Today, 23 October 2003

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    6 1 TODAY todayonline.com Thursday October 23,2003* mita(P)002/11/2002
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    Lock icon Battle for the skies
    786 1  -  Lee Ching Wern Chan Chao Peh TODAY IS SINGAPORE'S 2ND LARGEST CIRCULATING DAILY NEWSPAPER! Just what's at stake as AirAsia complains after its maiden flight by and chingwern@newstoday.com.sg A JOURNEY that began at the unearthly hour of sam at a little bus stop outside Kranji MRT
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    Rankings shock for Insead — but is it fair?
    481 1  - Rankings shock for Insead but is it fair? Madeleine Chong by madeleine@newstoday.com.se IT WAS a coup for Singapore when leading European business school Insead set up its Asian campus here three years ago. This show of faith by an institution known as the "Harvard of Europe" gave substance to Singapore's
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  • HOT NEWS
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      STU tells why chief was sacked
      587 2  -  Derrick A Paulo by derrick@newstoday.com.sg FOR more than 30 years, he had been the face of the Singapore Teachers' Union (STU). But now, it seems all that is left of the bond between the union and its erstwhile leader, Mr Lawrence Sia, is a
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      Inaugural Honorary Citizen award for 2
      201 2 NOBEL Laureate Dr Sydney Brenner and president and CEO of ST Microelectronics Pasquale Pistorio will be conferred the inaugural Honorary Citizen award on Monday, at a ceremony to be held at the Istana. The award, the highest form of recognition for a nonSingaporean, is
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      Lock icon Baby found dead among rubbish
      164 2 Channel News Asia A new-born infant was found dead yesterday afternoon at a rubbish collection centre in a HDB estate. The baby was found at a rubbish collection point at Block 649 Jalan Tenaga, off Kaki Bukit Avenue 1. The baby boy, believed to be
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      Lock icon Does media count?
      615 3  -  Elisia Yeo Former editor talks about self-censorship and the media flux by elisia@newstoday.com.sg WHEN it comes to censorship in the local media, it's a non-issue for many people. Many Singaporeans seem to have little interest in the state of the national media, while foreigners dismiss it out
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      Lock icon Israel defies UN, vows to continue building barrier
      170 4 -AFP JERUSALEM Israel vowed yesterday to push on with a controversial barrier in the West Bank, despite a critical new UN resolution demanding that the Jewish state "stop and reverse" the construction of the wall. Israel, which has a record of defying
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      Lock icon Charles took a 'silly risk'
      331 4 What Philip said in a letter to Diana, according to her butler LONDON "I cannot imagine anyone in their right mind leaving you for Camilla." These words are allegedly from a letter Prince Charles' father, Prince Philip, wrote to the Princess Diana in 1992 alluding
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      Lock icon Call to boycott Malaysia
      120 4 -AFP LOS ANGELES A US-based Jewish lobby group condemned Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad as a "serial anti-Semite" and called for a boycott on tourism and investment in Malaysia. The Simon Wiesenthal Center launched a counter-attack on Dr Mahathir, who had branded Jews as "arrogant" and
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  • HOME NEWS
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      A legal ruckus
      522 6  -  Joy Frances Anandan withdraws censure motion but it's not end of matter by i oy@newstoday.com. sg DID some large law firms attempt to influence the votes of their staff at the Law Society's recent extraordinary general meeting (EOGM)? This matter was to have been discussed at the
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      Mindef training to use new medical gadgets
      156 6 THE Ministry of Defence (Mindef) is reviewing its medical coverage plan for all training activities to ensure they remain relevant and adequate. In a Newsradio 93.8 exclusive, Mindef said it is bringing in medical equipment like defibrillators to enhance medical support at training
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    • Singapore Snippets
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        Senior citizens: $50 for ERS not needed
        79 6 Senior citizens aged 62 and above on Dec 31 need only sign a form to encash $1 00 of their Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) on Jan 1 next year to qualify for the next two lots of the shares. The Finance Ministry announced
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        OK for two versions of same film
        89 6 Cinema operators can now screen two versions of the same film under a new sequential dual rating system, the Media Development Authority (MDA) announced yesterday. Under the new guidelines, film distributors can screen the second version of a movie provided its run starts
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        COE prices down, except motorcycles
        83 6 COE prices have fallen across all categories except motorcycles. Certificates for Category A or cars 1 600 cc and below are going at $28,300, down by about $600. The COEs for Category B cars are also cheaper at $27,989, down by about $200. The COEs
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        S'pore to send planes, ships to Iraq
        73 6 Singapore will send a transport plane and a ship to Iraq next week as part of its contribution to rebuild the war-torn nation. A Defence Ministry spokesman said the contingent will include a C-l 30 Hercules transport aircraft from the Air Force and
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  • LETTERS
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      Is it EZ-Link's right to raise deposits?
      136 8  -  David Soh Poh Huat I HAVE read media reports on EZ-Link making losses because of unused cards purchased by commuters. As a result, it may charge a higher deposit for new cards. But does EZ-Link have the right to increase deposits? If it
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      It's all right to be nationalistic
      245 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Supporting local businesses will serve Singapore's interests well I REFER to Mr Toh Shin Hao's letter, "Patriot games" (Today, Oct 22), about Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) encouraging patronage using the nationalistic card. Here's my take: If the product is comparable,
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Row over options
      254 10 Channel NewsAsia But SGX adopts resolution to issue more stock options to staff THE stock options issue dominated the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) annual general meeting yesterday, with minority shareholders urging the company to cut down on its use of the options. Despite the protests, the exchange successfully
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      Lock icon Delhaize may sell 49% in Shop N Save
      75 10 Dow Jones BRUSSELS Belgian grocer Delhaize Group said yesterday that it was considering selling its Singapore operations after receiving an offer for the 36 Shop N Save stores. "We are considering the offer," said Geoffrey d'Ultremont, a Delhaize spokesman. He refused to
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    • Market WATCH
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        Straits Times Index —1,771.26 -21.6
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        Singapore
        87 10 SHARES ended lower yesterday after five sessions of gains, as profit-taking set in after Wall Street's mixed performance overnight The ST Index shed 21.60 points, or 1.2 per cent, to the day's low of 1771.26. Losers led gainers 216 to 164, while 209 stocks were unchanged or untraded. Trading
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        World markets
        60 10 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp 10,889.62 12,229.90 3,305.30 6,051.99 779.28 -141.90 -20.79 -5.30 -9.47 -0.61 -1.29% -0.17% -0.16% -0.16% -0.08% KLCI 805.11 +14.80 +1.87% SET Index 603.35 +10.33 +1.74% Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 646.17 1,382.74
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        Commodities
        21 10 Gold uss/oz 381.900 Silver uss/oi 5.080 Platinum uss/oi 737.900 Rubber centsAg 239 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1815 Brent crude uss/barrel 29.56
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        SGX most active
        58 10 By volume Beyonics Hongguo Jadason UniFood Sinomem Pac Andes CSE Global TianjinZUSS Chartered Sunninqdale Close 0.315 0.345 0.160 0.625 0.855 0.380 0.800 0.635 1.870 0.480 Change +0.020 +0.020 +0.010 +0.060 +0.005 +0.130 +0.005 -0.060 +0.010 +6.8 +14.3 +1.6 +7.5 +1.3 +19.4 +0.8 -3.1 +2.1 'OOO 83,89i 55,09:
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        SGX top rises
        74 10 Close Changi Thai Prime200USS 8.850 +0.351 Noreb 1.670 +0.211 GreatEast 11.500 +0.201 STAssemb 2.640 +0.151 Noble 2.550 +0.141 CSE Global 0.800 +0.131 BukitSem 13.900 +0.101 DBS Bk 6% NCPS *****.300+0.101 GP Bat 3.900 +0.101 By percentage Close Changi KingWan W*****4 0.020 +33.: ChinaToll 0.140 +27.: PNE Micron
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        SGX top falls
        76 10 UOB Close Changi 14.000 -0.401 KepCorp Venture 5.700 -0.301 19.700 -0.301 STIETF1OO 17.880 -0.221 F&N 11.500 -0.201 SIA 11.600 -0.201 SIA 200 11.600 -0.201 SPH 20.400 -0.201 C&C 5.700 -0.151 DBS 15.100 -0.101 By percentage Close Changi Benefun 20k 0.020 -20.1 SeeHS W*****0 0.050 -16.; LKN 0.055
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        Your S$1 buys
        34 10 US$ 0.5746 UK£ 0.3432 Yen 62.915 HK$ 4.4547 RM 2.1837 Euro 0.4926 Rupiah 4852.9 Baht 22.972 Peso 31.485 A$ 0.8209 Indian Rs 26.037 Won 681.67 C$ 0.7562 Yuan 4.7561 NZ$ 0.9518
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      corporate briefs
      88 12 Enersave Power, a unit of Enersave Holdings, will acquire a 55 per cent stake in Canada's Richway Investment Management (RIM) for US$5 million ($8.73 million). The company said RIM has obtained two waste energy contracts worth about $120 million in China. Osim International founder Ron Sim is placing
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      CSE buys Slovak firm
      60 12 CSE Global's UK unit, CSE Servelec Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire fully TTC, a company providing oil and gas pipeline management systems that is based in Slovakia. The purchase will be for a minimum consideration of £1.125 million ($3.26 million) and a maximum
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      Lien Hoe to sell assets
      81 12 LIEN Hoe Corporation Berhad said it is proposing to sell its property assets to Sesdaq-listed ISG Asia Limited for $180 million. In a statement, the company said it is selling its 98,378-square-metre Lien Hoe Complex and three units Atria Properties, Billiontex Industries and Russella Teguh
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      Lock icon Safety first
      178 12 Bloomberg Ships not meeting safety rules will be denied entry SINGAPORE wants its port facilities and ships to comply with new security rules aimed at preventing terrorism by April next year, ahead of a July deadline set by the International Maritime Organisation. The Maritime and Port Authority of
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      Lock icon An Australia-China FTA in the offing?
      185 14 Reuters CANBERRA Australia hopes to announce plans this week to explore a free trade agreement with China, its fastest-growing trading partner, during a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, Australian officials said yesterday. Australia-China trade has nearly tripled to As2l billion ($25 billion) since
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      Lock icon Keppel unit wins $127m US defence contract
      93 14 Bloomberg KEPPEL Corp unit Amfels Inc has won a US$73 million ($127 million) contract from Boeing Co to modify an oil-drilling platform for use in the US missile defence system. Keppel, one of the world's biggest oil-rig makers, said Amfels will build the
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      Lock icon SGX mulls tax credits
      207 14 Bloomberg It may use them to return $130m to shareholders SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) may use tax credits to return about $130 million to shareholders, said its chairman J Y Pillay. The exchange has 38 million tax credits that will expire in 2007, Mr Pillay said at
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      Lock icon China's auto production to top 4m units
      156 18 -AFP SHANGHAI China's automobile production is on track to pass four million vehicles this year, beating France as the world's fourth-largest producer, state-run newspapers reported. The output and sales of sedans, trucks, vans and buses are forecast to hit 1.2 million in the
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      Lock icon A car that 'fits like a glove'
      262 18 -AFP Futuristic, clean-running cars steal the limelight at Tokyo Motor Show MAKUHARI (Japan) The Tokyo Motor Show opened yesterday, showcasing products from more than 260 auto industry companies, with the emphasis on cutting-edge green cars and futuristic vehicles. The PM a "wearable" sin-gle-seat
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      Lock icon Proposed Qantas alliance not a takeover: Air NZ
      173 18 -AFP AUCKLAND Air New Zealand's proposed alliance with Qantas does not amount to a takeover by the Australian carrier and is vital for the future of the airline, according to Air New Zealand's chairman, Mr John Palmer. "For Air New Zealand to
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      Samsung DigitAll Hope
      545 21  -  Chan Chao Peh A $1 m ICT boost to Asian youths by chaopeh@newstoday.com.s SAMSUNG Electronics, one of the world's leading consumer electronics companies, and one of the fastest growing brands, is making a conscious effort to lend a hand to the rest of the world that needs
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  • INFO TECH
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      Lock icon For clearer communication
      214 22 Francis Chin TALK and see clearly who you are talking to without squinting at fuzzy video images or worrying about IDD charges. SoftFoundry's Internet videophone VFon makes this possible, said CEO Oliver Wang. In his office at Suntec City, Dr Wang uses his notebook computer to communicate
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      Flexibility + convenience
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • global roundup
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        Lock icon Public apology for graft in South Korea
        55 26 AFP South Korea's opposition Grand National Party (GNP) yesterday issued a public apology after senior legislator Choi Don-Woong admitted accepting 10 billion won ($l4 million) from SK Group, the nation's third largest business conglomerate, prior to presidential elections last year. The funding scandal
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        Lock icon North Korea rejects security quarantee
        73 26 AFP North Korea has dismissed as "laughable" an offer from the United State of a multilateral securi- ty guarantee in exchange for an end to its nuclear weapons drive. Earlier, US President George W Bush endorsed a plan to offer written security assurances to North
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        China land minister gets the sack
        58 26 China's Minister of Land and Natural Resources, Mr Tiang Fengshan, has been sacked, amid growing reports of scandals linked to the booming real estate market. "Tian Fengshan is no longer the minister. We don't know why he was removed," a ministry official told AFP.
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      233 26 Daniel Pearl's killer likely to be Sept 11 mastermind WASHINGTON The death of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl may be more closely linked to the Sept 11 terrorists than previously thought Reports emerged yesterday that US authorities believe it was Sept 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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      98 26 Reuters WASHINGTON The Pentagon will launch an internal probe into speeches given at churches and prayer meetings by a US military general in which he said Muslims worship an idol and not a "real God", US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said. Following Mr Rumsfeld's announcement of an
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      976 28  -  Ooi Giok Ling Why low tolerance for the poor means the blight of cities will not be resolved by news@newstodav.com.se IN the preparations leading to this week's Apec meeting in Bangkok, the Thai Prime Minister was reported to be busy working on clearing the city of
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    374 30  -  Jeanine Tan Dave Seaman believes in pleasing the crowds with the music they want by i eanine@newstoday.com. sg DAVE Seaman is the people's DJ. The super DJ, who is a mainstay in the British club scene with his brand of progressive house, believes that the crowd
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    228 30  -  CollinLow THE sensational South African musical, Umoja The Spirit of Togetherness, presented by Malaysia Airlines, opened on Tuesday night to a full house at The Esplanade. And it lived up to its name, bringing the audience together through the universal language of music... not to
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      303 32  -  Yong Shu Chiang Avoid watching this one on a full stomach Dreamcatcher Alliance by shuchiane@newstoday.com.se THIS is not a movie you want to watch if you have an upset stomach. Dreamcatcher, writerdirector Lawrence Kasdan's adaptation of Stephen King's best-sell-ing novel, features some god-awful
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      213 32  -  Yong Shu Chiang Alliance ###1» DYSFUNCTIONAL family comedy Malcolm in the Middle is one funny show. Unfortunately, Agent Cody Banks, starring Malcolm star Frankie Muniz, isn't It pales in comparison to the far more imaginative, funny and visually exciting Spy Kids. The story goes like this: Banks
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      52 35 FILM FESTIVAL 27th October nth November 2003 Organised by Ambassade de France a Singapour Liherte Egaliie Fralernite O A T U A V REPUBLIQUE FRANQAISE Alliance ciNmens Presenting Sponsor Supporters ffl 4? a q K^l COMSTAR E T, c «Tt ■■■■I PRIVATE BANKING Partners Official TV Station Official Magazine Official
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      514 36  -  Yong Shu Chiang Comic gems highlight a year of Gallic comedies by snuchia ng@newstoday.com.sg CHEER up, Singapore. After a fretful year plagued by war, Sars and an economic downturn, it's about time we had some levity. The French Film Festival aims to provide it.
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      232 38 I Jeuxd'enfants/ I Love Me If You Dare (2003) I 93 min, not yet rated I Director: Yann Samuell I Cast: Guillaume Canet, Marion I Cotillard, Thibault Verhaeghe I Childhood friends Julien and I Sophie create a game of dare I to distract themselves from I the harsh realities
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      385 38 Le Coeur des hommes Frenchmen (2003) 107 min, PG Director: Marc Esposito; Cast: Marc Lavoine, Gerard Darmon, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Bernard Campan A group of friends help each other get through various life crises. Twice-married Manu is dating a young but not very bright girl, while Jeff is seeing a
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      317 38 Tokyo Eyes (1998) 95 min, PG, in Japanese with English subtitles Director: JeanPierre Limosin; Cast: Shinji Takeda, Takeshi Kitano A troubled young man strikes fear on the streets of Tokyo after taking the law into his own hands. Dubbed "Four Eyes" for his glasses, he is pursued
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      191 40 Loin/Far Away (2001) 120 min, not yet rated Director: Andre Techine; Cast: Stephane Rideau, Mohamed Hamaidi, Lubna Azabal, Yasmina Reza Serge, a Moroccan truck driver, spends much of his life ferrying goods, legal or otherwise, across borders for the right price. He falls for Sarah, a Jewish woman still
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      370 40 La Chambre des officiers The Officer's Ward (2001) 135 min, Not yet rated Director: Francois Dupeyron; Cast: Denis Podalydes, Sabine Azema, Andre Dussollier A handsome French soldier is disfigured by an exploding shell during World War One. He's spared from further combat and spends the rest
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      114 40 Les Triplettes de Belleville Belleville Rendez-Vous (2002) 80 min, PG Director: Sylvain Chomet; Cast (voices): JeanClaude Donda, Michel Robin, Monica Viegas A lonely boy named Champion is nabbed by the French mafia. So his grandmother, with her dog and some intrepid companions, mounts a rescue mission. oct3l,*AF,6.4spm;Nov2,AF, 2.00pm; Nov
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      257 40 Riens du tout/ Little Nothings (1992) 95 min, R(A) Director: Cedric Klapisch; Cast: Fabrice Luchini, Daniel Berlioux, Marc Berman, Jean-Pierre Darroussin A store manager tries to boost business by offering better service. His training methods are humorous trustbuilding exercises. They eventually work, uniting the staff, but their
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      17 44 Jordan Deglet Nour Medjhul dates King Solomon Medjhul Safery Jumbo dates Maryam fresh dates
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      564 44  -  Katrina Karim Explore their versatile qualities by eatout@newstoday.com.sg THERE is a bewildering variety of goods on our supermarket shelves. Today and NTUC FairPrice supermarkets bring you a consumer column that will help you read the labels, assess the products and make the best choices. I HAVE always found
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    200 46 AFP LOS ANGELES Hollywood studios are ready to relax a disputed ban on giving copies of new movies to awards juries, saying they would make an exception for Oscar voters, sources said on Tuesday. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the studios' powerful lobby group,
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    124 46 AFP LOS ANGELES Actress, singer and Hollywood darling Jennifer Lopez is to add one more string to her bow: That of producer of a daytime television talk show. One half of Ben and Jen has signed a contract with Universal Domestic Television to produce the hour-long
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    207 46 Serene Foo S'pore's towering hope for Elite model contest AT JUST 14 years of age, and already standing at a towering height of 1.83m, Zhang Manlu is Singapore's representative in the upcoming Elite Model Look 2003 international finals. Singapore is the second Asian country after Japan to host
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      173 48 AFP HAMBURG George Clooney (picture) says American society is too prudish, which is why he refuses to follow fellow-actor Arnold Schwarzenegger into politics. He told Woman a German magazine that Schwarzenegger's win in the California governor's race showed that candidates could succeed in US politics only
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      121 50 "****...easily the FUNNIEST FILM OF THE YEAR. ...both IRRESISTIBLE and HILARIOUS." "...DELICIOUS REPARTEE and HIGH CAMP delivered by Clooney and Zeta-Jones to PERFECTION." Engage the enemy. Jf fit fi^ I 4 .^L *W^ GEORGE CLOONEY CATHERINE ZETA-JONES INTOLERABLE CRUELTY A romantic comedy with bite. UNIVERSAL PICTURES and IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT phesentaßßlAN
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    626 52  -  Camy Tan in a world beyond paradise by camy@newstoday.com.sg EVERY woman has her own vision of paradise. It could be a tropical island away from the slavery of technology, where the sky is forever clear, the sea crystal blue and palms whisper in a summer
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      376 53  -  Camy Tan Hair colour that nourishes with grape seed oil by camy@newstoday.com.sg DO-IT-YOURSELF hair colouring may be the rage now, but its origins began as early as 1903. A chemist by the name of Alfred Armour Gamier developed the first hair lotion using plant extracts, thus creating
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      389 54  -  rauhne DLoh Elegant vineyards, classic country estates and sunny seaside towns make a trip to Mornington memorable REMEMBER that old children's song from Sesame Street called Morningtown Ridel Its lyrics went something like this "Rockin', rollin', ridin'... out along the bay. All bound for
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      507 55 Scenic drives Take time to have a slow lunch and savour Chef Max Paganoni's creations, especially his signature mussels poached in a Red Hill Estate Chardonnay cream sauce. After lunch, you'll need to work off some of the food, so head to the Ashcombe Maze and Water Gardens at
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      283 55 WHAT TO SEE AND DO Moonlight Sanctuary Meet Australia's nocturnal fauna with an evening tour of the bushland that introduces animals usually not seen in conventional zoos. See Australian wildlife as it might have existed prior to European settlement with animals such as the
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      324 56 Eat what you want, when you want, when you fly Qantas REFRESHMENTS on demand. Room-service style breakfast These are among the new range of flexible dining options that await passengers of Qantas' international first and business classes. The cuisine in these two classes is designed by award-winning Australian
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      93 56 199-deal to the City of Angels YOU CAN fly to the City of Angels for $199. That is what Zuji, Asia-Pacific's online travel portal, is offering for a flight to Bangkok on Swiss International Airlines from now until Nov 15. The return-flight deal covers a maximum stay of 14 days
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      Temptation Thailand
      639 58  -  Felix Tan An explosion of culture, religion, bargains and much more in the 'Land of aThousand Smiles' by traveller@newstoday.com.se T HT yRITING about #m Thailand is almost m# \f like writing a thesis T T on what everyone already knows. Almost everyone has had an opportunity to see
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      658 60  -  Tan Yang Every one in the family will be treated like royalty on board the Superstar Virgo by traveller@newstoday.com.se IT'S been 10 months of gruelling schedules and commitments laying siege to your sanity. There are two months left for the year to end and Christmas is around the
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      40 60 The children are so well looked after on the Superstar Virgo that parents can enjoy some quality time Mum can can get a rub down at the spa before a romantic dinner with Dad.
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      278 61 m\r' yV o4'l^TTs Tv "N '"7 ~'\1 IKjI tS Ji^ s'^ P^HS^S —r^ This school holidays, come and explore breathtaking Tasmania. ft JjH^^^lß^l^^^^ And with our exclusive SIA direct charter flights to Tasmania, it l will be a hassle free holiday! Be dazzled by spectacular scenery r A} mor befriend
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      342 64  -  Tan YoHinn SINGAPORE ended a decadelong drought to reclaim the Singapore Golf Association (SGA)-Malaysian Golf Association (MGA) annual match play event yesterday. Despite the Singapore squad's average age of 18, the youngsters coped impressively with the pressure of the long barren run to romp home
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      382 64  -  Stanley Ho Raddy's team blows chance to overtake Qatar by stanley@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S tendency to shoot itself in the foot resurfaced again last night at the Jalan Besar Stadium, when Raddy Avramovic's men could only manage a 0-0 draw against a plucky Palestine. A win would have moved the
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