Today, 14 February 2004

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    13 1 weekendTODAY February 14 -15 2004 mita (P) 009/03/2003 we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Our bad kids and their Beta files
    751 1 Database helps schools manage their discipline problems Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg SEVENTEEN schoolboys may have been caught last week with some naughty VCDs, so naughty that the police were called in, but the general state of discipline in our schools is good, says
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      26 1 Beyonce steals '!^^|L» t':S^ L*S*' I /^v BiiHßHi I w 7: IHUi v^sb^llVliiiill iiiiiliiTiiiTiiiiiiPfllW Neil Humphreys/6 Cats, pigeons, chickens BBt^^S just cull them all ■BIBBHi!! JBBißßffiil
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        A crucial factor in providing cost-effective healthcare
        111 2  -  lay Tsen-Waye Disease management is the key strategy for providing cost-effective healthcare services in Singapore, Minister of State for Health and Transport Dr Balaji Sadasivan said at the second National Disease Management Conference on Friday. As a "multi-disciplinary approach to healthcare delivery", disease
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        Lock icon Help soon for the elderly to get medical attention
        99 2 Newsßadio 93.8FM Elderly patients in the Singapore General Hospital and the Singhealth group institutions may not need to endure multiple referrals to different specialists. Within two years, Singhealth plans to have its elderly patients handled by a single doctor who will
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      Lock icon A mentor at bay to help the young students stay
      585 2  -  Ng Shing Vi Mendaki aims to tackle high school dropout rate in Malay community CALL it the Singaporean Malay dilemma. Even as more Malay Muslims climb up the professional ladder, the community continues to have the largest percentage of low-income
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      Former Chechen president killed
      146 2 DOHA Former Chechen President Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev died on Friday from injuries sustained in a bomb attack on his car in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, police said. He had lived for three years in exile in the Persian Gulf emirate. Qatari government sources told CNN
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      Go for the sixth C, women urged
      347 2  -  Ng Shing Vi SINGAPORE has one of the highest rates of older mothers in the world, as most Singaporean women prefer to have babies when they are in their 30s rather than in their 20s, said the Perinatal Society of Singapore (PSS) on
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        Awake-up call for Indon reform
        769 3  -  Wimar Witoelar Akbar verdict shows urgent need for action THE AKBAR Tandjung decision sent a clear message that crime pays in today's Indonesia as long as you have common interests with those who hold political power. The Supreme Court's decision to overturn a corruption conviction
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      Lock icon Students protest after court clears Akbar
      323 3 -AP JAKARTA A Supreme Court decision to overturn a corruption conviction against Indonesia's parliamentary speaker was met with widespread anger on Friday, with critics decrying it as a major setback for democratic reform. The judge who had originally convicted Akbar Tandjung, said he will
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        IMPRESSIVE MEALS IN MINUTES
        134 4 Whip up a feast and impress your loved one this Valentine's Day. With Lam Soon's Asian ala Carte ready meals, you can easily dish out piping hot Tom Yum Koong (soup) or Hokkien Mcc in just minutes. Simply pop the food in the microwave for approximately
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        COOL MANGO
        96 4 Chill out with the new Mangold Peel Fresh Tropical Mango Juice drink. Made with tropical totapuri mango pulp, this new flavour will tickle your taste buds with its sweet mango aroma. It is also high on vitamins A, C and E and dietary fibre. The Marigold Peel Fresh
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        WORK THAT CHIN
        111 4 Firm up that saggy chin with the Profile Toner from Newnexis Enterprise. Developed in the USA, this is an exercise gadget that allows you to achieve a more defined chin with just three simple I exercises. Three minutes a day is all you need to 1 work
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      Twins' surgery could have been stopped
      468 4  -  Joy Frances US surgeon on operating team disagrees with leader WHEN doctors discovered pools of blood in vessels they had not known of earlier and the Iranian twins lay almost completely separated it would still have been possible to stop the operation, a neurosurgeon
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      Role of varsities and 'righf graduates
      193 4  -  Tay Tsen-Waye ACCOUNTANTS are not mere "number crunchers" or "bean counters". They are business advisers and partners to their clients. The role of the accountant has changed, Mrs Fang Ai Lian, chairman and managing partner of Ernst and Young Singapore, told Today. The criterion
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      A sweet victory
      130 4  -  Kevin Tan By munching through just two bars of chocolates in three minutes, poly student Ivan Zeng and his friend Michelle Yap (picture), a copywriter, walked away with a sweet $2,000 on Friday, in OCBC Bank's Valentine Love Bites event at Chulia Street The contest allowed each
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      220 2 Buying faith CHURcrI i| WORSHIP SERVICES 111 9.30 am 1 15am: English Service 1 1.30 am Ipm: English Service with I Mandarin interpretation via headset I 111 II I 9 Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 2. Ocean Ballroom I 11 \H 7.30pm 9pm: English Service 19 Suntec Inn Convention i Exhibition
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      79 5 —4~^ _TM |^L #f Sfalfn HaH Hl^^^ The Lifestyle 6 When you purchase a Bose Lifestyle|o2of 28 or 35... The Gift You can now choose any of these exciting gifts from us. Promotion ends 29 February '04, while stocks last. Atlas Hi-Fi Pte Ltd #03-19/21 Plaza Singapura, 68 Orchard Road,
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  • HUMOUR/NEWS
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      Lock icon Save yourself! Kill them all!
      779 6  -  Neil Humphreys From cats to pigeons and chickens, just keep on culling STEPPING out from the void deck and into glorious sunshine one morning, a pigeon flew past and crapped on my best shirt. It was several years ago, when I was a semi-smart teacher
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      Lock icon Say what you love about yourself to win prizes and save lives
      315 6  -  Loh Chee Kong ON VALENTINE'S Day, instead of contemplating on what you love about your partner, say what it is you love about yourself. That's what MediaCorp artiste Joanne Peh and MTV VJ Denise Keller did on Friday
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      Lock icon No evidence, so Tahir remains free
      158 6 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, doubting US intelligence on Malaysia's role in a global nuclear trafficking network, said the man at the centre of the row would not be arrested, for now. "He is on his feet and free to
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      Married with kids -the worst deal here
      180 8  -  Ivan Goh LOOKING at my friends, the singles, those married with children and those married without children, the last group seem to have the best deal, followed by the singles. The allocation of Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) makes for a classic example. Children
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      Understand the PA machinery
      343 8 And you would know why it runs the CCs IN THE commentary, "Country clubs for the working class" (Today, Feb 4), Mr Sunny Goh argues that community clubs (CCs) should "be redefined outside the current boundaries as found in the People's Association (PA) Mission Statement" and
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      What do we hope to learn from culling 5,000 chickens?
      310 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming I REFER to the mass culling of 5,000 chickens due to take place next Wednesday. On reading the news, I was taken aback by the sheer number of chickens that have been earmarked to die in
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Iras, PowerSeraya to retrench staff
      366 10  -  Emril Shafeeq Jamil Success of e-filing has made 120 redundant:Taxman THE Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) will lay off 120 employees, or about 6 per cent of its work force within one year, as the popularity of electronic filing means that the tax office
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      339 10 Mr Robert Bong is stepping aside as managing director of Keppel T&T after less than two years in the position. The telecoms and transport firm said on Friday that Mr Bong is leaving to pursue "his personal interests", without giving any details. This comes just days after the firm
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      Lock icon Chip rebound expected to last till next year
      217 10 Bloomberg CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing (CSM) said a rebound in demand may persist through 2005, helping the company break a three-year streak of losses. "If the economic environment continues to improve...this should fuel growth for the semiconductor industry into 2005," said CSM's chief
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        ST Index- 1864.07 +1.13
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        Lock icon Singapore
        230 10 Agencies SHARES ended flat on Friday in lacklustre trade, as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the weekend. The ST Index inched up just 1.13 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 1864.07, snapping a three-day slide. Losers led gainers 149 to 148. Volume dropped to 802.4 million shares,
        — Agencies  -  230 words
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        SGX most active
        57 10 By volume SingTel ChinaFlexP ISoftel Speedy-Tech Pac Cent UnitedTAC AsiaFoodP DatacrftUSS UniFiber NOL Close 2.240 0.990 0.130 0.810 0.370 1.120 0.335 1.480 0.185 2.060 Change +0.040 -0.030 +0.030 +0.020 -0.030 +0.010 -0.050 +0.005 -0.030 +1.8 -2.9 +30.0 +2.5 -2.6 +3.1 -3.3 +2.8 -1.4 'OOO 33,015 32,448 30,316
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        SGX top rises
        77 10 By Close Change Robinson 7.550 +0.200 SIA 11.800 +0.200 TAC200USS 3.300 +0.160 WBLCorp 3.040 +0.130 InlRoller 1.110 +0.110 GrealEast 12.000 +0.100 OCBC 12.600 +0.100 OCBC 4.5%NCPS 100 101.100 +0.100 SIA 200 11.800 +0.100 Haw Par 4.900 +0.080 By percentage Wee Poh Close Change 0.020 +33.3 ISoftel 0.130
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        SGX top falls
        78 10 By$ Close Change Creative 50 18.600 -0.300 SPH 100 18.600 -0.200 Venture 20.700 -0.200 KepCorp 6.850 -0.150 Ezra 1.230 -0.100 OUE 6.850 -0.100 SPH 18.600 -0.100 UOB 13.600 -0.100 Cosco CorRCCPS*****4 4.220 -0.080 CITYDEV 6.600 -0.050 By percentage Colorlanil Close Change 0.065 -23.5 BakerTech 0.120 -17.2 El
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        World markets
        60 10 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.69 Change Pis +98.43 +0.94 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.80 3347.80 6549.18 +114.67 +7.90 +112.23 +0.84 +0.24 +1.74 Korea Comp 882.18 +4.23 +0.48 KLCI 825.91 +0.26 +0.03 SET Index 755.18 +7.02 +0.94 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 773.14 1480.77
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        Lock icon Commodities
        25 10 SGX,i Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 412.800 Silver uss/oi 6.580 Platinum uss/oi 845.200 Rubber centsAg 214.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 91 9.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 30.46
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5975 UK£ 0.3157 Yen 62.958 HK$ 4.6421 RM 2.2708 Euro 0.4664 Rupiah 5025.54 Baht 23.2041 Peso 33.4449 A$ 0.7568 Indian Rs 27.0158 Won 693.365 C$ 0.788 Yuan 4.9457 NZ$ 0.8549 NTS 19.8007
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      LIA optimistic about year's outlook
      350 11  -  Emril Shafeeq Jamil After 24% drop last year, premiums collected on new insurance policies rise 12% in 4th quarter PREMIUMS collected on new life insurance policies plunged 24 per cent to $925 million last year from $1,216 billion in 2002, the Life Insurance Association (LIA)
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      Lock icon NTUC Income eyes proposed private pension plans
      296 11 Dow Jones THE proposed introduction of privately-managed pension plans in Singapore is viable and the NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative hopes to be selected in the initial phase, chief executive Tan Kin Lian said yesterday. Mr Tan predicted the proposed pension plans will broaden
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      Lock icon Venture Q4 profits expected to soar
      363 12 Agencies Partnership with Hewlett-Packard key to strong performance VENTURE CORP is expected to post a 21-per-cent year-on-year jump in fourth-quarter net profit, as Singapore's biggest-listed electronics maker sold more printers and other electronics in the run up to the Christmas season, according to analysts
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      Lock icon Nok Air's 1-year break even aim
      174 12 Dow Jones THAILAND'S newest budget airline, Nok Air, intends to break even within a year and pave the way for an initial public offering in the next few years, chief executive Patee Sarasin said in Singapore yesterday. "We hope to break even in 12
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      Lock icon HK probes IPO manipulation
      142 12 Dow Jones HONG KONG Stock market regulators are investigating into possible market manipulation at the stock market debuts of two major initial public offerings (IPO) at the end of last year. The Securities Futures Commission (SFC) is conducting a probe into the pre-market trading of shares
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      964 11 bumtreat 810-TREAT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda on 22 August 2003) Invitation in respect of 233,800,000 ordinary shares of HKSO.4O each comprising 156,000,000 New Shares and 77,800,000 Vendor Shares as follows: (a) 15,000,000 Offer Shares at 550.46 each by way of public offer; and (b) 218,800,000 Placement Shares at 550.46
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      101 12 There's still life after singlehood. V r H —v I 1 www.peugeot.com Family life doesn't mean a life without style. Peugeot family cars combine surprising spaciousness with awesome good looks. From the zippy 5-door 206, to the technology-filled 307 and the spacious 307 SW with its panoramic Cielo glass roof,
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  • SAVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Elec & Eltek: A true bargain
      478 13 Elec Eltek: A true bargain Netßesearch-Asia It has created $10.2 m of real value for investors, or 6.7 cents per diluted share ELEC Eltek (E&E) reported second quarter FYO4 net profit of $18.7 million, up 46 per cent year-on-year and 92 per cent sequentially, compared to the first quarter. The
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        Lock icon Cosco Corp (89.5 cents) -MARKET PERFORM
        108 13 OCBC Investment Research Cosco's FYO3 net earnings surged sixfold to $24.3 million. Operating profit rose 36 per cent, due to higher freight rates and an expanded fleet. Contributions from associates rose 273 per cent to $17.6 million due to strong growth from its China
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        Lock icon Parkway Holdings ($1.01) – BUY
        91 13 Parkway Holdings ($1.01) BUY DBS Vickers Research Parkway posted a surprisingly strong fourth quarter to register net earnings of $33.6 million, or 4.7 cents per share. Whilst there was improvement in the healthcare business, we are seeing early indications of the international operations gaining traction in Malaysia and Brunei. The
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      38 13 I^^^^^^JVi M SO7SW Experience a Peugeot today, at our showroom or roadshow, and see how style doesn't need to take a backseat to parenthood. PEUGEOT. THE DRIVE OF YOUR ffiTOj A member of the |^'j^| Sime Singapore Group
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US fears spies aiding attacks by Iraq insurgents
      243 14 Reuters WASHINGTON The Pentagon is concerned that insurgents may be staging attacks in Iraq based on inside information about US operations after recent strikes against three high-profile Americans. The latest was the attack on General John Abizaid, commander of US troops in
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      Lock icon A mystery in Moscow
      633 14 Agencies Politician resurfaces but questions over his disappearance remain MOSCOW One man has dominated the Russian news for the past week and it is not the hugely-popular Russian President Vladimir Putin. The strange tale of Mr Ivan Rybkin, whose mysterious disappearance last week and his equally
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Three-day incubation period for bird flu, doctors say
        132 14 AP The first clinical data on Asian bird flu patients showed that those infected got sick about three days after exposure to the virus and ran fevers of up to 39 degrees Celsius, the World Health Organization said on its website. The
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        Lock icon Participants in S Korean cloning study not exploited: Researchers
        85 14 Reuters Donors of 242 egg cells used in a breakthrough S Korean study on human cloning were volunteers curious about science, the researchers said on Thursday, deflecting criticism that the process exploited women. Many donors contacted the researchers on their own,
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        Lock icon US network to air Diana's secret audio, videotapes
        83 14 Reuters More than six years after her death, audio and videotapes Princess Diana secretly recorded during her ill-fated marriage to Prince Charles will get their first public airing next month, NBC said on Thursday. The US network said it would present excerpts
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      Lock icon Gays wed in one state, fight on in another
      230 14 Agencies SAN FRANCISCO The city of San Francisco made history on Thursday when it became the first civil authority in the United States to officially marry gay couples in open defiance of laws banning the practice. The city, under the orders
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  • GLOBALroundup
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      Lock icon Barbie drops Ken for Blaine
      74 17 AFP Another golden couple has headed for splitsville. After four decades of ageless romance, Ken and Barbie, the Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward of the doll world, have split. Blame, an Australian boogie boarder (picture) is said to be the new man in Barbie's life.
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      Lock icon The younger Bush's sordid side
      85 17 AFP Amid questions about US President George W Bush's military service, the White House on Thursday released details of his arrests and traffic violations as a young man. Spokesman Scott McClellan said Mr Bush had previously disclosed arrests for stealing a Christmas wreath while a
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      Lock icon 'Mr Ugly' for plastic surgery
      63 17 AFP A 30-year-old man Chinese man will undergo three months of plastic surgery to transform his looks after winning a Mr Ugly contest. The unemployed man's surgical procedures will focus on his face, with doctors aiming to make him look like Lv Vi, a singer
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      Lock icon Teachers make a hashish of it
      83 17 Reuters Teachers in a German school were treated in hospital for nausea and dizziness after eating an anonymouslydonated chocolate cake, unaware it was laced with hashish (cannabis), authorities said on Thursday. A police spokesman said the teachers had not suspected anything because it was
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      Lock icon DIVA-STATING!
      855 18  -  Asif Ansar Beyonce steals the show at Pepsi 'Dare for More' launch DESTINY'S child Beyonce Knowles seems to be everywhere these days and the world can't seem to get enough of her. Having bagged five out of the six awards for which she was nominated at last weekend's Grammys
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      Arts Fission back with Little Lee II
      158 19  -  Yong Shu Chiang A LOCAL dance group wants your Valentine's Day to be an intergenerational affair. Arts Fission Company, which presented a performance with Samsui women aged 74 to 93 last year, is back with Little Lee 11. Named after artistic director Angela
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      Lock icon Latin troubadour
      237 20  -  -Janice Lee NEWBIE artist Javier Colon (picture) is a singer who writes to communicate. Blessed with exceptional songwriting talent, he composes for those he wishes to touch. "I once wrote a song for a girl I liked, put it on a tape and gave it to her," he
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      Star struck
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      Lock icon Let's do a Janet Jackson
      233 20  -  Serene Foo rpRE playful -L leader of Taiwanese hip-hop collective Machi (picture) is willing to do a Janet-Jackson onstage during a planned routine with diva A*Mei on Saturday. Joked Jeff Huang in mock earnestness: "Sure, I will do anything if A*Mei wants. She can have
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      Diary of stories in song
      384 20  -  Razali Abdullah HE LIKES writing songs. She likes penning stories. What happened when they got together at the Institute of Technology National of Indonesia? They formed a band. Riko Prayitno, 27, and Arina Ephiphania, 25, call themselves Mocca, a concoction that has Indonesia smitten. They
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      Lock icon 5566 members on the (water) bottle
      204 20 AS TESTIMONY to Taiwanese boy-band-of-the-moment 5566's (picture) skyrocketing popularity here, their fanatic fans' devotion has spawned a new occupation. It's possible to make money queuing for fans who want front-row seats, days before performances. If you hadn't heard, the quintet of Tony Sun, Jason
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      • LOVEbites
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          CELEBRATE LIFE AND LOVE WITH TOUCHE
          165 21 IN LINE with the 2004 Romancing Singaf pore campaign, Touche the designer beer brewed with Champagne yeast now has a new bottle illustration to further enhance your drinking experience. The new illustration celebrates life and love, and vividly captures this by depicting a couple
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          LOVE FOR HER, LOVE FOR HIM
          167 21 YOU'LL feel it in your fingers. You'll feel it in your toes. Love will be all around us today. So come on and taste it too! Pamper the love of your life with the perfect chocolate duo from Godiva Chocolatier "Elle Lvi" (which means
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        Full meal, half price
        442 21  -  Katrina Karim If you're looking for value, you'll find it atTeochew Garden THE nine-course set menu may be offered at half price, but rest assured the portions will have you 100-per-cent satisfied. I'm talking about the "More than 50% off" set menus promotion at Teochew Garden
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        Beatrice does America
        59 22 A US-Hong Kong film, starring Beatrice Chia, is set to be screened in the US on March 5. Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen, is a documentary spliced with an action film, directed by Hong Kong actor Robin Shou (Mortal Kombat). It's being considered
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        LOTR is top grosser
        30 22 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, with box office takings of $5.39 million to date, is Warner Brothers Singapore's all-time topgrossing movie.
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        Law wants Penn to win
        26 22 British actor Jude Law believes that Scan Perm, his rival in the Best Actor Oscar category, will win the prized statuette.
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        Kiss and make up?
        61 22 In a bid to end a long-stand-ing feud, Christina Aguilera sent a letter to her childhood friend, Britney Spears, saying: "Let's be friends again. We're both deep in this music business, which can get nasty. People take things we say out of context. But we're more
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        Going au naturel
        44 22 Janet Jackson, fresh off her Super Bowl boob scandal, is set to pose topless for her upcoming album. Meanwhile, Ewan McGregor has reportedly won his battle to preserve his full-frontal nude scene in the US release of the movie Young Adam.
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        Cray live in Singapore
        55 22 Five-time Grammy winner Robert Cray will hit the stage this Tuesday with his band at the Esplanade. Heralded as the torch-bearer for a new generation of blues artists, Cray's guitar style echoes the legendary tones of BB King and Albert Collins. Tickets available from Sistic at
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        Bullock's pudding award
        25 22 Harvard University's undergraduate drama troupe, the oldest in the US, has given its Hasty Pudding award to Miss Congeniality actress, Sandra Bullock.
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      Rising with the tide
      531 22  -  Felix Cheong House of Sand and Fog director making a name for himself T TPSTART crow: That was how LJ an appalled critic, unused to grand themes finding voice in populist form, had once described William Shakespeare. Well, with the same eye for the dramatic is
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          OUT OF TIME
          61 23  -  Yong Shu Chiang Small-town police chief Matt Whitlock (Denzel Washington) is tempted to dip into half-a-million dollars of confiscated drug money when his lover is diagnosed with cancer. The money gets lost and his lover disappears, leaving him racing against time to find out who set him
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          HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
          54 23 An Iranian immigrant (Ben Kingsley) and a recovering alcoholic (Jennifer Connelly) fight for ownership of a house that she wrongfully lost in a bureaucratic mix-up, ana which he bought at a county auction. A gripping film about prejudice and miscommunication, hinting at America's dealings with
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          LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
          46 23  -  Serene Foo A library assistant (Asano Tadanobu) wants to end his life in Bangkok but is seduced back into the chaos of life by an acid-tongued, chain-smoking woman. Atmospheric, contemplative and devastatingly funny. Directed by Pen-ek Ratanaruang, shot by Christopher Doyle.
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          42 23 SF Charismatic leads Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson illuminate this tale of two Americans who forge an unlikely friendship while in Tokyo. This film was Oscarnominated for best film, director and screenplay (writer-director Sophia Coppola) and best actor (Murray).
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          Lock icon NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
          30 23 YSC There are few better ways to rediscover one's faith in human goodness than through a Charles Dickens tale. And this wonderful adaptation is no different. A treasure.
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          STUCK ON YOU
          42 23  -  Janice Lee Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear play conjoined twins. The film's directed by the Farrelly brothers (There's Something About Mary, and Dumb and Dumber). So, you know what to expect: Mindless fun, but a film full of heart.
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          Lock icon DOGVILLE
          43 23 YSC Grace (Nicole Kidman) is a beautiful and mysterious fugitive whom a small town's citizens have agreed to hide. But she ends up becoming a chained animal who must accede to everybody's desires. Suffering one indignity after another, she finally fights back.
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          Lock icon COLD MOUNTAIN
          53 23 YSC American Civil War soldier Inman (Jude Law) had only known Ada (Nicole Kid- man), a preacher's daughter, briefly before becoming a reluctant fighter for the slave-owning South. Director Anthony Minghella's (The English Patient) sweeping epic centres on Inman's dangerous odyssey to reunite with Ada. A film about
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          Lock icon ALONG CAME POLLY
          51 23 SF Risk analyst Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller), whose well-planned life goes topsyturvy when his wife dumps him, later finds himself falling for unpredictable bohemian girl Polly Prince. Good things may come unplanned but not this one. This floozy comedy prefers to play it safe and has no
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          38 23 YSC A prison therapist (Halle Berry) wakes up to find herself now a patient, accused of murdering her husband. A decent horror thriller until the script's inadequacies are exposed two-thirds through. Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine).
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          Lock icon THE LAST SAMURAI
          33 23 YSC If it weren't for Kevin Costner having already done that epic about Native Americans, this could have turned into a Dances with Samurai. Works better as an action flick.
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          Lock icon PETER PAN
          32 23 YSC For those of us who grew up with the Disney version, this film might come as a shock. It's a darker, more faithful adaptation of J M Barries book.
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          Lock icon 21 GRAMS
          37 23 YSC The human soul apparently tips the scale at about 21 g it's the difference in weight of a body when a person passes away. A sombre drama starrinn Nnomi Watts and Benicio Del Toro.
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          DARK WOODS
          47 23  -  Elisa Chia Five people camp in lakeside woods that seem haunted. This Norwegian horror film provides plenty of suspense, but doesn't back it up with any concrete story development. It aims for a big-twist finale but ends up with nothina more than an awkward knot.
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          Lock icon ELIXIR OF LOVE
          40 23 SF Hong Kong's Queen of Comedy, singeractress Miriam Yeung, stars in this period comedy with Taiwanese singeractor Richie Ren. A feel-good but harebrained tale about a beautiful princess plagued by body odour. Something certainly smells bad here.
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          Lock icon TORQUE
          32 23 YSC From Ned Moritz, the producer of The Fast and the Furious and XXX, comes this film which focuses on bikers and hits the screens with a plot running on empty.
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        Outlander to drive Mitsubishi SUV sales here
        123 24 MITSUBISHI will give its range of sportutility vehicles (SUVs) a boost when it introduces the new Outlander (picture) here in April. The five-seater four-wheel drive car will complement the existing Airtrek range. Although based on the Airtrek, the Outlander has different front-end styling
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        Budget business class
        505 24  -  Colin Yong A lower price tag makes the Ford Mondeo a better value than ever HOW do you tell if a car's design has stood the test of time? By looking at how many styling changes it gets in its mid-life facelift. Going by the similarity in
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        Go topless with Mini Convertible
        168 24 EVEN in the car world, going topless is a sure-fire way of getting attention. With this in mind, Mini hopes its new convertible model will attract a fresh group of style-conscious buyers. To be launched at the Geneva Motor Show next month, the Mini Convertible
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        Magical ORIENT
        484 25  -  Susan Goh This apartment exemplifies the allure of the East A VISITOR to this five-room HDB flat can be forgiven for thinking that he has stepped into some exotic territory. In the foyer lies a pond, which has been raised onto a walnut-coloured platform, with a sawadi (Thai
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      A Real Spanish clash
      545 30 Hype justified as title contenders Valencia visit La Liga champions PRIMERA LIGA Real Madrid v Valencia MADRID Since the arrival of David Beckham, almost every game Real Madrid have played this season has been over-hyped before kick-off. Not surprisingly, many of the fixtures have failed to
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      Shamed Milan vow to make amends
      159 30 SERIEA Lecce v AC Milan ROME -League leaders AC Milan will be looking to bounce back from their humiliating Italian Cup exit by making it eight Serie A victories in a row away to Lecce on Sunday. European champions Milan were thrashed 4-0 by
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      Fergie, Magnier may settle dispute, Glazertakeover talk gathers pace
      375 30 LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson and John Magnier moved significantly closer on Thursday to ending their legal dispute with an out-of-court settlement. But Manchester United's hopes of a return to anything approaching normality have been tempered by the mounting probability of a
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      Lock icon Unknown steals show from giants
      584 31 Stadler outshines duel between Tiger, Vijay GOLF Buick Invitational, Ist round SAN DIEGO, California The muchanticipated showdown between world No 1 Tiger Woods and No 2 Vijay Singh failed to materialise as a complete unknown dominated proceedings. Both players shot 1-under-par 71s to trail 24-year-old
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      Lock icon No more men's events, says Davies
      173 31 Reuters GOLF ANZ Championship, 2nd round MELBOURNE Laura Davies, the first woman to compete in an Australasian or European men's Tour event, has ruled out playing with her male counterparts again in the near future after missing Friday's cut at the ANZ Championship. "You
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      Lock icon Even when he wins national title, Phelps is angry
      188 31 -AFP SWIMMING US national championships ORLANDO Winning just isn't enough for Michael Phelps. The US swimming phenomenon was less than happy with his 200 m freestyle title at the US spring national swimming championships. "I think I need to go back
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      Lock icon DESERT STORM
      642 32 Tunisia to bank on home support, Morocco on young style AFRICAN NATIONS CUP FINAL Tunisia v Morocco TUNIS Roger Lemerre hopes to complete a remarkable personal journey on Saturday by erasing his World Cup misery with France in 2002 by banking on a resounding triumph with Tunisia at
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      Minnows Italy not quaking as world champions fly in
      322 32 SIX NATIONS RUGBY Italy v England ROME Italy begin their Six Nations campaign with a daunting opening match against world champions England at the Flaminio Stadium here on Sunday. It will be England's first competitive game since they defeated Australia in
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      Lock icon Mumbai goes marathon crazy
      242 32 -AFP MUMBAI Nearly 20,000 athletes led by world record holders, Indian celebrities, Bollywood stars and top industrialists will pound the streets of Bombay on Sunday in a marathon. The Standard Chartered Mumbai International Marathon, aiming to stake a claim as Asia's biggest marathon, has generated tremendous
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        Teo strikes gold in Hong Kong
        132 33 SHE came agonisingly close to clinching the gold medal in the girls singles on Thursday, but had to settle for silver after being overtaken in the final round by South Korea's Nam Bo Ra. But Valeric Teo made amends on Friday. The 19-year-old bounced
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        Okocha is Africa's best
        57 33 TUNIS Nigeria's skipper Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha (picture) will be named the top player at this year's African Nations Cup, a senior official of the Confederation of African Football told reporters on Friday. The Bolton Wanderers star is also in line for the 2003 CAF African
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        Nike's basketball festival
        125 33 NIKE sponsorship contracts totalling $12,000 will be up for grabs at the first ever Nike One-On-One Basketball Competition to be held in Singapore. Winners of the Boys 14-1 6 and 17-19 age group categories will also get a pair of limited edition Air Huarache trainers. A pair
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        Dippenaar stars in S Africa win
        60 33 AUCKLAND Boeta Dippenaar's unbeaten 44 steered South Africa to a five-wicket win with two balls to spare in the first one-day international against New Zealand on Friday. Dippenaar and Jacques Rudolph mounted a rescue act with a stand of 60, after South Africa fell
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        Rookie leads in Myanmar Open
        55 33 YANGON Australian rookie Alistair Presnell grabbed the halfway lead in the US$2OO,OOO ($335,000) Myanmar Open on Friday.The 23-year-old battled to a 1-under-par 71 in the second round for a one-shot advantage over Aung Win and Andrew Pitts. Five shots off the pace is Singapore's Mardan
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      Clubhouse of S'wang raided
      288 33  -  JOSE RAYMOND Stallions no longer in the S-League, but there's no running away from the spotlight SITTING out of the S-League, Sembawang Rangers may have thought they would be out of the news. That proved wishful thinking as last Wednesday, the Stallions' clubhouse along Upper Serangoon
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      Lock icon Saha in, Anelka left out
      179 33 LONDON Manchester United striker Louis Saha has been called up by France for the friendly international against Belgium in Brussels, reported the BBC on Friday. Uncapped Saha's call-up comes just three weeks after his £12.8 million ($40.6 million) move to Old Trafford from Fulham. But
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      Lock icon Sports School environment impresses Abdullah
      335 33  -  TAN YO-HINN SPEAKER of Parliament Abdullah Tarmugi was visibly happy when he visited the Singapore Sports School on Friday. After all, as Minister of Community Development and Sports in 2000, he sanctioned the Committee on Sporting Singapore's recommendation to set-up the Sports School. Touring the
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      Lock icon Strachan resigns
      82 34 Reuters LONDON Gordon Strachan is stepping down as manager of English Premiership club Southampton with immediate effect, the BBC reported on Friday. Strachan said last month he was quitting the job at the end of the season, after three years in charge, to take a break from top-flight
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      Lock icon The 'Muhammad Ali of football"
      747 34 Agencies Ranieri fears there is little chance of stopping the player he tried to sign FA CUP, FIFTH ROUND Arsenal v Chelsea LONDON From Patrick Vieira to Robert Pires, Arsenal are a side liberally sprinkled with superstars. But there is only one Gunner who has
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      Lock icon World hockey legend Pillay to set Singapore alight
      305 34  -  RAYMOND ANDREW TODAY EXCLUSIVE LONG-HAIRED, wild-eyed, and often accompanied by at least two opposing defenders, one of the hockey world's most feared strikers will be leaving defenders in Singapore chasing shadows this season. Over the last week, the local hockey fraternity has
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      Ferguson hopes Neville can plug defensive holes
      453 35 FA CUP, FIFTH ROUND Manchester United v Manchester City MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson is hoping the return of England international Gary Neville will improve his team's defence for the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester City on Saturday. The experienced right-back is set to
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      Lock icon Leeds extension
      118 35 Reuters LONDON Heavily in debt, Leeds United said on Friday they had extended a deadline with creditors to Feb 27, as the club fights to avoid administration. Leeds added that they still did not believe offers for the club would provide good value for shareholders, based on discussions
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      156 31 League Home Team Away Team Match Kick Off (Singapore date/time) E Cup Arsenal Chelsea Sun, 15/2/04 8.30pm Spanish League Deportivo Osasuna Mon, 16/2/0412.00 am Italian League Jtus Reggina Mon, 16/2/04 3.30 am Spanish League Real Madrid Valencia Mon, 16/2/04 4.00 am E Cup Liverpool Portsmouth Mon, 16/2/0412.05 am Italian League
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      54 34 :>IEMEIJ Real Spanish clash at last/30 Madrid's superstars face title challenge from rivals Valencia I Ready to buy Man United?/30 American millionaire increases his stake to suggest a takeover bid Ml I II j f Unknown holds off big guns/31 Kevin Stadler fires a 64 to be seven strokes ahead
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