Today, 1 July 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    10 1 TODAY Monday July 1, 2002 MITA (P) 063.' I 1/2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      162 1 There was a young man who had found a job as a wood- Jin cutler. On his first day, he cut down 30 trees. Feeling satis- B fied with his achievement, he went back home. On the sec- W ond day, he cut down 28 trees, A week passed by
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      A matter of credibility
      720 1  -  Lee Yew Mens nies? How well qualified are their analysts? What if they make the wrong call or recommendation? There is no watchdog to oversee them, not here or anywhere else. In Singapore, analysts of rating agencies are not licensed, unlike their counterparts in the stockbroking
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Ole Brazil!
      102 2  -  Tok Boon Ngee FOOTBALL fever worked up a good sweat at Tiger Beer's World Cup Football Fiesta yesterday. Over 7,500 screaming fans squeezed into Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza to witness on a giant screen, history in the making as Brazil beat Germany 2-0. In a sea of
      WONG KHING CHONG  -  102 words
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      No conflict of interest
      416 2  -  Tan Hui Leng DPM Lee: Ho Ching and I both work for Govt AT home, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife, Ms Ho Ching, sometimes use the same computer to do their work. But they have their own separate e-mail. DPM Lee, who
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      Cautious optimism
      353 3  -  Ng Boon Yian Some progress in water talks seen likely THE pricing formula for future water supply is high on the agenda as Singaporean and Malaysian officials meet to discuss the package of outstanding bilateral issues in Putrajaya today. Officials, led by their respective foreign ministers, will hunker
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      Lock icon Yes, the minister is leaving
      151 3 -Reuters I MANILA So, he is quitting, after all. Philippine Vice-President Teofisto Guingona is said to be finally bowing to pressure as he confirmed his resignation as the country's Foreign Minister before the opening of Congress on July 22. After denying a presidential announcement on
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      Dr M says sorry for putting family second
      244 3 KUALA LUMPUR In a move that quelled any talk that his resignation ruse was a sandiwara (drama), Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad has apologised to his family for putting his party interests above the family by staying on as
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      299 2 A RE you PREPAREDmiW Cf\O TUC gssF BF The loss of old economy jobs in this present downturn has signalled the arrival of the next lap of change and challenge. Do you nave the relevant skills to take advantage of the many new economy jobs that're currently being created? If
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      157 2 I Want to earn better returns on your cash and CPF savings? Here is an attractive investment the Singapore Bond Fund. Expected Yield of 4%* and ensure more stable and attractive returns. Projected yield over next 5-10 years is about 4%* p.a. more attractive than bank deposits. Potential for Better
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      304 3 RJk I Take this well-travelled route to an Honours degree. At Thames, we understand your concern with marketability in the New Economy.That's why we have mapped the shortest and most direct path for you to get an Honours Degree in business studies. Find out how you may qualify for a
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Parents must register kids for school
      161 4 AS compulsory education kicks in next year, parents with children who are eligible for primary school must register them or face the music. The registration exercise for admission to Primary One classes will run from tomorrow till Aug 28. Under the Compulsory Education Act,
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      No softies here
      364 4 NS men get rewards for their sacrifices WITH sacrifice comes reward. The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has sought to reciprocate the contributions of Singapore's national servicemen with the best care possible. But is the SAF pampering them with comfortable beds and scrumptious meals, as some people have
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      Lock icon Upgrade carrot
      136 4 Toh Boon Ngee RESIDENTS of Hong Leong Gardens and Pasir Panjang Gardens estates are being rewarded with the upgrading carrot for their support of their constituency MP, People's Action Party MP, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, has not lost a single election in Ayer Rajah since 1980. He also
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      182 4 HHHHRBHH HMMHIMNIfII I Topics HBSSnB PBBBS Reaching for The Stars The Secret to Better I Academic Performance Forum I Name: I Sex: _Occupation I Tel:_ _(0)_ _(H)_ _(HP) I Address I Postal Code: I I would like to register for the Reaching For The Stars -The I Secret to Better
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      101 4 OBESITY A GLOBAL EPIDEMIC Mandarin Hotel, Belvedere, 4th Floor, Main Tower Saturday 6 July 2002, 2pm spm Registration Fee: $5 (inclusive of tea reception) A Public Forum organised by the Singapore Association for the Study of Obesity Keynote address by Professor Philip James Chairman, International Obesity Task Force Battle of
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      Three of the best
      185 6  -  S B Yusoff ...that's what the Montfort boys should have got THE three boys of Montfort Secondary who were caned by their principal deserved to be caned. Not once but three times, at the very least. What they did was a clear sign of disrespect to
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      The problems that parents face...
      268 6  -  Tan Soong Gian AFTER reading the news and business stories in Weekend TODAY, I must say that I am shocked that our society has became so wanting in morality. News of the Montfort students who were caned for talking during the flagraising ceremony had me
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      Bring back private bus companies
      179 6  -  Tan Keong Boon THE public transport system here is far from satisfactory. The service, especially that by the buses, has not improved, even though many complaints have been made. These complaints have fallen on deaf ears due to the lack of competition in the transport
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      62 6 SIC Singapore Institute Diploma Advanced Degrees v Diploma One year for W levels W One year for LCCI 9 One year for relevant or '0' levels with or SIC Diploma polytechnic students 2 years experience in Business <* witr SIC Advanced [Diploma in Business INFO TALK Hotline Thursday, 4 July
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      266 7 Touch the lives of children in need. I Sing Tel Touching Lives Fund I B9ff ~S -ai or aut' sni- Orthey could come from stngfe-parent families. But like any of us, these children rilsn \vavp. hones snd drea ns Hcwfiver, to -nHil ihfiii iisni'iirions, riisy nefid sunfiar! from Mir Bjtf^k^&.j
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Andersen sued in KL
      293 8 -AFP $162 m claim over alleged irregularities in accounts KUALA LUMPUR The auditing company, Arthur Andersen, already mired in accounting scandals in the United States involving Enron Corporation and World Com, is now facing similar woes in Malaysia. The company has been sued by a listed
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      Lock icon New Swiss airline 'will break even next year'
      250 8 AFP LUCERNE Swiss, the new airline replacing Swissair, which went out of business earlier this year, is expected to balance its books next year and move into profit in 2004, its chief executive said at the weekend. Mr Andre Dose said that
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      Lock icon Indonesia's first IPO since crisis raises $96m
      199 8 Bloomberg JAKARTA PT Surya Citra Media, the owner of Indonesia's third-largest private television station, raised 474 billion rupiah ($96 million) from its initial public offer (IPO), the first such global sale from Indonesia since the Asian financial crisis started in 1997. Surya Citra
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      First Capital issues more shares
      196 10 THE property developer, First Capital Corporation, will give shareholders the right to buy additional shares to raise more than $200 million to acquire more property from its Hong Kong parent, Guoco Group Ltd. Proceeds from the rights offer will range from $210.6 million to $217.4
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        118 10 THE STI closed the week largely unchanged, with the benchmark index up 6.7 points to 1,553. An earlier mid-week rally was curtailed by news of the Worldcom scandal but this was reversed towards the close of the week. A late week technical oversold rally helped bolster the STI index.
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        World markets
        51 10 Index Value Change Us Nikkei 725 *****.81 +360.24 +3.51 Hong Seng 411 Ordinaries ":ik. i'.'.'kl *****.55 3163.20 5153.71 +80.46 +2.30 +8195 +0.76 +0.07 +1.62 Karen Comp SET Index 742.72 389.10 +32.29 +6.08 +4.55 +1.59 Jakarta Comp 505.01 -1.86 -0.37 Phils Comp Shenzen 3 1156.35 238.46 -1.44 ■1.58 -0.13
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5658 IK 0.3703 Yen 67.701 HK$ 4.4132 m 2.1501 Euro 0.5718 Mi.!. 4929.8 Bafir 23.492 Peso 28.47-1 hi 1.0043 Indian Si 27.656 Won 679.8! C$ 0.8569 Yunn 4.&83! NZ$ 1.1623 NTS 16.903
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        Commodities
        21 10 Golduss/oi 313.900 Silver uss/« 4.855 Plarinum usv« 531.300 Rubhertw/ig 153.50 Pnlm nil ,v i, is 1367 Brent crude uss/bmral 25.37
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 10 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 10 By ralumE Jure 24 28 '000 Sing Tel 111,227,000 WesTeth 73,945,000 SembMnr 67,719,000 Roly 55,936,000 NOl 54,232,000 By value Jun 24-28 DOB 230,874,116 DBS 221,202,572 Sing Tel 149,109,523 Chartered 129,218,770 SPK 116,862,216 •000 TPV 48,592,000 QinnHu 44,491,000 Doyen 40,623,000 SembCorp 38,963,000 PFood 36,944,000 SIA 110,815,579 Venture 110,339,934
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        SGX tpp rises
        77 10 3y$ lun 24 23 ieaview Close Change 7.000 +1.000 >IA ZOO 13.000 +0.500 iPH 19.900 +0.500 ;ph 100 20.000 +0.5O0 SIA 12.900 +0.400 iimere 1.080 +0.375 3CBC 11.700 +0.3O0 JUE 7.150 +0.300 /eiifuie 14.100 +0.200 iembMnr 1.090 +0.195 !y percentage lun 24 28 Close Change .eeMeld 0.115+64.286
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        86 10 Bloomberg By$ Jun 24 28 SPDRS 10USS Close Chang I 99.000 -1.001 inlrctD 0.570 -0.5W DBS 12.400 -0.401 UOB 12.700 -0.3(X B« USS 2.040 -0.271 Gic:it::i5' 9.400 -0.251 KhongGuein STIEIF1 DO 1.400 -0.251 15.730 -0.211 0«IGro 500 2.050 -0.141 Thoi Prime20CIUS$ 5.000 -0.051 By peranlage Jun 24
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      Price is key
      492 12  -  Val Chua Developers build up buying momentum PATCHY economic recovery, sporadic demand from home buyers, the distraction of possible Central Provident Fund (CPF) changes. Property developers are not allowing these to dampen their mood, judging by the rush of new residential projects launched recently. So far, the
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      12 8 *jp Dublin City DCU University PREVIEW"x Thursday, 11 July '02 R.S.V.P: Jason
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      156 10 It's Summer! And we are blooming^ vrtth Qxcittng fragrance offers and gifts just for you. But I you'U have to hurry, as these Summer Specials only last from t to 7 July 2002, whtlQ stocks fast. jj^^ Free Designer Fragrrance 5 $10 Tangs Gift Voucher Get a free full size
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      10 10 inkrtiDta .w%*' I net research provided by: Share!m'f>tob.com HI vv\vw.ra1reseaici>cfeco(T,
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      406 12 SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT TEST You need more than just your 'A' Levels! NEW > COMMENCEMENT DATES 37th Intake 12 August 2002 38th Intake «24 August 2002 J Private Tuition also available M|^ Celebrating 15 years of professional and educational services with our students and graduates students deserve the Best A Degree
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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      135 13 1 I I X Have you heard? We are Its premium is affordable... J covered by Elder Shield. j ""I I[* 11 f ...which con be paid using MedisaveJ 1 ill es' h^ Singaporean If f J \|l aged between 40 and 69 U \I A A n o Ml
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      UK nuclear waste waiting to explode
      163 14 LONDON In a report that sent Shockwaves across the country, 88 per cent of Britain's hazardous nuclear waste was found to be so badly stored that it could explode or leak any time. With an equivalent mass of 725 double-decker buses, experts said the
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      Lock icon Wooing over?
      367 14 -AFP Korean clash sparks off Cold War tensions SEOUL The sea clash between the two Koreas might have lasted for only 20 minutes, but it was enough to spark off Cold War tensions. Analysts said the incident had pushed NorthSouth ties to their lowest level since their leaders
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      Attack of the 'rats'
      122 14 LONDON They were shunned and treated as outcasts and their families branded as traitors. Torture and ill-treatment were nothing new to them. But now, they are seeking justice. A group of 120,000 Tyskerbarnas or German children are planning to bring their case to the European Court
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      408 15 *-^r W/i A ■'mi v^B 1~1 i'1' "i..'-! I V I t j Xl Picture the future riyhF in your living room. Visualise a television image that is perfectly flat yet clear with the right depth and perspective. Coupled that with a crisper sound and what you get is technology
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Capital vs compassion
      984 16  -  Sunny Goh When Confucianism gives cold bureaucracy a human face EVEN if you are not a student of sociology, you will find the views of its 19th century founding fathers on modern bureaucracy to be rather prophetic, when you analyse two of the biggest events that took
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Fear drives Mountie Marx
      577 17  -  Gillian Wong Talking points Petite Michaela tells of the time she encountered and subdued a hefty notorious robber IF you are a fan of the Canadian television series, Due South, you may think that all Canadian Mounties members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) wear
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      352 18 I A beautiful bustline Do you want even if you're aged 20, 30 or 50 bdby-SmOOth skin I SmW\ Wii^r I "My husband said..." "7years ag0..." "I was always dissatisfied with my bustline, but after I tried "7 years ago, I suffered from genetic pigmentation. I spent lots of time
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  • PORTFOLIO
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      Lock icon What's your worth?
      660 19  -  Jeffrey Tan Personal finance Update your net worth statement to track financial progress FRANCIS and Penelope thought they were pretty well off when they reached their 30s. He was a senior manager with a large shipping company, and she, a public relations director with an MNC. They
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      457 19 15/ PRLDETSITIAL Al-ftoys Listening. Always Understanding. Ask the Prudential Adviser Dear PRU Adviser My husband and I are earning a combined income of $3,200 (before CPF deductions) and we have two kids. The following are our monthly expenses: Parents' allowance: $500 Car Loan: $544 Car Expenses: $300 School fees: $115
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  • NSRCC SPECIAL
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      Lock icon A resort's National Service
      559 20 Today Features OERVING Singapore definitely has its O rewards, especially when you are on standby for the country on short notice 24 hours a day. For all NSmen, one of these rewards comes in the form of an exclusive resort and country club. Many of us
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      He didn't give me sore lips...
      389 22  -  EHsa Chia Farm Wong tells of Very nice' moments with US actor PICKING up gongfu from Jackie Chan may be nice, but nothing beats smooching Owen Wilson of the sexy lips. When asked to describe her first Hollywood filming experience, Farm Wong giggled gleefully:
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      THREE-DAY LISTING
      88 22 FILMS Short Film Festival 2002 A selection of 13 short fi Ims from the festival of short films in Japan. The festival, which gives new filmmakers a forum to have their works featured in major venues and to travel, premiered in Singapore last year. The selection includes works
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      Lock icon HK's 'bad boy of pop7 survives bad crash
      344 22 HK's 'bad boy of pop 7 survives bad crash Reuters HONG KONG Popstar Nicholas Tse was discharged from hospital yesterday, a government spokeswoman said, a day after police said he had been seriously injured in a car crash. "He was discharged this morning after his condition turned, stable," a government
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      Lock icon Psychology student 'Woman of the Year'
      80 22 Today photo by PSYCHOLOGY undergraduate Vanessa Aver (picture), 19, was crowned Woman of the Year 2002 yesterday. The competition, organised by Universal Events and Projects and Suntec City Mall, provides a platform for women to express their views and aspirations. No swimsuit segment, thank
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Better service – at lower cost
      654 23  - Better service at lower cost Gillian Wong Noted educator says lack of professionals stunting growth of the logistics industry A BETTER understanding of logistics .lisystems can only come through better education, not just on-the-job training, according to Dr Ed Frazelle, an influential logistics educator. Dr Frazelle (picture), who is also
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      'Father Fame7 is ecstatic, 20 years down the road
      438 23  - 'Father Fame 7 is ecstatic, 20 years down the road Janice Lee by janice@newstoday.com.sg IN A telephone interview from Hong Kong, the 64-year-old Manhattan-born father of FAME, David De Silva shed light on how the musical's youths have sustained their promise to "live forever" in song, as well as in
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      276 24 To acM\SGr-I:gse-, call: 6236 4859 SIZZLING I WHEELOCK _y n V PLACE jiß*>*L^|P* l JULY "14 JULY 2002 Lock in your appetite at WHEELOCK PLACE for the month of July where we redefine your 4 lunch. Our tantalising promotions include complimentary meals, beverages, desserts and h£ fantastic discounts all under
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  • EATOUT
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      Lock icon A bargain at $1
      354 25  -  Karman Tse That's what you pay for one whole crispy chicken IT is in the blood of Singaporeans to hunt down the best bargains. Thus, wisdom is a businessman who capitalises on this favourite pastime of Singaporeans. That is exactly what the boss of Ting Heng
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      FOODNOTES
      177 25 Spoon Bistro will celebrate the United States' Independence Day on Thursday with traditional favourites in addition to its usual modern American bistro cuisine. The July 4 menu will be available during lunch and dinner on Thursday and Friday and for brunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. It includes
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      Cool summer
      405 26  -  Janice Lee Escape to Union and be soothed ESCAPING the heat is hard to do as humidity rises to phenomenal levels these days. So finding a place to chill out is no easy affair. One would be wise to select a minimalist venue, a place without fluffy settees
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      138 25 EatQut Haunts To advertise, call: 6236 4889 I vOl Utl i 3 U6 Seafood Market •LARGEST LIVE SEAFOOD MARKET BREATHTAKING VIEW DELICIOUS CUISINE Over an area of 50,000 square feet, able to house Dine in any of the 4 different restaurants with their more than 2,000 persons. distinct concepts while
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      508 27 To advertise, call: 6236 4889 I ■MffilißP.Mo* JEM I /lam m vwCK I^^^^P^^^ff specimen The days of $l*meaU rj^iss _l£L pF 1 to 31 Jflly 2002 fr^ Ag■ w Your favourite meals are going for only $1 each! Relive the good v ol* days when good food was still cheap.
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon Monks ... and ghosts
      232 28 Monks and ghosts Reuters/Variety Sequels planned for Shoolin Soccer and The Eye HONG KONG Chinese film-maker Stephen Chow will make a sequel to Shaolin Soccer, the blockbuster martial arts comedy which he directed and in which he also starred. The 2001 film, about an underdog soccer team that uses its
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      Is Willis Bellucci's new squeeze?
      100 28 BRUCE Willis could be the reason behind Italian siren Monica Bellucci's recent split from her husband Vincent Cassell, reported the World Entertainment News Network. Malena star Bellucci (picture) wed the French actor with whom she starred in the controversial drama, Irreversible in 1999 but they
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      176 33 Reuters LONDON Former England and Barcelona coach Terry Venables has emerged as one of the leading contenders to replace David O'Leary at Leeds United, after he was complimented by the club's chairman, Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale was quoted in the British media yes- terday as
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      132 33 Reuters LONDON India won the second Tri-Nations one-day international against England by six wickets on Saturday, spearheaded by allrounder Yuvraj Singh, who took three wickets and scored 64, Yuvraj's unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 131 from 128 balls with Rahul Dravid brought India back into the game after Sachin
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      132 33 AFP JAKARTA Police officers fired warning shots as they clashed with some 4,000 football supporters at a harbour on Sulawesi island, it was reported yesterday. The Makassar supporters became agitated when a boat they intended to take to Jakarta to cheer their team in a national league
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      151 34 -AFP KINGSTON Jamaican football international Theodore Whitmore has been granted bail of US$2OO,OOO ($353,000) and will appear in court on Oct 28 on manslaughter charges in the death of team-mate Steven "Shorty" Malcolm. The 29-year-old, who was instrumental in the Reggae Boyz' historic World Cup qualifi-
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      405 34 Reuters SYDNEY A mounting injury toll has forced Australian rugby selectors to choose an expanded 26-man squad for next month's Tri-Nations clash with New Zealand. Hooker Brendan Cannon has already been ruled out of the July 13 match after injuring his knee in Australia's second
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      Retired... or are they?
      463 35  -  Jose Raymond Some stars play when it suits them by j ose@news to d ay.co m ,sg THEY choose when they want to represent Singapore. When the netball team is scheduled to travel for overseas assignments, they make themselves available for selection. But in periods where
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      Lock icon Sharks still win without coach
      211 35  -  Jose Raymond THE Carlsberg Southside Sharks were without coach Hyacinth Wijesinghe and the NTUC Income Southern Stingrays were missing top shooter Kelly Ng. But both teams still managed to notch up wins in Saturday's 2002 NTUC Fair Price Netball Super League at the Kallang Lifehub,
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      Lock icon Cruel disqualification stuns teenage golf sensation
      401 35 Agencies AUCKLAND South Korean teenage sensation Jae An (picture), who shot to fame when he played in the New Zealand Open against Tiger Woods, won a US junior amateur qualifying tournament by four shots when he came in one-under-par last week. It should have
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      Lock icon Brits must beat Hewitt
      479 36 LONDON The brash figure of controversial Australian Lleyton Hewitt looks like being the only player capable of stopping Britain putting an end to its 66 year long wait for a men's champion at Wimbledon. In this topsy-turvy championship, where only two of the top 16 men's
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      Lock icon Asia fights back
      689 37 -AFP Korea's historic run, Japan's progress erases '98 horror YOKOHAMA It started with a disaster and ended in defeat but Asian teams were celebrating their best ever World Cup performance as the tournament drew to a close yesterday. A rollercoaster ride into the semifinals by South Korea,
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      Lock icon Montserrat, world's worst football team
      170 37 Reuters THIMPU Bhutan routed Montserrat 4-0 in "the other final", played between the two lowest ranked soccer countries in the world yesterday, just hours before Brazil and Germany clash in the World Cup final in Japan. Captain Wangyel Dorji struck a hat-trick to clinch it
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      Lock icon Ticket scandal
      117 37 ■AFP TOKYO Amid allegations that Fifa had fouled up its ticket sales, staff at Japan's World Cup organising committee (JAWOC) also abused the system by re-routing some tickets for personal use. "Some tickets that had been returned from overseas sales outlets and could not be sold off were
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      Does it get any better than this?
      506 38  -  Leonard Thomas Comment by le onard@ne wstoday. c om. sg SOMEHOW, we didn't believe him when he said he had forgotten all about the events of that fateful night in France four years ago. When he said before yesterday's final that he was
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      Lock icon Of heroes & villains
      745 39  - Of heroes villains Gulam Revenge was sweet for Ronaldo, but spare a thought for poor Kahn Tiger Beer Match of the Day Brazil 2 Germany 0 byS. Eulani@newstcday.com.sg Brazil worthy but Germans will return CALL it the return, revenge or reincarnation of the world's most exciting footballer. Ronaldo could not
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Hero and villain
        602 40 Agencies Ronaldo clears his conscience four years on YOKOHAMA For four years he has been remembered for his mysterious performance at the 1998 World Cup final against France. For two-and-a-year half years, he appeared to be fighting a losing battle against injury. But at the 2002 World
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        Lock icon One mistake too many for Kahn, who gets vilified by German press
        491 40 Reuters BERLIN Germany's Oliver Kahn was universally recognised as the tournament's best goalkeeper. But, he made one mistake and his whole world turned around. "My one and only mistake in seven matches, Kahn said yesterday through gritted teeth.
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      Lock icon Brave, brilliant.
      482 42 and Photos by mmmmmmm World Cup Final Brazil 2 Germany 0 South Americans win fifth trophy YOKOHAMA The beautiful game is not dead after all. Brazil forced its fans to endure some nervous moments in yesterday's final, but the class of 2002 still proved itself a worthy heir
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        497 43 AFP In fact, it might have had the match wrapped up by halftime if the best of those chances had not been spumed by Ronaldo, At times in that nervous opening period, it looked as if the Inter Milan striker was on course for a repeat of the
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      590 48 When National Service was first implemented in 1967, Singaporeans were unsure of its value to the nation, and to themselves. In the early days, National Servicemen would bring home horror stories of long marches, standing in the stifling heat and enduring seemingly unreasonable punishments for minor infringements. NS was first
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