Today, 18 November 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY IVI 0 II (1 3.V November 18, 2002 I MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      66 1 Pictures. Reuters HARRY POTTER SOARS: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" smashed box office records worldwide over the weekend. The sequel to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" enjoyed a magical bow in North America, Europe and Asia over the weekend. The film earned about US$l42 million ($250 million)
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      58 1 Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the leading gynaecological cancer among Singaporean women. Each year over zOO women in Singapore are diagnosed with cervical cancer and about 100 die from the disease. Minister of State (Health Environment) Dr Balaji Sadasivan at the opening of the 9th Asean
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      Double-dip unlikely
      629 1 Full-year forecast slashed, 3.9 per cent growth in third quarter CITING an uncertain external environment, the Government has slashed Singapore's fullyear economic growth forecast to 2 to 2.5 per cent, from 3 to 4 per cent previously, but said a "double-dip" recession was not likely. "We will not
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      144 1 THE REGION'S PREMIER MOTORING EVENT IUHK^^^^MIB~ The Singapore Motorshow is organised by the Singapore Motor Traders Association, representing authorised car distributors _^^ll Come and see the latest Concept cars, car premieres, Monday Thursday 11.30am 10pm .^^m/yyWi'jJ World Rally cars &F1 cars! Friday Sunday 10.30am 10pm Mr K'lltkjmk Witness breathtaking performances
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  • HOT NEWS
    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Yes, we have nukes
        396 2 Reuters Pyongyang Radio suggests N Korea has atomic arms SEOUL A North Korean radio broadcast yesterday appeared to confirm for the first time that the communist country has nuclear weapons in a statement criticising the United States for raising tensions with disarmament demands. The broadcast, monitored
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        Lock icon No space too narrow for this driver
        71 2 Colin Yong British stunt driver Russell Swift threading a Subaru Impreza on two wheels in between two parked cars. Swift is in town to perform at the biennial Singapore Motorshow which is being held at Suntec Singapore until Nov 24. The stunt driving
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        Lock icon EI AI hijack foiled
        134 2 -AFP JERUSALEM Security guards of Israeli carrier El Al foiled a hijack attempt on a Tel Aviv to Istanbul flight yesterday, public radio reported. The would-be hijacker, apparently an Israeli Arab, tried to enter the cockpit armed with a knife, but was swiftly overpowered by El
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        Lock icon 24 years jail term for ex-Italian PM
        111 2 Reuters ROME An Italian court sentenced former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti to 24 years in prison yesterday on charges of complicity in the 1979 murder of a journalist, overturning a previous acquittal. The shock ruling took Italy and its seven times prime minister
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    • Article
      Probe into military invoices
      148 3 Sunny Goh on the China changes See Page 24 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has launched a probe into irregularities in military procurement and invoices, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. He also warned that servicemen found guilty of any wrongdoings would face a court martial.
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      Lock icon Rare victory
      339 3 Agencies Review of death ruling on pro-reform academic TEHRAN Iran's reformist movement scored a rare victory yesterday in its power battle against conservative hardliners when the country's supreme leader ordered a review of the death sentence against a dissident academic. Parliamentary Speaker Mehdi Karubi yesterday told Parliament that
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      Lock icon Top planner of Bali blasts identified
      124 3 Reuters BALI Indonesian police yesterday identified a key suspect as the chief planner of the Bali blasts and said he learned bomb-making in Afghanistan. Major-General I Made Mangku Pastika, the head of a multinational investigation team, said Imam Samudra was the field co-ordinator who
      — Reuters  -  124 words
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      Set to be leader in recycling
      306 4 DON'T discard the hope of turning Singapore into the leading nation for recycling just yet Going by the latest statistics, Singaporeans are fast getting into the hang of recycling. According to ChannelNewsAsia, about one in three households have taken up recycling that's double the
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      Barefoot millionaire
      584 4  -  Tan Hui Leng THE man in worn-out jeans sits comfortably in his hotel room. His feet are bare. His manner friendly, almost self-deprecat-ing. If you did not know that Mr Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (picture) was one of Asia's wealthiest men, you would never have guessed it "I'm
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      75 4 /Princeton Word Smart Series L_-- d Watch this space for our H&VI6W word of the week. CONVOLUTED SAT GRE GMAT I kon vuh LOO tid: intricate; complex The directions were so convoluted that we drove all round the city and got lost. Crack the SAT Verbal! Acquire more than 200
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Romance and courtship – for the young
      112 6 Romance and courtship for the young IN a bid to educate the young on the intricacies of romance and courtship, the South West Community Development Council (CDC) will soon launch a programme called Romancing Singapore. "I used to think that this came nat- urally," quipped Mayor Yu-Foo Yee Shoon yesterday
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      Hidden Dragon leaps onto shelves
      55 6 THE China-based consumer electronics maker, Amoisonic, launched the world's thinnest clam shell design GSM phones at a road show yesterday. MediaCorp artistes Jacelyn Tay and Chew Chor Meng introduced the Amoisonic A 6 or "Hidden Dragon" (picture) and A 8 to shoppers in the atrium
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      From the heart
      207 6 Church donation will help Muslim families CHARITY knows no bounds. It transcends race, religion and even the current economic difficulties. The New Creation Church has become the first religious organisation to contribute to the Tabung Amal Aidilfitri (TAA), which holds an annual charity drive during the Muslim
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  • LETTERS
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      Lock icon Two-day Orchard Rd ban?
      219 8  -  Karen Lee WITH Christmas around the comer, many people are heading to Orchard Road to enjoy the light-up (picture). Could the authorities look into closing Orchard Road to vehicular traffic on the evenings of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day? On these days, thousands of people head
      WONG KHING CHONG  -  219 words
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      Why the extra fee
      509 9 WITH reference to the report, "Too high: Some members baulk at costly plans of Fort Canning Club" (Today, Nov 15), we, the management of The Club At The Park Pte Ltd, feel that the report may have given your readers an incorrect perception about our plans
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      Logical delay
      69 9  -  Yak Chin Hua SINCE the restoration of the four-percentage-point CPF contribution by employers is being postponed, could the same be done for the planned reduction in rates for older workers and the lowering of the maximum salary for contributions from $6,000 to $5,000? The latter were adopted with
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  • Business News
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      Lock icon Mokhtar is back
      220 11 Agencies After JB port, it's airport for Malaysian tycoon KUALA LUMPUR Having dented Singapore's port business with the Port of Tanjong Pelepas (PTP), Malaysian tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary looks set to challenge the Republic again this time in the air. The rising star of Malaysian business is
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        209 11 THE Singapore market did nothing last week as it awaited fresh leads. The initial weakness in Wall Street saw the Straits Times Index fall below the critical 1400 support level towards the middle of the week. But a strong closing on Friday pushed the STI back over 1400 at
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 11 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        World markets
        56 11 ndex Vali ilue Change Pis Nikkei 225 8503.59 +200.20 +2.41 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 9865.65 2964.70 4813.53 +124.81 +42.50 +147.97 +1.28 +1.45 +3.17 Korea Comp SET Index Jakarta Comp 672.95 356.24 374.15 +20.80 +7.29 +2.90 +3.19 +2.09 +0.78 Phils Comp Shenzen B 1058.71 190.44 -3.15 +2.69
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        Your S$1 buys
        35 11 JK£ fen 1K$ m iuro (upiah iaht 0.5673 0.3588 68.361 4.4243 2.1559 0.5618 5119.6 24.633 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.278 1.0066 27.331 686.39 0.8988 4.6953 1.1136 19.606
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        Lock icon Commodities
        22 11 BLOOMBURG Sold us$/oi iilver us$/oi 'latinum us$/oz 320.90 4.575 598.10 Rubber centsAg Palm oil RM/tonne Brent crude us$/borrel 148.51 155: 22.8.
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      Lock icon Maxis not bidding for 42% stake in Indosat
      110 12 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's top mobile telephone firm Maxis Communications Bhd is not bidding for a stake in Indonesian telecom giant PT Indosat, the Edge business weekly said yesterday. Quoting unnamed sources, the weekly said Maxis is not linked to Malaysia's Desa
      – Agencies  -  110 words
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      Lock icon LDP seeks $146b extra budget
      144 12 AFP TOKYO A senior member of Japan's ruling party said yesterday the country would need an extra budget of at least 10 trillion yen ($146 billion) for the year to March next year. "We need a minimum of 10 trillion yen," Mr Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman
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      DBS did okay
      488 12  -  Adrian Tan It made $96m for shareholders. Why the brickbats? Commentary by news@newsto day. com. sg POOR DBS Bank it can do nothing right, it seems. Even when it makes a gain of $96 million for its shareholders whether or not 98 Holdings' bid for Nat Steel
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      Lock icon Personal bankruptcies in HK reach new high
      163 12 Bloomberg HONG KONG Hong Kong personal bankruptcies tripled in October as companies stepped up efforts to cut jobs and employee wages amid an economic slowdown, making it hard for people to pay mortgages and loans. A total of 2,777 bankruptcy orders were issued
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    • Article
      A modem that is also a hub
      186 14  -  Chan Chao Peh STARHUB and Motorola have tied up to offer a wireless cable modem that can provide not only broadband Internet access, but also serve as a hub for printers and other computer accessories. Aimed at home and small business users, the
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      Lock icon Cheaper 3G
      449 14  -  Chan Chao Peh US vendor offers a more powerful system by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg EVEN as European mobile equipment suppliers like Nokia and Ericsson prepare for the launch of third generation (3G) mobile systems in Singapore, an American upstart threatens to spoil their party. Video conferencing on the move and
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      Lock icon SEC adrift Growth in Indonesia
      502 16 Bloomberg Bloomberg WASHINGTON US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probes into corporate accounting are keeping pressure on the Bush administration to find a chairman for the agency, analysts said. "You need someone at the helm; you don't want the sense that this thing is drifting,"
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      507 15 '1 v v F I CHINA SQUARE l^t CENTRAL jH (0 nristmas Vv i snes This holiday season, your Christmas celebrations will hit a high Christmas Concerto B note as all your shopping wishes become a reality at China Square From II to 23 Dec you can shop to the
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Israel hits back
      191 18 Agencies JERUSALEM With an election looming, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is coming under pressure from hardliners in his government for a tougher response to a Palestinian ambush that killed 12 people in the West Bank town of Hebron on Friday. Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said
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      Lock icon Taiwan to lift curbs on Chinese tourists
      130 18 AFP TAIPEI Hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists are expected to flock to Taiwan after Taipei and Beijing struck a deal that would lift a ban on mainland holiday-makers, the China Times reported yesterday. The agreement was reached at a meeting in Shanghai
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      Lock icon Maoist rebels killed
      56 18 Villagers injumla, 600 km north-west of Kathmandu, Nepal, emerging from their homes on Sunday to look at the bodies of Maoist rebels killed after they attacked the town on Thursday evening. The Nepali government said it was trying to hold peace talks with Maoist rebels aimed at
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      Lock icon Johor orders removal of Xmas decorations
      107 18 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Johor state yesterday ordered shopping complexes to remove Christmas decorations and focus instead on promoting the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival next month. Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek, Johor's tourism committee chairman, was quoted by Bernama as saying: "The Johor state government
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      Lock icon Subway terror averted
      307 20 Agencies Three in custody for plotting to gas London underground system LONDON British security forces have foiled an alleged plot, which would have been had it succeeded the most spectacular terror strike since last year's 911 attacks in the US. Police arrested and charged three North African
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      Lock icon A glimpse of hell
      74 20 Reuters JOHANNESBURG South African scuba diver Tim Yarrow (picture), claimed a new world record on Saturday after living underwater in a steel tank for 10 days, eating through a tube and watching the skin on his hands shrivel. "The first three days were hell. Absolute hell,"
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      Lock icon New Al Qaeda threats
      133 20 Agencies LONDON Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network has issued a new manifesto setting out the strategy of the organisation and making a series of chilling threats, Britain's Sunday Times reported yesterday, quoting an Aljazeera reporter. Mr Yosri Fouda a London-based journalist for Aljazeera TV said
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      Lock icon Tough mission
      257 21 Agencies BAGHDAD When United Nations chief weapons inspector Han Blix arrives here today, he will launch a disarmament process that is already in dispute. The Washington Post quoted US and UN officials as saying the US and the UN were divided over how aggressively the arms inspectors should
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      Lock icon Asylum seekers return home
      145 21 Agencies SYDNEY Almost half of the 1,500 asylum seekers sent to Pacific island camps as part of Australia's "Pacific solution" to stem illegal immigration have gone home. Of the 1,515 asylum seekers diverted to Manus and Nauru when Canberra denied them entry, 695 had been repatriated,
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      Lock icon Stricken tanker spills oil off Spain
      134 21 Agencies MADRID A thick oil slick (picture) has washed up on Santa Marina beach in Camelle, north-west Spain, following the spill from the stricken Bahamasflagged tanker Prestige, which has been foundering off the coast for three days with a gaping hole in its hull.
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      Lock icon Bond lights up again
      115 21 Reuters LONDON After 13 years without a smoke, James Bond V: has started puffing again, 1 Britain's Sunday Times newspa- per reported. It published an image from Die Another Day in which Bond aA L^ actor Pierce Brosnan (picture) JH is smoking a cigar. The decision
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      And now it's Rahul's turn
      463 22  -  Shanoo Maharaj by in New Delhi news@newstoday.com.sg INDIA'S famous Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is about to get its newest political heir. Thirty-one-year-old Rahul Gandhi (picture), son of Rajiv Gandhi, grandson of Indira Gandhi and great-grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, will make his political debut soon and join the
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      Lock icon Police break up Gujarat rally
      120 22 Agencies AHMEDABAD Police yesterday arrested two leaders of a hard-line Hindu group as they defied a ban on a rally in India's riot-torn western state of Gujarat Mr Pravin Togadia, generalsecretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), had begun a rally at the Somnath temple
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  • COMMENTARY
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      What's Jiang playing at?
      912 24  -  Sunny Goh He seems to have tied Hu's hands, but there is more to this story HAIL not the emergence of the fourth-genera-tion leadership in China. Hail, for now at least, the birth of a new patriarch in the most populous and perplexing country in the
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      149 24 K§P| The Singapore Association of |.^j,| The Institute of Chartered ESTCSEI Secretaries Administrators The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) is the leading recognised professional body for chartered secretaries and administrators throughout the world. Formed in 1891, it was granted Ihe Royal Charter in 1902. Today ICSA has over
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  • UPFRONT
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      No room at the top
      753 26  -  Serene Foo Veterans hog spotlight, newbies try to break in IN an industry where fame tends to fade along with youth, TV land's big names, such as Zoe Tay, Kym Ng, Li Nanxing, Farm Wong, Huang Biren, Chew Chor Meng and Xie Shaoguang, are in
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  • PORTFOLIO
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      Lock icon Cast a safety net
      625 27  -  Jeffrey Tan A will is sometimes not enough to preserve your wealth BY ALL accounts, Mrs Jeanie Quah, 54, should have been able to live comfortably when her husband, Kenny, died one year ago. "His uncle had passed away and left him a house in Perth,"
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    • Article
      Ask the Prudential Adviser
      569 27 Dear PRU Adviser, I am interested in starting a savings plan for my children. They are aged six and four. My plan is to save $20,000 (in today's value) for each of them in 10 to 15 years' time. However, lam not sure what I should
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  • LIVINGLEARNING
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      In love ... with books
      407 28  - In love with books Tor Ching Li WHILE the struggle is on to revive a flagging interest in literature as a school subject, one young Singaporean is ironically fighting desperately for the right to study it. "The course of true love never did run smooth," as William Shakespeare says and
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      Want to read like Superman?
      163 28 HAVE you ever felt that you had too much to read and too little time? The Speed Reading Centre can help you digest pages of text through its variety of courses. Research has shown that most adults use only 20 per cent of their full
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      What's On At The Singapore Learning Festival
      112 28 CHOCOLATE-MAKING CARTOON WORKSHOP WORKSHOP Date: Tomorrow Date: Today Time: 7pm to I Opm Time: Ipm to 4pm Venue: Nanyang Academy of Fine Venue: BlkT2, School of Chemical Arts, Selegie Campus and Life Sciences, Singapore Price: $25 Polytechnic Registration: Call the school at Entry:
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      264 28 ®J$ IHE SOGGERLINK o>® YOUIH FOOIBALL COACHING PROGRAMME DECEMBER 2002 Conducted Ly p.n>o-^e4>4>ia*tal coacUei fyiam WEST HAM UNITED LIVERPOOL FC EVERTONFC "The first ever Professional Football This exclusive coaching programme is open to boys and girls of all Coaching Programme for youths to abilities 'aged 7"18 yearsbe conducted in Singapore
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      155 29 The Learning Web Activities 19 Oct -24 Nov Industry Learning Tours 19 Oct -24 Nov Learning Expo 1- 3 Nov Singapore Learning Symposium 6& 7 Nov 4I El 11 Say "yes" to learning new skills at Singapore Learning Festival 2002. Don't be afraid to learn something new, nor be too
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      363 31  -  Elisa Chia A*mei turns up the heat at the Indoor Stadium by elisa@newstoday.com.sg HOT on the heels of her sold-out shows in China and Taiwan, A*mei (picture) turned up the heat at the Singapore Indoor Stadium last weekend. At her opening show on Saturday evening, the pint-sized powerhouse
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      The best of radio ads rewarded
      134 31  -  -YeeWeiZhen THE best advertisements to hit the airwaves here were recognised at the annual Ear Awards held at the Ritz Carlton Grand Ballroom last Friday evening. The event was organised by MediaCorp Radio and partnered by Carlsberg. Winners were chosen based on originality of
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      Buy Dior, support Aware
      132 31  -  Pearlyn Tham DIOR, formerly known as Christian Dior, announced a partnership with the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) last Friday. Until Thursday, 20 per cent of the sales proceeds from the Dior counter at Tangs will be donated to Aware causes as a
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Violin wunderkind
      355 32  -  Leslie Tan by news@newstoday.com.sg MY closest brush with fame, alright, pseudo-fame, happened many years ago when I was a student I remember carrying a violin (I do not remember why) into a concert hall to catch a violin recital. The moment I went through the doors, a security
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      30 32 Today photo by Professional street entertainers Opus Furore from Germany performed juggling acts on 11-foot unicycles during the Buskers' Grand Parade at Clarke Quay last Saturday. ALVINTOH
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      90 32 FORTHE FAMILY/KIDS Live Show by Hamtaro Friends Japan's hottest hamsters are coming to Singapore as part of United Square Shopping Mall's grand opening promotion.The mall brings four characters Hamtaro, Bijou, Howdy and Oxnard from the cartoon series, Hamtaro, Little Hamster, Big Adventure. The show enjoys a strong following
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  • INCINEMAS
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      374 33  -  Yong Shu Chiang The Eye picks up a Golden Horse Award ON a night when the Hong Kong film industry dominated the 39th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, horror thriller The Eye, a Hong Kong-Singapore co-pro-duction, raised more than a few eyebrows On Saturday, the film's leading lady, Malaysian-born
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  • EATOUT
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      Cantonese comforts
      528 34  -  Katrina Karim Shirl's Cuisine's simplicity is jazzed up with a touch of innovation Where: Skirl's Cuisine Restaurant Cafi 265 Outram Road Telephone: *****148 Opening hours: Lunch 11.30 am to 3pm Dinner 6pm to 11pm SHIRL S Cuisine is the sort of zhi cha eatery that appeals to the
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      152 34 Tofu Masterpieces Tofu is said to be the litmus test to distinguish an A-list Chinese chef from an average one. This month, Shang Palace's Chef Peter Tsang will present an array of innovative tofu creations. Among his masterpieces are the lobster broth with crab roe and bean curd,
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      1667 36 On TV The Unbeatables III (Debut) channel 8 9pm <"v^ r m Earthvisions Fearsome Frogs Ans Cential 9pm Straight Talk With Young It has been eight years since Luo Qifang gambled with Xiufeng. When the "^B An alien invader runs rampant through the borderlands of south-east IKIlng Lnannel NewsASia,/.Jzpm latter
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  • SPORTS
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      597 38 Reuters LONDON England posted its third straight win over Australia while Scotland defeated South Africa for the first time in 33 years yesterday as the northern hemisphere made further inroads into the world rugby order. England, victorious over the All Blacks last week, beat Australia 32-31 in a
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      Lock icon Capello furious over Serie A refereeing
      286 38 Reuters ROME AS Roma coach Fabio Capello said he might quit Italian football in protest at the standard of refereeing. Capello's Roma drew 2-2 with Inter Milan in the Serie A on Saturday and Capello was furious about the performance of referee Salvatore Racalbuto.
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      Lock icon Barca beaten
      96 38 AFP MADRID Two goals in the last eight minutes gave Deportivo La Coruna a hardfought 2-0 win over Barcelona on Saturday. Deportivo wing back Lionel Scaloni was a constant threat going forward and got his reward eight minutes from time when his long-range shot from the edge of
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      Lock icon Hewitt beats Ferrero to retain Masters Cup
      321 38 Reuters SHANGHAI Lleyton Hewitt conjured up one last against-the-odds victory in a marathon five-set final of the Masters Cup against Juan Carlos Ferrero yesterday to put a fitting stamp on another glorious season. The world No.l took his second successive Masters Cup title
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      Jing to retire?
      603 39  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg PADDLER Jing Junhong is undoubtedly one of Singapore's most decorated athletes. The three-time Sportswoman of the Year has won nine SEA Games golds, one Asian Games bronze and two Commonwealth Games golds in a glittering decade-long career. But come next month, depending on
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      Jing's career highs
      110 39 1993 World Championships (pre-QF), Asian Cup (quarter) 1994 Commonwealth Championships (2 silvers, 1 bronze), Asian Cup (semis), Asian Games (preQF) 1995 SEA Games (2 golds, 1 silver), Commonwealth Championships (2 silvers) 1996 Sportswoman of the Year, Women's World Cup quarterfinalist, Atlanta Olympics (pre-QF) 1997 SEA Games (1
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      Thomas imposes strict regime as Reds chase glory
      407 39  -  Stanley Ho in Bangkok by stanley@newstoday.com.sg THEY are in Bangkok, a place famous for its colourful nightlife. But beer guzzling contests and bar top dancing would be the last thing on the mind of the Singapore national rugby team as the Reds
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      156 39 Reuters HOBART Robert Key scored an unbeaten century to guide England to an honourable draw on the last day of its three-day Ashes tour match with Australia A yesterday. Key made 174 not out from 385 balls before England declared its second innings at 310 for
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      Lock icon Gunners back at their best
      711 40 AFP Coverage of the YShJlHwKflMi Wenger's side looks menacing again after convincing win over bitter neighbour LONDON Arsene Wenger pronounced Arsenal back at its best after a Thierry Henry wonder goal helped send the double winner back to the top of the Premiership on Saturday
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        Lock icon Fergie fumes
        609 41 Agencies Results Arsenal 3 (Henry 13, Ljungberg 1 55, Wiltord 71) Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1 (Babayaro 47) Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 0 Charlton Athletic 1 (Bartlett 79) Newcastle 2 (Ameobi 41, Hughes 54) 1 Southampton 1 (Beattie 2) Birmingham City 0 Fulham 0 West Bromwich 0 Aston Villa
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        Lock icon Houllier satisfied despite draw
        184 41 Agencies LONDON Liverpool missed out on the chance to regain the lead at the top of the English Premiership after it was held to a goalless draw by struggling Sunderland at Anfield last night. Despite dominating the match throughout, Liverpool could not force a goal and
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      Lock icon Four men and a REAL STEAL
      1038 42  -  S. Murali TIGER SKINS Today photos by Thrills, spills and mighty skills as the world's best go on a Skins hunt HAVE you heard this one? Four professional thieves a Spaniard, a Fijian, a South African and an Irishman go to a golf tournament
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        Lock icon Monty backs Thai
        389 43 -AFP DONGGUAN Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee was given an overwhelming vote of confidence by Colin Montgomerie after finishing two strokes behind the Scot in the inaugural TCL Classic yesterday. Montgomerie, the only man to have even won the European order of merit seven times consecutively, acclaimed Jaidee as
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        Tiger Woods headed here?
        259 43 THERE is no doubt that the inaugural US$lBO,OOO ($317,000) Tiger Skins has been a roaring success with one of the strongest foursomes ever assembled under such a format But the big buzz during the tournament over the past two days has been talk about Tiger Woods.
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      568 43 TANAH MERAH COUNTRY CLUB, GARDEN COURSE How the Skins Fell at the Garden Course Hole 1, Par 4 (332m) Hole 7, Par 4 (276m) Hole 13, Par 5 (598) Vijay is the only one to find the middle of the fairway. He Vijay reaches the green with his tee-shot, but
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