Today, 2 March 2002

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    14 1 TODAY MITA(P) 063/11/2001 March 2 > 2002 S 2i t U V Q 2i V
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  • Article
    Big eBay con job
    378 1  -  Leong Phei Phei by pheiphei(s>newstoday.com.sg AFTER five years of reaping rave reviews and earning his reputation as a model eßay entrepreneur, a businessman has pulled off one of the most remarkable con jobs in the history of the auction site. Entering the new year, he was
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    Deadly Singapore VCDs
    262 1 ONE VCD was labelled "Visiting Singapore Sightseeing". Another was marked "MP3 Rock n Roll". Prosaic enough titles, but the contents were potentially deadly for Singapore. Taken from a moving car, a ferry or at a bus-stop, the amateurish surveillance footages taken by Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) operatives showed
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Japanese banks merge, 160 Singaporean employees laid off
      236 2  -  -Joy Frances THE retrenchment axe is falling on more workers in the banking sector. A total of 160 employees were laid off by three Japanese banks yesterday. Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and Industrial Bank of Japan are merging here and in
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      Lock icon Agreeable?
      319 2  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim A thorny backdrop, a delicate truce by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg EVEN before the youth wings of Malaysia's Barisan Nasional and Singapore's PAP met, the party mood was gone. At least one Umno leader had called on BN Youth to cancel the visit to Singapore unless the issue of
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      More amenities soon in Sengkang
      234 2  -  —Joy Frances RESIDENTS in Sengkang, Punggol and Pasir Ris can expect big changes in the months ahead. The new Sengkang-Punggol-Pasir Ris Town Development Committee has plans to put in place an efficient road network as well as facilities like schools and shops. A 1.6-km viaduct
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      That office pain in the neck
      169 2 THOSE who want to relieve office-related ailments, such as back pains and neck aches, can now seek treatment at special clinics at Tan Tock Seng Hospital or the Singapore General Hospital. These clinics have been set up specifically to deal with office-related injuries. They
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      Time to move on, says Indonesia
      228 3 As you know, B we are creating W bumiputera entre- S preneurs, so we have to choose people whom we believe possess some capability. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who returned yesterday after a month's leave, denying charges that there was
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      Lock icon Politics of fire
      410 3 Agencies Finding middle ground after the Gujarat riots NEW DELHI While Gujarat burnt yesterday and more than 200 people died in India's worst Hindu-Muslim riots in nine years, politicians in the country were busy cutting deals and trying to save their faces. The key player in the
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      Political reshuffle?
      126 3 KUALA LUMPUR Just one person, Mr Hong Soon Kean, is helming two Chinese newspapers after a top-level reshuffle at China Press yesterday. The reshuffle is said to be politically motivated. Mr Hong, editor-in-chief of the Nanyang Siang Pau newspaper, took on the same position at the China Press
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      Lock icon Public opinion 'crushed'
      142 3 Agencies BANGKOK The Thai government yesterday came under fresh attacks for muzzling public opinion. The independent ABAC-KSC Internet poll complained of government intimidation following the release of a survey showing flagging support for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. "Special Branch police came here yesterday and said that we
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      Lock icon LDP scandal stalls Budget
      168 3 Reuters TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi thought that by dismissing former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, parliamentary business would be a breeze. But a scandal involving his party's heavyweight, Mr Muneo Suzuki, had the opposition holding up parliamentary proceedings for a second day yesterday. The opposition
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Australia, here we come
      133 4 THIRTEEN readers from Today won travel prizes from the South Australian Tourism Commission in a contest held in conjunction with the Natas Travel supplement on Feb 1. They answered three questions in a contest form published in this newspaper and submitted their entries at the South
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      Bright $park
      238 4  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim When it pays to have a good idea by za ckaria@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Mr Chong Wee Chin bought some equipment from the SAF.eMart, he didn't know how much credit balance he had. So the IT analyst with DBS Bank suggested that the Ministry of Defence allow
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      Alluring picture of Asian IT market
      264 4 IT'S time for Singapore to look beyond its shores and tap into the vast info-com-munications opportunities in Asia, said Mr David Lim, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts. One innovative step in this direction is the recent free-trade agreement with Japan. The
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      Poly goes hip in wooing IT students
      256 4  -  Joy Frances NANYANG Polytechnic's School of Information Technology (SIT) is showing that it is tech-sawy when it comes to attracting students to its courses. O-level school leavers can now use SMS and chat services to learn about IT courses they are interested in.
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  • LETTERS
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      When integrity's absent...
      520 6  -  Tan Kok Tim Public companies should be audited by independent committee WE ARE told that the US government might take over the auditing of public firms following the collapse of Enron Corporation. I applaud such a move. Today was not in existence then, when some 10 years
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      Clobbering Calpers
      105 6  -  Dorian Ball In your article "Pullout Puzzle" (Today, Feb 27), you were rather scornful of the decision by Calpers to withdraw its investments in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. May I suggest that your views are a little too kind for some who presumably live in Singapore
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      The battle for readers and viewers
      348 6  -  Kathleen Kwan I READ with interest Ms Elisia Yeo's article, "Revamp, rebrand" (Today, Feb 28), on the market conditions that forced quick successive changes in the media industry. As new, free daily newspapers, Today and Streats were conceived to target the same group of
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      Driven to distraction by road diggings
      170 6  -  David Lum DUE to the nature of my job, I have to travel along Tampines Avenue 10 several times daily. It is a long journey but what troubles me most is the digging and road works that have been going on ever since I
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      30 6 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Spore [*****1; Fax: 65-*****17; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg
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      718 7 www.theedgesingapore.com business weekly TechNovate J N v I Opinion 5 value price We focus on the business of technology and innovations, V s not just the toys. Use The Edge Singapore to get the Get an insight into the issues by reading cutting- j j The Edge Singapore is only
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Changi's Airstrip
      226 8 Channel News Asia Airport to get more innovative CHANGI Airport is set to become a test bed for innovative aviation-related ideas put up by Singapore-based companies. This is under a new initiative, AlRport Systems Technology, Research and Innovation Platform (Airstrip), which was announced by Transport Minister Yeo Cheow
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      Did you remember to dial '6' first?
      229 8  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg IT looks like the publicity campaign by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) to switch to the new eight-digit numbering format has proved successful. By Ipm yesterday the first day of the switch one quarter of the out-going calls
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      Adex for 2001 down
      105 8 SINGAPORE advertising expenditure rose only 2.5 per cent to $1.54 billion in 2001 following the slowing global economies and the impact of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks in the US. "Aside from the general effect on the economy, the downturn also affected the fastest growing ad
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      Deals fly at aerospace show
      65 8 ABOUT US$3.2 billion ($5.85 billion) worth of deals were clinched at the four-day Asian Aerospace 2002 here. These included a US$l.5 billion deal between Emirates and GE-Pratt Whitney's Engine Alliance to power Emirates' fleet of 22 Airbus A3Bos. Some 22,000 trade visitors from 65 countries
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      Lock icon Singaporeans spending less on credit
      83 8 Channel News Asia THE average billing per credit or charge card in Singapore has fallen by 10 per cent to about $338 in January, from a year ago. That is despite the total number of cards issued both main and supplementary increasing by 15 per
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        148 8 SHARES traded steadily higher yesterday on buying of index-linked counters and some situational plays. Optimistic economic data was cited as one reason. Another was the buying activity linked to the coming launch of the STI index tracker fund. The STI index rose 5.94 points to 1721.52, with the market
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        Malaysia
        148 8 THE Kuala Lumpur market surged to a firm finish yesterday, underpinned by strong buying interest on index-linked counters. The KLCI closed 8.66 points higher at 717.57, while the Second Board index was 0.04 point higher at 124.55. Reflecting the strong turnaround in market sentiment, gainers increased to 401 as
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        SGX most active
        45 8 By volume Stocks Chartered Ipco PNEInd ECS Horizon Price 4.460 0.180 0.260 0.690 0.260 Volume ('000) 21,363 19,191 13,170 12,009 11,917 Stocks ihinciAvOil iembCorp iingTel itrikeW*****5 iembCorp DBeCW*****8 Price 0.625 1.660 1.630 0.035 0.160 Vol ilume ('000) 11,492 11,459 11,144 10,214 9,814
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        SGX top gainers
        43 8 )y$ Stocks DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 iPH \ytilti iPH 100 Chartered Creative 50 IMH 400USS :&N 3reatEast Close 102.500 22.200 1.110 22.100 4.460 21.800 5.800 7.900 12.300 Rise +0.300 +0.300 +0.300 +0.300 +0.280 +0.200 +0.200 +0.200 +0.200 WantWantUSS 2.500 +0.140
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        SGX top losers
        38 8 Stocks Close Fall OCBC >IA SIA200 ICB 12.500 13.400 13.400 5.000 -0.200 -0.200 -0.100 -0.050 Iranspcic HKLand US$ WJennings A$ LKHSp JOL 1.350 1.850 0.800 0.270 1.730 -0.040 -0.040 -0.030 -0.030 -0.030 Espial 0.280 -0.030
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        World markets
        55 8 Stocks Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzen B Mumbai Value *****.00 *****.31 3362.10 5680.78 819.99 380.65 452.16 1410.42 216.64 1737.54 Change Pts +224.17 -57.24 +3.50 -15.33 -2.12 +8.84 -1.08 +4.20 -3.75 +2.34 +2.12 -0.55 +0.10 -0.27 -0.26
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        Your S$1 buys
        35 8 US$ 0.5460 UK£ 0.3845 Yen 73.903 HK$ 4.2588 RM 2.0749 Euro 0.6291 Rupiah 5520.4 Baht 23.840 Peso 27.913 A$ 1.0548 Rupee 26.601 Won 723.27 C$ 0.8736 CNY 4.5192 NZ$ 1.2899 IWD 19.164
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        Commodities
        21 8 Gold uss/oz 297.1 Silver uss/oz 4.517 Platinum uss/oz 487.9 Rubber cents/kg 114.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1120 Brent crude uss/barrel 21.25
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2885 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) I Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 I E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com I Fund Name NAV/Bid Price Oiler Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) Aberdeen Sel- American Opportunities 0.732 0.769 Aberdeen Se-Asian Fixed Income 1.174 1.211 Aberdeen Se -China Opportunities Fund 0.958 1.007 Aberdeen Se Continental Europe Equity 0.951
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    • Corporate Briefs
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        Venture's profit up 28%
        46 10 VENTURE Manufacturing has posted a 28 per cent rise in profit for the year 2001 to $134.7 million. Sales, however, fell 1.8 per cent to $1.43 billion. The company expects this year's results to be better than those for the previous year.
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        Hyflux's profit up 16%
        70 10 HYFLUX Ltd, Singapore's only publicly-traded water-treatment company, said its 2001 profit rose 16 per cent to $7.4 million as a result of higher sales in China and new markets, including Malaysia, Thailand and South Africa. Sales rose 31 per cent to $27.2 million. "China was the
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      Lock icon BOS is best
      345 10  -  Chan Chao Peh Internet bank wins I excellence award by chaopenwnewsioaay.com.sg THE Bank of Singapore, which runs the consumer websitefinatiq.com, has received kudos from the World Information Technology and Services Alliance a consortium of 41 leading IT organisations. It has won the 2002 Private Sector IT Excellence
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      Developers interested in Marina site
      98 10 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has put up for tender a reserve site at Marina Boulevard. This follows the commitment from a developer to bid for the site at a price not less than $280 million. Under URA's reserve list system, the developer's identity cannot
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      How HDB can sell its flats
      708 12  -  Lee Yew Meng Try renovation, price-cutting by yewmeng(s>newstoday.com.sg THERE was a time when Singaporeans would wait anxiously to collect the keys to their new HDB flats in the new towns. Not anymore, it seems. With an oversupply and shrinking demand nationwide, they now have
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      APARTMENTS/CONDOMINIUMS
      755 12 Transacted Property Listings provided by SISV Services Pte Ltd Street Type Date Tenure Price Sq Ft Psf District 02 THE ARRIS THE ARRIS THE ARRIS APT APT APT 15/01/2002 FH I 15/01/2002 FH 15/01/2002 FH l *****0 *****0 *****0 1119 624 624 741 929 961 District 03 CTL GREEN
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      250 11 I 1-31 march ZOOZ I I //^s\ \a U Hf Cosplay him I Soak in the Cosplay atmosphere at The Heeren Shops on 9 II \fl B I March. You'll be awed by the creativity of our youths in costumes V I making and make-up! jT\ *1 l,\ Junto Wrestler
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Does C'wealth still have clout?
      372 14  -  Elisia Yeo A litmus test is its handling of Zimbabwe by elisia(s>newstoday.com.sg COOLUM (Australia) The question of the Commonwealth's relevancy is not an uncommon one and member nations are well aware of this. A centrepiece of discussions this weekend at the Commonwealth Heads of Government
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      What the regional papers said yesterday ...
      123 14 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/Malaysia 12 freed The 1 2 Malaysian students held in Yemen since last week have been freed and are now at the Malaysian Embassy. The Jakarta Post/Indonesia Muslims, Christians rally joyously in Ambon Thousands of Muslims and Christians mingled freely in a parade
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      Lock icon Malaysia stands firm on ban
      179 14 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is sticking to its concert ban on former Taiwan politician Chu Mei-feng. "We understand that she was a victim of circumstances and we sympathise with her," said Malaysian Deputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heung. "However, we are unable to accept that
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      Lock icon Ban on turbans in jail lifted
      182 14 Agencies GUANTANAMO (Cuba) Afghan war detainees were the winners after their first act of defiance at the US Naval Base here on Thursday. The US military relented on a ban on Muslim prisoners wearing turbans during prayers after a brief hunger strike by about
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      The lawyer who was more of a criminal
      317 14 HONG KONG She was a trained lawyer but, time and again, she flouted the rules of professional conduct. Now, former Hong Kong solicitor Helen Chung Yee-fong (picture) sits in a New Jersey jail fighting extradition to the territory on fraud charges. A
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      Lock icon 'Clinton not to blame'
      163 14 AFP WASHINGTON Blame it on the delivery as the US government attempted to quell the controversy over earlier remarks that have apparently embarrassed former President Bill Clinton. In a regular morning meeting with reporters on Thursday, Mr Ari Fleishcer, press secretary to President George W Bush,
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon It hurts, mummy!
      693 15  -  Joy Frances Emotional abuse of children by good parents by j oy@newstoday. com.sg NO PARENT worth his salt would want to hurt his child. Yet, many, including those who would consider themselves good parents, emotionally abuse their children without even realising it. Emotional mistreatment, say experts, often
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      He's funny; the French test pilot who flies 'the world's best aircraft'
      553 15  -  Ivan Lim by in Istres (France) DASSAULT Aviation test pilot Eric Gerard's (picture) call sign must be Joker, or whatever you call it in French. The Rafale fighter pilot fired his first shot at a group of journalists
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      56 17 bongon MRT. r views and a better location. mm NO RESTRICTIONS TO FOREIGNERS AILY AT LIAT TOWERS 7TH STOREY eluding Sundays and Public Holidays) from 10am 6pm Building Plan Approval No.:AI002-006-2000-BP0l,AI002-006-2000-6P02 Dace of Building Plan Approval: 29/01/2001 (Ist approval}, 07/03/2001 (2nd approval) Expected date of TOP1 16/05/2006 Expected Date of
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Lock icon West End debut
      360 18 Reuters Material Girl to play ambitious art dealer on London stage LONDON Pop icon Madonna (picture) is set to star in a new play opening in London's West End in May, a spokeswoman for the original Material Girl said on Thursday. Up for Grabs, a satire on
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      Day for Indian arts
      138 18 IN conjunction with MediaCorp TVl2's Take the First Step a campaign to get more people interested in the arts Vasantham Central has come out with Oviyam (Tamil for painting), a sixepisode series programme that highlights arts events, local Indian artists and arts experts. It was commissioned
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      Praying for angels
      46 18 Photo by www.channelB.com.sg THE cast and crew of Tian Shi De You Huo (Angel's Temptation) praying for a smooth production and stellar ratings for the new MediaCorp TV Channel 8 drama. Angel's Temptation stars Ivy Lee, Jacelyn Tay, Edmund Chen and Cynthia Koh.
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      Is Singapore ready for T-pop?
      409 18  -  Low Shi Ping by shiping(s>newstoday.com.sg THE likes of Speed and Ayumi Hamasaki helped to revive Singaporeans' interest in J-pop. Then, thanks to the popularity of Korean dramas, K-pop tunes are being offered as ringtones. Now, boyband Dragon 5 is hoping to get Singaporeans addicted to
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      Singapore's Top 10 Programmes (Feb 17 to 23)
      178 18 For MediaCorp and SPH Media Works channels Source.Taylor Nelson Sofres P4+ Chinese Programmes Rating(%) 1 Who Wants to be a Millionaire 18 2 A Kindred Spirit 14 3 News 8 At Ten 14 4 Ultra Protection 13 5 Don't Worry Be Happy
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  • HELATH
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      When bones c-r-a-ack
      384 19  -  Have a family history of hip fractures? Watch out for osteoporosis OSTEOPOROSIS, the dreaded bone disease, is an ailment with a gender bias. It commonly affects women and develops when the body cannot form enough new bones or when existing bones are reabsorbed by the body. During
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      HEALTH LISTINGS
      89 19 Prevent Stroke Before It Strikes A public forum on what is stroke and what are the warning symptoms. Date: Today Time: I Oam to 12.15pm (Mandarin); 2.30pm to 4.45pm (English) Venue: The Rock at Suntec City Registration: No pre-registra-tion needed All About Fruits and Vegetables A public forum
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      Shed flab, the ' 10-20-30' way
      351 19 Shed flab, the 10-20-30' way FATNESS and good health are never the best of friends. Despite this plain truth, many Singaporeans continue to be either overweight or obese (very fat). A 1998 National Health Survey showed that some 30.4 per cent of Singaporeans were overweight, as compared to 26.2 per
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      Herbal defence against cold, flu
      151 19 THERE'S nothing "common" about the common cold and no two influenza viruses are the same. Herbal medicines help you safely fortify your natural defence system against viral attacks. The following herbs can effectively treat cold and flu symptoms: Echinacea: It stimulates the production and activity
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  • MOTORING
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      A driver's delight
      528 20  -  Colin Yong Subaru's competent but underrated Legacy gets a subtle facelift by colin@newstoday.com.sg DON'T blink or you might have to start from scratch trying to pinpoint the changes that Subaru has made to its competitor in the two-litre family saloon class. Subaru fans might spot the Legacy's
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      Flash card, enter number ... drive off
      264 20 Flash card, enter number drive off NEED a car for short-term use every now and then? The new Intelligent Community Vehicle System (ICVS) might be the answer. Launched yesterday by Honda ICVS Singapore Pte Ltd, the system uses a fleet of 15 Honda Civic Hybrid cars (picture) that are made
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      Vroom, it's the new Ferrari
      198 20 THE Ferrari 575 M Maranello (picture), the replacement for the long-running 550 Maranello, will be unveiled officially for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show 2002 on Tuesday. In line with Ferrari tradition, the name of this car has technical significance. "575" indicates the
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      COE PRICES
      36 20 February (closed bidding) (open bidding) Cat A I600cc& below $30,003 $29,997 Cat B 1601 cc above $30,660 $30,289 Cat C Goods veh/buses $24,202 $22,983 Cat D Motorcycles $630 $559 Cat E Open $30,688 $30,689
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Lock icon Growing up in a circus
      537 21  -  Janice Lee It is about discipline, studies and training by j ani ce@newsto day. com. sg WITH links to angst, dyed pink hair, idolising pop stars, dodging responsibility and hating education, teenagers usually lead carefree lifestyles. But with Cirque dv Soleil acrobatic artistes Kristina Ivanov
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      Whipping up a J-frenzy along Orchard Road
      316 21  -  ElisaChia CAN the J-appeal bring the smiles back to Orchard Road retailers, many of whom are facing post-festive season blues? The Orchard Road Business Association certainly hopes so. Its members plan to lure customers by bringing all things Japanese from fashion to cuisine
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    • THREE-DAY LISTING
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        MUSIC
        85 21 2002 Kin Chun Xian Ai XinYan Chu Join MediaCorp artistes Aileen Tan, Huang Wenyong and Chen Tianwen as they belt out popular hits.They will also perform a short skit. Date: Today and tomorrow Time: 7pm, 9pm Venue: Kreta Ayer People's Theatre Price: $20, $30 and $50 America The legendary
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        THEATRE
        45 21 Stellar! This production, about a journey into a world where dreams and reality fuse, is put up by the National University of Singapore Sheares Theatre. Date: Today and tomorrow Time: 7.30pm Venue: University Cultural Centre Theatre Price: $12 Ticketing: Call Angel at 9858 4603
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        FAMILY/KIDS
        146 21 Catch The Disney Stars At Tampines Highlights of the show include appearances by the lovable and huggable Disney favourites, Mickey and Minnie.A birthday cake will be presented to them to celebrate Walt Disney's 100 Years of Walt Disney Magic. Catch Mulan and Genie as well at the event. Date:
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      Lock icon Denzel joins the 7 A-list' star ranks
      349 22 Agencies NEW YORK Denzel Washington (picture) will draw a US$2O million ($34.1 million) pay cheque for Out of Time, an MGM thriller that will re-team the Oscar-nomi-nated Training Day star with his Devil in a Blue Dress director Carl Franklin. He joins the
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      Lock icon Highs and lows
      333 23 -Reuters LOS ANGELES Pink Panther creator Blake Edwards hits a high point of his movie-making career today, but he believes the industry that put him there is reaching new lows. Edwards, 79, will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Writers Guild of America. His family's showbiz
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      Off to the movies, class!
      102 23 DUE to overwhelming response from school principals and teachers, United International Pictures (UIP) and Raintree Pictures recently introduced a special I Not Stupid package for schools. Schools booking more than 20 tickets are given a concession rate of $5 a ticket. According to UIP, the
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      Lock icon Procession for Schumacher?
      746 27 Williams team does not think so, but... Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Live, tomorrow on Ch24, 10am MELBOURNE Formula One champion Michael Schumacher showed that last year's Ferrari was still the car to beat with the fastest lap in the opening free practice session yesterday. His fastest
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      Lock icon Forsyth edges ahead
      169 27 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Alastair Forsyth emerged a one-stroke leader with a six-under-par 65 on the second day of the rain-interrupt-ed Carlsberg Malaysian Open yesterday. The 22-year-old Glasgwegian moved to 14-under-par on the Royal Selangor course to finish ahead of Spain's Miguel Martin. South Korea's Anthony Kang is
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      Lock icon Hot DiMarco leads
      178 27 AFP MIAMI Chris DiMarco and his grip took the Doral Golf Resort by storm in the first round of the US$4.7 million ($8.6 million) Genuity Championship yesterday. DiMarco, who won the Phoenix Open last month, used his trademark claw-putting grip to shoot a seven-under-par 65 for a
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      Lock icon India beaten yet again
      183 27 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR England had two-goal hero Danny Hall to thank for a deserved 3-2 win over India in a thrilling World Cup hockey match yesterday. The win puts England into third place and leaves India second from bottom in Pool B. Unbeaten Australia is firmly
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      606 28  -  Leonard Thomas Darling ofTyneside has been as important to Newcastle's renaissance as Robson English Premier League Newcastle v Arsenal Live, tomorrow on Ch23, 1.30 am by leonard@newstoday.com.sg IT SEEMS as if the sage Bobby Robson can do no wrong this season. With Newcastle sitting in second place in
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      118 28 Agencies LAGOS Nigerian international defender Taribo West has dismissed claims by his wife that he refused to have sex with her and often assaulted her as "lies from the pit of hell". "I live in a country where it is impossible to beat one's wife," the
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      Lock icon Underdog France thinks upset still possible
      307 28 Reuters Rugby Six Nations Win this and England should win Grand Slam PARIS France is looking for inspiration from its remarkable 1999 World Cup semi-final victory over New Zealand when it meets England in a potential Six Nations decider in Paris today. Both sides
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      Lock icon Something rotten going on at Fit a
      684 29 Agencies Blatter in dock, supremo accused of bribery LONDON World football could have a new leader later this summer. This follows sensational bribery allegations against Fifa president Sepp Blatter, whose term of office ends in May. Lennart Johansson, president of Uefa and the
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      Jos improves, in all areas
      345 29  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg WITH the Asian Games in September, national selectors will be thrilled to know that Joscelin Yeo is in great shape. At last week's Big 12 Championships in Texas, the 22-year-old senior at the University of Texas won seven titles (three individual
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      Coach: I'm no miracle man
      300 29  -  Kelvin Phang AT THE 1968 Mexico Olympics, he won the silver in waterpolo as a player representing the Soviet Union. Twelve years later in Moscow, he won Olympic gold, this time as coach. But don't expect Slava Skok (picture), Singapore's latest waterpolo coach, to transform
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      Good enough for Puskas, but not Gombak
      245 30 THERE was no rousing applause or heartfelt goodbyes. While his players engaged themselves in dressing room banter after the 1-1 draw against Balestier last night, Ivan Raznevich (picture) left Toa Payoh Stadium a lonely, disappointed man. While the outgoing Gombak coach insisted his
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      Bugle call
      98 30 TONIGHT, the calls of a bugle will resonate around Bishan Stadium. It will mark Home United's first home game of the 2002 NTUC Income S-League season, against Clementi Khalsa. According to Protectors' chairman Tan Boon Huat, the bugle call is "a special call to the Home United forces".
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      Lock icon Fan assaults Rams' manager
      417 30  -  Jose Raymond Then, he strikes out at Woodlands skipper by j ose@newstoday.com. sg and indicated he was a regular at the stadium. Added Venga: "If this assault was gambling-related, I am totally disgusted. This is not good for the image of football in this country." Englishman
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      127 30 Match 5 Match 6 Tampines v Geylang Home v Clementi Tampines Stadium Bishan Stadium 2 March 7.30pm 2 March 7.30pm IX2 IX2 (1) Tampines $2.65 (1) Home $1.16 (X) Draw $3.65 (X) Draw $6.60 (2) Geylang $2.05 (2) Clementi $8.00 1/2 Goal 1/2 Goal Tampines (+1
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      On track, says Poulsen
      1414 31 FAS Goal 2010 director and national coach Jan Poulsen came under fire recently over the Lions' dismal showing at the King's Cup. In an unsolicited letter to the media yesterday, the Dane argued that Singapore is still moving in the right direction. Dear All, The activity
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      Seven years later, FAS and the FAM meet again
      283 31  -  Jose Raymond by joseWnewstoday.com.sg THE last time the Football Association of Singapore met its Malaysian counterpart formally, it was to pull out of the Malaysia Cup. On Wednesday, more than seven years after that historic meeting, the two parties met again
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