Today, 12 October 2001, Afternoon Edition

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  • 8 1 TODAY Friday > October 12, 2001 i MITA(P) 138/11/2000
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • 375 1 Reuters Wall St betting that Fed rate cuts will soon boost economy NEW YORK Stocks rallied yesterday, rebounding to levels before the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the United States sent the market reeling, as upbeat corporate results ignited hopes for better days ahead. Companies like General
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    • 376 1 Reuters WASHINGTON For the first time since the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, the Federal Bureau of Investigation yesterday publicly warned that there may be additional attacks in the United States and against US interests abroadin the next few days. "Certain information, while not
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    • 140 1 -AFP yNEW YORK New York yesterday rejected a US$lO million ($lB.l million) donation for victims of the World Trade Center attack from a senior member of the Saudi royal family after he criticised US policy in the Middle East. Mayor Rudy Giuliani described comments by
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    • 92 1 Reuters NEW YORK The US government's nuclear watchdog, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said yesterday that it was vetting its website with an eye to power plant security following the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. "We're looking at the data that is up on the website with a
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  • THE NEW WAR/ CRACKDOWN ON TERROR
    • 319 2 Series of global terror attacks foiled LONDON Egyptian anti-terrorist police have foiled a second wave of suicide hijacker attacks this one against "various world capitals". The plot was thwarted with the arrest in Egypt of 12 suspects linked to wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda group, according
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    • 313 2 I The Taliban said dozens of people were killed yesterday in the heaviest US bombardment of Afghanistan since the launch of the US-led strikes. "More than 77 civilians have been martyred in different forms in our country and the number is increasing with the passage of time," Taliban
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    • 314 2 -AFP JAKARTA Jittery foreigners in Indonesia, the target of intimidation by a hardline Islamic group, have a new group of defenders: Members of the tourism industry. The Front for the Defenders of Islam (FPI) said it had started searching for Americans
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  • THE NEW WAR/BATTLE OF THE AIRWAVES
    • 122 3 Reuters DUBAI Saudi Arabia, eager to distance itself from the Western campaign against Afghanistan, has asked British Prime Minister Tony Blair to cancel a visit to the kingdom, a Saudi-owned newspaper said yesterday. The London-based Asharq al-Awsat quoted "informed sources" in London as saying the
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    • 187 3 KUALA LUMPUR- Five religious teachers and a businessmen have been arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA). They are suspected of belonging to an Afghan-inspired Malaysian Mujahideen Movement (KMM). They have been detained "to enable a thorough investigation into their involvement" in militancy. The opposition
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    • 420 3 Agencies Coded messages on Osama videotape? WASHINGTON The Bush administration is not turning a deaf ear to wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden's videotaped statements. They are listening carefully to every word the man and his Al Qaeda network and its people utter. Firmly believing that
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    • 77 3 AFP SINGAPORE yesterday tightened entry requirements for passport holders from Iran, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan saying they get visas because of the "global security situation". The Singapore Immigration Department said visa requirements "are regularly reviewed and updated based on the global security situation". Nationals from
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    • 66 3 Agencies RIYADH Reports of attacks on civilians, believed to be a fall out from last month's attacks on the United States, are surfacing. A man threw a Molotov cocktail at a German couple's car in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and a Canadian man was shot dead on Wednesday
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  • THE NEW WAR/ONE COALITION, DIFFERENT VOICES
    • 328 4 WASHINGTON For the war against terrorism to succeed, US President George W Bush needs to maintain the global coalition that he has built in less than a month. But as reports of civilian casualties in Afghanistan start to emerge, and friendly Muslim governments grow
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    • 202 4 -ATP WASHINGTON A third case of exposure to the anthrax bacteria in a Florida office has been confirmed, prompting US authorities to shift their focus from public health to a criminal investigation. An FBI agent said authorities have not ruled out the possibility that this contamination
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    • 258 4 "Cave-busters" for Afghanistan S:i^"er:^ *v\] -p, US warplanes began using massive "bunker-busting" bombs, the GBU-28/B, on bunkers or buried command support by identifying centre* in Afghanistan far the first time an Tuesday. The weapon, cabbled together during the 1991 Gulf War en™Y s hldd^ n boses I gS£- j|i using
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    • 141 4 pp|M^] FeaturingToday... I UPFRONT 24 [NCfNEMAS 28 I Branson's surprise Hard look at Hardball Interiors 25 UmeLight. 30 Plants that cure sick Star Search winner jaw buildings. loves his guitar Traveller 26 TimeOut 32 8 A Malaysian princess Spanish hideaway the night!- j.a. "We've been waiting forever to do this1'
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 157 6  -  Leong Phei Phei WE might be facing a difficult job market but there are still positions waiting to be filled if you know where to look. Job-seekers can start at the National Trades Union Congress' (NTUC) newly-launched Employment and Training Network, which
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    • 314 6  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim Workers seek Govt's help on core issues by zackaria@ne wsto day.com.sg WORKERS laid off by the current economic crunch are asking for the creation of more jobs, retraining and lowering the cost of living. According to the latest survey results released by the Feedback
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    • 92 6 Malay community Create a fund to provide easy loans for SMEs Introduce more flexi-hour jobs Encourage street hawking Eurasian community Get banks to provide soft loans at lower interest rates Reduce business overheads, such as office rentals Indian business community Proper adjustment of lending rates
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 263 8  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim and give children a boost by zackaria@news today, com. sg TALK to a child about suicide and you may run the risk of putting negative thoughts into his head. A senior educational psychologist at the Ministry of Education told Today that research has shown
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    • 179 8  -  Ng Hwee Koon THE Asean's Home Affairs ministers decided yesterday at the Third Asean Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) that an Ad-Hoc Experts Group Meeting would be convened before senior officials meet in Malaysia early next year. This was because of an "urgent need" to finalise a
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    • 175 8 FLAMBOYANT chairman of the British-based Virgin Group Richard Branson made his first public appearance in Singapore yesterday to announce the Virgin Mobile Young Entrepreneur Scholarship at the British High Commissioner's residence. One lucky winner will get to travel to the UK to work side-by-side with Virgin Mobile execs.
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    • 354 9  -  Cathleen Tung Hundreds of SMRT staff take to the field for annual good health promotion day by cathleen@newstoday.com.sg SOME 800 employees of the SMRT Corporation took time off to get active at the Bishan Stadium yesterday, during the SMRT A.C.T.I.V.E. Day 2001. Switching their office attire
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    • Article, Illustration
      279 10  -  Joy Frances Amount of waste at Buloh-Kranji mangroves by j oytffne wstoday. c o m.sg YOU can't imagine the amount of rubbish that can be turned up during a coastal clean-up. During a recent effort by the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research (RMBR), 300 volunteers helped to pick
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    • 172 10  -  Audra him A WOMAN bit one police officer in the back, and almost ran over another after being pursued by the police in a high-speed chase. Yesterday, the court heard that Lim, 38, had stopped along Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 at about 2.40am in June
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    • 158 10 THE government has given US$lOO,OOO ($182,050) to the Singapore Red Cross Society (SRCS) in aid of the refugees in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said it welcomed SRCS's initiative and hoped the donation would serve as a catalyst for all Singaporeans to contribute
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    • 98 10  -  Lee U-Wen SHOPPERS can now show how satisfied they are with service they get at retail outlets. The Singapore Kindness Movement Council has launched the Retail Courtesy Gold Award to promote courtesy among some 1,400 shops, including 550 from nine HDB town centres. During the month-long
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    • 81 10 Channel NewsAsiu A 41-YEAR-OLD man was charged in court yesterday with making a threatening phone call to the police. He claimed he was "a very dangerous person from Afghanistan". Bala Subramanium allegedly called the police and said he was going to burn motorcycles parked at Block 415, Jurong West
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  • LETTERS
    • 195 11  -  David Soh Banks, too, should cut jobs as last resort I WOULD like to thank SIA for adopting the philosophy of "cutting jobs as a last resort". ("SIA management to take pay cuts", Today, Oct 9). In other parts of the world, retrenchment seems to be the first
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    • 101 11  -  See Leong Kit I REFER to the report, "SIA management to take pay cuts" (Today, Oct9). Directors and senior management of government-linked companies should follow SlA's exemplary move. Our massive civil service is fully funded through taxes. While Taiwan will retrench 15,000 civil servants this
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    • 96 11  -  Edward Tan THE best "gift" the government can offer in this coming off-Budget package to improve the general public and companies' cash flow is through the suspension of the GST (Goods and Services Tax). The GST is an everyday tax on our life expenses
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    • 218 11 WE refer to the letter, "Fitness centre gave me a 'heart attack'" (Today, Oct 8). We apologise for Mr Chiang Ming Yu's unpleasant experience on Sunday. We would like to assure him that the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) has always welcomed any resident wishing to
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    • 99 11 WE refer to your article "Myanmar Airways cuts flights to Singapore" (Today, Oct 8). We wish to correct some facts: Effective Oct 1, Myanmar Airways International flies to Singapore four times a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. We originally operated seven times per week.
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 356 12 Bloomberg S'pore dollar falls after Govt widens policy THE Singapore dollar fell to an almost threemonth low after the central bank said it has widened its policy band to allow more flexibility in managing the currency, given a "subdued" inflation outlook. The Singapore dollar shed as much as
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    • 89 12 Bloomberg CAPITALAND, Southeast Asia's largest developer by assets, has said it will cut the pay of senior executives to trim costs as Singapore's economy is set to fall into its worst slump since 1964. The Singapore-based developer will reduce the pay of more than 40 senior executives,
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    • 285 12 Bloomberg SYDNEY ANstaff, an Ansett Holdings employee buyout group, expects to meet Singapore Airlines (SIA) to discuss a revival plan for the failed carrier. The group, led by former Ansett chief executive Graeme McMahon, was started by the Ansett Pilots Association after former
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    • Market Watch
      • 95 12 STARHUB and IBM Singapore have launched a series of mobile and wireless software offerings that will allow StarHub Mobile to offer wireless e-mail access for corporate and business users through its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). In a statement, StarHub Mobile said IBM brought to the partnership
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      • 28 12 Your S$1 buys lUSS 0.5486 UK£ 0.3784 Yen 66.109 HK$ 4.2789 RM 2.0847 Euro 0.6028 Rupiah 5460.3 Baht 24.583 Peso 28.390 A$ 1.0955 I Rupee 26.351 Won 714.28
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    • 223 14 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia can still look forward to Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's (KLSE) performance despite effects of the terrorist attacks in the United States and military strikes in Afghanistan on the global market, the country's Dewan Rakyat (Parliament) was told. Finance Ministry Parliament Secretary
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    • 90 14  -  -hay Tan MASTERCARD International has collaborated with Sistic.com to provide mobile ticketing services so consumers can buy tickets to Sistic events with their Mastercards via a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant. Mr Ajay Bhalla, MasterCard International's vice president and country manager for Singapore,
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    • 141 14 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan will double the limit on investment in China by local listed firms to improve business ties with the mainland. The finance ministry has suggested the cabinet allow listed companies to invest up to 40 per cent of their capital or net
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    • Market News
      • 281 14 A BUOYANT US market last night translated into an equally firm Singapore market as investors bought blue chip and technology and property stocks, amid optimism that the US-led military campaign in Afghanistan is going well. Furthermore, the local market was positioning itself for the Government's announcement today of off-budget
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      • 187 14 WALL Street's strong showing overnight, underpinned by a series of upbeat corporate results, helped key markets across the region to rally convincingly yesterday. Investors are also starting to adapt to the US' attack on Afghanistan and the Taliban regime. However, the performance of the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index was
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    • Article, Illustration
      504 16 -AFP Urgent trade talks unlikely to dominate summit BEIJING When the leaders of 21 Pacific rim economies meet in Shanghai (picture) next week, their free trade agenda will be overshadowed by global efforts to combat terrorism. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum, with the ninth informal summit
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    • 106 16 NEXT week, Maybank, one of the four banks that applied for the qualifying full bank status this year, will launch the gold card equivalent to its classic e-mail credit card. As part of the Maybank eGold promotion, those who sign up by April 30 next year will be
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    • 60 16 UNITED Overseas Bank has formed a new subsidiary company called UOB Hermes Asia Management Pte Ltd. The principal activity of this new company is in investment management. Mr Wee Ee Cheong is the chairman of the company which was incorporated in January this year and has an
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    • 692 18 Bloomberg CEO builds sales team to bring in ads SUNNYVALE, California Yahoo! chief executive officer (CEO) Terry Semel (picture) is trying to boost the most-used Internet search service by wooing the biggest advertisers when they are cutting spending after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. Named CEO six
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 166 19 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Sixty-one university lecturers allegedly involved in anti-government activities have been sacked, transferred or issued with warnings, Malaysia's Education Minister Tan Sri Musa Mohamed told parliament. "Action was taken, against them by the institutions concerned. They were dismissed, had their contracts terminated, transferred out or
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    • 143 19 Reuters MANILA The Senate investigation into an alleged financial scam involving presidential aides opened predictably enough yesterday with the husband of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo denying that he took a bribe from lobbyists. "I would like to put on record that I am innocent," Mr Jose Miguel
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    • 166 19 Malaysiakini. KUALA LUMPUR Showing there is still a bit of fight left in him, former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday sued Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) for RMIOO million ($47.9 million) for allegedly branding him immoral and an Islamic extremist. "It is
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    • 43 20 Reuters photo Hungarian riot police arresting an injured soccer fan in Budapest in a National Cup match between Ujpest and local rivals Ferencvaros. Despite heavy security, matches between these city rivals usually end with clashes between opposing fans.
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    • 315 20 Australia's jobless rate drops during PM's campaign trail BRISBANE No better news could have greeted Australian Prime Minister John Howard, on the campaign trail for next month's general election, than a drop in unemployment figures. Economists had predicted the jobless rate would rise to nearly 7.0 per
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    • 101 20 -AFP AUCKLAND Thousands of high school students took a midweek break as about 15,000 Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) members went on strike yesterday. They wanted a pay increase to compensate for increased work, including hours not spent in the classroom on administration and assessment.
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    • 108 20 AFP HARARE A Zimbabwean healer wants to promote the use of a traditional spell that ensures fidelity to curb the spread of Aids, which kills an average of 300 people in the country each week. Healer Mutsa Chikede came up with the idea of
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    • 313 22 Agencies Sri Lankan President sets stage for Dec 5 polls COLOMBO To spare herself the humiliation of defeat in a no-confidence vote, embattled President Chandrika Kumaratunga yesterday sacked Parliament and called for a general election on Dec 5. The announcement followed a week of political disappointments for
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    • 209 22 Agencies BEIJING China has demanded that South Korea investigate the deaths of 25 Chinese illegal immigrants who suffocated on a South Korean boat and were dumped at sea, state media said yesterday. In a strongly worded statement, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi called for "active cooperation"
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    • 124 22 -AFP KIEV A reactor at the Zaporijia nuclear power plant in eastern Ukraine, the biggest in Europe, was shut down yesterday after its safety system broke down. The shutdown at block No 4 is equipped with six reactors that date back to the Soviet-era. The closure
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    • 36 22 Some of the houses that were destroyed by Hurricane Iris on Wednesday in the village of Placenaa in Belize. Iris left at least 20 people dead and 13,000 homeless. Reuters photo
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    • 150 22 Reuters HONG KONG The territory's Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa yesterday said he had done all he could to help the beleaguered economy for now but held out the possibility of more aid later. "If there would be a further deterioration in
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    • 113 22 N Korean troops enter South for chestnuts -AFP SEOUL North Korean soldiers crossed the inter-Korean military demarcation line twice this week but only to pick chestnuts, the United Nations Command (UNC) said yesterday. The incidents came three weeks after South Korean troops fired shots for two days in a row
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  • COMMENTARY
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      980 23  -  Matthew Lynn Bloomberg columnist. but how come markets still banked on sick companies like Swissair? by in London TO picture how robust Europe's corporate sector is right now, imagine a house of cards. No matter what industry you're looking at or which experts you're listening to, think
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  • UPFRONT
    • 693 24  -  David Ngiau Richard Bransor promises to go |p I little mgdl today I Today photo by by david@newstoday.com.ag IN 1997, Sir Richard Branson showed up at Times Square in New York City in an old tank, to promote the launch of Virgin Cola. Another launch by
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    • 379 24  -  Pauline DLoh by pau I ine@newstoday. com. sg 'T^HIS week, I'm getting my first pair of multiX. focals all-purpose lenses which will correct my myopia, long-sightedness, astigmatism and a slightly irregular eyeball an altogether marvellous invention. According to my eye surgeon, I have lived with
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    • 57 24 Catch Survivor 3: Africa today at 3pm and I Opm (repeat telecast) on Channel 5. Sixteen Americans will vie for the much coveted Survivor title, and, of course, the US$l million prize. In the harsh terrain of Kenya's Shaba National Reserve, these new castaways will need more than team spirit
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous

  • 369 25 Some leafy plants absorb pollution and cure 'sick' buildings COMMON indoor plants may actually provide a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution, according to an article in wum.zonelO.com. The findings of a two-year study by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa)
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  • 363 25 Indoor plants need fresh air and sunlight about once every three days. Move them to the balcony for about three hours each time, but keep them in the shade and away from the scorching heat.The ideal time would be early morning or evening, or throughout the
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  • TRAVELLER
    • 586 26  -  Joy Frances The beauty of Tioman is more than just the stuff of legend PULAU Tioman (above) has always been a haven for the world-weary. Legend says a dragon princess travelling from China to Singapore fell in love with the area and decided to stay, transforming herself
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      197 28 An uplifting film that shows sports' redeeming value T TARDBALL, starring Keanu Reeves and Diane Lane (picture), is an uplifting film about people finding meaning and redemption through sports. Conor O'Neill (Reeves) is an under-achiever with a gambling addiction problem. His life turns around when he starts coaching
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    • 140 28 Reuters/Variety LONDON Thousands of Britons devoted to the Star Wars films (picture, left) have claimed the fictional faith Jedi as their religion. An e-mail campaign convinced more than 10,000 fans of the enduring science-fiction films to list Jedi known by the mantra "May the Force be
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    • 92 28 -AFP LOS ANGELES Martin Scorsese's US$6O million ($lO9 million) movie Gangs of New York has been postponed in the wake of the Sept 11 terrorists attacks in the United States. The period drama by Miramax about rival Italian and Irish gangs played out
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    • 205 29 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES The twice-can-celled Emmy Awards could possibly be held next month at a military base and without an audience. The base is one of the sites being considered. The other is a hotel ballroom. Organisers of the show, which
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    • 217 29 -Reuters NEW YORK Joel and Ethan Coen are negotiating to make their next film, the Universal studio black comedy, Intolerable Cruelty. The duo is plotting to re-team with their 0 Brother, Where Art Thou? star George Clooney. The project will be directed by Joel Coen
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  • LOMELIGHT
    • 387 30  -  Hazel Tan WONG LI SHAN Star Search winner is also a guitar man by hazel@newstoday.com.sg STAR Search finalist Hu Wensui (picture) should have taken part in a singing competition instead of Star Search. That's not to say that he can't cut it as an actor. In
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    • 436 32  -  Joy Frances Get away from city madness, step into Ocho Tapas Bar by joy (^newstoday. com. sg CITY fever can make anyone dizzy and it is not always easy to find a tonic. But there is an oasis offering relief in the midst of city-centre madness. Step into
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    • 393 32  -  Jenny Kong by j e nny wnewstoaay. com. sg FROM a small studio in Tiong Bahru to a workshop and now an exhibition, Lee Ker Shing's passion for silver jewellery has propelled her career to new heights. The 27-year-old jeweller's relationship with jewellery goes back
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      • 87 32 Under the baton of guest conductor Qu Chun Quan, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra presents six pieces a mix of western classical pieces and Chinese music. It will also feature dizi soloist Yin ZhiYang performing Autumn Maple on Xi Mountain and erhu soloist Zhao
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      • 55 32 A fetal duel, mistaken identity, an arranged marriage, wheeling and dealing merchants, sly merchants, true love, blind lust and insatiable craving for food.These are the ingredients in this comedy of errors, Date:Today and tomorrow Time: Bpm Venue: Drama Centre, Fort Canning Price: $21 -$31 Ticketing:
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      • 52 32 This staging of the play, Hujan Balek Ke-Langit (The Impossible), by the Gunong Sayang Association, will depict the full regalia of a Peranakan birthday celebration with the singing of dondang sayang and dancing. Date:Today and Sunday Time: Bpm Venue:VictoriaTheatre Price: $26. $36. $46 Ticketing: Call SISTIC at
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      • 69 32 This exhibition brings together artists who are painstaking in their creative endeavours and acute in their profound awareness for material culture. Date: Now till Nov 18 (closed on Mondays) Time: 9am 6pm (Tuesdays Sundays), 9am 9pm (Fridays) Venue: Singapore Art Museum (SAM)
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      • 57 32 This solo exhibition by Vietnamese painter Dae Quoc Huy showcases some of his works, including paintings of monks wearing saffron robes, women in the traditional ao-dai and children holding birdcages. Date: Now till Oct 17 (closed on Sundays) Time: I lam 7pm Venue: Alliance Francaise Price: Free Enquiries:
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      • 44 32 HANNAH HOCH COLLAGES This exhibition brings together the pioneering collages of Hannah Hoch, created over a period of more than five decades. Day: Now till Oct 31 (closed on Sundays) Time: 9am 6pm Venue: Goethe-lnstitut Price: Free Enquiries: Call the Goethe-lnstitut at 735 4555
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      • 64 32 This talk by Drjohn Miksic touches on the relief works done on the exterior of the Siva temple of Prambanan, Central Java, which has one of the most complete sequences of ancient ceremonial dance postures preserved anywhere in the world. Date: Today Time: 6pm
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      • 447 33 He's being forced out, says agent LONDON Dennis Bergkamp's days with Arsenal may be numbered, if his agent is to be believed. Soccernet reported that Rob Jansen, the agent who represents the 32-year-old Holland striker, believes that the Dutch striker is being forced out of Arsenal.
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      • 243 33 Reuters LAS VEGAS Tom Lehman followed up his opening 63 by shooting a course record 10-under-par 62 to take the early second round lead at the US$4.5 million ($B.lB million) Las Vegas Classic this morning. The 42-year-old American, back on the US PGA Tour
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      • 348 33 AFP COPENHAGEN Mike Tyson will fight at the heaviest weight of his career when he makes a longawaited return to the ring against Denmark's Brian Nielsen here tomorrow. Heavyweight boxing's badboy tipped the scales yesterday at a mammoth 2391b (108.6 kg),
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    • 877 34 Just days after international heroics, England captain helps club slay Greek champion Champions League Olympiakos 0 Man United 2 Win shows new United system for Europe is finally working ATHENS Sir Alex Ferguson described Manchester United's performance as "marvellous" after it beat Olympiakos 2-0 in
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    • 98 34 AFP GLASGOW Former Danish international Allan Simonsen has said he would be keen to take over as the new boss of manager-less Scotland, The job has been up for grabs since long-serving Craig Brown stepped down on Saturday after the Scots crashed out of the
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    • 94 34 Reuters MILAN Racist graffiti abusing Lazio player Fabio Liverani has been scrawled across the entrance to the Rome club's training ground, Italian newspapers reported yesterday. Liverani, whose father is Italian and mother Somalian, is the first black player to represent Italy. He joined Lazio
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    • 126 34 -AFP CENTURION Indian spin bowlers Harbhajan Singh and Anil Rumble sparked India to a 41-run win over South Africa in their triangular limited overs series international match at Centurion Park on Wednesday. Chasing a modest Indian total of 233, after skipper Shaun Pollock had taken
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    • 611 35 Celtic does not look out of place among the Champions League veterans Champions League Celtic 1 Rosenborg 0 Home win puts the Scottish champion at the top of Group E GLASGOW Martin O'Neill insisted yesterday that Champions League Group E is still too tight to call. This despite
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    • 310 35 Worthington Cup LEEDS David O'Leary admitted yesterday his club would not be too proud to win merely the Worthington Cup. But he himself would settle for it, revealed the SunOnline. The likes of Manchester United and Arsenal have made
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    • 448 35 -AFP World Cup qualifiers NICOSIA Goal-shy Iran will be relying on veteran striker Ali Daei to fire it back into pole position in the race for the World Cup finals today. It faces bitter rival Iraq in Tehran in a crucial clash that
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    • 614 36  -  Kelvin Phang As Hoppe goes, Fang wonders what will happen when new man arrives by: kelvin@newstoday.com.sg THREE years ago, Andrew Fang (picture) started training with Swede Goran Bergendorff, who decided right away that Fang had tremendous potential but needed to make a few changes in his
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    • 109 36 Reuters NEW DELHI-Teenager Karun Chandok will become the second Indian to drive in the British Formula Three championship following a successful test drive on Wednesday, his sponsors said. The 17-year-old Chandok, who is the leading driver in the Formula Asia championship, will race with Carlin
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    • 169 36 Reuters WENTWORTH Nick Faldo slumped to his worst defeat in 17 World Match Play Championship appearances when he lost 9 and 8 to Irish Ryder Cup player Padraig Harrington in the first round yesterday. Faldo, twice a former winner in 1989 and 1992, had no
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    • 353 37  -  Stanley Ho NTUC Income S-League Tampines 3 Gombak 1 by s tanley @newstoday. com. sg HE IS the playmaker and captain of the team. And now, Brazilian midfielder Joselito Da Silva seems to be relishing his role as one half of the Tampines Rovers' 'caretaker coaching
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    • 128 37 Match 3 Jurong v Sembawang Jurong East Stadium 12 October 7.30pm IX2 (1) jurong $1.90 (X) Draw $3.30 (2) Sembawang $3.25 1/2 Goal Jurong (-1 1/2] $2.90 Sembawang (+1 1/2)51.33 Total Goals Ogoal $14.00 1 goal $7.00 2 goals $4.60 3 goals $4.40 4 goals $4.60
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    • 306 37  -  Kelvin Phang INTENSE lobbying by Singapore could see triathlon making its debut in the SEA Games as early as 2003. The sport made its Olympic debut in Sydney last year. It can only become an official SEA Games sport if
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    • 571 38  -  Scott O'Donell Former Geylang goalkeeper criticizes prison life in Singapore. Prison Department replies by s c o tt@ne wsto day. com. sg THOUGH ex-Geylang United goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel has left town after being convicted and jailed for match-fixing related charges, he has
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    • 172 38 "THESE claims are baseless. All inmates are treated humanely, though spartanly, as is expected under incarceration. "Every inmate is given drinking water in a container and sufficient food. The cells are adequately ventilated. "The Superintendent of the prison goes on daily rounds to check on conditions, and
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    • 276 38 AsianPGA Tour SHAH ALAM American Andrew Pitts played "lousy" golf, but still retained his one-shot edge at the Havana Club-Malaysian PGA Championship after the third round at the Saujana Golf and Country Club yesterday. Pitts scrambled to an even
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    • 384 39  -  Jose Raymond by jose@newatoday.com.sg TWO of Singapore's best footballers of all time may have to retire from playing competitively at the end of this season. SAFFC's Fandi Ahmad and Jurong's V. Sundramoorthy, who have both clung on to their playing status over the last
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    • 207 39 -AFP Formula One SUZUKA-Michael Schumacher, with his fourth Formula One title safely under his belt, faces a dilemma at this weekend's season-ending Japanese Grand Prix: Go for personal glory or team honours? The methodical German, who with 52 Grands Prix has
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