Today, 3 May 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY Friday May 3, 2002 MITA(P) o*3/11/2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Total backing
      328 1 AFP Israel gets US Congress support WASHINGTON The US Congress yesterday overwhelmingly voted to formally express its support of Israel in its conflict with the Palestinians despite reservations expressed by the White House. Senators approved in a 94-2 vote the resolution which states that the Congress "stands in
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      Lock icon American super gun plan under fire
      198 1 -AFP WASHINGTON US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld signaled yesterday his intention to kill a US$ll billion ($2O billion) army programme to build a new artillery cannon called the Crusader setting the stage for a battle over spending priorities as he seeks to modernise a
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      Lock icon Stocks end mixed
      77 1 -AFP NEW YORK US stocks ended mixed yesterday, with small gains for blue chips and another losing session for tech shares, amid a lack of positive catalysts and caution ahead of a key US employment report. The Dow Jones gained 32.24 points {0.32 per cent) to close
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Whack that ball
      423 2 No OB markers as Feedback Unit widens its sessions SINGAPOREANS will now have more opportunities to make their views known to the Government. In addition to the regular dialogue sessions that the Feedback Unit holds to gather public opinion on policies, tea sessions will now be introduced
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      Lock icon PM proposes dates for talks
      201 2 Channel NewsAsia PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday that Singapore has proposed several dates for officials here and in Malaysia to meet and thrash out outstanding issues in the bilateral package. In a transcript released by Malaysia's Sin Chew Daily, PM Goh, when asked
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      Parliament questions
      145 2 THE on-going talks with Malaysia on bilateral issues, the challenges faced by PSA Corporation and the progress of Inter-Racial Confidence Circles these are some of the 21 oral questions tabled for Parliament today. When the House sits at 12.30pm, Members of Parliament also want to know what measures
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      Freebies with Weekend TODAY
      123 2 THE force will be with us in the second edition of Weekend Today, which will be on sale at newsstands, 7-Eleven stores, NTUC FairPrice, Cheers outlets and Shell stations tomorrow and on Sunday. In a special promotion only for Today readers, 280 movie tickets to watch
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      Lock icon Who's Hu?
      326 3 He gives nothing away in Washington WASHINGTON China watchers trying to suss out Vice-President Hu Jintao during his visit to the United States this week must be disappointed. China's heir apparent stuck closely to the script during his getting-to-know-you tour to Washington, leaving observers no wiser as to
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      Lock icon Thai politician's fugitive son surrenders in M'sia
      223 3 Agencies BANGKOK A six-month hunt for the fugitive son of a prominent Thai politician ended yesterday when he turned himself in at the Thai Embassy in Malaysia. Foreign Ministry spokesman Rattakit Manathat said Duangchalerm Yoobamrung would return home to face murder charges over
      – Agencies  -  223 words
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      Pick, click and win
      500 4  -  Kim-Kyna Tan STB's Tourism Awards keeps pace with tech-savvy generation by kim@ n e wsto day. c om. sg THE Oscars of the tourism industry has muscled up for the fast-paced, tech-sawy generation with greater emphasis on online and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) nominations, which is
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      115 2 iiijf»jrAti»tl School Holiday Getaways U^lgl HURRY! LIMITED SEATS Income Travel offers fun-filled school holiday packages to destinations in Malaysia,Thailand and Australia. There's something for everyone! 3 Days Cherating "Save the Turtles" from 5258 l^^^W Departure 25 31 May 2002 3, 7 (w/Gala Dinner), 10, 12, 14 (w/Gala Dinner), s 'f"'
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      9 2 A i 'Til i nil Ti I weekend TOERY
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Thumping effort
      368 6  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim NTUC eyes executives and professionals by zackaria@news today, com.sg HIS Harley Davidson thumping healthily, deputy secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Heng Chee How (picture) rode into the space outside OUB Centre yesterday. He was there to kick off an 11--day islandwide campaign
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      Spring for a day
      102 6  -  Tan Hui Leng SPRING is here and the people at the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (SPRING Singapore) made sure that some 70,000 people heard them loud and clear yesterday morning. Armed with a special edition of Today, wrapped in a sunflower-printed cover, 70 Spring Singapore
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      Food centre reopens
      84 6 THE Adam Road Food Centre, which had been closed for upgrading for the past five months, is set to start serving customers again by mid-May. It is the first Environment Ministry hawker centre to be completed under the $420 million Hawker Centres Upgrading Programme (HUP). Despite spending
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  • LETTERS
    • Letter
      Nature Society has shown how lobbying can be effective
      245 8  -  Kathleen Kwan I REFER to the article "Yes, they did it again" and Ms Heidi Turner's letter "Where is the domestic recycling?" (Today, April 30). It is heartening to see individuals and groups taking serious views and actions on green issues.
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      Not a cover-up but a strict code of secrecy
      471 8  -  Dr (Rev) Robert P Balketchet I REFER to Mr Edmund Lim Wee Hat's letter "Breaking the silence" (Today, April 30). The Seal of Confession is extremely strict in the Catholic Church and I cannot let the observations of Mr Lim go
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      Ugly side to dent in my car
      330 10  -  Cecelia B Vijayarengan Hit-and-run victim tells her sad story ON Tuesday morning, I discovered that I was a victim of a hit-and-run accident. Someone had rammed into my brand new parked car on Monday night and left a big dent in the right
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    • Letter
      Daunting task trying to keep our libraries quiet
      455 10  -  Mary Lee I REFER to Mr Raja Mitra's feedback on "Please, can library staff exercise care and enforce some peace and quiet" (Today, April 22). We understand Mr Mitra's concern for lost items and we have informed our staff to patrol the
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      30 10 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, S'pore *****1; Fax: 65-*****17; E-mail: news@newsfoday.com.sg
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      EDB survey points to positive turn in business sentiment
      209 13 MANUFACTURERS expect a turnaround in business climate in the next six months, according to a survey conducted by the Economic Development Board (EDB). This is the first positive sentiment since the fourth quarter of 2000. The bullish outlook is attributed largely
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      Rebates, please
      323 13  -  Francis Kan Common man wants cost of living lowered by fran c is@n ews to d ay.com ,sg INCOME tax, corporate tax, goods and services tax (GST). The Budget to be presented today appears to be all about taxes. But taxes could be the last thing on the
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      Lock icon Malaysian exports to US up 12%
      221 14 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's exports grew in March as companies such as semiconductor maker Unisem Bhd filled more overseas orders, signalling a rebounding economy. Exports rose four per cent to RM30.8 billion ($14.7 billion) from a revised RM29.6 billion a year earlier, the Ministry
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      Lock icon Thai business confidence hits a new high
      163 14 Bloomberg BANGKOK Thai business confidence rose in March to the highest on record as rising consumer spending and an export rebound fuelled expectations that sales and profit will rise, a central bank survey showed. The Business Sentiment Index rose to 53.5 points from
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      Lock icon US growth pace slows
      343 14 AFP Fed may hold on to 40-year-low rates WASHINGTON US economic growth is easing up after a blistering first quarter, experts said yesterday, as fresh data showed industry growing at a slower rate last month. A key barometer of US manufacturing activity, the Institute for supply
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        144 16 FRESH from the May Day break, traders brought the STI index to a high of 1752.53 on the eve of Singapore's budget for next year, but the index failed to hold ground, closing 14.98 points up at 1740.35. The broader market was filled with exuberant participation in penny stocks
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        6 16 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart Bloomberg
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        SGX most active
        53 16 By volume May 1 '000 QinnHu 83,646 DiaiVillag 45,970 UniFood 32,0] 5 Tostyfood 31,222 Doyen 25,324 '000 FcodEmpire 24,631 IptD 17,636 byhedth 16,127 KLW 15,242 ProvSupp 13,513 By vnlue ■hyl QianHu 65,805,695 UOB 41,864,606 OCEC 38,350,800 DBS 30,531,145 SPH 28,742,300 Venture 26,646,214 Sl* 23,551,700 Doyen 22,142,925 UniFoou
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        World markets
        56 16 Index Value Chonge Nikkei 525 Hung Seng 111 Ordinaries "aiv.v i ",'Kl *****.01 *****.11 3311.30 5B67.B3 1.78 +282.53 +2.50 ■197.90 ■0.02 +2.46 +0.08 -3.26 Korea <.t in SET Index Jakarta Comp 659 B6 369.86 539.70 +17.52 1.56 +4.98 +2.08 -0.42 +0.93 PftComp Shenzen B nhni 1363.32 228.68 3372.56
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        SGX top rises
        76 16 Hay 2 Close Change taigAsio2kHK$ 7.700 +0.550 JiiiiiH.i 0.865 +0.230 :&C 5.050 +0.230 femure 17.200 +0.200 JOB 14.600 +0.200 BreotEoil 11.500 +0.200 )CBC 13.200 +0.200 N 100 7.700 +0.15O VantWnntUSS 2.060 +0.13O S1IEIF1D0 17.300 +0.13O Sy percentage Moy 2 (lose Change KianHoWD***** 0.010 +100.000 Netwrk W*****1 0.050
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 16 US$ 0.552? LIKE 0.3771 Yen 70,275 HK$ ***** RM 2.100 Euro 0.6104 Rupiah 5,165.1 fiobt 23.819 Peso 27.754 A$ 1.0280 Indian h 27.050 Won 712.45 C$ 0.8635 Yuan 4.5748 NZ$ 1.2353 NTJ 19.145
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        Commodities
        20 16 Gold uss/oi 309.40 Silver uss/»i Plolinum uss/b 514.50 Rubber ctnrvlg 121.25 Potm oil nn/taniK 121D Erent crude usVburrel 26.01
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        SGX top falls
        79 16 May 2 Close (hangi SukilSem 12.300 -0.40! DBSBk6KNCPS!0 101.800 -0.20) CretrliveSO 21.100 -0.20* ilA 13.800 -0.201 tapat 1.420 -0.121 SIA200 13.900 -0.10t low Par 4.240 -0.081 iT Assemb 2.800 -0.081 ip Land 3.440 -0.0(1 feoHS 1.850 -0.051 By percentage frtoy 2 Clew Change EMG USS 0.020 20.000
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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    • Corporate Briefs
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        SIA buys Virgin Atlantic shares
        79 18 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) and Virgin Investments SA have agreed to buy £25 million ($66 million) of shares in UK carrier Virgin Atlantic, SIA said in a statement yesterday. In line with SlA's 49 per cent stake in Virgin Atlantic, the Singapore carrier's portion of the
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        Parkway in Thailand
        48 18 HEALTHCARE group Parkway Holdings has set up a subsidiary in Thailand called Gleneagles CRC Thailand. The Thai unit will conduct global and local clinical trials for multinational and local pharmaceutical companies in that country. It has and an initial paid-up capital of 250,000 baht ($10,500).
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      Lock icon Operation revamp Asia
      273 18 Bloomberg JP Morgan cuts 100 investment bankers HONG KONG JP Morgan Chase and Co said it cut more than 100 investment bankers in Asia, about 23 per cent of the total, and shifted more than 100 of its remaining junior bankers into a new client solutions group.
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      Lock icon Plus seeks a minus
      442 20 Bloomberg UEM to raise $950 million by selling shares in toll-road operator KUALA LUMPUR United Engineers (Malaysia) Bhd aims to raise as much as RM2 billion ($950 million) by selling shares for the first time in the country's biggest toll-road operator, bankers involved in the sale
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      Lock icon Stats losses widen to $48 million
      200 20 Bloomberg ST Assembly Test Services Ltd (Stats), Singapore's biggest tester of semiconductors, said its first-quarter loss widened as sales fell. The loss was U5526.6 million ($4B million), or 27 US cents an American depositary share, against a loss of US$23 million, or 23 US
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Bug, creator... deleted
      122 22 AFP NEWARK (New Jersey) The bug has been put away. The man who created the Melissa virus that caused millions of damage to computer networks worldwide in 1999 has been sentenced to 20 months in prison. A court statement said David Smith, 34, was also fined US$5,OOO
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      Lock icon Musharraf reminded of democracy pledge
      235 22 Agencies WASHINGTON Now that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has five more years in office, the pressure to remain on the path to democracy has shifted to the country's October general elections. The US gave a non-committal response on Wednesday to this week's referendum to extend
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      A new world
      369 24 Freed Arafat must prove he's still relevant RAMALLAH (West Bank) The siege is finally over for Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (picture). But his political and diplomatic troubles have only just begun. A defiant Mr Arafat emerged from his shattered headquarters yesterday for the first time since the
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      Lock icon Church concert turns deadly
      119 24 -AFP COTABATO (Philippines) -A church concert turned deadly when a group of intoxicated teenagers threw a grenade at the crowd late on Wednesday, killing at least seven people. The young men turned violent after they were barred from mounting the stage to join the band, Brothers
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      Lock icon Operation Snipe
      169 24 -AFP BAGRAM AIR BASE (Afghanistan) British troops have launched a fresh operation in an area in south-eastern Afghanistan that has not been cleared of terrorists. About 1,000 British troops, including commandos, will be involved in Operation Snipe. "So far, there has been no fire from the enemy or
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      Lock icon Fighter jet crashes into school, pilot killed
      115 24 AFP MABALACAT (Philippines) A US-Philippine joint military exercise went awry yesterday when a Philippine Air Force (PAF) fighter jet plunged into an empty school building (picture), killing the pilot. Five people on the ground were also injured, officials said. Military spokesman LieutenantColonel Jose
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      Lock icon Fire hits Petronas plant, one dead
      85 24 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR A routine maintenance job at Petronas refinery plant early yesterday turned to tragedy when a fire broke out, killing one and injuring six. Terengganu police chief Othman Talib said: "While the workers were carrying out their work, a flame suddenly shot
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  • COMMENTARY
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      What is private?
      738 26  -  Richard Seah Time to review laws to protect private information by ric hs@n ews to day.com. sg A FRIEND has been receiving telephone calls from her bank and she is not pleased. After nearly a year of such calls, she decided to meet the bank officer and
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      Lock icon How the ez-link curiosity could have been dealt with
      393 26  -  Fiona Tan Channel News Asia by YOU'VE probably seen the queues or been stuck in one. I'm referring to the queues to buy the ez-link card (picture) on April 13 the first day it went on sale. What puzzled me was
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      250 26 SUNDAY WORSHIP SEfMCEJ (English Service) 11.30am- Ipm (with Mandarin interpretation via headsets) Venue: Fan Pacific Hotel, Level 2, Ocean 3 Pastor Rev DrJohn Lim "An Oasis Of Love, Courage And Strength" Online Sermon; www.thelivingfaith.org <}&n\ja Classic 3rd- lgtfi Way 2002 Get a chance to win airline tickets to Langkawi when
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      497 28  -  Janice Lee Joanne Lee and Melvin Yong will guide you through S'pore's financial balance sheet today by janicefu/newstoday.com.sg IT'S that time of year again when Singapore will be taking a look at its financial balance sheet and two broadcast jour- nalists at Channel NewsAsia are tasked
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      396 28  -  Hedy Khoo by SHE is the Mona Lisa of the 20th Century. Her eyes are piercing, startling green wells of feeling. Yet, you cannot quite put a finger on the look she has. Is it anger, sadness, or hurt? Since making the cover of the
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      666 30  -  Clement Mesenas SLF perks for union members IT all started with former President Ong Teng Cheong's desire to better the lot of the working class. As secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) in the early 90s, he felt that the life of the humble
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      117 33 STAR Cruises has introduced a 10-day "Hawaii Island Hopping Fly-Cruise Special" on the Norwegian Star, an itinerary by Norwegian Cruise Line. The Aloha trip departs from Singapore to Honolulu weekly, calling at ports such as Fanning Island in Micronesia. The Norwegian Star has 1,120 staterooms and is the
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      108 33 'TV) celebrate the first anniversary of the I launch of its Club World business cabin (picture), British Airways is running a number of promotions and activities for a chance to win Club World tickets. The Club World launched here in April last year, was designed to
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      772 34  -  lan De Cotta New South Wales has Sydney, but discovering the rest of the state is rewarding by ian@newstoday. c om. sg YOU'VE read it all in these pages. It took us all of seven editions to tell you some of the best things about
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  • INCINEMAS
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      681 36  -  David Ngiau Spider-Man crawls under the superhero's skin FILM REVIEW Spider-Nlan (Opens today) FIRST of all, it's "Spider-Man" and not "Spiderman", even if the latter is commonly used by some hard-core fans. According to Marvel's official website, there's a hyphen in there. It's no real big deal,
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      170 36 Rettters/Variety QUEBEC CITY -Steven Spielberg will be in Montreal and Quebec City over the next few days to wrap up shooting on his thriller, Catch Me If You Can, the Quebec City Film Bureau said Wednesday. The big-budget film, which was also shot in
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      Even better in person
      665 38  -  Leong Phei Phei Our reporter gets bowled over by Josh Hartnett in New York WATCHING the "very cute, very hunky" Josh Hartnett (picture) in a movie is nothing like meeting him in person. Before interviewing him, I certainly didn't think very much about it as I'm
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      400 38 -Reuters LOS ANGELES After a bitter divorce, a custody battle that resulted in total estrangement from his daughter and a mid-life crisis, Steven Dworman decided to produce and direct Divorce, The Musical, based on his troubles. The film, which premiered in a cinema five blocks away from
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      432 39 Renters/Variety LOS ANGELES Brace yourself! The real "attack of the clones" might empty out American offices in two weeks. The premiere of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, scheduled for May 16 at theatres around the United States and in Singapore, could draw as
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      168 40 AFP ST PETERSBURG Film maker Alexander Sokurov's most ambitious project, a portrayal of 300 years of Russian history shot in a single take, will debut at the Cannes Film Festival this month, but Russian audiences will have to wait another year to see it. Russian Ark
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      The keys to Muza's music
      477 40  -  Low Shi Ping Hark! The Lithuanian pianist is here to play LITHUANIA is a country which has suffered centuries of foreign control. Merely 11 years old, it is undergoing a period of reconstruction. In the midst of a population of less than four million emerges
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      1383 42 Singapore Budget live 2002 Justice Sung II f Plain Love II (Finale) Friday Profiles A Brilliant Madness Channel NewsAsia, 2pm Channel B,7pm Channel I), 9pm Arts Central, I pm Deputy Prime Shijie is determined to dis Hubiao and Hanniu return to the )^-ii 1s m-^tBBBEEH Recorded one month before Minister
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Drunken struggle
      294 43  -  Serene Foo George's intoxicating take on man being pushed to the limit GEORGE Chua (picture) may have drawn inspiration for his latest dance, A Time For Drunken Horses, from Iranian director Bahman Gohbadi's film of the same name but George's work seems more introspective. It's easy to see
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      132 43 MUSIC Retro Night with Bone/ M Relive the seventies and eighties with Boney M one of the world's most well loved disco acts. Yes, the fabulous band featuring original singer Liz Mitchell is making a comeback appearance right here at Downtown East. Date: Saturday Time: 7pm Venue: Event Square, Downtown
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      Lock icon Down to the wire
      521 44 NBA playoffs Seattle 91 San Antonio 79 Battered Spurs face game five battle SEATTLE San Antonio is running out of players and may be running out of games. Minus big men Tim Duncan and David Robinson, the Spurs lost three more players and were no match
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      429 44 AFP WAILEA Given his propensity for violence, Mike Tyson's latest threat offering will probably not come as a surprise. And it remains to be seen if Lennox Lewis (picture), his opponent on June 8 in what will surely be the most lucrative fight in boxing
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      Coach becomes player
      291 45  -  Jose Raymond by jose@newstoday.com.sg IN A bizarre move yesterday, Clementi Khalsa's head coach and his assistant switched designations. Bogdan Brasoveanu (picture) relinquished the club's head coach job and registered himself as a player. He will start today's match against Woodlands. Bogdan, who turns 37 next month, will
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      Once good enough for Nigeria, now a Cobra reject
      250 45  -  Stanley Ho ON APRIL 17, Patrick Mancha was on the bench as a substitute when Nigeria took on Scotland as part of its World Cup finals preparations. Yesterday, the attacking midfielder received a double blow. First, his name was not in
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      Emirates extends ties with Singapore Derby
      129 45 EMIRATES, the Dubai-based international airline, announced its support for this year's Singapore Derby yesterday. That made it the longest standing sponsor in Singapore horse racing history. The prize money for this year's race totals $800,000, with $150,000 coming from Emirates. Emirates Manager (Singapore and
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      World Cup on Ch 5
      267 45  -  Razali Abdullah The 2002 World Cup is less than a month away. Football fans are counting down the days to the start of the greatest sports event on earth. MediaCorp TV yesterday announced its World Cup "line-up", which promises more than just the telecast of
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      Lock icon Downey beauty
      303 46  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg LAST night at Bedok Stadium, Chris Downey finally scored his first goal for his club Sengkang Marine. The 18-year-old English forward hit a beautiful free-ldck in the 26th minute to help earn the Dolphins' a precious 2-2 draw against defending SLeague champion Geylang United.
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      Strike! odds similar to online bookmakers
      215 46 TIRED of logging onto the internet to bet on foreign soccer? Then try the new Singapore Pools betting game, Strike!, instead. Besides offering similar odds to those given by leading online bookmakers, you can collect your winnings the very next day. A look at
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      Lions will play World Cup finalist Uruguay on May 21
      432 46  -  Stanley Ho THE Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has delivered on its promise to bring a World Cup team to our shores. The local football authority announced at a press conference yesterday that Singapore will host World Cup finalist Uruguay
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        435 47 But Veron and Blanc may have to go MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson has asked for £20 million ($52.9 million) from Old Trafford's money men as he begins his bid to repair Manchester United's tarnished image. Following the bitter disappointment of losing the Champions League semi-final
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        Reds pursuing 'new Vieira'
        78 47 MERSEYSIDE Gerard Houllier is set to reap an unexpected reward from his months of recuperation from heart surgery by adding a player hailed as "the new Patrick Vieira" to his Anfield squad. While recovering at home in France, the Liverpool boss spotted Senegal midfielder Salif Diao
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        Pires: Vieira will stay, if Arsenal does the Double
        136 47 LONDON Patrick Vieira will sign a new Arsenal contract if the Gunners clinch the Double, says fellow Frenchman Robert Pires, reported The Sun, Vieira, 25, has just one year left on his current deal and has been linked with a move
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        Eriksson: Beckham okay, Neville doubtful
        312 47 LONDON England captain David Beckham should be fit for the World Cup but his Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville is unlikely to make it, manager Sven-Goran Eriksson said yesterday. "I think personally that David can play but I'm not sure and nobody is sure, we
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        129 47 Match 3 SAFFC v Balestier Choa Chu Kang Stadium 3 May 7.30pm IX2 (1) SAFFC $1.14 [X) Draw $6.60 (2) Balestier $9,00 1/2 Goal SAFFC (-2 1/2) $2.10 Balestier (+2 1/2) $1.60 Total Goals Ogoal $20 00 1 goal $9.80 2 goals $5.50 3 goals $4.60
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