Today, 22 January 2003

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    Masthead
    16 1 TODAY We d n c s d ay j™««y 22,2003. 1 mita (P) no;. 11 2002
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  • Article
    Plugging the ERS leaks
    367 1  -  Grace Tay NO, it's not 128,000. It's not 104,000, as reported on Sunday, either. The number of people that missed out on their Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) now stands at about 100,336, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lee Hsien Loong revealed in Parliament yesterday
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    Water maker
    840 1  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Olivia's incredible story and happy coincidences by kim@newstoday.com.sg THIS is the kind of month that businessmen dream of and shrug because it is so improbable. Last month, Hyflux CEO and president Olivia Lum (picture), won the contract to produce Newater from waste through its wholly owned
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      7 1 /A^diaCorp ICarrefour ify Singapore CHECKINSIDEFORTOBRITS Carrefour soil
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  • HOT NEWS
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      The trap
      517 2  -  Francis Kan SIA chairman hits out at stock options, accounting tricks by francis@newstoday.com.sg EVEN as listed companies here begin to report their financial results on a quarterly basis, one of Singapore's top executives has spoken out against the practice of providing short-term profit forecasts. Singapore Airlines chairman Koh
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      Mindef way to track down kids?
      100 2  -  Derrick A Paulo A TOTAL of 170 children are missing in Singapore and the Government does not know where they are. These children have yet to register for primary school. Nominated Member of Parliament Braema Mathi suggested that the Ministry of Education (MOE) take
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      Lock icon Is it sedition?
      324 3  -  Oon Yeoh Malaysiakini office raided by news@newstoday.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR A day after Malaysian police raided the office of the country's only independent online news portal and took away its computers, the website's editor has been questioned by police and says he might be charged with sedition. Malaysiakini
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      Why an MBA? Why an online MBA?
      668 3  -  Dr. Donald Babcock ADVERTORIAL by Universitas 21 Global Academic Provost Employers naturally tend to look for the best evidence available when ranking candidates for hire or for promotion. Accordingly, professionals who seek promotion, or who may be looking for new employment opportunities, want
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      Cheaper goodies
      347 4  -  Val Chua New warehouse allows Fair Price to cut prices by val@newstoday.com.sg CHINESE New Year goodies at NTUC Fair Price outlets will be cheaper this year, promised the grocery giant's chairman, Mr S Chandra Das (picture), yesterday. This is largely due to the setting up of Fair Price's
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      Lower legal fees for property deals?
      229 4  -  —Joy Frances FROM Feb 1, fixed legal fees for all property deals will be done away with. Lawyers will have free rein in packaging conveyance fees for property transactions, but some say this may not result in lower fees for consumers. Currently, lawyers charge
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      How to counter extremism
      336 4  -  Derrick A Paulo SINGAPORE cannot go back to pre-911 days. It must go forward and the way forward is to build a good society together, said Mr Yaacob Ibrahim, the Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs, in Parliament yesterday. In a speech that brought applause from both the
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      181 4 P MERITUS MANDARIN SINGAPORE Enjoy: 2 Days/1 Nighfs accommodation in a newly 30% discount for massage services at Fitness renovated Grand Tower Deluxe Room Centre (single or double occupancy) 2(J>/o dJscount A Maharaja s Jai orSi Mandarin $100 F&B voucher Shopping Arcade Redeemable in all restaurants, including Pine Court 15%
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Poly students seek medical breakthrough
      216 6  -  Sarah Chua A GROUP of Singapore Polytechnic students could put Singapore on the medical map if their finalyear projects succeed. Working in the SP's $9 million microfabrication centre, the final-year School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering students are using micro-electro-mechanical systems technology to develop a
      SARAH CHUA  -  216 words
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      By sea or by air
      304 6  -  Tor Ching Li SIA, shippers aim to boost business, security by chingli@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) plans to study the prospect of starting a budget airline to compete with regional rivals offering low fares. Minister of Transport Yeo Cheow Tong (picture) said the study on launching
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      Lock icon Meeting targets terror funding
      216 6 Channel News Asia SENIOR government officials from more than 20 countries are in Singapore to attend a two-day workshop on measures to combat the financing of terrorism. The event is organised by Singapore and the United States. Opening the workshop yesterday, Minister of State for Foreign
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      Lock icon SIA offers movie blocking
      102 6 Channel News Asia PARENTS travelling with children on Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights now have the option of blocking in-flight movies which they deem unfit for their children. Parents whose children are flying alone can also file movieblocking requests with SIA reservations and ticketing staff. Mr Yap
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      The 'brutal' ideal
      359 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming and affirmative action for the Muslim community I REFER to your report, "Jolts and taboos" (Today, Jan 21). It quotes Mr X Shanmugam, an MP for Sembawang GRC, as making the "heretical" suggestion to look into ameliorating the "brutal" ideal of meritocracy and
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      Medisave for better health plans?
      160 8  -  Junifer Ng Peck Geok CPF members can use their Medisave funds to pay their MediShield insurance premiums. MediShield plans, however, have elements of deductibles and co-insurance. Patients may, therefore, need to use cash or further Medisave funds to settle a portion of their hospital medical
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      IMH plans include community rehab
      440 8  -  Leong Yew Meng WE THANK Ms Yeong Muei Cheong for her comments in the letter, "Home care good for psychiatric patients" (Today, Jan 14). We would like to clarify that the Institute of Mental Health believes firmly in community rehabilitation for our psychiatric patients and
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Still weak
      263 10  -  Lee Yew Meng Sales of private property to fall by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg HOW buying sentiment turns out after the Chinese New Year will determine the direction of the private residential property market this year, analysts said. This may also determine the fate of buyers who are hoping for an
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      Lock icon December CPI expected to rise
      160 10 Reuters A REUTERS poll of 10 financial institutions showed that the consumer price index (CPI) for last month is expected to rise between 0.1 to 0.6 per cent on the year to December. An economist said that consumer prices probably rose as retailers raised prices
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      Lock icon NOL woes
      245 12 Bloomberg It may post $581 m loss for 2002 NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) said yesterday its loss for 2002 might be as high as US$335 million ($5Bl million), more than what analysts had expected. The company said its loss might widen as much as six times from the
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      S'pore Petroleum back in the black
      95 12 SINGAPORE Petroleum Corp (SPC) said yesterday it swung back into the black last year with its third-strongest profit since listing in 1990, as it increased its market share despite the economic downturn. SPC, 77 per cent owned by Keppel Corp, reported a net profit
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      Lock icon Allgreen profit to rise 15%
      88 12 Bloomberg ALLGREEN Properties, a Singapore developer controlled by Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok, said it estimates profit last year rose 15 per cent from earnings of $73 million the year before. Allgreen will write down the value of its land bank by $50 million, prompted by
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        115 12 SINGAPORE shares snapped out of a four-day losing streak, with the STI gaining 2.13 points to end at 1,365.32. There were three advancing issues to every one that fell, while 332 counters remained unchanged. Volume was 298 million shares with a value of $277 million traded. Strong institutional interest
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        World markets
        55 12 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 8708.58 149.76 1.75 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 9568.47 3024.10 4945.87 16.45 -4.10 -5.16 0.17 -0.14 -0.10 Korea Comp SET Index 632.89 375.22 -1.64 4.77 -0.26 1.28 Jakarta Comp 405.16 0.74 0.18 Phils Comp Shenzen B Mumbai 1060.07 202.04 3347.88 -6.63
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5760 0.3590 68.5626 4.***** 2.***** 0.5413 5119.08 24.6666 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.9506 0.***** 27.6177 679.664 0.8855 4.7674 1.0499 19.9732
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        Commodities
        14 12 Gold uss/oi 357.000 Silver uss/oz 4.810 Platinum uss/oz 620.000 Brent crude uss/barrel 32.980
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        Straits Times Index Intra-day Chart
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        SGX most active
        62 12 By volume Jan 21 NOL NWTech Chartered DatacrftUSS DMXTech Hyflux QianHu Pac Cent Jaya Hldg MultiVis Close 0.980 0.160 0.785 0.785 0.305 1.220 0.780 0.335 0.265 0.330 Change +0.040 +0.005 +0.025 +0.030 +0.005 +0.050 -0.025 +0.010 +0.010 +0.010 +4.3 +3.2 +3.3 +4.0 +1.7 +4.3 -3.1 +3.1 +3.9
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        SGX top rises
        83 12 By$ Jan 21 Close Change SPH1OO 19.000 +0.400 By percentage Jan 21 LKN Close Change 0.030 +0.010 Creative 50 13.000 +0.300 Goldtron 0.020 +0.005 Shang Asia 2kHKS 5.600 +0.300 SIA200 10.500 +0.200 SingamasC 2kHKS 2.150 +0.125 DBS Bk6% NCPS10 104.600 +0.100 Miyoshi NWTech W*****1 AsiaDekor USS ABR
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        SGX top falls
        78 12 By$ Jan 21 DBS Close Change 11.100 -0.200 By percentage Jan 21 Frt Links Close Change 0.025 -0.005 JMH 400USS OCBC OUE Noble AustlandAS JurCem 6.100 -0.150 9.650 -0.100 5.900 -0.100 1.260 -0.050 1.500 -0.050 0.730 -0.040 Wah Shing Ezyhealth CSC Sunway Kyosha Presscrete 0.050 -0.010 0.060
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      Lock icon US$100 a barrel
      192 14 AFP if Iraq sets oilfields ablaze during war DOHA The price of crude may soar to US$lOO ($174) a barrel if Iraq sets oilfields ablaze in the event of a US-led war, leading to a global disaster, according to former Saudi Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani.
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      Lock icon Credit Lyonnais lays off staff in the region
      95 14 Channel News Asia CREDIT Lyonnais Securities Asia (CLSA), the Asian investment bank arm of France's Credit Lyonnais, has laid off 14 employees in the region, including Singapore, to cut costs. The South China Morning Post reported that 10 of them were support
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      Buy a condo, win another
      121 14 SOON-TO-BE residents of The Tessarina, a freehold condominium development in the Bukit Timah area, can look forward to winning a big hongbao. The developer, Wing Tai, said yesterday that it is offering confirmed buyers a two-bedroom-plus-study apartment worth over $800,000 as a prize. In addition,
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      Lock icon On the rebound
      232 16 Agencies Keppel T&T helped by investment gains in M 1 KEPPEL Telecommunications and Transportation Ltd (Keppel T&T) says it returned to profit last year after reaping gains from the sale of part of its stake in Singapore's secondlargest mobile communications operator, Mobile One (Ml). The company reported
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      Lock icon Bonds to fuel growth?
      52 16 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Serf Dr Mahathir Mohamad will decide in March whether the government will sell bonds to fund its "pump-priming" package to fuel growth, Second Finance Minister Jamaludin Jarjis said yesterday. Malaysia has raised US$l.75 billion ($3.03 billion) in global bonds since
      — Bloomberg  -  52 words
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        Lock icon An eye on VALUATIONS
        544 18  -  Derrick A Paulo by derrick@newstoday.com.sj HDB flat buyers have been eyeing the falling mortgage rates but they could soon be focusing on valuations and with good reason. The change from HDB to bank-appointed valuations may prove beneficial to buyers as valuations are now expected to be
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        Property purchase is a long-term commitment: Mah
        221 18 Minister of National Development, Mr Mah Bow Tan (picture), responded to questions on the HDB home loan war, on the sidelines of the official launch of NTUC Fair Price's $25 million fresh food distribution centre yesterday. Q: Last year, you expressed some concerns
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        HDB resale prices stable
        158 18 THE prices of HDB resale flats have fallen by about 29 per cent from their peak in 1996, but this is not as much as the 37 per cent drop in private property prices from their peak. In fact, after two years of decline, HDB resale
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Flights nightmare
      419 22  -  Neelam Mathews Cold snap disrupts airport operations in New Delhi by in New Delhi news@newstoday.com.sg NEW DELHI As the Indian capital shivers under the intense cold of seven degrees C, the city is wrapped in a shroud of fog that has forced flights to turn back or to
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      Lock icon Osama 'fooled US forces'
      100 22 AFP WASHINGTON Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden escaped Afghanistan by giving his satellite phone to his Moroccan bodyguard, who served as decoy for US forces tracking the signal, The Washington Post reported yesterday. Abdallah Tabarak, 43, was captured in Tora Bora in east- em Afghanistan
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      Lock icon Help for armpit odour
      125 22 Reuters CHICAGO Botox shots, commonly used to smoothen facial wrinkles temporarily, may aid those with smelly armpits, according to a German study published in the Archives of Dermatology. Volunteers were asked to rate the intensity and "unpleasant" or "pleasant" odour of cut-out armpits from T-shirts worn
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      82 22 I fall asleep as soon as I put my head on the pillow. I don't need sleeping pills ...and I don't get insomnia like some people do. I sometimes can't sleep when there is an idea going around in my head that I haven't put on paper. But I fall
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      Lock icon Libya will chair UN rights body
      164 22 Reuters GENEVA Libya, under fire for years from human rights activists, was overwhelmingly elected to chair the top United Nations rights body after the United States broke with tradition and forced a vote. The North African country ruled by President Muammar Gaddafi will preside
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      289 25 Agencies as anti-US sentiment rises in Kuwait KUWAIT CITY In a sign of growing anti-US sentiment in Kuwait, a US civilian was killed and another critically wounded yesterday in a highway ambush near the main American military camp in the emirate. The shooting came amid a major US
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      142 25 AFP JAKARTA Alleged Jemaah Islamiyah leader Abu Bakar Bashir (picture) will be charged with treason and with a series of bomb attacks two years ago, Indonesian police said yesterday. National police spokesman Edward Aritonang said police gave evidence files on the detained Indonesian Muslim cleric to prosecutors on
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      110 25 AFP JAKARTA Three Indonesian judges suspected of taking bribes to declare the local unit of the Canadian firm, Manulife, bankrupt have been cleared of wrongdoing, a Justice Ministry spokesman said yesterday. The commercial court judges were suspended in August after they sparked an international storm by declaring the
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      753 26  -  Elisia Yeo France, Germany mark 40th anniversary of Europe's most potent relationship by elisia@newstoday.com.sg THE governments of France and Germany will clink glasses today to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of Europe's most potent bilateral relationship. A new declaration of mutual dependence and support is expected to
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      722 28  -  David Deßosa Malaysian initiative is not good economics by news@newstoday.com.sg IT IS sad to see Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad using government money and public pension fund assets to try to prop up the local stock market. Dr Mahathir maintains that
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      144 28 THE FACTS Founded by the Malaysian government this month. The investment pool is funded by the government with RMIO billion ($4.6 billion) of public funds and pension money. It will invest in government-linked stocks. Funded with cash, not shares. The government has the option to add more funds to
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      294 28 W Emotional Toughness Facing challenges in2oo^l senr h by Dr. Joseph Cuan ~^j' ti Take on the challenges of 2003 by building emotional toughness, managing stress, thinking creatively and maximising your time. Dr. Joseph Guan will enlighten you on how to: x Build emotional toughness through energy psychology procedures 1
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      488 30  -  Serene Foo The stars of Action Theatre's coming play talk about love and marriage by serene@newstoday.com.sg SHE went shopping for instant noodles and came back with a man. In the return of Action Theatre's comedy, Confessions of Three Unmarried Women, Audrey (Melissa Wong), a young accountant, decides to
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      300 31 Reuters HOLLYWOOD Here's an unlikely Hollywood pitch: A US$25 million ($42.6 million) biopic about a historical figure who lived 2,000 years ago, to be shot in two languages that have been dead nearly as long, and with no subtitles. The Passion traces the
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      364 32 Reuters/Variety US movie-goers pick films with poor reviews LOS ANGELES With the conclusion of the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Hollywood is expecting a boost for films such as The Hours and Chicago, which won in the Best Film (Drama) and Best Film (Musical or Comedy) categories respectively.
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      161 32 Reuters/Variety SYDNEY The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers took its international box office tally past the US$4OO million ($681.8 million) mark and registered Italy's biggest opening weekend ever, while rapper Eminem found his voice with stellar debuts for 8 Mile in Britain, Australia,
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      239 32 Singapore Top 10 (JAN ■7 ■9) weeks 1 Hero (Mandarin) 1 2 1) The Ring (USA) 2 3 i Analyze That 1 4 i Extreme Ops 1 5 14) Golden Chicken (Mandarin) R(A) 2 6 5) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 4 7 White Oleander 1 8
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      1410 34 On TV jffT? First Touch 2 Channel 5, Bpm il^il&^¥si__^ t'C ArtS Ce",ral '10pm ows CNA* 102 Pm m 'Sfe^ Winnie's father, Prof Leung, moves out after lxV^_(__. Black Jack is an underground surgeon who lOy ear-old Mary Katherine Smart is the Y^ y^L^^^^A-- a big fight with his wife.
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      582 35 Detroit's Wallace makes amends for controversial loss to Indiana AUBURN HILLS Ben Wallace got just what he wanted yesterday morning a clear-cut win. Wallace scored a season-high 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons used a late surge to beat the Indiana Pacers 88-78,
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      238 35 Reuters MELBOURNE Sri Lanka veteran Aravinda de Silva became the third player to reach 9,000 runs in one-day internationals during the triangular series match against Australia yesterday. The 37-year-old provided one of the few highlights of the innings with the 27th run in his
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      581 36 AFP Las Vegan veteran gives the younger Grosjean the run-around I Tennis Australian Open Way 10, live today Ch22, Bam MELBOURNE Three-time winner Andre Agassi wore down French 12th seed Sebastien Grosjean to win in straight sets and advance to the semifinals of the Australian
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      393 36 AFP MELBOURNE Daniela Hantuchova is planning to hit the weights after being blown away by a flurry of big serves from Venus Williams (picture) yesterday. The slenderly-built seventh seed was on the receiving end of a ferocious array of serves from
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      104 36 AFP MELBOURNE Former women's world No. 1 Steffi Graf will partner husband Andre Agassi in the mixed doubles at this year's French Open if Agassi wins the Australian Open. The Australian Open's official website reported yesterday that Agassi had made a bet with his wife
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      554 37 Agencies Skipper Keane says Argentine can lead charge to silverware I Worthington Cup, semi-final, second leg I Blackburn (1)v Man United (1) Live, Thursday morning, Ch2l, 4am MANCHESTER Roy Keane believes Juan Sebastian Veron has finally become a key figure for Manchester United because
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      241 37 AFP LONDON West Ham manager Glenn Roeder has completed the signing of Ferdinand not ex-Hammer Rio, of course, but Tottenham Hotspur striker Les. The veteran centre-forward joined the east London club yesterday in a bid to bolster its relegation battle. Ferdinand, on loan until the
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      354 37  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg ENGLAND has what it takes to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup and will be the team to beat at the tournament, according to former New Zealand All-Blacks coach John Hart (picture). Hart coached the
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      373 38  -  Stanley Ho Woodlands too strong for Malaysia Cup champ by stanley@newstoday.com.sg IF LAST night's SembCorp Power Gas Challenge Cup match is anything to go by, Woodlands Wellington will be a force to be reckoned with in the new 2003 S-League season. With five internationals and
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      228 38 Agencies WITH Thomas Bjorn and Philip Price out of the field, the biggest challenge for world No. 2 Ernie Els could come from Asia. One man aching to make an impact is defending champion Arjun Atwal, who has been paired together with Els
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      435 38  -  Tan YoHinn EVERY aspiring, young footballer, no matter how gifted, always has room for improvement and the young Cubs in the Singapore national under-16 squad are no exception. But the outlook for Singapore football still looks bright, according to
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      1046 39  -  S. Murali Els has new gear and new intent so watch out Mr Woods by murali@newstoday.com.sg IF THERE is one player in the world able to match up to Tiger Woods in every aspect of the game, it has to be Ernie Els. Ernie can hit
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      154 35 tS Cathay Pacific CUSTOMER SERVICES OFFICER Salary Total gross remuneration approximately 551,300 per month. Requirements: Minimum GCE "O" level ("N" level may be considered) Good communication skills in English Ability to speak fluent Mandarin and Cantonese would be an advantage Experience in passenger handling is an added advantage Customer Service
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