Today, 21 August 2001, Afternoon Edition

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  • Title Section
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    7 1 TODAY Tuesday •Angus* 21,2001 MITAIP) 138 11/2000
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Jihad funds crackdown
      416 1 -AFP Pakistan bans militants from raising money in the name of holy war KARACHI Pakistan's military government began a crackdown on Islamic militants yesterday and banned the raising of funds in the name of Jihad (holy war). "All Jihadi organisations (Islamic militant groups) have been banned from
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      Lock icon Stocks up on Fed meet
      82 1 -AFP Usually, most of the elderly fl m will spend cash in no time. Those who are bedridden J are unable to use the money. I thought it'd be good if they could all hold on to something for emergencies. Something that's better than cash.
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Monster of the month
      428 2  -  Leong Phei Phei Called PMDD, it can make women suicidal and turn to crime by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg NO woman finds that time of the month comfortable. But to some it can be so distressing that it can make them suicidal. Some even turn to crime. It is
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      Old man hammers neighbour
      187 2 IT is strange enough to see a 74-year-old man in court. It is even stranger to see him accused of violence. In this case, Chan Ah Kow was on the stand for getting embroiled in a bitter dispute between his daughter-in-law, Madam Yap Choy Peng, and
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      Don with a deadly plot
      334 3 India uncovers alleged plan to bomb police HQ MUMBAI A plot to blow up the police headquarters here has been uncovered by Indian security agencies, the Times of India said yesterday. Local don Dawood Ibrahim, reported to be living in Pakistan, is said to have
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      TV Works cuts programmes
      308 3  -  Sophia Ang TV Works announced yesterday that it is cutting back on local productions. It said that it would cut local productions from the current "50 to 60 per cent" to "20 to 30 per cent". The three casualties will be the English-language station's centrepiece variety
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      Up where he belongs
      313 4  -  Lee U-Wen Swee Chiow invited to join Americans for another expedition by uwen@newstoday.cora.sg ADVENTURER extraordinaire Khoo Swee Chiow is fast becoming a brand name. First, Prime Minister Goh singled him out in his National Day Rally speech as a symbol of someone who had scaled the
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      Foreign students top Temasek Poly
      140 4  -  Audra Lim by audra@newstoday.com.sg "FOREIGN talent" took the spotlight at this year's Temasek Polytechnic graduation, as the top three awards went to foreign students. At the graduation ceremony yesterday, Li Dan from China was conferred the Lee Kuan Yew award for coming up tops in
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      PM's speech 'confidence booster'
      169 4 IT was a timely call for Singaporeans not to lose heart, said MPs and grassroots leaders of the Prime Minister's National Day Rally speech on Sunday. They praised Mr Goh's speech as a confidence booster, and hailed the measures for lower-income Singaporeans to have a greater
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      196 4 The UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA V ""»"^F71B!P!I BSPB If Ranked Top 9 II 1k i m wPlPPf'^iEpffifl University in ™1 i W/iifr):fj»/*f:w<J^^^^y^ Australia J Top Australian University with Colombo Plan Scholars Alumni BSPTn"f^sl^^i^TTnvlS/ A member of ACU and is internationally BStHiiSUtßiiilinufiHlfiHßlSßSH recognised I SavethousandsoHralning"" Highly qualified academics with vast dollars! international teaching
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      42 4 FeaturingToday... UpFront 14 Cracking down on Black Metal InfoTech 16 Save with good printing habits LifeIsGreat 18 Composing Miss Saigon HomeChef 19 The versatile and tasty bean InCinemas 20 Special edition DVD of Star Trek LimeLioht 22 The story of A-Can debuts
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      113 5 THINJS .SI IM You can't think slimmer than the new SGH-N2OO from Samsung because it's the slimmest phone at just 14.9 mm. It is also one of the lightest (69g) and has the most stylish blue screen and keypad. It even has voice activated WAP. m The SGH-N2OO is both
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  • LETTERS
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      Rediscover the truth
      362 6  -  Ec Teck Ec Japan has to reflect on reason for war atrocities AMID the loud protests of some Asian countries against Japan's attitude towards the role they played during World War 11, the sound of silence of Singaporeans is indeed deafening (Today, Aug 17). The Japanese do
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      Media responsibility
      208 6  -  Wong Teck Tian Your letter can also appear on this page. Write in with your full name and address to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax: 65-*****17; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg We reserve the right to edit all letters submitted to us for publication. THE media
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      Train noise problem
      231 6  -  Edlin Tan I refer to the recent report, "Keeping Noise at Bay Several measures have been taken by SMRT to ensure this is achieved", in Today. I'm a resident at Pare Vista, located at the junction of Corporation Rd and Boon Lay Way. The Lake Side MRT
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      SMRT: We will continue to monitor trains' noise level
      270 6  -  Goh Chee Kong I REFER to Ms Edlin Tan's e-mail feedback on the MRT train noise at Pare Vista. SMRT regularly conducts noise level monitoring at residential areas in the vicinity of MRT routes to ensure that the noise levels are
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      3Com to stop manufacturing
      402 8  -  Ivay Tan Firm will cease making switches in Singapore by ivay@newstoday.com.sg IN about a month's time, computer networking giant 3Com will shut down its manufacturing operations here. The low-volume switches it is making here will be made at its headquarters in Ireland. Its highvolume servers, desktops
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      BG Yeo on 10-day China trip
      242 8  -  Chan Chao Peh by in Beijing TRADE and Industry Minister BG (NS) George Yeo arrived in the Chinese capital yesterday, the first stop of his 10-day exploratory visit of the northwest and central regions of the country. Upon arrival, he made a courtesy call
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      Lock icon Fed interest rate cut likely
      155 8 Bloomberg WASHINGTON US Federal Reserve policymakers are likely to lower the overnight banklending rate later tonight to a seven-year low of 3.5 per cent. In cutting rates for the seventh time since January, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his policy-setting Open Market Committee may signal
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    • Market Watch
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        Royal Clicks' acquisition Down Under
        134 8 MAINBOARD listed Royal Clicks is to acquire a 25.6 per cent stake in Australian specialty fashion retailer Westco Jeans Australia for A 58.26 million ($7.73 million). The deal will give it access to Westco's extensive network of more than 130 retail stores located in every
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        HTL Int'l to make sofas in China
        147 8 MAINBOARD listed HTL International, a sofa manufacturer and producer of leather hides, will invest a further $10.8 million to expand its operations in Kunshan, China. "Our continued expansion in China will help to lower the group's overall cost of production, thereby strengthening our
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        Strengthening SIA-Virgin Atlantic ties
        75 8 SINGAPORE Airlines plans to strengthen its relationship with Virgin Atlantic by introducing joint pricing and marketing on routes from London, likely to include Singapore, India and the Caribbean, The Observer reported. Mr Michael Tan, the airline's senior executive vice-president, was quoted as saying that SIA also
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        Your S$1 buys...
        28 8 us$ 0.5687 Rupiah 4848.4 UK£ 0.3935 Baht 25.542 Yen 68.529 Peso 29.176 HK$ RM Euro 4.4358 2.1612 0.6220 A$ 1.0665 Rupee 26.804 Won 727.49 nmmmaam
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      Lock icon Will HP drop Venture?
      220 10 Bloomberg Contract manufacturer's shares fall 800 VENTURE Manufacturing's shares fell 6.4 per cent after the company's customer, HewlettPackard (HP), said last week that it will cut the number of contract manufacturers it uses from 20 to four. Shares of Venture, the largest contract manufacturer in Singapore
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      Lock icon ING Barings faces rap for false info
      100 10 -AFP TOKYO -Japan's financial watchdog is to punish a Tokyo branch of Dutch-based investment bank ING Barings for violating the nation's securities law, a report said. The branch had distributed an erroneous report on Japan's Daiwa Bank Ltd to some 1,200 clients and
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      Lock icon US plan for Argentina
      72 10 Bernama BUENOS AIRES US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill wants the Argentine government to commit itself to a 10--year plan, including fiscal and economic growth targets, before giving US approval to an international funding package. The Buenos Aires Economico reported this, citing sources close to ongoing talks
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      Lock icon Fujitsu to axe 16,400 workers
      186 10 Bloomberg TOKYO Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's biggest maker of business computers, will lay off 16,400 workers worldwide, or about 10 per cent of its workforce, in a bid to return to profitability and repair its chip business. The Tokyo-based company will also quit the desktop computer
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      Consumers still prefer brick and mortar banks
      177 10 DESPITE the advent of the Internet and virtually real-time e-mail, face-to-face interaction is still the most commonly used mode of interaction between consumers and banks. These findings emerged from the latest Asian Ideals survey which was conducted in June by MasterCard International and
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        189 10 THE STI index fell 9.27 points or 0.6 per cent to 1626.92 after steep losses on Wall Street on Friday. Another wave of disappointing earnings and profit downgrades pushed stocks down. Dell had said that the PC downturn may last until the second quarter of 2002, adding to the
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        Market Movers
        81 10 [op Gainers Close m law Par Mit Sen 1 limes Pub ustland' bale -u f i DHs llll* 735 11.00 3.88 1300 12.50 3/0 150 I OS 033 0.13 0.25 0.30 0.14 010 .0.10 .0.05 0B5 0.04 003 0.03 ,1 I np users Clase Venture Creaiiva 5D ■[E
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        Malaysia
        203 10 THE Kuala Lumpur market opened the week on a sombre mood, dampened by concerns on the health of the Malaysian economy, the sharp falls in the US markets last week and a lack of fresh impetus to drive the market forward. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index ended 1.3 points
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Forget human cloning, now we've got Hal to worry about
      378 12 Reuters TEL AVIV Neurolinguist Dr Anat Treister-Goren (picture) is deeply attached to 18--month-old Hal. She talks to Hal and reads him his favourite bedtime stories just like any other mother would to her child. Except that Hal is not a
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      Lock icon More 'big' fever in Malaysia
      191 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Size matters in Malaysia. It already boasts the world's tallest office buildings and is now set on achieving records in everything from flags to apple strudels. With the 44th anniversary of independence on Aug 31, a total of 300 schoolteachers, parents and
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      Lock icon Police were inhumane
      310 12 -AFP Report slams abuses at Anwar rally KUALA LUMPUR The image of Malaysia's police force took yet another beating yesterday after a top-level inquiry slammed it for "cruel and inhuman" treatment of detainees after a mass antigovernment protest last November. The 66-page report by the govern-ment-backed Human
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      Movies aid Thai cops
      106 12 BANGKOK The Thai police are upgrading their investigative skills. Investigators will be watching two Hollywood films about psychopathic murderers to study the changing forms and complexity of crime. "I have told police to watch Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal to improve their investigative skills," Police
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      Lock icon Gas blast victim
      43 12 Reuters photo A miner, injured in a methane gas explosion at the coal mine in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, is helped out of an ambulance. Thirtysix miners were killed and an unknown number are trapped a kilometre below the surface.
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      Lock icon Jakarta Exchange bombers jailed
      113 12 -AFP JAKARTA Two men were jailed for 20 years each by an Indonesian court yesterday for last September's bombing of the Jakarta Stock Exchange building. Ten people were killed and 46 were injured in the incident. Nuryadin, 29, was sentenced in absentia because he escaped from
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  • COMMENTARY
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      What a year!
      834 13  -  Ng Boon Yian How the media landscape has changed THESE are the best times to be in journalism. These are the worst times to be in journalism. And it's all because of one word: com petition. When I graduated about a year ago, I thought there couldn't
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      Lock icon Human cloning: Turning point?
      308 13 -AFP WASHINGTON The brave new world of human cloning may reach a turning point within the next 60 days if a scientist proceeds with his controversial plans. Dr Panos Zavos said his team hopes to produce cloned human embryos within the next two months. "The production
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  • UPFRONT
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      Who's afraid of Black Metal?
      899 14  -  Elisia Yco Malaysian authorities regard this form of alternative music as evil, fans say it's just music SATANIC pentacles, secret signals and sacrificial lambs. Not your usuaJ breakfast fare, but this is what Malaysians have been waking up to for the past few weeks. Daily
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  • INFOTECH
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      Save with good printing habits
      385 16  -  Lee U-Wen Vendor believes it has the answer for small offices by uwen@newstoday.com.sg WHEN enterprises think about cost-saving measures for their companies, one big issue they usually neglect is bad printing habits. According to representatives from Lexmark International, time, money and paper are constantly wasted
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      Untitled
      195 16 BREAKING NEWS wmr.zdneta&ia.com/news Work together for common gain Wireless network operators and application vendors should start learning to play nice with one another. In a recent report titled "Mobile Intranets: Towards the Wireless Enterprise", UK-based Ovum observed that suppliers need to co-operate more with each other to maximise wireless data
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      Professional prints, optimal functionality
      182 16 THE Consumer Business Organisation of Hewlett-Packard Singapore has released two new "All-in-One" multifunctional devices that promise optimum functionality and versatility for professionals working in small business environments. Featuring industry-leading PhotoßEt3 colourlayering technology, HP's new PSC 750 prints, scans and copies in rich photo quality colour, while
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      Made for region
      104 16 DELL has introduced a value-oriented notebook designed to meet the needs of its corporate and institutional customers across the Asia-Pacific region. The Dell Latitude V7OO notebook offers an 850 MHz Intel Mobile Pentium 111 processor with Speed Step technology and a robust mix of features for $2,773
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      Singapore Internet data centres make history
      261 16  -  Lee U-Wen by uwen@newstoday.com.sg TWO Singapore-based Internet Data Centres (iDCs), NCS Digital Centrix and i-STT, have become the first such service providers in South Asia to be certified under the Sun Tone Certification and Branding Programme. NCS Digital Centrix's Infrastructure Outsourcing Service and i-STT's
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      In touch and connected
      525 17 Keppel Logistics chooses an SMS-based system to improve service AS A premier logistics service provider in Singapore, Keppel Logistics strives consistently to better its customer service by embracing the latest management techniques and technology. For it, keeping its customers well-informed about the delivery status of their
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      As sure as the Sun rises
      155 17 SUN Microsystems is helping enterprises that cannot afford any downtime, through its Sun Tone programme. Because of it, customers can expect their Internet protocol (IP)-based networks to be up and running always. Sun has made carrier system and application availability a corporatewide priority, working
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      Keppel Logistics Delivery Tracking System
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      SNAPSHOT
      63 17 Company: Keppel Logistics Industry: Logistics Solutions Provider Business Aims Enhance customer service by delivering real-time delivery status information Leverage on existing public telecommunication infrastructure Business Results Enhanced customer service through the use of SMS messaging Faster deployment of solution ana ease of usage Huge cost savings in terms of
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      The ONE way to achieve smart Web services
      142 17 THE new wave of computing is a service-based model in which Web services are rapidly replacing monolithic, fat-client hosted and maintained software applications. Sun's vision as well as its associate company, iPlanet, is that Web services will evolve into smart Web services,
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  • LIFE IS GREAT
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      Lock icon Revelling in music's gift
      850 18  -  Elaine Quek A great composer talks about what he listens to, how it moves him and stops him from relaxing Michaelangelo ML used to say that Tm not sculpting a statue, I'm only taking out the stone around the statue. The statue was already in the
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  • HOMECHEF
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      Long and short stir-fry
      649 19  -  Pauline DLoh When it comes down to the crunch, nothing beats a good crisp bean THIS is a bean that is a dream come true for novice cooks. You just cannot go wrong with it. It's versatile in curries, tasty in a simple omelette, vital in
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      Lock icon Cooks ONLINE
      135 19 -PDL GO online when you want to find out more about a recipe or an ingredient. The world wide web is full of useful information, if you know how to look. My favourite site is www.epicurious.com Here, articles from current issues of Gourme and Bon Apet/t are listed.
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon A belter way to trek
      351 20 Reuters/Variety Sound and digital enhancements for Star Trek special edition DVD HOLLYWOOD The first Star Trek movie will be the first in the series to get special edition treatment on DVD. Academy Award-winning director Robert Wise has revisited the movie for the first time since
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      Lock icon Hackford on Venice jury
      181 20 Reuters/Variety ROME American filmmaker Taylor Hackford and Argentinean actress Cecilia Roth have been added to the main competition jury of the 58th Venice International Film Festival, which runs from Aug 29 to Sept 8. Italian actor-direc tor Nanni Moretti will preside over the jury. Hackford's most
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      Lock icon Spirited Out set to beat Mononoke
      67 20 Reuters/Variety TOKYO The latest cartoon feature from Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki Sen-to Chihiro-no Kamikakushi (Spirited Out) has grossed 10.2 billion yen ($148.3 million), selling 8 million tickets in 25 days since its July 20 release. The picture is on track to outpace his 1997
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      Lock icon Can't get enough of this pie
      395 21 Reuters/Variety American Pie 2 stays on top at US box office HOLLYWOOD Universal delivered another pie in the face of box office competition this weekend, as its teen-comedy stayed at the top box office spot in its second week. American Pie 2's endurance follows
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      Lock icon Baywatch Blast-ing its way back as TV movie
      134 21 Reuters/Variety HONOLULU Baywatch (right) is rolling back onto Hawaii's shores. The decade-old lifeguard drama, cancelled in February for poor ratings after relocating here in 1998 under the moniker "Baywatch Hawaii," is being resuscitated as a two-hour TV movie to air during February
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      He's out of the net
      354 22  -  Jenny Kong Star of yesteryear is free to follow a new road by jenny@newstoday.com.sg THE story of A-Can is filled with so many ups and downs, twists and turns that it could be made into a good drama serial. It turns out that's just what
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      Lock icon Carol's wit gives gameshow an edge
      204 22 -FYZhuang HONG Kong celebrity Carol Cheng (picture) has put her cutting wit on the whetstone as host of a gameshow. She sets the pace for the Hong Kong version of The Weakest Link, a BBCsyndicated gameshow, and gives it an edge. In a battle
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    • Article
      Do you want to be a Ford model?
      196 22 IT's every teenage girl's fantasy. To be a supermodel and draped in the very best clothes. The time is now for aspiring models between the ages of 14 and 21 to enter the Ford Models' Super Model of the World/Singapore 2001 contest
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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      1477 23 Phua Chu Kong Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ■■■{V Channel 5,8.30pm vlS^^ Arts Central, I Opm channel newsasia Ah Ma has a precious family heirloom fln 01^ fj The film is about two showgirls, one and can't decide whether to leave it to ~W/^Ez^SlT' VlBf Vr blonde and gold-digging, the other Rosie
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Going international...
      672 24  -  Sian E Jay by! IT is relatively "easy" to find sponsors for performances and exhibitions. Getting sponsors to invest in the creation of talent has less of a high profile, but is probably more important. The sponsorship provided by Shell and the National Arts Council (NAC) is a
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      335 24 ■■■■■■■■■■■■I Three- Listing MUSIC The Young Uns Be entertained by talented children from age three to their teens.The young performers, who have a strong love for classical music, will be performing pieces from JS Bach. Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Date: Aug 23 Time: 7pm Venue: The Programme Zone, library@orchard, podium block,
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      727 25 Reuters Schumacher joins Fangio, Senna and Prost in pantheon of greats Formula 1 BUDAPEST Eddie Irvine believes seven is possible, a more cautious Alain Prost suggests five or six. Michael Schumacher's (right) fourth Formula One title on Sunday prompted much speculation about how many more the
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      309 25 Reuters Tri-Nations AUCKLAND South Africa coach Harry Viljoen has told his Australia counterpart Eddie Jones to stop whinging after Wallaby accusations that the Springboks had deliberately infringed in the 14-14 Tri-Nations draw in Perth on Saturday. "After every Test we play
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      236 25 Reuters Tennis INDIANAPOLIS Wimbledon finalist Pat Rafter finally won a title when Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten was forced to retire injured from the final of the Indianapolis Championships yesterday. Trailing 4-2 in the first set, the world number one conceded the match after
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      505 26  -  Jose Raymond Another two sprinters challenge coach Tang's decision to field Hamkah by jose@newstoday.com.sg FRESH after one controversy involving the selection of his 4xloom relay runners, coach Tang Ngai Kin finds himself embroiled in another. Now, reserve runners Yusof Alias and Anuar Abdullah
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      144 26  -  Jose Raymond PRINCE Jasper Emaviwe, Tampines Rovers' Nigerian replacement for the off-colour Noorisham Zainon, may have played his final match for the Stags' in the club's 8-2 massacre at the hands of SAFFC last Saturday. Kyrygstan World Cup goalkeeper Zakir Djalilov, signed by Tampines earlier
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      245 26 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's athletes have been warned that if they don't perform well at the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games next month, they will lose state funding. The National Sports Council (NSC), which backs 32 sports bodies, will slash funding to just 12 associations after
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      147 27 HE WANTS a new outfit to celebrate SAFFC's S-League run this season. And with the $300 cash prize he collected last Saturday from NTUC Income CEO Tan Kin Lian (left) for winning the NTUC Income Today S-League Fan of the Week award, Mohd Faizal Tul
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      86 27  -  Stanley Ho HE IS mute. But his battle-cry is the most audible amongst the crowd. Salleh Bashudi, an ardent Geylang United fan, caught the attention of TODAY photo-jour-nalist Wong Khing Chong with his characteristic scream of "Bababababa....BAH!" Although he can't speak, 49- year-old Salleh entertains fans with
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      207 27  -  Scott O'Donell SINGAPORE and Indonesia will be co-hosts of the 2002 Tiger Cup. The decision was made by the Asean Football Federation (AFF) at its council meeting in Manila on Sunday, and announced on the AFF's official website yesterday. Games will be played in Jakarta and Singapore from
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        418 28 Reuters Doherty and Poyet see red but Everton fails to make advantage count Everton 1 Tottenham 1 LIVERPOOL Tottenham Hotspur held out for 25 minutes with nine men to earn a 1-1 draw at Everton in a controversial premier league clash this morning. Spurs had Gary Doherty
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        563 28 Man United 3 Fulham 2 MANCHESTER Manchester United discovered at Old Trafford yesterday that if it is to make a strong defence of its title, it needs a stronger defence. Hampered by an occasionally ragged rearguard, the Red
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      446 29 LONDON Arsenal beware. David O'Leary has stirred up the fire in Alan Smith's belly just as Leeds faces its first real test to see if a genuine Premiership challenge is on the cards this season, reported soccernet.com. The feisty England striker can
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      509 29  -  Razali Abdullah With Today Infoline, you need never miss a result by razali@newstoday.com.sg MY friend, Ivan, is a Liverpool fan. And he happens to have a little problem that of following the fortunes of his favourite team. On Saturday night, most Reds' fans were
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      709 30  -  S. Murali murali@newstoday.com.sg WIMP or hero? Where would American David Toms rank after choosing to lay up the most important shot of his career, in the final round of the US PGA Championship yesterday morning? If he had lost the tournament, wimp would surely have been the more
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        166 32 Reuters LEEDS Mark Butcher cemented his place in cricket history as he scored an unbeaten 173 to lead England to a remarkable victory over Australia in the fourth Test at Headingley. For the man who considered retiring last year, it was His best Test score and his
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