Today, 19 February 2002, Afternoon Edition

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  • Title Section
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    8 1 TODAY Tuesday February 19, 2002 MITA (P) 063/11/2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Bush lays out vision for 'Pacific century'
      198 1 AFP TOKYO In a speech that appeared to signal a US strategic shift, President George W Bush declared today that Japan will play an "indispensable" global role in what he predicted will be the "Pacific century". "We stand more committed than ever to
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      The pain and the gain
      604 1  -  r Kim-Kyna Tan As NUS, NTU take different approaches to change THE American-trained academic who heads the National University of Singapore (NUS) feels that sometimes you have to fix things even if they ain't broke. His counterpart at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) says that
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      83 1 1 Ng Boon Yian Z on putting all g eggs in the PAP basket Page 4 h S Gulam has 2 some harsh words for tired old guard Page 31 The man with b and b We used to say that fj M the previous army chief had M brains
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Life blood
      412 2  -  Leong Phei Phei Local breakthrough gives hope to cancer patients by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg TWO cancer patients at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) have been given a new lease of life in an unprecedented procedure over the last few months. They received successful cord blood transplants without chemotherapy. Cord blood
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    • Article
      Flirt magazine next SPH casualty?
      205 2  -  Elaine Quek FLIRT, a Singapore Press Holdings magazine, could be in trouble, sources have told Today. It is already feeling the strain of a "competitive magazine industry". Ms Lynn Lee, editor of Flirt, said: "The reality is that there are more players in the market.
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      Take heart, patients
      169 2  -  Leong Phei Phei HEART patients can now opt for a wide variety of treatments at The Heart Institute (THI), with the setting up of two new departments at the National University Hospital (NUH). THI refers to the network of cardiac services available at NUH, Tan Tock Seng
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      Lock icon Courting technology
      99 2 Channel NewsAsia THE Supreme Court has taken yet another step to use broadband technology to cut red tape. It has introduced a state-of-the-art videoconference link with several top law firms in Singapore. The link will be used for hearings in chambers before a registrar, such as pre-trial conferences.
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      Long way to go
      348 3 Chinese Indonesians still feel like second-class citizens JAKARTA For Indonesia's long-suffering Chinese, things are certainly looking up, compared to the difficult days under ex-President Suharto. Still, despite the greater freedom they now have with which to express their racial and cultural heritage, Indonesia's five million Chinese
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      Lock icon Tudung: Malaysia responds to PM Goh
      181 3 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians view Singapore's tudung ban as an issue that cuts across borders because it concerns all Muslims. That is why the Malaysian government will not prevent its citizens from criticising Singapore on the issue, said Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar yesterday.
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      Lock icon Tommy faces murder charge
      93 3 -AFP JAKARTA Tommy Suharto will be charged with the murder of a supreme court judge and possession of weapons and explosives, Indonesian police said yesterday. Jakarta police detective chief, senior commissioner Bambang Hendarso Danuri, said Tommy would be transferred to the custody of the Jakarta prosecutors'
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      Twist and turn in treason case
      247 3 SUVA The coup leader who turned Fiji upside down two years ago has received a life sentence after pleading guilty to treason. But George Speight (picture) is likely to spend no more than 10 years behind bars the usual definition of life sentence in
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    • Article
      Want to be a Toto millionaire?
      112 4 SINGAPORE Pools is looking to make millionaires here, with the special Toto Hongbao Draw on Feb 25. The Group 1 prize is estimated at $10 million. Last year's Toto Hongbao Draw saw three people walking away as millionaires when they shared the $10 million
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      If not PAP...
      456 4  -  Ng Boon Yian who else can Singapore fall back on? by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg AFTER a long period of stability, Singapore is now at an uneasy crossroad with many questions about its future looming. Can the country get out of this economic funk? Will it be able to keep
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      When flimsy excuses are not appeals
      213 4  -  —Joy Frances FLIMSY excuses would not be tolerated that message was sent out by the Court of Appeal yesterday after it dismissed appeals in two separate cases. In the first case, 42-year-old taxi driver Mr Koh Ngiap Yong was stabbed to death with a
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      221 2 Incomeshield Call: 788 1111 Visit: income.com.sg/mkg Good news! With effect from 1 March 2002, we are improving the Attractive Benefits lifetime limit of Incomeshield to $450,000 (subject to approval). This Vj] 50 o /o i ncre ase in lifetime limit for the whole family is 50% higher than our previous
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      327 4 What You Aspire, Get it here y^*^ V M W j^m\m\ IT Degrees from United Kingdom The universities listed are members of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), a recognition criteria accepted by the Public Services Commission in Singapore in the employment of graduates. The Degree programmes are suitable for
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Farming marvels
      436 6  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Novel ways to breed birds and grow vegetables by kim@newstoday.com.sg URBANISED and land-scarce Singapore may not have an abundance of agricultural produce, but it has modern farming techniques. Nestled in Lim Chu Kang is a bird breeding farm that harnesses the medical and nutritional know-how of
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      STB'S AGRI-TOURISM PROGRAMME
      116 6 Avifauna Breeding and Research and Aero-Green Technology are among the five farms which come under the Singapore Tourism Board's agri-tourism programme. 1) Avifauna Breeding and Research (No 2, Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 A Tel: 793 7461) 2) Aero-Green Technology (Plot LCK I 14, NeoTiew Crescent,Tel: 792
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      114 6 MJr~^^^j(M I 13 First Class Honours Graduates I I from SlM's University of London programmes in 2001 I Singapore Institute of Management most experienced organiser of University of Brisfl'ng London programmes in Singapore March 1 6.30pm 8.30pm *Leat- sc' ioo'" London School of Economics, one of the top business schools
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  • LETTERS
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      Of scholars, dollars and that culture of risk-taking
      193 7  -  Kathleen Kwan I READ with interest Mr Yeo Kok Seng's letter, "Scholars and their cages" (Today, Feb 18). As most scholars are seconded to the Civil Service by the Government, I shall equate the term "scholar" with "civil servant". A civil servant's
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      Nightly woes on CTE
      309 7  -  Lim Boon Hee Can't we expect a solution with the fees we pay? THE Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, has said that every time a motorist adds to a traffic jam, he inflicts a "social cost" on
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Exports pick up steam
      595 8 Bloomberg But unemployment may rise further as manufacturers cut costs SINGAPORE-made exports posted their smallest decline in nine months in January, bolstering prospects that the economy here is set to recover from its worst recession in 37 years. But unemployment could rise still further. Non-oil domestic
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      Lock icon The Sing-Thai fit
      378 9 Agencies PM Goh starts Bangkok visit to seek areas of mutual benefit BANGKOK Thailand and Singapore have discussed ways to work together in several industries such as tourism and automobile parts, vowing to build closer ties as they face increasing competition from China. Transportation and agricultural processing
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      Lock icon Bad loans hit DBS profits
      354 9 Bloomberg DBS Group Holdings said its fourth-quarter profits fell by half as a slowing Singapore economy sparked a surge in bad loan provisions and South-east Asia's largest bank booked higher costs on a takeover. DBS said profit fell to $169 million from $347 million a
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3010 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) For enquiries, please contact David Reducka at 870 3128 Fund Name NAV/Bid Price Oiler Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) Aberdeen Se -SingaporeDollar Fund 1.0016 1.0017 Aberdeen Se -American Opportunities 0.731 0.769 Aberdeen Se -Asian Fixed Income 1.167 1.203 Aberdeen Se China Opportunities Fund
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        171 10 SINGAPORE shares closed a tad lower yesterday, with the ST Index easing 7.53 points to 1760.74. Concerns about Wall Street and coming corporate results prevented investors from putting more money on the table, with most executing portfolio switches. For every stock that rose about 1.6 fell, while 334 counters
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        Malaysia
        101 10 THE Malaysian market had a disappointing start to the week, dampened by Wall Street's weakness and a lack of new leads, despite the Chinese New Year holidays. At its lowest level for the day, the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index lost 4.81 points to 717.17, before a last-minute push lifted
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        Your S$1 buys ...
        26 10 Your S$1 buys US$ 0.5471 UK£ 0.3825 Yen 72.613 HK$ 4.2673 RM 2.0791 Euro 0.6274 fupiahs6o2!7 Baht 23.859 Peso 28.033 A$ 1.0552 Rupee 26.626 Won 720.36
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      SingPower cleared to build Aussie station
      130 12 MELBOURNE Singapore Power has won approval from an Australian regulator to build a new gas-fired power station near Melbourne, the Age newspaper said. The company has been given approval by the Environmental Protection Authority for four separate gasturbine configurations, ranging from 84.2 megawatts to
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    • Article
      Running the full stretch
      307 12 ST Electronics extends role in MRT Circle Line SINGAPORE Technologies Electronics has extended its role in the construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Circle Line. Working in consortium with Alstom Transport of France and Alstom Transport Singapore, ST Electronics will supply the Electrical and Mechanical
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    • Corporate Briefs
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        Excel gives a profit warning
        43 12 EXCEL Machine Tools yesterday warned that its results for the second half might not be better than the first half. The group expects to report a significantly lower turnover for Year 2001 as compared to the previous year.
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        Keppel Fels wins US contract
        65 12 KEPPEL FELS, the oil-rig building unit of Singapore's second-largest company by sales, won a contract to upgrade a jack-up rig for US-based offshore oil driller GlobalSantaFe for about US$l5 million ($27 million). GlobalSantaFe is spending US$3O million to upgrade and refurbish the rig, Keppel Fels
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon No kissing, please
      170 14 Agencies ZAMBOANGA There's a lesson to be learnt for the US troops in the Philippines before they put their military skills to use. American soldiers in military exercises with local troops targeting the Abu Sayyaf guerrillas were told, among other things, not to kiss in public. Mr
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      Lock icon Another blunder
      398 14 Agendas Bush gets 'deflation' and 'devaluation' mixed up TOKYO The yen missed a beat yesterday over another one of the famous gaffes that US President George VV Bush is now famous for. He confused two words beginning with "d" that mean two very different things to economists. "Mr
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      Lock icon Pre-election weapon haul
      134 14 R -ut< "s BANGKOK The process of cleaning up the voting process ahead of a by-election due on March 3 has started. Seventy guns, 14 assault rifles, 33 pistols, 27 rifles and three grenades have been seized from the homes of village headmen and politicians. Polio- spokesman,
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      Lock icon Foreigners in Iran cleared of terror link
      228 14 VI-P TEHRAN Some 150 foreigners arrested t recently on Iran's borders with Pakistan are not members of tbe Al Qacda terror network, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said yesterday. Among those being held were 40 women, 70 to 80 childreu and some men
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      Big Brother's watching
      277 16 HK police camera plan for pub district sparks invasion of privacy fears HONG KONG Smile if you are headed fur Lan Kwai Four, the tourist spot known for its pubs. You may he on police camera. Police said ahout HK$2 million (^469,000) would he spent to install
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      Lock icon Blair faces honesty question
      219 16 AFP LONDON Just how honest is British Prime Minister Tony Blair? Th-- British press and the opposition ha\ i- been asking this question after a donation to his Lahonr Party from Indian tycoon Lakshmi Mittal came to light. The scandal has caused a major den I
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      Lock icon Mind your metric manners
      98 16 AFP LONDON Five market traders fighting to preserve Britain's traditional imperial measurements yesterday lost their right to trade solely in pounds and ounces. The High Court rejected their claim that British law provided a loophole, which meant European Union directives requiring goods to be sold in
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      What the regional papers said yesterday ...
      144 16 What the regional papers said yesterday The Bangkok Puii/Thailand Weopont teiiod In raid* &gt;\ large quantity of hreaims lios bi .'n seized in raids ciimed at preventing bloodshed during campaigning fot the Mr ch 3 by-electians Th* Jakarta l*osr//ndr.ir&gt;esio National holiday for Chin*** New Year After decades of waiting, Indonesians
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  • COMMENTARY
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      A perfect solution
      678 17  -  Roger Mittoh When putting war criminals on trial and behind bars are not enough LAST week, the trial of former Yugoslav President, Slobodan Milosevic accused of war crimes in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo began. It is hard to grasp the evil done during his rule and even
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  • UPFRONT
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      Sound of Samuel
      657 18  -  Serene Foo One hour with Samuel Chong Lydia Sum is my soul mate, says this TV veteran WHEN he was seven, Samuel Chong was so smitten with Lydia Sum that when he met the popular comedienne, he "shook hands with her, went home and told everyone and
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      What women want ...
      266 18 What women want AT a time when many companies are struggling to keep afloat, knowing what a woman needs and wants can make a crucial difference to the bottom line. "There's definitely acknowledgment that women are a veritable market," a market analyst told the Christian Science Monitor. Last month, JVC
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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  • INFOTECH
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      Lock icon Keep the power up
      728 19  -  SolE Solomon It's one way to safeguard your IT equipment and data EVEN in "always on" Singapore, power disturbances do occur. Their effects range from the crash of a PC, with minor data loss, all the way up to complete damage of large corporate data centres
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      Brother's tasty surprise
      278 21 The company is giving away Bengawan Solo vouchers with its printers and labellers ENJOY some sweet surprises when you purchase products from Brother International. The company is giving away vouchers for use at Bengawan Solo outlets when you buy selected printers and electronic labellers. Buy the Brother
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  • IT FOR SME
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      Larger than life printing from HP
      909 20 Efficient Hewlett-Packard printers help a design house meet strong business growth A GROWING print business, Ling Image, which specialises in print solutions ranging from retail posters, banners, life-size standees and bus advertisements, was enjoying increasing market demand for fast, high quality large format colour
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      510 21 Is Your UPS "Networked"? J kfe^H i -IT BE •*H» -Jam Avr^mmX I ps^i In the fast-paced world of 24x7 system for power protection in such complex environ- PowerNet Manager: availability, APC's extensive range of UPS ments has increased ten-fold. As the importance Graphical, intuitive Power I power management software
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
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      167 21 PARTICIPATE Johore Battery This is a labyrinth of tunnels used to stone ammunition for IS-inch guns the largest installed outside Britain during WorldWar ll.The location remained a secret until it was discovered in 1991. Date: Permanent exhibition Time: 9am to Spm Venue: Cosford Road, off Upper Changi Road North Entrance:
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  • BUSYCOOK
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      Black bird in the pot
      594 22  -  Pauline DLoh Simple herbal tonics are great pick-me-ups and hangover cures AFTER the hectic rounds of visiting and partying during the New Year, are you feeling a little listless? Try a quick tonic that's supposed to be a restorative after "excesses". This is a very
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    • BABY BLACK CHICKEN SOUP VARIATIONS
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        Groundnuts & Dates
        147 22 Groundnuts Dates 1 baby black chicken 1 packet skinned groundnuts 3 5 red dates Method: 1. Wash and rinse black chicken. Pull off the skin, chop off the neck and toes. Rub with a little salt. 2. Pick over groundnuts, discarding sand, grit and nuts with worm holes. 3. Seed
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        Cordyceps
        76 22 1 baby black chicken 1 packet Cordycep tonic (Pictured above, L to R: cordyceps, dried longan meat, boxthorn seeds, dang sheng, huai shan and yu zhu) Method: 1. Wash and rinse black chicken. Pull off the skin, chop off the neck and toes. Rub with a little salt. 2.
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        Sha sheng & Almonds
        83 22 Sha sheng Almonds 1 baby black chicken 1 packet Sha Sheng tonic (Pictured below, L to R: huai shan, yu zhu, honey dates, dried lily bulbs, bitter sweet almonds, sha sheng or sand ginseng) Method: 1. Wash and rinse black chicken. Pull off the skin, chop off the neck and
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Lock icon Hubby No 5
      39 23 AFP photo LONDON Joan Collins, the 68-year-old British actress, was married for the fifth time on Sunday. She wedded Percy Gibson, a man 32 years her junior, at London's Claridge's hotel in a 45-minute private ceremony
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      Lock icon The same Geri
      468 23  -  Elisa Chia She lives up to her new image by elisa@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Geri Halliwell arrived at Changi Airport for the first time as a solo artiste on Saturday afternoon, we were told by her bodyguards that she would not be speaking to the media. The haughty personality
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  • FAMILY
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      Car ride to marital bliss
      919 24 They probably spend more time together in their car than anywhere else KENNETH Suriya and Suzanne Ho come from conservative families. So, when they started dating, they were not given many opportunities to be alone together. But thanks to the telephone, SMS and e-mails, the
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  • INCINEMAS
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      BERLINALE PRIZE WINNERS
      116 25 Golden Bear: Bloody Sunday, directed by Paul Greengrass (Britain/Ireland),and SenTo Chihiro No Kamikakush\ (Spirited Away), directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan) Jury Grand Prix (Silver Bear): Halbe Treppe (Grill Point), Andreas Dresen (Germany) Best Actress (Silver Bear): Halle Berry, Monster's Ball (USA) Best Actor (Silver Bear): Jacques Gamblin,
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      490 25 AFP Irish documentary, Japanese cartoon share top honours BERLIN Bloody Sunday, a documentary of the 1972 killing of civil rights activists in Northern Ireland by British soldiers, and the Japanese animated feature Spirited Away shared top honours at the Berlin film festival also
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      131 25 When daddy knows best -AFP MANILA The father of a movie starlet in the Philippines wants his daughter jailed for appearing in two sex films, according to reports published here yesterday. Aurelio Tambis, father of 17-year-old actress Aleck Bovick, has filed a complaint against her and her managers, accusing them
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      385 26  -  Ambiga Raju by ambiga@newstoday.com.sg AFTER a long drought, India, the country that produces the most movies in the world, has managed to get one of its productions among the five nominees for best foreign film Oscar. Lagaan, Hindi film heart-throb Aamir Khan's debut offering as a
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      171 26 Reuters LOS ANGELES Days after scoring his fifth Academy Award nomination, Denzel Washington returned to the top of the North American box office with hostage drama John Q., one of five new releases vying for the Presidents' Day holiday weekend audience in the United States. According
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      117 26 Oops IN OUR report "Jack's Stupid film tops local box office" (Today, Feb 16), we said that I Not Stupid was the overall box office champ for the five-day period beginning Feb 9 through to the second day of the Chinese New Year, Feb 13. Arnold Schwarzenegger's film, Collateral Damage,
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      544 30  -  Leonard Thomas Defence, lack of star quality will see Magpies fail by leonard@newstoday.com.sg COULD pleasant surprises come in fours? If one looks at Newcastle United this season, it would be the case, wouldn't it? It is still very much in the fight for the English Premiership
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      216 30 Agencies SALT LAKE CITY Chris Witty won the women's 1000m speed skating gold in world record time yesterday as the US Winter Olympics' medal haul reached record heights. She clocked lmin 13.835ec to snatch the record from German Sabine Volker. Jennifer Rodriguez took the
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        441 31 Reuters LAGOS Nigeria sacked coach Shaibu Amodu and his staff yesterday after the country's disappointing performance at this year's African Nations Cup in Mali. Sports Minister Ishaku Mark Aku accused the Super Eagles, a team brimming with talent from
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        752 31 AFP Madrid is chasing a cup treble, but is struggling to find its early season form Champions League Real Madrid v Porto Star-studded Real's losing streak gives Portuguese hope PARIS Treble-chasing Real Madrid will seek to put its domestic woes behind it when the European
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      422 32  -  Jose Raymond Just where is the oomph, Mr Football? FOOTBALL Association of Singapore (FAS) president Mah Bow Tan (picture) has always been regarded as the country's true 'Mr Football'. Strong, decisive and never one to mince his words, Mr Mah, who is also
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      111 32 -AFP HANOI Vietnam is to host South-east Asia's first ever club championship next year, football chiefs said yesterday. The tournament, in January, will bring together the club champions of each of the 10 South-east Asian states, Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) general secretary Pham Ngoc Vien said.
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      168 32 GET to know all your favourite S-League players this season with the all-new "NTUC Income SLeague 2002 guide: The Whole Story". Team photos of all 12 clubs and star player profiles are a new feature of the guide, produced exclusively by TODAY
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      96 32 ...the new season: "It will be exciting because the pre-season signings suggest a close fight for the title among more than the usual favourites." ...building the S-League: "Although we have made progress, we should not be satisfied. We must accept that the S-League will not be able
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      136 32 Match 1 Gombak v Sengkang Marine Bukit Gombak Stadium 20 February 7.30pm IX2 (1) Gombak $1.90 (X) Draw $3.30 (2) Sengkang Marine $3.25 1 11 Goal Gombak (-1 1/2) $2.90 Sengkang Marine (+-1 1/2) $1.33 Total Goals Ogoal $10.00 1 goal $4.90 2 goals $4.20
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      813 33  -  S. Gulam S-League clubs need talented, ruthless leaders WHEN the S-League was launched in 1996, the clubs' biggest worry was...MONEY With the seventh season all set to kick off tomorrow, that worry, unfortunately, has not gone away. In fact, the clubs are now more desperate than
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      185 33 AFP LONDON England captain David Beckham gave Manchester United some good news yesterday when he returned to training ahead of the Champions League game at French club Nantes tomorrow (Thursday morning, Singapore time). Beckham's fitness has been in doubt since he aggravated an ankle injury during England's
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      79 33 Reuters LIVERPOOL Liverpool's reserve goalkeeper Chris Kirkland is ready to replace Jerzy Dudek if the Polish international fails to shake off a groin problem before tomorrow's Champions League clash at home to Galatasaray. Kirkland, who has watched from the sidelines all season as Dudek established himself as
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      114 33 AFP LONDON Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger appealed to the English Football Association yesterday to change the timing of his side's FA Cup quarter-final tie with Newcastle. Wenger fears the match, scheduled for 1735GMT on Saturday March 9, could interfere with his preparation for Arsenal's
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