Today, 2 December 2000

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    Masthead
    10 1 TODAY !S<ltlirCl<iy December 2, 2000 mita (i J > ns/n 200a
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    Lock icon PM to take back seat – after 2007
    377 1  - PM to take back seat after 2007 Ng Boon Yian ...by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg AN interview with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, published in the Asian Wall Street Journal yesterday, is guaranteed to set Singapore buzzing. PM Goh addressed some questions that make their way around coffeeshops and the cocktail circuit and
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  • Article
    Income to check on tenants
    187 1 SOMEBODY has stepped in to help landlords who don't want to end up in jail for renting their homes to illegal immigrants. That somebody is NTUC Income which will check out your tenants for you. It will charge $50 for its services. And it's only
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    SQOO6 no more. It's now called SQ3O
    261 1  -  Mahesha Thenabadu ...by SQ 006 has been changed to SQ 30. As of Nov 15, following the tragic crash that claimed 83 lives, the route that runs from Singapore to Los Angeles via Taipei is now known as SQ 30. The return flight
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Zahara guilty
      348 2  -  David Ngiau Ex-news presenter faces stiff sentence for maid abuse ....r david@newstoday.com.sg Zahara Abdul Lateef, once a familiar face on Channel NewsAsia, pleaded guilty to abusing her Indonesian maid in court yesterday. She is likely to be sentenced on Tuesday. Under a law to protect domestic maids, Zahara
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      Taipei issues preliminary findings on SQ 006 crash
      128 2 TAIWAN'S Aviation Safety Council (ASC) yesterday released the interim report on the crash of Singapore Airlines SQOO6 on 31 Oct. Among the tentative findings: The Civil Aviation Authority of Taiwan had issued a Notam (Notice to Airmen) on Aug 31, indicating that
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      Miss India it is – but Indians not excited
      397 2  - Miss India it is but Indians not excited Shanoo Maharaj ...by BEEN there, done that. That was the sentiment in India after Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World title in London today. So what if 18-year-old Priyanka became the fifth Indian girl to be crowned Miss World since the international
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      Mother tongue still No 1 at home
      212 2 MOST Singaporeans are still using their mother tongue at home. This was the finding from the Census of Population this year by the Department of Statistics. The census found that among those aged five years and over, 76 per cent of Chinese spoke
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      Not so soon
      363 3  -  Ng Boon Yian You've to be patient on FTA, says US Congressman by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg US Congressman Tom Lantos (right) said that it would be "ultimate naivete" to expect any concrete action on the US-Singapore free trade proposal "anytime in the near future". "Of the 100 issues facing
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      Free wine at Changi DFS
      196 3  -  Elaine Quek I by elaine@newstoday.com.sg TRAVELLERS passing through Changi Airport will now be able to sample wine before buying it from Duty Free Shops (DFS). A wide selection of wines and spirits is now offered at free "sampling stations" at the DFS Liquor and Tobacco
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  • RUSH NEWS
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      Fight against the invisible
      325 4  -  Leong Phei Phei Scientists build defences in germ warfare ....by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg A TEAM of researchers are working hard to protect our shores from invisible deadly agents. The terms they use so casually nerve gas, anthrax and what have you normally crop up in thrillers but at
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      Reason for bonus
      190 4 A BETTER growth forecast was the reason the Government decided to give civil servants the special quarter-month bonus this year, said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. BG Lee was speaking to reporters during the Operators' Day Celebration by Comfort Transportation. "We were not so confident at
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      Lock icon Brad's not being a bad boy
      69 4 US actor Brad Pitt is not throwing a hissy fit. This scene (above) is actually part of his new movie Spy Game, which is being shot in downtown Budapest. Yesterday, the scene required the actor, who is married to Jennifer Aniston of Friends, to
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      Lock icon Siblings jailed for 4-D theft
      88 4 -CNA A PAIR of siblings were jailed for theft and cheating yesterday A subordinate court heard that 29-year-old Chang Yau San] stole two winning 4-D lottery tickets from a colleague. He cashed one of them for a prize of $250,000 and gave the other ticket
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      Lock icon Probe into train delays
      69 4 CNA THE Land Transport Authority is investigating the frequent SMRT train service disruptions And if the SMRT is found negligent, it will be penalised. But, so far, investigations have shown that negligence is not the cause of the-disruptions. Minister of State for Communications and IT, Dr
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      107 4 READ 0N... Have you been duped, Mr Case? Dr Teo's experience with dodgy sellers/6 Rosy future for IT services The Asian Pacific IT services market is expected to reach Ssl62 billion by 2004/8 9 per cent stake in MAS is sold The seller is believed to be the Brunei Investment
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Why should I tell?
      474 5  -  Ng Hwee Koon HIV-positive man keeps his secret from colleagues ...by hweekoon@newstoday.com.sg TAN Cheng Yan (not his real name) is an HIV-positive gay man. He works, just as you may work, in an air-conditioned office environment, full of people. But Mr Tan has set his own
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      Lock icon Cute... but unspared by deadly virus
      27 5 Cambodian children affected by Aids rest at the Children's Centre in Phnom Penh where they live and receive treatment. REUTERS photo
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      17-hour drug crackdown nets 164
      228 5  -  Shazalina Salim ...by shazalina@newstoday.com.sg THE Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) nabbed a total of 164 suspected drug offenders in an islandwide Operation Dragnet on Thursday. The 17-hour operation, which began at noon, covered various parts of Singapore. In one arrest at 5.20pm at Blk 42 Tanglin
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      10 held in swoop on forgery gang
      243 5  -  Shazalina Salim ...by shazalina@newstoday.com.sg A FORGERY syndicate was busted on Thursday. Eighteen locations, including KTV lounges, industrial and residential properties, were raided. The syndicate supplied forged work permits, employment passes, Safety Orientation Course certificates and blue NRICs. They were also responsible for smuggling
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      Have you been duped, Mr Case?
      432 6  -  Lee Ching Wern ...by PRESIDENT of Case does not equal a happy customer. Even someone as aware of consumers' rights as Dr Teo Ho Pin, MP for Sembawang GRC, has had dodgy sellers try to pull a fast one on him. The only difference
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      Bus panel danger
      113 6 I'M sure you've seen these panels near bus-stops. It's the location of the panels that irks me. The locations pose a danger to pedestrians as they cause blind spots I was almost knocked down by an oncoming cyclist and pedestrian rushing for the bus. Sometimes you can
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      Objective is to encourage them to travel
      239 6 WE thank Mr Narayana Narayana for his feedback regarding senior citizen concessionary travel hours. Concessionary travel for senior citizens was introduced to help reduce the cost of using public transportation for Singapore citizens and permanent residents aged 60 and above and who are
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      IT services to soar
      340 8  -  Sol Solomon Asia Pacific expected to see industry worth $162 billion by 2004 ...by solomon@newstoday. com. sg THE Asia-Pacific IT services market is expected to reach over US$93 billion (*****.7 billion) in size by 2004, with Singapore poised to take advantage of the situation. This segment
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      Coming soon: new products from Singapore Exchange
      262 8 HOT on the heels of its successful IPO, the Singapore Exchange will be introducing a range of new products for the stock and derivative markets next year. Among the initiatives will be a stock borrowing and lending facility. In an exclusive interview with
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      S'pore's IDA the best in Asia-Pacific for 2nd year
      105 8 THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has been ranked Asia-Pacific's best regulatory body by the Telecom Asia User Survey 2000. This is the second time it received this accolade. The first time was in 1998 when the user survey was
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      Lock icon Frequency to rise 42% with Korea's Inchon airport
      175 8 Bloomberg News SEOUL South Korea expects the frequency of daily international flights to rise 42 per cent from March when it opens Seoul's new Inchon airport. Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and 43 foreign airlines applied for slots at the new airport. The
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      Mixed trading
      485 9 Shares extend gains by short covering and bargain hunting SINGAPORE shares extended their gains in the afternoon session yesterday from the morning on further short covering and bargain hunting activities. In spite of falls in the big cap index stocks, the STI index managed to hold on to
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      Shares down but off the day's lows as bargain hunters nibble selectively
      408 9 KUALA LUMPUR The local bourse managed to close off its lows as bargain hunters emerged yesterday afternoon to nibble selectively. The market however failed to close in positive territory, with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index finishing 4.3points lower
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      Lock icon Stake in MAS sold
      281 10 Bloomberg News Seller of 9 per cent share believed to be Brunei Investment Agency KUALA LUMPUR A nine per cent stake of Malaysian Airline System was sold in a pre-arranged transaction that took place off the market. Some 70 million shares traded at 4 ringgit each,
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      NetStar chooses S'pore as regional hub
      285 10 SINGAPORE has been chosen by NetStar Group, a leading internet-protocol/internet network infrastructure builder, as its regional hub for South-east Asia. The company has bought over the business of Radac Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of public-listed Acma to gain inroads into the growing IT network
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      Lock icon No super-jumbo for Boeing
      213 10 -AFP HONG KONG Boeing has no plans to develop its own superjumbo jet. This is despite the growing success of arch rival Airbus in securing orders for the A3XX it is planning to start building next year, the US giant's top executive said yesterday. Phil Condit,
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      Lock icon M'sia Oct trade surplus narrows
      258 10 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's trade surplus narrowed for a fourth straight month in October as export growth slowed by about one-third. The surplus shrank 0.9 per cent from a year ago to 5.6 billion ringgit, the Department of Statistics said. Exports rose 15.5 per cent to
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Mori's chief aide quits
      380 11 Reuters Nonaka takes blame for party chaos caused by Kato TOKYO The future of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori was thrown into fresh doubt yesterday when his right-hand man resigned only days after helping the Japanese leader survive a rebellion from within his own ruling party. Mr
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      Lock icon Italians fear foreigners
      95 11 Reuters ROME Italians harbour a deepening fear of foreigners and think immigrants are a direct cause of an increase in crime, a survey by Rome-based think-tank Censis released yesterday showed. Nearly a third of Italians say their biggest concern is an increasing number of arrivals on their
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      Lock icon Berlin bans animal feed
      84 11 -AFP BERLIN The upper house of the German Parliament yesterday approved a ban on feed for all livestock pigs and poultry as well as cattle and sheep containing animal remains. The ban, which had already been approved late on Thursda by the lower house, is now
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      Gay consent at 16 becomes law in UK
      166 11 LONDON A new law allowing the age of consent for homosexuals in Britain to be reduced from 18 to 16 has been forced through Parliament Home Secretary Jack Straw must now decide when the new law comes into force under the Sexual
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      Lock icon 18 to make mine music
      117 11 -AFP MERKERS Classical music fans in Merkers, eastern Germany, will have to don a hard-hat and carry a flashlight with them when they to go to hear the Thueringische Kammerorchester Weimar this weekend. The 18-strong ensemble is to give a concert in a disused potash
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      Lock icon Indon police disperse violent protests over Irian Jaya
      226 11 -AFP JAKARTA Police yesterday fired teargas to disperse 300 students from Indonesia's rebellious province of Irian Jaya. The students had earlier staged a pro-independence rally which turned violent, outside the US embassy. At least three students were injured as police waded into
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      Lock icon Polls fraud hits Aussies
      345 12 Reuters Labor's star politician offers to lie low SYDNEY Election fraud threatens to topple an Australian state Labor government and could severely damage the opposition Australian Labor Party ahead of a 2001 election. Mr Wayne Swan, one of Labor's most promising national figuresand shadow minister for
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      Lock icon Michael Jackson sports new look
      52 12 Reuters photo Pop star Michael Jackson sports a beard as he poses for photographers at the annual Angel Ball honours in New York. The normally camera-shy Jackson was honoured at the ball which raised more than US$4 million (Ss7 million) for the G&P Foundation for
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      Lock icon Unpaid! S$lo,ooo airport parking bill
      90 12 -.AFP photo A passerby looks at a car owned by two British brothers, who have collected 55,000 kroner (SS10.000) on their parking bill at Bergen airport in Norway, with the parking meter still running. In the meantime, their blue 1967 Rolls Royce, parked in March
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      Dr M: Thuggery, our downfall
      178 12  -  Bernama KUALA LUMPUR- Dirty tactics and thuggery employed by the opposition were among factors that resulted in the Barisan Nasional's defeat in the Lunas state seat by-election in Kedah two days ago, said Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The Prime Minister said the opposition resorted
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      Lock icon Canadian sent to labour camp
      95 12 Reuters HONG KONG China has sent a Canadian Chinese follower of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement to a labour camp for three years, a Hong Kong human rights group said. It was the first time any Falun Gong adherent who holds overseas nationality had
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      Lock icon Missing minister
      318 14 -AFP Sick or in hiding mystery surrounds fate of China's Justice chief BELTING Mystery surrounded the fate of China's Justice Minister yesterday. A ministry spokesman said that Mr Gao Changli is unwell and taking a rest from his duties. But he refused to confirm or deny reports that
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      Lock icon Pie in the face for ex-chancellor
      164 14 AFP BERLIN Misfortune continues to dog Germany's father of reunification. In what must be the final insult for a man trying to redeem his good name, former Chancellor Helmut Kohl had a cream pie thrown into his face during a signing ceremony to promote
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      Lock icon Top-level break-in
      151 14 -AFP NEW DELHI At least one armed man broke into the residence of India's naval chief, Admiral Sushil Kumar, shortly after midnight yesterday. One guard was injured in an exchange of gunfire. "What we know is that an intruder entered the compound," said Indian Navy spokesman Commander Rahul
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      Lock icon Murder suspect freed
      96 14 Reuters LONDON Thai police have released without charge a British suspect in the murder of young Welsh backpacker Kirsty Jones, the British Foreign Office said on Thursday. Andrew Gill, the owner of the Thai guesthouse where Jones's body was found strangled and raped last summer, was freed
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      Lock icon Taiwan opening up to China
      196 14 Reuters TAIPEI Taiwan will open its doors wider to China next year despite simmering political tensions, allowing Chinese tourists to visit followed by an easing of a decades-old ban on direct trade and transport links. Mr Han Kun, deputy director of the National Security Bureau,
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      Lock icon US First Couple honoured
      106 14 Reuters NEW YORK The Clintons were among several celebrities honoured for their work to fight cancer in New York on Thursday. The First Couple, along with singer Michael Jackson and Jordan's Queen Noor, received their award from the New York-based G&P Foundation at a black-tie dinner,
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      Lock icon Fire destroys US N-missile site
      292 15 Reuters, AFP 13 workers flee, 2 seal themselves in protective chamber NORTH DAKOTA A fire destroyed a US Army nuclear missile support facility in North Dakota on Thursday. The fire, which broke out at about 5 am, forced 13 workers to flee and two missile
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      Lock icon Blue Mountains get special honour
      141 15 -AFP SYDNEY The Blue Mountains have joined the ranks of the wonders of the world. The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Cairns, unanimously supported the addition of the million hectares of spectacular forest range to the World Heritage List. The Blue Mountains, just west of
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      Lock icon You sue, I sue
      128 15 AFP PARIS In a tit-for-tat move, French luxury group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA plans to file a criminal defamation suit against top members of rival Italian Gucci Group NV. The announcement on Thursday came just a day after Gucci said it was filing for
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      Lock icon Lagos blaze kills 60
      74 15 Reuters LAGOS More than 60 people were killed on Thursday when a leaking petrol pipeline burst into flames. More than a dozen burnt bodies lay on a beach at the village of Ebute-Oko facing the central business district of Lagos across a lagoon. Fire crews from
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      Lock icon Russian Bears to prowl Alaska skies
      154 15 -AFP WASHINGTON In a rare move in the post-Cold War era, Russia has deployed five strategic Bear bombers to bases in the Far East. The Russians are apparently preparing for training runs to probe US air defences around Alaska. "We would anticipate that in
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      Lock icon 'This e-mail is from the President...'
      118 15 -AFP RIO DE JANEIRO A municipal police officer has been arrested and charged with breaking into the electronic mail account of Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Marco Antonio Nunez Pereira, 42, allegedly sent messages to government ministers and other high-ranking officials using Mr Cardoso's
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      574 13 A TOOAY/SIHGAPORI MUSICFEST 2000 PROMOTION Music Day Youth Park The Second Annual Singapore Music Festival goes to town today with a free-for all at the National Youth Park. The excitement starts from 1 pm with some of the best musicians from j ii Singapore Malaysia! f FREE >, HHH^HmgHHH|^H| ■■^^^^^^^^^■■■■■■■■■■■1
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  • COMMENTARY
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      New Umno dilemma
      1032 16  -  J. Terence Netto To be more Malay or to be more Malaysian By, GOVERNING, no matter who does it, is part philosophy, part exigency, part panic, part payoff. Because the history of byelections in the last three years suggests that an opposition victory can be overturned at
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  • RELAX
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      Lock icon Ricky for safe sex
      470 17 The Latin heart-throb tean|^wM^\TV to preach safe sex for Aids Day RICKY Martin may epitomise raw sex in his music video performances but MTV believes the hip-swivelling superstar is the perfect choice to preach safe sex to teenagers around the world. So for World Aids Day
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      Life on film
      479 18  -  Mahesha Thenabadu He followed her for months. He watdied her from the corridor of his HDB flat in Marine Terrace. He silently beheld the momentous start to her day. She literally became the centre of his attraction. ...by THIS is the story behind Wee Teck Hian's (left)
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      218 17 Do You Know IJk#L m m Your baby's skin ™M mm mm n especially, needs J y W I W 9ent|e care If You know that the skin of babies is so soft, young and fresh. As the amount of sebaceous excrete is extremely low, moisture evaporates from it quickly,
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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  • SHOWCASE
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      Capture the moments in life
      786 29  -  Rosalind Png Compiled by rosalind@newstoday.com.sg Moment of Life Today till Dec 7 11 am 9pm The Substation, 45 Armenian St The first solo photography exhibition by Wee Teck Hian. Wee, a Today photojournalism will be exhibiting about 80 of his black-and-white photographs from three years
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      MUSIC for the festive SOUL
      1521 30  -  LimSek DABBLER'S DAY By Guess what? Spice Girls' latest album, Forever, is blasting behind me while I'm trying to write an inspiring piece about big releases during this holiday season. Let me tell you that this is not an easy task. I don't know if
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      Treat your skin to preservative-free skincare products from Japan
      286 31  -  Elaine Quek ...by elaine@newstoday.com.sg FANCL, the preservative-free brand of skincare products from Japan, has hit the streets of Singapore. After much success in Hong Kong, Fancl House was launched in August at Isetan Scotts and Isetan Orchard. Fancl's skincare range is
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      A year ago, at Orchid
      88 32 wmmmmmmm^^m LAST year's Open at Orchid Country Club was all about King Kenny and his magic. When all seemed lost at the 72nd hole, Kenny Druce produced an astounding chip-in to force a playoff with Desvonde Botes. Druce then went on to drain a 12-footer
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      No local wins yet
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      165 32 1961 Frank Phillips (Aus) 1962 Brian Wilkes (Rsa) 1963 Alan Brookes (Aus) 1964 Ted Ball (Aus) 1965 Frank Phillips (Aus) 1966 Ross Newdick (NZ) 1967 Ben Arda (RP) 1968 Hsieh Yung-yo (Twn) 1969 Tomio Kamata (Jpn) 1970 Hsieh Yung-yo (Twn) 1971 Haruo Yasuda (Jpn)
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      504 33  -  S. Murali I Next week's Open should be exciting ...by murali@ne\?stoday.com.sg NO STARS, no title sponsor, no defending champion, no increase in prize money and no chance for a Singaporean winner. Sounds boring? Well, it won't be, judging by the history of the Singapore Open. Apart from Nokia
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      Shuttle service for the fans
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      On the Island
      268 34  -  S. Murali llle StLLU'SII'VILXs C|_l^lL £ti[I[IL»3:LLLeLLL I The start could be easy but the Island course has a sting in its tail PLAYING in the Singapore Open this week should be like living out a bad marriage. It starts rosy, but what's facing you is a rocky
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      England bound?
      868 36  -  Harry Harris First it was Leeds. Now Chelsea joins the race for Brazilian Ronaldo ....by hany@newstoday.com.sg RONALDO promises to be back to the player who once captivated a global audience and there will be a thunderous welcome for him if he wants to regain his fitness and form
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      Lock icon 1-2-3 plan
      324 37  -  Kelvin Phang But Kiwi runner wants to spoil South African party ...by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg IF everything goes according to plan, African runners will sweep the podium in tomorrow's Singapore International Marathon (SIM). Defending champion Zacharia Mosala, Nixon Nkodima and Brian Zondi, all from South Africa, are the favourites based
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      Lock icon West Indies recover after dismal start
      376 37 -AFP Cricket PERTH Courageous left-handers Ridley Jacobs and Wavell Hinds lifted the West Indies after another catastrophic start in the second cricket Test yesterday. But the day still belonged to Australia's champion fast bowler Glenn McGrath. Jacobs, unbeaten with 96 his best in Test
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      Lock icon Pakistan lethal with new ball
      310 37 -AFP. FAISALABAD Pakistan used the new ball to slash through England's stubborn middle order in a dramatic fightback on the third day of the second Test at Iqbal stadium. At stumps, England were 282--8, still needing 34 runs to level Pakistan's first innings total of
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      Lock icon On the fast track
      430 38 Chairman Ridsdale aims to make Leeds number one LONDON He is not an axeman, a bully or a spiv. But even so, Peter Ridsdale is rapidly becoming the most high-profile chairman in British football, reported Mirrorsport. He burst into the public conscience with his sensitive handling
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      Lock icon United looking to turn the screw on rival Arsenal
      466 38 AFP LONDON Premiership leader Manchester United will be looking to extend its eight point advantage at the top. of the table today when it entertains Tottenham at Old Trafford. United has 36 points from 15 matches, eight more than Arsenal, and
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      535 39 Q A Vincent's removal as national coach has surprised the local football fraternity. Yesterday, the FAS held a press conference to explain matters. Here, Today brings you excerpts of the stormy Question and Answer session where John Koh (left), COO of FAS, Patrick Ang (right), National Teams Committee Chairman and
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      Caretaker on trial
      322 39  -  S. Murali Jan Poulsen may stay on as the national coach if he does well byi murali@newstoday.com.sg JAN POULSEN is supposed to be the caretaker coach of the Lions. That was the official announcement. But listen to the facts. During the three months that he is caretaker
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      The Vincent saga: Answers to your questions
      178 40 Why did Vincent Subramaniam quit? Vincent always maintained that he would quit if he did not have the support of the players and the FAS. At the press conferece yesterday, he admitted that he had lost both. Who will take over from Vincent?
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      They lost faith in me...
      518 40  -  S. Gulam Two days after we broke the story, FAS holds its press conference But ex-national coach Vincent still has faith in his own ability ...by gulam@newstoday.com.sg "This means I cannot support Vincent any more. I told him I would put this in my report.
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