Today, 2 June 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    11 1 TODAY SHARE YOUR FREE COPY Monday June 2, 2003 < MITA(P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Sing Tel sells Yellow Pages
      371 1  -  Chan Chao Peh $220 m deal with CVC Asia-Pacific and JP Morgan Asia by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SINGTEL has finally inked a deal to sell off its telephone directory unit the company said this morning. Private investment firms CVC Asia Pacific and JP Morgan Partners Asia (JPMPA)
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    • Article
      Lock icon Canada's 31st Sars death
      131 1 ■AFP TORONTO Officials, who announced a 31st death linked to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) yesterday, said the next few days will be crucial to see how much a second outbreak of Sars has spread. "I regret to announce that there's been another death a 60-year-old
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      Lock icon G-8 to crack down on WMD
      128 1 -AFP EVIAN (France) Group of Eight leaders are set to announce steps to crack down on the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and terrorism at their summit in France, British officials said. Leaders from the G-8 nations would issue a declaration stating
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      Remembering an atypical man – Dr Alex Chao
      655 1  - Remembering an atypical man Dr Alex Chao -Joy Frances IN AN unusual outpouring of grief for one man, more than 1,400 people packed themselves into the Salvation Army's Praisehaven facility yesterday. But then, vascular surgeon Alex Chao, one of the fallen heroes in the battle against Sars, was no ordinary
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      Lock icon Daughters of Saddam seek UK asylum
      244 1 -AFP LONDON Mr Saddam Hussein's daughters are planning to seek asylum in Britain, a cousin of the deposed Iraqi president told the London-based Arabic-language newspaper Al Sharq Al Awsat. Mr Izzi-Din Mohammed Hassan Al Majid, an Iraqi exile living in London said he was
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon $1 'madness'
      91 2 IT WAS a sale to end all sales, with IT gadgets going for $1 each. Bargain hunters started camping out at Funan The IT Mall as early as 7pm the day before the 3 Hour Madness Sale, held yesterday from 2 to spm. They were queuing up to
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      Lock icon Asean needs to take initiative
      127 3 AFP ASEAN's policy of decisionmaking by consensus and not interfering in the internal affairs of member states is hampering regional efforts to combat terrorism, analysts said yesterday. An Australian think-tank chief pointed to "bureaucratic inertia" and the different levels of terrorist threats the 10 Asean
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi held
      381 3 Agencies Myanmar govt cracks down on opposition YANGON The arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (picture) and a crackdown on her party by the military government are dramatic setbacks to Myanmar's democracy, analysts said yesterday. Only over a year after she was released from 19
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      Three Anwar supporters freed
      128 3 KUALA LUMPUR Three supporters of jailed former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim who were held under a tough security law were freed yesterday when their two-year detention orders expired. "The camp authorities have freed three of the detainees without any condition," Ms Cynthia Gabriel of
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      232 2 sins Securities Investors Association (Singapore) ATTENTION KEPPEL CORPORATION SHAREHOLDERS EXTENSION OF REGISTRATION DATE FOR SIAS ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP SIAS wishes to inform all Keppel Corporation shareholders that the registration date for SIAS associate membership has been extended from 9 May 2003 to 30 June 2003. SIAS regrets the late dispatch of
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  • HOME NEWS
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      On land, at sea
      613 4  -  Ng Boon Yian Fight against terrorists must be on both fronts by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg THE fight against terrorism has to be conducted not only on land but, increasingly, on the high seas as well. "Some security analysts have warned that, with the hardening of land and aviation
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      Sars stocktaking
      628 8  -  Derrick A Paulo by derrick@newstoday.com.sg THREE months after combating the deadly virus, Singapore has finally been declared Sars-free. For our health care system, Sars has proved to be a test unlike any other. Since the virus first surfaced, health officials have had to muster more and more resources
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      China connection
      575 8 SIM offers courses on Chinese culture and business practices BUSINESS opportunities in China nave been attracting investors from Singapore. Based on trade figures last year, China is Singapore's fourth largest trading partner, with Singapore enterprises investing in almost 10,000 projects there. To do business in China, you can
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      616 6 Wage cuts and reforms proposed f In its report in January, the I. -i doing well should reward minimv NWC wants belt-tightening for another mcgJg***.*** the recommendations SS&TE °f^L year and urges employers to move more workers basic salary as the nuses. andbush SOeedilv ffffl Wards a flexible naV Structure
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      121 8 Learn the 5 key strategies Asian Expatriate entrepreneurs use '^■BV^^vto expand their businesses JviiT^fcw Discover 3 principles behind their^T^'^^f^flJi HW money-making strategies What are Sim Wong Hoo, Elim Chew, rl Li Kashing Ong Beng Seng doing in today's market? Date: 3 June 2003,7pm Venue: Hotel Rendezvous, Bras Basah Rd Roger
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  • LETTERS
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      Five steps to avert slump
      222 10  -  Tan Kin Lian DEPUTY Prime Minister Tony Tan recently proposed that an economic stimulus package be introduced to boost the economy if it enters into a recession. I hope that the package, if implemented, is aimed primarily at protecting existing jobs and creating new jobs.
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      'Beach park´ to be improved
      366 10  -  Lee Pin Pin WE refer to the report, "One giant playground" by Jose Raymond (Today, May 26) and Ms Sarah Seow's letter, "ECP's real need" (Today, May 28). We agree with Ms Seow that the East Coast Park's (ECP) uniqueness lies in its beach ambience.
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Slump has hit bottom
      371 12 Reuters Star Alliance working to nurse travel industry back to health WASHINGTON The heads of major Asian and European airlines said on Saturday that the slump in travel demand caused largely by the Sars virus had reached its bottom, though recovery from the current industry crisis
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    • Market Watch
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        Lock icon singapore
        104 12 Bloomberg AT THE close of last week, Singapore's stocks advanced, sending the STI to its highest in four months. The index closed at 1349, its highest since Jan 24. For the month, the STI had risen 5.3 per cent the largest gain since October. "Growth in the first quarter
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 USS UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5782 0.3509 68.648 4.5087 2.1982 0.4900 4804.4 24.109 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.772 0.8860 27.219 697.25 0.7910 4.7852 0.9988 20.067
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        Commidities
        21 12 Gold us$/oz Silver us$/oz Platinum us$/oz 364.45 4.533 636.8 Rubber centsAg 182 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1486.5 Brent crude us$/borrel 29.56
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      Lock icon United's repairs
      211 15 Bloomberg Spore firm said to be in the airline's maintenance plans UAL Corp's United Airlines (UA) plans to turn more plane maintenance over to ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering Inc and Timco Aviation Services Inc, according to sources. They said the Alabama-based ST Mobile Aerospace unit of Singapore Technologies
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      Lock icon Pilots bow to deal
      173 15 Reuters MONTREAL Air Canada's pilots have agreed to a cost-cutting deal crucial to the insolvent airline's survival, only hours before a judge was to impose a settlement that could have grounded the carrier. The airline said the pilots' agreement allows the company to reach its overall
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      Total growth
      436 18  -  Carmen Lee by news@newstoday.com.sg IN recent times, the Singapore equity market has fluctuated widely, rising and ebbing with global events such as the Iraqi war as well as the progress on the domestic front in the fight against Sars. This has led to volatility in stock prices as
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      Deflation concerns
      566 20  -  Vasu Menon Bonds preferred to stocks, but upside may be limited by news@newstoday.com.sg IN THE last two years, stock markets performed poorly because of concerns about a double-dip recession in the US economy. Now, the concerns about a recession are being replaced by fears of deflation. The US
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      252 12 /Tire GMAT Princeton cat v— Review SAT Join us at the library and take a FREE SAT test worth $80! Date 21 June 2003 (Saturday) Time 1.30 4.30pm Venue Bukit Merah Community Library Bedok Community Library Ang Mo Kio Community Library library@orchard Please call 6839 0116/120 to register your place
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Renewed ties
      257 22 Agencies But hurdles remain in US-Russia partnership ST PETERSBURG US President George W Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held their first formal talks yesterday since their public spat over the US-led war on Iraq. The meeting, in the Konstantinovsky Palace overlooking the Baltic Sea, saw both
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      Lock icon Olympics bombing suspect nabbed
      151 22 Agencies WASHINGTON After five years on the run, one of America's most-wanted fugitives was arrested on Saturday as he scavenged for food in a North Carolina mountain town, the FBI said. Eric Rudolph (picture) was charged for a bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics which killed
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      Lock icon Three Gorges Dam filling up
      216 22 AFP photo Agencies CHONGMING, China China's Three Gorges project began storing water in its huge reservoir yesterday, amid ongoing controversy and concerns over cracks in the US$25 billion ($43.2 billion) dam. The dam's 22 sluice gates and 19 of 23 water diversion holes at the
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      UK widens PoW abuse probe
      204 22 LONDON The British army has widened its inquiry into abuse allegations following the arrest of a soldier after he left film with a photo-developing lab showing Iraqi prisoners-of-war (PoWs) being humiliated and tortured, the Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday. The Special Investigation Branch (SIB) of the
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      Lock icon Aussie airports to get tough
      121 22 AFP SYDNEY Australia is speeding up legislation to give security guards the power to frisk airline passengers in response to an attempted hijacking last week, an official said yesterday. Justice and Customs Minister Chris Ellison said the new airport security legislation could be in force
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      562 23 Italian Fair Suntec City '""v-- Italian Gala Wine Dinner Featuring some of the best expressions of Italian Lifestyle Tf p Come and experience authentic Italian fine-dining. at the Tropics and Entertainment Centre Atria 2003 A fine selection of Italian wines will be paired with a 5-course menu. 1 June 2003
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon The Grey Lady takes a fall
      726 24  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla The biggest losers in the A/VTscandal are journalists who look to it as their role model by news@newstoday.com.sg OH, how the mighty have fallen and the weak betrayed! I'm talking about the recent scandal involving that icon of American journalism The
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  • WATZUP?
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      Lock icon It's mu
      426 26  -  Yong Shu Chiang Artist's works find fitting accompaniment IF NOTHING else, you have the pleasure of watching a senior citizen perform for you, said Tan Swie Hian, 60, days before he stepped onto the stage with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) to open the Singapore Arts Festival last
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    • EAT OUT
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        DUMPING FESTIVAL
        202 28 EASTERN RICE DUMPLING Eastern Rice Dumpling offers a wide variety of dumplings to suit everyone's taste. New flavours such as curry Nonya rice dumpling and char siew rice dumpling have been introduced this year. These are available at Carrefour, Shop N Save (West Mall), select Cold Storage outlets
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        Lock icon Weekend indulgence
        447 28  -  Karman Tse Here's a buffet worth splurging on WEEKENDS are like the light at the end of a long, dark tunnel. Don't we all look forward to seeing that light week after week after week? A splendid lunch is the way to start a beautiful Saturday or Sunday,
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      FISH TALES
      942 30  -  Derrick A Paulo in Los Angeles Stanton's Nemo is a reflection of his life as a dad by derrick@newstoday.com.sg FILM-MAKERS crave inspiration. They need inspiration like a fish needs water or at least we hope so. We sometimes like to believe they make better films that way. Listening
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    • LIVING LEARNING
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        Lock icon Old name, new image
        782 32  -  Cindy Tong Why SIC is still in demand after so many years by news@newstoday.com.sg ESTABLISHED in 1947, the Singapore Institute of Commerce (SIC) may be one of the oldest business schools in Singapore. But, apart from the wealth of experience it has in education, there is
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      419 27 I An Australian government university, the I [j^^S^B I University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has HwlUa ISBSSI I been n operation since 1967. USQ has built a 9^K"VnTwn( ir^^'ll I reputation of offering quality academic ISfUwflJ It jfl I programs that are recognised worldwide by H9vPSP'tfVfl9Vo9^| KSjUHI^gEM I °ther higher
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      690 32 Advertisement What all interviewers want to hear (and don't want to hear) By WWW.monster.COm.sg Do your homework before the interview. One of the things you would have been keen on _^_fl l^k finding out, would be the problems or areas of __fl _^L A highly effective way of preparing for
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  • SPORTS
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      355 34 AFP Memorial victory comes on the back of Colonial win Golf Memorial Tournament Perry notches second victory of the year DUBLIN Kenny Perry /won the Memorial by two strokes this morning, becoming the second back-to-back winner on the PGA #Tour this year. Coming off a victory at
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      502 35  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Vipers end leaders' unbeaten run with commanding win by yohinn@newstoday. com.sg THE bubble had to burst sooner or later. With four wins out of four, and the most lethal strike pairing of a combined 226 baskets, it was not surprising that the Northern Marlins were favourites
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      337 36 LONDON Barcelona has made a verbal offer of £30 million ($85.5 million) to bring England captain David Beckham to Spain, according to BBC Sport Online. Manchester United is understood to have accepted the offer in principle after preliminary talks with
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