* Headlines:KPU rapped for accommodating late applicants 2

* Headlines:KPU rapped for accommodating late applicants 2
* National:EU, TI plan to monitor elections 4
* Archipelago:15 areas may see violence in 2004 polls: Scholars 5
* Opinion:Final list of candidates can trigger conflicts 6
* City:Busway highlights urban problems: Observers 8
* Sports:Smiling Venus triumphs, Rusedski's blues deepen 10
* World:Kerry shakes up race with win in Iowa 11
* Business:Global bond to increase burden on state budget: Kwik 13
* Features:New strain of SARS virus appears less contagious 18