Today, 23 March 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY Friday March 23, 2001 MITA(P) 138/11/2000
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • Article
      Lock icon Moscow to expel diplomats in tit-for-tat spy controversy
      227 1 AFP MOSCOW The spy row between Russia and the United States escalated yesterday when Moscow declared it would retaliate against a US move to expel 50 Russian diplomats by throwing out their American counterparts. In a lightning counterstrike, Russian Foreign Minister Igor
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      Lock icon Shania Twain is pregnant
      80 1 Reuters TORONTO Canadian singing sensation Shania Twain is expecting her first child. The Grammy Award-winning Twain, 35, is one of the bestselling female singers in history, with combined worldwide album sales of about 50 million. Her sexy image and blend of Nashville and pop has delivered
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      Lock icon Bush, Qian in face-off
      408 1 Reuters US, China stand their ground. Seek good ties WASHINGTON President George W. Bush pressed Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen yesterday on China's detention of a US-based scholar. He also called on China to allow greater religious freedom. In an Oval Office meeting with Mr Qian,
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      Lock icon Nasdaq roars back, Dow falls
      192 1 -AFP NEW YORK Defying the growing gloom in global markets, a stunning late-session turnaround yesterday pulled US stocks out of what appeared to be a dangerous tailspin. The ailing Nasdaq composite roared back to life with a gain of 67.47 points (3.69 per cent) to
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      Lock icon Free Taco if Mir hits target
      84 1 Reuters photo. TACO Bell is offering a free taco to everyone in the US if the core of the Mir space station hits a floating target placed in the South Pacific Ocean, ity announced today. The company has created a 12.2 metre by 12.2
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  • HOT NEWS
    • Article
      Malay debate
      326 2  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim Three groups discuss community's report card by zack a ria @ne wst o day. c o m.sg THE Malay Singaporeans' report card came under scrutiny again yesterday. But, this time around, the discussion was between delegates from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Indonesia's Religious Department,
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      Desperado fined
      232 2  -  Joy Frances j oy_. i ewstoday.com.sg A MAN who tried to bribe three staff to give him a hotel's guest list so he could track down two girls was fined $3,000 yesterday. On Jan 18, Jeremy Chia Cheong Keat, 24, was at a Clarke Quay pub called Zadiq
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      Lock icon Candid talks
      376 3 Agencies Qian and Powell admit deep disagreement WASHINGTON Chinese VicePremier Qian Qicheu held highly sensitive talks yesterday with US Secretary of State Colin Powell hours before his meeting with President George W Bush. Acknowledging their deep disagreement on certain issues, the two leaders said they hoped to tackle
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      Lock icon PAS can keep 'Islam' tag
      126 3 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's leading opposition Pan Malaysia Islamic Party (PAS) is thrilled that it gets to keep the word "Islam" in its party name. The Conference of Rulers, comprising sultans from nine states, and holding the authority to decide on religious issues, ruled in
      -AFP  -  126 words
    • Article
      Ban on Dutch products
      81 3 SINGAPORE has banned the import of meat, milk and milk products manufactured on or after Mar 1 from the Netherlands, following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the country. The suspension, which takes immediate effect, covers pork, mutton, game meats, pasteurised milk, cheese yoghurt, ice cream
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      Lock icon It's a 'sinister conspiracy'
      348 4 Agencies Indian government launches counter attacks NEW DELHI The political heat in India intensifies with the government using a conspiracy theory to launch counter attacks in the wake of the tehelka.com expose. In a sustained offensive on the defence scam, three senior members of BJP alleged
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    • Article
      Minister tells joke to unionists
      250 4  -  Ng Hwee Koon by h wee k o o n@n ewst o d ay.co m.sg AN old joke given a new twist summed up the challenges to society in Singapore today. Three men on a deserted island found a bottle. When they cleaned off the
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    • Article
      300,000 elderly Singaporeans get Medishield payouts in new plan
      118 4 AROUND 300,000 elderly Singaporeans have received or will soon receive payouts in their Medishield accounts. This is part of the Government's two-year payout under the Medishield Scheme for the Elderly, starting this month. The amount, ranging from $96 to $240 each
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      Use SMS for charity
      332 5  -  David Ngiau Mobile phone users can send a message to donate to this year's NKF Charity Show by davi d ©newstoday.com. sg FOR the first time in Singapore, mobile phone users can use their SMS (Short Message Service) and *SEND to a charitable cause specifically, the
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      123 4 READ 0N... No compromise! Singapore was built on not settling for second best/8 Getting on track Each time a new SMRT train is brought in from Japan, it is treated just like a newborn/13 US expels 50 Russians First big crackdown on spying in recent years/ 16 Almost not famous
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  • HOME NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Kitty Hawk in dock
      139 6 A US aircraft carrier docked for the first time in Singapore yesterday. The USS Kitty Hawk berthed at the new deep-draft pier at Changi Naval Base. It is the first foreign warship to dock at the base, built on reclaimed land at the mouth of the
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      Caught with Yaba
      85 6 A THAI national was arrested on Tuesday night after he was stopped by Changi Airport customs officers and found to be in possession of nearly 5,000 Yaba tablets. A search of the 34-year-old revealed he had 25 sachets of pills stashed inside three pairs of jeans. A
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      BMW incentive
      93 6 FANCY the chance of winning a new BMW? Well, unless you are an alumnus of Singapore Polytechnic you might as well stop reading now. The polytechnic is trying to recruit new members to its clubhouse, which opened last October, but so far has only admitted 265 new members.
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      GLCs yield only 12.9%
      367 6 Amount way below US Embassy estimate GOVERNMENT-LINKED companies (GLCs) contributed 12.9 per cent to Singapore's GDP in 1998 and this figure is likely to drop as the Government reduces its investments in these companies. This figure is much lower than a recent US Embassy estimate. In
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  • LETTERS
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      No compromise!
      316 8  -  Bhavish Advani Singapore was built on not settling for second best I REFER to the letter "Take pride, Singapore" (Today, Mar 19). I find it baffling that there are those who expect us to settle for less, simply because of what qualifies and quantifies that "less" is "more"
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      SBSto review schedules
      265 8  -  Vincent Lim WE refer to "Tortoise' speed bus took twice as long" by Mr Michael Chua (Today, Mar 10). When drawing up bus schedules, we conduct surveys on demand and travel patterns and consider traffic conditions, the dwelling time at bus stops, as well as passenger activities.
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      Why skip season 4?
      85 8  -  Nurhuda Ishak I SAW the recent trailers for the upcoming season of La Femme Nikita on Channel 5. To my shock, the trailer showed the lead actress, Peta Wilson, in short hair, which is her new look for season five, the final one in the show.
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      What's wrong with criticising ourselves?
      324 8  -  Narayana Narayana THERE are few people on whom any praise is totally lost. Thus all Singaporeans will appreciate the kind compliments expressed in Mr Silmi Nawaz's letter (Today, Mar 19). All the more so because he is a foreigner. It would be inappropriate to comment
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      Wrong name
      54 8 WE refer to the Money Words contest (the first week, from Mar 7 to Mar 9). The winner then, Ms Tan Ah Neo's National Registration Identity Card number should read as *****995-F. Another winner was a Mr Lua Chwee Teck. His surname was spelled incorrectly. We are sorry
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      MRT suggestions welcomed
      111 8  -  Ang Lay Tee WE refer to the letter titled "Let's put up signs at the MRT carriages" by Aaron Lim (Today, Mar 20). We like to thank Mr Lim for suggesting, with diagrams, how to improve the passenger flow in and out of MRT trains. SMRT is
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      Not skipped, but combined: MediaCorp TV
      134 8  -  Joy Olby-Tan MEDIACORP TV Channel 5 would like to reassure La Femme Nikita's loyal fans that we are always mindful of the continuity and currency of programmes. We brought forward the telecast of Years four and five of La Femme Nikita and packaged them
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • Article
      Lock icon Flextronics to lay off 170
      71 10 Bloomberg BUDAPEST Singapore-based Flextronics International plans to fire 170 workers in Hungary, adding to 300 dismissed this year, a newspaper Napi Gazdasag reported. The other job cuts earlier were at plants in Zalaegerszeg, west Hungary, the report said. Flextronics makes mobile phones, pagers and wireless
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      Lock icon Bad times for Hang Seng
      79 10 Reuters HONG KONG Key blue chips slumped yesterday with a sharp fall on Wall Street overnight stoking concerns over the territory's vulnerability to a global economic slowdown. The key Hang Seng Index ended down 4.05 per cent to 12,621.85, a new 17-month low, and the
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      Electronics watershed
      436 10  -  Ivay Tan Spore contract makers in for tough times by i vay newstoday. com. sg DESPITE achieving strong earnings last year, local contract manufacturers are in for a tough time this year as the global electronic downturn hits home, analysts said. The local players which reported better profit
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      Lock icon Consolidation is the key
      130 10 Bernama-AFX-ASIA THE chief executive officer of Singapore Airlines Dr Cheong Choong Kong, said that consolidation within the airline industry is the answer to the industry's poor returns. In a statement, Dr Cheong also said restrictions on ownership need to be removed for consolidation to take place.
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      Lock icon $58b writeoff by Japan banks
      119 10 -AFP TOKYO Sixteen Japanese banks will boost disposals of bad loans by 60 per cent over their earlier forecast, seeking to clear a combined US$33 billion (5558.4 billion) in the financial year ending this month, a report said yesterday. The banks aimed to pour four
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      Lock icon SingTel ally for Asia
      118 10 -AFP SINGTEL and Belgian telephone operator Belgacom yesterday announced plans to jointly explore opportunities in Asia and Europe, Their non-exclusive agreement includes a clause covering shared information and mutual assistance in obtaining licences to operate in Asian and European markets other than Singapore and Belgium. The
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      Lock icon Licences at too high a price for operators
      192 10 Reuters TOKYO Some European mobile operators may go bust because of the billions of euros spent on new licences, Japan's second-largest wireless company said yesterday, Mr Toshio Okihashi, head of strategy for DDI Corp's mobile business, said third generation (3G) services would
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      207 11 SONY. IN CELEBRATION OF VAIO WINNING THE BEST ULTRAPORTABLE NOTEBOOK IN HARDWARE ZONE AWARDS 2000. jfl k v WUP: ssl99* Now: Ssl29(incl.GST) PCG-FX77OK runs best with Windows® 2000 Professional. Includes Windows® Millennium Edition the home version of the world's favourite software. Windows® is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Intel® and
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  • MARKET NEWS
    • Selling spree
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        Benchmark index falls to a two-year low
        524 12 BEARS continued to overwhelm the ever-shrink-ing pool of bulls as selling begot more selling, bringing all major indices lower following another day of stark losses on the US markets. Attempts to rally met with walls of sellers, as short selling has become the
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        Late rally fails to reverse earlier losses
        390 12 KUALA LUMPUR After a very weak morning session, the Malaysian stock market rebounded in the afternoon, thanks to buying support for selective index stocks. But the late buying failed to reverse the fortune of the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) which ended the
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      Getting on track
      493 13  -  Shazalina Salim Each time a new SMRT train is brought in from Japan, it is treated just like a newborn by shaz a lina@ne wstoday. co m. sg HELLO, I am the latest addition to SMRTs fleet of trains. I am really looking forward to joining the
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Hard figures over fiction
      434 14 Reuters Fed relying less on Wall Street psychology, say analysts WASHINGTON Economists are now saying that the Federal Reserve's choice to avoid a more dramatic three-quarter percentage point interest rate cut in favour of half a point showed that, for now, it is using cold, hard
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      HK bank linked to US election
      162 14 HONG KONG A Hong Kong bank, partly owned by the mainland government, has been named as the key siphon for illegal donations that helped Mr Bill Clinton become US president, reports the South China Morning Post. The involvement of the Hong Kong Chinese Bank
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      Comrade, I'll buy a vowel
      88 14 HOLLYWOOD Wheel of Fortune, the most popular syndicated game show in the US, will soon air in Vietnam. The two-year deal comes in the wake of re-established diplomatic relations between the US and Vietnam, and the signing of a bilateral trade deal in July. It
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      Lock icon No authority to nab them
      101 14 Agencies BANGKOK A Thai army general said yesterday that several Thai politicians and businessmen were involved in drug trafficking across the frontier. Lieutenant-General Wattanachai Chaimuanwong, commander of Thailand's third army, told Thai radio that he could not take legal action against the culprits because he
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      Lock icon Crisis? What crisis?
      63 14 Revters photo A model standing next lo a Ferrari 360 Modem at the launch of the first Ferrari dealership in Jakarta on Wednesday. The luxury sportscar maker said it was unconcerned about sales in Indonesia. Jakarta residents told Today that the richest 10 per cent of Indonesia
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      Lock icon Japanese firms seek help
      90 14 -AFP TOKYO Almost 150 Japanese companies have asked for a police presence at their annual shareholders' meetings to deter sokaiya, or gangsters with a minimal shareholding who threaten to disrupt shareholder meetings unless paid off, the National Police Agency (NPA) said yesterday. "We are taking various
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      Lock icon US expels 50 Russians
      308 16 -AFP First big crackdown on spying in recent years WASHINGTON The United States is ordering the expulsion of 50 Russian diplomats in retaliation for the recent arrest of an FBI agent accused of spying for Moscow, US television networks reported Wednesday. CBS reported that Russian Ambassador
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      Lock icon Court ruling ends Becker's paternity row
      176 16 -AFP LONDON A High Court judge has named German former tennis ace Boris Becker as the father of a Russian model's daughter, formally ending their long-running paternity row. A "declaration of paternity" was granted in London on Wednesday by the judge in a case
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      Lock icon South Korea promises trouble-free airport
      193 16 -AFP INCHON President Kirn Dae-Jung vowed yesterday that Seoul's troubled new international airport would become the most competitive in the region as be led the ceremonial launch of the US$5.4 billion (559.6 billion) project (above). Inchon International Airport, which will be open on Mar 29
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      Lock icon Watch before you ban
      150 16 AFP MANILA President Gloria Arroyo should first see a banned Filipino sex movie before revoking its exhibition permit, the film's director said. Mrs Arroyo, a devout Roman Catholic, on Wednesday personally applied the axe to "Live Show". The locally produced film is about young men and
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  • COMMENTARY
    • Article, Illustration
      Media watchdog, don't just watch
      810 17  -  Ravi Veloo Group can do much to raise the standard of journalism by MOST watchdogs are bitches. But with the newly-created media watchdog in Singapore, it is other people who are doing the bitching about it. Interesting. I hope the do-gooders who have come together
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      220 17 11 LIVINGFAITIT H 1 (An cmnisi'un ufUTvlLiri'L'st Church) WM I Join us at our \1 I Sunday Worship Service H Time 9.30 am to 11.30 am H Venue Golden Village Cinema 3, H Level 4, Marina Leisureplex, I Marina Square j a ml Speaker Rev. DrJohn Lim jm W j
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  • INFOTECH
    • Article, Illustration
      Just like the history books
      762 18  -  Robert Murphy Your chance to be part of the Battle of Britain by NEXT to hitting the history books, Rowan Software's game provides one of the richest, most authentic experiences of the Battle of Britain without living through it. Right on the heels of the
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      IT leaders confident despite US problems
      56 18 /Is/an IT business leaders say the sputtering United States economy may slow their industry's impressive growth, but the boom is far from over. Some even predict an unexpected boost from the financial woes ofthe Western economies, as more foreign firms look to outsource software
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      Pilot cable Internet scheme for Philippines
      79 18 Some 100 members of the Federation of International Cable TV Association ofthe Philippines (Ficap) will deploy cable Internet throughout the country this year. Ficap, the umbrella organisation of cable TV associations in the country, is installing three pilot cable Internet projects each in Luzon,
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    • Article
      Top 5 picks of the week
      119 18 Duplicate File Locator This helps you dig up, view and remove unwanted duplicated files on your local hard disk or network drives. Soccer Management Simulator 3 The game lets you take charge of a team from the four English divisions. You can pick your
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      Trend setting music box
      438 19  -  Scan Portnoy A portable sound machine gets put through the test by THE iPaq Personal Audio Player helped set the standard for small form factors in digital audio players. Weighing in at a svelte 85 grams, the iPaq Personal Audio Player is the size of a
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      Photo services in a box
      261 19  -  Chin Wei Lin by weilin@news today, com.sg FROM next month, users of digital cameras in Singapore will be able to, on their own, print their pictorial masterpieces on photo-quality paper. That's because Kodak will be setting up automated machines which it calls the Picture Maker
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      Your pocket theatre
      153 19 HEWLETT-PACKARD Jornada 548 Pocket PC boasts a host of fun features. Besides presenting musical entertainment on-the-go, it also offers movie entertainment via Microsoft's Pocket PC software suite that supports rich media applications. The software enables it to run MPEG movie trailers or video clips. Movie buffs can
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      Championship effort
      194 19 HO Sung Jung of Korea triumphed over stiff competition from five other contestants from across the region to win the Intel Tech Quest Grand Challenge in Singapore last Sunday. For his efforts, he received the grand prize of a US$3,OOO gift certificate. The second prize went to Widy
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  • RELAX
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Almost not famous
      938 20  -  Philip Berk -IPS Kate Hudson, the next big thing that nearly wasn't by Second generations are in. George W was elected president. Jeff Bridges, Michael Douglas, and George Clooney were all Golden Globe nominees. But far away the leader of the pack is Kate Hudson, Goldie Hawn's
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      Bye bye, pal
      441 21  -  Karman Tse Hock Hiap Leong closes by karman@newstoday.com.sg If you had enjoyed many an idle afternoon sipping kopi-o or milo-peng (milo with ice) while having a tete-a-tete with your kakis at the corner coffeeshop opposite the Substation, you are among those who will be bidding Albert goodbye.
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      A chance for all budding musicians to shine
      258 21  -  Rachel Lo by rach c 1@ n c wsto d ay. c o m.sg The biennial National Piano and Violin competition is back, with more attractive prizes and opportunities for all musicians interested in making a mark for themselves. Over the years,
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      Jackson honoured for solo work in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
      254 22 NEW YORK Paul Simon, Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, Queen and Steely Dan were inducted on Monday into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Also inducted were soul legend Solomon Burke, Ritchie Valens, along with Buddy Holly, killed in
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    • Article
      Of cats and men
      859 22  -  Anil Bhatia Suggestion that humans should emulate felines too simplistic an analysis by Neville Stack's review, Cat Tactics, in the Off Beat column (Today, March 12), which suggested that bosses, and maybe all of us, can emulate cats to be more successful in our businesses and
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      Changing Changi
      556 23  -  Elise Teo A pub in the heart of Changi Village which may not keep its rustic charm for long by elise.teQ@t__emediacampus.com QUEEN OF CLUBS Bet you didn't know there was a pub in Singapore that's as old as your grandmother. Like any village from Latvia to Laos, Changi
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      259 21 JB Date: 24 25 Mar 2001 (Sat Sun) fl V V X Venue: Field in front of Singapore History Museum Have you experienced music produced using home-made instruments 7fJwl*-% ft r>. such as lagerphone, tea-chest bass, concertina and bushbourine? ."IMgiWWfeß^^ Wonder no more! Come join The Sundowners from |"Fr"|'l' ll'WBB|"
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      1063 26 CineitlflX brother, Mark Ralfe. the Tll6(ltr6B6qt Robert's future. However, Venue: Zouk Club Singapore (CH 59) relationship flourishes and their prey is an incorrigibly Tickets: $26 (free seating), F Poitier encourages her to Buddy the Musical spoilt and hilariously childish available at Sistic outlets, hotCity Heat go to a school for
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    Remember the Titans
    664 29  -  David Ngiau Now what's this got to do with Bruckheimer's latest movie about racism? by David @newstoday. com. sg Denzel Washington in the lead? Cool. He's arguably the pre-eminent African American actor in film today, with an Oscar for Glory on his mantle. Boaz Yakin is directing?
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    Survivor is no worse than the manoeuvring in a game of chess
    548 29  -  Edmund T Shern NOT SAY I WANT TO SAY... by e_ i imi nd.. p a pri k a.co m.sg Love Survivorl People, it's a game like any other game. Get Real! Alliances, strategic manoeuvring, out-thinldng your opponent,
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      138 31 PERTH is a shopping paradise for many Singaporeans, especially the larger-sized ones. Don't laugh! Many of us appreciate a size 14 which fits like a size 14 and not like one of those size 8s masquerading as a size 14 you find in many of our Orchard i
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      1053 32  -  Lan De Cotta by i a r_@n c wsto day. com- sg IF looks were measured by shopping arcades, then Perth would be drop-dead gorgeous. Although it was called the "most isolated city in the world" by 1987 America's Cup skipper Dennis Connor, Perth is
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      Flowering gums and resurrection grasses
      365 34  -  Pauline D Loh by pau line@newsto day. c om.sg SPRING comes in autumn in Western Australia, and that's when the earth bursts into a profusion of blooms. You have to remember that Australia is in the Southern hemisphere and what we in the north know
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      575 36  - A swig of the old new in Dusseldorf Lan De Cotta by ian@newstoday.cora.sg IT IS a sin to mention Germany and not include beer in the same breath. Aithough beer may not have originated there, the Germans definitely reinvented it during the Middle Ages and turned it into what is
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      31 31 Perth's a gem of arcades I Flowering gums and resurrection grasses A swig of the old new in Dusseidorf Garden in your home t j Upsized extra-vaiue Kia Please read on!
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      122 37 Mzz.z.^'^zz[z^ -V** v'^Vv ■>*-f i*<y ■V-*'--1-* s'■"''"■■'* -^V^Vv'C' IE mi m% Zmr 4Jr_MP***}&--m r____P-__d_fcitt www.emirates.com Making our mark in Dusseldorf. On March 27th, we'll be launching new daily flights via Dubai to Dusseldorf. Added to our regular service to Berlin*, Frankfurt and Munich, the new Dusseldorf flight increases our German
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      733 38  -  Serena Sim Nature^stepsindoor at Century Woods by serena@r_ews_oday.com.sg What a paradise! This was my first thought when I saw the picture of an indoor courtyard, a special feature at Century Woods. Of course, we all know that photographs can be very deceiving, so I just had
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      687 41 The new Optima hits local Kia showrooms tomorrow, but COLIN YONG has already driven it in Korea and says that it's a potential bestseller here. THE formula for success in the local executive car market is no big secret take a largebodied four-door saloon (the larger and
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      354 43 -AFP With Bay Hill in the bag, he's now seeking the Players Championship Golf PONTE VEDRA BEACH The one title Tiger Woods wants more than any he has not already captured is the Players Championship, a trophy-case void he will try to fill. "Probably because this
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      436 43 Reuters NBA Milwaukee 107 LA Lakers 100 MILWAUKEE This one hurt more than most losses. The Lakers lost the game, the season series and Kobe Bryant all in one night. The NBA all-star aggravated a sprained left ankle and had to be helped off the court
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      Macca's the man for England
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      203 44 LONDON Steven Gerrard expects to be "100 per cent fit" for England's World Cup qualifier against Finland at Anfield tomorrow. Sven Goran Eriksson has also been boosted by the news that Steve McManaman and Gavin McCann are both
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      501 45  -  Stanley Ho Venga hopes Remember the Titans will inspire his charges Gombak v Woodlands (Bt Gombak Stadium, 7.30pm) WHILE other NTUC Income S-League teams were slogging away on the training pitch yesterday evening, the boys from Woodlands Wellington were indulging in tubs of popcorn and
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      417 45  -  Scott O'Donell Geylang v Balestier (Bedok Stadium, 7.30pm) GEYLANG coach Jang Jung will have some tough decisions to make in the lead-up to tonight's game against Balestier Central at Bedok Stadium. One concern that will be uppermost in his mind is: Should he
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      1190 46 GOAL 2010 Singapore in the World Cup? What a joke! Never mind if it's a long-term target That's how the sceptics react to Singapore's Goal 2010 target. What does Mr Mah Bow Tan, the Minister for National Development and the Football Association of Singapore
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      389 47  -  Stanley Ho Sembawang 2 Tampines 1 by stanley@ne wsto day. com. sg BEFORE the match against Sembawang Rangers last night, Adilson De Paula was confident that his NTUC Income S-League debut would bring Tampines Rovers its first taste of victory. After the final whistle had been blown,
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      210 47  -  Kelvin Phang Clementi 1 Marine Castle 1 by kelvi_i@newstoday.com.sg MARINE Castle was robbed of a well-deserved win at Clementi Stadium, thanks to a bizarre "goal" by Vlado Bozinoski. Leading one-nil through Norisam Musahar's 57th minute strike, the Dolphins looked good for all three points
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        455 48 Reuters Ganguly stunned by India's comeback win over Australia Cricket MADRAS Indian captain Saurav Ganguly could barely believe the way his team had fought back to clinch the threetest series against Australia yesterday. "Absolutely great. After losing in Bombay and after the first two days in Calcutta,
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        194 48 -AFP Formula One SAO PAULO Brazilian Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello has slammed his home Grand Prix and claims 90 per cent of the drivers are only taking part because they are obliged to. "Ninety per cent of the drivers are
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        135 48 AFP LONDON Italian striker Benito Carbone's free transfer move to Middlesbrough from Bradford collapsed yesterday after the two parties failed to agree on the length of contract. Carbone, 29, was looking for a three-year contract while Boro were only prepared to offer a one-year deal.
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