Streats, 29 July 2004

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    10 1 Streats THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2004 E-mail: streats@sphxom.sg mita {p> 196/03/2004
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    Lock icon ‘Ex-PMs won’t crowd Lee out’
    693 1  -  PM confirms his No 2 post in new cabinet By_ Khushwant Singh HAVING two former prime ministers around won’t cramp incoming premier Lee Hsien Loong’s style when he takes over on Aug 12, said outgoing Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday. Mr Goh said: “I
    Khushwant Singh  -  693 words
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  • Morning Rush
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      Lock icon ‘Deporting illegals will hurt ties’
      395 4 KLs crackdown plan comes at sensitive time for Jakarta: Indon foreign minister -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda yesterday warned Malaysia that deporting illegal Indonesian workers during the local election period could hurt bilateral relations. Malaysia earlier this month announced that it planned a
      -AFP  -  395 words
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      Lock icon HSBC gives $200k award to 12-year-old at top US music school
      283 4  -  By Christopher Lim NOT many people know that there are Singaporeans mastering the piano at the Julliard School of Music in New York. One of the students, Clare Yeo (pictured), 12, will let her fingers do the talking for
      Christopher Urn  -  283 words
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      Lock icon System crash erased poll data
      109 4 MIAMI Detailed'records from Miami-Dade County’s first use of touch-screen voting machines were erased when computers crashed in May and November 2003. This has raised concerns about the use of e-voting in the November presidential election. The crashes erased information from the September 2002 gubernatorial primaries
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      Lock icon Fernandes irked by MAS’ no-frills plan
      433 5 Air Asia boss says national carrier should work with his airline to boost Malaysia’s regional hub status -AFP KUALA LUMPUR No-frills carrier Air Asia yesterday hit out at rival Malaysia Airlines over its plans to launch a budget carrier with other regional airlines and
      -AFP  -  433 words
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      Lock icon Man hit by train in Bishan MRT station dies
      267 5  -  By Khushwant Singh A MAN died after being hit by a north-bound train at Bishan MRT station at 1.06 pm yesterday. Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers who arrived at the scene at 1.14 pm found the man pinned under the
      Ashlelgh Sim  -  267 words
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      Lock icon M’sian fatwa on SMS contests
      191 5 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s highest Islamic authority has banned Muslims from taking part in cellphone text messaging contests, saying that they amount to gambling, media reports said yesterday. The National Fatwa Council has issued a religious decree against the contests, in which participants vie for
      -AFP  -  191 words
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      Lock icon MGS sells naming rights to its orchid hybrids
      375 6  -  School gives 6 people chance to join famous M. Christopher Lim FORMER British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has one. So do singing heartthrob Ricky Martin and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. The list includes even corporations, for instance, Overseas Union Bank. They all
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      Lock icon Sydney law firm offers online divorce
      177 6 SYDNEY For a divorce, click here. It’s as simple as that for Australian spouses who want out of their marriage, according to a UK national daily. All they need do is log on to the website of Sydney law firm Watts McCray and fill
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      Lock icon 227 more N Koreans land in Seoul
      405 8 Defectors said to have arrived from Vietnam -AFP SEOUL A second airlift of 227 North Koreans landed in South Korea yesterday, bringing to more than 450 the number fleeing in the biggest mass defection since the Korean War. A chartered flight carrying the
      -AFP; Reuters  -  405 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Wine and dine as piano plays at Tanglin Mall foodcourt
      121 10 BUZZSTOP FOODCOURT dining has gone upmarket at Tanglin Mall since a new operator opened the renovated basement premises. The new concept, the brainchild of Food-Link Services, includes wine by the glass available with meals from nine outlets, including a Korean
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      Lock icon Tougher energy targets to be set
      133 10 S’pore hasn’t met Kyoto Protocol SINGAPORE will set more stringent targets governing the efficient use of fossil fuels. The new targets will be met mainly by the switchover of power stations from oil to cleaner fuels such as natural gas, The Straits Times reports
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      Lock icon Solar power too costly
      148 10 It meets only 3% of needs SOLAR power can meet only 3 per cent of Singapore’s energy needs, even if every HDB rooftop had solar panels. It would also cost two times more than electricity generated from fossil fuels, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of State (National
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      Lock icon FLASHY FORTUNE
      56 10 A TVR Tuscan sports car is parked for presentation in Moscow’s Red Square in front of St Basil’s cathedral on July 19. Mr Nikolai Smolensky, 24, the son of Russian tycoon Alexander Smolensky, snapped up the British sports car company for about US$27 million (Ss46 million) on Tuesday,
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      Lock icon Indon police won’t charge Bashir
      140 10 -AFP INDONESIAN police yesterday dropped plans to charge militant cleric Abu Bakar Bashir with involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings following a court ruling last week that curbed the use of a tough-anti terror law. Police said they still plan to charge Bashir with heading
      -AFP  -  140 words
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      Lock icon ‘Changi 20% busier'
      104 10 Bloomberg CHANGI Airport will handle a fifth more passengers this year as travel demand across Asia increases, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday. The number of passengers may reach 30 million, up from 24.7 million last year, he said in a televised interview in Bali. The
      – Bloomberg  -  104 words
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      Lock icon Interpol nabs driver in HK
      102 10 A 25-YEAR-OLD Hong Kong man has been arrested by Interpol officers in connection with a traffic accident in Australia last year in which two Singaporeans were killed. Ronald Wong Ting Pan, an Australian permanent resident, was arrested on Tuesday at his home in Hong Kong
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      Lock icon Govt staff to fly budget
      87 10 -AFP SWEDISH civil servants travelling between the country’s major cities will in the future fly with new low-cost airline Fly Me. Employees of public institutions such as the central bank, parliament and the social security service will be expected to fly with Fly Me on
      -AFP  -  87 words
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      Lock icon ‘Unsuitable’ ad removed
      81 10 -AFP AN adult movie-making company’s advertisement for new pornography stars at a youth job fair in Hong Kong was removed quickly after organisers deemed it unsuitable. The Sun Power Production Company ad had asked for actors aged 18 to 38 to apply for roles in adult movies.
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  • Financial
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      Lock icon Playing the right cards
      601 12  -  Gaming firm Lasseters is cutting costs and upgrading machines to stay ahead 1 ocus 'imp l B y Choong Choon Yee MR Tajuddin Tan (pictured), 48, believes that Lasseters International Holdings holds a winning hand. The first and only gaming company listed on the Singapore Exchange
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      Lock icon Stats result fuels fear of chip slowdown
      340 12 Reuters SINGAPORE Chip tester ST Assembly Test Services Ltd posted profits below expectations yesterday and forecast only a small rise in quarterly sales, adding to concerns over a slowdown in the semiconductor industry. The state-controlled company, which is buying US rival ChipPAC Inc
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      Lock icon Asia set for robust 2004
      474 14 Nine of 12 economies expected to post stronger growth this year: economists Reuters SINGAPORE Asia’s economic upturn has put down solid roots, with analysts maintaining forecasts for robust growth this year, although activity is expected to be moderate next year, the latest Reuters poll of
      – Reuters  -  474 words
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      27 14 STI: 1,875.25 6.17 *AS AT JULY 28 US$: 551.723 Ss: RM2.205 553.141 Ss: HK54.527 EURO: 552.081 Ss: 24.03 BAHT Ss: 64.43 YEN Ss: 5,284 RUPIAH
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      Lock icon KepLand Q2: Up 18%
      84 14 Reuters SINGAPORE Keppel Land Ltd, Singapore’s fifth-biggest property group, reported an 18 per cent rise in secondquarter profit yesterday, boosted by strong sales of condominiums in Shanghai. Net profit rose to $30.6 million in the April-June quarter from $25.9 million a year earlier. The firm, 54
      – Reuters  -  84 words
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      Lock icon Flights to Ahmedabad
      98 14 SINGAPORE Changi Airport’s air network to India was further expanded yesterday when Singapore Airlines launched a direct flight to Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Five carriers at Changi Airport now serve 10 Indian cities, operating more than 90 weekly passenger services between the two countries. “The increase in Changi’s flight
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      Lock icon US CEOs’pay went up by 15% last year
      214 16 -ap NEW YORK The median pay for a CEO in the US increased by 15 per cent last year, and rose even more 22 per cent for chiefs at larger companies, according to a survey by The Corporate Library. The survey, released
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      Lock icon Google IPO poised to create wealth, trouble
      534 16 Employees’ stock options bring back memories 0f1990s dot.com bubble -AP SAN JOSE, California Google’s initial public stock offering next month will instantly transform hundreds of Silicon Valley workers into millionaires, at least on paper. Google has doled out stock options to virtually all
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      Lock icon India’s rich revel in luxury
      480 18 They splurge on brands, Mercs and Falcon jets Bloomberg NEW DELHI Ms Anuradha Mahindra, editor of India’s Verve fashion magazine, flew to Paris from Mumbai last month for a little business and a lot of pleasure. For pleasure, she attended the fiveday wedding of Indian
      – Bloomberg; Bloomberg  -  480 words
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  • Comment
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      Lock icon With Asians upbeat, region has potential
      778 21  -  By WILLIAM PESEK Jr Bloomberg ON a recent morning in Sendai, Japan, Ms Yuka Fujii struggled out of a Louis Vuitton store, two huge shopping bags in hand. “It should be a good year for summer bonuses, so I guess you can say I’m
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  • Vocal
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      Lock icon Police take serious view of jaywalking
      268 22 I REFER to Mr Jansen Loo’s letter, “More bad behaviour at crossings” (Streats, July 23), and Mr Vincent Su’s letter, “Heed road-crossing rules” (Streats, July 21). Jaywalkers pose a danger to themselves and to their fellow roadusers. Offenders can be handed a $2O on-the-spot
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      Lock icon Iraq and terror: There are no rules
      384 22 SEVERAL fundamental points were missed in Mr Dudley Au’s letter, “Give in to terror, and pay the price” (Streats, July 27) and all the rhetoric of nations fighting terrorism. First, terror groups operate without rules and principles, and they adopt no moral standards.
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      Lock icon Mortgage payments: No need to involve CPF
      215 22 WE refer to the letter, “CPF should ease percentage rule” (Streats, July 22), in which writer Jimmy Ho asks why he was not allowed to deposit all his voluntary contributions into his Ordinary Account. The objective of the CPF is to help Singaporeans
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      Lock icon Praise encourages good service
      96 22 I REFER to Mr Samuel Lee’s letter, “A fine bus driver” (Streats, July 22). We truly appreciate Mr Lee’s effort in commending our staff as this is great motivation for them to give their best. It also sends a message to all that good customer service
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  • Global
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      Lock icon Beijing directs investors west
      407 24 Incentives offered in bid to channel FDI to more needy western regions Wire services BEIJING Foreign investors are to be offered tax holidays and land usage concessions in a bid to encourage them to pump more money into China’s impoverished western regions, state media said yesterday.
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      Lock icon China to recruit women astronauts next year
      208 24 Wire services BEIJING China, which sent its first man into space last year, will begin scouting for women astronauts in 2005, the Xinhua news agency said yesterday. High schools will be scoured for candidates, the agency quoted Mr Huang Chunping, director of the
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      Lock icon Suicide bomber kills 68 in Iraq
      283 24 Reuters BAQUBA, Iraq A minibus packed with explosives blew up near a marketplace north of Baghdad yesterday, killing 68 people and wounding 60 in the worst attack since the handover of sovereignty exactly one month ago. The powerful suicide bomb left a sea of
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      Lock icon ‘Sperm races’ on TV
      181 24 AMSTERDAM A Dutch television company is planning to produce two controversial reality programmes Sperm Race and Make Me a Mum. Netherlands-based Endemol has almost completed negotiations in Germany for Sperm Race, where the man judged to have the best sperm will win a sports car, news
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      Lock icon Obama’s star is rising
      213 25 Democrats’ Tiger Woods wows audience Wire services BOSTON Mr Barack Obama is not exactly a US household name, but the Illinois state lawmaker seems en route to stardom in the Democratic Party after it chose him to deliver its national convention keynote address on Tuesday. The
      – Wire services; Reuters  -  213 words
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  • Medical
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      Lock icon Test may spot premature babies
      250 26 -AP CHICAGO Scientists have taken a big step towards developing an earlier, safer and simple test that could help prevent some premature births. Researchers said that they have identified certain proteins in the blood that can indicate whether a pregnant woman has a uterine infection
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      Lock icon Non-weight-bearing activity just as good
      210 26 WASHINGTON Many people overstate the importance of weight-bearing exercise as protection from osteoporosis, Professor Robert Recker, a medicine lecturer at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and a scientific adviser to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, told The Washington Post recently. While Prof Recker, who also heads
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  • Thursday Tech
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      Lock icon Design comes first
      563 28  -  Technology itself isn’t enough to make a gadget hot and saleable. Design is becoming increasingly important as people incorporate digital products into their lifestyles By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times WHAT makes a gadget, or any other product for that matter, a hot seller? Two factors, of
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  • EasyStreats weekender
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      Lock icon A taste of New York
      683 30 Most of them have never dabbled in the nightlife industry but that's not stopping some businessmen from opening a jazz bar in town, reports SHARLENETAN MEET the boys behind the newest bar in town. They might not know how to make a margarita but the
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    • going out
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        Lock icon Plucking from experience
        570 31  -  By_ Gregory Leow IF you’re going to catch Steve Vai’s (pictured) performance in Singapore tonight, you’re lucky. The guitar virtuoso may not be performing live again for a long while as he is cutting down on shows to focus on studio work. Vai’s last album, The Ultra
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        Lock icon Thin on plot
        154 31  -  By Yvonne Kwok HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS Starring Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhang Ziyi Directed by Zhang Yimou ©o©®® DESPITE a star-studded cast and gorgeous cinematography, director Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers, is a let-down. Set during the end of the Tang Dynasty, it stars
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        Lock icon Erotic – but where's the passion?
        336 31  - Erotic but where's the passion? By Zubaidah Nazeer CARMEN Starring Paz Vega, Leonardo Sbaraglia Directed by Vicente Aranda ©OOO® WATCHING Carmen the movie after watching Carmen the opera is not a good idea. The reel-version pales in comparison, and may turn the viewer off the story of Carmen altogether. Especially
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    • eating out
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        Lock icon Classy local fare
        673 32  -  By Yvonne Kwok IF you are the type who believes that dining on local fare must mean sweatinj it out in a grimy hawker centre, it’s time you added a little class to the menu. For the month of August, Orchard Hotel’s Orchard Cafe has roped in
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        Lock icon More reasons to celebrate
        337 33 You needn’t look beyond our shores to enjoy the long National Day weekend. Hotels here are offering special packages Payment for all packages must be made with UOB credit cards. Prices are subject to service charge and government taxes. SINGAPORE MARRIOTT HOTEL The 5-star establishment is
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    • staying in
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        62 39 LIU SAN JIE Saturday, 7pm-Bpm, Istana Park Sunday, 6pm-7pm, Bukit Batok Town Park. Free Join in the shan ge (mountain songs) from the ’6os hit movie about a peasant who uses her powerful singing voice and quick wit to defeat the evil landlords in her village. Song sheets will
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        71 39 CORRIDOR OF ANOTHER TIME Tomorrow (Bpm and 9.30 pm) and Saturday (9.30 pm and 11pm) The Arts House at the Old Parliament Tickets at $2l from box office A combination of dance and music, which includes the Singapore premiere of Pierre Boulez’s 12 Notations by pianist Shane Thio with
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      302 40 Wire services CHONGQING, China Iran booked a spot in the Asian Cup quarter-finals yesterday after holding Japan to an absorbing 0-0 draw. Three-time champion Iran finished on five points, two behind holder Japan in Group D. Iran plays Group B winner South Korea on Saturday
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        121 43 -AFP LONDON Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein was due to meet Patrick Vieira yesterday for talks which could lead to the French international joining Real Madrid. Real Madrid sporting director Emilio Butragueno has admitted that they are keen to add the 28-year-old to their star-studded squad. He said: “Vieira’s
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        92 43 -AFP LONDON Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has declared an end to the London club’s summer shopping spree after Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho became the final piece in manager Jose Mourinho’s 24-man jigsaw. The 26-year-old signed a three-year contract after the Premiership side agreed a fee of 30
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      108 43 MOTOR RACING Wire services LONDON Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella will join Renault as partner to Spaniard Fernando Alonso next season, the Formula One team said in a statement yesterday. Fisichella, who is currently with Swissbased Sauber, drove for the team from 1998 to 2001 when it was
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      474 43 FA calls special meeting on Aug 5 to discuss Eriksson issue Wire services LONDON A big question mark hangs over the future of England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson after Football Association (FA) chief executive Mark Palios was cleared of lying over the Swede’s affair with secretary Faria
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      240 43 Wire services LONDON Sven-Goran Eriksson’s assistant says that the England manager told him he did not mislead his Football Association (FA) bosses about his private life, and shrugged off fears the Swede could lose his job. “Sven is not concerned about his job,” England
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