Today, 5 September 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY Wednesday September 5, 2001 MITA(P) LIS/] 1/2000
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      91 1 I would say 4^ it's been a tough deal. J Dr Mahathir is not somebody you can take for granted. He's driven me back as far as I can go. SM Lee after negotiations with Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in Kuala Lumpur yesterday (picture). I think you J^
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      Not now, maybe later
      409 1 Current slowdown delays Thai-Singapore cooperation BANGKOK The domino effect of a regional recession hit the headlines here today, as Thailand announced that an ambitious plan to draw in foreign investments has been stalled. A report in The Nation said the plan, involving a proposed US$2OO million
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      Lock icon Stocks slip after surge
      47 1 -AFP NEW YORK The Nasdaq composite index slipped 34.65 points to 1,770.78 at the closing bell yesterday, while the Dow added 47.74 points to 9,997.49 after a three-day holiday. The broader Standard and Poor's 500 shed 0.64 points to 1,132.94 in moderate trading.
      -AFP  -  47 words
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      Lock icon Israeli polls
      62 1 Reuters JERUSALEM Israeli Defence Minister, Mr Binyamin Ben-Eliezer was the front-run-ner today in an election to decide the leader of the Labour Party, which is part of the governing coalition. After counting some 40 per cent of the votes, the Iraqi-born Ben-Eliezer is ahead of the Speaker of
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Super secret giant merger
      424 2  -  Francis Kan Sol E Solomon Hewlett-Packard and Compaq merge to fight IBM by WHEN employees of Compaq Computer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) entered their offices yesterday, there was a simple e-mail waiting for them. Out of the blue, without even a whisper preceding the bombshell, it informed
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      Lock icon Teacher dies of contagious brain infection
      100 2 Channel NewsAsia A 40-year-old kindergarten teacher died at Tan Tock Seng Hospital of a brain infection that is said to be contagious. The principal of Nanyang Kindergarten at King's Road confirmed Mdm Lim Soo Chian's death and said she was contacting parents of children
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      Mandarin window
      87 2  -  Ng Hwee Koon THE Speak Mandarin Campaign moves to a "higher plane" this year, with the focus on "Mandarin: Window to Chinese culture". Noting that the push in the last three years for the English-educated population to pick up the language as an "asset" is reaching a "plateau",
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      Lock icon Cultural recovery
      84 2 Reuters THERE are hopes to revive some of Singapore's lost Chinese cultural heritage with the biggest ever MidAutumn Festival celebrations later this month. "It has been celebrated... but not much. We hope to revive greater interest in it," said Mr Yeo Khee Leng, chief executive of the Singapore
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      No more Commerce at secondary level
      228 2  -  Shazalina Salim COMMERCE and Commercial Studies in secondary schools will be phased out from Jan 1, 2003 and Jan 1, 2004 respectively. This is in line with the aim of the secondary school curriculum to provide a broad-based general education and to build foundation
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      Illegals cleaned out
      177 2 WHEN the Manpower Ministry inspected Tampines Town Council conservancy cleaners on Aug 28, it found that 39 of them were illegal. It is believed that this is the first time illegal workers have been caught working for the estate's maintenance contractors. Of the 39 illegal foreign workers,
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      Lock icon The $3 bargain
      386 3  -  Lee U-Wen More readers also mean more traffic to mall by u wen@ne wsto day. c o m.sg IF you are a fan of low-priced used books but cannot wait for the annual Expo book fair to come around, look no further. Now there is a new
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      Cutting red tape
      134 3  -  Ng Hwee Koon EVER been bounced around from one government agency to another? Did you know that there is actually an "X-files" of cases lost in the bureaucratic maze? Now, no matter which agency the public calls, a "lead agency" will handle inter-agency disagreements after the problem
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      Lock icon Identified
      73 4 Channel NewsAsia THE Central and Eastern Europe, or CEE Business Group, has identified electronics and manufacturing as one of the key areas with greatest potential between Singapore and Central and Eastern Europe. This was said by Member of Parliament, Dr Ong Chit Chung, at the launch of the CEE
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      Gershwin charity opera
      127 4 OPERA lovers are in for a treat in November when Porgy and Bess, the opera by George Gershwin, comes to town. The event is underwritten by PricewaterhouseCoopers, which hopes to raise $400,000 for charity from the proceeds of the gala premier on Nov 28. The gala will
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      Lock icon Arsonist charged
      95 4 Channel NewsAsia A 40-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday charged with criminal intimidation after he made several phone calls to the police early on Monday morning. He threatened to burn down their premises. Syed Anwar Syed Mohammad Amin Albarakbah, who lives in Bedok Reservoir, is being held at Bedok Police
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      Poly projects to air on CNA
      118 4 ASPIRING producers from Temasek Polytechnic's School of Design will soon get to see some of their projects on Channel NewsAsia. This is due to a three-year Memorandum of Understanding that was signed between the polytechnic and MediaCorp News. Outstanding productions from students of Interactive
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      Stalk a doc
      416 4  -  Leong Phei Phei Those a who T have <^ personality disorders might feel they need someone to fulfil themselves. Dr Helen Chen, a psychiatrist by pheiphei@n ewsto d ay. c om. sg SOME psychiatrists at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) are being stalked by the very
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      Mag planned for elderly
      187 4  -  Elaine Quek THE Singapore Action Group of Elders (Sage) has several plans to tackle the problems of an ageing population in Singapore. Ms Josephine Yip-Chow, manager of Sage, said that a magazine "for the elderly and by the elderly" is in the pipeline. "We've a lot
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      10 4 Scale the snow capped mountains of Fpfout more on Pag_%3
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      57 4 Join our weekly Money Word Wed to Fri Turn to page 31 Today 17 Economic power of Indonesia's women. (above) IS Expert pointers on unit trusts. I? 19 MediaCorp TV's intriguing show EMAS 20 Legendary film critic dies OS 22 Out 23 Embargo a cool watering hole 24 i Are
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  • LETTERS
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      Come home, Sophie
      346 6  -  Lee Terk Yang And if you feel unappreciated, then help revive arts scene I REFER to the article "Why she is not coming home" (Today, Sept 4), The question in my mind is: "Why is she staying away?" I acknowledge that there needs to be a greater
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      Family pays a price when living and working overseas
      421 6  -  Stanley Aloysius I REFER to Mr Wong Teck Tian's letter "One hindrance to working overseas" (Today, Aug 29). I am a Singaporean working for an American company and am currently based overseas in an Asian country. I have been on this
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      Relax rule
      71 6  -  David Soh IF one partner is under 21 years of age, the Housing Board does not allow him or her to be the co-owner of a flat. On reaching the age of 21, he or she can make a transfer to be a co-owner, with the payment of
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      Inconvenience kept to a minimum
      279 6 I REFER to the letter "All that dust and noise" by Ms Carol Tay (Today, Aug 31). The Main Upgrading Programme provides a better living environment for HDB residents without the need for them to move from their existing homes and familiar surroundings. As the
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon A new way of wooing
      236 8 Bernama Sell stakes to public, not to strategic investors JAKARTA To win the confidence of foreign investors, Indonesia should sell stakes in state-owned enterprises to the public instead of to strategic investors, said Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) president director Mas Achmad Daniri. He said poor
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      Tat Seng IPO recommended
      317 8 OUB Securities and Millennium Securities are among broking houses that have recommended Tat Seng Paper Packaging's IPO which closes at noon today. OUB Securities said given Tat Seng's offer price of 31 cents a share, its prospective price earnings ratio (PER) of 5.7 times appears undemanding
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      Kim Eng encounters hitch
      117 8 KIM Eng Holdings' planned purchase of its rival Ong Asia might have met with a hitch. Its Hong Kong subsidiary, Kim Eng Holdings Hong Kong (KEHK), wants the takeover offer for Ong Asia to be extended by six months. Channel NewsAsia reported that KEHK wants any
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      Position swap
      439 10  -  Chan Chao Peh In two years, as broadband picks up in Asia by chaope h@n e wsto day.co m .sg ALTHOUGH revenue from broadband Internet access is now lower than that of dial-up services, the two will swap positions in two years' time as more businesses take to
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      Tycoon Li boosts stake
      158 10 HONG KONG Tycoon Li Ka Shing (picture) has been raising his interest in his own companies. These include Cheung Kong, Hutchison Whampoa and Tom-dot-com. Analysts said the move by Mr Li, often dubbed as "Superman" for his investment prowess, will provide a psychological boost for the
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    • Market Watch
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        OCBC accepts UOB's OUB share offer
        106 10 THE Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) Group has sold its stake in Overseas Union Bank (OUB) to United Overseas Bank (UOB), pocketing an estimated net profit of $251.3 million. Prior to UOB's acquisition of OUB, OCBC held more than 37 million OUB shares. Under the
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        URA sale
        103 10 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has put up for sale by tender a residential land parcel in Gopeng Street. The land parcel, to be offered on a 99-year lease, is two-thirds of a hectare in size. It is near the Tanjong Pagar MRT station and has a gross
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        Optimistic outlook
        103 10 PSA Corporation is optimistic about its secondhalf cargo volume. The chairman, Dr Yeo Ning Hong, said the full year drop in freight volumes is expected to be limited to 10 per cent as compared with a fall of 13 per cent in the first half. He said this
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        your S$1 buys...
        27 10 US$ 0.5730 UK£ 0.3961 Yen 68.387 HK$ 4.4694 RM 2.1775 Euro 0.6385 Rupiah 5151.4 Baht 25.302 Peso 29.307 A$ 1.0967 Rupee 27.029 Won 733.95
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      Lock icon Sizzling Shanghai
      538 12 Bloomberg Developers spend millions to build apartments in prime areas SHANGHAI Actor Tony Leung will soon appear in Hong Kong television ads promoting Shimao Riviera Garden, a 2,000--unit project due to be completed in Shanghai next year near China's tallest building, the 88-storey Jinmao Tower. It is the
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        213 12 SINGAPORE shares about-faced in mid-day trade boosted by Hewlett-Packard's (HP) proposed US$25-billion ($44-billion) purchase of Compaq Computers, on hyped up expectations that suppliers to HP may see increased orders. The STI reversed a 10-point fall to close up 5.04 points at 1620.55. Market breadth improved with the better sentiment
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        Malaysia
        200 12 THE market started the day on a broadly optimistic note, with buying support on selective blue chips and situational interest in warrants and some lower-liner issues. At noon, the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was up by 3.9 points. However, the afternoon saw increased profittaking activities as well
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      235 8 Sleep To Better Health ntf |J f 7* Public Forum (In) J-^ j f Date: Sunday, 16 September 2001 JM|--'~^~ I Time: 1,30pm to spm ~mfc J*(!s»-'-L Venue: Sheraton Towers, 39 Scotts Road T^"" (Ballrooms 1, 2 and 3) 1 Fee: $10/person S Registration hotline: 887-5225 j£/ "He's back from
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Walkout
      256 14 -AFP US and Israel show intolerance at racism talks DURBAN Key ministers at a global racism conference in South Africa were yesterday desperately trying to produce a new text on the Middle East conflict. They convened after the United States and Israel walked out of the third United Nations
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      Lock icon Volcano trouble, but if s not erupting
      199 14 -AFP MANILA More than 40,000 people will be evacuated as Philippine officials prepare to drain a massive crater lake on Mount Pinatubo that is threatening to overflow. Experts had warned that a sudden gush of the dammed water in Pinatubo could flood the
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      Lock icon Mining and cover-ups
      159 14 -AFP BEIJING Yet another fatal mining explosion took place over the weekend, underlining the appalling safety record of China's mining industry. Ten people were killed by a gas explosion in the number two coal mine in the Motege township in Hebukesaier county, the China Coal Daily reported.
      -AFP  -  159 words
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      Lock icon Borneo haze continues
      105 14 -AFP JAKARTA The dry season has begun in most of Borneo, bringing with it haze problems. Haze still blankets parts of the giant island because of deep-seated fires in peat land which are difficult to extinguish, said Mr Yulida of the meteorology station in Palangkaraya, the main
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      Lock icon Blood banks: No more shortages?
      193 14 -AFP WASHINGTON For the first time in history, US scientists have found a way to turn embryonic human stem cells into blood cells, possibly paving the way for creating inexhaustible blood banks. Stem cells are master cells found in embryonic tissue that can grow to
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      113 15 Indians are Jflk right to demand higher stan- W dards of behav- S iour from their public servants. They are wrong not to demand the same from their journalists. Tehelka groupies need to stop kidding themselves. The website does not represent the rejuvenation of investigative journalism. Rather, it represents the
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      Lock icon Four refugees charged with smuggling
      171 15 Reuters CANBERRA Four Indonesians who were among the stranded 438 asylum seekers on the Norwegian freighter off Australia's Christmas Island were charged yesterday with people smuggling. The four allegedly comprised the crew of an Indonesian ferry, KM Palapa, which began sinking en route to Australia
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      Make war, not peace
      328 15 Philippine ceasefire agreement breached COTABATO (Philippines) Clashes between the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the military yesterday on the outskirts of a southern town have breached a ceasefire agreement and are pointing to cracks in the MILF chain of command. The military said the
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      Lock icon Dark clouds over 'Sunshine Policy'
      267 15 Agencies SEOUL The resignation of the entire South Korean Cabinet has thrown a spanner in the reunification works. However, President Kim Dae-Jung insisted that Seoul must persist with engagement with Pyongyang despite the Cabinet resigning yesterday, a day after the National Assembly voted to dismiss
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      Bangkok airport: Birds not welcome
      137 15 BANGKOK Flocks of birds are proving expensive for airliners flying in and out of Bangkok Airport. So the Royal Thai Air Force is allocating 8t500,000 ($20,000) a year to put up scarecrows and a device that makes a sound like firecrackers to scare away the
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      145 15 W Information I Technology Awarded by RMIT University Commencing March 2002 H 5524,720.00 (2 years) 5526,780.00 (3 years) (Payable in four instalments) This programme, by coursework and thesis, is an inter-disciplinary higher degree which combines graduate studies in business information systems and information management. IT professionals will be equipped to
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Step back, be detached
      905 16  -  Anil Bhatia We must stop worrying so much and find true happiness in the work we do by anilbhatia@newstoday.com.sg DISCUSSIONS by notional professors in a kopi tiam setting Participants: Professor Ah Beng (familiar with common man issues). Professor E Ru Dite (professor of political science, very
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      230 16 Watch Japan Hour on Channel NewsAsia Win Prizes Answer the following questions and you stand to win a host of attractive prizes. Ist1 st Prize: 2 nd Prize: 3 rd Prize: Two ANA return NEC Multisync Daikin Photocatalytic economy class air tickets LCD 1530V (15") Air Cleaner (ACEF3) to Tokyo
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Power to the women
      571 17 Today Features Talking points Indonesia's women may be the answer to its economic woes THE answer to Indonesia's economic ills seems to be staring it in the face, if only it will take the hint. It has a group of people whose companies see more boom,
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      Lock icon Winslet's marriage sinking
      321 17 Reuters LONDON British actress Kate Winslet, star of the blockbuster movie Titanic, has separated from her film-director husband, Jim Threapleton, after less than three years of marriage. "No other parties are involved in this amicable and respectful separation. "Their daughter Mia will remain the first priority for
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      MY SAY Actress or desk job, it's all about passion
      438 17  -  Serena Sim by serena@newstoday.com.sg WHAT is it about acting that sets it apart from other professions? Actresses are idolised more, but they also face public flak and stereotyping, A case in point: Jane, a character in Ally Mcßeal last night,
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  • PORTFOLIO
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      It's all about trust
      606 18 Personal finance An expert offers some pointers on unit trust investment A TOW that you are sufficiently equipped with the 1\ necessary knowledge and handy tips on CPF investment from the last few Portfolio issues, you may want to put that knowledge into practice. Chief editor
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      Dollars And Sense
      193 18 Equity Fund refers to a unit trust that is invested in the stocks of listed companies. Bond Fund is a unit trust issued by companies or government that invests in fixed income instruments and is a form of debt. A purchaser of bonds is lending money to
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      AH Change is about luck and change
      241 19  -  All Change is telecast on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 every Wednesday at 9pm THIS is not quite reality TV in the vein of Survivor, but the concept is still intriguing. MediaCorp's All Change is all about change. It is the "ultimate family makeover
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      Lock icon Band for all ages
      186 19 Siti Ruhailah THE names Duta, Eross, Sakti, Adam and Anton may not be too familiar to the rest of the world, but fans of new Indonesian band Sheila on 7 know them well They were screaming out the names of their idols at the Rock auditorium
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      Revisiting the past
      100 19  -  -Jenny Kong TF watching the first three episodes of A War X.Diary has influenced your perception of life and history, imagine what it is like reliving the lives of the characters in 20 episodes. "It changed me," said actor Jimmy Taenaka, popularly known as Jimmy T, who
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon Legendary US film critic dies
      385 20 Reuters/Variety Pauline Kael looked beyond plot, studio publicity and struck at the core of movies NEW YORK Pauline Kael, whose long and passionate movie reviews in the New Yorker mobilised and divided fans and filmmakers alike, died on Monday at her home in Great Barrington,
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      Lock icon Jeepers Creepers a hit
      116 20 Reuters LOS ANGELES The North American summer moviegoing season wrapped on a scary note as new teen slasher Jeepers Creepers grabbed the crown during the quiet Labor Day holiday weekend, according to estimates issued on Monday. The film, about a brother and sister's run-in with a
      — Reuters  -  116 words
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      Paws and claws
      113 20  -  Elaine Quefc IN the movie Cats Dogs, more than I 10 animals were used. Five puppies played the role of Lou, the beagle hero of the show. They were each trained for different functions. The smartest breed of dogs is the Border Collie, and the largest breed
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      106 21 FROM THE LEGENDARY FILMMAKER STEVEN SPIELBERG HALEY JOEL OSM E N T JU D E LAW tf^ilfc lIJI-;' PI wJm, wMMi.m -^m| j I' w^-^ rMS I J- ill liK^i^A^. 'm 1 a ■■ijf-*^- :'%^:jlißvtH "'■rr-nvaCK ':■;"j Js OTj^H^f ,^B?b;;!"i^fc. '«Mi ;:'"'T.BO 3;, j»; jbbhbm -J^E \BEWE ''i^B 'S^B'i'S^^^Mi.^ ...:v'4^7-j^3n^|
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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      1257 22 A* All Change chunneE 5,9pm Three Women and a Half WjL Seven Samurai Arts Central, 10pm 6am, lpm, 6pm, Bpm, lain between her and Ken in the first place, aBeRmSSHRys' irSr&L ¥&flUaß»iMJi£& More space and baby-friendly furnish- the anxiety of her parents. J^. i engages Samurai to defend them ings
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Lock icon Tapas by the river
      362 23  -  Rachel Lo by rachel® ne wstoday. com. sg THIS Embargo is not prohibitive. It is a cool new watering place located at One Fuller ton, beside the Singapore river. Barely a month old, Embargo is fast becoming a haunt for young, working professionals. Although this waterfront
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      Cuban diva sings her way to Singapore
      338 23 LIFE is full of little coincidences and success is often about being at the right place at the right time. That has not been truer for Cuba's favourite musical sweetheart Omara Portuondo (picture). On Sept 15, Omara will charm music lovers here with
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      424 23 Three-Day Listing MUSIC around the region. IlTrovatore Date: Sept 6-20 Two brothers are Time: 11.30am 7pm trapped by their past in {Tues Fri), I 1.30am a deadly contest over 6pm {Sat Sun) the lovely Leonora that Venue: Sunjin neither will win. Galleries, Seng Kee Dates: Today Building Time: Bpm Price:
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      866 24 Some pointers for better days at work IF you find yourself working longer hours than anyone else in your office, it doesn't mean that you're doing more than your colleagues. It could simply mean that you're not making the most of your time in the
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      797 25 JobsToDAY T3 S «ik W^k Wf <■ 2J M■l I I dPPPMI 3c kri Hunt for jobs online? Logon to www.RecruitAsia.com. A goldmine of jobs awaits you. 4T* ,Jt£ With over 10,000 jobs available on ourp J s**SjC^^ 4J &«ll S^l k#i rHi l« hi database. We have just the
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  • SPORTS
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        Lock icon Hingis rages on
        531 26 AFP Swiss star teaches Czech teenager a harsh lesson in tennis US Open NEW YORK World No 1 Martina Hingis (picture) reached the US Open semi-finals for the sixth year in a row by reminding an aspiring pupil she still has a lot to learn. The 20-year-old
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        270 26 Reuters WELLINGTON Promoters of next year's New Zealand Open confirmed yesterday that entry prices would be the highest ever for a golf tournament in the country. Speculation of high prices to cover the cost of the appearance of the world number one
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        110 26 -AFP SAN FRANCISCO On the day America celebrated Labour Day, Barry Bonds, the San Francisco Giants leftfielder, went to work and slammed his major league-lead-ing 58th home run yesterday in the game against the Colorado Rockies. Bonds' solo shot came in the fourth inning off Colorado
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      Tennis' funniest man
      857 27  -  Rohit Brijnath ASK a tennis player with an elbow injury, how it is, and he'll say it's fine, recovering, sore, zzzzzzzz. Ask Goran Ivanisevic, as he was once, how's your elbow, and he replies: "It's still there". There have been funny things said in sport before. Baseball
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      382 27 -AFP Golf HONG KONG Taiwan's Lin Keng-chi and Frankie Minoza of the Philippines have put themselves in the frame for spots on Asia's team to take on Japan in next year's inaugural Dynasty Cup. The Ryder Cup-style shootout event will
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      One swallow, and all that
      821 28  -  Leonard Thomas Even another massive scoreline does not guarantee World Cup England v Albania by leonard@newstoday.com.sg THERE were reverberations all over the football world the moment Pierluigi Collina blew the final whistle at the Olympiastadion, Munich on Saturday night. England's momentous defeat of its traditional
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      450 28 Reuters Argentina v Brazil (Live tomorrow at 7am, Ch 20) BUENOS AIRES Brazil faces arch-rival Argentina today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) in another key game, openly admitting it will resort to foul play in its quest for precious
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      Jeweller Mok wants more gold
      549 29  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvin@ne wsto day. c o m.sg WHEN CHNG Seng Mok (below) is not busy taking care of Poh Heng Jewellery's 10 retail outlets as its managing director, the veteran national shooter can be found at the Choa Chua Kang range, blasting away
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      Bullish Gombak starts betting outlet
      233 29  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg GOMBAK United's financial woes could be over soon. The cash-strapped SLeague club has been given the goahead by Singapore Pools to operate a betting booth. The booth will provide the usual 4-D, Toto, Big Sweep and Score tickets. The projected Bulls'
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      134 29 Match 1 Marine Castle v Home United Hougang Stadium 6 September 7.30pm IX2 (1) Marine Castle $5.50 (X) Draw $4.40 (2) Home United $1.37 1/2 Goal Marine Castle (+1 1/2) $1.75 Home (-1 1/2) $1.90 Total Goals 0 goal $16.00 1 goal $7.40 2 goals
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      Still a raw diamond
      637 30  -  S. Gulam Our SEA Games coverage is brought to you by Three years on, we are still waiting for Masrezwan to prove himself IT was one of the most impressive debuts in the S-League. He came on as a substitute for Woodlands Wellington and scored a
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      203 30 NEW International Olympic Committee president Jaques Rogge will be town next month. He will be here as part of the 35th General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) Congress and General Assembly, to be held in Singapore from Oct 24 to 27 this year. SSC chairman Ng
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      151 30  -  S. Gulam THE official opening of the 21st South-east Asia Games is still three days away. But a possible doping scandal has hit the Malaysian camp. Malaysian dope-busters made a surprise check on three Malaysian athletes last Thursday following a tip-off that the trio were
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        265 31 ANFIELD Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld will demand showdown talks with manager Gerard Houllier after learning that latest signing Jerzy Dudek has become the team's first choice goalkeeper. In the wake of Westerveld's blunder at Bolton that cost his side two Premiership points last week, Houllier
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        Jeffers hits 3
        134 31 LONDON Arsenal's new signing Francis Jeffers emulated Michael Owen's feat against Germany by scoring a hat-trick in England's 5-0 win over Albania in the European Under--21 championship qualifiers last night. Jeffers broke the deadlock with a superb solo effort on 17 minutes, but it was only in
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      42 28 J| Will Michael Owen get 1,,*-* onthescoresheet i again against Albania? Call 1900-912-1122 after i 6am tomorrow >^ for the full-time f results of these World Cup qualifiers. England v Albania Belgium v Scotland Holland v Estonia Bulgaria v Denmark Cyprus v Portugal
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