Today, 14 December 2002

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    SCANDAL AT THE GAMES
    532 1  -  Jose Raymond Today Exclusive Two S'pore sailors suspended over Korean girl THE two sailors were in Busan, South Korea, to represent Singapore at the recent Asian Games. But their personal interest in a Korean girl ended up tarnishing the Republic's reputation at the international meet. The
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    Lock icon a man and his court
    1351 1  -  Joy Frances FOR some reporters, covering trials presided over by Chief Justice Yong Pung How in Court 1 tend to offer a refreshing break from the usual sombre proceedings in other courtrooms. He responds to tearful promises to turn over a new leaf from repeat
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      43 1 CHANGI MISHAP 11/31 CATHERINE LIM/28 j RAVI VELOO/6 Cargo aircraft veers off track I She's back in the political MEM UMMPHRFY^/^ in bad weather, a day after saddle, and still unafraid Wtli. nUlllrnnLlu/D jeep-plane accident to speak her mind SIMON TAY/7R I I
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Nose in ground
      391 3  -  Tor Ching Li Second mishap at Changi Airport in 24 hours EVEN before investigations into the collision between a taxiing Garuda Boeing 737 airplane and an SIA Engineering jeep have been completed, another incident has hit Changi Airport. A private commercial jet, Arrow Air, with a passenger
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      Defence budget to be increased: Dr Tan
      242 3  -  Sarah Chua DESPITE calls for prudence in Government spending, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan, announced yesterday that the budget for his ministry is likely to increase in the next financial year. "With the downturn of the economy, Mindef (Ministry of
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      Retrenchments hit 13,000
      147 3 THE overall unemployment rate has risen to 4.8 per cent in September this year, up from 4.1 per cent in June. This rate overtook the 4.3 per cent registered in 1998 at the height of the Asian financial crisis but was still below the six per cent
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      Anthony Ler executed
      180 3 THE man who instigated a teenager to kill his wife was hanged on Friday at Sam. Anthony Ler Wee Theang (picture), 35, made headlines last year during his trial for the murder of his wife, Annie Leong. He was sentenced to death for abetting a 15-year-old boy
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      Lock icon Malays fare better in GPand at A levels
      104 3 Channel NewsAsia THE Education Ministry's annual statistics on how the different races fared at examinations revealed that Malay students have done better at A levels. The proportion of Malay students with two As and two AOs including GP, was up 8.3 percentage
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      Lock icon US accused of double standards
      434 4 Agencies Diplomacy with Pyongyang, war threats with Baghdad WASHINGTON The question of Washington having double standards has been raised repeatedly as it pushes for diplomatic solutions to isolate North Korea on the one hand, while warning Iraq that it faces war if it refuses to
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      Fancy a personal concierge?
      87 4 SINGTEL Yellow Pages will be offering free trial calls on its 1900 777 7777 CitySearch service this Christmas, to help you save time and money during the holiday rush. Almost like a personal concierge, the service not only helps callers find phone numbers and addresses, it
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      New Malay forum
      109 4 A NEW annual foram will see Malay leaders coming together to thrash out key issues facing the community. The yearly retreat is a platform for Malay MPs and community leaders to "brainstorm and generate ideas" to achieve a community of excellence for Malays here, said Dr Yaacob
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      Car dealer, three women arrested in drug bust
      265 4 A MAN who threw drug parties at his Punggol flat was nabbed on Thursday night. The Central Narcotics Bureau revealed yesterday that the 31-year-old sole proprietor of a car dealership gave free ecstasy and ketamine to girls who went to his parties.
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      MediaCorp eyes China market
      261 4  -  Janice Lee MEDIACOEP'S landmark deal with Hong Kong's Cosmedia to distribute China Great Wall's productions and acquisitions means that local productions might make it to China as well. "This will depend very much on the regulations prevailing in China on the import of foreign content," said
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Why shouldn't SIA buy UA?
      844 6  -  Ravi Veloo Move could bring lots of benefits, though the Americans won't be too happy CAN you think of any reason why Singapore Airlines should not try to buy into United Airlines, the second-biggest airline in the world, which has filed for bankruptcy protection? The
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      111 6 $500 for MISSING DOG (or a brand new puppy Schnauzer in exchange) We have just lost our dog Jewel on I Oth December Morning at the junction between Guan Soon Ave and Jin Angin Laut She is a salt pepper standard Schnauzer about 6 months old, wearing a red collar
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon England has the best loonies
      818 8  -  Neil Humphreys Apart from those in my HDB block in Toa Payoh IT took me seven years to master the rudiments of Singlish, It would take me seven lifetimes to understand Mancunian English. In hawker centres, Singaporeans converse in a relaxed fashion. But on the
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      103 9 Test drive Subaru's rally-winning All Wheel Orive difference today. You'll find it's damn safe, damn reliable and damn responsive. Impreza 1.6 TS Sedan lE-month Interest-free Financial Package. Terms and conditions apply Oiscoiw tfia Subaru /Ul WHEEL DRIVE difference today. 7***-. www.subaru.cDnl.s9 Special trade-in package available. simm™safe*mmi»ws /MrtT"Ol?=-^ SUBAHU SE LENS
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  • LETTERS
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      Ogre or knight?
      413 10  -  Narayana Narayana Oei's actions fully within SGX rules FOR some unfathomable reason, journalists seem to be describing Indonesian businessman Oei Hong Leong as some sort of corporate ogre, instead of a knight of an unknown colour. It has not helped his image that the regulatory authorities came
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      Competition here to stay, SPH
      236 10  -  Ananda Perera I WAS saddened when I read Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) retiring chairman, Mr Lim Kim San, saying that if MediaCorp gives up its Today newspaper, SPH will give up its two TV Channels readily ("Media war: 2 views", Today, Dec 5). So much
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      Inclusion of foreigners in MDA board desirable
      184 10  -  Ho Ai Phang MR DHARMENDRA Yadav raised two questions concerning the Media Development Authority (MDA) board {"MDA and the media: Two questions" Today, Dec 12). He asked whether the inclusion of foreign media companies would give rise to foreign intervention in Singapore's media.
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Cash payout
      531 12 Agencies NatSteel to distribute 97 cents a share to stockholders STEELMAKER NatSteel Limited plans to distribute 97 cents per share in cash to shareholders from part of the proceeds from the sale of its units, NatSteel Broadway and NatSteel Brasil, the company said on Friday. The steelmaker intends
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      Lock icon Singapore wants Virgin Blue to fly to Changi Airport
      146 12 Reuters THE Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on Friday it has asked discount Australian airline Virgin Blue to fly to Changi Airport. A CAAS spokesman told Reuters it had written to the carrier, but did not give further details.
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      Lock icon Eyes on Burger King
      62 12 Bloomberg A customer reading the menu through the window of a Burger King restaurant in London. Diageo Pic has agreed to sell the Burger King chain to Texas Pacific Group and its partners for US$l.5 billion ($2,64 billion) in cash and assumed debt, a third less
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      Lock icon Oil price hits new high
      157 12 Bloomberg CRUDE oil surged above US$2B ($49) a barrel to a seven-week high as Opec pledged output cuts and an oil workers' strike slashed flows from the group's third-largest producer, Venezuela. Opec said it will cut output to 23 million barrels a day from Jan
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      Lock icon Mixed forecast for Singapore economy
      255 12 Channel NewsAsia ECONOMISTS are mixed in their forecast of the Singapore economy, when some key numbers are due to be released next week. Retail sales in October are estimated to have shrunk by 2.8 per cent from a year ago due to poor consumer sentiment
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      Will the tech rebound last?
      358 14  -  Teo Hwee Khee Its sustainability depends on the US economy and corporate IT spending NASDAQ has rebounded by more than 20 per cent from its low in early October. Does this point to rosier times for the battered technology sector? Fund managers say that things
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      1539 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries^! 852-2973-6400 E-mail lipper.osia@reuteFS.coni Dole Fd None NAV/Bid Offer Plica Price tie ifflOTen Bai is Sue* 11 j.| HMnt 0.576 0.606 11/ 2 fl lenaen Se -Asian High field FcJ 1.214 .2 1 11/ 2 Siercjn j: :l iir Oiicr-LniteFJ 9 099 f|*5BgWt' E* it 11/ 2
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    • SAVVY INVESTOR
      • MONEY TALKS
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          Oei: The real hero in NatSteel saga?
          856 16 THE vehicle of hotelier Ong Beng Seng and Temasek Holdings 98 Holdings is set to secure control of NatSteel in the next week or SO and bring one of the most interesting takeover battles in Singapore corporate history to a close. Now that
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          D-day for DBS Bank?
          495 16 DBS Bank will, of course, not benefit from any future unlocking of value in NatSteel. It has taken its money and run. And for a reason too. It needs to deploy a lot of cash before the year is out. I am referring here to its
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        >> THE BUZZ « who's seymg what in investment chatrooms
        162 16 >> THE BUZZ who's seymg what in investment chatrooms Read at the forum in shareinvestor.com THE ART OF TRADING READER Gold user said trading is a delicate balance between intellect and emotion and between planning and action. "The most ingenious and thoroughly researched system is useless if you don't trade
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      • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ...
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          Lock icon TPV Technology – BUY
          96 18 TPV Technology BUY DBS Vicken Securities TRY has again expanded its market share in both the CRT and LCD monitor markets in a weak business environment. New capacity has been put in place to strengthen its marke position for LCD monitors.The revenue growth on the back of higher LCD monitor
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          Lock icon SPH – Outperform
          131 18 SPH Outperform OCBC Investment Research THE Straits Times pagecount for November recorded a seven per cent year-on-year rise.This is the second consecutive month of positive growth after October's 0.5 per cent gain. While we are leaving our assumption of a nine per cent rise in adex for 2003 unchanged, we
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          Lock icon United Overseas Bank – BUY
          107 18 United Overseas Bank BUY Sassoon Research WITHOUT the scale, financial muscle and geographical reach of global banking giants like Citigroup and HSBC, UOB aims to compete on another platform to be a premier bank in the region. UOB has set itself a target of -40 per cent □f profits from
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          Lock icon Surface Mount Technology – BUY
          120 18 Surface Mount Technology BUY Sassoan Research CRITICS who have written SMT off as a victim of severe margin crunch had better take a second look. Since dipping to a 2.3 per cent low a year ago, net margins have picked up to 5.S per cent Coupled with a 93 per
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          Lock icon CSE Systems Engineering – BUY
          81 18 CSE Systems Engineering BUY DBS Vickers Securities WE met the CSE management yesterday. They reiterated that fourth quarter performance will be similar to the third quarter, when the company showed $37 million in revenue and $4.9 million in profit. CSE is moving towards a 20 per cent to 25 per
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        STOCK PICKS – 'STRONG BUYS'
        315 18 STOCK PICKS 'STRONG BUYS' I DEFINITIONS: I Jorecast earnings-per-share (EPS): TliB portion of a company'; profit allocated lo each outstanding share of common slock, foretasted for I the current fiscal year. Price /Earn ings ratio (P/E ratio): A stock's P/E lells us how much investors ore willing to poy per
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        Corporate Briefs
        148 18 INDOSAT BIDS: Telekom Malaysia and Singapore Technologies Tele media have submitted final bids for a 42 per cent stake in PT Indonesian Satellite Corp, Indonesia's main international call operator. OCBC ISSUES SHARES: OCBC Bank said on Friday it plans to issue $300 million to $500 million in preference
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        Still AA but negative
        579 18  -  Chan Chao Peh NTUC Income downgraded but clients won INTERNATIONAL ratings agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) has downgraded NTUC Income's outlook to "negative" from "stable". However, the insurance company will still maintain its "AA" rating. This is the first time that the agency has revised Income's
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      Lock icon Listing desires
      277 21 Agencies SPH aims to make MediaWorks public SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) has said that it intends to list broadcast arm, SPH MediaWorks, when it starts making profits and when market conditions are favourable. "The desire is to make it public when it makes money. It also depends on
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        99 21 THE Straits Times Index dived on Friday, closing down 14,25 points at 1,367.48. The STI attempted to stay above the 1,370 level in the morning but succumbed to selling in the technology counters, which dominated the actives list with heavy losses. Traders attributed the lacklustre trading to it being
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        World markets
        53 21 Index Value Change Us S Nikkei 225 HnngSeng All Ordinaries Taiwan WtJ 8516.07 9728.43 2941.20 4588.14 -192.62 ■85.35 ■14.50 -81.56 -2.21 ■0.87 ■0.49 ■1.75 Karen Camp SFTIndEx 708.13 356.00 ■7.2S ■2.64 ■1.01 •0.67 Jakarta Comp PliilsComp Sheraen B Mumhoi 391.22 1030.18 194.24 3347.40 ■2.64 +4.67 +2.57 +22.92 -0.67
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 21 US! 0.5720 UKE 0.3606 Yen 69.6733 HK$ 4.4609 fiM 2.1736 Euro Q.5538 Rupinh 5071.6 Bohr *****8 Peso 30.6421 A$ 1.0082 Indian Rs 27.5561 Won 692.149 C$ 0.8883 Yuon 4.7344 NZ$ 1.1136 NT$ 19.9262
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        Commodities
        20 21 ki<\ :>■■■>■■ 332.100 Silver uss/ i 1752 Platinum uss/ot 597.200 Rubber unvlg HB.OO Pdtmoil RM/'tannt 1617 Grent trade oss/birrel 25.91
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        Stratis Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 21 Sy volume Dec 13 Chartered Pn[Cent DalncillUSS Semiteth Golditon m SembCorp NOL NotStd TTInr Close 0.830 0.3O5 0.690 0.20S 0.015 0.510 0.785 0.320 2.040 0.410 Change -0.035 +0.O10 -0.040 -0.005 -0.010 ■0.020 -0.010 +0.010 ■4.0 +3.4 -5.5 2.4 -1.8 ■2.5 ■O.5 +2.5 'OOO 37,221 10,91; 14,391 11,42'
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        SGX top rises
        77 21 Bys Dec 13 Close Changs SATSvis 1.630 +0.100 JSHSOOUSS 2.580 +0.070 JMH4OOBSS 6.200 +0.050 HD8n5.07%*****110k 1.160 +0.030 IDT 1.420 +0.030 CUPacific 0.285 +0.025 G&W Group 0.255 +0.025 TSM 0.160 +0.025 GPlnd 0.580 +0.020 Gocdpack 0.415 +0.020 By percentage Det 13 Close Change Sho(igli(iiAC2kHKS D.OIG +0.004 Eton 0.055
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        78 21 Bloomberg Bys Dec 13 Close Change UOB 11.700 -0.300 GreotEosl 8.450 -0.200 SIA2OO 10.500 -0.200 Ttiai Prime2ODUSS 4460 -0.140 C&C 3.380 -O.lOfl CrealiveSQ 13.100 -0.100 DBS 11.600 -0.100 OCBC 9.600 -0.100 SIA 10.500 -0.100 SPH 19.800 -0.100 if percentage Dec 13 Close Change Jackslnr 0.115 0.075 Frl
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      343 15 IF ITS IN GOOD SPIRIT -^H j-. jtjb fr^^t ta HfiiiWi'.' >^^H fl v%ct'' ■■'■^.'^■iH :JBHB 1 '8 IN OUR Cl I Y CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY 15 NOVEMBER 31 DECEMBER 2002 We've simply outdone ourselves in bringing you the treats you like. Christmas Carollers Lend your ears to five
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      139 17 <i^'m 11 .-r''" 111 Experience the adrenalin rush of Singapore Sports now! Get into the thick oi sporting action at the first-ever Singapore Sports Festival! This year, we are inviting all Singaporeans to celebrate sports in the spirit oi fun, solidarity and sportsmanship. With 34 sports events taking place all
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      868 20 Advertorial A^^^ J&'tdrK. The Singapore Youth Award (SYA) is the highest national honour bestowed upon youths who have significantly Inr achieved excellence and contributed to the society. Administered by the National Youth Council (NYC). SYA was instituted in 1975 and known as the National Youth Service Award until it was
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      274 22 a^Perlcct Gift of Life S foryourftoved ones this Christmas... f We've read about the hazards of fire and how it has taken lives, destroyed families |Jl| and properties but we always think it won't happen to us. But, what if it does? And the worst situation to be in is
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Blair's plea
      310 23 Agencies Cheriegate hindering my work, he says LONDON More allegations against Mrs Cherie Blair have surfaced even as Prime Minister Tony Blair (picture) challenged journalists to leave his wife alone. Many British newspapers have continued to focus on the allegations that Mrs Blair was more closely involved with
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      Lock icon Maturing democracy for S Korea
      201 23 -AFP SEOUL South Korea's coming presidential election is a giant step forward for the democratic process which began taking root only in 1987 after the country shook off the yoke of military dictatorship, analysts said on Friday. "The vote heralds the end of boss-cen-tred politics,
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      Brothels and wives in political brew
      153 23 KUALA LUMPUR As sleazy accusations heat up the rivalry between the two camps in the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a key member took action to turn the tables against his enemies. An advertisement was published in The China Press on Friday urging the 28
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      Is this man to blame?
      1062 24  -  Clement Mesenas It's a race against time for Hugo Chavez HE has been called a visionary, a lunatic and a dictator. The poor of Venezuela love Hugo Chavez, 48, a former paratrooper, and re-elected him president in a landslide victory in 2002. But the business
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      31 25 More Singaporeans turn to MediaCorp than to any other source. Source: Taylor Nelson Sofres, based on a population of 4 years and above. /VkrzLJlJ-UZCJFLP Singapore's largest and most established broadcaster www.mediacorpsingapore.com
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Potter teaser sold for $80,000
      121 26 Agencies LONDON A "teaser card" holding tantalising clues to the plot of the much-awaited fifth Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix, went under the hammer to a private buyer from America for £28,680 ($80,000) on Thursday, Sotheby's said. The auctioneers
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      Lock icon Bottom line
      97 26 Reuters SYDNEY Australian police warned on Friday that the law would lose its bite if "mooning" became enshrined as an implied constitutional right. Defendant James Albert Ernest Togo, 20, told a court in Queensland that he was exercising his right to protest and was not guilty of indecency
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      Lock icon Free for a day
      108 26 -AFP MANILA Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada was granted permission to leave his detention for a day to bathe in a fountain that is reputed to have miraculous healing powers. Ms Estrada, 65, had been suffering from gout and eye problems and had asked to travel
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      Lock icon PAP – pay and pay?
      1096 26  - PAP pay and pay? Simon Tay but three recent daring moves may change this perception SENTOSA dropped its admission charges in time for the holiday season. New advertisements perked up the island's image as a place for Singaporeans to have fun. The drop in price was recommended by many as
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      Lessons from the road
      800 27  -  Dave Barry I recently spent several weeks on a book tour, flying around the country with a suitcase full of increasingly alarming underwear. I'm pleased to report that airport security remains highly effective, especially regarding the terrorist threat posed by 87--year-old women with the mobility of
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      Class & Sass – by Catherine Lim
      1530 28  - Class Sass by Catherine Lim Kim-Kyna Tan The outspoken author talks about the Government's pragmatism, non-conformity and singlehood. NOTHING is sacrilegious in this master story-teller's vocabulary. Her heroines, though willowy and nubile, have the strut and stance of the feminised female emancipated from the strictures of tradition; and her stories
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      157 29  -  —Janice Liu GET ready to hang loose on Saturday at Big Splash, Organised by Ngee Ann Polytechnic's Radio Heatwave, the event promises a day of fun from 3pm to 10pm. There will be local bands performing rock and hip hop music, plus delicious goody bags from MTV,
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      HAPPENINGS
      196 29 DANCE RHYTHM HOT SHOTS PERFORMANCE The Rhythm Hot Shots, an American dance company, will showcase the jitterbug, tap, Charleston and Lindy Hop. Presented by Harry's The Esplanade, the show will be backed by The Thomson Swing Band. Date: Sunday Time: Bpm Venue: Harry's The Esplanade, Esplanade Mall Entry: Free
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      Picking up the pieces
      565 36  -  Asif Ansar TLC faces uncertain future after Lopes' death TT's 7.30pm in Atlanta, Georgia, and J-Rozonda Thomas aka Chilli of multiGrammy award winning group, TLC, is on her way to pick up her five-year-old son. These are uncertain times for TLC and Thomas has had a
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      Tickets to a Fantasy Tour
      140 36 ASIA's hottest foursome, F4 (picture) will be in Singapore in February for a two-night concert, which is part of their F4 "Fantasy" World Tour. The band first performed here in January at Suntec Convention Hall before a sell-out crowd of 10,000 people. But their concert
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        127 36  - Light Up (Rock Records) Michael Wong Lee Sze Yong Like the previous album, Michael's First Time, the Malaysian singer composed most of the songs in this second album. Michael, better known as Guang Liang y ventures into more upbeat dance numbers such as 2999 Nian De Sheng Dan Jie (Christmas
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        Crazychildren (Warner) – LMF
        128 36  - Crazychildren (Warner) LMF Tor Ch'mg Li This album is an emotional work-out because LMF raps through a barrage of social issues in Hong Kong. It takes on weighty issues such as social apathy, crime, war and the flailing football scene. The title song, Crazy Children, is about how adults like
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  • FESTIVE FAMILY FAVOURITES TODAY
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      Swift in the phoenix
      265 30  -  Pauline D Loh Consomme of chicken breast stuffed with bird's nest SOUP is magical whether it's Asian-style or Western. It conjures up pictures of warm kitchens and a maternal hand at the stove, carefully brewing liquid nourishment for the family. Soup is the ultimate comfort food.
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      The savvy cook's guide to the best bird's nest – Part2
      219 30 The savvy cook's guide to the best bird's nest Part2 Did you know? It takes about 45 to 60 days for a swift to complete its nest. Nest made in cooler weather are of a better quality than those made in hot weather. This is because the bird tends to
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      Bird's nest and chicken soup :
      129 30 Bird's nest and chicken soup Ingredients: 20g Horse Brand bird's nest 4 skinned whole chicken breasts IOOg fresh lotus seeds IOOg red boxthorn seeds (qizi) 3 slices ginger 3 slices Jinhua ham 4 cups water Method: 1. Soak bird's nest in hot water for about two hours. 2. Rinse chicken
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  • EPICURE
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      Home-made Thai ...
      504 32  - Home-made Thai Katrina Karim and it's near the business district THE House of Thai restaurant in Purvis Street offers simple home-cooked Thai fare at affordable prices. Located near the business district, the House of Thai is staffed by a team of experienced chefs from Thailand who have worked in top
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      Vegetarian stuffed pumpkin
      365 32  -  Richard Seah WHAT do vegetarians eat at Christmas? Not a stuffed turkey for sure! One alternative is a stuffed pumpkin it's delicious enough to serve to non-vege-tarians as well. I suggest you use the Hokkaido pumpkin, also known as kabocha. It has a nice, strong flavour. Local
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      Wine Appreciation 3
      353 32  -  Jeffrey Yang IF YOU've been inspired by our column over the last 11 weeks to start a wine collection, this is a must-read instalment! You do not need bucket-loads of money nor the wine knowledge of a professional to start a wine collection. All you need is
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  • FAMILY
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      From tears to smiles ...
      718 34  - From tears to smiles Bachan Singh A FEW of the three-year-olds were crying. Some of the others were on the verge of tears. It was the first day of Nursery and each child was taking his or her first tentative step on the education road. Three years later, on the
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  • HEALTH
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      Calcium robbers
      451 35  -  Alice Leong Foods which hinder the absorption of the vital mineral JUST getting enough calcium doesn't complete the story of the series of articles we have been running for the past six weeks. You may be meeting the daily requirement of at least 800mg of calcium by drinking
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      285 37 A good fridge operates at the right temperature IT IS estimated that up to 500,000 Singaporeans suffer from food poisoning each year. Widespread concern over the number of food poisoning cases has prompted the media to actively promote public awareness in food safety. It is particularly relevant
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Crazy, quirky, ... cool
      844 38  - Crazy, quirky, cool David Ngiau Writer-director Ratanaruang is still leading the way for Thai film-making BEFORE the current onslaught of Thai films among them Nang Nak, Satree Lex (Iron Ladies), Tears of the Black Tiger, Bangkok Dangerous and Jan Dara, which have all played in Singapore there was Fun Bar
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      Lock icon Rocky to return ... at age 56?
      240 38 Rocky to return at age 56? -Reuters LOS ANGELES The bell may be ready to ring for round six in the long-running series of Rocky movies that made Sylvester Stallone (picture) a household name. MetroGoldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has signed Stallone to write a Rocky VI screenplay. An MGM spokeswoman said on
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      Lock icon Bowling for Columbine named best documentary of all time
      334 40 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES Bowling for Columbine was named best documentary of all time by the International Documentary Association (IDA) on Thursday, adding momentum as it rolls towards the Oscars. Columbine director Michael Moore also had the No 3 film on the
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      Lock icon Still crazy after all these years
      238 40 IF THIS was Singapore, Jack Nicholson would be in jail by the time you read this. The Hollywood legend, apparently, prefers to potter around his house in his birthday suit that is: Stark naked. And some residents of Omaha, Nebraska, had to find that
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      Farm's fans just can't get enough
      349 40 HAVE you seen the trailer for the upcoming Hollywood actioncomedy Shanghai Knights! Did you manage to see Fann Wong in it? Alas, MediaCorp artiste Fann, in her Hollywood debut, was just barely in that theatrical trailer a one-second shot which flashed across the screen.
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  • MOTORING
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      An old delight
      601 44  -  Colin Yong The Alfa 1 56s 4-cylinder unit is still one of the sweetest MEL Gibson, Madonna and fine wine all seem to get better with age. The Alfa 156 doesn't quite manage to join their ranks, but it is hiding its wrinkles well. In fact, you
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      BMW's hydrogen power
      178 44 HYDROGEN-POWERED cars, which emit nothing but steam through their exhaust pipes, are edging closer to production. The colourless and odourless gas is widely recognised as the energy source of the future and is widely available from natural sources such as water. However, while some manufacturers have prototype
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      118 44 TYRE and wheel specialist Stamford Tyres is offering up to 50 per cent discounts on rims, car audio products and other accessories for its Jurong Mega Mart's year-end sale. Motorists who purchase three tyres of selected models will get the fourth one free, while those who buy a
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      28 44 December 2002 COE Prices (Ist Bidding) Cat A I600cc&. below-$28,50! Cat B I60lcc&. above- $27,289 Cat C Goods vehicles/buses $12,552 Cat D Motorcycles -$3 Cat E Open $28,487
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      Lock icon m1 boost for rugby
      567 49  -  Stanley Ho CEO Montefiore pledges commitment and support for local rugby standing performances in the Ml Rugby Schools Series and at the national age-group level. They met the criteria set by an SRU selection committee which included performance and commitment on the field, positive attitude and
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      Lock icon Hail King James, the new basketball phenomenon
      482 49 Agencies CLEVELAND He has been touted as the next Michael Jordan or a Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady rolled into one. On Thursday, schoolboy basketball phenomenon Leßron James played his first nationally televised game and coolly led his St. Vincent-St. Mary team to
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      The wonder of sport
      934 50  -  Rohit Brijnath It tells a different tale to different people, or offers a different view from a different seat EVERY crease resembled a sentence, every furrow an exclamation, every scowl a message, together his face told a tale better than any curving shot, spun chip, measured
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      Lock icon Young guns impress
      410 51  -  Kelvin Phang SINGAPORE'S youngest-ever Putra Cup team proved it could keep pace with the region's best amateurs at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling on Friday. The quartet of Justin Han, 14, Choo Tze Huang, 15, Jonathan Leong, 16, and Reagan Png, 18, posted good second
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      382 51 THE inaugural Singapore Sports Festival (SSF) is into its second week and there is a mind-boggling list of activities lined up this weekend islandwide. The National Squash Championships concludes on Sunday at the Kallang Squash Centre (6pm-llpm) and national coach Fahim Gul will be on hand to
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      Mardan, Chih Bing struggle on first day
      206 51 SINGAPORE'S Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing posted the worst opening round score at the US$3 million ($5.3 million) World Cup at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Thursday. In the opening-day fourballs, the Singapore pair, who qualified through the regional playoffs, carded a two-under-par
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      Lock icon Foosball fever hits town, WH emerges top
      168 51  -  Stanley Ho FOOTBALL was abuzz at Siam Supper Club Friday. Not the kind you see on lush green grass or five-a-side grounds, but on tables. Fourty-two teams battled it out for the right to represent Singapore in the ESPN StarSports Asian Foosball Tournament.
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      645 52  -  ESII?BHH Spurs boss uninterested in return of former White Hart Lane hero English Premier League Tottenham v Arsenal Live, Sunday on Ch23, 9,55pm GLENN HODDLE was asked the same question from many different angles, but the wily diplomat refused to take the bait on Friday. On the eve
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      238 52 LONDON Don Bradman and Muttiah Muralitharan have been named as the top Test players in history by cricket bible Wisden. Its rankings of the 100 best batsmen and bowlers were published on Friday after an exhaustive analysis of every single Test match and is sure
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      Tottering Houllier
      1070 53  -  Neil Humphreys Eccentric comments, squad rotations and poor performances lead to quit rumours IN press conferences over the last few weeks, Gerard Houllier has looked increasingly bewildered. With a glassy-eyed, unnerving stare at the best of times, the Liverpool manager now looks as if he's suffering from sleep
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      Lock icon Man United looks to enjoy a really good Christmas parcel
      307 53 Agencies LONDON With the European competitions on hold for two months and the perils of the FA Cup still three weeks away, the big guns of English soccer are free for a while to concentrate on Premier League matters. While
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      211 54 -AFP NYON Liverpool, the 2001 champion, was drawn to play French side Auxerre in the fourth round of the Uefa Cup on Friday and could meet Celtic in a 'Battle of Britain' quarterfinal. Scottish giant Celtic faces German outfit Stuttgart next February and if both sides win
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      Lock icon Nothing less than the final two. Lions
      877 54  -  Jose Raymond Poulsen's Lions have not had it so good, so there can be no excuses WHILE the coach has set the team a target of a semi-final spot, very few actually believe it is a realistic goal. Singapore must reach the final
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      335 54 The teams Indonesia Current Asian ranking: 16th Coach: Ivan Kolev Player to watch: Bambang Pamungkas Position at last Tiger Cup: runner-up Prediction: Indonesia is always hard to beat at home. This year, the team has had two-months of preparation. The team has vowed
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      Group B (Singapore, National Stadium, 18-22 Dec)
      311 55 Singapore Asian ranking: 18th Coach: Jan Poulsen Player to watch: Mirko Grabovac Position at last Tiger Cup: first round Prediction: A semi-final spot should be easy enough for the group host. Boosted by three foreign-born stars and a six-week training stint together, Jan
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      Lock icon Champ Thailand sounds a warning
      218 55 DEFENDING champion Thailand looks to be gearing up strongly for next week's Tiger Cup. The team thrashed Thai league champion BEC Tero Sasana 4-1 in its final warm-up game on Thursday, reported the Bangkok Post. Midfielder Thananchai Boriban opened the floodgates with a well-struck volley
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      121 55 Sunday Dec 15 Group A, Jakarta Vi9tnam v Cambodia Indonesia v Myanmar Tuesday Dec 17 Group A, Jakarta Philippines v Myanmar Cambodia u Indonesia Wednesday Dec 18 Group B, Singapore Thailand v Laos Singapore v Malaysia Thursday Dec 19 Group A, Jakarta Myanmar v Cambodia Vietnam v Philippines Friday
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