Today, 6 January 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    12 1 TODAY sets you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday January 6, 2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon US stock prices up, gold at 14-year high
      74 1 Agencies NEW YORK A strong rally boosted US stocks yesterday, with sentiment lifted by optimism over the economy. The Dow Jones industrials jumped 134.22 points to 10,544.07, the Nasdaq soared 40.68 points to 2,047.36 and the Standard and Poor's 500 index climbed
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      Lock icon A prize too far?
      426 1  -  Jose Raymond Today Exclusive No CPF for Spores new gold-medallist citizens THEY receive their medals to the strains of Majulah Singapura but some of Singapore's China-born athletes are wondering when they will be entitled to something Singaporeans take for granted: CPF contributions. In his own eyes,
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  • HOT NEWS
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      China confirms Sars case
      553 2  -  Teo Hwee Nak It sends jitters as more suspect cases show up in other Asian countries AFTER almost two weeks of speculation, tests and re-tests, China yesterday finally confirmed its first full-blown Sars case since July. With the new victim a 32-year-old TV producer in the
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      Security with a smile
      541 3  -  Tan Hui Leng Immigration Checkpoints Authority scores with excellent service IMAGINE spending more than six hours pacifying a customer. That was what Immigration Checkpoints Authority's (ICA) Mr Ang Chee Seng did recently, from the time a customer walked in at 3.45pm. "He had lost his identity
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      Organ transplant law under debate
      473 4  -  Tan Hui Leng MPs want more assurances and foolproof safety checks before new Bill is passed BRAIN death emerged as the hot topic yesterday during Parliament's debate of the Human Organ Transplant Bill. "The worrying fact for many is whether people certified with 'brain death'
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      PARLIAMENTsnippets
      208 4 Singapore's unemployment situation may improve soon, Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen told Parliament yesterday. He said the number of people retrenched seems to be decreasing. Based on a Ministry of Manpower survey on the first nine months of last year, about 1 3,600 people were retrenched, down from
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      Lock icon STI passes 1,800-point level after 33 months
      238 4 Dow Jones SINGAPORE shares rallied yesterday for the seventh consecutive session to end at a 33-month high, with sentiments boosted by the upbeat economic outlook at home and in the United States, analysts said. The ST Index breached the key 1,800 psychological resistance,
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      6 3 I Innovation Sinoa pore Redefining Service
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      123 3 f EXCELLENT pCERVICE INWARD Launched in 1994, the Excellent Service Award or EXSA is a national award that recognises individuals who have delivered outstanding service. It seeks to develop service models for staff to emulate, create service champions and professionalise services. EXSA is managed jointly by SPRING Singapore and seven
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Winning on looks, style and substance
      139 6 Ted Chen LIKE the Canon IXUS digital cameras, 22-year-old Genecia Luo (picture) has the looks, style and substance. The judges thought so when they crowned her the winner of the Canon IXUS Factor Search, held on Saturday at Zouk. The student from Nanyang Polytechnic
      Ted Chen  -  139 words
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      KL's half-bridge plan 'unlawful'
      463 6  -  Derrick A Paulo Both parties need to agree on demolition of Causeway, says Prof S Jayakumar FOR about a year, Malaysians and Singaporeans have been bracing themselves for what could be one of the world's oddestlooking bridges, intended to span the Straits of Johor. But fresh
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      SM: SIA and pilots need a fresh start
      265 6 THE management and pilots of Singapore Airlines (SIA) must make a fresh start and rebuild trust to deal with the coming competition, said Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, in an interview with Channel News Asia. Mr Lee is due to meet the
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      Lock icon Offering hope to autistic children
      457 8  -  Ng Shing Vi Two in five of this school's students return to the mainstream HE was eight when his teachers discovered he performed poorly in standardised tests. Eliot (one name only) failed his examinations in Primary One and his teachers thought he was mildly retarded.
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon Wage ceiling for SRS revised
        93 8 Newsßadio 93.8 For Singaporeans and Permanent Residents under the voluntary Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS), the ordinary wage monthly ceiling will be lowered from $6,000 to $5,500 from this month, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. This amount will be lowered by $500 for each of the
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        Lock icon S'pore's first chemical and biomolecular degree
        41 8 Newsßadio 93.8 The Nanyang Technological University will offer Singapore's first undergraduate degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering in July. The programme will produce engineers who have a strong foundation in the life and physical sciences.
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      Time to lift heavy burden of debt on newly-arrived maids
      273 10  -  Heng Cho Choon WHEN a maid arrives in Singapore, she is already saddled with a large debt (administrative fee and air ticket) to the employment agencies here and in her country. The amount can be as high as $1,500 to
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      Haij the extraordinary, ordinary Singaporean
      513 10  -  Amir Wan Apathetic image is not a true reflection of who we are I REFER to the commentary, "Singapore formula starts to fray" by Yeo Lay Hwee (Today, Jan 1). It seems that many commentators, analysts, scholars, celebrities and others castigate ordinary Singaporeans. Yet, the
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      PMI sees 7th straight month of growth
      248 15  -  Suresh Kumar Manufacturing index rises to 54.5 last month SINGAPORE'S economic recovery appears to be on track, with the Singapore Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI), a key indicator of manufacturing activity, rising a modest 1.5 points to 54.5 in last month. The number is
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    • MarketWATCH
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        ST Index- 1828.66 +37.31
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        World markets
        55 15 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Value *****.17 *****.33 3296.50 6125.42 Change Pis +148.53 +203.85 -13.30 +83.86 +1.39 +1.59 -0.40 +1.39 Korea Comp 824.10 +2.84 +0.35 KLCI 792.66 +4.17 +0.53 SET Index Jakarta Comp 790.93 725.47 +18.78 +20.97 +2.43 +2.98 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1487.34
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        SGX most active
        56 15 By volume Hi-P Reed TtiaiVillag UniFiber BeautyChina Chartered Air Ocean Heshe Asia Env EnerSave Close 0.860 0.080 0.260 0.190 0.580 1.800 0.335 0.090 0.565 0.325 Change +0.020 +0.015 +0.015 +0.015 -0.010 +0.030 +0.020 -0.005 '000 +2.4 53,133 +23.1 40,629 +6.1 39,652 +8.6 38,809 -1.7 36,635 35,464 +9.8
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        SGX top rises
        77 15 Close Change IMH400USS 10.100 +0.950 ShangAsia2kHKS 7.850 +0.550 fhai Prime200USS 12.200 +0.500 DBS Bk 6% NCPS*****.200 +0.400 STIETF100 18.270 +0.310 CITYDEV 6.400 +0.250 DBS 15.100 +0.200 F&N 13.300 +0.200 GreatEast 11.100 +0.200 UOB 13.600 +0.200 By percentage Benefun 20k Close Change 0.020 +33.3 Strike W*****5 0.020 +33.3
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        SGX top falls
        76 15 Bu kit Sem Close Changi 16.400 -0.101 KepCorp 6.200 -0.101 Easyknit 5k HK$ G&W Group 0.200 -0.051 0.250 -0.031 Innovalu 1.800 -0.031 CerebosPac 3.340 -0.021 Meiban 1.240 -0.021 Transpac Hartford 1.600 -0.021 0.260 -o.oi: Jackspeed 0.355 -o.oi: By percentage \anaW*****6 Close Change 0.005 -50.0 ;asyknil5kHKS 0.200 -20.0
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        Lock icon Singapore
        98 15 Dow Jones THE ST index crossed the key 1 800 mark yesterday, gaining 37.31 points, or 2.1 per cent, to end at 1828.66. The launch of DBS Bank's structured warrants spurred buying at the start of the first full week of trading last year, traders said. Gainers led losers
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        Commodities
        21 15 Gold uss/oi 418.200 Silver uss/oi 6.025 Platinum uss/oi 818.000 Rubber centsAg 214.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1799 Brent crude uss/barrel 30.34
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        41 15 SGX, Bloomberg US$ 0.588 UK£ 0.3279 Yen 62.949 HK$ 4.5652 RM 2.2344 Euro 0.4672 Rupiah 4968.7 Baht 23.262 Peso 32.658 A$ 0.7757 Indian Rs 26.839 Won 702.70 C$ 0.7573 Yuan 4.8669 NZ$ 0.8919 NTS 19.998 Information provided by
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
      193 16 Dow Jones Bloomberg Channel News Asia Indonesian developer Bachtiar Salim has staged a reverse takeover of Sesdaq-listed education provider Auston, which is a subsidiary of Ses-daq-listed Panpac Media. Auston will acquire 65 per cent of Mr Salim's company PT Rizki Lancar Sentosa for $34 million. It will pay for
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      Lock icon AirAsia's ads storm abates
      307 16 AFP Airline CEO, M'sian minister back off from tough talk, agree to meet KUALA LUMPUR Officials from Malaysia's budget airline Air Asia are to meet a senior minister over his accusations that advertisements promoting low-price tickets are "misleading," local media reported yesterday. In separate comments to
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    • SAVVY INVESTOR
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        Better fortunes in the Year of the Monkey?
        713 18  -  Vasu Menon 'Selfish, jealous' year likely ahead, but uncertainties could offer money-making opportunities, says feng shui expert ACCORDING to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, this is the Year of the Monkey, named after a clever, witty and inventive creature that is also quick
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      Challenger goes budget
      408 20  -  Chan Chao Peh It starts four stores to fight smaller boys, IPO to raise $6.3 m CHALLENGER Technologies, one of Singapore's largest retailers of IT products, has gone "budget", to meet the challenge of lower-cost competitors head on. The company, which is launching its initial public offering
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      MMS to gain mass appeal in two years' time: IDC report
      360 20  -  Chan Chao Peh THE number of mobile users who use multi-media messaging services (MMS) will more than double in two years' time, as more handsets with built-in cameras are sold and prices fall, said research firm International Data Corp
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2133 20 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS data containecl nerein nas been Stained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Lipper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell any
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      139 18 Date Time Interview with 5 Jan 2004: Melbourne Institute of Business Technology (MIBT) 1 2noon 2pm for 'O' Level, preparation to Deakin University, Melbourne 8 Jan 2004: RMIT University, Melbourne 1.30pm 3pm 9 Jan 2004: Victoria University, Melbourne 11.30 am 1 pm 12 Jan 2004: Perth Institute of Business Technology
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      21 18 rjf%KENTRIDGE I 1 LANGUAGE SCHOOL Arabic Italian Bengali Japanese Chinese Korean English Malay French Russian German Spanish ■Hindi "Thai Indonesian Vietnamese
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Pakistan, India talk about Kashmir
      371 22 Agencies Direct talks indicate thaw in relations ISLAMABAD Building on the momentum toward better relations after half a century of venom, Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf held direct talks yesterday. The talks, on the sidelines of the South Asian
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      Lock icon Two Thai cops killed; martial law in provinces
      196 22 Agencies BANGKOK Two Thai policemen were killed yesterday by a bomb in the mainly Muslim south where the government declared martial law in three provinces following a raid by suspected gunrunners, who stole hundreds of army weapons. The officers were killed when
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      Lock icon 14 hurt in HK subway 'arson'
      129 22 AP HONG KONG An arsonist set fire to a Hong Kong subway car yesterday morning, injuring 14 passengers, police said. Witnesses said the 50-year-old male suspect, who remains at large, started the fire in the lead car while the train travelled through a cross-harbour
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      Lock icon Power loss could have caused crash
      328 23 Agencies No indications of attack on Flash Airlines plane PARIS French Transport Minister Gilles de Robien said on Sunday that the weekend crash of an Egyptian charter plane in the Red Sea may have been caused by a sudden loss of power. However, he
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      Lock icon 'Death' teacher succumbs to cancer
      221 23 -AFP TOKYO A 57-year-old Japanese teacher with terminal cancer, who used his condition to teach children that death is part of life, died over the weekend, his family said yesterday. In a rare challenge to the Japanese social tendency to avoid exposing the young to
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      Lock icon British troops likely to stay in Iraq till 2006
      242 23 Agencies LONDON Hopes for a rapid withdrawal of British troops from Iraq dissipated when British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said they are likely to remain in Iraq for several more years. Speaking on BBC radio a day after a surprise visit
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      Larger than life toys
      42 24 Giant toys hanging from the ceiling of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, as a woman cleans a carpet in preparation for Asia's biggest toy and games fair. The annual event will run from today till Friday.
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      Lock icon Whistle-blower may have to trade silence for freedom
      322 24 Reuters Israel wants to prevent any more leaks about its nuclear weapons JERUSALEM Israel, which is worried that a nuclear whistle-blower winding up an 18-year prison sentence has more secrets to tell, may make his freedom conditional on his silence, security sources
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Hot favourite gets into Georgian hot seat
        64 24 AP Georgian opposition leader Mikhail Saakashvili claimed victory in the country's presidential elections after an exit poll indicated that he had won 85.8 per cent of the vote on Sunday. Mr Saakashvili, the favourite among the six presidential candidates, was the driving force
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        Lock icon Lucky charms work but only in your head
        66 24 AFP A pioneering study into the effectiveness of lucky charms has found that they do work but only in the minds of the people who carry them. British scientists found that while carrying a charm has no impact on events based on
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        Lock icon Al Jazeera TV channel airs new Osama audiotape
        75 24 AFP Arabic TV channel, Al Jazeera, aired an audiotape attributed to Osama bin Laden on Sunday. In the tape, the man who is purportedly Osama, referred to the ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's capture and some latest developments. He also urged Muslims
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        Lock icon Fireballs in skies of northern Spain could be meteorite
        60 24 Reuters Hundreds of witnesses reported seeing fireballs cross the skies of northern Spain on Sunday. Authorities have said these may have been a disintegrating meteorite, Spanish radio said. The bright flashes were spotted in a swathe from the eastern city of
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  • COMMENTARY/WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Chopsticks for the Year of the Monkey
      42 25 REUTERS Taiwan miniature artist Chen Frong-shean displaying one of his latest creations bamboo chopsticks featuring a pair of monkeys in Taipei yesterday. The Chinese Year of the Monkey will be ushered in on Jan 22.
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    • GLOBAL roundup
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        Lock icon 'Rightful heir' not eyeing the throne
        116 25 AFP A Briton who has lived in Australia for 38 years confirmed yesterday the belief by historians that he is the rightful heir to the British throne —but said he was not interested in the role. A British television historian declared Mr Michael Hastings
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        Lock icon Chen's wife hits back
        121 25 Reuters Taiwan's First Lady filed a counter libel suit against an opposition presidential candidate yesterday, turning election rivalry into a legal stalemate. With each side accusing the other of corruption, Mr Lien Chan, chairman of the main opposition Nationalist Party, sued President Chen Shui-bian on Friday.
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        Lock icon Media-friendly Beijing
        82 25 AFP China's cabinet is ushering in a new era of responsiveness to the media by designating more government spokespersons and holding more press conferences, reports said yesterday. The move comes as the world's most populous country increasingly hits international headlines. Domestic and international media, however, still face difficulties
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      Punting on bonds: Prospects and pitfalls
      860 25  -  Adrian Tan Bonds have had three great years, but this may not be the time to rush and take a big bet ONE gets the impression that investing in bonds is complicated, with different experts having different views. There are several reasons why investing
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    Lock icon Some abalone baloney
    412 26  -  Jeanine Tan MediaCorp's princess shows why companies can't get enough of her HAVING endorsed just about every product on the market imaginable from jewellery to hair-removal treatments to burgers Farm Wong is now a spokesperson for seafood. At the studio where she was being photographed for the
    WONG KHING CHONG  -  412 words
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    Lakeside memories
    490 27  -  by Pauline D Loh Leafy greens and delicate tofu enhance the classic beef broth from the West Lake HANGZHO U is fast becoming my favourite city in China. There is something truly poetic about its West Lake, the source of so many romantic myths, legends and anecdotes. It
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    Lock icon I'm not a wife
    300 28 AFP Spears' quickie marriage was 'a joke' and will be annulled WASHINGTON Pop princess Britney Spears will be single again by today, shortly after her madcap marriage over the weekend, US media reported. Spears and childhood friend Jason Alexander, both 22, filed for an annulment on
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    Lock icon Number 1 remains elusive for Beckham's better half
    283 28 AFP LONDON Her husband might be the world's best-known footballer and her glamorous lifestyle the envy of millions, but pop singer Victoria Beckham failed again on Sunday to reach her most sought-after goal a number one solo single. As a member of
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    Easy enough for mee
    309 29 All it takes is five minutes to prepare this delicious local favourite A MUCH-LOVED local dish, Hokkien .fAjnee, can be found on the menus of most kopitiams (coffee shops), hawker centres and Chinese restaurants in Singapore. It is one of those dishes one can eat at
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    HOKKIENMEE
    82 29 This dish has no MSG or preservatives and comes with a generous helping of noodles, ibee hoon, shrimps, squid, egg, onions and carrots with chilli, garlic and soy sauce. The chilli sauce consists of chilli, shallots, garlic, tamarind, fish sauce and dried shrimp among other seasonings to give it
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    78 29 Shobha Tsering Bhalla, writer The noodles are a bit salty but the texture is perfectly al dente not limp like some ready-made noodles are wont to be. Karan Sabnani, student For a pre-packed meal, it is quite good. The ingredients, including shrimps and chilli, gave the mcc
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    More Shakespeare tragedy than romantic Amelie
    638 30  -  Yong Shu Chiang Despite the comparisons, Jeux d'enfants is no 'easy' love story, says director Samuell HIS is a very romantic, somewhat unbelievable, love story. French director Yann Samuell, whose first feature film, Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants), has been getting him
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      243 31 Reuters First drop in US box office since '91 LOS ANGELES Ticket sales at the North American box office last year fell for the first time since 1991, despite higher ticket prices and aggressive marketing that ensured strong opening weekends for Hollywood movies. Data issued
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      248 31 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter NEW YORK American Splendor, the innovative account of the life of file clerk turned comic book author Harvey Pekar, was named Best Picture of the Year by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC). Bill Murray got the Best Actor honours for
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      850 32  -  Pauline D Loh Roast a bird this year for a delicious and healthy change IF you are still hunting around for a festive recipe, maybe you want to take a closer look at this one. It uses duck instead of the usual chicken; for a healthier alternative,
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      77 33 The spice of life. At your fingertips. Tom Yum Kung Chicken Green Curry Chicken Red Curry Stir-Fried Chicken with Basil If variety is the spice of life, consider this a sumptuous spread. Thai Thai now brings the authentic tastes of Thailand, right to your dinner table. So enjoy the convenience
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      495 34  -  Lynette Leong Understanding, not reassurance, can help sufferers of obsessive compulsive disorder A TRACE of dirt was enough to send Mary (not her real name) into a frenzy. She was so obsessed with cleanliness that she washed her hands until
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      515 41 Agencies Packers sneak past Seahawks, Colts' Manning shows his superstar credentials NFL Green Bay Packers 33 Seattle Seahawks 27 GREEN BAY, Wisconsin Al Harris never got a chance for a Lambeau Leap. By the time he thought about it, he was buried under an avalanche of
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      371 41 AP NBA LA Clippers 101 LA Lakers 98 LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant and Elton Brand are just coming into form. Both reached season-highs, with Bryant winning that battle by scoring 44 points to Brand's 30 on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). But Brand's
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      347 41 -AFP PERTH Tennis and the Olympics don't match, the women's world No 2 player Kirn Clijsters (picture) said yesterday. "I think it is great that tennis is an Olympic sport now, but to me it doesn't feel like an Olympic sport," Clijsters
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        90 42 LONDON Jordan sidestepped media speculation yesterday that Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was interested in buying the Formula 1 team and had held secret meetings with Eddie Jordan. While British newspapers reported that the team boss and Abramovich had met four times in the past month, a
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        77 42 AMSTERDAM Former Dutch international Ruud Gullit (picture) will take over as head coach of Feyenoord from July 1, the club announced yesterday. Gullit still needs to get official approval from the Dutch Football Association to end his contract as coach of the national under-1 9
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        51 42 LONDON Plans to build a retractable roof over Wimbledon's Centre Court are expected to be unveiled at the All England Club today. After years of rejecting the idea of having a roof, organisers of tennis' grasscourt Grand Slam seem to have relented to meet television
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        66 42 PHILADELPHIA American baseball's all-time hits leader, Pete Rose, admits in his new book, My Prison Without Bars, that he bet on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Rose was banned for life from the sport after Major League Baseball officials said
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        77 42 MUNICH Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld admits he has had "several calls" from England asking about his future, but says he will see out his contract with the German champions, which runs until 2005. "Several people have phoned me up from England to register their interest
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      505 42 AFP Only a record-breaking performance can winWaugh his final Test CRICKET, FINAL TEST India v Australia SYDNEY Australia were left needing to conjure up a world record-breaking performance to give skipper Steve Waugh a winning send-off against India after the fourth day in the final cricket
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      496 42  -  PRIMERA LIGA AFP MADRID Valencia have made their intentions clear. They want to battle Real Madrid for the Primera Liga title. The 2001-02 league winners triumphed 4-2 over Villarreal on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to keep up the pressure on league leaders
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        466 44 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO It took only 18 months for Rivaldo to go from World Cup winner and national hero in his native Brazil to a figure of fun in Italy. But having endured what he described as the worst year
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        454 44 Agencies Pressure mounts on Houllier as striker's agent issues ultimatum, while chairman threatens to quit LONDON Liverpool must qualify for the Champions League or risk losing England striker Michael Owen and their chairman. Jon Holmes, Owen's agent, told The Sun: "A crucial five months await Liverpool.
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        375 44 Reuters LONDON Arsenal's bid to become the first club for 118 years to win the FA Cup three years in a row will continue against premier league rivals Middlesbrough following the fourth round draw made yesterday. The Gunners, also bidding
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      634 46  -  TAN YO-HINN Post-secondary options for students being explored, says DrYaacob IN November 2002, construction began on an historic school project in Woodlands. Ground was broken on a seven-hectare plot of land that would eventually see a school grooming Singapore's future champions, not in academia, but sports.
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      364 46  -  JOSE RAYMOND BOTH Egmar Goncalves and Mirko Grabovac were notable absentees in the list of 25 players called up for national team training sessions for Singapore's Pre-World Cup campaign, which began yesterday. Both strikers, the first foreign-born footballers to
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      49 41 SPORT ON TV Cricket Australia v India Today: Fifth day, final Test 7.30 am, Ch24 Football Italian Serie A Today: Juventus v Perugia 9.55pm, Ch22 Inter Milan v Lecce 9.55pm, Ch2l Tomorrow: Roma v AC Milan 3.25 am, Ch22 Tennis Tata Open, Round of 32 Today: 7.30pm 10.30pm, Ch24
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