Today, 27 July 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY Friday July 27,2001 MITAIPJI3B II I
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • Article
      4th uni not just for poly grads
      378 1  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim Committee recommends admission to all for proposed new university by zackanacs'newstoday.com.sg SHOULD the proposed fourth university admit only polytechnic students? It looks like the answer to this hot question is no. The general sentiment is that the fourth university should
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    • Article
      Deadly virus spreading in the US
      280 1 ATLANTA The West Nile virus, the mosquito- borne illness that has killed at least eight people since surfacing in the northeastern US two years ago, is spreading and could soon jump to other parts of the country, federal health experts said yesterday. A report
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      74 1 I spoke directly to Jiang Zemin on this very subject, m about the humane treatment j of US citizens and/or legal res- i^r idents. And perhaps China is beginning to realise that, as she begins to deal with Western nations, she's going to have to make better decisions on human
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      Lock icon Wall Street recovers
      50 1 AFP NEW YORK Stocks shrugged off early loss yesterday as late-day bargain hunting boosted all the major indexes. The Dow Jones industrials gained 49.96 points to close at 10,455.63 and the Nasdaq rose 38.64 points to 2,022.96. The Standard and Poor's 500 added 12.44 points to 1,202.93.
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      Lock icon High-flying debut for Jackie's new film
      163 1 Reuters HONG KONG Kungfu superstar Jackie Chan's latest action comedy Rusk Hour 2 made a highflying debut yesterday, premiering on a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong, where the movie was largely set. The exclusive show was screened to passengers of United
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  • HOT NEWS
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      DBS opens supermart banks
      214 2 THE first two supermarket banking centres have arrived in Hougang and Sengkang. And DBS Bank plans to open four more POSBank supermarket banking centres by the end of this year. DBS, which is the largest bank by assets in the pretakeover flurries, also said it aims
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    • Article
      Lock icon IDA suing SingTel
      404 2 Bloomberg Regulator wants it to return $388 m THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has launched legal proceedings to claim back $388 million from Sing Tel. When the Government freed up the telco industry earlier than expected, SingTel's monopoly came to an end. In March 1997,
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      Maybank aims for big S'pore splash
      277 2  -  Ivay Tan by ivay@newstoday.com.sg MALAYSIA'S largest bank, Maybank, will apply for qualifying full bank (QFB) status by Aug 3, said its chairman, Tan Sri Mohamed Basir bin Ahmad, at the opening of Maybank Tower yesterday. Analysts said Maybank, which failed to get QFB status
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      Lock icon A twist of fate
      320 3  -  Tan Siew Eng The critic of Indonesia's President is nowVP by sieweng@newstoday.com.sg THE man who once said Indonesia should not be led by a woman will now have to play second fiddle to one, President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Mr Ham2ah Haz, leader of the Islamic-based United Development
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    • Article
      Routine departures, says SIA
      278 3  -  Kim-Kyna Tan by kim@newstoday.com.sg NEVER before has giant Australia watched tiny Singapore so closely. Even the recent resignation of three board directors from Singapore Airlines (SIA) a move that the airline thinks is routine has come in for comment in the national daily, The Australian. The
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    • Article
      Slimming surprise
      215 4  -  Audra Lim No doctor in many centres by audra@newstoday.com.sg A SURVEY of slimming centres has found that more than half do not have either a medical doctor or nutritionist to dispense advice on the treatment offered. The Consumers Association of Singapore, or Case, contacted 39 slimming centres between
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      Outstanding 50
      145 4  -  Lee U-Wen WHEN the Economic Development Board (EDB) announced in 1998 it would commit $50 million to train 500 engineers, Delphi Automotive Systems offered to send 50 fresh engineering graduates to the US. Now, after 18 months of intensive training at the Delco Electronics Systems facility in Kokomo,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      104 4 |w[olr 1 p[s[m[ i [t!h]T| Turn to page 39 to win 10,000. READ 0N... Dirty money for baccarat HK gangster 'laundered' it in Aussie casino/19 Angels and humans An ex-teacher's open letter to parents on educating their children/20 Scary humour Shawn and Marlon Wayans talk about their horror spoof/25 The
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  • LETTERS
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      Another side
      335 6  -  Lawrence TPereira At last, a different perspective for readers IT is apparent that Today has been getting under the skin of The Straits Times. The latter's Life! editor Richard Lim has deemed it necessary to write a scathing article openly criticising both the up-and-coming young journalist, Ms Kim-Kyna
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      Indra's goal will stay long in our minds
      158 6  -  Ronald Leong Yong Chen SOME 40,000 fans who turned up at the National Stadium to watch the match between Team Singapore and Manchester United witnessed a showcase of bizarre goals, lots of action and topclass football. But the 8-1 scoreline did not
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    • Letter
      No need to change Act
      197 6  -  Ang Hwee Suan I REFER to the letter "Developers, time to review pricing?" by See Leong Kit (Today, July 20). The writer pointed out that as the areas used for flower planting and for air-conditioning compressor ledges cannot be occupied by people, they should not
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      Send smokers to Quit Camp before NS
      217 6  -  Tom Ong AS the Singapore Armed Forces is the backbone of our country's defence, our soldiers' physical fitness is top priority to maximise our fighting capabilities. Many years back, obese servicemen had to undergo additional training to make them fitter. But there is
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    • Letter
      Other Indian actors had prowess too
      197 6  -  M Chandra Sekar Reddy I REFER to the letter "Sivaji left an imprint" (Today, July 26). The writer said that "No Indian actor has come anywhere close to Sivaji's acting prowess". I beg to differ Sivaji was one of the best in India, but
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Hitachi to lay off 950
      346 8 Cathode-ray plant to shut down SOME 950 workers of Hitachi Electronic Devices (HED) in Benoi Road have been told they will be out of job by the end of September. A company official said they were told of the company's decision to shut down the
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    • Article
      SriLankan Airlines loses tourists
      243 8  -  Jose Raymond by jose@newstoday.com.sg SRILANKAN Airlines is struggling to cope with a surge in passengers just when it has lost half its fleet of 12 aircraft. Hundreds of foreign tourists are trying to get out of Sri Lanka after the daring pre-dawn attack on Colombo's airport
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    • Article
      More efficient?
      364 10  -  Visiting Associate Banks point to this as rationale for mergers by Professor S Janakiramanan THE merger fever among Singapore banks has not abated, neither has the controversy surrounding it. While the big boys haggle it out, customers of these banking giants are asking themselves what they have to
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    • $ Market Watch
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        CapitaLand sets up $875m fund
        118 10 CAPITALAND has set up an $875 million fund with Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG, Germany's number two insurer, to invest in commercial properties in Asia. The partners will have equal stakes. Capita Land will inject three of its Singapore commercial assets into the fund. "We want to
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      Lock icon Bad times, but Metro expands
      319 15  -  Chan Chao Peh It opens its third level at Causeway Point today by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE the current economic slowdown, one of Singapore's most recognised brand names in the retail sector is still going ahead with its expansion into the suburban areas. The 44-year-old Metro will
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      JTC, HDB offer rebates
      155 15  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim by zackaria@newstoday.coiii.sg COMMERCIAL and industrial tenants of JTC and the Housing Development Board can enjoy rental rebates under separate relief packages totalling $275 million announced yesterday. The 9,000 JTC tenants will be given a 10 per cent rental rebate for a one-year period
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      141 9 Now we can bank while we shop for groceries at NTUC Fair Price supermarkets. POSB is pleased to announce that we have opened at POSB ATM NTUC Fair Price supermarkets in Hougang and Sengkang. Check your account balance Now you have the convenience of banking while you're Withdraw cash getting
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon MRT tunnel dare
      454 11  -  Shazalina Salim Operator opens tracks for the first time to hold 4.6 km challenge by shazalina@newstoday.com.sg HAVE you wondered what it is like to walk in an MRT tunnel? On Sept 8, members of the public can do just that and walk in one and contribute to
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  • BUSINESS
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      SGX confirms Links shares were cornered
      132 12 AFTER almost a year of investigations, it is now official. Links Island shares were cornered. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) said shares of the land reclamation specialist were cornered last year, with its shares concentrated in the hands of a few people acting in concert,
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        250 12 SINGAPORE'S key ST index rose 6.85 points to 1,639.36 helped by buy programmes from foreign brokers that targeted specific counters on a day of mixed news. Singapore's industrial output numbers declined 16.1 per cent year-on-year with the electronics sector contracting 26 per cent. On the positive side, Intel Corp,
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        Malaysia
        177 12 PROFIT-taking took its toll after a fine morning start with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index dipping a mere 0.98 point to close at 642.79. Rotational interest was seen in takeover and restructuring plays. The overall market breadth was still positive, with gainers outnumbering the losers 356 to 290. Volume,
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      133 15 Even mere yoirvt^.^k Three of Singapore's biggest companies have come together to bring you SWELL- a rewards network that links their loyalty programmes. If you area member of Shell Escape, Sing Tel Red Rewards or UOB Credit Card Rewards Unlimited (UNIS) programmes, you can sign up for SWELL to enjoy
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon China's gesture
      246 17 Agencies Release of 2 spies indicates a desire for better ties with US BEIJING In a sign of its desire for better relations with the United States, China has freed two US-based scholars convicted of spying, and opened the door for the departure of a third. Sociologist Gao
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    • Article
      Lock icon Kashmir bans word
      77 17 -AFP SRINAGAR Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir yesterday banned use of the word "widow" in official records, saying it had a negative psychological impact on women. The government instead ordered the use of "wife of late" before the deceased husband's name in all official records. The directive followed
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      Lock icon Vote to lift ban on travel to Cuba
      162 17 Reuters WASHINGTON The US House of Representatives has voted to lift the ban on Americans travelling to communist Cuba. And more significantly, it only narrowly rejected a move to lift the embargo on the island altogether. In a move that pits it
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      Lock icon Don't rap rap
      373 18 I Reuters I Hollywood defends itself before Senate WASHINGTON He was not supposed to be there, but turn up he did, to confront legislators about their continued criticism of rap and hip hop music. Russell Simmons, rap pioneer and founder of Def Jam Records, attended uninvited a
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      Lock icon Fleeing from Mayon
      138 18 Reuters LEGAZPI Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupted with little warning yesterday, hurling flaming ash 10 km into the air and forcing about 25,000 villagers to flee their homes (picture). No casualties were reported, but residents of the provincial capital Legazpi, 11km from Mayon, rushed out of
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      Lock icon Trade talks: Poor-rich gap remains
      196 18 -AFP HANOI The developing world certainly does not see'eye to eye with the United States and other rich nations for a new round of world trade talks to begin without conditions in November. A regional gathering was told yesterday that developing countries wanted pledges on
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      Lock icon US nod for Murdoch's buy
      168 18 Reuters WASHINGTON US regulators have approved the controversial acquisition by a Rupert Murdock-owned company to acquire 10 TV stations. The deal with broadcaster Chris-Craft Industries, owner of the stations, creates the largest US television group within News Corp, Mr Murdoch's global media empire. The Federal
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      Lock icon Debate over VIP security
      176 18 Agencies. NEW DELHI The dayUght gunning down of India's "bandit queen" Phoolan Dcvi a sitting member of parliament has revived a heated debate over India's politics of YIP security. Ms Dcvi belonged to the opposition Samajwadi Party which is now accusing the government of "negligence" over
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      Lock icon Dirty money for baccarat
      301 19 -AFP HK gangster 'laundered' it in Aussie casino MELBOURNE An Australian casino has unwittingly helped a Hong Kong drug kingpin to get rid of his dirty money. Gangster Tong Ko Kon told a court that he had laundered As42o million ($387 million) in drug money through
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      Lock icon Nepal's new Cabinet named
      172 19 Reuters KATHMANDU Nepal's new Prime Minister, Mr Sher Bahadur Deuba (right), has named a 13-member Cabinet, including an influential Interior Minister to negotiate peace with Maoist rebels. He kept nine portfolios for himself an indication that the Cabinet would be expanded later but named Mr Khum
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      Lock icon Pork sausage shock
      74 19 Reuters LONDON Three genetically modified pigs were turned into sausages after being stolen from the University of Florida. The pigs, modified to carry a copy of a gene involved in eye function, had already been killed and were meant to be destroyed, reported the New Scientist. None
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      135 17 /zi/e^ mere pointy. II Three of Singapore's biggest companies have come together to bring you SWELL- a rewards network that links their loyalty programmes. If you are a member of Shell Escape, Sing Tel Red Rewards or UOB Credit Card Rewards Unlimited (UNIS) programmes, you can sign up for SWELL
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      139 19 Jri/ert mere pointy. I *|k Jl V That* Three of Singapore's biggest companies have come together to bring you SWELL-a rewards network that links their loyalty programmes. If you are a member of Shell Escape, Sing Tel Red Rewards or UOB Credit Card Rewards Unlimited (UNIS) programmes, you can sign
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Angels and humans
      926 20  -  Ec Teck Ec An ex-teacher's open letter to parents on educating their children by PLEASE help us to help your child. We can understand that when your child is disciplined by us, you may unconsciously feel that you are being insulted. You may think that we are
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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      1348 22 /A=djj\Corp /AsdiaCorp Inside the Actor's Studio I 24 Hours Ghost Stories Robocop 2 chamcl Mlwsasia Arts Central, 11 pm P^« Channel 8' Upm C'lonne' 5 < 7?m Notoriously shy Kirn Basinger grants a I Cose /riewds Tai Mo, Ah Ah, Frankie rare interview that reveals her past as I and
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Ballet Under the Stars is back
      425 23 A NIGHT that promises a trip down memory lane, back to the days of agrarian society, through a visual treat of energetic and vibrant dance movements this is what one can expect from the second season of Ballet Under the Stars 2001. This latest
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    • Article
      Doc, do I need to change my driver?
      176 23 IF you think that golf is a safe sport, you couldn't be more wrong. Orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Tan Jee Lim from Changi General Hospital's sports clinic, sees about two golf-related injuries every week. Though largely a non-contact sport, golfing can give rise
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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      561 23 THREE-DAY LISTING MUSIC CEO and Editor-in-Chief of (every Tuesday) Travis/Coldplay Today, Mr P N Balji. Time: 7pm Two of the United He will give his views on the Venue: The Substation Kingdom's leading bands, latest in the media scene and Course fee: $120 for 4 Travis and Coldplay, join what
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  • RELAX
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      Lock icon Still swooning
      595 24 Elaine Quek has not gotten over her meeting with David Beckham I've never been a football fan, not even when I was hosting the English Premier League show, The Big Match, last season. Actually, the EPL and I go back a long way. I was an intern at
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    • Article
      Tea and sympathy for 5,000 at Fort Canning
      257 24  -  Sophia Ang by; sophia@newstoday.com.sg IS tea for two to your liking? How about sharing a cuppa with 5,000 at Fort Canning at 4pm on Sunday, Aug 19? You would be not only helping to break a Guinness world record, but aiding a
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Scary humour
      521 25 shawrn and dkdkdmc,e/zmasl COMEDY can be serious business. Take African-American comedianbrothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans, as E! Online found out. The brothers are currently starring in the Scary Movie 2 sequel, directed by brother Keenen Ivory Wayans. The original idea for the horror spoof Scary Movie came from
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    • FILM REVIEW
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        The real George Best
        462 26  -  Murali Subramaniam The movie does injustice to the greatest footballer FLAWED genius, with a heavy emphasis on the word "genius". That is how many perceive George Best, arguably the greatest footballer ever to grace British football. Though his footballing talent can never be questioned, his affec
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        Give the man a chance
        514 27  -  Serena Sim Aaron is worth watching in this tear-jerker love story xVaron Kwok critics, give the guy a chance. He is actually likeable in Para Para Sakura. The Hong Kong king of pop and dance plays Philip Wong, a dance instructor who teaches something called
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      Lock icon Yaadein director optimistic of film's success
      245 28 Reuters BOMBAY India's king of popular cinema, Subhash Ghai, is confident his latest film, Yaadein (Memories), with heartthrob Hrithik Roshan (picture, left), will be a hit even before it opens at the box office. Ghai is a veteran director with an impressive track record
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      Lock icon Hollywood nicknames
      145 28 AFP LOS ANGELES Cameron Diaz, Denise Richards and Gisele Bundchen (picture) were not always known for their striking beauty, according to The New York Post. Before they became Hollywood bombshells, schoolyard tormentors called them different names. Tormentors called Diaz "Skeleton", Richards "Fish Lips" and Bundchen "Olive Oyl", the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Digital actors?
      112 28 -AFP LOS ANGELES Will digital actors replace the flesh-and-blood kind? Some fear they already have. Look closely at pictures like Gladiator, Titanic and Pearl Harbor. In The Perfect Storm, it was not George Clooney clinging to the mast. And it was not even a live stunt double it
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      Lock icon On launch pad
      189 29 Reuters/Variety Star Trek team gets ready to shoot yet another movie HOLLYWOOD Director Stuart Baird (U.S. Marshals, Executive Decision) has signed on to shoot the 10th instalment of the Star Trek feature series. The picture, as yet untitled, will bring back together Star Trek cast members Patrick
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      Lock icon Chow Yun Fat-doctor waiting for romance
      159 29 Keuters/ variety NEW YORK Actor Chow Yun Fat's (picture) next English-speaking role may be as a doctor in Waiting, a romance to be filmed in China. Adapted from Ha Jin's novel, Waiting is the story of a doctor trapped in an arranged marriage. He
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      113 26 jtf Catch AARON KWOK [CECILIA CHEUNG Wh f& I in this summer's romant ji -'-^"l musical extravaganza, M yM^^Mw Para Para Sakura. j w^L W Besides crooning love tunes under the T V i I cherry blossoms, Aaron and Cecilia 1$ will darzie you with their nifty dance IV I
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      465 32  -  Jeffrey Tan by jefftan@newstoday.com.sg JUST about everyone would agree about the therapeutic nature of water. Fengshui practitioners will tell you that water represents flow, clarity and sensitivity in the home a veritable balm to calm the emotions. Flowing or still water is also a symbol of
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      236 33 AFP PEREIRA Mexico reached the final of the Copa America yesterday with a stirring 2-1 win over Uruguay. The aggressive encounter saw both sides end up with only nine men. The Mexicans booked a meeting on Sunday with either host Colombia or unfancied Honduras, which
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      147 33 AFP FUKUOKA Britain was awarded its first world championship swimming gold medal in 26 years yesterday after winning an appeal in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay. Australia had won the race on Wednesday with the United States second, but both were immediately disqualified.
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        180 34 AFP BMW Asian Open TAIPEI -Five of the world's best golfers will head for Asia's richestever golf tournament, the new US$l.5-million ($2.7-million) tournament to be held in November at Taiwan's Westin Resort Ta Shee. Fiji's Vijay Singh, New Zealand's Michael Campbell, American John
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        195 34 Reuters Soccer AMSTERDAM Finnish striker Jari Litmanen's 84th minute goal gave Liverpool a 1-0 victory over Spanish outfit Valencia in a quadrangular in Amsterdam yesterday. But Gerard Houllier's side was dealt with another injury blow after Emile Heskey (above) limped off with a back
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        208 34 Reuters Mercedes-Benz Cup LOS ANGELES Pete Sampras beat his old rival and defending champion Michael Chang 7-6, 7-6 yesterday to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament. Sampras, seeded fourth, served 12 aces and hit a number of fore- hand winners to offset an
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      1022 36 AT first, it was impossible for us at Today to get interviews with Manchester United players and officials. But just two days after the match and our pointed commentary, the floodgates seemed to open. After the MasterCard dinner on Wednesday, MediaCorp managed
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      558 38  -  Jose Raymond Home United 2 Clementi 3 WE POSED a challenge to both Clementi Khalsa and Tampines Rovers to pull off giant-killing acts yesterday. And last night, at both the Bishan and Tampines stadiums, Clementi and Tampines did exactly that. The former outplayed Home United 2-3
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