Today, 9 July 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    5 1 TODAY Tuesday t MITA(P) 063/11/1001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Virgin silenced
      556 1  -  Chan Chao Peh Branson magic rings hollow in tough market LESS than two weeks ago, the boss of Virgin Asia said in an interview that operations were on track though Virgin Mobile would probably take three to four years to show a profit. We will never know if
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      Lock icon Another junta gesture
      148 1 -AFP WASHINGTON In what could be seen as another gesture towards the opposition and Myanmar's critics, its military government announced yesterday through its political lobbying firm here that it will release 10 members of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi's party today. The junta said it has agreed
      -AFP  -  148 words
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      Lock icon Merck douses Wall St rally
      70 1 I -AFP NEW YORK Stocks tumbled here yesterday, shedding some gains of Friday's big rally, as reports about Merck reinforced the recent fears about US corporate accounting. The Dow Jones industrials fell 104.60 points (1.12 per cent) to end at 9,274.90 and the Nasdaq composite
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Baffling report
      267 2  -  Ng Boon Yian Spore viewed as lax in human trafficking laws IN the eyes of the US State Department, Singapore is in the company of countries such as Angola, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Pakistan and Sierra Leone when it comes to combating human trafficking. This classification baffles the Government, said
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      OTHER PARLIAMENT NEWS:
      174 2 A new independent panel, the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance {CCDG) wili be set up in August to prescribe accounting standards for Singapore companies. New laws have been passed to choke the financial lifelines for terrorist groups. Among the provisions are laws to allow the authorities
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      A polytechnic for dragon babies
      224 2  -  Lee Ching Went SINGAPORE'S fifth polytechnic will open its doors next year to its first batch of 800 students. The Republic Polytechnic, which will be located near the Woodlands MRT station, will accept 1,200 students in 2004 and another 1,800 in 2005. Education Minister Teo
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      Lock icon Verdict rejected
      343 3 Agencies Indonesian judge acts after Manulife appeals JAKARTA Foreign investors' flagging confidence in the Indonesian judiciary was restored partially yesterday after the Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling declaring the Indonesian unit of Manulife Financial Corp bankrupt. The June 13 ruling by the Jakarta Commercial Court had
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      Lock icon Terengganu approves hudud laws
      176 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR -The Terengganu state assembly yesterday approved plans to impose the hudud laws in the state despite fierce public opposition. All 28 hardline Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) members in the 32-seat assembly supported the Bill, which seeks to make alcohol consumption, illicit sex and
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      Lock icon Warship, on the rocks
      40 3 Afp photo ONE of Britain's most high-tech warships, the HMS Nottingham, nearly sank after hitting well-charted rocks as it waited for a helicopter which had taken an injured crewman to an island off Australia's east coast.
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      Airport bullet case: Malaysian cop warned
      300 3  -  Jose Raymond IT was a case of forgetfulness that caused a Royal Malaysian police officer to leave 10 bullets in his bag. Forty-two-year-old Sergeant Abdul Halim was arrested at Changi Airport Terminal One on Saturday as he was about to board a 12.40pm flight
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      Is 19,000 too much?
      380 4  -  Elaine Quek WHAT should be stated explicitly in the membership contract of Raffles Town Club <RTQ? Lawyers for the club and the 4,895 members who have launched legal action against RTC gave different answers to the question. RTC lawyer Senior Counsel X Shanmugam continued to maintain
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      Lock icon Helping families cope
      242 4  -  Toh Boon Ngee Toh Boon Ngee MANY schools care for children with special needs but few show the same attention to their families. Staff at the Rainbow Centre (EC), however, take a serious approach to helping family members cope with their children's disabilities. "It's a holistic approach
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      Lock icon Hiring confinement nannies made easier
      145 4 Newsßadio 93.8 YOU now have a hassle-free way of applying for a work permit if you want to hire confinement nannies from Malaysia. In the past, many Singaporeans were not aware that they needed work permits to bring in foreign confinement nannies, even if they
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      Bright idea at NUS
      189 4  -  Joy Frances SOME bright sparks from the National University of Singapore (NUS) are hoping to do for data processing what call back facilities did for long-dis-tance phone calls. The idea is the brainchild of Associate Professor Teo Yong Meng, who is heading the team of eight
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      274 7 JUST one click and you can help your staff upgrade their skills to meet the demands of the new economy. Log on For companies For companies to the SDF Electronic Application !nstant access with information on 1. One-time registration. System or SDF EasvNet courses available round the clock. 2. Browse
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      NYC was accommodating, gave valid advice with the public in mind
      231 8  -  Samuel Tan I REFER to the article, "Of punks, slam-dancing and that 4pm 'advice'" (TODAY, July 2). The article did not present a complete and fair picture of what actually happened. At the end of May, when FM 96.3,
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      Views are free ...
      340 8  - Views are free Thanukumari But freedom is not immunity or impunity I REFER to the letters, "Keep views free" by Ms Diana Lee Minyi (Today, July 8) and "Unbridled expression can be dangerous" by Mr Soon Kirn Hock (Today July 8). I find the fears and trepidation regarding the recent
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      128 10 Have you heard? We are 1 Its premium is affordable... J covered by Elder Shield. J Ir* 11 f ...which can be paid using Medisave/ 1 llf Yes.' Any Singaporean If W aged between 40 *d 69 J V f Auntie, what is Eldershield? qualities. y<^\ H V It's an
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Tapping the rich
      366 11 Bloomberg Singapore aims to go global with its private banking services SINGAPORE, the only Asian country with a triple-A credit rating, is betting that this seal of fiscal prudence gives it an edge over Hong Kong in its bid to grab a share of the region's US$2.5
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      Lock icon Accounting concerns at Merck
      128 11 Reuters NEW YORK Merck Co, the secondbiggest drugmaker, said its pharmacybenefits subsidiary, Medco, recorded US$l4.l billion ($24.87 billion) in revenue it did not receive. Also in the company's filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, it said that it subtracted the same amount as an
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        127 11 SINGAPORE shares did an about-turn yesterday and caught some by surprise as many had hoped the market would take advantage of Wall Street's strong bounce on Friday for further gains. The STI index fell 20.25 points to 1,621.28. Some would view this as a healthy correction following the close
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        World markets
        58 11 Index Valve Change Ph Nikkei 275 Hang Seng VI Ordinaries lei win Vi'td *****.3O *****.45 3111.10 5377.84 +189.98 -2.71 +16.80 +122.63 +1.79 -0.03 +0.53 +2.33 Korea temp JE1 Index lokerte Camp 783.35 400.46 484.61 ■4.48 -0.64 -8.17 -0.57 -0.16 -1.66 Phils Comp ihenzen G '-.'niii Ii i 1121.23
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 11 US$ 0.5669 UKI 0.3702 Yen 67.298 HK$ 1.4229 RM 2.1548 Euro 0.5754 Rupioh 5046.8 Baht 23.462 Peso 28.611 A$ 1.0049 Indian R; 27.631 Won 675.65 C$ 0.8614 Yuan 4.6920 NZ$ 1.1547 NT$ 19.0Q3
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        Commodiities
        20 11 GoldlHMn 311.30 Silver uss/oi 4.955 Platinum ust/oi 519.50 Rubber terns/kg 153.25 Pahn oil RM/'-cmc- 1330 Brenl etude uiJ/bmt 25.91
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 11 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 11 By volume Jul 8 '000 EILImI 37,239 Roly 14,947 DutoirhUSS 14,237 AsiaMed 13,033 QiddHu 12,739 Ey value Jul 3 DBS 44,323,600 Chartered 38,289,260 Venture 35,302,200 Creative 50 26,045,730 BlLlnil 24,672,77! '000 Autron 12,314 Europlren 11,657 Sing Tel 11,349 strikeWo3t22O 11,137 Chartered 10,240 OCBC 20,712,196 DatarftUSS 18,894,190 008
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        SGX top rises
        80 11 3y$ lul 8 Close Orange J-BS Bk 6% HCPS10 102.500 +0.100 GfHriEasI 10.200 +0.100 iingrjmnsC 2kHKS 1.760 +8.070 How For 4.500 +0.060 PK 1.030 +0.055 feoHS 1.950 +0.040 HiaaHii 0.830 +0.040 Irntek 1.260 +0.04O ilLM 0.660 +0.030 fienrToyo D.210 +0.030 Sy percentage Jul 8 rIingW(inW*****4 SloboW*****6 Close
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        84 11 &oomberq By$ lul 8 Close Change 5PH 20.600 -0.60O SPH 100 20.600 -0.400 DIAMONDS 10USS 94.700 -0.300 CITYOEV 6.000 -0.300 SnEIFlOOIOFV 16.363 -0.206 Venture 14.600 -0.200 UOB 13.500 -0.200 Creative 50 1 3.300 -0.200 514 12.900 -0.200 *****00 12.800 -0.200 By percentage lul 8 Close Change Armstrong
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      Pointing north?
      232 13  -  Chan Chao Peh Economy to grow in 2nd quarter: Poll AFTER four straight quarters of contraction, Singapore's economy is forecast to turn positive in the second quarter on a year-on-year basis. A Reuters poll of seven economists expects the economy to have grown by 2.6 per cent in
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      Lock icon SingTel to start interactive TV in 18 months
      232 13 Bloomberg SINGTEL, which is seeking new sources of domestic revenue, said it may take 18 months to start an interactive television service once it receives government approval. Singapore Cablevision's exclusive licence to offer pay-TV programmes here expired last month. The government hasn't
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      Lock icon Fourth batch of flats for sale
      125 13 Channel News Asia IT WAS not a futile wait afterall for those who have been queueing at a makeshift tent at Punggol Road since Saturday. The Housing Development Board announced yesterday that it is offering its fourth batch of surplus flats for its monthly
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      Lock icon Asean to double trade with Aust, NZ
      175 13 AFP KUALA LUMPUR South-east Asian nations moved yesterday to deepen trade ties with Australia and New Zealand with the launch of a business council aimed at doubling trade over the next decade. Australia and New Zealand, jointly known as the Close Economic Relations
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    • Corporate Briefs
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        Osim's HK listing?
        42 13 OSIM International, which sells health-care products from massage chairs to foot reflexology rollers, is seeking a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company said it appointed ICEA Capital as its financial adviser to study the matter.
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        Dragon Land's Wuxi venture
        59 13 SINGAPORE-based Dragon Land will develop a residential project and a golf course in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, with a local partner. Costing US$l5 million, the project tentatively named Dragon Yangtze Garden will be a mixed villa and apartment development. Construction, which will begin in early September, will
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      What the big boys did in June
      227 14  -  Vasu Menon THE value of stocks held by Asia's 20 biggest fund managers increased to U*****.16 billion ($289.5 billion) at the end of June, up from U*****.8 billion at end May, according to data from Lipper Asia. The region's five largest fund managers
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      Country holdings of the top 20 fund managers in Asia
      53 14 The writer is chief editor, finatiQ Bank of Singapore (www.finatiq. com) (USS billion) June 30 May 31 Chg Japan 127.8 127.5 +0.3 Hong Kong 46.6 46.8 -0.5 Australia 23.6 23.2 +1.7 South Korea 21.3 20.5 +3.8 Singapore 17.3 16.6 +4.3
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      Lock icon The corporate criminals
      401 15 Reuters Bush plan to include jail terms for errant CEOs WASHINGTON Eager to shed a pro-business image that has become a liability following a wave of accounting scandals, President George W Bush is finalising new measures to crack down on corporate misconduct, with criminal penalties and jail
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      Out of the top 10
      391 16 Spore ranks lower in two surveys on cost of living SINGAPORE is no longer among the world's costliest cities, according to two independent surveys. A survey by multi-national firm Mercer Human Resource Consulting, released yesterday, showed that 11 of the 15 most costly cities are
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      Lock icon Asian economies given boost
      137 16 Reuters BEIJING engineer Wang Fei, who visited Singapore this year, says travelling overseas is now the in-thing for Chinese. Millions of her fellow countrymen seem to agree. The country's 1.3-billion-strong population is unleashing more than 10 million overseas travellers each year and the figure is rising.
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      271 16 1 If^JJI ILJllliMllliS ID IB ff^oQHV>?of^Tßt^ Answer the following question. I by David L. Hoyt S-5-2002 j^l HH^j Q; What is the new tagline for fj f j^H^l^J c new Piane*' Fitness at I 1 clue across ANSWER JWSSGRSZHG^^^^^^^^^^^^M 1. Dismal ARDERY 5. Luxury LFI R L k 6, Wield
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      One light
      323 17 Support for UK's first multi-faith school LONDON In a move to transform the image of faith-based education, the Church of England has thrown its weight behind a proposal to unite Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Hindu children in the country's first multi-faith secondary school. They hope that the school
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      Australian schools to impose tougher standards on foreigners
      154 17 SYDNEY Overseas students who struggle with English would find it harder to enrol in Australian schools as the federal government plans for a shake-up of the billion-dollar international education industry. In a move prompted by mounting concerns that the entry screening system
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      Square one?
      386 21 Spore rejects water proposal: M'sia KUALA LUMPUR The negotiations over water between Singapore and Malaysia may have just become more complicated. First, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said Singapore had rejected his country's proposal for a steep hike in prices under the existing water agreements
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      Lock icon 'More important things to do'
      104 21 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday defended her party's decision not to seek a parliamentary probe into alleged graft by the Speaker, saying legislators have more important things to do. "Not everything has to be settled by a special commission," Megawati was quoted as
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      Lock icon Blaze at karaoke lounge kills 26
      70 21 Agencies JAKARTA At least 26 people died when a blaze engulfed a karaoke lounge and restaurant in the Indonesian city of Palembang, police said yesterday. The fire broke out at the five-storey Heppi karaoke lounge and restaurant on Sunday afternoon and was extinguished around
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      Lock icon When air fares beat train fares ...
      111 21 When air fares beat train fares AFP NEW DELHI -Airlines in India have launched a blistering fare war, slashing ticket prices by as much as 50 per cent in the face of sluggish economic growth and travel warnings by foreign governments. The price cuts, which will be effective from Aug
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Indonesia – past forward
      634 22  - Indonesia past forward William Pesek Jr Four years after Suharto, it's one step forward, two steps backward that the economy is on a gradual, self-sustaining recovery," said an economist But, for most here, the fallout from the Asian crisis continues to spread. Indonesians still live with the anxiety and lawlessness
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Free but suffering
      738 24 Reuters Some success stories but most Afghan women find the going tough LONDON Life has changed tremendously for some Afghan women. Some have jobs, a few are high up in politics and many are enjoying the freedoms of education, expression and a social life. But six months
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  • BUSYCOOK
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      Milkfish and salmon, baked
      744 25  -  Pauline DLoh L There are many ways to eat fish, and here are two more for your repertoire MILKFISH. The name has caught my eye many times as I wandered past the fish counter at Carrefour. I've not noticed this beautiful silvery creature before. It looked
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  • INFOTECH
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      Serving SMEs better
      207 26  -  Sol E Solomon CONTINUING its commitment to the small office home office (Soho) and small and medium enterprise (SME) segment here, Linksys, a vendor of wireless networking, broadband and local area network products, will soon start a service that will raise the skills of users and its
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      Crazy about CRM
      354 26  -  Toh Boon Ngee Software market in Asia-Pacific expected to boom THE Asia-Pacific region will see strong growth in the use of customer relationship management (CRM) software over the next few years. According to a study by research firm Frost and Sullivan, the AsiaPacific CRM market is expected
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      Consolidate to maximise
      283 26  -  Matthew Boon AS revenues decrease, so do IT budgets. Hence, firms must look for ways to reduce expenditure and maximise the return on their IT investments. Hardware, software and IT resource consolidation is one way to achieve medium to long-term savings on IT expenditure, in terms of
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon The Adventures of Peter Porker?
      192 28  -  David Ngiao A FTER filming Spider-Man, and Xithen having to do all those promotional tours for the film, Tobey Maguire (picture) is rewarding himself with some well-deserved timeoff. And he's really letting it all hang out... The 27-year-old actor was spotted on a beach in
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      211 28 Julia Roberts' stand-in 'father' FOR her surprise July 4 wedding to cameraman Danny Moder, Julia Roberts (picture) got an unknown, older Irish man to give her away. For the 34-year-old actress, whose father passed away from cancer when she was only 10 years old, Mick Devine is like a father,
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      ... and Roberts gets Full Frontal
      223 28 and Roberts gets Full Frontal THERE'S been much positive buzz on Steven Soderbergh's latest film, Full Frontal, which is due out in August in the US, reports IFILM. Frontal is described as an "unofficial sequel of sorts" to sex, lies, and videotape, Soderbergh's debut and a Palme dOr winner at
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      Lock icon FilmFour to wrap
      421 29 Reuters/ Variety String of flops downs respected British film company LONDON In a huge setback for the British film industry, the state-owned production and distribution company behind such hits as My Beautiful Laundretk and Trainspotting is being shut down. British broadcaster Channel 4's decision to close Film
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      Lock icon No golden parachute for fallen Messier
      253 29 Reuters/ Variefy PARIS Fallen Vivendi Universal chairman JeanMarie Messier may have the left the entertainment giant without the US$lB million ($30.7 million) golden parachute he was seeking. Board members have reportedly nixed the payout, fearing a lawsuit from minority shareholders. Vivendi's prized entertainment assets
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      Messier blames nemesis Bronfman
      105 29 TEAN-MARIE Messier has told the French magaI zinc, Le Point, that former Seagram co-chairman Charles Bronfman was his principal nemesis on Vivendi's board. He says Bronfman never fully accepted liquorgiant Seagram's involvement in the entertainment business or the sale of the company to Vivendi, decisions made
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      208 29 Reuters LONDON Hollywood star Richard Widraark found Marilyn Monroe "God-awful to work with". And when it comes to heroes, the 87-year-old Widmark has no doubt about his Spencer Tracy. Widmark, one of the last survivors of Hollywood's golden era, told the Daily Telegraph
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      1546 30 ON TV mmmm •W3 China Special Must See Tuesday Movie Predator HESSSHH^^^B Meteor Garden Print to Screen Love in the Afternoon Channel News Asia, 9.30pm Channel 5,7pm Hi B*K Channel 8, 10 30pm Arts Central, 10pm II \jy -jJH^k Dliffh <md fas "n"ip of commandos are hard by I. j
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Magnificent Rodin
      389 31  -  Sian E Jay Sculptures that speak to the human spirit SEE the 79 works in the Rodin exhibition because it is art that will speak to the human spirit. When you see the sculptures, you will understand why Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was considered one of the finest sculptors
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      The 'quickie concept'
      145 31  -  Priya Suri A TEAM of four young men who went to Paris to compete in the 2002 L'Oreal Marketing Competition may not have bagged the top prize but the group received special recognition for its innovative ideas. The team, comprising John Team, Justin Leong, Clement Wong and
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      Take a piece of Fame home
      86 31  -  Janice Lee THEY'VE hit town and everyone wants a piece of Fame. Fans can take home a little something to remember the musical by. Merchandise from Fame (picture) is available at the Kallang Theatre. The soundtrack is available for $25. Mugs and caps cost
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    Lock icon All in a clay's work
    123 32 A pictorial look at this week's clash between the Vipers and the Mannas Today photos by Patricia Gok sticks out her tongue, ala Michad Jordan, Bail-faced. Mannas shooter Liv Peishan aims for the net. But the Mannas were still beaten 34-56 by the Vipers last
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    Lock icon British Grand Prix was awful, says F1 chief Ecclestone
    385 32 LONDON Formula One ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone (picture) threw the future of the British Grand Prix into fresh doubt yesterday after he slammed the event for its poor organisation. He raged: "It's a county fair masquerading as a world event." The prestigious
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    China to build new F1 circuit
    142 32 BEIJING China could be handed a Formula One grand prix as early as 2004. Building is scheduled to start on a new circuit near Shanghai later this month, reported Ananova.com. It has been suggested that the first Chinese Grand Prix could take place the
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      You've ruined our legacy
      454 33  -  Kelvin Phang Swimming legend Chan chides today's athletes for lacking hunger THE current generation of athletes have "squandered the rich legacy" left by Singapore's sports champions of the 1960s and'7os. That is the opinion of Singapore's swimming legend Patricia Chan, who chaired a panel discussion on
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      Lock icon S Africa scraps racist quota system
      279 33 -AFP PRETORIA South Africa's cricket authorities have scrapped a controversial quota system requiring at least one black player in the national team, Beeld newspaper reported yesterday. The decision, taken by the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB) at the weekend, also scrapped the
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      Safsa clinches Stanchart Rugby Tens
      105 33 SINGAPORE Armed Forces Sports Association {Safsa) clinched the Standard Chartered Bank National Youth League 10-aside crown after beating Lion Red 19-0 on Saturday. National Under-19s cap- tain Ravi Shankar opened the scoring in the first minute with a converted try for the army boys. Just
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      Lock icon From bad boy to hero
      643 34 Agencies Aussies forget Hewitt's tantrums to hail his Wimbledon triumph SYDNEY Lleyton Hewitt's past indiscretions and fragile relationship with the Australian public and media were finally forgotten, after he beat Argentina's David Nalbandian to win the Wimbledon men's singles title. Pictures and reports of Hewitt's
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      Lock icon Old man Kelly shoots to Western Open win
      371 34 -AFP LEMONT Jerry Kelly may be a bit too elderly for the 20-something 'Young Guns', but he is making a name for himself at the ripe old age of 35. The Wisconsin native continued his breakthrough year on Sunday, rallying from a
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      Lock icon Oldie Inkster stuns Sorenstam
      301 34 Agencies KANSAS At 42, Juli Inkster found her game at the perfect time, shooting the round of her life to win the US Women's Open by two strokes on Sunday. The American did what nearly everyone thought was impossible when she ran down Annika Sorenstam in
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Is Leeds United hiring a failure?
        739 35 Agencies Venables has had no success since 1996 50... LONDON Terry Venables remains one of the most enigmatic figures in football. He is highly regarded with Premiership coaches, despite a very modest career record and a string of controversies relating to his business affairs.
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        Lock icon Venables' first task: Keep Ferdinand
        367 35 Agencies LEEDS Leeds United chairman Peter Ridsdale revealed his delight at convincing Terry Venables to take charge and then gave the coach his first task keep Rio Ferdinand at the club. "I firmly believe we have got the best, the very best," Ridsdale said. "You
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          Lock icon Guus' arrival bad for Man Utd, Arsenal
          116 35 Agencies EINDHOVEN In-demand PSV Eindhoven stars Mark van Bommel and Kevin Holland appear set to stay at the club after expressing their delight at the appointment of Guvs Hid dink as coach. "His arrival is good for the club," Holland, who has long
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          Lock icon West in talks with Bolton
          97 35 Agencies LONDON Nigerian defender Taribo West could be set for a return to the Premiership with Bolton Wanderers after being released by his German club Kaiser si auten. Bolton boss Sam Allardyce said: "We are in talks with Taribo West's representatives regarding a possible move
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          Lock icon Dalla Bona back in Milan
          65 35 Agencies LONDON Italian midfielder Sam Dalla Bona has joined Italian club AC Milan from Chelsea, the English premier league side said on its official website yesterday. The 21-year-old, who joined Chelsea from Atalanta in 1998, has signed a five-year contract with Milan. Dalla Bona made
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