Today, 16 August 2002, Afternoon Edition

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  • 7 1 TODAY Friday August 16, 2002 MiTA(P)O63/11.; 200
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • 262 1 Reuters WASHINGTON Vowing to avenge the murder of their loved ones, relatives of about 900 people killed in the Sept 11 attacks filed a lawsuit yesterday against three Saudi princes, seven international banks and Sudan's government for allegedly funding Osama bin Laden and his al
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    • 57 1 AFP AUSTIN Computer maker Dell yesterday reported revenues of US$B.5 billion ($14.8 billion) with earnings per share of 19 cents, meeting a consensus of Wall Street analysts' expectations. Reporting net income for the quarter of US$5Ol million ($876 million), the company said it has now met analyst
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    • 72 1 Reuters NEW YORK Stocks clambered higher for the second day yesterday, with the Dow Jones industrial average hitting its highest level in a month. Dow Jones was up 74.83 points, or 0.86 per cent, at 8,818.14, its highest close since July 9. The broader Standard Poor's 500
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      622 1  -  Pauline D Loh Lan De Cotta Malaysian minister offers another spin on bilateral ties AS the issues of Newater and old contracts continue to steam up screens on both sides of the Causeway, a Malaysian minister breezed into town yesterday with just two words for Singaporeans: No
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 547 2  -  Ng Boon Yian Expat wives among 3 groups needing more attention by boo ny ia n@ne wsto day. co m. sg AS THE nation gets caught up in the fervour of the Remaking Singapore exercise, researchers at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) are turning the spotlight
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    • 183 2  -  —Jose Raymond THE mystery surrounding the three-year-old boy found early on Wednesday in Johor Baru has been partly solved. His mother, a 40-year-old Singaporean, was arrested as she tried to enter the country at the Woodlands Checkpoint at 5.30 that morning one hour after
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    • 142 2 Channel NewsAsia A SENIOR officer of the Economic Development Board (EDB) was charged yesterday with taking bribes from Chinese nationals. Andrew Goh Keng Guan, 45, the assistant head of EDB's Talent Group, allegedly pocketed $380,000 between February 1999 and June last year from seven
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    • 191 2  - '3 3' funding scheme for welfare groups Rosalyn Lim SOME 68 of 75 voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) have signed a new funding agreement with the Ministry of Community Development and Sports (MCDS) that requires them to meet standards in areas such as service, governance, human resource practices and financial practices.
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    • 443 3  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim Girls' schools dominate fitness rankings by z a ckari a newstoday. com. sg DISPLAYING both brains and brawn, top schools continue to dominate both the academic and fitness rankings of secondary schools this year. Yet, the all-girl schools seem to outpace the boys by
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    • 88 3 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Haze from forest fires in Indonesia has shrouded parts of Peninsular Malaysia, reducing visibility to as low as 1.5 km near the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Smoke from the fires in Sumatra, across the Strait of Malacca, has shrouded several states
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    • 73 3 Agencies JAKARTA Following the sentencing of East Timor's last Governor on Wednesday, an Indonesian court acquitted six people of gross human rights abuses in East Timor in 1999. Brigadier-General Timbul Silaen and five other officers were acquitted of charges that they allowed a massacre at
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    • 7 2 Beginning tonight! The Ultimate Tribute Concert 2002
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    • 255 4  -  Prithpal Singh Reader hopes PM Goh will address these issues in N-Day Rally speech THIS weekend, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will deliver his National Day Rally speech. I am not looking forward to it, as I sense it may be similar to the speeches of previous
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    • 163 4  -  Sabrina Wong I REFER to Ms Kathleen Kwan's letter, "The way we are" (Today, Aug 13). While her letter is amusing, it contains two flaws. First, the current debate about what makes a foreigner a Singaporean involves recent migrants. Chief Justice Yong Pung How
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    • 82 4  -  Cheong Chee Mun I REFER to the report, "Dear Mr Mah..." (Today, Aug 13) about the greening.org's plan to petition the Minister of National Development Mah Bow Tan to decline applications to build golf courses in Singapore. I support the society's action. Golf courses cater to an
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 484 7  -  Rosalyn Lim The company is promoting itself as a cab service with a difference by ros alyn@n ews tod ay.com. sg TIBS Taxis may be the smallest taxi company in Singapore at the moment, but it certainly isn't losing out in the land-ferrying business. The
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 225 8 -AFP United Airlines' woes to hurt SIA, benefit Cathay Pacific SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is likely to be the Asian carrier hardest hit by the potential collapse of United Airlines, as they both belong to the Star Alliance grouping, analysts said. "In Asia, excluding Japan, we believe Singapore
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    • 211 8 Bloomberg UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has hired J P Morgan Chase to advise on the disposal of as much as $1.5 billion of non-bank assets to comply with government rules, people familiar with the matter said. J P Morgan's task will
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    • Corporate Briefs
      • 32 8 Channel News Asia Corporate communications managing director Darryl Dickens is leaving DBS Bank for "personal reasons" after 11 months. His predecessor Chuck Newton lasted less than two years.
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      • 33 8 City Developments will be launching the 274-unit The Esparis an executive condominium at Pasir Ris this weekend at an average price of $378 psf. Apartment prices range from $379,402 to $794,654.
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      • 26 8 The Singapore Exchange chalked up a 24 per cent gain in full-year profit to $60.9 million, while sales rose to $228.5 million.
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      • 27 8 The Singapore retail sales index fell 7,8 per cent in June from a year earlier, compared with an 8.1 per cent decline in May.
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    • 123 10 AFP THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has made changes to its organisational structure and appointments at the senior management level to take effect on Sept 1. The MAS said it would integrate prudential policy functions for banking, securities and insurance under a single department.
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    • Market Watch
      • 129 10 DESPITE a strong rally on Wall Street, the ST index yesterday managed to edge up only 4.8 points to close at 1,531.80, led by United Overseas Bank (UOB) and the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS). UOB gained 30 cents to $14.10, while DBS was up by 30 cents to
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      • 51 10 Index Value Change Us Hikkei 225 9795.57 +157.16 +1.63 Hang Seng All Ortfinrjries raiwan Wtd *****.71 3076.30 4931.47 +25B.36 +30.40 +44.04 +2.59 +1.00 +0.90 Korea (omp SET Index Jakarta Comp 711.24 371.62 448.73 +2.61 +0.43 +1.05 +0.37 +0.12 +0.24 Phils Comp Shenzen 3 1133.09 241.13 -1.22 -0.80 411
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      • 21 10 rtlduWo: 313.500 tilver us$/oz 4.453 'Iminura uss/k 560.200 Rubber ™is/lg 155.00 Polm nil v, r. 1484 Brent crude lis$Aw™l 26.50
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      • 5 10 Straits Times index 10-Day Chart
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      • 80 10 )y$ By percentage tug 15 JOB DBS Close Change 14.100 +0.300 12.500 +0.30O Aug IS GenMag Strike WO***** Close Change 0.070 +40.000 0.020 +33.333 iPH 100 19.900 +0.300 BakerTecb 0.130 +30.000 jreotEoit /eniure 9.050 +0.150 11.500 +0.100 Enstgn WCA0701 LionAPac 0.070 +16.667 0.140+16.667 :iIYDE¥ !o I) in
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      • 82 10 Bloomberg By$ Aug 15 (renlive 50 Close Change 15.400 -0.500 By percentage Aug 15 Close Change Rolol 0.060 -33.333 SIA OCBC Seinh Log SembCorp SIA 200 OUTF JNI 1 400USS OUE 11.700 -0.300 10.800 -0.200 1.690 -0.120 1.230 -0.120 11.800 4100 4.520 -0.060 5.700 -0.050 6.950 -0.050
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    • 251 12  -  Val Chua by va l@ne wsto day. co m. sg THE Government plans to release a site in the Marina South New Downtown in the first half of next year, even as it considers departing from current practices
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    • 195 14 Agencies Relief as more US firms certify statements NEW YORK After the Aug 14 deadline for companies to certify their financial statements passed, concerns about corporate wrongdoing have begun to ease, according to observers. "Relief comes as more companies certify their financial statements," said Ms Michelle dayman, chief
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    • Corporate Briefs
      • 50 14 AOL Time Warner's top executives vouched for the accuracy and completeness of the media giant's results but disclosed its America Online unit may have inappropriately recognised payment from third parties as advertising and commerce revenue for three deals totalling about US$49 million ($B6 million) over six quarters.
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      • 38 14 Nasdaq-listed Creative Technology suffered a loss of US$4B.4 million ($B5 million) for the quarter ended June 30, from a net loss of U5573.4 million a year earlier, because of smaller investment write-offs, the company said.
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      • 30 14 The Japanese computer titan, Fujitsu, said yesterday it will cut 2,100 jobs, or 1.2 per cent of its work force, at four factories to stem losses.
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 268 16 Agencies Says China has no right to bar entry JAKARTA Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Taiwanese VicePresident Annette Lu has slammed China for blocking her entry to Jakarta. "Travelling is my basic right," she said. "Mainland China can persecute mainland Chinese. It has no
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    • 93 16 Agencies NEW DELHI Greetings and accusations were traded as India and Pakistan celebrated their respective Independence Day over the past two days. As Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf sent congratulatory greetings to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee yesterday, the latter pulled no punches in accusing Islamabad of
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    • 122 16 Agencies JAKARTA Tommy Suharto, the son of former President Suharto, was yesterday moved to an infamous prison that holds his father's former golfing buddy. Tommy, convicted of murder and illegal weapons possession, was flown to the Nusa-kamban-gan prison island off the south coast of central Java.
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    • 110 16 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Conservationists are up in arms after Ke lan tan announced plans to use the army to hunt and kill tigers in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat issued the shoot-on-sight order after three people were mauled by tigers
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    • 310 18 Agencies COLOMBO In a political boon to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Norway has clinched a deal to start formal peace negotiations between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels. Sri Lanka's Economic Reforms Minister, Mr Milinda Moragoda, and the chief negotiator of the Liberation Tigers
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    • 195 18 Agencies BINDURA (Zimbabwe) Some 60 black militants surrounded the farmstead of a white farmer in north-eastern Zimbabwe yesterday in a bid to force him and his family off the land. Mr Terry Hinde's property is the first of nearly 2,900 whiteowned farms to be
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    • 152 18 Reuters HONG KONG In a verdict that has raised concern among human-rights groups, 16 Falungong members were found guilty by a Hong Kong court yesterday. They were convicted of public obstruction, wilfully obstructing police and assaulting police officers during a protest against Beijing in March. All
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  • COMMENTARY
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  • UPFRONT
    • 616 25  -  Yong Shu Chiang m by sh uch iang@newstoday. com. sg MAYBE you've always wanted to make a move like Steven Spielberg or Martin Scorsese, or seen a movie and thought: "I can do better than that!" Whatever your motivation, making a movie may not be as out-of-reach
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  • LIMELIGHT
    • 287 26  -  Elisa Chia Jack Neo's new show even has a 'Speakers 7 Corner' by elisa@n ewstod .iy.com.sg ARE Singaporeans afraid of the Government? Jack Neo's latest talk show may provide the answer. Making its debut tonight, Sweet and Sour Talk is Jack's collaboration with MediaCorp Studios. A topical
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    • 303 26  -  Yee Wei Zhen EXCITEMENT is brewing on Perfect 10 98.7 FM this week. Radio Rumble, a reality radio programme modelled after the successful TV reality series, Survivor, is now in full swing at the station. Five contestants have been going on air with
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  • FAMILY
    • 569 28 Children will enjoy learning with LeapFrog series of toys LEAPFROG, a developer of technol- ogy-based educational products for children, has released a set of electronic interactive toys to encourage children to learn the alphabet. The LeapPad Learning System ($99.95) encourages children aged four to 10 to
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    • 81 31 Agencies STAR Alliance, the airline network for Earth, has completed the launch of the Star Alliance Awards across all airlines in the alliance. The awards will enable travellers to use one frequent flyer award ticket for travel to more than 700 destinations worldwide on any combination
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    • 72 31 Agencies MILLENNIUM Hotels and Resorts, which is owned by the Millennium Copthorne Hotels Pic, was presented with the supplier of the year award by Radius the world's largest global travel management company at the recent 11th North American Supplier Fair held in Westminster, London. The annual event
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    • 180 31 MTV Asia and the Singapore Tourism Board have produced a coffee table book featuring seven MTV Asia VJs in various spots on the island. The book, titled Brave the Heat, combines pictures of the VJs on the island, scenic shots of Singapore and bits
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    • 778 32 Cool town, Port Stephens Nelson Bay offers dune adventures, dolphin frolics and great oysters! SLIPPING into Port Stephens, we immediately realise the truth behind the saying that size does not matter. The area known as Port Stephens is small in physical terms but it's certainly big on what it has
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    • PORT STEPHENS ADVENTURES
      • 237 33 SETTING UP BASE THE LANDMARK (right) Serviced apartments with glorious views of Nelson Bay from its many balcony suites. With both one and two bedroom apartments, The Landmark is just a shortwalk away from the town centre and d'Albora Marina. Or, if you are in a lazy holiday mood, there
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      • 188 33 Getting out, having fun DOLPHIN WHALE WATCHING Moonshadow Cruises give you the chance to get up close and personal with the dolphins in Nelson Bay, or watch the whales during the right season, Moonshadow also offers a twilight dinner cruise and a sevenhour visit to Broughton Island National Park for
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      • 200 33 MAKING THE CHILDREN HAPPY OAKVALE FARM Cuddle a lamb, pat Daisy the cow, feed a koala, have a picnic with a kangaroo as your guest. Oakvaie offers feeding shows and the kids will be thrilled at getting so close to the animals. The parents can fire up the free gas
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    • 730 34  -  Pauline D Loh City of the Black Swans can easily draw the traveller with its quiet beauty and charm by pauline@newst.oday.com.sg PERTH is my refuge. When I tire of newsroom hustle and city bustle, I usually borrow a long weekend, buy
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  • INCINEMAS
    • 330 36 The amazing Alexander race Reuters/Variety NEW YORK Director Baz Luhrmann is drafting his Romeo Juliet star Leonardo DiCaprio into his Alexander the Great epic, a development that has ramifications for four separate projects competing to be first to the starting line. Meanwhile, Oliver Stone is set to begin his Alexander
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    • 1587 38 On TV Heartlonders channel 5, s.3opm Friday Supper Club Movie Friday Profiles HHH: Portrait of Hou Prime Minister's f 7 —4/—^ Mrs Lam, a single mot far, raises her en of Uve Cltminel 5, 10pm HsiOO Hsien Arts Central, 31pm National Day Rally ?^m-f Rfc ieena^ Karen, by doing the
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  • TIMEOUT
    • 496 39  -  Leslie Tan Yoel Levi, an eminent conductor of Sibelius, comes to Singapore by_ CLASSICAL music is not everyone's cup of tea. And even among those who do not mind attending a classical music concert, there are many who avoid 20th century classical music. The first half of
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  • SPORTS
    • 546 40 CHASKA Fans flock to see Tiger Woods. They crane their necks to see Ernie Els. They point and whisper when Phil Mickelson walks by. Jesper Parnevik gets noticed for his clothes. John Daly is famous for his drives. Tom Lehman is hounded here because everybody in Minnesota seems
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    • 778 41 Agencies Expensive Manchester superstars crumble against Hungarian upstarts Champions League Zalaegerszeg 1 Man Utd 0 Could 1999 champion exit the competition early? BUDAPEST Alex Ferguson is staring at his worst nightmare. After spending £30 million ($B2 million) in a bid to win back the most prestigious
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    • 307 42  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newsto day. c o m.sg FOUR goals in less than seven minutes. That was all the time it took for runaway league leader SAFFC to dismantle an hour of good work by Sembawang Rangers. In relentless fashion, the Warriors launched quick-fire attacks
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    • 245 42  -  Stanley Ho DESPITE its position as the leading club side in Singapore, SAFFC is not resting on its laurels. It has already started its search for a technical director for next season. One of its potential candidates, Englishman Desmond Bulpin (picture), was sitting in the stands
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
      • 466 43 Reuters CHASKA Tiger Woods bounced back from two dropped shots round the turn to lie three strokes off the early pace set by fellow Americans Jim Furyk and Fred Funk in the US PGA championship's first round this morning. Despite struggling a little off
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      • 268 43 LEEDS Nigel Martyn is poised for a surprise £2 million ($5.37 million) move to Southampton in the next few days after losing his position as Leeds United's No 1 goalkeeper. Martyn's decision not to go on the club's pre-season tour of Australia and the
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      • 431 43  -  Jose Raymond EVEN though he still has 16 months left on his contract, Clementi Khalsa midfielder Hyrizan Jufri was given the boot yesterday, along with two of his team-mates. The other two are ex-interna-tional Hasnim Haron and Japanese midfielder Sato Taichi. All three were
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