Today, 16 March 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY Friday March 16, 2001 MITA(P) 138/11/2000
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • Article
      S'pore media watch group announces presence today
      343 1  -  Kim-Kyna Tan by] kim-kyn a@ne w stoday. com. sg GUESS who's watching the media these days? A media watchdog that dubs itself "the civil society response to the liberation of the media" has gone public even before its application has been approved by
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    • Article
      Lock icon Hijack standoff
      337 1 AFP, Reuters Troops surround jet, some passengers freed RIYADH Saudi security forces early today surrounded a Russian aircraft forced to land in the Muslim holy city of Medina after hijackers halted the release of passengers, an airport official said. It was not immediately clear if the halt to
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      Lock icon Bull tosses matador
      41 1 Reuters photo. VALENCIA Spanish matador Miguel Abellan is tossed by a bull during a bull-fight in Valencia's arena yesterday. The fighter was not injured in the incident and continued the fight. Bull-fighting is a popular sport in Spain.
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      Lock icon Dow up, Nasdaq down
      117 1 Reuters NEW YORK US stocks rose yesterday after sharp declines earlier this week, with consumer and financial stocks attracting still-nervous investors, though news of more retrenchments and profit warnings snuffed out an early rally in technology stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 57.82 points, or
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      Lock icon New Chinese missile base
      92 1 AFP WASHINGTON A US spy satellite has detected a newlycompleted Chinese missile base on the mainland opposite Taiwan, the Washington Times reported yesterday. The Pentagon declined to comment on the report, citing restrictions on discussing intelligence matters. "But I don't think it's any secret that China
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  • HOT NEWS
    • Article
      No quick fix
      462 2  -  Ng Boon Yian Education concerns remain the focus of debates by bo o nyian® ne wstoday. com. sg SCHOOLS, students, streaming and stress. These education concerns continued to draw heated debate, judging by the many questions fired in Parliament yesterday. Even with the curriculum content reduced, many
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      Crony's jail term tripled
      123 2 JAKARTA Muhammad "Bob" Hasan, a crony of former President Suharto, yesterday had his two-year sentence for corruption tripled to six on appeal. A court spokesman said the judges considered the punishment "equal to the crime" of causing US$243 million (Ss43o million) of losses to the state
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      'We will take no chances'
      351 3  -  S'pore bans meat, milk from FMD-affected countries by Leong Phei Phei ph eiphe i@ne wstoday. com. sg IT has devastated farming communities in the UK and cases have been reported across Europe. Following the outbreak of the foot and mouth disease (FMD), the AgriFood and
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      Lock icon Cheers for the first SuperDollars draw
      93 3 Today photo by THE draw for the first Today Super Dollars MONEYWORDS was held yesterday. Fifty readers won $20 Super Dollars, and one lucky reader won $1,000 Super Dollars. These Super Dollars can be used to make purchases at selected outlets. The judges included
      WONG KHING CHONG  -  93 words
    • Article
      Forum for secure e-commerce
      117 4 MAJOR infocomm players have launched a new security body to promote online security for transactions over the Internet. The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Forum Singapore will address key security elements of trading on the Internet. Initiated by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), the Forum will be
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      The vital biz buzz
      220 4  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim 'Use technology to stay competitive' by zackaria.@newstoday.com.sg REMAIN competitive. Restructure, upgrade, modernise. Go regional. These buzzwords once again buzzed around the small guys in the business world {otherwise known as SMEs) yesterday, along with a recount of the various government assistance schemes to
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      LycosAsia is the favourite portal
      199 4 JUST a year after its formation, local portal LycosAsia has clinched the number one spot in the hearts of netizens. According to a survey by Nielsen/Netßatings, LycosAsia captured 39 per cent of the Internet audience pie. For the months of November and December last year,
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      President Nathan is first SIF patron
      161 4 PRESIDENT S E Nathan has become the first patron of the Singapore International Foundation (SIF). Mr Nathan, who met the SlF's board of directors yesterday, said: "The SlF's work is valuable to Singapore and thus it seems natural that the President should accept the
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      107 4 READ 0N... Tekka Corner will be ready in 2003 The six-storey shopping mall is being developed by a Malaysian conglomerate/8 Give way please SMRT urges passengers on platforms to give way to those alighting/13 Bush U-turn on clean air No curbs on emission of carbon dioxide/ 16 Racial chaos? No!
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      246 5 i jst'oods BfljßH■ Ht-fj :111 jSI U3b h v\[ Ik .It >*, j j ™°W"*tpi VflifS 'Ah* '9m BSD iHS* I E An Opportunity To Own I Your £)ream Home And Enjoy Sound Rental Returns! 97 thfee-storey terraces and 2 three-storey bungalows. Exciting features including roof courtyard and walk-in closet
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  • HOME NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      The river express
      301 6 STB to introduce integrated water transport system by year end RESIDENTS and office workers along the Singapore River can look forward to a fresh mode of transport at the end of this year. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will be introducing an integrated river transport system which
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    • Article
      13 companies back Car-Free Day
      124 6 THIRTEEN private companies have pledged support for the Singapore Environment Council's Car-Free Day. The campaign will kick off on March 20, but the Council has already sold nearly 1,000 Car-Free Day Transitlink cards, reports Channel NewsAsia. This brings the total sold to 5,000 the Environment
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      Held for drugs
      120 6 A PORT worker was nabbed for trying to sell 928 gm of cannabis to an undercover Central Narcotics Bureau officer. The officer contacted the 43--year-old man after CNB was tipped off about his trafficking activity near Towner Road. He met the trafficker near a phone booth at
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      Stabbed victim dies
      99 6 AN 18-year-old youth died in hospital yesterday morning after being stabbed on Orchard Road. Police said they received a call at about 2.52am, while the Singapore Civil Defence Force was told that someone was injured outside the 7Eleven store at Lucky Plaza. There was a trail of
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      CJ Yong re-appointed
      55 6 SINGAPORE'S Chief Justice Yong Pung How has been re-appointed to his post for another three years from April 11. In a statement, the Supreme Court says over the next three years, CJ Yong hopes to maintain and build upon the foundation of excellence which the Judiciary has
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  • LETTERS
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      Getting the last laugh
      102 8  -  Alfred Bass I REFER to the article "Heartland Ho! Ho! Ho!" (Today, Mar 15). Take heart, small-time shopkeepers in the heartlands. Demonstrate Singapore's "live and let live" policy. Just apply the "Restricted Zone Policy" of allowing megamarts like NTUC FairPrice and 7-Eleven to operate only in
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      Oh, stop whining!
      255 8  -  Mohamad Rosle Ahmad Love your job or just find another FIRST, it was public sector doctors. Now, the lawyers from the private sector are complaining. "We are stressed out! We want a better quality of life!" they ranted. Who next? Engineers? Economists? Bankers? Politicians? If people with
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      Parking at roadsides
      188 8  -  Phillip Mak I REFER to the letter "Traffic wardens' patrol times irregular" (Today, Mar 3). The Traffic Police is aware that churches, mosques, temples and other places of worship holding religious functions can attract large numbers of worshippers for an hour or so, weekly or on religious
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      Lane closures due to road repairs
      198 8  -  Han Liang Yuan WE refer to Ms Noor's letter "Roadworks made me an hour late for work" (Today, Mar 12). We would like to apologise to Ms Noor and other motorists who were caught in the traffic congestion for the inconvenience caused. We were
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      Noisy neighbours
      98 8  -  Mdm Ong THERE are fines for almost every offence, such as littering and air-pollution, but why isn't there a penalty for noise pollution? I have to tolerate all sorts of noise pollution coming from my neighbour's flat. He sings karaoke every weekend while leaving his door wide open.
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      New Tekka Corner in 2003
      399 10  -  Lee Yew Meng DRB-Hicom starts building six-storey multi-purpose mall by y ewmwng@ne wsto day. t a m. sg MALAYSIAN listed DRB-Hicom has started to develop the Teklca Corner site in Little India. Its chairman, Mr Mohd Saleh Sulong (picture, second from left), was here yesterday
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      First-half loss down: Brierley
      175 10 SINGAPOEE-based Brierley Investments, which has stakes in airlines, hotels and fishing companies, said its first-half loss narrowed, aided by new investments. It lost US$2O.B million (5536.8 million) in the half year ended on Dec 31, down from a net loss of US$49.B million. Brierley has sold
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      GSK invests $80m in unique plant
      184 10  -  Chin Weilin by weilin@news today, com. sg GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, is investing another $80 million in a new manufacturing plant in Jurong. This will bring its total investments here to $1 billion. The new plant, to be completed in
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      Lock icon SingTel to launch bid
      79 10 Bernama-AFX-ASIA SINGTEL will formally launch a Asl7 billion (5514.9 billion) takeover bid for Cable Wireless Optus on Monday if there is no last minute obstacle in their negotiations, The Australian newspaper reported. Sing Tel entered into final negotiations on the terms of the offer with Cable
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      Lock icon Slower export growth reflects weak demand
      98 10 -Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S export growth probably slowed in February, reflecting weaker overseas demand for semiconductors as well as other electronics products. Non-oil domestic exports rose 6.5 per cent from a year earlier to $7.3 billion in February, according to the median forecast of 10 economists
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      Customised data: It's My:ne
      166 10 NOW you can customise the data you want to download from any website in the world. A new technology called my:ne (pronounced "mine") by Singapore's Aretae Limited now allows a WAP phone user to copy website pages for download onto mobile phones. For example, he could
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  • MARKET NEWS
    • Bargain hunting
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        Market heading towards a climactic bottom
        557 12 US markets tumbled again overnight as fear and panic gripped investors after an international rating agency downgraded the credit ratings of 19 Japanese financial institutions. The Dow Jones Industrial Index broke below the key 10,000 support with financials sold off as investors reflected on
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        No reprieve despite regional rebound
        322 12 KUALA LUMPUR The local market continued to head south yesterday despite key markets across the region posting modest rebounds. The KL Composite Index slipped another 6.5 points or just under one per cent to 675.9. Losers overwhelmed gainers 512 to 115. Another 179 issues closed
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  • HOME
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Give way, please
      415 13  -  Shazalina Salim Let those in trains alight first, SMRT urges passsengers on platform by sh az a lin a newstoday. com. sg HOW many times have you tried to alight at an MRT station and found your path blocked by people rushing into the train? In its
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Tour guide is kidnapper
      283 14 AFP Egyptian frees 4 Germans after 3-day drama LUXOR (Egypt) Four German tourists taken hostage by their tour guide in southern Egypt were freed unharmed early yesterday, police said. Ibrahim Said Muss a had been holding the four Germans since Monday in a bid to get
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      Lock icon 'No Muslim would do what Taliban is doing'
      197 14 AFP TUNIS The Taliban is now Public Enemy No 1 as the world unites against its destruction of the two ancient Buddha sculptures in Afghanistan, said local newspaper Le Temps. The Afghanistan government's total disregard for appeals by the international community, and
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      Lock icon Asylum or execution
      141 14 -AFP HONG KONG Lai Changqing, the alleged mastermind of a massive smuggling ring in China, believes he will be "as good as dead" if Canada deports him to Hong Kong. Lai fled to Canada two years ago with his wife using Hong Kong travel documents. He is
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      Lock icon China's first panda amputee
      41 14 Reutehs photo Chinese veterinarians at Wolong Giant Panda Sanctuary performing an operation to amputate the rear left foot of Daisy, a wild giant panda. It was wounded in an attack by other wild animals in Sichuan province.
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      Lock icon No radioactive parts in Mir
      104 14 AFP SANTIAGO No radioactive contamination, will enter the atmosphere when the Russian space station, Mir, breaks up over the Pacific Ocean later this month, Russian Embassy officials said on Wednesday. "It has no nuclear equipment, nor sources of nuclear energy," said Mr Dmitri Verchenko, second
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      Lock icon Man's a lawyer... 42 years after his death
      196 14 -AFP SEATTLE A Japanese man finally earned his entry to the Washington Bar, years after his death. Mr Takuji Yamashita could not practise law after graduating from the University of Washington Law School in 1902 because he was not a US citizen.
      -AFP  -  196 words
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      Lock icon Bush U-turn on clean air
      337 16 Agencies No curbs on emission of carbon dioxide WASHINGTON President George W Bush said he would not seek restrictions on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, breaking a pledge he made in last year's election campaign, and reaffirmed he opposed the UN's key treaty on global warming.
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      Lock icon Aimster removes 'pig' software
      122 16 Reuters LOS ANGELES Aimster, a file-sharing firm has removed from its web site a program that enabled Napster users to get around a court order restricting the song-swap service. "At the request of Napster, Aimster has removed the Pig Encoder Software from public distribution through its
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      Lock icon Swedes star-struck
      55 16 AFP STOCKHOLM One in six Swedes believes in ghosts and one in seven has made "contact" with the dead. Theologist Sven-Eric Morhed from Uppsala University said his doctoral thesis showed that 13 per cent of Swedes believed their personalities were determined by astrological signs. The study involved 2,000
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Racial chaos? No!
      805 17  -  G Purushotman Malaysia's three main races know they have too much to lose KUALA LUMPUR In a nation where rumours rule supreme, the recent communal violence in Malaysia that started in Jalan Klang Lama in Kuala Lumpur, quickly spread to two other areas in the city. And,
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      Lock icon How Japan's media helped to turn Mori into Mr Unpopular
      465 17 Reuters TOKYO Whoever succeeds Mr Yoshiro Mori as Japan's next Prime Minister should learn one key lesson from the drawn-out drama that looks set to end with his departure from the stage: Don't underestimate the power of the press. Mr
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  • INFOTHECH
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      The battle for Naboo
      711 18 Your opportunity to be a hero in the Star Wars LIKE Rogue Squadron, Factor s's previous Star Wars flight combat game, Battle for Naboo, features extremely straightforward game-play without having to worry about the finer mechanics of piloting such as nav points. Instead, you can increase
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      Serious flaw in TCP identified
      132 18 Researchers have found a serious flaw in one of the key pieces of The Internet's software backbone. But despite an advisory on Monday, the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN) flaw is hardly a new problem. The architects of the early Internet knew that the lack of
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      Internet crime sprees getting more costly
      91 18 Businesses using the Internet are losing more to online vandals and cyber criminals, even though they are using more security technology, a survey concluded. The 2001 Computer Crime and Security Survey found that various cyber crimes accounted for US$37B million in losses among the
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      TOP 5 PICKS OF THE WEEK
      193 18 Getßight This is a great utility for downloading files with its powerful, easy to use, and highly configurable interface. It not only allows you to resume disconnected downloads, it breaks large files into multithreaded segments to speed up downloading. Interchess Whether you're an amateur
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      ThinkPad portfolio a world-first
      155 19 IBM released the ThinkPad TransNote, which it describes as the world's first portfolio notebook. The product combines a mobile computer with a digital notepad in a stylish package that's a radical design change, IBM said. Folded closed and tucked under the arm, it looks like a
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      Cyber survivors
      408 19 WHAT processor speed is the Intel Pentium 4 processor available in? What is the most suitable description of BIOS on a motherboard? What is the external clock speed of a PC6OO RDRAM? These are just some of the questions answered correctly by the six finalists across Asia, including
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      Lock icon Squint-free lab sessions
      234 20  -  Chin Wei Lin zooming. New product helps students see better by weilin@newstoday.com.sg SCIENCE lessons have changed since some schools in Singapore started using a computerised microsope for these classes. Students no longer have to squint or peep through minuscule eyepieces in the laboratory. And instead of having
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      A pocket PC that is a portable entertainer
      205 20 HEWLETT-PACKARD'S Jornada also functions as a Jukebox that allows users to personalise their music. As Microsoft's Windows Media Player (WMP) is built in the Jornada, music can be downloaded form online music sites or synchronised to PCs for downloading limited edition pieces
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  • RELAX
    • Article, Illustration
      Always aiyoyo
      457 21  -  Hazel Tan She has shed her friendly teacher image but fans still fondly remember her for that by hazel@newstoday.com.sg Aiyoyo. Chen Liping, of "Aiyoyo" fame, shook her head. No, Rayson Tan isn't the reason she renewed her contract with MediaCorp, she told Today. Her actor husband, who also
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      Lock icon Lingling yearns for someone to listen to her
      369 21  -  Hazel Tan by h aze] @ne wstoday. com. sg Is there anyone listening out there? Please pass Pan Lingling a microphone. She wants to try new things. She wants to sing. That was one request she made of her company upon renewing
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      Cafe dreams
      476 22  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim Setting up a cafe-lounge is a learning experience for this couple by z a ckaria @ne wstoday. com. sg They fell in love with each other over books, but their thirst for knowledge goes beyond books and paper qualifications and into running a business as
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      Challenging Zouk
      691 23  -  EHse Teo QUEEN OF CLUBS by eliseteo@theraediacarapus.com.sg With elections round the corner, the people who vote with their feet have made it clear which party rules it's still Zouk. The Opposition has raised its fist, peeling open an Orange on Mohd Sultan Road and serving fresh Liquid around
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      276 29  -  FILM REVIEW Breaking The Silence (Opens next Thursday) by Rachel Lo ra c hel@ newstoday. com. sg A tear-jerking drama about one mothXier's struggle to bring up her hearingimpaired son like any other normal child, while she juggles work at the same time. Award-winning actress Gong
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      660 26 IVIUSiCPCOt Of Bassoons, Church Windows and Easter The Cloghoppers (below) Church Windows, the sym- n The Cloghoppers will display phonic suite by Ottorino their versatility by playing Respighi, is based on old 1/,'T^fa*; Beethovens Fur Elise on a Gregorian tunes. ..^AwiBiSB banjo and Will Tell's overtune joAnn Falleta, music direc-
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      488 27 Theatreßeaf ■Jm-l. Singapore International Comedy Festival 2001: Hal and Mitch Two great comedians, Hal i^M Cruttenden (right) and Mitch Benn, E^l^ are coming together to send viewers it \^l into stitches with their performanc- Bt^ es here. Dates: Today and tomorrow, 3 pi"!"1 Br *-^^^H Venue: Jubilee Hall *^8| Tickets:
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      344 30 opens up a learning market IT'S not easy for a student to take a break these days. Just imagine going on a cruise during the school holidays and there waiting for you is a mathematics seminar! Star Cruises, the world's fourth largest cruise operator, has done just that.
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      On the Aussie adventure trail!
      145 31 This is the home for those with wanderlust. It is a place where adventurers wander by, take one look, take a second and then put down roots for 10 years or more. Port Stephens, New South Wales is just about as much a little red
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      Danger! Danger! Sand dune dare-devils roaring your way...
      282 32  -  Pauline D Loh by p a ulin e newstoday. com. sg PORT STEPHENS was hot. The day we arrived, we were burnt to a crisp despite generous slatherings of the latest sunblock with aloe and all. We were driven north up from
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      Rusty shipwrecks and digging clams with toes...
      656 33 Billy tea is a sort of concoction from the Australian bush and tastes like a pungent Hong Kong roadside herbal.The steaming hot tea was spewing steam, so Tony decided to cool it down by swinging it vigorously in a arc right above his
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      Jellied knees and a hair-raising ride...
      535 34 MY MOTHER'S called me fool-hardy for all the teenaged scrapes I got myself into once upon a century ago. But even she would NEVER have believed what I got talked into at Port Stephens. i went on a Foxy jet-boat ride. The alarm bells
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      581 36 It's not ]ust about money YOU would think Zurich is a big turn on for bankers and gold merchants only. It is, after all, a major financial capital and gold hub. But if you are expecting snooty tourists and fuddyduddy financial brokers ambling along the city's many promenades, you'll
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      85 31 WmmmmSmmgmmmmmmsßk |L-^j Discover a side of Australia you've never seen before. You might have seen dolphins on the Discovery Channel, W^ ,4 but have you held one in your arms? Have you had lunch with a kangaroo? Or shaken hands with a sea)? There are \=y\ iv 1-t See you
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      362 32 Feel Touch "ft* wor\ders of nature in Australia Jjiilfl Vm 11 ii^-^_^_^-_-^_^_^— l k CVIIMEV #an OI --I GOLD COAST FARM EXPERIENCE (70) TASTE OF ADELAIDE+ MELBOURNE (6/70) PERTH, PINNACLES FARMSTAY (6D) fl~ft fl"ft Deli™, .1 dinner '^< '*™>-« 'Hoh, dcrl [MDL/AADM] F«mfceHy bur K™!,: Gn-d™ Fr^-g f» O MwiavorM^"^^
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      129 37 II y -gas ji^^^^^^^^^^^Hj^fej Dip into Zurich daily. Thanks to our new daily flights via Dubai, Zurich is now within arm's reach at any time. But you'll still have time to enjoy Emirates' legendary service en route the gourmet cuisine, the 40-plus channels of in-flight entertainment, the way our international
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      Another Holland Village?
      533 38  -  Serena Sim Developers have followed the Singapore American School up north with hopes of spawning a new trend by sere na@newstoday.com.sg WHO wants to live in the northern tip of Singapore? Not many people, apparently. The popular misconception is that it is too far away and inaccessible.
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      Mission X
      349 40 Concept Serena Sim Photography Ernest Chua FOR eons, my wardrobe has been begging for a revamp, so this very day, being the kind person that I am, I decided to oblige it. And, because I figured I would need someone to help me carry my shopping bags, I
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      F1 Results On Your Mobile Phone
      118 42 MOTORSPORT enthusiasts will be able to have the results of this Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, and indeed those of many other major motorsport events throughout the year, delivered to their MI mobile phones, thanks to a new SMS-based mobile information service from zed. Users
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      SUVs Proven Less Safe Than Cars
      194 42 STILL hankering after that macho-look-ing high-riding sport-utility vehicle (SUV), which looks totally indestructible? You and your family will actually be betterprotected in a conventional car, according to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency found that, in the States, SUVs have the
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      ANY QUESTIONS?
      237 42 Have a motoring or car-related question? Drop the experts atTooAY a Hoe and they'll dispense invaluable advice to help, absolutely free of charge! Please e-mail questions to; colin@newstoday.com.sg Q. When people talk about sports cars, we always think of them as fast. But how fast exactly is fast?
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      346 42 CONTEST Win Hot Wheels Grand Prix Collectors' Series Cars! FORMULA One fever has hit town again, in anticipation j of this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, Here's your I chance to get into the mood for some racing action! This is the final week Today- is giving away three superb j
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        474 44 -Reuters Murphy and Owen score to power Liverpool on LONDON Liverpool stormed into the last four of the Uefa Cup early this morning with a convincing 2-0 win over Portuguese outfit FC Porto in their quarter-final second leg tie at Anfield. The English Premiership side secured victory
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        226 44 Reuters ZURICH Africa is to host its first ever soccer World Cup, according to a report on Fifa's official website yesterday. The statement came after a day of confusion as early reports that a decision had been made were at first denied by the
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        403 44 ■Reuters ORLANDO Tiger Woods was threatening for the lead until he crashed with a triple bogey late in his opening round at the Bay Hill Invitational yesterday. Woods, who dominated golf last year but has not won so far
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      189 45 AFP NEW YORK Charles Barkley will consider a comeback to the NBA if he loses another 30 pounds and if his knee stands up to the pressures of playing. Barkley, 37, said he had spoken to Michael Jordan, a part owner and president of the Washington
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      135 45 Reuters SEPANG Michael Schumacher lashed out at fellow German driver Heinz Harald Frentzen for comments about Ferrari's engines yesterday. Schumacher told a press conference that Frentzen should not make statements questioning the Ferrari engines. "He should not make such stupid comments. It is very unfair to
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      604 45 AFP Shell-shocked visiting side is routed in second Test CALCUTTA Sourav Ganguly's India scored a dramatic 171-run win over Australia in the second Test yesterday to level the three-match series 1-1 and end the tourists' 16-Test winning streak. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh grabbed six wickets and
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      372 46  -  Kelvin Phang Tampines 1 Geylang 2 by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg JUDGING from last night's scenes at the Tampines Stadium, the S-League fever is back at least for the season's opening day. Officials from the Football Association of Singapore can be forgiven for grinning widely, as long queues of fans snaked
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      245 46  -  Stanley Ho Marine Castle 0 Tanjong Pagar 1 by stanley@ne wsto day. c om.sg HE DID it with Sarawak, he almost did it with Geylang, and now he is doing it with Marine Castle. In the season opener against Tanjong Pagar last night, Alan
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      268 47  -  Stanley Ho Question: Are Super Dollars transferable? Answer: Yes. They are as good as cash! They can be transferred from one person to another. Former national coach needs to prove himself again after last season's disappointment S-League Balestier Central v Gombak United THERE is plenty
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      359 47  -  Scott O'Donell S-League Woodlands Wellington v Clementi Khalsa CALL IT the battle of the debutant strikers. Clementi Khalsa will be parading its new Japanese striker Michiato Kakimoto while Woodlands Wellington will be hoping Croatian Josko Parac will finally be the answer to its
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      299 48  -  Scott O'Donell S LEAGUE SHOCKER by scott@news today, com. sg TAMPINES Rovers 'Star Player' Renato Martins will be returning home to Brazil today. After playing just one match for the Stags last night (a 2-1 loss to Geylang), Renato has packed his bags. Today has learnt that he
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