Today, 16 May 2001

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    5 1 TODAY MITA(f) 138/11/2000 Wednesday •M.yi^Mi.
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Olympic bid: China does the unthinkable
    233 1 AFP BEIJING When the stakes are this high, a little about-turn is a small matter. But China fulled off the mother of all back-flips to boost its bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games. Its top sports official said that if Beijing won the
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  • Article
    Staff wars
    441 1  -  Joy Frances SIA staff union in messy election fight by joy@newstoday.com.sg MEMORIES of the SQ 006 crash are still fresh. An economic slowdown looms ahead. And against this backdrop, a messy battle started yesterday for the control of the Singapore Airlines Staff Union (Siasu). Elections at the largest
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    Lock icon A pack of black lungs
    97 1 Reuters STRASBOURG (France) The European Parliament yesterday approved a legislation allowing pictures of diseased lungs and hearts to be put on European cigarette packs. The new law will also ban from September 2003 the use of descriptive terms such as "light" and "mild", putting an
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  • Article
    Lock icon Under-sea cable bid
    389 2 Bloomberg News SingTel link to Australia and further SYDNEY SingTel could be on the verge of building a link to Australia and opening the door for complete coverage much further. It could join hands with Cable Wireless Optus and Telecom Corp of New Zealand to build an
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  • Article
    Keeping tabs on genes from trials
    178 2 HEALTH Sciences Authority (HSA) is to work with its overseas counterparts to ensure that large pharmaceutical companies do not patent the genes of patients used in drug trials. Dr John Lim, the acting director of the Centre for Drug Evaluation, told Channel NewsAsia that
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      10 2 m Dear Mommy Daddy, I can't wait to start life!
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    Lock icon Arroyo leads
    267 3 Agencies Her coalition looks set to win Philippine elections MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's People's Power Coalition looked set to win a narrow lead in the recently-concluded legislative elections based on an exit poll released yesterday. The Social Weather Stations (SWS) exit poll of 5,446 voters showed Mrs
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    Lock icon Dr M's Chinese aides
    89 3 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad plans to appoint two Chinese special aides to improve the government's standing with the country's largest ethnic minority, government sources have said. A source said Dr Mahathir's decision to name a Chinese Political Secretary and
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  • HOT NEWS
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      He's blown it
      416 4  -  Elaine Quek by el a ine newstoday. com. sg A MOMENT of folly threatens to destroy everything that lawyer Edmund Wong Sin Yee has worked for all these years. In January, Wong, 43, was sentenced to three months' jail for using his handphone to hit a fellow
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      Lock icon PAS now wooing female voters
      177 4 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's opposition Parti Islam (PAS) once seen as unenthusiastic about having women in its leadership ranks is now out to woo the female vote. Just like its rival, Umno. For the first time, women would sit as delegates at PAS' general assembly
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      Lock icon Thailand, US and S'pore in war games
      192 4 AFP BANGKOK Some 10,000 troops fanned out across northern Thailand as annual US, Thai and Singaporean war games got under way yesterday. The focus of this year's military exercise is peacekeeping and law enforcement, Codenamed "Cobra Gold", the exercise attracted observers from nine
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      107 4 READ 0N... Free from poverty Internet changes life in farming village/13 Nothing ever changes Singapore Third World soul with a First World face/ 14 The rising daughter This 'Madonna' is no ordinary woman, despite her image/ 16 The real McCoy US drama serial strikes a chord with actual Civil Defence
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  • HOME NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Strong-arm charity man
      609 5  -  Ng Hwee Koon by hwe ekoon@ news tod ay. com. sg ONE of Mr Tan Kin Lian's (right) favourite animals is the giraffe, for it can "stand tall, and see far". This quality of being able to "hold your head high because you have nothing to be
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      The Pretender' is nabbed and jailed
      206 5  -  Joy Frances joy@n ewa to d ay. co m. sg by ONE day, he pretends he can influence results of driving tests. Another time, he pretends to be a Central Narcotics Bureau officer. But Mahmood Abdullah was simply a conman sentenced to nine months
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      Senior serial molester
      110 5 HE has been convicted four times for getting touchy-feely with women. But the 70-year-old man refuses to learn his lesson, and was jailed for two years yesterday after he prowled buses for women At 7.30 am last Sunday, Ng Choon Kang was riding bus 195. He reached
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  • LETTERS
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      A warrior tells his tale
      245 6  -  Seak Cheng Hwang Injuries from exercises can be a nightmare I READ with interest the article "Weekend Warriors" (Today, May 14) and want to tell you how completely I identify with the plight of those who attempt to get fit over weekends. A couple of
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      Disturbing storyline
      115 6  -  QuekSM I AM worried about the impact of the World Wrestling Federation series on young viewers. It's not just the violence portrayed, but also the disturbing story-line. A few episodes have featured disputes involving the family of the WWF owner. They climaxed with wrestlers beating up the father
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      Concession with care
      87 6 I REFER to the letter "Do more for the disabled" regarding free MRT travel for the handicapped (Today, May 11). SMRT currently grants concessionary privileges to eligible senior citizens, children and student groups. As concession fares are cross-sub-sidised by full paying fare passengers, we would exercise prudence
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      God is not a product
      137 6  -  Alan Ng I REFER to article "God and the Ad Man" (Today, May 11). I was surprised that a major religious group spent $2 million on an advertising campaign just so that it could reposition God from "a frowning school master" to an "affable and
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      The truth about upgrading and resale levies – HDB clarifies
      549 6 The truth about upgrading and resale levies HDB clarifies I REFER to the letter "Change these six policies" (Today, May 9). The writer commented that there is no basis to impose the upgrading levy on the seller of a flat in an upgrading precinct, and suggested that this levy should
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Rating the SMEs
      277 7  -  Ivay Tan Credit analysis platform for small firms launched by borrower has sufficient assets under mortgage in case the company could not repay its debts. Unlike conventional credit analysis techniques, DP Info said its new system takes into account fluctuations in ivay@newstoday.com.sg FROM now on, credit ratings
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      Lock icon March retail sales up 21%
      120 7 Bloomberg News RETAIL sales grew at a slower pace in March as car sales moderated. Retail sales rose 21.2 per cent in March from a year earlier to $2.7 billion, the Department of Statistics said. That compares with a 22.6 per cent gain in February.
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      Lock icon Rise in April non-oil exports?
      336 8 Bernama-AFX-ASIA This is likely because of past weak figures: Analysts APRIL non-oil domestic exports are likely to head higher, mainly because of low year-earlier comparison, analysts said. An economist at Standard Poor' MMS International, Mr David Cohen who expects non-oil domestic exports to rise 7.5
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      SM Tech's IPO launch of 27.5m shares
      189 8 HONG KONG-based Surface Mount Technology (Holdings) yesterday launched its IPO of 27.5 million shares at 31.5 cents each for a mainboard listing here. Of the total, 1.7 million shares will be offered to the public and 25.8 million shares will he placed out.
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      Investment gems can be picked from rubble of technology firms
      688 8  -  Assoc Prof C. Krishnamurti THERE are some gems still to be gleaned especially companies that have low debt and lots of cash, says Associate Professor C. Krishnamurti of the Nanyang Business School. NOW that we seem to have crossed the
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  • MARKET NEWS
    • Marginal gains
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        Cautious mood prevails, US rate cut may be discounted
        505 9 THE market closed mixed ahead of the US Federal Reserve Board meeting but made a marginal gain on the back of selective bargain-hunt-ing. While the general consensus is still for a 50--basis-point rate cut, the conviction has since floundered on the
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        Market drifts lower ahead of Fed meeting
        510 9 KUALA LUMPUR The stock market drifted lower ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee meeting to decide on further interest rates cuts to boost the US economy. Given recent indicators of a pick-up in retail activities and consumer confidence in the US,
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      No smoking indoors in HK?
      316 10 Plan to impose complete ban sparks heated debate HONG KONG The government's move to impose a complete ban on smoking in indoor public areas has ignited a heated debate in the territory. Opponents of the ban, including several members of the Legislative Council (Legco) who
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      Lock icon Have a share in baby goods
      127 10 AFP TOKYO News of Japanese Crown Princess Masako's confirmed pregnancy brought joy not only to the Imperial Household but makers of Japanese baby products. Makers of goods ranging from prams to milk products saw their shares jump on hopes that Japanese women whose reluctance
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      Lock icon 'Day of Catastrophe'
      241 10 Agencies GAZA In the eyes of the Palestinians, May 15 will always be known as Nakba or "Day of Catastrophe". For on that day in 1948, the state of Israel was created, resulting in the displacement of 700,00 Palestinians. And, as if on cue, violence yesterday broke
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      Lock icon Angry man driven to kill 11
      119 10 AFP HONG KONG Eleven people, including a pregnant woman, were killed when a man drove an excavator into a crowd in Shenzhen, China, after failing to secure a loan, a report said. At least 10 others were injured when the excavator ploughed into a
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      Lock icon Uluru out of bounds
      168 10 Reuters ADELAIDE The closure of Australia's famous landmark, Uluru, formerly known as the Ayers Rock, will last about three weeks as a mark of respect for an Aboriginal leader who died over the weekend. Tourists could still walk around the base of the world's largest monolith,
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      Lock icon Chen's US transit stops opposed
      199 10 AFP BEIJING China strongly opposes the forthcoming visit to the United States by Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, while criticising Washington's decision to grant Mr Chen a visa. Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said yesterday: "China strongly opposes any country, including of course the United States,
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      Lock icon Big Boeing sale still on
      302 12 Reuters Spy plane incident 'not affecting China deal' HONG KONG The US aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, yesterday denied reports that China had delayed the purchase of 30 aircraft because of last month's spy plane incident. "We don't believe this 30 airplane (order) is being put on
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      Lock icon Farewell to arms
      39 12 Some of the 10,000 confiscated guns in Chengdu, Sichuan province, bei?ig destroyed by the police an Monday. The destruction was part of the new "strike hard" campaign to curb rising violence and organised crime. Reuters photo
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      Lock icon Marijuana 'has no medical use'
      161 12 AFP WASHINGTON Groups advocating the use of marijuana for medical purposes lost a protracted battle yesterday after the US Supreme Court ruled that it had no benefit. The court said it had determined that marijuana has no medical benefit despite claims by some patients that
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      Lock icon Bush's brother: I'm no adulterer
      112 12 -AFP MIAMI The younger brother of US President George W Bush yesterday denied rumours of an adulterous relationship with a state employee. Said Florida's Republican Governor Jeb Bush (right): "I love my wife; it is an outright lie." He said rumours that he was carrying
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      Stolen S'pore cars sold at half price
      101 12 IPOH Singapore cars are being smuggled into Malaysia and sold at half their market price. According to The Sun newspaper, these second-hand luxury cars are usually about 10 years old and have no value in Singapore. Malaysia's State Customs and Excise Department director
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      Lock icon Interactive TV set for 15-fold increase, says Murdoch
      200 12 AFP HONG KONG Media magnate Rupert Murdoch yesterday predicted a 15-fold increase in the number of interactive television connections in the next five years. Addressing a Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia investors' forum here via a video link from New York, he said
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      Lock icon Tycoon's son on graft charge
      151 12 -AFP HONG KONG The son of a prominent tycoon has been charged with conspiring to swindle the Hong Kong Jockey Club of more than HK$2OO,OOO ($46,635). Lam Kin-ming, 63, along with others, was accused of defrauding the club over renovation subsidies for work on the
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      Free from poverty
      332 13 Internet changes life in farming village ROVIENG (Cambodia) Two computers, powered by solar panels and hooked up to the Internet, are changing the lives of residents in this farming village deep in Cambodia. Cocooned from even the weakest winds of development by imposing mountains, the village of
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      Lock icon Man with 5 wives faces jail
      200 13 Agencies PROVO, Utah Bigamy charges against an avowed polygamist in Utah has drawn attention to the US state's tacit acceptance of plural marriages. Jury selection started on Monday after the judge refused to dismiss the charges against Tom Green, a member of a fundamentalist
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      Lock icon A new era in Italy?
      190 13 Agencies ROME Like many victorious politicians, Italy's richest man Silvio Berlusconi, would like to think that his country is on the verge of a "new era", following the victory of his centre-right bloc in the general elections. In a victory statement, the media tycoon said:
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      Lock icon Biggest seizure-ever of illegal birds' nests
      110 13 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Illegal birds' nests bound for the soup pots of Asia's kitchens were seized by Sarawak. It was the largest seizure-ever, a report said yesterday. The nests worth RM 1.2 million ($570,000) were seized at the airport in Kuching, capital of the
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      Lock icon Aussie minister quits
      96 13 AFP CANBERRA Cancer has forced Australian Finance Minister John Fahey to quit politics, he said yesterday. Mr Fahey, who had a lung removed in February, said he would step down at the end of the year when the general elections are due to be called. The New
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      Lock icon It started with a bag
      167 13 AFP HONG KONG The governor of Liaoning province in northeast China has blasted Air France for throwing his mayor off a Paris to Beijing flight. Mr Bo Xilai, lashed out at the airline for mishandling the incident. The mayor and his translator were thrown off
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Nothing ever changes
      739 14  -  Siva Anantham by AFTER studying abroad for four years, I was asked to be a contributor to Today's commentary page. The editor suggested that I should write a piece on what had changed in Singapore since I first left. Rather than mention the obvious new MRT stations,
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  • RELAX
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      The rising daughter
      906 16 This 'Madonna' is no ordinary woman, despite her image TOKYO The men of Nagatacho Japan's political heartland have a habit of turning to women whenever they are in deep political trouble. After all, history has shown that "Madonna power" can make a difference during a close election.
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      The real McCoy
      571 17  -  Rachel Lo US drama serial strikes a chord with actual Civil Defence rescues by ra che] @ne wstoday. com. sg A MERICAN hit drama serial about jLliirefighters, paramedics and policemen, The Third Watch (right), features a group of courageous men and women who brave the 3 pm
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      Lock icon Action at the Cannes' film festival hots up with big film wheeling and dealing
      446 17 Reuters CANNES (France) The Cannes film festival is not only a hotbed for glamour and gossip, but also for wheeling and dealing. Here are some of the projects being talked about this year along La Croisette.
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      Lock icon Muscle man Tay
      529 18  -  Hazel Tan by h a zel newstod ay. com. sg Twenty egg whites. Fifteen pieces of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Ten pieces of roti prata. Eight durians. Eight bowls of steamed white rice. One packet of pasta. Six meals a day. That's how much Tay Ping Hui used
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    • motoring
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        All (Turbo) Charged Up
        640 26 At best, Skoda cars today are seen as reliable, solid and... just a little unexciting. However, the new Octavia 20V Turbo has just been launched, and COLIN YONG discovers that it's a true enthusiastpleasing machine. IT'S amazing how much difference the engine and gearbox can make
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    • MOTORING NEWS
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        Fuel cell car sets 11 records
        113 27 OPEL'S HydroGenl fuel cell concept car set 15 international records during a test programme last week in Arizona. At a scorching 43 degrees Celsius, it chalked up almost 1,400km in 24 hours. The endurance records set include one for I,oookm covered in about 11
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        Singapore auto salon is back
        127 27 FOLLOWING its successful debut last year, the Singapore Auto Salon (SAS) will be held again from 1-9 December 2001 at the Singapore Expo. This year's show covers two full weekends and the exhibition area is expected to be 50 percent larger. SAS showcases exotic, sports
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        Jaguar's sales targets down
        67 27 JAGUAR has revised its overall sales targets downwards, mainly due to the weakening American car market. Jaguar had predicted that annual sales of all its cars would reach the 200,000 mark by 2003 or 2004. Now, Jaguar says that sales of the four-wheel drive X-Type, which
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      227 21 SO FLASH THE DECAL ON YOUR VEHICLE TODAY!!! I LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION WITH 5! 19 May 2001 Time Ipm 6pm Channel 5 dares you to come down on the 19th of May to Wisma Atria for a day of stunts and daredevil Mayhem! HAVE FUN Wl H CHANNEL 8 Meet
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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      1091 22 /A~£>JACORP /A=DJj-\CORP radio highlights [R Loose Ends i^Mjp- PIM Heroes In Black Gold 90.5 FM Ch 5, 10.15 pm W|jjK L Ch 8, 9pm Expect a few heartstrings to fr Song Dou, who used to be a brave com Music on the Move with Audrey be tugged as a weary
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