Today, 20 March 2004

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    13 1 weekenTODAY March 20 21 2004 mita (P) 009/03/2003 we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Taiwan president shot on election eve
    652 1  -  Jaime Koh Poll carries on today; incident work of 'maverick', say analysts IN A dramatic development on the eve of Taiwan's presidential election, incumbent Chen Shui-bian and his deputy, Annette Lu, were shot at while campaigning in the southern city of Tainan. Neither was
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    Lock icon One fugitive caught in Tekong manhunt, two still on the run
    329 1  -  Ng Shing Yi AFTER a day and a half of intensive search by some 700 Singapore troops and police officers, one of the three armed robbers on the run from Malaysian police was captured in the forested area of
    WEE TECK HIAN  -  329 words
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      31 1 Stop monkeying around/6 Neil Humphreys on letting parents do their job In praise of slobs/18 Dave Barry on the danger of clean kitchens Suave distance runner/24 ColinYong on Audi's new creation
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  • NEWS
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      Take action, Govt urged
      521 2  -  Lee Ching Wern More pro-family practices in workplace needed, MPs tell Minister GO BEYOND the baby talk and take steps to make our workplaces more pro-family. MPs urged Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday to not just pay lip service, at the end of 11
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    • PARLIAMENTARYbriefs
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        Lock icon MOM for compulsory contracts between employers and maids
        111 2 CNA THE Ministry of Manpower is in favour of compulsory employment contracts between maids and their employers, but it will not mandate what the contract should cover. Dr Ng Eng Hen, the Acting Manpower Minister, said: "We will advise that they must
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      • Article
        Lock icon Stiffer penalties for gum litter
        54 2 CNA WITH therapeutic gum available in local pharmacies, the National Environment Agency is pressing for stiffer penalties for gum litter offenders. In exceptional cases, offenders may not be charged in court, but the fine amount will be doubled from the $200 for general litter to
        – CNA  -  54 words
      • Article
        Lock icon PPPs must have at least $500m
        120 2 PRIVATELY-managed pension plans (PPP) must attract at least $500 million each if they are to be viable, said Dr Ng Eng Hen. Citing feedback from the Central Provident Fund Board, he said: "for a PPP to be viable, it would have to gather about
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        Lock icon PRs can be union leaders
        44 2 CNA PERMANENT Residents can "absolutely" hold leadership office positions in Singapore's labour unions, said Dr Ng Eng Hen. In response to MPs' questions, he pointed out that 2 per cent of union leaders in the country are not Singaporeans.
        – CNA  -  44 words
    • Article
      Lock icon MOM defends need of having S-Pass
      400 2 Newsßadio 93.8 INADVERTENTLY, foreign labour policies surfaced in the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) Budget debates yesterday. Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen defended again the necessity of the S-Pass, and the importance for Singapore to retain that "strategic asset" of allowing companies here access
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        Lock icon Prescription for medical hub status
        722 3  -  Tan Hui Leng Relax restrictions on foreign doctors to make up for shortage of medical specialists DESPITE boasting the highest standard of medical care in the region, Singapore's bid to become the region's medical hub is not without a number of complications. The relatively high
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      Streaming is fine if there is a route back: Expert
      345 3  -  Loh Chee Kong STREAMING students according to their academic abilities is a good thing but late-bloomers must be given the chance to get back into the system, according to an expert on education for gifted children. Mr Raymond Ravaglia, 39,
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    • Article
      Natas looks to draw even bigger crowds to fair
      215 3 EVEN before the Singapore travel industry's annual fair opened to the public at noon yesterday, crowds were already queuing to get in a promising sign for a sector shaking off the effects of last year's Sars outbreak, Iraq war and the
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      Abdullah's popularity clout
      804 4  -  Jose Raymond, Coast to coast: Using his helicopter, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah was able to visit two states in one day. Hot favourite: Young and old, they mobbed the Prime Minister wherever he went, including here in Baling, Kedah. The leader with his men: PM Abdullah with
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  • HUMOUR
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Let kids climb monkey bars in peace
      761 6  -  Neil Humphreys Parenting should be best left to parents without outsiders monkeying around with their upbringing WHEN I was a kid, my teacher took us to an outward bound school for a week, which was a fabulous holiday because we kissed girls in
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      Pet owners panic over dog food scare
      348 6  -  Diana Neo THE health scare over a popular commercial dog food claimed to be linked to dog deaths has sent pet owners running to vets. Joyce Ng Jia Wen, 23, an assistant accountant, spent $194 on a full blood count test last Saturday
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      87 7 BUB Terms conditions: Club 21 vouchers valid for purchase of regular price merchandise only. Not valid with purchases of fragrance and accessories. Vouchers will be sent to Cardholders within 3 weeks of purchase. Terms conditions apply to use of vouchers. Offer valid 15 March till 30 April. """Based on credit
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  • LETTERS
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      NEA exploring idea of recycling food waste
      159 8  -  Ong Seng Eng I REFER to Mr Tan Kok Tim's letter, "Convert garbage... offshore" (Today, March 16). The writer suggests converting all of our waste into compost, making use of the cargo holds of old ships anchored offshore as giant composting bins to
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      Oral sex is no threat
      273 8  -  Paul Tan Beng Hwee Legalisation overdue for act that is harmless to institution of family IN HIS letter "Oral sex is a threat to institution of family", (Today, March 18), Dr Wee Sip Leong is correct on one point The "lightness" of an act does
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      New hiring criteria needed
      145 8  -  Lawrence Tan I APPLAUD the recent changes to university entry requirements such that they are no longer based solely on academic achievements. I wonder why the same rationale is not applied when it comes to public sector hiring practices. With entry-level pay for fresh graduates having
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Khoo Teck Puafs silent legacy
      455 10 Agencies SGX queries three listed companies on late billionaire's failure to disclose true holdings FINANCIAL regulators are investigating the revelation that late billionaire tycoon Khoo Teck Puat had not disclosed fully his stakes in three listed companies. The three companies Goodwood Park Hotel, Central Properties
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      Lock icon UOB bids to buy Thailand's Bank of Asia
      279 10 Bloomberg UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) is bidding to buy ABN Amro's stake in Bank of Asia in Thailand. Singapore's second-largest lender might also pursue other acquisitions in Thailand should it fail in its bid to buy Bank of Asia, the bank's deputy
      — Bloomberg  -  279 words
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
      186 10 CORPORATE briefs Channel NewsAsia Chinese water treatment and environmental consultancy United Envirotech has lodged a preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore for a listing on the mainboard of the SGX. The company reported a pretax profit of $8.8 million on revenue of about $14.6 million last year. G
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    • MarketWATCH
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        ST Index — 1,839.12 +3.94
        4 10 ST Index 1,839.12 +3.94
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        Lock icon Singapore
        239 10 Agencies SHARES ended mixed on Friday, but the ST Index managed to chalk up a third straight daily gain, buoyed by buying in blue chips such as SingTel and Neptune Orient Lines, traders said. The ST Index rose 3.94 points, or 0.21 per cent, to close at 1,839.12, off
        — Agencies  -  239 words
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        SGX most active
        61 10 By volume Rowsley Interra Rowsley W*****7 Pentex-SC Bio-Treat SNF Corp SingPost NOL Adroit Cosco Corp Close 0.135 0.285 0.060 0.320 0.865 0.425 0.830 2.120 0.100 1.030 Change +0.035 -0.020 +0.015 +0.010 +0.010 -0.005 +0.040 +0.080 +0.015 +0.045 +35.0 -6.6 +33.3 +3.2 +1.2 -1.2 +5.1 +3.9 +17.6 +4.6
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        SGX top rises
        74 10 By$ Close Change Zosco CorRCCPS*****4 4.820 +0.720 By percentage Close i Rowsley 0.135 Change +35.0 lardine C&C 6.250 +0.300 Noble 4.660 +0.220 DBS 14.000 +0.200 RowsleyW*****7 0.060 Hiap Hoe 0.025 MediaS 0.025 +33.3 +25.0 +25.0 Fortune ReilHKS 5.200 +0.150 HL Fin 2.900 +0.110 Vicplas 0.090 LHT 0.095
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        SGX top falls
        76 10 )y$ jrealEasI Close 11.600 Change -0.200 By percentage SeeHS W*****0 Close 0.100 Change -44.4 iPH 18.600 -0.200 L&M 0.010 -33.3 /enture 19.200 -0.200 Golillron 0.020 -20.0 \PB Breweries 7.050 -0.100 Nelwrk 0.075 -16.7 iukilSem 13.600 -0.100 PNE Micron 0.150 -16.7 :&N 13.800 -0.100 Giken 0.150 -14.3 ilA
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        World markets
        59 10 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Korea Comp Value 11,418.51 12,790.58 3,429.80 6,815.09 883.33 Change Pis -65.77 -25.61 +5.20 +28.06 +10.51 -0.57 -0.20 +0.15 +0.41 +1.20 KLCI 904.45 +2.98 +0.33 SET Index 681.27 -5.92 -0.86 lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 742.914 1,450.83 297.04
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5918 UK£ 0.3228 Yen 63.225 HK$ 4.6108 RM 2.2488 Euro 0.4788 Rupiah 5,067.8 Baht 23.332 Peso 33.356 A$ 0.7925 Indian Rs 26.738 Won 685.22 C$ 0.7852 Yuan 4.8955 NZ$ 0.8962 NTS 19.657
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 10 Gold uss/oz 411.60 Silver uss/oi 7.46 Platinum uss/oi 895.00 Rubber centsAg 224.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,989.0 Brent crude uss/barrel 33.08 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by
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    • Article
      Margin of confidence
      524 12  -  Elisia Yeo Market will gauge the mandate for Abdullah on size of his win WHILE it is generally assumed that Malaysia's election on Sunday will yield a healthy win for the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, margins and mandates are what the stock market will be looking out
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      Lock icon Qantas eyes low-cost venture with AirAsia: Reports
      312 12 -AFP SYDNEY Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways is considering teaming up with Malaysia's AirAsia to form a Singapore-based, lowcost airline servicing the booming South-east Asian market, it was reported here on Friday. News Ltd and Fairfax newspapers reported that Qantas was considering the
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      Lock icon Belgacom IPO is more than twice subscribed
      143 12 Bloomberg DEMAND for shares in Belgacom, Belgium's dominant telephone company, was more than double the amount of stock being sold by the phone company's shareholders, Belgium newspaper De Tijd reported on Friday. Demand for the shares in Europe's biggest initial public offering in
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      Lock icon Oil price hike threatens fragile US economy
      442 14 -AFP Price surges to 13-year high; airlines, industries will be hit NEW YORK The recent spike in crude oil prices poses a new threat to a still-fragile United States economic recovery by boosting the cost of energy for industry, airlines and millions of
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      Lock icon S'pore and India complete eighth round of talks
      103 14 -AFP SINGAPORE and India said they have completed an eighth round of talks here on a comprehensive economic agreement with the next stage of the negotiations to continue in May. The topics covered include trade in goods and services, investment, mutual-recognition agreements
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      Lock icon Telstra faces $12m fine for stifling Internet competition
      304 14 Bloomberg TELSTRA Corp, Australia's largest phone company, faces a fine of more than Aslo million ($12.6 million) for stifling competition in high-speed Internet services, the country's competition watchdog said. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) "believes that Telstra has engaged, and
      – Bloomberg; AFP  -  304 words
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      Lock icon Japan's govt asks Citibank to explain loss of account details
      224 14 Bloomberg CITIGROUP Inc must explain how it lost personal data related to about 120,000 customer accounts at its Japanese banking unit, Minister of Financial Services Heizo Takenaka told reporters. Japan's financial regulators have asked the Citibank unit to explain details
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      337 13 Health Master ]KJ HOME Ti»: Si^irs TIMES :WntiraLr|,lVl>raa l Y-i,2lll» 'Air-con' bacteria: One in two rmmk Howit gets aromid buildings breeding the bug huilLlii:;. *vn i «1»t Tmom Ifowrc'r.tfwlult™raninjl I« taisnMWii tram Despite stiffen penalties, 50% of 243 p"* Z T r J fc"li(- p™"-p-™> buildings fail checks; but hi*
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Upbeat about Japan stocks
      535 15  -  Jerry Low Rebound in domestic economy, corporate changes positive, says fund THE Japanese stock market has risen more than 40 per cent over the last year and some are sceptical that the rally is sustainable. But Mr Jeremy Hall, director of Japanese specialist equities at Henderson
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  • WORLD
    • NEWScomment
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        PAS knows its voters
        688 16  -  Karim Raslan, IN TERENGGANU, I have listened to countless speeches most of which dwell on Islam and, more often than not, the central role of the ulama in bringing hukum Allah (the Divine Laws) to the people of Terengganu and Malaysia. PAS' leadership would have me
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    • ELECTIONwatch
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        M'sian Internet paper could be attacked
        121 16 Independent Internet newspaper malaysiakini.com has said it might be the focus of online attacks over the next few days in the lead-up to Malaysia's election. A story on its website said sources within a community of hackers claimed there were requests for them to
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        In the event of a tie
        144 16 PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has called for a total vote count to be used to decide who will form the government if a tie occurs in the number of state assembly seats won by parties. The Election Commission's (EC) president Abdul Rashid Abdul
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      Lock icon Will BN's tactic work?
      521 16  -  Oon Yeoh Positioning elections as a referendum on PM Abdullah may not work ON SUNDAY, Malaysians will go to the polls. It is a foregone conclusion that the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition will form the government It is also a pretty safe bet that it will
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      Lock icon Voters clueless about Indon poll procedures
      582 17 Agencies Experts warn complex poll could see countless invalid votes JAKARTA How Indonesia's parliamentary election will run next month remains a mystery to many of the country's voters. Despite expectations that most of Indonesia's 147 million eligible voters will take part in the April
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    • GLOBALround
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        Lock icon Madrid widens investigation scope
        89 17 AFP A top Spanish judge has ruled that the three Moroccans and two Indians who were taken into custody last week over the Madrid train bombings would remain in custody. Police are widening their investigations to include the Sept 1 1 and Casablanca attacks. Investigators said
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      • Article
        Lock icon Thai arsonists go on rampage in South
        57 17 Reuters Arsonists have torched 36 state-run health clinics and police booths in a rampage across three Muslim-dominated provinces in southern Thailand. The country's army commander for the South and the national police chief were transferred out of their posts on Friday amid failure
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      • Article
        Lock icon Record 8-organ transplant in US
        87 17 Reuters Doctors at a Miami hospital said on Thursday they had transplanted a record eight organs into a six-month-old Italian girl. The 12-hour transplant operation, per- formed on Jan 31, included a liver, stomach, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, spleen and two kidneys, said surgeons
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      Lock icon Osama and A1 Qaeda No 2 man safe, says spokesman
      233 17 -AFP KABUL Al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and his second-in-command Ayman Al Zawahiri were "safe" and on the Afghan side of the border as thousands of Pakistani troops moved in, cornering militants. Speaking from southern Afghanistan on Friday, Taliban
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    • Article
      Lock icon Polish leader says country feels 'taken for a ride' over WMD
      182 17 Agencies WARSAW Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski admitted on Thursday that the country felt it had been "taken for a ride" over the alleged existence of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. "That they deceived us about the weapons of mass
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      Lock icon UN pulls troops out of Kosovo
      186 17 Agencies PRISTINA (Serbia) The United Nations (UN) has pulled its troops out of Kosovo after ethnic violence broke out on Wednesday between Serbs and the majority ethnic Albanians. The clashes are the worst since the Serbian province was put under the UN's administration in
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  • COMMENTARY/WORLD
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      Lock icon Slobs make the world's kitchens safer
      846 18  -  Dave Barry Clean people who constantly wipe up could end up spreading bacteria all over the place I'M A pretty good housekeeper. Ask anybody. No, wait: Don't ask my wife. She and I disagree on certain housekeeping issues, such as whether it's OK for
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      SYED & SURESH
      10 18 SYED SURESH Health Sciences Authority approves chewing gum for smokers.
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon 'Smart' Saddam talks
        73 18 Reuters Saddam Hussein thinks he is smarter than his interrogators, but the United States has extracted from the world's most famous captive much that might be used at his trial, said Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. "He's turned out (to be) a pretty wily guy who
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        Lock icon Tip-off site to stay
        85 18 Reuters A Japanese government website launched last month for people to give anonymous tip-offs about suspected illegal immigrants has sparked protests from human rights groups, but a Japanese official said the site would stay. The site lets individuals enter the name, address and workplace of any
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      • Article
        Lock icon Tall kids must pay
        101 18 -AFP Chinese parents with tall children are urging the government to stop hitting their pockets by raising the bar designating the eligible height for free admission to zoos, parks and bus travel. Chinese children have grown by an extra 2.3cm to 3cm, but regulations stipulate that
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      Lock icon When he's BAD he's BETTER
      584 19  -  Karman Tse BaeYong Jun, the cad, finds a fan in KarmanTse ALL you rabid fans of Bae Yong Jun out there, don't kill me. Hear me out I never knew what all the fuss over BYJ the 31-year-old South Korean darling du jour was about.
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    • Article
      'You're blocking BYJ. Move away!'
      390 19  -  Wendy Cheng FOR a moment yesterday, for just a few seconds, I felt like Bae Yong Jun. I was late for the South Korean star's meet-the-fans session organised by his fan club here at Suntec City's Rock Auditorium on Friday and ended up stumbling into
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      Lock icon Let the music do the talking
      547 20  -  Zul Othman On tour in KL, Incubus leaves fans clamouring for more E\ Southern Girl, one of the songs on Incubus' fifth nd latest album, A Crow Left Of The Murder, lead singer Brandon Boyd croons: "If you're looking for an open book/Look no
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    • incinemas
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        IN CINEMAS ROUND-UP
        586 21 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING The ambitious conclusion of Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy, winner of 1 1 Oscars, crowns it as as arguably the one to rule them all. Yong Shu Chiang THE EYE II The Eye 11, starring Shu Qi and
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        Lock icon Film-maker defends 'goddess' Tina Turner
        182 22 -AFP NEW DELHI India-born director Ismail Merchant has defended his move to cast Tina Turner (picture) as a Hindu goddess in a new film, following protests by religious groups. The 63-year-old pop diva and grandmother has been signed to play Shakti in The Goddess, to
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    • eatout
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        Nostalgic for authentic kampong fare? Rejoice!
        454 23  -  Sam Chua Relive the dining pleasures of days gone by atYing Yang Palace EAST Coast residents have it good. The stretch along East Coast Road has one of the largest collections of award-win-ning eateries in Singapore. Ying Yang Palace has been serving up local
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    • DRiVE
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        More saloon supercars are on the way
        277 24 GERMAN prestige-car manufacturers are preparing to take their customers on power trips literally. The horsepower race is escalating to dizzying heights and it is now not unusual for a top-end saloon to pack as much power under its hood as a purpose-built supercar.
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        SUAVE DISTANCE RUNNER
        633 24  -  Colin Yong Audi created the S4 to vie with the BMW M3 as the top choice of sports car enthusiasts GLORIOUS engine sounds, serious performance, massive grip in corners and traffic-stopping looks all the ingredients needed for a proper sports car. The Audi S4 has all these,
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        CURRENT COE PRICES
        39 24 March 2004 I st bidding 2nd bidding Cat A 1,600cc below $24,597 $24,940 Cat B 1,601 cc above $25,699 $25,058 Cat C Goods veh/buses $7,226 $8,658 Cat D Motorcycles $203 $456 Cat E Open $25,492 $26,401
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        AUDI S4 QUICKTAKES
        55 24 UPS Effortless performance Ultra-smooth V8 engine Low-key styling DOWNS Doesn't feel that sporty Road tax bills Agent: Premium Automobiles Price: $330,000 with COE ENGINE Type: 4163cc,40VV8 Maximum power: 344bhp at 7000rpm Maximum torque: 410Nm at 3500rpm Gearbox: Six-speed automatic PERFORMANCE Top speed: 250km/h 0-100km/h: 5.8 seconds DIMENSIONS
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        TODAY'S MOTORING TIP
        180 25 KEEP COOL, BUT STAY CLEAR WITH hotter weather on the horizon, many motorists will be tempted to instal tinted films on their car windows to help keep the interior cooler. However, one should be aware that the films available in the market vary widely in terms of
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        Deals on wheels
        247 25 What's new and hot in showrooms this month Alfa GT ($156,000-estimated) Deliveries of this gorgeous coupe are only scheduled to begin in July, but new Alfa Romeo distributor EuroAutomobile has brought in one unit to display in its showroom for the next two weeks. The GT is
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        Drive away a new Kia for $125!
        157 25 ANEW financing scheme introduced last week by Kia distributor Cycle Carriage (C&C) has brought down the price of driving a new car from the showroom to just over $100. But some cautious buyers are wondering if the deal is too good to be
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    • shoptalk
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        BEAUTIFUL LIPS
        143 25 Say goodbye to dry and dull-looking lips with lip gloss and balms from Mentholatum. The Liplce Colour Gloss is a tri-action colour lip gloss containing evening primrose oil and vitamin E to heal chapped lips and keep your lips supple. The gloss comes in four colours: pearl pink,
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      417 32  -  KOH WEI LING Agu, Itimi score to pull off upset win NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Young Lions 2 Home 0 THREE points were supposed to be a formality for Home United against the Young Lions. No one expected a side that finished bottom of the table last
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      187 34 Agencies PESHAWAR, Pakistan Opener Yasir Hameed cracked a fluent 98 as Pakistan beat India by four wickets to take a 2-1 lead in their five-match one-day series on Friday. The 26-year-old local boy hammered 14 fours in his 116-ball knock, but was
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      138 35 Reuters LONDON Debt-laden Leeds United are expected to make an announcement about their financial future this morning (Singapore time), a source close to the Premiership club said on Friday. The club have been in lengthy negotiations with a consortium of local businessmen. A deal would end
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