Today, 3 March 2005

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    20 1 hghjt TODAY incorporating iSuCStS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 E o o 6 c "E o > (0 ■o o o o t
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    Row erupts as Indon warships patrol area claimed by Malaysia
    896 1  -  Clement Mesenas Foreign Commentary Editor clement@newstoday.com.sg TENSIONS in the Sulawesi Sea rose a notch yesterday when three Indonesian warships moved into the waters to bolster Jakarta's claim to the potentially-oil-rich area over which they are in dispute with Malaysia. Meanwhile,
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    No referendum on casino issue
    577 1  -  Tor Ching Li PM Lee says that public's views will be heard but Govt will not shrink from having to make decision chingli@newsto day, com. sg CONSULTATION may be the buzzword of the new government, but a rule by consensus is not anywhere on the
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    Lock icon Tung's exit won't hurt HK: Analysts
    490 1 Agencies HONG KONG Embattled Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa (picture) is quitting to allow his right-hand man, the Harvardeducated Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, to take over the job, newspapers in the territory reported yesterday. If that happens, a new leader who is popular at home
    Agencies; AFP  -  490 words
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      34 1 NEWS VIEWS H No deal yet? Report on open skies deal premature, say the Aussies/2 Francis Kan Will all these probes foster a culture of mistrust?/28 4) JIM I CARREY I OUTRAGEOUS AND DEPRESSED
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      Lock icon Catch CNA's High Stakes: The Casino Debate at 8 tonight
      149 2 Lee U-Wen EMAILS, letters, SMSes, online postings, debates and radio call-ins. Over the last two weeks, Singaporeans have had no shortage of opportunities to air their views on whether or not Singapore should have a casino. Last month, MediaCorp invited
      Lee U-Wen  -  149 words
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      No Aussie deal for SIA yet
      567 2  -  Val Chua Just a matter of time before SIA can fly direct to US from Down Under: Analysts val@newstoday.com.sg THE decision to open up the international skies for Singapore Airlines (SIA) Down Under came under heavy scrutiny again yesterday. Putting to rest speculation that
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      Today's on leading edge of newspaper advertising
      200 3  -  Jasmine Yin IN CASE you're wondering about the front page of today's edition of Today, yes, it is an advertisement And yes, that razor is shaving its way across the front page of the newspaper. (Well, it's actually a copy of Page 1.)
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      Lock icon Fiscal sense is key
      755 4  -  Tan Hui Leng 'Welfare state' is not the way to go, says PM Lee huileng@newstoday.com.sg WRAPPING up two and a half days of debate in which 49 Parliamentarians spoke up on his Budget statement, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday responded to calls for more to
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon Career, education fair starts today at Suntec City
      188 6 Patricia Yap OVER 10,000 jobs and 50,000 education course placements will be available at the four-day Career 2005 exhibition, which starts today at Suntec Singapore Halls 601 to 603. This year's fair, the region's largest career and education exhibition, features more than
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      Politics & art of playwriting
      290 6  - Politics art of playwriting Jeanine Tan Writers share their experiences jeanine@newstoday.com.sg IF THERE were no constraints, would politics be a topic people want to discuss? That was the intriguing premise of a forum organised by Action Theatre last night called "How to write a political play and still keep your
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      Lock icon Safer waters in Malacca Straits with Marine Highway Project
      185 8 -Newsßadio 93.8, Channel News Asia THE Straits of Malacca is set to get more protection once the Marine Electronic Highway Project is implemented fully. Mr Efthimios Mitropoulos, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), yesterday highlighted one of the projects the
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      Lock icon NTUC to refresh its image with travel fair
      149 8 Sheralyn Tay IN RESPONSE to its first survey on member's travel wants, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is holding its first travel carnival this weekend at Parco Bugis Junction. Mr Neo Gim Kian, director of the Membership Department at NTUC, said
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      Lock icon Classrooms of the future
      374 8  -  Lee U-Wen Move to encourage IT tools in schools u-wen@newstoday.com.sg VIDEO conferencing with students and teachers around the world could soon become the norm at schools in Singapore. This, thanks to a strategic collaboration between the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and Microsoft Singapore. A dedicated research
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      So many seminars, so... free
      342 10  -  Lee U-Wen Asia's largest seminar event gives tips on improving quality of work, life u-wen@newstoday.com.sg LEARN how to start a business, raise your pet responsibly, teach your child about the birds and the bees and grow your investment portfolio all in one fell swoop, and
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      India's NIIT Technologies granted international headquarters status
      178 10  -  Wong Fei Wan NUT Technologies a leading IT solutions organisation whose clients include Singapore Airlines, Singapore Sports Council, ING Group and Toyoto Motors has been awarded International Headquarters (IHQ) status here by the Economic Development Board (EDB). The award includes tax incentives for
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Illegals go into hiding
      376 12 Agencies 560 migrants arrested on first day of M'sian crackdown KUALA LUMPUR Thousands of Indonesian, Filipino and other illegal workers have gone into hiding after Malaysian authorities arrested at least 560 migrants on the first day of a crackdown, officials said yesterday. Home Minister Azmi Khalid
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      Lock icon Fossett reaches half-way point
      171 12 AFP SALINA (Kansas) Flying over India, American adventurer Steve Fossett reached the halfway point in his attempt to make the first solo, non-stop flight around the world without refuelling and with very little sleep. At 0705GMT, the recordbreaking millionaire had reached the half-way point in his
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    • GLOBAL roundup
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        M'sia fare hikes ahead
        70 12 An increase in bus and taxi fares is on the cards in Malaysia, the New Straits Times reported. Co-operative Development Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said a price review was inevitable, given the mismatch between the present rate and operating costs, as well as hikes in petrol
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        Lock icon Murder accused gives in
        67 12 AFP A Swedish military veteran wanted for killing a Thai woman has surrendered. Kenneth Eriksson, 40, turned himself in on Tuesday after making contact with the Swedish embassy in Bangkok. The man allegedly killed a Thai woman in mid-February in the resort town of Pattaya. Investigators
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      Lock icon Slap on the wrist
      417 14 Agencies Experts say long sentence for Bashir is unlikely JAKARTA Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is likely once again to escape a tough sentence even if he is found guilty. An Indonesian court is to hand down its verdict today with Western governments hoping the
      Agencies; AFP  -  417 words
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      SBY's popularity continues to drop
      166 14 INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's popularity has dropped to 66 per cent, according to the latest poll with voters criticising his efforts to improve the economy. According to the poll conducted by the Indonesia Survey Institute (LSI), the President was hit by people's perception that
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      Lock icon Get used to being stopped by police, Muslims told
      141 16 The Guardian LONDON The British minister responsible for counterterrorism, Ms Hazel Blears, has asked Muslims to accept as a "reality" that they will be stopped and searched by the police more often than the rest of the public. She told MPs
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      Lock icon No death penalty for minors
      159 16 IPS WASHINGTON In a major victory for children's rights advocates, five of the nine justices on the US Supreme Court on Tuesday declared unconstitutional the execution of convicted murderers for crimes committed before their 18th birthday. The ruling reversed a 1989 Supreme Court decision that
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        Lock icon Peace and the US kiss of death
        512 16  -  Saniay Suri -IPS Palestinians wary of an American in charge LONDON The US hand of support offered to a new push for peace in the Middle East could well turn out to be the kiss of death for the peace process. The London
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      Lock icon Temple markings baffle Bali police
      318 18 -AFP Residents believe that it is a divine warning BANJAR PANTI (Indonesia) Bali police are hardpressed to explain the sudden proliferation of white markings at hundreds of temples across the deeplysuperstitious Hindu island. They are a divine warning, local residents believe. The white chalk marks
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      474 18 Starting my university career at the Center for American Education in Singapore was the smartest I choice I could have made. All the courses I took under the Broward Community College program were transferred successfully to my university in the United States. Before I even walked into the I doors
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  • voices
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      Focus On The Family
      278 20  -  Dr James Dobson TbiMTs jhgjgu DEALING WITH A SHY CHILD I heard a story about a 12-year-old boy who had never spoken a word in his life, and his parents and his siblings thought he couldn't talk, because they'd never heard his voice. Then one day,
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      MAIDS HAVE THEIR SAY
      580 20 THE anonymous handwritten letter read: "I work for 14 months here as a maid but no day off. Even I request for day off to celebrate Hari Raya, also cannot My sister work in Singapore too, but my employer not allowed I meet with her. What
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    • Letter
      Everyone has a part to play in the fight against mosquitoes
      241 20  -  S SATISH APPOO Letter from Head, Environmental Health Department, National Environment Agency I REFER to the letters, "Fogging delayed; done half-heartedly" and "Mosquitoes breeding in public places" (both Feb 24). We appreciate all the feedback, observations and suggestions made
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      Surveys and audits assess service levels in ministries
      270 21  -  JOYCE CHIA I Letter from Assistant Director (Public Affairs) Public Service Division Prime Minister's Office I REFER to the letter, "Have public appraisal of civil servants" (Feb 28). We thank Mr Ho Keng Soon for his suggestion. We agree that it is
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      Allow passenger diesel cars here
      439 21  -  ISASTRAWIDJAJA I Letter from I WOULD like to highlight a shortcoming in our country's motoring laws: An archaic rule that virtually prohibits the use of diesel cars as passenger or personal cars. I believe that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) imposes hefty penalties (in the
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      Lock icon Insight into the mentally ill
      596 22 I KUAH EEHEO^^^^ AS A young doctor, Professor Kuah Ec Heok was questioned and even chidedfor choosing to specialise in psychiatry. Seen as an unglamorous and financially-unrewarding speciality, psychiatry has provided him with an astute insight into life, as chronicled in his book, An Undefeated
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      isay 'HEALTH' ADS THAT MISLEAD
      529 23  -  Richard Seah I WAS disturbed to see an advertisement making a misleading claim: "Tests prove: Microwave is healthier". It made this claim on the basis that tests conducted by PSB (Productivity and Standards Board) showed that microwaved food has higher levels of vitamin C, calcium
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      Therdsak age issue: Is FAS being too lenient?
      154 23  -  LAW SIN LING Letter from NOW that the S-League has kicked off with pomp, one disturbing question lingers: Is the mis-statement of age by Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) player Therdsak Chaiman "serious", or is it not? If it is serious,
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      Lock icon ANIMAL PLANET
      632 24 Get off the beaten weekend-outing track and check out a unique animal resort snugly located outside the city's comfort zone PHOTOGRAPHS BY WEE TECK HIAN TIRED of heading to shopping malls, cinemas and amusement parks for that weekly family outing? Here's a little tip on a secret address
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      NIKON COOLPIX 8800 AND 8400
      630 24 Nikon Coolpix 8800 is the first camera in the Coolpix series to use Nikon's VR (vibration reduction) technology found in Nikon's 35mm high-end lenses. Packing an Bmegapixel CCD sensor, a 10x optical zoom (35--350 mm equivalent of 35mm) ED (extra-low dispersion) lens and a 1.8
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      251 23 COLORECTAL CANCER -YET THEY LIVE! "Colorectal Cancer is the most common cancer in Singapore and in most developed countries. It is also the leading cause of cancer morality. It is a cancer that nobody has to have, because it is one of the most preventable cancers that exist. Colorectal Cancer
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  • Businesstoday
    • Market WATCH
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        World markets
        60 26 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex Value *****.71 *****.78 4191.50 6225.25 1007.48 891.90 720.92 1082.74 2068.42 254.90 6686.89 Change Pts +33.18 -210.37 +6.60 -34.44 -3.88 -6.59 -17.83 -10.53 -20.53 -1.24 +35.81 +0.28
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        Your S$l buys
        36 26 US$ 0.6163 UK£ 0.3208 Yen 64.342 HK$ 4.8072 RM 2.3421 Euro 0.4673 Rupiah 5713.4 Baht 23.584 Peso 33.744 A$ 0.783 Indian Rs 26.946 Won 618.84 C$ 0.7649 Yuan 5.101 NZ$ 0.8475 NTS 19.088
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        Commodities
        21 26 Gold uss/oz 431.00 Silver uss/oz 7.18 Platinum uss/oi 860.50 Rubber centsAg 1396.00 Palm Oil RM/tonne 214.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 50.09
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        Lock icon Singapore
        117 26 Dow Jones SHARE prices closed higher as bar-gain-hunting in blue chips, particularly technology stocks, continued for the second straight session and an overnight rebound on Wall Street helped boost market sentiment. The ST Index ended up 1 9.25 points, or 0.9 per cent, to close at 2,144.36. Gainers led
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        ST Index: 2,144.36 +19.25
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        Lock icon SGX most active
        63 26 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by By volume ACCS UniFibet Km in GlobalVoice L-Jatob UTAC Olam Bio-Treat PFood Close 0.330 0.345 0.170 0.090 0.215 0.605 0.805 0.600 1.140 Change +0.025 +0.005 +0.005 -0.085 +0.010 +0.035 +0.025 -0.110 +8.2 +1.5 +5.9 -28.3 +1.7 +4.5 +4.3 -8.8 '000 73,972 26,547
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        SGX top rises
        74 26 By Close Change jealive50 19.200 +0.600 OBS Bk 6% NCPS10 107.600 +0.600 DBS 15.100 +0.400 BukilSem 13.400 +0.200 ihang Asia 2kHK$ 12.000 +0.200 failure 14.600 +0.200 5TIETF100 21.600 +0.150 HSU 3400SGAePW0S0530 0.745 +0.125 3tealEasl 13.400 +0.100 )y percentage Close Changi 5NE Ind W*****8 0.010 +100.1 )igiland 0.020
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        SGX top falls
        81 26 By Close Change F&N 15.800 -0.200 HSCEI4800SGAeCW***** 0.285 -0.115 PFood 1.140 -0.110 KepCotp 9.250 -0.100 KhangGuan 1.580 -0.100 L-Jatob 0.215 -0.085 HSCEI DB eCW*****1 0.620 -0.075 HLAsia 1.240 -0.070 Noble Gtp 1.710 -0.070 HSI DB eCW*****1 0.530 -0.060 By percentage Close Change Wee Poh 0.005 -50.0 HSCEI4800SGAeCW*****
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      Citiraya explains
      459 26  -  Val Chua Consortium of investors will restore confidence val@newstoday.com.sg RESPONDING to sharp criticism about inadequate disclosure following a surprise bail-out plan, Citiraya yesterday explained why the company had no choice but to bring in a consortium of investors led by angel investor Koh Boon Hwee. In a statement
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        OF THE SLEW OF PROBES
        516 28  -  Francis Kan SOMETHING is rotten in the state of Singapore Inc. That might be the view of a casual observer of the local stock market these days. With a daily dose of corporate malfeasance being fed to them in recent weeks, investors are unlikely to
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        284 28 Valeric Law AIRWAY device maker LMA International plans to raise about $27.1 million in net proceeds through its initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore, based on a maximum offer price of 95 cents a share. Incorporated in Netherlands Antilles in 1998,
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        158 32 AFP THE number of international travellers from the Asia-Pacific region will grow strongly in the first half of this year, a MasterCard survey released yesterday said. China, Japan and Indonesia will post the biggest rises in people going overseas for work and leisure, with
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      966 34  -  Yong Shu Chiang Under the makeup, behind Hollywood's widest deranged grin, Jim Carrey is a man who's seen his share of unfortunate events >^^LmmmLLi^Mto**mmmm\ THE outlandishly villainous role of Count Olaf in the fantastical film, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, called for a star who
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      60 35 THE name Ramli Ibrahim needs no introduction to Indian classical dance enthusiasts in Malaysia and Singapore. One of the foremost exponents of India's Odissi dance form in the world, Ramli a Malaysian is bringing an exciting new production, Spellbound Odissi Live!, to Singapore's shores this weekend. Ramli was
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      283 35  -  Mervin Tay THAT'S the ,name of Zoe Tay's son. At a press conference yesterday, the Queen of Caldecott Hill's first public appearance since giving birth last Thursday, she explained the choice of name fjor her newborn. "We observed his character over a few days and the nurse
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      498 36  -  Jeanine Tan Singapore's first subzero temperature bar opened at Tanjong Pagar Road j eanine@newstoday.com. sg ''pHERE'S a nightspot that brings new -L meaning to the term "chill-out joint". The Eski Bar at Tanjong Pagar Road, which opened three weeks ago, is the first bar in Singapore
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      120 36 Not that we want to draw comparisons, but one can't help but notice that also set mainly in the Big Apple, and also a reality show capturing day-to-day drama of work and family is American Chopper. The show features the Teutuls, a family that
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        119 38 Actor Nick Shen will be the first MediaCorp artiste to stage a ticketed solo concert at the Esplanade on Sunday. "I am currently reading The 60-second Organizer by Jeffrey Davidson. I bought it to get my life more organised. "It is not a serious management book, but
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        213 38  -  Zul Othman BLONDIE'S first-ever Singapore gig on Tuesday at Fort Canning Park was a blistering act that combined enough of the old and new to please everyone in the audience. Too bad the 4,000-strong crowd was indifferent to supporting local acts Pug Jelly (with their bouncy, radiofriendly punk
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        495 38  -  Felix Cheong Miranda Eu revisits her childhood in 'Paris of the East' news@newstoday.com.sg r I "*HE memoir Shanghai Sisters, published by -L Landmark Books and launched last Friday, chronicles Miranda Eu's sepia-tinged years growing up in 1930s Shanghai. It's a window into a world populated by the
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        298 40  -  YOUNG SHU CHIANG kuhjk The Misfits THE late Arthur Miller is best known for his landmark play Death of A Salesman, but The Misfits marked a major development in his life. He wrote the short story that would be this movie's screenplay while waiting for the divorce
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        520 43  -  Elisa Yang Chan Brothers travel agency turns 40 this year and you are invited to join in the celebrations elisa.yang@newstoday.com.sg LIFE begins at 40, they say. And Chan Brothers, which turns 40 this year, is going to kickstart its celebrations with an unforgettable travel fair this
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      284 44  -  Elisa Yang KUCHING, Kerala, Chengdu. If you are curious about these destinations, then Silk Air's travel fair may be the place to be this weekend. The airline, which is holding its first travel fair at the Raffles City atrium, will use the event to help
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      453 44 NatasTravel 2005 promises more booths, exhibitors IN ANOTHER indication of an upswing in the travel industry, this month's Natas Travel 2005 promises to be the biggest travel fair in Singapore ever. The fair, organised by the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas), will have
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      684 45 Sample exquisite flavours at Celebrate Australia 2005 THE fresh and exquisite flavours of Australia's cuisine and wine can be sampled in restaurants across Singapore this month. Several well-known Australian chefs will be whipping up a gourmet storm in local kitchens, using the best food and wine
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      461 47 Englishman claims he would be No 1 driving a Ferrari FORMULA 1 Melbourne Grand Prix LONDON Jenson Button became the latest expert to predict the end of Ferrari's reign as Formula l's top team. In an interview with BBC Sport just before he joined his team
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      321 47 But the champ remains unfazed, even with his old car -AFP MELBOURNE Michael Schumacher believes his Formula 1 rivals must lay down their championship challenge in the opening three races of the season starting with Sunday's Melbourne Grand Prix. The 36-year-old German, who is the most successful driver in Formula
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      373 47 AFP SYDNEY Former world heavyweight champion and convicted rapist Mike Tyson is unlikely to be granted a visa to fight in Australia, a government minister indicated yesterday. Australian boxing great Jeff Fenech said on Tuesday that the American had signed on
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      271 48 LIVERPOOL Milan Baros has admitted the clock is ticking on his Anfield future. In an interview with The Sun yesterday, the Czech hitman said he was ready to quit Liverpool in the summer if he fails to win a regular place over the
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      593 48 -AFP Wenger praises side's battling qualities as Cup dream stays alive FA CUP, STH ROUND REPLAY Sheffield Utd 0 Arsenal 0 (Arsenal win 4-2 on penalties) LONDON There is hope yet of some silverware for Arsenal. That was the battlecry sounded by Gunners' boss Arsene Wenger,
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      255 48  -  PRIMERA LIGA -AFP Barcelona 0 Espanyol 0 MADRID There may not have been any goals, but that was the only thing that was lacking as Spanish league leaders Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw by their local rivals Espanyol on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore
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      396 49  -  JASMINE ZHAO Japanese club squander chances as Sinchi put up Great Wall defence NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2005 Albirex Niigata 0 Sinchi FC 0 jasmine. zhao@newstoday. com. sg THE incessant chants of "we want goal" rang round the Jurong East Stadium last night, but for 90 long minutes, the
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      257 49 PHUKET Asia have selected Chinese stalwarts Zhang Lian-wei and Liang Wen Chong, along with Thailand's Thammanoon Srirot and Amandeep Johl of India, as captain's picks for their Visa Dynasty Cup defence against Japan. Non-playing captain Hsieh Minnan believes the addition of
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      225 49 -AFP PARIS A private International Olympic Committee (IOC) poll into public support for the five cities vying for the right to hold the 2012 Olympics has delivered a blow to New York, one of the favourites. The poll reveals that only 59 per cent
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      239 50 -AFP LONDON Ferrari are refusing to back down in a row with Minardi over allowing the Formula 1 minnows to use last year's cars in the season opening Australian Grand Prix at the weekend. Minardi, Formula l's smallest team, say they have not
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