Today, 14 February 2003

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    8 1 TOday FridftV February 14, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    The big hope ..
    648 1  - The big hope As Chartered Semicon closes factory and retrenches 500 Grace Tay by erace@newstoday.com.se DOING away with the old and banking on new sources of growth. That is part of the blueprint Chartered Semiconductor has worked out to end its losing streak, brought about by a depressed market and
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    7,16,22,23,29,30... bingo!
    275 1  -  Joy Frances THERE were possibly four new millionaires in Singapore last night but if they were among the 500 people, mainly retirees, who turned up for the Toto Hongbao Draw, they were not telling. Among those who turned up at the Singapore Pools office in Selegie Road, where
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      63 1 View from Cairo NUS lecturer Hussin Mutalib, who is on a teaching stint at the University of Cairo, assesses the war mood Look who's talking The Weakest Link's Asha Gill unleashed in a special interview HI Available newsstands, L_ f1 IT 11 even, Borders, Cheers, A 1 k \V llw
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Hooked ...
      320 2 Hooked S'pore Jl head to be tried for immigration offence JAKARTA Singaporean Mas Selamat bin Kastari (picture), who allegedly plotted to hijack a plane and crash it into Changi airport, will be tried for using a fake passport, Indonesian police said yesterday. Mas Selamat, who has been described by Singapore
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      Lock icon Deadly waters
      92 3 -AFP photo A morning downpour triggered floods in several parts of Jakarta yesterday, swamping homes and causing traffic jams. The floods stopped residents from going to school and work, and raised fears of a repeat of last year's deadly inundation. Floods hit more than a quarter of the
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      Ring and you will be fined
      174 3 NEW YORK A major public annoyance will be dealt with harshly from April when New York introduces a US$5O ($87.77) penalty for using mobile phones during a theatre performance. Anyone making a call, talking on his mobile or receiving a call during the performance
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      The $34m outrage
      349 3 Fund management chiefs huge golden handshake shocks Aussies SYDNEY Many Australians were outraged and investors stunned following a record A532.75 million ($33.95 million) payout to the man who quit as chief executive of the fund managing giant, CFS (Colonial First State). On Wednesday, the 42-year-old Mr Chris
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      Navy buddy
      516 4  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal A novel dotcom in the defence sector... in Singapore by shibu@newsto day. com. sg MR Thomas Vergis is not perturbed by the boom-and-bust stories on dotcoms. With a training in naval architecture from Germany, an NUS masters degree in industrial engineering and a wealth of
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      Buy a balloon and help save a child
      181 4  -  Val Chua LOVE is in the air. Give some heart to the ailing children at the Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF). Make the Citibank booth at Yen Sen Building along Orchard Road your first stop before Valentine's Day dinner today. Six entrepreneurial youths
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      Non-Indian on Sinda board
      154 4 FOR the first time, a non-Indian has been appointed to the Singapore Indian Development Association's (Sinda) Board of Trustees. Mr Bobby Chin Yoke Choong (picture), managing partner of KPMG and chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Authority, is among the three new members appointed to the board
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      129 2 Htyjll I SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE Ikja^^l I 9- 30am -11-1 Sam: English Service i'i Il \I I -30am -1 pm: English Service with ■rjjT|TlTftjT|JiJl Mandarin interpretation via headsets Bl^^^Ul^^l Pastor: Rev Dr John Urn Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 2, Ocean 3 I Childrens Church Ocean 8& 9 Online Sermon: www.thelivingfaith.org
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      226 3 adapt ~~7f I -b, j—■ AUDIO CALIBRATION SYSTEM^^fc^^ 0 i «8 S ~~—fi i L: I I-■ "-"2 >:fc£^— —JKT^^^^P _o_ Jewel Cube f-i-g! —il^^ BsHsr sound thfouQh rssGOfch® New Media Center with built-in DVD player also plays Two Jewel Cube® Direct/Reflecting® speaker arrays CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3 CDs.
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon More emergency shelters
      157 6 Channel NewsAsia EVERY Singaporean will eventually have access to an emergency shelter, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). With nearly 945,000 shelter berths already built on the island, about one in four Singaporeans now have direct access to them. When the North-East Line is fully operational
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      Lock icon Library's next target
      468 6  -  Chen Sze Kai To get 800,000 to be active again Today photo by by szekai@newstoday.com.sg THREE years after launching library@orchard (picture) to target young adults, the National Library Board (NLB) unveiled library@esplanade last year to cater to performance arts lovers. And next year, you can look forward
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      278 7 I /_3v/- ncu/p nt\v Lh Mobile M| s^^Nw Ipj r a hipfv" jS .?il I: ii .1 f i l 1 Inspired by the romance of Meteor Garden II? Express your love for that special someone by sending in the most romantic SMS message to Hub TV Singapore's first interactive
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  • LETTERS
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      Loan groan
      318 8  -  Dennis Ng Kah Wan Money for a car means less for retirement THE Monetary Authority of Singapore's decision to lift restrictions on car financing may lead to undesirable effects. Car loans were capped previously at 70 per cent of a vehicle's purchase price and the loan period limited
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      N-E Line fare hike should be minimal
      223 8  -  Lee Kok Lin IN their arguments to justify the anticipated higher fares for the North-East Line, SBS Transit and the Land Transport Authority have said that the higher cost of operating the system is due to the line being built underground. (Today, Jan
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      War has no winners
      140 8  -  Nelson Quah I READ with some sadness the commentary, "Terror truth" (Today, Feb 7). It is morally right for countries to condemn acts of terrorism perpetrated by a terrorist country. However, for a country to advocate war as the only means of resolving the problem smacks
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      Think again about this musical
      409 8  -  Narayana Narayana IT would appear from your report, "His story" (Today, Feb 10), that "come midSeptember, a Malaysian-produced musical, Natra, based on a controversial piece of Singapore's history will be making an entrance here". Going by your account, it must have been passed by the
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      Poulsen giving excuses
      142 10  -  Leong Kum Chuen I REFER to your story, "Just bad timing" (Today, Feb 11). It is clear from the comments by sacked former Singapore national soccer coach Jan Poulsen (picture) that he is only trying to find an excuse to defend himself. I see no link between
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      A sacrifice too great
      492 10  -  Chionh Chye Kit Why young couples put off having children I REFER to the recent discussion on Singapore's falling birth rate. As the father of a seven-month-old boy, my decision to raise a family after three years of marriage definitely did not hinge on the monetary
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      205 8 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax:65-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg From Just A555,000 total deposit* Don Russell -c Homes, Singapore ■L _^~r-'^r^,ur Don Russell m I I." Homes, Perth. »s~v» I
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      US Budget fightback
      439 12 As Greenspan gives 'kiss of death' WASHINGTON US President George W Bush fought for the life of a US$695 billion ($1.2 trillion) tax cut after opponents declared it fatally wounded by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. "It's a well-thought-out plan," Mr Bush said, addressing a round-table discussion
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        138 12 SINGAPORE share prices fell 2.0 per cent to a 16-month low yesterady, ahead of a key report to the UN on Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, dealers said. The benchmark Straits Times Index dropped 27.64 points to 1,268.33. It was the index's weakest closing level since Sept 21,
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        World markets
        52 12 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI HANG SENG 8599.66 9173.43 -64.51 -141.47 -0.75 -1.52 ALL ORDINARIES 2820.50 -46.60 -1.63 TAIWAN 4507.96 -116.91 -2.53 KOREA COMP 575.67 -7.62 -1.31 SET 370.25 -10.01 -2.63 JAKARTA COMP 395.47 -0.09 -0.02 PHILIPPINES COMP 1040.19 -1.18 -0.11 SHENZHEN B 209.20 -1.46 -0.69 MUMBAI 3246.25
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5696 0.3516 69.0257 4.4425 2.1636 0.6134 5094.98 24.5052 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.7294 0.9640 27.2776 685.159 0.8682 4.7147 1.0334 19.8303
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        Commodities
        21 12 Gold uss/oz 353.9 Rubber centsAg 169 Silver uss/oz 4.51 Palm oil RM/tonne 1591.5 Platinum uss/oz 691.5 Brent crude uss/borrel 35.77
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        Straits Times Index Intra-day Chart
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        SGX most active
        60 12 By volume Feb 13 L&M SingTel SembCorp Chartered WizOffice TTInt LeongHin ST Engg DBS Pac Cent Close 0.005 1.320 0.980 0.670 0.040 0.440 0.730 1.710 9.650 0.275 Change -0.005 -0.020 +0.030 -0.020 +0.010 +0.005 -0.030 -0.450 -0.010 -50.0 -1.5 +3.2 -2.9 +33.3 +1.1 -1.7 -4.5 -3.5 '000
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        SGX top rises
        81 12 )y$ :eb 13 Close Changi jeative 50 11.200 +0.101 )UE 5.950 +0.051 .ingamasC 2kHKS 2.650 +0.051 >p Land 3.220 +0.041 JOL 1.680 +0.041 iembCorp 0.980 +0.031 lairyFarm 900 USS 0.805 +0.02: 3P Ind 0.735 +0.02: .ingLun 0.155 +0.02: Waplas 0.185 +0.02: iy percent! :eb 13 VizOffice tage
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        75 12 ex crop Feb 13 DBS Close Change 9.650 -0.450 5TIETF100 13.440 -0.310 >PH 17.800 -0.300 HOB 10.300 -0.300 IMH 4OOUSS 5.750 -0.250 >IA 200 9.750 -0.250 F&N 7.900 -0.200 OCBC 8.650 -0.200 >PH 100 18.000 -0.200 By percenti Feb 13 L&M tage Close Change 0.005 -0.005 Nippecraft
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      April start
      369 14 SGX goes ahead with Odd Lots Scheme SMALL investors are expected to benefit after the Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that it will introduce a Unit Share scheme from April 14. It will allow trading of odd lots with a minimum size of one share. It said the Unit
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      Maybank's double joy
      142 14 MAYBANK will reduce its Public Housing Loan Board Rate (PHBR) to 2.8 per cent per annum, a cut of 20 basis points, from today. The reduction will apply to both new and existing customers. Customers can enjoy savings on interest payments, particularly from the third year on,
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      Five years of growth
      151 14 MAINBOARD-LISTED Huan Hsin Holdings reported almost flat earnings of $21.6 million for the full-year ended Dec 31 up from $21.3 million previously. Excluding foreign exchange fluctuations, profit after tax would have risen 55 per cent to $21.8 million compared to $14.1 million in the same period
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      Lock icon Return to profit ...
      213 15 Return to profit AFP but News Corp shares slide amid cautious sentiment SYDNEY Shares in News Corp. dived more than four per cent amid cautious sentiment on the Australian Stock Exchange yesterday, despite the media giant reporting second-quarter earnings that exceeded market expectations. News Corp reported a net profit of
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      IT solutions provider JK Tech eyes Sesdaq listing
      244 15  -  Tor Ching Li GROWING slowly but surely from a twoperson IT start-up in 1990, JK Technology Group is set to be listed on Sesdaq in the coming weeks. "We've been thinking of going public since about a year ago. We feel we
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      Eight JTC sites up for e-bidding
      215 15 INDUSTRIALISTS bidding for eight short-tenure sites being released by the JTC Corporation will be able to submit their bids over the Internet for the first time. The JTC, which is releasing the sites covering a total of more than four hectares under its Short-Tenure
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      Phone frontier
      496 16  -  Grace Tay With new product Intel enters mobile phone chip market by erace@newstoday.com.se COMPUTER chip giant Intel Corp, a relative bit player thus far in the mobile phone revolution, is making its first serious foray into the market for the chips that lie at the heart of mobile
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      Lock icon Canada plane repair deal
      141 16 -AFP SINGAPORE and Canada have signed an accord allowing companies based in the two countries to carry out maintenance and to repair and overhaul aircraft and components without seeking approval from aviation regulators. The memorandum of understanding was signed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
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      Lock icon Softly, softly
      368 18 Cautious 2003 outlook as Dell battles uncertainity NEW YORK Dell Computer Corp, which has so far avoided the brunt of a technology downturn, may be poised to reel in expectations for this year as the computer maker faces the weak economy and fears of a war with Iraq.
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      226 18 -AFP SINOTRANS' SHAEE PRICE SOARS: Shares of Sinotrans Ltd which completed the world's largest initial share sale this year rose as much as 7.3 per cent on their first day of trading after investors applied for 10 times the amount of stock offered. Sinotrans, which runs the southern
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      Misstep in the making
      697 20  -  William Pesek Jr KL's market intervention may backfire by news@newstoday.com.sg TOKYO Malaysia's efforts to boost its stock market have hit a snag: Standard Poor's. The ratings company is concerned about Malaysia's use of a 10-billion ringgit ($4.6 billion) statecontrolled fund to buy stocks deemed "undervalued". The
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      Corporate Briefs
      125 20 HOTEL SWITCH: Millennium Copthorne Hotels pic (M&C), the global arm of the Hong Leong Group Singapore, has received conditional approval from the South Sydney Council to convert part of the Millennium Sydney Hotel into residential apartments. The Millennium Hotel Sydney will cease trading effective March 31, an official
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      More fly to Thailand
      408 22 Thai Airways seen to double Q1 profit to $106m despite rising fuel costs BANGKOK Thai Airways International's fiscal first-quarter profit may more than double from a year earlier as rising demand for flights to Thailand counters higher fuel costs, analysts said. Net income for Thailand's biggest
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2320 22 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries:Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com PiriMbv: J LIPPER A REUTERS CQMFWrJT Date Name NAV/Bid Oiler I Price Price erdeen Asset Management (Asia) Q A iert een Se -American .Ofipgrtunities 533 .561 0 A iert een SVAsian High Yield 24 .2/8 0 A iert een Se -Cning Opportunities 943
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      193 12 Information provided by: Hr? j^^j^^ir that special someone in your life this Valentine's Day M 'Tis the month for roses, chocolates and declarations of love. ■EP9 j Here's a way to capture the heart of your loved one. Tell us how much you love your other half and 4l giß»
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      29 14 fir S. Greg and Jane spent their evenings staring into space. They didn't realise they could come and choose from the widest range of Plasma TVs from $^}Q 20
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      76 17 This Valentine's Day, 3 out of 5 Singaporean men over forty will experience sexual difficulties*. However, 20 million couples around the world have benefitted from a treatment to help them mtjl^^^^& relive the most romantic years of their lives. Consult your doctor today and ensure that every Valentine's Day, is
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      319 21 1 BA C*"~) »1 I I 11^^ V B H^^ Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and I 4vV f J I B B B Bk head out to the beach on Tibs' Love Bus. I ll> Hf w M I I fl V B BIV Write to
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Gl guilty of sodomising S Korean soldier
      186 24 AFP SEOUL A US army sergeant was found guilty of sexually assaulting a male South Korean soldier at a court martial yesterday. Sergeant Leng Sok was found guilty of all five charges of aggravated assault, indecent acts, sodomy, submission of a false official
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      Lock icon Final verdict
      336 24 Agencies US braces for a clash with nations opposed to war UNITED NATIONS A crucial UN Security Council meeting today could set the stage for a US-led war on Iraq despite calls from a number of nations for UN arms experts to have more time to work in
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      Lock icon Shame of a nation
      137 24 AFP PHNOM PENH King Norodom Sihanouk has condemned an apology from Cambodia's ambassador in the United States to his Thai counterpart for the recent anti-Thai riots as "an unpardonable act of treason". Ambassador Roland Eng's letter of apology to Thai ambassador to the United States Sakthip
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      Lock icon Villagers forced to flee as battle rages on
      134 26 Agencies DATU PAGLAS (Philippines) Hundreds of people have been fleeing since fighting between soldiers and Muslim separatists began three days ago. The Philippine military said it has killed 140 Muslim guerrillas while two families used as human shields by Moro Islamic Liberation
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      Lock icon Fear of sanctions
      346 26 Agencies China lends support in N Korea nuclear standoff BEIJING Flexing its muscles, China, one of Pyongyang's closest allies, said it does not want the UN Security Council to intervene in the North Korean nuclear crisis, reflecting concern about possible sanctions. China has backed a decision by
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      Lock icon Lights out for lanterns
      133 26 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has banned the release of floating Chinese hot-air lanterns after they disrupted 12 flights bound for an airport on the tourist island of Penang. Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Norian Mai said the lanterns, made of bamboo and oil paper and
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      Lock icon War crime?
      233 29 Agencies Belgium rules Sharon can be tried BRUSSELS Belgium's highest court delivered a landmark ruling on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (picture) can be prosecuted for war crimes. Israel responded to what one official called a "scandalous" ruling, recalling its ambassador to Brussels for consultations and
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      Lock icon UK plans to test immigrants for HIV
      142 29 AFP LONDON Britain plans to introduce compulsory HIV tests for immigrants after new cases of the virus soared 26 per cent last year, The Times newspaper reported yesterday. Government officials are drawing up plans to launch HIV and tuberculosis screening for anyone who
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      Lock icon You're never too old for...
      104 29 -AFP ROME In a striking inversion of the old cliche about elderly prudes and young tearaways, an Italian couple aged 86 and 74 were sentenced for indecent exposure after being denounced by a group of young female school students who saw them making love in
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      Lock icon 911 terror suspect's trial postponed
      181 29 Agencies WASHINGTON A federal judge ordered an indefinite postponement of the trial of Frenchman Zacarias Moussaoui (picture), who is charged with conspiracy in the 911 terror attacks. Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered the case withdrawn from the court's calendar at the request of government prosecutors. Moussaoui,
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      Lock icon A killer fish in vour tank
      364 31 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR An obsession with ornamental fish in Asia has unleashed a killer hybrid in Malaysia which is terrorising local fish in the wild, anglers claim. The flowerhorn (picture), an odd-looking creature with a hump on its forehead and patterns on its body
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      Lock icon Raped, killed at funeral
      181 31 -AFP PORT MORESBY A gang raided a funeral here, murdering two mourners and raping another two as they attempted to prove that the man being buried was a victim of sorcery. The attackers believed the family of Mr Tony Briya who had been their gang leader
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      767 34  -  Assoc Prof Brian Farrell France and Russia, do not let your envy of the US cloud your judgement on Iraq as the byH news@newstoday.com.sg I WANT to address this comment to two people: Presidents Jacques Chirac of France and Vladimir Putin of Russia (picture):
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      840 36  -  Dr Eric Teo by news@newstoday.com.sg THREE events hit the headlines in the closing weeks of the Year of the Horse. In Europe, Paris and Berlin celebrated with great pomp the 40th anniversary of the Franco- German post-War friendship. This reminded us in South-east Asia of PM Goh
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      894 38  -  Rosnah Ahmad by rosnah@newstoday.com.sg Girl in a bus dozes off on boy's shoulder Boy pushes her head away Rudely awakened, she glares at him The eyes meet and thus begins a Korean love story that has touched the hearts of thousands across Asia, from Taiwan to Indonesia to
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      294 42 LOVE was thick in the air at Raffles Place yesterday. And on hand to spread the romance were Miss Singapore Universe semi-finalists who were busy giving their "hearts" away to passers-by. "Hearts" in the form of heart-shaped balloons, that is.
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      776 42 AFP It paved the way for a revival of the musical genre LOS ANGELES The makers of Chicago may be kicking up their heels following their Oscar-nominations triumph but they have one of last year's nominees to thank for reviving the once moribund
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      313 44  -  Elisa Chia Tsai Chin has been ruling the music scene for 20 years by elisa@newstoday.com.sg IN the name of work, Tsai Chin will have to be separated from her lover this Valentine's Day again. But there's no need to feel sorry for her, the Taiwanese singer assured. "I'm
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        496 44 Having a ball to kick around GOSH, it's tough to be a boy these days. No place to kick a ball, no chance to catch spiders, no place to watch a cheap, open-air movie. The other day, I thought I would surprise my 10-year-old boy by buying him a football,
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      410 46 BOOTED OUT: A finalist on the hit reality show, American Idol, has been kicked off the programme after organisers found out that she posed topless on a porn website that purports to feature underage girls. Frenchie Davis, a 23-year-old singer whose powerful vocals made her a strong contender
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      93 46 No Programme Channel Rating Viewership ('000) 1 Living with Lydia Ch 5 7 257 2 Phua Chu Kang Ch 5 6 232 3 Beyblade Central 5 207 4 Pokemon Series IV Central 5 199 5 Sunday prime movie Mrs Doubtfire Ch 5 5 188 6 Pokemon
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      Lock icon Is he really bad?
      493 48 Reuters US network to air Jackson's rebuttal next week LOS ANGELES An outraged Michael Jackson (picture) has signed a deal with Fox television to air his rebuttal to a controversial documentary that put his eccentric life under a critical microscope. Fox said on Wednesday it would
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      213 48 WHAT is Michael Jackson like? MediaCorp TV Channel 5 viewers can be the first in Asia to judge what kind of person the King of Pop really is. The much-publicised British documentary, Living with Michael Jackson, will be shown on Channel 5
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      327 50  -  Yong Shu Chiang NUS kicks off new series of literary readings today by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg ALONG with the rich aroma of freshly brewed Java, love will be in the air today at the Dome Cafe of the University Cultural Centre. The first of a new series
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        345 51 Reuters LOS ANGELES Actor Sean Penn (picture) is claiming in a lawsuit that he lost a movie role because of his public opposition to a US war against Iraq. But movie producer Steve Bing has countered, in a lawsuit, that Penn is "irrational
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        533 51  -  Yong Shu Chiang Frida could have benefited from a less-is-more approach Frida FILM REVIEW WATCHING this biopic, there are two things that you'd notice about Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. One, Kahlo's redoubtable spirit, the X-factor that makes her such a special and intriguing character study. Two, that
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        768 52  -  David Ngiau Timely themes, Caine's acting make for a top-quality drama The Quiet American FILM REVIEW WRITTEN in 1955, Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American is still potent, and its brutal honesty still has the power to unnerve. The one previous attempt to adapt the novel was in
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        514 54 Reuters Ex-Pee-wee Herman star's lawyer claims it is Vintage' material LOS ANGELES What exactly did Paul Reubens (picture) have in his massive erotica collection? This is one of the questions dominating the child pornography case against the former Pee-wee Herman star. In court documents that revealed
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      156 39 NOKIA Connecting People I wk. tin i-~i It '"^-l jJ^l^^l 9 U |pyß I'm Try something different this Valentine's Day. Show your affections like never before with flowers via MMS (Multimedia Multimedia i^A message Message Service}*. Or visit any Nokia Download Stations** to download any of the lovable animated greetings
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      957 40 Love Notes 1* Tff^ Js T A* ft To my sweetheart, Mindy. Dear JT thank vou for beina PO HAPPY Valentine's Day MX@POM,UR VERY SPECIAL M You're on my mind and in my rartnfm !,,if o H,L,\fai O nKnL justo let you know that the 2 ME, MOST VALUEABLE GIFT,
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      1014 41 Love Notes 1* fi^ ail Si 41 i^ f§?^ C_J ft?^ C "A*^ i LTIJ To my dearest Joanna Teo, you t^l!* Darlina OTT Savina "I luvu" is DearAndv thank vou for adorable, intelligent and funniest Yvonne- Thanks for all the nntPnni,nhtnp*nrp«m«i,»M Dear Ling, there is only one Dearest Ice
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      621 46 Stadium Waterfront^^^ Love is in the air at Stadium Waterfront this February! Be serenaded by strolling musicians as you dine A HVH ft along the scenic waterfront at some of Singapore's finest restaurants. Or celebrate with a love cruise fl mhhm.=c^jS^j^B down the Kallang River enjoying the cool sea =~i''"a'':ssp"^^
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      310 48 >N3tnV iB The newspaper that you are holding is the latest to hit the streets of Singapore. It aims to give readers all the news that matters. We are seeking a qualified candidate to join Today as: (Advertising Promotions Executive) Are you good at developing marketing concepts as well as
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      188 55 m leonardo dicaprio tom hanks /4N^ It's a tribute to *855r f Spielberg's gifts as a director j T a wonderful film." J J Premiere Magazine Glenn Kenny if W m "Slick, Bright and Breezy." HP NHv> yJH The New Paper Wong Kim Hoh "An Entertaining Caper that's VB^^^^B -<^f^
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      1407 56 Survivor The Amazon (Premiere) Ch 5,10pm Zapz Suria, 6.30pm *~fl Wild Sex Arts Central, 9pm 20/20 Channel NewsAsia, 7.32pm 4>9LV Survivor launches with an all-out In this episode, Rudy's family inherits a Making a living, finding a I Battle of the Sexes as the cast- haunted antique shophouse from Rudy's
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      688 57 Superstar slams 51 points in record time past a stunned Denver DENVER Kobe Bryant has been on a roll. Still, this was something special. Shaquille O'Neal scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter, reported ESPN.com. Bryant scored an
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      79 57 Reuters BORMIO Italy's Antonio Perugino was in a coma yesterday after undergoing brain surgery following his sixth-round victory over Argentine middleweight Orlando Javier Acuna on Tuesday. Perugino became ill after the fight and was taken to Sondalo Hospital, where he underwent a five-hour operation. Hospital doctors are
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      547 58 AFP Mickelson apologises after criticising Woods' golfing equipment SAN DIEGO Tiger Woods said he accepted an apology yesterday from golf rival Phil Mickelson after an unpleasant remark about Woods' 'inferior' equipment. "We all know Phil can try and be a smart aleck at times," said Woods.
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      455 58 AFP SAN DIEGO American Mark O'Meara marvels at the way Swedish star Annika Sorenstam (picture) shreds her competition on a weekly basis, but he isn't sure that testing her talents against the men is the best way to
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      Lock icon Haan's China favours aggressive approach
      303 59 -AFP GUANGZHOU China's new soccer coach Arie Haan may contrast sharply with his laidback predecessor Bora Milutinovic, but the Dutchman's no-nonsense approach has reaped instant benefits for the national team. Speaking after watching his new team hold World Cup-holder Brazil to a goalless draw on
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      Lock icon Eriksson's England is going nowhere
      700 59 The Premiership's dominance could devastate the national team International friendly England 1 Australia 3 I Host barely raised a sweat LONDON This is what you get when you treat international footballers like works of art, borrowed from their owners on the understanding that they are
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      France and disappointing Zidane stunned by the Czechs
      249 59 PARIS France failed its sternest examination since crashing out of the World Cup last year when it lost 2-0 to the Czech Republic at the Stade de France yesterday morning. On a bitterly cold night, coach Jacques Santini's men were frozen out
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      480 60  -  Stanley Ho Tan Yo-Hinn by stanley@newstoday.com.sg and GEYLANG United has acted swiftly to clamp down on its errant players. In an internal disciplinary hearing at the Eagles' headquarters yesterday morning, national winger Mohd Noor Ali and goalkeeper Mohd Effendi, have confessed
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      677 60  -  Stanley Ho Combative midfielder AN Imran weeps after surviving CPIB ordeal by stanley@newstoday.com.sg HE MADE his name as a fearless, combative hard man on the pitch. But yesterday, Balestier Khalsa and national midfielder Ali Imran Lomri was reduced to a sobbing schoolboy as he recounted his
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      488 61 Reuters New Zealand survives late West Indies comeback PORT ELIZABETH A brilliant throw by Chris Cairns to run out Brian Lara helped New Zealand to a 20-run win over West Indies in World Cup Group B on yesterday. With just a single stump to aim at Cairns
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      380 61  -  Tan Yo-Hinn NOT one of them survived. Yesterday, Singapore badminton suffered a huge blow when all of its shuttiers were knocked out of the 2003 Yonex AllEngland Open Championship, badminton's showpiece event, at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. Remaining hopes were placed on
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      219 61 Reuters CALCUTTA India's cricket board has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to give England minus four penalty points if it maintains its stance over its World Cup match in Zimbabwe. England's tournament opener was originally scheduled to be played in Harare yesterday, but the
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      236 61 Reuters MELBOURNE Shane Warne, back home from the World Cup after failing a drugs test, has appealed to the Australian media to leave his family alone. Television crews were camped outside Warne's Melbourne home yesterday. Warne, 33, returned from South Africa on Wednesday and
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      602 62  -  S Murali in Perth That South African takes early lead by murali@newstoday.com.sg SOMETHING SILLY. That was what flashed through the mind of Ernie Els after playing 10 holes at the usu-ally-unaccommodating Lake Karrinyup layout yesterday. And the funny thought crossed Els' mind just after he
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      236 62  -  S Murali PERTH He got to the tournament early, spent a few days with his coach learning how to play shots in windy conditions and familiarised himself with the course. And that sort of diligent preparation helped Mardan Mamat get
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      857 63  -  S Murali in Perth Today EXCLUSIVE by murali@newstoday.com.sg FIFTEEN minutes after he started working with Ernie Els, mental coach Jos Vanstiphout (picture) was fired. Recalled the 53-year-old Belgian, on that meeting at the 2001 British Open at Royal Lytham: "The first thing I
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