Today, 10 October 2003

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    E-mail alarm
    703 1  -  Teo Hwee Nak TODAY IS SINGAPORE'S 2ND LARGEST CIRCULATING DAILY NEWSPAPER! 'Weird' S'porean nabbed over terror threat in Bangkok byl hweenak@newstoday. com, sg IT was nothing like the real thing but it was enough to send alarm bells ringing in securityconscious Bangkok yesterday. Thai media and wire agencies
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  • HOT NEWS
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      MRT work at risk
      373 2  -  Tor Ching Li if S'pore lost in Hamburg, says Mah by chingli@newsto day, com. sg HAD Singapore lost its case before the International Tribunal for the Law of The Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, it would not have been just a matter of offshore land reclamation. Even
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      STT finally clinches Global Crossing
      638 3  -  Chan Chao Peh but making the deal viable won't be easy, agree analysts by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Technologies Telemedia (STT) has finally crossed the last regulatory hurdle in its two-year bid to take control of US submarine cable operator Global Crossing, but now the harder part
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      The NTUC tax break
      543 4  -  Derrick A Paulo Lim says union body to absorb up to $20.8m in next year's GST hike by derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE harsh realities which plain-speak-ing NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng imparts may not always go down well with distressed workers. But yesterday, he offered them a happier
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      Lock icon US, Asean at odds over Myanmar
      224 4 AFP WASHINGTON Myanmar's ruling junta was spared from humiliating criticism at the Asean summit, only to be assailed later by the United States, but neither the carrot nor the stick approach has had any success in pushing the regime towards democracy. The US disagreed
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      Lock icon Dr M not in running for top post at OIC
      133 4 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia said yesterday it would propose a candidate to become secretary-general of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), but it would not be Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who retires on Oct 31. Foreign Minister Syed Hamid
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Call for central registry of special needs kids
      304 6 Newsßadio 93.8 A DOCTOR with KK Women's and Children's Hospital said yesterday that Singapore needs a central registry to track the development of children with special needs. Children with special needs range from those who are autistic to those who are physically
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      Lock icon Stemming foetal defects
      409 6  -  Lee Ching Wern NUH joins global research into correcting abnormalities in foetuses to avert need for abortion by] chingwern@newsto day, com. sg WHEN defects such as Down's Syndrome and thalassemia are detected in foetuses, there's little doctors can do today other than recommend abortion. But research now
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      Smuggler caught with 7,000 VCDs, DVDs
      181 6 SO you wonder where all the VCD pirates have gone. But proof that they're still hawking their illegal wares somewhere on the island came, when Immigration officers caught a man in the act of smuggling in over 7,000 VCDs, DVDs and CDs on Wednesday.
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      Boost for navigational safety in the Malacca Straits
      75 8 Indonesia will commission a new ship today at Batam island with a view to improving the navigational safety in the Malacca Straits. The buoy tender vessel, KN Jadayat, will serve as a floating base to undertake maintenance work on buoys placed in
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    • Article
      Man sacked while in jail: Lawyer questions move
      332 8  -  —Joy Frances CAN an employer sack an employee who has been absent from work for more than two days if he knows the reason for the absence, but neither the employee nor someone claiming to be speaking on his behalf told him
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      Yuffy, the spinner
      415 8  -  Pamela Pang raises funds through creative ways by pamela@newstoday.com.sg SHE calls herself a "Yuffy" Young Urban Fiscal Failure but cancer victims who have benefited from Wendy Chan's money-spinning efforts would argue otherwise. Last October, the cycling enthusiast pedalled 2,000km solo from Bangkok to Singapore, wheeling in $10,000
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      To develop 'software', we must not be afraid to speak up
      169 10  -  Benjamin Gan I REFER to Michael Backman's news comment "Is S'pore being paranoid?" (Today, Oct 8). Mr Backman is right about the dichotomy of our First World economy and our Third World mentality. Singapore's infrastructure or "hardware" is world-class
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      Up to readers to judge coverage of show
      170 10  -  Irene Ngoo I REFER to Mr Robert Chua's letter, "SPH reply misleading" (Today, Oct 4). On the contrary, it is Mr Chua who is misleading. His initial claim (Today, Sept 24) was that two articles on his TV show, Everyone Wins, published
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      Malaysia not to be seen as loser
      225 10  -  Michael Loh Who knows, we may be second best next time I REFER to the report "S'pore wins" (Today, Oct 9). As any Singaporean, I am pleased that the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has decided in Singapore's favour,
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      Court etiquette applies to all
      277 11  -  Jenny Ang PLEASE refer to the letter by Mr Steven Lo Chock Fei, "Disorder in the Court" (Today, Oct 7). The Supreme Court would like to assure one and all that the same set of standards of court etiquette is applied equally to all involved
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      Residents on patrol
      70 11  -  Soo Kum Hon I REFER to the letter by Abdul Islam, "Patrols in car park needed" (Today, Oct 9). Instead of looking to the HDB to provide security measures to ensure the safety of vehicles parked in the multi-storey car parks, I would like to suggest that
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon M'sia stocks hit 17-month high
      142 12 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia shares closed at a 17-month high yesterday, on buying by foreign funds following Standard Poor's (S&P) upgrade of the country's long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating. Traders said investors continued from Wednesday to buy key stocks, particularly banking shares, pushing the
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      Lock icon Merck opens 2nd plant here
      186 12 Bloomberg This brings its S'pore investments to $861 m MERCK Co, the secondbiggest US drug maker by sales, spent more than US$lOO million ($172.3 million) on a second Singapore manufacturing facility it opened yesterday, bringing its investments here to US$5OO million, with 250 employees. The
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    • Market WATCH
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        ST Index: 1,738.12 +4.21
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        Lock icon Singapore
        193 12 SGX, Bloomberg SINGAPORE shares finished at another 17-month closing high yesterday as selected blue chips continued to rise ahead of an anticipated domestic economic recovery. The ST Index gained 4.21 points, or 0.2 per cent, to close at 1,738.12 points, the highest level since May 15 last year. The
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        SGX most active
        58 12 By volume El-Nets Hiap Hoe BBR L&M UniFiber Frt Links SembKim Links Is LabroyMar I PC Close 0.020 0.025 0.035 0.015 0.185 0.140 0.220 0.160 0.505 0.075 Change +0.005 +0.005 +0.005 +0.045 +0.010 +0.055 +0.015 +0.005 +25.0 +16.7 +2.8 +47.4 +4.8 +52.4 +3.1 +7.1 '000 95,225 56,329
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        SGX top rises
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        SGX top falls
        77 12 By$ GreatEast Close Change 10.800 -0.300 By percentage Yongnam Close Change 0.035 -12.5 UOB 13.900 -0.300 Econ 0.040 -11.1 ShangAsia 2kHK$ 6.500 -0.200 Hua Kok 0.065 -7.1 OUE OCBC 6.500 -0.150 11.700 -0.100 HupSengH ITE 0.210 -6.7 0.170 -5.6 NOL 2.080 -0.080 PNE Micron 0.170 -5.6 STIETF1OO
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 10,531.44 -10.76 -0.10 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp 11,800.37 3,256.90 5,869.88 736.16 +79.57 +9.10 +48.08 +13.40 +0.68 +0.28 +0.83 +1.85 KLCI 779.41 +19.79 +2.61 SET Index 573.27 +12.53 +2.23 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 636.23 1,303.66
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        Commodities
        21 12 Gold us$/oi 377.000 Silver us$/oi 4.875 Platinum us$/oz 721.000 Rubber centsAg 210.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1564 Brent crude us$/borrel 29.08
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5804 UK£ 0.3491 Yen 63.618 HK$ 4.4868 RM 2.2055 Euro 0.4914 Rupiah 4853.3 Baht 22.760 Peso 31.922 A$ 0.8404 Indian Rs 26.344 Won 667.31 C$ 0.7745 Yuan 4.804 NZ$ 0.9697 NTS 19.576
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      CDL moves into serviced offices
      303 14  -  Lee Yew Meng New economy prompts developer to be the first to launch such business by! yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg THE changing business needs of the new economy have prompted City Developments Limited (CDL) to move into the serviced-offices business the first developer to do so in Singapore.
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      Lock icon corporate briiefs
      298 14 Reuters Dow Jones Dow Jones AFP AFP Offshore support services provider, Ezra Holdings, reported a net profit of $6,059 million, or 5.92 cents a share, for the year ended Aug 31, up from $3,051 million, or 2.52 cents a share, a year earlier. Parkway Holdings is in preliminary
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      Lock icon Risky US $ strategy
      457 20 Risky US strategy AFP If not handled correctly, foreign investors could be scared off WASHINGTON The US administration has embarked on a risky strategy to bring down the value of the dollar as part of an effort to keep a fragile economic recovery on track. Analysts say the US effort
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      Lock icon The new and safer colour of money
      177 20 -AFP WASHINGTON New US$2O bills, with a dash of colour and other features aimed at thwarting forgers, went into circulation yesterday, with the claim to be the "safest" note ever printed by the Federal Reserve. New versions of US$5O and US$lOO bills are
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      Lock icon IMF pleased with Indon, releases more funds
      124 20 AFP JAKARTA The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its 10th review of Indonesia's performance under a US$5.2 billion ($8.9 billion) extended fund facility arrangement and approved the release of a further US$493 million loan. The new disbursement will increase the total amount
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      Lock icon Yahoo! Profits have doubled
      90 20 AFP SUNNYVALE (California) Internet giant Yahoo's net profit for the third quarter more than doubled from that of a year ago to U5565.3 million ($112.4 million), as a new strategy to seek more income from services and fees began to pay off. The Internet portal managed
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      Lock icon Bonds boom is no revival
      744 24  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg Commentary It shows investors still lack confidence in HK recovery by news@newstoday.com.sg MR Li Ka-Shing, Asia's richest businessman, got where he is today by knowing what the market wants. At the moment, it's bonds. That Mr Li's Cheung Kong Holdings is
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      DBS offers investors a ride on the bull
      292 16 WITH the revival of Asian equities markets, we are beginning to see growth in the demand for funds that traverse multiple and diversified sectors within the Asia-Pacific region. But how can retail investors ensure that they are not caught up by the
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      Mega success of Megachem
      400 16  -  Val Chua Diversification of its products shields it from economic hiccups and volatility by val@news today, com, sg WHEN Mr Jeffrey Tan, executive director of Sesdaq-bound Megachem, said that the chemical company's products are "in everything you use, from head to toe", it was no idle
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Bus collision kills at least 54 in Indonesia
      260 28 Agencies JAKARTA At least 54 people, most of whom were schoolgirls returning from a holiday in Bali, were killed when their bus burst into flames after colliding with two other vehicles late on Wednesday night. Among those dead were at least 49
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      208 28 AFP SYDNEY Australian Health Minister Tony Abbott was in crisis talks yesterday in a bid to avert a mass walk-out by hundreds of Australian doctors over a controversial medical indemnity insurance scheme. About 2,000 doctors are threatening to drop all but emergency
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      328 28 Agencies Newly-elected governor vows to work day and night LOS ANGELES California's governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger made a selfassured and feisty debut as the leader of the world's fifthlargest economy at his press conference as a politician on Wednesday. The governor-to-be said he would trade his lavish Hollywood
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        49 28 AFP French woman Maud Fontenoy became the first woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean from west to east yesterday, although her record-setting journey ended six weeks later tnan planned originally. The 25-year-old had begun her journey on June 1 3.
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        70 28 AFP Nearly one in five Americans speaks a language other than English at home, the American Census Bureau reported on Wednesday. Most of those households speak Spanish, followed by Chinese and Russian The report said about 47 million US residents aged five and older
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        55 28 The rich in London may spend their money freely, but they also love loyalty cards; "buy-one-get-one-free" offers; and enjoy haggling over prices, said a study conducted by Lloyds TSB Private Banking. The study also proved wrong the assumption that the rich would buy
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        54 28 Nothing beats a good night's sleep if you want to retrieve memory or to boost the ability to learn a language, scientists said on Wednesday. Researchers at the University of Chicago provided scientific evidence to show that sleep "consolidates memories, protecting them against
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      Lock icon Retarded orphan puts US on the spot
      154 32 Reuters WASHINGTON A mentally-retarded West African orphan is at the centre of a storm with US authorities who are waging a battle to deport him, ignoring the pleas of politicians and human rights groups. In January 2001, Malik Jarno, then 16, from Guinea,
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      52 32 AFP photo An Ecuadorean student aims his pistol at riot police during a demonstration near the Central University in Quito. Students from the university and high schools protested on Wednesday against public transport drivers, who make them pay the normal rate, instead of the cheaper
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      352 32 'Princesses' put four-timer to shame LONDON Hell knows no fury like that of a woman scorned, more so when they are four. A 44-year-old Briton thought he was being smart calling the four women he was dating at the same time "Princess", so as to
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        72 36 AFP A group of French villages with mirth-producing names such as Filthy Pig, My Bottom, Very Stupid and Cuckold Hill have Formed a league of the absurd to pool experience at the butt end of popular humour. The first meeting of "Villages of lyric or
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        73 36 An Indian bride threatened self-immolation if the police didn't arrest her reluctant groom who lost interest in her a few days after the wedding and refused to take her home, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. The bride said the groom's family in Varanasi, India, would
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      291 36 Reuters Gay issue forcing a split DALLAS Conservative US Episcopal leaders on Wednesday unveiled a proposal, if needed, for a breakaway from the 77-million member worldwide Anglican Communion over the American church's acceptance of gay rights. A proposal called "The Church of the Intervention" would involve
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      133 38 AFP LONDON Bach and Mozart rather than Britney Spears or Michael Jackson are music to diners' ears, according to a study published in Britain on Tuesday. The study, carried out by researchers at Leicester University in England, found that classical music inspires more spending in restaurants
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      295 38 Toronto cop seeks Microsoft founder's help and gets it TORONTO A "really rotten day" at work in late January prompted a Toronto police officer to e-mail a plea to the world's richest man for help to fight child pornography. But his effort paid
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      1012 42  -  mr brown We win! Now anyone for a flat on Upper Upper Upper Changi Road? THE latest results are in: Singapore wins the first round in the Land Reclamation case. We are now allowed to continue our land reclamation. I believe a mature and
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      Lock icon Double blow for England
      423 58 Agencies Owen ruled out, team-mates slammed by all and sundry LONDON Michael Owen is out, his team-mates are in and Fifa president Sepp Blatter is angry. It was another typically stressful day for England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson yesterday. Liverpool striker Owen was ruled out of England's
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      79 58 AFP LEEDS Leeds United said yesterday it had suspended Jody Morris, arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault, for 14 days. The 24-year-old, was arrested on Tuesday at the club's training ground by police investigating claims of an assault on a 20-year-old woman. "In accordance with
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      496 60 Agencies Aussies thinking about silverware, not recent poor form I Rugby World Cup Australia v Argentina Live, today, 6.30pm, Ch 24 SYDNEY The World Cup's big names will all be in action this weekend when the tournament gets underway in a blur of scrums, rucks
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      230 60 -AFP SUZUKA Juan Pablo Montoya (picture) claims "unfair" rulings ended his world championship hopes this season. Montoya was challenging Michael Schumacher closely for the title as they headed to the last race in the United States and their battle was expected to go
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      72 60 SUZUKA Jacques Villeneuve left Tokyo last night after turning his back on BAR-Honda and ignoring pleas from race engineer Jock Clear to race in this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. The 32-year-old Canadian had travelled to the Japanese capital to prepare for Sunday's Grand Prix but refused to race
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      70 60 AHMEDABAD Rahul Dravid cracked a career-best 222 and captain Saurav Ganguly his 10th hundred as India took command of the first Test against New Zealand at press time yesterday. Ganguly declared the innings at 500 for five once he reached his century midway through the final session on
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      57 60 MELBOURNE Matthew Hayden smashed 107 runs in the final session as Australia piled up 372 for three on the opening day of the first Test against Zimbabwe in Perth at press time yesterday. The left-handed opener batted through the entire six hours and 18 minutes of play to
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      48 60 CHICAGO Alex Gonzalez blasted two home runs and Sammy Sosa smashed another as the Chicago Cubs routed Florida 12-3 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to level the National League championship series at 1-1. Other result: Boston Red Sox 5 New York Yankees 2 (Boston leads series 1-0)
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      64 60 PARIS Tests on the B samples of American athletes Kelli White and Chris Phillips, who tested positive for Modafinil at the Paris world championships in August, again revealed traces of the stimulant, French sports daily I'Equipe said yesterday. Double world champion White now looks certain to lose both
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      414 61  -  Jonathan Davies Rugby World Cup 2003 will mark the end of the defensive pall of previous tourneys Today Exclusive THE only confident prediction I'm making about the 2003 Rugby World Cup is that attacking rugby will be back in vogue. The last tournament four years ago was dominated by
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      All Blacks will edge England in final, says former star
      386 61  -  Tan Yo-Hinn by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg IN a colourful Test career spanning seven years, first with New Zealand (1993-1994) and then Wales (1998-2000), Shane Howarth (picture) is one of the great rugby full-backs. The guest commentator for ESPN StarSports' coverage of the
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      Wage cut for S-League players
      557 62  -  Stanley Ho For 2004, the FAS trims clubs' budget by 10 per cent by 5 stanley@newstoday.com.sg FROM next season, S-League clubs will have less money to pay players. This after the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) decided to slash the overall wage bill for each
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      Jurong sends fans home disappointed
      205 62  -  Tan Wee Boon IF the fans were expecting a super sendoff, then they were disappointed as Jurong FC crashed 2-1 to Geylang United in the last NTUC Income S-League match of the season at Jurong East Stadium last night. Geylang opened accounts in the 30th
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      Last season for Karathu
      294 62  -  Tan Wee Boon byl weeboon@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Cup semi-finalist Woodlands Wellington's head coach M Karathu (top) has decided to leave the S-League club when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 60-year-old has already made an appointment to talk to the Regent of Perak,
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      Lock icon Faultless Appleby
      683 64 Agencies Aussie makes no mistakes to share lead with Flesch in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, Nevada Par is a good score at many tournaments, but it won't be enough to make the cut at this week's PGA Tour stop the US$4 million ($6.8 million) Las Vegas Invitational. Only
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      Lock icon Lyle faces Euro' exit at Dutch Open
      255 64 Reuters HILVERSUM, Netherlands Former Major winner Sandy Lyle accepts he may have to rely on invitations to play on next season's European Tour if he loses full playing rights for the first time in 26 years. The 45-year-old Briton, winner of the 1985
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        Stuart Appleby
        37 65 The Australian has three runner-up finishes in 2003. He also tied for second in Las Vegas last year but is winless since taking the last of his three PGA Tour victories atthe 1999 Houston Open.
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        46 65 Flesch missed his first three cuts this season but has come on to win the HP Classic of New Orleans. He has also posted six othertop-10finishes. Ihe HP Classic was his 174 career start and he became only the second first-time winner this season.
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        64 65 The US Open champion is out to capture his fourth Las Vegas Invitational title and got off to a steady start with seven-under-par 65 in the opening round. Furyk, whose third triumph here came in 1999, is seeking a U*****,000 ($1.2 million) top prize. But even victory would
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      Lock icon Premium golf
      412 65 Reuters World Match Play makes over to attract the best LONDON The World Match Play Championship will celebrate its 40th anniversary next week in robust style, a little like a teenage prodigy finally coming of age after wasting rich promise with a few years in the wilderness. World
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      Lock icon The two sides of Rio
      1061 66 Agencies Elegant on the ball, the United defender can be irresponsible off the pitch LONDON When he kicked off his career at West Ham United, it was once remarked that Rio Ferdinand had the feet of Bobby Moore and the brains of a rocking horse.
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      100 60 Follow the World Cup on Chs THE Rugby World Cup in Australia, which starts today and ends on Nov 22, can be followed on Chs. The MediaCorp channel will carry weekly highlights from Saturday at 11.30am. Matches from the quarter-final stage onwards will be shown live. Selena Ho, vice-president of
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      124 62 Match KickOff HomeTeam Away Team (Singapore date/time) Hungary Poland Sat, 11/10/03,11.00pm Germany Iceland Switzerland Rep of Ireland Sat, 11/10/03,11.30pm Bosnia Denmark Sun, 12/10/03,12.00am Turkey England Sun, 12/10/03,1.00am Croatia Bulgaria Sun, 12/10/03,2.15am Check the current odds at any Singapore Pools or Singapore Turf Club outlet or at www.singaporepools.com.sg Sales start at
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      35 65 TV times on Star Hub CableTV HSBC World Match Play Championship On Super Sports Plus Ch2l Oct 16-Day 1 9.15pm (Live) Oct 17-Day29.lspm (Live) Oct 18-Day39.lspm (Live) Oct 19 Final Day 11pm (same day delayed)
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      700 74  -  Janice Lee Not everyone's ecstatic about 24-hour clubs THE rules might seem strict but they are there for good reason. Party-goers might be revelling in the prospect of non-stop clubbing but the fine print issued by the licensing authority, the Singapore Police Force, means most venues
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      513 76  - New rules don't mean more partying for clubbers here's why —Jeanine Tan CLUBBERS, don't get too excited about those extra hours of partying yet. Even though some clubs are now eligible for 24-hour entertainment licences, it isn't likely that Singapore will be transformed into a dusk-to-dawn party hub anytime soon.
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      1260 78  -  Joy Prances' Jason Biggs, the 'American Pie guy', is a gas in real life JASON Biggs is more than just a funny guy. You might remember Biggs as Jim from that immortal/infamous cherry pie scene in American Pie, or the sticky Krazy Glue scene in American Pie
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      140 80 THE 80s was a boom period for teen comedies, giving rise to the John Hughs greats like Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). It also gave birth to raunchier hormonal capers like the Revenge of the Nerds and Porky's that
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      770 82  -  Yong Shu Chiang Director Frears stays focused on people on the fringe with Dirty Pretty Things BRITISH director Stephen Frears, best known for his Oscar-winning 1988 drama Dangerous Liaisons, has once again dived into the lives of the upper echelons of French aristocracy and
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      47 82 1985 My Beautiful Laundrette 1 987 Sammy and Rosie Get Laid 1988 Dangerous Liaisons 1990 The Grifters 1992 Accidental Hero 1996 Mary Reilly 1998 The Hi-Low Country 2000 High Fidelity 2002 Dirty Pretty Things f High Fidelity (2000) The Hi-Low Country (1998)
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      157 84 WHEN the BBC announced that it was shooting a film based on the life of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, Frieda Hughes immediately cried foul and accused the corporation of exploiting her family's tragedy. Indeed, so upset was she that, as literary executor of
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      840 84  -  Felix Cheong The child ofTed Hughes and Sylvia Plath turns her life inside out for the world to examine AS YOU ease into the conversation with English poet and painter Frieda Hughes, you realise, from her polite but guarded manner, how tired she must be of fending off
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      404 84  -  Sim E Jay FEELING trapped? Caught between four walls with no way out? Don't worry, it's all part of the dark, daily grind that has come to define the existence of many people. Artist Chng Seok Tin has become adept at expressing
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      616 86 -Reuters Flurry of books paint President Bush as a liar NEW YORK Bookstore display tables give the distinct impression there is a lot of lying going on in the United States these days, with President George W Bush and his top advisers portrayed as the main
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      617 86  -  Sian E Jay by news@newstoday.com.sg GIFT-giving is part of social behaviour. Many of the world's greatest museums the British Museum and the National Gallery, Washington, for example were founded on generous donations. Many other museums have been able to build up world-class
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      963 88  -  Clement Mesenas just take it for a snow job by clement@newstoday.com.sg WHATEVER you do, never sully your neighbour's car. You can covet his house, his wife, even his dog but never ever lay a hand on his car. Worse still, never sweep second-hand soap suds
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      510 90  -  Pamela Pang YGT oU/o OT blindness is preventable, curable by pamela@newstoday.com.sg EVERY five seconds, someone in the world goes blind. Sight is a gift that many of us take for granted. But not the staff and customers of Standard Chartered the world over. They
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      594 90 -AFP NEW YORK After staring into the eyes of a complete stranger for seven minutes with tears streaming down his cheeks, Will Lemon leapt up in victory as the Star Wars theme blared from the stage. "I am
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        360 92  -  Pauline DLoh Funky Federation Square is the city's scintillating showcase for both high arts and haute cuisine WHAT is it about new city icons that make the locals respond with such emotion? When the Sydney Opera House was built, public opinion was lukewarm to say the
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        458 93 Victorian Wine Precinct is the brainchild of exhotelier Andrew O'Brien and it has five outlets. In the atrium of Federation Square just the lan Potter Centre, The Wine Bar is the first of its kind in Victoria. Its selling point is access to one of Victoria's most extensive
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        278 93 Melbourne is home to a thriving arts scene and there are many events and festivals all year round. Here's a quick guide to major events and galleries. National Gallery of Victoria Founded in 1861, this is Australia's oldest public gallery and home to
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        599 94  -  Yong Shu Chiang Gigli's much publicised problems haven't been overstated by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg IF THIS film is a true reflection of the relationship Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez share, television executives should banish all thought of creating a Bennifer reality series, along the same lines as The Osbournes.
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        208 96  -  Serene Foo jtu? MEET the Japanese version of Jackie Chan Kane Kosugi, actor and star of the Japanese action flick, Muscle Heat. His beefy physique and stiff acting bear an uncanny resemblance to those of Asia's favourite action hero and he kicks butt without the help of
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        295 96  -  Joy Frances More pie in your eye, this third helping is sure to cream you American Pie The Wedding by FILM REVIEW j oy@newstoday. com.sg IT'S time for a third helping of pie and more laughs at adolescents and their capricious capers. Two years after American
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        418 98  -  Yong Shu Chiang Like its namesake, Seabiscuit has the power to inspire Seabiscuit FILM REVIEW by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg A FEEL-GOOD story for the American people, which helped them forget their broken dreams momentarily at the height of the Great Depression, makes for a feel-good film with wide appeal.
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        382 100  -  Serene Foo The kicks are in the Underworld THE latest gothic offering, Underworld, unveils a timeless and seductive metropolis where, unknown to the humans, the aristocratic vampires and brutal lycans (werewolves) are locked in a long-drawn battle for supremacy in the hidden parts of the
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