Today, 3 January 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY Frid&y January 3, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Roaring start to the new year
      147 1 AFP, Reuters NEW YORK Bluechip shares began the new year with a bang yesterday with the Dow Jones index surging 3.19 per cent and the Nasdaq gaining 3.69 per cent. In the New York Stock Exchange's first session of the year the Dow picked
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      Healthy outlook for jobs?
      170 1 THE healthcare sector has the potential to expand further, churning out new jobs in the process. "In view of the rapidly growing opportunities in Asia, the ERC (Economic Review Committee) Work Group on Healthcare Services has recommended to grow the local healthcare service market from the
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      The dollar watch
      769 1  -  Chan Chao Peh Where is the Singdollar headed as MAS maintains its neutral stance? by< chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg THE Singdollar posted its biggest decline in two months yesterday but the sharp drop is likely to be welcomed by those who believe that the local currency is too strong for
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  • HOT NEWS
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      It's final. No fourth university
      409 2  -  Tan Hut Leng SPECULATION over whether a fourth university will be set up here was put to a stop yesterday when it was announced that the idea will be scrapped. The Committee to Review the University Sector and Graduate Manpower Planning yesterday said that the
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      Home loans frenzy
      674 2  -  Grace Tay Analysts advise as banks undercut grace@newsto day. com. sg CONSUMERS excited by the frenzied undercutting in the recent HDB home loan market should hold their horses. Though banks are revealing new rates almost every day, analysts say the dust has yet to settle and by
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      Tudung, again
      492 3  -  Jose Raymond This time, PKMS comes out in open support of 11-year-old girl by. j ose@newstoday.com. sg THE tudung issue reared its controversial head again yesterday this time with the overt support of a Malay opposition party. The 11-year-old daughter of an official of the Singapore Malay National
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      Lock icon US, Taiwan to play wargames
      145 3 -AFP TAIPEI This year, for the first time since 1979, the United States will participate in Taiwan's biggest annual military exercise, Taiwanese authorities said yesterday. Vice-Defence Minister Chen Chao-min said US military personnel will take part in the exercise but did not say what their
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      Dr Feelgood
      473 4  -  Tor Ching Li Famed ysex consultant' still counsels fun by chingli@newstoday.com.sg AS a kampung boy, there was a lot of sex around V Athputharajah (picture). It was an inevitable part of growing up in a village in Ipoh, for a curious young lad to see the daily procreational
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      Lock icon President Nathan on nine-day state visit to India
      170 4 Newsßadio 93.8 BEGINNING today, President SR Nathan will be in India on a nineday state visit He will be accompanied by Mrs Nathan, Minister (Prime Minister's Office) and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Lee Yock Suan, Senior Minister of State for Transport
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      Lock icon New judges named tp High Court
      172 4 Today photo by FOUR judicial commissioners have been appointed as judges to the High Court. Mr Choo Han Teck, Miss Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Mr Woo Bih Li and Mr Tay Yong Kwang were sworn in yesterday. Before he became a judicial commissioner, Mr
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      Lock icon Nabbed on NYE
      82 4 Channel News Asia ELEVEN motorists were booked by the Traffic Police for drink driving on New Year's Eve. Of the 11, six will be charged as they failed the Breath Evidential Analyser test The police operation covered five areas at Mountbatten Road, Republic Boulevard, Clemenceau Avenue, Marina
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Just like old times
      424 6  -  Sarah Chua Chinatown street stalls make a comeback by sarah@newstoday.com.sg STREET stalls are set to make a comeback in Chinatown in a bid to increase trade in the area. Shop owners on Pagoda and Trengganu Streets have set up 60 stalls as extensions to their outlets.
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      Tax evasion doc suspended
      158 6  -  Sarah Chua A DOCTOR who was jailed for two weeks in April last year when it was found that he tried to evade taxes, has been suspended from practice for six months. Dr Chua Pong Kuan, 53, had omitted more than $408,000 from his income tax
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  • LETTERS
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      A crime is a crime
      273 8  -  Choo Eng Keon A COUPLE of weeks ago, my wallet was stolen. When I realised it had gone, I reported the matter to the police. I also proceeded to cancel all my credit cards and ATM cards. A few days later, I received a letter
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      Timely call
      312 8  -  Christopher Teo Kian Lam PM's response shows maturity I READ with pride your article, "MP hits back, PM is cooler" (Today, Dec 30). To a large extent, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's response reflects the maturity of our leaders and that of most Singaporeans. It is a sharp
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      Educate investors on foreign companies
      155 8  -  Ang Hao Yao I HAVE noticed that there has been an increasing number of foreign-incorporated companies being listed on the Singapore stock exchange in recent years. Investors have been faced with a barrage of listings from companies registered in Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands.
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      Develop Forum to its full potential
      246 8  -  Kirpal Singh A PEOPLE'S Forum for public discussions, with an invitation to the public to sign up for membership, was set up recently. Feedback units are not new to Singapore. They have existed for more than a decade. For this new forum, care is
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      Playing God
      421 10  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Man is arrogant to think he can create life IF indeed a human has been cloned, then why are scientists, save for the Raelians, shocked ("Have these people cloned a human baby?" Weekend Today, Dec 28-29, and "The story of Eve and a scenario
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      Issue MC when patients deserve one
      137 10  -  Vishal Tiwary I HAVE noticed that doctors in polyclinics are less willing to issue medical certificates than their colleagues in private practice. Many patients treated for the flu, for instance, are prescribed antihistamines which cause drowsiness. The usual course of treatment would be from
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      Why can't all visitors get a smile at Changi?
      328 10  -  Sharon Yeo WHILE it heartened me to read the article "Can I help you?" (Today, Dec 30), which described how the staff at NTUC Fair Price is improving the level of service, it also reminded me of an unpleasant incident at
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      Barriers blocking Holland Vfs charm
      105 10  - Barriers blocking Holland V fs charm Lidwina Pomantouw I LIVE near Holland Village and am a regular patron of its shops and restaurants. It is rather sad that the area is not as lively as it was before the road closure. Businesses have been affected. I'd like to suggest that
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      281 11 Your Channels of the Year Dear Viewers, Mm HI As the New Year be9'ns' l would like to take this opportunity to wish you "^PP& a Happy New Year and to thank you for making Channel 5 and Channel 8, MS* ~^w Y°ur Channels of the Year. 9 We are
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon JM Sassoon acquisition
      140 12 Reuters SINGAPORE'S largest stockbroking group, UOB-Kay Hian Holdings, will acquire the brokerage business of one of its smaller rivals, JM Sassoon Co. UOB Kay Hian, the stockbroking unit of Singapore's largest lender, United Overseas Bank, said legal completion of the deal is expected on Feb 28. It
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      Lock icon Double-dip duck
      463 12 Agencies Spore economy manages to grow 0.1% in fourth quarter SINGAPORE appears to have escaped narrowly a double-dip recession. Flash estimates showed the economy grew 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter, when it shrank 9.9 per cent That means it failed to
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      Lock icon Thailand to make early loan payment
      213 12 Bloomberg BANGKOK Thailand, whose currency devaluation triggered the Asian economic crisis in 1997, plans to pay the US$4.B billion ($8.3 billion) balance of a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other donors ahead of time. Central bank governor Pridiyathorn Devakula, who had
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      Lock icon SGX's derivatives trade rises
      191 12 Reuters THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday the number of derivatives contracts traded grew by 6.1 per cent last year to a record 32.89 million lots. The exchange, one of three listed Asian bourses besides those in Hong Kong and Australia, said in a statement that
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      Lower than low
      560 14  -  Lee Yew Meng Private home prices tumble in fourth quarter by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S private home prices slipped in the fourth quarter last year, dashing hopes that prices had hit bottom after a 0.4 per cent rise in the third quarter. The Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) flash estimate
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    • Market Watch
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        SGX most active
        58 14 By volume Jan 2 Chartered MultiVis Citiraya AsiaDekor USS DMXTech Semitech Pac Cent Ipco LeongHin L&M Close 0.720 0.260 0.440 0.025 0.250 0.180 0.285 0.075 0.705 0.010 Change +0.010 +0.010 +0.020 +0.020 +0.020 +0.010 +0.010 +0.005 +1.4 +4.0 +4.8 +8.7 +12.5 +3.6 +15.4 +100.0 'OOO 14,290 13,563
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        Singapore
        98 14 SHARES started the new year yesterday without any fanfare, thanks to heightened anticipation of America's war with Iraq, North Korean tensions and the expected lukewarm Q4 GDP estimates. Fear of war continued to weigh heavily on sentiments as the STI began the new year with a 5.09-point decline to
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        SGX top rises
        86 14 By$ Jan 2 Venture Close Change 14.100 +0.200 SIA 200 10.200 +0.200 Creative 50 12.400 +0.100 SIA 10.300 +0.100 SPH 18.300 +0.100 SPH 100 18.400 +0.100 GreatEast 8.550 +0.050 SIA Engg HawPar HC 1.630 +0.050 2.120 +0.040 ST Assemb 1.190 +0.040 By percentage Jan 2 Close Change
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        SGX top falls
        85 14 By$ Jan 2 Close Change UOB 11.600 -0.200 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 101 03.900 -0.100 JMH400USS 6.150 -0.100 OCBC 9.550 -0.100 Sp Land 3.080 -0.080 STIETF100 13.990 -0.060 C&C 3.340 -0.060 ManOri USS 0.465 -0.055 DairyFarm 900 USS 0.900 -0.050 G&W Group 0.200 -0.050 By percentage Jan
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        World markets
        55 14 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 8578.95 -135.10 -1.55 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 9365.52 2996.20 4524.87 +44.23 +20.70 +72.42 +0.47 +0.70 +1.63 Korea Comp SET Index 635.17 351.52 +7.62 -4.96 +1.21 -1.39 Jakarta Comp 409.13 -15.82 -3.72 Phils Comp Shenzen B Mumbai 1008.64 184.89 3365.06 -9.77
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        Your Ssl buys
        36 14 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5742 0.3572 68.3423 4.***** 2.***** 0.5481 5118.85 24.7617 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.6930 1.***** 27.5608 684.887 0.9024 4.7525 1.0944 19.9753
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        Commodities
        14 14 Gold uss/oz 348.500 Silver uss/oi 4.810 Platinum uss/oi 595.000 Brent crude uss/barrel 29.35
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      Lock icon NOL to up freight rates
      598 15 Bloomberg In bid to win over investors NEPTUNE Orient Lines is relying on higher freight rates to convince investors it can sustain a turnaround in its shares, which rose 50 per cent last quarter, making it the best performer on Singapore's benchmark index. The operator
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      Lock icon PTP eyes higher volume
      102 15 Bloomberg THE Port of Tanjung Pelepas expects to handle 30 per cent more containers this year, it said in a statement. The Malaysian port moved 2.66 million containers last year, a 30 per cent gain from the previous year, helped by winning Taiwan's Evergreen Marine Corp
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      Lock icon Currency crossroads
      468 16 Bloomberg Is the time ripe for China to have a stronger yuan? BEIJING China may no longer need a weak currency to keep its edge. Executives and analysts say a stronger yuan would lift company earnings and economic growth. Since China pegged the yuan at 8.3 to the
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      Lock icon More shares sold
      216 20 Bloomberg ÜBS Warburg sells 24.7 m for Mobile One ÜBS Warburg, which arranged Mobile One Asia's initial stock sale, said it sold an additional 24.7 million shares in Singapore's No 2 cellular operator under an over-allotment option. Mobile One shareholders Singapore Press Holdings, Keppel Telecommunications Transportation, the
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      Lock icon Nat Steel adds to cash pile with asset sale
      167 20 Reuters SINGAPORE takeover target Nat Steel said yesterday that it had sold its 50 per cent stake in Industeel Investments Holdings for $625,000 to an unnamed buyer. The cash-rich steel miller, coveted for its three profitable mills in China and $600
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon China's Divine Ship
      141 22 Reuters BEIJING China is expected to launch a manned spacecraft in the second half of this year, according to The China Daily. If successful, this would make China the third country to put people in space after the United States and the former Soviet Union. Preparation for
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      Lock icon Diplomatic flurry over N Korea
      134 22 Wires SEOUL Two of South Korea's foreign ministers have left for China and Russia, in a flurry of diplomacy to ask the Pyongyang allies for help in defusing the crisis over North Korea's nuclear programme. Both are asking the North's allies to put pressure on
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      Lock icon Zoe's fury cuts off islanders
      109 22 Agencies HONIARA The fate of 3,700 South Pacific islanders hit by a cyclone five days ago was still unclear yesterday amid conflicting reports. Australian aid officials who flew over the remote Solomon Island atolls said they saw signs of normal life among the damaged houses
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      Lock icon Bad blood
      303 22 -AFP Malaysia lists Spore misdeeds KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's relationship with neighbouring Singapore is poor and subject to violent fluctuations, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said in remarks published on Thursday. "(The relationship) is not good. I think it is a relationship full of uncertainties," Mr Syed Hamid told
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      Lock icon Minister in corruption scandal
      79 22 -AFP MANILA Philippine Justice Secretary Hernando Perez resigned yesterday after being hounded by allegations of corruption. The resignation was with immediate effect "despite the fact that the charges hurled against me are false," said Mr Perez in his letter to President Gloria Arroyo. Last week, President
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      Lock icon Shoeshine President
      379 26 Agencies Brazil's 54 million poor pin hopes on new leader BRASILIA Cheered on by jubilant supporters, Mr Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (picture) became Brazil's first working-class President on Wednesday. Promising to "recover the dignity of the Brazilian people," the former metalworker received the presidential sash after taking
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      Lock icon 28 die in Mexican fireworks explosion
      136 26 Agencies MEXICO CITY At least 28 people were killed after a powerful explosion ripped through a fireworks warehouse (picture) in the Mexican city of Veracruz on New Year's Eve. Veracruz Mayor Jose Gutierrez said the explosion occurred in a building where gunpowder was stored
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      Lock icon Terror suspects shot dead in Gaza
      189 26 Reuters GAZA Israeli forces battled Palestinian gunmen in refugee camps in Gaza yesterday after killing four Palestinians whom the army said were on their way to attack Jewish settlements. The Israeli army said it sent infantry and armour, supported by assault helicopters, into the
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      Lock icon Crackdown on rioters
      182 26 -AFP SYDNEY Australia cracked down yesterday on inmates behind a wave of riots at immigration detention centres across the country. Authorities said they had transferred 15 illegal immigrants from the Villawood detention centre in Sydney to a high-security prison pending possible criminal charges over arson and an
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      Lock icon Sweep on terror groups
      135 26 -AFP SANAA Yemen has arrested more than 30 suspects since the shooting of three American missionaries in a hospital in the southern town of Jibl. "The security services are called upon to take all measures at their disposal to pursue those implicated in the criminal acts
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      To stay or not to stay
      889 28  -  Dharmendra Yadav by news@newstoday.com.sg Can't we respect people's decisions and find a solution instead? SOME friends have told me: "Come back to Singapore. Don't be another quitter." Six months away from graduation in England, I now have to consider whether to stay in Singapore
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      Lock icon Kabul, the movie
      608 30 -AFP Spotlight on growingup pains under the Taliban KABUL In the steamy atmospherics of a Kabul public bath house, director Sidiq Barmak was struggling to shoot the final scenes of Afghanistan's first post-Taliban feature film. The young star of his movie, 13-year-old Marina Gulbahari, was in tears
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Let's play the mating game
      583 32  -  Janice Lee Modern Dance is about relationships and sex ITS title will trick you into thinking it's a dance performance, but Modern Dance for Beginners is a play about sex. Written by British playwright Sarah Phelps, the play has won critical acclaim in London. And
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      Lock icon Queen's honours
      381 34 -Reuters LONDON British entertainment figures from director Ridley Scott (picture) to comic Jasper Carrott, aka Robert Davis, received good news to ring out 2002 via Queen Elizabeth II herself as the annual New Year's honours list was announced in London on Tuesday. Thrice Oscar-nominated Scott and veteran star
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      Lock icon Make no mistake about it, cliches are out
      342 34 Reuters OVERUSED cliches, wordy redundancies and hyperbolic phrases including the Bushism "make no mistake about it" were declared banished on Wednesday. Other favoured utterances of President George W Bush such as "material breach", "weapons of mass destruction" and "homeland security" were the
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      Lock icon Stories that inspire
      386 34  -  Elisa Chia Champs of NKF award and actors team up for new drama by elisa@newstoday.com.sg KIDS can take on the world. And you don't have to rely on Hollywood diets like Spy Kids and Like Mike to affirm that. Just turn to Champs, a new local docudrama
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      209 34 B Your First Step To A World-Class p Degree Starts With Australia. Kf Monash University representatives will be visiting Singapore in October to counsel prospective students on study opportunities at Monash. The University ■j* is an energetic and dynamic institution with a worldwide reputation for ■_L excellence in teaching and
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      Lock icon A tale of survival
      762 36 Reuters/Variety Polanski's The Pianist portrays the horror of the Warsaw ghetto LOS ANGELES The man escaping a round-up of Jews has his life saved with a warning: "Walk, don't run." A woman shot by Nazis collapses in a strange, contorted way. The windows of a house
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      Mad about spirals
      471 37  -  Yong Shu Chiang Town is sucked into freaky whorls in this stylish horror movie FILM REVIEW Uzumaki (Now showing) by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg WHEN you think about it, the spiral pattern seems to pop up everywhere in tornadoes, the shape of the galaxy, the flushing john. You also see
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      War flick lost in No Man's Land
      408 37  -  Yong Shu Chiang FILM REVIEW r Deathwatch (Now showing) ENGLISH actor Jamie Bell, last seen in Billy Elliot, has swopped his tutu and dancing shoes for army fatigues and a rifle. After prancing into people's hearts as a ballet enthusiast, teenager Bell decided
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      Murphy's law
      492 38  -  Yong Shu Chiang Veteran star lame script another dud FILM REVIEW I Spy EDDIE Murphy is in a bit of a slump. The funnyman who's been in showbiz for more than 20 years is undeniably talented, but these days, he seems to have trouble finding worthwhile projects for
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      Lock icon Sin Eater taken off movie menu
      237 38 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Twentieth Century Fox has pulled Brian Helgeland's occult thriller Sin Eater from its Jan 17 berth because the special effects were unintentionally funny. The effects, originally handled by Mill Film in London, are now being done by Santa Monica-based Asylum. A Fox
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      1456 40 Blueprint Ceciliation (Premier) channel 5,8.00pm Artistik Asia Suria, 8 30pm Friday Profiles Helen Hunt Arts Central, lipm Beyond the Facade cna, 3.34pm When Cecilia Chung (right) Malay minority added colour to the Sri Sl^. From child star to Academy starts her first day at work as Lanka culture. Artistik Asia
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      602 41 Agencies After MVP award, Gannon will try to lead Oakland to Super Bowl OAKLAND Rich Gannon dropped back, rolled to his right and ran five yards for a touchdown in the Kansas City Chiefs' 30-0 pasting of the Raiders in 1997. Al Davis slammed his fist in
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      Lock icon Big wins for Knicks and Miami Heat
      211 41 Reuters NEW YORK Kurt Thomas scored 26 points and hauled down 14 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to a 95-75 win over the Toronto Raptors in the NBA yesterday. New York (11-17) won its second straight game while the injury-ravaged Raptors
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      Lock icon Get set for some fireworks
      696 42 Serena's out for revenge, Clijsters keen to silence her Tennis Hopman Cup All eyes on women's grudge match PERTH Kirn Clijsters spent 49 minutes on court honing her powerful yet precision baseline game at the Hopman Cup yesterday tuning up for her grudge match against
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      Lock icon Legend Stapleton in the running for Ireland job
      215 42 DUBLIN Republic of Ireland legend Frank Stapleton (picture) has been interviewed about the vacant manager's job. The former Arsenal and Manchester United striker was approached by Football Association of Ireland headhunter Bryan Hamilton, who is in the process of sounding out potential
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      English spirit
      108 42 SYDNEY The final Ashes Test against England was delicately balanced after an intriguing first day at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. England recovered from a poor start to reach 198 for one after tea before Australia fought back to reduce the tourists to 264-5 at stumps. Mark Butcher
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      New turf
      57 42 NEWCASTLE Newcastle is to replace its pitch in a bid to give the likes of Kieron Dyer, Craig Bellamy and Alan Shearer a better platform to display their talents. The St James Park surface has been reduced to a quagmire by recent wet weather and bulldozers moved in
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      Dugarry talks
      76 42 BORDEAUX French World Cup winning striker Christophe Dugarry missed training with French First Division side Bordeaux yesterday as he was in England holding talks with Birmingham City. Charles Camporro, Bordeaux's sporting director, confirmed the 31-year-old, who was a member of France's 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winning
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      Parcells for Cowboys?
      58 42 DALLAS Bill Parcells has tentatively agreed to a four-year contract worth US$l7 million ($3O million) to coach the Dallas Cowboys. The Dallas Morning News reported that Parcells has reached an agreement on the deal, but no announcement was made. Parcells, 61, left the New England Patriots after
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      Lock icon A tale of two Chinese stars
      288 43 AFP Qu Bo impresses, but Li Weifeng has yet to hit the heights at Everton BEIJING Dutch first division outfit Heerenveen has shown interest in Chinese star Qu 80, who impressed Tottenham Hotspur manager Glenn Hoddle in a trial this season but was denied
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      Lock icon Martins dead
      165 43 -AFP RIO DE JANEIRO Joel Antonio Martins, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 1958, died on Wednesday at the age of 71 after stomach problems, his family announced. Martins was an idol of the Rio-based Flamengo club, for whom he played 404 times, scoring 115 goals.
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      Lock icon Camacho may not stay
      185 43 Reuters LISBON Former Spanish national coach Jose Antonio Camacho said yesterday that he may not stay at Benfica beyond the end of the season if the side failed to qualify for the Champions League. "That is very important. If Benfica isn't in Europe, then it will
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      A tough mission
      449 44  -  Stanley Ho Young Reds face uphill battle to make world championships by stanley@newstoday.com.sg FIVE gruelling matches in 10 days and no rest day between the first two games. That's the demanding schedule Singapore's national under-19 rugby team will have to face at the Asian Rugby Football Tournament
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      First a goal, then praise for Robert
      345 44 LONDON Fiery French winger Laurent Robert had double cause for celebration yesterday. Having scored the goal in the 1-0 win over Liverpool, he then received a vote of confidence from team-mate Craig Bellamy. The 27-year-old scored his second of the season to effectively
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      Change at the top at Bytes Worlds
      151 44  -  Stanley Ho DAY Two of the Bytes World Championships, held at the National Sailing Centre, saw a change in leadership after the completion of another two races in the 10-race series yesterday. Thai sailor Pontep Sukudom, who started the day in fourth spot
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      Lock icon Separate ways
      468 45  -  Stanley Ho FAS and S-League set to split, latter to get new CEO by stanley@newstoday.com.sg AFTER four years of assimilation, the S-League will soon return to its roots. Today has learnt that the S-League, which came under the auspices of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) in 1999,
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      Lock icon Fergie wants Becks to hit 10 this season
      369 45 Agencies MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson has set David Beckham (picture) a 10--goal target for the season as Manchester United try to wrest the Barclaycard Premiership crown from Arsenal's grasp. The England captain found the net for the second game in succession to
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      Lock icon It's a real crisis now
      793 46  -  Neil Humphreys D_______________________! in the I courtesy of THERE'S always the odd lunatic who jams the radio airwaves with derisory comments and incoherent rantings. But this was something else. For over two hours yesterday morning, exasperated Liverpool supporters called various football talk shows on several
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        477 47 Agencies Resute orsl Bolton 0 Blackburn 1 (V Everton 2 (Watson 6. Ratb M;in Leeds 2(B Birmingham Cit Man kham 81, Sunderland I (V in o Liverpool 0 Chi Fulham v West Ijrrini pr.sn Leading scorers Chelsea .1 Milai Premiership table Europe, not relegation, is now on
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        151 47 Reuters BIRMINGHAM Former French international forward Christophe Dugarry (picture) joined Birmingham City on loan this morning with the club hoping he will help it remain in the English Premiership. The 30-year-old, who helped France to the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European championship titles, left hometown club
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      186 43 Utd vs Portsmouth Sat, 04 Jan 2003 8.30 pm* Aston Villa vs Blackburn yy^\ y^~y Sat> 04 Jan *****1 00 Pm <^ /r?X West Bromwich vs Bradford A\V Sat, 04 Jan *****1.00 pm* \^J] Chelsea vs Middlesbrough I Sat, 04 Jan *****1.00 pm* /X West Ham vs Nottingham X. >
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