Today, 26 February 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY MOllday February 16, 2001 MITA(P) 138/11/2000
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Bell beats them all
      420 1 Reuters Teenage star of Billy Elliot walks away with Best Actor at BAFTA LONDON Jamie Bell (left), the spiky-haired teenage star of Billy Elliot, walked away with Best Actor at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts annual awards last night, beating favourites Russell Crowe
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Wrong message? Ask the PM
      369 2  -  Joy Frances He attends Sinda volunteers' function with right message by GIVING time and energy to a worthy cause can reap high rewards. As high and tall as the Prime Minister himself. That's what volunteers for the Singapore Indian Development Association {Sinda) discovered yesterday. Prime
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      Lock icon Petrol ruse exposed
      168 2 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Thai smugglers are now installing special tanks in their cars to carry up to 1,000 litres of diesel 20 times more than what a car can usually carry over the border, a report said yesterday. The Sunday Star newspaper said that the new approach
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      If's not all doom for Indon
      194 2 IS IT really all gloom and doom for Indonesia's economy? Standard and Poor's analyst, Suresh Kumar, comments. TODAY: The World Bank says the economy may collapse. Morgan Stanley economist, Daniel Lian, says Indonesia could get caught in an economic black hole due to its
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      Lock icon M'sian police block Indon escapees
      183 2 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police scrambled yesterday to block the illegal entry of thousands of Indonesians and turn back anyone trying to escape ethnic bloodshed in Kalimantan. Hundreds of security personnel and more than a dozen boats were patrolling the Malacca Straits, said a senior
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    • Article
      $100 mil boost for health
      130 2 THE Health Promotion Board will get $100 million for its quest to encourage Singaporeans to lead a healthier lifestyle. While the very young and very old are already aware of this, it is working adults the Board is now targeting. Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang
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      By the time they come it's too late
      362 3  -  Leong Phei Phei Mental patients and schizophrenics don't get early help, says IMH by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg SCHIZOPHRENICS are not being admitted to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) until they have become a danger to themselves and the public. Consultant psychiatrist at the
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      Lock icon This round goes to HK
      170 3 AFP THE never-ending rivalry between Singapore and Hong Kong in governance rankings continues, with Hong Kong winning the latest round. The territory's administration was named the best bureaucracy in Asia by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc), while Singapore and Australia came in second
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      Two kijled in bike mishaps
      115 3 TWO motorcyclists were killed in separate accidents over the weekend. In the first incident, 29-year-old petrol kiosk manager Tan Beng Ngee died in Tan Tock Seng Hospital after he collided with a taxi along Rochor Road at 2.45 am on Saturday. His pillion rider, a
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      This boy-boss is an IT leader
      364 4  -  Koh Shu Ching At just 22, he is set to launch yet another company by re p o rter® n c wsto d ay, co m. sg THE big question writing a report about this gentleman, is whether to call him Mr Kwek or
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      Lock icon Philippines gets special Nobel peace award
      238 4 AFP MANILA An organisation of Nobel laureates yesterday gave the Philippines a special award for concluding a peaceful revolution that ousted the graft-tainted government of Joseph Estrada last month. The award, given by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate's Foundation, was presented to President Gloria
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      Lock icon SIA faces new suit
      150 4 Bloomberg News LOS ANGELES Singapore Airlines faces another lawsuit, filed on behalf of seven passengers, over the October crash in Taipei that killed 83 of the 197 people on board a Boeing 747-400 bound for Los Angeles. The victims are represented by lawyer Brian Panish, who
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      282 3 Grow your CPF savings from $10,000 to $95,000* plus use your CPF Medisave for $270,000 medical cover till age 00 Under the new CPF Investment Scheme, you can now transfer both your CPF Special and Orindary accounts to enjoy attractive returns. You can also use your CPF Medisave to get
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      93 4 Polytechnic and other Diploma Holders upgrade to a degree NOW! Value-added seminars will be |^K^vH;MjT| T|X^^K provided K6ofwVMMfl -'°^> placement assistance will be HpHEluuLu^^pHß available ttJlf JiM f /ft rTftiitf Jh|t|J Cons/sfenf i/Wrh on campus K^^^^^^fl programme to assure credibility Video-taped seminars M^r^l Access to electronic libraries Other diplomas From
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      60 4 The ABCs of Hepatitis B Q: If I am infected and have recovered, should I go for the immunisation? f I O A: You do not have to go for immunisation if you have recovered from hepatitis B as your body would have produced antibodies against the virus to fight
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      432 5 JBj hL THE 2nd GENERATION X ~^e '°°'<'"the feel, the confidence of new W^wf #im we"ness" a~t incredible value. |;k As Asia's top TVB artiste, Xuan Xuan has been selected to endorse the Expressions NewWellness programme.Top quality 'J^^^k fit-' products and services from Expressions give her that picture perfect figure
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  • LETTERS
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      No mistake
      571 6  -  him Nah Framework changed and the employee took a pay-cut WE refer to the letter "Wrong pass, wrong reason" by Mr Desmond Decker (Today, Feb, 21). Under the new employment pass framework, which came into effect in September 1998, several factors are taken into consideration when assessing an
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      Too few bus seats
      138 6  -  Hut Kong Leong NOWADAYS, buses are designed to incorporate fewer and fewer seats. The number of seats are continuously being reduced without consideration for the safety, health and comfort of the commuters, as well as the passenger capacity of the bus. Even during non-peak hours, there
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      There should be no 'politics of property'
      158 6  -  Hi Hiang Ng-McCulloch I AM proud of the many achievements of this country, but when I first read about the properties in opposition wards being denied upgrading, I could not agree less with the Government's rationale. Singaporeans living in opposition wards have also
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      Split-level roads need crash railings
      127 6  -  James Wan I HATE to think of the danger lurking in some of our roads with split-levels. Take for instance the stretch of Fort Canning Road, just after the YMCA Building. Crash barrier railings should be erected along this road and not just at random
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      Build lighted concrete path
      137 6  -  Mickael Chua Kheng Hwee THERE is a mud track which links MacPherson Road to the food centre at Block 10, Kolam Ayer Industrial Estate. Starting from the overhead bridge, it runs between the Three Rifles Building and a Caltex petrol station. The track is used by
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      Well ... who is an info comm professional?
      160 7 Well who is an info comm professional? WITH the information-communication buzz sweeping Singapore, here is a basic question that needs to be answered: "How to know if an info comm professional is really what he says he is?" No problem. Help is on the way. A new national body, called
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Air India within sight
      294 8 Bloomberg News SlA's chances rise after rivals pull out of bid MUMBAI Singapore Airlines' chances of winning the bid for India's state-owned international carrier Air India have probably increased after Air France and Delta Air Lines pulled out of a joint bid for part of the
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      Lock icon This woman CEO is not plastic at all
      398 8  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@n c ws to day.com.sg BACK in the days of Sir Stamford Raffles, Singapore served as an entrepot for trade between Europe and the Far East. Sailing ships plied to and fro, with local merchants engaged in trade
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      Why the good Budget
      159 8 FINANCE Minister Dr Richard Hu has dispelled talk that Friday's Budget was intended as a sweetener for the forthcoming General Election. At the opening of the new $250,000 Moulmein community children's library yesterday, Dr Hu said reception to the Budget has been good so far. Stressing
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      Budget bits '01
      128 8 HERE'S more on the Budget announced last Friday by Finance Minister, Dr Richard Hu: For individuals more incentives to take up stock options offered by the company as part of their pay packages. Stock options holders in both local and foreign companies are set to enjoy tax
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      Lock icon Oiltanking Odfjell to finish tanks in 2001
      95 8 Bloomberg News OILTANKING Odfjell Terminal Singapore, a joint venture of Odfjell ASA and Oiltanking GmbH, will complete construction of two chemical storage tanks on Jurong Island in the second half of the year. The joint venture is investing US$63 million (SsllO million) to
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      866 9 I i march to 30 april 2001 I HBBJBj!ff;'..'-.T-* u~ JJM~-~- Art comes auve this March and April in the 2nd annual Take Art! season. JM ***** This is where a rich tapestry of theatre, film, music, dance, art exhibitions /_t jfl -'and special attractions for children take centrestage to
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  • MARKET NEWS
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      Not enough, Dr Hu
      731 10 How about some more from you, Mr Greenspan? A BRUISING week in the US markets last week, with the Dow losing 358 points or 3.3 per cent and the Nasdaq down 163 points or 6.7 per cent, reflecting the flood of negative corporate news and a
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      Uninspiring trading within a narrow band
      526 10 KUALA LUMPUR It was a mixed week, which saw the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) trading within the narrow confines of a 15-point band. Middle East tension at the start of the week coupled with the US markets' jittery performances resulted in local share
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon New foot-and -mouth scare
      242 11 AFP wetrwerw Disease hits UK sheep as warning goes out that Europe may also be infected LONDON The foot-and-mouth outbreak gripping Britain spread across the country on Sunday with the confirmation of a seventh outbreak in a farm in the English county of Devon, even as
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      Lock icon Reduced jail terms payback for Hillary?
      285 11 NEW YORK Federal prosecutors are investigating whether former President Bill Clinton reduced the fraud sentences of four Hasidic Jewish leaders from New York as payback for their community's support for his wife's Senate campaign. Now US Attorney Mary Jo White has expanded her inquiry
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      Estrada lawyer asks for probe on Arroyo
      196 11 MANILA Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada's lawyer has asked the government to look into an "astonishing acknowledgement" by President Gloria MacapagalArroyo that she had planned to oust her predecessor. Mr Rene Saguisag said Executive Secretary Renato de Villa must conduct an investigation into
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      Thailand's CEO-Premier
      367 12 Thaksin plans to get country out of the red CHA-AM (Thailand) The Thais, sick of their economic woes, wanted a CEO-style Prime Minister to overhaul their country's balance sheet. On Saturday, their new PM showed that style in abundance. Mr Thaksin Shinawatra drew rave reviews for his domination
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      Bulog gets new chief
      143 12 JAKARTA -A legislator from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Mr Widjanarko Puspoyo, yesterday was named as head of the National Logistic Agency (Bulog), replacing Mr Rizal Ramli who is also chief economics minister. Mr Rizal previously said he hoped to step down from his
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      Lock icon Chinese Thais call for ban
      170 12 Agencies BANGKOK -Thailand's Falungong movement will not postpone a scheduled international gathering of up to 500 members in Bangkok in April despite increasing local and international pressure against the meeting. Chinese Thai business groups also sent a letter last week protesting against the Falungong meeting
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      Lock icon Hostage rescue bid leaves 2 soldiers dead
      185 12 AFP ZAMBOANGA (Philippines) Philippine troops said yesterday that they recovered the body of a soldier who went missing following a fierce clash with Muslim extremists holding two hostages on the southern island of Jolo. The Abu Sayyaf group claimed on local DZXL Radio
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      Lock icon MCA's rotting fish head
      177 12 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president Datuk Sen Dr Ling Liong Sik yesterday admitted that there were some "difficulties" between him and his deputy, Datuk Lim Ah Lek. His theory was that if a fish was rotting, it could have started from the head.
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      Warring drug triangle
      133 12 MAE SAI (Thailand) Australian drug enforcement agencies are closely monitoring the growing conflict in the Golden Triangle, amid fears that drug barons will emerge with expanded power and territory, reported The Age newspaper. The recent fighting in the remote region along the Thai-Myanmese border has embroiled two
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      Lock icon Iraqi nukes in 3 years?
      217 13 Reuters Baghdad has resumed work: German spy body BERLIN Iraqi President Saddam Hussein may be able to menace neighbouring countries with nuclear weapons in three years, and fire a missile as far as Europe by 2005. According to Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND), Baghdad is
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      Lock icon Scare over illegal immigrants unfounded
      126 13 -AFP THE HAGUE Rumours of a ship carrying 1,000 illegal immigrants that alarmed Dutch officials turned out to be false. The alert came amid fears that vessels carrying would-be illegal immigrants from Middle Eastern, North African and Asian countries were trying to land their occupants
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      Lock icon Powell: A quick lesson in Middle East
      137 13 Reuters JERUSALEM US Secretary of State Colin Powell is quickly learning the depths of Arab mistrust of American motives while on a Middle East mission to restore a broad front against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. "I know there is some unhappiness", Mr Powell
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      87 13 2001 PL -*J jH J A ifl s^^F IkV' jfl *tt fc v V" fl Universe 2001 crown will be 9fl Twb fl Ivl Ifl^ fl I J,| i'/ Singapore's WiW IH^KI \ilil Htf ■■V l^t^r V■■ I beautiful women. Not only will II V V ■Ifl the winner represent
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Your English is rude in my culture
      567 14  -  Lionel Wee When trying to be polite gets others hot under the collar by AS English spreads around the world, different societies win bring to the language their own cultural logic. Consequently, what may have started out as the same language will actually
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      Get ready for ripples as China enters Iraq-US equation
      412 14 WASHINGTON A new dimension has been added to America's "Saddam problem": The China factor. The US believes that China is helping Iraq rebuild its air defence system, which Washington says will threaten the safety of its pilots patrolling "no-fly" zones in
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      43 15 It's everywhere TVMobile. It's everywhere. Singapore's first outdoor digital TV Channel is now installed on 1,500 buses with a daily captive audience of 1.5 million commuters. With leading edge Digital Broadcasting technology, it's the ideal medium for your promotions and advertising needs. m«.
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      821 16 Universal Soldier -jlfci^il un I^^k Channel 5,7.30 pm ni Kgfl Channel 8,8 pm .-j\ (M Viewers should watch this show if f^-,- -1% Super Sunday host Ah Liang lj only for the fact that it spawned a Ik jfigjf;'1- BrT^ (right) and Violet Fen Ying from >■ scgwe/ ffwrf two
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      790 17 Virginity Price or Prize? The Real Macaw J AA Channel News Asia, 9pm ArtS Ce"tral/ 9 Rm 7f js wo? easy to /j'wrf <7 ma/c virgin in r m~>C<' From their magnificent colours to 6.00 am Headlines Thailand most Thai males lose their ■^^•^3 their intriguing lifestyle, macaws 6.02 Tonight
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      966 18 (below) great company. The Living Room Drivetime Rhapsody where you can T So go ahead, drop her a note to 10 am Noon listen for your lively favourites, popuHi! 933/ Good Afternoon send out a dedication to someone If it's scintillating conversation you lar Broadway tunes and movie Noon -2
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      1215 19 O_l their ambitions, love and fideli- |-> ent your Star Hub mobile phone rh6otrGD6ot ty. as narrated by Mark, a strug- IVIUSICp6Qt display screen. While stocks gling young film-maker. The I last. JRent NC(IS) contemporary music created by I "Fang Quartet In Concert It has been called the most Jonathan
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      1324 20 SHOWING TODAY w- I DRACULA 2000 EW EMPRESS Ladies (Thai) (PG): II am, jnU lln this modern day adaptation of the age old Dracula Story, a Cast Awoy (PG}:2.3opm 1.05pm 3 10,7 20 915 Miss I.^l Youn9 vampire hunter (Johnny Miller) leaves his perch in London Hannibal nc(l6J: 15am, Congeniality
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      742 21 SHOWING TODAY MISS CONGENIALITY I THE WEDDING PLANNER Grade's aggressive nature has branded her as a loose connon, and the only one in he I Jennifer Lopez is the workaholic wed- bureau who aduaSy believes in her is fehwogedardlrierd, Eric Matthews. When a I ding planner too busy planning other
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  • RELAX
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      Lock icon Paris to Singapore
      1080 22  -  Serena Sim by s erena@newstod ay. com. sg She saunters gracefully across a room decorated with exquisitely crafted Indonesian teak furniture. With a radiant smile on an ageless face, Mrs Peggy Taylor offers me a handshake and a glass of cold drink. Here stands a top Paris
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      Filmfest gets bigger, bolder
      531 24  -  David Ngiau But the organisers are having a hard time raising sponsorship by david@n ews tod ay.com. sg It will be the biggest and most ambitious film screening the Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) has ever done, but sponsors are just not biting. On April 6,
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      ALEXANDER HEVSKY
      41 24 Sometimes, when you have a great Af_V new idea, sponsors don't pick up on it fast enough. Only after it's been done over and over do they say: "Hey, we should have done that." Philip Cheah, SIFF festival programmer
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      Lock icon Eminem gets rapped
      199 24 AFP CHICAGO Badboy rapper Eminem may be riding high on his three Grammy awards and the approbation of music megastars like Elton John, but not all of the music community is singing from the same hymn sheet. In fact, one of his musical detractors felt so indignant
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      Lock icon Jackie Chan teams up with Hollywood director
      121 24 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES -Jackie Chan's next new film will be directed by American Reginald Hudlin, Production company Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG) said Chan will play a cop who gets killed but realises he's still alive, and now has supernatural powers. "It's Jackie Chan-style
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      151 22 Set to thrill both young and old. the original Shaolin Masters from Songshan. China will be in Singapore from 9-11 March 1001. Don't miss the Mystic Povers of the Shaolin Masters! Paste your entry at the back of an envelope, and send to reach us by 3 March to: "The
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      57 22 p i_ _> Cut along the dolled line 0 1) The Original Shaolin jVsters are from Songshan, China. I *"< True False j W2 The Shaolin Masters will be performing 9-11 ttarch I Ij£ 2001 in Singapore. I I CQ True False I Name I l/CNa: I j Address: I
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      58 23 i march to 30 april 2001 TakeXr t! A Win! [Answer the following questions stand a chance^ to win a limited edition Swatch watch. Lag on to the Take Aril website for answers. Questions: 1. What is Take Art! campaign duration? 2. Name the 4 categories of event under Take
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      37 23 ~j^t- Cvi olong tfte Coifed line Please state correct answers below: 1 3. Z. i iii) ii) lv) Name I/C No. Address Postal Tel (H) [O] (HP) Email 1 marc Ii IM3O April 7001 iflK&f^rLl website; www.takeart.com.sg
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      901 25 Your weekly forecast rawr** fry yen yoke YSJiM^J CAPRICORN W-K TAURUS *W5$SmV VIRGO C J V¥ l/" (Dec2 l' ''a" J9' "^*L MMbB&S^ (Apr 20 -M ay 1 9) J^ £C /«_i (Aug 23 Sept 21) o t x Tt's unlike you to change your plans or alle- 'TMiis really
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Unstoppable Duncan
      417 26 San Antonio spoils Howard's first game for Dallas Mavericks NBA Dallas 104 San Antonio 107 DALLAS It was just another night for Tim Duncan. He had 31 points and 13 rebounds, his NBA-best 44th dou-ble-double of the season, as San Antonio beat Dallas 107-104 yesterday, reported NBA.com. Spurs
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      Lock icon Deportivo and Real Madrid share the spoils in top of the table clash
      373 26 Reuters Spanish Prinnera Liga Deportivo 2 Real Madrid 2 MADRID Spanish champion Deportivo La Coruna came from behind to force a well-earned 2-2 draw against league leader Real Madrid in a pulsating first division encounter at the
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      Lock icon Eriksson passes first test
      724 27 Swede's squad has good mix of youth and experience, and some surprises LONDON Foot and mouth is in the news in England, and they came into perilously close proximity last Friday, when Sven-Goran Eriksson congratulated English football on having more teams in the last eight of
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      Lock icon Saints show they have backbone
      501 28 Terry Venables' unbeaten run in Premiership ends Premier League Boro 0 Southampton 1 TEESIDE Southampton recovered from that catastrophic midweek FA Cup reverse at Tranmere Rovers to give Middlesbrough manager Terry Venables his first taste of Premiership defeat. What will make it harder to swallow
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      Lock icon Spurs' unbeaten streak is broken as Leeds continues its fine run
      607 28 Reuters Premier League Tottenham 1 Leeds 2 LONDON Leeds followed its superb 4-1 Champions League win at Anderlecht by becoming the first team to beat Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in the league for nearly a year. After
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Earnhardt Jr limps away from crash
        244 29 Reuters ROCKINGHAM In a haunting reminder of his father's death a week ago, Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr crashed into a wall on the first lap of the Dura Lube 400 race yesterday, but limped away virtually unhurt. Earnhardt Jr, 26, whose car was
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        Lock icon New Reds era
        363 29 Reuters English League Cup Liverpool 5 Birmingham City 4 (on penalties) CARDIFF Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier said his team's victory in the League Cup final could signal a new era of success for the club. Although it needed a penalty shootout to beat determined first division Birmingham
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        Lock icon Determined Juventus triumphs
        165 29 AFP Serie A Juventus 3 AC Milan 0 TURIN -Juventus defeated its historic rival AC Milan at the Stadio Delle Alpi yesterday to keep the gap with Italian first division leader AS Roma at six points. Goals from Igor Tudor, Filippo Inzaghi and Zinedine Zidane ensured the
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        Lions put up poor show, admits Poulsen
        520 29 Bahrain 2 Singapore 0 by Kelvin Phang kelvin@newstoday.com.sg THE match statistics for yesterday's Bahrain-Singapore pre-World Cup qualifier said it all. Bahrain had a total of 14 shots at goal over 90 minutes. Singapore had none. The fact that Singapore only lost 2-0 did
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      Lock icon O'Leary asks football authorities for help in European quest
      453 30 AFP LONDON Leeds United manager David O'Leary has asked English football authorities to take action in helping clubs who compete in Europe. O'Leary saw his team clinch a place in the quarter-finals of the European Champions League with a 3-1 win
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