Today, 15 June 2002

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  • NEWS
    • 379 2  -  Chan Chao Peh SINGTEL shares fell to an all-time low on Friday on news that ratings agency S&P is excluding it from the S&P ASK 200 index. The share price hit an intra-day low of $1.42 before ending at $1.43, down four per cent
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    • 101 2 AFP LONDON Stock markets plunged on Friday as confidence in a longawaited recovery in corporate earnings evaporated, leaving European indices at levels last seen in the wake of the Sept 11 terror attacks. The pan-euro zone Euro Stoxx 50 index slumped 3.8 per cent to 3,024.1 points
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    • 585 3  -  Val Chm HE was recruited to help media giant Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) make inroads into the multimedia and property markets. But when he resigned from the company on Friday to pursue "his own interests", Mr Tjong Yik Mm (picture),
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    • 799 3  -  Kirn Kyna Tan No manslaughter charges; lawyer tells of talks to reach a deal FREE at last. After a long-drawn ordeal, the three pilots of the ill-fated flight SQOO6 that crashed in Taipei nearly two years ago, can now heave a sigh of relief. Taiwanese prosecutors have
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    • 370 4  -  Elaine Quek NS, caning pop up at e-forum THE e-forum at the Remaking Singapore website has turned largely into a discussion on women's issues. The popular issues that have got surfers yakking include gender matters, the falling birth rate and the tudung. Judging from the postings,
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    • 188 4 THE re-employment prospects of retrenched workers hit a new low in the first quarter of this year. According to CPF Board's records, only half of Singaporeans who were laid off in the fourth quarter of last year found jobs by March, This was
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    • 255 4  -  Tok Boon Ngee BETTING on football is probably as old as the sport itself but how old are the punters? Although you have to be at least 18 years old to bet on World Cup matches through Singapore Pool's Strike! game, some underaged gamblers are finding
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    • Article, Illustration
      138 4 The opening up of the media industry has result- M ed in fiercer competition V between the two newspaper groups. Under the unity of m our council members and the members at large, our union has survived such a "critical period" and, in the process, we have gained the understanding
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    • 208 4  -  Elaine Quek LAST November, Syed Hamid A Kadir Alhamid threw a fireball at his 77-year-old mother after he could not wake her up. Moments before, he had also flung two bricks at her through the flat window. The unemployed 41-year-old was trying to get the
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    • 170 4  -  Leong Phei Pkei A NEW non-profit organisation wants to teach older Singaporeans the art of ageing gracefully. Formed by a group of doctors from various specialities, the Healthy Ageing Association (HAA!) plans to hold health talks on nutrition and exercise workshops. The society also
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    • 593 6 Children first Today art by But you can plan for your retirement at the same time THE greatest love in this world comes from none other than parents as they put their children's future over their own. So much so that many of them even brush aside their retirement plans
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    • 217 6 PARENTS play a major role in helping their children develop an interest and discipline in studying. The way to do this is to inculcate good studying habits. Here are some general things you can do to help your child achieve success in
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    • 1197 8  -  Simon Tay Asean haze treaty's effectiveness depends on which way Jakarta blows ALL of us should remember the 1997 haze. Our city was shrouded in smoke. We were warned not to venture outdoors because of the poor air. If we did, we could not see the sun
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 34 2 US sets up watchdog Suicide bomber strikes at US More than 100 scientists and to police accountants consulate in Karachi ship crew trapped in Antarctica Page 15 Page 18 Page 18 See Page 12
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    • 275 7 Citibank gives you the power to save for your child's future. tmimmmmm^^^^B We all want a brighter future. For our children, and for ourselves. But with low returns John Hancock that help maximize savings with guaranteed yearly cash payouts from traditional savings accounts, reaching a specific goal could take longer
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  • LETTERS
    • 199 9  -  Ahmad C Ramlee I WOULD like to comment on what Mr Yap Wee Soon said in his letter, "A Higher Goal" {Today, June 11). Mr Yap said the Japanese football team had played in the Confederations Cup and the Copa America to gain experience. He mentioned
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    • 84 9  -  Edwin Wilfred Thomas WE have seen many reports on software piracy and the harmful effects it has on the industry ("Software piracy up: BSA", Today, June 12). But, on many occasions, I have seen vendors Atpasar malams (night markets) selling pirated items. They sell a
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    • 177 9  -  Edmund Tan I REFER to the letter by Mr Anthony Chng, "Do more to help unemployed graduates" (TODAY, June 12). The Singapore Professionals' and Executives' Co-operative (Spec) was founded to promote the economic and professional interests of professionals, managers, businessmen and the self-employed. We have been managing
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    • 229 9  -  Tan Kong Soon PA should welcome entry of social-assistance groups I REFER to the report, "PA 'reinventing' itself to stay relevant" (Today, June 11). It is heartening to know that the People's Association (PA) is being revamped to "remain relevant" in its roles of community bonding and
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    • 330 9  -  Karen Tan I REFER to the letter, "A need to know: MOH must shed more light on Ms Raja's death" (Today, June 10} by Mr Ananda Perera. We have previously explained the events surrounding Ms Selvarani Raja's (picture) case following her admission to the National University
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  • BUSINESS
    • 899 10  -  Anil Bhatia by_ THAT shiny precious metal that has attracted laymen, thieves and bankers alike, has made a comeback. Over the past few weeks, prices have been rising 20 per cent to about US$32O ($582) per ounce. The gold rally seems to be one
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    • 436 12  -  Chan Chao Peh Postpones contracts to 3G vendors MARKET leader Sing Tel Mobile said it would postpone issuing of contracts to vendors to build its next generation, or 3G, mobile networks. "We are not in a hurry. Being the first may not be the
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    • 364 12 -AFP HONG KONG The Hong Kong government said on Friday that it would sell 720 million Tracker Fund units worth about HK$B billion ($1.83 billion) in the third quarter of this year. Exchange Fund Investment, set up to sell government-owned stock, said in
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    • 136 12 Bloomberg PSA Corp's foreign-currency credit rating was affirmed by Moody's Investors Service, which also said the outlook for the port operator was stable. PSA Corp, which runs the world's sec-ond-busiest container port, has an "Aal" rating. "The rating reflects Moody's belief that PSA is a
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    • Market Watch
      • 140 12 EVEN with some evidence of bargain hunting, sellers continued to overwhelm with three losing issues thrashing every gainer while 293 counters were unchanged. Volume remained light on 222 million shares with $330 million traded. The STI index closed 32.17 points down and was down 58 points for the week.
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      • 5 12 Straits Time Index 10-pay Chart
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      • 58 12 By volume June 14 'OOO '000 I poo 27,088 Copitolentl 6,368 A iiiCrikiEi US$ 19,423 SembCorp 6,246 BILIntl 14,030 liniFiber 5,838 SingTel 12,636 KLW 5,685 Chartered 10,563 Benelun 20k 5,100 By value June 14 Chattered 40.396,140 SIA 15,054,166 Venture 23,147,900 DB5 14,308,270 UOB 19,692,403 SPH 12,439,371 SingTel
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      • 55 12 Index Value Change Ft Nikkei 225 *****.27 -71.31 -0.64 Kong Seng ill C'ldiiKiiJe; *****.5! 3246.40 ■163.81 -18.30 ■1.47 -0.54 loivranWld 5562.12 -0.11 until iici en Camp SET Index Jakarta (omp S22.01 422.41 545.00 -1.05 -4.01 +4.92 -0.13 -0.94 +0.91 Phils Camp Sbemeit B Mumbai 1265.75 209.13 3312.07 +3.53
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      • 36 12 US$ 0.5400 UKf 0.379? Yen 69.611 HK$ 4.3666 RM 2.1274 Euro 0.5910 Rupioh 4887.5 Bnhr 23.606 Peso 28.242 4$ 0.9878 Indian Rs ***** Won 690.10 C$ 0.8660 tan 4.6342 NZ$ 1.1484 NT$ 19.095
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      • 23 12 Gold uss/oi 31 8.500 Silver uss/oi 4,832 Platinum uss/h 555.700 Rubber L«M g 150.50 Palm oil km/iow 1415 Brent crude usS/bmrel 23.84
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      • 79 12 !y$ Ivne 14 ttSpFin :sc ii Sp Fin F /Enture IITYDEV Close Change 2.230 +0.150 4.860 +0.140 2.230 +0.130 14.700 +0.100 6.150 +0.100 By percentage June 14 Close Changs Folmoc 0.090 +20.000 IPC 0.075+15.385 Armslrons 0.115 +9.524 MLInt 0.530 +9.27! ChuanSM W*****0 0.065 +8.333 IBS 13.800 +0.100
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      • 78 12 Bloomberg By$ June 14 Close Change Creative 50 17.80(1 -0.100 By percentage June 14 AsiaDekorUSS Close Change 0.060 29.412 GreolEost 10.000 -0.400 LHT 0.075 -25.000 HyEluK 1.090 0.240 SirikeW*****5 0.020 -20.000 HOB 14.000 -0.500 GMGUSS 0.020 -20.000 DBSBkiKNCPSlO 102.400 -0.100 5IA20O 13.000 -0.1O0 SPH 20.200 -0.1OO JMH400USS
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    • Article, Illustration
      319 13  -  Lee Yew Meng The Swiss textile legacy lives on today in opulent buildings ONE upmanship did exist in Switzerland but that was several centuries ago when textile tycoons were the wealthiest people in the Alpine country. The legacy of their wealth is visible today in some of the
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    • 2552 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are ir.ctiiciivc) inquiries: Call 852-1973-4600 E-mail [Ippet.osJa@reufers.tom lurid Hunt NSV/EiilFihi! Oil,:, P Aberdeen Jtiiel Mnnogement IJtiinl Aberdeen 5t nrrrtriran eJnntnuniliK Q.477 0.711 (be-deen li E-inn OarnF-utulias Fund 1.103 1.15) nEi t-.rlinr -I qr, 0-«l 1.011 la ukii 5: Cub:.,WI IE* 0.11! Herd™ St Iniaitn Euuily
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    • 608 14  -  Vasu Menon if you can manage volatility UNIT trusts are getting more popular. But investors are often confused about which ones to invest in because there are nearly 340 funds to choose from. In picking the winners, it is important to assess the market outlook, the fund's
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    • 361 15 Reuters Watchdog steps in where accountants failed NEW YORK The top regulator of markets in the United States will unveil a framework next week for a new panel to police accountants, as the agency marches ahead with reforms to restore confidence in corporate financial statements. The Securities
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    • 334 15 Reuters LONDON The London Stock Exchange (LSE), Europe's biggest equity market, has cooled merger talks with US exchange Nasdaq, pushing back the prospect of a deal by several months, according to sources close to the talks. London's 200-year-old exchange, which had been holding discussions with New
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 41 10 r^R^l^K French paradox ©■r^ylwK inte Qrat'on^ SH^-^^^H^ 1^" Ng BoonYian examines the issue of racial integration in France. VSnGHMb j^~- V >^'M ja^l^^^^Br J '^^B \f* J Troika trouble?/17 rmt /^l\ I W' th its Presiclent's health I Malaysian opposition Parti
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  • WORLD
    • 1331 16  -  Ng Boon Yian STROLLING outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, I came across a white security official grabbing a dark-skinned South Asian peddling mineral water and barking at him to get out of the cordoned area. "Racism?" was the first thought that crept into my mind.
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    • 502 17  -  Valeric Ng Fadzil's heart surgery throws up PAS leadership questions KUALA LUMPUR PAS president Datuk Fadzil Noor's (picture) heart surgery this week has brought attention to an issue that rarely enters the realm of public discussion: Succession. Datuk Fadzil, 65, was reported to be in stable condition after
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    • 180 17 MELBOURNE She posted an ad on the Internet offering her then unborn baby for Aslo,ooo ($10,110). From the 100 odd couples who responded to her posting, she chose a New York couple who are professionals. The couple agreed to pay her medical and legal bills, food, baby supplies
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    • 423 18 Agencies after suicide bomber kills 11 at US consulate KARACHI A suspected suicide bomb attack on the US Consulate here has highlighted the dangers Pakistan faces from Al Qaeda and Taliban cells trying to disrupt support for the US-led war on terrorism in Afghanistan, analysts said on Friday.
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    • 224 18 -AFP JOHANNESBURG A South African ship will sail to the Antarctic to rescue 108 scientists and crew on a German cargo ship trapped in pack ice, a defence forces spokesman said on Friday. Colonel Piet Paxton told AFP that the oceanographic research
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    • 120 18 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR African visitors to Malaysia may find entering the country difficult due to tough regulations implemented on Friday. With the visa-free access given to citizens of 26 African countries revoked, visitors from these countries will have to pay a security deposit of RM2,000 ($941) each
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    • 83 18 -AFP LONDON She is dying from terminal cancer and was given a few months to live. That and the fact that she is 71 years old did not stop her attacker. The frail grandmother was raped in a toilet cubicle at the King's College Hospital in
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    • 82 18 TOKYO The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry called on All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan Airlines and Japan Air System to review their rules on carrying passengers with mental illnesses. The call was issued after the Ministry was informed that ANA had turned down two passengers, who were mentally
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
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  • COMMENTARY
    • 814 20  -  Dave Barry Can somebody find me that stained shirt and airy underwear? FATHER'S Day is coming, and millions of children and/or wives are thinking: "This year, I think I'll get Dad a nice casual shirt." Fine. Go ahead. Although you might want to ask yourself a couple
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    • 1354 20  - THE CHINA PUZZLE ...and what it means for the US Paul Kennedy IN the first third of the 19th century, Britain's leaders faced a problem. Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, the British Empire was clearly the world's leading power. In fact, the only world power. The Royal Navy
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  • WEEKEEND FEATURE
    • 277 22  -  Yong Shu Chiang DAVID Beckham's star can't shine any brighter. The man in the champagne-coloured boots gets paid crazy money to play football, is widely admired for his skills, has a glamorous wife and is even the subject of a new movie. It's
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    • 1033 22  -  Elisa Chia Cathay Pacific stewardess' flight path to her dream 'TpHE first time she flew, she was wearX ing stilettos and a mini-skirt. But now, when she flies a plane she proudly wears the uniform and insignia of a Cathay Pacific pilot. For Eri Takamiya, 28,
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    • 345 23  -  Yee Wei Zhen YOU might have thought you had walked into a pop concert, when people cheered wildly to welcome the performers. But instead of young and beautiful pop stars, five men whose ages have visibly crossed the half-century mark appeared. The Chieftains a Celtic band
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  • FAMILY MATTERS
    • 767 24  -  Theresa Tan Being a parent will change you in ways you never thought possible ONE of my best guy friends is about to become a father. He is over the moon and can't stop talking about how his life is going to change. I know it's not
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    • 1037 25  -  Roulee Jane F Calayag FATHERS aiong with mothers are God's precious gifts to children. They are the men we love although we often do not understand them. They are a wonder to their children. Sometimes, they laugh and sometimes, they just keep silent. Often, they seem rapt
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  • IN CINEMAS
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      55 26 IF YOU feel like a ife good man in your f| 50s, you can feel like a better man in j? your 50s, a superman in your 60s and maybe a Spider-Man in your 70s. Tom Hanks at a gala dinner (right), where he received the American Film Institute's 30th
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    • Article, Illustration
      365 26  -  Serene Foo Animated film Kochikame will have you in stitches FILM REVIEW Kochikame (Now showing) ANIMATED film Kochikame (picture) is based on Japan's longest-running anime TV series. But while it seems more like a programme gone into overtime and a trite good-versus-evil story that grows wearisome, the film's
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    • 173 27 Reuters/Variety LONDON Spice Girl Victoria Beckham was described as "rude, loud and unreasonable" in court on Thursday. Mrs Beckham has accused a shop of selling a fake autographed photo of her soccer star husband, David Beckham. The McManus family and their company, GT Recollections, are now
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    • 157 27 Attack of the Critic, part two THE Wall Street Journal film critic launched his second assault on the latest Star Wars film on Thursday. Joe Morgenstern took exception to a Daily Variety report, which concluded that the box office of George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
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    • 171 27 AFP LONDON On the eve of Britain's general release of Hollywood blockbuster Spider-Man, film regulators here slammed the film for being one of the most violent ever aimed at children. The British Board Of Film Classification said that Spider-Man was "possibly the most violent film
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  • HOMECHEF with MAGGI, the culinary expert
    • 348 28  -  rauhne DLoh Tender slices of beef wrapped around crunchy veggies THEY were gone almost as soon as they were placed on the table and my taste panel of four couldn't stop asking for more. Black pepper seems to be a Singaporean favourite, and even our almost-national dish,
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    • 178 28 WINNING UTTER: I really like your steamed chicken in oyster sauce recipe. You mentioned in the article that a bamboo steamer is better than a metal one because condensation gathers under the lid. I solve this problem by putting a paper towel under the lid. This not only
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    • 138 28 Pine nuts for flavour Sauce or salsa What you need for the black pepper beef rolls is something that will add to the flavour of the dish. For the more tender taste buds, the coriander and pine nuts will cool down the robust heat from the
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    • 167 28 Ingredients: 1 packet MAGGI Black Pepper Beef Mix SOOgm beef fillet, thinly sliced 1 carrot, peeled, cut into sticks 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed 200gm enoki mushrooms, trimmed Method: 1. Marinate beef slices in the MAGGI Black Pepper Beef Mix. Leave aside. 2. Prepare vegetables and cut
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    • 62 28 Spicy Coriander Pine Nuts Sauce Ingredients: 4 tablespoons MAGGI Chilli Sauce (sl/340g) 1 bunch coriander ($0,50) 70gm pine nuts ($3) Honey to taste Method: 1. Finely chop coriander and stir in MAGGI Chilli Sauce. Add honey to taste. 2. Toast pine nuts in a DR\ pan over medium fire. Spoon
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    • 637 30 Its stink is its allure. Katrina Karim follows her nose to Mini Star's smelly tofu GEYLANG never sleeps. It pulsates as a food hub that never ceases to re-define itself. In fact, the multitudes of enterprising hawkers and kopittams will stay in our memories as a
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    • 629 31 Carlton Hotel Tell your dad that the World Cup is telecast live on a big TV screen at The Lobby Lounge of Carlton Hotel Singapore to get him off the couch this Father's Day. Impress him with Cafe Vie's all-time favourites such as Asian rojak, chicken bak
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    • 237 31  -  Katrina Karim TNSPIRED by Hong Kong cuisine, we visited 126 Eating J.House at No 126, Sims Avenue. The eatery offers Hong Kong-style dim sum at value-for-money prices. The wait is worth the while as the dim sum are made and steamed fresh as an order
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      464 33  -  Asif Ansar But TripleNoize aren't keeping quiet about not winning last years Talentime A PHONE rings. In the background you hear last December's MediaCorp's Talentime finals on TV. Two girls talk excitedly on the phone about who is going to win the contest. "The result is so clear.
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    • 1578 34 Weekend TV Programmes Saturday AS.OOATasteofAsia-TheLond 3.00 Saturday Afternoon Movie EVENING „.—A--.I (t of Sultans and the Empire of Curtain Call 6.30 Singapore Today CcllTrQl SJ*': Tarte, Turkey 5 00 Lost 7.ooWalkitig with Dinosaurs 8.30 24 Hours in 24 Minutes 600 A War Dj 7-30 New M p s> New Challenge
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    • 1954 35 Highlights i weekend SATURDAY cern is a race that his son Rohail has t0 win at MUSIC 0F THE heart "n cable all costs. Cast: Sunil Shetty, Master Mayank 10pm, Channel i THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY Tandon Neha Kkon Kher and Sanjay An uplifting tree story of violin
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      330 36  -  Jacqueline Goh ONE Sunday morning, George burst into the living room and said: "Dad! Mum! I have some great news for you! I am getting married to the most beautiful girl in town. She lives a block away and her name is Susan." After dinner, George's dad took
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    • 132 36 What is the similarity between a shrimp and a man? You can enjoy all but the head. What is the similarity between a dolphin and a man? They are both said to be intelligent, but no one can prove this. What is the similarity between a microwave
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    • 81 36 Meehon Streak P"'"""" ["WHEN YOU'RE OLDER, YOU'LL T~| f LOOK BACK ON THIS AS BEING THE HAPPIEST V ME OF YOUR LIFE. J (WHAT PIP I SMJJ p J=L^jrSi [GASPj if r^-^f^ [SOB!) 6-'S |l| __V 111 M"^~Shoe fuQWS YOUR AOTOBIOGRMW (ITSOM fHOW] -3 (I LOST INTEREST A V*^ cowing
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    • 442 37  -  Jose Raymond NATIONAL netball coach Hyacinth Wijesinghe could not have asked for a better result for her first international match in charge. The former Sri Lankan national coach inspired her charges to an emphatic 55-44 victory over rival Malaysia in the Open category of the
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    • 472 37 -AFP LOS ANGELES San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds (picture) stopped skirting the steroid issue, flatly denying that he uses the mus-cle-building drugs, which are banned by most sports groups but not Major League Baseball (MLB). Baseball's single-season home run record-holder
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    • 222 37 AFP DUNEDIN If there is one thing any selfrespecting All Black does not want to be it is on the wrong end of history and against Ireland that is always on the cards. Of all the major Test-playing nations, Ireland and Scotland are
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    • 834 38 Agencies Not likely, especially when Woods' mistakes end up as birdies FARMINGDALE Public course. Private domain. Search for details and examine all the particulars, but those four words just about sum up Thursday's first round of the 102 nd US Open. With the 7,214-yard Black Course
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    • 237 38 AFP FARMINGDALE Tiger Woods cannot even take a peaceful trip to the toilet without getting cheers from a devoted set of rowdy spectators at the Open, Ducking into a portable toilet between the 14th green and 15th tee, Woods was unprepared for the loud cheers
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    • 121 38 -AFP FARMINGDALE Martina Hingis has helped bring out the best in Sergio Garcia. Swiss tennis star Hingis, Garcia's girlfriend, has been able to ease the pressure upon the 22-year-old Spanish golf prodigy, who fired a two-under par 68 in the first round. Hingis, 21, has won
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    • 431 39  -  Stanley Ho LIKE most, Dickson Itimi (picture) has dreams of making his mark on the European stage. Week in week out, the 18--year-old Nigerian winger has put in sterling performances for his club Woodlands Wellington in the S-League, hoping that
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    • 102 39 EARLY this season, Liberian striker Emmett Glassco looked as though he was moving on to greater things. Following a stunning hattrick in the season opener against Tanjong Pagar United, Glassco claimed that he was offered a trial by Norwegian club Bryne FC.
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    • 96 39 SINGAPORE'S Mardan Mamat moved to joint second place, three strokes off the lead after shooting a three-under 69 at the RM$lOO,OOOO ($47,000) PFP Classic yesterday. Malaysia's P Gunasagaran remained top of the leaderboard after carding a 70 at the Ponderosa Golf and Country Club
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    • 137 39  -  Kelvin Phang UNLIKE previous winners of the prestigious Youth Challenge at Victor's Superbowl, do not expect this year's champion Tan Zhong Hao to don national colours soon. Past winners of this annual youth tournament include Asian Games-bound bowlers like Yap Seok Kirn
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    • 141 39  -  Stanley Ho DEFENDING champion Geylang United continued its hot pursuit of league leader SAFFC with a comfortable 3-0 win over minnow Gombak United. Australian striker Aleksander Duric scored twice, in the fourth and 27th minutes, before Scottish midfielder Brian Bothwell added another for an easy three points. It
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    • 178 39  -  Kelvin Phang DESPITE being told that it would not qualify for an Asian Games berth, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has decided to nominate the national team for Busan. In February, football, rugby and hockey were informed by the Singapore National Olympic Council
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    • 259 40 With the first round over, it's time to look back at the best players. The Today sports team assembles the World Cup's Dream XI, based on the matches so far. Thomas Helveg (Denmark) The rock in the Danish team has been pivotal in his side's surprise finish
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    • 746 41  -  Neil Humphreys The World Cup? THE whole thing was a plot. A conspiracy to make amends for old grudges on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. That wily Russian, reared under the Stalin regime, tried everything in his power to deny
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    • 204 41 AFP SEOUL Asian football is "too soft", Peter Velappan, the general secretary of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the World Cup Co-ordina-tion Director, said on Friday. After watching China lose 3-0 to Turkey, its third World Cup defeat, Velappan stressed that most Asian sides
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    • 734 42 Agencies Senegal goalkeeper Sylva and Swedish defender Mjallby to play vital roles World Cup Second round I Live, Sunday, Ch2s-28, 2.30pm I OITA Stand aside Oliver Kahn. According to Italian shotstopper Gianluigi Buffon, the goalkeeper to have made the biggest impression at the finals is Senegal's
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    • 280 42 Reuters World Cup second round Live, Sunday, Ch2s-28, 7.30pm ULSAN Spanish coach Jose Antonio Camacho (picture) believes his side will be up against one of the best teams around when it play its World Cup second round match against Ireland
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    • 400 43 Agencies NIIGATA Sven-Goran Eriksson says England will need to show its fighting spirit if it is to beat a disciplined Denmark on Saturday and reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Asked what it would take to see off the team that sent world champion
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    • 541 43 Defenders Campbell and Ferdinand, simply the best World Cup Second round Live, Saturday, CH2S-28, 7.30pm NIIGATA You know when the England team is in residence by the ominous presence of the huge Japanese coastguard vessel patrolling the hazy blue waters off Awaji Island. Security here cuts
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    • 394 43 Agencies World Cup Second round Live, Saturday, Ch2s-28, 2.30pm SEOGWIPO Outspoken Paraguay goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert said on Friday he had met an equal in German counterpart Oliver Kahn, who will be his opponent in Saturday's World Cup second
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    • 468 44 Agencies Japanese players dance naked after historic victory World Cup-Group H Troussier's men to take on Turks YOKOHAMA Japan inspired rapturous nationwide celebrations on Friday and maintained the unbroken record of World Cup hosts by advancing to the second round with a 2-0 win over Tunisia. Second
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    • 308 44 AFP OSAKA They may not have won the World Cup. But that did not stop Japan's fans from behaving as if they had. Japan's second city of Osaka erupted with joy on Friday in jubilant scenes mirrored across the country as the Japanese team
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    • 353 44 Agencies I World Cup Group H j I Belgians defy critics by making I second round I SHIZUOKA Belgium scored twice in the last 12 minutes to seal a thrilling 3-2 victory over Russia on Friday and a place in the
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    • 333 45 Agencies I World Cup-Group D Americans scrape into last 16 DAEJEON The United States crashed to a 3-1 defeat against Poland here on Friday but scraped into the World Cup second round after South Korea's upset of Portugal. The Americans had looked to be tumbling out of the
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    • 209 45 -AFP INCHEON Portugal coach Antonio Oliveira had to bite his lip on Friday after his highly-fancied stars crashed out of the World Cup, beaten 1-0 by South Korea. Portugal joined favourites France and Argentina on the opening-round scrapheap, but its disgrace was all the greater as it had
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      276 45 Probable line-up I Denmark Thomas Sorensen (above) Stig Totting Rene Henriksen Martin Laursen Thomas Helveg Thomas Gravesen Jon Dahl Tomasson Martin Jorgensen Niclas Jensen Christian Poulsen Dennis Rommedahl Denmark v England Prediction: IX2: A draw is worth a bet. A 1/2 goal: The odds 1 for Denmark at
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    • 678 46 ■AFP Another favourite slain as Hicldink's men prove pedigree Iworld Cup-Group D Portuguese finish with nine men INCHEON South Korea ensured Friday would be Asian football's redletter day. It joined fellow World Cup co-host Japan in the second round of the tournament, a Parkji Sung goal eliminating
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    • 937 47 Agencies SEOUL Three big names are missing after Friday's action completed the line-up for the second round of a World Cup, which has produced a raft of shocks. Outgoing champion France, fellow pre-tournament joint favourite Argentina and high-ly-favoured Portugal have all crashed out. Co-host
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    • 569 48  -  S. Murali Japan beats Tunisia 2-0 to top Group H, Korea beats Portugal 1-0 to top Group D Comment by murali® tie wstoday. co m. sg IT IS a marvellous achievement, by all accounts. Not only did Japan and South Korea make the next
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    • 150 41 MafchJWCop) Kkk^rfftM^;!: Start ot Sales Close of Sates 49: Germany vs Paraguay Sat, 15Jun 2002,2.30pm Fri, 14Jun 2002, 3.00 am Sat, 15 Jun 2002,2.00pm 50: DBnmarkvs England Sat, 15 Jun 2002,7.30pm Fri, )4Jun 2002, B.ooam Sat, 15Jun 2002,7.00pm |51 Sweden vs Senegal Sun, 16 Jun 2002, 2.30pm Sat, U Jun
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    • 37 42 f Saturday's Fixtures (on SCV Ch2s-28): Germany v Paraguay 2.00pm (preview) 2.30pm (LIVE); Denmark v England 7.00pm (preview} 7.30pm (LIVE), Sunday's fixtures (on SCV Ch2s-28): Sweden v Senegal 2.00pm (preview) 2.30pm; Spain v Ireland 7.00pm (preview) 7.30pm
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    • 37 44 f Saturday's Fixtures (on SCV Ch2s-28): Germany v Paraguay 2.00pm (preview) 2.30pm (LIVE); Denmark v England 7.00pm (preview) 7.30pm (LIVE). Sunday's fixtures (on SCV Ch2s-28): Sweden v Senegal 2.00pm (preview) 2.30pm; Spain v Ireland 7.00pm (preview) 7.30pm
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    • 37 46 t Saturday's Fixtures (on SCV Ch2s-28): Germany v Paraguay 2.00pm (preview) 2.30pm (LIVE); Denmark v England 7.00pm (preview) 7.30pm (LIVE). Sunday's fixtures (on SCV Ch2s-28): Sweden v Senegal 2.00pm (preview) 2.30pm; Spain v Ireland 7.00pm (preview) 7.30pm
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