Streats, 5 March 2004

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  • 11 1 Streats Friday, march 5, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p) 111/03/2003 1
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  • 627 1  -  They create 17 stem cell lines, which they want to give free to researchers B y. Pradeep Rajan TEAM of scientists at Harvard University has announced that it has Seated 17 lines of human embryonic stem cells and is prepared to give them free to
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    • 34 1 uu tai i I SHARE YOUR PAPER MOST HATED Faced with death threats, IT firm boss Dari Mcßride carries gun, has bodyguards V’ f S’pore Chinese Orchestra A Q switches to Malay songs PAGEtO
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  • Morning Rush
    • 552 2  -  Organiser M 2 promises to pay up, but many still left waiting for refunds for shows cancelled last year By Choong Choon Yee MR Josh Ho is one angry man. He told Streats that he has not received a refund for a $299 VIP
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    • 207 2  -  By Khushwant Singh SINGAPORE checked out consumer protection laws in Australia, New Zealand and the US before finally adopting the model used by the province of Saskatchewan in Canada. Case legal officer Thevanathan Pillay, 51, revealed this yesterday at a forum on the
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    • 388 3  -  Expert: Gov’t doing its part but people need to be more pro-active S' Sarah Ng THE Singapore Government is a regional leader in the area of elderly development, but its people need to do their part, said an international expert on ageing. Said
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    • 223 3 Reuters HONG KONG Not long ago, many here dreamed of becoming the city’s next tycoon, like Asia’s richest businessman Li Ka Shing. Now, some would be happy just to get a job. Some, like a small boy called Chun, seen scavenging in garbage
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    • 452 4  -  Manufacturing sector out to woo engineers to fill expected 16,000 jobs' By Ho Lian-Yi MR Jonathan Cheng, 27, a diploma-holder in mechatronics, has been jobhunting for two months. “I feel stuck in the middle: When I look for a job as an assistant engineer, they say
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    • 223 4 DARWIN The two Thai prostitutes who were bound and thrown from a bridge into crocodile-infested waters in the Northern Territory (NT), in Australia, have been identified, police here said on Wednesday. Northern Territory police said that the victims were Ms Phuangsri Kroksamrang (left), 58,
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    • 281 4 Wire services BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Three men have been detained here for posting secret information on the Internet and spreading subversive material. The three a former army officer, a retired policeman and a businessman are being held under a security law that allows for
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    • 473 6 Historic 43% vote against Disney boss sends shockwaves through America Inc Wire services PHILADELPHIA The 43 per cent vote by shareholders against Walt Disney Co chief executive Michael Eisner on Wednesday is being seen as a wake-up call for corporate America. The vote marked the strongest such
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    • 223 6 AFP LONDON Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell on Wednesday announced the surprise departure of chairman Philip Watts (pictured), the target of an investor backlash over a bungled downgrade by the company of its oil and gas reserves. Mr Watts, 59, stepped down “by mutual consent”,
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    • 264 6 -ap PHILADELPHIA Former US Senator George Mitchell (pictured), Disney’s new chairman, has a reputation for being an able diplomat and an experienced corporate leader, and for getting to grips with thorny issues. The Walt Disney Co’s board voted late on Wednesday to split the
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    • 124 8 BUZZSTOP SINGAPORE’S Foreign Minister S Jayakumar said that now is not the right time to have an Asean peacekeeping force. “Singapore’s view is that for the time being, the peacekeeping force idea is probably not the right time now, precisely because
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    • Article, Illustration
      52 8  -  Text and photo by Francis Lee Two toddlers enjoying themselves watching a window cleaner at work at Suntec City yesterday. The cleaner seemed to be having an easier time, thanks to the heavy downpour earlier in the day which would have loosened the dirt. Text and photo by
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    • 139 8 More pedestrians killed last year THE number of motorcyclist and pillion rider fatalities decreased last year, but they still remain the most vulnerable group of road users. Last year, 94 motorcyclists and pillion riders died in road accidents, compared to 101 in 2002. Fewer young riders
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    • 139 8 Humanitarian Law Moot in HK A TEAM from the National University of Singapore (NUS) won the overall championship at the 2nd Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot in Hong Kong. The Singapore Red Cross announced in a statement that five other teams, from China,
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    • 144 8 PM, activist ready to work together Reuters MYANMAR opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other detained officials from the National League for Democracy members may be freed by April 16, UN special envoy Razali Ismail said yesterday. Reuming to Kuala Lumpur after a
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    • 86 8 Wire services TWO Indonesian maids have been charged with the murder of a Singaporean woman, a police spokesman said yesterday. Indonesians Juminem and Siti Aminah, both 19, kept their heads bowed as the charges were read to them. They were arrested on Wednesday after being found
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    • 83 8 -AFP IN the government’s ongoing social order campaign, Thailand’s Culture Ministry is set to order a crackdown on cellphone download operators offering pornographic images, a report said yesterday. The ministry will ask police to arrest operators for providing obscene graphics including animated sex for use as
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    • 88 8 ap FORMER World Com CEO Bernard Ebbers pleaded innocent on Wednesday to federal charges that he directed a US$ll billion (5518.5 billion) accounting fraud, the biggest in US corporate history. Ebbers, 62, surrendered to the FBI early the same day, after former World Com finance chief Scott
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    • 90 8 -AP BEING fat and highly educated may be bad for the financial health of highly educated women. Research from the University of Helsinki, in Finland, suggests weight is a pay barrier for certain women, but not for men. Obese women who are highly educated earn about
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    • 227 2 Speaker: Rev Dr John Shepherd Urn Sunday Combined Service: 7 Mar 04, Sunday 10am Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 1, Pacific Ballroom V (English Service with Mandarin interpretation via headset) r Sunday Children Church Outing: Singapore Discovery Centre I 7 Mar 04, Sunday Bus will leave Pan Pacific Hotel at
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  • Financial
    • 359 10  -  It will spend close to ssoom through joint fund By Khushwant Singh GIC Real Estate (GIC RE) will spend close to half a billion dollars investing in industrial property in the UK. GIC RE is the real estate investment arm of the Government Investment Corporation,
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    • 142 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing said that chief executive officer Chia Song Hwee’s salary and bonus rose 1.5 per cent last year even as the company suffered its third straight annual loss. He earned U *****,000 (*****,757) in salary, bonus and other compensation last
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    • 142 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Sing Tel, South-east Asia’s largest phone company, may pay a special dividend of as much as 15 cents a share after selling its stake in Belgacom, analysts said. Sing Tel may reap cash proceeds of as much as $3.1 billion from the sale
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    • 500 12 E Asian landlords think up new ways to fill offices Reuters MUMBAI/BANGKOK A building boom is sweeping across India as global firms hive off jobs to Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi for cheap labour and rents, spelling gloom for Asia’s traditional business centres of Singapore, Hong
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    • 752 16 SCO’s Mcßride carries gun, has bodyguards as he battles Linux users big and small Bloomberg FORGET Mr Bill Gates. Mr Dari Mcßride (pictured), chief executive of SCO Group, may now be the most hated man among techies. Faced with death threats, he
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    • 238 16 -AFP CHICAGO Fast-food giant McDonald’s Corp has said that it plans to phase out “super-size” fries and drinks by the end of the year as it revamps its menu amid growing concern over the US obesity epidemic. The Golden Arches said on Tuesday it would
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    • 316 16 5T1:1,893.01 12.43 Reuters SHARES ended higher yesterday as investors bought blue chips such as Sing Tel on expectations of hefty gains from the initial public offer of its Belgian associate Belgacom. The Straits Times Index ended up 0.66 per cent, or 12.43 points, at 1,893.01, bouncing back
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    • 24 16 AS AT MARCH 4 US$: 551.710 EURO: 552.088 Ss: RM2.223 Ss: 23.06 BAHT 553.135 Ss: 64.44 YEN Ss: HK54.557 Ss: 4,997 RUPIAH
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    • 429 20 Interbrew-Amßev will be world’s biggest brewer by volume ■AP SAO PAULO, Brazil Belgium’s Interbrew and Brazil’s Amßev have shaken up the global beer industry with a blockbuster US$ll.4 billion (S$ 19.49 billion) deal to form the largest international brewer by volume, surpassing US-based Anheuser-Busch. But
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    • 547 22 The business paper will repackage news, tabloid-style, to shed staid, old image Reuters TOKYO Japan’s first new national daily newspaper in 34 years certainly stands out, its name in large white Roman letters on a slab of red. None of the usual severe black Chinese
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    • Article, Illustration
      37 22 A model in Singapore yesterday holding up a Master Card with one side outlining the west coast of Taiwan. The card was designed to give Taiwanese the chance to show affiliation with their homeland AP
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    • 84 22 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Sing Tel has asked the Government to lift some restrictions on the company, saying that it no longer dominates the market. Sing Tel asked to be relieved of rules that require it to get regulatory approval for actions such as price changes for international leased
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    • 72 22 SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank’s First Zero home loan plan is back by popular demand. From today, customers can apply for the package that allows them to pay zero interest on their home loans in the first year. To qualify, customers must maintain a minimum average
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    • 73 22 SINGAPORE Hong Leong Asia (HLA) has said that it will increase its stake in Malaysian cement plant Tasek Corporation. HLA will take over Singapore Cement Industrial Co’s (SCIC) stake in Tasek in a deal worth $34.14 million. This will increase HLA’s stake in Tasek to 29.27 per
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  • Comment
    • 750 24  -  By KOH SU HAW LAST Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in his Budget speech that the additional registration fee (ARF) for cars will be reduced to 110 per cent from 130 per cent of their open market value (OMV). At
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    • 203 25 ill fiSH BSS k 2004 ew m J rbask in paradise with the ettusais spring/summer 2004 collection pretty flowers blooming in the sun. lush green fields and pristine valleys, coral reefs in the deep blue sea. idyllic sandy beaches, vibrant tropics, all the sparkling vibrance and dewy freshness that is
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  • Vocal
    • 295 26 I APPLAUD the Government’s effort to boost the birth rate, which will include examining the very important issue of balancing working and family life. It is “balancing work and family” that I feel will be particularly hard to achieve, because successful implementation requires the initiative
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    • 48 26 OUR second child is due in August, and though the purpose of planning another baby was not to collect a reward, I do hope that we will not miss out in the Government’s new moves to help parents. Richard Lim
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    • 97 26 DESPITE promises of incentives, goodies and more perks for procreating couples, nothing seems to be enough for them, judging from the feedback to the newspapers. My parents, and now my wife and I, based our decision to have children on one simple consideration
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    • 230 26 I REFER to the statement from the Ministry of Education (MOE) issued on Feb 17 with regard to the actions taken by Kent Ridge Secondary School in the incident concerning the possession of pornographic VCDs by some students. The statement had noted that the
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    • 78 26 I REFER to Madam Pek Seek Wei’s letter “Reward couples who set standard” (Streats, March 4). Rewards or more subsidies should be given to families with two or more children. They are the ones who demonstrate a sincere desire to build bigger families, and
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    • 263 26 I REFER to the letter, “Students’ time wasted by SAT” (Streats, March 3). The Ministry of Education (MOE) has accepted the University Admission Committee’s (UAC) recommendation that SAT I be omitted as a mandatory criterion from this year, with transitional arrangements provided for this year
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    • 804 28 THE Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Housing Board (HDB) would like to thank readers for their views on the subject of falling windows, and appreciate this opportunity to address some of the key concerns raised. ENSURING WINDOW SAFETY IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
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    • 84 26 HAVE JR SAY E-mail us at streats@sph.com.sg or write to The Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be deemed
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  • Global
    • 481 30 Offer made in open defiance of US counter-proliferation plan: report WASHINGTON Pakistan has offered to share military assistance, including “nuclear power” with Nigeria, in defiance of US President George Bush’s new counterproliferation initiative. Britain’s The Guardian reported yesterday that offer was announced by the
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    • 44 30 Relatives on Wednesday mourning the victims of Tuesday’s deadly attack on Pakistan’s Shi’ite Muslims, in which 44 people were killed. Analysts said yesterday that the attack was aimed at persuading President Pervez Musharraf to soften his crackdown on extremist Islamic groups AFP
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    • 168 30 PARIS An unknown group, calling itself AZF, has said that it will explode bombs throughout the French railway system unless more than US$5 million (SsB.6 million) is paid, Interior Ministry and other officials have said. The threats were made in a number of
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    • 322 30 -AP LOS ANGELES President George W Bush marked his first campaign appearance after Mr John Kerry’s ascension as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee with a humour-tinged yet bare-knuckled critique of the Massachusetts senator. “He spent two decades in Congress; he’s built up quite a record,” Mr
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    • 376 32 Reuters COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s peace process was thrown into further confusion yesterday with conflicting reports about a split in the Tamil Tiger rebel group. The fate of efforts to end the 20-year war was cast into doubt in November when President Chandrika Kumaratunga
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    • 141 32 -AFP WASHINGTON New armour plates and steel bars designed to fortify Humvee vehicles against rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun fire are already being shipped by the Pentagon to Iraq and Afghanistan. Scientists are burning the midnight oil developing new cameras capable of detecting roadside bombs
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    • 322 34 Kremlin’s charge of tax fraud against oil boss latest shot in war against tycoons The Washington Post MOSCOW The Russian government has accused the company of oil tycoon Roman Abramovich of failing to pay US$l billion (S$ 1.71 billion) in taxes, broadening its campaign against wealthy businessmen
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    • 126 34 AFP PORT-AU-PRINCE Haiti’s Prime Minister Yvon Neptune has declared a state of emergency, as rebels agreed to disarm and US and French troops staged a show of force in Port-au-Prince following deadly gun battles. At least three people were killed on Wednesday in downtown Port-au-Prince
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    • 379 36 Islamic party to wield case involving M’sian PM’s son as campaign weapon AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Islamic fundamentalist opposition will attempt to use the prime minister’s handling of a nuclear-trafficking scandal involving a company controlled by his son in its election campaigning. The Parti Islam
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    • 180 36 -AP JAKARTA US officials believe Indonesian army commanders ordered an ambush that killed two American teachers near a gold mine in a case that has held up resumption of normal USIndonesia military ties, said two American officials. Elements of the military have long
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    • 276 36 Reuters BEIJING China has again warned the US against interfering in Hong Kong, on the eve of a trip to Washington by Hong Kong democracy activist Martin Lee. He was due to speak to a US Senate hearing in Washington yesterday on
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    • 167 36 BRISBANE Yes, politicians do expect some exposure, but the billboard pictured above has gone a bit too far. Promoting the launch of Australia’s first porn-friendly political party, the billboard has been pulled down as it is feared that it could cause car crashes, the Courier Mail
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    • Article, Illustration
      40 38 Delegates waiting for the start of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. The group of business leaders was asked to help fight Taiwan’s moves for independence Al
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    • 292 38 But president’s infraction carries no punishment Reuters SEOUL By making comments in support of a political party, President Roh Moo Hyun broke a law requiring public officials to remain non-partisan during elections, a National Election Commission official said yesterday. Mr Roh said last month that he
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    • 130 38 Reuters TOKYO An offer to sell your name and other personal details in a Japanese online auction could get you 1.36 million yen (S$21,000). That is the price offered to one seller offering his details on a website run by Yahoo Japan, though he
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    • 389 40 Film star seeks his biggest role in upcoming presidential polls in the Philippines Reuters MANILA While cheers erupted from slums across the Philippines when film star Fernando Poe Jr declared he would run for president, businessmen groaned with anxiety. Embraced by the movieloving poor,
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    • 234 42 Reuters NEW YORK High levels of folate obtained from food sources may protect against ovarian cancer, a Swedish study suggests. The benefits were found to be primarily among women who consumed at least two drinks of alcohol per week. Previous reports have shown that
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    • 214 42 A SIX-in-one infant vaccine has been launched in Singapore. This can reduce the number of injections a baby receives. Babies here generally receive at least nine vaccine injections in their first 18 months to protect them against diseases such as diptheria, tetanus and pertussis
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  • my HOME YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME-OWNING
    • 418 44  -  The trendy new NUSS clubhouse at Suntec City aims to attract the younger crowd By. Janice Wong MEMBERS of the National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) will find the contemporary design of the new Suntec City Guild House an exciting departure from the functional club houses at Adam
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      243 46 WHO says you need to break the bank to give your home a complete makeover? Certainly not Rupert Ong, who recently gave his fiveroom HDB flat a facelift. He just used his discerning eye and talent for seeking out bargains. A lawyer by profession, but an interior stylist
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  • EasyStreats
    • 549 48 The Singapore Chinese Orchestic :|p abandoning its usual repertoire of Chinese class ics to feature Malay music and dame next weeJmfjfi:. ZUBAIDAIi NAZEER finds out more YOU have probably heard of Malay children playing the Chinese instrument, the pipa, or Chinese boys playing sepak takraw. But
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    • in style
      • 932 50 The shops are bursting with colour vhis season. But don’t just gofor any pretty hue, reach instead for shades that flatter. MARY LIM finds out how ACCORDING to the top fashion designers, it’s a world of dazzling colour! At the Spring/Summer shows, Ralph Lauren offered eye-catching combos
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      • 205 52 NICOLE Kidman (left) may not have won an Oscar, but the actress still shone on Monday, thanks, to the necklace of green diamonds that she wore to the 76th Academy Awards. All eyes were on the 195 carat stunner around her neck. The necklace, specially conceived for
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      • 187 52 THE rare green rough diamond comes from the Jwaneng in the Kalahari Desert of Botswana. Jwaneng, which means “place of the little stones”, produces 12 million carats a year. This mine is a major contributor to the economy of the country, making Botswana one of the richest nations
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    • 487 54  -  By Yvonne Kwok WITH his latest film, local entertainment king Jack Neo returns to the topic closest to every Singaporean’s heart the pursuit of money. Filming began yesterday for The Best Bet, Neo’s fourth directorial outing, about three friends whose relationships are put to the
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    • 418 56  -  Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to make and cost $lO or less for four servings will see you through these tough times Stylish eating on a shoestring By JUDI LOW KIDS
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    • 547 58  -  By Sharlene Tan THE Singapura cat’s place in the feline world has been, in the past, controversial. But non-commercial cat breeder Felix Yeo is one fan who is attempting to breed the Kucinta in Singapore. “As a cat fancier, I want to evolve the community and
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    • 119 59 The aquarium fish Misgurnus angullicaudatus, the eel-like weather loach, is meteorologically gifted; it can predict storms. When bad weather is brewing, the previously calm creature starts swimming wildly about. Experts believe I that changes in 1 barometric pressure, ■swhich occur before R storms, account for r
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      • 66 59 FTti, Channel i An />. n e xpanded and re-edited version of the 111 that adds 53 minutes of footage excised vJ Jrri the film’s original release. Captain "lard’s mission is to go into Cambodia to s assinate a renegade Green Beret who has t himself up
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      • 44 59 8.30 pm, Channel U In this debut episode, Michelle Chia, Bryan Wong’s mother Margaret and sister Shufen go to Kelantan to visit Margaret’s hometown. Margaret shares the joys and woes of life then and Shufen learns more about her mother with each moment.
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    • Happenin’
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        66 59 MOVING IMAGES Tomorrow, 4pm library @esplanade Free A selection of award-winning Singaporean short films about love, loss and obsession. In All My Presents, a woman finds out that not everyone appreciates nice gifts. 3 Feet Apart (pictured) is a love story about two people who have to be three
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      • 97 59 20 YEARS OF FINE ARTS Today till March 28,10am-6pm daily Earl Lu Gallery I £2 11, Alumni Centre, Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts (90, Goodman Road, tel 6340-9102). Free Featuring 33 of Singapore’s prominent artists whose works have been nurtured by and developed through association with Lasalle-SIA. The works
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  • Page 59 Miscellaneous
    • 458 59 Yourdailyhoroscope f° AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Axtrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 ARIES MAR 21 -APR 19 An important relationship hangs in the balance. Good will may not be enough, but it’s the best that you can offer. If the ’other person can’t see your individuality, he or
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  • Sports
    • 429 60  -  Former S-League clubs’ bid to participate in Singapore Cup thwarted By Tan Kim Han THREE former S-League clubs Sembawang Rangers, Sengkang Marine and Gombak United want to take part in the Singapore Cup, but the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) say they’re not good enough. They
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    • 225 60  -  By Tan Kim Han NTUC INCOME-YEO’S S-LEAGUE SAFFC O Woodlands Wellington 2 FORGET Stan Collymore. Woodlands Wellington have found another bald striker who can also score goals yet costs a fraction of the former England international’ s reported $50,000 monthly wage demand. His name is
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    • 236 62 -AFP MADRID Nine players from Leicester City were arrested for questioning in Cartagena, Spain, yesterday after three women claimed that they had been sexually assaulted. Officials said the women claimed the players forced their way into their hotel rooms at the La Manga seaside resort,
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    • 421 62  -  Bowling’s former pin-up boy says he can’t afford to carry on By Gary Lim ANDREW FANG (left), Singapore bowling’s former pin-up boy, yesterday dropped a bombshell by announcing his decision to quit the national team. The 25-year-old told Streats that he could no longer afford
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    • 525 64 Sc ot eyes TOYOTA, WILLIAMS ,earS Reuters MELBOURNE David Coulthard is targeting Toyota or Williams to save his Formula One future after Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya replaces him at McLaren next year. baid the 32-year-old Scot before Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix: “Toyota are a team that need a winning
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    • 347 64 AFP MELBOURNE Formula One supremo Bemie Ecclestone says that the sport needs six-time world champion Michael Schumacher, and that he should continue racing for as long as he wants to. Schumacher, at 35, is facing a concerted challenge from young rising stars Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando
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    • Article, Illustration
      600 66 Robson warns side to improve if they want to go further in Europe Wire services UEFA CUP Newcastle 3 Valerenga 1 Newcastle win 4-2 on aggregate NEWCASTLE Manager Bobby Robson watched his side scrap their way into the round of 16 of the Uefa Cup on Wednesday
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 79 66 Wire services MANCHESTER Walter Smith admitted that he had been made an offer he couldn’t refuse after joining Manchester United as Alex Ferguson’s assistant until the end of the season. The pair worked together when Ferguson was Scotland manager during the 1986 World Cup. Former Everton and Rangers
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      • 50 66 HOMEGROWN consumer electronics brand Akira will continue their sponsorship of S-League and Singapore Cup runners-up Geylang United. Apart from meeting the minimal amount of $300,000 for a main sponsor, Akira have also promised cash incentives if the club finish among the top three or win the Singapore Cup.
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    • 83 66 BASKETBALL HOUSTON -Yao Ming outduelled Shaquille O’Neal in a one-on-one showdown of the NBA’s best big men, but it was Kobe Bryant who gave the Los Angeles Lakers a 9693 victory over Houston Rockets. Other results Cleveland 112 Atlanta 80 Milwaukee 105 Orlando 97 Washington 84 Toronto 70
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    • 252 67 Wire services LONDON Middlesbrough Manager Steve McClaren conceded his side were second best after their 1-3 defeat to Birmingham City °n Tuesday. The Boro boss was disappointed with his side’s display which came just three days after their Carling Cup win over Bolton in
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    • 519 67 Manager Houllier says death threat has not changed his feelings for the club Wire services UEFA CUP Levski Sofia 2 Liverpool 4 Liverpool win 6-2 on aggregate SOFIA Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier (below) basked in the glory of a triumphant European night and insisted that his death
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    • 261 67 Wire services London Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock is expected to be the new Southampton manager after Glenn B°ddle dramatically withdrew from the r ace to succeed Gordon Strachan. Sturrock, 47, and a former Scotland team-mate of Strachan, has held talks With Saints chairman Rupert
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  • Page 66 Miscellaneous
    • 41 66 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA: Philadelphia 76ers v Sacramento Kings (Star Sports Ch 24, 8.30 am). GOLF: EPGA Dubai Desert Classic, Day 2 (Super Sports Plus Ch2l, 5.30 pm). USPGA Tour Ford Championship, 2nd rd (Channel i, tomorrow 6,4 am).
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