Today, 1 August 2001

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  • HOT NEWS
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      $2m apology
      456 3 Dhanabalan pays UOB and OUB $1 million each for over-the-top aggression in a DBS document IT was a personal and unreserved apology from one of Singapore's most powerful bankers to two aristocrats of local banking. And it came with a $1 million token gift to each of their
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      BG Yeo flies to NZ on 4-day visit
      122 3 MINISTER for Trade and Industry BG George Yeo left yesterday on a four-day visit to New Zealand. BG Yeo, who is there on Prime Minister Helen Clark's invitation, will deliver a speech on Singapore's growth strategies at a conference, Catching the Knowledge
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      No to change
      338 4  -  Tan Siew Eng UmnoYouth says quota system must remain by.. si ewe rtg@ ne wstoday.com. s g KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad last week opened a political can of worms by saying that the government might replace the race-based quota system to
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      Lock icon Illegal brokers of foreign stocks nabbed
      125 4 Reuters MANILA Philippine police detained nine foreigners and 15 Filipinos (picture) yesterday for allegedly engaging in the illegal sale of mutual funds and stocks of foreign companies. The foreigners taken in for questioning included four British nationals and a Canadian, police chief superintendent Nestorio
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      Lock icon Israeli strike kills militant Palestinian leaders
      118 4 Agencies NABLUS (West Bank) Israel yesterday launched a devastating strike that killed six Hamas miliants, including two Hamas leaders, said to be behind anti-Israeli attacks. Israeli forces bombarded a seven-storey building in the Palestinian-ruled town, which housed the office run by the Islamic Resistance
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      22 4 11l NOVARTIS Thanks All Nurses For Their Continuing Contribution In Providing A Better Healthcare Environment With Compliments (!> NOVARTIS "^^^^B Pharmaceutical Sector www.novartis.com
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      88 4 Join our weekly MoneyWordS, Wed to Fri Turn to page 38 READ 0N... Talking of cracks Consider Medishield cover for those aged above 75/9 Let's be practical Democracy, rights oione won't guarantee that 100 Flowers will bloom/18 Candid canvasses Two Punjabi women break barriers with their art/20 Faye-bulous Fans brave
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Red alert
      454 6 The worst worm to hit computers worldwide? THE Americans are saying that this is the worst worm to hit computers everywhere. Why, by the time you read this at Sam (midnight, GMT), thousands of servers worldwide would have already been infected by the Code Red worm. And even
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      Ravine plunge
      96 6  -  -Jose Raymond A sewerage truck plunged into a ravine at the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve late yesterday morning after ramming into a stationery Power Grid truck which was parked near the park's Visitor Centre. It is believed that the driver of the tanker lost control of the vehicle
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      Drawn to MediaCorp
      97 6 ONLINE entertainment at MediaCorp Group's mediacorpsingapore.com and mediacorptv.com has drawn more than double the expected level of teenage traffic. They are among the online entertainment and streaming media sites that have surprised analysts by attracting 90 per cent more teenagers than expected. This phenomenon surfaced in the
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      Meet this year's President's Scholars
      342 6  -  Pearlyn Tham "MY father was a disciplinarian when I was younger. When ray elder sister and I misbehaved in public, we would get a dirty look and when we got home, we would get it! "But discipline that is instilled in you when you're young
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      We are on schedule
      238 8  -  Cathleen Tung Malay studies revamped at all levels by.. ca thle e n@news to d ay.com.sg SENIOR Parliamentary Secretary (Education) Mohamad Mai din Packer said yesterday that changes to Malay education from primary to tertiary levels are on schedule. The amendments, which follow recommendations by the
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      Some fall through the net
      201 8 TESTS for impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) may not turn out positive if they are conducted before meals. Experts say the IGT tests should be done after meals as those affected will then be able to display abnormal levels of blood sugar. If left undetected, IGT
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      Patient jailed for knife threat
      95 8 NURSES at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) had a scare on June 19 when a patient pulled out a knife from her blouse and pointed it at a nurse's chest. Her colleagues tried to calm Norfarah Amir Hamzah, 17, down. But she went after
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  • LETTERS
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      Talking of cracks
      182 9  -  Ee Hoon Consider Medishield cover for those aged above 75 I REFER to the article, "Caught In the Cracks" (Today, July 30), on the plight of the elderly sick. To quote Mr Chan Soo Sen, "Current provisions such as the 3Ms are adequate for current needs and
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      Seven steps to enjoy life
      274 9  -  Mohamad Rosle Ahmad LET'S retire! Ah, that cherished "R" word which is uppermost on the minds of many but the least achievable by most unless fortune smiles on you. But take heart, here are seven steps that anyone can take to enjoy life more. Retire
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      A smile you can afford
      238 9 WE refer to the letter A smile she can't afford" by Ms J L Goh (Today, July 23). The Health Promotion Board (HPB) provides oral health promotion and basic dental treatment for primary and secondary students attending government, government-aided and special schools. This includes teaching
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      It's appalling
      243 9  -  Catherine Tang I AM not a football fanatic, but I happened to read (for the first time in my life) the sports section in Today. I am appalled and disgusted with the way the S-League club housed the five young Nigerians. Where has the grace of humanity gone?
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      SingTel 1Q profit falls
      326 10  -  Chan Chao Peh But its net profit still above market consensus by.. cha o pe h@ne wsto day. c o m. sg SINGTEL'S net profit for the first quarter ended June 30 fell 2.5 per cent to $579 million as compared to the same period last
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    • MARKET Watch
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        Media Corp's-Malaysia webcast Venture
        80 10 MEDIACORP Interactive (MCI), the interactive subsidiary of Media Corporation of Singapore, is to provide webcast services in Malaysia. It has teamed up with eOneNet.com Sdn Bhd, an e-Business services provider in Malaysia and Internet marketing consultant for this purpose. Under the agreement, MCI will provide video
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        Your S$1 buys
        27 10 US$ 0.5544 I UK£ 0.3890 Yen 69.249 HK$ 4.3240 HM 2.1068 0.6336 Rupiah 5,267.1 Baht 25.340 29.690 |a$ 1.0942 Rupee 26.130 j Won 718.82
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      Unit trusts make money
      414 11  -  Lee Ching Wern by.. ch ingwe rn@newstoday.com.sg OVER three-quarters of unit trust funds under the CPF investment scheme made profits in the second quarter this year, according to a report by consultancy William M Mercer (S) Pte Ltd. It said 78 per cent of the 114
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      2.98 million handphone users here
      110 11 THREE out four of people in Singapore now carry a handphone. This figure was released by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). It reported that there are 2,983,700 mobile subscribers by the end of June this year. This figure represents a penetration rate of
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      Lock icon Starting over
      311 12  -  Chan Chao Peh Oxford grad decided to set up Cyber Village by.. chaopeh@newstoday.com. sg ARMED with an Oxford degree, Cyber Village chief executive Mr Tony Pua (picture) could, in his words, "have a nice decent income, and go up the corporate ladder without any major issues." Still, the
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      Lock icon NEC lays off 4,000
      88 12 -AFP TOKYO Japan's NEC Corp said yesterday that it would slash its global workforce by 4,000 this year and pull out of dynamic rapid access memory (Dram) chip production by 2004. "We will implement personnel cuts of about 4,000 people at home and abroad within this
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      Cycle and Carriage hit by US slowdown
      162 12  -  Lee U-Wen by.. uwen@news t o day.com. sg THE economic slowdown in the United States and the weakening of the Indonesian rupiah have hit Cycle and Carriage's bottomline. Its net profit after minority interests fell 33 per cent to $25.6 million for the
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      Net profit of $21.6m for Dairy Farm
      99 12 DAIRY Farm International Holdings has posted a group interim net profit of $21.6 million, reversing a loss of $37.8 million in the same period last year. The group, which owns Giant hypermarkets, 7-Eleven, Guardian Pharmacy and Cold Storage, also plans to open two
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    • Market news
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        Singapore
        344 12 SINGAPORE shares rose for the third day on rotational interest in blue chips by institutions. Dealers said it remained a buyers' market and buying interest was very selective. The ST index ended up 8.47 points to 1666.03. Market breadth was fairly mixed on 114 gainers to 110 losers while
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        Malaysia
        144 12 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian stock market softened yesterday after posting strong gains on Monday. Profit-taking was seen in the lower liners and the speculative 'restructuring plays' that have performed well since last week. After reaching an intra-day high of 667.1 in the morning session, the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Mega opens up
      186 13 THE reticent Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri opened up in anl exclusive inter- I view with Time magazine last Saturday. •'As PDI-P chairman, I liavt had a bitter experience with violence. We first need to follow the alk rules of the game. We have laws and the 1945
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      Lock icon Clashes erupt over courts Golkar ruling
      119 13 Reuters JAKARTA A court decision against dissolving the former ruling Golkar party briefly sparked clashes in Jakarta yesterday. Indonesian police beat protesters and fired warning shots and teargas during a rally to protest the Supreme Court decision. The demonstrators quickly dispersed after blank bullets
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      Lock icon Vajpayee offers to quit
      129 13 -AFP NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee offered to quit yesterday for his "failure" to make the ruling alliance work together. But he was persuaded to stay on by members of his own Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan said Mr
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      Lock icon Nato system for Asia?
      286 16 Agencies Aussies downplay idea as China may object CANBERRA Australia has played down suggestions that it might set up a Nato-style AsiaPacific security forum with the US, Japan and South Korea a move analysts said could rattle China. US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on
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      Lock icon Thai officers held in Myanmar
      159 16 Agencies BANGKOK Seven Thai antidrug and military officials were taken captive by an ethnic minority army allied to Myanmar's military government, Thai officials said. Fears of the incident developing into a diplomatic row appeared to have been defused yesterday when it was reported that they
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      Lock icon Hanson: I'm not guilty
      99 16 Reuters BRISBANE Ms Pauline Hanson (above), rightwing political figure and leader of the One Nation party, yesterday pleaded not guilty to electoral fraud, telling supporters she would fight the charges. Ms Hanson appeared in court on three charges of fraud. It was for the illegal registration
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      Rules of the game
      204 16 KUALA LUMPUR The US has set three "conditions" related to human rights and press freedom before Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad can meet President George W Bush, reported the Far Eastern Economic Review. But Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Syed Jaafar Albar, when asked to comment
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      Lock icon Taiwan MP slashes himself
      174 16 -AFP TAIPEI Although Taiwan's legislators are notorious for their fistfights, an 83--year-old member of Kuomintang (KMT), the key opposition party, upped the ante when he slashed his wrist on national television yesterday. The dramatic move by Mr Hsia Kungchuan, which came during a meeting of the
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon Court approves partial privatisation of London's Tube
        254 14 Reuters LONDON The High Court has backed a government proposal to partially privatise London's underground rail network, despite concerns that the proposal could undermine safety on the world's oldest subway rail system. A packed courtroom heard a judge dismiss a judicial challenge to
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        Paris safety alert
        192 14 BEIJING Chinese tourists have been advised to delay or cancel their trips to Paris because their preference for using cash makes them vulnerable to thieves. The advice, issued by the Chinese media, follows a rash of thefts from tourists and a hold-up last week in a Chinese
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        Lock icon 'Ghost' sparks stampede
        137 14 Reuters JAKARTA Two teenage Indonesian girls were crushed to death in a stampede at a Muslim boarding school after hearing what they believed was a ghost. About 100 girls at the school in the East Java town of Greskik were reciting the holy Quran late on Sunday
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        Lock icon HK Chinese pilots accuse Cathay of discrimination
        290 15 -AFP HONG KONG There seems to be no end to the industrial dispute that has been plaguing Cathay Pacific, with local Chinese pilots accusing the carrier of discrimination on Monday. The pilots have till today to accept a new pay and benefits package
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        Lock icon Happy ending
        114 15 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian woman has entered the record books by sharing a glass cage with thousands of scorpions for a month. Ms Malena Hassan, 24, (picture) was cheered by a huge crowd in Kota Bam for persevering to stay in the 12-square-metre enclosure despite being stung
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        Paternity tests ordered for boy born to 'desperate' mum
        202 15 LONDON A British judge has ordered blood tests to establish paternity in a bizarre custody battle over a seven-year-old boy. The court heard how the child's mother was so desperate to conceive that she had sex with four different men on
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Let's be practical
      968 18 Democracy, rights alone won't guarantee that 100 flowers will bloom On their own, ideals such as human rights, democracy and press freedom do not guarantee progress and development, said Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng in a speech at the Home Team Promotion Ceremony on Monday. Here
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      Lock icon Is a full-scale Middle East war unavoidable?
      640 19  -  Jeffrey Heller Reuters by.. in Jerusalem AS the 10-month cycle of violence continues unabated, the influential Jane's Foreign Report has suggested that a massive Israeli invasion of Palestinian-occupied territories could be just one devastating suicide bombing away. Experts, however, said it was far
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  • UPFROM
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      Lock icon Candid canvasses
      510 20  -  Gurmeet Singh Two Punjabi women break barriers with their art by.. What's so remarkable about these two women? For a start, they have broken barriers in a close-knit community used to rigidly structured roles. And, they have opted to earn their living through their art. Manjeet Shergill (left)
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      Starting today, Relax has some new Features...
      304 20  -  Pauline DLoh August 1 marks my first anniversary with Today. In this one year, I learnt more about newspapers than in my previous 20 as a journalist. The first lesson was: no matter how threatening the competition, a true journalist stays focused on
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      49 20 V The Nurse who's also a Doctor Dr Chow Yeow Leng began her career as a nurse. She is one of only three nurses in Singapore who holds a doctorate and she is now a lecturer at Nanyang Polytechnic's School of Health Sciences. LEQNG PHEI PHt! has the story.
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  • PORTFOLIO
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      First credits
      809 21  -  Karman Tse Applying for that first credit card For many of us who are at the starting point of a career path, the road ahead seems tike a long, meandering journey. Earning money means managing money. Today's new weekly Portfolio i$ here to offer you different perspectives on
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon Killing Me Softly opens next year
      142 22 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD MGM will be giving Chen Kaige's erotic thriller Killing Me Softly a wide release on Jan 18 next year. The film, which stars Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes, had been set to open later this year but has been pushed back. The
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      The primary link
      485 22  -  David Ngiau They are the 'small boys' of film distributors here by.. david@newsto day. com. sg Looming over Singapore's film distribution and exhibition market are big players like (in alphabetical order) Cathay, Shaw and WarnerGolden Village. All three companies acquire films for distribution in Singapore and operate
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      Yearning for the days of Marky Mark
      321 23 Before his present incarnation as a serious actor, Mark Wahlberg was better known as bubble gum-rapper Marky Mark. Together with his backup, Wahlberg's early 90s pop-song-and-dance act was known as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. And despite his current thespian success Wahlberg
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      Lock icon Kate Winslet's new house is haunted
      190 23 Reuters LONDON Titanic actress Kate Winslet (right) has been warned she will be sharing a house she has just bought with a ghost, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday. "I hope it won't put Kate off. I know people who have seen the ghost and
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      Lock icon Faye-bulous
      321 24  -  Jenny Kong Fans brave wet weather for the Heavenly Queen by.. j enny @n ewsto d ay. c om. sg Whatever the weather, nothing will keep Hong Kong Heavenly Queen Faye Wong's (right) fans away. When the superstar stopped by in Singapore to promote her latest television serial, Love
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      EJ is all geared up to play clueless airhead
      245 24  -  Sophia Ang CH>in actress EJ (right) is gushing over her forthcoming role O- that of a bimbo in MediaCorp TV's new show, The Brand New Towkay. Landing the role of Nadia Wee is a dream come true for EJ after nearly
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      Lock icon Sting's still in the Scorpions
      456 25  -  lan De Cotta Group back to playing old-fashioned hard rock If Monday night's Acoustica concert is anything to go by, the vintage of the Scorpions is as fine as ever. Like wine and folk guitars, they've gotten better with age. The German group is one
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      1406 26 301,302 lIIHIHI I *A" Chan 9e Ewr *Perca KehiduPan Arts Central, 10pm I^fc^l Chanirei 5,9pm Suria, 9.30pm channel newsasia This movie (right) explores the mysteri- I "CI thin Ss about y»tir family? ';f j/) women who live, across the hall from an^ n^ o fthe same dull wiien Rlza^ kee^s
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      Free champagne
      345 27  -  Rachel Lo ...and strawberries for the ladies under swaying palm trees by.. rachel@newstoday.com.sg Strawberries and champagne are the classic ingredients for a night of romance. Remember that famous scene in Pretty Woman in which the luscious Julia Roberts gets her first taste of that seductive combination? At Lush,
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      SSO presents the Sounds of Asia
      234 27 It is a fusion of the East and West with Singapore Symphony Orchestra's SSO Sounds of Asia series (picture). This series is the orchestra's commitment to Asian composers and Asian-influenced works and highlights their dynamic contributions to music. There are three programmes in the
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      279 27 THREE-DAY LISTING ttuas Flamenco Passion This is an even! with fire, intricate footwork and sensual dance sketches by top performers from Argentina and Spain. It is a rare performance and will be led by flamenco guitarist Manolo Yglesias. Date: Aug 1 Time: Bpm Venue: Victoria Theatre Price: $15, $25, $40,
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      The nurse is a Dr, too
      913 28  -  Leon" Phei Phei She's never left nursing, only taken a different career path in the same profession Dr Chow Yeow Leng is one of only three nurses in Singapore who holds a PhD. She began her career as a nurse and is now a
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      Learning skills for a Knowledge-Based Global Economy
      708 29  -  XCI Consulting Perceptions of what constitutes assets have changed through the years, in tandem with man's progress. During the agricultural ages, fertile arable land was the prized asset to have. The industrial revolution saw the steam engine and ever more complex machines drive
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      163 32 Reuters SYDNEY Playmaker Stephen Larkham and winger Ben Tune returned to Australia's squad yesterday for the Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Dunedin on August 11. Larkham has been absent since he damaged a nerve in his arm in the second Test against the British and Irish Lions
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      Lock icon Problems galore for Holyfield v Ruiz promoter
      170 32 AFP BEIJING The Chinese promoters of the postponed heavyweight championship clash between John Ruiz and Evander Holyfield denied reports yesterday that the fight had been re-scheduled for October and that they were having problems stumping up the cash. "An agreement has not been
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      Lock icon Watch out, Butcher's back
      130 32 Reuters LONDON You know things are bad when, 2-0 down after two matches of a five-Test series, a stop-gap selection heads your averages. Both batting and bowling. Worse still, England's Mark Butcher doesn't normally bowl. The left-hand batsman ended last season considering retirement and began this
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      Lock icon It'll be better than Lewis v Johnson
      536 33 Reuters New sprint star Montgomery says he will put Greene in the shade Athletics RALEIGH Edmonton is about to witness the greatest sprint showdown in history, says Tim Montgomery. "It's going to be greater than Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson," declared Montgomery. The
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      Not bothered by rule change
      122 33 EDMONTON Olympic 100m champion Maurice Greene said his sprinting will not be disrupted by controversial plans to rewrite the rules on false starts, one of the biggest proposed changes to athletics in recent years. A meeting of the sport's world governing body, which started yesterday,
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      Lock icon Woods and Sorenstam win battle
      224 33 -AFP Golf PALM DESERT -Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam won the Battle at Bighorn at the 19th hole here yesterday, but golfs fabulous four hardly dazzled under the floodlights at Bighorn Golf Club. Australian Karrie Webb and newly crowned British Open champion David Duval, teamed
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      Reds' surrendering all over
      466 34 Biscan follows manager's example by tipping Man United for title LIVERPOOL Gerard Houllier saw his team's confidence further undermined yesterday after midfielder Igor Biscan conceded next season's Premiership title to Manchester United. Just as the Liverpool boss was back-pedalling from his own comments admitting Man United's
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      Lock icon A Beckham Christmas deal?
      142 34 -AFP LONDON Manchester United is confident that star player David Beckham will sign a new long-term deal by Christmas. The 26-year-old England captain has two years left to run on his existing contract at Old Trafford, but the Man United board is understandably keen to clinch
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      Dyer straits as Newcastle man hurt
      230 34 NEWCASTLE Kieron Dyer has suffered a shattering injury setback three weeks before the new season kicks off. The Newcastle and England midfielder was seen hobbling on crutches with a leg muscle problem after falling in a squad workout yesterday, revealed the SunOnline. It is
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      Lock icon Kournikqva's back...with Hingis
      384 35 Reuters SAN DIEGO Anna Kournikova marked her return to competitive action by partnering Martina Hingis to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Leizel Huber and Laura Montalvo in the first round of the doubles at the Acura Classic yesterday. "I'm trying to come back and that means I'm
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      Swimmers shaping up for SEA Games
      381 35  -  Kelvin Phang by.. kelvin@ne wstoday. c o m. sg WITH 38 days to go the South-east Asia Games in Malaysia, the Republic's swimmers look right on track in their preparations. The squad of 13 returned from the Fina World Championships in Japan yesterday with
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      336 35 PARIS Now that he has won three Tours de France, Lance Armstrong is inevitably being compared with the American who did it first, Greg LeMond and being compared unfavourably, the New York Times reported. The words used to describe LeMond 11
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      Lock icon Warriors cruise into semis
      358 36  -  Stanley Ho Today photo by DEFENDING S-League champion SAFFC swept past Gombak United 3-1 last night to move into the NTUC Income Singapore Cup semifinals. The Warriors will meet Geylang United in the first leg of the semis on Aug 28. Coach Fandi Ahmad's boys were
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      Sundram surprises
      361 36  -  Jose Raymond Fields reserves and himself in match TRADITION says cup ties are all about shocks and upsets. Last night, at the Jurong East Stadium, player-coach V. Sundramoorthy (right) shocked the 1,587 fans by leaving key players Park Tae Won, Itimi Dickson, Goh Tat Chuan, Tamil Marren, Toh
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      Courting Weigang
      292 37  -  Scott O'Donell Rams want German for 2002 by s c o tt@ne wstoday. c om. sg WOODLANDS Wellington, currently languishing at the foot of the S-League table, may have a new coach next season. Officials from the club met with ex-Perak coach Karl Weigang yesterday with a view
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      Lock icon Kiwis crushed by aggressive Sri Lankans
      200 37 -AFP COLOMBO Sri Lanka batted and bowled aggressively to crush New Zealand by 106 runs and qualify for the final of the triangular one-day cricket series here yesterday. New Zealand, chasing 222 off its allotted 36 overs in a rain-hit match, collapsed against Sri
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      Footballers in storerooms are not the best advertisment for our league
      612 37 On Monday, a Today exclusive revealed that Itimi Owepa Wilson, a Prime League player for Balestier Central, was living in a 3m x 5m storeroom with four other players. Yesterday, members of the public and the football fraternity responded
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      Lock icon Former Euro great Forest in trouble
      311 38 Reuters Entire first-team squad put up for sale NOTTINGHAM Former European champion Nottingham Forest has put its entire first-team squad up for sale to fight mounting debts, club manager Paul Hart said yesterday. Forest, European champion in 1979 and 1980, but now mired in
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