Streats, 19 November 2004

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  • 12 1 Streats FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2004 website: www.streats.coiii.sg e-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MICA (P) 196/03/2004
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  • 464 1 As Asian govts flock to rival software, Microsoft CEO warns that Windows competitor violates 228 patents Wire services SINGAPORE Microsoft Corp chief operating officer Steve Ballmer yesterday warned Asian governments that they could face intellectual property rights-infringement lawsuits for using rival open-source operating platforms such as
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  • 491 1  -  By Robin Ganguly IF you happen to see a hot-air balloon taking to the skies today, and if you decide to hop on for a ride, you’ll have Rishikesh Rajendra Naidu to thank. He has single-handedly organised the ride, right from putting
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    • 30 1 SIMPLY CAMERATA GROUP OF 13 BAND TOGETHER TO GIVE YOU CHAMBER MUSIC PAGE 38 SHORT-FUSED ROONEY AGGRESSION IS PART OF HIS GAME, SAYS SKIPPER BECKHAM, IN HIS DEFENCE PAGE 84
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  • Morning Rush
    • 306 2 KMT staff not paid, PFP may lose office WITH parliamentary elections looming next month, Taiwanese political parties are finding themselves sinking deeper into debt. One party may even find itself homeless when the lease of its current office runs out next month, while another is
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    • 242 2 -AFP LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday that Britain could become the world leader in the controversial field of stem cell research. Mr Blair, launching the Department of Trade and Industry’s new five-year plan, took the opportunity to send a “strong
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    • 412 3  -  Computerised health-care system on trial By Sharlene Tan ALEXANDRA Hospital, in an effort to make itself “hassle-free” for patients, is undertaking a new initiative to develop a seamless and costeffective health-care system. The hospital, which will be relocated to Yishun Central in 2009, is working with
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    • 215 3 AP WASHINGTON A luxury hotel is promising some of the finer things in life fur coat, 18-karat gold watch, plush bathrobes with political party affiliation to the couple willing to buy its presidential inauguration package for the over-the-top price of U
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    • 237 3 POLICE are seeking a serial molester who is believed to be on the loose in the Choa Chu Kang area. The Chinese man in his 30s had used a “sit-up” ruse to lure three young girls into following him before molesting them, The Straits Times
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    • 367 4 -AP SINGAPORE Asia’s new initiative to combat piracy and deter terror strikes in the crucial Malacca Strait and surrounding seas by linking communications among the navies of 16 countries is nearly ready to begin, Singapore’s defence minister said yesterday. Rear-Admiral (NS) Teo
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    • 384 4 ‘Police, military must work together to reduce violence’ AFP BANGKOK Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has warned that the kingdom’s stability depends on peace in the restive south where police said yesterday that a soldier and a civilian had been shot dead. Speaking before
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    • 424 6 Yudhoyono has vision of a beautified Indon capital JAKARTA From a polluted, trafficsnarled, flood-prone urban sprawl, a “world-class city” will be born. This is the vision of Indonesia’s new president, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who has outlined his plan for the Jakarta of the future, the
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    • 210 6 Wire services JAKARTA Indonesia’s new president has warned his countrymen to abandon high expectations of quick fixes to rampant corruption, sectarian and separatist conflict, widespread unemployment and the threat of terrorism. In his first policy address since taking office last month, Dr Susilo
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    • 133 8 STOP TURKEY is a deserving candidate for European Union (EU) membership, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said in remarks published in Ankara yesterday. He said that Singapore welcomes Turkey’s possible accession to the EU, The Straits Times reports today. “Turkey’s
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    • Article, Illustration
      83 8  -  Text and picture by Ashieigh Sim THE new Pelican Cove at Jurong Bird Park will have the most comprehensive collection of pelicans in the world, with more than 40 birds from all seven species of the pelican family. There is a glass-sided tank through which you can see
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    • 150 8 Cardholders also earn Link Points THE People’s Association (PA) will launch PAssion, a card that entitles members of the 106 community centres and clubs, and over 1,800 grassroots organisations under PA to discounts of between 5 and 10 per cent for PA-run courses and the
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    • 131 8 Tatler ex-editor in the dock A LAWYER representing the British ex-editor of Singapore Tatler magazine yesterday sought to get the number of drug-related charges against his client reduced. Nigel Simmonds, 40, was arrested in a drug operation last month and faces charges of consuming Ice,
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    • 139 8 Govt denies opposition’s claim Wire services EQUIPPED with black-market blueprints of a nuclear bomb and some weapons-grade uranium, Teheran is deceiving the United Nations by secretly continuing activities meant to give it atomic arms by next year, an Iranian opposition group claimed. Mr Farid Soleimani,
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    • 93 8 AFP BEIJING kindergartens are seeking to employ female security guards instead of men to thwart violence following a string of fatal attacks against children. One school recently hired a former policewoman, who will be the city’s first female kindergarten security guard, the Xinhua news agency said. She
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    • 101 8 AFP JAPAN plans to step up patrols of the East China Sea by launching surveillance missions from a civilian airport after a Chinese submarine intruded into its waters this month, a report said yesterday. Japan’s government is exploring the possibility of making the military share the
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    • 103 8 -AFP HONG KONG tycoon Nina Wang, reputed to be the richest woman in Asia, has been granted a court appeal to seek control of her late husband’s multi-billion dollar estate, legal officials said yesterday. The 66-year-old’s bid will be heard by the Court of Final Appeal,
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    • 98 8 COE premiums fell across the board at the close of yesterday’s tender, reports The Straits Times today. With more certificates released for tender since last month, COE prices are at the lowest levels in more than a decade. Posting the largest drop of $l,OOl was the
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  • Financial
    • 420 12 First batch to train in India under MTI scheme FOR years Singapore has looked to India to tap the talent of skilled IT professionals. But in a role reversal of sorts, Indian software giant Satyam Computer announced yesterday that it would recruit fresh management graduates from
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    • 306 12  -  Chua Kong Ho THE young big-spender now has another credit card to choose from that is especially good for those Lasik and botox jobs. OCBC Bank yesterday unveiled its Titanium card targeted at the yuppie dollar, entering a crowded market with
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    • 357 12 DO you know the difference between the effective interest rate and the applied interest rate on your bank loans? And do you know that you may have to pay 24 per cent interest on the outstanding balance of your so-called zero per cent
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    • 96 12 TEN finalists have been selected for the SICCI-DBS Indian Entrepreneur Awards 2004, the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry -announced in a press release yesterday. The panel of judges, comprising prominent businessmen and professionals, was chaired by Mr JY Pillay, chairman of Singapore
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    • 259 14 Investors can take up to 49% stake Bloomberg BEIJING China will let foreign investors take stakes in television production companies for the first time, widening access for media companies in the world’s biggest TV market by viewers. The new policy, to take effect on
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    • Article, Illustration
      76 14  -  Text and picture by Edwin Khoo Mr Shunsuke Ohtsu, managing director of Hitachi Asia, presenting a voucher for a 29-inch colour TV to Singapore Cheshire Home’s chief nursing officer, Sister Elizabeth Jacques. Hitachi Asia, under a unique gift exchange programme unveiled yesterday marking the Japanese company’s 15th year
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    • 201 14 AFP BUENOS AIRES Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday hailed strengthened ties with Argentina, a day after signing cooperation deals that could see up to US$2O billion (Ss32 billion) of investment head to Argentina over the next decade. Mr Hu said in
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    • 343 17 Aussie carrier in talks with Air Macau, HK’s Shun Tak to launch joint-venture airline Bloomberg HONG KONG Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd, Australia’s second-biggest airline, is seeking to expand overseas as growth slows in its domestic market, where it plans to add just two aircraft
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    • 133 17 AP HONG KONG fn a gradual opening of China’s skies, Beijing and Macau have agreed to give their airlines more flying rights, which could help the gambling enclave establish itself as a gateway for budget travel. Macau a former Portuguese colony that
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    • 533 20 Kmart boss studied billionaire financier’s style Bloomberg NEW YORK Mr Edward Lampert (pictured) began studying the shareholder letters published by billionaire investor Warren Buffett while working at Goldman, Sachs Co’s risk arbitrage department during the 1980 s. Mr Buffett’s practice of buying assets shunned by
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    • 191 20 Bloomberg NEW DELHI India’s government has given banks the power to take over the management of companies that default on loans, part of its drive to clean up bad debts. The government issued a decree amending the Securitisation Act passed in November 2002, it
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    • 28 20 STI: 2,032.62 IS 13.78 •AS AT NOV 18 US$: 551.645 Ss: RM2.310 553.061 Ss: HK54.725 EURO: $52,148 Ss: 24.35 BAHT Ss: 63.07 YEN Ss: 5,469 RUPIAH
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    • 608 22 Cellphone users find device addictive, socially disruptive AFP WASHINGTON The Blackberry, a portable phone that also receives e-mails, is taking over the lives of many American executives and not always for the better. Mr Donald Caron, a senior-vice president for Smith Barney Citigroup, has not
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    • 1778 15 Before taking any loan, ask Is it necessary to take a loan for what I plan to buy? If you can afford the item, you will be better off paying for it in cash as you can save on interest costs. Alternatively, consider taking a smaller loan so that you
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  • Comment
    • 1018 24  -  By PHILIP LEE JUST after I had finished writing my commentary last Thursday on Singaporean women being too picky in choosing mates, my colleague Godfrey Robert, who had read it, told me: “When you return to work on Monday, be prepared for
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  • Vocal
    • 194 26 THE report, “Jobs yes, bosses yucks” (Streats, Nov 17), is enlightening. The reason why our local senior managers are not seen as being decisive or making necessary changes in their companies is that they are averse to taking risks. They believe that employees are resistant
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    • 224 26 THE need to own a humble HDB property was never so strong till I began to approach 35 years old the age that qualifies single Singaporeans to buy an HDB flat. I’m a permanent resident (PR) who has called Singapore home for the past
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    • 158 26 I THANK the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) for its support in educating the public on the commitments of pet ownership, via recent advertisements featuring a golden retriever. Many pets are bought from pet shops or adopted in haste only to be abandoned because owners are
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    • 195 26 MR Mark Fong, in his letter, “Baffled by rule for medical expenses” (Streats, Nov 12), suggested that Medisave and Medishield be used to pay for pre-operation medical tests. Medisave was designed primarily to help individuals meet their personal or immediate family’s inpatient, i.e. hospitalisation, expenses. So
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    • 303 26 I REFER to the report, “S’pore ready for casinos?” (Streats, Nov 17), which said that Dr Vivian Balakrishnan was hoping to shift the focus of debate on casinos to whether our society is ready for it. If being ready means that we can accept casinos,
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    • 85 26 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at StreatS@Sph.COlll.Sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. IVe reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be
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  • Global
    • 480 28 Military officials, experts now unsure legitimate govt will emerge from polls BAGHDAD The recapture of Fallujah has not broken the insurgents’ will to fight and may not pay the big dividend US planners had hoped to improve security enough to hold national elections in
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    • 302 28 -AFP SANTIAGO, Chile A “terror premium” on oil prices and rising interest rates look set to brake Asia Pacific economies after a roaring performance in 2004, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum said in a forecast. In a report to Apec trade ministers attending
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    • 179 28 AFP LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas In an interview on Wednesday with ABC News on the eve of the opening of his presidential library, former US president Bill Clinton lashed out at independent counsel Kenneth Starr, whose efforts were largely responsible for Mr Clinton’s impeachment on charges
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    • 89 28 AFP PARIS Microsoft’s new search engine has caught up technically with market leader Google, the British weekly New Scientist reports. It asked software engineers and scientists to test an early version of Microsoft’s MSN Search service. The experts from top US universities gave MSN Search high
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    • 367 30 Rivals woo poor nations with vows of financial aid ■AP BEIJING Most outsiders who have heard of Vanuatu probably know the tiny Pacific island nation that played host to the latest season of the TV contest Survivor. Now, Vanuatu is the guest star in a
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    • Article, Illustration
      51 30 Police making preparations to destroy confiscated fireworks produced and transported illegally in Feidong County in east China’s Anhui province on Wednesday. More than 1,600 boxes of illegal fireworks worth more than US$3O,OOO (5549,500) have been confiscated in the past 10 months to ensure the safety of local citizens
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    • 193 30 The Washington Post SEOUL As tougher immigration laws make it increasingly harder for foreign students to learn English in the US, immersion villages have sprouted in South Korea. First developed by officials in Kyonggi, a prosperous province of 10 million south of Seoul, five
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    • 210 30 Wire services SEOUL While reports filter out of North Korea that portraits of the country’s leader, Mr Kim Jong 11, have been removed from their honoured spots, the official radio and news agency are dropping the honorific “Dear Leader” from their reports on Mr Kim,
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  • Medical
    • 285 32 NEW YORK Doctors have found a new way to circumvent the invasive angiogram to diagnose if a patient has heart disease. Multidetector CT scans, which give doctors a detailed picture of the human heart, are winning over US cardiologists, with many choosing the technique
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    • 181 32 ■AFP PARIS Women workers who suffer from high levels of stress are twice as likely to have painful menstruation than those who have low stress, according to a US-Chinese study published yesterday in the British specialist journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Researchers at the Children’s
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    • 185 33 Researching Nature. Enriching Life. Since 1930 v In all things of nature, there is something of the marvellous. When used with an exact and precise science, they have the power to become miraculous. 3^ Aristotle Today, this belief in the power of herbs is strongly advocated by one successful global
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  • my HOME YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME-OWNING
    • 527 34  -  Despite hwer prices and impravedfibres that makd easier, interior designersfindfew takers for wall-to-wall carpeting By Zubaidah Nazeer WHEN her family bought their Bedok three-room flat in 1989, Ms Priscilla Liew decided to carpet her living room and her master bedroom. She recalled paying less than $4,000 for
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    • 388 34  -  By Kkushwant Singh ULTRA-HIGH 3.3 m ceilings, a private lift lobby for each apartment and recreational facilities that include a 45m lap pool and “couples only” bubble pools. Welcome to the world of upmarket condominium living in The Metz in Devonshire Road.
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    • 499 37 ■AP Modernism pioneer Florence Knoll Bassett’s furniture pieces on show lr i Philadelphia may be 50 years °ld, but they will hardly look dated in a contemporary home Philadelphia —Though the jhrniture designs featured in Ms Florence Knoll Bassett’s first-ever Museum exhibition are a halfCe ntury old, they
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  • EasyStreats
    • 665 38 nnoe ared on the scene and it plans to reach out to wy J THEIR music is classical and so are their instruments. But their publicity photograph shows them casually dressed and in various jumping poses a deliberate choice for this group of 13 musicians, who are out
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    • in style
      • 667 40 1» iiSISiEi is mm¥ THAT THEME'S LIFE SOW® THE CATWALK IPS SUPERMODEL Heidi Klum may be beautiful with legs to die for. But, in the past six months, she has proven she is more than just a pretty face. Just over a month after giving birth on
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      • WHAT’S NEW
        • 126 40 NEW from -H2o+ the Mint Ice series of products, with natural menthol to stimulate the skin. The natural body wash (529.40) has vitamin E and Provitamin B to moisturise and soothe, while the skin smoother ($54.60) contains sea salts, natural oils and menthol to. invigorate,
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        • 74 40 REEBOK has launched another series of spectacles frames in colours that include lime green, cherry red, bright yellow and misty blue so that you can sport a matching look from head to toe. It also has new sunglasses, including the ***** and *****, with the DMX
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      • 148 42 MOTHERS En Vogue has a new collection of clothes for the pregnant woman who wants to look stylish, sophisticated and sexy for the festive season. The maternity wear items include Grecian-style dresses and gowns, bandeau tops, plunging halters and drop-waist dresses, made from richlytextured fabrics
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      • 167 42 ***** Brown’s new collection, Holiday 2004, has a dazzling array of colours for the eyes, cheeks and lips, as well as accessories that make making up a breeze. Some highlights: The Eye Kohl Palette Eye shadow in black, indigo, blue and khaki. Comes with a dual-
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    • 477 44  -  By Gregory Leow TO hear that a local a cappella group is having its 10th anniversary is not something that happens every day. Budak Pantai has been around for that long and is successful to boot. But don’t ask its members lawyer Michael Loh,
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    • 107 44 THANKS to shows such as Fahrenheit 9/11, the documentary has become a draw in its own right, as has the festival focusing on this genre. Amsterdam’s IDEA documentary film festival, that opened yesterday, has been steadily gaining popularity, almost doubling its visitors over the past five
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    • 133 44 THE Asian Children’s Festival, which runs until Dec 5, was launched yesterday at the Singapore Expo. Now in its fifth year, the festival, presented by the National Library Board, includes story-telling sessions, drama productions, workshops and seminars for parents and children and conferences for writers and
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    • 147 55 BOWLING REMY ONG and Valerie Teo will represent Singapore in the 40th AMF World Cup. It will be held here at the new Superbowl Telok Blangah at Safra’s Mount Faber Clubhouse from Dec 5 to 12. About 2,000 bowlers from 96 countries are expected to participate. This
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