Today, 16 November 2002

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  • NEWS
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      CPF contribution rate to be restored later
      188 2 WITH the economic outlook remaining uncertain, the Government will defer the restoration of the employers' CPF contribution rate. This will help companies keep their wage costs down, remain cost-competitive and save jobs, a Ministry of Manpower statement said yesterday. A review to restore
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      Six of the best
      367 2  -  Tan Hui Leng 6 finalists from S'pore not one is S'porean by huileng@newstoday.com.sg IT looks like more accolades for Singapore. Six out of the 11 international finalists for this year's Young Inventors Awards are flying this country's flag. The catch: None of the six bright inventors
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    • Article
      Lock icon International schools closed after threat
      126 2 Reuters JAKARTA Information on new terrorist attacks against Westerners received by Australia prompted the closure of several big international schools in Jakarta on Friday. An Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman in Canberra said it was the second threat made since the deadly
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      This qame is far from over
      728 3  -  Val Chua Maverick Oei Hong Leong raises stake in NatSteel to 18.8 per cent by val@newsto day. com. sg 98 Holdings as it wanted to solicit a better offer. But the bank committed to 98 Holdings' $2.03 bid on Tuesday evening despite Mr Oei
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      A royal blush
      1105 4  -  Tor Ching Li by chingli@newstoday.com.sg THE story unfolds like a contemporary police-cum-courtroom drama: 'The butler did it...' Police raid Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell's house early in the morning on Jan 18 last year. They kick down the door, accost Mr Burrell (picture) and his wife,
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      Income drop
      235 4  -  Lee Ching Wern NTUC Income, one of the leading insurance providers here, saw a drop of 40 to 50 per cent in business during the first nine months of this year, said its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tan Kin Lian, yesterday. And he expects the next six months
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      Cialis challenge
      85 4 FORGET Viagra. Here comes Cialis, the allnew anti-impotency drug that, to borrow from that popular battery ad, promises to keep men going and going. The European Commission yesterday approved Cialis for sale in all 15 member states of the European Union, where about 31 million men are known
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      KL for NS penalty?
      146 4 PEKAN (Malaysia) Teenagers who refuse to participate in National Service to be introduced in 2004 may be penalised, Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Thursday Proposals are being drawn up to decide on what action will be taken, Bernama reported. Datuk Seri
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Build a casino
      838 6  -  Neil Humphreys If the government wants the support of aunties everywhere, it must THE disturbed auntie was clearly not well. Attempting to peep through a tiny crack in the door, she shouted: "What time you open, ah? Can come in or not?" Unsurprisingly, the crack in the
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      405 6 DON'T MISS SOME OF THIS YEAR'S HIGHLIGHTS!!! f ISNov Opening Charity Gala Dinner /ffln IYVTVIC ATTIC ~V\ 16-24N0V Festival Schedule •STT^V u ji^^^ r \1 11 1 .i2not.n.2 P m(«..kdayi) Matinee shows e ue square presented by CK I A) KIA MOTORS I M jrjr II J I I ly-IA
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  • LETTERS
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      Too simplistic
      209 8  -  Gerry Low I HAVE followed with great interest the recent reports and letters in the press regarding the Economic Review Committee's recommendation on raising the maid levy. It is a surprise that such a distinguished panel has managed to arrive at such a simplistic finding that the increase
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    • Letter
      Building problems?
      89 8 I REFER to the letter, "Hotline alert How construction hazards can be contained", from Mr Mak Seek Hong (Today, Nov 13). He suggested the setting up of a hotline by the Building and Construction Authority for members of the public to contact it if they notice buildings showing
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    • Letter
      It's all up to the dog owners to keep run clean
      226 8  -  Lee Pin Pin WE refer to the letter, "It's a dog's world for the owner", by Ms Jeslin Lim (Today, Nov 1) Ms Lim is right about responsible pet ownership and we agree that dog owners should exercise due
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      Name, not label
      68 8  -  Melvin Tan I REFER to the report, "Voices, choices" (Today, Nov 14). It cited some people who are the "new faces of the Opposition". On closer look, they are actually members of the Workers' Party (WP). While it is not wrong to describe opposition parties collectively, the
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    • Letter
      Many attend dialogue sessions
      282 8  -  Tan Yew Soon I THANK Mr Jeffrey Law Lee Beng for his letter, "Any follow-up?" (Today, Nov 12). I would like to clarify that in the report, "Leaner but meaner?" (Today, Nov 11), the "dwindling attendance" refers to the attendance at Feedback Groups' meetings and not
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      168 8 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full jr^^^^ name and address and write |L to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, I #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, f Singapore *****1; F Fax:6s-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg YOUTH i§ [Tj ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3hH' y ANNUAL HARVEST TROPICS ATRIUM When: 16th November 2002 (Sat) 10am
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      39 8 0 CENTRAL SINGAPORE #U*FRS'\V]ft RTI AND (3RNIVA£ Sun 17 Nov 2002, 9am Khatib Green (opp Khatib MRT Station) 6TH SINGAPORE RIVER M =7iSi ONE FULLERTON CLARKE QUAY ESPLANADE THEATRES ON THE BAY MARINA SQUARE PROMENADE ROBERTSON WALK UE SQUARE
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      329 9 IF ITS IN GOOD SPIRIT I N.N P,/^ IT'S IN OUR CITY t CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY 15 NOVEMBER 31 DECEMBER 2002 I We've simply outdone ourselves in bringing you the treats you like, Gift-with-purchase The first 300 shoppers to spend a minimum many of which you won't find elsewhere.
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Domestic demand vs regional trade
      730 10  -  Francis Kan Which can spur Singapore's export-driven economy? by francis@newstoday.com.sg IT'S an economic model that Singapore pioneered and the rest of South-east Asia followed with resounding success. It revolved around using the rest of the world as a springboard for growth soaking in foreign direct
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      Singapore's first credit bureau launched
      298 10  -  Chan Chao Peh BANKS and credit card companies here can now better assess risks when they are giving credit to consumers. They can assess customers' data through Singapore's first credit bureau, which is a joint venture between the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        108 10 THE STI powered on Friday to close at its day's high of 1414.85, a gain of 23.69 points. This was in tandem with the strong finish on Wall Street overnight, which was fuelled by allocation of money from the bond market. Market breadth was positive, with five gainers to
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        World markets
        55 10 Ini Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 8503.59 200.20 2.41 Hang Seng All Ordinaries 9865.65 2964.70 124.81 42.50 1.28 1.45 Taiwan Wtd 4813.53 147.97 3.17 Korea Comp SET Index Jakarta Comp 672.95 355.38 374.15 20.80 6.43 4.15 3.19 1.84 1.13 Phils Comp Shenzen B 1061.86 190.44 2.90 2.69
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 USS 0.5675 UK£ 0.3594 Yen 68.465 HK$ 4.4266 RM 2.1566 Euro 0.5648 Rupiah 5,124.9 Baht 24.668 Peso 30.295 A$ 1.0073 Indian Rs 27.350 Won 685.87 C$ 0.8934 Yuan 4.6977 NZ$ 1.1354 NTS 19.697
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        Commodities
        21 10 Gold uss/oz 318.10 Silver uss/oi 4.562 Platinum uss/oi 586.30 Rubber cents/kg 148.50 Palm oil RM/tonne 1553 Brent crude uss/barrel 25.29
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        Straits Times Index Intra-day Chart
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        SGX most active
        61 10 By volume Nov IS Citiraya UniFiber SingTel Pac Cent Chartered PFood Digiland TPV DatacrftUSS UniFood Close 0.510 0.035 1.410 0.305 0.875 0.870 0.140 0.570 0.660 0.385 Change +0.035 -0.010 +0.080 +0.020 +0.025 +0.020 +0.010 +0.020 +0.020 +0.010 +7.4 -22.2 +6.0 +7.0 +2.9 +2.4 +7.7 +3.6 +3.1 +2.7
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        SGX top rises
        83 10 By$ Nov IS Close Change Venture 13.200 +0.400 Creative 50 13.200 +0.300 By percentage Nov 1S Close Change Nylect 0.110 +0.025 Reed 0.025 +0.005 DBS 11.500 +0.200 DBS Bk 6% NCPS *****.000 +0.200 Eastgate W*****1 0.060 +0.010 New ToyoW*****7 0.035 +0.005 OCBC 10.600 +0.200 CMPacific 0.235 +0.030
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        84 10 Bloomberg By$ Nov IS Bukit Sem Chevalier Close Change 10.700 -0.300 0.320 -0.180 By percentage Nov IS Chevalier UniFiber Close Change 0.320 -0.180 0.035 -0.010 FCC NCCPS*****9 0.800 -0.090 Eastern Pub 0.120 -0.030 St Tyre CSA 0.380 -0.040 1.340 -0.040 Enzer Frt Links 0.160 -0.030 0.030 -0.005
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  • SAVVYINVESTOR COORDINATED BY YAL CHUA
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      Can private sector lead growth in services?
      829 12 IT has been clear for some time that Singapore will need to focus more on its services sector if it is to continue to grow at a healthy rate in the medium to long term. The country's attractions as a manufacturing sector are
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      MONEY TALKS
      21 12  -  Mano Sabnani ■by lmano@newstoday.com.sg A weekly column that focuses on investment opportunities arising from market trends and corporate developments
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      How safe are your investments? War proof them!
      630 12  -  Wong Sui Jau I by WITH rising unemployment, bearish markets, terrorism in our backyard, and a looming US-led war against Iraq, it is no wonder that small investors are jittery about their hard-earned money. A quick look at some past events such
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    • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ...
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        Lock icon Unisteel – Maintain Outperform
        99 13 Unisteel Maintain Outperform OC6C Research Unisteel staged a strong recovery in Q3.This follows the slower Q2 when its hard disk drive customers went into hibernation mode following an overbuilt QI. Net profit growth of 37 per cent quarter on quarter exceeded revenue growth of 15 per cent on the back
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        Lock icon Fraser & Neave – Maintain Buy
        117 13 Fraser Neave Maintain Buy DBS Vickers F&N's subsidiary Centrepoint is securitising Compass Point Shoppin Mall in line with management's strat egy of reducing capital commitment in investment property assets. The SPV will issue bonds, amounting to $335 million, compris ing $201 million worth of senior bonds and 134 million in
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        Lock icon Great Eastern Holdings – Maintain Buy
        105 13 Great Eastern Holdings Maintain Buy DBS Vickers Total new insurance premium amounted to $1.5 billion in Q3, down 11 per cent from a year ago, a smaller contraction compared to the 45 per cent decline in the first half. The decline was expected, following last year's phenomenal growth in single
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        Lock icon Marco Polo Developments – Maintain Hold
        99 13 Marco Polo Developments Maintain Hold -JM Sassoon For the six months to September, Marco Polo's turnover fell by 65 per cent to $156.7 million while earnings decreased by 13 per cent to $77.8 million. We will not be upgrading our forecast for the year as the highly-proificable Ardmore Park has
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        Lock icon SembCorp Industries – Upgrade to Hold
        90 13 SembCorp Industries Upgrade to Hold DBS Vickers SCl's share price has declined by 30 per cent since our downgrade three months ago. At current levels, the stock is trading at PEs of 10.5 times (FYO2F) and 9.7 times (FYO3F).This is in line with Keppel Corp's PE multiples and supported by
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      Stock Picks — 'STRONG BUYS'
      300 13 Stock Picks 'STRONG BUYS' DEFINITIONS: Forecast earnings-per-share (EPS): The pottion of a company s profit allocated lo eoch outstanding shore of common stock foretasted for the cut lent fiscal /em Price/Earnings ratio (P/E raiio): A sled i P/E (ells us haw much investors are wiling to pay per doliai ol
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  • PROPERTY WATCH
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      Rock on, executive condos
      1409 14  -  Lee Yew Meng ECs are good value for money. Why scrap them? EXECUTIVE condominiums (ECs), which made their debut in 1995, are a hit with first-time home buyers. And they become even better buys with the sliding prices. At $350 per square foot (psf), a three-bedroom
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  • Article
    Lock icon Morgan Stanley cuts GDP forecast to 2.5% due to weak domestic demand
    339 16 AFX-Asia MORGAN Stanley said it has trimmed its full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for Singapore to 2.5 per cent from three per cent It cited more weakness in exports and little prospects of recovery in domestic
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    Lock icon Slow growth for exports
    222 16 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S exports are expected to rise at their slowest pace in four months in October, as a shutdown of US West coast ports stalled shipments and a slowing global economy depressed demand for the island's goods. Non-oil domestic exports may have grown five per cent
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      40 16 NODEX EXPORTS PREDICTION Forecast for the percentage change in October non-oil domestic exports from a year earlier: DBS Bank 5.0 Forecast Singapore 1.1 G.K.Goh 11.0 IDEAglobal 6.2 J.P. Morgan Chase Co. 9.6 Standard Chartered Bank 4.9 UOBKayHian 3.6 Source: Bloomberg
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      52 17 Xi>oii't throivX away our future. Recycle us^ When we don't recycle, we're wasting precious resources. But when we do, it's National J Environment amazing what they can be made into. Let's give our recyclable items a new lease of life by putting them into recycling bags. Our Environment We Care.
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  • Article
    Lock icon SIA load factor up
    313 18 Reuters SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) on Friday posted higher passenger and cargo loads in October, boosted by higher air freight demand after port disruptions on the United States West Coast and a low base effect the previous year, analysts said. Asia's largest carrier by market value said
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    Corporate Briefs
    171 18 F&N REPORTS NET PROFIT RISE OF 11.3 PER CENT: Singapore-based beverage and property group Fraser Neave (F&N) has reported a 11.3 per cent increase in net profit for the full year to Sept 30. This is due to good demand for its beverages and condominium projects. F&N, which
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    UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    4093 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries:Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com Date Name NAV/Eid Oiler Price Price iberdeen Asset Management (Asia) 3 A )erc een Se-American Opportunities 0.567 0.597 3 AieneenSe-Asian High Yield Fcl 1.217 1.254 3 AieneenSe-China Opportunities Fd 0.909 0.955 3 A )erc een Se-Continental EuropeEqty 0.771 0.811 3 AieneenSe-GloUMNC 0.503 0.529
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon THE RETURN OF NETANYAHU
      990 20  -  Greer Fay Cashman in Jerusalem IF the current political reality of Israel were presented as a synopsis for a potential book, no publisher would accept it. The plot would be too farfetched: A former Prime Minister in his mid-50s wants to depose the incumbent Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Few surprises in China panel
      172 22 Agencies BEIJING There were not many surprises in the newly-elected Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party presented on Friday. As many speculated, the committee was expanded from seven to nine members. Seven members of the new panel are allies of retiring President Jiang
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      Lock icon Mythical Mickey...
      39 22 This picture, released on Thursday of a church fresco detail in Malta, shows a mythical creature at the feet of Christophorus, the Saint of the Travellers. It has a close resemblance toMick^Mous^lAoug^^a^ainte^^^ around 1300. H AFP photo
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      Watching N Korea...
      105 22 SEOUL The world is waiting for North Korea's reaction to the US decision to suspend fuel shipments to Pyongyang as punishment for its nuclear weapons programme. The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation (Kedo), which implements a 1994 anti-nuclear deal with Pyongyang, has decided to halt deliveries of
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      Good news for Charles
      83 22 LONDON The Church of England has lifted its ban on divorcees remarrying in church a move that could allow Prince Charles and his lover, Camilla Parker Bowles, to walk down the aisle. It will not, however, be a free-for-all for church weddings for divorcees. "This does
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      198 22 Do you have a special message for your grandparents? On Grandparent's Day, 24 Nov 2002, why not show them your appreciation and love with a heartwarming Love Note. fl K^il Choose from a 60-character text Ww V K^ only message ($10.00) or a rf^ I 60-character text 1 icon 1
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      25 22 SINGAPORE Homeviewers' Contest Congratulations to Roizan Bte Said IC: *****112/F You are the lucky grand prize winner of $25,000 drawn on the November 1 play-off!
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Baby Love
      799 24  -  Dave Barry What advice parents REALLY want from childcare magazines Because our house contains a small yet fully functional human, we automatically receive -by mail roughly 25 kilos of parenting magazines every month. I don't know how the magazine people find us; maybe they have an orbiting satellite
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      When you have no country to go home to ...
      1181 24  - When you have no country to go home to Tenzin Tsundue in Mumbai ASK me where I am from and I won't have an answer. I feel I never really belonged anywhere. I was born in Manali, India, but my parents live in Karnataka. I went to two different schools
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  • weekend FEATURES
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      The sex doctor IS IN
      833 26  -  Kim-Kyna Tan IF love doctor cum sex guru Dr Judy Kuriansky (picture) had her way, men and women would be from the same planet Venus. Known affectionately to her millions of fans across the United States as "Dr Judy", this celebrated clinical psychologist and sex
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      So you want to be a producer?
      268 26  -  Yong Shu Chiang THE holidays are coming and what better gift could budding film-mak-ers give than their self-produced movies? Independent film-maker Graham Streeter (picture, below) thinks that anyone who's keen to make his own movie in digital video format should do so and
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  • IN TUNE
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      The Irish kick
      686 27 r I "»HE lads from Ireland seem to be mak--L ing a habit of it One of the world's greatest pop groups, U2 (picture), is at it again. Their latest album, U2: Best of 1990 2000, brings back classic moments from the last decade that saw the
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      Album: A New Day At Midnight (Warner) Artiste: David Gray
      158 27  -  Asif Ansar HAVING released the album he had been threatening to make, it would have been a daunting task for a relative newcomer such as David Gray to live up to the breakthrough success of White Ladder. However, Gray returns
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      158 27 Top Ten Charts 1. Unbreakable Westlile Greatest Hits 2. Sentimental Hits Various Artistes 3. Voyage 2 Various Artistes 4. Let Go Avril Lavigne 5. The Chicago Story Chicago 6. Elvis 30 #1 Hits Elvis Presley 7. Now Or Never VCD Nick Carter 8. Stripped Christina Agullera 9. Puppy Love Various
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  • WEEKEND FEATURES/FAMILY
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      A festival with a HEART
      411 28  -  Janice Lee by jani ce@newstoday.com.sg IT'S a cultural exchange with a cause. Yes, the Singapore River Busker's Festival is a celebration with a heart. This weekend, foreign acts from 10 countries will come together to kick start the event. Last year, more than 450,000 people
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      Holidays and hugs
      712 28  -  Theresa Tan IT'S school holidays again the favourite time of the year for most parents. For a few weeks, there are no exams to worry about, no tuition (hopefully!). And, the joy of seeing a relaxed child finally get to do all the things a child should
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      568 29  -  Alice Leong FORGET THE LIFT In the fourth article of our eight-part series on calcium, we highlight the importance of exercise in building bone mass. IF line dancing is your cup of tea, you've hit the right note. Not only does this popular form of exercise help
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      166 29 In 20 years, this may be a difficult thing to do. Start investing in your bones now. Getting osteoporosis is serious. And as a woman Two glasses of NESTLE: Hi-Calcium Non Fat under 30, you may be at risk due to an inadequate Milk a day provides your body with
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      1293 30  -  David Ngiau why Jimi Mistry is on his way up THE Bollywood invasion of the Western film-making world has officially begun with The Guru and that charming face at its front belongs to British Indian actor Jimi Mistry. Hollywood could soon come a-calling for Mistry, who was
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      Oh, the things one has to do for one's art!
      204 30 FOR the role of Ramu, Jimi Mistry had to get completely naked in the presence of the luscious Heather Graham (below, left). So we get to see Mistry's bare butt, though not his one-eyed trouser snake. Mind you, there was
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      Lock icon 'I'm a visionary7, says Jacko
      401 31 'I'm a visionary 7, says Jacko Reuters SANTA MARIA (California) Michael Jackson spent a second day testifying on Thursday in a US$2l million ($35.8 million) lawsuit over cancelled concerts, saying that he could shed little light on matters like contracts and finances because he was busy being "a visionary". Jackson,
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      $15 to watch a Hindi film? How about $20 for four, at home
      416 31  -  S Gulam THEY are four of the biggest Tamil movies this year, featuring four of the most popular actors in Kodambakkam (the Tamil version of Hollywood). And they hit the screen only recently. Normally, it would take
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      701 34  -  Katrina Karim There are some rare gems at Causeway Point WITH the current economic downturn, many of us are keeping a close watch on how much we spend. Therefore, food courts have, more than ever, become the place to go for meals. Because of increasing patronage, the
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      104 34 Burned the roast chicken meant for a dinner party? Waiting for your girlfriend to try on a dozen pairs of shoes? All you need is a bottle of icafe iced mocha or iced milk coffee and you will be able to enjoy an "imoment" even
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      153 34 The Mandarin Hotel goes French this month. From now until Nov 24, guest chef JeanFrancois Maire who owns several acclaimed Michelin and Botin Gourmand star restaurants, will be at the hotel's Top of the 'M' revolving restaurant to whip up a feast featuring the cuisine of
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      Epicurean Heaven At Pan Pacific
      120 34 For one night only, immerse yourself in epicurean heaven at the Pan Pacific Singapore's Tuscany Ristorante. On Wednesday, renowned Italian wine maker, Francesco Mazzei, will be gracing the evening, sharing his profound knowledge and expertise of the wines of Fonterutoli. Diners will savour these fine
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      Simple pleasures
      546 35  -  Karman Tse Lai Lai for Taiwanese-style beef noodles and a warm welcome COME, come. Have a bowl of beef noodles, Lai Lai beckons. Lai Lai is a family restaurant that specialises in Taiwanese-style beef noodles (picture). Having a welcoming name, "Lai Lai" a Mandarin phrase loosely translated to
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      Nothing wrong with cooking fruits
      358 35 by Richard Seah richs@newstoday.com.sg COOKING fruits seems like such a "wrong" thing to do. Why not eat them fresh? Why destroy the vitamins? From the perspective of yin and yang, however, it makes sense. Fruit is yin while cooking is yang thus balancing the energy.
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      How should wine be served?
      415 35  -  Jeffrey Yang Temperature Light-bodied red wines, such as Beaujolais and Pinot Noir, should be served at around 14 deg C, while full-bodied reds like Cabernet Sauvignons are most expressive at 1 6 to 18 deg C. For white wines, serve light, fruity and crisp wines
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      256 36  -  -jenny Kong ARE you at a loss when it's time to send your car for grooming? With so many centres around, it is no simple task to find one that delivers the kind of service that will keep your car in mint condition. MrVictor Khoo, managing
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      Take the high road
      339 36  -  Colin Yong by colin@newstoday.com.sg IF you want to feel like the king of the road, get behind the wheel of a SsangYong Rexton (picture). It has such a lofty driving position that the tarmac seems a few storeys beneath your feet There is a reason why
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      64 36 SsangYong Rexton RX23O a glance Ups Max power: Decent space for seven 147bhp at 5500rpm Impressive build quality Max torque: Competitive pricing 214Nm at 2700rpm Downs Gearbox: Engine lacks power 4-speed automatic Unresponsive gearbox Performance Agent: Top speed: 161 km/h SsangYong Motors Pte Ltd 0-1 OOkm/h: 12.2 seconds Price: 138,000
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      Quick service or its half off your repair bill
      125 36 LOCAL Toyota distributor Borneo Motors has opened its fourth service centre at Sin Ming Avenue and introduced a high-tech express service facility. Its production line-style layout makes for a faster turnaround time which allows customers to wait on the premises while
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    394 39 STOCKING STUFFERS Deck the halls with the intoxicating scent of Davidoff.This Christmas, Davidoff Cool Water presents seven irresistible festive coffrets for both Men and Women. With a combination of their signature scent and extended range of Shower Gel, Body Lotion or After Shave, this is one gift that is
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    277 41 This is a story that traces the fascinating world of rugby, from its humble beginnings in the middle of the 19th century, to its current status as one of the most popular sports in the world. When the English invented the game of football in the
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    699 41 THE LANGUAGE OF THE RUGBY UNION Before you start playing the game, it is also important to talk about the game. The game of rugby has some unique terms that one should know before one takes to the field. Tackle A tackle is made when a defender
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    RUGBY IN SINGAPORE
    192 41 The birth of rugby in Singapore can be traced back to the 1 9th century, when the island was a British colony. However, it was only in 1948 that Singapore played its first international game. Currently, other than the men's national 15s team called the Singapore Reds,
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      683 42 English Premier League Arsenal v Tottenham Live, Saturday on Ch23, 10.55pm LONDON So Arsenal's put its recent slump behind it, eh? Well, the strength of its emergence from a downward spiral in the last month will be put to the test when bitter North London rival
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      968 43  -  Rohit Brijnath There's too much snobbery in tennis, and golf isn't much better BORIS Becker says that he would love to see music bands, cheerleaders and clowns at tennis events. "We need more noise", he said. (By the way, why do people say music bands? What
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      Captain Gary's all business
      488 44  -  Stanley Ho I by stanley@newstoday. com. sg IMAGINE an 18-hour flight from Hawaii to Singapore, an eight-hour stopover and then on to Bangkok to play a rugby international against long-time rival Malaysia 24 hours later? That is exactly what Singapore national rugby captain Gary Tan plans
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      396 44  -  Jose Raymond HIS boyhood idol is Fandi Ahmad. He shares the same birth date with his hero and sports the same jersey number. Now, national winger Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin (picture) will try to follow in Fandi's footsteps and ply his trade in Europe. In
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      Dream run continues
      196 44  -  Kelvin Phang SINGAPORE permanent resident Xiao Luxi marched into the semi-finals of the US$l5O,OOO ($265,000) JVC Asian Badminton Championships last night, after her quarter-final opponent failed to finish their match. A day after upsetting world No. 11 Kanako Yonekura, Xiao was awarded the match with the score
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      Injury jinx may cause Goh to miss Tiger Cup again
      354 44  -  Tan Yo-Hinn THE last time out, it was a muscle injury to his right knee that forced him out of Singapore's 2000 Tiger Cup squad. And the injury curse is threatening to disrupt Goh Tat Chuan's (picture) involvement in this
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      Lock icon Is India now a drug centre?
      848 45  -  Shanoo Maharaj Guilty of doping, (from left) I &ani, Madasamy and Devi all lost medals. Getty Images, Today art by From athletics to weightlifting, few sports have been spared WHEN news washed up that India's ace middle distance runner Sunita Rani had tested positive
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      308 45 GENEVA Manchester United was drawn against tough Spanish and Italian opposition to reach the quar-ter-finals of the Champions League on Friday. It had already known that it would have rival Deportivo La Coruna in its group due to a Uefa requirement. But
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      Lock icon Five questions with Spanish star Sergio
      210 46 IMJrIHM H Despite arriving after a 16-hour flight on Friday, Spanish sensation Sergio Garcia kindly agreed to answer some questions put to him by Today. Q: You have been touted as Tiger's main challenger in the near future? How far away are you from
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      Lock icon Golf starts at 40?
      840 46  -  S. Murali Fitter and stronger than ever before, Vijay wants the by murali@newstoday.com.sg HE TURNED professional 20 years ago. He turns 40 next February. Like some others in that age bracket, he should have an eye on the Seniors Tour or maybe shift his focus to
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      190 47  -  NOT MANY people can stand next to Vijay Singh and not feel slightly intimidated by the strapping 1.88-m tall golfer. But Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is one who can match him in the height department and is, in fact, taller than the
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      439 47  -  Kelvin Phang TANAH MERAH COUNTRY CLUB, GARDEN COURSE HE MAY have won the European Order of Merit for the second consecutive time this year. But 2001 US Open champion Retief Goosen still cannot escape being overshadowed by his more illustrious countryman Ernie
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      39 47 When and Where: Sunday, Tanah Merah Country Club Players: Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington Tickets: Adult $75, students (13--18 years) $25, children (under-13) free if accompanied by an adult Available at all Sistic outlets.
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      434 47  -  S. Murali SO THE big question is who is going to win the Tiger Skins challenge? The easy answer would be to go for Vijay Singh. Of the four, he is most familiar with the weather (having lived in the
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      36 46 V.: <Mtk India is the new home of doping/45 Drug scandals are becoming commonplace in many of the nation's sports. European stint for Latiff?/44 The Singapore striker will be off for trials in Belgium in January.
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