Today, 16 April 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 -TbIMY Wednesday April 16, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      0ne.99 Shop succumbs to heavy debts
      157 1 BUDGET chain 0ne.99 Shop went into receivership on Monday after succumbing to debts totalling $3 million, Business Times reported today. Founder and managing director Nanz Chong cited high business costs including rents and labour costs as the key reason for the demise of the
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      Lock icon Key role for UN
      496 1 -AFP United Nations vital in rebuilding Iraq: Blair, Schroeder HANOVER (Germany) Britain and Germany agreed yesterday the United Nations should play a "key role" in rebuilding Iraq, putting a major dispute behind them by using the approaching end of the war to rebuild transatlantic relations. "In
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      Lock icon Wall Street up
      69 1 AFP NEW YORK US share prices rose moderately yesterday as investors in a brighter, post-war mood took heart from a clutch of bullish profit reports. The Dow Jones industrials average rose 51.26 points (0.61 per cent) to finish at 8,402.36. The broader Standard and Poor's 500 index
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Light at end of tunnel?
      375 2  -  Tan Hui Leng by huileng@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE scientists are close to breaking the genetic sequence of the coronavirus, thought to be the causative organism behind the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars). Scientists from the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), which is under the Agency of Science,
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      SARS UPDATE
      209 2 Singapore and Malaysian officials will meet today in Malaysia to explore ways in which they can work together to contain Sars, the Ministry of Home Affairs said. Two more Sars patients here have died. One is a relative of one of the three women who brought the disease
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      On the mat
      427 3  -  Jose Raymond Ali Imran now suspended with Noor Ali and Effendi by j ose@newstoday.com. sg A THIRD local footballer has been suspended by his club for breaching the Football Association of Singapore's code for ethical conduct. Former national midfielder Ali Imran Lomri (picture) was informed of the
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      Airlines' plea for help
      187 3  -  Chan Chao Peh ONE day after the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) called on governments not to implement arbitrary measures to prevent the spread of Sars, thereby hurting the airline industry, it now wants other components of the aviation sector to share in the financial
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      Lock icon Acid test
      359 4 Agencies Will talks on Iraq's future succeed? NASIRIYAH Plans for a US-led administration of post-war Iraq faced an early test yesterday when American officials and divided and distrustful Iraqi political groups met here to spell out their vision for the war-torn country's future. About 60 Iraqi delegates were
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S DEVELOPMENTS
      148 4 AFP THE US threatened Syria with diplomatic and economic sanctions as tensions grew between the two countries. Top aides to US President George W Bush stopped short of threatening military action, but warned Damascus to turn away fleeing supporters of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, shun weapons of mass
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      Lock icon Finally, US acts to halt pillage
      310 6 Agencies Some looted museum pieces turn up in Paris WASHINGTON Criticised for not preventing the pillage of Iraqi antiquities, the United States vowed to take a "leading role" in protecting artefacts and repair damage to the National Museum of Iraq, which was looted last
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      Lock icon Hungry for news of Saddam
      236 6 Reuters BAGHDAD The war in Iraq may be coming to an end but the hunt for the man who was the centre of the storm is just beginning. Even after US forces captured President Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Monday, noone knows whether the
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Siloso seeks to sizzle
      506 8  -  Tor Ching Li Sentosa aims to lure 'mainlanders' by chingli@newstoday.com.sg MENTION foam parties and Sentosa's Siloso Beach floats to mind. After all, that I.skm stretch of pristine and powdery sand was where Singapore's and Asia's first foam party was held. But a year from now, Siloso
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      Sars-masked robber foiled by quick-thinking bank staff
      272 8  -  Derrick A Paulo USUALLY, the ski mask is the disguise of choice for criminals, but in this new Sars era, it was simply a matter of time before one of them exploited the N95 mask for his misdeeds. Yesterday, at 12.40pm, a robber
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      ComChest optimistic about target
      154 8  -  Serene Foo THE Community Chest wants to raise $42 million again this year and help those affected by Sars. The National Council of Social Service (NCSS), which administers Comchest, says it is considering expanding its counselling services for families affected by the virus. It may increase
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      Lock icon An encore for a cause
      853 9  -  Elisa Chia Mayday wants to squeeze into a fridge for the NKF Show next year by elisa@newstoday.com.sg ONCE is not enough. Taiwanese rock band Mayday hopes to return next year to raise more funds for the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). Four out of the five
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      Vet on the hook
      556 10  -  Derrick A Paulo Practitioner supplied controlled vaccines to dog breeder by derrick@newstoday.com.sg FOR the first time in Singapore, a veterinarian has been suspended for unprofessional conduct. Dr Edmond Tan, a practitioner with over 15 years of experience, was suspended from veterinary practice for nine months by
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      Lock icon Broadband vision on target
      149 10 AFP THE number of broadband Internet users in Singapore rose 30 per cent last year, compared from the previous year. There were 1.24 million broadband users last year, up from 950,000 in 2001, meaning that two in five Singaporeans now have high-speed online connections, the Infocomm
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      Can US afford an unjustified attack on Syria?
      152 12  -  Peter Heng Teck Wee IT IS with shock and dismay that I read that Syria could be the next target of US military action. While it may be true that Syria is harbouring terrorists, what the country has done is insufficient justification
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      Loans logic
      217 12  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming HDB's reason for lowering interest rates still unclear I REFER to the news that the HDB has lowered its interest rates on loans for HDB owners ("Good cheer for some HDB flat owners" Today, April 15). While the news is good, the explanation is
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      US not above UN law
      205 12  -  Foo Say Tun AFTER reading Mr Ronald Ng's letter, "Civilians do get killed but motive for war is right" (Today, 14 April), I feel compelled to jump to the defence of Ms Elisia Yeo. It is unfortunate that Mr Ng did not understand Ms Yeo's
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      Check those fears
      374 14  -  Marianne Teo and get on with the business of living normally I READ with interest the increased advertisements taken out recently by health-products, household cleaning and appliance companies, touting to "protect" one against Sars. I am not an expert in microbiology. However, from the limited research that
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      Lock icon Aren't clinics just as unsafe?
      202 14  -  Rajesh Nainani Many people have been infected with Sars even at hospitals, which were once considered safe. Like many couples, my wife and I both work and leave the care of our six-month baby to the maid. Since the outbreak of Sars, we avoid going
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      NKF show a timely relief
      177 14  -  Ang Weixiong Benson THOUGH precautionary measures had to be taken at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 10th Anniversary Charity Show on April 13, the crowds seemed undeterred by Sars. Such, I feel, is the spirit of charity: To assist and comfort the needy in times
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Record profit
      169 15 -AFP Citigroup net soars 18% NEW YORK Citigroup, the world's largest financial group, said its underlying profit rose 18 per cent to a record US$4.l billion ($7.3 billion) in the first quarter of this year. The result does not take into account the year-earlier flotation of a USsl-billion
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    • Market Watch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        31 15 Reuters SHARES closed higher yesterday. The Straits Times Index finished 0.70 per cent, or 8.96 points, higher at 1,291.83 as battered bluechips such as Singapore Airlines rose on bargain buying.
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        World markets
        53 15 Index Value Change Pts NIKKEI 7838.83 86.73 1.12 HANG SENG 8632.10 98.55 1.16 ALL ORDINARIES 2932.40 26.90 0.93 TAIWAN WTD 4487.59 27.78 0.62 KOREA COMPOSITE 604.99 10.59 1.78 SET JAKARTA COMPOSITE 383.36 437.72 8.34 3.78 2.22 0.87 PHILIPPINES COMP 1116.48 -16.89 -1.49 SHENZHEN B 232.67 8.10 3.61 MUMBAI
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        41 15 Bloomberg SGX USS 0.5617 UK£ 0.3576 Yen 67.7554 HKS 4.3810 RM 2.1346 Euro 0.5222 Rupiah 4968.40 Baht 24.0989 Peso 29.4930 A$ 0.9293 Indian Rs 26.6002 Won 684.286 C$ 0.8181 Yuan 4.6496 NZ$ 1.0263 NTS 19.5464 Information provided by:
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        Straits Times Index – Intra-day Chart
        5 15 Straits Times Index Intra-day Chart
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        SGX most active
        57 15 By volume April IS StarCrusUSS Chartered Close 0.175 0.650 Change -0.010 +0.010 -5.4 +1.6 'OOO 19,777 11,321 Ml SingTel DatacrftUSS 1.290 1.480 0.545 -0.020 +0.030 +0.010 -1.5 +2.1 +1.9 10,343 9,312 9,171 ACCS LeongHin 0.350 0.760 +0.015 +4.5 8,527 8,317 TT Int 0.455 7,553 ST Engg 1.580
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        Commodities
        22 15 Gold uss/oz 323.65 Silver uss/oz 4.51 Platinum uss/oz 622 Rubber cents/kg 176.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1462.5 Brent crude uss. rrel 28.63
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        SGX top rises
        76 15 By. April 15 Close Change SIA 8.850 +0.200 SIA 200 8.800 +0.200 SPH 16.900 +0.200 DBS Bk6%N_ *****.700+0.100 Shang Asia 2kHK$ 4.700 +0.100 Venture 14.300 +0.100 Innovalu 1.080 +0.070 DBS 8.850 +0.050 Ho Royal 1.150 +0.050 JMH400USS 5.750 +0.050 By percentage April 15 Close MediaS 0.010 Change
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        SGX top falls
        80 15 By. April 15 Close SingamasC 2kHK$ 2.200 Change -0.225 Haw Par 3.280 -0.040 NalSleel 2.430 -0.040 Bonvesls 0.400 -0.035 Chemlnd 0.690 -0.030 HL Fin 1.950 -0.030 Wepco 500 0.120 Informatics 0.835 -0.030 -0.025 PFood 0.985 -0.025 Apollo 0.530 -0.020 By percentage April 15 Close Goldtron 0.010 Change
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      Lock icon SIA's lighter flights
      93 16 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) filled less space on its flights last month, the third consecutive month of decline, and said it expects a "very difficult year ahead" because the war in Iraq and Sars outbreak are keeping would-be travellers at home. SIA filled 67.3 per cent of
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      Lock icon Baffling drop
      424 16 Reuters Retail index fell 11.3%, confounding forecast SINGAPORE retailers reported weak sales in February as rising unemployment and fears of war in Iraq curbed consumer spending and analysts said they would worsen when the full impact of the deadly Sars virus was felt. The city state's retail index
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      Lock icon Fewer visitors
      117 16 AFX-Asia VISITOR arrivals for the period April 1 to 7 fell 56 per cent from a year earlier to 62,500 as more travellers cancelled trips because of Sars, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said. "All major markets registered double-digit decreases in arrivals, with Indonesia, Japan and Malaysia recording
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      Lock icon Non-oil exports down
      107 16 AFX-Asia NON-OIL domestic export (Nodex) growth last month may have slowed to 8.5 to 10.5 per cent year-on-year, sharply slower than the 23 per cent rise seen in February, as pharmaceutical exports are likely to have weakened due to the war in Iraq, economists said. The data
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      Lock icon Pie shrinking for banks?
      440 17 Reuters DBS, UOB, OCBC profits predicted to fall 11% SINGAPORE banks may be headed into the perfect storm, with rising unemployment, low interest margins and falling asset prices set to hit this year's earnings as the deadly Sars virus wreaks havoc on a weak domestic economy.
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      Lock icon Star Cruises heading for new waters?
      252 17 Reuters HONG KONG Star Cruises, the world's fourth-largest leisure cruise line operator, said yesterday it would review its itineraries if the deadly flu-like virus continued to infect people worldwide. Star Cruises, which runs 20 luxury liners out of Hong Kong, Singapore and the United
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      The ATM fear
      336 18  -  Lee Yew Meng Why Ecowise did away with public share offer by yewm eng@n ewsto day, com. sg ECOWISE Holdings, Singapore's homegrown waste management services and environmental solutions provider, has decided to do away with the public offer of shares because of the Sars fear. Instead, the
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      Lock icon Corporate briefs
      224 18 AFX-Asia AFX-Asia AFX-Asia SEMBCORP BUYS UK-BASED ENRON TEESSIDE: SembCorp Industries said its unit, SembCorp Utilities, has acquired the assets and business of UK-based Enron Teesside Operations for 83 million pounds ($232 million). An additional consideration of up to 4.2 million pounds may become payable pending certain conditions being
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      Lock icon Fashion retail chains get that tattered feeling
      176 20 Bloomberg HONG KONG Giordano International Ltd, which owns one of Asia's biggest casual-wear retail chains, had a 30 per cent drop in sales in Hong Kong last month as a lethal disease keeps shoppers at home, the Apple Daily said. In China and
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      Lock icon Stock fraud: AOL in the dock
      157 20 -AFP LOS ANGELES The University of California (UC) and another institutional investor have filed a suit against media giant AOL Time Warner for allegedly using tricks and fraudulent transactions to boost the value of its share price. The UC was reported to have lost
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      Lock icon M'sian gromith gloom
      219 20 Bloomberg Forecast cut by a third KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian think-tank slashed its 2003 growth forecast for the country's economy by more than a third to 3.7 per cent because of the outbreak of a respiratory disease and war in Iraq. The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research's
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      Lock icon Tourism tactics
      396 22 Reuters Asia-Pacific to focus on safe and domestic destinations BALI (Indonesia) AsiaPacific tourism chiefs put on a brave front inspite of the deadly Sars virus yesterday, saying the outbreak could cut reliance on long-haul tourists and strengthen a trend towards geographic diversification. Sars, spread by travellers, has savaged
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      Lock icon Hong Kong faces the gravest damage
      222 22 Reuters HONG KONG The impact from the deadly Sars virus will slow economic growth in most parts of Asia, as the disease changes lifestyles and harms consumption, the Standard Poor's ratings agency said yesterday. The outbreak of what the World Health Organisation (WHO) has
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      Lock icon Demand for Japanese air cleaners
      184 22 -AFP TOKYO Japanese firms Matsushita and Sharp said yesterday they will make thousands more air cleaners in China due to surging demand triggered by Sars. Demand for air cleaners in China, Hong Kong and Singapore was so high that the companies ran out of stocks
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      Lock icon Not true – SLF
      269 24  - Not true SLF Chan Chao Peh Foundation not offering below market rental rates by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF), developer of One Marina Boulevard (picture), has refuted a newspaper report that it is offering below market rental rates at this office block because the Government awarded it the land
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      Lock icon SingTel cuts order
      228 24 Bloomberg SINGTEL, South-east Asia's biggest phone company, cut an order by as much as 60 per cent for capacity on a new satellite from APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. SingTel said it agreed to lease six transponders, with an option to lease five more, replacing an earlier agreement
      — Bloomberg  -  228 words
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      Lock icon A matter of bottoms for SMRT
      168 24 AFX-Asia SALOMONSMITHBARNEY said it has cut its rating on SMRT Corp to "underperform" from "market perform" with a price target of $0.48 as the company is losing its attraction as a dividend play. "There are other companies in the Singapore market with higher dividend
      AFX-Asia  -  168 words
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      Lock icon Joint effort
      45 24 AFX-Asia JAKARTA Temasek Holdings, one of the bidders for a 51 per cent stake in Bank Danamon Indonesia, has teamed up with Jaminan Sosial Tenaga Kerja as a local partner in its bid for the bank, Bisnis Indonesia reported, citing an unnamed source.
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      Lock icon Tung in rescue talks
      160 24 Reuters HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Tung Cheehwa huddled with top Cabinet members yesterday to hammer out an emergency relief plan to help ease the financial pain that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) has inflicted on the territory. The number of new infections and the economic
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      Lock icon Stable despite risks
      309 26 Reuters Rated B+ by Standard Poor's,Telkomsel embarks on expansion plan JAKARTA Standard Poor's ratings services has affirmed its B+ corporate credit rating on Indonesian wireless operator, PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel). The outlook is stable. Telkomsel is exposed to the uncertainty of operating in Indonesia, but has a
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      144 27 Reuters NEW YORK- Diet doctor and best-selling author Robert Atkins (picture) was in a coma and on life support, almost a week after slipping on an icy sidewalk in New York and hitting his head, his spokesman said on Monday. Mr Atkins, 72, an
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      142 27 Reuters AMSTERDAM The confessed assassin of Dutch populist politician Pirn Fortuyn was jailed for 18 years yesterday for the Netherlands' first political killing in more than three centuries. Animal-rights activist Volkert van der Graaf, 33, whose trial ended two weeks ago, had admitted to
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      322 27 Agencies Pyongyang tells Tokyo, Moscow SEOUL A front-page report on South Korea's Korea Herald newspaper said North Korea and China do not want Japan and Russia to take part in multilateral talks on the North's suspected nuclear-arms plans. The English-language daily said Pyongyang and Beijing
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      319 28 Agencies Independence off the agenda as separatists are trounced at polls MONTREAL Independence for the French-speak-ing Canadian province of Quebec has been effectively knocked off the agenda when the separatist Parti Quebecois was trounced in Monday's elections. The Quebec Liberal Party won a decisive majority in the provincial
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      182 28 -AFP RAMALLAH A power-struggle that emerged among the Palestinians could endanger the reform process and hopes of peace in the Middle East Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas (picture) is having trouble putting together a new cabinet as he tries to juggle between the old guard loyal
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      149 28 Reuters LOS ANGELES Money, contacts with important Chinese officials she is alleged to have had it all. As part of a bid to keep her behind bars, prosecutors filed papers in court on Monday describing double agent Katrina Leung's offences. They cited financial records showing that Ms
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      302 29 Reuters Plaintiffs seek $3.3b in damages for sex abuse NEW YORK The US Roman Catholic Church was rocked by fresh child-sex abuse lawsuits on Monday, with 34 plaintiffs claiming US$l.B5 billion ($3.3 billion) in damages from the Long Island diocese. In one case, which sought US$l.55
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      136 29 Agencies SEATTLE James Ujaama, a black American community leader in Washington state, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of conspiring to provide cash, computers and fighters to Afghanistan's deposed Taliban rulers. In a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Ujaama, 37 formerly James Earnest Thompson agreed
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      124 29 -AFP NEW ORLEANS In what could be a revenge shooting, an unidentified shooter fired an AK-47 in a local high school on Monday, killing a student and injuring three others. Police chief Eddie Compass said there is no known motive for the shooting at the John
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      923 30  -  Yeo Lay Hweej Let not the preoccupation with Iraq cloud the issue of sustainable development by news@newstoday.com.sg BY now, Doha has perhaps become a household name. For anyone who has been following the developments of the war in Iraq, Doha is where the US Central Command is.
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      51 30 SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF The SUA is a non-profit, INTERNATIONAL non-government think-tank. AFFAIRS Through different programmes f°r ',s mem')ers an^ Singaporeans, A*r it is helping to make Singapore a *V more cosmopolitan and global W^ society with a people who know and care more about the region i. and wider world.
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      1027 31  -  Sadiah Ahmad k Stop hurting yourself and forget Ash Dear Salman, Once again, you're in the news for the wrong reasons. This time, your name is dragged in mud after fellow actor Vivek Oberoi called a press conference to allege that you phoned him
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      669 32 Take part in the islandwide can hunt and you may win the grand prize of a Peugeot 206! HERE'S your chance to play detective: Join the Big Search 2003 and look for cans containing the source codes to the deadly virus released by the evil
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      188 34 IT may be the most basic of all flavours, but vanilla could well be the taste of the next generation. Coke has given a new aroma to its signature cola with the launch of Vanilla Coke (picture). Besides giving a cool, velvety
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      370 34  -  Elisa Chia Find out more from host of new TV series by elisa@newstoday.com.sg LET'S face it Sars remains a mysterious, deadly disease. Which explains why some parents took no chances with the outbreak, removing their children from schools before the Ministry of Education declared schools closed on
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      Queen of Anywhere
      449 35  -  lan De Cotta TheTanglin tease keeps packing folks in by ian@newstoday.com.sg At the fourth floor of the Tanglin Shopping Centre, a little bit of Singapore history lives on. Anywhere is perhaps the most successful pub and band in Singapore. When it is becoming commonplace for clubs to
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      69 35 Wednesday is media night at Anywhere with house pours at one for one. It is also "Rockers Night" with guests Jatt Ali, previously of Black Dog Bone, and Rosli from Sweet Charity rock bands that dominated Singapore's music scene in their heyday. Anywhere Music Pub Level 4 Tanglin Shopping
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        519 36 Reuters And Singapore's Fann Wong joins the list of nominees LOS ANGELES Just when they thought it was over, moviegoers were served up a new plate of film award nominees on Monday from cable TV network MTV, topped by popular hits Lord of the Rings: The Two
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        269 36 THERE'S no separating "reel" from the "real" lives of America's favourite reality TV family, the Osbournes. The latest spat involving the family that was unfortunately not caught on camera saw matriarch Sharon being rushed to the hospital with claims that she had been "viciously attacked"
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        121 36 Anew American magazine Radar has put pop diva Jennifer Lopez (right) on the top of its list of "celebrity monsters". It says J Lo is guilty of a "cynical bid for urban authenticity", citing an incident where disappointed fans were shoved aside
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        333 38 -AFP Nicholson, Sandler vehicle breaks April record LOS ANGELES Anger Management, starring Jack Nicholson, roared its way to the top of North America's box office last weekend, scoring the best April opening in Hollywood history, figures showed on Monday. The comedy, which also stars
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        189 39 ACTOR Ben Affleck may have broken up the marriage of Daredevil co-star Jennifer Garner and husband Scott Foley. According to the Globe, Affleck, who is engaged to Jennifer Lopez, was "very close" to Garner when they were filming the movie in Los Angeles. Said a source on
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        Lock icon No ring without a prenuptial
        158 39 WEDDING bells for Gladiator hunk Russell Crowe and long-time girlfriend Danielle Spencer rang only after a prenuptial agreement was made, according to Women's Wear Daily (WWD). WWD says the arrangement entitles Spencer a minimum of US$l5 million ($26.7 million) if she stays married to Crowe
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        197 39 Reuters LOS ANGELES Daytime television viewers considered to be among America's most conservative audiences will see their first on-screen lesbian kiss next week, ABC television said on Monday. The kiss will take place during the April 22 episode of the Emmy-award winning soap opera,
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        287 39 Reuters Cannes' offerings this year lack star power PARIS "Mediocre" is how one French distributor described the selection of films at the Cannes Film Festival this year. As festival organisers prepare to announce films to be screened on April 23, what is certain is that several top Cannes
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      177 32 The most-anticipated charity event is back for its 10 t' 1 year! For the past 9 years, you have made a difference to the lives of 5,000 kidney patients and 1,000,000 Singaporeans through the NKF Charity Show. This year, amidst the bad economic times, our patients need your help more
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      297 34 The world celebrates Mother's Day every second Sunday in the month of May. How to thank her and appreciate all she has done for the family? Share your ideas on how to shower attention on Mother in s TODAY'S special supplement on A m m celebrating Mother's Day. Wa\\ L^C.
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  • SPORTS
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      457 41 AFP Weir's Masters triumph a boon for southpaw golfers AUGUSTA Newly crowned Masters champion Mike Weir is hoping his dramatic victory on Sunday will inspire golf's most maligned breed the lefty. The 32-year-old Canadian became only the second lefthanded player in history to win a Major
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      431 41 Agencies NBA Wizards 79 Knicks 93 Jordan bids home crowd farewell WASHINGTON Michael Jordan scored 21 points and had eight rebounds in his final home game, but the Washington Wizards still lost 93-79 to the New York Knicks in NBA action yesterday.
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      311 41 -AFP MARANELLO Five-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher said yesterday that last year's car can still serve Ferrari well at this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix. The debut of Ferrari's new F2003-GA (the GA standing for Giovanni Agnelli, boss
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      Lock icon Platini will get tough
      341 42 Agencies French legend calls Champions League a circus and wants to scrap it LONDON It's a story that will surely make Europe's biggest clubs break out in a cold sweat: Fifa and Uefa executive committee member Michel Platini has declared he will abolish the Champions League
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      Lock icon Flightless birds help Radcliffe break new ground
      414 42 Agencies LONDON Emu oil and ostrich meat were the essential ingredients that helped Paula Radcliffe to a world marathon record, the British runner revealed yesterday. Radcliffe sliced nearly two minutes off her own women's world marathon record when she ran two hours 15
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      Lock icon Williams says no to tobacco sponsorship
      297 42 Reuters LONDON The Williams team, heavily sponsored by tobacco in the past, claimed a Formula 1 first yesterday with a landmark anti-smoking sponsorship. The BMW-hp powered team said the GlaxoSmithkline brand NiQuitin CQ, a range of products to help people give up smoking, would
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      Lock icon Sinchi's still hurting
      575 43  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Rookie S-League club could pay the ultimate price for all the bad press by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg NEW boy Sinchi FC's start to the 2003 NTUC Income S-League season has certainly been a humbling experience. It has suffered from poor results, player expulsions, sponsor protests, and sackings
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      Lock icon Unhappy Hewitt may go to court over ATP fine
      292 43 Reuters SYDNEY Lleyton Hewitt's relationship with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has hit a new low, with the world number one threatening to sue the governing body for allegedly damaging his reputation. According to a report in yesterday's Daily Telegraph
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      Lock icon Tendulkar to go under the scalpel
      222 43 AFP NEW DELHI India's batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar will travel to the United States later this month to undergo surgery in his left hand for an undisclosed injury, officials revealed yesterday. Tendulkar, who turns 30 on April 24, will leave two days later for
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      Lock icon Bowling recovers
      624 44  -  Stanley Ho STBC back in control after getting its house in order by stanley@newstoday.com.sg JESSIE Phua (picture) is a relieved woman this morning. After one of the longest, most trying years of her life, the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress (STBC) president Jessie Phua can finally take control of
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      STBC secures ex-Malaysia coach Allen
      185 44 WITH its house in order, the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress (STBC) is wasting no time getting down to business. The STBC looks to have pulled off a coup, after its president Jessie Phua revealed yesterday that she has secured the services of former Malaysia national
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      Lock icon A not so friendly friendly, no matter what South Korea's Coelho says
      465 44 Reuters International friendly South Korea v Japan Live, tonight at 7.55pm, Ch22 SEOUL South Korea coach Humberto Coelho sought to play down the fierce rivalry with Japan on the eve of their much-antici-pated friendly in Seoul today. Although
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      Cantona crowned EPL king
      558 45 Frenchman wins award, says Fergie will not retire and tips United LONDON From seagulls to trawlers, any Eric Cantona pronouncement makes fascinating listening. Yesterday, on a flying visit to England to accept an award as the Premier League's overseas player of the decade, the exFrance and
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      Lock icon Fit Arsenal, Man United not so sure
      244 45 AFP DFDFD LONDON Arsenal is set to have all its big guns firing as it seeks to stop Manchester United's title surge today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). Skipper Patrick Vieira and fellow Frenchman Robert Pires are both in line to start the biggest
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      Relying on the wizards
      849 46  -  Leonard Thomas The match of the season Arsenal v Man United Henry, Giggs, could well decide the clash of the EPL titans, says Today's Leonard Thomas I by leonard@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS a massacre, in all but the scoreline. Real Madrid's 3-1 humbling of Manchester United last
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      Lock icon In pursuit of greatness
      764 47 Agencies Arsenal v Man United the famous five Feb, 15 2003: United 0 Arsenal 2 FA Cup fifth round. Arsenal picked off United with a goal in each half by Edu and Sylvain Wiltord. May, 8 2002: United 0 Arsenal 1 Premiership. The sweetest of title
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