Today, 16 April 2002

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    6 1 TODAY MITA(P)U6aII 2001 •ApHl 16'2002 Tuesday
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    Lock icon Israel nabs top Palestinian
    82 1 Agencies JERUSALEM Israel yesterday arrested Mr Marwan Barghouthi, a top leader of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction in the West Bank. Mr Barghouthi, one of Israel's most wanted men and a leading proponent of the Palestinian uprising, was arrested in Ramallah, Israeli security sources said.
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    Lock icon Tragic end KIMHAE
    35 1 (South Korea] Rescue workers searching the wreckage of an Air China jet after it crashed into a mountain here, killing more than 100 people. But there were some 50 survivors. Reuters photo
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    In FTA, we trust
    603 1  -  Tan Hui Leng Ng Boon Yian But why the never-ending quest to conclude free trade deals? by and news@newstoday.com.sg three times our gross domestic product." Some observers cited the slow pace of multi-lateral talks to liberalise trade, including those conducted under WTO auspices, as another reason
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Getting more from less
      232 2  -  Leong Phei Phei New way to donate blood by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg A NEW blood donation technique is helping the local blood bank gather more of the fluid from donors. Called apheresis donation, it separates blood into different components for needy patients. The process sees whole blood removed
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      A*Star wants more local researchers
      228 2  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim THE Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) wants more Singaporeans to sign up as researchers. A total of 72 per cent of A*Star's researchers are foreigners. The statutory board, formerly the National Science and Technology Board, wants locals to comprise at
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      Veggies coming from Thailand
      154 2 SINCE the land reclamation issue started to strain bilateral relations, Singapore has cut its purchase of vegetables from the Cameron Highlands and turned to Thailand as an alternative source, said the Cameron Highlands Indian Farmers Association yesterday. "Whenever there is an issue between the two countries,
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      Lock icon Blot on Air China record: Crash kills 115
      212 3 BEIJING The safety record of Air China suffered its first dent in 47 years yesterday. A plane from Beijing to the South Korean port city of Pusan crashed into a mountain amid heavy rain and thick fog killing at least 115 passengers.
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      Lock icon Threat to Vajpayee
      246 3 Agencies as 'sack Modi' cries hit a crescendo in Parliament NEW DELHI One man was capable of disrupting India's parliamentary proceedings yesterday. Angry scenes were played as opposition MPs kept up their demand for the resignation of the Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, who is blamed
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      Lock icon Sharon's proposal surprises
      246 3 Agencies JERUSALEM In a surprise move, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday proposed a regional conference for a peace settlement that would involve discussions with Arab nations. Mr Sharon proposed the summit to be under the auspices of the United States to US Secretary of State Colin
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      Lock icon Search for the missing
      170 3 Channel News Asia DIVERS spent most of yesterday searching for a 32-year-old woman and her two children who are missing in the waters off Tanjung Buloh near Kranji. Police said the underwater search was called off late yesterday due to poor visibility and bad weather. It
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      Giving back
      215 4  -  Tan Hui Leng NUS to raise $100m in three years by huileng@newstoday.com.sg THE National University of Singapore (NUS) yesterday embarked on a drive to raise $100 million within three years under the NUS Centennial Campaign. Replacing the NUS Endowment Fund, the NUS Centennial Campaign Fund will mark the
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      ERP comes to Dunearn Road
      120 4 TO alleviate traffic congestion, the Land Transport Authority will extend Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) to Dunearn Road from May 28. ERP gantries will be put up at two locations. A gantry will be placed before the flyover at Whitley Road, while another will be located
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      Lock icon URA online
      56 4 Channel NewsAsia LATER this year, 85 per cent of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) services will be available online. Motorists can purchase URA season parking tickets and settle their parking offences at the URA's revamped website at www.ura.gov.sg. Building professionals can buy URA plans and check the status
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      451 2 WHAT WILL YOUR futureADDUPto?7al ACCA Certified Accounting blen Zing -r U" /r"AT\ your sums right, leCnniCldn (l_Alj you'd know a recognised qualification is the only Qualification awarded by the ACCA (UK) way to secure a bright Recognised by the Institute for Certified Public Accountants of future. And you'd find Singapore
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      138 3 It costs no cash to give your family the <* hospitalisation cover wonh^^QQQQeach JYour company insurance may not be able to cover the rising cost of hospitalisation <^"^ l>l*^ for your whole family. That's why we created SupremeHealth to give the highest M: M ik coverage of $480,000 for each
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      3 4 TOMORROW'S ENTERPRISES yV
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Training the dragon
      390 6  -  Richard Seah PSB Academy aims for a slice of China's huge training pie by richs@newstoday.com.sg AFTER 30 years of helping Singapore firms raise productivity, the PSB Academy is now taking its expertise to China, offering more than 100 corporate training programmes. "No training institution can afford to
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      Parents, students can learn from schools the skills to strengthen families
      124 6 SCHOOLS are being roped in as an avenue to strengthen families. In the School Family Education Programme, parents learn important parenting skills to help develop children into well-rounded individuals, the Acting Minister of Community Development and Sports (MCDS), Dr
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      18 6 STILL round the corner there may wait, a new road or a secret gate." Tolkein, J. R. R.
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      115 7 SINGTEL MOBILE ALWAYS GIVES I THE BEST VALUE I WHOEVER YOU ARE!I m m m I mmukj trt«alpt)«i' 4W Vis tan +B 4W *w (USIKI) II Montnl) Subscription*; J2» SBB SIBB S3 90 SIS H (Promotion) H lt»ilkl|TalMlmi 2M mlnr 700mm 1500min 30mln* llOmtn* 300rnln (forlocalMHimeonly) (Fwtolm.diQ«lax) [For»otCß.ton i (m)
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      Tax evaders can avoid court
      297 8 WE refer to the article, "This thing called trust" by Ms Shobha Tsering Bhalla (Today, April 8). We thank Ms Bhalla for her comments that taxpayers have to pay their fair share of taxes. Those who try to evade tax have to face punishment, as
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      We have to get moving
      374 8  -  Prithpal Singh Drastic action needed before it is too late AFTER the election last year, we were promised that no sacred cows would be spared to remake Singapore. It appears from the Economic Review Committee's recommendations that it is not so much about sacred cows
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      M'sian threat: Cheap, quality service
      181 8  -  Lim Boon Hee KUALA Lumpur has launched its 160-kmh, 28-minute express rail service to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Already, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad is talking of an express rail link (ERL) northwards to link with China and southwards from Penang
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      Comfort to be third bus operator?
      123 8 I REFER to the letter, "No comfort" by Mr Stephen Tan Tiong Soon (Today, April 10). Comfort has been providing bus transfers for school children and factory workers for many years. With the expansion of our bus operations, we hope to become a third
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      400 9 WIN A I 'I uTKoffmr J L -:v- ---J jd^P^B Ski. fl H fff W BW J K I 1 ■■^^k'i I total allocation of chances will be reflected in your May 2002 till October 2002 SingTel bills. istOraw (1b Aug 02). 1 VoftswagenMewßeolle 1.6/« 3xSlo,ooOcasli 100 Samsung handpta- uis'
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon UOB set to acquire ICB
      192 10 Bloomberg THE United Overseas Bank (UOB) said 90.06 per cent of the shareholders of the Industrial and Commercial Bank (ICB) have agreed to sell their shares, clearing the way for the finance unit to become a whollyowned subsidiary. Singapore's second-largest bank said the shareholders had
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        123 10 IT was a shaky start to the week as buyers faced some outflows that saw opportunities in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. A last-minute buy on some counters propped the STI 5.79 points to 1,757.54. There were 1.7 losers for every gainer, while 288 counters remained unchanged. Volume was 427
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        World markets
        51 10 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 *****.30 +174.32 +1.59 Hang Seng H\ Ordinaries laiwan Wtd *****.98 3319.60 6196.00 +17.50 +11.90 +13.41 +.16 +.36 +.22 Korea Comp SET Index 894.28 379.63 +18.59 +1.68 +2.12 +.44 lakarta Comp 549.84 +10.57 +1.96 Phils Comp ihenzen B 1396.38 222.21 -8.96 -9.29 -.64
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 JS$ JK£ fen 1K$ (M iuro (upiah iaht 0.5446 0.3789 71.712 4.2480 2.0696 0.6181 5,127.7 23.694 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 27.757 1.0214 26.639 724.03 0.8634 4.5080 1.2350 19.055
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        Commodities
        22 10 Bold us$/oi iilver us$/oi 'latinum us$/oz 302.9 4.593 533.1 Rubber centsAg 126.01 Palm Oil RM/tonne 11 8! Brent crude us$/barrel 24.8,
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 10 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 10 )y volume \pril 15 'OOO 'OO( lay en (oly iuroptron (LW .antroVis 51,819 21,039 17,413 10,540 10,049 PFood L&M PNE Micron JurTech Ipco 9,04 7,851 7,75 7,49i 7,42; iyS \pril 15 IBS XBC ilA chartered JOB Value 33,737,500 28,010,700 22,287,600 21,851,320 21,071,415 Dayen Venture SPH CITYDEV STEngg
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        SGX top rises
        71 10 )y$ ipril IS Close Change SreatEast 13.400 +0.800 By percentage April IS Close Change Bonves1sW*****5 0.020+100.000 :&C 5.250 +0.750 Frt Links 0.065+18.182 .hang Asia 2kHKS 6.900 +0.350 JOB 14.700 +0.200 ilA 13.700 +0.200 »IA 200 13.700 +0.200 BBR 0.035 +16.667 C&C 5.250 +16.667 Nylect 0.115+15.000 Koh Bros
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        82 10 BLOOMBERG By$ April IS Close Change Venture 16.800 -0.200 By percentage April IS Vertex R400 Close Change 0.005 -66.667 CITYDEV 6.050 -0.200 Vertex R 0.010 -50.000 Creative 50 19.700 -0.200 SPH100 23.600 -0.200 KingWan L&M 0.245 -20.968 0.090 -18.182 SPH 23.500 -0.200 Wee Poh 0.105 -12.500 Thai
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2991 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) I Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com I Fund Name NAV/Bid Price Oiler Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) AberdeenSe -AmericanOpportunities 0.748 0.786 Aberdeen Se-Asian Fixedlcome 1.182 1.218 Aberdeen Se China Opportunities Fund 1.017 1.068 Aberdeen Se Continental Europe Equity 1.001 1.052 Aberdeen Se Global
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      FTA hinges on US Senate
      287 12  -  Val Chua by val@newstoday.com.sg AMERICAN domestic politics is a stumbling block in the progress of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The FTA, which is 80 per cent complete, now hinges on how soon a particular Bill the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) will be approved
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      Lock icon 11 bids for Changi Terminal 3
      52 12 Bloomberg THE Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has received 11 bids to build the proposed $1.5 billion third terminal at Changi Airport "Some time is needed to evaluate the bids," said a CAAS spokesman. "We are unable to advise when the tender will
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      Motorola, Ngee Ann Poly join forces
      288 12  -  Sol E Solomon MOTOROLA Electronics will work with Ngee Ann Polytechnic to develop new products for the emerging electronic handhelds market. Under a memorandum of understanding signed by the two organisations yesterday, they will develop technologies in three key areas: handheld medical devices, mobile
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      A good buy?
      456 13  -  Vasu Menon STI Tracker fund to start trading b£ A NEW tracker fund that invests in the Straits Times Index (STI) will start trading on the Singapore Exchange tomorrow. The STI fund called streetTRACKS, can also be purchased with CPF ordinary account savings. This fund will buy
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      MOH appoints Eldershield insurers
      155 13 TWO private insurers NTUC Income and Great Eastern Life Assurance have been appointed to run the Eldershield scheme for the next five years. Eldershield is a severe disability insurance scheme for elderly Singaporeans aged between 40 and 69 needing long-term care. Among the criteria used by
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      Lock icon SPH's March job ads down 32%
      98 13 Bloomberg IN what may indicate the direction of the economy, Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) job advertisements fell 32 per cent in March from a year earlier. The decline was smaller than February's, when job ads fell 69 per cent from a year earlier. Job
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      Remaking S'pore Inc to ride global trends
      1069 14  -  Mano Sabnani Commentary Emulating US growth strategy of the 90s will move us forward quickly by mano@newstoday.eom.sg IN unveiling Singapore's "big bang" in taxation on Thursday, Senior Minister of State Tharman Shanmugaratnam argued passionately for the many sea changes proposed. It is a
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      268 13 I Mm This International Friendship Day visit the Singapore Discovery I^J^f Centre for a festival of celebrations uniting international L^f^r^^ 0" communities through music, dance and games. fe^^' jfc?W LETS MAKE SOME FUN! To mark this day. people from vS^i diverse ethnic communities will come together to weave the Jv^HJL
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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      115 14 11% STUDYING IN IRELAND SEMINAR 1 I Cue* Dr. Beg N. S. A I Speaker: Dublin Business School (DBS) 5 iffl J Director, International Office II 4 1 I Date: 16lh April, 02, 6:3opm (Tuesday) I Venue: ATS Centre, 66. Duxton Road i S I nanjongPag<irMßT)EWls J 6225 8311 f:
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon The money man
      264 15 Agencies South Korea gets a new Finance Minister SEOUL Barely a day after he was discharged from hospital, South Korean President Kim Dae Jung wasted no time in appointing a new Finance Minister. Mr Jeon Yun Churl (picture) yesterday replaced Mr Jin Nyum, who resigned on Saturday
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      Lock icon US hails M'sia as 'beacon of stability'
      233 15 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR The United States yesterday hailed Malaysia as a "beacon of stability" ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Datuk Serf Dr Mahathir Mohamad to the White House next month. "As a moderate and predominantly Islamic country in South-east Asia, Malaysia
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      Lock icon Tommy witness held
      107 15 -AFP JAKARTA Police have arrested a prosecution witness, accusing him of accepting a bribe to lie during the trial of Tommy Suharto. The youngest son of former Indonesian President Suharto faces murder and illegal weapons charges. According to a Jakarta police spokesman, Rahmat Hidayat had allegedly admitted
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      Lock icon Another paper for HK
      85 15 -AFP HONG KONG Another newspaper has joined the territory's highly competitive media market. Metro International SA, the world's largest free newspaper group, yesterday launched the first Asian edition of its daily. The company was awarded a contract last November by the territory's subway operators, the Mass
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      Lock icon Philippines also on trial, says Misuari
      216 15 Reuters FORT SANTO DOMINGO (Philippines) Appearing in public for the first time since being jailed, Muslim leader Nur Misuari said the Philippines was as much on trial as he was. The chief of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) was under heavy guard when
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      Lock icon More bad blood?
      394 16 Agencies US did not condemn coup and now Chavez is back CARACAS When Mr Hugo Chavez was deposed last Friday as the President of Venezuela, the United States did not condemn the coup. Now that he has returned to power in a dramatic reversal of events led
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      Varsities deep in debt
      137 16 SYDNEY Australia's universities are in debt more than ever, with a government report showing that more than a quarter of them cannot make ends meet. The latest report on the status and funding of universities by the Department of Education, Training and Science said 10 of
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      Lock icon Malaysia's surplus down
      102 16 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's current account surplus narrowed by a third in the fourth quarter as exports declined and foreign investors sold stocks and other securities. The surplus on the current account, the broadest measure of trade and investment flows, dropped to RM5.6 billion ($2.71 billion) from
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      HK residents lend support
      133 16 HONG KONG As human rights activists slam the authorities for deporting failed mainland Chinese abode seekers, Hong Kong residents are pledging support for the action. Security Secretary Regina Ip has said the authorities would intensify their stop and search operation, according to AFP. Mrs Ip said
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      Lock icon US bid to locate Osama in Pakistan
      190 16 -AFP WASHINGTON The United States wants to stage a raid in Pakistan's mountains near Afghanistan because it believes that Osama bin Laden is hiding there, a report has said. Time magazine yesterday said Ms Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian
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      421 17 REAL-LIFE DRAMA DARING RESCUES HJIMH real-life heroes DON'T MISS 995 Watch real-life emergencies unfold as you share in the stories of the men and women of the ■F^l Singapore Civil Defence Force. Plus, learn how you can prevent household fires. WM First episode: April 17 (Wed), 9pm, Channel 5. Repeat
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Define and defend
      1022 18  -  Sunny Goh One can question political motives and political leaders, but not patriotism THERE is a fine line between nationalism and patriotism. Ever since the son of Minister of State (National Development), Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, raised an innocent question about the need for him to fight for
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      156 18 THE C OffIPLETE WORKS Lit »tO &fll OW many m V plays would you -Mtk expect to see lnV mln"te5'One? \JK How about all 37 plays In one show? Lj. i^^ps^ I'll give you Hamlet, Romeo Juliet, Macbeth. JB/ 011 co'nc Centre from 7th Way, iSSSnILi I>" even throw In
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  • UPFRONT
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      S'pore flair, Indian artistry
      640 19  -  Ambiga Raju Local, Bollywood expertise combine to produce four-language film for Asian market by ambiga@newstoday.com. sg AN unusual but thrilling combination of sorts has been worked out for a movie to be made in Singapore. Titled Missing You, the movie is to be made in four
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      Record ratings, donations for NKF show
      430 19  -  Low Shi Ping IT was with much apprehension that MediaCorp artistes faced the daunting tasks ahead on the second leg of the 9th National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Charity Show. But they had nothing to fear. The programme, which aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 8
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  • BUSYCOOK
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      Local favourites on-the-go
      450 20  -  Pauline DLoh Nasi lemak, turmeric fried chicken and sambal udang petal are great picnic food THE men have gone fishing again, taking advantage of a recent long weekend. It does make the house more peaceful than usual and it seemed like a good time to brush up
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      Sambal Udang Petai
      86 20 Ingredients: 500 gm tiger prawns 1 400 gm packet petai 10 large red onions and 5 cloves garlic 10 dried chillies, washed 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt 011 for frying Method: 1. Blend onions, garlic and chilli together till fine. Put 3 tablespoon oil in non-stick
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      Turmeric Fried Chicken and Ikan Kuning
      60 20 Marinade: 4 whole chicken legs, cut into pieces 12 kuning fishes 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper 1 teaspoon turmeric powder Seasoned flour: 100 gm plain flour plus 2 tbsp cornflour 2 teaspoon black sesame seeds salt and pepper, oil for frying Method: 1.
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      Nasi Lemak
      95 20 2. Dip chicken pieces into seasoned flour and shake off excess. Deep fry four minutes each side, taking care not to burn chicken. 3. Deep fry fish using the same method. Ingredients: 500 gm rice (4 cups) Milk from 1 coconut milk (add 1 teasp salt) 3 pandan
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      Kacang Panjang
      77 20 Ingredients: 200 gm dried prawns, pounded 1 bunch long beans, trimmed and cut 1 teaspoon sambal (optional) Method: 1. Wash long beans or kacang panjang. 2. Stir fry pounded dried prawns in a little oil until fragrant. Add long beans and stir fry till beans change colour. 3.
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  • INFOTECH
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      Going wireless
      539 21  -  Mark Henricks WPII Access Point gives you some freedom to roam by BY allowing small businesses to extend their wired LAN and give employees the freedom to roam, the WPII Access Point (picture) from Compex can turn small offices into wirelessly networked wonders. To install the WPII, connect
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      Lower costs with Dell's PowerEdge
      175 21 AIMED at delivering lower costs for enterprise computing, Dell has launched a modular system that packages the performance of six servers in the space of one. Comprising high-performance server blades designed by Dell, the PowerEdge 165 SMC accommodates up to six servers with two Intel
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      Protection from on-line threats to small businesses
      165 21 NORTON Internet Security 2002 Professional Edition is designed to protect small business owners and professionals against on-line threats. This integrated suite starts with Norton AntiVirus 2002, which stops common virus infections by scanning and cleaning incoming and outgoing e-mail, updating itself automatically and
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      125 22 Reuters/Variety SYDNEY Fear not: The seasonal box office slowdown in many markets looks short-lived, thanks partly to Panic Room (picture), which began its international campaign over the weekend with top-ranked bows in eight markets. In Spain, the David Fincherdirected thriller rang up an estimated US$2
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      324 22 Reuters/Variety NEW YORK John Cusack (picture) will star in the longdelayed adaptation of the John Grisham novel, The Runaway Jury, while Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive) is considered the front-runner to play the female lead. Cusack will play a jury foreman in a landmark lawsuit against a gun
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      160 22 Reuters/Variety LONDON British director lain Softley (K-PAX, which is now showing) is set to shoot the epic war drama, Shanghai, later this year. The Miramax Films picture is a spy story that takes place in the shadow of the Japanese invasion of China, long before Pearl
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      230 23 As life turns surreal -Reuters Breakup with Tom Cruise opens up Nicole Kidman 'in the weirdest way LONDON Actress Nicole Kidman has recounted how her life turned "surreal" after she was dumped by husband Tom Cruise. "I will look back at this time as surreal," she told Britain's Sunday Express.
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      121 23 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Elizabeth Taylor (picture) is okay, if you call being in bed with the flu okay. She did not show up on Saturday night to present a prize to Shirley MacLaine at the annual Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad) Media Awards in
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      145 24  -  Low Shi Ping MEDIACORP artistes dug into their bags of tricks to give Singaporeans a show to remember, all in the name of charity. As a result, a whopping $5.5 million was raised for the National Kidney Foundation. "There is hope for humankind!" proclaimed MediaCorp
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      331 24  -  Low Shi Ping HE amused many in the first season with his comical rendition of Johnny Lau's "Mr Kiasu". Tonight, Chew Chor Meng is back to play the eponymous hero in the second season of Mr Kiasu. But
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  • SPORTS
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      443 28 Agencies Red Devils' in-form striker pips Arsenal pair LONDON It has been quite a season for striker Ruud van Nistelrooy (picture). He has been named the Professional Footballers Association Players' Player of the Year in his maiden season with Manchester United. Manchester United's mercurial striker, who has
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      Lock icon FA Cup about foreign talent, the World Cup and injuries
      575 28 Reuters LONDON World Cup coaches will watch Arsenal's English FA Cup final against Chelsea with trepidation next month, hoping the two multi-national Premier League sides survive the showcase end-of-season duel intact The teams booked their places in the first all-London
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      Sniper attack
      85 28 STRATHCLYDE Duncan Sinclair was left with a nasty ankle wound as a lunatic gunman, using an air-gun, fired a volley of lethal ball-bearings at players in Shotts Bon Accord's football clash with Blantyre Vies on Saturday. The attack left three players injured before the teams raced to the
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      Romario out?
      89 28 RIO DE JANEIRO Just as Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says he has turned his squad into a family as it challenges for an unprecedented fifth World Cup title, Romario's hopes of joining the group grew slimmer when his side Vasco da Gama was knocked out of the
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      Batistuta okay
      73 28 ROME AS Roma's Argentinian forward Gabriel Batistuta was discharged from hospital yesterday after an overnight stay, his club announced on its website. Batistuta, 33, needed stitches to his lip after he was accidentally kicked in the face by Parma defender Fabio Cannavaro during a clash won 3-1 by
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      TV sales surge
      73 28 BANGALORE India's largest television maker, BPL Limited, said yesterday it expected sales in three states where football is popular to double in the run up to the World Cup finals. It is predicted that the three states West Bengal, Goa and Kerala will see a jump from
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      Lock icon The hunter and the haunting
      708 29  -  Jose Maria Olazabal Golf The Masters Tiger peerless as rivals falter AUGUSTA He was in the echoes. He was in the stares. He was in their heads. It was one-on-five at Augusta National playground yesterday, a completely unfair game, because the one was five, and
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      Maybe a bright pink tutu and Elin on his bag will slow Tiger down
      640 29  -  S. Murali Comment by murali@newstoday.com. sg OKAY, I admit it. I was wrong to have asked all of you to stay awake to watch the US Masters. It was a MAJOR bore, to say the least,
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      Lock icon Emphasis on youth
      421 30  -  Kelvin Phang SGA president wants to revamp constitution, council by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg BESIDES overhauling junior golf development, Dennis Lim Kim Yew, the newly appointed president of the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) also intends to revamp its constitution to get local clubs more actively involved to raise the standard
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      Is Star Player Luciano a waste of money?
      369 30  -  Stanley Ho Comment by stanley@newstoday.com.sg HOW many players in the 2002 NTUC Income S-League can boast a pay packet of approximately $8,000 a month? And is promised $1,000 for every goal he scores? The answer: One. Brazilian star Luciano De Oliveira (picture)
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      King eyes Colosseum
      79 30 ROME American boxing promoter Don King wants to stage a fight at the Colosseum, the venue of gladiatorial combats during the days of the Roman Empire, Gazzetta dello Sport reported yesterday. King, speaking to the paper by telephone after his Italian fighter Michele Piccirillo had won the
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      Drawn Test
      78 30 GEORGETOWN The first Test between India and the West Indies ended in a draw after the final day's play was abandoned after overnight rain. Earlier, Rahul Dravid salvaged India's batting pride with a brave 144 not out on the fourth day of the opening Test against the West
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      SEA Games rescheduled
      68 30 HANOI Regional sports chiefs have rescheduled next year's South-east Asia Games after complaints that the original dates clashed with the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Instead of being held in early November as planned, the Games will now be held at the end of the month so
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      Lakers lose
      79 30 PORTLAND Bonzi Wells scored 33 points as the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an eightpoint deficit in the first period of overtime to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 128-120 in a double-overtime cliff-hanger. The Lakers had built an eight-point lead in the first period of overtime before Portland fought
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      Lock icon Fans can expect delicious beer, babes and rugby stars
      335 31  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg THE passion, excitement and sheer fun associated with a major rugby event will invade Singapore this weekend. Besides the opportunity to watch world-class rugby at the International Rugby Board (IRB) World Series Singapore Sevens, fans can look
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      399 31  -  Jose Raymond But Shyam to get interim one-year contract by j ose@newstoday.com. sg ATHLETES hoping to come under the Singapore Sports Council's (SSC) Athletes Career and Training programme (ACT) will have to wait a little longer. Although ACT designed to assist Singapore's elite athletes by funding their
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      Samoa unfazed by tough Sevens draw
      223 31  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE facing a potentially tough run, Samoa fancies its chances of winning the inaugural Singapore Sevens this weekend at the National Stadium. The Republic's event is the eighth of 11 legs of the International Rugby Board's (IRB) World Sevens Series.
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