Today, 21 March 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY Friday March 21, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Precision strikes
      555 1 Agencies •Was Saddam hit? Change of strategy Iraqi funds seized IT was meant to be a shock and oust operation which would shake up the Iraqi regime with an intial blitzkreig and force them to surrender. That strategy seems to have been put on hold as the second
      — Agencies; – AFP photo  -  555 words
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  • HOT NEWS
    • STRIKE ON IRAQ
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        Last time, this time
        956 2  -  Clement Mesenas More powerful fire power but it'll be a tougher war by clement(s>newstoday.com.se ALL INDICATIONS point to victory in the air for the US and its allies. Their overwhelming technical superiority smart bombs and missiles upgraded from those of the last Gulf war will wreak
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        Lock icon Kuwaitis party on frontline farm
        298 2 KUWAIT/IRAQ BORDER A group of wealthy Kuwaitis celebrated what they hope will be Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's downfall by partying through the night at a farm on the Iraqi border. Over jam sandwiches and warm camel milk, they began a night-long vigil from their luxury
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        Lock icon No quick fix
        399 3 Agencies Americans told to expect bitter Iraqi resistance WASHINGTON Everyone was convinced this would be a short war. The analysts expected it. The markets bet on it. And countries like Singapore, which have so much riding on the US, prayed for it. Well, hold your horses. US
        — Agencies  -  399 words
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        VOICES
        161 3 "At dawn prayers the reckless he was threaten- I to Iraq Saddam a a Mr Elmar the European Foreign Relations Committee. "We are with you. We support you. We want to see your suffering (under Saddam) come to an end." British Defence Secretary Jack Straw (picture) to the Iraqi
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY'S DEVELOPMENTS
        302 3 Iraq fired six Scud missiles at Kuwait, two of which were intercepted by Patriot I anti-missile batteries. Neither Scud was believed to have been I carrying chemical or biological weapons. Singapore is to step I up security around its I port and airport, said I the Ministry of
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        No charge for cancelled flights
        234 4 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) said yesterday it would waive charges for passengers who cancel their trips due to the US-led war against Iraq and fears over a respiratory disease sweeping three continents. "Singapore Airlines will assist passengers wishing to avoid or defer travel to or through
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        Is the US right?
        423 4  -  Lee Ching Wern Tommy Koh's frank take on the Iraq war by chingwern@newstoday.com.sg WAR is hell, but who's the devil? Going by the amount of anti-war rhetoric heard around the world, the US is as good a candidate as Saddam Hussein. The war against Iraq has
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        Lock icon Masks of death?
        55 4 -AFP photo Ann war activists wearing gas masks and protective suits demonstrate during a rally in front of (he Ukraine Parliament in Kiev. The protesters demanded an end to the war in Iraq and the deployment of a Ukrainian anti-chemical weapons special battalion to the Persian Gulf,
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        Lock icon Bet on how long Saddam will last
        208 4 Newsradio 93.8 IT'S not just the generals and the politicians futures traders are also watching Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's every move. The Internet has been a hive of betting activity. One betting site on the Web has taken over $700,000 in bets on
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        Lock icon EU: Ties with US strained
        176 6 Reuters BRUSSELS European Union president Greece said that relations between Europe and the United States are in a crisis after the US launched a war on Iraq without UN backing. Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou told an emergency debate in the European Parliament, hours after
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        In a crossfire
        600 6  -  Elisia Yeo Iraqis living overseas have mixed feelings by elisia@newstoday.com.sg LONDON As the moment of war came around, Mr Rahman Aljebouri, an Iraqi living in the United States, had mixed feelings about the military action. For him and millions of other Iraqis who have left their country,
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        What China has to gain
        691 8  -  Sunny Goh Silence on Iraq a shrewd move for Beijing by news(s>newstoday.com.sg THE tougher the road ahead for the United States, the smoother the journey for China to ride out the Iraqi crisis. This stark reality may make Beijing appear like an opportunist on a
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        Lock icon Asian Muslims slam US over war
        315 8 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Muslim nations in Asia condemned the start of the US-led military campaign against Iraq yesterday, while hardline Islamic groups called for holy war. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, and neighbouring Malaysia, described the attack as illegal. "The consequences of
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      8 2 IT'S WAR Cruise missiles, precision-guided bombs hit Baghdad
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      34 8 OEASIMEWsj www.ideas.singtel.com Sing Tel Watch the news while on the move? Access video streaming news content via Sing Net Broadßand or at Sing Tel Wireless Surf Zones. Log on to: www.channelnewsasia.com www.cnn.com www.reuters.com news.bbc.co.uk
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Sticky situation
      520 9  -  Lee Ching Wern Row over gum highlights role of personal links in trade talks by chinewern@newstoday.com.se CALL IT the chewing gum connection. Since the government's move to partially lift the ban on selling gum here, many have speculated about the possible role of US chewing gum giant, Wrigley's,
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      Lock icon $60 million more to help the disabled
      156 11 Channel NewsAsia THE Community Development and Sports Ministry (MCDS) is spending $60 million more on programmes for the disabled. Revealing this during the debate to approve his Ministry's budget, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim said this is expected to benefit nearly 26,500 people with disabilities
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      R(A)ted, like movies?
      436 11  -  Derrick A Paulo Publications may soon have censorship ratings by derrick@newstoday.com.sg IT WILL be a month or two before we find out if censorship laws here will be updated, but the Government did give a sneak peek yesterday. One issue Singaporeans might want to keep an eye
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      More Medisave for serious medical conditions
      324 14 A Medisave, MediShield and Medifund (3Ms) Special FROM July 1 this year, Singaporeans will be able to withdraw more Medisave for more serious medical conditions. This means that you will need to come out less from your pockets to pay for your hospitals and
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      Frequently asked questions
      686 14 How much of my bill will be paid by Medisave with the changes? More than 96 per cent of B2 and almost 98 per cent of C patients should be able to fully pay for their bills using Medisave, without the need to fork out cash. Those
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      Unusual concession
      649 15  -  Derrick A Paulo AIA to honour 'critical year' for some customers by derrick@newstoday.com.sg unlikely such a case could succeed as hardly any contract would allow for claims on projected gains in the future. Today understands that seven per cent of AlA's portfolio contains the critical year feature. Since
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  • LETTERS
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      Time is crucial
      294 17  -  Benjamin Seet Anti-war camp must adopt objective view I REFER to the letter, "So impatient ..."(Today, March 20) by Mr Daniel Koh Kah Soon. Firstly, I support tough and decisive military action against the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. I believe he is a threat to
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      Refunds out of agent's hands
      246 17  -  Chang Theng Hwee I REFER to Mr Ong Choon Hock's letter, "Atypical penalties for cancelling trip" (Today, March 19). Allow me to briefly explain the process that begins with the consumer confirming his tour with the travel agent by making payment The travel agent, upon
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      A short rally
      487 19  -  Lee Yew Meng S7* i 1 Luck and fundamentals not on investors' side by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg INVESTORS betting on a sustained and sharp Iraqi war market rally like the 30 per cent jump during the 1991 Gulf War rally will be disappointed. The fundamentals, technical analyses and the
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      Lock icon Asian stocks rise with war
      129 19 Bloomberg TOKYO Asian stocks rose after US forces began attacking Iraq. "We can see the light at the end of the tunnel," said fund manager Alex Muromcew of Loomis Sayles and Co. "Markets hate uncertainty." Soon after the war started, Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 1.9
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    • Market Watch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        120 19 Bloomberg SINGAPORE stocks rose, sending the Straits Times Index to its biggest three-day rally this year. It jumped 23.16, or 1.8 per cent, to 1,308.17, taking gains in three days to six per cent. The benchmark rose to its highest since Feb 21. DBS Group Holdings led the market's
        – Bloomberg  -  120 words
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        World markets
        61 19 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI 225 8195.05 144.01 1.79 HANG SENG INDEX 9194.56 35.97 0.39 ASX ALL ORDINARIES 2835.80 21.10 0.75 TAIWAN: WEIGHTED 4599.25 84.18 1.86 KOREA COMPOSITE 568.46 26.68 4.93 STOCK EXCHG OF THAI 364.24 3.11 0.86 JAKARTA COMPOSITE 394.64 9.15 2.38 PHILIPPINES COMPOSITE 1039.33 18.87 1.85
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 19 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5656 0.3615 67.9689 4.4112 2.1499 0.***** 5104.63 24.2888 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.8173 0.9518 27.0099 704.722 0.8369 4.6816 1.0213 19.6654
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        Commodities
        21 19 Gold us$/oz 335.3 Silver us$/oi 4.420 Platinum us$/oi 671.700 Rubber cents/kg 187 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1506 Brent crude us$/barrel 29.88
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        57 19 )y volume Warch 20 JniFood chartered ices jtiraya latacrftUSS tfultiVis M Close 0.375 0.665 0.365 0.535 0.540 0.250 0.470 Change -0.045 -0.010 -0.015 +0.010 +0.005 -0.005 -10.7 -1.5 -3.9 +1.9 +2.0 -1.1 'OOO 37,637 30,826 19,352 19,026 17,156 13,795 12,249 'ac Cent 0.220 11,850 jipitdLdiul iingTel 1.130
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        SGX top rises
        81 19 By$ March 20 OCBC Close Change 9.650 +0.650 SPH 18.500 +0.600 SPH 100 18.500 +0.600 DBS 9.550 +0.300 SIA 200 10.200 +0.300 Venture 15.000 +0.300 STIETF100 13.210 +0.210 Creative 50 11.700 +0.200 SIA 10.200 +0.200 UOB 10.500 +0.200 By percentage March 20 El-Nets Close Change 0.010 +0.005
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        80 19 SGX BLOOMBERG By$ March 20 JMH 400USS SingamasC 2kHKS F&N Close Change 5.750 -0.150 2.650 -0.075 7.950 -0.050 JSH 500USS 2.300 -0.050 Seaview UniFood 5.450 -0.050 0.375 -0.045 SimSiangC Brilliant 0.105 -0.035 0.240 -0.030 GP Bat HKLand USS 1.820 -0.030 1.170 -0.030 March 20 L&M Goldtron Close
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      Lock icon Oil prices fall
      348 21 Bloomberg to 3-month low in knee-jerk reaction to war CRUDE oil prices fell 6.3 per cent to a three-month low in reaction to news that the US and its allies had commenced a war on Iraq, as traders speculated that the war would end soon and limit
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      Lock icon Asian currencies fall on hopes of quick end to crisis
      325 21 Bloomberg ASIAN currencies fell yesterday on speculation that the US-led war on Iraq will end quickly, helping to boost business and consumer confidence in the world's largest economy and lure investors to US dollar-denominat-ed assets. "We see the dollar going
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      CAAS welcomes foreign firms
      342 22  -  Chan Chao Peh to operate airport terminal services here by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg THE Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) may open the airport terminal service market to foreign companies, said Minister for Transport Yeo Cheow Tong yesterday. Currently, airport terminal services, including ground services such as in-flight
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      Lock icon Wireless broadband made easy
      241 22  -  Chan Chao Peh AN ALLIANCE initiated by StarHub with four other telcos in the Asia-Pacific promises to make it easier for travellers to log on to the wireless broadband networks provided by these partners. The alliance also plans to extend its cooperation to other services like
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      S'pore port is best in Asia
      45 23 THE Port of Singapore has won the "Best Seaport Asia" award at the 17th Annual Asian Freight Supply Chain Awards. It is the fifteenth time that the Republic has been presented with this honour by the international maritime community.
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      Hot Tiong Bahru site
      189 23  -  Lee Yew Meng Five bids of over $70m submitted by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg THE start of the war in Iraq failed to dampen the spirits of 12 top and mid-sized developers who tried to gain control of one of Singapore's hottest residential sites at Tiong Bahru. They submitted
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      That's the spirit
      551 24  -  Joy Frances Mil-Corn finds success where no others would go by j oy@newsto day, com. sg WHILE some Asian workers packed their bags and left the Middle East in anticipation of the war in Iraq, one Singapore company sent staff into the region seizing the opportunity to
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      Lock icon Heavy blow
      194 25 Bloomberg PCCW posts $1.76b loss, delays dividend HONG KONG PCCW, Hong Kong's biggest phone company, posted a net loss of US$995 million ($1.76 billion) for last year after writing down the value of its investment in undersea-cable venture, Reach. It said it would not pay a dividend in
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3179 25 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reportinq services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although careUly verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Arctic refuge safe ... for now
      163 26 Arctic refuge safe for now Agencies WASHINGTON Environmentalists and anti-drilling proponents can rejoice, for the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been given a respite at least, for now. The US Senate on Wednesday defeated narrowly a Bush administration push to open up the refuge in Alaska for oil and
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      Lock icon JI terror plan thwarted
      297 26 AFP Explosives targeted for use in S'pore found KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have made a major breakthrough in the war on terrorism by discovering the Jemaah Islamiyah's cache of bomb-making material destined for use against Western targets in Singapore. Four tonnes of the explosive fertiliser, ammonium
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      Lock icon Starry, starry night at the runway
      62 26 Reuters photo. Celebrities (left to right, front row) singer Jewel and actresses Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Biel and Australian actress Sarah Wynter walking down the runway at Ten Cars, Stars and Oscars, a fashion show in Hollywood on Tuesday that was sponsored by General
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      Lock icon Cuban crisis
      288 27 -AFP Havana arrests dissidents, plane hijacked to US WASHINGTON Relations between Havana and Washington sank to new lows yesterday after an "outraged" US demanded the immediate release of dozens of Cuban dissidents arrested for joining an alleged American conspiracy against President Fidel Castro's communist government. "This is an
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      Lock icon Another US attack
      84 29 Agencies BAGRAM (Afghanistan) The US Army said it had launched a fresh military operation in southern Afghanistan yesterday morning. A military spokesman said the timing of the air and ground offensive, code-named Operation Valiant Strike, in the south-east of Kandahar was not linked to the start of
      — Agencies  -  84 words
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      Lock icon Deadly sneeze
      230 29 Sars outbreak traced to sick doctor in HK hotel HONG KONG The worldwide outbreak of a mystery pneumonia is believed to have been triggered by a sick doctor from southern China who infected six other people in a Hong Kong hotel, health officials said. Hong Kong's Director of
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      Lock icon Girl's abductors in court
      82 29 Reuters SALT LAKE CITY (Utah) Countering his shag-gy-haired image, Brian David Mitchell wore his hair combed when he appeared in court via a video hook-up from jail on Wednesday to hear the charges against him. Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee, face six counts of kidnapping,
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      1072 31  -  Michael Backman Some leaders and countries need better public relations than others news@newstoday.com.sg AS A WRITER, I am always interested to see how information is used. The use of information by the United States in the lead-up to the confrontation with Iraq has been fascinating for no
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      565 35  -  Jose Raymond Opportunity knocks for Jai, award-winning musician and ex-Kick! member by j ose@newstoday.com. sg IT WAS just two years ago that Jai (picture) was knocking on doors seeking sponsors to help him complete a full-length demo only to have the doors slammed in his face. But
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      275 39  -  Tor China Li By in Sydney chingli@newstoday.com. sg AFTER skydiving from 3km above ground yesterday, communications consultant Jeanne Leong, 35, now feels "simply invincible". While she was reliving in her dreams the exhilarating experience of freefalling I.Bkm through the clouds her buddies Carolyn and Ee Lin
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      369 39  -  Elisa Chia Media Corp TV to beam more blockbusters to your homes by elisa@newstoday.com.sg GOOD news for local viewers: More goggle gems are coming your way on free-to-air channels. Yesterday, two broadcasters here announced their partnerships with major Hollywood studios. Renewing its volume deals with 20th Century
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      502 39  -  Lim Kuan Chiang by kuanchiang@newstoday.com.sg LIKE the line from that classic ABBA song goes: "The winner takes it all, the loser has to fall." Don't believe the also-rans who say they were in it for the experience. Besides, hardly anyone remembers the runners-up. Who came in second in
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      267 41  -  Rachel Fang by rachel@newstoday.com.sg "IF you've got it, flaunt it," said host, actor, musician and businessman Tin Chokkamolkij. The handsome lad will be doing just that tomorrow when he hosts the finals of the Miss Singapore Universe 2003 pageant, together with MediaCorp artistes Eunice Olsen and
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      177 41 TUNE in to MediaCorp TV Channel 5 tomorrow at 7.30pm for the live telecast of the finals of the Miss Singapore Universe 2003 pageant Among the celebrities slated to perform at the event are jazz chanteuse Claressa Monteiro and classical group T'ang Quartet. Also, catch MediaCorp artiste
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        94 43 A SIX-PART series on the Singapore music scene from the 1960s to the present makes its debut tonight on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 at 7.30pm. Called Jammin', the Media Development Authority-commissioned documentary treats viewers to songs and performances by everyone from 60s mainstays, the Quests, the Checkmates
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        121 43 CHANNEL NEWSASIA brings viewers round-the-clock coverage of the war in Iraq, with CNA correspondent May Ying Welsh reporting from Baghdad. It also has reporters in Tehran, Amman, Istanbul, Washington, London and major cities in Asia to bring viewers the latest developments there.
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        KASEM TAMES BRITNEY
        128 43 MTV host Mike Kasem is helping pop star Britney Spears (picture) put a stop to her wild ways. According to The Sun, Kasem has known Britney since November and the couple has gotten "serious" in the past few weeks. They have been having romantic dinner dates near
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      563 45  -  Kenneth Tan Say what you will, nothing tops the Academy Awards by news@newstoday.com.sg I HAVE always looked forward to the Oscars. The anticipation during the lead-up to the nominations. The flurry of marketing and promotional activities that follow. And the fulfilment or disappointment of dreams, aspirations... and
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        516 47 AFP Iraq war will hit Los Angeles badly HOLLYWOOD The war in Iraq is threatening to cost hundreds of millions of dollars in Oscars-generated revenue from services ranging from coveted advertising time to Botox shots for ageing movie stars. Just days ahead of the scheduled ceremony
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        197 49 AFP HELSINKI Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismaki (picture), nominated for an Oscar in the Foreign Language Film category, said on Wednesday that he will not attend the Academy Awards gala ceremony on Sunday due to a possible war on Iraq. (The war began yesterday at 9am, Singapore time).
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        663 59 -AFP Listless Reds lose to the Scots and crash out of Uefa Cup LIVERPOOL A stunning solo strike by John Hartson sent Celtic marching into the Uefa Cup semifinals this morning on one of the most memorable European nights in the Scottish champion's history.
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        Lock icon Derlei Silva's double puts Porto through
        240 59 Reuters ATHENS Porto forward Derlei Silva struck in extra-time to secure a 2-0 win over Panathinaikos this morning that sent the Portuguese side into the UEFA Cup semi-finals for the first time in its history. Porto, trailing 1-0 to the Greek side from the
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        657 60 Good start is crucial against Australia, says Ganguly A JOHANNESBURG Captain Sourav Ganguly hit a majestic century to lead India into their first World Cup final in 20 years yesterday as his men ruthlessly crushed Kenya's hopes of extending its magical run at
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        92 60 LONDON Arsenal striker Dennis Bergkamp was fined £7,500 pounds ($20,700) yesterday by the English FA's disciplinary committee for elbowing West Ham's Lee Bowyer. The incident, in a Premiership match on January 19, also earned the Dutchman a charge of improper conduct and a warning over his future conduct.
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      Confident Pakistan
      225 61  -  Stanley Ho CRICKET, hockey and squash are the most popular sports in Pakistan. But if the Pakistan national soccer team does well in the Asian Cup preliminary competition, starting today, soccer may well be on its way to joining the big three in terms of popularity. That is
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      448 61  -  Stanley Ho He's the man with the 'goal-den' touch by stanley(s>newstoday.com.sg HE HAS scored against world-class opponents like Manchester United and Uruguay. And he's been prolific over the last few years in the S-League. Indra Sahdan Daud is, without doubt, one of the best local
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      819 62  -  S Gulam If Singapore's youngsters falter, let's not hang Sivaji THERE were days when international football was regular fare at Kallang, with Singapore hosting World Cup qua fiers, Olympic qualifiers, Asian Cup qualifiers and even an Asian Cup final. (Lately, though, the National Stadium has virtually become
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      737 63 Wenger must lift his men or the Premiership could also be lost LONDON Arsenal's pretensions to be the champion of Europe went up in smoke on the night of a thousand bonfires in Valencia yesterday. It will now sift through the wreckage over the next couple of days
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      357 64 Fergie insists he's only voicing his opinions MANCHESTER Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted he has not been intentionally playing "mind games" with Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger. Ferguson and Wenger have aired their opinions on each other's teams in recent weeks as the race for
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      Kiss and make up
      171 64 LANCASHIRE Blackburn Rovers boss Graeme Souness and striker Andy Cole have finally resolved their differences following last week's training ground row. Souness and Cole fell out during training last Friday and the former Manchester United striker was dropped from the squad for the 2-0 win over
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