Today, 2 October 2001, Afternoon Edition

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  • 9 1 TODAY TIIGS d£iy •October 2, 2001 MITA (P) 138/11/2000
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • 447 1 Reuters WASHINGTON US President George W Bush yesterday cited "progress" in the US-led war on terrorism, including the seizure of US$6 million ($10.4 million) in suspect assets and the detention of a "known terrorist" from a 1986 aircraft hijacking. In a speech to federal
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    • 156 1 Reuters NEW YORK Stocks slipped yesterday, ringing in October on a weak note, as investors wrestled with apprehension over a fragile economy and US retaliation after last month's terrorist attacks. October the anniversary month of the 1929 and 1987 crashes is a scary month for investors,
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    • 530 1  -  Kim-Kyna Tan How the attack on the US will affect the Singapore election by' kim@newstodayxora.sg IT sounds almost crass to measure the impact of the tragedy in the United States in terms of seats won and lost But there is no getting away from the fact that the most
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  • GROUND ZERO/ A NEW WAR
    • 503 2 Agencies Newsweek report says air strikes may be shelved WASHINGTON The United States has shelved plans for hombing raids on Afghanistan and has stepped up its psychological war against Afghanistan's Taliban. The bombing plans have been dropped because of a shortage of viable targets,
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    • 106 2 His (US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert 5 Gelbard's) latest complaint is VI that police officials are not giving Americans W sufficient protection from radical Islamic demonstrators It may sound harsh to say that the ambassador and his minders in Washington are over-reacting. There are indeed supporters of Osama bin Laden
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    • 79 2 -AFP photo KUALA LUMPUR One of the 200-odd supporters of Malaysia's Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) at a 15-minute demonstration outside the US embassy yesterday to protest against any military action against Afghanistan. The protesters chanted "Go to hell US" and "Long live Islam". PAS youth chief
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    • 306 2 -AFP BEIJING Chinese President Jiang Zemin's aggressive telephone diplomacy in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks in the United States reflects Beijing's concern that it is not being taken seriously as a global player, analysts said yesterday. Mr Jiang phoned Pakistani President
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    • 190 2 Agencies ISLAMABAD Pakistan, while a close ally of the Taliban, is reportedly trying to organise a coup in Afghanistan. And Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told BBC radio yesterday that the Taliban regime's days appeared numbered and conflict with the United States seemed inevitable.
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  • GROUND ZERO/ BACK TO BASICS
    • 181 3 ISLAMABAD Pakistan, arguing that there is a need to maintain communication lines, is the only country which still recognises the Taliban today. But the reluctance to sever ties is also a reflection of the strong bonds between Pakistan and the Taliban. The Economist noted that
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    • 75 3 -AFP WASHINGTON The number of people reported dead or missing following the Sept 11 attacks has fallen to around 5,700. The toll has been dropping in recent days as the authorities in New York cross-checked lists compiled by different sources, eliminating duplicate names. More than 60
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    • 583 3  -  Ravi Shankar US clergy urges reflection and negotiation by in Detroit, Michigan TWO weeks after the worst-ever terrorist attacks on American soil, a stunned nation has at last formulated the language of its grief. Awed by the sheer scale of the tragedy, Americans are taking refuge in
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    • 73 3 There are plenty of funds that guarantee capital. But there's only one that also guarantees profit at such a generous rate of 4.35% p.a. That works out to be 53.1% growth compounded over 10 years! Plus there's insurance cover worth 150% built in at no extra cost. With Great Eastern's
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  • Hot News
    • 317 4  -  Lee Ching Wern Retailer sends its workers back to school by eh ingwerni^ne wsioaay. co ra. sg WHILE companies are laying off workers during the current downturn, others like Robinson and Co are working on retraining them instead. The 143-year-old company is sending its 930 employees at
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    • 207 4  -  Kim-Kyna Tan WHEN Mr Chandra Mohan, 52, makes his debut at this Friday's Parliament sitting, the occasion will have a special meaning. "It is in memory of my late wife who passed away last September. She told me I should carry
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    • 159 4  -  Zackaria Abdul Rakim TEMASEK Polytechnic (TP) yesterday launched a scheme that allows O-level students to apply for early admission in January using their preliminary results. The Early Preferential Admission (EPA) scheme, which plans to take in 200 students next year, covers four diploma programmes Computer Engineering, Electronics, Microelectronics,
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    • 141 4  -  Lee U-Wen STARTING early next year, don't be surprised if you see your favourite neighbourhood hawker doing business from a lorry or van in a car park. This is one of the options given to hawkers when the first phase of the Hawker Centre Upgrading Programme (HUP)
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    • 100 4 THE number of students eligible for post secondary education has increased significantly compared to 10 years ago. The Education Ministry's data showed some 86.5 per cent of students were able to go on to junior colleges, centralised institutes, polytechnics and ITE last year. The figure was an
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    • 129 5  -  Pearlyn Tham YESTERDAY was Children's Day but Abdul Rahman Samsudin could not celebrate the occasion with his three young children. The 34-year-old, a former CISCO auxiliary police officer, was in court for misappropriating Guy Laroche wallets. On March 8, he was on duty at Ngee Ann
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    • 352 5  -  Leong Phei Phei Woman first in SE Asia to receive heart pump to keep her alive by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg THE heart-assist device that the National Heart Centre (NHC) bought two years ago was placed in a 36-year-old patient in July. Mdm Zarina Kassim (pictured with her
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    • 165 5  -  Audra Lim GOVIND Doulatram, 16, hopes to grow five centimetres within the next month or so. That's a reasonable enough wish for any growing teenager. Bur for Govind, it's quite a tall order, because his kidney failure has stunted his growth. He is now
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    • 195 5 ADULTS can rationalise and argue, and older children can get into animated discussions about the terrorist attacks in the US last month. But what about younger children, aged between three and six, who saw images of attacks on television and don't quite know how to
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    • 110 5  -  Pearlyn Tham THE teenager with an obsession for Chinese girls, was arrested in Woodlands last Friday and hauled back to court yesterday. Shahul Hameed Kuthubudeen, 17, was fined $8,000 just three weeks ago for seven counts of molest. He had followed his victims into lifts, extend
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    • 29 5 FINAL 8 SHOWS! ALL REMAINING SEATS Category A :$B5 Save $40 Category B: $65 Save $30 Category C and Student Tickets: $45 ijK^. HHH i, r\m R___3 r* WL
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  • LETTERS
    • 220 6  -  Susan Loo Retrenched woman wants chance to prove herself I WAS retrenched last month and have since then been looking for a job every day. Although I have many years of experience and am a fast typist, hardworking and willing to learn, I am still without
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    • 231 6  -  Lint Boon Hee MAN'S survival instincts can be subverted by the brainwashing techniques of cult demagogues, who urge their followers to die in the name of religion. Such urgings come with the promise of an eternal home in paradise surrounded by adoring virgins
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    • 275 6  -  David Soh TO date, the stretch of road along Marine Parade Road from Siglap Road to Marine Terrace has only one traffic light, which is at Siglap Park Connector. This traffic light is activated only when pedestrians want to
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    • 219 6  -  Karen Tan We refer to Mr See Leong Kit's letter "Allow use of CPF for health screenings" {Today, Sept 19). Medisave is a compulsory savings scheme to help Singaporeans build up sufficient savings for their hospitalisation expenses, especially during their old age. Over the years,
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    • 130 6  -  Kevin Lee I REFER to the article "Is this why Joscelin seemed distracted?" (TODAY, Sept 28). Let's give our young Joscelin a break and not question her about her performance in the recent SEA Games in Malaysia. Her three gold medals would
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 94 7 THE Government will set aside $50 million to fund start-up companies as it seeks to promote new businesses and boost employment amid the recession. The new equity funding programme is aimed at encouraging individuals to start their own businesses. It also reflects a shift in Singapore's
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    • Market Watch
      • 42 7 MPH Ltd will distribute its 96 per cent stake in Australian property subsidiary, AVJennings Homes Ltd, to its shareholders, as it focuses on books, media and publishing. Shareholders will receive 0.8 AVJennings shares for every MPH share they own.
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      • 33 7 US$ 0.5660 Rupiah 5586.9 UK£ 0.3825 Bahf 25.179 Yen 67.670 j Peso 29.089 i HK$ 4.4158 ;A$ 1.1492 :RM 2,1510 Rupee 27.161 I Euro 61.866 Won 739.96
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    • 252 7  -  Joy Frances by joy ©news today.com. sg A MANAGING director is taking Overseas Union Bank (OUB) to court, claiming that the bank and his mortgagee, had sold his house below its market price. Mr Tai Sea Nyong, 58, took out loans and overdrafts with OUB in
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    • 39 7 SINGAPORE private property prices fell 2.3 per cent in the third quarter from the second quarter, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said. The figure is based on caveats lodged in the first 10 weeks of the quarter.
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    • 273 8 Channel News Asia First step towards linked Pan-Asia marketplace THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) yesterday announced a strategic tie-up, aimed at broadening distribution and enhancing the liquidity of products traded on both markets. The two exchanges will explore initiatives relating to cross-access arrangements
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    • 135 8 Reuters TOKYO Corporate confidence in Japan sagged in the quarter ended September, a key quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan showed yesterday, reinforcing expectations that the world's second biggest economy is heading into recession. Economists said that after attacks in the United
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    • 235 8 Channel News Asia SINGAPORE-BASED insurers do not have any known direct exposure to losses from the terrorist attacks on America. That is what an early assessment by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) shows. But the MAS is paying close attention to the claims
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    • 1554 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Hr.use-/fund Names Offer Price Bid Price/NAV Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd Aberdeen Asinn Fixed Income Fund 1.141 1.107 de.ii American Opportunities Fund 0.699 0.635 _de_n Continental Europe Equity- Fund 0.861 0.619 _erd_n China Opportunities Fund 0.851 0.FJ1 .eideen Global Technology Fund 0.413
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    • 316 10  -  Pearlyn Tham 'Attractive 7 rent lures retailer to Suntec City by p earlyn (s> newstoday. com, sg COURTS, Singapore's largest furniture, electrical and IT retailer, is to open a new megastore at Suntec City in November. The new outlet, occupying 39,000 sq ft on the third level
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    • 193 10 KEPPELCARD has given new "interest" to the credit card war. Most credit cards charge 24 per cent annual interest rates, with many of them offering a lower promotional rate to get new subscribers before raising the rate back to 24 per cents after six months. But
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    • 75 10 SINGTEL will stop providing telegram services from April 1 next year. This includes the sending and receiving of telegrams, printergrams, phonograms and registered telegraph address service. It said telegrams have lost their popularity with greater use of other messaging services such as fax, global SMNS, Speedpost
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    • Market News
      • 261 10 THE Singapore market was subdued yesterday as most regional markets, like Hong Kong, Taiwan and China were closed for the mid-Autumn festival holidays. Furthermore, with the US Fed meeting again this week, coupled with a still uncertain economic and political outlook, many investors were sidelined. Blue chips and index-linked
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      • 227 10 THE Kuala Lumpur market failed to carry over last week's upbeat momentum and benefit from the firmer closing of the US markets last Friday. Instead, it performed disappointingly on low volume. There was little interest, as investors waited for fresh leads to emerge. At the end of trading, the
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    • 545 9 -o^**. Be'1 Everybody needs healthcare. So why not invest in it? T"\ Young or old, we all need healthcare. Given that the S&P 500 Healthcare Index has consistently Boston-based Wellington Management Company LLP, a leading r-- Indeed, our reliance on medical outperformed the S&P 500 Index 1, it might be
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 429 11  -  Elista Yeo Indonesia's Supreme Court overturns conviction JAKARTA In an amazing turn of events, Indonesia's Supreme Court yesterday overturned a corruption conviction and 18-month prison sentence imposed on Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the fugitive son of former President Suharto. The deputy chief of the Supreme Court, Judge H
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    • 136 11 HONG KONG As the territory yesterday celebrated China's national day, reports of a survey showed that less than 20 per cent of its teenagers wanted to be identified as Chinese. The poll on cultural values by a youth organisation, Breakthrough, found that only 18.6 per cent of
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    • 190 11 Reuters MANILA Despite insisting that he would not show up, former Philippines president Joseph Estrada attended the resumption of his economic plunder trial after keeping three judges, the prosecution and scores of spectators waiting for an hour. Unsmiling and dressed in slippers, Mr Estrada
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    • 51 11 Rf.utf.rs photo DHAKA Bangladeshi women queuing up to cast their ballots at a polling centre here yesterday. Nearly 75 million Bangladeshis voted for a Prime Minister, with two women as the leading candidates. There was a high voter turnout, especially among women. Results are expected later
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    • 163 11 Agencies SRINAGAR— At least 21 people died and many were wounded yesterday in a car bomb blast outside the state legislature building in India's revoltracked Jammu and Kashmir state, police said. A Pakistan-based Islamic militant group, Jaish-e-Mohammed, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying
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    • 98 11 -AFP TOKYO Following confirmation of the presence of mad cow disease here, Japan's agriculture ministry yesterday said it would impose a total ban on imports of meat and bone meal feed for livestock, which is believed to be a source of the disease.
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  • COMMENTARY
    • 772 12  -  Dr Ariffin Omar in Penang How to offer help to US without alienating his countrymen by LIKE other countries, Malaysia has not escaped the worldwide ripples caused by the terrorist attacks in the United States. The government, a vocal critic of American policies in the Middle East and
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    • 532 12  -  Patrick Smith in Connecticut Bloomberg, by I'VE never seen an economic model crumble before, not up close. I have suggested earlier that the terrorist attacks in the US marked the end of the post-Cold War era. It is now clear that among
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  • UPFRONT
    • 595 14 Today Features Woody Allen keeps up his prolific output of a film a year HIS private life would probably make an interesting movie in itself, with lurid details of nude photographs and illicit liaisons with incestuous overtones. Understandably, Woody Allen says that fame makes
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    • 431 14  -  Waves My Say I by I NEVER question why dad smokes, because that is the way he has been since I was born. But when brother started smoking a few months back, many questions popped into my head. Why does he smoke? When did he
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  • INFO TECH
    • 408 16  -  Sol E Solomon The new IT department isn't just a big expense by solomon@newstoday.com.sg CORPORATIONS must view the IT department not only as a cost centre but as a revenue centre as well. At the same time, the corporate information systems department need to change its operating
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    • BREAKING NEWS
      • 100 16 The semiconductor industry is in the midst of a massive technological change, converting to mass-producing chips with copper wires rather than aluminium. Copper, which conducts electricity better, allows designers to break through looming physical barriers that couia prevent further boosts in chip performance. The first copper Pentium
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      • 88 16 A resurgence of the Nimda worm failed to materialise last Friday, leaving unfulfilled warnings that several security companies made in the week. the e-mail component of the worm, which sends infected messages to each entry in an infected computer's Outlook address book, reactivates 10 days after the original
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    • 153 16  -  Lee U-Wen HEWLETT-PACKARD has unveiled a new mid-range server that promises provides impeccable power and performance at a fraction of the price of its fiercest competitors. One of the features of the HP Server rpB4oo (right) is HP's "Pay-Per-Use Utility Pricing" option, which allows users
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    • 143 16 MAC OS X version 10.1 has been released by Apple, which said that this operating system delivers dramatically enhanced performance, a refined user interface, and unprecedented support for digital media and devices. Available as a full retail product through the Apple Store at www.apple.com/singaporestore, Apple
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    • 69 16 JAPAN'S mobile telecommunication giant NTT DoCoMo employee Mariko Wada displays the third generation (3G) visual phone at the company's shop in Tokyo yesterday. NTT DoCoMo launched the world's first 3G mobile phone service hoping to snap up six million domestic subscribers by March 2004. Its trial
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  • LIFE IS GREAT
    • 771 17  - Once upon a time Elaine Quek Reading can be therapeutic as it allows you to rediscover the beauty surrounding life It (reading) fl keeps me W thinking and alive. It helps keep in me, a sense of wonder. Most of all, it makes me aware of the overwhelming beauty that,
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  • HOME CHEF
    • 758 18  -  Pauline DLoh Nature's gifts combine a delicate bouquet with great taste and texture My friend Lizzie is a dedicated vegetarian. She refuses to eat meat as a matter of principle, and since she was my housemate, it posed quite a few problems initially. And then we discovered a
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    • 809 19 Cooking with style Lean mince patties are ideal for a tasty after-school or after-work treat Rendang dishes were definitely a family favourite when we were all younger. This was in the days before counting cholesterol became a popular pastime and white meat had gained acceptancy over red.
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  • INCINEMAS
    • 318 20 Reuters His kidnap thriller Don't Say A Word, tops US box office LOS ANGELES Three new movie releases, led by the Michael Douglas kidnap thriller Don't Say A Word, helped rejuvenate the lacklustre North American box office, propelling total weekend receipts to their highest level in three weeks.
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    • 279 20 Reuters/Variety/AFP SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain A Chilean film about a struggling taxi driver who embarks on a quest for a better life together with his muggers has won the top prize at Spain's San Sebastian International Film Festival. A major hit on its home turf, A Cab
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  • LIMELIGHT
    • 19 22 Children celebrating Children's Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival on Sunday at Clarke Quay. Today photo by KOHMUIFONG
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    • 293 22 Reuters Event takes place seven months after her split with Puffy Combs QINGER-ACTRESS Jennifer OLopez has married choreographer Cris Judd in a private ceremony near Los Angeles, her spokesman confirmed on Sunday. The non-denominational ceremony took place on Saturday evening at a private residence in Calabasas
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    • 258 22  -  Sophia Ang by sophia@newstoday.com.sg DELIVERING screen kisses may not be the perk desired by some actors. Not when it is your first screen kiss. Not when there are lots of people cheering you on. Not even when it is to be planted on
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 1352 23 77/ a/ Moufrrtein High II channel s, Bpm Lady Warriors of the Yang A Dream Named Desire •An Ideal Husband A A fIOA *om'tyctltmnei u' 9pm (htmnel B'' °'3Opm I J/fk difficulty in coping when Wulan^. 5-* ""J'K'Jj flhfc^JHlfl Celebrity Squares Channel 5,9pm <£k Government minister, well-off and with Cynthia
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  • TIMEOUT
    • 643 24  -  Cathleen Tung by cathle en@newstod ay.com. sg SIXTIES homegrown group The Quests may have disbanded thirty years ago, but they have hardly been forgotten by their fans. A look at the crowd that turned up at library@orchard last Friday for their minireunion gig said it all.
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 400 24 Three-Day Listing MUSIC to reach a new consciousness. The After Eight Series -A Date: Tomorrow till Saturday Chamber Concert With A Time: Bpm Difference Venue: Guinness Theatre, Be enchanted by the music as The Substation Ken Tan, Foo Say Ming, Shane Price: 10, $15 Thio,Vincent Goh and Mark de Ticketing:
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  • Discover Sydney
    • 816 25 Today Features At the hint of twilight, the tees and jeans disappear Whether it's a myth or fact, Australians are undoubtedly synonymous with fun. They are known the world over for their attitude and aptitude towards it. "No worries mate" is a national slogan etched into the minds
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  • SPORTS
    • 459 26  -  Ivan Lim Barrichello and Montoya robbed of second victories by engine failure Formula One McLAREN'S MIKA Hakkinen, frustrated at having lost his second place on the grid on account of a pit lane infringement during practice, channelled his fury towards a powerful performance to win his second Grand
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    • 147 26 -AFP INDIANAPOLIS Formula One drivers at Sunday's United States Grand Prix donated their helmets and racing suits for a charity auction to benefit the children of US terrorist attack victims. More than 6,000 people were killed September 11 when hijacked airplanes were crashed into the
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    • 255 26 AFP SAN ANTONIO -Justin Leonard joined an elite group that includes only Arnold Palmer and Bill Mehlhorn here Sunday by becoming only the third player to win the PGA Texas Open in successive years. Leonard, a native Texan, carded a two-under-par 69 to hold off JJ.
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    • 482 27 AFP, Reuters After starring in the Uncler-17 Cup, they are headed for Liverpool PORT OF SPAIN Gerard Houllier had plenty of reason to celebrate early yesterday. Not only did he watch his countrymen continue their recent domination of football by beating Nigeria to win the World Under-17
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    • Article, Illustration
      478 27 -AFP Taylor pays the price for Leicester's poor start LONDON Peter Taylor (right) became the first English Premiership manager to lose his job this season when he was sacked by bottom of the table Leicester late on Sunday. In a move that shows the changing face of
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    • 638 28 O'Leary's team labours back to the top Ipswich 1 Leeds 2 LEEDS Manchester United, it seems, does not hold a monopoly when it comes to Jekyll-aiid-Hyde performances. By its own admission, Leeds United has scaled the heights of the Premiership without playing at its best
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    • 399 28 Reuters LONDON English soccer champion Manchester United reported a 30-per-cent rise in annual profit yesterday, with sponsorship deals and higher gate receipts at its enlarged Old Trafford stadium boosting revenue to record levels. But United, currently aiming to secure the services
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    • 334 29 Reuters LONDON World number one Tiger Woods, who has won a remarkable 29 titles in just six years on the US Tour, will share some of his private thoughts on the game later this month with the publication of his first instructional book. Woods, who became the
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    • 142 29  -  Stanley Ho WHEN he was just a teenager, Wong Ming Huang used to cling onto the fence surrounding the field at Geylang Lorong 12 to watch Geylang International in action. And now, after more than 30 years, Wong's love for Geylang is just as
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    • 166 29 Reuters RANJESFONTEIN Anil Kumble took two wickets on his long-awaited comeback as India struggled to acclimatise during their South African tour opener against a Nicky Oppenheimer XI on Monday. Jacques Rudolph hit 109 as the home team declared on 244 for three at lunch,
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    • 436 30  -  Stanley Ho by Stanley newstoday. com. sg JURONG winger Itimi Dickson Edherefe, who landed a lip-tearing punch on the face of Home United midfielder Harun Juma'at during last Friday's NTUC Income S-League clash at Jurong East Stadium, remains unrepentant. The 17-year-old Nigerian winger, who
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    • 491 30  -  Kelvin Phang Harun: Before and After Harun has been told by doctors that he will probably be scarred for life, despite the work done by the plastic surgeon. The police officer is finding it difficult to eat and sleeps on his right side, due
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
      • 247 32 Reuters LONDON Striker Teddy Sheringham (picture) is hoping his England recall will not be a one-off thing. In fact, he's looking forward to another World Cup finals appearance at the age of 36. The Tottenham Hotspur striker was drafted into the England squad
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