Today, 19 November 2001

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    9 1 TODAY JYlOndjlY November 19, 2001 t MITA(P) 063/1 1/2001
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  • Article, Illustration
    PM Goh's test Cabinet
    785 1  -  Kim-Kyna Tan by Lee Ching Wern IN the corridors of power, the seven (pictures, above) are political novices who have yet to earn their spurs as Members of Parliament. But overnight, the seven fledgling MPs have been elevated to the more lofty positions of senior ministers
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      169 1 //\=DJj\CORP Frew m With Star Hub IDD 008, you don't pay for international calls made under 12 seconds. So if you dial a wrong number or get an answering or fax machine, or don't get to speak to the other person, your call will not be charged. So dial Star
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      30 1 MEDICAL/2 Fibre over-rated as anti-cancer weapon, say doctors BUSINESS/10 Singapore still a transparency haven COMMENTARY/ 18 Soul-searching Down Under over "racist" tag MAN UTD/33 Fergie: The empire will strike back
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  • HOT NEWS
    • Article
      Colon clanger
      351 2  -  Leong Phei Phei Fibre no protection against cancer by phe iphei® newstoday. com. sg IF you think that boosting your fibre intake may prevent colon cancer, one of Singapore's top killers, you're in for a disappointment. While fibre is good especially for healthy bowel movement, it is overrated
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      Lock icon Split in two after crash
      126 2 A FATAL crash in the early hours of Saturday morning left a young man dead and his new car a twisted wreck split in two. Mr Edmond Choo, 24, lost control of his Honda Civic shortly before 3am along Raffles Avenue. It hit the curb
      WINSTON SNG  -  126 words
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      Lock icon Unveiling the culprits
      320 3 Agencies Splinter groups involved in recent bombings: Darul Islam JAKARTA Splinter factions within an Indonesian Muslim group, allegedly linked to military intelligence, have been accused of carrying out two recent bombings in the capital city, reports said yesterday. Metro TV quoted Mr Al Chaidar, spokesman for the
      – Agencies  -  320 words
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      Lock icon Tanaka reprimanded again
      218 3 Agencies TOKYO Japan's controversial Foreign Minister, Mrs Makiko Tanaka, got another public scolding from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday, but he said she would stay on despite growing pressure to oust her. Mr Koizumi was speaking at a "town meeting" of hundreds of residents of the nation's
      – Agencies  -  218 words
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      Lock icon Shedding tears of relief
      58 3 Reuters photo w Ms Sandkya Shrestha (right) getting emotional at Changi International Airport as she left for Nepal yesterday with an unidentified nurse carrying her daughter, Jamuna. Ms Shrestha's daughters, Ganga andjatuuna, came to Singapore more than a year ago for a marathon operation which successfully
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      Lock icon Mammoth spectacle
      90 3 -AFP BANGKOK A rare, auspicious white elephant discovered in Myanmar was given a red-carpet welcome by top junta officials in Yangon, where awestruck spectators gathered to take a look at the auspicious mammal, a report said yesterday. In a traditional ritual, Lieutenant-General Khin Nyunt, the junta's chief of
      -AFP  -  90 words
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      Lock icon No extreme measures
      63 3 -AFP BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said a proposed plan to televise before-and-after pictures of convicted drug felons facing execution was inappropriate, reported The Nation daily yesterday. The proposal was "too extreme" and would draw criticism from rights groups, Mr Thaksin said, adding that news reports
      -AFP  -  63 words
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      PBS member quits over 'secret plans'
      144 3 KOTA KINABALU A prominent member of the Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) resigned from the party on Saturday, angry over what he claimed were secret plans to rejoin the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. PBS supreme council member, Mr Edmund Doudilim, said he was resigning
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  • THE NEW WAR/POST-TALIBAN CONFUSION
    • Article
      Lock icon Where is he?
      308 4 Agencies Confusion over Osama's location KABUL Confusion reigned over the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden yesterday as conflicting reports emerged about his location. Britain's Sunday Times newspaper said British and American troops had been lifted by helicopter to the southern approach to an area, near the Taliban
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      Lock icon Laughter over Taliban's beard law
      46 4 AFP photo Afghan nurse Part Yousefi (centre) poking fun at the length of the beard the lahban required men to wear during its five-year rule, as colleagues Soraya Tabibi (left) and Shokrieh Norouzi laugh in the paedtatric ward of Herat hospital.
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      Lock icon US propaganda war turns to women
      232 4 Agencies WASHINGTON The Bush administration started a full-scale media blitz yesterday to criticise Taliban policies affecting women in the latest US move to campaign against the Taliban, The publicity effort came just after the State Department released a report on Saturday about the years
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      Lock icon IMF agreement to hit terror-financing
      144 4 AFP OTTAWA The world's leading financial powers in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed on a comprehensive effort to combat terrorist financing around the world. A statement by the IMF's International Monetary and Financial Committee said that each of the body's 183 member countries
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      WAR ECHOES
      99 4 KABUL -The Northern Alliance said yesterday it saw no need for additional foreign troops in Afghanistan, as tensions simmered over Britain's deployment of 100 Royal Marines north of Kabul. KABUL -The Northern Alliance, in control of Kabul after the flight of the Taliban, is refusing to let aid
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      Lock icon Stay active
      399 6  -  Joy Frances MCDS programmes to help elderly by j oy@ newstoday.com.sg SOME neighbourhood coffeeshops may soon be offering "weekend happy hours" for Singapore's golden boys and girls. The scheme-in-the-raaking, La Kopi/ Golden Happy Hour, wants to get senior citizens out of the house by having them take a
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      Lock icon Construction industry to face $2b loss due to recession
      187 6 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S building industry will take a $2 billion hit this year because of the recession gripping the island-state, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has said. A probable US recession, hastened by the terrorist attacks, has sapped demand for Singapore's
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      New Sentosa attractions
      160 6 A HOUSE of horror, a trampoline bungee, sports thrill rides and a skate park are some of the new attractions that Sentosa hopes will bring in more visitors. The resort island will also have Kids Fantasia, the biggest inflatable rides playground in Singapore. Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC)
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      Lock icon Pleasures of reading to kids
      157 6 -Joy Frances ON Saturday, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Associate Professor Yaacob Ibrahim (picture) took time out from his busy schedule to read a story to a group of children at Suntec City. Volunteers from the Chinese Development Assistance Council, Mendaki and Sinda joined him in a
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  • HOME NEWS
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      A tribute to women
      205 8 THIS Sunday will be a special day for women since it has been designated as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. A tribute, called Women for Peace, will be held at Fort Canning Park from 6pm to 9pm, And the Association of
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      Perform better
      362 8  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim New HR programme to improve staff performance by zac karia @news today, com. s g HUMAN resource practitioners must see beyond simple training and development programmes as the panacea to problems of staff performance. "Training will only solve deficiency in knowledge but more advance thinking
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      Lock icon Local aerospace firm still expanding and recruiting
      319 8  -  Lee U-Wen WANT a career in the aviation industry? Jobs are still available in the aerospace business and companies are planning to attract more young recruits. This is according to Mr William Goh, assembly site manager for Eagles Services Asia, a company which
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  • LETTERS
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      Why the number
      387 9 Serialised slips required to ensure voters are genuine WE refer to the letter, "Call to Elections Dept: Explain procedures", by Mr Chan Soey Meng (Today, Nov 8). Before a person is issued a ballot paper, the presiding officers manning the polling counter have to establish his identity
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      Mind your MRT manners
      281 9  -  Samantha Don AS a daily MRT commuter, I have observed with disgust the social etiquette of fellow commuters. Yellow queue lines are prominently drawn on the floor but these commuters continue to Stand in front of the train entrance and rush into it the moment the
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    • Letter
      Lower downpayment
      159 9  -  Christopher 0 I FULLY agree with Knight Frank's director for consultancy and research, Mr Tay Kah Poh, that deferred payment will only help very marginal private property buyers. I also applaud NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian in suggesting a five per cent cash downpayment for private homes
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      Frog-bashing issue
      95 9 I REFER to the letter, "Frog bashing" (Today, Nov 16). Clubbing, if it stuns the animal immediately and renders it unconscious, may not be inhumane, but slaughter of such animals for consumption, the SPCA believes, should be done under regulated conditions. As the SPCA has no formal powers
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Seven South Korean banks write off $1.91b Hynix debt
      254 10 -AFP SEOUL Seven South Korean banks will write off 1.47 trillion won ($1.91 billion) of loans to the ailing Hynix Semiconductor, banking officials said. The seven banks include Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, KorAm, Seoulbank, Industrial Bank of Korea and Pusan. The banks
      -AFP  -  254 words
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      Lock icon S'pore most transparent Asia economy
      536 10 AFP But greater openness needed in region SINGAPORE remains the region's top haven for transparency, followed by Malaysia and Hong Kong, a regional survey has shown. However, the survey by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc) revealed that corporate and political transparency remain elusive
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      Lock icon Oil threat
      369 12 AFP Weak prices could hurt M'sian economy: Official KUALA LUMPUR A top Malaysian economic official expressed fears that the current weak oil prices will harm the economies of Malaysia along with those of many other oil-exporting countries, Mr Mustapha Muhamad, executive director of the think-tank unit, National Economic
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      Lock icon Indian phone services firm suffers $38m loss
      158 12 Bloomberg MUMBAI Bharti TeleVentures, an Indian phone services company, showed a 1.04 bil-lion-rupee ($38.58 million) loss in the year to March, reported the Economic Times, citing the firm's filings with the regulator. Tele-Ventures, in which Sing Tel owns a 20.5 per cent stake,
      – Bloomberg  -  158 words
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      Lock icon Virgin Blue might sell up to 49% of stake
      307 12 Bloomberg BRISBANE Virgin Blue is seeking an investor to buy as much as 49 per cent of the Australian discount air carrier. The rest is likely to be sold in an initial public offering late next year. "The value in this
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      Greater than expected
      646 14 Japanese banks make big write-off of bad loans TOKYO —Japan's 14 major banks may write off more than US$4l billion ($75.24 billion) worth of bad loans in the year to March 2002, about three times more than initially planned. According to the Nihon Keizai and Yomiuri dailies,
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      Bogasari in S'pore
      96 14 THE world's largest flour mill, Bogasari Flour Mills of Indonesia, will invest US$lO million ($18.35 million) in Singapore to build a high-tech-nology blending facility here. Construction of the facility is expected to commence in the first quarter of next year. When in operation, it will produce an
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        171 14 LIQUIDITY, strong US retail sales, selected tech earnings that beat forecasts and a rout of the Taliban in Afghanistan fuelled equity markets globally. This was despite an initial sell-off early in the week on initial concerns that another air crash in New York was linked to a second terrorist
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        Malaysia
        161 14 AFTER another strong week for the US and regional stock markets, Malaysia decided to play catch-up and came alive last week as the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index jumped 35.9 points to 635.31, after having languished around the resistance level of 600 points. Stockbrokers heaved a sigh of relief and
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Deadly election
      228 16 Teng-hui threatens to kill himself TAIPEI Former President Lee Teng-hui used theatrics to up the ante in campaign stakes on Saturday when he threatened to commit suicide if the public did not make a wise choice in the Dec 1 polls, the Taipei Times reported. "The elections will
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      Lock icon Landmine kills top Sri Lankan monk
      202 16 Agencies COLOMBO A top Buddhist monk was killed and three others wounded yesterday when the jeep they were in was blown up by a landmine in north-central Sri Lanka, police said. Separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) guerrillas activated the mine which blew
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      Lock icon US to unveil plan for M-E talks
      145 16 AFP WASHINGTON A major new initiative to revive the Middle East peace talks could be unveiled later today by US Secretary of State Colin Powell when he makes a major foreign policy address at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. The speech could
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      Lock icon Historic polls in Kosovo
      148 16 Agencies PRISTINA (Yugoslavia) The voters of Kosovo have chosen members of a fledgling legislature in a ballot hailed by the West as the first free and democratic general election in the history of the Yugoslav province. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which
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      Lock icon Shoulder to lean on
      31 16 -AFP photo Naval officers hold the widow of Viktor Belogun, an officer of the sunken Kursk submarine, during the funerals for 11 submariners in St Petersburg, Russia.
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      What the regional papers said yesterday ...
      201 16 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/Malaysia DPM: No alienation in Malaysia The Government will ensure that no Malaysians are alienated and will continue to protect their rights and freedom regardless of race or religion, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday. The Jakarta Post/Indonesia Papuans shed tears at
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Getting informal
      534 18  -  Lionel Wee ...or why 'the' is becoming less popular these days byl LINGUISTS often make a distinction between open and closed-class words. The former are so called because they more readily admit and lose members while the latter tend to have a more stable membership. Nouns like "car",
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      Lock icon 'Australia is racist' allegation spurs soul-searching Down Under
      702 18  -  Belinda Goldsmith Reuters by in Canberra ARE Australians racist? This island nation, built on immigration, has embarked on a frenzy of self-analysis after being labelled as such by some international commentators following the Nov 10 elections. Conservative Prime Minister John Howard (picture)
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Building bridges
      756 20  -  Leong Phei Phei in Hainan Island Singapore's youths reach out to the world ART student Edward Chan didn't expect his drawing palette to be put to use in Hainan. After all, it was supposed to be a rough-it-out immersion programme for the 39 youths who participated in the
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      A new car and a couple of near misses
      258 20  -  Sandra Leong IT was a day of near misses at MediaCorp Radio's much-awaited "The All New All Wheel 1.6 Subaru Impreza Giveaway" contest, in which the winner drove away in a brand new car. The contest, held at Great World City
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      NAC nominations
      137 20  -  Audra Lint 'T^HE National Arts Council is once again invitX. ing members of the public to submit nominations for the 2002 Cultural Medallion and the 2002 Young Artist Award. First instituted in 1979, the prestigious Cultural Medallion recognises individuals who have attained artistic excellence in the fields of
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  • LIVINGLEARNING
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      Lock icon Upgrade from home
      378 22  -  Rachel Lo An array of empowering opportunities for women who want to go a step further GONE are the days when you have to quit your job to go back to school. With the advent of the Internet, getting an additional degree or diploma is so much
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    • LIVING LEARING LISTING
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        INFORMATION EVENING
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        LEARING EXPO 2001
        82 22 THE Learning Expo 2001 will be held from Friday to Sunday at the Suntec City Convention Centre. The expo is part of the Singapore Learning Festival 2001, which aims to raise awareness of the value of life-long learning and encourage Singaporeans to take the first steps in
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  • EATOUT
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      Lock icon The secret is ...
      555 24  - The secret is Karma n Tse Hooked On Pasta knows the way to your tummy AS a paying customer, it's your prerogative to have expectations of the restaurant at which you choose to have your meal. And more often than not, the level of expectation is directly proportionate to how
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    • FoodNotes
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        FANTASTIC ORIENTAL CHOICES
        177 24 FANTASTIC choices abound at the restaurants and bars in The Oriental Singapore this yearend. Cafe dcs Artistes on Level Four offers an exciting high tea buffet spread from Mondays to Fridays at a very special price of $12+++. For dinner, savour fresh oysters, sushi, sashimi and a
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        TORANI ADDS FLVOUR HERE
        125 24  -  Rou/ee fane F Calayag Boncafe International is proud to present the celebrated Italian To rani flavoured syrups in Singapore. Now,you can enjoyTorani flavoured syrups in various versatile ways for some of your favourite food and drink recipes. For instance, with just some sparkling water and ice,
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      294 24  -  Karman Tse HAVING shopped for hours on end, my friend and I could hardly feel our feet. All we could think of was to slump our aching bones on the comfy armchairs at the Ritz Carlton lobby lounge, and enjoy a cuppa while waiting
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  • INCINEMAS
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      702 26  -  Audra Lim Done right, romance at the movies can be magical FILM REVIEW On the Line (Now showing) Serendipity {Now showing) IF YOU'RE the kind of person who looks to fate for signs in moments of indecision, then you would probably enjoy Serendipity as much as I did.
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      634 27  -  Pearlyn Tham He delights fans with costumes and banter IN the span of three hours, he was a rhinestone cowboy, a swinging Tarzan and a Latin lover. But Heavenly King Andy Lav was always the consummate performer during his Summer Fiesta 2001 concert at the Singapore Indoor
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      Lock icon Wang's in the mood for love
      304 27  -  Sandra Leong by sa n d ra @newstoday. com. sg THE suite on the 20th floor of the hotel was dim. The lush velvet armchairs were bathed in warm light emanating from candles scattered all over the room. It was the perfect setting for
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      1460 28 Mm A* Monday Mega Movie Desperado eh 5,7.30pm Sajian Sunn, 9pm •in the Limelight Jose Carreras Arts Centra!, 10pm Antonio Bandems (right in S^|^^B Uii^^^H Hosted by Chef Wan, Sri jinn will be t§ This programme documents picture) plunges headfirst featuring a healthier approach towards famous tenor Jose Carreras' channel
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Watch out, Love Bites!
      499 29  -  Serene Foo Two couples deal with an age-old problem ACTRESS Esther Yap can well qualify as Singapore's very own Bridget Jones. For one of her scenes in 3.14 Company's latest offering, Love Bites, she will be seen fretting over THE date with a guy. Right down
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      300 29 THEATRE Enquiries: Call SISTIC at Barefoot In The Park 348 5555 Rhapsody: A Solo Following the hit musical Exhibition Of Brigitta They're Playing Our Song VISUAL ARTS Zuemer's Recent Works staged by the Singapore The Faeroe Islands Features a collection of the Repertory Theatre in 1999, On display are the
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Lewis floors Rahman
      546 31 Agencies Now, Briton wants a mouth-watering clash against 'Iron Mike' LAS VEGAS Britain's Lennox Lewis reclaimed his World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles in devastating fashion yesterday, registering a fourth round knockout win over Hasim Rahman. Lewis (39-2-1), who labelled Rahman (35-3) a
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      Tennis' bad boy finally coming good
      588 31 SYDNEY The thaw is not complete, but the ice is definitely melting. As Lleyton Hewitt (right) reflects on a momentous week that saw him not only win the Tennis Masters Cup, but also crowned world No 1, there are signs that the public is
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      138 31 -AFP TOKYO Olympic two-time 10,000-m champion Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia made a sparkling breakaway at the 39-km mark to win the Tokyo international women's marathon yesterday. The 29-year-old, running shoulder to shoulder with Irina Timofeyeva of Russia, moved ahead on an uphill stretch and gradually outdistanced her
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      Lock icon Tiger magic not enough
      827 32 Reuters Els and Goosen combine to win in playoff after late US charge GOTEMBA South Africa's Ernie Els and Retief Goosen won the World Cup in dramatic style yesterday, edging out the US, New Zealand and Denmark in a playoff. After Goosen had tapped in for
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      Sixers show New Jersey Nets who's the boss of the East
      383 32 NBA 76ers 94 Nets 82 NEW JERSEY -The Philadelphia 76ers shut down Jason Kidd and slowed down the New Jersey Nets yesterday. Allen Iverson scored 28 points and Aaron McKie held Kidd without a point as the 76ers supplanted
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      291 32 Agencies MARSEILLE Australia coach Eddie Jones blamed a string of fundamental errors from his team after the Wallabies plunged to a 14-13 defeat against France here on Saturday. Jones said the world champions' failure to hang on to the ball against
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      Lock icon The Empire Will strike back
      812 33 Sir Alex in fighting mood as he blasts critics for getting personal MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson (picture) launched a fierce onslaught at the army of critics he accused of "making the most" out of Manchester United's recent setbacks. The United manager, who saw his team
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      Souness happy with draw against Reds
      188 33 LANCANSHIRE Graeme Souness felt Blackburn got its tactics just right in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Rovers kept the Reds' attempts on goal to a minimum by defending in numbers, but conceded a first-half goal when Michael Owen scored. The home side equalised through
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      Three-gold target for Manchester Games
      539 34  -  Kelvin Phang But rule changes could affect table tennis association's goal by Kelvin ©newstoday. com. sg TABLE tennis' debut in next year's Commonwealth Games in England could end a 40-year gold drought for Singapore. The last time the Republic struck gold was through its weightlifters
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      Fan turnout in 2001 NTUC Income S-League not that bad after all
      444 34  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg S-LEAGUE fans (right) deserve a pat on the back. For the average attendance for the 2001 NTUC Income SLeague season increased by 26 per cent compared to last year. The average attendance of 2,555
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      Lock icon Black Cats end Leeds' run
      414 35 Reuters Area and Phillips strike to end home side's poor spell Premier League Sunderland 2 Leeds 0 Leeds misses Aussie influence LONDON Leeds United lost its first premier league match of the season yesterday. And with it went the chance to go top of the
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      244 35 LONDON The Football Association has been called upon to act over racial abuse in the game after a referee made an allegation against former England and Liverpool defender Mark Wright, reported the Guardian Unlimited. Wright, manager of Oxford United, has denied any allegations
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      Lock icon Zidane magic helps Real climb table
      402 35 Reuters MADRID Real Madrid's worldrecord signing Zinedine Zidane said his performance in his team's 2-1 victory over Sevilla on Saturday showed he had finally found his feet at his new club. "It was my best game for Real, not just in terms of individual
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