Today, 27 October 2001

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    7 1 TODAY Saturday October 27, 2001 MITA(P)I3S/1 1/2000
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    Risk analysis
    597 1  -  Ng Boon Yian Kim-Kyna Tan Which shaky single-seat wards do SM have in mind? by and AS victory cries grew louder in the wake of the ruling party's 55-seat walkover, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew injected an unexpected spin into market chatter by revealing that, beside the opposition
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    Lock icon Is SIA heading for first annual loss?
    278 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airlines says it will be a "challenge" to avoid its first annual loss since it was listed in 1985. SlA's first-half profit fell a greater-than-expected 88 per cent as demand slid. Net income in the six months ended Sept 30 fell
    '— Bloomberg  -  278 words
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    After 10 years ...
    446 2  - After 10 years S Gulam Prof Ho Peng Kee faces his first test by ■juk'n.r' r™Edm.pm iy. Pens tiee (pid.nr=; ia lujwj. a .ruiiest for the firv In 1331 and 1997, he was part of the ■-^T,l.av.j:i',*. rC tuunlcd by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Tony T^n TVn'i ti'iics, he had
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  • Article
    Lock icon Dr Lee asked to look into loitering problem
    97 2 Channel NiiwsAsia SOME KarcpoiisOla in residents want. Kr iiu.'.wer Minister Lee Boon Yaiis i*ln: it lLe;i.iuE LhePAP'E Jalan Besar GRC j.lI lL'.notiorei R n This is 3 daily proh- Jlf, a Ri.iwcllKi.aS which is Ec Serangoon Road. Dr Lee, win w,-= in
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    Tharman not making assumptions yet
    67 2 i r:uHiLi d-.f. in, _]lilj Jurctig liliC and the director of the Monetary Authority of Sii^apoLC. hssbesua .i:t:l :l!tjs. but it feels like o:m and a half weeks and the Finance Minister, Mr "1 rioiVt presume hroade'-psrssßstivfi," Ho joined Miij3,ei ftitliour Partffllio Mr fi.v,-. tn
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    New twist to WP saga
    374 2 THE Workeis' Parly may have amended and failed to reaffirm Declaration (3D) day. Thc action oittieWPcandi Jjjjs. in subim3±i2 sudi altered declarations was highly improp-.rfeici-iii'^elf.-itsiiH. 'ltie Dspartment said the WP candid a ii;s who were wing for is LOl curable under the P;irliamt'nlary Elections Act,'
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    Lock icon Shadow cabinet
    417 3  -  Ng Hwee Koon PM may set one up so that Govt policies can be questioned thoroughly by hwee ko o n@ Lie wsto day. c om.sg PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong is prepared to not to win back seats in this General Election Potong Pasir and Hougang, which
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    Unwelcome guest at WP rally
    220 3 THE first Workers' Party rally of the 2001 elections campaign was interrupted by an unknown man last night. The middle-aged man grabbed the microphone from party secretary-general Low Thia Kiang to make a personal plea. Said the unscheduled speaker before he was restrained and led
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  • Article
    The genuine coin – by PM
    237 3 The genuine coin by PM BUILD a "compassionate meritocracy", Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong urged Singaporeans at the launch of the Community Chest's Half-Percent Club yesterday. PM Goh also spoke against artificially reducing the income divide by introducing a minimum wage. Instead, he said, the solution is for those better
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  • THE NEW WAR/GROUND MISSION
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      Lock icon The big push by Blair
      293 4 -AFP 200 soldiers trained in mountain warfare bound for Afghanistan LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair is boosting his support for the US-led war on terrorism by deploying 200 elite Royal Marine commandos for a ground mission in Afghanistan. Another 400 soldiers will be on high
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      Lock icon WAR ECHOES
      267 4 Reuters -AFP Reuters -AFP Reuters KABUL US planes hit warehouses of the international Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan for a second time since the bombing raids began. "It has happened again. Huge explosions shook the place and three of our warehouses are on fire," ICRC spokesman
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      Lock icon Why are cluster bombs so deadly
      310 4 Agencies THE United States has been using the much-dreaded cluster bombs in the war against Afghanistan. The bombs, about the size of small bottles, have killed nine civilians, reports said. The Taliban claim the number is closer to 40. The bombs have a notorious
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      Lock icon Opposition leader executed
      87 4 -AFP photo The Taliban said yesterday they had executed Mr Abdul Haq (hand raised), ridding themselves of one of the most effective opposition leaders who had been trying to forge an anti-Taliban alliance. A Taliban official said Mr Haq zvas carrying "important" documents and US dollars when
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      Lock icon Traces of anthrax found in CIA building
      135 4 Agencies WASHINGTON The national security watchdog of the United States, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), became the latest government agency affected by anthrax after traces of the spores were found in one of its buildings. The spores were found in a CIA building
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      Lock icon Gaddafi offers to trade information on Osama
      119 4 Reuters PARIS Following a reduction in his anti-US rhetoric since the Sept 11 attacks, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says he is ready to trade information and offer police help in the hunt for Osama bin Laden. The announcement was made by France's Minister
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  • HOT NEWS
    • Article
      Lock icon Iraqi asylum seekers hijack ship off Indonesia
      211 5 Reuters JAKARTA Ab.iul "!(> Tiv.ri asy-|-.oi- h.ii! l.]j! fc;i A.ii. <Ti. .i' pil i n.l r;i" 11 r i f''.v JMiilood lip, Lt.t. .floii:^ii.s :i:iv; saui S'.'.i i Navi' sp^kI',! i-i i-'■ Vim rrl Frank. Kayhatu saM one crew univ Mrtassar cir,- ok
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      Indonesian Speaker told to quit post
      83 5 JAKARTA Indonesia's senior politician and Speaker of lilt House of Representatives, Mr AJ-.bii Tandj.nft. is under uiili) be is denied ir. a graft iwpstigatipn. 'Iheo.l" have tome not only frorn members of the Lower n™e of Parliament but alsu wliidi lie heads, The Jakarta
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      Got a traffic summons pending in M'sia?
      41 5 KUALALUMPuE F.::l up will >..lit[-.(;(-r3 'j>* i,''rf jtji.-t.ii-, Ll.f. t.if :V:;( n -s to setup l l rd taken to The drasliu iii^uie f rpnnnced after a sol v.-cbiSLttet lines jsu ,4-iL..' <:~; 1 tern
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      First, passion
      200 6  -  Cathleen Tung From a lost teddy bear to tigers and a sprained leg Not Available the Ve.ir (Leisure A-iri!t..onj had Ix m fcatu1 ucl; u.i how passionate thi; fin.J.i.b u;; al ut dieir jobs, there Afsnlutelvno'JiiiE separates the three finalists who are ill The unique po^ hou >>r
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      If the'd served you, you would be smiling, too
      267 6 Ye 3r (Re.r s il). Wlnle Si:r.autin Chan luao Ljn> Jewnliy ;l '\_.i:i.- '"-.-.-,ini v.ons exiide quiet I > Hm «ll i ic mjiL'j siniill L lUll,t -lulllCS Vriiile Lis ■olle--r|-ie i"^ili",i i p t.ie .ie.-K office to check on the
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      83 5 NAC-#vMM»W]^«t«ol SHAw r rT| py Cowrnjp to sinj»(.ore ai paH- of m. Jazz Orchcrtfa &r!n^i +he audience on an ffuffrfn? i«3jie* rwojicat joarnevJ4| JAZZ ORCHESTRA m^MhLk! F.stabHshed hi 1964, the DRJO is one oj W EutopuJ" A ymz orchestic wiih its oW*t repertoire that does not rely nn any populist
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  • Home News
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      Best for business
      197 7 Travellers pick Singapore SINGAPORE is the best place of travellers polled in Asia and Europe. This was the unanimous pjbull A ijujratt readership poll-'v. Ti,,.,'.1-;.;^.,,,.. ilt T tivtlkr UK. In the /tMWMs? 7rawe/fcr tX ilsAua I'hlJh ;'i.-,lti i.i,Lit-i tion '-I'd Si^^'.pol-e st the top Siili>,ipujt T(!lil.->:i. Buaitl
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      Handkissing teenager sent to India
      273 7  -  -Jest Raymond THE 17-YEAR-OLD who has a fetish for O I.iL-i" ib' .v lids 'Vi vost?'"('.a> i^nl of I]r ivi in l''i 11 Ln. l','.\ I1 r.'-'i.' ;^i 1^ sre a rariti'. SLatiul KiiMßwl Ki-Ll.nti.detu way latl mouth fined SS ('CO li rm r nliollable
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      Lock icon Dentist suspended for false statements
      53 7 i. Channel NewsAsia A DENTIST has been suspended frnm pri ctis-jiji fi.i throe cio:i±s illct be mil foju.l £uilL\ <>_" in.[jrcipe! r.Liiidu^-1 by ,'|i_' Siiuapo.!; Denis! Council. i_!',-i; when applying for 13 employment passHe bail ixi-ggeraLttd Hit salaries of IJ* lined ji52,0U3. The Doilal Council
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      Not child's play
      309 8  -  Joy Frances German town to turn landfill into state-of-the-art park Not Available in Leverkusen (Germany) A T.ANTOILL site is the last nla;e you onk. d oosc la relax or play with your childicn. Lever.-iuEen, an ambiliovs project is just that. A joint project between the focal '.'IL'LIIUIi-L.
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      90 sit for acupuncture exams
      181 8  -  Leong Phei Phei be Not Available SOfcZ M ;i L -.u.aiict, riots i i> v.f_c ud r-rtJicf .1- pnrrirh']»-ir]i:riii= a !,';>.-> trail™ acidic jr. February sat for their lli.i. Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitiuiiers requires all practising oiet 00 per cent of acupunfturifits who ra^iseered with
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      Bayer shows the way...
      74 8 LI is t'ri d■"ina nc iiili i[iijuoiul -oii-iJ.iiiv j^ anything But Buyer sLuws an enviIt hfls 3 M-orldwide ecoIriendly pohc-/ from agriculclii?ini;al a.icf polynier pi-ndnr-tioti. PioctuUs die as^L-^ied %l llir _i inn in'_ r.1 'vi' 'L iviriirmen'.al in j£ct. ?ind the pharttJuio_o£v \vitli the pmdroQ"Onr scientist;
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      Lock icon Community service for thief
      84 8  -  Lee U-Wen -Let tl-Wen Ihv Not Available 4 TT.-.NAf.K c^liie, ,-w,i,W,jaL term and a possible ::i'.c vti-Nmetccn-year-old Huang Wei Gl il-l" ■.■<! i-' l-^l-L bjl 111., IX 11 was pinching money from the Orrfy $150 nf nil the .stolen Huang then, but hi: has since District
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      SAT rescheduled
      65 8 THE Scholastic Assessment '6 .lave been [jostpsuct. to Nol' This is due to the General But all test /ciines, reporting unchanEed. CunduinlOj silLiny for le^ls on Polling Day on Nov 3 will bearing the new date;. T]ip'r ddvised 10 bri.a^ th^ r^pl^rpmeni Etrkfttswhan on Nov 10". Candidates can
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      24 7 :slL...||||lk, iiilss' ;r|||r 1 f(mft r =BH«*a^;w2***^»=-=- s nm^i rnis%s?" -'MW MABW.'W ViSWiSS SS^EEBjTklioifelkit 808 !f ■-il^nsaimvr&&sB ,i'.: 1^ s'>'3s^ s^^^ Guinness ?fi"Jj;i* i>icniAtnßss»os
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  • LETTERS
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      The real question
      584 9  -  Abraham Vergis Are needs and aspirations of minority community represented adequately? I REFER to Ravi Veloo's article, "Return of the Indian chiefs" (Today, Oct 24). In it, he articulates some views which I think deserve to be re-considered, not least by him. His article appeared to be
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      Where should mum live?
      198 9  -  Lindah Ma 'moon I REFER to Mr David Soh's letter, "Shares: Give senior citizens more" (Today, Oct 25). I strongly agree with Mr Soh that more New Singapore Shares (NSS) should be allocated to the elderly irrespective of the type of properties they are residing in.
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      Insurance can help during retirement years
      165 9  -  Jonathan Chee Fook Heng YOUNG people these days seem to spend their money without giving much thought to their future. Yes, consumer spending is good for the country's economy but what about savings for retirement? Our CPF savings may not be enough for retirement,
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      Out of job? Head overseas, young man
      140 9  -  WTYeo I HAVE been following the foreign talent issue in Singapore with interest. Let me propose an alternative view. To our undergraduates, unemployed graduates and young professionals, I say venture forth from Singapore and make yourself a foreign talent in another country. If
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      120 9 Reach us at Tboay 1 1? Letters New Products S 333 To advertise Want to get something off your chest? Showcase your new product. Let your business associates know who's on 280,000 copies are printed daily, Monday Write 10 us with your views. Give us your Send us a concise
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Output falls
      257 10 -AFP Electronics sector the hardest hit SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output plunged a record 22.3 per cent in September from a year earlier as the downturn in the vital electronics sector continued, the government said yesterday. It was the sixth consecutive month that manufacturing output had declined, eclipsing the 21.1
      -AFP  -  257 words
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      Lock icon Good sounds for Creative
      358 10 Bloomberg CREATIVE Technology's shares posted their biggest gain in 19 months on speculation that the largest sound card maker is worth much more with a 4.5 per cent of Nvidia, traders said. The stake in the biggest maker of graphics chips for desktop PCs is worth
      – Bloomberg  -  358 words
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      Your S$1 buys...
      35 10 US$ 0.5466 j UK£ 0.3818 Yen 66.999 l j HK$ 4.2629 RAA 2.0770 Euro 0.6122 Rupiah 5602.2 j Boht 24.491 I P fiSO 28.448 i A$ 1.0885 Rupee 26.229 i Won 708.55
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      Flextronics' second round of job cuts
      140 10 THE world's No 2 contract manufacturer, Flextronics, has suffered a fiscal second-quarter loss in spite of a rise in sales. This has led the company to cut 10,000 jobs, or 15 per cent, of its workforce as it shifts production to cheaper sites. Q2
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    • Market Watch
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        MPH's sweet English sales
        121 10 MPH and its two subsidiaries in England Needier Blue Bird Confectionery Group (NBB) and Blue Bird Confectionery Holdings' (BBH) have entered into preliminary agreements to sell the businesses and assets of NBB and all of the issued share capital of BBH's subsidiary, Societe Europeene de Confiserie
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      Lock icon Offices go to the suburbs
      428 11  -  Ivay Tan Companies save on rental, parking and ERP by i Tly& 11 v.-^r :-v.:r;--. ull.ss the main CBD coit-, unlike now where all nrajw o:ficc injects f-^ levied in the city. "We expect no 1--BJ 1.1.iw locii-ions paiticu- Willlilj X'OVL LI I T.illL|ll.H .l.ld
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      Lock icon URA report: Private property sales and prices down
      303 11 Property Price Index by Type of Property SINGAPORE'S piivale home prices fell three per cent in the third quarter from the previous llirtc 11 ion ihs d? dc^lyijcr; held buck home sales amid .1 slowing economy. flic fall is greater than the
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    • Article
      Single stock futures launch
      47 12  -  THE Singapore Exchange LimiL'il (KGX) la-jauhed its nies' stock prices closely. initial capita! outlay as il tan be executed with m;rfiin deposit nr </ol jil^l iH uT ;l>')'j 15 b> [jci value. As 3 result, investors ran puipcses,. according to SGX. Ivay Tan.
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      SME spur
      131 12  -  Ivay Tan lb, Spore, Japan sign memoranda Not Available Singapore can expect more business missions between the noK'busmes-i ;olkbr;ra:.oii. Tl.it is Lcceusu ut memoranda (jic tt-oairnvili: aiwfsiijicards rjrvf.ci;:ricul Boejtil (TDB). Under lie fusl memorandum, PSB and Jet™ wilt joint!', develop a o^e-stcp uU;.-naii > i jndi rsfetial sen-it*
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        49 12 THE initial rise of Lhu ST Indts lo 1424.09 wau ciupeU Ly lesUtaiicc '.eCiu- to "ina !v --cttlo 5.07 points up fl 1411.25. Market bivaJLli :.<■.* Lml, rial i 331) iojiitci Li unch;i!]."'IJH Tmrnvrr \v^--, W4 nillilm -v'l.-res v/i-T a vahii "i S'iHfi 1.i.1.i" i cl.Liiu.r.g hands. a is—
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        Malaysia
        35 12 MALAYSLIK diarea were marginally lower. Trading vo.uia.- v.-as lov.- wnh son:s 150,774 lots chanpLi^ LyiKl^.O'i-NiJ nuirlh' i ?i-d;.ll: siyyti 1 t In 1 I ]~'C KH-1 '6 I-1 ILI I1 '-""J l[l'J-iJI. Ll'.i.. ,11
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      36 12 fioviJd by. J im^...rf l net research ~F mgfgsr*.* s;-. ::a I ai; vgr j; V T. .if 1'- !"I" ■■,f:'t-|~,'!:,lh"l:,n"j"r.1 f-# si|! "i**l mj/ 1 IIfDU h f r j nH j in .i ::■■:,■<;■■ r:
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Israel calls for talks
      297 13 Agencies Meeting with Palestinians as troops set to withdraw JERUSALEM Israel called for a meeting of the top Israeli-Palestinian security commission following its decision to make a phased withdrawal from six Palestinian cities in the West Bank, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's spokesman, Mr Raanan Gissin, said.
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      Lock icon Indian gangster nabbed in UAE
      127 13 -AFP BOMBAY Popular Bollywood star Aamir Khan can finally have some peace with the arrest of the country's most dreaded gangster, Abu Salem. Last week, police said they had foiled an attempt by Abu's henchmen to kill Aamir Khan, star of this year's biggest blockbuster
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      Lock icon Adopted Chinese girl wins right to live in HK
      116 13 AFP HONG KONG A mainland-bom girl, who was adopted by a Hong Kong couple, finally got to resettle in the territory after a decade-long fight for her right of abode. The Chinese authorities have issued Agnes Tarn, 14, a one-way permit
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      Lock icon Faces of evil
      48 13 -AFP photo Women walking past giant colourful effigies of Havana, the Hindu demon king, in New Delhi yesterday. The effigies are stuffed with crackers before they are set ablaze in their hundreds across India to mark the festival signifying the triumph of good over evil.
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      Lock icon New Crown Prince
      35 13 -AFP photo Prince Paras (picture) was yesterday appointed the Crown. Prince of Nepal, nearly five months after King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya were gunned down by their son and then-Crown Prince Dipendra.
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      Opposition one seat short of majority
      157 13 SEOUL President Kim Dae Jung faced a deepening domestic political crisis as the opposition Grand National Party (GNP) swept three seats in parliamentary by-elections. The GNP's win in two wards in Seoul and one in the eastern province of Kwangwon brought its total seats
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      Lock icon Jiang's heir apparent to visit Russia, Western Europe
      250 13 Reuters BEIJING China's heir apparent to the presidency, the mysterious Mr Hu Jintao, will make a rare appearance on the world stage this weekend when he begins his first visit to Russia and Western Europe. With less than a year until President
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Life goes on
      586 14 DRV ICE by Sisyphus Contrary to current appearances, the world has not come to a standstill EVERT whicli way I Lutu Uvesß dayE. there seems to he only one world story happening Tbere are still many interepHiig things happening and many tool things lo do. TTere irp
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      44 14 FRENCH IB LANGUAGE J Children adults comsucitcijig from I Special School Holidays classes t I Beginners French for Children I H 19th November to 14th December 2001 H 3 times a week, Mon-Wed-Friday from 10am. to 12pm. Age groups 7-9, 10-12, 13-15 At 5229
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  • UPFRONT
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      Expressing Edwin
      737 15  -  Chitra Sankaran A new tome honours our own home-grown poet by POETRY, according to Northrop Frye, the Canadian critic and theorist, "is the most direct and simple means of expressing oneself in words". Some of us might no doubt have a few reservations about this view but very
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      Frozen in Oz
      513 15  -  Edmund T Shern My Say by edintind@paprika.com.s£ OKAY, last week I told you about my flight to the land down under. When the airport doors slid open, I was immediately greeted with a whoosh of the coldest wind in the world. 21 degrees my foot This thing
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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  • FAMILY
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      Lock icon It's ADD, understand?
      609 16  -  Rachel Lo When fidgety, impulsive and talkative children are not problem kids by ra chel news tod ay. com. sg ATTENTION Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a condition characterised by having an attention span shorter than that of most people, often with hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour. There are
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      Make magic with Harry Potter toys
      314 16  -  Rachel Lo WITH the Nov 22 opening date drawing nearer for Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, Mattel has launched their line of Harry Potter toys to satisfy every excited fan's desire to have the child wizard materialise in front of them. Like the
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      Jester in the home
      346 16  -  Adelia Wong BabyTalk by I DON'T mean to make a clown of my son, but Joshua is now a source of entertainment for my family. Well, kind of. He's almost two months old now and is sleeping less. He's rather animated and so frequently gets us
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      Dress like a hero
      403 17  -  Rachel Lo Let your children Indulge in their wildest cartoon fantasies by rachel@ne wsto day, co m.sg NOW your kids can dress like their favourite cartoon characters this Halloween, with the Toys "R" Us range of hero costumes. Some of the costumes even come in toddler
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      FAMILYLISTINGS
      142 17 Toys "R" Us Best-Dressed Competition This competition is open to children aged four to 12. Prizes of $300, $200 and 100 will be awarded to the top three winners of each of the three categories: Harry Potter, Funniest and Scariest Catch the finalists in action this Sunday. Date: Oct
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      27 17 Vi?it U? flt Forum The Shopping Mall Marina Square Tam pines Mall Ef?Ul Tl^ll ua dl lW9^f«9 Tel: 235 4322 Tel: 333 9468 -Tel: *****30 »n-i,™.«»- .»,8E23
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  • WEEKEND STYLE
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      Game for golf?
      171 18 Chill out at the golf course this weekend with the latest togs AFTER winning the All-Asian Star Search 1999 award, MediaCorp artiste Vivian Lai left a lasting impression on audiences with her debut Knotty Liaisons. She last appeared in the hit drama series Three Women And A
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  • HEALTH
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      Mentally does it
      351 19  -  Rachel Lo Yoga is an exercise for both mind and body Not Available v;n In K u:i ii.f.j: ■yOGA, a discipline IL. I ongin let! in Inc'i,H il,..iif.: ili--, h. d.iimr:! renews health with yoga exercises. Coulracj Lo ]ji>i>u]li_ ".■cJipi '■<>;',■- c not a s?t of Irani
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      Find out what yoga can do for you
      113 19 INTRRESTEn Co leam more about what yoga can do for you? Harhaujfiatoallparticicaxs. ■!U Lie pllll'.w II 1 ill'l I Ivir.. an: l.:-K--rLitha j.nga, tti= :,-lio.il ■■>:" physical vugs, comtcchniqucs in addition '.<j llje LeacLLi^. about what Hatha yoga can du fur you,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Dangers of childhood obesity
      202 19 -Settlers LONTION Frcnrh doctors have warned that more people will suffer and die from li^arf dispa^p and stroke because of the rising number of eatrcmely obese thildreii. Rr;i«ntifit studies have shown that obese children are uiiut ILkdy Utan youngsteis of normal weißhi to risvelop cardiovascular discadi;.
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      HEALTH WEEK
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Let's get back to work
      157 20 BE fearful, be anxious. That's ok, but do your job. This appeal went out from jack Valenti, head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), to filmmakers on Wednesday. Valenti has suggested that Hollywood studios have misjudged the country's mood in the wake of
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      The dark Force
      343 20 Star Wars' Episode II will have greater depth STAR Wars fans, particularly those who felt let down by Episode I: The Phantom Menace, should be happy to know that Episode II: The Attack of the Clones is not going to be as much of a childish movie
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      Tarsem arid Cage to work together
      143 20 DIRECTOR Tarsem Dhandwar Singh, better known as Tarsem these days, is set to direct Nicholas Cage in the Warner Bros supernatural thriller Constantine, reported the Hollywood Reporter. The 39-year-old Tarsem made a splash with his music video for R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion in 1991,
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      The other woman
      269 21 Bon ham Carter behind director Burton and fiancee's split? SHE was once accused of being "the other woman" who came between Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson, British actress Helena Bonham Carter (picture in costume for Planet Of The Apes) is now facing a similar charge for breaking
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      Lock icon Branagh for next Harry Potter film
      123 21 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Kenneth Branagh (picture), who made his name directing and acting in Shakespearean projects, has signed up to play Gilderoy Lockhart in the Harry Potter sequel Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The second film in the Wamer Bros franchise is scheduled
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      52 21 American Pie 2 2 Don't Say A Word 3 Down to Earth 4 La Brassiere (Mandarin) 5 Battle Royaie (Japanese) 6 America's Sweethearts 7 Captain CorelH's Mandolin 8 Crazy/Beautiful (sneaks) 9 joint Security Area (Korean) 10 Funeral March (Mandarin) Box office rankings according to Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association iiir.pniiii.il —A
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  • MOTORING
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      Revolutionary control
      310 22  -  Not Available BMW's iDrlve replaces secondary function buttons wiih a central computer menu 1 Not Available -L.-|.l'i);!L!..;i i..-x H ,vj H rier.cs I, 1< I.' .|,u llM.r 1.1 I'. Ujy, jiiil t.nduitti-u:. and aL first E'an-c -'.in l-,i_ Jc m-s !!>.? the r.ark'iig ';ra.<i- and j;ea: rvers art!
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      Win a Ferrari at the motor show
      163 22 LOCAL company is making history by offerXling a Ferrari (picture) as Itu vj ;ii ir, [nL'.1 a luck? diaw Qfcll, which specialises in car pslishing and event will be held at the Siugapore Expu froio Dec 1-9. Although the -M erriri If =,7,iriFßa
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      BMW 745i
      52 22 1 Omen Takes Ufs ibrmance and refinement Revolutionary =abin layoutwork; brilliantly Sop hi sti cared electronics String looks uncomlbrt- iDrius concepr may alienate conservative Agent Fei*fbrmance Motors Limited Price To bs announced Specifications EngiheType 4398cc.32VV8 Maximum power 333t>hpat6IO0rpm Maximum torque 4SONm at 3GQorpro Pebfobmmjcj 250km/h 0-Iookm/h 6.3 seconds
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  • TV & RADIO
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      Lock icon Behind the Talenfime glamour
      56 23 What goes on backstage on MediaCorp's hit TV show? We take a peak h Talentinie 2001 airs torn 00 on- on \le.riiaCfii-n Channel 5 at 8.31 Ipra. Catch the third round as contestants jostle for h place in tlie aeuii-fioals. aiVJjV TOH Others [tkejoii >-" ■'■■■'<
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      Lock icon French Polynesia for next Survivor edition
      217 23 Reuters/Vuritty LOS ANGELES After outings >. Australia and Africi. the <_£S;: r.-,i] ?h~." S-'.-'wwr is goin? badt la an island setting. The fourth er'itini n: thr -lon'iln- in vrr 11 ''1 I Lr-k] I. I'-'.1',0 Ccl.'h rll'..'.]. A-e l <■£", cxoiic ]"'^il v"i" ;j
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      Lock icon Sony closes Columbia TriStar TV
      101 23 Itmdas/Variefy HOLLYWOOD Sony has officially put into motion lie dbirsn'lling of CohtnMa TriStar including those of sSudio pi-eci-;j-Jj-UJ:jel.idTomMaeza. Sony Pictures Entertainment chief operating olficer-prt s cki.i '.AS. Harris aiinoiiinied (he ifstrurlutins rai Thursday, a week after rumours ri .Sony's StnngpT told iX/ity \'aii&ty Ijcwas iht'iiiijh
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Comedy in the park
      414 25 Cast your woes aside and laugh your heart out with Barefoot cast TWO New Yorkers have set aside thai- sorrows, following the retsnl terrorist the world. IVi RellLVi and b-Mr.rie Falvep ha^^e travelled a lons wav hew to (i^r fra in in Qil Sjigapore Repertory Theatre
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      Of nature and music
      114 25 1 liJilil.l,-1. ftvcnirfii ivitll the NAC-M1 World Khythms ireek--0.1(1 I? 31] -IT>[ li Jl. L]| 17:1.1,.11' fltj]1] r f nd l^nrope. Tomorrop.'. th? reno^i^ec J, nf .li I?,iLf.r. ]'..izz Orchestra PRJC'} will perfnnn at the Hie DIJJI) is Riirope's oldest Tlr \''ir.vr..!~Silence suite. Ixgeiidar], T),misti composer.
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Dream match-up
      274 26 -Ratios Jordan meets his 'Air' apparent TORONTO The Michael Jorrtsr pi<--iPSMi i-.-r.i-liark lo.u moved ixrt.li of 111.- l.oiil,.rie-;^-rn.-i-.li-n lif- iirtiiriii js ];lvlhil] ka;j"i slurod the floor with ■A il' nppfrpi IVi i lev t:,i i/i of die Toronto Itaptors. TJjj li-Bti-lliing Lar;cr. .mown as An Canads" 3 iky
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      Lock icon Vijay wants taste of victory again
      500 27 Reuters Buick Challenge PINE MOUNTAIN -Fiji's Vijay Singh, still chasing his first win of 2001, shot an eight-under-par 64 to share the first-round lead with Australian Geoff Ogilvy at the US$3.4 million ($6 million) Buick Challenge yesterday. Vijay is without a victory since the
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      Schilling and Johnson the key
      789 27 Diamondbacks look to rattle veteranYankees as New York braces itself for another dose of mystique Baseball World Series PHOENIX The New York Yankees enter the 2001 World Series with history, tradition and three consecutive world championships. The Arizona Diamondbacks have Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson.
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      Lock icon Clash off the Roman titans
      339 28 -AFP Capital derby highlight of tantalising Italian football weekend Serie A MILAN-Fans of Italian tuijlbulLiresyuileafot i:h."Nic? rlii:. w:'ekftnr 'vith a Champion AS Rnma l^a'iii.'lJ.h/'-.Hlc. Vm,ii 1. i-. M It r l 'ivcTili -in ioi:it li:tr. witt Roma -ulajs Inter Milan at the Stadin Dell« Alpi.
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      Lock icon Drummond arrested for marijuana possession
      135 28 Renters LOS ANCELES Olympic finlrl n'i ,i v, i'i 'i i- .1] j iii"n}C"iid. 3 rosin:>cr of Hi.- US rdi) warn .it Sydney 2(l'"ir. r,u l'o]"iiv- rr r-i, r^os ;.lT'"*r being arrested th;s week st the Los Angeles intrni'i-.-'.'ua: miijiml i.i 'b abatement yusterday, that,
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      Lock icon Gregan's the year's best say his peers
      149 28 -Sealers SYDNEY-Waltahiescap-Ult. [3>.^r^j Gregan will r.L^b' uiuiiii jbyci ij tlic world iV Daily '!>l?^'-ip l c.r.i y i.cv.^ii^ ih r ri. |"ort< i. yesterday. r.<. |!]J Sj-X" 1- Ii ii- >■. FlwriL^^LfiaMri. Ma-. lJ n,in-ni(-!-,i(.f LJip LrijT.pfe.sadiiitheW ;,rc.i--.JL-n ovcx the Ili-i-i^h .in-! Trish
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      Lock icon Brazilian ace gives ultimatum to Irureta
      234 28 Reuters LA CORimA Deportivo La LoiLina .0 Br:iKilia:i mij."i±lik'i PjKluiiiiha has threatenprl m look for another club unless "If leant play here, I will l..ia> .i JO lhei tcaci." tlif qKtttii ;i; iiiving by the S jiiiiisii press yesterday. I!.' .o^!iV 7'''-^. I"H.iL 1
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      Battle against drugs sees advent of new passport
      221 29  -  Kelvin Phang to carry a Valid' padspurL before Urn va IJ:i I>l information :juch as Hie type and frequency of tj-1-" ,l°9t Jill flthlete !]3S taken. Mure nriporlanQy. tl "o.ild divuln^ wKethe' .in In iiuioialive "Athlete i'a^poil Program me" is one of
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      Singapore can host World Games, says Kim
      342 29  -  Kelvin i'hans L SINGAPORE has the ability tc bOTomc Oic Cir^l Si>uL.ieutL Ai-.i CLuuUy Lo lio&t Jie World Games. Hi Kim Un Yon 8 president of liie IMeratinn (iiAISIH rkcbifil 11-is media session yesterday. The Wor.d G.irae .vi i multi -^porf evenr hti
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      Congress is eye-opener for the NSAs which did turn up
      280 29  -  Kelvin Phang ALTHOUGH only a hsnaf ol of National ?1.0rt5 Ai'.j.-ijLiur -il emi'/il I hi' Sfi 'i GAISF Assembly yesterday, those which did found it uscnJ and beni^iciai. TIIL CUll^lF^b^. i\ tl 2ill^ il LOH'l' O\l fff]^i-s|ior.«. \vx? oiJ?^ni^ot: !iy
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      Lock icon Top class Geylang
      748 30 bi t'nii i?aiKdrtnd final fart a?-low's look back at ike 200i y san ,B, Jose Kaymmd and Stanley Ho fun the gaunliett.!: llw cthir »w duk and hail the Eagles, b'lK-t'-h't otiiiir' 1 \>K:ii&Tanjong Pagan The perennial briikiTiaid ishinfi fourth in tV lcapnt. i^iluie Elj fijd i\
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      Lock icon What about Mirko?
      374 31  -  Stanley Ho Last year's top star surprisingly left out despite another record goal haul liv Not Available HE has banged in an unpr^eJ^-iLed. -P iita.j ilii» =e;iscin with the Cup final yet to be played. His ouLsly:idijl£ gQil-per-£ame rato of 1.2 goals has s*jh i p IV.e
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      Players likely to face cuts in salaries, say clubs
      413 31  -  Jose Raymond by lOscSofwscio&y-winJsg juiyjil -j.i S-I.L-ar.uc ;'i bs nexi seaSo said several dubs co» Izii.1 Jr. .1 b' Ixiii^.'.1xiii^.'. Iv'^irv of -'lnr. zire "■oriiii.L. .■_> ■.ill i>; u.". oJi lb? r bue&Aild one of th^ wal^. for sntne .~1 lbs,
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      Lock icon Boavista in the dock over racial abuse
      213 31 Reulers LONDON Ucfa will mffliui-. i:i.j; -lecMn whether any actinn w>ll he taken against '■>i in <n-^< =He i\;j-I"."]:1.!;-: IU1 i-ici;l abuse v.jliiimti a: l/viim iiri!,.- En.ilj H«.k-y duriir? ..ld( CjJINIiDK I T l f-]-.:],Ll<h. The England international wes taunL^J l>; iioi Lr1
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      Ripe for the picking?
      728 32  -  Leonard Thomas Guess again, for United's going to run away with this one English Premier League Man United v Leeds live on Ch 23 6.50pm by leonard@newstoday.com.sg ONE is sitting pretty at the summit, the other is scrambling to even get the first team right. Leeds
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      Lock icon 11 say yes, 5 undecided
      88 32 -AFP LONDON Five of England's 16-man cricket squad yesterday asked for more time before deciding whether to join the three-Test tour to India because of the military action in nearby Afghanistan. Eleven players said they would go to India but Marcus Trescothick, Andy Caddick, Robert
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      Lock icon Tyson wants beachside villa in Denmark
      148 32 -AFP COPENHAGEN Controversial former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has returned to Denmark and is interested in buying a beachside villa near the capital, the Danish press reported yesterday. Tyson, who defeated Dane Brian Nielsen in a fight in Copenhagen on October 13, returned
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