Today, 4 December 2000

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    20 1 TODAY Q o o rj 59 en O o o *s ■*r In 0) E 01 v V a O
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  • Article, Illustration
    PAP meets to pick top team
    454 1  -  Ng Boon Yian by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg PRIM and Proper perhaps in keeping with the party's acronym and dressed all in white, they went in and out of Suntec City yesterday without any fuss. You could have missed them if you were in the area, shopping
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    Fingerprints of death
    240 1  -  David Ngiau by david@newstoday.com.sg AN autistic six-year-old boy wandered off by himself and ended up falling over four storeys to his death on Saturday. Autistic children are often hyperactive and sometimes find it difficult to relate to others. They are sometimes trapped in a world of their
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Four held in Mall crash
      273 2 Reuters PM angry with 'bean curd' construction BEIJING Four people were detained in the aftermath of the collapse of a shopping mall in southern China on Friday. The one-storey mall in the Houjie suburb of Dongguan city crumbled to the ground as construction workers were
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      Lock icon Black and while harmony in Victoria
      168 2 -AFP MELBOURNE Hundreds of thousands of people (above) took to the streets in the Victorian state capital of Melbourne yesterday to march in support of reconciliation between black and white Australia. And tens of thousands joined a similar event in Perth, as Australia continued
      -AFP  -  168 words
    • Article
      Cholera outbreak in Kajang factory
      114 2 SELANGOR Contamination from shared cutlery is believed to be the cause of a serious cholera outbreak in a factory in Bangi, Kajang. More than 100 workers have fallen ill, and 89 were admitted to he Kajang Hospital with suspected cholera. The rest were admitted to
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      Lock icon No comments please we're North Koreans
      92 2 -AFP SEOUL North Korea held a South Korean jour nalist for making cynical comments about its leader, delaying the departure of a plane carrying southern visitors home after family reunions. North Korean officials questioned a photographer from a newspaper in Seoul, the Souths Yonhap
      -AFP  -  92 words
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      Lock icon Taiwan in talks for four US destroyers
      121 2 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan is negotiating with the United States for the acquisition of four powerful Kiddclass destroyers, a leading defence magazine, Jane's Weekly said. The warship would provide the navy with a platform capable of conducting simultaneous anti air, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare,
      -AFP  -  121 words
    • Article
      Catch A-Mei in action
      74 3 FIVE hundred fans of Taiwanese pop diva, A-mei will gather at the TCS Theatre on Caldecott Hill tomorrow night. And, they'll be seeing their favourite singer "live" via satellite. The mini-concert is to celebrate Chang Huei Mei's latest album, Irregardless. And for fans at home, fret
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      Lock icon Train derails
      50 3 -AFP NEW DELHI The PuneJammu Tawi Jhelum Express, derailed in western India today. The train went off the tracks about 585 km from the western port city of Bombay. There were no reports of injuries. About 2,400 people have died in train accidents in the last five years.
      -AFP  -  50 words
    • Article
      PM Goh's 1/2pc idea
      285 3 To help raise money for charities and community A SIMPLE suggestion from Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong could revolutionise the charity scene here. Yesterday, he suggested a Half-Per Cent Club in Marine Parade. Businesses, which are members of this club, would donate half per cent of
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      Lies about vision schools
      137 3  -  Bernama. MALACCA Lies and misinfor mation have turned the "vision school" concept into a sensitive issue among the Chinese community. Deputy Minister of Education Datuk Hon Choon Kirn who saic this added that there are groups spreading rumours that the implementation of vision schools will result
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      Technicians will get top dollar
      194 3 THE companies thai aim to power Singapore's economy wfll wor talent by offering monthly allowances and the promise of wel'-paying job? to those who take the relevant courses. Yesterday, Di Tan Chin Nam, Permanent secretary, Ministry of Manpower, announced two such initiatives to attract talent
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  • RUSH NEWS
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      Lock icon Young PAP blueprint
      121 4 THE People's Action Party's youth wing, Young PAP, will be launching its blueprint for the 21st century on Dec 8. According to Young PAP Chairman Lim Swee Say, the blueprint, known as YP2I, aims to create more space for the young to express their views and promote
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      Ambulance accident woman dies
      144 4 A WOMAN, who was seriously injured in a collision between an ambulance and a bus on Tuesday, has died. According to her brother-in-law, 37-year-old Madam Tan Joo See who underwent at least four major operations within the first 36 hours of the accident had slipped into
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      It can be done: BG Yeo
      308 4  -  Ng Boon Yian The US-Spore free trade agreement is 'do-able' by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg HAMMERING out the USSingapore free trade agreement (FTA) by year-end will be tough, but "with sufficient will, it is doable", said Minister for Trade and Industry BG George Yeo. During this festive
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      Lock icon Israel says OK to inquiry
      180 4 Reuters JERUSALEM Israel has agreed to cooperate with a USled international inquiry into nine weeks of violence in which nearly 300 people, mostly Palestinians, have been killed. Israel had been reluctant to go along with the probe, but a senior aide to Prime Minister Ehud
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      105 4 READ 0N... Who says we need 5.5 m A reader responds to URA's move/6 Media bias It's here to stay, say voters in CNA poll/7 'Detroit of the Easf Thailand aims to be the regional car manufacturing centre/8 Trash is money, moneys in trash M'sia firm hopes to make $6m
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Who says we need 5.5 million?
      317 6 I REFER to the letter by Mr See Leong Kit (Open windows of "airconditioned" minds, Nov 30). I can sympathize with Mr See's frustration on the apparent hesitation of the Singapore public to ask pertinent questions on the issue of population size. The URA
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      Miss World's 'mistake'
      237 6 I REFER to the article "Miss India it is but Indians not excited" (Dec 2). In it, Shanoo Maharaj writes that Miss Chopra from India "answered one critical question wrongly." I humbly submit that Mr Maharaj, like many others, is in error. A Miss World beauty contestant
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      In memory of fourth uncle
      308 6 FOR the past month or so, much has been said in the press about Alfred Lee. Yes, Alfred Lee Kok Heng the heroic SIA in-flight supervisor who perished in the fateful SQOO6 crash in Taipei. During the services at his wake, I did not have
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      Look before you Sweep
      169 6 TODAY had reported there is just one more chance left to win the snowballing $6.4 million Premium Prize in the Singapore Sweep. Reader Narayana Narayana cools the ardour of the dollar dreamers. Before your readers rush off to stock up on the December 2000 Singapore Sweep
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      Lock icon Glam to the MAC
      65 7 EedyKhoo, Local television stars Keagan Kang and Lawrence Cluiu sharing a VivaGlam kiss with ex-MTVeejay Nadya Hutagulang all in the name of a good cause. Celebrities were roped in to help promote MAC's line of VivaGlam lipsticks and the sale of Christmas cards at the MAC
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      Media bias? IT's here to stay, say voters
      404 7  -  David Ngiau by david@newstoday.com.sg THIS is what you call a conundrum. Catch 22. No win. Whatever. There was Channel News Asia trying to address the important but devilishly tricky issue: Can news media be totally unbiased in their reporting? And the problem
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      33 6 m TODAV^y' "MAlLjj^jj Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to TODAY, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre. Singapore *****1; Fax: 65-*****17; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon 'Detroit off the East'
      336 8 -AFP Thailand aims to be the regional car centre BANGKOK With an eye on the rebound from 1997's economic crisis, Thailand is fostering ambitions to become the strategic centre for car manufacturing in a future South-east Asian common market. "Thailand is the hub in this region
      -AFP  -  336 words
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      Lock icon A booming Singapore economy, a boo-ing property market
      433 8 -AFP THE once booming residential property scene in land-scarce Singapore is no more, and sombre real estate companies cannot see any near term improvement despite diving prices. The historical link between a sizzling economy and rampant property sales has been broken, they
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      Lock icon Daewoo Motor is back in business
      140 8 -AFP SEOUL Daewoo Motor's biggest plant wilJ open for business again today after a 24-day closure caused by the firm's bankruptcy, officials said. Employees at the key Bupyong factory in the western city of Inchon were ordered to report for work at 8:30 am
      -AFP  -  140 words
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      Lock icon Japanese economy fails to pick up
      135 8 -AFP TOKYO -Japan's economy failed to pick up in the July to September quarter while in the throes of a structural reform, a top economic planner said yesterday. "It may be somewhere betwixt and between plus and minus," Economic Planning Agency Director General Mr
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      Lock icon Taiwan calls to stabilise currency
      162 8 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's central bank has said it is not going to engage in a regional currency depreciation race, calling instead for unified efforts to stabilise Asian units, it was reported yesterday. "The central bank always thinks the value of currency should be decided by
      -AFP  -  162 words
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      Lock icon Led by the nose
      446 9 As usual, when US sneezes, Singapore will catch a flu THE Singapore market remained hostage to developments in the US such as the unresolved Presidential election and earnings downgrades in the technology sector which caused the Nasdaq to tumble to the year's low on Thursday. On
      Tuwwart by Yen Yoke  -  446 words
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      The week ahead: Walking on a tightrope
      426 9 KUALA LUMPUR The market remained trapped within a tight trading range, and an attempt to rally at the start of last week fizzled out to a disappointing end by Tuesday afternoon. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index staged a 17-point technical rebound on Monday
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      Lock icon Trash is money, money's in trash
      779 10  -  Alex Yong Malaysia firm hopes to make $6 million a year By KUALA LUMPUR After more than 40 years of dumping garbage in landfills that are then redeveloped into property estates, a master plan is finally being drawn up for the systematic management of
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      Lock icon Deadline for Malaysia's bank mergers may again be extended
      180 10 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ambitious plan to create 10 big banking groups by Dec 31 may again fall through despite the signing of sales and purchase agreements, industry sources said yesterday. "Yes, there is a possibility of the deadline being extended.
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Mirthful revolution
      232 11 Reuters Estrada grapples with a revolution of creative humour and caustic insults MANILA Protesters inarch with effigies that liken President Joseph Estrada to Godzilla. Elsewhere, residents put on a mask of him around the snout of a greased pig and promised a reward to anyone who would catch
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      Lock icon Iraq breaks out of isolation by starting four new embassies
      205 11 -AFP BAGHDAD Iraq will soon open four new embassies in the former Soviet Union, as the sanctions-hit state breaks out of its decade-old economic and political isolation. "Four embassies will be opened in Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan," Foreign Minister
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      Lock icon Space to Houston, we did it
      147 11 -AFP HOUSTON (Texas) The space shuttle Endeavour docked on Saturday with the International Space Station (ISS). Two giant power-generating panels will be installed on the station by Endeavour astronauts. Endeavour commander Brent Jett and co-pilot Michael Bloomfield positioned the craft below the space station
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      Lock icon Estrada's mistresses won't be asked to testify... yet
      174 11 Reuters MANILA President Joseph Estrada's mistresses will not be called to testify at his impeachment trial unless necessary. "If it is not necessary, what for?...We don't want salacious issues. The prosecution must maintain a high moral ground," lead prosecutor and opposition congressman
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      Lock icon Pumpkins' last gasp
      280 11 Reuters CHICAGO Rock 'n1 roll heroes the Smashing Pumpkins closed out their career on Saturday by treating fans to an emotional 4-1/2 hour concert at the small Chicago theatre where they started 13 years ago. Lead Pumpkin Billy Corgan (above) wept at the end of the marathon
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      Lock icon Rebel HQ seized
      296 12 -AFP Police arrest 47 inlrian Jaya raid JAYAPURA As part of their continuing crackdown, police in Irian Jaya yesterday raided a proindependence headquarters and arrested 47 more activists. More than 200 armed anti-riot police took over the Irian Jaya Arts and Cultural Centre building in the centre
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      Lock icon Taiwan keeping a 'close watch'
      138 12 -AFP TAIPEI The Taiwanese government has tightened security ahead of relaxing restrictions on mainland Chinese journalists working on the island. Government officials had been asked to keep a "close eye on mainland reporters to see if they behave abnormally", the Taipei based China Times Express
      -AFP  -  138 words
    • Article
      'Dead' official still alive
      75 12  -  Bernama ALOR SETAR Reports of his demise have been greatly exaggerated, said the Kedah assembylman for Kulim. Datuk Yong Pau Chak yesterday told the State Legislative Assembly that rumours were rife that he had suffered a stroke, was in a coma and died at 5 pm
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      Lock icon Indian soldiers bribed their way to battle
      160 12 -AFP GUWAHATI Indian army soldiers going to fight in a border conflict last year in Kashmir had to bribe railway staff for train tickets, Defence Minister George Fernandes said. In a speech late on Saturday that touched on the country's endemic corruption, he
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      Lock icon Abu Sayyaf mass grave discovered
      149 12 -AFP ZAMBOANGA Military troops discovered a mass grave containing 15 bodies after they overran a camp of the Muslim extremist Abu Sayyaf group. The bodies, believed to be those of Abu Sayyaf members, were found on Friday and were already bloated and decomposing, said Major
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      Lock icon Kuwaiti jailbirds given conjugal rights
      138 12 -AFP KUWAIT CITY Married inmates in Kuwait's prison will soon be allowed conjugal rights after the Islamic Affairs Ministry agreed to the scheme. The ministry's fatwa (religious ruling) department praised the scheme as "humanitarian and consistent with religion". The prison's director, Colonel Hussein Abdelsalam, said
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      Lock icon Air scare over UK
      197 13 -AFP US fighter almost collides mid-air with passenger jet carrying 234 LONDON A passenger jet with 234 people on board came within 30 metres of a mid-air collision with a US fighter plane. The Britannia Airways Boeing 757 was en route to Cyprus from Birmingham, central
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      Russian leader learns English
      113 13 MOSCOW The special relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair is about to become even more intimate. Mr Putin has become the first modern leader of his coun try to take English lessons, going through the complexities of English grammar
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      Lock icon Implant twins safe and sound
      95 13 -AFP ROME Twins who were selected as embryos and implanted into their mother's womb to avoid the risk of a serious genetic disease have been safely delivered in Sicily. The babies, both girls, were delivered last week, medical officials said on Saturday. Both their parents
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      Lock icon Backdoor entry
      331 15 -AFP Australia to bar third country immigration from New Zealand SYDNEY Australia will bar entry to thousands of New Zealanders who immigrate there annually because third country nationals are assuming Kiwi citizenship in order to gain residency there. So-called "backdbor" immigration to Australia, through which foreign nationals take
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      Lock icon Cream of the crop receives awards
      82 15 Reuters photo These five familiar faces have been honoured by the Kennedy Centre for their achievement in the arts. They are opera tenor Placido Domingo (rear left), actress Angela Lansbury (centre), actor Clint Eastwood (rear right), dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov (front left) and rock-atid jroller
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      Lock icon Aussies get one back
      121 15 -AFP SYDNEY Australian troops shot dead a suspect anti-independence militia fighter in East Timor on Saturday, a day after an Australian soldier was wounded by a suspected militia force. Both incidents occurred near the town of Balibo, which lies near the border between East and West
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      Lock icon Jap men say no to chores
      94 15 Reuters TOKYO Most Japanese feel that men should do more around the house but fewer than 2 per cent of husbands will lift a finger to help regularly with household chores. A national survey on gender equality by the Prime Minister's Office showed 72.4
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      Lock icon Abortion rights furor in Austria
      323 15 -AFP VIENNA A bitter row over abortion and Nazi-era eugenics has broken out in Austria by a soft-spoken women's minister who happens to be a man. Minister Herbert Haupt wants to restrict the abortion of disabled foetuses and to involve men in the decision to
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      Lynne Cheney's book a curse?
      218 15 WASHINGTON Talk about life imitating art. A new edition of a novel co-authored by the wife of Republican vice-presidential candidate Dick Cheney, is advertised as a "revealing look at what it might be like to be the vicepresident of the United States". The Body Politic,
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      MPs, mind your language
      420 16  -  Shanoo Maharaj by in New Delhi What's in and what's out for Indian MPs INDIAN parliamentarians have been told to mind their language. The secretariat of the Lok Sabha (House of the People),lndia's lower house of Parliament, has published a 500-page book on foul words and
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      Lock icon Chickens help hunt for cancer cure
      139 16 Reuters LONDON The scientists wh cloned Dolly the sheep in 1997 have developed genetically mo( ified chickens whose eggs may yield ingredients for cancer fighting drugs, the Mail on Sunday newspaper said. Britney, one of a flock of the GM birds produced by the
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      Lock icon Opera diva's auction hits high notes
      146 16 AFP PARIS An auction of eclectic memorabilia everything from brassieres to bibles from the life of late opera diva Maria Callas hit the high notes on Saturday with bids easily outstripping pre-sale estimates. The first day of the auction brought in six million francs
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      Lock icon Local parliaments damaged in polls disputes
      112 16 AFP JAKARTA Disputes over elections of local officials have led to the torching of one district legislature building and the vandalising of another in Indonesia's Sumatra island. The Karo district building in Kaban Jahe, North Sumatra was torched by unidentified men before dawn on
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      Lock icon Volcano spews ash over East Java towns
      230 16 AFP JAKARTA Bromo volcano, in Indonesia's densely-populated East Java, is spewing ash and has been closed to tourists. The 2,392 metre high volcano, a popular tourist site, began to spew ash on Wednesday. Winds have now carried the ash over nearby towns, said
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      280 14 Hw\nq\a\en>e<JVf\*wluate The newspaper that you are holding is the latest to hit the streets of Singapore. It aims to give readers all the news that matters. If you have what it takes to be part of our team, we would like to invite you to join TODAY as: Lsub-editors for
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Doctors' acronyms
      469 17  -  Neville Stack by stax@newstoday.com.sg ON THEIR first day at medical school, would-be doctors are given smugness lessons. They are taught tQ be poker-faced, patronising, and how to affect wisdom far beyond their years and their IQ. Thankfully, most fail the final exam and are thus able to revert
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      Lock icon Urgent need to eliminate use of CFCs
      489 17 -AFP PARIS Global wanning could compromise efforts to fix the ozone hole by 2050, causing the ambitious goal to slip by more than 30 years despite progress towards scrapping ozonedestroying chemicals. Computer models show a big drop in consumption of man-made chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
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  • SHOWCASE
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      Flawless Swingle
      730 19  -  Rosalind Png Compiled by rosalind@newstoday.com.sg The Swingle Singers: Today and tomorrow 8 pm DBS Auditorium In their a-cappella concerts, the eight talented young vocalists combine organ fugues, orchestral overtures, big band favourites and piano pieces. They also play original arrangements of pop classics, movie themes and folk tunes.
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      858 20 9.30 Albert the Fifth Musketeer truth behind Raerai's death, J 9 *f^ 10.00 The Challenger (Ep. 2) Miangkham decides to go along -Sbiann*:! fl HOO Call of Wild (EP 34/40) Pftam'M 's game pretends to Noon Entertainment Beat Star fall in love with him. £m awards Post 8.00 Berita jj
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      1077 21 10.30 Zirkos Kids (Ep 11): Four I C f" M II ON CABLE ON RADIO space children are sent to earth by fe"^L Jj S^ IP^ I Cinemax (Ch 59) Gold 90.5 FM the wise old master from the planet L-^^l Dead Husbands The Breakfast Show with Hubert Zirkos to
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      1341 22 Bring It On: Ipm, 5.20,9.20 EW SUNTEC Skyline Cruisers: 11.45 am, 2pm, 4.15, Charlie's Angels: 11.30 am, 1.30pm, 3.30. 102 Dalmatians: 11am, lpm, 3. 5, 7, 9 6.30.8.55 5.30,7.30.9.30 Bring It On: 11.25 am, 5.25pm Chicken Rice War. 11.20 am, 3.20pm, Charlie's Angels: 11.15 am. 1.15pm, 3.15, JL ft« 7.20
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  • RELAX
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      Lock icon It's a goldie!
      574 23  -  Hazel Tan The moment of truth is sweet indeed for Maggie Cheung by: hazel@newstoday.cora.sg IN the mood for love, celebration and more. That must have been how Maggie Cheung (left) felt at the 37th Golden Horse Awards ceremony on Saturday night. How else should a four-time Golden
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      ROAR
      381 25  -  David Ngiau A roaring good time awaits party-goers at the a test of Europa's chain of nightclubs down at Orchard Road. Our reporter checks it out. by david@newstoday.com.sg What a job! Last Friday, I was busy making plans for a Saturday night out when my editor told me that
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      Dr Fraud's Couch
      506 26  -  Dr Sigmund Fraud Occupation: Entertainer-songwriter-singer Wendi Koh must be from another planet. Physically, no. Mentally, yes. As you can see from the picture (above), she is most definitely physically of this world, 100 per cent corporeal. Where her head is, that's another story. Ms Koh lives in
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      Lock icon So your kid's REAL SMART
      958 27  -  Vivienne Khoo -Joyears. com But can he handle the stress hot-housing in the Gifted Children's programme? by YOU started reading to your child when he was one week old. He could read "cat" at age three. At four, while other children of the same age
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      When my heart sings ...
      783 28 When my heart sings It wasn't love at first sight, but this guy's a natural with music HE may look like a regular National Serviceman. He may not have a solo album to his name yet But Shayn Phua is definitely one guy you want to keep a lookout for
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      Lock icon Tall and splendid
      747 29  -  Lee Ching Wern Be awed by the 22m tall Prudential Millenium Tree tallest-lit Christmas tree in Asia by IT'S a dream come true for Raymond and Sharon Huang. It has always been this couple's dream for their fellow Singaporeans to witness the majesty of a towering live
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      Lock icon Malone comes up short
      382 32 Hornets deny Mailman's attempt to go second in NBA scoring list NBA Charlotte 94 Utah 89 CHARLOTTE Aware that Karl Malone was trying to make history, the Charlotte Hornets didn't want it to happen against them. The Charlotte Hornets clinched a 94--89 victory over Utah, and
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      Lock icon Kuerten ousts Sampras to reach final
      373 32 -AFP ATP Masters Cup LISBON Gustavo Kuerten (right) ousted Pete Sampras in a titanic semi-final on Saturday at the US$3.7 million (556.4 million) Masters Cup to set up a final with Andre Agassi. Kuerten won 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 64 in 2hr 13min to spark
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      Lock icon Australia makes it a record 12 wins in a row
      454 33 -AFP Cricket PERTH Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh predicted that his side, which set a new world record 12 successive Test wins by beating the West Indies at the WACA Ground yesterday, can still improve. "I think this is still
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      Lock icon Razzak thrills, but it's a draw
      207 33 -AFP FAISALABAD All-rounder Abdur Razzak dazzled with an unbeaten maiden century and Pakistan's spinners gave England some anxious moments before the second Test ended in a draw yesterday. Chasing 244 runs, England reached 124-5 as opener Michael Atherton played a vital anchor role with
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      Lock icon Dramatic step-ladder
      384 33  -  Kelvin Phang Kwang andTay triumph after long breaks by: kelvin@newstoday.com.sg THE winners at yesterday's Third Tournament of Champions at Plaza Bowl had two things in common. Alvin Kwang and Alice Tay, the men and women champions respectively, were both winners after a long break and both top qualifiers
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      Lock icon Brave new world?
      736 34 Reuters The English and French could be ready to challenge the big guns LONDON England's 25-17 victory over South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday showed the northern hemisphere is catching up with its southern counterpart, but does it prove England and France are ready to challenge for
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    • We'll kick some Tiger ass
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        Lock icon Sergio unafraid of Woods' final chase
        274 35 Reuters, AFP, Golfweb THOUSAND OAKS Sergio Garcia led Tiger Woods by just one shot going into today's final round of the 12-player Williams World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club, but refused to show any fear. Said the Spaniard, who double-bogeyed the last hole to
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        Lock icon Allenby wins Aussie PGA, now wants Woods
        258 35 Reuters BRISBANE After winning the Australian PGA Championship by a stroke yesterday, Robert Allenby (above) immediately declared that his next target was to defeat Tiger Woods. Tournament host and former world number one Greg Norman, who finished sixth on fourunder, said he was
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      Lock icon Nkodima strolls in marathon
      513 36  -  Kelvin Phang But Indonesian foils S. African 1-2-3 finish Singapore International Marathon by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg WINNING yesterday's marathon was like a stroll in the park for South Africa's Nixon Nkodima (top). The 31-year-old, who told Today last Friday that he would win the Singapore International Marathon (SIM),
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      Maradoha infants to play again
      943 37 For Argentina but only against Brazil BUENOS AIRES Unthinkable, unbelievable, surely no more than a joke. In any other country and with any other for mer footballer, perhaps. But there was no hint of humour in Diego Maradona's (right) bold statement of intent to play
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      Lock icon Deportivo back in control
      410 38 Reuters Clinical win helps reclaim top spot MADRID Spanish champion Deportivo Coruna knocked Valencia off the top of the Spanish first division with a 2-0 victory at Espanyol on Saturday. Second half goals from Fernando and Dutch international striker Roy Makaay ended Espanyol's six-match unbeaten run.
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      Lock icon Parma ends Atalanta's unbeaten run
      278 38 Reuters MILA* Atalanta'r unbeaten run ended w'Ji < ,11 Parma on Saturday v his from Marcelo Salas and n Crespr gnve Lazio a 2-0 home wn over Sen/ A > bottom club Reggiiw AiaJanu- agan showed the bnghi and enterprising toothni which ha,c wtn it
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      Lock icon Bergeroo's out; Fernandez takes over as PSG coach
      199 38 -AFP PARIS Former French international midfielder Luis Fernandez ha? been named coach of crisis-ridden Paris Saint Germain, replacing Philippe Bergeroo whc was sacked tollowm£ the capitiai side t 5-] defeai ai Sedai 01 Saturday Bergeroo the 4b-year-old torme> mtu national goalkeeper who
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      Lock icon Venables to help for now
      369 39 Responds to Robson's last-ditch pea for he'o LONDON T i!.*les 'ias it repi ieee v An emergency plea by manager Bryan Robson at a dramatic meeting with Venables in London following Boro's 1-0 defeat by West Ham at Upton Park resulted in an emotional change
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      Ginola-Di Canio swop in offing
      205 39 LONDON David Ginola and Paolo Di Canio are poised to switch clubs in an amazing swop. Aston Villa boss John Gregory is ready to offer French winger Ginola, 33, to West Ham and take controversial Italian striker Di Canio, 32, in exchange. Hammers boss Harry
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      Lock icon Forgettable debut by Ferdinand
      236 39 -AFP Premier League Leicester 3 Leeds 1 LONDON Leeds United's record signing Rio Ferdinand had a debut to forget at Filbert Street, where bis new employers crashed to a 3-1 Premiership defeat against third-placed Leicester. Ferdinand, the world's most expensive defender, joined Leeds from West Ham
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      Lock icon $246,000 per week?
      341 40 That's what Beckham stands to earn if contract talks go well IMAGINE winning the top prize of $1.5 million in the Singapore Sweep every six weeks. Sounds incredible? Well, that is what Manchester United star David Beckham could be earning at the start of next season, based
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      Lock icon Like a prostitute's diary
      164 40 -AFP NEW DELHI An influential Indian cricket official launched an astonishing attack on the match-fixing report by federal investigators yesterday saying it r^seml statute's diary Kama Vloc one i i officia c ti baj punishmei wee! r scribed tlie repon by the Central Bureau of Investigate!!
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      Lock icon Nedved to join Man Utd
      161 40 Reuters LONDON English champion Manchester United has agreed a deal that will take Italian club Lazio s Czech midfieioei PaveJ Nedved to Old Trafford next summer, according to the player's agent. "I believe United has reached an agreement with Lazio and, all being well, Pavel
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