 Junma Rmbo.2 36.517.000 FibreChem HKIc 35.121.000 L&Mic 31.552.000 AsiaDekorHKlsc 23.687.000 Star Cruises 10c 22,848.000 UniFiberiOc 20.795.000 Firsttink 20c 18 897.000 Sing Tel 15c 17.963.000 China Sun HR25c 14.653.000 Star Hub 40c 12,443.000 Global Voice 5c 11.856.000 Capita
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        166 H14 Jan 26 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1 2480 ***** Can dollar 1.3200... ***** Euro 2 1160 2 1400 Malaysian ringgit* 0 4307 .0 4311 NZ dollar 1.1560. ...1.1810 Sterling pound
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        Lock icon Flextronics' net gain hits $162m
        173 H14 Flextronics' net gain hits $1 62 m SINGAPORE-BASED Flextronics International, the world's largest maker of electronics for other companies, said third-quarter net income jumped more than fourfold, beating analysts' estimates, as costs declined for job cuts and factory shutdowns. Net income rose to US$9B.7 million (Ssl62 million), or 17 US
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        1727 H14 Bonds, Loans Warrants: 52 WEEH TEL TRANSACTION DATE JANUARY 26 2005 UWEH TEL CURRft-CY LAST VOLU« DAY LAST QUOTE HIGH LOW COOt COMPANY TRACEO SALE +OR DM MSH LOW WTO) SEUER Tl6 1\ 360? AmteKWoso6lo 90 -25 12 90"5 90 90 923 8 b 7 AnaneCorpWo9l229 7 5 -0 5
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        Lock icon More than 90% of CEOs upbeat about sales growth
        432 H14 New York MORE than nine of 10 company chief executives (CEOs) worldwide are confident their companies will achieve revenue growth this year despite rising costs, competition and market volatility, according to a survey released on Tuesday. The annual CEO survey by
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        Lock icon Suzhou park on lookout for 3 strategic investors
        537 H15  -  Tschang Chi-Chu It also commissions listing feasibility report as it prepares for SGX flotation By China Correspondent In Beijing Expressed interest A DOZEN or so Chinese state-owned enterprises, including China Resources Group, Citic and China Electronics Corp, have expressed interest m taking
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          Lock icon BEIJING PUNISHES 1,800 IN STATE BANKING PROBE
          80 H15 BEIJING: China's banking regulator has punished 1,841 personnel for violating regulations following a probe into the country's Big Four commercial banks undergoing sweeping reforms, the Financial News newspaper said yesterday. Nearly 160 branches of the commercial banking giants also received some sort of
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          Lock icon HK REFUSES TO PAY TENANT'S REIT-RELATED LEGAL COSTS
          152 H15 HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Housing Authority has rejected the proposal made by Ms Lo Siu Lans lawyers for it to pay her legal costs to help speed the end of a challenge to the listing of its record US$2.7 billion (554.45
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          Lock icon CHINESE ISSUERS NEED CREDIT RATINGS
          63 H15 BEIJING: China's central bank has said that all banks and brokerages planning to sell bonds and short-term notes must seek credit ratings, m a move aimed at strengthening oversight and spurring development of the interbank debt market. Requiring credit ratings will enable investors to better
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          Lock icon TEXAS INSTRUMENTS' SALES SURGE TO NINE-YEAR HIGH
          96 H15 SAN FRANCISCO: Texas Instruments said fourth-quarter net income declined but surging holiday demand for handsets boosted revenue to its highest level m nine years. Net income fell to US$49O million (*****.6 million), or 28 US cents a share, from US$5l2 million, or 29
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        Lock icon China now Japan's top trading partner
        483 H16 Mainland and HK overtake US and account for 2O°/o of total Japanese trade Tokyo CHINA last year surpassed the United States to become Japan's biggest trading partner for the first time reflecting China's growing clout m the global economy. China, plus Hong Kong, now
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        Lock icon Beijing 'to discuss yuan peg at G-7 meeting'
        333 H16 Hong Kong TRADERS increased bets that China will let the yuan rise after Reuters said Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing will discuss the peg at a meeting of the Group of Seven (G-7) finance ministers, citing a senior ministry official. "Minister Jin
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        Lock icon Economists favour rate hike
        278 H16 Beijing GOING UP "The market is nervous they will actually announce a date.. .leading to yuan buying m the forward market." MR WONG, after Reuters reported that China's Finance Minister will discuss the peg with G-7 MOST leading Chinese economists believe the country should raise interest
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        Lock icon Mitsubishi Motors 'expected to incur $7b loss'
        229 H16 Tokyo AILING Mitsubishi Motors will report a huge downward revision to its full-year earnings outlook, forecasting a net loss of more than US$4.3 billion (Ss7.l billion), the Yomiuri newspaper reported yesterday. The paper said the Japanese carmaker, which has estimated a 240 billion
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        Lock icon Upswing in take-up of JTC land
        406 H17  -  Tan Hui Yee By THE rush for industrial space hotted up last year as the economy improved and construction costs remained low. Demand for prepared land vacant land with services such as sewerage rose to the highest level since 1998. And the call for
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        Lock icon The bet's on a cut in personal tax rate ceiling at Feb's Budget
        596 H17  -  Bryan Lee That's what tax experts say, but they don't expect too many goodies By AZRIN ASMANI NO RIG CHANGE EXPECTED "We don't expect any big initiative. More likely, it'll be a Budget for securing the long-term
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          Lock icon OCBC PREFERENCE SHARES TO BRING IN $400M
          107 H17 OCBC PREFERENCE SHARES TO BRING IN $400 M OCBC Bank said yesterday that it expects to raise $400 million from a hybrid issue of preference shares. It had said earlier this month that it planned to offer up to $500 million worth of the shares. The bank said it had
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          Lock icon CHINA FLEXIBLE CHAIRMAN IN STOCK PLACEMENT
          81 H17 CHINA-BASED China Flexible Pack aging Holdings said yesterday that its chairman, Mr Chong Yuen, and his sister, Ms Zhuang Shaochun, have placed out a total of 43 million shares mainly to global institutional investors. The sale of the shares for $35.26 million is aimed
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          Lock icon ST ENGG UNIT TO BUILD VESSEL FOR $63M
          64 H17 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering said yesterdaythat a US unit, VT Halter Marine, will build a fisheries survey vessel valued at US$3B million (5562.6 million) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) m the United States. This will be the third such vessel
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        Lock icon SPC's earnings skyrocket 328% to record high
        576 H18  -  Azrin Asmani Oil refiner achieves $253 m full-year profit on the back of rising oil prices By Fine performance RISING crude prices bumped up the prices of oil products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene, boosting profits of refiners such as SPC. Its
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        Lock icon Strong sales push Osim's net profit to record $32m
        432 H18  -  Lorna Tan By Finance Correspondent INVIGORATING sales of foot massagers and other health products kicked Osim International's full-year net profit up 32 per cent to a record $31.7 million. Turnover for the year ended Dec 31 expanded 16 per cent to
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        Lock icon KepLand's gains soar a third on overseas income
        362 H18  -  Joyce Teo By BUOYED by higher overseas earnings, full-year net profit at Keppel Group's property arm, Keppel Land (KepLand), surged by 32.5 per cent to $133.3 million. Overseas contributions accounted for 43.1 per cent of KepLand's earnings for the year ended Dec
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        Lock icon One-off gains lift SIA's third-quarter profit to $476m
        524 H19  - One-off gains lift SIA's third-quarter profit to $476 m Karamjit Kaur Carrier's bottom line helped by sale of aircraft and parts and stake m Air NZ By Transport Corresponden t "The new entrants are expected to scale up their operations m 2005 and the network carriers will also step up
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        Lock icon Tiger Airways seeks solutions to restrictive pacts
        358 H19  -  Goh Chin Lian By SINGAPORE-BASED low-cost carrier Tiger Airways is looking at how its Malaysian rival, Air Asia, got around restrictive bilateral agreements by forming joint ventures m other countries. Such a strategy looks set to be key to Tiger Airways growing beyond
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        Lock icon DIRECTORS' TRADES
        211 H19  - DIRECTORS' TRADES AZHAR KHALID JK TECH'S MANAGING DIRECTOR RAISES STAKE THE managing director of JK Technology Group, Mr Eugene Ang Yew Jin, has been shoring up his controlling stake m the IT company with several open market purchases this month. He purchased a total of 193,000 JK Tech shares at
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        Lock icon S'pore Food Industries' full-year profit up 14%
        277 H19  -  Azrin Asmani By SINGAPORE Food Industries (SFI) yesterday served up a 15.8 per cent growth m fourth-quarter net profit to $13.2 million, driven by the strong performance m its European operations. The group's turnover for the last quarter rose to $176.1 million, up
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        Lock icon Wall Street rebound lifts Asian sentiment
        444 H19  -  Azhar Khalid TAKING STOCK By SINGAPORE shares yesterday snapped their three-session losing streak, bolstered by overnight gains m New York. Wall Street rebounded to record its best performance since the start of the year, and this boosted investor sentiment across Asia. Almost all major
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        Lock icon Pharmaceuticals output last month gives economy big boost
        523 H20  -  Audrey Tan A LAST MINUTE BOOST Full-year GDP likely to beat Govt's forecast of 8.1%, say analysts By Assistant Money Editor SINGAPORE'S economy received a shot m the arm from an unexpected surge m drugs production last month that now puts full-year
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        Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
        8 H20 Jan 26. 2005 2,086.93 +21.22
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        30 H20 DSFSDFSDAF BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2480 1.2630 Gainers: 257 Euro 2.1160 2.1400 LoserS: 169 Sterling pound 3.0440 3.0780 US dollar 1.6300 1.6480 Unchanged: 410 Yen (100 units) 1.5694 1.5867
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        Lock icon Aegon gets licence to sell insurance here
        201 H20 GREATER ASIA PRESENCE The Hague AEGON, the No. 2 Dutch insurer, said its Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance unit got a licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to sell life insurance services m Singapore, boosting its Asia presence. The Transamerica unit opened a
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      8 1 life! THE STRAITS TIMES Thursday January 27 2005
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        404 3  -  Sujin Thomas Malay song on Taufik's album was written by Ahmad Jaafar and Snarif Rahman, not P. Ramlee THE truth is finally out. Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah's cover of the Malay song Ibu (Mother) on his debut album Blessings was indeed composed by Ahmad Jaafar and
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        128 3 ROME A forgotten workshop of Leonardo da Vinci, complete with 500-year-old frescos and a secret room to dissect human cadavers, has been discovered m Florence, Italy, researchers said on Tuesday. The find was made m part of the Santissima Annunziata convent, which let out rooms to artists
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        391 6 LONDON BRITISH writer Andrea Levy won the Whitbread Book of the Year award on Tuesday for Small Island, her critically lauded affectionate comedy of errors about a Jamaican couple living m postwar Britain. Levy, 47, is the first novelist to win both the Whitbread
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        721 7  -  Clara Chow Actress Pam Oei finds the line between fiction and fact m her new play very much blurred ARTS REPORTER ACTRESS Pam Oei cried last December when she read the script for her latest production Everything But The Brain as it cut too
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        379 12 Odds are on The Aviator and Foxx And the other nominees are... BEST PICTURE: The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby, Ray, Sideways BEST DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese (The Aviator), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby), Taylor Hackford (Ray), Alexander Payne (Sideways), Mike Leigh (Vera Drake) BEST ACTOR: Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda),
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        126 12 > The Academy Awards will be broadcast live on Channel 5 on Feb 28 at 9am. LONDON Maggie Cheung will compete against Audrey Tautou for best actress at the French Oscars, the Cesars, on Feb 26. They were nominated for their respective roles m
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        493 12  -  Yvonne Kwok Mf-DIA REPORTER BELIEVE it or not, Jonathan Baker says he cringes whenever he watches himself on the latest season of The Amazing Race. The 43-year-old New York-born spa-owner was shown verbally abusing his wife and race partner, Victoria Fuller, whenever things went wrong,
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