Today, 5 July 2004, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Kings of Europe
      838 1 -AFP Greece's Euro odyssey ends in glory as they stun hosts Portugal LISBON Greece tore up the Euro 2004 script in the most spectacular fashion imaginable with a 1-0 win over Portugal this morning to claim the first major trophy in the history of one of Europe's
      -AFP; AFP, GETTY IMAGES; AFP  -  838 words
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      Lock icon Portuguese accuse Greeks of winning ugly
      214 1 AFP LISBON Portugal's shell-shocked players could not resist firing some barbs at their conquerers Greece, accusing the minnows of boring their way to the title. "It is regrettable that a team that does nothing but defend ends up as European champion," striker Pauleta moaned
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      Lock icon Voting begins in Indonesia's first direct presidential polls
      240 1 Reuters AMBON Voters in Indonesia began casting their ballots this morning and were expected to ditch the incumbent in favour of a scholarly former general in the young democracy's first direct presidential election. Opinion surveys show President Megawati Sukarnoputri, 57, trailing behind
      – Reuters  -  240 words
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      Lock icon Jiawei snatches US crown in world-class clash
      150 1  -  Stanley Ho THE timing could not have been better. With the Athens Olympics a little more than a month away, Singapore's table tennis queen Li Jiawei (picture) posted a morale-boosting win in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pro Tour US Open yesterday
      TREVOR TAN  -  150 words
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      53 1 NEWSrVIEWS Big showdown M'sian tycoon out to thwart Oei in Informatics deal/2 Tan Hui Leng Keeping costs down should not make for inferior medical care/3 Long combat US general on the fighting in Iraq/4 Impact CORPORATE CHARITY PAYS Page 1 8 iM I I Irl i~i JqT] THE IMPORTANCE OF
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Big showdown shaping up
      568 2  -  Francis Kan Malaysian tycoon out to thwart Oei Hong Leong in Informatics deal irancis(gnewstoday.com.sg HE is one of Malaysia's most audacious entrepreneurs, a controversial corporate man and, as of Friday, the latest character to pop up in the Informatics drama. Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan will face
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    • Article
      Afghan crackdown on sale of abducted kids' body parts
      199 2 KABUL Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued a decree ordering the death penalty for criminals who remove body parts from kidnapped children, the attorney general said yesterday. The decree comes amid heightened worries over the kidnapping of children, after Interior Minister
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    • Article
      Better healthcare – at what price?
      703 3  - Better healthcare at what price? Tan Hui Leng Surekha Yadav Eveline Gan |\IEWS£S!S!S£Sh Keeping costs down should not make for inferior medical care AS the new Medical Service Package (MSP) for heart patients goes into effect at restructured hospitals today, doctors will undoubtedly face some discontent from patients over the
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      Lock icon Snooze time — with a tiger's back for a mattress
      57 4 Snooze time with a tiger's back for a mattress REUTERS Piglets sleep on a tiger at Siracha zoo, 80 km east of the Thai capital of Bangkok. The zoo is trying to boost visitor numbers by teaching domestic animals such as pigs, and wild animals such as tigers, to live
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    • GLOBALroundup
      • Article
        Israeli interrogator in Iraq?
        48 4 Brig-Gen Janis Karpinski, the former military commander of Abu Ghraib prison claimed that she met an Israeli interrogator who was working at a secret facility in Iraq, reported CNN. Israel "emphatically" denied her claims. An Israeli presence in Iraq could inflame the Arab world.
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        Lock icon Taiwan lifts ban on Chinese actors
        68 4 -AFP Taiwan said yesterday it would lift its ban on Chinese actors performing in domesti-cally-produced films in a goodwill gesture towards its larger neighbour amid rising political tensions. The ban came after Taiwan pop princess A-Mei was forced to cancel a concert in China
        -AFP  -  68 words
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        Lock icon Airport to become heritage site
        49 4 -AFP Uganda plans to turn a bullet-marked airport in Entebbe, where Israeli commandos rescued hostages on an hijacked airliner 28 years ago, into a national heritage site in memory of one of the most daring rescue raids ever, said a Civil Aviation Authority spokesman.
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      Lock icon Combative Saddam wins Round One
      351 4 Agencies Ex-dictator fights for his life in long legal battle BAGHDAD Ousted President and former law student Saddam Hussein proved more than a match for the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) in Round One of what is expected to be a long legal battle as he
      Agencies; REUTERS  -  351 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US 'never thought combat would last long'
      195 4 -AFP PARIS The former US military chief in Iraq said Washington never expected combat operations against insurgents to last as long as they have, in an interview with Le Figaro newspaper to be published today. "I don't believe we ever thought that our
      -AFP  -  195 words
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon No need for traffic-light backup power system: Yeo
      397 6  -  Lee Ching Wern chingwern@newstoday.com.se TUESDAY'S blackout may have left thousands of motorists all over the island in confusion, but Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday there was no need for any backup power supply system for Singapore's traffic lights. About 60
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon Course for dog owners
        63 6 Newsßadio 93.8 The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has introduced a programme to help dog owners understand their pets better. It aims to reduce the number of abandoned dogs about 7,000 last year. The programme will cover canine ehaviour such as chewing,
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      • Article
        Lock icon CDC's recycling plan
        61 6 Newsßadio93.B The North West Community Development Council (CDC) will teach residents the envi-ronmentally-correct way to get rid of unwanted electronic devices such as computers and radios. Collection bins will be set up in 68 schools and all community clubs in the district until October. The CDC is
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      Allergy-busting doctor gets Youth Award, now wants to seek cure for asthma
      345 6  -  Fayen Wong fayen@newstoday.com.sg ASTHMA, eczema and other allergy sufferers owe a debt of gratitude to a Singaporean scientist who has found more than 40 allergy-triggering substances in dust mites alone a necessary prelude, perhaps one day, to a
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      347 6 Talent: "a recurring pattern of thought, feeling or behaviour that can be productively applied". We all have big dreams to be successful in life. But first, we must know what we are capable of. Everyone has a wealth of talent. Unfortunately, these talents remain hidden from others and even from
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      No right to ridicule Suu Kyi
      156 8  -  Saw San Myat San MR ROBERT Rosenberger's remarks ("An excuse for the bullies", July 2) ridicule the choice of the over 80 per cent of the Burmese nation that voted for the National League for Democracy in the 1991 elections. These "amateur politicians" of
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      Crackdown needed on errant cabbies
      255 8  -  Leslie Wee LTA should name blacklisted, accident-prone drivers JUST how seriously do taxi operators take public road safety and traffic accidents? Several weeks ago, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) came down on taxi operators to get them to curb the number of accidents involving taxis.
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      For more births, improve childcare
      205 8  -  Eliza Ng Lai Kuan I READ your report, "Number of births this year may fall short of figure for 2003" Guly 3) with interest With regard to the fact that the Government is looking into more infant and childcare to encourage couples to have more
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Temasek overtakes Germany's Allianz AG, takes 5.48% stake in S Korea's Hana Bank
      263 10 Dow Jones SEOUL Singapore's investment company, Temasek Holdings, has become the major shareholder of South Korea's Hana Bank, replacing Germany's Allianz AG Holding (AZ), the bank said in a disclosure to the Korean financial authorities. According to
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      A-Sonic adds a rider to investment plan
      402 10  -  Francis Kan Proposal depends on CaptiveVision's success in bid for Aussie carrier francis@newstoday.com.sg MAINBOARD-listed A-Sonic Aerospace, which last week unveiled plans to buy a stake in a local investment firm that is making a takeover bid for an Australian low-cost carrier, has clarified
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        94 10 AFP The stock market is expected to consolidate this week after sharp gains last week. The Straits Times Index closed at 1,839.33 Friday, up 33.79 points, or 1.87 per cent, from the previous week. Compared with the previous day, however, the STI was lower after snapping a streak of
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5834 UKE 0.3191 Yen 63.300 HK$ 4.558 RM 2.221 Euro 0.4745 Rupiah 5343.7 Baht 23.78 Peso 32.71 A$ 0.8193 Indian Rs 26.809 Won 674.9 C$ 0.7736 Yuan 4.8363 NZ$ 0.9017 NTS 21.821
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 10 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 398.70 Silver uss/oz 6.015 Platinum uss/oz 773 Rubber cents/kg 256 Palm oil RM/tonne 1536 Brent crude uss/barrel 36.04 Information provided by
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    • Article
      Lock icon Kuwaiti PM on mission to boost ties with Asia
      215 12 AFP KUWAIT CITY Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed alSabah was to embark yesterday on a two-week key economic mission to four Asian nations, the official Kuna news agency reported. The premier will lead a highpowered official and business delegation to
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      Lock icon Opec set to review target price range
      327 12 Bloomberg Oil price eroded by inflation and decline of US dollar, says president OPEC, supplier of more than a third of the world's oil, will review its target price range at a meeting in July because inflation and the decline of the United
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      Lock icon Galaxy opens its first Macau casino, boosts investment
      155 12 Bloomberg GALAXY Resort Casino has opened the first of three hotel casinos in Macau yesterday, bringing it into competition with outfits backed by tycoons Stanley Ho and Sheldon Adelson. The first hotel to open is the 500 million patacas ($lO7 million) Waldo,
      Bloomberg  -  155 words
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Fund managers turn risk-averse
      596 14  -  Vasu Menon news@newstoday.com.sg OCBC's Wealth Management unit polled nine fund managers recently for their investment outlook for the third quarter of this year and beyond. Aberdeen Asset Management, AllianzDresdner Asset Management, DBS Asset Management, First State Investments, Henderson Global Investors, OCBC Asset Management, SG Asset Management,
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    • market BUZZ
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        Mmm, gourmands go Gourmet
        64 14 It was a redemption offer. Exchange a coupon placed in your copy of the TODAY newspaper for a bottle of the new Maggi Gourmet Stock. It was supposed to go on till stocks lasted, between noon and 2pm, at Raffles Place Park on Friday. But, the
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        Sharp's silver lining
        62 14 Sharp's latest offering the ES-AG9SO large-size fullyautomatic washing machine offers something unique. A revolutionary Ag+ ion (silver ion) coating system which suppresses unpleasant odours and the newly-developed Ag+ lon Shower System characterise the 7.okg machine, in which ion concentration can be regulated (normal or high). Released subsequently,
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        Fountain of Fitness
        88 14 Planet Fitness will organise "Mega Combat", Singapore's largest outdoor Body Combat show at the Suntec City Fountain of Wealth, on Saturday between 6pm and 7pm. In its third edition, it has been the anniversary celebration for Planet Fitness Suntec City since 2002 and is free of charge.
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      In Singapore, opportunity to buy at the dips
      459 14  -  Vasu Menon THE local bourse experienced a tumultuous period in the first half of this year as traders were spooked by various uncertainties including concerns about China, interest rates, terrorism and oil prices. We spoke to some fund managers to seek their
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      Lock icon Iraqi bourse bets on future success
      670 16 AFP Owners hope an economic rebound will see it become the leading exchange in Middle East BAGHDAD Iraq has a new stock exchange launched without fanfare and staffed almost entirely by women which aims to become the leading bourse in the Middle East Trading
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  • the BUSINESS of marketing
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        GOODWILL FUNDING
        515 18  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Great Eastern Life is proof that charity and business do mix shobha@newstoday.com.sg WITH the fastest growing elderly population in the world, Singapore is no stranger to the challenges posed by an ageing citizenry. And as Singapore is no welfare state, corporate benefactors such as life
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        GRAB BAG
        127 18 Historic SIA timepieces SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) launched a special edition watch last Friday to commemorate its new nonstop service between Singapore and New York last Wednesday. In partnership with Swiss watchmaker JaegerLeCoultre, an exclusive model of the Master Compressor Geographic watch was ere- i ated, with a limited
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        Lock icon Diligent branding a sure-fire sales boost for SMEs
        439 18  -  Ted Chen USUALLY, the achievements made by local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not as atten-tion-grabbing as their more famous multinational counterparts. But at the third Singapore Promising Brand Award (SPBA) 2004 last week, SMEs were given their chance to bask
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon New party challenges Thaksin grip on power
      351 20 -AFP But the question is whether it will split opposition ahead of polls next year BANGKOK Political heavyweights are deserting Thailand's opposition Democrats to form a new party and challenge the dominance of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The move to form a "thirdoption
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      Lock icon Artefacts found in sunken ship off Terengganu state
      129 20 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Marine archaeologists have recovered thousands of artefacts believed to date back to the Ming dynasty from a 400-year-old shipwreck in Malaysian waters. More than 6,000 pieces of porcelain were salvaged from the wreck off the eastern Terengganu state. "Unfortunately,
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    • GLOBALEroundup
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        Lock icon She ain't heavy, she's my wife
        88 20 Some of the contestants taking part in the 13th Wife Carrying World Championship in Sonkajarvi, Finland. The whimsical event was won by Estonians Inga Klauso and Madis Uusorg, who crossed the finishing line after 7 min and s.3sec. The race can best be described
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        Lock icon Women's wrestling competition cancelled
        50 20 AFP Bangladesh's first women's wrestling competition due to have taken place yesterday was cancelled after threats from Islamic groups. The radical Islamic group Jamiatul Ulama Islami Bangladesh marched in protest and said it was "even ready to sacrifice life" to stop the event from going ahead.
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      • Article
        Lock icon Man held for vandalising HK Democrats' hoardings
        56 20 -AFP A man has been arrested after he allegedly damaged the advertising hoardings promoting the Democratic Party of Hong Kong. Two boards promoting Democratic Party leader Yeung Sum and veteran democrat Martin Lee were vandalised with the slogans: "American Pig: Martin Lee" and
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        Lock icon Gordon Brown 'natural successor' to Blair
        72 20 Reuters British Finance Minister Gordon Brown was dubbed a natural successor to Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday by one of Mr Blair's key allies, prompting fresh talk of rivalry in Britain's most powerful political partnership. "When Tony Blair chooses to stand down, or is
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        Lock icon Question mark hangs over Koizumi's future
        75 20 AFP Speculation mounted over Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's future yesterday, a week before important Upper House elections, as most newspapers predicted a setback for his Liberal Democratic Party. After a recent poll showed the premier was out of touch with most voters, Mr
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        Lock icon Turkish woman jailed for planting potatoes on state land freed
        60 20 Reuters An elderly, impoverished Turkish woman jailed for nearly a month after planting potatoes on state land has been freed after a sympathetic mayor paid her fine, CNN Turk said yesterday. The 76-year-old woman was sentenced to 45 days in
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      Lock icon Security deal shows Asean still effective
      489 25 Reuters US' call for action against Myanmar causing changes behind closed doors IT IS not every day that Mr Colin Powell dresses up as a construction worker and belts out the 1970s disco hit, YMCA. The US Secretary of State's show-topping performance at the
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon India tests short-range nuclear capable missile
        60 25 AFP India yesterday tested a shortrange variant of its nuclearcapable surface-to-surface Agni missile, which has a strike range of 700km. Reacting to this, India's neighbour and nuclear-armed rival, Pakistan, stated it was not worried about the missile test as it was a "sovereign right"
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      • Article
        Lock icon Teacher who fired on Thai cop shot in retaliation
        49 25 Reuters A religious teacher who fired on a Thai policeman was shot and wounded in retaliation yesterday, marking the latest violence in the troubled Muslim south of Thailand. Violence in the south has claimed more than 250 lives since January.
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        Lock icon Woman held for handing out Bibles beaten to death
        60 25 AFP A 34-year-old woman has allegedly been beaten to death in jail on the day she was arrested for handing out Bibles in southwest China's Guizhou province, the Legal Daily said. Police in Guizhou's Tongzi county had arrested the farmer on
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Indonesia's Chinese as enigmatic as ever
      1052 26  -  Karim Raslan They do the good work, but are reluctant to get involved in political debate LIM Oo Yen is a classic "old-school" Chinese businessman. He doesn't have a private, air-conditioned office. Instead, he sits behind a metal desk located on the ground floor
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  • the business of LEARNING
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      importance of NETWORKING
      736 28  -  John Bittleston THE NEW WORK I REVOLUTION Reach out beyond your working circle LAST week I outlined the steps you should take to prepare yourself for the New Work World. One essential thing I mentioned was networking. Singaporeans are good and bad at networking good with their
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      PC affected by spyware? Call an Ace
      468 28  -  C.Chua Certified computer engineers go to your doorstep to provide IT help and PC repair Written by DO you know that adware and spyware can cause performance issues with your computer? Or that it can transmit your personal information and hijack your homepage?
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  • SUCCEED
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      New SMU course to tie up with business
      552 29  -  Jason Chong Programme to be launched on Aug 16 gives students the option to go into business, says dean news@newstoday.com.sg TO GROOM social scientists who are comfortable working in a global, business environment This is the objective of the new broadbased Bachelor
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