Streats, 5 November 2002

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  • 11 1 Streats TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: IVUTA (P) 240/03/2002
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  • 782 1  -  Top business decisions here are said to hinge on this man’s advice By, Janice Wong IN Singapore’s world of high finance, one man moves behind the shakers, his analysis seen as critical before ma jor decisions are made. He is a personality only to those in
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    • 47 1 Billionaires drool over this set of wheels, even though its way past any COE due date PAGE 8 Wj Cm Koh Boon Hwee, Ong Beng Seng, Oei Hong Leong and Peter Kwee are forking out big bucks for surprising buys. Are they on to something? PAGE 6
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  • STREATS local
    • 690 2  -  SDA self-renewal hopes stalled; no takers for opposition role By Sarah Ng WHEN business development manager Victor Foo Kok Wah told his family last year that he was going to be a Singapore Democratic Alliance candidate in the general election, his parents became worried. Would his link
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    • 521 3  -  By. Khushwant Singh SOME men, especially the older ones, think that women who smoke are easier to pick up. But men in their 20s and 30s do not label women smokers this way. These women were “not cool”, said some of the 20 yuppies Streats polled, citing
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    • 517 4  -  By Gary Lim HE shook his head solemnly and said: “I don’t know what all the fuss has been about.” Mr BK Tan, 30, a neighbour and an occasional witness to the now-infamous Everitt Road family feud, does
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    • 69 4 AN association has been set up to cater solely to the needs of real estate owners The Association of Real Estate Owners and Investors will soon launch a membership drive. The benefits of signing up could be specialised advice, collective bargaining power to get better terms for
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    • 90 4 IT was open house at the Istana yesterday as Singaporeans and foreign workers marked the Hindu festival of Deepavali. President S R Nathan and Mrs Nathan also mingled with the crowd. Mr Nathan said that his Deepavali message was: “We must preserve this day of joy every day
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    • 68 4 A FAMILIAR sight has disappeared. The Star Hub blimp, which has been a regular fixture since Aug 4, 2000, has been taken down. Star Hub’s contract with Lightship Asia Pacific operators of the blimp ended on Sunday. The blimp, measuring 40m by 14m, could reach speeds of up
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  • STREATS financial
    • 538 6  -  Amid caution, some big-money men are going in for the kill By Chua Kong Ho OEI HONG LEONG. Koh Boon Hwee. Ong Beng Seng. Peter Kwee. Those are some of the clues supporting a notion that smart money is returning to the market. The names belong to
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    • 54 6 -AFP SYDNEY The planned sale of Telstra Corp was in trouble yesterday after the Australian government said that it would investigate allegations that the firm had misled parliament and the courts. A group of small business owners allege that Telstra’s services suddenly improved when the exchange
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    • 24 6 *AS AT NOVEMBER 1 US$: 551.768 552.765 EURO: 551.751 Ss: 69.43 YEN Ss: RM2.150 Ss: HK54.413 Ss: 24.50 BAHT Ss: 5,221 RUPIAH
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    • 61 6 AFP AMSTERDAM Dutch banking group ABN Amro yesterday said that net profit rose 24 per cent in the third quarter as provisions for bad loans fell sharply from the previous quarter. The group said that net profit was 591 million euros (551.04 billion) in the
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    • 55 6 Bloomberg HONGKONG China Oilfield Services is seeking to sell HK$2.2 billion (***** million) of shares, offering the stock at about half the price relative to earnings of its global peers, bankers have said. The unit of China National Offshore Oil Corp is offering shares at between HK$
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    • 490 6 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock Is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and
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    • 552 8 Revealed: Intrigues around the Ferrari 250 GTO Bloomberg LONDON The year was 1989. Mr Malcolm Barber was about to leave Sotheby’s Auction House when his secretary put through an unexpected transatlantic phone call. On the line was Mr Robert M Rubin, vice-president at Drexel Burnham Lambert Trading
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    • 246 8 Wire services SYDNEY Virgin Atlantic Airways has enough cash and is well prepared to withstand any travel downturn in case of a US-led war on Iraq, British entrepreneur Richard Branson said yesterday. “Both Singapore Airlines and ourselves have put more money into the company
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  • STREATS medical
    • 309 11 LA Times ORLANDO, Florida Scientists have proved what so many have long suspected: Your spouse can be a real pain. Researchers investigating the effects of chronic pain announced on Sunday that your husband or wife can make the ache feel
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    • 113 11 How do I raise ‘good’ cholesterol level? WE all know about keeping overall cholesterol level down. But for high density lipoprotein (HDL), higher is better. It is thought to remove cholesterol from artery walls to the liver for processing. According to the American Heart Association, an HDL level
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    • 184 11 j 1 We know warmup stretches should be done before exercise. How do we know if the body is thoroughly warmed up? Alt depends on what you are warming up for. The warm-up prepares our muscles for action and makes them more pliable. It improves athletic performance, helps
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 187 12 THE report “Economy weaker, more uncertain” (Streats, Nov 1), highlights another case of contradictory government policies. Senior Minister for Trade and Industry Tharman Shanmugaratnam spoke in Parliament of uncertainty for the future of the Singapore economy after the Bali bomb attacks.
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    • 237 12 ANOTHER call to delay the increase in the rate of GST is once again rejected by the Government. And the reason for the rejection is very disturbing: The Government is concerned about balancing the Budget and being able to continue providing essential services. There must
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    • 96 12 IN shopping centres and all over the place, all I can see is that they have started decorating for the Christmas and New Year celebrations already. I wonder what happened to our Deepavali decorations and discounts during the festival. Government buildings seem to be the
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    • 273 12 IN response to Michael Chua Kheng Hwee’s letter, “Please recognise our part-time degrees” (Streats, Nov 1), I want to point out that recognition of part-time degrees depends not only on employers’ acceptance of such qualifications, but also on the quality of education provided by
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    • 72 12 Have Your Say E-mail us at streats@sph.am.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be deemed that
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  • SIREATS global
    • 531 13 LONDON Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and football superstar husband David Beckham live a life that is envied by many. There’s more money in Victoria’s bank account than even she can spend. Ironically, the singer known as Posh Spice in her Spice Girls heyday has been
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    • 159 13 London This man makes Scrooge look like an amateur. Mr Edward Reid, a reclusive bachelor who lived in a ramshackle farmhouse with no central heating, has stunned relatives by leaving £l7 million ($546.68 million) in his will, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday. Relatives
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    • 104 14 AP CAIRO Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said in a rare interview that he believed the American and British determination to make war on Iraq could collapse under the weight of antiwar sentiment in the two countries. “Time is in our favour, and we have to buy more
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    • 96 14 AP TEHERAN Non-Muslims will be paid the same “blood money” compensation for death or injury as Muslims under a new Bill passed by the Iranian parliament on Sunday. Conservative lawmaker Mohammad Qomi said that the 290-seat legislature approved the Bill, a move aimed at protecting the rights
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    • 97 14 Reuters BANGKOK Thai police yesterday said they had arrested a second suspect, a Muslim teacher, in connection with a spate of small arson and bomb attacks in southern Thailand last week. Police raided the home of the suspect, identified as a teacher of Islamic studies, on Sunday
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    • 96 14 ’-AP KUALA LUMPUR Critics yesterday urged the Malaysian government to impose harsher penalties on child rapists following the recent abduction and murder of a two-year-old girl. The case raised an outcry after the girl’s body was found in a river in northern Malaysia on Friday. She was
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    • 337 14 She may be pregnant by her 13-year-old student HOUSTON A teacher believed to be pregnant after an affair with her 13-year-old student was charged with aggravated sexual assault last Friday. Lisa Zuniga, 27, a supervisor at Victory Academy, denied that she was pregnant, although she appeared to
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    • 54 14 No prizes for guessing who the real Richard Branson is. The maverick Virgin tycoon posing with bikini-clad models wearing masks of his face at Virgin Mobile’s launch in Sydney yesterday. The British businessman often kicks off new products and services personally in unorthodox ways, accompanied by
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    • 163 14 BEIJING Chinese President Jiang Zemin is poised for a major coup: forcing long-time political foe, Mr Li Ruihuan, to retire from the ruling Politburo at the 16th Communist Party congress, reported CNN yesterday. The congress, which opens on Friday, will oversee a large-scale changing of
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    • 77 14 Reuters PHNOM PENH Asean demanded yesterday that countries stop issuing travel warnings which damage the region’s tourism business. In a declaration at the start of a twoday summit in Phnom Penh, Asean asked the international community to avoid advising against visiting or dealing with countries in the
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    • 397 16 Surgeon ‘treated fleeing Al Qaeda chief LONDON US intelligence is quizzing a Pakistani doctor whom it believes could be the key to uncovering the fate of Osama bin Laden, a British newspaper reported. US Federal Bureau of Investigation officials believe that Dr Amir Aziz, 46, a
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    • 86 16 AP JAKARTA Attorneys for alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah, Abu Bakar Bashir, have filed a wrongful arrest lawsuit against Indonesia’s police force yesterday. Bashir was detained last month and is currently being held at a police hospital in Jakarta. Doctors say he is suffering from
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    • 228 16 LONDON Last week’s arrest of Abu-Qatada marked the end of an embarrassing 10-month search for the cleric, during which rumours of his escape from Britain were frequent, Egypt’s Al Ahram weekly reported. Abu-Qatada, whose real name is Sheikh Mahmoud Abu-Omar, is accused of being Osama
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    • 241 16 Reuters ISTANBUL Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi, or AKP, as it is known in Turkey) finds himself in a strange position. Although his party swept the country’s general election yesterday, he is
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  • easy STREATS
    • Article, Illustration
      559 18 Not quite, say those who were at ChiJazz on Sunday. But all the elements were aligned to give everyone a good time there were clear skies, a wall-to-wall crowd and eight hours of music, reports GREGORYLEOW THEY gathered from as early as spm at Chijmes, eager for
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    • 577 20  -  By Gary Lim EASTWEEK magazine has printed its last salicious photo. The Hongkong magazine which ran a semi-nude photo of an actress on the cover of its Oct 30 issue has closed down. Although the eyes and breasts of the unidentified actress are obscured,
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    • 183 20 AUDREY Hepburn’s family has criticised a museum exhibition in Tolochenaz, Switzerland, dedicated to the late actress, who appeared in films like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and My Fair Lady. Her two sons say it is cheapening and exploiting her good name, and want it uvi iiamw', anu wain
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    • 169 20 THE second Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, has received a thumbs-up from those lucky enough to catch it at the London premiere. “It was great,” actress Glenn Close said, according to Ananova.com yesterday, while Jake Knibbs, 10, from Manchester, said: “It’s really,
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    • 132 22 THUNDERSTORMS are never good news anywhere. Last Friday, i thunderstorms which began 1 early in the morning caused the loss of a whole day’s play in the Italian Open. Organisers had to cut the golf tournament to 54 holes. Two players did not finish their first
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    • Just a minute
      • 41 22 How should you acquire new customers while retaining the loyalty of your existing customers? Mr Chris Chin, CTO and co-founder of Surf Gold talks about how you can better understand your customer. Tomorrow, library@orchard (#O5-22/26), 7.15pm-8.15pm. It’s free.
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      • 61 22 You can exchange all your New Singapore Shares (NSS) for cash. Just fill up and return the form you should have received in the mail. You can also make an electronic application at any NSS website (www.nss.gov.sg, www.newsingaporeshares.gov.sg, www.ecitizen.gov.sg/nss) or call the NSS PAL-Phone (1800-7885-677 or 1800-7885-NSS).
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    • Happenin’
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        89 22 BEYOND THE MODESTY Till Nov 16. TuesdaysSaturdays, llam-6pm. Closed on Sundays, Mondays and public holidays Artist Nindityo Adipumomo’s latest approach to Javanese culture is a gallery floor covered with black stones in the shape of traditional Javanese hairpieces. For his series of rattan hairpieces, he worked with basket makers
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        70 22 LONELY PLANET Wednesday till Saturday, Bpm and Sunday, 3pm The Guinness Theatre, The Substation Tickets at $2l from Ticket Charge Steven Dietz’s play is a dark comedy that explores courage in the face of illness. The friendship between two gay men is the only thing they can depend on
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      • 75 22 BRIAN RICHMOND’S TRIBUTE Nov 7,7 pm Ritz Carlton Grand Ballroom Tickets at $9O per person or sBsoper table from Ticket Charge Gold 90.5 FM celebrates Brian Richmond’s 30th year in the broadcasting industry. There will be performances by Vernon Cornelius, The ReQuests, Joe Chandran and many more. Tickets include
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      • 101 22 FUN FOR GOOD Thursday and Friday, 2pm-Bpm; Saturday, 12pm-Bpm Park Mall Forum Games coupons at $lO Celebrate the Singapore Children’s Society’s 50th anniversary at the Fun for Good fundraising carnival. There’s something for the whole family: Kids can participate in games that will teach them about health and nutrition
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      • 81 22 THE CHAMBER CIRCLE NovlO, spm SPHAuditorium, YMSArts Centre (54 Waterloo Street) Tickets at $ll from Sistic In its sixth appearance on the SSO’s chamber music evenings, the Chamber Circle presents Russian composer Anton Arensky’s First Piano Trio, a lovely work with memorable melodies and scintillating piano writing. Perhaps the
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 62 23 10pm, Channel i Sam Baldwin is a good father and a successful architect. But he’s also a lonely widower. One night, his precocious eight-year-old son Jonah calls a late-night radio talk show, seeking a cure for his father’s despondency. Thousands of women write in offering to help
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      • 67 23 10.30 pm, Channel U The boss persuades Tie Nan to give up photographs of a battered Madam Chu for the magazine’s use with the lure of a promotion. However, the soft-hearted Tie Nan returns the photos to i Madam Chu. His boss sacks him in anger.
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      • 140 23 Reuters SPIDER-MAN, the biggest movie of the year at the US box office, is also shaping up to be a monster hit on home video, smashing sales records in its first weekend, Sony Pictures Entertainment said yesterday. The superhero saga sold an estimated 11 million DVD
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    • Article, Illustration
      87 23 www.waterlogic.com.sg you know that JS Bach varied, averted or rotated a Sl niple melody to create the 14 fugues for his masterpiece Art of Fugue? Now, a new tool may help others learn about the simple symmetries Hach used to create this beautiful, complex work. Musician Rex Guo
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 479 23 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox aI Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You’re being remarkably conservative for such an adamant nonconformist. You want to be part of it all even if you’re not needed. Don’t be surprised when trouble strikes instead, think Boy or Girl Scout and be prepared. TAURUS APR 20-
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  • STREATS sports
    • 629 24  -  J By Tan Kim Han NOH Alam Shah is S-League’s Young Player of the Year and a rising star. But the prolific striker, who lit up the S-League with his electrifying skills last season, has found himself on the released list. He is among 11 top players
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    • 354 24  -  By 'Adam Hashidy CONSTANTINA Dita will be among several world class athletes to pound the streets in the Singapore International Marathon on Dec 8. Just two weeks ago, the petite 31-year-old Romanian finished second in the gruelling Amsterdam Marathon. It certainly was no flash in
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    • Article, Illustration
      518 25 United superstar upstages Queen in annual earnings Wire services LONDON David Beckham earned more than Queen Elizabeth this year. The Sunday Times’ top 500 earners in Britain puts the Manchester United superstar at 45th place with total earnings of £ls -5 million (Ss42 million), Mule the Queen comes
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    • 351 25 -afp LONDON Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s luck may finally have turned after a freak own goal ended the double winner’s worst slump in nearly two decades. After losing four on the trot for the first time since 1983, Arsenal returned to winning ways on Sunday
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    • Article, Illustration
      471 26 Everton reluctant to put Wayne Rooney in the limelight -AFP LEEDS Wayne Rooney-mania is set to rise to fever pitch after the 17-year-old produced another stunning matchwinning performance for Everton against Leeds. But Everton boss David Moyes has vowed to resist the temptation to bring the youngster into
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    • SPORTS SCAN
      • 70 27 SOCCER AFP LONDON England coach Sven Goran Eriksson has no mtention of resigning following re cent personnel changes, according to his agent. Speculation has been Counting that the Swede could set to follow Adam Crozier out of the Football Association after the Scot quit his post
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      • 112 27 golf -AFP ATLANTA, Georgia Vijay Singh of Fiji finally earned his Tour Championship title on Sunday, carding a three-under-par 67 for a two-stroke victory over Charles Howell. Vijay led by at least two shots all day and had consecutive hirdies at nine, 10 and 11. He
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      • 74 27 tennis -AFP SYDNEY Australian Pat Rafter yesterday gave his strongest indication yet that he ma y resume his stalled career. Rafter helped launch former avis Cup captain John cwcombe’s autobiography ere > and conceded he was close to deciding whether to launch a comeback in the New Year.
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    • 282 27 AP NEW YORK -It was blind Marla Runyan’s (left) first New York City Marathon and it was accompanied by a symphony of yells. “We’re approaching the bridge in 150 metres!” she’d hear from the cyclist riding just behind her. “Your
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    • 350 27 Bryant in triple-double feat amid comeback charge NBA CHAMPIONSHIP LA Lakers 98 Portland Trail Blazers 95 (OT) LOS ANGELES No one could stop guard Kobe Bryant, including the self-proclaimed “Kobe-stopper”. Bryant (right) had his second straight triple-double, led a fourth-quarter comeback and had a tough clutch basket in
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