Today, 29 August 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY Wednesday August 29, 2001 MITA(P) I3S/11/2000
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  • Article
    Lock icon Sing if you're M'sian
    95 1 AFP KUALA LUMPUR How do you prove you are Malaysian if you are not carrying an identity card? A judge made an odd-job labourer from Kedah stand up and sing the national anthem Negara Ku (My Country) in open court. Everyone, it seems, was impressed by
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    The other camp
    502 1  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Different faces of opposition headquarters by... kim@n ews to day. com. sg WHEN the newly-formed Singapore Democratic Alliance looked for a suitable address for its headquarters, it was a nobrainer. One of its members could have offered a run-down office without even a photocopier. Another
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    NTUC helps with easier premiums, cheaper provisions
    242 1  -  Francis Kan WHILE predicting the end of the downturn has become the national pastime, the National Trades Union Congress is taking no chances and has announced a relief package stretching to June next year. "We are committed to running the package as long
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  • HOT NEWS
    • Article
      Should property portals merge?
      305 2  -  Sol E Solomon Keen competition in a small market by... s olomon@news to day.com. sg PROPERTY portals may be trying to find homes for others but they themselves may have to squeeze under fewer roofs. Some will have to fall by the wayside. "The Singapore market
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      Panel to review S'pore's company laws
      228 2 THE Government is reviewing existing fund raising requirements as part of its plans to promote Singapore as a venue for global securities offerings. Finance Minister Richard Hu announced this yesterday at a corporate governance conference organised in conjunction with the Apec Business Advisory Council
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      Fighting for acceptance
      335 2 TIMES may be bad now but do find it in your heart to dig deep and give for a good cause. The Singapore Leprosy Relief Association Home, or SiLRA Home (picture), houses &8 residents who have already been cured of leprosy but who find it hard to
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    • Article
      A $50-million fortune – and no will to point the way
      384 2  - A $50-million fortune and no will to point the way Joy Frances THE lack of a will, or a will not drafted properly, has landed many a family in the High Court. This week, the children of Malaysian millionaire Tan Cheong Leong, who died in 1995, are fighting over the
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      Lock icon Megawati talks tough
      321 3 Agencies No separate state for Aceh; IMF loan must be repaid KUALA LUMPUR Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday warned rebels in Aceh province that the government would crack down hard if they pressed for a separate state. "Do not push for separation. The central government will take
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      Lock icon Where do they go from here?
      109 3 Reuters SYDNEY Asylum seekers, many on a hunger strike yesterday, waited for word on where they are headed as they sat on the deck of the Norwegian vessel Tampa (picture). The ship had rescued them from the high seas off Indonesia on Sunday. The
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    • Article
      Pernas CEO's home robbed
      70 3 KUALA LUMPUR Armed robbers yesterday made off with more than RM2 million ($920,000) in jewellery and cash from the home of Tunku Tan Sri Shahriman Tunku Sulaimen, the chairman and chief executive officer of Pernas International Holdings. The thieves, all armed with knives, broke in at
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      What a man!
      310 4  -  Lee U-Wen by... uwen@newstoday.com.sg WHEN others were cutting costs and closing shop in 1997, Mr Phun Teow Kie decided it was time to splurge. The construction costs during the economic crisis were low, he explained. Today, as another recession creeps up on us, Mr Phun is collecting
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      Put some heart into New S'pore Shares
      192 4  -  Cathleen Tung THE New Singapore Shares should not be treated as a mere commodity. They should tug at the people's heartstrings. This was the prevalent view expressed during the third dialogue session held on Monday to discuss Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's National
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      Lock icon Drive this way, please
      55 4 WONG KHING CHONG How would you thank your friendly taxi driver? With a smile or a tip? The Ritz Carlton did more. It rewarded the first 555 taxi drivers who drove up to the hotel with a disposable Kodak camera, as well as a $2 film
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    • Article
      Freebie trouble
      112 4  -  Shazalina Salitn CHUA Keong Hin, 35, gave himself a freebie for a two-tier plastic container he bought from Carrefour on Aug 20. He hid a $429 CD-ROM Writer in the plastic container and tried to get away with paying for the container only. However, his suspicious behaviour did
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      306 4 In a fast-paced working environment, you cannot afford to lag behind. Your path to a brighter future lies in upgrading and equipping yourself with up-to-date information and skills. That's why at Hartford, we place your education as our foremost priority by providing you with a wide range of courses that
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      99 4 Join our weekly I MoneyWords,WedtoFri SB mm iTitfflffHfl Turn to page 39 sATURINGTODAY i^KJßfe LiMELIGHT 21 These stars go to great lengths for President's Star Charity Show i>" 19 ZoeTay steams up the lenses 0 20 Invest /our CPF funds wisely vjEMAS 22 Good looking hunk with no airs EMAS
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  • LETTERS
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      Don't kill that bright spark
      280 6  -  Ng Lee Kim Teacher rejects K2 student's drawing attempt THERE has been so much talk about cultivating creativity and self-esteem in Singaporeans, especially among our young. I am 100 per cent in agreement with the need for this. Let me, however, relate a recent incident
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      Setting the record straight on the entire parking charges debate
      410 6  -  Ang Hwee Suan (Ms) Tan Heng Huay WE refer to the letter "Free weekend parking and confusion" by Mr David Chee (Today, Aug 22). Mr Chee suggested that URA and HDB make all public car parks free of charge on
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      One hindrance to working overseas
      205 6  -  Wong Teck Tian I WOULD like to bring up an issue related to income tax in Singapore. Under the rules, Singaporeans who work overseas are required to pay income tax when they remit their earnings to Singapore. In my opinion, the tax regulation needs to
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      His one-cent worth
      187 6  -  Lint Boon Hee I WOULD like to add my one cent's worth of anecdotes to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's National Day Rally speech on Hong Kong's excellent service. My dentist has given me an insight into the thinking that I feel is pervasive among professionals in
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  • Business News
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      Lightning speed
      354 8  -  Ivay Tan S'pore construction firms face China rivalry by... ivay ©newstod ay.com. sg LOCAL construction firms are feeling the heat of the competition from their Chinese counterparts, not only in China, but also in Singapore. Industry sources said that Chinese construction firms like China Construction are coming into
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      3M to retrench 15 local staff next month
      142 8  -  Ivay Tan by... ivay ©newstoday. com. sg 3M Singapore will fire 15 of its staff next month. Those affected were given their termination letters yesterday. The company's human resource director, Mr Jerry Teo, said that despite all efforts to reduce indirect operating
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      Lock icon Cloning technology
      80 8 CHANCHAOPEH. T^ade and Industry Minister George Yeo visiting the Yang LingKe Yuan Clone/arm nearXi'an, China. The goats here are part of the 45 produced under embryonic cloning technology developed by Professor Zhang Yong. The company which developed the embroynit clone cells now has an order book of around
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    • Market Watch
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        Hong Leong Finance's first half profit
        96 8 FINANCE company Hong Leong Finance has posted a 15.3 percent drop in first half profits to $46 million. Turnover, however, rose four per cent to Ssl77 million.The Singapore company said that although both loans and deposits registered a significant increase compared to last year,
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        Omni's first half profit falls
        76 8 LOCAL maker of electronics components, Omni Industries, said firsthalf profit fell seven per cent to $15.6 million as its chip equipment business lost money. Sales for the six months rose 28 per cent to $804.5 million. The lower first-half profit results comes at a time
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        Cyber Village's new contract
        85 8 CYBER Village Holdings has entered into agreement with Ericsson Business Consulting (Malaysia) to acquire the IBM Lotus ebusiness software and consulting unit. This comprises all the unit's intellectual property, five key employees and backlog contracts for RM2.5 million ($1.16 million). The acquisition is also in line
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        Maybank's profit down
        80 8 THE Maybank Group has posted a 29.3 per cent drop in pretax profit of RM1.509 billion for the year ended 30 June 2001. At the net profit level, the decline was 38 per cent to RM839.6 million. Maybank Managing Director, Datulc Amirsham A Aziz, said that the
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        Your S$1 buys...
        29 8 US$ 0.5703 UK£ 0.3960 Yen 68.754 HK$ 4.4486 RM 2.1673 Euro 0.6316 Ihhhmhhhhh Kupicih 5150* 1 Baht 25.280 Peso 29.144 A$ 1.0848 Rupee 26.885 Won 726.84
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      Pushing the Silk Road
      481 10  -  Chan Chao Peh in Xi'an (China) Singapore-led group scores a first in Xi'an by.... trh ao pe h:™ n e wsto day.co m. Kg THE historical site, near the hot springs where China's famous concubine Lady Yang Gui Fei took her bath, has been preserved and
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      Lock icon US electronics makers in Malaysia hurting
      324 10 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR US elec tronics companies in Malaysia said they expect sales to fall 12 per cent this year. This is because of a global slowdown in semiconductor demand, which they forecast will recover in the fourth quarter. Sales may decline to RM38.7
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    • Article
      General insurers looking at integration
      174 10 SINGAPORE is likely to see more consolidation in the general insurance industry. And firms which are likely to take the lead are those associated with the local banks. Mr Tan Beng Lee, director and chief executive of Great Eastern Holdings, said this in an interview
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      Lock icon China and Taiwan plan joint oil search
      209 10 AFP HONG KONG Leading Chinese oil producer China National Offshore Oil Co (CNOOC) is finalising plans with Taiwan's China Petroleum Corp to jointly search for oil and gas in the Taiwan Strait. Beijing has thrown its weight behind the plan and the contract
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      Lock icon Japan's jobless hit record high of 5%
      82 10 AFP TOKYO Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit a record high of five per cent in July, amid the economy's downswing and structural change, according to government data released yesterday. It is the highest unemployment figure since 1953, the last time data was
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      The rental puzzle
      679 12  -  Wendy Cheong Why are rents unchanged despite the slowdown in retail sales? by.... THE current global economic slowdown started to take its toll on the local retail industry at the end of last year. Two quarters on, the retail sales index the barometer of the wellbeing of
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      Links: Sellers should be given chance to deliver
      446 12  -  Narayana Narayana by... I WOULD like to share my view, as an uninvolved spectator, on the controversial settlement in the "corner situation" of Links Island shares. Following suspicions that Links Island shares had been manipulated and cornered, the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX)
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      IPO time
      394 14  -  Lee Ching Wern Tat Seng offers 39.3m shares at 21 cents each by... chingwem@n ews tod ay.com. sg THE economic downturn may have caused many companies to hold back their expansion plans. But not Tat Seng Packaging Group, which launched its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday. One of
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      Asiatravel.com charting its business online
      370 14 Small Stock Watch THE heyday of many dot corns may be over but Asiatravel.com continues to profit by doing business online. It makes money from transactions on its Internet hotel reservation portal. Asiatravel.com was listed on the Singapore Exchange in April 2001. It began operations
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        254 14 SINGAPORE shares finished lower yesterday as a lack of market-moving factors sapped investor interest. Some profit-taking and weak overnight US indices curtailed buying appetites, while a negative Nasdaq Futures session prompted most investors to the sidelines. Some bargain hunting nonetheless helped the ST index to close just 4.3 points
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        Malaysia
        166 14 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market edged lower yesterday after two days of strong gains. The benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index slipped 2.75 points to 691.47 as sentiment turned more cautious amidst mixed corporate results and Wall Street's overnight decline. Trading volume shrank by 25 per cent to 351,632 lots,
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Judges violated Thai constitution
      298 16 15 who acquittedThai PM could get the boot BANGKOK The 15 judges who acquitted Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of wealth concealment charges could be dismissed for violating the Constitution. Senate speaker Manoonkrit Roopkachorn said on Monday the Constitutional Court judges could get the boot if
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      Lock icon Fierce fighting in West Bank
      291 16 Agencies BEIT JALA, West Bank Groups of Palestinian gunmen shot in vain at Israeli tanks as they rolled into the Palestiniancontrolled town yesterday. "We are doing the best with what we have in our hands. With my faith, I will succeed," said 30-year-old Khalil, a
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      Lock icon War against drugs
      108 16 Reuters BEIJING Ministers from China, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos yesterday pledged to join forces in the war against drugs. "We are not only faced with traditional drugs like heroin but amphetamines. We need full and close cooperation to focus on this problem," said Mr Yang Fengrui, director
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    • Article
      Another Tanaka gaffe
      146 16  -  Oana-Kyodo TOKYO In yet another gaffe, Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka yesterday made clear that that she and her deputy Yoshiji Nogami were in fact in tune. She had, on Monday, suggested that she had instructed her ministry to re-investigate allegations of a misuse of public funds
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      Lock icon UN warns of East Timor poll trouble
      178 16 Agencies DILI, East Timor-The United Nations yesterday warned that troublemakers could try to sabotage the first democratic election in East Timor tomorrow, but was confident the poll would be free of major violence. So far, the campaign for a constituent assembly to pave
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      Lock icon Signatures forged?
      112 16 Reuters HONG KONG A handwriting expert yesterday told the court that the four signatures on a Chinese handwritten will purportedly made by Mr Teddy Wang, husband of Asia's richest woman, Nina Wang, were forged. Testifying at the territory's largest and most sensational probate court battle initiated by Ms
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      Powell's absence from racism talks may send wrong message to the world
      302 17 DURBAN (South Africa) By refusing to send Secretary of State Colin Powell (picture) to a key conference on racism, the US continues to signal to the world that it remains a steadfast ally of Israel. But in doing
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      Lock icon Grenade trick kills four
      111 17 Reuters ZAMBOANGA A Philippine marine's attempt to impress his friends with a hand grenade trick caused an explosion that left four people dead. The marine was drinking with a group of friends in a store in this southern city on Monday night when he boasted that
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      Lock icon Fujimori charged
      133 17 Reuters LIMA In a move that may force Japan to send its newlyadopted son back home, the Peruvian Congress yesterday voted to charge disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori with crimes against humanity. Mr Fujimori, now living in Japan, allegedly knew about the 1991 murder of 15 party-goers in
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Price of xenophobia
      544 18  -  Jeffrey Tan Will the 'free world' bow to racism in the guise of nationalism? IN Paris, a Shanghai woman and her 10-year-old daughter were stripsearched and detained for four hours because the airport police suspected their tourist visas were forged. Mother and daughter not only missed their
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      Lock icon Time for Thailand to tackle scourge of arms trafficking
      592 18 AFP THE Bangkok Post examines the country's arms trafficking problem in an editorial: When Thailand makes the foreign headlines as a villain, it is usually over the familiar issues of drugs and prostitution. These twin scourges are well known overseas and
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Barelt Zoe
      542 19 MediaCorp star steams up the lenses for ELLE Singapore's September relaunch THE ageless Zoe has graced our screens for 13 years, but public appetite is undiminished where this evergreen beauty is concerned. Other media luminaries may come, go, or fade like comets streaking across the night sky, but
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      The desire to sire – is it necessary, isn't it messy?
      461 19  - The desire to sire is it necessary, isn't it messy? Serena Sim My Say "IF you have a couple and one wants a child and the other doesn't, that can't be good, right?" Right, of course. Last night's episode of Ally Mcßeal explored one of the most contentious issues facing
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  • PORTFOLIO
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      Investing CPF funds wisely
      828 20  -  Vasu Mtmon Bonds and equities can generate higher returns YOU probably know by now that your special account cannot be used for housing or medical care, unlike your ordinary account. Also, special account funds can only be withdrawn from the age of 55. Therefore, with the
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      340 20 Mandarin. Speaking the language well is an asset. Mandarin opens doors for you. Find out how it does at our talks. For those who wish to learn good Mandarin, appreciate the beauty of Chinese and make it work even in business, come and attend our talks. Make the connection with
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Lock icon Bruises and sore bottoms
      323 21  -  Sophia Ang These ladies go to great lengths for President's Star Charily Show 'by... sophia@newstoday.com.sg Asa statement of the long iiand unusual hours put into their work, actors and actresses have long sported a common "fashion accessory" dark eye rings. Now, on top of the "panda
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    • Article
      Macho man Ping Hui is scared for once
      227 21  -  Hazel Tan by... hazel® newstoday. com. sg Watch Tay Ping Hui tremble in fear and run for his life in A War Diary on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 at 8 pm tonight. It's Feb 3, 1942. The Japanese have invaded Singapore and
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      Lock icon Only 17 but so much Moore of a star
      180 21  -  Rachel Lo by... ra c h el ne wstoday.com. sg She cut her first album at 14. Now 17, Mandy Moore is a star in her own right with the release of her self-titled third album, featuring the hit single In
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Hunk from Down Under
      457 22  -  David Ngiau Heath Ledger has incredible presence by... david@newsto day. c om.sg TTTHAT'S with hunks and Australia? In VV the beginning, there was Mel Gibson. Then, the 90s brought Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman and Guy Pierce. Ladies, please, restrain yourselves. The latest Aussie on screen is
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      Cinema of the future
      137 22 THE French film, Vidocq, starring Gerard Depardieu and set for release on Sept 19, will become the first feature to be released that uses Sony-Panavision technology. The latter was also used by George Lucas in his latest Star Wars film, the London Sunday Observer reported. According
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      Lock icon Don't hound him
      572 23 Today Features Cats Dogs may spark a rush for beagle pups.Get to know the breed better before getting one. THE Singapore release of the movie Cats Dogs, if past history is any indication, may spark a rush of would-be owners to pet shops. That is because the
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      Rush for late singer's memorabilia
      160 23 FANS of Aaliyah (right) are snapping up her records. Reuters has reported that the singer's death was front-page news in her hometown of Detroit on Monday and the talk of most urban radio stations. Ron Stringer, the owner of Justin's Music in Detroit, said fans
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      Lock icon New Raintree movie has his eye
      152 23 Sophia Ang FOLLOWING the success of The Tree, Eaintree Picture's next movie stars Francis Ng, Zoe Tay and Phyllis Quek. The Eye, a thriller, is Raintree's latest co-produc-tion with Applause Pictures and will also star Angelica Lee, winner of the Best Newcomer award at
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      Lock icon Appetite for Pie 2 good
      254 24 -Reuters/Variety Movie top draw three weeks in a row AMERICAN Pie 2 choked down US$l2.B million ($22.4 million) in estimated weekend box office takings. The Universal comedy outpaced five wide openers and New Line's still-strong Rush Hour 2 to become the first picture in four
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      472 26  -  Rachel Lo by... rach e 1@ ne wsto d ay. c o m.sg Asa reflection of its heritage, the iiPost Bar at the Fullerton Hotel has resurrected the historical Exchange Hour for its guests. Two in the afternoon at Fullerton Square used to be the traditional time
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      523 26  -  Jenny Kong by... jenny@iiewstoday.com.sg FROM next week, local performer Sheikh Haikel (picture) will be sweating it out in the role of a seven-year-old and the challenge of it is that it will be a one-man show. Starting Sept 1, he will be known
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      260 26 MUSIC Compass Night Heaven And Earth Chinese rock band, Heaven and Earth, will be performing their latest songs in the midst of preparing their second ER This is the band behind local productions like StreetAnge/s and God or Dog. Date: Tomorrow Time: 7pm Venue: The Programme Zone, library@orchard, podium block,
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      896 27 Going indie ins and outs Be your own boss, but be clear that you have the right reasons for doing so The employment scene is changing the concept of working at one job till the end of one's life is no longer an option for many of today's workers. To
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      563 27 Today art by The mass advent of women into the workplace gave rise to laws against sexual harassment. Better copying machines resulted in laws against copyright infringement. And mass marketing of the personal computer led to laws against software piracy. In the constantly changing
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      826 29 Jobs TODAY I v£^^ Hunt for jobs online? Logon to www.RecruitAsia.com. A goldmine of jobs awaits you. l^Ser^ fottjx^lcLift* me,are 0 s<&r\ oriental0 riental Idioms -f- 5: 1 y**&l;i% mow a writer? t^*\ ,^^*""-*x j I Here is a chance to collect Or is there a wntcrimidc you waiting to
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      787 30 Jobs TODAY LOOKING FOR A FAST TRACK I m mmmmmmm W^9 o u n CHALLENGING CAREER IN A KocKweii MODERN PROCESS PLANT? J Am In our $250 million brewery, we combine a high-tech brew process with modern assembly and packaging plant. NTC-2 TRAINEESHIP SCHEME IN MECHANICAL mmmmmm^^^Km^^— TECHNOLOGY OR MECHATRONICS
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      305 31 Jobs TODAY itACH. RIDE THE WAVES OF CHANGE. Teachers are the key to Most significantly, the three Or, if you are inclined everything that is being career tracks under the towards more specialised done in Education. A robust Edu-Pac career structure areas where deep knowledge education service is one aim
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      336 32 Reuters Goodwill Games BRISBANE Russia's drug-tainted world champion Olga Yegorova has found an unlikely ally in Marion Jones, who says she will refuse to endorse calls to suspend the Russian from competition. The United States sprinter said she disapproved of the athlete-led protests against
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      212 32 Reuters NEW YORK Barry Bonds became the fastest player in major league history to reach 56 homers in a season as the San Francisco Giants avoided a four-game sweep with a 6-5 National League victory over the New York Mets yesterday. Bonds, without
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      741 33 Reuters Las Vegan revels fl in the city |j that never sleeps US Open NEW YORK Second seed Andre Agassi (right) enhanced his reputation as the king of floodlit tennis with an easy victory over American qualifier Mike Bryan yesterday. The two-time former Open champion got stronger
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      534 33 AFP NEW YORK Critical comments aimed at Venus and Serena Williams and their controversial father Richard arose here yesterday as the US Open began with a focus on racial issues. Comments by world No. 1 Martina Hingis (right) in
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      426 34 Bolton 2 Liverpool 1 BOLTON Bolton boss Sam Allardyce admitted yesterday he could not believe his side is top of the Premiership after three games. A Michael Ricketts goal and a last-minute winner from Dean Holdsworth sealed a stunning 2-1 win over one of the
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      523 34 MANCHESTER- Manchester United has moved to land PSV Eindhoven centre-back Kevin Hofland in a £15million ($3B million) deal. United planned to make a formal bid after contacting PSV on Monday. The Dutch giant said it would consider the offer. Two weeks ago, club president
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      212 34 MANCHESTER David Beckham is quietly confident he will lead England out against Germany in Munich on Saturday. The England skipper, battling a groin strain after limping off at Aston Villa on Sunday, is "desperate to play" in the World Cup qualifier, reported the SunOnline. The
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      487 35 Reuters Cricket LONDON Steve Waugh's Australians will leave England chewing over what might and indeed should have been. A 4-1 win on enemy soil would spell success with a capital S for any other team in the
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      938 35  -  Rohit Brijnath Sportsmen have earned their Ferraris and Armanis I DON'T know God that well, but it's clear he's busy trying to decide whether Andre Jr should do to Pete Jr what Andre Sr could never do to Pete Sr but I have my weekly wish
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      588 36  -  Jose Raymond JVC's Mamaru Otake is better known for his love for football Today photo by by jose@newstoday.com.sg MENTION the name Mamoru Otake in Asian badminton circles and many will wonder at the name. That is because the 58-year-old native of Tokyo, the managing director
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      387 36 Reuters Formula 1 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS Michael Schumacher can afford to relax at his favourite circuit this weekend. But if all goes well for him at Spa, the Ferrari driver can also make more Formula One history and help clip the wings
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      Lock icon Romance missing in S'pore Cup
      745 37  -  R. Vengadasalam MANY football folk will be surprised to know that my proudest moment in football came in the pre-S-League days. In 1995, an unfashionable Division One outfit called Wellington FC, managed by my humble self, stormed its way into the Cup final, beating more
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      508 37  -  Razali Abdullah by... razali@newsto d ay.com.sg THE Singapore Sepaktakraw Federation (Perses) is breaking new ground in tandem with the newly-formed Team Singapore concept. For next month's South-east Asia Games in Kuala Lumpur, Perses will be bringing a 100--strong contingent
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      611 38  -  Kelvin Phang NTUC Income Singapore Cup SAFFC 0 Geylang 1 by... kelvin@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC coach Fandi Ahmad may well be wondering how long more 37-year-old Shahri Rahim can go on as his sec-ond-choice goalkeeper. The league's oldest custodian slipped up
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      247 38 -AFP RIYADH Slobodan Santrac has become the latest man to be predictably kicked off Saudi Arabian football's coaching merry-go-round. Yesterday, he was sacked following his team's poor start to the 2002 World Cup qualifiers. Santrac's dismissal had been on the cards after his team
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      311 39 Reuters COLOMBO India and Sri Lanka are banking on spin for the deciding third Test starting today on a "result" pitch at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground. A confident India, aiming to win its first overseas Test series in eight years, has included legspinner
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      141 39 Reuters SYDNEY Australia winger Andrew Walker is in doubt for Saturday's Tri-Nations rugby decider against New Zealand because of tendinitis in his knee. Australia coach Eddie Jones was scheduled to name his starting team today, but said yesterday he would wait until tomorrow before
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        282 40 Reuters LONDON Fulham has broken its club transfer record to sign French international striker Steve Marlet (picture) from Olympique Lyon for £11.5 million ($29.24 million). The 27-year-old successfully underwent a medical in London this morning and signed a fiveyear contract with the newlypromoted English premier league
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        211 40 RIO DE JANEIRO Midfielder Juninho Paulista was dropped from the Brazil squad for next week's World Cup qualifier away to Argentina. The Vasco da Gama player, formerly with Atletico Madrid and Middlesbrough before returning to Brazil, was overlooked when Brazil named its home-based players for the match
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