Today, 15 August 2002, Afternoon Edition

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  • Title Section
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    7 1 TODAY Thursday August 15, 2002 MITA(P) 063/11/2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon UA in trouble
      379 1 AFP Following US Airways, now United Airlines prepares to file for bankruptcy CHICAGO United Airlines, the second-biggest US carrier, said yesterday it was preparing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as it faced looming debt payments with empty pockets. "We are facing debt payments of US$B75 million
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      Lock icon Fired-up Bush
      78 1 AFP DES MOINES, lowa President George W Bush vowed yesterday to do "whatever it takes" to help the limping US economy and upbraided lawmakers for alleged overspending he said would slow growth. "We will do whatever it takes to protect the homeland," he told a crowd at the
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      Lock icon AOL's accounting problems
      148 1 AFP NEW YORK Media titan AOL Time Warner said yesterday it had found US$49 million ($85.5 million) in dodgy accounting at its advertising and commerce division and it was investigating other deals. AOL said it discovered the transactions in the past 10 days and disclosed them to
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      Lock icon Dow soars
      66 1 AFP NEW YORK US share prices raced yesterday as investors switched their money out of low-yielding bonds and took heart from company chiefs swearing their accounts are true. Dow Jones leapt 260.92 points, or 3.08 per cent, to 8,743.31. The Standards and Poor's 500 index climbed 35.41 points,
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      70 1 We may come from VJ different countries, even M different industries, but the problems we face are similar. How to serve our customers better? How to create value for our customers? How to retain our customers? How to reduce our operating costs? Sen/or Minister of State (Transport and information, Communications
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      169 1 jA-djaCorp What if you, or a loved one, were to need hospital treatment? That's when money is the last thing you'll want to worry about. tWhen concerns the health of your family, there's no such thing as second best. Jttk AJk f' v That's why we created Supreme Health to
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Check-up catch
      419 2  -  Joy Frances Maids' abusive employers won't pay more to get caught by j oy@ n e wstod ay. co m. sg WILL it need legislation to make sure that if a doctor detects signs of abuse on a maid, he will report it? The question cropped up in
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      Transport Ministry takes backseat in pilots-SIA row
      322 2 TRANSPORT Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday that his Ministry will not get involved in the dispute between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its pilots. The row is over the pilots being told to take in-flight breaks in economy class seats instead of business
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      Slim 10 scare hits sales of rival products
      360 2  -  Ng Shing Yi SMALLER players in the health food sector are reeling from the effects of the Slim 10 saga. The China-made slimming drug has been linked to the death of one woman and ill effects in 22 others, including MediaCorp artiste
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      Holiday snub
      417 3  -  > Julie Sim Taiwanese VP barred from entering Jakarta? JAKARTA Taiwan's ministers have long used "vacation diplomacy" as a means to further the island's interests. This week, it is Vice-President Annette Lu's (picture) turn to take a holiday in Indonesia. However, her vacation got off to a rough
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      Vivendi posts $21b loss
      143 3 PARIS Vivendi Universal, the world's second-largest media company, has posted a 12.3 billion euro ($21.2 billion) first-half loss. The debt-ridden company also announced yesterday it plans to sell at least 10 billion euros worth of assets, Bloomberg reported. The news hit European stock markets, which slumped
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      Lock icon Paying for E Timor atrocities
      137 3 AFP JAKARTA In what is perhaps a landmark ruling, a former governor of East Timor was sentenced to jail for gross violation of human rights in the now independent country in 1999. Jose Osorio Abilio Soares became the first Indonesian official to be jailed for
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      Doc who asked too much
      268 4  -  Rosalyn Lim A DOCTOR has been convicted of conduct unbecoming of the medical profession. Dr Mukundan Nair, then a general practitioner with a clinic from the Raffles Medical Group (RMG), had asked his patient "irrelevant" and "personal" questions that were "embarrassing and unrelated to her
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      Lock icon Jail for faking 0-level grades
      114 4 Channel News Asia A WOMAN who wanted to get a higher salary altered the grades on a copy of her GCE O-levels results slip. Yesterday, Suriati Ismail, 39, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three weeks' jail and fined $5,000. The court heard that in
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      False alarm
      373 4  -  Joy Frances But it resulted in 90-minute blackout by joy@ ne wstoday. com. sg A FALSE alarm during routine maintenance work at the natural gas onshore receiving facility at Jurong Island triggered last week's 90--minute blackout in parts of Singapore. This tripped the emergency safety shutdown valve along
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      Train from Pasir Ris stalls for 28 mins
      180 4  -  Rosalyn Lim A TRAIN fault caused a 28-minute delay for some 260 passengers who were travelling between the Pasir Ris and Tampines MRT stations yesterday. The westbound train departing from Pasir Ris stalled from 11.34am to 12.02pm. There were 200 people on
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      Will feeder bus fares climb?
      184 4 PPJVATE bus operators, who want to operate feeder services in HDB towns, have been given specific standards to meet. The Public Transport Council (PTC) said they must also get the support of the town's commuters and its MPs. However, SBS Transit has warned that this
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      Streamlining the rail and road business
      170 5  -  Rosalyn Lim WITH the merger of SMRT Corp and Trans-Island Bus Services (Tibs), the company is now streamlining its organisational structure into three key business groups to better reflect the spread of multi-modal transport activities. Speaking at SMRT's National Day observance ceremony yesterday, its
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      The new kid
      460 5  -  Serene Foo Teen magazine comes to town by sere n e'a> n e wst.o d ay. c o m. sg SIX months after the suspension of Flirt magazine, a teenage women's magazine will be hitting the newsstands tomorrow. MPH Magazines is launching Singapore's version of America's successful
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      197 2 Tel: 6788 5255 Visit: today.income.com.sg Email: mkquot©income.com.sg Our motor insurance 'Quality Plan' now offers you 2 options: Discounts /'Option 1 "> A 50/,° discount will be given for loyal policyholders who the excess for first two accident repairs will be waived nave insured their vehicles with us for at least
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      172 3 E Calling all enthusiasts to the dance fiesta of the year! With just 55, you can do your part for charity and dance all you can to the music of Western Line Dance. Internationa! Folk Dance. Social and Para Para Dance. To participate in this event, you must be fun-loving
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      153 4 P^H 4 universities, I i BSSfT" Western Australia. WMmmmmTmA PERTH EDUCATION FAIR FREEADM ,ss,o N Date Sat and Sun, Institutions Attending i 7 and is Aug 2002 Time 11.00am to 5.00pm Universities Pre-U Co) leges/Business Institutes w 3 Venue The Oriental, Singapore Curtiri University of Technology Australian Institute for University
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  • HOME NEWS
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      His risk paid off
      335 6  -  Rosalyn Lim SMU's pioneer student has plenty to be thankful for by rosaljTi@newstoday.com.sg WHEN 23-year-old Lim Kong Wee (picture) enrolled in the Singapore Management University (SMU) two years ago, it was done in blind faith. "There was no physical campus or a full curriculum," said Mr
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      Lock icon Pushy security camera salesmen not working for us: HDB
      133 6 Channel NewsAsia THE Consumers Association of Singapore has received at least 60 complaints about a group of salesmen who used unethical tactics to sell security cameras. Targeting housewives and the eld- erly in housing estates, the salesmen reportedly told the residents
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  • LETTERS
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      Where is home?
      233 8  -  Devadas Krishnadas Personal gain motivated our forefathers, too MR SIMON Tay asked the question: "How does someone live in Singapore?" ("Just who is a S'porean?" Today, Aug 13). This is in contrast to Minister of State Vivian Balakrishnan's rhetorical question: "Will someone die for Singapore?" One can
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      Who eyes 4D cams?
      142 8  -  Lim Boon Hee FOLLOWING the robbery and murder at a 4D outlet in Toa Payoh, I am puzzled by certain statements made by those who were affected by it ("4D murder-robbery: Why was security camera not on?" Today, Aug 13). The family of the victim has
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      FAS has always sought fans' views
      265 8  -  Winston Lee WE refer to the letter "FAS and the public", by Mr Jeremy Loh (Today, Aug 7). The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) would like to thank Mr Loh for his feedback. In our view, fans are the heartbeat of Singapore football and
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      Students asked DPM key questions
      311 8  -  Ang Yit Boon I REFER to the letter, "Where was the tussle?" by Mr Michael Loh Yik Ming (Today, Aug 14). I found it heartening to see young Singaporeans voicing the Government's position on some issues. I can understand that their primary concern would be
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Cloud lifts from new EC rulings
      396 10  -  Val Chua Govt grant cannot be used for 10% cash downpayment by val@news to day.com. sg COME next month, first-time buyers of executive condominiums (EC) will not be able to use the Government's housing grant of $30,000 to offset the 10 per cent cash
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        143 10 DRAGGED down by the lack of positive news, dips on Wall Street and poor fundamentals, the local market remained trapped within a narrow range for most of the trading day. During the last two hours, however, the STI managed to brush aside the lethargy and shift from losses to
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        World markets
        56 10 Im Index Value Change Nikkei 225 9638.41 -50.20 -0.52 Hong Seng All Ontinnries fciwon '.'.'id 9961.35 3046.40 4887.43 ■138.71 -11.90 +69.50 ■1.37 ■0.39 +1.44 Karen Comp SET Index 711.24 371.19 +2.61 +4.72 +0.37 +1.29 Jakarta Comp 447.68 -3.29 0.73 Phils Comp Shenzen 8 1134.31 241.93 +6.15 +1.05 +0.55
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 JSJ IKE fen 1K$ !M luro Ijpirh irjjit 0.5729 0.3717 67.099 4.4689 2.1772 0.5795 5087.7 24.006 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan N7$ NT$ 29.684 1.0622 27.849 679.73 0.8949 4.7420 1.2397 19.326
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        Commodities
        23 10 jold usi/oi lilvei UW«z 'lotinum \a$, 315.90 4.5S0 551.60 Rubbei i 148.00 Polm oil IlX/tonnc 1465 E rent trade us S/baml 26.00
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 10 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        53 10 By volume Aug 14 Citiraya L&M Strike SingTel NOL 'OOO 102,136 21,632 17,785 14,271 13,725 TPV Mentor Euioptron Unifood Chartered '000 12,986 12,252 11,732 10,730 3,200 By villus Aug 14 Citiraya UOB SPH DBS SingTel 53,704,316 38,141,290 26,205,672 24,488,100 21,725,420 (hollered OCBC SIA Venture NOL 20,988,040 19,590,650
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        SGX top rises
        77 10 By$ Aug 14 Close Change SPH 19,700 +0.501! By percentage Aug 14 Teledntrj Close Charge 0.100 +17.647 SPH 100 19.600 +0.400 Metolotk 0.375 +17.188 Venture 11.400 +0.200 GreenWor O.220 +15.789 DBS Bk 6W MCPS*****.700 +0.200 Innnvolo 1.380 +0.130 ABR RnynlClir. 0.155 +14.115 0.595 +13.333 DBS 12.200 +0.100
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        SGX top falls
        83 10 3y$ tug 14 jBnlivrj 50 dole Change 15.)00 -0.6(1(1 Oy percentage Aug 14 Goidtrnn Close Chang 0.015 -25.001 JOB Thai PrirneJODIISS 13.000 -0.200 4.400 -0.1 OO Efjstgute W04O701 SliibW*****5 0.060 -20.001 0.020 -20.001 (epCor is Land rflrrl iemh fog WGio 500 'Fond 4.460 -0.100 3.™ -O.080 0.380
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      A safety net
      201 12  -  Francis Kan Seven days to rethink unit trust investment by franc i s@newsto day. c om.sg CONSUMERS may be allowed to cancel unit trust purchases during a seven-day "free-look" period immediately after their purchase. "The proposed cancellation period affords the investor an opportunity to reconsider a hasty
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      Lock icon Sluggish ad spending in first half of the year
      131 12 -AFP ADVERTISING spending in Singapore was sluggish in the first half of the year, rising 0.9 per cent from last year even though the economy was starting to recover from its worst-ever downturn, a report released yesterday said. Nielsen Media Research
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      Corporate Briefs
      205 12 SEMBCORP PROFIT FALLS: SembCorp Industries reported a 40.5 per cent fall in first-half profits to $95.7 million compared with the same period last year, when the figure was boosted by gains after the firm sold assets. This was less than the average forecast of five analysts surveyed by
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      Lock icon Getting better
      205 14 Channel NewsAsia Consumer confidence still rising: Survey CONSUMER confidence continued to improve in Singapore, with more than 70 per cent in a survey by AC Nielsen expecting to see a recovery from the global recession by the middle of next year. In the previous survey conducted six months
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      Lock icon Nasdaq Japan has no plans to'disappear'
      156 14 AFP TOKYO The Japanese Internet investor, Softbank Corp, said yesterday it had no intention of shutting down Nasdaq Japan Inc, in which it holds a 43 per cent stake. The demise of the Japanese exchange was widely predicted in the media. "It has been
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3276 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries; Call BSZ-W73-6400 E-moil lipfer.nHO@reuters.com Me Ni In™ NAV/Bid Offer Prite Prlie U l I v 1 v? i' I i> i 3 i1 r 1 v1 i ■,■> !s\ J 1 i .,3 1/ 3 16 1 Assel Manpgemenl [Asia] iSSBPf MB MB I lErneen Si
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      Bangkok joins airline battle
      180 16 BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has told his Transport Minister to cut air-port-related fees to woo airlines back to Bangkok, after some of them had moved to Singapore. British Airways, Qantas and SAS have moved some stopovers from Don Muang to Changi. The officials concerned
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      Lock icon Mr Clean?
      264 16 AFP Deputy A-G accused of corporate fraud SAN FRANCISCO -The US official charged with cleaning up Enron-type corporate scandals himself stands accused of corporate fraud in a lawsuit by an anticorruption watchdog group. The suit, to be filed in the US District Court here, names Deputy Attorney-Gen-eral Larry
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      Lock icon More in S&P 500 trade below US$10
      165 16 Bloomberg NEW YORK More than one of every 10 companies in the Standard Poor's 500 Index now sells for less than US$lO ($17.45) a share and investors are poking at "bargain" stocks. Oracle, EMC and Sun Microsystems are the biggest of the 56
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      9 16 And YOU'LL love it! The Ultimate Tribute Concert 2002
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Arafat, the $2b man
      98 18 AFP JERUSALEM Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is worth US$l.3 billion ($2.3 billion), said Israel's army intelligence chief. Mr Arafat made his fortune through a monopoly on the import trade in the Palestinian territories, Major-General Aharon Zeevi said yesterday. However, Mr Arafat's financial adviser, Mr Mohammad Rashid,
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      Lock icon 'No'to slot machines
      200 18 AFP MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo yesterday ordered a state-run gaming company to scrap plans to build slot-machine arcades across the predominantly Roman Catholic country after drawing flak from the Church and political rivals. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), which is under the control of
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      Lock icon Tall men = More kids?
      167 18 Tall men More kids? Reuters LONDON Height matters when it comes to having children. A survey in Britain showed that tall men are likely to have more children than shorter ones. But the reverse is true for women, according to the study published in The Independent yesterday. The survey of
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      Lock icon M'sia lifts ban
      256 20 -AFP Construction sector can hire Indonesians KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian construction sector can now recruit Indonesian workers, after a six-month ban was lifted with immediate effect yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that the decision was due to the acute shortage of labour.
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      Lock icon 'Principled struggle' or terrorism?
      192 20 Agencies ISLAMABAD Just as one man's meat is another man's poison, one man's enemy is another man's hero. While Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has only strong words for the Islamic extremists responsible for a slew of killings in Pakistan, he hailed the separatist Islamic guerrilla fight
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      Lock icon Sexual harassment in HK schools
      104 20 -AFP HONG KONG A total of 28.3 per cent of undergraduates say they have been victims of sexual harassment, with 11 per cent pointing the finger at lecturers, a survey revealed yesterday. The Chinese University poll of 2,485 full-time students attending Hong Kong's eight universities
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      15 18 TOEFL TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE NEW COMMENCEMENT DATE 24 AUGUST 2002 V
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Malaysian dilemma
      768 21  -  Wan Hiimidi Hamid English debate reflects the people's schizophrenic attitude by repnrter@newstotiay.eom.srj KUALA LUMPUR Forty five years ago, the British left Malaya but English remains a thorny problem in this country. When Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced in May that mathematics and science would
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      469 22 September is science month, carnival-style EUREKA! It's science alive at Science.o2, an entire month devoted to science which promises exciting activities for tech geeks to movie chicks. Activities at Science.o2 will not only pique your interest but thrill your senses. There will be a robotics competition,
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      51 22 VISIT our website at www.sciencemonth.org.sg 1 to find out more about Science.o2 events. Participate in the many quizzes and competitions. Have fun, learn more about science, and win fantastic prizes including top-of-the-range digital cameras, MP3 players, robotic kits such as the L Hyper Peppy (picture) and
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      1190 24 16 Sept 2002 20 Sept 2002 Interactive Multimedia Creation mr^~^mm\ Speech Recognition: An Overview Time 9.00am-4.30pm B Time 9.30am 12.30pm Venue SEG(M)/SIT(EI) ''^T^l Venue :SEG{E) Nanyang Polytechnic Nanyang Polytechnic 180 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 180 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 Singapore (Block Q LT7) mmmm\ Target Students and general
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      1480 25 21 Sept 2002 4 Sept 2002 4 Sept 2002 Symmetry in Art. What Does Plastics and the Environment Careers in Biomedical Engineering ißßta*^ Wallpaper, Islamic Art and Batik Have Time :2pm-4.30pm Time :3pm-4pm j^Bß^^.. in Common? Venue SP, School of Chemical Life Venue SP, School of EEE, Lecture Theatre Time
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      1361 26 110 Sept 2002 11 Sept 2002 Fun with Lego Robotics Introduction to Wireless Lan A mm^ji V Time :9am-11am Time 3pm spm Venue SP, School of EEE, TlO2l Venue SP, School of ICT, Block 19, T1912D Target Primary school students Target Secondary school students Organiser Singapore Polytechnic Organiser Singapore Polytechnic
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      1375 27 19 Sept 2002 20 September 2002 ,#i£ 21 Sept 2002 Introduction to ME Division and tour Talks on Biomedical Informatics and M Navigate with Global Positioning of Technology Centres Engineering Cellular Phone and System (GPS) Foxhunt Competition Automation Centre, CAD/CAM Human Health" "Low Power Time 9am 12.30pm Centre 11, E-Manufacturing
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      803 28 Organiser Nanyang Technological University Pre-Reg Nil 27 Sept 2002 Fee Nil 7 Sept 2002 14 Sept 2002 Innovative Design Competitions on CMto^e^te^^Maylorferifang Leung Structural Simulation Using Flash Marine Offshore Technology in Science Experiments and Electrical Te $790 5389 Time :9arn- 11.30am Action Cars for Secondary School Students Venue :SP, School
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      1192 29 18 Sept 2002 20 Sept 2002 24 Sept 2002 r -w The Fragrance Detective (for students) JC Students Visit to IMCB Career Talk in Quality Assurance PROFESSIONALS Time 9am I2noon Time :9am- 10.30am Engineering plus Laboratory Tour J Venue SP, School of CLS, Workshop 2, 11am-12.30pm Tj me :10am-12noon Cosmetics
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      1323 31 4& 7 Sept 2002 5 Sept 2002 7 Sept 2002 11 Sept 2002 Human DNA Polymorphism Signal Processing and Virtual Reality Medical Assist Technology: What's New in the World of Workshop Part 1 2 for Biomedical Applications (EEE3) Biomedical Models and Devices Contact Lens Time Part 1:4 Sept 2002 Time
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      1438 32 814 Sept 2002 17 Sept 2002 18 Sept 2002 Introduction to Data Mining Vision System Programming Software Engineering and i Time 9am i2noon Development Applications (ICIS) Venue SP, School of ICT, Block 20, T2024 Time 9am 12.30pm Time 2.30pm spm Target Working adults Venue SEG{E)/SlT(lnfocomm) Venue LT24 Organiser Singapore Polytechnic
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      1229 33 20 Sept 2002 25 Sept 2002 26 Sept 2002 27 Sept 2002 Seminar cum Lab Tour for Postgrad, An Introduction to Embedded Talk on "Optics and its Applications ICES R&D Seminar Lab Tour Undergrad and Polytechnic students Systems Seminar as a Bio-Sensor (MPE) Time 915am 2Pm Time 2pm spm Time
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      258 34 September 2002 SCIENCE.O2 CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Start of School 2 3 4 5 \Of^^ 6 7j 8 r H°'idayS 1 I I I A Write Start to Your Holsl National Junior Robotics Competition M athemagics I Career Forum 2002 Workshop Back to School
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      725 35  -  Blisa Chia South African wildlife conservationists pool efforts to give visitors enduring experiences in Entabeni Game Reserve, South Africa elisa@newstoday.com.sg ONCE experienced, never to be erased. The words from conservationist Clive Walker may be brief, but they speak volumes about South Africa's wilderness and the locals'
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      264 36 asia cnet. com/newsJech Sun to sell Linux. PCs? RED Hat, the top seller of Linux software and services, will soon release a new version of its software for corporate desktop computers, said chief executive Matthew Szuiik. And Sun will use Linux on desktops as part of a
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      447 36  -  Sol E Solomon Interactive poster ads give you a chance to win the latest Nokia phone by sol o mon@ ne wstoday, com, sg POLYPHONIC ring tones, featuring the sounds of 43 musical instruments, is one of the features that the Nokia 3510 mobile phone
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      462 36  -  Reuben Lee by reuben.lee@asia.cnet.com THE DSC-UlO (picture) is the first in Sony's new range of Cyber-shot cameras that aims to make digicams part of our daily accessories, just like the mobile phone. Measuring 84.5 by 39.8 by 28.6mm and weighing slightly over HOg fully-loaded,
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      309 39 AFP the technology is not yet commercially viable JAPAN has taken a step closer to sanctioning the use of cloned cows for food, but the technology still does not make cloning commercially viable, a farm ministry spokesman said yesterday. On Tuesday, the ministry backed
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      191 39 -Reuters RESEARCHERS are uncovering in oilseeds and vegetable oils a wealth of health-giving trace substances that help prevent cancer and heart disease, a conference heard this week. More work must be done to see how many of the wide range of phytonutrients and antioxidants
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      126 39 AFP photo \J §.If mi il J IMAGING Inside the M2A' Capsule 1. Optical dome 2. Lens holder 3. Lens A. Illuminating LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) 5. CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) imager 6. Battery 7. ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) transmitter 8. Antenna PHYSICIANS at
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      237 40  -  AsifAnsar THE Cranberries made the crowd Wake Up and Smell the Coffee during Tuesday night's double-bill concert with ska-driven US rockers, No Doubt. The 6,000-strong crowd roared when the band unleashed its old monster-hit Zombie. The four-piece Irish band turned the packed Singapore Indoor Stadium into a
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      435 40  -  Janice Lee Rock Steady! Frontwomen of No Doubt and The Cranberries wow the crowd by janice@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Indoor Stadium rocked when No Doubt played to adoring fans on Tuesday night. The enthusiastic fans jumped up and down to the band's reggae-ska influenced tunes with so much
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      304 40  -  -Janice Lee IT'S one of the most prestigious and largest comedy festivals in the world and it's coming to town. Just for Laughs will leap off the screens of MediaCorp TV Channel 5 and onto our local stages this weekend. In an exclusive
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      207 40 THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE CONCERT 2002 The concert features three of Europe's most popularTribute bands -The Bandit Beatles, Bootleg Abba and Killer Queen.Tribute musicians dedicate their careers to recreating the look, sound and feel of the original icons. Besides live performances, memorabilia of the icons will also be
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      553 41  -  Pauline D Loh The ultimate food for love, served au naturel by pauline@news to day. com. sg THERE is something about eating an oyster that is absolutely sensual, an almost carnal sensation you can appreciate only if you slurp it up from its shell, dripping with briny juiciness
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      634 42  -  Pearlyn Tham Show aims to promote Republic's image as regional fashion centre by p e arlyn@ne wstoday. com. sg IF Mr Alan Koh had his way, Singapore would become a hub for South-east Asian fashion in about three to four years. Mr Koh is the chairman
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      494 46  -  Serene Foo And Guns and Talks looks to be a sure hit FILM REVIEW GuilS and Talks (Opens today) THE South Korean movie, Guns and Talks, is a blast with its killer brand of dark humour and cut-throat gun-slinging slick action. But cool cats, the motley crew of
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      670 47  -  David Ngiau Of extramarital sex, that is, in the drama Unfaithful i by d avid^newstod ay.com.sg FILM REVIEW Unfaithful NC-1 6 (Opens today) THE title's simple and straightforward: It's about infidelity. But, as the word "Unfaithful" implies, this story has much tragic eye-gouging, weeping and gnashing
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      284 47 Devdas reviewed by the police Reuters/Variety NEW DELHI India's most expensive movie ever made, the $17 million Devdas, has been dragged into the controversy over Bollywood's alleged underworld links Indian police officials said this week that they have launched an investigation into whether the hit movie was funded by gangsters
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      432 50  - Jean> banking on winners medal Jose Raymond by. jose@newstoday.com.sg HER sterling performance at the back was surely one of the reasons why Singapore was able to overcome the Malaysians during the recent Singapore-Malaysia Series in Kuala Lumpur. And it has also been a key factor as to why the Nike
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      365 50  -  Jose Raymond NOT one. Not two. But all three final round matches in the NTUC Fair Price Netball Super League (NSL) yesterday at the Kallang Lifehub ended as upsets. The first match saw top of the table NTUC Income Stingrays go down to unfancied Agfa Eastern
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      376 50 Reuters DURBAN Winger Ben Tune has been named in the Australia team to play South Africa in the Tri-nations decider in Johannesburg on Saturday after escaping a doping ban. Tune joined the Wallaby squad in Durban on Tuesday night
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      347 51 Agencies Sides Keane over controversial comments LONDON Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has tried to defuse the rising furore over Roy Keane's forthcoming autobiography. Fiery Irishman Keane has caused a storm after extracts from the book serialised in national newspapers suggested he launched a
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      238 51 Agencies LONDON Arsenal's Robert Pires will not be at the club's training centre this week because he would find it too frustrating to watch his team-mates prepare for the season, the injured French midfielder said yesterday. Pires, who has been recovering from a knee injury in
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      378 52 AFP PARIS Japanese World Cup stars Shinji Ono and Junichi Inamoto both made major contributions as their club sides took big strides towards European riches yesterday. Ono struck the only goal of the game as his Dutch side Feyenoord defeated the Turks of
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      276 52 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR The new head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has called for five places for Asian teams at the next World Cup. Mohammad bin Hamman, speaking at the AFC's Annual Congress yesterday, said the success of co-hosts South
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      355 52 AFP FORT LAUDERDALE American Natalie Coughlin broke the 100 metre backstroke world record at the United States Swim Championships on Tuesday, becoming the first female to break the one-minute barrier. Coughlin's time of 59.585ec beat China's He Cihong's eight-year-old mark of lmin 00.16sec.
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      441 53  -  Ray Chen Businessman Ong continues streak by ray@n ews today.com.sg SURPRISE leader Vincent Ong continued his unexpected good streak by booking a place in today's quarter-finals of the Pesta Sukan Singapore National Amateur Golf Championships. The 42-year-old businessman proved that his two-over-par 74 on the first
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      131 53  -  Stanley Ho THE Singapore contingent which ended the Republic's 40-year wait for a Commonwealth Games gold medal with a bumper haul of four golds, two silvers and seven bronzes received a hero's welcome at a Team Singapore Celebration Party last night. The party, held at
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      864 54  -  Stanley Ho Yesterday we looked at Chelsea's chances in the build-up to the English Premiership. Today the spotlight falls on another dark horse Newcastle No place for "sexy football" in Sir Bobby's team by stankyPnewstoday.com.sg "SEXY FOOTBALL" has never caught on at St James'
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      119 54 KUALA LUMPUR China is keen to host the 2014 World Cup finals and will make a bid if there is a chance of the tournament returning to Asia in 12 years time, a top Chinese official said yesterday. "If the World Cup comes to Asia in that
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      123 54 PARIS Spain moved up to third spot in the Fifa rankings issued yesterday though 1998 World Cup winner France, which flopped in its title defence, dropped down to fourth. World Cup champion Brazil, which headed the rankings nonstop from the 1994 World Cup till April last year,
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      54 54 KUALA LUMPUR Japan's Junji Ogura and Thailand's Worawi Makudi were elected yesterday as Asia's representatives to the executive committee of football's world governing body Fifa. Ogura, who is Japan Football Association's vice president, became the third Japanese representative to hold a position in the Asian Football Confederation and
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      Rafter a model?
      53 54 MELBOURNE Australian tennis star and new dad Pat Rafter drew a big lunchtime crowd yesterday when he teamed up with supermodel Sarah O'Hare to show off a new line of underwear for Bonds' clothing maker. Rafter was peppered with questions about his 10-day-old son Joshua Patrick and
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        522 55 Agencies Neville's slip allows unfancied Zalaegerszegi to steal victory PARIS English giants Manchester United slumped to one of its worst ever European defeats this morning when Hungarian minnow Zalaegerszegi pulled off a shock last minute 1-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League qualifying round
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        86 55 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr) 1 FC Bruges (Bel) 1 Levski Sofia (Bui) 0 Dynamo Kiev (Ukr) 1 FK Zeljeznicar (Bih) 0 Newcastle United 1 Partizan Belgrade (Vug) 0 Bayern Munich (Ger) 3 AC Milan (Ita) 1 Slovan Liberac (Cze) 0 GrazAK(Aus)o Lokomotiv Moscow (Rus) 2 Zalaegerszegi (Hun) 1
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        287 55 Agencies SARAJEVO English club Newcastle United took a big step towards the Champions League proper with a 1-0 victory at Bosnian champion Zeljeznicar Sarajevo. England international Kieron Dyer scored the winner in the 55th minute after forward Lomana Lualua, who was a constant
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        Lock icon Fired-up Pakistan downs Sri Lanka
        191 55 AFP TANGIERS Waqar Younis' Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day with a 28-run win over Sri Lanka in the threenation Morocco Cup here yesterday. The Pakistanis piled up 279 for five from their 50 overs after being given first strike and then restricted Sri Lanka to
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        Lock icon England, Germany aid Afghan revival
        163 55 Reuters LONDON England, Germany and Iran are combining resources to help reestablish organised soccer in Afghanistan after the country formally re-joined the sport's Asian community this week. Representatives from the three countries will set up a soccer "task force" after talks with world governing body
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