Today, 28 November 2000, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      I would let the pilots go
      368 1  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Chief investigator sees no reason to keep pilots in Taiwan; says runway lights were on by kim@newstoclay.com.sg ALMOST a month has gone by, and the pilots of SQOO6 are still grounded in a foreign land. And now the chief investigator categorically says
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      72 1 NASDAQ closed lower after DOW stocks rose yesterday on CriCr\6T6r Azhorudclin an early rally. The technogy-laced A hopes the race for the White r j .1 index ended down 23.89 points, at House was nearing an end. The 30- TOUrid guilty 2,880.49. "People are still looking company Dow was up
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Why blame Singapore?
      558 2  -  Endy Bayuri Indonesian editor looks at Gus Dur's outburst and says why his country will be hurt by.. JAKARTA: Indonesians by now are accustomed to the sudden emotional outbursts from their President. Singaporeans too must now get used to what Indonesians have had to put up with
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      Lock icon Drunk driver caused this
      115 2 A DRUNK driver is believed to have caused a three-vehicle pile-up on the ECP on Sunday night. The 46-year-old suspect was arrested on the spot. The three vehicles, travelling along the ECP towards Changi Airport at about 11.15 pm, were a mini-bus, a taxi and a
      WINSTON SNG I  -  115 words
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      Teenager attempts to befriend another by force
      154 2 IT'S just not the way to make friends. A 19-year-old, who claimed he badly needed a friend, pounced on a 14-year-old boy who just happened to walk by. On May 25, at about 2.30 pm, Nazirin Mokhtar grabbed the boy's neck near the
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      Lock icon Recount over, not the fight
      257 3 AFP, Reuters Gore goes to court, Bush names his cabinet AUSTIN The fight for the White House is far from over. The battle now goes before the Supreme Court. Vice-President Al Gore is contesting the results in three Florida counties, after a manual recount of
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      Lock icon I passed defence secrets to Russia, says navy man
      122 3 Reuters TOKYO A former naval officer admitted yesterday that he had sold defence secrets to Russia. Japan's most sensational espionage trial in 20 years saw Shigehiro Hagisaki, 38, a former lieutenant com- mander in the Maritime Self-Defence Force, saying: "The charges
      – Reuters  -  122 words
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      Comfort cabbies to start paying more
      184 3  -  Quek by.. elaine@newstoday.com.sg STARTING from Dec 4, Comfort taxi drivers will have to pay $2 more a day in the rental of cabs. The current daily rates range from $77.07 to $86.07. However, they are entitled to a $1 rebate if they fill up
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      Anti-mine seminar
      104 3 THE Republic of Singapore Navy is hosting the Second International Mine Counter-Measure Seminar. Eighteen countries are participating in this seminar. They include the Asean countries, Australia, the United States and Japan. Minister of State for Defence and Information and the Arts David Lim said half the world's annual
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      155 3 #N T U C INCOME Breaking frontiers to build a better life for all Pay No Cash for Exercise. Re9Ul l ar'y ß^: up to $270,000 I°' 6o?™ M, K™s m T w Are you overweight? Unfit? Suffering from high blood mpriioal rnupr til I anp fill pressure orhigh cholesterol?
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  • RUSH NEWS
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      Lock icon Intrusion alert
      429 4  -  Sol E Solomon Ignorance is the ally of intruders byS solomon@newstoday.com .sg BY the end of this year, firms in Singapore would have spent $200 million on security. But, according to a survey by Arthur Andersen, the danger for these firms in the form of computer system intrusion
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      Lock icon Surfer-friendly flats
      65 4 -AFP BEIJING A Chinese worker is almost "grabbed" by an Internet advertisement (left) for the new E-Tower apartments being built in centra Beijing. E-Tower will "free" net heads from slow connectivity. The apartments, like many under construction in China's capital, are being designed and marketed with the Internet
      -AFP  -  65 words
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      'Lights' at Turf Club
      115 4 CANDLES and stars and family fun that's what the Singapore Turf Club is promising at its fourth Fun for All Under the Stars event from 6-9 pm tonight at the Singapore Racecourse in Kranji. The theme this year is Thai, and the event will celebrate Loy
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    • Article
      Driverless MRT trains? Hold on, says Case
      97 4 THE CONSUMERS Association of Singapore (Case) has expressed worry over reports that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is conducting a feasibility study on fully automated MRT trains as they are faster, more efficient and cheaper to run. Case feels that the recent LRT
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      Errand boy and peacemaker
      181 4 SOUTH Korean President Kirn Dae-Jung has been playing errand boy for a while now. The President, who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize, has been passing messages between North Korea and Japan, hoping for an improvement in their relations. President Kirn was speaking at the prestigious
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      94 4 READ 0N... No Dalmations as gifts Owning a dog is a lifetime commitment, and should never be bought on impulse/6 Powerful Kiwi women New Zealand's Chief Justice says prejudices remain/7 SembCorp Logistics in $600 m deal The company will buy 20 per cent of Europe's largest sea freight company/8 Mobile
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Unwanted pets
      490 6  -  Leong Phei Phei SPCA sounds the alarm as dalmation film hits the screens by.. pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg IF the sneak preview of 102 Dalmatians last weekend made you think you just had to have one too, hold it right there! It's not a matter of forking out a few hundred
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      Hungry for change
      212 6 HERE'S the chance to change the world. It used to be that water fittings, flushing cisterns and valves needed to be approved by the Public Utilities Board before they could be sold or used in water service installations. But, after a suggestion by Mr David Loh of
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      She forged fiance's MC
      264 6 NINETEEN-year-old Rafeah Binte Hussein only wanted to help her fiance. At his behest, she forged two medical certificates to save his neck. Yesterday, she was hauled up to court to face two forgery charges. Her fiance, 20-year-old Mohammed Shafie bin Suna'aim, was named as her accomplice.
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      Lock icon Suntanning in Orchard Road
      41 6 WEETECKHIAN Suntanning is no longer restricted to the beach. Church worker Paige Rawson, 22, spreads comfortably on her rug in a park along Orchard Road. Lost in her own world, she is oblivious to her surroundings.ToDAYphoto fr)
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      Power to the women in Kiwi land
      503 7  -  Ng Boon Yian But prejudices remain, says its CJ by.. boonyian@newstoday.com.sg CHIEF Justice of New Zealand Dame Sian Elias has never really fancied the notion of travelling back in time. "But I would give a lot to go back to my law class
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      F1: Dream come true
      316 7 I AM very delighted that EDB, STB, COSS as well as some other organizations are looking into the feasibility of hosting Fl grand prix on streets of Singapore. I sincerely hope that the following suggestions could be forwarded to members of the above organizations for their
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      The making of the SIA crew
      241 7 I REMEMBER Alfred Lee well. We were in the same batch of cabin crew trainees in 1972.1 was shocked to learn that he was among the four cabin crew who perished in the SQ 006 crash. When I read the news reports about the
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      SembCorp unit in $600 mil deal
      368 8  -  Lee Yew Meng SembCorp Logistics expects company's earnings to rise 20 per cent by.. yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg SEMBCORP Logistics has entered into a $600 million cash and stock deal with Europe's number one sea freight company, Kuehne Nagel International (KN). Through the deal, which will give
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      King Wan to raise $5.1 mil in initial public offering
      355 8  -  Chan Chao Peh by.. chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg A two-year slump in the construction industry is not deterring King Wan Corporation, a local engineering firm, from carrying out its expansion plans. Instead, with an order book of $141 million as at September this
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      Lock icon Nat Steel Elect selling ECS stake
      112 8 Bloomberg News NATSTEEL Electronics said it is selling shares in ECS Holdings. ECS Holdings, one of Southeast Asia's biggest electronics component distributors is expecting sales to reach $1 billion in two to three years, compared with $267 million last year. "Just like what I
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      Fredriksen raises Qsprey's stake
      137 8 WOLRD Shipholding, a company helmed by Norwegian shipping mangate John Fredriksen, has upped its stake in local energy transport freighter Osprey Maritime again. In two separate statements issued through the Singapore Exchange, Osprey said that World Shipholding acquired another 12.4 million shares and 1.7 million shares
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      New $1.76 bil ethylene plant
      92 8 TOKYO Sumitomo Chemical said it will probably build a US$l billion ($1.76 billion) ethylene plant in Singapore with Mitsui Chemicals to meet a sharp rise in plastics demand in China and other Asian countries. The Singapore government has made "an earnest request" for Sumitomo which
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    • MARKET NEWS
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        Little loss, little gain
        471 10 Shares in two regional markets Singapore and Indonesia fall GOVERNOR George Bush was declared winner for the second time but Vice President Al Gore has yet to concede defeat. Singapore shares seemed to have discounted this news as it drifted in thin trading and ended lower
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        KL shares end higher
        406 10 KUALA LUMPUR Bargain-hunters took charge yesterday and powered the KLCI to a 17.5 point gain to 731. Buying was broad-based, helping 510 issues to close higher. 120 ended unchanged, whilst losers numbered even fewer at 91. Volume was decent at 151 million units, higher than last
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      Lock icon Sime to delist S'pore unit
      294 11 Bloomberg News Move is part of group's reorganisation KUALA LUMPUR Sime Darby, Malaysia's oldest industrial group, said it will take its Singapore unit private, a move it is also considering for its Hong Kong unit as part of a reorganisation. Sime will pay 92 cents
      – Bloomberg News  -  294 words
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      Lock icon A brainy handphone
      63 11 AFP photo AN employee of Japan's electronics giant Matsushita Electric unveils the world's first mobile phone with a stampsized SD memory card capability at the company's head office in Tokyo. The KX-HSIOO has a 64M8 memory card which enables up to four hours voice recording, or storage
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      Lock icon US economy heading for a soft landing?
      233 11 Bernama-AFX-ASIA WASHINGTON US data to be released in the coming week will demonstrate that the economy is heading for a soft landing amid continued softening of the manufacturing sector, economists said. "The NAPM (National Association of Purchasing Managers index) should stabilise although the
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      Lock icon Hong Kong's Oct trade deficit rises
      140 11 -AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong's trade deficit rose year on year in October, as both exports and imports recorded sharp rises. A visible trade deficit of HK$3.9 billion ($BBl million), equivalent to 2.4 per cent of the value of imports, was recorded for the
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      Lock icon HSBC to buy Philippine bank
      150 11 AFP MANILA Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp said it would acquire PCIB Savings Bank of the Philippines for 1.1 billion pesos ($39 million dollars) in cash. The bank, a unit of Equitable PCI Bank, has assets of 1.4 billion pesos and 16 branches around Manila,
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      Lock icon Ibra to sell off Salim's palm oil unit
      132 11 Bloomberg News JAKARTA Indonesia's bank rescue agency will complete the sale of the Salim Group's palm oil plantations to Malaysia-based Kumpulan Guthrie early this week. The Asian Wall Street Journal reported Kumpulan Guthrie will buy the assets for more than three trillion
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Monsieur macho
      229 12 AFP French minister slams British deputy premier for 'macho' comments PARIS A war of words between France and Britain over the collapse of talks on global warming escalated yesterday. French Environment Minister Dominique Voynet (left) called Britain's Deputy Premier John Prescott (right) a "dyed-in-the-wool macho" for blaming her
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      Lock icon Three blasts rock Pakistani city
      105 12 -AFP LAHORE (Pakistan) Three bombs targeting crowded places in central Pakistan's Punjab province exploded yesterday. Police said a four-year-old child was killed and 22 others were injured. Two bombs went off at a bus stand in the eastern city of Lahore, seriously injuring nine passengers.
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      Lock icon Taiwan's Wu meets China's Wang
      69 12 Reuters SHANGHAI -Taiwan's Nationalist Party vice chairman Mr Wu Poh-hsiung (left) meets China's top envoy on Taiwan affairs, Mr Wang Daohan, who is Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits. Mr Wu is the highest-level Nationalist Party official to visit China since
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      Lock icon Mahathir's 'warrior princess'
      173 12 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR A "warrior princess" has been drafted in by the dominant political party to spearhead its campaign to reach out to young women and boost support among ethnic Malays. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed's Umno has named Azalina Othman Said, a lawyer and woman's rights advocate
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      Lock icon Troops ready to quell protests
      194 12 Reuters MANILA The Philippines put thousands of troops on high alert yesterday to quash any violent protests on the eve of a Senate hearing on whether to push ahead with the impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada or dismiss the case. Mr Estrada, accused of
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      Lock icon Tired and sick of the war
      430 13 AFP Hotline for Palestinians with mental illness GAZA STRIP Two months of fighting the Israeli army and air force have left the Palestine Arabs totally weary both physically and psychologically. Worried about depression and trauma amongst the Palestinians, a medical clinic has opened a
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      Lock icon Malaysian airport taxis now have competition
      189 13 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has opened up the taxi service at its showpiece airport to competition after frequent complaints from passengers of long delays, a report said Monday. Regular metered city taxis are now allowed to pick up passengers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
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      Lock icon Business people hit in Assam violence
      163 13 AFP GUWAHATI Panic has gripped the Hindi-speaking business community in India's northeastern state of Assam, with separatist militants gunning down 50 people in a string of attacks over the past month. In the latest incident, heavilyarmed gunmen on Sunday shot dead four businessmen from
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      A Thought For Christmas
      51 13 Do you know what would have happened if it had been Three Wise Women Instead of Three Wise Men? They would have asked directions, Arrived on time, Helped deliver the baby, Cleaned the stable, Made a casserole, Brought practical gifts and There would be Peace On
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      Lock icon Surprised cattle rustlers kill boy, grandpa
      103 13 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Cattle rustlers have brutally murdered a cow-herder and his 10-year-old grandson who stumbled onto their activities The bodies of Mohamad Zain Idris, 63, and Abdul Qayyum Nordin were then dumped into a waste treatment pond at an estate in Johor, the
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      Lock icon Mass slaughter
      303 14 -AFP Germany orders slaughter of 160 cattle to curb mad cow disease THE German authorities have ordered the slaughter and incineration of all 160 cattle on a farm where a case of mad cow disease has been identified. Mr Heide Simonis, prime minister of Schleswig-Hostein, said on BBC
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      Lock icon 'Monkey buffet' attracts Thai visitors
      55 14 AFP photo Thai visitors watching a monkey enjoying fruits and vegetables during the annual "monkey buffet" in I Lopburi province, north of Bangkok, held at a local temple on Sunday. Organisers of the monkey buffet this year used more than 3,000 kg of fruits and
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      Lock icon China is ahead of us in all areas: India
      265 14 -AFP NEW DELHI India's biggest rival in its bid to become a world leader in coming decades is China, said Defence Minister George Fernandes. China overshadows India in everything, from sports to trade to overall excellence, the Indian minister told boy
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      Lock icon Shark fears after diver goes missing
      188 14 -AFP ADELAIDE A diver missing off the Australian coast for a week may have been the fourth victim of a shark attack in three months. Police said yesterday that Mr Danny Thorpe, 47, was left clinging to his upturned boat after it was hit
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      Lock icon Fever kills hundreds in Saudi Arabia
      123 14 -AFP RIYADH Rift Valley Fever, a virus that has hit the Arabic peninsula for more than two months, has left over 100 dead in Saudi Arabia. "One hundred and four people have died from RVF," the Health Ministry said in a statement yesterday. It
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      Lock icon Mobile warning
      207 15 Reuters British to issue health warning on hand phones LONDON All mobile phones in Britain will come with health warnings under new government guidelines to be rushed out ahead of Christmas. The Department of Health is finalising the wording on a leaflet to be distributed to shops selling
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      Lock icon Beijing resident kills mother for disrupting his sleep
      138 15 -AFP BEIJING A Beijing resident has admitted stabbing his mother to death over a row that began when she disrupted his sleep in the middle of the night, state media reported on Monday. The man, who is in his early 20s and
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      Salary cut for dancing
      119 15 YOKOHAMA A part-time instructor of a ballroom dancing class was slapped with a 10-per cent salary cut for one month because he is a Yokohama Municipal Government employee. The Japanese city does not allow its public servants to moonlight, reported the Mainichi Daily News. Yokohama officials
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      Lock icon Mental illness threat in China
      74 15 -AFP BEIJING China is ill-pre-pared to cope with a rapid spread of mental illness. "Mental illnesses are a serious health threat in China, and more attention should be paid to this field," the China Daily newspaper said. China now has 16 million men-tally-ill patients but
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      Lock icon Indons find bodies of alleged sorcerers
      94 15 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian police have found two bodies after 20 alleged sorcerers were reportedly killed by groups of vigilantes in the province of West Java. Police and local leaders searched the Gunung Sawo valley in the district of Cianjur on Friday to verify a
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      Lock icon Mum faces death threats
      264 15 Reuters BERLIN First, her six-year-old son died in the hands of suspected neo-Nazis. Now, Mrs Renate KantelbachAbdulla, an Iraqi-German, herself is the subject of death threats. Mrs Abdulla told Germany's N-TV television that right-wing extremists in Sebnitz had said "You're next" and "We will kill you"
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      Indians to teach Britons English
      337 16  -  Shanoo Maharaj Britain hiring because of severe shortage of teachers by in New Delhi INDIANS will be soon teaching the Queen's language to the English! India became an independent nation after more than 200 years of British rule on Aug 15, 1947. Some 53 years
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      Lock icon Toy train marks special year
      48 16 Reuters photo GHUM India's famous "toy train" celebrating its first year as a Unesco heritage site on Sunday. It is shown in the Himalayan town of Ghum. Running between New Jalpaiguri and the tea-growing hill station of Darjeeling, it began operations in 1881.
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      Ally McBeal actor in more trouble
      189 16 LOS ANGELES Actor Robert Downey Jr, who was released from prison only three months ago, faces more legal troubles for alleged drug abuse. The 35-year-old actor, who has a recurring role on the popular television show, Ally Mcßeal, was bailed out early on Sunday
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      Lock icon Italian hotel turns away Pavarotti
      138 16 Reuters PADUA (ITALY) Luciano Pavarotti may be one of the most famous opera singers in the world but his rotund figure and perennially black beard were not enough to get him past reception in an Italian hotel. The tenor had booked a room in the
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      Lock icon My power severely limited, says Iranian leader
      221 16 AFP TEHERAN Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (right) has confirmed the worst fears of his pro-reform supporters by admitting that his power to change Iran is severely limited. This is the second time in recent months that the President has made such an admission.
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      170 15 All You Want To Know About MONTESSORI Commencing: 20 Feb 2001 Tuesdays and Thursday 7.00pm to 10.00pm (West) 2 Jul 2001 Mondays and Wednesday 7.00pm to 10.00pm (East) Philosophy Observation Child Development Contemporary Issues Literature Child Care Health Nutrition Practical Life Scnsorial Mathematics Literacy Skills Culture Art Craft Music Movement
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Socialise your kids through English
      743 17  -  Lionel Wee Parents' role crucial in helping children use the language socially BY.. HOW can parents help develop their chi dren's competence in English? Some parents feel that this is primari ly the school's responsibility, either because they lack specialist knowledge about the grammar of
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  • SHOWCASE
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      Watch m-pact rocks
      674 19  -  Rosalind Png Compiled by rosalind@newstoday.com.sg m-pact in Concert Today 8 pm The Rock Auditorium, Suntec City Mall, Tower 4 Come down to Suntec City for a night of great acappella music, with the hottest vocal band in America. Listen to a funked up blend of a-cappel-la pop,
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      991 20 _r^JL 2.30 VAT. Miangkham is up to something to <^or^ r-'ir Country, Handicrafts avenge Raerai's death, Mayuret "^•4^ People schemes up a plan. jkj *l^^ -—^|HP^ 3.30 Are You My Brother? Romany is worried for L£j (Ep.l9/20) Miangkham's safety and asks her 6.00 am Winter Nosh 4.30 Fun Time to
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      842 21 4.00 Popular Mechanics For Kids ON CABLE ON RADIO 4.30 How 2 W Entertainment (Ch 56) Symphony 92.4 FM 5.00 Spiderman and Hjs Amazing Violet Clove and Firebird Bagels and Bugles Friends 3 pm 6 9 am 5.30 HI-5 Colours m■ r» JiJ The world famous diamond is out Wake
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      1132 22 Chicken Rice War 11.15 am, 1.15pm, 7.25,9.25 A 3.15,5.15,7.15,9.15 Charlie's Angels: 11am, lpm, 3,5,7, C^J WmmV'M Km Chicken Run: nam- ip I^3. 5> 7-9 9 \A/*' |p|^ Men of Honor: 11am, 1.30pm, 4, 6.30, Chicken Rice War: 11.15 am, 3.15pm, ["Jj 9 5.15.7.15,9.15 CHOA CHU KANG Chicken Run: 11.15 am,
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  • RELAX
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      Politics behind accepting awards
      382 23  -  Philip Berk People are not born with hatred or prejudice. It's taught to them, says Hollywood actor Danzel Washington by in Los Angeles PEOPLE were surprised last year when Denzel Washington failed to acknowledge his fellow nominees when accepting the Golden Globe as best actor. Instead,
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      Do You Know Why
      218 23 FANCL products s are so popular _f among Japanese consumers It was in 1980 that FANCL was founded in Japan. The founder Kenji Ikemori simply wanted to help consumers suffering from skin problems resulting from preservatives, disinfectants, and various other chemicals contained in many, if not
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      How do I look?
      228 24  -  Hazel Tan Red fish-net stocking. Six-inch-high boots. Bare backs. Big hair. One-eye jack Who wore what and why at the Star Awards? We highlight a few. by.. hazel@newstoday.com.sg FANN Wong (above) was the only actress who had a change of clothes in the two-hour show. She
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      Jacelyn's back to face the limelight, in style
      365 24 WHAT'S there to hide? That's why Jacelyn Tay (right) was back from Beijing, where she was filming, to attend the Star Awards ceremony on Sunday night. This was her first appearance after her bankruptcy case broke out two weeks ago. "Why should
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      Lock icon 'This is really shocking' – Chew Chor Meng 'This is strange' – Cao Qitai
      912 25 'This is really shocking' Chew Chor Meng 'This is strange' Cao Qitai "This is really shocking. How can it be?" Chew Chor Meng on stage to receive the Most Popular Male Artiste (Malaysia) "I am not prepared for this at all. I didn't think this would happen. Even my best
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      Whackstreet boys
      297 26 LAST week, it was reported that people have been getting hurt throwing themselves at the Backstreet Boys. But here's an interesting twist to the tale the Backstreet Boys have, apparently, been getting hurt hitting each other. Nick Carter recently came to blows with Kevin Richardson. Another fellow member,
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      See ya! on Dec 4
      725 26  -  Jean Danker move on to new show with fear CHANGE. Most people I know hate it, some but few thrive in it, others make do and slowly adapt. I'm referring to the big C CHANGE. Why are most of us so fearful of it? Well,
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      84 26 jA A Special Peon Hon by v|Ld rXint&e pictures •a w deliciously romantic OSr AvallMla On r«llo» Music nuuWH^ul/in SHE l)s~~ tMMHH 1 PICTI Catch the Chicken Rice War movie on 29 November 2000 (Wed) 7.00pm at the Lido Theatre. Just present this coupon at The Heeren Shops, Level 1
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  • TECH NEWS
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      Internet easy as using a phone
      501 27  -  Sol E Solomon Sun reveals its visions for the Internet by.. solomon@newstoday.com.sg IMAGINE a world where getting onto the Internet is like using the phone today always readily and easily accessible. Sun Microsystems calls it Web Tone, a service it is working at bringing
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      Community sites most popular
      117 27 A STUDY on home Internet usage by Nielsen//Netßatings, an Internet audience measurement service provider, revealed that in October, Singaporean surfers spent most of the time at online community sites,. averaging two hours per person. Sports sites, clocking 28 minutes per surfer, were the second most "sticky"
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      Going once,, going twice... at $1!
      142 27 ASIAN auction and classifieds Web site, Surfingßananas.com, will launch a Christmas promotion between Nov 27 and Jan 2, featuring a wide range of gifts and other items, all with a starting bid of Ssl. Budget-conscious shoppers can bid on gifts from a variety of
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      Radio for WAP phone
      112 27 LISTENERS can now access the radio on WAP phones. Also known as RonWAP (www.ronwap.com) for short, the WAP site is jointly developed by the Radio Corporation of Singapore (RCS) and Orange Gum Pte Ltd (formerly known as Davidcan.com), a Web entertainment and game content provider. This
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      Palm-sized leisure
      107 27 LEISURE and travel Internet portal, ZingASIA, which focuses on leisure, travel and lifestyle across major Asia-Pacific cities, has released a Web clipping application for use with the Palm Mobile Internet Kit. Through this, ZingASIA will provide wireless access to leisure and travel content covering 19 cities in the
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      Virtual education the way to go
      514 28  -  Sol E Solomon Encouraged by e-learning results, Cisco has introduced it worldwide b5 SOiomonws'newsioaay.com.sg DOING things the electronic way has paid off for networking vendor Cisco Systems Inc in many ways. Apart from having one of the most successful e-commerce sites, the vendor has
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      Online recruitment depends on trust and clear understanding
      338 28  -  Sol E Solomon by solomon@newstoday.com.sg "IMPROVE the cost and speed of the recruitment process, and extend the reach for employers." These are the value-propositions of recruitment Web site Monster.com to prospective bosses, according to its Asia-Pacific managing director, Ms Libby Christie (left).
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  • SEEFOOD
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      Lock icon Black cat, white cat...
      613 29  -  Pauline D Loh Mao says: Black cat, white cat, the animal which catches mice is best cat By pauline@newstoday.com.sg The little Red Book is classic literature by now full of quotable quotes by the late, great Chairman. Next to the Bible, it must be one of
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      Five ingredients, 15 minutes – The Today Challenge
      236 29 Five ingredients, 15 minutes The Today Challenge CHEF Ken Tan looks as if he's hardly out of school. After tasting the delicious creations that had us clapping in delight, we were expecting to meet a chef of more er.. mature years. Nonetheless, the executive chef of Red Book rose to
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      Gourmet gathering in battle for honours
      359 30  -  Elisa Chia Radio stations take the lead in tracking down the best chefs in town By www.eastciti.com Be my guest, the song goes. And at last weekend's Gourmet Hunt organised by the Radio Corporation of Singapore's two Chinese stations, there were plenty of happy
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      Get that Little Red Book ...
      282 30  - Get that Little Red Book Pauline D Loh IT isn't everyday that you get to have your cake and eat it. Well, it happened to me yesterday when I gathered the Chicken Rice War mother and son and future daughter-in-law and descended on the Tung Lok Group's Red Book for
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Hail Queen Jones
      478 31 ■AFP She is keeping the athletics world alive PARIS Marion Jones may have failed in her bu to win a unique five Olympic gold medals in Sydney in September, but the three she won wer good enough to edge her over the line for the lAAF women's
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      Lock icon Marion and Jan take top IAAF honours
      496 31 AFP MONACO American sprint queen Marion Jones and Czech javelin thrower Jan Zelezny were elected Athletes of the Year by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (lAAF) yesterday. The announcement was made by Prince Albert of Monaco and lAAF President Lamine Diack during the
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      Lock icon Stockton's playing that same old tune
      498 32 Jazz man sets a new NBA record by playing his 1,2715t game for Utah NBA Utah 94 Detroit 79 MICHIGAN -John Stockton's staying power with the Utah Jazz has reached record proportions. Stockton handed out 15 assists and broke John Havlicek's record for most
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      Lock icon Top scorer out, but no problem at all for Toronto
      461 32 -AFP Toronto 101 Chicago 89 TORONTO When the Toronto Raptors' Vince Carter went down injured, his team-mates stepped up. Carter, the NBA's leading scorer, strained his left thigh muscle in the first quarter and did not return, but Mark Jackson
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      Lock icon How good is he?
      703 33 The world's greatest modern day batsman put under the microscope Cricket INDIA Viv Richards, Wasim Akram, Sanath Jayasuriya, Michael Bevan all crowd into the picture, but one name slips as easily onto the top of the list as on-drives do off his bat Sachin Tendulkar. Of
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      Lock icon Real is ready
      365 34 Spaniards looking to overtake Man U as world's best supported club World Club Cup Real Madrid v Boca Juniors discounted speculation that it might rest Figo against Boca. He was with the squad which arrived in Tokyo late on Friday night and, as club president Florentino Perez
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      Monty wins despite underperforming
      386 34 Golf CALIFORNIA Colin Montgomerie made the fewest birdies, but he sank a two-foot par putt worth U*****,000 (*****,000) on the third playoff hole to walk away the big winner of the 18th annual Skins Game on Sunday, reported ESPN. While it will not make up for
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      We're clean: cyclists
      230 34 Cycling PARIS The manager of Lance Armstrong's US Postal cycling team has strongly denied his team has ever used banned substances, reported the BBC. It was first announced by French officials last Thursday the team will face a legal investigation into allegations of doping. Manager Mark Gorski
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      Go now Eriksson, says Lazio faithful
      621 36 Future England supremo under fire in Rome after Lazio loses again ROME The fans may want him to go but, for the moment at least, the tifosi of Rome and the FA of England will have to wait. Lazio continues to stumble from one
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      Lock icon First there's joy, then come tears
      659 37 -AFP Batistuta scores only goal against former club and weeps Serie A Roma 1 Fiorentina 0 win from eight league outings and took it six points ahead of Juventus, the nextbest placed of the big guns in Serie A. Batistuta was submerged by celebrating
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      Lock icon Fish out of water?
      307 38  -  Kelvin Phang Swimmers take to the track I kelvini@newstoday.com.sg WHOEVER said that swimmers on land are like fish out of water probably did not know what he was talking about. Running at a pace that could put some reservists to shame at the Anglo-Chinese Junior College
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      Sunderland emerges favourite against United
      368 38 Worthington Cup Sunderland v Manchester United IT IS not often that Manchester United starts a domestic game as the underdogs. Tonight though, it goes into round four of the Worthington Cup against Sunderland minus the favourite tag. The Stadium of Light is a real plus
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      Woman soccer player admits smoking pot
      262 38 LONDON England women's international midfielder Sammy Britton has ruled herself out of tomorrow night's vital European Championship play-off clash with Ukraine after admitting smoking marijuana. Britton was one of four England players subjected to a routine drugs test on Friday and she pulled out
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      Liverpool's Houllier throws in the towel. Arsenal's Wenger is ready with his
      313 39 LONDON Following weekend defeats, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier said their hopes of catching Alex Ferguson's side were draining away. Arsenal trail Manchester United by eight points after losing away at Leeds on Sunday
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      Lock icon The wall is crumbling
      695 39  -  Leonard Thomas Once famed for its effectiveness, the Arsenal defence is now its weakness by leonard@newstoday.com.sg A LOT has been said of Arsenal's poor form of late. Reasons like the 'Black November' curse and exhausting midweek European games have been put forth in its defence. Of
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Cricketers found guilty
        448 40 Reuters Report finds former captain Azharuddin and four others guilty in matchfixing probe NEW DELHI Mohammad Azharuddin, one of five Indian test players named in a federal match-fixing report, has been found guilty by an internal cricket board inquiry, its president A.C. Muthiah said yesterday. "According to
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        Lock icon Supersonics fire coach Westphal
        183 40 Reuters SEATTLE The Seattle SuperSonics fired head coach Paul Westphal yesterday and named assistant coach and former Seattle player Nate McMillan to replace him on an interim basis. The club also promoted assistant Dwayne Casey to associate head coach. Westphal led the Sonics to the playoffs
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        Lock icon Hierro may miss World Club Cup
        91 40 AFP TOKYO Real Madrid captain Fernando Ruiz Hierro, still struggling with a foot problem, is doubtful for today's World Club Cup against South American champions Boca Juniors. On Saturday Hierro hurt his right calf, previously injured last week during Real's game against English Premiership
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