Today, 20 November 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY WC (1 II 6 S (1 3.V November 20, 2002 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Wall Street sags
      74 1 AFP NEW YORK Stocks sagged yesterday amid worries about the pace of US economic activity and corporate earnings as investors sought to lock in gains following the recent six-week stock market surge. The Dow Jones industrials closed down 1 1.79 points (0.14 percent) at 8,474.78, while the
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      79 1 Learning, whether done online or in a classroom, is a complex cascade of communication, engagement, absorption and integration. Because of the voluminous amount of information online, these processes can be diluted, such that less learning takes place. 'Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink', especially if you don't
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      Lock icon A more flexible world economy: Greenspan
      214 1 Reuters WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday said the world economy has become more flexible regardless of how events unfold in the weeks ahead, but warned that "structural rigidities", particularly in Europe and Japan, could hinder a global recovery. "You cannot overcome that,
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      Finally, a winner
      45 1 A WINNER has emerged at the Subaru Challenge this morning. Mr Mohamad Amat was the only one left standing with his palm on the car after more than 60 hours. He walked away with a Subaru Impreza, worth $60,000. Channel News Asia
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      Time to chew and smile
      697 1  -  Ng Boon Yian Just one more hurdle for Singapore and US A PROPOSAL that received a big boost following a golf game is about to come to fruition but only after having survived major changes in the political landscape of one party and criticisms from
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Bonus hope
      373 2  -  Francis Kan Mid-year payout possible AMIDST official calls for continued wage restraint, union chief Matthias Yao offered a sliver of cheer for workers yesterday. Speaking to reporters, the deputy secretary-gen-eral of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) said that the general increase in wages by "the close of
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      Lock icon Jakarta to ink peace pact
      136 3 Agencies BANDA ACEH One of South-east Asia's longest wars will come to an end when the Indonesian government and Aceh separatists sign a peace deal on Dec 9. "We are confident that the government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement are
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      PAS slams KL
      307 3 for allowing FBI interrogation KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's hardline Party Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) yesterday lashed out at the government for allowing agents from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to interrogate terror suspect Yazid Sufaat. The move "undermines our independence by allowing foreigners to take over the
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      Lock icon Focus on Al Qaeda, not Osama: Bush
      105 3 -AFP WASHINGTON US President George W Bush minimised the likelihood of terror chief Osama bin Laden being still alive, stressing instead the risk of attack from his Al Qaeda network, in an interview with Radio Free Europe released by the White House yesterday.
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      Mighty mouse
      332 4  -  Lee Ching Wern SOME of us squirmed in our seats when Tom Cruise's character in the blockbuster movie, Minority Report, had his eyes surgically replaced. They were windows to his identity and the fugitive did not want to be tracked down. This concept of high-tech biometric systems presented
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      Don't worry, the North-East Line safe
      267 4 THE unmanned North-East Line, which comes into operation next month, will be safe and reliable. That is the assurance given by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), which announced the safety features of the line, the world's first fully automated, heavy capacity rapid transit system.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      55 4 Love notes WHEN was the last time you told your grandparents that you loved them? This Grandparents' Day on Sunday, show them your appreciation by sending them a note. See Page 17 to find out how. The love notes will be published in this week's Weekend Today. All messages must
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      325 5 to There's always something for everyone this school 2N Malacca/Kuala Lumpur Cruise (Wed) holidays on board SuperStar Virgo from fun- from $430 per person (Ist 2nd paxs) filled activities, thrilling contests and glittering 2N Weekend Cruise (Fri) parties; to the spectacular Fiesta Magica featuring from $619 per person (Ist 2nd
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Cough, cough, is it COPD?
      170 6  -  -Janice Liu BEFORE you dismiss that coughing fit and morning phlegm as "smoker's cough", beware: Chances are, you could be suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD is a lung disease that is progressive and non-reversible. It affects mostly smokers and people exposed constantly
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      Lock icon Blues Brothers
      399 6  -  Tor Ching Li yßoy band' records favourite tunes NEIL Diamond? Everly Brothers? Woodstock? None of the names rang a bell with me. I was told they were legends from the '60s, some years before I was born. And briefing me about that era were six guys from the
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      303 6 Our Prestigious Partner Institutions University of University La Trobe Asia Pacific South Australia of Hull University School of Business National University University of Monash Southern Illinois of Ireland Louisville University University The following programs are now open for registration in Singapore: School of Business Management PhD in Business Management -10th
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  • LETTERS
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      How miill Mr Joe Average cope?
      234 7  -  Chong Chee Wah THE National Wages Council (NWC) has recommended that companies that are not doing well extend their wage freezes and other cost-control-ling measures until June next year. In addition, the Trade and Industry Ministry has announced a downward revision of 2002 growth
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      Rebates to cover extra tax
      230 7  -  Lionel Yeo Reply to earlier letter on GST I REFER to the letter, "The GST equation" by Leong Sze Hian (Today, Nov 14). Contrary to Mr Leong's illustration, the GST offset formula will not leave lower-income households worse off. Based on actual household income and
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      I'm not spending too much at Xmas
      293 7  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming I REFER to the report, "No silver lining" (Today, Nov 19). Dr Friedrich Wu, director of the Economics Division at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, said he hoped that Singaporeans would increase their spending at the end of
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Deadline set for Oei
      335 8 Trader must decide on general offer bid for NatSteel by Dec 13 THE Securities Industry Council (SIC) is giving asset trader Oei Hong Leong up to Dec 13 to decide whether or not to make a general offer for NatSteel. The SIC said Mr Oei's investment
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        120 8 THE market had little to cheer yesterday with Wall Street's one per cent retreat overnight challenging the convictions of the optimistic few who believed it was in the process of making a base. The ST index closed 3.43 points down at 1,393.77 on lingering concerns about the slower growth
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        World markets
        55 8 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 8365.26 +19.25 +0.23 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 9965.03 2951.40 4726.50 +44.94 -9.40 -64.11 +0.45 -0.32 -1.34 Korea Comp SET Index 671.44 353.62 +4.31 -3.48 +0.65 -0.97 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzen B 369.11 1024.99 193.07 +1.23 -9.49 +3.66 +0.33 -0.92
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 8 US$ 0.5667 UK£ 0.3570 Yen 68.6418 HK$ 4.4203 RM 2.1536 Euro 0.5599 Rupiah 5085.1 Baht 24.5714 Peso 30.2899 A$ 1.0052 Indian Rs 27.3060 Won 685.001 C$ 0.8997 Yuan 4.6911 NZ$ 1.1383 NTS 19.7135
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        Lock icon Commodities
        22 8 SGX Gold uss/oz 319.400 Silver uss/oi 4.537 Platinum uss/oi 595.600 Rubber cents/kg 148.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 1565 Brent crude uss/barrel 23.44
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        60 8 By volume Novl9 Close Change 'OOO Ascendasreit Pac Cent UniFiber Citiraya StarCrusUSS DatacrftUSS UniFood BIL Intl ST Engg PFood 0.925 0.325 0.025 0.510 0.295 0.605 0.375 0.520 1.660 0.870 +0.025 -0.005 -0.015 +0.020 -0.010 -0.010 -0.005 -0.030 +0.010 +8.3 -16.7 -2.9 +7.3 -1.6 -2.6 -1.0 -1.8 +1.2
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        SGX top rises
        80 8 By$ Nov 19 Close Change GreatEast 9.250 +0.400 By percentage Nov 19 Close Change StarCrusRUSS 0.050 +0.035 SPH 20.000 +0.100 StarCrusRHOUSS 0.045 +0.025 SPH100 20.000 +0.100 BakerTech 0.115 +0.025 DBS 11.300 +0.100 ASJ 0.500 +0.080 DBS Bk 6% NCPS *****.300 +0.100 ASJ 0.500 +0.080 JMH400USS 5.950 +0.050
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        80 8 Bloomberg By$ Novl9 OCBC Bukit Sem Close Change 10.300 -0.400 10.200 -0.300 By percentage Nov 19 Close Change ChipEngS W*****2 0.010 -0.025 LKN 0.025 -0.015 Venture 12.900 -0.200 BBR 0.010 -0.005 Creative 50 CITYDEV KepCor Sp Land ST Engg UOL Cerebos 13.000 -0.100 4.440 -0.060 4.200 -0.060
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      Lock icon Dream debut
      347 9  -  Chan Chao Peh A-Reit a favourite with investors Today photo by A-REIT, or Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust, the second listed property trust here, yesterday made a strong trading debut on the back of strong institutional demand and its growth potential. The counter rose 4.5 cents to close
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      Lock icon The Ubi price war ...
      215 10 The Ubi price war Lee Yew Meng THE developer of Bizlink Centre (illustration) in Übi Avenue 1 has cut prices by about 20 per cent for its 80 light industrial units that go on sale today. The cut was in response to the price war in the Übi industrial area
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3843 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries:Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com )ate Fd Name NAV/Bid Oiler Price Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) /15 A lerfeenSe-American Opportunities 0.578 0.608 /15 AlerceenSe-Asian High Yield Fd 1.21 1.248 /15 A lerceenSe-China Opportunities Fd 0.925 0.972 /15 AlerteenSe-Continental Europe Eqty 0.795 0.836 /15 AierceenSe-Gopa MNC 0.512 0.539 /15
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      Lock icon Bulls still sleeping
      430 11 Bloomberg No rally seen in US stocks NEW YORK The bear market may have ended on Oct 9, when the Standard Poor's 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average fell to their lowest levels since 1997. Yet, few investors are ready to declare the start of a
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      Lock icon WorldCom wants Giuliani on board
      203 11 -AFP NEW YORK The new president of bankrupt WorldCom is seeking to appoint former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on the company's board, possibly as its chairman, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Mr Michael Capellas, who was officially named WorldCom president, chairman
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      530 9 ADVERTORIAL Teaching and learning in a global environment. by Dr. Donald Babcock Universitas 21 Global Academic Provost -?N In past columns in this series, we have spoken about the quality of learning that online programs can offer to the student. Online education also offers excellent opportunities for teachers. There is
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Ship breaks up
      90 12 -AFP LA CORUNA (Spain) Prestige, with 73,000 tonnes of fuel oil onboard, broke up yesterday off the coast of north-west Spain, raising fears that the spill would be hard to contain. The Bahamas-registered vessel collapsed at a distance of some 250km off the ecologically sensitive coast of
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      Lock icon A game of words
      200 12 Agencies North Korea retracts controversial radio broadcast SEOUL Although North Korea retracted a Sunday radio broadcast admitting its possession of atomic weapons, it leaves much to be desired. The weekend radio broadcast confused and alarmed North Korea's neighbours by appearing to confirm that it has nuclear
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      Lock icon Listening for terrorists
      145 12 -AFP WASHINGTON A federal appeals court yesterday reversed a May decision by a lower court, giving the US Justice Department broad authority to use wiretaps and other surveillance methods in the hunt for terrorists. The court ruling allowed for the amendment to the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
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      Lock icon Pakistani mourned
      34 12 -AFP photo Thousands of mourners gathering at the funeral of Pakistani Aimal Kasi in Baluchistan province, south-west Pakistan, yesterday. He was executed in Virginia, US, for killing two Central Intelligence Agency employees.
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      Lock icon US base attacked
      107 12 -AFP TOKYO The explosion near a US base in Japan yesterday was believed to be the work of Japanese extremists, police said. The blast occurred shortly before noon yesterday, at a public park 500m from Camp Zama, a major US Army base in southwest Japan. Police found
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      Lock icon Terror attack feared
      250 14 Reuters, Australian charged with plot to blow up Israeli missions SYDNEY Australia was on high alert after the federal government said yesterday that it had received "credible information" that Al Qaeda terrorists were planning an attack on Australian soil within the next two months. The warning follows
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      Made-in-lndia
      493 16  -  Shanoo Maharaj Govt worried about Hindu suicide squads WHEN India's ultra-nationalist Hindu leader Bal Thackeray last month exhorted Hindu youths to form suicide squads to counter jehadis, or holy warriors, from Pakistan, he could not have thought that his call would be taken seriously. Mr Thackeray, the powerful chief
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      Lock icon Phuket blues
      400 17 Agencies Flood of travel warnings scare tourists away BANGKOK The flood of travel warnings issued by Western governments in the wake of last month's bombings in Bali is beginning to take its toll with Thailand complaining that hotel cancellations were on the rise in its popular resort island
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      Lock icon Hitler's wonder drug
      97 17 Reuters BERLIN The end of World War II also ended the development of a wonder drug. A German weekly magazine reported that crime researcher Wolf Kemper had discovered that Hitler was trying to develop the drug, codenamed D-IX, in 1944. The pills were to contain a mixture
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      Lock icon Bomber is a Jl chief: Police
      91 17 AFP JAKARTA The man who masterminded the Bali bombing is the operations chief in Indonesia of regional terror network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), said Indonesian national police chief General Da'i Bachtiar yesterday. He based his conclusion on police interrogation and information shared with the Malaysian
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon $14 trillion trade hope
      769 19  -  S Pushpanathan The good, the bad and the uncertainties THE Eighth Asean Summit concluded recently on a high note, with the region committing to long-term plans for free trade areas (FTAs) with China, Japan and India. At the Apec Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, last month,
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  • UPFRONT
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      RED ROOM
      583 22  -  Neil Humphreys To wear or not to wear, that is the question LET'S not be naive here. We all know that unprotected sex is like playing Russian roulette with a loaded pistol. So, like dutiful, responsible gentlemen of the new millennium, we take condoms along to every intimate
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      Get set for Xbox launch at Zouk
      195 22  -  Lee Ching Wem THIS event is to video gaming fanatics what the World Cup is to soccer fans. Some 8,000 tickets have been issued for Microsoft's Xbox launch party tomorrow at Zouk. But fans all over South-east Asia are still begging for the
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      Lock icon Groovy fashion
      511 22 -AFP PARIS The scene was Paris, the year 1965, but though the 60s were in full swing, women in the world's fashion capital were mostly in skirts and frocks and stoically faithful to dress codes set by tradition. But in January that year, couturier Andre Courreges hit the
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  • YOUR MONEY
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      Lock icon Beware the luxury trap
      693 23 MPDunleavey TWAS in an expensive lingerie shop when I saw .Lthe cutest bikini created. I knew it would be a mistake to try it on, but an irresistible force dragged me into the dressing room. It was adorable. I was adorable. And for only $320 "THREE
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Lock icon All about Joan
      320 24  -  Yong Shu Chiang JOAN Chen (picture), who has led many lives as an actress, rather enjoys reading about other people's lives. To the Chinese-American beauty, 41 and a mother of two, biographies are "sometimes an inspiration, sometimes a comfort". However, she never expected her life story to
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      Cultural feast of Indian songs and dances
      273 24  -  Shibultty THE graceful footwork of kathak dance. The fluid movements of odissi. The elaborate make-up and costumes in the dance drama, kathakali. Colourful Peacock Dance. Joyous, bouncy bhangra. Golden oldies and the latest songs from Bollywood movies. An evening that promises these and
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      Stargazing ...
      202 25  - Stargazing Pearlyn Tham At the place to see and be seen IT has been said that at Zee 10, you can spot a celebrity or even two. After all, this hip wine bar is co-owned by the queen of Caldecott Hill, Zoe Tay. And, the crowd is a mix of
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      Lock icon Full of energy
      108 25 LeeSze Yong DESPITE not having slept, the four members of Taiwanese hip-hop boy band Energy looked as perky and excited as children at a circus performance. These talented youth Milk, Toro, Ady and Penny (picture, left to right) had just arrived from the Second Golden Melody Awards
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      Don't throw caution to the wind
      58 25 PROVING that safe can also be sexy, Volvo's Safety Concept Car features innovations such as see-through windscreen pillars for maximum visib ility and four-point safety belts. The car is a running prototype and on display at the Volvo stand at the Singapore Motorshow, which
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      Lock icon Heat rising
      540 27  -  Elisa Chia Today photo by Caldecott Hill buzzing with Star Awards fever "WAH lau, I'll annul my contract if she doesn't win!" Terence Cao declared, half in jest. Such is the heat brewing on Caldecott Hill in the run-up to Star Awards 2002. The boyish actor was worked
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      Unbeatables leads ratings honour roll
      156 27 THE Unbeatables 111 proved to be unbeatable, with record ratings for its debut episode on MediaCorp TV's Channel 8 on Monday. According to Taylor Nelson Sofres, 22 per cent or 836,000 viewers, aged four and above, watched the much-anticipated drama starring Li Nanxing and Zoe
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  • BEAUTYSPECIAL
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      251 26  -  Pearlyn Tham SHE is no greenhorn when it comes to hair contests. Last year, Melinda Ng joined a contest organised by a shampoo brand. The customer service officer was selected, along with three others, from more than 1,000 contestants to appear in TV commercials. "This time, my friends
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      109 26 I think Yun Nam products and services are... wonderful. They bring out the potential beauty of hair and individual confidence. Sultana Mohammed Maideen, 39 (*****963F) I think Yun Nam products and services are... effective and recommendable. Their professional service with a smile makes me satisfied.
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      583 27 I service brought to Üby JP Tech Pte Ltd. members of the audiotex service providers association (s'pore). 'normal phone 11.85 'paYPhone 51.90 >- -J J I »\v >*-—f J-^ J rJ-s/*~*\ Ji j; TkjM —toges^a MERRVWj£\ ■stMHtoi^ -*jr2iS7s3 Sa«» Ymnrmll PC-^^bl dHL It.'.' rt Vi ■SSjSiTTTSjB imSSiM &siftSf H.rryLlitle 155«7
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  • INCINEMAS
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      A Ship built completely on land
      372 28 THE heavy reliance on visual effects, including 3D Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) and the use of miniatures, put the actors to the test. It took a stretch, no, make that a leap of imagination to conjure the ethereal otherworldliness against the Spartan background of
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      Can Silver get a scare out of Ghost Ship?
      1344 28  -  Kim-Kyna Tan HOLLYWOOD heavyweight Joel Silver declared that Ghost Ship is his favourite cinematic brainchild At least as far as the horror movies he and his producing partner, Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away, What Lies Beneath), have made
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      Lock icon Back on majesty's service
      302 30 -Reuters LONDON Queen Elizabeth went to the movies on Monday to see her most famous secret agent, James Bond, celebrate 40 years as the silver screen's top spy. She attended the premiere of Die Another Day, which stars Pierce Brosnan (picture) as the debonair secret agent
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      Enjoy the ride
      418 30  -  Serene Foo Returner is stylish fluff, made watchable by hunky star FILM REVIEW The Returner LADIES, you know very well why you probably don't want to miss Returner, a Japanese sci-fi action flick. If you guys can't figure it out, take a look at the picture. Returner
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      Lock icon I'm under 'massive' stress: Crowe
      217 32 Reuters SYDNEY Hollywood star Russell Crowe, reportedly involved in a London restaurant brawl last week, says he has been under a "massive level of stress" and is heading back to Australia to be with his father and girlfriend. The "bad boy" of Hollywood has reportedly
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      SINGAPORE TOP 10 (NOV 15 – 17)
      71 32 SINGAPORE TOP 10 (NOV 15 17) Rankings according to Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association. Last weekend's position in brackets, *denotes new release. *i Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets The Guru NC-1 6 The Phone jKorean) Double Vision (Mandarin) One Hour Photo R(A) Returner- NC-16 (Japanese) The Four Feathers Sweet
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      NORTH AMERICAN TOP 10 (NOV 15 – 17)
      114 32 NORTH AMERICAN TOP 10 (NOV 15 17) Figures according to Reuters/Variety. Last weekend's position in brackets, *denotes new release weekend gross Harry Potter and the Chamber US$ 88.36m (1) 8 Mile US$ 19.34m i (2) The Santa Clause 2 US$ 15.10m (3) The Ring US$ 10.66m Half Past Dead US$
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      Lock icon Pottermania hits US box office
      445 32 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Moviegoers are still wild about Harry as the family fantasy sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros), conjured U5588.36 million ($150.6 million) in opening grosses to top the North American box office. It represents the thirdbiggest box office debut of
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      373 30 HARRY POTTER AND THE HARRY POTTER AND THE HARRY POTTER AND THE HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS" TO CHAMBER OF SECRETS* 1 IPO CHAMBER OF SECRETS" IPO CHAMBER OF SECRETS" IPO 9.30am, 10.00,11.00,11.40,12.35, 9.30am, 11.00,13.35,2.10,3.40, 11.00am, 12.35,2.10,2.50,3.40, 10.00am, 11.00,12.35,1.10,2.10, 1.10,2.10,2.50,3.40,4.20,5.20, 520 650 830 1000pm 5.20,6.00,6.50,8.30,9.10, 340 420 520
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      1653 34 France vs Yugoslavia, Live channel 5, Thursday 3 45am Charmed Paige from Flim Art Set Me Free Arts Central, 10.00pm Home Team VB| mM The recently appointed France coach, Jacquss the Past Channel 5, 10pm t K BadmilitOll CNA, 8 30pm A Sinliiii. ,-iiliii:i-\ I- i-mil.i 111. l..im.m.i 4\mm vr
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Monster Kobe
      454 35 LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant had three stitches taken out of his mouth on Monday and he couldn't wait to get to Dallas for today's match (Thursday morning, Singapore time) against the Mavericks so he could get into a weight room. This sudden phenomenon where his Los Angeles Lakers
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      Lock icon From Russia, it'll cost ya
      119 35 -AFP NEW YORK There has been a revolution in Manhattan landmarks. Now the famed Russian Tea Room is set to become the United States "Tee" Room. The United States Golf Association (USGA) on Monday completed the purchase of the former Russian Tea Room, the planned
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      Lock icon A message for Tiber
      662 36 Agencies NEW YORK Two-time defending champion Tiger Woods could help open the door to women members at Augusta National Golf Club by skipping the 2003 Masters, The New York Times suggested in a Monday editorial. Augusta National, the fabled course that has been the site of
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      Lock icon Goodbye to one of Brazil's finest
      264 36 -AFP SEOUL Mario Zagallo will bring the curtain down on more than 40 years of glory with Brazil when he coaches the world champion one last time in a friendly against South Korea here today. The 71-year-old legend has been tempted out of retirement
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      Broken ties
      91 37 BERLIN Former Bayern Munich captain Lothar Matthaeus has broken all ties with the club he led to seven German titles after a row with commercial manager Uli Hoeness. The former Germany libero said he had sent back his card as honorary member as well as the farewell presents
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      On the brink
      82 37 LONDON Leeds midfielder Lee Bowyer will turn down the chance to sign a new contract with the club and is likely to head to Manchester City. The 25-year-old could leave Elland Road for as little as £lmillion ($2.8 million) when the transfer window reopens in January, claimed
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      No blame
      85 37 LONDON Leeds United's poor form under Terry Venables is not the former England manager's fault, according to club chairman Peter Ridsdale. Ridsdale was quoted in a British newspaper as saying the slump began under David O'Leary, who was sacked as Leeds manager in June. Ridsdale asked irate Leeds
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      Anelka ban?
      56 37 GENEVA Fifa has insisted it will ban Nicolas Anelka from playing for Manchester City until Nov 25 if he refuses to turn out for France against Yugoslavia today. Fifa has also said that if Manchester City fields Anelka in Saturday's match against Middlesbrough, the club could be deducted
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      Lock icon Depleted Wales
      572 37 Seven players set to miss crucial Azerbaijan clash BAKU Wales arrived here on Monday fearing the adage that what can go wrong, will go wrong. After years of experiencing the unexpected, even the brave new world under manager Mark Hughes cannot offer total security against the unlikely. Seven
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      Lock icon Clash of the traditional giants harks back to great days
      386 37 Reuters GELSENKIRCHEN Fredi Bobic looks set to return for Germany after a four-year absence when the World Cup runner-up plays the Netherlands in their last outing of a memorable year. Germany coach Rudi Voeller had first resisted pressure to select
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      The Reds are up for the battle
      384 38  -  Stanley Ho Even though they face the giants of the Gulf Rugby 18th ARFU Championship Arabian Gulf v Singapore THEY are big, nasty and eager to make their mark in Asian rugby. And following an easy win over Malaysia, Asian Rugby Football Union
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      Lock icon Vietnam is serious about crackdown
      353 38 AFP HANOI Vietnam has assured Asia's football authorities that it will investigate a list of around 20 players alleged by police to have been involved in match-fixing. In a meeting in Hanoi on Monday with Peter Velappan, head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Sports
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      Lock icon No NSA, so 'chapteh' team is unlikely to make the SEA Games
      377 38 Jose Raymond IT MAY be an age-old sport. And it is set make its competitive debut at next year's SEA Games in Vietnam. In all likelihood, though, Singapore will not send a team for the shuttlecock-kicking, or 'chapteh',
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon 2006 World Cup emblem unveiled
        131 39 AFP GELSENKIRCHEN A trio of smiling faces is the image which will beam down on the 2006 World Cup in Germany as the official emblem for the competition was unveiled by Fifa yesterday. Joining Fifa president Sepp Blatter at the presentation ceremony was German football
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        Liverpool trio in Eriksson's Probables
        221 39 AYLESBURY Liverpool stars Jamie Carragher, Danny Murphy and Emile Heskey were picked by Sven-Goran Eriksson in what appeared to be his strongest possible team for a training ground game. Along with first-team regulars like Michael Owen, Paul Scholes and Sol Campbell, Eriksson also chose Kieron
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        Lock icon Who goes first?
        649 39 Both Venables and Ridsdale may get the chop LONDON Leeds United chairman Peter Ridsdale faces the distinct possibility of being forced out of office next week, a move which could have serious repercussions for the future of Terry Venables as manager. Ridsdale is bracing himself for calls
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        Lock icon Ronaldo's not worthy-Henry
        251 39 AFP CLAIREFONTAINE France and Arsenal winger Thierry Henry on Tuesday ruled out Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldo as a worthy recipient of the European Footballer of the Year (Ballon dOr) award. Henry, speaking at the national team's training camp here ahead of tonight's friendly against Yugoslavia, said
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