Today, 11 February 2003

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    8 1 TODAY Tuesday February 11, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Nato in crisis over 'logic of war'
    256 1 BRUSSELS The intricate chess moves preceding an attack on Iraq continued yesterday but this time they threw the West's most powerful defence grouping, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, into an unprecedented crisis. On the face of it, the United States had made a
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    Lock icon Just bad timing
    849 1 Today Exclusive Poulsen opens up and tries to make sense of Malaysia factor by Lee Ching Wern chingwern@newstoday.com.sg EVERY DAY, when he picks up the newspapers, a certain Danish gentleman is likely to come across headlines about Pedra Branca. About war talk across the Causeway. About water
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Joy for builders?
      524 2  -  Val Chua Levies likely to stay, but foreign worker ratios may be tweaked by val@newstoday.com.sg CHANGES to Singapore's policies on foreign workers, hinted by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last week, will probably be made first in the construction sector but monthly levies are likely to
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      Malaysia trains back on track
      99 2 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Intercity Passenger Service to the East Coast has resumed after the disruption caused by last week's derailment in Gemas. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTM Berhad) said that the rail service resumed normal operations last night after repair and fortification works on the
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      Tibs to lower taxi flag-down rate
      408 2  -  Joy Frances by j oy@newstoday.com. sg FOR over two years, Tibs cabbies have been having a tough time convincing customers to hop into their taxis. Many have been misled into believing that Tibs taxi services are more expensive than other cab companies simply because
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      The German myth
      384 3  -  Clement Mesenas Rigid education system fails to deliver the goods by clement@newstoday.com.sg BERLIN Germans, whose country gave birth to V2 rockets, BMWs and Siemens telco technology, are stunned that its prized education system has fallen to the bottom third of industrial nations, well behind Britain, Japan, South
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      Lock icon Nato in crisis
      212 3 Agencies Continued from Page 1 this newspaper. Turkey is seen as the likely launchpad for US attacks on Iraq and Ankara is worried that its southern territories will be open to count-er-attack. So, it gave a new spin to the situation yesterday by invoking Article 4, which
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      Battle of sex pills
      293 4  -  Lee Ching Wern by chingwern@newstoday.com.sg DAYS before Cialis was approved in Singapore, Pfizer, the manufacturer of Viagra, launched an assault on the rival sex drug. In a press statement, the company highlighted the potential side effects of the drug and quoted reports that cautioned against its
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      Budget Statement on Feb 28
      60 4 PARLIAMENT will sit on Friday, Feb 28, at 12.30pm. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lee Hsien Loong will deliver the Budget Statement during the sitting. Channel NewsAsia will be broadcasting Mr Lee's speech live from 4pm. At Bpm, Mr Lee will be on Channel
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Connected for less
      414 8  -  Derrick A Paulo New Internet telephony provider eliminates roaming, direct dial costs by derri ck@newsto day. com. sg GLOBALLY-CONNECTED Singapore has become that much more connected to the rest of the world and at a lower cost Global telecommunications service provider, One-Connection Pte Ltd, yesterday launched an
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      Lock icon NTU to launch satellite by 2006
      231 8 Channel NewsAsia THE Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is primed to test out home-grown satellite technology in space. The university's first satellite project a collaboration with the UK's Surrey University and Surrey Satellite Technology was launched in Kazakhstan in 1999. NTU's role was to mount
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  • LETTERS
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      Keep calm
      291 10  -  Ritawillis Selamat S'pore's interest top priority in event of war IN HIS commentary, "Terror truth" (Today, Feb 7), Mr Roger Mitton said: "The United States will invade Iraq soon. There is no doubt about this." As an optimistic realist, I will continue to pray that war can be
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      Don't change bus numbers
      119 10  -  SGopi I REFER to the letter, "Bus numbers can mean more" by Ms Qiu Xiaosan (Weekend Today, Feb 8-9), suggesting that bus numbers be expanded to indicate starting and destination terminal numbers. Doing this is of little use when the starting and destination terminals are already
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      'No' to murals on MRT pillars
      85 10  -  Cleo Thang Ruoh Shan I REFER to the letter, "Subway art" by Mr Fok Kah Hon (Today, Feb 10). Mr Fok suggested that the pillars supporting the MRT tracks be painted over or be used as a palette for professional and amateur artists to
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      384 10 f- Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full fffl name and address and write ■^fj l to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, I #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax:65-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg make the world my stage. jdj Khi Because lam If you want to unlock your potential
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Food fuels SembCorp's profit rise
      295 12  -  Lee Yew Meng by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg ON the surface, SembCorp Industries performed to market expectations posting a 16 per cent growth in net earnings to $201 million for financial year 2002. It also halved its gearing to 0.6 times by reducing its borrowings by $900 million
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        104 12 SHARE prices in Singapore fell 0.21 per cent yesterday as worries over a war in the Middle East continued to fray investor nerves, dealers said. The STI dropped 2.68 points to 1,282.73. Volume traded reached 199.01 million shares, worth $193.78 million. There were 77 rising issues, 131 losers and
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        World markets
        50 12 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI 225 8484.93 36.77 0.44 HANG SENG 9232.14 81.19 0.89 ILL ORDINARIES LAIWAN: WEIGHTED 2870.20 4643.87 -15.90 -91.50 -0.55 -1.93 KOREA COMP 577.25 -0.23 -0.04 SET 375.48 -3.47 -0.92 JAKARTA COMP 397.22 2.59 0.66 PHILIPPINES COMP 1038.89 -2.94 -0.28 SHENZHEN B 206.07 -3.23 -1.54
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        SGX top rises
        75 12 Feb 10 Close Change )BSBk 6% NCPS *****.800 +0.500 By percentage Feb 10 LungKee BMU Close Changi 0.350 +0.141 ilA 9.700 +0.200 ilA 200 9.650 +0.150 iingamasC 2kHKS 2.450 +0.150 .ungKeeBMU 0.350 +0.140 iPHlOO 18.400 +0.100 Yongnam Shining GMG USS Excel Globa 0.020 +0.00: 0.065 +0.01: 0.025
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        50 12 By volume Feb 10 ChewEH L&M SembCorp Chartered WizOffice TTInt SembMar LeongHin DatacrftUSS KepLand Close 0.010 0.010 0.935 0.670 0.035 0.435 0.910 0.725 0.660 1.240 Change +0.040 -0.015 -0.005 -0.010 +0.020 +4.5 -2.2 -0.7 -1.5 +1.6 '000 22,00: 16,70 10,53' 9,400 8,837 8,465 6,817 5,806 5,072 4,210
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        Your S$l buys
        36 12 JS$ JK£ fen JK$ <M iuro (upiah Saht 0.5698 0.3486 68.6396 4.4439 2.1646 0.6158 5060.54 24.5282 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.6641 0.960i 27.182' 679.37! 0.868 4.713! 1.031! 19.771:
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        SGX top falls
        80 12 By$ Feb 10 Creative 50 Close Change 10.900 -0.200 By percentage Feb 10 Close Changi Kian Ann W*****7 0.025 -0.01: DBS 9.900 -0.100 Teledata 0.035 -0.021 >PH 18.300 -0.100 El-Nets 0.010 -0.00: HOB DelGro 500 10.400 -0.100 2.380 -0.070 PDCCorp 0.025 -0.011 SingLun 0.130 -0.031 F&N IMH
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        Lock icon Commodities
        22 12 EQWEQ Sold us$/oi iilver us$/oi 'latinum us$/oi 371.85 4.66 682.5 Rubber cents/kg 165 Palm oil RM/tonne 1616.5 Brent crude us$/barrel 35.12
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      Lock icon Good news for L&M
      69 14 Bloomberg L&M GROUP Investments Ltd, an unprofitable Singapore-based engineering company, said its units have won contracts worth about $75.5 million. L&M Precast will design, make and supply concrete products for the upgrading of housing estates and the construction of a school and a depot L&M Geotechnic
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      Lock icon New president for K1
      85 14 Bloomberg Kl VENTURES Ltd, the venture capital arm of Singapore's Keppel Corp, has named Mark Daniell as president and said it's looking to invest around $350 million in the US and Asia. "We're looking at larger investments in businesses which have a proven track record," such
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      Chinatown shophouses for rent
      115 14  -  Lee Yew Meng TWO conservation shophouses at Pagoda Street, near the Chinatown MRT station are up for sale by tender. Mr Terence Tang, country head of Singapore at Jones Lang LaSalle said: "With the completion of the MRT station we saw high pedestrian traffic and thus
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      Lock icon Bid abandoned
      356 14 Bloomberg PCCW drops Cable &Wireless takeover plan HONG KONG Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd (PCCW), Hong Kong's biggest phone company, yesterday abandoned a bid for Cable Wireless Pic. "If they were going to make the acquisition, that would add a debt burden on the existing bondholders," said Mr Sean
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      Seatown Corporation in more trouble
      62 14 THERE is more bad news from mainboard-listed construction firm Seatown Corporation. Its wholly-owned unit, Seatown Construction, has also been placed under judicial management. Seatown Corp is one of the many construction firms struggling to survive during the eco- nomic downturn. The loss-making company has been
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      Lock icon Tough times
      308 16 -AFP ADB lowers growth forecast for East Asia MANILA The Asian Development Bank (ADB) downgraded its 2003 economic growth forecast for East Asia yesterday, citing an impending Iraq war and easing export momentum. Average gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the region is expected to fall to 5.6
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      Lock icon Balanced budget eyed
      214 16 Bloomberg BANGKOK-Newly-appointed Thai Finance Minister Suchart Jaovisidha (picture) said his first task is to plug the gap in government finances after the nation posted deficits every year since the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Mr Suchart, 63, a former Deputy Finance Minister in charge of tax collection, was
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      Lock icon Asia traffic spurs growth
      145 16 Bloomberg LED by growth in Asia, Singapore Airlines, Air France and other carriers posted higher passenger and freight traffic on international flights last year, the International Air Transport Association (lata) has said. Global passenger traffic, measured by the number of fare-paying passengers multiplied by distance flown,
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      Lock icon Valuecap may hurt Malaysia's finances: S&P
      274 16 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's use of a RMIO billion ($4.6 billion) fund to buy stocks may pose a risk to the nation's finances, international ratings firm Standard Poor's (S&P) warned. Pundits are concerned that the government may channel taxpayers' money into ValueCap Sdn, the
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      Lock icon The road ahead
      294 18 Reuters Greenspan speech to paint rosy picture of US economy WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's main task when he goes before Congress this week will be to create optimism about the economy's direction in the face of possible war against Iraq. But Mr Greenspan must also
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      Corporate Briefs
      93 18 NEW COURTS STORE: Courts announced yesterday that it would open a purpose-built store in Toa Payoh next year. The new 41,600 sq ft store, scheduled to open by mid 2004, will be Courts' second-biggest store, smaller than the company's 53,000 sq ft Bukit Timah flagship outlet. SINGTEL MISSES
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3852 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com 2/6 NTUC Singapore Bond Fd 1.167 2/6 NTUC Singapore, Eqty Fd 1 2/6 NTUC Tokaful, Fd 0.367 2/6 NTUC Trust Fd 0.979 1.207 1.035 0.38 1.013 2/6 Singapore Trust 0.72 0.76 /31 USD Annual Income I 1.0143 /31 USD Cap Presv-Aug 2004
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      66 16 For the first time in 12 years, SADDAM SPEAKS. f Catch the man in the current conflict in a television interview with Tony Benn, Britain's former labour minister, as he sheds light /Jf^^^L on the provocative issues facing him and his country. A Channel NewsAsia special d jCj 12 Feb,
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  • BUSINESS NEWS HDB HOME LOAN SPECIAL
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      Will the wait pay off?
      538 20  -  Derrick A Paulo Home buyers taking it slow despite HDB loan market liberalisation by derrick@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE the media hoopla about falling interest rates in the HDB home loans war, indications are that Singaporeans are adopting a go-slow attitude. "Our data suggests that not many have
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  • TECH NEWS
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      Dawn of a new age
      539 21 The new age of mobile communications is now here, thanks to the Sony Ericsson PBOO smart multimedia handphone that's truly global so you can use it anywhere in the world. And since the PBOO comes with a built-in camera, this multimedia smartphone with access to
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      More than just a handphone
      265 21 The Sony Ericsson PBOO multimedia smartphone is a phone, PDA, digital camera, music player and Internet access point. A Memory Stick Duo® device supplied with the handphone gives additional 16MB memory capacity to the phone and helps you to easily back-up files as well as
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  • INFOTECH
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      A jack-of-all-trades to suit your budget
      374 22  -  John Lui ®CNETAsia Product Reviews asia. cnet. com/reviews by john.lui@asia.cnet.com THE Compaq Evo 1020v is bred from the same DNA as the cheaper AMD Athlon processor-powered Evo 1015v. Both are aimed at the business user who isn't too concerned about performance and portability but
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      Storage mania
      344 22 S Korea leads the external storage market in Asia-Pacific ORGANISATIONS across Asia-Pacific are focusing more heavily on their storage resources, as was evident in the first half of 2002 when the Asia-Pacific external storage market totalled US$549 million ($958 million), according to Dataquest, a unit of the Gartner
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      When romance calls...
      77 22 WHAT is the most romantic thing you have ever done for someone on Valentine's Day? Tell us and you may be among the three lucky readers who will walk away with the perfect gift Samsung's latest SGH-A5OO handphone. Just 18.6mm thick and weighing 70g, this phone has
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Bali blasts targeted Aussies
      157 26 Reuters SYDNEY Australians were targeted in the Bali bomb attack because of Canberra's role in East Timor and Afghanistan, according to confessions by two of the alleged bombers broadcast here yesterday. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) quoted two of the four key suspects, Samudra and Muklas,
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      Lock icon Iran's nuclear bombshell
      166 26 Agencies TEHRAN President Mohammad Khatami dropped a bombshell when he said Iran had mined uranium for use in its nuclear power plants and would re-process the spent fuel. He said its nuclear programme was for civilian use. The surprise announcement may alarm Washington, which accuses the Islamic
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      No such ties
      347 26 PAS head denies claims of militant links KUALA LUMPUR The acting President of the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), Datuk Serf Abdul Hadi Awang (picture), has come out fighting over accusations that he is linked to militancy. Calls from politicians from the ruling Barisan Nasional for police
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      Lock icon Jailed for life
      360 28 Agencies US-based dissident sentenced in China BEIJING In one of the stiffest sentences handed down since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, a Chinese court has jailed US-based dissident Wang Bingzhang (picture) for life for terrorist activities and spying. Wang, 55, who has a doctorate in medical research
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      Lock icon KL eyes advanced jets
      114 28 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia plans to acquire advanced fighter aircraft worth billions of ringgit from either the US or Russia as part of a modernisation plan. Defence Minister Datuk Serf Najib Tun Razak declined to give details but said an agreement might be signed during a
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      Lock icon Thais back in Cambodia
      141 28 AFP PHNOM PENH There were conciliatory words as Thai envoys arrived in Cambodia yesterday to reestablish a diplomatic mission that was destroyed by a mob recently. Thai Charge d'Affaires Kosit Chatpaiboon led the 33-member team back to Phnom Penh and also met Cambodian officials. Said Mr
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  • COMMENTARY
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      1004 30  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla In someone else's house, behave as a guest THE question of citizenship and immigration is causing unhappiness in several parts of the world, mainly where there are large communities of immigrants from the Middle East and the Indian sub-con-tinent, such as Britain and the United
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      848 32  -  Janice Lee J Former NMP Claire Chiang returns to her roots in the arts SHE'S been seen as a fighter and a hardcore feminist, and many have found her radical and somewhat intimidating. So, when I knew I would be speaking to Banyan Tree Gallery vice-president Claire
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      314 34  -  Chen See Km LAWRENCE Wong (picture) is not a sissy. If you have been following the third season of Moulmein High, you will know that newcomer Lawrence plays the series' resident "dramamama" and sissy, Goh Kim Loong. However, the 21-year-old says he is nothing
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      152 34  -  Elisa Chia ZOE Tay, or rather Ting Ting, is in a love dilemma. In an English-speaking role tonight, the guest star in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd will be torn between the Phua brothers. Kang Kang (Gurmit Singh) and Beng Beng (Pierre Png) want their childhood sweetheart
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        373 36  -  Lynette Leong by news@newstoday.com.sg SOME people literally give way to their weight. Under the strain of excessive body weight, they develop joint, knee and heel problems. Ms Serene Tay, a dietitian at Alexandra Hospital's (AH) Weight Management Programme, told Today: "Very often, these patients are not able
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        506 37 US politicians claim they were duped by comedian ALI G (picture) has struck again. The bawdy alter-ego of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, a wannabe "gangsta rapper" from an outer London suburb, has been delighting audiences in the United Kingdom with his irreverent skit/chat TV show, Da
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        373 38 -Reuters Own video to prove Jacko's no monster LONDON Pop icon Michael Jackson (picture), said on Sunday he would authorise the release of video footage to prove that a British TV documentary about his private life was misleading and unfair. Jackson's lawyers have filed complaints with
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        476 39 -Reuters Tight race for film award nobody wants to win LOS ANGELES If you think the Oscar battle for best actress is going to be close, wait until you see who's duking it out for the dubious honour of being named the year's worst actress: Madonna,
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        322 40  -  Pauline DLoh For Valentine's Day, try serving prawns to raise the love quotient THIS year, again Valentine's Day on Feb 14 is followed by the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, celebrated traditionally as the day for young lovers to meet. What that means for us is
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        KEEPING PRAWNS ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW
        142 40 PRAWNS and shrimps have a habit of curling up when they are cooked. That's fine if you are stir-frying but how do you keep them straight when you have to grill? Easy. All you have to do is give them a few cuts
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          GARLIC MAYONNAISE GRILLED PRAWNS
          232 40 Ingredients (Serves two): 6 medium prawns or 4 large ones 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 small bunch coriander, minced 2 tablespoons mayonnaise I tablespoon grated cheese Salt and pepper to taste Chilli flakes or paprika to garnish. Method: 1. Clean, trim and butterfly the
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          92 40 Ingredients (Serves two): 2 satchets macaroni (cooked three minutes in two litres boiling water) 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and fresh black pepper to taste I tablespoons chopped herbs (Fresh coriander or oregano is nice) Method: 1. Cook and
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      1511 42 Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd The Girl Next Door channel 5,B P m Print to Screen Poor Little Rich Girl Arts Central, io P m 60 Minutes cna, 7.32pm Kang and Beng reminisce about Ting Ting j/^^ Little Barbara Barry is sent off to school by t^K^ i/'/. i. ■.■nl
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  • SPORTS
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      416 44 AFP Golf Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Drought ends for former champion PEBBLE BEACH Davis Love won the Pebble Beach National ProAm yesterday, and luckily this time he didn't need a dramatic rally to doit. Love sank a 30-inch putt on the final hole to win the tournament
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      160 44 AFP ROME Inter Milan returned to the top of Italy's Serie A yesterday after thrashing Reggina 3-0 at the San Siro as city rival AC Milan crashed to a surprise 1-0 defeat at Perugia. The architect of Milan's downfall was Fabrizio Miccoli, who celebrated his first
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      580 45 Reuters NBA All-Star Game West 155 East 145 His Airness gets fitting tribute ATLANTA Michael Jordan made a surprise start, gave a poignant farewell speech, set an all-time scoring record and made another amazing clutch lastsecond basket yesterday before losing in his last NBA All-Star Game.
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      All set to go
      487 46  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Susilo's eager to end his All England nightmare by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THE U*****,000 ($220,000) Yonex All England Championship, badminton's biggest individual showpiece event, has not been kind to Ronald Susilo so far. Two early exits in the past two years have made his memories of
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      424 46 Agencies LONDON Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was left to regret a missed opportunity yesterday after watching 10-man Newcastle United hold his Premiership leader to a 1-1 draw. Frenchman Laurent Robert cancelled out Thierry Henry's 24th goal of the season eight minutes
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      341 46 LONDON England captain David Beckham will act as Wayne Rooney's personal minder as Everton's teenager prepares to make history. Rooney at 17 years and 111 days will be the youngest England international when he makes his debut against Australia at Upton Park tomorrow. And coach
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      'From Lake Karrinyup CC
      45 46 Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Sergio Garcia and Nick Faldo will be in Perth, Australia, for the Johnnie Walker Classic, from 13-16 Feb. Today Sports Editor S Murali will be there, so don't miss his daily reports on the world-class golf event.
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      Lock icon Hail mighty Lara
      627 47 -AFP Stylish West Indian steals the thunder from host and Mandela Cricket World Cup Group B South Africa v West Indies Windies win thriller by three runs JOHANNESBURG West Indian batting genius Brian Lara yesterday celebrated his best ever one-day century. The 33-year-old ruined South Africa's party,
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      Lock icon Get set for fireworks as bowlers take the spotlight
      391 47 AFP Cricket World Cup Group A Australia v Pakistan Live today, 4pm, Ch37 JOHANNESBURG Bowlers are likely to call the shots when Australia opens the defence of its World Cup title with a potentially explosive clash against Pakistan today. Australia has
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      164 47 HARARE A huge question mark was hanging over Andy Flower's international career yesterday after he and Zimbabwe team-mate Henry Olonga launched a scathing attack on President Robert Mugabe and his government and then wore black armbands in their opening match against Namibia. It remains to be seen whether
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      81 47 JOHANNESBURG England confirmed yesterday it was boycotting its World Cup tournament opener against Zimbabwe in Harare on February 13. England has cited security fears as the reason. It faces being docked four World Cup points for refusing to play the match and a fine for breaking its contractual
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      Monty out
      67 47 LONDON World 100m record holder Tim Montgomery pulled out of an indoor track meet here when he refused to meet the press to clear the air over his association with disgraced coach Charlie Francis. The organisers of the Feb 21 Grand Prix meet in Birmingham had stipulated that
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