Today, 21 December 2002

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  • NEWS
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      427 2  -  Lee Ching Wern On S'pore airlines and at Newton Hawker Centre by chi ngwern @ne wstoday. com. sg IT HAS been more than two months since the Bali bomb blasts. The joyous festivities of Christmas may have replaced the horrific images of that tragedy in the minds
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      Fair play code
      209 3  -  Kim-Kpta Tan EMPLOYERS and the labour movement have prescribed a code of conduct for best employer practices to preserve harmony and ensure fair play for all in Singapore's multi-racial and multi-religious workforce. The long-anticipated Code of Responsible Employment Practices is, in part, aimed at allaying fears that
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      Lock icon Polaris execs freed
      139 3 -AFP JAKARTA Two top executives of Indian software firm Polaris Software Lab were freed on Friday following high-level intervention from New Delhi. An Indian embassy source told AFP that chief executive Arun Jain and senior vice-president Rajiv Malhotra, detained by Indonesian police for a week, were now
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      News on broadband
      129 3 SINGNET users can now receive Channel News Asia programmes on SingNet Broadßand. The channel, produced in collaboration with MediaCorp News, will feature daily news programmes, business updates and other weekly reports. Every day, three hours worth of fresh content as well as 17 hours worth of weekly
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      The surplus dilemma
      694 3  -  Ng Boon Yian Study: Should it be distributed only to the needy? FOR more than 30 years, rapid development has helped Singapore chalk up budget surpluses almost every year, a badge of honour worn with much pride. But as it enters an era of sporadic growth, the
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      Grrrrr... some rules don't make $ense
      286 3 BUSINESSMEN who gripe about the costs of doing business here can blame regulatory costs compounded by inflexible civil servants who adamantly "go by the book" even when the regulations sometimes do not make sense. For instance, new restaurant owners are required to install new
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      THE RISK-TAKER
      887 4  -  Vong Shu Chiang Elangovan gets go-ahead for play on transsexuals by shuc hian£;@nc wst o day. c o m.sg A PLAY about the lives of Malay-Muslim transsexuals has been given the official go-ahead to be staged this weekend at the Substation. And it would seem like NA, the
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      All I want... is my IC
      366 6  -  Sarah Chua Poor sick girl hopes her missing wallet and IC will turn up by sarah@newstod ay.com. sg WHILE other 15-year-olds dream about the presents they will get this Christmas, Kellyn Kwek Sze Theng only has one wish for the person who has her
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      Chinatown bargains
      146 6  -  Tan Hut Leng THE Christmas shopping frenzy isn't over, but the Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival 2003 committee is set to hold a mega sale next month. As a run-up to the festivities, the 29-day event will see more than 1,000 retailers offering discounts of between 10 and
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      55 2 Come Celebrate Christmas with us LIVING FAITH CHURCH presents Date \22 December 2002 Time > 10 am 12 noon Venue j Pan Pacific Hotel, Level I, Pacific Ballroom 3, Singapore Mandarin Interpretation via headsets. Finger food with coffee and tea will be served. AdmiJiion ij Free. All are welcome. LIVING
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      105 6 \1 COLOU RS^Mou Ro2 03 I H| Bold, Opulent and Extravagant designs first ever to be 'iGWi,' showcased in Singapore. Be captivated by the colours and glamour of the Colour Diva collection this Christmas at TianPo. I With purchase of $500 above on gem m ■l^* j* f set jewellery
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  • LETTERS
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      Easy to find way
      727 8 with HDB's system for naming streets, numbering blocks I REFER to the letter, "Lost in the heartlands, again", by Mr Lim Boon Hee (Today, Dec 12). HDB is conscious of the need to give appropriate street names as well as systematic and sequential block numbers in
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      When passengers start screaming...
      173 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming WITH regard to the recent agreement between Singapore and Australia for air marshals to be deployed on flights between the two countries, Mr Ananda Perera is perhaps correct in his caution especially during these times when terrorism is on the rise. Reports
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      Not wise to chase
      137 8  -  Thomas Ang Huang Yang I REFER to a segment on Crime Watch, where two army officers were commended for their bravery and kindness when they chased a snatch thief and rendered aid to the victim. While I agree that the Singapore Police Force should praise them
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      125 8 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full _^Hfr name and address and write Jj HL^ to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, "«^^=?^1 #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax: 65-*****217; E-mail: news@news today.com.sg We serve. With passion. l^l^i. -j lj^^ j^a i^ i f Joy to tfe twrttf,
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  • BUSINESS
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      RAIDER or TRADER?
      1169 10  -  Val Chua by val@newstoday.com.sg OF ALL the issues bothering him in the battle for control of NatSteel, nasty labels are probably the least of Mr Oei Hong Leong's concerns right now. Indeed, both kind and biting words have been hurled at the enigmatic 54-year-old protagonist in the
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      Hitch ins to list next year
      145 10  -  Vat Chua HITCHINS, a regional build-ing-protection specialist based in Singapore, intends to list on the Sesdaq next year to ride on the construction boom in China. The 35-year-old company produces chemicals to protect and waterproof buildings across Asia, with works ranging from MRT stations
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      Lock icon Soros found guilty
      85 10 Reuters PARIS A Paris court on Friday found US billionaire George Soros guilty of using inside information to make money on shares in bank Societe Generale and fined him 2.2 million euros ($3.9 million). Hungarian-bom Soros, 72, was convicted of using insider information in a botched 1988
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      Lock icon Stakes up
      70 10 -AFX News THE distribution of shares in NatSteel has again changed. 98 Holdings Pte Ltd said it has increased its stake by buying another 863,500 shares at $2.06 each, bringing its ownership to 36.72 per cent. However, this is still below the required 50 per cent plus one
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      Lock icon M'sia aims to be sea-air links hub
      156 16 AFX News MasKargo in three-way team-up KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Airline System's cargo unit MasKargo will promote sea-air transshipment jointly with Northport at Port Klang and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Bernama news agency reported, citing MasKargo senior general manager J J Ong. The
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      Mysingtel to become paid service
      226 16  -  Chan Chao Peh FROM Feb 1, SingNet will charge two cents per minute for Internet access through its mysingtel access plan. Previously, this service available to SingTel fixed line users was free. They had to pay normal telephone charges of 0.7 cents per minute between
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      1468 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquires Coif BS2 2973-6600 E-mail lipper.osia@reuteri.tom Aberdeen Asset Management Ai.d) 19/12 m ierG3En Se ■Amefiran OoMriuniliea 0.564 0.5YJ SSSWU of if MBj|nr«- m) m 17/12 AW 9i|g Sol Fd 0.71 077) 17/12 111 I rrrem timial HrjoHimre Fd (J8 '87! 17/'l 2 AIA R°gki°nnj Eiqly W FjJ
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      Lock icon Let the Eagle go?
      243 18 Bloomberg NOL seeks advice on sale of tankers NEPTUNE Orient Lines, which has US$46O million ($802.72 million) of debt due by June next year, has hired JP Morgan Chase Co to advise it on a possible sale of American Eagle Tankers (picture), its only profitable operation.
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      Lock icon Changi air traffic 'fully recovered'
      142 18 AFX News PASSENGER and cargo traffic at Changi International Airport have returned to 2000 levels following last year's decline in the aftermath of the Sept 11 terror attacks in the United States, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said. Mr Yeo said the Government expects passenger
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      Make cross-border payments online
      252 18 MA* £i AIM IS. has introduced an online payment service in Singapore that allows customers to make payments to organisations in Malaysia and transfer funds to any account maintained with Maybank in Malaysia. According to the bank, this is a first in Singapore as the remitted
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      Lock icon $200m Hawaii gas unit purchase
      114 18 Bloomberg STAMFORD (Connecticut) Citizens Communications Co, which sells telephone service in 24 US states, agreed to sell its Gas Co of Hawaii unit to a Singapore investment firm for US$ll5 million ($200.66 million) in cash. Citizens Communications will have generated US$l.9 billion from selling its
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      Lock icon Move to improve capital requirements
      132 18 AFX News THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed a risk-based capital framework meant to improve the capital requirements for insurance companies and to address asset risks. "The new capital requirements would serve as an effective early warning indicator of financial strength and facilitate
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        99 18 SHARES eased on Friday on war concerns and position squaring prior to an expected quiet trading week ahead of the Christmas holidays. The benchmark Straits Times Index dropped 17.18 points to 1,337.45, surrendering a chunk of Thursday's gains. It was down 23 points for the week. New listing DMX
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        World markets
        56 18 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hung Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan IVtil 8450.94 9656.46 2921,90 4582.05 -65.13 ■71.97 •19.30 6.09 -0.76 -0.74 -0.66 0.13 Korea Coma SET Index 692.42 353.93 15.71 -2.27 -2.22 -0.64 Jakarta Comp Phils Camp Shenzen 3 V ill)iii 395.30 1019.98 197.09 3335.11 4.07 -10.20
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 USS 0.5726 LK£ 0.3606 Yen 69.246 HK$ 4.4652 RM 2.1758 Euro 0.5603 Rupinh 5047.4 Bohl 24.722 Peso 30.737 A$ 1.0120 Indian Rs 27.567 Won 688.94 C$ 0.8929 Yuan 4.7394 NZ$ 1.1149 NT$ 19.923
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        Lock icon Commodities
        21 18 SGX Gold ijst/oo 333.80 silveruss/in 4.712 Platinum usvoi 601.70 Rubber temsAg 148.50 Palm Oil RM/tgnm 1628 Brent (rude usiAuml 28.44
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        SGX most active
        54 18 ly volume Jet 20 DMXTech L&M Chartered MulliVis Pat Cent Cilirnyn DotmrftUSS NOL Close 0.250 0.010 0.76O 0.235 0.275 0.430 0.690 0.B95 Change ■0.025 ■0.015 ■0.005 -0.020 -0.025 ■3.2 ■6.0 ■1.8 -4.4 ■3.5 '000 70,929 47,126 22,490 10,592 8,536 8,392 8,035 7,029 TTInt Capital and 0.425 1.060
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        SGX top rises
        83 18 Dec 20 Close Change SIA 10.400 +Q.200 DBS Bk 6% NCPS *****.900 +0.100 OUE 5.850 +0.100 S1IETF100 13.900 +0.090 ST Engg 1.710 +0.040 JSH*****SS 2.600 +0.O3O UonTetkC 0.120 +0.030 SATSto 1.610 +0.030 T-CIL 31c HKS 1.030 +0.030 FJBen 0.335 +0.025 By percealage Dec 20 dose Change Lionleckt
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        77 18 Bloomberg Dec 20 5PH DBS UOS Close Change 1B.S0O -0.500 11.000 -0.400 11.500 -0.300 Creative SO 12.600 -0.2O0 SPH 100 Venlure OCBC 13.600 -0.200 14.300 -0.200 9.500 -0.150 CM 3.060 -0.120 Haw Par 3.600 -0.100 CITYDEV 4.180 -0080 By perceatage Dec 20 Close Change El-Heis 0.010 -0.005
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  • SAVVYINVESTOR
    • MONEY TALKS
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        Dividends are back in vogue...
        454 12 IN the aftermath of the Internet bubble bust and the Enron and WorldCom accounting scandals, dividend policy as an investment guideline has gained importance. In Singapore, cash-starved shareholders have put pressure on local companies to improve their return on equity and pay out higher dividends.
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        ... and windfalls are in store
        431 12 and windfalls are in store UJNDtiKttie new system proposed in the last Budget, the tax collected on corporate profits is final. Dividends paid out by a listed company win be considered net dividends and shareholders whose personal tax rate differs from the corporate tax rate will not have their tax
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      If you can handle a volatile market South Korea is the top pick for next year
      578 12  -  Val Chua by val@ne wstoday. co m. sg THE World Cup may be long over, but South Korea is still looking sizzling hot to some fund analysts. Online unit trust distributor Fundsupermart has picked
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    • What The Experts Say ...
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        Lock icon Comfort Group – Buy
        100 14 Comfort Group Buy DBS Vickers "We have examined CityCab's cost model vs Comfort and concluded that size matters, leading to economies of scale which will boost Comfort's margins.The proposed merger of Delgro and Comfort should lead to cost savings as well as top-line enhancement. The re should be upside to
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        Lock icon Popular – Outperform
        108 14 Popular Outperform OCBC Investment Research hrst-nait results were in une witn our expectations, with net profit rising !3% year-on-year to $5.3m. Popular, already a household name for educational material for the nursery, kindergarten and primary school market, is expanding its regional network into China as well. It has also embarked
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        Lock icon United Overseas Land – Buy
        111 14 United Overseas Land Buy DBSVickers "The process of crystallising the value of UOL's property and equity investment portfolio has already begun with the divestment ofTlong Bahru Plaza and its interest in Haw Par. The group is evaluating other options to unlock value and enhance shareholders' value through REITs/securitisation, opportunistic disposals
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        Lock icon MFS Technology – Outperform
        86 14 MFS Technology Outperform OCBC Investment Research FYO2 was a bad year for riFS, Earnings plunged 77% in IH but recovered 84% in 2H. Further, momentum will remain strong going into FYO3 as telecom customers such as Motorola, Nokia and Philips are demanding more FPCs for making colour LCD displays following
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        Lock icon IDT Holdings – Downgrade to Hold
        78 14 IDT Holdings Downgrade to Hold DBSVickers "IDT's interim results were disappointing due to pricing pressure on its LCD consumer electronic products. EBITDA margins fell sharply to 14.2%. after two consecutive periods of improvement. IDT expects its major markets to remain soft for FYO3. We are reducing estimates by 39% for
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      Stanchart's new HDB loan
      86 14 STANDARD Chartered Bank has launched HDB EasyLoan. The package will complement the bank's existing HDB Bridging Loan and the Home Improvement Loan, said Mr Wilson Chia, head of consumer banking. Its features include a discounted first year rate of 2.5 per cent. Customers will also benefit
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      Branded HDB estates
      823 14  -  Derrick A Paulo How people see you depends on where you live, survey shows by derrick@newstoday.com.sg ARE you young and dependable? Would you call yourself sporty and unique? Or do you think you're family-oriented and hardworking? Depending on your answer, you might want to consider living in
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      276 13 IF IT'S IN GOOD SPIRIT fkJm >' i W BrUt i^^U f IT'S IN OUR CITY CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY 15 NOVEMBER 31 DECEMBER 2002 We've simply outdone ourselves in bringing you the treats you Robinsons Christmas Toyland Experience the magic of like, many of which you won't find elsewhere.
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      102 15 Win an ePic camera j and do your part M for a great cause. I "-*asj Participate in the lucky dip at the 170 AXS Stations islandwide. a You could win an ePic camera valued at $599. With each new account signed up, ePic will donate $10 to the Education
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      151 19 A Hfc A V K Bk .^fl A fl V A B* Experience the adrenalin rush of Singapore Sports now! Get into the thick of sporting action at the first-ever Singapore Sports Festival! This year, we are inviting all Singaporeans to celebrate sports in the spirit of fun, solidarity and
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Roh wants to amend US pact
      203 20 Agencies SEOUL Among the first things that South Korean pres-ident-elect Roh Moo Hyun did after winning Thursday's elections was to call for a shake-up in the country's half-century alliance with the United States. The 56-year-old human rights lawyer said he would propose amendments to
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      Lock icon Blood clot victims can sue
      204 20 Reuters MELBOURNE In a ruling that could have international implications, an Australian court said on Friday it will hear a landmark lawsuit against Qantas Airways Ltd and British Airways Pic over a blood clot suffered by a passenger on a long-haul flight. The Supreme Court
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      Lock icon Embassies seek safer sites
      154 20 -AFP MANILA The Australian and Canadian embassies are looking to relocate to safer sites, as they reopen with the fear of terrorist attacks fading. But both will remain within Manila's financial district of Makati, said Philippine Foreign Secretary Bias Ople. Mr Ople said that the EU
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      Clock is ticking
      394 20 Iraqi 'failure' moves US a step closer to war WASHINGTON The countdown to war in Iraq appears to have begun following a US declaration that Iraq is in "material breach" of a UN resolution after failing to disclose information about its illegal weapons of mass destruction. Mr
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      Lock icon Romance in Hong Kong
      68 20 Reuters photo Couples from mainland China celebrate their marriages in a grand tourism promotion event in HongKong.The 78 couples, some of whom are already married and some engaged, gathered at an event organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board to promote the territory as a romantic
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      Lock icon Back to Bali
      134 20 -AFP JAKARTA Seven Bali bombing suspects will be flown to the resort island to reconstruct meetings they allegedly held to plan the attack, a police spokesman said on Friday. Among the seven suspects to be transferred are alleged bombing field commander Imam Samudra, the first arrested suspect
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      Lock icon Suspect in millionaire murder case arrested
      139 20 -AFP HONG KONG Chinese police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a millionaire businessman in a Hong Kong teahouse last month, it was reported on Friday. Businessman Harry Lam was killed as he was having breakfast with three friends at
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Thirsty in Germany?
      136 22 Reuters BERLIN What could be a worse nightmare for German drinkers than a beer shortage? The potential cutback in supply is due to new regulations effective in January, when the government will impose charges on non-reusable containers. The percentage of recycled cans and bottles has fallen below
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      Lock icon UN honour for Beethoven's Ninth
      124 22 AFP BERLIN German composer Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has become the first musical score to gain the official protection of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. The original 200-page score of the Ninth Symphony was added to the United Nations world heritage
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      Lock icon How much is that doggie?
      72 22 -AFP photo A father and daughter look at turtles and pedigree dogs on sale in the streets of Guangzhou, in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Business is booming ahead of the Christmas and Chinese New Year holidays. Thousands of animals are purchased every year
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      Lock icon Going round in circles
      590 22  -  Ivy Singh-Lim Hey, you MRT folks, there's life above ground too I WALKED into my favourite pizza joint at the Oasis in Kallang the other day, said a cheery "hello" to the cute Mexican chef, Aturo, asked him "how's business?" and watched the poor man almost
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      ... And to all a good rum-pa-pa-pum
      790 23  - And to all a good rum-pa-pa-pum Dave Barry by weekend@newstoday.com.sg LET'S all get into the holiday spirit, as expressed by the festive song heard so very often on the radio at this time of year: "Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock!" "Jingle be11... BANG! That was the festive sound
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  • WEEKEND FEATURE
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      Lock icon The Real Lo
      609 24  -  Janice Lee J Lo Incorporated celebrity, actress, singer, and brand or is she simply Jenny from the Bronx? A Today exclusive with Jennifer Lopez by j anic e @ne wstoday.com. sg ASK any hot-blooded male for his thoughts on Latina diva Jennifer Lopez and you can expect
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      THE MEN IN HER LIFE...
      749 25 blossoming acting career, "I completely related to Selena," she tells Today. "We were at similar points in our lives she was breaking into the mainstream music scene, I was getting into acting. We were around the same age, in the same business, we went through
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      Edmund gets his big break
      470 25  -  Elisa Chia by elisa @n e wsto day. c o m .sg WHEN American studio Wamer Bros. Pictures announced that Singapore artistes will be starring in its first Chinese film production, the media went into overdrive speculating who the lucky ones will be. Well, guess
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  • FESTIVE FAMILY FAVOURITES TODAY
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      Luxurious sharksfin
      311 26  -  Pauline DLoh Melt-in-the mouth delicious, and it's worth all the extra work SHARKS' fin is indicative of the measure of sophistication Chinese cuisine has reached. Who else but the Chinese can turn what is essentially fish cartilage into a dish that is revered and reserved for only the
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      The savvy buying guide to the best sharks' fins
      195 26 THERE are many types of sharks' Fins in the market from canned ready-to-eat to traditionally sun-dried combs to high-tech freeze-dried versions. They also come in many grades. The best are complete combs of a manageable size, which are slightly larger than
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      Braised sharksfin
      316 26 INGREDIENTS: 1 pkt frozen sharks' fin (500g) 1 large bunch spring onions, sectioned 1 large piece old ginger, skinned and sliced 1 cup of yellow wine (or shaoxing) For superior stock 1 large chicken, about 2kg 450g lean pork fillet 500g soup bones For sharks'fin: 4 cups superior
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  • EPICURE
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      Wine collection
      404 28  -  Jeffrey Yang by eatout@newstoday.CQtn.sg Getting the Right Stemware Good stemware is important to a great wine-tast-ing experience. Stemware refers to wine glasses. Different types of wines, such as Cabernets, Pinot Noirs and Sauvignon Blancs, require different types of glasses in order to deliver the best drinking experience. The
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      314 28  -  -Jeffrey Yang Great vintners grace annual Food and Wine Experience IF ITALY has been off your radar as far as wine purchases are concerned, it may be a good time to add some Italian white and desert wines to your Christmas and New Year wine
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      The 'root' of this recipe
      379 28  -  Richard Seah by richs newstoday. com. sg A NUMBER of "new" root vegetables have made their appearance in wet markets recently. I was thinking of writing about them when I saw that they have even found their way into the breads at BreadTalk. I was
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      53 28 THE JUDGES WHO AWARDED ARIEL WINES 8 MEDALS HAD NO IDEA THEYWERE NON-ALCOHOLIC They just had good taste. ARIEL TX'f Worlds Finest Non-Alcoholic Wines The Only Non-Alcoholic Wine Ever to Win a Gold Medal Against Wines with Akohol. For more information, please contact: International Trading Corporation [Asia) Pte Ltd Email:
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      527 30 What to look out for when choosing a washing machine DOING the laundry is a simple task if you have a washing machine. But if you don't choose the right washer, the task may become more tedious. Here are some of the factors that you should
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      The time is now
      371 32  -  Alice Leong Don't wait till it's too late to increase youjbcalcium intake by ncws@ncwstoday.com.sg LIKE many of my counterparts, I used to associate osteoporosis with frail old ladies and calcium as just another nutrient we have to take as part of our diet. I know better
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      THE CALCIUM SELF-TEST
      157 32 I-™™"—• minium miiuiiiiuiiiui >'"<«"•<.»■>»■»■» Find out how much you know about calcium: We need at least 800mg of calcium daify. True or False? Calcium is the building block of bones, teeth and nails. True or False? By the age of 80,50 per cent of women experience bone
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      166 32 In 20 years, this may be a difficult thing to do. Start investing in your bones now. i Getting osteoporosis is serious. And as a woman Two glasses of NESTLE Hi-Calcium Non Fat K under 30, you may he at risk due to an inadequate Milk a ckiy provides your
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      708 33  -  Shreejit Changaroth The new Mercedes E55 AMG is a power-packed, classy beast by news ©newstoday. com. sg THE most well-known car in Singapore, like it or not, is the Mercedes-Benz E-class. Not the most expensive, fastest, most luxurious or most beautiful, but the best known by men, women and
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      Beckham power for Castrol
      92 33 MANCHESTER United striker and England captain David Beckham has signed a two-year contract with Castrol to endorse Power 1, a new semi-synthetic motorcycle oil. Castrol already has Formula One star Ralf Schumacher and current World Superbike champion Colin Edwards, but Beckham is unique because he is
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      Endorsing the Alexandra car belt
      89 33 THERE will soon be more car showrooms along Alexandra Road, cementing the area's reputation as an automotive hub. Regent Motors Limited, the agent for Ford and Land Rover, recently acquired the Kodak building, near Ikea, for around $20 million. The site will be redeveloped into
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      AUDI A4 CABRIOLET
      61 34 A CONVERTIBLE version of the svelte x\A4 saloon, the Cabriolet proves that many things look better without their tops on. There are two decent-sized rear seats, so wind-in-the-hair motoring can be enjoyed by a full foursome. Currently only available with a 2,4 V6 engine, mated to Audi's
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      Putting on the sheen
      298 34 Get the right stuff to get the job done 'TWERE must be at least as many J. different types of car care products on the market as there are car models, but they can be broken down into several basic groups: CAR WASH CONCENTRATES Unlike household
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      A professional job, a real bargain
      246 34 IF spending hours cleaning and polishing your car sounds like too much work, and you're reluctant to pay the high prices most professional grooming centres seem to charge for their services, a newly established company may have the answer. Premium Automotive Grooming Accessories {PAGA),
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      Lock icon What giving really means
      677 36  -  Theresa Tan by news@newstoday.com.sg I "»HE weather outside is frightful. X There are more people, more sales, more gaily-wrapped gifts than I have ever seen in this town. There are more charities hitting Orchard Road, working hard for donations. There are credit card advertisements looming everywhere,
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      Boone to be a rocker
      327 36  -  ■Janice Lee HE may look lean, mean and scary, but Waymon Boone is nothing of the sort. He is the exact opposite. Boone is funny, jovial and one of the friendliest rockers you'll ever speak to. In a phone interview from Montreal, he took time
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      Party with DJ Seaman at the Expo
      145 36 GET ready for the largest party and greatest countdown of the year here. Featuring two explosive arenas of world-class club music, Essential NYE 2003 brings the UK's infamous Ministry of Sound NYE spectacular to Asia for the first time, along with the Hed
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      139 36 Swrjuiml Top Ten Charts t. Power Of Love Various Artistes 2. One Love Blue 3. Unbreakable Wcst]jfc (pl'l'iltl'tl HltS 4. WWK Presents Anthology Various Artistes 5. Shine Bond 6. Let Go Avril Lavigne 7. Charmbracelet Mariati Carey 8. Sentimental Hits Various Artistes 9. This Is Me Then Jennifer Lopez 10.
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      287 37 H Perfect Gift of Life H for your^loved ones this Christmas... f We've read about the hazards of fire and how it has taken lives, destroyed families UZJ| and properties but we always think it won't happen to us. But, what if it does? And the worst situation to be
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        558 38  -  Serene Foo David Ngiau Yong Shu Chiang Janice Lee Elisa Chia YSC ON SF DN -SF -;l YSC Infernal A ffairs A tale of two cops (Andy Lau, Tony Leung) one is working undercover within a Triad, the other is a mole for the Triad,The A Better Tomorrow
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      758 40  -  Sadiah Ahmad by 3adiah@aewstoday.coin.se T)OLLYWOOD heart-throb Aamir Khan's J-Jmarriage is well and truly over. After months of speculation, Aamir, 37, and his wife, Reena, 35, have made the split official by filing a petition for mutual divorce in a family court in Mumbai, reported the Press
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      Aussie connection
      963 41  -  Felix Cheong Meet Doyle, HK director Wong's right-hand man by news newstoday. com. sg THE coming of age of Asian cinema, over the past 10 years, probably has as much to do with the vision of directors like Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Stanley Kwan, as with the
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      Will Last Life make it big?
      426 41 AFTER the disappointing returns of two low-key, downmarket investments in Army Daze (1996) and That One No Enough (1998), Cathay Asia looks set to hit the big time with Last Life in the Universe. Everything about the production reads and spells ambition: From its
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      197 44 "Well, what have we here?" ("I have no idea and Fm hoping you'll give me a clue."} "Well, we're not feeling so well today, are we?" {"I'm stalling for time.") "If it doesn't clear up in a week, give me a call." ("I don't know what
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      484 38 TIERRfI EL FUEGO R(A) Tdy^,oDpin GIRLS ON TOP <A) Tdy:L3opm KATAWAN R(A) T(Jy;3,3opin INFERNAL AFFAIR "s^T' "^R Ti^v;l.ls r 3rOO r srOtl,&.3tl,g.3tlprii r l2rOOam If^t. tjM LjßßhjM..lm Sa?: ".00 am, 5.00. 3.00, I Sat; 11.30 am, 1.30, 3.30, Sat: 11.30 am, 1.30. 3.30. 5.00,7.00.9.00, 11.00 pm 5.30,7.30,9.30, 11.30 pm 5.30,7.30,8.30,
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      36 39 B "Bold in imagination and searing with excitement and passion." H lUhann Von I inn A ft AVC ■ffllallH ICC LJlt|| r O UHtJ H "Epic battles and spectacular effects..." B ipy^ji mfimsfsfl Hal bmmLj3B .;|p**«
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      582 40 1^ iHfIvVTCWER. IW BE*£H KWD Junm E cjneplcH JLJRONG EAST ST 11 I I k I THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: A I IHE TWO TOWERS JPG] [CS) THE TWO TOWERS (PGHCSII Kp-^»W .M (NOFBrriickris/pissfS) {OsasaWiioFFiEE-oFTS.Mssro Pj? .Jt ■E* I *"t^fl I lO:3Cksm 2:00 5.30
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      1700 42 Programmes Saturday Highlights ll— p, ('"f-j 70 <? PRIMETIME B »-^fl B^i RN^ G CoHteuandPoreefainCra^iifi Jftfe/: £Jfc 4 W^^^m -'M A THAMMFT 6.00am Ultraman Kids m Rorin 4^_ MORhJINT -jp <r o.j'J :cj:iK J ci.:iy"i11 -*s^.^Vv 6.00am Oliver's Twist 7.30 Bakugaiden B-Daman non n!-i Lv^ "^y Late Night Snockj 8.00
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      92 43 n^MM^Mi IMMJM^miii hhhMH uu I i 1 B ni' Mil fSj^Sf- _^^^fl V JHf y JM f mmmm pht 111 __m v Catch the adventures of Kim Possible only on The Disney Channel as she uses her ingenuity and tenacity to save the world from evil villains, struggles with sinister
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      98 44 The lighter side Meehan Streak jF FOR THE~~ROAD,I BETTER~MAKE^| I IT'S LONG PLEASF, JOSEPH. (A [_IT A iDDU^LE^J <£\ AND WINDING ROAD.J Shoe f DOMT VOU JUST LCWE 1 I SURE DO, 1 f IT'5 THE OMLV TlW£ I SEE. 1 I CHRISTWftS, UNGL£ COSAAO? I I SKVLER... I H
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      300 44 (C%\ Tod-y'sjoke I T_i_X V*^Wy T)Y the time a tourist pulled into a little J_J>town, every room in the sole motel was taken. "You've got to have a room somewhere," he asked the motel manager. "Or just a bed, I don't care where." "Well, I do have a double room
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      426 45 AFP NBA NJ Nets 98 LA Lakers 71 Kidd dominates proceedings EAST RUTHERFORD A return engagement with the New Jersey Nets did nothing to lift the lacklustre Los Angeles Lakers, whose latest effort on Friday drew sharp criticism from onetime Laker great Magic Johnson. "It's embarrassing to
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      Godzilla chooses to be a Yankee
      166 45 TOKYO Hideki Matsui (picture), widely considered to be Japan's best baseball player, prepared to don New York pinstripes on Friday as compatriots from the prime minister down expressed pride in the news of his deal with the Yankees. His three-year contract is estimated to
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      SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR?
      935 46  -  Rohit Brijnath ONE man defied time, one man defied his past and one woman defied possibility. Who to choose? What is the "Man/Woman of the Year" anyway? Is it pure accomplishment, just a simple math of victories and defeats? How is difficulty to be graded? Is
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      664 47 Reuters i English Premier League Liverpool v Everton Live, Sunday, Ch23, 12mn some stage and, judging by his displays so far, the youngster will not be fazed. Rooney was still 16 when his sweetly struck 25-metre shot embarrassed 39-year-old Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman in the dying seconds
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      Lock icon Lucky Houllier 100 per cent committed to Reds as derby looms
      449 47 LIVERPOOL Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier says he feels fortunate to be preparing for the unique tension of the Merseyside derby on Sunday. Houllier spent last Christmas recovering from life-saving heart surgery and was still recuperating when the sides drew
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      Weightlifting returns to the scene
      382 48  -  Kelvin Phang ONCE upon a time, weightlifting was Singapore's marquee sport. From the 1950s right up to the early 1980s, the Republic cashed in on gold medals. Then, the sport suffered a drastic decline in fortunes. Over the last few years, the National Sports Association
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      Lock icon Thriller at the Island
      606 48  -  Kelvin Phang National No 1 junior Choo ends Singapore's five-year wait by ke 1 vin newstoday. com. sg FINALLY. After five years, a Singapore golfer has ended the run of foreign champions at the 11th Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) Junior Golf Invitational on Friday. But
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      Lock icon Kolev's gone ... no he's not!
      340 49 Kolev's gone no he's not! Agencies JAKARTA On Thursday, sources in the Indonesia camp said that the team was in the midst of preparing in the best way possible for Saturday's crucial clash against Vietnam, to make up for the disappointing performances of the Tiger Cup Group A host in
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      Keane's fit, but Giggs and Carroll disunited
      191 49 MANCHESTER It seemed as if there would be no end to the good news at Manchester United. On Thursday, club captain Roy Keane passed a reserve game against Newcastle with flying colours. It means the Irish star is almost certain of a place
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      Lock icon At least a win
      534 50  -  Stanley Ho Lions struggle against minnow, nowThais in the way HBBC "SACK THE COACH! Sack the coach!" The chants from the 10,000--strong fans at half-time were deafening, even if the cavernous bowl that is the National Stadium was only less than a fifth full. A small
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      Lock icon Kingpin Thailand mauled by voracious Malaysia
      433 50  -  Stanley Ho WATCH out, the young Tigers are on the prowl. After engineering a classy 4-0 hammering over host Singapore on Wednesday, Malaysia mustered another titanic effort on Friday to humble South-east Asian powerhouse and defending champion Thailand 3-1 in a Tiger Cup Group
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      Lock icon Hope springs eternal. Lions
      773 51  -  S. Gulam Despite poor show, fans should get behind Poulsen's team one last time HOW do you celebrate this win? I mean, it was Laos for heaven's sake. A team which is ranked alongside Brunei and Philippines. A country where footballers earn far less than anything
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      358 45 JobsTODAY MediaCorp MediaCorp TVI2, a member of the MediaCorp Group, operates 2 Iree-to-air channels, Central (which offers the best in Kids, Tamil and Arts programming) and Suria (the favourite Malay channel in Singapore). We invite individuals who are results-oriented to apply for the following appointment: ENGINEERING OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE (AUDIO) As
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      97 50 safe MALAYSIA MATCH vs THAILAND BATE 20/12/02 'FULL-TIME n l RESULTS 0 I '"Full-Time" includes injury time but not extra tima of penalty shoot-outs. IX2 M4urai 112 GOAL »™f TOTAL a GOALS| 4 I All reasonable care liui bvi-u token in aamrtq -1 r i n- iiifurniutidn presented u((Uiu-le iir
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      39 50 I ■T' I Rooney to rule?/47 Evertonians hope their boy wonder will upstage Liverpool's Owen Peerless Sorenstam/46 Rohit Brijnath picks a woman as Sportsperson of the Year Magic blasts Lakers/45 Legend slams defending champions' poor attitude after another loss
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