Today, 22 August 2001

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    Masthead
    7 1 TODAY Wednesday August 22, 2001 MITA(P) 138/11/2000
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  • Article
    Politics and undergrads
    541 1  -  Kim-Kyna Tan by kim@newstoday.com.sg ON an evening filled with irony, students from the National University of Singapore felt that expressing an opinion was pointless. They were convinced that policies had already been decided even before their views were sought. They said, in a survey of 600 students,
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  • Article
    Homesick Brits phone pets from abroad
    204 1 LONDON Some British holidaymakers miss their pets so much while away they phone home to speak to them. A survey has revealed what people do to combat homesickness and the answers ranged from taking ornaments along to finding a British pub, Ananova reported yesterday.
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    Lock icon Touch me, feel me, buy me
    349 1  -  Elaine Quek by elaine@newstoday.com.sg THE refrain of "bad times" has become so constant that many had started to believe that nothing could be done about it. But, one enterprising man has splurged on sprucing up his store instead of tightening belts. He has also
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Luring big names over
      296 2  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Top business leaders to gather here next month by kim@newstoday.com.sg FOR the first time ever the Forbes Global CEO Conference will be staged outside of the United States. More than 300 movers and shakers attended the last one the kind of names that automatically
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      Lock icon Don't you want clean air, water and land?
      242 2 Audra him ENVIRONMENT conservation has never been a very fashionable word in Singapore. Aside from arbitrary efforts to "go green" and promote the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle), conservation still has some way to go to be embraced whole-heartedly by the
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      Look west
      332 3  -  Chan Chao Peh Beijing wants to develop China's western regions by in China chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg URUMQI Singapore companies setting up business in western China are set to enjoy all kinds of preferential tax treatment, as the Chinese government sets to woo foreign investors to help narrow the level of
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      Lock icon 'Sisters' Megawati, Arroyo
      164 3 -AFP MANILA It might have been only a 45-minute closed-door meeting but the two "sisters" managed to hold discussions on wide-ranging issues of mutual concern. Briefing reporters later, visiting Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri said she and her Philippines counterpart, President Gloria Arroyo, pledged to "find new opportunities
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      Lock icon Typhoon shuts theme park
      95 3 -AFP TOKYO At least one person was killed yesterday as Typhoon Pabuk slammed into Japan with torrential rain and high winds. Packing winds of up to 108 kmh, the typhoon forced more than 100 people to be evacuated from their seafront homes. A railway employee died
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      Switch that can worsen things
      354 4  -  Leong Phei Phei Hospital guidebook tells how to cope with brain injury by pheiphei<s)newstoday.com.sg WELL-MEANING family members of patients who suffer from brain injury sometimes are clueless as to what is helpful and what could actually push back the process of recovery. For instance, some
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      Visit the RSAF and fly in its planes
      291 4  -  Lee U-Wen FANCY visiting the cockpit of the famous Charlie-130 aircraft and chatting with the pilots while you're thousands of metres in the air? Now you can do that and so much more during the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Open
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      First regional ITE campus by 2005
      179 4 THE first Institute of Technical Education (ITE) integrated campus will be located in Changi. And it will be almost three times the size of each of the 10 current ITEs, reported ChannelNews Asia. The $400 million regional campus will cater to a 25 per
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      Lock icon Under the bridge
      33 6 WONG LI SHAN A driver forgot to lower the crane behind his lorry and ended ut> tearing down a segment of the Golden Bridge at Shenton Way. Today photo by
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      That's all, SIA girl
      292 6  -  Joy Frances Higher compensation rejected by joy@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Airlines stewardess Tan Shwu Leng, 38, lost her appeal in the High Court yesterday for more compensation from Singapore Airlines and Airbus Industrie. Miss Tan claims an accident on board Flight SQ 420 from Singapore to Dhaka, Bangladesh,
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      Homes aimed at young professionals
      149 6 TARGETED at professionals, young couples and investors, CapitaLand Residential^ latest District 10 condominium project drops the usual threebedroom formula. Instead of having mostly three-bed-room units to cater to HDB-upgraders, the 126-unit development has only six penthouse three-bedroom units. These units come with a study and
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      Testicles case judgement reserved
      171 6  -  Joy Frances by joy@newstoday.com.sg THE judges are reserving judgement on an appeal heard yesterday in the High Court in the shrunken testicles case that made headlines last year. Mr Denis Harte, a 35-year-old American cocoa trader, had filed a medical negligence suit against his urologist, Dr
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  • LETTERS
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      How credible?
      217 8  -  him Boon Hee A challenge for the media WITH the increasing popularity of no-holds-barred websites like talkingcock.com, which satirises local politics, and Sintercom, which allows dissenting views, the intelligentsia is slowly but surely becoming more sceptical and critical of news as presented by the established media. Credibility becomes
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      Free weekend parking and confusion
      190 8  -  David Chee THANKS to URA and HDB for implementing free parking on Sunday and public holidays at most of the public car parks. However, this has also caused some drivers to receive tickets from URA and HDB as they are not aware which carparks still
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      Please give way to other passengers
      168 8  -  Nick Noble AS a foreigner in Singapore, I am often bemused by the local practice of one person sitting on the aisle side of the seat whilst the window seat is not occupied. This isn't a problem until the bus is full, with people
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      The three facts
      405 9  -  Alistair Chew Straightening the record on ACS THIS is in response to the letter on Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) (Today, Aug 20). The misplaced arguments of the writer, Mr Lim Boon Hee, must be dealt with sharply lest they mislead people into believing fallacy and untruth. Firstly, he
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      Stop mere pontification, play by the rules
      299 9  -  S Ramamirtham THE Singapore Democratic Party, better known as SDP, has applied for a licence to hold a rally to celebrate National Day at the Yio Chu Kang Stadium this weekend. But we also know from several media reports that the SDP is
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      Better to get out of school ranking race
      116 9  -  Lin Tzer Pin MR Lim Boon Hee, who wrote to Today (Aug 20), is one of those who define students as "bright" by the examination scores they obtain. Sadly, that is also the herd mentality. By selecting only high-scorers, schools limit themselves
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      Just free movie tickets to identify actors
      117 9  -  Peter Yvonne Grace THE pictures used in two of your reports in the InCinemas section on Aug 20 are incorrect. You have a picture of Tommy Lee Jones when you should have one of Clint Eastwood and you have a picture of Rudy
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      41 9 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: 65-534 4217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg We reserve the right to edit letters submitted for publication.
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Tat Seng set to grow
      452 10  -  Lee Ching Wern It will raise $10m to expand China plant by chingwem@newstoday.com.sg PAPER cartons may not be the most glamorous product in today's fast changing economy. But while other companies are downsizing their operations in the wake of the economic downturn, Tat Seng Packaging
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    • $ Market Watch
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        Mora 7-Eleven stores in China
        143 10 DAIRY Farm Management Services Group will increase its 7-Eleven convenience store business in southern China. Its new joint venture with Sinogiant, in which Dairy Farm holds a 65 per cent stake, has now received approval to expand the existing store network from 50 to 350
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        Chip Eng Seng's net profit falls
        46 10 CHIP Eng Seng Corporation has posted a 14.5 per cent fall in net profit. This translates to $3.58 million for the half year ended June 30. Revenue was 39.5 per cent lower at $72.6 mil lion during the same period.
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        Your S$1 buys...
        27 10 ;UBs 0.5706 H UK£ 0.3937 W Yen 68.4128 4.4508 ■RM 2.1684 Euro 0.6242 Rupiah 4874.9 Baht 25.527 Pmo 29.230 1.0691 Rupee 26.894 Won 728.72
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      Lock icon UOB sells $1.3b of bonds
      227 10 Bloomberg UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) sold $1.3 billion of bonds to help finance its takeover of Overseas Union Bank (UOB). The bonds were priced to yield 4.95 per cent, said Mr Philip Lee, head of investment banking in Singapore for JP Morgan Chase Co. JP
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      Multi-Chem gains from strong outsourcing trends
      328 11 Small Stock Watch Multi-Chem Financial Highlights MULTI-CHEM Limited provides precision drilling services and specialty chemicals to printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturers in the region. Formed in 1985, it distributed PCB materials to PCB fabricators. The business grew and it began to provide drill regrinding
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      Lock icon Three Japanese firms in talks to build new Boeing jet
      84 11 Bernama-AFX TOKYO Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Fuji Heavy. Industries are considering helping Boeing develop its Sonic Cruiser passenger jet. Talks are ongoing but the three companies said they have yet to reach a final decision. "We are
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      Lock icon CAL to buy stake
      74 11 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) will buy a 25 per cent stake in Shanghai-based China Cargo Airlines, a report said yesterday. The company's board would give the final go-ahead for the US$64 million ($ll2 million) deal in a meeting tomorrow, following approval by the Chinese
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      Tricky but rewarding
      373 12  -  Ivay Tan Varying strategies key to marketing in China by ivay@newstoday.com.sg MARKETING consumer products in China can be a tricky business, but rewarding if done right. Its population of 1.3 billion people is undoubtedly the juiciest bait for businessmen clamouring to enter the market. "If you can
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      Lock icon Chan Brothers may go for IPO next year
      172 12 Channel NewsAsia CHAN Brothers Travel says it may go for listing next year if the economy turns around. The leading travel agency expects its sales to hit $150 million next month. To boost its overseas sales, Chan Brothers is expanding into Indonesia.
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      New head for business group
      76 12 MR Bill Byrne, the general manager for United Airlines in Singapore, has been elected chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. He was previously the chamber's honorary secretary, and replaces Mr Philip Overmyer who returns to the United States after 12 years here.
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        251 12 SINGAPORE shares gained ground as overnight US indices advanced ahead of a widely anticipated quarter point rate cut from the US Federal Reserve. The ST index gained 4.72 points to end at 1631.64. Market participation was poor with 365 unchanged issues while market breadth was mostly flat. Turnover was
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        Malaysia
        185 12 THE Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) ended slightly lower by 0.7 point and closed at 653.77, after trading within a tight trading range. Trading was generally mixed with 345 gainers and 230 losers while 221 issues remained unchanged. The index managed to close above the important psychological 650-level despite
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  • World
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      Lock icon Written verdict on Thaksin acquittal out
      198 14 -AFP BANGKOK The long-awaited written verdict in Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's corruption case was released yesterday, revealing how the judges who acquitted him reached their decision. On Aug 3, the court's 15-member bench voted by a slim majority of eight to seven to
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      Senator in dock
      262 14 Manila's ex-police chief accused of being the country's biggest criminal MANILA He was once regarded as the Philippines' most celebrated law enforcer and a hero to the country's Chinese community. Today, Senator Panfilo Lacson (picture) stands accused of being one of its biggest criminals. The Senate last
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      Lock icon Tamil Tigers strike police station
      93 14 -AFP COLOMBO Tamil Tiger rebels overran a police station in Sri Lanka yesterday, leaving 23 people dead and 27 wounded, defence officials said. The military retaliated with intensified air strikes after the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) launched the pre-dawn assault against the
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      Lock icon Toddlers too get on the payroll
      176 15 -AFP BEIJING Corrupt Chinese officials have been extracting salaries from the government for non-existing staff, ranging from toddlers to the dead, a report said yesterday. In Guanghe county, northwestern Gansu province, 20 officials were disciplined over irregularities such as putting dead people on their
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      Lock icon Australia's big problem
      116 15 -AFP CANBERRA Australia's mandatory detention of illegal immigrants has not been effective: Asylum-seekers continue to arrive on Australian soil illegally. "For all their bravado and chest-beating, Prime Minister John Howard and Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock have failed miserably to stem the numbers of asylum-seekers arriving on our
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      Lock icon Brazilian women finally given same rights as their men
      292 15 -AFP BRASILIA It took the Brazilian Congress 26 years to finally see eye-to-eye with the women in the country and revise the civil law, giving them the same rights as men. However, the Chamber of Deputies will have to vote on
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      Lock icon We'll resist ban on raising funds, say Pakistani militants
      251 16 -AFP KARACHI Pakistani militant groups fighting Indian rule in Kashmir yesterday vowed to resist an order to withdraw fund-raising boxes and signboards from public places under a crackdown by the military government. On Monday, Pakistan's military regime banned Islamic militants from
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      Lock icon Paedophile caught returning to wife
      191 16 Agencies BANGKOK A selfconfessed paedophile, who fled Thailand, was re-arrested here yesterday, officials said. Eric Rosser, 48, was arrested in February last year but absconded after posting one million baht ($40,000) as bail. Rosser (picture), an American, took refuge in many European countries, including the
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      Lock icon Man 'killed wife and 4 family members'
      127 16 -AFP SACRAMENTO (California) A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death and then went to another house where he killed an elderly couple and two children, all family members, police said. Nikolay Soltys, 27, killed his 27-year-old wife in a suburb here on
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Yen to stay credible
      655 18  -  William Pesek Jr Japan's central bank chief faces tough fight to maintain independence by in Tokyo IF anyone knows what Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Masaru Hayami (picture) is going through these days, it's Mr Paul Volcker. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the former
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      Aceh: When sorry alone isn't enough
      494 18 THE Jakarta Post examines the Aceh problem in Indonesia: The mixed reactions to reports of President Megawati Sukarnoputri's apology for past government wrongdoings in Aceh, and her intended visit there, illustrate not only the reconciliatory difficulties that lie ahead, but the many misconceptions that
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  • UPFRONT
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      Mister Solution
      638 19  -  Ng Hwee Koon Success coach to pop icons comes to Singapore HE is the ultimate success story himself. From being a misfit in his family to holding a janitor's job earning a miserable US$4O ($7O) a week, Anthony Robbins has metamorphosed into an international success coach whose client
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      Readers' say – what marriage means
      377 19  - Readers' say what marriage means Serena Sim IN Singapore, the term "HDB flat" seems to have become synonymous with the word "marriage". That's the verdict of the majority of Today readers who responded to last week's Ally Mcßeal column, which asked whether marriage and love are mutually exclusive. Said reader
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      My Say When your love is put to the test
      472 19  -  Serena Sim by serenat^newstoday.com.sg WHEN two people in a relationship are upset with each other, talking is a good thing, says Ally Mcßeal. This may seem a pretty obvious statement to make, and, in fact, Ally was probably being ironic,
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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  • PORTHFOLIO Personal finance
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      Lock icon Watch how your fund manager spends
      587 20  -  Vasu Menon Expenses must be kept down to protect investment returns by_ It was recently reported that the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board are turning the heat on fund managers to keep a lid on expenses to prevent
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      At a glance
      131 20 Q:What is an expense ratio? An expense ratio is the proportion of expenses of a unit trust incurred by your fund manager to the unit trust's net asset value. To work out this ratio, simply divide the expenses by the net asset value. Q: What are the
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Strictly for Andy Lau fans
      462 22  -  David Ngiau Twists and turns, but suspense is missing by david@newstoday.com.sg WHAT I am about to say might offend many Andy Lau fans out there. But wait! I am no Andy Lau hater. I am baffled as to why a big name like Andy Lau
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      Talks on for Gladiator prequel
      140 22 RUSSELL Crowe (picture) may be donning his sandals again to film a prequel to Gladiator, the epic that won the Best Picture Oscar in April. Gladiator producers are now talking to Crowe, according to World Entertainment News Network, and are said to be keen on
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      Catty character
      492 23 but it's really the voice of a dog-lover SEAN Hayes (picture) was the first Will Grace star to hit the big screen with Cats Dogs, but the level-headed actor makes clear that he's not giving up his day job. The acclaimed TV sitcom Will Grace debuted in 1998,
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    • Article
      Gun control episode shot down
      230 23 Family Law creator Paul Haggis has condemned CBS for cancelling the rerun of a controversial episode, which was scheduled to air last week. The American TV network made the cut when Procter Gamble reportedly objected to the episode's content, according to Studio Briefings. The episode,
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      The boss who loves to act
      166 23 IT seems that Miramax studio head Harvey Weinstein is so in love with movies that he hounds directors for roles in their films. Why then did he turn down a role in Kevin Smith's latest, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back? According to Smith
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  • LIMELIGHT
    • Article, Illustration
      Where did love go?
      201 24 HK's celebrated duo seem to have parted vk IT'S over, it appears. The love relationship between Sammi Cheng (left) and Andy Hui (below left), that is. The speculation was "confirmed" when the duo celebrated their birthdays, about a week apart from each other, separately. Before this,
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      Fish sings her way to stardom
      198 24 CHINESE pop music followers may be familiar with the songs of Malaysian-born singer Fish Liang Jing Ru (right), but may not be well-acquaint-ed with the singer herself. Two years into the industry, Fish already has three albums to her credit, but the Taiwan-based singer
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      310 25  -  Jenny Kong Much went into making A War Diary realistic by jenny@newstoday.com.sg WAR has begun. Bombs are dropped by the hour, civilians are rounded up and killed by the minute and the aggressors are pushing nearer by the second in a climate of abject fear. Singapore's first English
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      198 25 IT'S not easy making drastic changes to your life and it often takes a little push to get the ball rolling. Hey, why not get the good people at All Change to help with that? They will even pay for your
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      295 27  -  Rachel Lo by rachel@newstoday.com.sg EVERYONE wants some peace and quiet after a hard day's work. Ladies in danger of losing their cool in the daily hectic nine-to-five routine have sweet relief on Tuesdays at an oasis in Robertson Walk. In the midst of the bustle, BarCelona
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      613 27  -  Jenny Kong by jennyO'newstoday.com.sg IF you think Western opera is for the artistically inclined and older crowd, you are wrong. The Singapore Lyric Opera is out to prove that opera can be cool. Last Friday, members and cast of the Lyric Opera brought
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      255 27 Three- Listing MUSIC Lunchtime Music Recital Students pursuing the Diploma in Music and Griffith University Bachelor of Music programmes at LASALLE-SIA will perform in this concert. Date: Tomorrow Time: I pm Venue: LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Faculty of Performing Arts Admission: Free Enquiries: Call 334 4300 DANCE Dance Works-in-Progress
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      465 28  -  Gurmeet Singh This is a job that demands confidence and the ability to remain composed YOU can't throw up your feet on the table to take a breather on this job. An Air Traffic Control Officer (ATCO) rules the skies with both feet firmly planted on the
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      Another one bites the dust
      343 33 Tor a while, Mickelson was on top pf the world DULUTH For a few brief seconds at Atlanta Athletic Club on Sunday, Phil Mickelson (above) stood on top of the golfing world. But, after setting the lowest total in Major history with his 14-under-par 266,
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      1069 34 La Brujita has got what it takes to propel Man United to the top MANCHESTER When Eric Cantona came on as a surprise substitute during Ryan Giggs' recent testimonial against Celtic, 67,000 pairs of eyes did a double-take. Old Trafford wondered whether it was
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      Lock icon Man who butchered Australia is England's newest hero
      348 35 Reuters LEEDS Sporting folklore is full of unlikely heroes. Yesterday, England batsman Mark Butcher became one of them. A year ago, the Surrey batsman was considering his longterm future in the game, and earlier this summer, he was struggling to hold down
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      Not another list!
      906 35  -  Rohit Brijnath And now even Sir Donald has jumped on the bandwagon TIGER'S not burning bright (he's missing ex-girlfriend Joanna Jagoda is one suggested explanation, but an awry swing is a trifle more convincing). India's cricket team, imitating a practice favoured by African soccer teams, is thinking
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      World Cup fever begins, thanks to SCV MaxTV and FIFA 2001
      371 36  -  Stanley Ho TEXT stanley@newstoday.com.sg IT'S England v Germany in the 2002 World Cup final. The referee has blown for a direct free-kick just outside the box. As I get ready to take it, I can see the anxiety etched
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      Hoppe: Our bowlers are the best prepared in the region, but...
      647 36  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg NATIONAL coach Ron Hoppe (picture, right) declared yesterday that Singapore's bowlers are better prepared for next month's South-east Asia Games than its main rivals Malaysia and Philippines. Malaysia, the overall champion at the last Games
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      Lock icon More sponsors needed
      740 37  -  Jose Raymond NTUC Income S-League I by jose@newstoday.com.sg IT HAS been a good year for Singapore football as far as sponsorship money is concerned. With almost $5 million in the kitty courtesy of sponsors, the sum has already exceeded the $4.2 million garnered the whole of last
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      Asean Champions League off
      133 37  -  Jose Raymond THE inaugural Asean Clubs Championship, scheduled for this November, has been cancelled. It has now been re-sched-uled for 2003 instead. Dubbed as the Champions League for the top 10 clubs in South-east Asia, the idea was initiated by the Football Association of Singapore. But
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      New turf at Shah Alam ready for Games
      194 37  -  Scott O'Donell IF SINGAPORE U-23 coach Flemming Nielsen and his boys were worried about the state of Shah Alam Stadium for next month's SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, they can now rest easy. The Asean Football Federation's official website reported yesterday that
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      135 37 Match 1 Match 2 Tampines v Tanjong Pagar Total Goals Home United v ClemenLi Total Goals Tampines Stadium 23 August 7.30pm 1X2 (1) Tampines $3.15 (X) Draw $3.40 (2) T Pagar $1.90 1/2 Goal Tampines (+1 1/2) $1.37 T Pagar (-1 1/2) $2.70 0 goal
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      You're wrong, ref
      405 38 Hoddle and Smith unhappy with Elleray's decisions Everton 1 Tottenham 1 LIVERPOOL Tottenham manager Glenn Hoddle is to appeal against the two red cards his side received in a controversial 1-1 draw with Everton at Goodison Park yesterday. Hoddle hopes referee David EUeray will overturn the dismissals
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      Fowler insists he's staying at Anfield
      222 38 LIVERPOOL Robbie Fowler has finally talked publicly about the bust-up with Phil Thompson which marred the start of Liverpool's season. He told the OnlineMirror that the argument with Liverpool's coach had been blown out of proportion, and said he had never wanted to leave
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      Hurst sells medal
      107 38 LONDON England's Sir Geoff Hurst, who scored a memorable first and only hat-trick in a World Cup final in 1966, is reported by BBCSport to have sold his winners' medal to former club West Ham for £150,000 ($375,000). He said: "I'm happy that future generations of football
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      Angry Fergie
      96 38 MANCHESTER Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is less than enthusiastic about Jaap Stam after the serialisation of his autobiography in the Daily Mirror last week. Team-mates were offended by Stam's remarks about the Neville brothers and Dwight Yorke's lifestyle, revealed The Times. Ferguson was upset that Stam
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      Lock icon Irina's a true Olympian
      277 39 -AFP AMTA Sydney Olympic champion Irina Karavaeva of Russia surrendered her eighth world trampoline title, but enhanced her reputation here yesterday. The 26-year-old Russian, who won the women's individual gold medal in Sydney, went on to win her third consecutive and eighth overall world championship individual
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      Lock icon Beware pace
      176 39 -AFP KANDY Sri Lanka hopes to overcome the jinx of Kandy by unleashing another pace assault on India in the second Test starting here today. The emphatic 10-wicket romp in the first Test at Galle suggests that only a remarkable turnaround by the injury-ravaged Indians, or the unsettled
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      Singapore pair struggle at World Games
      193 39  -  Kelvin Phang SOUTH-EAST Asia Gamesbound bowlers Jennifer Tan and Remy Ong struggled to make an impact at the sixth World Games in Akita, Japan yesterday. In the mixed doubles event at the Utenayu Bowl, the duo were 20th after the first block of six
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      Kiwi leads Amateur Open
      103 39 TIM WILKINSON topped the leaderboard at the 54th Singapore Open Amateur Championship after carding a 69 in the opening round yesterday. The Kiwi shot a 37 on the front nine and a 32 on the back nine at the Seletar Country Club. Malaysia's Airil Rizman and
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