Today, 27 December 2002

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    8 1 TODAY JTFI(JgV December 27, 2002 mita (P) aca/uiitxa
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    Lock icon Pedra Branca, an island of two stories
    472 1 LISTENING to the cacophony of voices from Malaysia, the uninitiated may be forgiven for thinking that Singapore has unleashed a building frenzy suddenly at Pedra Branca to bolster its case against Malaysia's claim on the disputed island. The reality? "There has been no
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    Loan daze
    549 1  -  Derrick Paulo Will mortgage war confuse home-buyers? by de rri ck@nc ws t o day. c om. sy AS the HDB mortgage war gets under way, many home-buyers are likely to be smiling all the way to the bank provided they don't lose their way first. The path
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      14 1 /A=jDJj\CORP TJFairPrice -J i— NTUC Singapore's wiy own FOR THE BEST OFFERS, TURN TO
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Fixed number
      573 2  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg AFTER gaining a foothold in the cable television market six months ago, StarHub now has Singapore's residential fixed-line telephone market in its sights. It is eyeing "tens of thousands" of customers in a market of about four million and its strategy piggybacks on
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      GST for Toto, 4D and Sweep winnings
      241 2 FROM next Wednesday, the prize money for Toto, 4D and Singapore Sweep will be adjusted to take into account the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike. While punters may rejoice that they need not pay for the jump in GST from three to
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  • SERVICE EXCELLENCE
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      Lock icon Winning formula
      614 3  -  Tor Ching Li by chi ngl i@n ewstn d ay. c n ra. Kg "IT IS easy to talk about service excellence," said Mr Silvestro Morabito, CEO of Cold Storage Supermarkets. "But it's not something easy to do." Perhaps that is why he keeps a chair draped with
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      Safety move
      171 4 Aussies to fortify Manila embassy SYDNEY Australia, on edge after the Oct 12 Bali bombings, is considering relocating at least three of its embassies in the region for security reasons. A spokesman for Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer yesterday confirmed that the country would relocate its embassy in
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      Lock icon N Korea ups nuclear ante
      151 4 SEOUL The international community watched in alarm as North Korea pressed on with its nuclear brinkmanship yesterday by moving fresh fuel to a reactor capable of producing plutonium weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) confirmed that North Korea had moved fresh fuel to the
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      Lock icon Three held hostage in bank
      199 4 Agencies TOKYO An armed man held bank employees hostage in the western Japanese city of Kyoto yesterday after he was refused permission to borrow more money, police said. The man, identified by local media as 60-year-old Eiichi Tokuda, held his hostages in a meeting room
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      Lock icon $547m winner in US lottery
      184 4 AFP WASHINGTON Somebody in the state of West Virginia has won the largest single Powerball lottery jackpot in US history, worth U*****.9 million ($547 million), CAW said yesterday. The Powerball lottery is played in 23 states, the US capital and the US Virgin Islands and
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon On the rise
      529 6  -  Lee Ching Wern Reluctant chef starts bakery empire by ch i ngwe rn newstoday. com. sg Mr Daniel Tay grew up with the cream of the crop. Literally. His father, Mr Tay Yam Choong, was the man behind Seng Choong Confectionery, a household name among bread-lovers on
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      Lock icon Nissan vandal
      174 6 ChanmlNewsMia A NEW anti-social trend has begun in Clementi, where, over the past three months, car vandalism has been on the rise. Deep, long scratches are made to the paintwork, from the front door to the boot And the vandal chooses his targets selectively. It seems Nissan Sunny
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      Lock icon Blocked pipe leads to traffic snarl
      273 6 Newsßadio 93.8 We all know the Beatles. When the band approached Decca Recording Company for a recording contract In 1962, this is what the company said: 'We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.' In hindsight we know that
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      January break
      422 8  -  Tan Hui Leng NTUC FairPrice to absorb GST hike on all items by huileng@newstoday.com.sg ALTHOUGH the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be increased from three to four per cent on Jan 1, shoppers at NTUC FairPrice supermarkets will continue to pay the same price for groceries for
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      ERP discount to end
      97 8 ELECTRONIC Road Pricing (ERP) charges will revert to pre-December school holiday rates come Jan 2, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday. The revised rates are 50 cents higher than the current rates. The affected gantries include those at the AYE, Braddell Road on the CTE,
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      Lock icon No go yet for twins' surgery
      99 10 Newsßadio 93.8 IT WILL take a few more weeks before doctors here can decide if it is feasible to separate conjoined Iranian twins, Ms Laden and Laleh Bijani (picture). Chief surgeon Dr Keith Goh said the sisters are still undergoing medical tests. Dr Goh,
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      New horizons
      450 10  -  Richard Seah Aerospace firm to train technicians in China, Philippines by rich@ne wsto day. co m. sg sonal development. "We want to provide a full range of services to our customers in the airline industry," said MilCorn's chief executive officer, Dr Diana Young (picture). "This will enable us
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      105 9 nu proudly presents CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S Spectacular London Production of LIONEL BART'S The musical masterpiece Oliver! premieres in Singapore at Esplanade Theatres on the Bay from 21 March 2003. MasterCard cardmembers enjoy a priority booking period from 16-31 December 2002 and a 10% discount on A and B reserve seats to
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      258 12 We've got CableTV, Broadband Internet and StarHub's new Digital Voice service at home. What about you No one hubs your home like StarHub can. First we gave you more TV channels. Then we gave you broadband speeds. Now with StarHub's f > advanced Digital Voice service, you can expect more
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      Rough journey
      338 14  -  Irwan Jamil Lions yet to solve marksmen, training issues POINTING fingers or clamouring for coach Jan Poulsen's resignation will not help the Lions win soccer tournaments ("Out with the old, in with the new" Today, Dec 23). And it certainly does not bode well for Singapore soccer. A
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      Fans will support a team with semangat
      130 14  -  Nor Azam Ahmad THE Singapore soccer players redeemed themselves partially by playing their guts out during their game against Thailand on Sunday. I was heartbroken and disappointed with the team's lacklustre performances in the first two games of the Tiger Cup. The final
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      Paper that performs a Copperfield trick
      238 14  -  MARahim FOR the past two years, I have been waking up to two newspapers, The Straits Times (ST) and Today, which are delivered to my doorstep. The number grew to three recently with Streats being delivered to my home, free of charge, as well.
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      Govt listens to the electorate and acts
      316 14  -  Jason Lee Boon Hong I REFER to the article, 'The big issue: How to pay for daily needs if you're jobless" (Today, Dec 16). Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan appropriately stated that "politicians who neglected these basic issues (bread-and-butter issues) will suffer the
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      34 14 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write 0| I; to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax: 65-*****17; E-mail: news@n ewstoday.com .sg
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      Lock icon Unexpected output drop
      255 16 Agencies Nov production falls 0.7% SINGAPORE'S industrial production last month fell unexpectedly for the first time in eight months on weakness in the biomedical sciences and engineering sectors. Production fell 0.7 per cent from a year before, compared with October's 12.2 per cent gain. A Bloomberg News
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      Lock icon How will GDP be affected?
      241 16 -AFX News DESPITE the disappointing industrial production data for last month, MMS International economist Pamela Wong said she believes GDP growth this year will still meet the two to 2.5 per cent growth the Government is forecasting. "I am expecting GDP growth of 2.5 per
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      Apply from next week
      162 18 THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) has reminded flat buyers who are not eligible for its subsidised loans to borrow from the banks from next week onward. This includes those who have borrowed at subsidised interest rates twice or are buying flats that are the same
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        122 18 THE shortened trading week amidst geopolitical worries and a drop in Singapore's industrial production last month hurt stocks yesterday. The ST index ended 5.74 points down at 1331.45. Uncertainty and poor sentiments kept 401 counters unchanged. Volume was 142 million shares worth $70 million, almost a third of the
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        World markets
        48 18 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 HnngSeng ill Olijilllllii::. 8700.10 9561.63 2998.80 4567.37 +198.96 ■9.30 -O.30 +E2.94 +2.34 ■0.10 ■0.01 +1.85 ScionCo 1:1 SET Index ***** 354.97 ■5.93 +1.56 ■0.87 +0.44 Jakarta (omp Ptiils Camp ihemei: B 425.61 1015.33 191.19 +0.49 +6.49 4.21 +0.11 +0.64 -2.15
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 US$ 0.5754 UK£ 0.3601 Yen 69.0380 HK$ 4.487! M 2.1967 Euro 0.5556 Rupinh 5117.9 Bohr 24.7727 Peso 30.5092 AS 1.0196 Indian h 27.6280 Won 690.391 C$ 0.8907 Vuon 4.7625 NZ:|: 1.1100 NT$ 20.0607
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        Commodities
        22 18 Gold uss/oi 347.200 Silver ust/cn 4 665 Platinum uiSAi 579.000 fiiiijhf i 147.50 Pdm oil Ml/tanim 1694 Brent crude usS/Wre! 29.78
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        SGX most active
        56 18 By volume Dm 26 NWechW*****1 MuliiVis LS.M Cbnrterd KiinEngOng CheungWoli leongHin TTInt DataftUSS Eurnptron Close 0.050 0.225 0.005 0.720 0.310 0.160 0.700 0.415 0.6(5 0.260 Chrnige -0.005 ■0.005 -0.005 ■0.010 -0.015 -0.005 -0.005 +0.010 -9.1 ■2.2 -50.0 ■1.4 ■U -1.2 ■0.7 +4.0 'OOO 20,020 11,443 7,348 7,020
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        SGX top rises
        77 18 By$ Dec 26 SIA (loss Change 10.3O0 +0.100 C&t 3.220 +0.OB0 [ITYDEV DUE HyfluK SingTel 10 M 4.080 +0.060 5.900 +0.050 1.090 +0.030 1.230 +0.030 0.270 +0.030 LungKee BMU 0.210 +0.025 0.870 +0.020 CouisSp 0.155 +0.020 By percentage Dec 26 MedraS Reed Strike OKP LungKee BMU IK
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        77 18 BLOOMBURG 9ec24 dole Changi JealJvsSO 12.--HC 3. "C! )BS 10.900 -0.101 MBk6%NCPS101(l3.8OO -0.101 [hoi PiimelOOUSS 4.500 -0.101 JOE 1I.6CC -0.101 low Par 3.400 -O.OBI (epCor 3.W0 -0.061 iTEitgg 1.660 -0.061 JIS 1,070 -0.041 WBL Corp 1.6O0 -0.03( By percentage D« 26 Close Changi >M 0.005 -50.1 El-Nets
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      No steel tariff extension
      451 20  -  Val Chua NatSteel's appeal was too late, says Govt by va 1® n e wsto d ay. c o m. sg NATSTEEL'S appeal for an extension of anti-dumping duties was rejected as it came too late, the Government said yesterday. The Ministry of Trade and Industry
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      Lock icon Oei to reject 98 Holdings' offer
      173 20 Reuters INDONESIAN-BORN tycoon Oei Hong Leong reiterated yesterday his plan to reject 98 Holdings' revised offer of $2.06 per share for NatSteel. Through his investment vehicle Sanion Enterprises, Mr Oei said he intends to pursue the appointment of nine additional directors to NatSteel's board.
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      Loans for listed SMEs
      138 22 SMALL- and medium-sized public-listed companies can now tap the government's loan and grant schemes for local enterprises. Previously, these schemes were open only to privatelyowned SMEs. Trade and Industry Minister BG George Yeo announced this during a visit to an orchid farm yesterday. "Traditionally, publicly-listed companies
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      Lock icon Hyfluxwins contract
      176 22 Reuters THE water treatment firm, Hyflux Ltd, said yesterday its unit had won a contract worth $27.8 million from the Government to design and construct a plant to produce recycled water. The Public Utilities Board awarded the contract to Hydrochem Pte Ltd, Hyflux said in a statement. The
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      Lock icon Food centre upgrade
      79 22 Channel NewsAsia THE popular hawker centre, East Coast Lagoon Food Rendevous, has been closed for rebuilding work. The food centre, which will be closed till November next year, is the 11th to be upgraded under the Hawker Centres Upgrading Programme. So far, eight hawker centres have undergone
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      Lock icon Rules off the game
      353 24 ■Bloomberg Japan issues new guidelines for stock analysts TOKYO Japanese regulators are to tighten guidelines for stock analysts, taking their cue from the US which is making securities firms pay US$l.4 billion ($2.4 billion) to settle claims that their research had been tainted by investment-banking demands.
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Holiday tragedy
      372 26 AFP Three girls killed in attack on church in Pakistan DASKA (Pakistan) The uneasy calm that had marked most of Christmas Day in Pakistan was shattered after a radical Muslim prayer leader allegedly attacked a church, killing three children. A grenade was lobbed into the Presbyterian church during
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      Lock icon Vietnam jails rebels
      199 26 Reuters HANOI Vietnam has jailed eight men from its Central Highlands on charges of sabotaging the government's national unity policy in the region in the aftermath of protests there over land rights and religious freedom. The sentences, announced in yesterday's edition of the Communist Party daily, Nhan
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      Lock icon Bali blasts: Man surrenders
      174 30 -AFP JAKARTA An Indonesian man has surrendered to the police, claiming involvement in the Oct 12 Bali bombings. Suharyanto gave himself up in his hometown of Klaten in Central Java on Wednesday, said Inspector-General I Made Mangku Pastika. "He was sent to Bali by one of
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      Lock icon She did it her way
      388 30 Agencies Singing Mega turns on the charm for Papuans JAYAPURA (Indonesia) Normally shy, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri let loose yesterday and attempted to charm thousands of Papuans by singing a Frank Sinatra ballad. "This is a Christmas present for the people of Papua. It's my
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      Lock icon So, who paid for the votes in Taiwan?
      168 30 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's two main opposition parties were yesterday embroiled in allegations of vote-selling which could cause major damage in the run-up to the 2004 presidential polls. The scandal broke on Wednesday when the 44 councillors in Kaohsiung voted to elect Independent
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      Lock icon US confirms rape reports
      118 30 Reuters WASHINGTON Military officials from Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, raped ethnic minority women and girls on a systematic basis and the US State Department has confirmed it. Following reports by humanrights groups in Thailand in June of 625 rapes by Myanmar army troops in Shan
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      Lock icon A cold wind blows
      348 32 Agencies Tug-of-war as Russia slams US over range of issues MOSCOW A rift between the United States and Russia widened after Moscow went on the offensive yesterday slamming Washington on a variety of issues ranging from Iraq to human rights. Moscow jumped to Baghdad's defence saying
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      104 32 AFP KUALA LUMPUR A member of Malaysia's opposition Islamic party who was accused of flashing his private parts at a female member of the ruling party was freed yesterday by a court. Magistrate Redzuan Abdullah ruled that the prosecution had failed to satisfy several key elements in
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      134 32 AFP BANGKOK The controversial Thai version of the game show The Weakest Link will air for the last time next week, its local production company said yesterday. "Even though we have had good feedback from our sponsors and audience, we want the show to end while
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      445 34 Reuters New procedure offers hope, sparks debate LONDON The prospect of the world's first face transplant has sparked a fierce debate in Britain over the ethical and medical implications of such a radical procedure. Consultant plastic surgeon Peter Butler has called for public discussion before he attempts
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      155 34 -AFP MOSCOW A Russian woman is seeking to sue the Moscow publisher of Harry Potter, alleging that the children's novels offend her religious feelings and incite the practice of black magic. The Moscow prosecutor's office is investigating the complaint by a citizen of Tarusa, near the capital, media
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      40 34 Rei.teks photo Indian couples participate in a mass wedding in Amritsar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, on Christmas Day, The brides and grooms were brought together by the people of Amritsar, who funded the occasion.
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      136 34 AFP CARACAS Venezuela's opposition has eased up on a demand that embattled President Hugo Chavez step down, saying instead he must quit if he loses a Feb 2 referendum. The Christmas Day statement came as a surprise after weeks of militant demands by opponents to
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      113 34 -AFP NEW DELHI In a victory for Washington's efforts to scuttle the International Criminal Court, the United States and India agreed yesterday not to send each other's nationals to the tribunal. The US-India agreement states that there will be "non-extradition of nationals of either country to
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  • COMMENTARY
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      978 36  -  William Pesek Jr by in Seoul FOR fans of the theatre of the absurd, Asia was one of the best shows anywhere in 2002. Each new day seemed to bring a bizarre event only to see it outdone by another the next. North Korea, for example,
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      267 38 -AFP CORSIER (Switzerland) The Swiss mansion that was Charlie Chaplin's home for his last 25 years will soon become a museum that will preserve memories of Chaplin the artiste, the man and the humanist, according to his family. The estate at Manoir de Ban
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      571 38  -  Janice Lee Beauty contestants will be better prepared by j a nice @n ows to d ay. com. s g ARE our Miss Singapore Universe contestants prepared for the big league? While the beauty pageant industry is big business in countries like India and Venezuela, places
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      232 41  -  Sarah Chua by sarah@news to d ay.com. sg MEDIACORP Actress Fiona Xie (picture) is not sore about leaving the recent Star Awards empty-handed. "I knew beforehand that I wasn't going to win as I haven't been in many programmes in the past year. I'm still adjusting to
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      138 41  -  -Janice Lee THE skater chick is one of the spunkiest acts around. And, believe it or not, teen songstress Avril Lavigne is set to hit Singapore next month on her angst-ridden Try to Shut Me Up concert tour. The 18-year-old star's Let's Go album has risen
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      408 43  -  Elisa Chia Three cheers for this unstoppable star by elis a ©newstoday. com. sg TF there was any doubt that age is catchXing up on Cantopop veteran Alan Tam (pictures), his Above and Beyond Concert 2002 on Christmas Day would have dispelled it. Held at
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  • INCINEMAS
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      505 44 Reuters/Variety With the glut of films being lauded, there is no consensus on an Oscar contender HOLLYWOOD The year-end glut of kudos is supposed to narrow the field for the Oscar race in March. This year, however, every new prize seems to confuse the issue further. Far From
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      552 46  -  Yong Shu Chiang FILM REVIEW Heaven by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg ACCUSED terrorist Philippa, a British woman who teaches English in the Italian city of Turin, can feel the disbelieving eyes of her police captors as she weeps uncontrollably under interrogation. She tries to look past her tears, but
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      651 47  - Love it hurts Yong Shu Chiang FILM REVIEW Two Weeks Notice by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg TF Sandra Bullock's life were a romantic Acomedy, she'd need a whole lot of insurance and more than a few plasters and bandages. The actress, it seems, becomes a walking calamity every time she steps into a
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      1264 48 ON TV ■■—■■■■■■■■HHMHHHHHHHMHHHHHHHMHMMMMMM Beyond Belief charm! 5, Bj™ Tenter Nasib Da Re MI Friday Profiles Inside The Actor's Studio: Correspondent's Yearbook F 1 "ff'^fc* l^B;**si f JZM Suria '9- 30fHT1 Sir lan M(Kellen ArtsCpnirolJlpiTi 2002 ClianneiNewsAsio,9.3opm Tonight's show cover three teenagers who venture into a graveyard. the trio P!att l0
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      833 50 NBA LA Lakers 99 S Kings 105 Kings end LA hoodoo LOS ANGELES For one day, the answer to the burning question "What's wrong with the Lakers?" was simple. The Sacramento Kings is a better team, for now and the foreseeable future. The Lakers didn't produce
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      48 50 AUCKLAND -Jacob Oram starred with the bat and ball to lead New Zealand to victory in the first one-day international against India yesterday. Man-of-the-match Oram took five for 26 and then hit a steady 27 not out as New Zealand won the match by three wickets.
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      Gerard backs Gerrard
      107 50 LONDON Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has jumped to the defence of under-fire Steven Gerrard, warning that the midfielder may already have been judged guilty even before the Football Association (FA) video panel review his tackle on Gary Naysmith. Gerrard, 22, has been heavily criticised for a two-footed
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      Historic Hnida
      71 50 LAS VEGAS New Mexico's Katie Hnida became the first woman to appear in a Division 1-A football game, but the UCLA Bruins defeated her New Mexico team 27-13 in the Las Vegas Bowl on Christmas Day. The 1.75m, 68kg Hnida, with her blonde ponytail dangling past her helmet,
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      Lock icon Butcher praised
      141 50 -AFP MELBOURNE Mark Butcher's sportsmanship in turning down a catch that could have dismissed Steve Waugh in the fourth Ashes Test has been acclaimed by members of the Australian team yesterday. Waugh, who batted courageously under pressure to be unbeaten on 62 in Australia's 356 for three at
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      Another Poulsen unveiled
      535 52  -  Stanley Ho by s t anley @ne wstoday. com. sg YESTERDAY, at a luncheon hosted by Football Association of Singapore (FAS), Kim Poulsen was introduced to the press as the new coach of the Singapore national under-18 team. The Dane, no relation to Goal 2010 director and
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      Lock icon Indian runner expected to get medals back
      294 52 AFP NEW DELHI Indian mid-dle-distance runner Sunita Rani is expected to get back her two Asian Games medals after being stripped of them for a drugs offence, a top official said here on Wednesday. "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has told the Olympic
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      Lock icon Four familiar faces
      706 53 Vietnam-Malaysia final on the cards, but Indons andThais could surprise JAKARTA It will be a line-up of the four usual suspects in the semi-finals of the Tiger Cup 2002 today. For the third time in four tournaments, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia make up the last four,
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      Lock icon Great day for Gunners
      651 54 Agencies Coverage of the Title contenders Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool all stumble TEESIDE Roy Keane's long-awaited return could not prevent Manchester United sliding to a defeat at Middlesbrough that now leaves it seven points behind Arsenal. Keane made his first start since August 31 but
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      Lock icon Henry Arsenal's saviour
      326 55 English Premier League Gunners open up four-point lead HAWTHORNS Arsenal stretched its lead at the top of the Premiership to four points with a hard-earned victory over West Bromwich yesterday. Arsene Wenger's men were forced to come from behind after Danny Dichio had headed the Baggies ahead
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      Fergie eyes Cisse
      205 55 LONDON Auxerre striker Djibril Cisse has fuelled speculation he is set for a move to Old Trafford by reportedly watching Manchester United's defeat to Blackburn. The Daily Express newspaper claimed the highly-rated 21-year-old striker was invited to the game by compatriot Laurent Blanc. The veteran French defender
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      575 51 Advertisement Today- Friday- December27,2oo2 In Focus Trial of Cop-Killing Lawyer Goes Awry Hong Kong Trial of iTP^w i-^ renowned Hong Kong attorney JhSj<s S Lam Tin Yan, took a dramatic I ONs, r ~~^^-v v turn when the ice-cool defendant I 7 suddenly attempted to climb over r~te I the
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      100 53 H^H ASEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2002 mk jl^ Relive the excitement at Jmt #%^i tne er UP Asean Football |Bf 1 I Championship 2002! ":-.'JPL C< jfl South-east Asia's very own soccci- championship the Tiger Cup jp^^^^^g^ JM ~is back1 And this /ear, it's scores and more as 9 countries battle
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