Today, 14 March 2002

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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Some dire warnings, sobering thoughts
      225 2 Channel News Asia CONVENTIONAL wisdom has it that flu does not affect Asians as much as it does those in temperate countries. All that could change as health experts warned that an influenza pandemic could break out in South-east Asia and studies showed that there
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      Lock icon Smoke shrouds Shenton Way
      117 2 MUCH of Shenton Way was enveloped in a haze yesterday as bush and peat fires raged in the forest area near Fort Road (picture). The Ministry of the Environment says satellite pictures in the past few days have shown plantation and forest fires in some areas
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      Lock icon Don't write off the young
      115 2 Newsßadio 93.8 THE Minister of the Environment, Mr Lim Swee Say, is not worried that the youth will end up being bad leaders. Mr Lim said the young ought to be given a chance to serve the community and prove themselves. He was speaking after
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      Lock icon Nicoll Highway to be closed for two years
      193 2 Channel News Asia ROAD diversions caused by the building of the Circle MRT Line will be less disruptive compared to those experienced with the construction of the North East Line. This assurance came from the Land Transport Authority (LTA), as work on
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      Bracing for backlash
      324 3  -  Elisia Yeo Indian govt faces fallout after court rules out religious activity at disputed site NEW DELHI The issue that was once election fodder for Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could now be its downfall. In an expected ruling, India's Supreme
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      Lock icon 3 years jail for Syahril
      131 3 Agencies JAKARTA In what is seen as a test of the Indonesian authorities' resolve to crack down on corruption, an Indonesian court yesterday handed a three-year jail term to Central Bank Governor Syahril Sabirin. The long-running bank scandal erupted over a 546 billion rupiah ($l2B
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      Lock icon Probe into editors halted
      85 3 Reuters BANGKOK A Thai court yesterday suspended the government's controversial probe into the assets of three newspaper editors. Opposition groups said the investigation by the Anti-Money Laundering Office was to uncover dirt on opponents in the media. The government denied knowledge of the probe. The Administrative
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      Lock icon Mugabe wins fifth-term
      146 3 Agencies HARARE Sanctions await Zimbabwe as President Robert Mugabe won a fifth term in office in an election seen by many as rigged. Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede announced on state television yesterday that Mr Mugabe, 78, was re-elected with more than 50 per cent of the votes. The
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      125 2 Tel: 6332 3456, website: income.com.sg/mkg Benefits include: Activate your travel insurance with us during March to June 2002 and death/total permanent disability enjoy a 15% discount! Plus we will be giving you a voucher that entitles medical expenses you to purchase any Korjo travel products at a 20% evacuation/repatriation expenses
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      192 3 Money matters Like the air we inhale, money is the Lifeline of business. It is something companies cannot live without. And has to be well managed. Yet, many firms don't have clear work performance standards for managing financial transactions. The Citibank Regional Cash Process Management Centre in Singapore is an
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  • HOME NEWS
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      It's not the vaccine
      307 4  -  Leong Phei Phei Immunisation jab does not cause autism, says Ministry by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg THE vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) does not cause autism or chronic bowel disease, said local health authorities. This assurance came after reports in the United Kingdom suggested the link. Last
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      Lock icon Robber to get 48 strokes
      147 4 Channel News Asia AN armed robber has been sentenced to 14 years' jail and 48 strokes of the cane. But due to criminal procedural limits, 25-year-old Lee Kok Meng will receive the maximum of 24 strokes. Lee faced six charges for committing armed robbery, theft
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      Lock icon Cyber-scams alert
      117 4 Newsßadio 93.8 POLICE are warning the public not to fall prey to con men using the Internet to lure Singaporeans with get-rich-quick scams. These con men usually claim to be either high-ranking bank or government officials or even royalty in Africa. They say they have huge sums in
      – Newsßadio 93.8  -  117 words
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      Banking on commitment
      350 6  -  Tan Hui Leng Passionate staff key to Citibank's customer strategy by huileng@newstoday.com.sg CITIBANK is not your run-of-the-mill bank the myriad of financial solutions it offers is impressive. In particular, the innovative products and speedy services at the bank's Regional Cash Process Management Unit (Asia-Pacific) has won accolades
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      Lock icon Round and round we go ...
      61 6 Round and round we go WONG KHING CHONG ABOUT 800 runners from Singapore Polytechnic and some 100 students from five secondary schools took part in the annual Singapore Poly Campus 50 Relay. The teams ran 50 laps around the 600 m circuit on campus. It took about an hour and
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      Jail and cane for wife-stabber
      201 6  -  Elaine Quek A MAN who stabbed and killed his wife during a domestic dispute was given 10 years' jail and 15 strokes of the cane yesterday. The tragedy happened on Sept 29 last year. Sivaraman Reddy Sivakumar, 26, had wanted to accompany his wife, Madam
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      Chu: No looking back
      214 6  -  Serene Foo FORMER Taiwanese politician Chu Mei-feng (picture) prefers to talk in the present and future tense. At a packed press conference on her nine-day performance at Golden Theatre, the scandal-rid-den woman is determined to put her sordid past behind her. Not too long ago, she
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      Lock icon S'pore to help boost Pahang tourism
      188 9 Newsßadio 93.8 SINGAPORE is seriously looking at ways to promote ties with the Malaysian state of Pahang, especially in the area of tourism. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made this point after a briefing by Pahang tourism leaders as part of his visit
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      Lock icon Minister witnesses Hindu festival
      58 9 ALVINTOH. Senior Minister of State (Prime Minister's Office) and MP for MacPherson, Mr Matthias Yao, witnessing the Hindu festival of Maha Sivarathiri at the Sri Sivan Temple. The festival is devoted to the Hindu god Shiva and devotees abstain from food throughout the day, and break
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      Lock icon New way to pay
      201 9 Channel News Asia Now you can use Nets online TO encourage more people to carry out online transactions, Singapore will launch its first common Internet direct debit service at the end of the year. Internet direct debit allows customers a secure platform for direct deductions from
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      196 8 Nurturing trees for future centuries Bonsai miniature trees, are nurtured to grow in a manner that Upon graduating, you will form part of an elite management best brings out their natural attributes. They are known to last for vanguard within the Ministry of Defence. As a Defence Executive centuries. Officer
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  • LETTERS
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      A story and some thoughts
      370 9  -  Roland Ang WITH only a GCE 0 level qualification, I have worked as a salesman, carpenter, social worker and recently as a bank clerk. My banking career was not plain sailing. I was retrenched in 1993 and 1996. Back then, I did not see a
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      How the bonuses are are given
      214 9  -  Tan Beng Lee WE refer to Ms Hannah Chiang's letter (Today, March 5). Ms Chiang bought a participating (i.e. with profits) policy whereby bonuses are declared each year by the insurer. The policy includes bonuses which are not guaranteed. They depend on the performance
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      Flippancy and the dismal science
      124 9  -  John Eaton MANY people tend to criticise various Singaporean or international financial and economic institutions for producing economic forecasts which are less than optimistic. One reader recently suggested that there might be several upward revisions of predictions made by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. It
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      Stay ahead in port race
      161 11  -  him Boon Hee SINGAPORE'S strengths lie in our air and sea ports providing quality and efficient service. However, the country charges a premium for this. The formula worked. But now, the equation has changed. Malaysia has brought in top international players to shorten its learn-
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      CPF medical coverage more than MediShield
      345 11  -  Karen Tan I refer to the letter "CPF medical cover enough?" by Mr David Soh (Today, March 5). To ensure that Singaporeans have adequate medical coverage and a greater choice of medical insurance schemes, the Ministry of Health (MOH) encourages private insurers to complement
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      156 10 'CPf statement must show minimum balance 5515,000. Free passport holder may be claimed after a AMP consultation. Umit to one person, while stocks last. "Applicable to cash investment. All applications for units in the funds must be made on an application form accompanying the prospectuses. Investors should read the prospectuses
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      96 11 STUDY IN W K FOR HIGHER RETURNS For a flying start to your future, visit Study In Australia 2002. 22 March (Fri), Or log on to www.studyinaustralia.org for information on 7 pm-6pm over 40 participating institutions and our seminar programme. X X y X y 23 &24 March (Sat Sun),
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      195 12 j Nurturing trees for future centuries Bonsai miniature trees, are nurtured to grow in a manner that Upon graduating, you will form part of an elite management best brings out their natural attributes. They are known to last for vanguard within the Ministry of Defence. As a Defence Executive centuries.
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        57 13 SINGAPORE shares ended higher on late bargain hunting yesterday. The STI closed at 1785.67. There were 1.6 risers for every loser, while 326 counters were unchanged. Volume was 455 million shares worth $439 million. Keppel Land rallied nine cents to $1.94 on rumours that Capita Land, which rose one
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        Malaysia
        57 13 THE market had a mixed day with the XL Composite Index ending 0.9 points up to 754.5. Gainers trailed losers 268 to 377 with 221 counters unchanged. Trading volume was 227 million shares. Berjaya Sports Toto was the biggest gainer, rising 60 sen to RM7.80. Bandar Raya, Pernas, Hong
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        SGX most active
        55 13 Sy volume Stocks '000 Ipco 29,938 Goldiron 26,032 UniFood 23,339 ASH 22,924 NOL 11,028 Stocks '000 Notelco 10,705 81l Inll 9,021 HongLaiH 8,840 IK 8,458 Chartered 8,432 By value Stocks Value Chartered 41,689,175 UOB 28,430,693 Venture 28,134,400 SIA 27,645,702 OCBC 24,040,400 Slocks Value STAssemb 19,395,696 DBS 16,619,629
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        SGX top rises
        78 13 Mar 13 [reativs SO Close 22.800 Change +0.200 DBS 14.600 +0.200 SreatEast 12.500 +0.200 Venture 17.600 +0.100 JOB Ihnrlered (epLond >T Assemb 14.400 5.000 1.940 2.B40 +O.1OO +0.100 +0.090 +0.080 IMH 400USS 0.440 5.850 +0.060 +0.050 By percentage Mar 13 KepT&T W*****8 LHT Close 0.015 0.085 Orange
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        SGX top falls
        85 13 Mar 13 iPH Close 22.700 Chongi ■0.401 ilA 14.100 -0.201 JPH100 22.800 ■0.201 DBSBk 6%NCPS 10 102.200 -O.I 01 SIA 200 Elec USS 14.100 2.910 -0.101 -0.061 F&N 7.650 -0.051 DUE 6.750 -0.051 (Lund USS 1.740 -0.051 Ironsmofto 0.930 -0.041 Jy percentage Mar 13 iceDyn M Shing
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        World markets
        58 13 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries laiwan Wtd 1 Ml 5.31 *****.50 3396.00 6088.34 ■192.02 ■56.36 ■11.90 •34.20 ■1.65 -0.50 •0.35 ■0.56 Korea Comp 50 Index Jakarta Comp 849.13 378 61 474.00 +3.10 ■6.13 +4.63 +0,37 -1.59 +0.99 Phils Comp Shenren B Muinbai 1382.60
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 13 US$ 0.5482 UK£ 0.3884 Yen 70.962 HK$ 4.2755 m 2.0830 Euro 0.6269 Ruprah 5,470.6 Baht 23.746 Paso 27.937 A$ 1.0547 Indian Rs 26.705 Won 723.78 C$ 0.8696 Yuan 4.5371 NZ$ 1.2794 NT$ 19.173
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        Lock icon Commodities
        22 13 Bloomberg Gold ibj/« 293.80 Silver usj/h 4.498 Plolinum usvoi 518.00 Rubber imisAj 121.75 Palm oil RM/lonne 1149 Brenl crude IM/Wd 24.20
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2945 15 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) I Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com I Fund Name NAV/Bid Price Oiler Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) Aberdeen Se -American Opportunities 0.757 0.795 Aberdeen Se Asian Fixed Income 1.169 1.205 Aberdeen Se China Opportunities Fund 0.999 1.05 Aberdeen Se Continental Europe Equity 1.011
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      Dumping target?
      390 15  -  Val Chua Where the steel will fall by reporter@newstoday.com.sg SHIP plates, steel pipes and flat bars may not be the most exciting products around, but they were the focus of attention at yesterday's IPO launch by HG Metal Manufacturing. Investors were keen to know if the local steel
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      Copthorne performs well in Asia
      301 15  -  Sol E Solomon by solomon@newstoday.com.sg EVEN through hard times for the hotel industry, Millennium and Copthorne Hotels managed a decent showing in Asia last year. The company's gross operating profit for Asia last year was £69.4 million ($178.53 million) out of the £258.9 million that
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      Lock icon Credit Agricole eyes 10% stake in Daiwa
      226 16 -AFP TOKYO A unit of French financial group Credit Agricole said yesterday it would soon take a stake of at least 10 per cent in major Japanese counterpart Daiwa Trust and Banking. Credit Agricole Asset Management (Caam) hopes the 10 billion yen ($141.37
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      Lock icon 3G from the tech giants
      106 16 -AFP TOKYO Japanese technology giants Toshiba Corp and Mitsubishi Electric Corp said yesterday they would jointly develop third generation (3G) mobile phones with a global operating platform. The two will begin the alliance next month with the aim of marketing joint products by 2004. No
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      Lock icon Hong Kong to extend trading time by two hours
      184 16 -AFP HONG KONG The Hong Kong stock exchange is expected to announce the extension of its trading period by two hours from June. The exchange will extend trading from 4pm to spm on each weekday, and halve the two-hour lunch break,
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      Lock icon Andersen's still pretty – another suitor jumps in
      230 18 Andersen's still pretty another suitor jumps in Reuters LONDON KPMG has emerged as a third bidder for Andersen as the professional services firm seeks a buyer to rescue it from collapse, the Financial Times website reported. Executives of KPMG, the world's third-largest audit firm, have held meetings with Andersen after
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      Lock icon A quick link-up
      280 18 Bloomberg TRI, Digi.Com share facilities, bid jointly KUALA LUMPUR Technology Resources Industries Bhd, Malaysia's second-biggest mobile phone operator, said it will share network facilities with DiGi.Com Bhd and jointly bid for one of the three high-speed mobile Internet licences. Both companies, rivals till now, have agreed to
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      Condo launch this weekend
      107 18 PASADENA, a freehold condominium project near the Novena MRT on Derbyshire Road will be launched on Saturday. The development is priced at an average $720 per square foot. The marketing agent, Knight Frank, said this is at least 15 per cent lower when compared with freehold
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      Lock icon Giant chipmakers see more demand, raise estimates
      218 18 Bloomberg TAIPEI Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's biggest maker of chips for other companies, and nearest rival United Microelectronics Corp said their factories will operate at about twothirds of capacity by the second quarter as customers boost orders. TSMC said factory use
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Symbolic boost
      367 19 Agencies UN endorses concept of Palestinian state UNITED NATIONS The Palestinian cause has been given a huge symbolic boost after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution formally endorsing the concept of a Palestinian state. In a vote of 14-0, with Syria abstaining, the council passed a
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      Lock icon Jiang urges military loyalty
      131 19 -AFP BEIJING The Chinese military must remain loyal during the upcoming leadership changes in the country, President Jiang Zemin told military delegates attending the National People's Congress. Mr Jiang is widely expected to give up his position as party leader this year and step down as
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      Water cut in Malacca
      105 19 MALACCA Dry spells are forcing authorities here to impose water rationing from today as drinking water in the Durian Tunggal Dam hits critical level. Residents will receive water supply every alternate day, but hotels and industries will be spared the disruption, The Star reported yesterday. Chief
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      Lock icon Nostalgia sells in Seoul
      465 20 Today Foreign Desk and another famous daughter rises SEOUL Another daughter in Asia is hoping to make her political mark by cashing in on her famous father's name. Following the footsteps of women like Indonesia's Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri and the Philippines' Mrs Gloria Arroyo, Ms Park
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      Lock icon Eight missing as ships collide
      104 20 -AFP HONG KONG At least eight people remain missing after a dredger and container vessel collided off the northwest coast of Hong Kong, the marine department said yesterday. The Hong Kong-registered dredger sank after it collided with the Singaporeregistered 13,000-tonne container ship late on Tuesday.
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      Lock icon Thai cops killed in ambushes
      108 20 -Agencies BANGKOK Thai police have launched a manhunt for those responsible for the deaths of six police officers who were attacked in three separate ambushes overnight in the southern provinces. The unidentified attackers used M-16 assault rifles to mount the attacks that took place almost
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Will they pass Life?
      617 22  -  Richard Seah Our students' ultimate test by richs@newstoday.com.sg JUDGING from the latest results of the GCE A level examinations, it would seem that Singapore's future is very bright indeed. When this writer did his A levels in the early *****, only a handful of students achieved
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      What the regional papers said yesterday ...
      128 22 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/Malaysia Seven lose posts Bank Simpanan Nasional chairman Datuk Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi is among the biggest "casualties" following the recent decision by the Umno appeals board to uphold the guilty verdict and punishment meted out on seven division chiefs last year. The
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      213 22 How do I get a deduction for my donation? If you made outright cash donations on or after 1 Jan 01 to approved why e-file? institutions, you need not claim E-f iling is convenient. for these when filing your return. Just log onto efile.iras.gov.sg IRAS will automatically grant the or
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  • UPFORNT
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      Lock icon For the love of food
      906 23  -  Karman Tse This young chef followed his heart and carved a niche for himself TO many in Singapore, success boils down to how many impressive certificates you have under your belt. Once armed with paper qualifications, you'll lead a life free from bread-and-butter worries. Or
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      Does killer mum deserve to die?
      240 23 HOUSTON A Texas housewife who drowned her five children last June was found guilty of murder after the jury rejected her claim of insanity. Andrea Pia Yates (picture), 37, stifled a sob as she was led away by guards after the verdict was read.
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      232 25  -  Ariel Tarn SMS (short text messaging) fever has reached a high. Now we say this not from statistics provided by mobile network providers but the fact that there is a handbook for it is indicative of its popularity. The SMS Text Book, the brainchild of Mobile
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      Getting personal
      265 25  -  Sarah Chua Logitech caters to different tastes by sarah@newstoday.com.sg COMPUTER peripheral maker, Logitech, is personalising its products to beat the competition. Mr Gavin Wu, Asia-Pacific sales and marketing vice-president, emphasised: "We're a people-oriented company. We spend five per cent of our revenue on R&D every year to come
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      455 26  -  Aloysius Choong Sony Ericsson's new tri-band phone is no bigger than a credit card by aloysius.choong@asia.cnet.com AT 92mm in length and about the size of a credit card, Sony Ericsson's T66 (picture) is the phone that makes us feel like giants. You can hide it in the palm
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      170 26  -  Sarah Chua WITH the launch of Sony's Net MD Walkman, music lovers have a new way to download music. The MZ-N1 comes with the Open MG Jukebox music management software so that users can download music to their MDs and record CD to MD in
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      31 29 Miss Singapore Universe 2002 finalists go romantic in the latest line from Topshop Styling: Serena Sim Hair: Ette sc§RE] Makeup: L DW&XI Clothes: TOPSHOP Photos: Today photos Location:
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      Retro-physics for kids
      455 31  -  Serene Foo FILM REVIEW Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Ice Age (Both now showing) And prehistoric humour in another animated film for the adults by serene@newstoday.com.sg ANIMATION offering Ice Age is cool with a capital C. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius tries too hard to be cool instead. The
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      538 32  -  David Ngiau Pity the sordid details of Nash's life are omitted A BEAUTIFUL Mind is based on the xXlife of John Forbes Nash Jr, a brilliant mathematician who overcame schizophrenia and three decades of obscurity to return to teaching and receive a Nobel Prize. The story is an
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  • TIMEOUT
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      For kids only
      453 34  -  Low Shi Ping Pakken goes against theatre convention IT is uncommon to hear of a play exclusively tailored to meet the attention span of one- to three-year-old children. But, a woman from Norway, Siv odemotland (picture) has done just that for the Prudential Children First! Singapore International
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      Search for telegenic teen TV hosts
      106 34 THINK you have what it takes to be a TV host? SCV's Creative Classroom is looking for two lively, telegenic and articulate teens to host a new TV programme targeted at secondary school students. The programme will be shown on Nickelodeon (SCV MaxTV Ch
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      85 34 DANCE Okinawa Song Dance Theatre ExxonMobil Campus Concerts Dance (Chura) Asian Tour 2002 Special: Dance Uncensored 2002 Local audience will enjoy spectacular tradiA showcase of the energy and vibrancy of tional Japanese dances as CHURA comes to dancers from the NUS Halls of Residence. Singapore. Date: Today and tomorrow Date:
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      1481 35 /A=diaCorp J\A=diaCorp Afemf A* In Conversation cna, 9 30 P m Frasier -I Q channel 5, win Emergency Room 24 Hours The League of Gentlemen It has been six months since the collapse of B^H P^^l ~fß Channel 8,10.30pm the World Trade Center Twin Towers, but the fl L J
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      Lock icon Lewis-Tyson goes to Washington
      666 36 -AFP Fifty-five speakers later, Iron Mike's boxing licence is approved WASHINGTON Mike Tyson was granted a licence to fight by a unanimous vote of a three-member panel on Tuesday, clearing the final major hurdle for the ex-champion to fight heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis here in June.
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      Lock icon Sixers rally as Knicks cave in
      300 36 Reuters NEW YORK Dikembe Mutombo's ejection for a flagrant foul spurred the Philadelphia 76ers on to a 104-96 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. The Sixers rallied from a 20-point deficit after Mutombo's ejection. It was the largest lead lost at home
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      Lock icon Please do us a favour
      695 37 Agencies Arsenal has to rely on Deportivo to keep treble dream alive Champions League -Gp D Arsenal 0 Deportivo 2 Spaniards book their place in last eight with impressive win LONDON Arsene Wenger (picture) will take some comfort from the fact that Arsenal's progress to
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      Lock icon Porto beats Panathinaikos to keep its Champions League hopes afloat
      267 37 Reuters OPORTO Ten-man Porto kept alive its faint hopes of a quarter-final place in the Champions League yesterday with a hard-fought 2-1 second phase home win over Panathinaikos. Real Madrid, which beat Sparta Prague 3-0, tops group C with a
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      Lock icon Cuper versus his boys
      555 38 Reuters Uefa Cup quarterfinal Inter Milan v Valencia Cuper leads Italian giant against his former team SAN SIRO Hector Cuper (picture) will be looking to demolish the team he built into one of Europe's best when his Inter Milan side takes on Valencia in tonight's Uefa
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      Lock icon Sacked Indian field hockey coach 'played polities'
      350 38 -AFP NEW DELHI Ace Indian field hockey forward Dhanraj Pillay blasted sacked coach Cedric D'Souza yesterday for the team's dismal show in the recent World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. D'Souza was fired midway through the tournament following the former champion's failure to win
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      Gough: Smith sacking wrong
      117 38 FORMER Everton captain Richard Gough feels the club has taken a massive gamble by sacking Walter Smith, reported BBCSport. Smith was sacked yesterday following a poor run of Premiership results and an embarrassing FA Cup exit at the hands of Middlesbrough on Sunday. Preston boss David
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      Troussier picks Brazilian
      62 38 TOKYO Japan coach Philippe Troussier has included Brazilian-born midfielder Alessandro Santos in a 22-man squad to face Ukraine in a friendly in Osaka on March 21. The Frenchman also told reporters yesterday that he expected European-based players Hidetoshi Nakata, Shinji Ono, Junichi Inamoto and Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi to
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      Napoli boss arrested
      50 38 BARE Giorgio Corbelli, president of Italian second division club Napoli, was arrested yesterday at the orders of Bari magistrates, Ansa news agency reported. The arrest warrant was issued in relation to an inquiry to supposed illicit sales involving 56-year-old Corbelli's two TV channels Telemarket and Telemarket 2.
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      Zimbabwe wins
      60 38 COCHIN Zimbabwe's Alistair Campbell hit his third successive fifty to help his side beat India by six wickets in the third one-day international yesterday and go 2-1 up in the five-match series. The left-hander struck a wellpaced 71 as Zimbabwe coasted to 197 for four in 44.2 overs
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      Poulsen no longer the sole authority
      396 39  -  Jose Raymond GOAL 2010 Project Director Jan Poulsen will no longer be the sole authority deciding whether 18-year-old youngsters can play in the S-League. Instead, the decision will now lie with a three-man committee from the Goal 2010 department, including Poulsen. The other two
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      Cubs beaten
      461 39  -  Stanley Ho Myanmar dominates home tie by stanley@newstoday.com.sg IT MAY have been an away game for the Myanmar players, but it must have felt to them as if they were home in Yangon. Why? Because an estimated 80 per cent of the fans who turned up at the
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      Lock icon Woods seeks Bay Hill hat-trick
      488 40 -AFP ORLANDO Tiger Woods, playing in his backyard, will seek his third-straight title in the PGA Bay Hill Invitational that begins here today. Woods, who already has completed hat-tricks in two other events during his career, is trying to become the first player to win
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      Jonathan pips Tze Huang in 2-hole playoff
      315 40  -  Stanley Ho THE inaugural National InterSchool Golf Championship ended in dramatic fashion yesterday when a two-hole "sudden death" playoff decided the Overall Boys' champion. After playing a seven-over-par 79 in the first round, Outram Institute's Jonathan Leong carded a second round 78 yesterday
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      30 38 Live telecasts: Hapoel Tel Aviv vs AC Milan (live on SCV Ch 21 2.55 am tomorrow morning), PSV Eindhoven vs Feyenoord (live on SCV Ch 22 3.10 am, tomorrow morning)
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