Today, 24 February 2001

Total Pages: 48
1 48 Today
  • 8 1 TODAY MITA (PI 138/11/2000 SatUrdaY February 24, 2001
    8 words
  • 610 1  -  Ng Boon Vian by.. boon yian@ news tod ay. com. sg FOR the first time in five years, income taxes were cut across the board. And even Finance Minister Richard Hu admitted that the package of "share-outs" he announced in yesterday's Budget, such as
    610 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 32 1 ELECTION BUDGET? BAD TIMES BUDGET? TRANSITION BUDGET? t .^SI-' h«" .--i-i;.'«; roftftih" I ■bAMHHR^HHh. ;;5p ....,".jge. TjV^^B T I P_J aPk. ■^m/ff- tar -i; :-_,.lr- a^^F 'TH '<ioT JtHAcl .'■HSW I US
      32 words
  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • HOT NEWS
    • 393 2  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Device didn't work.They didn't make the connection by.. k i m@ newKtoday.com. sg THE first full factual account of the SQOO6 crash in Taiwan has shed new light and confirmed old suspicions. In a report that bled through more than 300 pages, Taiwan's Aviation
      393 words
    • 116 2 FANCY a trip to London to meet Westlife? PopCatz, the trend-setting music programme presented by Sing Tel on Channel 8, brings you an exciting opportunity to see one of the most popular boy bands around live. Log on to the PopCatz website at www.popcatz.com from
      116 words
    • 167 2 GENEVA An alleged hacker into the computer used by the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland has been arrested in Geneva, following detective work by two police specialists. A male suspect resident in Geneva had been held on the basis of strong evidence,
      167 words
    • 21 2 Couples lining up prior to the opening of Vienna's traditional Opera Ball al Vienna State Opera on Thursday.
      21 words
    • 280 2  -  Saw Ken Wye COMMENTARY by.. Managing Director Microsoft Singapore THIS year's Budget is surprisingly Infocom Technology-friendly. By committing to put a high percentage of its own services on line in its e-gov-ernment initiative, the Government is sending a strong signal that this is the way
      280 words
    • Article, Illustration
      391 3  -  Leong Phei Phei The natural way to deal with the ageing process by.. ph eiphe i@ tie wstoday. co m. sg AGEING is a natura] process, so there must be a way of dealing with it naturally. All you need is to pop a pill a day.
      391 words
    • 155 3 THOSE of you eagerly awaiting Jerri's expulsion from Survivor 2 will have to wait another episode. Ogakor finally broke Kucha's winning streak at immunity challenges. Getting the boot instead was Kucha's sort-of hippie, Kimmi Kappenberg. Kucha's appearance at the council on Day 15 was its first since
      155 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 65 3 [join in th c Event Highlights Police Force Career Exhibition ftttt^^^m*^ X V)Ce on<^ valuable personal experiences by our Career Counsellors > Performance by the Police Departments M Attractive Police Souvenirs < Limited stocks; One to a person, phase > I H f^~i~7 Ipm 9pm i Parco Bugis Junction a^
      65 words

  • MOME NEWS
    • 401 4  -  Joy Frances Did UOBA shore up subscription? by.. joy@newsto day.c om.sg THE Initial Public Offering of eWorldofSports.com was turning out to be a disaster. Two days before it closed, the managers and underwriters of the issue went into a flurry of activity to cover up the
      401 words
    • 211 4 Reuters. FROM May 1, all dogs brought into Singapore must be implanted with a microchip matching their veterinary papers to cut down on the risk of rabies and other diseases. About 5,500 dogs are imported each year 85 to 90 per cent of them puppies
      – Reuters.  -  211 words
    • 183 4 PARENTS can now spread the joy of the arrival of their newborn faster than ever, with the launch of a new online e-an noun cement service. Baby One, launched by the Thomson Medical Centre yesterday, will enable family and friends to watch baby "live" by logging-on to
      183 words
    • 437 4  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim by.. zackaria@newstoday.com.sg SELLING life insurance is like going for a first date it's all about persuasion, conviction and putting the other at ease. "When you take a girl out for the first time, she's afraid afraid of what you're going to
      437 words
    • 344 6  -  Hannes Steiner I Readers respond to our Page One stories Think of kids brought up in this climate I REFER to your article on Counter Strike (Today, Feb 21). While you raise the flag on an increasing problem, I feel that one should take an even more
      344 words
    • 184 6  -  Sharmala I AM a 17-year-old girl. After reading about the Counter Strike (CS) obsession, I was reminded of what ray 14-year-old brother does. He has not been able to concentrate on his studies and talks about CS all the time. Three weeks ago, he told me
      184 words
    • 162 6  -  Mohamad Rosle Ahmad NOW that financial planning is the hottest thing since sliced bread, I hope that the banks, insurance companies and investment institutions will strive to give customers a more complete picture in the projected returns of all their investment projects. Apart from
      162 words
    • 209 6  -  Vijayan Pillay I WAS bemused and felt a tinge of nostalgia on reading your front page report "Go climb a tree" (Today, Feb 22). Back in the good old days in the early sixties when villages dotted our landscape, tree climbing was almost instinctive
      209 words
    • 185 6  -  P. Fernandez I REFER to the letter "Sex: What's natural and what's not?" (Today, Feb 14) by Mr Norbert Lean. It seems to me that Mr Lean is unable to make a distinction between "statistical norm" and what feels "normal" to an individual. His argument
      185 words
  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 88 4 READ 0N... Is violence normal? Think of kids brought up in this climate/6 The day Hie mighty Straits Times turned blue in the face Not from exhaustion but from a major makeover, thanks to the competition today and also TODAY/ 13 More than just pretty faces Intelligence is a big
      88 words

  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 45 5 *P^T ilk t/lm Li Date :10 -12 March 2001 (Saturday to Monday) From Raffles Marina To Awana Kijal, Terengganu, Malaysia Closing Date :28 February 2001 Organiser: Benefiting tlwiuj; Event Manned tn^= Ciffitini Press: Official Radic: MAin Spenser: m motorola f ericsson S Microsoft \Jr Invent
      45 words

  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 80 6 The ABCs of Hepatitis B Q: Are A The most common side effects are pain at the there any .fi. injection site, and mild to moderate fever. "*"fe side effects Serious side effects reported after receiving <; due to immuni- Hepatitis B vaccine are uncommon. sation? There is no confirmed
      80 words

  • Business news
    • 536 7 Learn, don't repeat mistakes HI, it's me, Alfredo, the amateur investor trying hard to hone my skills to improve my portfolio performance. Last year, I relied on rumours. Well, I'm sorry to say chasing rumours was fun, but I lost my shirt! There must be
      536 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements

  • Market news
    • Playing for time
      • 483 8 WALL Street sold off early on Thursday, clawed back up, and ended somewhere in the middle as more sellers were flushed out and replaced by value buyers, The US market remained a tough one to read and most investors here were
        483 words
      • 459 8 KUALA LUMPUR The market ended the week on a mixed note. Light-profit taking in the late afternoon ahead of the weekend sent the XL Composite Index into negative territory, and pared gains notched up by the lower-liners earlier in the day. At the
        459 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements

  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 282 9  -  Chin Weilin Investment marks a number of firsts by.. we il i n® news today.com.sg TWO Japanese electronics giants will invest 551.06 million in the first flat pannel display plant in Singapore. It will start production in 2002. Electrical and electronic product makers, Toshiba Corporation and Matsushita
      282 words
    • 270 9 Channel News Asia. SMALL cap stocks are once again starting to feature on investors' radar screens. One such company is Omni Mold, which specialises in making steel moulds for plastic parts. "Our focus is (being in a) niche market," said its managing director Mr Neo Age
      Channel News Asia.  -  270 words
    • 71 9 Bloomberg PARIS Airbus Industry has been giving discounts of about 40 per cent below list prices for its A3BO "superjumbo" cargo and passenger jets to win early customers, Business Week reported. The European aircraft maker has received 60 orders for the A3BO, challenging Boeing Co's
      – Bloomberg  -  71 words
    • 222 9 Reuters CALIFORNIA-Sun Microsystems warned that a capital spending slowdown had j hit US demand and lowered its sales and profit targets. The company cut its sales growth forecast to 10 to 13 per cent for the quarter, down from the near 30 per cent that Wall i
      – Reuters  -  222 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 536 9 I RINGTOIMES LIMBOS Coll 1900-912-2812 from Gfiy mobile Of Personollieyoui mobile pfisne to reflect your personal style! fixed line phone to order your favourite Sintfaws.flchjK! Messages ond Logos sent direct to your Mobile Photic In Seconds! Ringtone, Picture Message or Logo to be r^^XXIS. sent 10 your Mobile Phone in
      536 words

  • WORLD NEWS
    • 366 10  -  Anamika Vasil Singapore may have to consider electronic voting by.. in Auckland AS Singapore prepares to extend voting rights to its overseas citizens, New Zealand is cautiously poised to introduce electronic voting for its overseas residents by the year 2005. Other uses of technology are
      366 words
    • 160 10 -AFP MANILA Ousted Philippines leader, Joseph Estrada, plans to become a radio talk show host to fight "black propaganda" against him, Mr Estrada told radio station DZEC, owned by a Christian sect which helped him win the 1998 presidential election, that he was considering
      -AFP  -  160 words
    • 140 10 WASHINGTON Only a few weeks ago, newly-elected US Senator Hillary Clinton was seen as one of the Democratic Party's brightest stars. Now, her lofty standing may be threatened by an errant brother. Mrs Clinton said on Thursday that she was "heartbroken and shocked" over payments to
      140 words
    • 119 10 Agencies. KALIMANTAN Some 14,000 refugees are waiting to flee Sampit which has been drenched in blood from fighting between the Dayaks and Madurese settlers. The central government has sent a navy vessel to evacuate the Madurese refugees to Surabaya. Yesterday, an uneasy calm prevailed in Sampit
      – Agencies.; – Reuters photo  -  119 words
    • 70 10 -AFP COLOMBO Singapore's home-grown Indian vegetarian fast-food restaurant, Komala's, opened a franchise outlet in Sri Lanka yesterday. Mr R T Sekar, owner of the chain, said: "What we hear in Singapore is that it is a very good time to get into business in Sri
      -AFP  -  70 words
    • 259 10 Agencies LONDON Britons have been warned to stay away from the countryside amid growing fears over the foot-and-mouth disease. Yesterday, the fifth case of the highly-conta-gious disease was reported in a cattle farm in Heddon-on-the-Wall, northern England. To contain the spread of the disease,
      Agencies  -  259 words
    • 168 11 WASHINGTON The FBI provided alleged spy Robert Hanssen with such good training that he was able to use the skills he had learnt to escape detection for almost 16 years. Hanssen, 56, a counter-intelligence agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation
      168 words
    • 93 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR-Malaysia's Aids Council will open its first hospice for terminally-ill patients in the middle of this year, after five years of frustration due to objections from local residents. Council president Marina Mahathir said yesterday a RM314.333 (*****,354) grant from the Japanese embassy had helped
      – Bernama  -  93 words
    • 78 11 -AFP LOS ANGELES California lifted all emergency power alerts on Thursday, after 37 straight days of a crisis that led to blackouts, and its financiallystrapped utilities to near bankruptcy. The California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO), which manages 75 per cent of the state's power grid, said
      -AFP  -  78 words

  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 69 11 The Most Competitive Prices in Singapore! Remember Us. Beansprout Mobile. X No Additional Purchases X No Deposits X No Trade-in Needed X GST Absorbed §$96 1Q5296 Nokia 3310 Nokia 8210 Sing Tel 2yr plan Sing Tel Zyr plan 2 yr plan-Pajailii.S9oN|irriin! and jet (15 rebate per monftnwtßmiinliHlliraaiih Sin: t mi.
      69 words
    • 262 11 IT€\mj^ fi9fa e%t' Juron 9 Point Shopping Centre UU m InPf^zL (near Boon Lay MRT) Ist floor Atrium J/^^ 16-25 FEB 2001 (OPEN TO PUBLIC 11AM 10PM DAILY) RnnnC NEOPRENE EASY SLIDER AB SOCK IT EVERLAST F-86 Dwiigl Scale Dilntja Dumbbells Tummy Trimmer TsHtwnyTriminer Punching Bag S-Way Massager BsxJyfat Andywr
      262 words

  • COMMENTARY
    • 978 12  -  Lulin Reutens How I got to cover the Singapore Antarctica 2000 Expedition THE e-mail arrived on Tuesday, Oct 5 1999: "How are you? Busy? Had a meeting today and we stumbled on the book again. I would like to ask if you are keen to be our ghost
      978 words

  • Focus
    • 2550 13 Not from exhaustion but from a major makeover, thanks to the competition today and also Today Riddle: "When will The Straits Times turn blue in the face?" Answer: "Today!" That riddle surfaced after 8 November 2000. The 155-year-old broadsheet
      2,550 words



  • RELAX
    • 556 16  -  Maurice Png Seven drops of fresh blood joining City Beat by.. maurice@newstoday.com.sg SHARON Au is the last woman standing. The City Beat's Fab Four which was torn apart once and again has finally found the solution to end it all not just one replacement
      556 words
    • 289 17 I Reuters Hollywood star Julia Roberts said on Friday that her relationship with television actor Benjamin Eratt had brought her the happiest times of her life. "We're drunk with joy 24 hours out of the day. We're sickening... ecstatically happy," Roberts told Britain's mass circulation
      I – Reuters  -  289 words
    • 298 17 Wine making is really quite a simple business," Baroness Philippine de Rothschild was quoted as saying in The Economist. "Only the first 200 years are difficult," she said to her visitors at her chateau near Bordeaux, France the global bastion of traditional fine wine. Indeed,
      CHAN CHAO FEH  -  298 words
    • 749 18  -  David Ngiau Intelligence is a big factor in the Miss Singapore-Universe pageant by.. d avid newstoday. com. sg The face of the beauty pageant in Singapore is changing, observed the organisers of this year's Miss Singapore-Universe pageant. They feel that brains and intelligence have become
      WEETECKHIAN  -  749 words
    • Article, Illustration
      561 20  -  Kim-Kyna Tan l The artist with wanderlust 1 finds reason to stay home by.. kim@ne wstoday. com. sg IF Diaspora had a face, it'd have his soulful eyes that illuminate untold darkness. For Zai Kuning is a poet, but not in his own land. The multi-faceted artist, who
      Kim-Kyna Tan  -  561 words
    • Article, Illustration
      1052 30  -  Hedy Khoo The sultry Latino sex symbol meets some of her fans in Hong Kong Story and pictures by.. hedy@newsto day. co ra. sg If there is one thing that Jennifer Lopez wants to make clear, it is that she has her feet planted firmly on the ground.
      1,052 words
    • 520 31  -  Maurice Png Here's an exhilarating wushu display by monks, pitched to the tune of modern music by.. Maurice @newstod ay.com. sg Add eight local wushu exponents to the 28 Shaolin monks and throw in a generous amount of weapons and animal boxing. Sprinkle a pinch of
      520 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 273 16 WHY-Series #012 Do You Know fmQl Even before Homer regarded olive oil as "liquid gold", seekers of beauty have been fascinated by this X healthy ingredient's ability to enhance well-being in 3& h ways that gourmets may never have imagined. Jr B FANCL Botanical Pure Oil treatment uses the m.
      273 words



  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 207 19 \jf Cut along Jfie dotted Jirre i march to 30 april 2001 IJ^'lAMlljraWCTagffff^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M V COMDITIONS OF COHTEST Please state correct answers below: ____l m m :rit 3 druwri dll-caired entries win. AY m-t^L I IMliple enliiss will be disqualified I 1. 3. M^r Contest is not open In employees and
      207 words


  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 1112 21 on a weekend night. So make a date the morning. He will play breakfast All About Food T j EnCuentro Latino with him on Ciub Beats, every dedications, read the news headlines 10 -11 am 5-8 pm Saturday. and provide you with weather and Every weekend on Newsßadio 93.8 Listen
      1,112 words

  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 620 22 O rr mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmumumua ft For Better or Worse J j^flflL-y*** The Adventurers .fltf flk H Channel 5, 7.15 pm J Channel 8, 10.30 pm |"P k^* r *JbF l_V K^Jm vjKflT fl \W A perennial loser is surprised when H/ A fighter pilot in the Thai Air r V-hhs^BbP aa™*
      620 words

  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 703 23 The Big Match SQ 006: Report by Taiwan's x /A Sports City, 10.30 pm Aviation Safety Council /Vomr c"™ ■wBLBMi giin Channel News Asia, "U^'lSf'fi** p&Mp I 9.30 am, 1.30 pm, 11.30 pm !f° RNI rNC\- match-up will still make for com- |5f Jft 6.00 am Graphic Headlines petting viewing
      703 words

  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 675 24 C/ 3 M~r?]J\CORP O ?v Tf\ An FBI agent goes undercover w craw' nes slight but is j taking on the face of a notorious '*^*Wi swept back into the underworld. H |P^^ criminal, but his plans backfire After a jail term, he is forced to ,JS ■fcCC^' when the
      675 words

  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 1016 25 TOMORROW'S LISTING! MC I' I _T=^^^^^^^^ lA,L I- MEDIACORP A N Sync Live from Whose Line Is It 4/ AA Fo«r performers act out hilarious MORNING Catch squeaky-clean boy band charades set by chairman Clive 6.00 am Graphic Headlines N'Sync as they belt out their biggest Anderson and the audience,
      1,016 words

  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 1367 26 g~ S^r Musicßeat :fl ,h. Talks/Seminars p-y^ Tang Quartet In Concert A musical instruments. Four nutty t Traditional Chinese Now you can catch the Tang Korean chefs in a busy kitchen Medicine Baby Massage Quartet (right) in concert with create more mischief than good Therapy their professor, Paul Katz. He
      1,367 words

  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 1262 27 Geoffrey Chaucer's timeless tales fill Mark, a struggling young film-maker. p CPCOT the stage with a burst of energy. The contemporary music created by EVG llvUlcfltHjl Watch five of the greatest, rudest, Jonathan Larson for Rent attracts I The Missing Sun most outrageous stories ever told. and invigorates both young
      1,262 words

  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 1434 28 f^' l 'PREVIEW TODAY UU PAY IT FORWARD BUGIS JUNCTION EWEMPRESS 7.15,945, 12.15 am Iron Lodes (Thai) 1 CastAwayiPG): Cast Away (PG)i 2 30pm Harwifcd (PG): 11am, 1.05pm, 3.10,7.20,9.25, 11.50 d^\ S&\,. Hannibal NQI6): 10.40 am, NC(16)411.15am, 1.45pm, 415,6.45,9.15, Mas Congeniality {PGJs 10.500 m, lpm, Cj^ I.lopm, 3.50,6.30,9 15, MN
      1,434 words

  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 63 29 I 1 presents j fcJLAJ^^mJfc A I j* |1 I P^(J B^BJ The Original Shaolin Masters are from Songshan, China. K^J B^J O-ll March 2001. Pj The Shaolin Masters will be performing 9- 11 inarch Bl SC J PI iir^t!:Jd"\',i?l-c.yre:^r.t^\vi Multiple entnes will be I Postal I I HH mSh
      63 words
  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 1003 29 SHOWING TODAY GVYISHUN GVBOONLAY 11 10am, 145pm, 415,7,935, HANNIBAL Cost Away: 11,30 am, 2,25pm, 7.20 Cart Away (PG): lpm, 8.30 12,15 am iron Ladies (Thai) (PGj: Seven years have passed since Dr Hannibal DrcKuia 2000 [pg}: l i.303m, Drocub2ooo(PG): 12.50pm,3, 10,30 am, 12.45pm,3,5.15,7.30, Lecter escaped from custody, seven years j^^
      1,003 words



  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 2564 32 Dl Address Built-in Contact Description Dt Address Built-in Contact Description Corner Terrace For Sale KffBTTOHHM I &Wt& I C& H Group V***?i >4 J<l I J Tjr^ 05 Jubilee Rd 2570 951 ***** Tsik Chai,FH,4+l ,i 1.90 M, nr mkl/food clr/sch 9 l^fa mJim t*™| fj, jjuV fl ffflW Intermediate
      2,564 words

  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 1135 33 motoring ]jp Model Year Contact Remarks Model Year Contact Remarks i §1 n-«i><ii;AN<-RE(«TiTKm->| f^PCgT fICCCD! I I Visit AML! I HlgllGSt Offer I ti Best Price assured tor R II Q r 9 II tP P rf I SwiYMoimi? www.wr2ui.com 1990 2000 Lj£~^|^ USSffiS° =g B V TEL *****2? ALL
      1,135 words

  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • 840 34 appointments fSj -as Looking for a LSoing hands-on to fast track Jjj y make IT happen. challenging career i Now that's satisfying! ina™d"np™«-p^« ■■■^■■^■■^■■^■■^■■^■■^■■^■■^■■^■■^■■■■^■■^^■■l >*f As/a PacWc Srebven'es (APB), we constantly challenge and Bfc. ensure you attain your greatest potential. All this to help you Technical Support WALK-IN build a
      840 words

  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • 807 35 appointments "TVTV 7~^\ l\Ja nvan cr looking for a \Y^ INaiiyailg 4%4^fr\~l CREATIVE CHALLENGING m.l I PnK/tprhnif I L career in the knowledge--1" l Uiy LCClllllC J^ BASED ECONOMY.' :^Tyl .r <^k JR Inp IS BREWING HOT HERE NAN YANG POLYTECHNIC! Make a difference contribute to educating and training our
      807 words

  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • 1287 36 appointments Tune in to a career with the most acclaimed media and entertainment company in Asia. Be part of our dynamic team that's set to lead the media and entertainment industry in Asia and beyond. pA~DIA.C.OR.P 3. MultiMedia Producer You will be working within a unit tasked to maintain and
      1,287 words
    • 17 36 I Every Wednesday and Saturday in 10D£Y I For further enquiries, contact your Advertising Agency Now! j
      17 words

  • Page 37 Advertisements
    • 1852 37 appointments jfV*"~ Our hnh-tech underground heavy rail system is a worid first. m n Get onboard if you share our aim to be the best. 1 if.- -iy- ---MSyH HNHP ft«l' l matter w/ia( mode m irwspnritiiinr' k/o:^; use in the future, our responsibility remains the same -to gc< them
      1,852 words

  • Page 38 Advertisements
    • 1260 38 appointments The Singapore international Convention -^M- A veteran in the Hyatt family. Mr Willi B PeoplcSotl has appoint minted Rob Weils to Inhibition Centre (SICEC) has appointed .s?n Rk^u „is appo .j A| General Manager. Uewillberesponsiblefor Warren J Buckley as ils Chief Executive fl& the strategic growth and business Officer.
      1,260 words

  • SPORTS
    • 442 39 Reds' manager says team has to improve Uefa Cup Liverpool 0 AS Roma 1 (Liverpool wins 2-1 on aggregate) LIVERPOOL Birmingham City will hope to be one of the principal beneficiaries of a tumultuous night at Anfield in the Worthington Cup final in Cardiff on
      Reuters photo  -  442 words
    • 333 39 Uefa Cup Inter Milan 0 Alaves 2 (Alaves wins 5-3 on aggregate) MILAN Alaves coach Jose Manuel Esnal said his side would aim to "continue making history" after it dumped Inter Milan out of the Uefa Cup yesterday. Goals from Jordi Cruyff
      333 words
    • 496 40 NBA PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia 76ers hopes it traded for an NBA championship yesterday when it acquired Dikembe Mutombo from Atlanta in a six-player deal that sent Theo Ratliff and Toni Kukoc to Atlanta. Allen Iverson certainly thinks that's what will happen, ESPN.com reported. "I'd be lying to
      Allsport photo  -  496 words
    • 519 40 WASHINGTON Michael Jordan figures he's staved off the boos for a while. And Juwan Howard is bidding them good riddance. Jordan pulled off the improbable yesterday, trading the supposedly untradeable Howard from the Washington Wizards to the Dallas Mavericks in an eight-player deal,
      519 words
    • 126 40 Reuters DALLAS Hours after acquiring a starting forward, the Dallas Mavericks' current frontcourt had a field day at the Boston Celtics' expense. Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points, Greg Buckner added a season-high 15 and centre Shawn Bradley added 14 as the Mavericks coasted to
      – Reuters  -  126 words
    • 245 41 Reuters GALLE Darren Gough conceded yesterday that it had taken the England pace attack a day-and-a-half to learn how best to exploit a lifeless, wearing pitch in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Gough, who took one for 95 off 26 overs as Sri
      – Reuters; Reuters photo  -  245 words
    • 387 42  -  Leonard Thomas Birmingham needs a miracle to win its first trophy in 38 years by.. Leo nard@newsto day. c; o m. sg THERE is no easy way to say this for fans of Birmingham City, but Liverpool just has to turn up tomorrow at the
      ALLSI'ORT photo  -  387 words
    • 509 42 Reuters BIRMINGHAM Trevor Francis is already regarded as a legend in his own lifetime at Birmingham City. But, if the former boy wonder can inspire the first division club to the greatest triumph in its 126-year history tomorrow, he will be remembered
      – Reuters; Allsfort photo  -  509 words
    • 623 43  -  Leonard Thomas Gunners must win at OldTrafford to have any hope of clinching Premiership title Man United v Arsenal by.. leona rd newstod ay. com. sg OF LATE, things have not been quite right at Old Trafford and Highbury. There have been rumblings of player discontent concerning
      Allsport photo  -  623 words
    • 163 43 ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia's leading sports broadcaster, has acquired the exclusive terrestrial and cable and satellite television broadcast rights of the English Premier League for the next three seasons beginning August 2001. Announcing the acquisition of all television
      163 words
    • 515 44 -AFP Traditional aristocrats' turn to grab the spotlight this weekend Serie A MILAN Rome may be the Eternal City, but in football terms its two football clubs Lazio and AS Roma are somewhat 'nouveau riche', enjoying a recent spell of dominance at the expense of the
      -AFP; Allsport photo  -  515 words
    • 365 44 -AFP Primera Liga MADRID Spanish giants Deportivo La Coruna and Real Madrid, both fresh from European Champions League success, meet in the Spanish league today in a crunch match for the title race. Real's 2-2 draw in Lazio's Olympic stadium on
      -AFP  -  365 words
    • 385 45  -  Scott O'Donell But Clementi Khalsa chairman denies that the club is in financial trouble by.. scott® newstoday. com. sg CLEMENTI Khalsa is negotiating with its players to take some form of a pay cut. This was confirmed by chairman Jagjit Singh, who cited the reduction
      WEE TECK HI AN  -  385 words
    • 357 45  -  Scott O'Donell LEE Man Hon for the national team. That's what Tampines team manager Francis Wong believes can happen if the former Malaysia Cup star can keep his weight down. Said Wong: "In the days when he played for the national team, he played some
      357 words
    • 332 45  -  Kelvin Phang THE 2001 S-LEAGUE title will go to either Singapore Armed Forces or Home United, according to Tanjong Pagar United manager Richard Woon. Speaking at a pre-season press conference at the FAS heaquarters yesterday, Woon felt that limited budgets handicapped the title ambitions of the
      332 words
    • 440 46  - Poulsen Beware Bahrain trickery Kelvin Phang Lions coach expects the opposition to adopt time-wasting tactics Bahrain v Singapore by.. kelvin@newsto day. com.sg CARETAKER coach Jan Poulsen is hoping that the referee for tonight's pre-World Cup qualifier between Bahrain and Singapore will be extra vigilant, especially after the nasty episode involving
      WONG KHING CHONG  -  440 words
    • 268 46  -  Scott O'Donell THE England Schools U-18 team defeated the Singapore U-18's 2-0 last night at Bishan Stadium. The young Englishmen, who drew 0-0 with a combined Malaysian U-18 and U-23 side during the week in hot and steamy conditions, found the cooler conditions last
      HEDYKHOO  -  268 words
    • 134 46 -AFP ROME The High Commissioner of the Italian Football Federation, Gianni Petrucci, sent a letter to European football's governing body Uefa yesterday protesting at the refereeing of Spaniard Jose Garcia Aranda in Thursday's tie between Liverpool and AS Roma. The Italians, who had a nightmare night
      -AFP  -  134 words
    • 582 47  -  S. Murali Trails Minoza, but is still firm favourite to win by.. murali@newstoday.com.sg IT IS hard to believe that Vijay Singh was at one time "just one of the boys". In the early 1980s, he was plying his trade in the Asian Golf Confederation and sometimes
      ERNEST CHUA  -  582 words
    • 508 47 Reuters PACIFIC PALISADES Young superstar Sergio Garcia of Spain shot a five-under-par 66 to take a share of the first-round lead at the Nissan Open at Riviera Country Club on Thursday. Garcia had six birdies, including a putt of 30 feet. His only mistake was
      – Reuters  -  508 words
    • 432 48  -  S. Murali Filipino sets numerous records and takes lead in Caltex Masters by.. imirali@n ewsto d ay. en m. sg NEVER has "Old Lady" Bukit been treated so badly. And by one of her favourite sons to boot. But Filipino Frankie Minoza, who considers Bukit his second
      JOSE RAYMOND  -  432 words
  • Page 39 Advertisements
    • 264 39 appointments ■TTiniTT Job: Troubleshoot, repair and carry out machine tool modification Perform preventive maintenance as well as daily checks and servicing of machine tools Requirements: ITC or NTC 2 in Electrical or Mechatronics Preferably with a few years' working experience in a machine tool workshop with mechanical and hydraulic knowledge
      264 words


  • Page 41 Advertisements
    • 412 41 Subscribe toTODAY JfIAND Subscribe to TODAY now v PHAI/lf v and stand a chance to win 11 M«ch v, aooi over $30,000 worth j AT," rv of home entertainment 2nd prize r vmnniinmni t 29" Txut Flat TV systems from THOMSON. i y ord PRIZE I i i i i
      412 words


  • Page 43 Advertisements
    • 82 43 Travel 2001 Travel 2001 Travel 2001 Travel 2001 Travel 2001 i^^^HF X t^yo cater to the Singaporean's never-ending indulgence in travel, and in tandem to Travel 2001 by NATAS, TODAY will publish a Travel Supplement on 30 March 2001. Don't miss the flight! Showcase your travel-related products and services now.
      82 words