Today, 15 May 2004

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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Olympics to be broadcast on all MediaCorp channels
      390 2 Up to 80% of Athens 2004 Games will be shown live THIS year, the Olympics will be coming home in more ways than one. As Greece welcomes the world this August to Athens, the birthplace of the modern Games, Singapore will get
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      Guidelines on school discipline to stay, says Tharman
      214 2  -  Loh Chee Kong SCHOOL disciplinary issues cannot be guided by public opinion, or this will cause "great uncertainty", said Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Commenting on the issue for the first time since Nan Chiau High principal Ng Lee Huat stepped down last month
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      Channel News Asia wins broadcasting rights in China
      243 2 MEDIACORP'S Channel News Asia International has scored a broadcasting coup in China, winning rights to beam its international news and information TV channel to viewers in top hotels and residential compounds reserved for foreigners. Witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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      Asia, Europe, US urged to unite
      232 2 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong called on Asia, Europe and the United States to unite in the face of terrorists the new common enemy. Referring to the disagreement between the US and Europe on the issue of Iraq, he warned that any serious transAtlantic
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      Lock icon S'pore, China to start FTA talks
      104 2 Channel News Asia SINGAPORE and China have agreed to begin negotiating a bilateral free trade agreement by November this year. The news came as Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met China's President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Friday. A Joint Council for Bilateral
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      Battle of wits for a prized asset
      711 3  -  Val Chua N EWSSSDUDSD^ Still anyone's guess whether UOB will takeTemasek head-on in a bidding war, or simply sell SO his request for a higher bid and more time has been accepted by Temasek Holdings. But now that the chase is keener, will
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      Lock icon Sonia's headaches start ...
      724 4  - Sonia's headaches start Shanoo Maharaj Will the Communists be a spanner in the works for India's privatisation programme? WITH Mrs Sonia Gandhi set to become India's next Prime Minister, heading a Congress party-led alliance, the spotlight is now moving to the critical ally needed to form the new government the
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      124 5 ATHENS 2004 I A A m fIA=DIACORP\ <^^B|W central »4 a CUT Jj cb A T»W #Tv mo i^fllK^H 4^^ 'lours °f Olympic coverage Across 6 TV channels, radio and TODAY Only 1 network, MediaCorp rfffi A Share in the pain, Experience the struggle, Celebrate the final triumph of the
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  • HUMOUR/NEWS
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      Lock icon VisitYe Olde London — in Singapore!
      759 6  - VisitYe Olde London in Singapore! Neil Humphreys Ang mohsw\\\ do almost anything to recreate that pub culture MY FATHER takes his drinking seriously. Three cardinal rules have been the secret to his success over the last 30, rather hazy, years. "Firstly, boy, if you drink less than your doctor, you'll
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      Highway collapse inquiry to start on Aug 2
      231 6  -  Raymond Andrew THE inquiry into the Nicoll Highway collapse will start on Aug 2 instead of next month. At a pre-inquiry conference yesterday, the Committee of Inquiry led by senior district judge Richard Magnus said it would take about two-and-a-half months for
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • LETTERS
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      Lock icon The human priority
      341 8  -  Jason Lee Boon Hong For a world-class system, LTA must look beyond dollars and cents I REFER to Mr Lee Han Shih's commentary, "What could make LTA truly world-class" (Today, May 14). The Land Transport Authority's (LTA) website talks about "the ultimate goal a smooth and seamless
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      Mindef urged to review system
      202 8  -  Jeffrey Tang I WRITE in response to Colonel Bernard Toh's letter, "Sick NSmen are never treated as malingerers" (Today, May 12). Two years ago, I went to my former camp's medical centre with a pain in my neck. The medical officer (MO) referred me to
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      Sistic e-booking needs change
      99 8  -  Ivy Wu I AGREE with Ong Siong Kee's letter, "Sistic Has To Improve Online Booking Service" (Today, May 14). I had a bad experience when I was booking tickets for Faye Wong's concert online. Priority e-booking for Citibank card holders was supposed to commence on April
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      Nat'l Skin Centre patients prioritised
      151 8  -  Roy Chan, I REFER Mr Neil Wilkinson's letter, "Why the delay in appointment, National Skin Centre" (Today, May 14). The National Skin Centre has private and subsidised clinics to cater to different groups of people. Our appointment staff overlooked asking if Mr Wilkinson had a
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      MRT broadcasts make a difference
      119 8  -  Yuen Phui Ling, Hazel CONTRARY to what Mr Vimalan Siva said ("Broadcasts annoy", Today, May 13), I find the messages broadcast on the MRT a light-hearted and refreshing way to remind passengers to be gracious. The skit asking passengers not to lean against the poles
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  • BUSINESS
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      SIA soars above target
      346 10  -  Chan Chao Peh It says it's not selling off Sats SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) ended its financial year with a sterling set of results, as cost controls, lower taxes and currency gains lifted its bottom line decisively from unprecedented losses in the first quarter. For the financial
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      Talks on Temasek bank buy can begin
      187 10  -  Dow Jones KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Plantations said on Friday that its shareholder, Langkah Bahagia, has been given the green light by the central bank to start talks with Temasek Holdings about selling its stake in the company. Malaysian Plantations which owns Alliance Bank,
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    • MarketWATCH
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        ST Index- 1,754.96 -23.63
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        Lock icon Singapore
        227 10 Dow Jones Singapore shares tracked regional markets to close lower on Friday for the third day, as expectations of a rise in US interest rates forced investors to be more cautious. The ST Index closed 23.63 points, or 1.3 per cent, lower at 1,754.96. Decliners led advancers 228 to
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        SGX most active
        54 10 By volume Close Change 'OOO ChinaCast FibreChem SingTel Interra Informatics NOL UnitedTAC U0LW*****1 teiaPharm UOL 0.450 0.405 2.190 0.200 0.365 2.060 0.775 1.040 0.450 2.310 +0.020 -0.120 -0.030 +0.100 -0.025 +0.070 -0.020 +0.100 +5.2 -5.2 -7.6 +5.1 -3.1 +7.2 -4.3 +4.5 137,19: 48,593 45,731 41,545 31,985 26,482
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        SGX top rises
        78 10 By$ Close Change Jardine CSC 6.500 +0.201 NOL 2.060 +0.101 UOL 2.310 +0.101 FAC 2OOUSS 2.420 +0.091 UOLW*****1 1.040 +0.071 CamfortDelGra 1.210 +0.061 HLAsia 1.700 +0.061 GreenWor 0.295 +0.05; OUE 6.700 +0.051 SBSTransit 500 1.440 +0.051 Jy percentage Close i Changi .&M 0.015 +50.1 -almac 0.100 +25.1
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        SGX top falls
        79 10 By$ F&N Close Change 12.800 -0.400 SPH 20.500 -0.400 SPH 100 20.600 -0.400 Thai Prime200USS 9.500 -0.400 UOB 12.900 -0.300 DBS 13.600 -0.200 GP Bat 2.980 -0.200 CITYDEVW*****0 2.430 -0.170 CITYDEV 4.900 -0.150 SIA 9.850 -0.150 By percentage NeoCorp Close 0.020 Change 33.3 Globa 0.015 -25.0 Hiap
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        World markets
        53 10 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Value *****.63 *****.86 3366.80 5777.32 Change Pis +24.53 -120.08 -9.40 -140.77 +0.2--l.o: -0.2E -2.3E Korea Comp 768.46 -21.67 -2.74 KLCI 793.97 -9.14 -1.14 SET Index lakarta Comp 609.72 722.70 -1.51 -16.42 -0.25 -2.25 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1521.61 249.12 -4.86
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 10 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 374.600 Silver uss/oi 5.600 Platinum uss/oi 787.500 Rubber centsAg 256 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1790 Brent crude uss/barrel 37.85 Information provided by
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5789 UK£ 0.3284 Yen 66.292 HK$ 4.5155 RM 2.1999 Euro 0.4896 Rupiah 5204.8 Baht 23.597 Peso 32.362 A$ 0.8407 Indian Rs 26.207 Won 686.34 C$ 0.8065 Yuan 4.7918 NZ$ 0.9651 NTS 19.464
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      Sias meets SGX, urges action over Informatics
      165 12  -  Val Chua THE Securities Investors Association Singapore (Sias) met the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday over the Informatics accounting fiasco. The listed education group had earlier postponed a meeting with the Sias until an independent review by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) is completed. Sias chief
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      New premiums up 48% in Q1
      261 12  -  Kevin Tan Stock market rebound boosts sales of investment-linked products: LIA THE life insurance industry reported a strong 48-per-cent year-on-year rise in new premiums to $264 million in the first quarter this year, as the pick-up in the regional economy and stock markets saw
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      322 12 Marco Polo Developments said its net profit nearly doubled in the year ended March 31 to $89.8 million, or 22.52 cents a share, from $45.6 million, or 11.44 cents a share, in the year earlier. Turnover fell 2.8 per cent to $218 million. The company said it was optimistic
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Fund managers divided over Asia
      737 14 Mixed views on Asian markets, but most agree that short-term outlook remains volatile ASIAN markets have corrected sharply in the last few weeks due to a number of concerns, including fears of rising interest rates in the United States, higher oil prices and the possibility
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      Malaysia's Khazanah to be region's investment giant
      407 14 PUTRAJAYA Malaysia said on Friday it will transfer shares worth billions of dollars in 30 publiclylisted companies held by the Ministry of Finance to its investment arm, Khazanah Nasional. "The government would like to see Khazanah emerge as one of the biggest and
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      Lock icon S'pore economy likely grew annualised 10% in Q1
      258 14 Bloomberg SINGAPORE will probably raise its growth forecast for this year as surging exports of computer chips and pharmaceuticals helped the island's economy expand for a third straight quarter, economists said. Singapore's economy grew at a 9.8-per-cent annual pace in the January-to-March
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Sex, alcoholism common among prison guards
      409 16 Agencies US National Guardsman speaks up in deepening scandal SAN FRANCISCO Sex and alcoholism were commonplace among guards at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison even though they were forbidden. United States soldiers even set up a candle-lit room for sex shows. "There were lots of
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      Lock icon Beheaded man's father blames Bush
      258 16 Agencies NEW YORK The father of Mr Nick Berg, the American beheaded in Iraq, has directly blamed United States President George W Bush and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for his son's death. A visibly upset Mr Michael Berg blamed the leaders in a television interview,
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      Lock icon Bid to impeach S Korean president fails
      212 16 Agencies SEOUL After about two months in political limbo, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun yesterday returned to office after the Constitutional Court overturned Parliament's unprecedented vote to impeach him. The opposition-led Parliament had voted to impeach Mr Roh on March 12 for breach
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      Slandering Thai opposition politicians to be sued
      171 16 BANGKOK Thailand is to set up a "lie-detection" unit to sue opposition politicians who make "baseless and damaging accusations" against eight government ministers who are facing a no-confidence motion in Parliament, the Bangkok Post reported. The team to be headed by government whip
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      Lock icon Libya renounces arms trade with rogue states
      189 16 Agencies TRIPOLI Libya announced on Thursday its decision to renounce all arms trade with states accused of weapons of mass destruction proliferation, including North Korea, Syria and Iran. The decision is seen as a fresh move toward reconciliation with the United States, an
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon With Sonia, Indian secularism is for real
      950 17  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla After Congress' rout of the BJP, nation poised to have Christian Premier and Muslim President AS a badly-defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government makes way for India's Congress party and its mainly Communist allies to form the next government, pundits
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Bashir heads for new jail
        57 17 AFP Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir's lawyers on Friday said the terrorism suspect would be transferred from his cell to a newly-renovated detention room closer to the city centre. This came amid media reports that Bashir's new quarters are a former detective office with
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        Squatters riot in Batam
        82 17 A riot erupted on the Indonesian island of Batam on Thursday when officials tried to evict squatters from more than 400 illegal houses on the industrial island, the Jakarta Post reported. The squatters had refused to move from their shacks which were on a site belonging
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        Lock icon Chen shooting linked to drugs?
        69 17 Reuters Police in Taiwan are investigating a possible connection between two sus- pected drug dealers and an electioneve assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian, investigators said on Friday. A handgun found on one of the two men was similar to the homemade weapon used in
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      Lock icon New oasis in town
      480 18  -  Zul Othman ■^B Not so sle.e Bssorati Street area is alive after five with new cafes (but no pubs) ELEVEN years ago, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) completed their Bussorah Street Mall project in sleepy Kampong Glam and opened to tender for conservation 48 shophouses there.
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      THE GOOD DOCTOR OF ARAB STREET
      262 18 Cafe Le Claire Al Majlis, Arab Street WHEN Dr Ameen Talib first decided to open a coffee house in Arab Street three years ago, he said he did it to give the area an "extra Arabic flavour". Back then, everything came to a standstill
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      LITTLE BOHEMIA
      458 19 fare of North Bridge Road. Even the urban redevelopment of 10 years ago, residents point out, did little to change that These days, however, the area is far from dead after dark. A steady crowd, possibly looking for alternatives to Holland Village, finds its way to the area
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      BRISK BIZ IN BOOM TOWN
      196 19 Mazmazza Cafe Restaurant, Bussorah Street LIKE other businessmen hoping to set up shop in Bussorah Street, Egyptian-born Yousry Mansour was tola to expect the worse during the evenings. "I thought that if you do Egyptian cuisine it'd be appropriate to set shop in Arab Street,"
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      A NICHE OF THEIR OWN
      145 19 Ignite Productions, Haji Lane THE eateries may drive the area, but that's not all. For the two guys behind independent record label-cum-multimedia company, Ignite Productions, setting up office at Haji Lane has its advantages. Ignite which releases CDs by homegrown bands and offers design, media
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    • IN ADDITION
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        Gurmit Singh is coolest
        90 19 Gurmit Singh is cooler than Smallville's Tom Welling, according to a recent poll conducted by Malaysia's entertainment magazine, Star. Gurmit was named the Coolest Male TV Star and Coolest Male TV Character as Phua Chu Kang. He is the only local celebrity among the contenders in
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        Lock icon Are you gay, dude?
        128 19 Reuters Two straight men will do their best to pass themselves off as gay as they compete for US$5O,OOO ($86,140) in an upcoming Fox television special, Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay. Set to air on June 7 in the United States, the two straight contestants will immerse
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        He's the 2nd millionaire
        89 19 America has spoken. Gentle giant Rupert Boneham (picture) wins the second US$l million (sl.72million). After Amber Brkich emerged the winner earlier this week, TV network CBS called on viewers to vote one of the losing 17 contestants of Survivor: All-Stars a second million-dollar prize. The other
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      The end of the sitcom?
      371 20  -  Liyana Othman Some US pundits have sounded the death knell, but viewership ratings tell a different story The sitcom is dying out, it would seem. The long-running Frasier draws to a close this season and Everybody Loves Raymond might be following suit next year. Weeping
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      FOREVER FIRENDS
      185 20  -  Liyana Othman ONE cannot deny Friends' massive success and that it's become a cultural phenomenon after 10 seasons, picking up 6 Emmy awards in all. For its final episode, an estimated 52.25 million viewers tuned in to the broadcast in the United States. Advertisers paid a record US$2
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        Thai with a twist
        425 21  -  Low Shi Ping It's the place to go for simple, value-for-moneyThai-Teochew food out Tbow IF YOU'RE not in the mood to cook, consider heading down to Thai Village Kitchen for some simple Thai-Teochew food. The restaurant, part of the Thai Village group of restaurants, offers up
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        Old is gold this weekend
        135 22  -  Serene Foo HOT on the heels of Taiwanese diva Fong Fei Fei, 50, who took to the stage on Friday, veteran Hong Kong singer Jenny Tseng (picture) will have her turn with her concert this Sunday. Jenny is a 50-year-old mum who has clocked over
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        Passion 99.5FM, part two
        174 22 IF YOU were upset when arts radio station Passion 99.5FM went off the air last year, cheer up. Arts radio is returning to our airwaves within nine months under a different name: GROOVES 99.5FM. On Friday, the Media Development Authority (MDA) awarded the frequency back to
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      • IN CINEMAS ROUND-UP
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          BEAUTIFUL BOXER
          25 23  -  Serene Foo It's hard to go wrong with a compelling story. In this case, that of famed transvestite Thai kickboxing champion Parinya Charoenphol.
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          BLOOD BROTHERS
          30 23  -  Serene Foo Starring Andy Lav and Jackie Cheung Just when you thought there are only so many ways to skin a Hong Kong gangland flick, this'll surprise you.
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          50 FIRST DATES
          28 23  -  Yong Shu Chiang Best described as a cross between Groundhog Day and Memento, this Adam Sandier-Drew Barrymore comedy is a delight. Little false sentiment here.
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          KILL BILL: VOL. 2
          20 23  -  Yong Shu Chiang Part two of Quentin Tarantino's tribute to kung-fu flicks. It's original. It's Tarantino.
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          TROY
          47 23  -  Yong Shu Chiang Period war epic in which the men resemble Greek gods (including Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom) and the women look like lingerie models. But Troy is not all brawn and boobs, it's also intelligently scripted and wellacted. A surprising show of Trojan force.
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          DAWN OF THE DEAD
          24 23  -  Wendy Cheng Blood. Gore. Zombies. Corny jokes. A bit of sex. Perfect for horror movie fans, even the most jaded.
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          JERSEY GIRL
          26 23  -  Yong Shu Chiang This time, it isn't Bennifer's fault. Kevin Smith's comedy is well, it's hard to tell what the director is up to.
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          KOMA
          29 23  -  Serene Foo Hong Kong thriller starring Karena Lam [Inner Senses) and Anjelica Lee (The Eye). Billed as a cross between Senses and Eye. The first hour is fine.
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          THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
          41 23  -  Felix Cheong The intentions are good, but director Mcl Gibson can't separate message from medium in his film about the last hours of Christ. What could have been a great, poetic film is a religious tract.
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          STARSKY & HUTCH
          31 23  - STARSKY HUTCH Yong Shu Chiang The same Ben Stiller comedy formula is applied here, in this parody of the selfsame 70s TV series. It'll be hard to keeo a straight face.
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          TRAVELLERS AND MAGICIANS
          31 23  -  Yong Shu Chiang An unhurried Bhutanese tale backed by natural beauty, about a dreamer trying to hitchhike to the city in a land where there are few cars.
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          THE MISSING
          30 23  -  Lee Ching Wern A great cast (Cate Blanchett, Tommy Lee Jones), an A-list director (Ron Howard), but where's the drama, the tension? The title literally says it all.
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          VAN HELSING
          32 23  -  Yong Shu Chiang It seems like a good concept: Bring together Dracula Frankenstein and the werewolf. Pity then this film is short on ideas on how to use them better.
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          DRIVING MISS WEALTHY
          67 23  -  Serene Foo Rip-off of Driving Miss Daisy, with a similar storyline. Rich brat (Gigi Leung) learns to be a better person, thanks to chauffeur (Lav Ching Wan) of ethnic descent. In this case, Lav's character is a "Filipino" named Mario Cappuccino. At best sporadically funny, this film
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        169 24 Alfa Romeo 156 JTS ($119,800*) A comprehensive mid-life facelift for the 156, which gets neater front-end styling and a new engine with an extra 15bhp. Selespeed semi-auto gearbox has been improved yet again. Audi ABL 3.0 ($299,000*) The smaller-engined version of Audi's sophisticated aluminium-bodied flagship model. Loses
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        Thai-built Camry set to undercut rivals
        126 24 THE 2.0-litre Toyota Camry (picture) is likely to carry a price tag of under $100,000 when it goes on sale here in the first weekend of June. Local Toyota distributor Borneo Motors has not released pricing details for the Thaibuilt car officially, but several
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        VW Convertible gets go-ahead
        164 25 VOLKSWAGEN has confirmed the Concept C show car premiered at the Geneva Motor Show in March will go into production in early 2006. It will be built in Portugal. The four-seater car has a folding steel roof that allows it to transform from a coupe to
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        New Porsche 911 breaks cover
        177 25 ''pHESE are the first official photo--L graphs (left and below) of the new Porsche 911, which goes on sale in Europe on July 17. The current car has been criticised widely for its undistinguished styling and it is obvious that the German sports car manufacturer
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        600 25  -  Sheldon Trollope Getting to your holiday spot, such as the Club Mcd in Cherating, in this car can be half the fun ROAD trips have their unique appeal. While flying might get you to your destination in less time, the intimacy the interior of
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        580 26  -  Gurmeet Singh Art is not the only beautiful piece you can hang on your wall Breaking traditions these days, aquariums are being located in new places in the home. These are no longer left to reside in a corner of a room on an elevated table. Instead,
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      541 30 Agencies LA reserve stars in the greatest ending to an NBA match NBA PLAYOFFS Spurs 73 Lakers 74 (Lakers lead 3-2) SAN ANTONIO, Texas San Antonio's Tim Duncan made an impossible shot, but Derek Fisher answered for the Los Angeles Lakers with an improbable one. Fisher's remarkable
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      192 30 THE Spurs had the ball and a 71-70 lead with l:s7seconds left Devin Brown missed a three-point shot with a hand in his face. The rebound bounced out of bounds off a Laker. Tony Parker missed an offbalance shot. Manu Ginobili grabbed the rebound. Robert Horry,
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      277 31  -  KOH WEI LING IT IS more commonly associated with men, but this Saturday and Sunday, a group of women will be taking to the polo field at the inaugural Corum International Women's Polo Tournament. The tournament, held at the Singapore Polo Club, is
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      369 31 GOLF Asian BMW Open, 2nd round SHANGHAI Britain's Simon Dyson took a two-shot lead into the final two rounds of the Asian BMW Open, after a 69 moved him to nine-under-par on Friday. "I played good all day. The front nine didn't
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      617 32  -  STANLEY HO Greek authorities spend unprecedented amount on mammoth security exercise A MASSIVE 1.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion). That's how much money Greece are spending to beef up security, ahead of the Olympic Games in Athens this August The historic city will be guarded by air and
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      407 32  -  Stanley Ho MULTIPLE SEA Games gold medallist Lee Wung Yew (picture) has been given a wildcard entry to the Athens Olympics in August, it was revealed on Friday. And believe it or not, Lee thinks he can bag Singapore's second Olympic medal, after Tan Howe
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      394 33  -  TANYO-HINN SPORTS fans here could well be in for a top-class treat next year. A major sports event is being lined up among the activities that will coincide with the 117 th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Singapore in July next
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      326 33 -AFP BADMINTON Thomas Cup, semi-finals JAKARTA -China stayed on course for their first Thomas and Über Cup double in 14 years, as their men's team romped into the final with a 3-0 blitz of South Korea on Friday. Their women had already
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      203 33 NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Woodlands 1 SAFFC 2 WOODLANDS Wellington are still top, but the gap has now been narrowed to just two points. The Rams were left dumbstruck on Friday when a late winner from Ballamodou Conde secured a 2-1 win for SAFFC
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      518 34 Agencies Not even friendship can stand in Wenger's way now ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Arsenal v Leicester City LONDON Arsene Wenger (picture) is on the threshold of history. Just one step away from leading the first side in modern football to an unbeaten league season, the methodical Arsenal manager
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      304 34 FANDI Ahmad is ready to walk out with the Kallang Roar ringing in his ears one more time. The former Lion will return to a packed National Stadium on Sunday, after hearing that 40,000 tickets have been snapped up for the Sultan
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