Streats, 22 July 2003

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1 28 Streats
  • 8 1 Streats TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg m
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  • 701 1  -  One month after laying off 196 full-timpFg, airport hanger looks to fill 400 contract positions By Chua Kong Ho IN A day of contradictions, Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) said yesterday it was hiring up to 400 contract staff for security-related positions, even as its parent
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    • 382 1 KOREAN TWINS HERE Raffles Hospital doing tests to separate baby girls, reports SARAH NG OVER-ELEVATED France seems out of place on moral high ground, says TERRY DENHAM S 1,200 a month, including allowances. The hiring of contract workers comes just one month after Sats axed J 96 full-time permanent jobs
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  • Morning Rush
    • 387 2  -  Feasibility tests being done on babies joined at spine and hip B v Sarah Ng RAFFLES Hospital may soon attempt to separate another pair of conjoined twins this time the South Korean babies whose parents arrived here with them last month, but changed their minds
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    • 172 2 THE expected increases in the prices of the upper-end HDB flats located along or near the recently-opened North-East Line (NEL) has not happened. But the smaller flats are doing better. One month after the opening, the resale value of five-room or bigger flats in
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    • 466 3  -  Courage Fund cash will go to intended recipients: custodian By Zubaidah Nazeer DONATIONS to the Courage Fund will not go to charities for which they were not intended, the fund’s custodian assured yesterday. Mr Michael Lim, chairman of the fund’s board of trustees, added: “Channelling
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    • 116 3 SINGAPORE Pools has reported that 56 lottery tickets in the Free Singapore From Sars draw next month are missing. The tickets are numbered *****35 to *****90, Lianhe Wanbao reported yesterday. It is not known how they were lost. Singapore Pools has pledged the net
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    • Article, Illustration
      286 4  -  NDP discount voucher has costly misprint By Shervin Seah THEY were discount vouchers that turned out too good to be true. Not only did they slash the prices of Samsonite bags by more than half, but the words on the back said that the coupons could be exchanged
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    • 209 4 A SINGAPORE electrician took a ferry to Batam island last week to deliver two cartons of groceries to his brother’s Indonesian employer. Since it was a short trip, the man, Mr Wu Yi Fa, 33, said he decided to dress casually, wearing a pair of
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    • 127 6 BUZZSTOP THE Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Gerakan may merge. Although the parties are often at odds, their leaders have been holding talks about putting aside differences to fight Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS). The two parties feel threatened by the Muslim
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    • 147 6 A 1 Qaeda training camps THE A 1 Qaeda terror network could have trained more than 100,000 terrorists, according to senior American intelligence officials, The Independent reported on Sunday. The report of an inquiry into the September 2001 attacks said that between 70,000 and 120,000
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    • 132 6 Institute of Surveyors Valuers THE Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV) will open its mediation centre to the public from next month, Lianhe Zaobao reported on Sunday. SISV will also work with industry players to come up with guidelines and mechanisms to appraise property
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    • Article, Illustration
      44 6 A South Korean couple with mud applied to their bodies during a festival in the seaside resort of Boryong, 190 km south-west of Seoul on Sunday. The statesponsored annual mud festival is held to attract foreign tourists and promote mud cosmetics AFP
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    • 151 6 CHIEF Justice Yong Pung How overturned the acquittal of bankrupt consultant R Sekhar RG Van and jailed him for a year, The Straits Times reports today. Explaining the ruling, he said that if a dispute arises about whether a bankrupt declared their status to
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    • 95 6 -AFP BRITISH millionaire writer and disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer was freed on parole yesterday after serving half of a four-year jail term for perjury and perverting the course of justice. The flamboyant former deputy chairman of Britain’s Conservative Party made no comment as he was driven
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    • 114 6 -AFP WITH roughly 68 million Internet users as at the end of June, China has the second-highest number of people online after the US, according to a survey by the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC), published yesterday. This represents a 15.1 per cent growth in
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    • 95 6 -AFP A MALAYSIAN will be the next head of the UN peacekeeping forces in East Timor, the UN said yesterday: Lieutenant-General Khairuddin Mat Yusof will replace Singapore’s MajorGeneral Tan Huck Gim, who finishes his one-year tour of duty at the end of next month. Gen Khairuddin has
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    • 83 6 THE US state of Massachusetts has said that it will not prosecute officials of the Archdiocese in Boston for failing to stop paedophile priests but instead allowed them to remain in church positions. The New York Times reported on Sunday Massachusetts law made it difficult to
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  • Financial
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      673 8  -  The business of two art lovers makes <a bit of money, but not a whole bt\ and keeps the average appredator and the artist happy at the same time wh By Choong Choon Yee AN enterprising duo are making art accessible to the average person while giving struggling
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    • 237 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Food group QAF Ltd yesterday said that major shareholder Andree Flalim, a scion of Indonesia’s Salim group, could make a general offer for the stock that he does not own after securing options to buy more QAF shares.
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    • 348 10 Bloomberg WASHINGTON Companies are responding to strengthening demand by hiring more temporary workers while they wait for economies to grow faster and sustainably. A survey of job prospects in 18 countries by the world’s second-biggest temping agency, Manpower, last month found that companies expected to make
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    • 196 10 Bloomberg GENE\A Millionaires worldwide were US$l.9 trillion (553.3 trillion) poorer in 2002 as stock prices dropped for a third year, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group Inc. Since January 2000, people with assets of at least US$l million have seen thenwealth fall by
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    • 372 11  -  K Plas chairman goes from rubber-tapping during his childhood to a Sesdaq IPO By Chua Kong Ho HE hated the incessant attacks of mosquitoes when he worked as a rubber tapper, but it was the same kind of persistence that took him on to become the
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    • 350 11 STI: 1,570.79 HI 10.17 Reuters PROFITTAKING in banks and techs drove the key index lower for the third straight session yesterday. The Straits Times Index reversed a firm start to end at 1,570.79, down 0.64 per cent, or 10.17 points. Singapore Airlines ended flat
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    • 24 11 *AS AT JULY 21 US$: 551.758 Ss: RM2.161 552.790 ss: HK54.436 EURO: 551.981 Ss: 23.72 BAHT Ss: 67.42 YEN Ss: 4,729 RUPIAH
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    • 123 11 Going to the UK for study or holiday? Then log on to: www.singapore.destinationUK.org m A fun and interactive web site to help you make the most out of your experience in the UK including what to pack, how to survive the flight, immigration, travelling around the UK and finding accommodation.
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  • Comment
    • 586 13  -  By TERRY DENHAM WHILE governments that backed the coalition invasion of Iraq notably the United States and Britain are coming under increasing pressure over evidence used to justify the attack, some which opposed the war have set themselves up as pillars of peace
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  • Vocal
    • 502 14 WE wish to debunk the many myths about homosexuality and lesbianism. f Homosexual behaviour or desire is inborn, not learnt: This assertion is not scientifically proven. Even homosexual activists in the US are abandoning this “genetic” argument because extensive research has failed to conclusively support a theory
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    • 256 14 ALTHOUGH it is true that times and values are constantly changing, I can’t help but disagree with some of the points that Mr Narayana Narayana brought up in his letter, “A norm could become taboo anew” (Streats, July 18). The idea that the aim
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    • 302 14 HAVE YOUf? SAY E-mail us at streats@sph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 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
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  • Global
    • 420 15 Chinese president turns down invitation to a private restaurant dinner BEIJING Chinese President Hu Jintao has snubbed British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now on a visit to China, by refusing an invitation to a private restaurant dinner. Mr Blair, who arrived in China on Sunday night,
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    • 451 16 Pakistani man says he lost money and farm AFP ISLAMABAD A Pakistani man released from the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, filed a suit on Sunday against the US for US$lO.4 million (S$ 18.3 million) in compensation for the “torture and humiliation” he faced
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    • 189 16 LONDON It’s not exactly the cutting edge of crime, but it does pay. Move over expensive cars and jewels, Gillette Mach 3 Turbo razors are now the choice of contraband for East European mobsters, The Times of London reported yesterday. The triple-bladed razors are
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  • Medical
    • 339 18 WOMEN may want to look to weight control as a way of reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Swedish researchers who tracked 392 people for 10 to 18 years have reported that being overweight at 70 makes a woman more likely to develop the degenerative brain
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    • 73 18 HEALTH FACT IMPETIGO is a bacterial skin infection especially common in babies and children. The infection, which occurs mainly on the face and limbs, starts as a red patch and spreads, forming blisters and then a yellowish crust. It is itchy and often spreads from one part
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  • Easy Streats
    • Article, Illustration
      705 21 Regine Velasquez, the songbird who teamed up with Jacky Cheung in the 90s to give you the duet, In Love With You, was in town recently to promote her first-ever concert in Singapore GARYLIM catches up with her REGINE Velasquez is in love, but she is in
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    • 469 22  -  By Janice Wong THE restaurant and bar has this alliterative name: Fabulous Fizz. The name does not only refer to the effervescence of sparkling wine it serves but also to the wine used in its dishes. Opened in October last year, it updated its menu last
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    • 98 23 turns out that you Ca n outsource the weather. The US weatherman has s 'gned IBM on to perform leather-modelling c alculations, the Nortel ’"fo World website said, lo produce accurate, forecasts. The work will cnmched at 7.3 ’hllion calculations a Se cond, or 7.3 Tflops,
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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        55 23 Bpm,, Channel 5 Winnie deals with a young woman who needs a hysterectomy for a fibroid tumour. When her fiance decides not to marry her because she will 'tot be able to bear him children, she decides not to go for the operation. Guest starring Evelyn Hg and
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      • 53 23 10pm, Central Col Joseph Ryan (Frank Sinatra) leads a squadron of Allied POWs in an escape from a prison camp in Italy. The prisoners sneak onto a German train bound for Switzerland. One of the best World War II action-adventure movies, it features great special effects and
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    • Happenin’
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        84 23 PHILIP SPARKE DANCE MOVEMENT (COMPOSER SERIES III) Tomorrow, 7-30 pm SCO Concert Hall (Singapore Conference Hall) Tickets at $l9 and sl6from Sistic For the first time in Singapore, UK composer Philip Sparke (right), will conduct the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band directed by Captain Philip Tng (senior band director,
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      • 68 23 THE ROYAL HUNT OF THE SUN Till Thursday, 7-30 pm Garden, The Substation Tickets at $29 from Sistic British playwright Peter Shaffer’s classic deals with the Spanish conquest of the Incas in South America in the 16th century. It depicts the tragic consequences of a confrontation between two civilisations
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    • 26 23 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191. Please check with organisers for latest status of events.
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 424 23 Vourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You’re unwilling to move in what feels like the wrong direction. You narrowly avoid being driven •to a foolish act. Others will remember you for what you do these days. Leave a legacy of which you can be proud. PISCES
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  • Sports
    • 616 24 British Open winner is a cool customer with a golfing pedigree -AP SANDWICH, England He grew up on the golf course his grandfather built. So no one should have been surprised that Ben Curtis as stunning a British Open champion as there has ever been loved golf. Even
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    • 264 24 -AFP LONDON Manchester United have accused Ronaldinho of not having the nerve to play in the Premiership. United chased Ronaldinho for nearly a year, but the Brazilian finally left Paris St Germain for Barcelona over the weekend. United chief executive Peter Kenyon questioned whether
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    • Article, Illustration
      386 25 Duo catch up with leader Armstrong Reuters LOUDENVIELLE, France A week before the curtain falls on the centenary Tour de France, three men are gearing up for one of the closest finales in the race’s history. Everybody expected American Lance Armstrong, peerless since 1999, to add a
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    • 60 25 Reuters LUZ-ARDIDEN, France Lance Armstrong recovered from a fall on the final climb of the 15th stage of the Tour de France yesterday to seize control of the race. The American appeared to clip a spectator as he duelled with German rival Jan Ullrich. Armstrong attacked immediately after, leaving
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    • Article, Illustration
      417 26  -  Singapore sailors recover to stay in contention By Lim Han Ming NATIONAL sailors Toh Liying and Siobhan Tam (above) recovered from a bad day on Sunday to remain in medal contention at the 33rd Isaf World Youth Sailing Championships in Madeira, Portugal. Yesterday, the International 420 pair finished
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    • 136 27 BOWLING SINGAPORE’S No 1 bowler Remy Ong faces an uphill task in his bid to win his first World Ranking Masters title. The Asian Games gold medallist is languishing in 18th spot in the 24-strong field after bowling a six-game total of 1,180 pinfalls in the first
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    • 116 27 POOL Wire services CARDIFF Thorsten Hohmann of Germany defeated Filipino-Canadian Alex Pagulayan 17-10 on Sunday to become the World Pool champion. The title was worth U 5565,000 (Ssl 14,212). He led from the start, and although Pagulayan had his chances, it was the German who was more
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    • 87 27 SOCCER -AFP LONDON Southampton defender Wayne Bridge is set to join Chelsea. The left-back’s agent, Jonathan Barnett, revealed the 22-year-old has passed his medical test. The transfer fee for Bridge is believed to be around £7 (Ssl9 million) as Chelsea’s owner, Roman Abramovich, continues to build
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    • 77 27 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Newcastle captain Alan Shearer has recovered fully from the ankle injury that had sidelined him at the end of last season, manager Bobby Robson said after the Magpies arrived here yesterday. Shearer will lead Newcastle in the pre-season Premier League Asia Cup
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 37 27 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). DELAYED TELECAST CYCLING: Tour de France highlights, Stage 15 (ESPN Ch 23, 7.30 pm). TENNIS: Fed Cup quarter-final highlights (Super Sports Ch 22, 10pm).
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