Today, 21 February 2002

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  • 511 1  -  Rachel ho by rachcl|~i>'nc."wi»(L-riay.coin.sg CALL it the irony of the mammogram. I': is detecting tumours so tiny that technically, they cannot even be called cancerous. But that is creating a problem that women who might have lived perfectly healthy lives without knowing about these tumours now
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  • 159 1 INDONESIA says it finds Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's reman:;; on terrorism activities in that country provocative. But Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs finds the Indonesian response puzzling. SM Lee had said over the weekend that Singapore remained at risk from a terrorist attack because the
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    • 37 1 DRIVER'S SIAT/2 COMMENTARY/17 CAU 1900-912*1122 Indo »enl gives HDB should r©di>ce iti role after 6.30am to fine Cycle Carnage in properly markel, says Man U and Liverpool fared in a huge be Mono Sabncmi (be Champions League
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 272 2  -  Francis Kan C&C earnings to get boost from Astra stake by francis@newstoday.com.sg AT A time when companies are hesitant to invest in Indonesia, motor distributor Cycle and Carriage (C&C) is expected to reap big dividends from its 31 per cent stake in Indonesian conglomerate Astra International. Astra could
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    • 74 2 FORMER chairman of the National Wages Council Professor Lim Chong Yah has been appointed by the Mauritius government to be its consultant on wage issues. Prof Lim, an economics professor at Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Nanyang Business School, will be looking at wage
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    • 395 2  -  -Ngßoon Yian AN OLD boy of Anglo-Chinese School, Police Commissioner Khoo Boon Hui (picture) fondly rattled off school experiences as he mused on the past in the 20th-storey meeting room at the Ministry of Home Affairs building. As one of the
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    • 189 2  -  —Joy Frances A PHOTOGRAPHER, who pleaded guilty on Monday to molesting a bride on her wedding day, has been sentenced to 28 months in jail and 10 strokes of the cane. Alvin Oh Keng Kee (picture), 28, worked as a freelance photographer at the Christian Creation Photo
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    • 149 3 Channel NewsAsia BANGKOK Singapore and Thailand are looking to achieve a long-term vision of "one economy, two countries" as they aim for enhanced economic ties. Ending his visit here, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said he expected the newly-coined SingaporeThailand Enhanced Economic Relationship
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    • 326 3 Agencies Tanaka starts singing anti-Koizumi songs TOKYO Her political duet with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi over, Mrs Makiko Tanaka (picture) is set to start a solo career again. And if her appearance in Parliament yesterday was any indication, antiKoizumi songs, not surprisingly, will form a
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    • 233 3 Agencies DORASAN STATION (South Korea) Visiting US President George W Bush tried being a perfect guest yesterday, soothing the fears and anger of South Koreans over his "axis of evil" remarks. "We have no intention of invading North Korea. South Korea has no
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    • 225 4  - When the ceiling collapsed Joy Frances MS Helen Chong suffered a 3cm gash on her head when the ceiling of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf outlet at the West Mall Shopping Centre collapsed. The incident happened on the second day of the Chinese New Year. The metal ceiling of
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    • 406 4  -  Francis Kan by francis@newstoday.com.sg WHILE most Singaporeans returned to work recharged after the Chinese New Year holidays, employees of Overseas Union Bank (OUB) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) arrived at their offices facing the prospect of being laid-off. "Morale is very low, nobody is in
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    • 190 3 Scaling new heights Despite the progress made, there is still only one basic way to construct high-rise buildings: Use scaffoldings. While the concept is pretty much the same, scaffolding today is much more than just about poles and boards. There are many new challenges. Builders want faster turnaround. The set
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 141 6  -  Joy Frances WHILE other types of crime fell, robberies and snatch thefts went up last year. Such opportunistic crimes may be related to the economic downturn and the year ahead could turn out to be a tough one for the police. Incidents of robbery went up
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      251 6  -  Tan Hui Leng Safety comes first for scaffolding firm by huileng@newstoday.com.sg WHAT goes into a building is more than just bricks and mortar. You need "backstage" specialists like Transvert Scaffold and Engineering to provide the scaffolding for construction work. The company, the first in the industry to attain
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    • 166 6  -  -Joy Frances THREE policemen and an accomplice were charged in court yesterday with bribery and supplying classified information to unauthorised personnel. Anthony Koh Chin Kee, 28, and Clarence Tay Liang Piaw, 27, were sergeants at the Intellectual Property Rights Branch (IPRB) of the Central Investigation
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    • 434 6 E3 University of Canberra 111 The University of Canberra (Authorised provider #*****K) is owned by W^U the Australian Government in the Australia Capital Territory and it is a KSI member of the Unified National System, and of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Professional Options: Accounting/Banking
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    • 231 7 I I w I I V t you prsfHi?j?rcl Every journey begins with a single step. At ABN AMRO Bank, we believe that's what planning for your future is all about. or. Whether you're a couple with young children, a young jPP! PfW^ rill PfH professional embarking on your career,
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  • LETTERS
    • 421 8  -  CLee Why I returned with my kids to Singapore during the hols I REFER to the recently-pub-lished letters on Singapore's rigorous education system and its effect on our children. I am a parent of two schoolgoing children at primary and secondary levels. They attended an international school overseas
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    • 169 8  -  Kathleen Kwan I REFER to Ms Ng Boon Yian's article, "If not PAP, who else can Singapore fall back on?" (Today, Feb 19). It is only inevitable for all seats of power to decline after reaching their peak. Great empires and
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    • 111 8  -  Yeo Kok Seng THERE have been many published letters on the issue of scholars and entrepreneurs. I think that scholars should be left to do what they are best at, instead of being forced into mismatched jobs. The best "target" group for entre- preneurs
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    • 96 8  -  Ronald Seow Hwee Hock I EMPATHISE with Mr Lim Boon Hee ("Nightly woes on CTE", Today, Feb 19). I think there are many motorists like him who are willing to go public if there is an efficient public trans- port service in Singapore. I use
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    • 175 8  -  Philip Tan I AM very disappointed to find out that the HDB has stopped artist Benjamin Puah from holding his arts exhibition in an HDB flat This is a classic example of creativity being nipped in the bud. The HDB could have exercised some
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    • 165 8  -  Herbert Teo I REFER to the report, "A surprise call from HDB" (Today, Feb 20). A budding artist, trying to strike out on his own, is struck down by Singapore's bureaucracy. The HDB's reply that Mr Benjamin Puah is "unlikely" to get a permit
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    • 163 9 NOKIA f A £*O 14. m m =J F y^ The new Nokia 3350 is loaded with fun and exciting features. Now with F;: tore Editot. you can cdi! or create new graphics to spice up your SMS messages; while the SMS Alert sets you apart from the- crowd :i
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 137 10  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SG Asset Management (SGAM) has launched Singapore's first global sectoral unit trust, which invests in potentially best performing sectors in world equity markets. Geographical diversification, which has been a traditional method of spreading risks, is no longer sufficient, said SGAM. "Greater
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    • Market Watch
      • 76 10 SINGAPORE shares started the day on a weak note and the market ended with its fourth consecutive loss, hit by sagging US and regional indices. The ST Index lost 30 points at its nadir but bounced off 1712.55 to close 13.38 points down at 1729.35. Market breadth improved towards
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      • 55 10 THE bourse ended on a weak note, succumbing to cautious sentiment following Wall Street's fall overnight and the weak performance of key regional bourses. The benchmark index ended 6.9 points lower at 722.8. Volume shrank to 285,718 lots as investors traded cautiously. Gainers trailed losers 224 to 432, while
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      • 33 10 )y volume Stocks Volume ('000) Stocks Volume ('000) Ipco 88,579 SembCorp 11,710 Vikay Ind GES Beyonics BanJoo 31,409 20,059 15,637 12,549 SingTel DatacrftUSS KepCor Xtrike W*****5 11,223 10,751 8,641 7,976
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      • 41 10 Stocks Close Rise Creative 50 22.90 +1.10 ,PH 21.90 +0.50 ,PH 100 21.90 +0.50 lawPar HC 2.12 +0.09 fiai Prime200USS 4.50 +0.08 latacrftUSS 2.36 +0.08 5ES 0.77 +0.05 )UE 6.85 +0.05 JE 1.23 +0.04 W Breweries 4.72 +0.04
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      • 39 10 Stocks Close Rise JOB 14.00 -0.30 ilA 200 13.40 -0.30 IBS 14.10 -0.20 XBC 12.90 -0.20 ilA .hang Asia 2kHKS 13.50 6.50 4.46 -0.20 -0.15 -0.14 Hind Ho 1.38 -0.12 :&N 7.70 -0.10 JUS 2.02 -0.06
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      • 51 10 Stocks loci Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 9834.13 -13.03 -0.13 Hang Seng Ordinaries *****.06 3382.60 -91.43 -31.50 -0.84 -0.92 laiwan Wtd 5692.18 -169.48 -2.89 Korea Comp 776.89 -5.38 -0.69 SET Index 371.54 +1.35 +0.3« lakarta Comp 458.46 -2.24 -0.49 Phils Comp ihenzen B 1453.17 218.70 -15.90 -0.9 -1.08
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      • 27 10 uss UK£ Yen HKS RM Euro 0.5467 0.3824 73.030 4.2637 2.0774 0.6243 Rupiah Baht Peso AS Rupee Won 5567.9 23.868 28.036 1.0587 26.572 721.58
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      • 21 10 Bold JSS/oz iilver JSS/oz 293.60 4.47 Rubber cenlsAg Palm oil RM/lonne 117.75 1144 'latinum JSS/oz 470.50 Brent crude USS/barrel 20.53
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    • 174 12 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Tanjung Pelepas Port (PTP) is open to discussions with Singapore on possible areas of co-operation. Mr Mohamad Sidik Shaik Osman, chief executive of PTP, told Channel NewsAsia that the countries can work together to develop attractive packages for shippers. "It's possible that physical port
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    • 550 12 Bloomberg Asia Pulp creditors face another blow ANDERSEN says it cannot verify US$l.2 billion ($2.19 billion) in trade debt owed to two Indonesian units of Asia Pulp and Paper Co in a new blow to creditors seeking repayment of US$l3 billion from the paper producer. Andersen, which quit
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    • 142 12 Bloomberg HEALTH-CARE product seller, Osim International, said last year's profit rose 42 per cent to $13.4 million on higher sales and a tax incentive. Profit would have risen 21 per cent to $11.4 million without the tax incentive that Osim received by being granted special headquarters
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    • 99 12 Bloomberg SEMBCORP Industries said that its profit rose 51 per cent last year, helped by its logistics business. Profit rose to $176.1 million from a restated $116.7 million, or 7.27 cents a share in 2000. Sales rose 11 per cent to $3.2 billion from $2.9 billion.
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    • 3019 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Enquiries: Call David Reducka 870 3128 Fund Nome NAV/Bld Oiler Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) AleneenSe-Americanopportunities 0.72 0.757 AierceenSe-Asian Fixedlncome 1.172 1.208 Aberdeen Se Continental Europe Equity 0.955 1.004 Aberdeen Se Global Technology 0.495 0.521 AierteenSe Indonesia Equity 0.729 0.766 AierceenSe -Japan Equity 0.897
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    • 399 14  -  Chan Chao Peh SingTel's overseas operations will outstrip its local ones by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SINGTEL expects such high growth from its overseas operations that, by end of the year, its local mobile market will be the smallest among its operations in the region, said company president and chief executive,
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    • 155 14 A WATERFRONT development has been opened for tender by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Waterboat House, in the heart of the financial, civic and cultural districts at Fullerton Road/Esplanade Drive, includes an existing building that has to be restored. Commercial space of up to 1,320
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 141 16 Agencies AL AYATT (Egypt) At least 300 people were killed when fire swept through a crowded passenger train near Cairo yesterday. Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze several hours after it engulfed seven carriages of the train. Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid told
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    • 362 16 US expert says suspect spared to hush secrets NEW YORK The FBI has a suspect for last year's anthrax letters, but politics are proving stronger than the need to catch the culprit, according to a leading biological weapons expert. Ms Barbara Rosenberg, director of the Federation of American
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    • 122 16 Agencies RAMALLAH (West Bank) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday approved an increase in the scale and variety of military reprisals after Palestinian militants killed six soldiers in a raid. "There will be a more massive response and a higher frequency" in reprisals,
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    • 93 16 -AFP NEW DELHI Indian police have arrested three men for allegedly planning to kidnap India's star cricket players Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. Pakistani militants Tariq Ahmed, Mohammed Jalaluddin and Ishaq Ahmad were arrested at New Delhi's Nizamuddin railway station, according to the United
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    • 213 16 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/Malaysia New phone rates Fixed-line local calls will cost more while outstation and international calls will be cheaper under a government move to improve the effectiveness of the telecommunication industry and help bridge the digital divide between the urban and rural areas. The
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    • 136 16 BANGKOK Thailand, eager to uphold morality, has barred youngsters under 18 from visiting Internet cafes and computer games outlets after 10pm. Deputy Education Minister Chamlong Krutkhunthod said the move was in response to complaints from parents about their children's obsession with cyberspace, with many reported
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  • COMMENTARY
    • 1164 17  -  Mano Sabnani Go back to basics and just provide homes for first-timers by mano@newsto day. com. sg THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) is more than an economic or political sacred cow in Singapore. It is the omnipotent benefactor of most Singaporeans
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  • UPFRONT
    • 847 18 Today ForeignDesk Four women who threw a spanner in the Enron works THE truth is still out there as to who killed Enron, that onetime pride of corporate America. But as the greed-and-corrup-tion saga continues to unfold, some couldn't resist portraying it as a battle of
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  • INFOTECH
    • 400 19  -  Colin Duwe No need to squint when using the new Sony Clie by THE elegant design and reasonable price of Sony's new Clie PEG-T6ISC/G (picture) make it an attractive pick for anyone looking for a high-end Palm OS PDA. This is the first PDA we've seen with
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    • 224 19 NOW you don't need to be an undergraduate to hang out with university students. The National University of Singapore has built Aspire, a portal (picture) just for young people at www. my aspire, net. Started by NUS students who wanted a
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    • 194 19 THE Nokia 8910 boasts a good design, fine mechanics, durable materials and the latest technology. It will be launched here in the second quarter, the company said. A distinctive design element is its titanium casing, which offers lightweight strength and gives a premium
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    • 110 19 os\o. cnet. com/newstech RealSystem Mobile software unveiled REALNETWORKS has unveiled the RealSystem Mobile software that wireless carriers can use to offer streaming music and video. The software includes RealSystem Producer for creating digital content for cellphones, PDAs and laptops; RealSystem Mobile Server for delivering live and on-demand
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    • 124 19 asia. cnet. com/reviews Challenge Pool PLAY this pool and billiards game with other players or against a computer. Remote Administrator A SECURE program that enables you to work real-time on a remote computer as if you are sitting in front of it. Windows Media Bonus Pack for
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  • CITYSTYLE
    • 302 20  -  Serena Sim Don't stop at white, as the latest trends would suggest by serena@newstoday.com. sg FANS of Lee Hwa jewellery will be pleased by the store's spring 2002 offerings. And, I suspect those who are not fans may decide to switch camps. It is not so
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    • 242 20 -Reuters PARIS Fashion mogul Mounir Moufarrige said on Monday that he had appointed Indian designer Ritu Beri (picture) as head of the pret-a--porter team at the house of Jean-Louis Scherrer in a bid to turn around the ailing French label. Beri is the first
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  • INCINEMAS
    • 463 22 AFP TOKYO Japanese animated film director Hayao Miyazaki, whose latest film won the top prize at the Berlin film festival, is in a "serious dilemma" because he believes his success is undermining the lives of children. The 61-year-old director was handed the Golden Bear trophy by his
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    • 171 22 ONE night in 1998, Sean Penn (picture) though he was a goner when a gunman took him hostage as a human shield. "Don't shoot! It's all right, man. Calm down," Penn pleaded as he was dragged out of a police station. Penn did get shot
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    • 756 23  -  David Ngiau by david@newstoday.com.sg IT MIGHT seem surprising to some that there's been a bit of debate over the Hughes Brothers' film adaptation of the graphic novel, From Hell. I mean, aren't they comic books? The From Hell, written Alan Moore with artwork by Eddie Campbell,
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 110 22 weekend gross cumulative gross days 1 JohnQ. U5523.61 m US$ 23.61 m 4 2 Crossroads US$ 17.01 m US$ 17.01 m/ 4 3 Return to Never Land USsls.62m US$ 15.62 m 4 4 (2) Big Fat Liar USsll.43m US$ 24.92 m /11 5 (1) Collateral Damage US$ 9.62 m US$
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  • LIMELIGHT
    • 340 25  -  Cathleen Tung after a four-year stint in Vancouver by reporter@newstoday. com, sg ASIAN actresses are usually typecast on Western television as "women with red lipstick, big hair-dos and heels". Singapore's Mee Pok Girl has succeeded somewhat changing that image. Best remembered for her role as
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    • 215 25 -AFP LOS ANGELES James Brown was cleared of sexually harassing a former employee. But the jury ruled that the woman was wrongfully sacked by the musician's company. Brown was not in court to hear the verdict His attorney, Debra Opri, said that the singer
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    • 226 25  -  Jenny Kong by j enny@newstoday. com.sg FAME is fast catching up with actress-cum-singer Celest Chong (picture), but this young lady is not about to let it go to her head. First known to Singaporeans as a model, then as an actress and now, as a
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      279 27  -  Low Shi Ping Challenging the conventional perception of the human body by shiping@newstoday.com.sg THE Markmakers are out to make a mark in the art world through their debut exhibition, Human Perspectives. Do not expect a stroll through a gallery of beautifully accurate drawings. Put together by a group of
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    • 103 27 MUSIC Russian Nights Two The concert sees the esteemed German cellist Jan Vogler perform the dark yet witty first Cello Concerto by Dmitri Shostakovich. Date: Today and tomorrow Time: 8.15pm (Pre-concert talk begins at 7.15pm) Venue:Victoria Concert Hall Price: 12, $17 and $22 (stalls); $28 and $38 (circle) and
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    • 533 27 What you watched Find out what TV viewers really like No Title Channel Fttg% Rtg(OOO) Production No Title Channel Rtg% Rtg(OOO) Production 1 NEWS BAT TEN MediaCorp Ch 8 15.4 474 Singapore 1 SUNDAY MOVIE MediaCorpChs 8.4 260 Foreign 2 REUNION, THE MediaCorp Ch 8 15.3 473 Singapore 2 WHO
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    • 681 28  -  S. Gulam Leeds will come good eventually Comment by gulam@newstoday.com.sg WHAT'S happened to my team Leeds United? Why has it faltered so badly in the space of a month? Is it all over for David O'Leary (picture) and company? I have been bombarded with these
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    • 344 28 Reuters Champions League Group A Bayer Leverkusen 1 Arsenal 1 Late equaliser denies Gunners win LEVERKUSEN Arsene Wenger said Arsenal's solid home record meant his side was still on track to progress in the Champions League, even after Bayer Leverkusen
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    • 493 29  -  Kelvin Phang Simple, because his class will tell in the end by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg JEAN Van de Velde thinks so. lan Woosnam feels the same way. In fact, taking in the opionion of sponsors, journalists, fans and even his rivals, the 2002 Caltex Singapore
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    • 490 29  -  S. Murali Comment by murali@newstoday.com.sg IT IS wonderful to see some big names hit Singapore shores ever so often. And thanks to great sponsors like Caltex, Carlsberg and Starhub, amongst others, Singapore fans get to see the likes
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    • 288 29 Reuters CARLSBAD A refreshed Tiger Woods will be looking for his first World Match Play title at the third attempt this weekend. Woods, who took a week off ahead of the tournament at the La Costa Resort and Spa, has
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    • 62 29 SALT LAKE CITY American icon Michelle Kwan took the first step towards claiming the women's Olympic figure skating gold yesterday when she edged ahead of Russian rival Irina Slutskaya by a 5-4 split decision of the judges after the opening short programme. American teenagers Sasha Cohen and Sarah
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    • 478 30 Young 'keeper can now put the Cup final behind him S-League Geylang 3 Home 0 Title favourite gets a rude shock HE wanted a victory badly. Only a win against Home United could help him exorcise the nightmares he suffered after conceding eight goals in last season's
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    • 130 30 Match 3 Sembawang v Jurong Yishun Stadium 21 February 7.30pm IX2 (1) Sembawang $2.00 (X) Draw $3.40 (2) Jurong $2.90 1/2 Goal Sembawang (-1 1/2) $3.20 Jurong (+1 1/2) $1.27 Total Goals Ogoal $12.00 1 goal $6.00 2 goals $4.10 3 goals $4.00 4 goals
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    • 300 30  -  Stanley Ho NINETEEN year-old Shahrir Wham Mohd Sawal has a dream. He wants to lead Singapore into the World Cup finals. But, he lost his father when he was 11 so his mother cannot afford to spend much. Even a pair of boots is hard
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    • 134 30  -  Jose Raymond HOME UNITED yesterday announced a three-year sponsorship deal with soft drink giant Coca-Cola. The sponsorship, in cash and kind, is worth more than one million dollars over the next three years. Said the chairman of the Protectors, Tan Boon Huat, at the signing
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    • 529 31  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Woodlands Wellington ended last season at the bottom of the S-League table, a disappointed chairman Mr Tang Weng Fei the club's vice chairman then demanded wholesale changes. And what Tang wants, he almost always gets. The entire senior team bar
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    • 305 31  -  Kelvin Phang SINGAPORE looks on course for a semi-final place in the Thomas Cup preliminaries after it beat fourth seed Hong Kong 4-1 in Melbourne yesterday afternoon. The win came only hours after a 0-5 loss to top seed Malaysia in the morning.
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